Total Courses:

The English Major consists of 12 courses numbered from English 016 to English 599. Students must earn a grade of C- or better for courses to count toward the major. Please note that Writing Seminars in English that fulfill the Writing Requirement (English 001-009, 011-012, and 125) do not count toward the major.

The Core (6 courses):

Students must take one course within each sector as follows (Fall 2008 semester):

• Sector 1: Theory and Poetics: Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  040  050  055  063  066  096  105  234  248  274  
• Sector 2: Language, Literature and Culture: Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  020  022  063  070  072  081  090  096  105  221  229  255  258  263  265  272  281  
• Sector 3: Early Literature to 1660: Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  020  022  031  032  221  229  232  234  236  256  275  326  
• Sector 4: Literature of the long 18th-century (ca. 1640-1832): Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  040  050  057  085  241  248  250  255  256  341  360  
• Sector 5: 19th Century Literature: Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  040  050  055  057  073  081  085  089  090  102  241  248  250  255  259  286  341  352  355  360  
• Sector 6: 20th Century Literature: Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  063  066  070  072  076  081  088  089  090  102  105  105  258  259  263  264  265  274  274  281  286  

Please Note: In up to 2 sectors, a student may substitute a 200-level or 300-level seminar ending in the same number. Thus, for example, a student could take English 293 instead of English 093 to satisfy Sector 2.

The Advanced Seminars (4 courses):

• Students must take at least 4 advanced seminars (courses numbered 110 and above, with the exception of English 125, which counts neither as a seminar nor toward the major).
• Of the four seminars, two must be in earlier literatures: one must be in English literature before 1700 and one must be in English literature before 1900. Please Note: Neither of these two seminars in earlier literatures may be double-counted in the core, and both must be English Department courses.
• For one of the seminars, students may choose an advanced seminar Outside of English. Please discuss such courses with your faculty advisor and have them approved before electing them.

The Electives (2-4 Courses):

How many Electives a student needs depends on how many seminars have been double-counted in the core. See the information on Free Electives and outside courses for full information.

Concentrations (4 courses, Optional):

A student adopting the standard major has the option of declaring a Concentration in a given field at any time before graduation. This concentration will appear on the final transcript. Concentrations are comprised of four courses, and are optional. Students may choose to concentrate in: Medieval and Renaissance Literature; 18th- and 19th-century Literature; 20th-century Literature; American Literature and Culture; Gender, Literature, and Culture; Colonial and Postcolonial Literatures; Literary Theory and Cultural Studies; African-American Literature and Culture; Drama; Poetry; Prose; Celtic Studies; Journalism and Print Culture; Law and Literature; or may construct Individualized Concentrations of their own making.