English, BA

Bachelor of Arts in English (330000BA) 

More on the English major

Our course of study of literature, language, rhetoric, and creative writing fosters the development of critical thinking, skilled communication, appreciation of cultural contexts, informed citizenship, and knowledge of the various literary texts representing human thought and inquiry through the centuries. Students majoring in English studies go on to become successful professionals in their chosen fields. Graduates have taken the department’s reputation into the world outside the campus gates and hold careers ranging from positions in successful law practices, to jobs as published authors, technical writers, and journalists.

Program Contact
Prof. Lisa Rhoades
Professor of Instruction, Department of English
330-972-8556
rhoades@uakron.edu

The following information has official approval of The Department of English and The Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, but is intended only as a supplemental guide. Official degree requirements are established at the time of transfer and admission to the degree-granting college. Students should refer to the Degree Progress Report (Stellic) which is definitive for graduation requirements. Completion of this degree within the identified time frame below is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others. The transfer process is completed through an appointment with your academic advisor.

Three year accelerated option: for first time students who have earned credits for at least the first year of courses. Credits can be earned through qualifying scores on appropriate Advanced Placement (AP) exams or through College Credit Plus Program (CCP) courses. Credits for qualifying AP scores or CCP courses are determined by the appropriate academic department. Departments may assign varied course credit, depending on the student’s score on an AP exam or grade in a CCP course. Students may also receive credit by examination or via placement tests, where appropriate.

Requirements

Summary

General Education Requirements36
College of Arts & Sciences Requirements14
English Core 18
Distribution Requirements3
400 Level Course Requirements9
English Electives18
Additional Credits for Graduation *22
Total Hours120
*

Bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours for graduation.

Note: A 2.2 cumulative GPA in all ENGL courses is required for graduation. 

General Education Courses

Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree must complete the following General Education coursework. Diversity courses may also fulfill major or Breadth of Knowledge requirements. Integrated and Applied Learning courses may also fulfill requirements in the major.
Academic Foundations12
Mathematics, Statistics and Logic: 3 credit hours
Speaking: 3 credit hours
Writing: 6 credit hours
Breadth of Knowledge 22
Arts/Humanities: 9 credit hours
Natural Sciences: 7 credit hours
Social Sciences: 6 credit hours
Diversity
Domestic Diversity
Global Diversity
Integrated and Applied Learning2
Select one class from one of the following subcategories:
Complex Issues Facing Society
Capstone
Review the General Education Requirements page for detailed course listings.
Total Hours36

College of Arts & Sciences Requirements

Degree requirements in Arts & Sciences include the demonstration of ability to use another language by completion of the second year of a foreign language.
2 Year Language Proficiency14
101 Beginning I
102 Beginning II
201 Intermediate I
202 Intermediate II
SLPA 222
Survey of Deaf Culture in America (American Sign Language option only)
Students must also complete a minimum of 40 credits (excluding workshops) consisting of either:
Upper-level (300/400) courses both in and outside of the student’s major;
or other courses outside the major department approved by the student’s major department chair (permission should be obtained prior to enrollment); these may not include workshops

English Core 1

ENGL 300Critical Reading & Writing3
ENGL 301English Literature I3
ENGL 315Shakespeare: The Early Plays3
or ENGL 316 Shakespeare: The Mature Plays
ENGL 341American Literature I3
ENGL 371Introduction to Linguistics3
or ENGL 400 Anglo Saxon
or ENGL 470 History of English Language
ENGL 492Senior Seminar3
Total Hours18
1

Students must achieve a grade of C- or higher in all core courses

Distribution Requirements

Complete one course in the following subcategory:
World or multicultural literature outside the canon of British and American Writers3
Total Hours3

400-Level Course Requirements

Complete three 400 Level courses:
ENGL 4xx3
ENGL 4xx3
ENGL 4xx3
Total Hours9

English Electives

18 credits 118
Total Hours18
1

Includes Distribution Requirements and 400 Level courses

Recommended Sequence

Plan of Study Grid
1st Year
Fall SemesterHours
ENGL 111 English Composition I 3
COMM 105
or COMM 106
 Introduction to Public Speaking
or Effective Oral Communication
 3
Beginning Language I 4
Quantitative Reasoning Requirement 3
Arts or Humanities Requirement 3
 Hours16
Spring Semester
ENGL 112 English Composition II 3
Beginning Language II 4
Natural Science Requirement 3
Social Science Requirement 3
Arts or Humanities Requirement 3
 Hours16
2nd Year
Fall Semester
ENGL 300 Critical Reading & Writing 1 3
ENGL 341 American Literature I 3
Intermediate Language I 3
Arts or Humanities Requirement 3
Social Science Requirement 3
 Hours15
Spring Semester
ENGL 278 Introduction to Fiction Writing 3
ENGL 301 English Literature I 3
ENGL 315
or ENGL 316
 Shakespeare: The Early Plays
or Shakespeare: The Mature Plays
 3
Intermediate Language II 3
Natural Science Requirement with Lab 4
 Hours16
3rd Year
Fall Semester
ENGL 279 Introduction to Script Writing 3
ENGL 350 Black American Literature 2 3
ENGL 362 World Literatures 3 3
ENGL 371 Introduction to Linguistics 3
4xx English Elective 3
 Hours15
Spring Semester
ENGL 276 Introduction to Creative Nonfiction Writing 3
ENGL 379 Advanced Script Writing 3
ENGL 425 Studies in Romanticism 3
ENGL 450 Modern American Fiction 3
4xx English Elective 3
 Hours15
4th Year
Fall Semester
ENGL 381 Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing 3
ENGL 457 Writers on Writing 3
ENGL 460 Film and Literature 3
4xx English Elective 3
Complex Systems Requirement 3
 Hours15
Spring Semester
ENGL 378
or ENGL 379
 Advanced Fiction Writing
or Advanced Script Writing
 3
ENGL 364 Women Writers 3
ENGL 492 Senior Seminar 3
4xx English Elective 3
 Hours12
 Total Hours120
1

Fulfills Tier 3 Critical Thinking tag

2

Fulfills Tier 3 Domestic Diversity tag

3

Fulfills Tier 3 Global Diversity tag