Columbia College - Day Campus

Bachelor of Arts in English Degree

The Bachelor of Arts in English provides a foundation for career preparation and graduate study. It emphasizes clear communication and critical thinking, skills fundamental to all areas of career and liberal arts studies, and offers, through literary study, a basis for growth in understanding the human condition. Society, the professions, college constituents and the individual student are well served, directly and indirectly, by the influences of an English major, which may also be effectively combined with other academic or career areas.

Department:

Humanities Department

Degree Requirements:

A.	General Education Requirements			38-41 sem. hrs
	Ethics Course Requirement			3 hrs
	ENGL 331		Ethical Issues in Literature or	3 hrs
	PHIL 330		Ethics
B.	Foreign Language Requirement			6 sem. hrs
C.	Multicultural Requirement			3 sem. hrs
	(Courses from this list are noted in the major requirements below with an asterisk.)
D.	Choice of Literature or Creative Writing Emphasis			39 sem. hrs
	1. Literature Emphasis Core Requirements			21 sem. hrs
	(All courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Courses in the major cannot be taken as Pass/Fail.)
	ENGL 231		English Literature I	3 hrs
	ENGL 232		English Literature II	3 hrs
	ENGL 241		American Literature I	3 hrs
	ENGL 242		American Literature II	3 hrs
	ENGL 351		Readings in Shakespeare	3 hrs
	ENGL 431		Senior Seminar	3 hrs
	ENGL 490		Literary and Critical Theory	3 hrs
	Literature Emphasis Electives			18 sem. hrs
	Eighteen semester hours selected from the following:
	ENGL 204		Technical Writing	3 hrs
	ENGL 207		Introduction to Creative Writing I - Multigenre	3 hrs
	ENGL 263*		World Literature I*	3 hrs
	ENGL 264*		World Literature II*	3 hrs
	ENGL 280		Film and Literature	3 hrs
	ENGL 311		Descriptive Grammar of the English Language	3 hrs
	ENGL 312		The History of the English Language	3 hrs
	ENGL 323		The Hero in Mythology	3 hrs
	ENGL 331		Ethical Issues in Literature	3 hrs
	ENGL 333		Topics	3 hrs
	ENGL 350		Major Literary Figures	3 hrs
	ENGL 360		Readings in Fiction	3 hrs
	ENGL 361		Readings in Poetry	3 hrs
	ENGL 362		Readings in Drama	3 hrs
	ENGL 370		Major Literary Periods	3 hrs
	ENGL 397		Science Fiction and Fantasy	3 hrs
	ENGL 420		Advanced Editing and Revision Seminar	3 hrs
	ENGL 433		Topics	3 hrs
	ENGL 450*		Minority and Ethnic Literature of the United States*	3 hrs
	Students may choose one of the following courses to serve as one emphasis elective:
	ENGL 210		Introduction to Fiction	3 hrs
	ENGL 211		Introduction to Poetry	3 hrs
	ENGL 212		Introduction to Drama	3 hrs
	2. Creative Writing Emphasis Core Requirements			21 sem. hrs
	(All courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Courses in the major cannot be taken as Pass/Fail.)
	ENGL 207		Introduction to Creative Writing I - Multigenre	3 hrs
	ENGL 313		Intermediate Creative Writing I - Fiction	3 hrs
	ENGL 314		Intermediate Creative Writing II - Creative Non-Fiction	3 hrs
	ENGL 315		Intermediate Creative Writing III - Poetry	3 hrs
	ENGL 408		Advanced Creative Writing	3 hrs
	ENGL 431		Senior Seminar	3 hrs
	ENGL 490		Literature and Critical Theory	3 hrs
	Creative Writing Emphasis Electives			18 sem. hrs
	Eighteen hours selected from the following:
	ENGL 204		Technical Writing	3 hrs
	ENGL 263*		World Literature I*	3 hrs
	ENGL 264*		World Literature II*	3 hrs
	ENGL 280		Film and Literature	3 hrs
	ENGL 311		Descriptive Grammar of the English Language	3 hrs
	ENGL 312		The History of the English Language	3 hrs
	ENGL 323		The Hero and Mythology	3 hrs
	ENGL 331		Ethical Issues in Literature	3 hrs
	ENGL 333		Topics	3 hrs
	ENGL 350		Major Literary Figures	3 hrs
	ENGL 351		Readings in Shakespeare	3 hrs
	ENGL 360		Readings in Fiction	3 hrs
	ENGL 361		Readings in Poetry	3 hrs
	ENGL 362		Readings in Drama	3 hrs
	ENGL 370		Major Literary Periods	3 hrs
	ENGL 397		Science Fiction and Fantasy	3 hrs
	ENGL 420		Advanced Editing and Revision	3 hrs
	ENGL 433		Topics	3-6 hrs
	ENGL 450*		Minority and Ethnic Literature of the United States*	3 hrs
	COMM 360		Oral Interpretation of Literature	3 hrs
	COMM 380		Performance Studies	3 hrs
	Students may choose one of the following courses to serve as one emphasis elective:
	ENGL 210		Introduction to Fiction	3 hrs
	ENGL 211		Introduction to Poetry	3 hrs
	ENGL 212		Introduction to Drama	3 hrs
E.	Open Electives			31-34 sem. hrs
	Recommend more courses in upper-level English and/or Journalism.
				120 sem. hrs
F.	A candidate for a baccalaureate degree with a major in English must pass, with a satisfactory rating (grade of C or higher), ENGL 431 Senior Seminar as a culminating evaluative experience.

Locations

The Bachelor of Arts in English degree is available at the following locations:

Main Campus, Day Program

Main Campus, Evening Program

Rolla, MO