English, BA
Bachelor of Arts in English (330000BA)
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 (DPR) 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 36 | |
| College of Arts & Sciences Requirements | 14 | |
| English Core | 18 | |
| Distribution Requirements | 3 | |
| 400 Level Course Requirements | 9 | |
| English Electives | 18 | |
| Additional Credits for Graduation * | 22 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Foundations | 12 | |
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 Learning | 2 | |
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 Hours | 36 | |
College of Arts & Sciences Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Proficiency | 14 | |
101 Beginning I | ||
102 Beginning II | ||
201 Intermediate I | ||
202 Intermediate II | ||
| 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL:300 | Critical Reading & Writing | 3 |
| ENGL:301 | English Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL:315 | Shakespeare: The Early Plays | 3 |
| or ENGL:316 | Shakespeare: The Mature Plays | |
| ENGL:341 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL:371 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| or ENGL:400 | Anglo Saxon | |
| or ENGL:470 | History of English Language | |
| ENGL:492 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
| 1 | Students must achieve a grade of C- or higher in all core courses |
Distribution Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one course in the following subcategory: | ||
| World or multicultural literature outside the canon of British and American Writers | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
400-Level Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete three 400 Level courses: | ||
| ENGL 4xx | 3 | |
| ENGL 4xx | 3 | |
| ENGL 4xx | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
English Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 18 credits 1 | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
| 1 | Includes Distribution Requirements and 400 Level courses |
Recommended Sequence
| 1st Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 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 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| 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 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| 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 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 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 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| 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 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 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 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 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 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 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 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| 1 | Fulfills Tier 3 Critical Thinking tag |
| 2 | Fulfills Tier 3 Domestic Diversity tag |
| 3 | Fulfills Tier 3 Global Diversity tag |