ENGL-BA - English
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The B.A. in English offers a rich intellectual experience through the study of American, British and other literature written in English. The course of study engages with contemporary modes of literary inquiry in order to arrive at an understanding of how language, culture and society work. At the same time, it emphasizes the aesthetic, emotional and intellectual pleasures of imaginative writing. The degree is appropriate for students who wish to obtain a broad liberal education as a foundation for careers or further study, and is especially recommended as preprofessional training for fields such as law, administration, and business that require high proficiency in written and oral communication and in analytical thinking.
A grade of C- or better must be earned in all courses fulfilling major requirements, and English majors must attain a minimum GPA of 2.000 among all courses attempted for the major.
The department strongly recommends 12 credit hours of world language for all English majors. Students expecting to undertake graduate study in English should be advised that graduate schools require knowledge of at least one world language.
Secondary-school certification candidates must fulfill the departmental requirements described above. They should consult the departmental advisers on teacher training about further nondepartmental requirements for certification. (Revisions of these requirements may be mandated by the State of Texas; candidates should be alert to the possibilities of changes.)
The major requires a minimum of 33 credit hours of English courses, including no more than 12 hours at the 2000 level and below (of these hours, no more than three hours at the 1000 level) and at least 12 hours of 4000 level literature courses.
Students pursuing an English major with a specialization in creative writing must fulfill all requirements for the English major. All 12 elective hours within the regular major will be devoted to creative writing courses: namely, ENGL 2390 followed by three sections of ENGL 3390.