Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2018

English, B.A.

All students majoring in English must take 36 hours (12 courses) in English beyond ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102. English majors may choose from two concentrations: Literary Studies and Creative Writing. Students and their advisors will schedule courses from five categories: Literary History, Literary Genre, Reading and Writing, Creative Writing, and Major Authors. English majors meet the senior capstone requirement their senior year in ENGL 4498 [1 hour] and ENGL 4499 [2 hours].

English Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Arts Degree

General Education

Total Credit Hours:46

Piedmont College Requirement

PDMT 1101Intro to College Life and Liberal Arts Tradition

1

Total Credit Hours:1

Students who have not completed a minimum of 24 semester credit hours of college-level coursework upon admission to Piedmont College must meet this college requirement.

English Major

ENGL 3000Introduction to English Studies

3

ENGL 4498Senior Seminar Research in English

1

ENGL 4499Senior Seminar in English

2

Total Credit Hours:36

Concentration

Students must choose one of the following concentrations:

Total Credit Hours:30

Literary Studies

Category 1—Literary History (See course listings below) 12-18
Category 2-Genre, Category 3-Reading Writing, or Category 4-Creative Writing 3-9
Category 5—Major Authors 3-9

Creative Writing

Category 1—Literary History (See course listings below) 12
Category 2-Genre 3
Category 4—Creative Writing
12
Category 5—Major Authors 3

General Electives

Students may use elective hours to earn a minor or another major, as well as to develop additional marketable skills.

Total Credit Hours:37

Total Credit Hours: 120

Concentration Categories

Category 1 - Literary History

ENGL 4401Seminar in World Literature

3

ENGL 4408Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature

3

ENGL 4415British Romanticism

3

ENGL 4421Victorian Literature

3

ENGL 4426Twentieth-Century British Literature

3

ENGL 4427American Romanticism

3

ENGL 4428Twentieth-Century American Literature

3

ENGL 4429Multicultural American Literature

3

ENGL 4430Literature of the American South

3

Students may substitute up to 6 hours of 2000-level ENGL courses for Category 1—Literary History.

Category 2 - Genre

ENGL 3307Short Story

3

ENGL 3308Novel

3

ENGL 3309Poetry

3

ENGL 3311Drama

3

ENGL 3312Non-Fiction

3

Category 3 - Reading and Writing

ENGL 3335Technical Writing

3

ENGL 4431History of the English Language

3

ENGL 4432Creative Writing Methods for Teaching Learning Content

3

ENGL 4440Reading and Writing in the Content Areas

3

ENGL 4450Seminar in Composition Studies

3

ENGL 4455Survey of English Usage for Teachers

3

ENGL 4456Reading Improvement at the Secondary Level

3

ENGL 4460Literary Criticism

3

Category 4 - Creative Writing

ENGL 3392Creative Writing: Poetry

3

ENGL 3393Creative Writing: Non-Fiction

3

ENGL 3394Creative Writing: Fiction

3

ENGL 3395Creative Writing: Screenwriting, Drama, and Adaptation

3

ENGL 4400Trillium: Literary Publications

3

ENGL 4492Creative Writing: Poetry

3

ENGL 4493Creative Writing: Non-Fiction

3

ENGL 4494Creative Writing: Fiction

3

ENGL 4495Creative Writing: Screenwriting, Drama, and Adaptation

3

Category 5 - Major Authors

ENGL 4402Medieval Literature

3

ENGL 4403British Renaissance

3

ENGL 4405Shakespeare

3

ENGL 4480Major Authors

3

ENGL 4481Seminar in Film

3

ENGL 4490Special Topics

3