English, BA

Program Delivery

On Campus, Online, Hybrid

Total Credits

120 Credits

About the Program
Focus of Study
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About the Program

Literature refers to the study of texts from around the world.

Generally, "literature" refers to genres of imaginative writing including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays, and more. However, the study of literature also responds to the ways genres are rapidly expanding as new mediums of communication provide new types of texts.

Focus of Study

Students will discuss, analyze and write about a wide variety of styles and genres as well as the histories and cultures to which they respond.

Program Requirements

To earn a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English, you must fulfill the following requirements:

Complete at least 42 credit hours of ENGL coursework, depending on your chosen option. Of these, at least 18 hours must be upper division (courses numbered 3000 or higher).
Obtain a grade of C- or higher in all courses applied to the major.
Maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in all ENGL coursework.
Note that you cannot apply more than 60 credit hours of ENGL coursework toward your bachelor's degree.
Submit a Senior Assessment during your final semester of the senior year.

Program Coursework

Core Courses	Complete all of the following courses (3 courses/9 credits). ENGL 2010 - Introduction to Literary Studies (For English Majors Only) ENGL 3000 - Critical Theory: Foundations and Practice ENGL 3010 - Advanced Rhetoric and Writing
Literature Breadth Courses	Complete one course from each of the following areas (4 courses/12 credits): Early British Literature: ENGL 2510 - British Literature Before 1600 ENGL 2520 - 17th and 18th Century British Literature ENGL 3530 - Early Modern British Literature Late British Literature: ENGL 2530 - Nineteenth-Century British Literature ENGL 2540 - British Literature After 1900 Early American Literature: ENGL 2360 - Introduction to American Literature I ENGL 3330 - Early American Literature Through Romanticism ENGL 3340 - American Literature from 1790 to 1860 ENGL 3350 - American Literature from 1820 to 1900 Late American Literature: ENGL 2370 - Introduction to American Literature II ENGL 3360 - American Literature from 1880 to 1960 ENGL 3370 - American Literature from 1945 to the Present
Diversity Course	Complete one of the following courses (1 course/3 credits): ENGL 2610 - Literature: The Global Perspective II ENGL 3200 - Women Writers and Women’s Experience ENGL 3220 - Special Topics: Gender, Writing, and the Environment ENGL 3300 - Cultural Rhetorics of the Contemporary North American Family ENGL 3400 - Cultural Rhetorics of Contemporary South Africa ENGL 3410 - Poetry for the People ENGL 3550 - Native American Literature ENGL 3600 - African American Literature ENGL 3610 - Hip Hop Poetics ENGL 3650 - Studies in Gender and Sexuality ENGL 3900 - Topics in Literature ENGL 4310 - Harlem Renaissance ENGL 4860 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing ENGL 4880 - Topics in Public Rhetorics ENGL 4890 - Antidiscrimination Rhetorics NOTE: ENGL 4310 may be taken for either the Diversity course or the Senior Literature Seminar course for the Literature emphasis.
Senior Literature Seminar	Complete one of the following courses. The Senior Literature Seminar must be taken at UCCS (1 course/3 credits). ENGL 4200 - The Rise of the Novel ENGL 4210 - The Nineteenth-Century British Novel ENGL 4230 - Development of the American Novel I ENGL 4240 - Development of the American Novel II ENGL 4250 - Contemporary Novel ENGL 4300 Studies in American Literature and Culture ENGL 4310 - Harlem Renaissance ENGL 4400 Genre Studies ENGL 4410 Topics in Contemporary Poetry Studies ENGL 4500 Studies in Medieval Literature ENGL 4700 Seminar in Critical Theory ENGL 4950 Seminar in Literary Topics ENGL 4970 Seminar in Shakespeare Studies ENGL 4973 Shakespeare and Sustainability ENGL 4980 Seminar in Major Authors
English Electives	Complete two courses from the following categories. Complete an additional 12 hours of any unused English electives to fulfill total and upper-division (3000+level) credit hour requirements for the major. (6 courses/18 credits). NOTE: One of these courses must be on a pre-1800 topic. Major Authors ENGL 2970 - Shakespearean Beginnings ENGL 3950 - Chaucer ENGL 3970 - Shakespeare I ENGL 3980 - Shakespeare II ENGL 4970 - Seminar in Shakespeare Studies ENGL 4973 - Shakespeare and Sustainability ENGL 4980 - Seminar in Major Authors Theory ENGL 3075 - Introduction to the Digital Humanities ENGL 3650 - Studies in Gender and Sexuality ENGL 4700 - Seminar in Critical Theory Genre/Movement ENGL 2800 - Film and Fiction ENGL 2911 - Fairy Tales: Literature, Film, Theory ENGL 3410 - Poetry for the People ENGL 3610 - Hip Hop Poetics ENGL 3911 - Fairy Tales: Literature, Film, Theory ENGL 4200 - The Rise of the Novel ENGL 4210 - The Nineteenth-Century British Novel ENGL 4230 - Development of the American Novel I ENGL 4240 - Development of the American Novel II ENGL 4250 - Contemporary Novel ENGL 4310 - Harlem Renaissance ENGL 4400 - Genre Studies ENGL 4500 - Studies in Medieval Literature Global ENGL 2600 - Literature: The Global Perspective I ENGL 2610 - Literature: The Global Perspective II
Senior Assessment-Secondary Education	Complete the Senior Assessment for the Literature emphasis.

For details on coursework and degree requirements, please visit the Academic Catalog.

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