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 2009 semester):

• Sector 1: Theory and Poetics: Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  016  034  040  069  088  094  258  259  288  332  
• Sector 2: Language, Literature and Culture: Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  016  020  072  081  090  261  264  286  290  395  
• Sector 3: Early Literature to 1660: Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  016  016  020  031  034  038  087  221  226  229  236  332  359  
• Sector 4: Literature of the long 18th-century (ca. 1640-1832): Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  034  038  040  050  085  090  101  241  260  
• Sector 5: 19th Century Literature: Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  016  029  040  050  055  069  085  089  101  102  241  251  255  260  352  356  
• Sector 6: 20th Century Literature: Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  016  029  054  064  069  072  081  088  089  091  092  094  102  102  255  258  259  259  261  263  264  286  288  356  359  395  

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.