NEW COLLEGE
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH
Major Requirements
The Bachelor of Arts in English consists of 45 credit hours, of which 18 must be upper division. 12 credit hours must be taken in residence at ASU, any campus. A grade of “C” or higher is required in all courses taken for the major. One of the upper-division courses in the major must carry a General Studies Literacy and Critical Inquiry “L.”
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGLISH 200 | Critical Reading and Writing About Literature (L/HU) | 3 |
CLUSTER REQUIRMENTS (15 credits)
Below are courses from the permanent catalog offerings on all four ASU campuses that will fulfill the specific Cluster Requirements. Additional special topics (294/394/494) and variable topics (different subtopics) courses will work to fulfill these requirements—see categorized course list emailed and posted to the English Undergraduate Blackboard before registration begins for each upcoming semester. Check prerequisites you must complete before you can enroll in desired 400-level course.
| COURSE NUMBER | CREDIT HOURS | AREAS & PERIODS | COURSE NUMBER |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENG ____ | 3 | Literature and Culture before 1860 | ENG: 201, 202, 205, 221, 241, 303, 305, 315, 321, 328, 356, 416, 417, 418, 421, 423, 424 |
| ENG ____ | 3 | Literature and Culture after 1860 | ENG: 204, 206, 222, 242, 329, 330, 342, 353, 354, 359, 386 |
| ENG ____ | 3 | Literary Theory and Interdisciplinary Studies | ENG: 207, 230, 244, 245, 334, 400, 490, 491 (Includes courses that focus on literary and cultural theory, genre, and courses that treat the relationship between and among disciplines.) |
| ENG ____ | 3 | Ethnicity, Gender, and Postcoloniality | ENG: 201, 202, 208, 317, 333, 334, 359, 363, 364, 420, 454, 455, 460, 462, 463, 477 (Includes courses that investigate (a) ethnicity (b) gender (c) colonialism and postcoloniality and their relationship to writing, identity, and culture.) |
| ENG ____ | 3 | Rhetoric, Writing, and Linguistics | ENG: 210, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 243, 287, 288, 301, 302, 307, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 317, 323, 368, 374, 389, 413, 420, 472 (Includes courses that focus on theories and practice of rhetoric, writing, and linguistics.) |
ENGLISH ELECTIVES
Additional courses needed to complete the 45 hours are electives chosen from English offerings at the 200 level or above (up to 2 non-ENG courses closely related to English may be used with prior advisor approval). Up to 6 hours of Independent Study, Research Assistantship, or Teaching Apprenticeship may be used as electives.