Program: English, BA (ENGL) - Abilene Christian University

2018-2019 Catalog

Apr 09, 2025

University Requirements

Please see the University Requirements section of this catalog.

Major Requirements

English Literature

Literature

Choose 1:

ENGL 221 - Major British Writers I Credit Hours: 3 **
ENGL 231 - World Literature I Credit Hours: 3 **
ENGL 262 - American Literature Before 1900 Credit Hours: 3 **
**Hours may also fulfill university requirements and are not included in total major hours

Literature

Choose 1:

ENGL 222 - Major British Writers II Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 232 - World Literature II Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 263 - American Literature After 1900 Credit Hours: 3

Note:

(Students are required to have 6 hours of 200-level ENGL, 6 hours of British before 1700 and 6 hours of British after 1700. It is recommended that students take ENGL 221 and ENGL 222 .)

Introduction to English Studies

ENGL 301 - Introduction to the Major Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 311 - Literary Theory and Criticism Credit Hours: 3
or
ENGL 441 - Topics in Literary Criticism and Bibliography Credit Hours: 3 *
ENGL 325 - Advanced Composition Credit Hours: 3 (writing-intensive course)
*Students may apply one topics course in one area section, plus one other topics course in the Advanced English Selection; all others will count as electives.

Writing and Rhetoric

Choose 1 course from:

ENGL 320 - Creative Nonfiction Workshop Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 322 - Fiction Workshop Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 323 - Poetry Workshop Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 324 - Play Writing Workshop Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 326 - Business and Professional Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 328 - Social Justice: A Rhetoric Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 329 - Rhetoric as Written Discourse Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 331 - Narrative for Film and New Media Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 442 - Topics in Writing Credit Hours: 3 *
*Students may apply one topics course in one area section, plus one other topics course in the Advanced English Selection; all others will count as electives.

English Language

Choose 1 course from:

ENGL 330 - Advanced English Grammar Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 432 - Introduction to Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 443 - Topics in the English Language Credit Hours: 3 *
*Students may apply one topics course in one area section, plus one other topics course in the Advanced English Selection; all others will count as electives.

American Literature before 1860

Choose 1 course from:

ENGL 362 - American Literature Before 1860 Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 446 - Topics in American Literature Credit Hours: 3

American Literature after 1860

Choose 1 course from:

ENGL 363 - American Literature After 1860 Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 446 - Topics in American Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 464 - American Novel Credit Hours: 3

Multicultural Literature

Choose 1 course from:

ENGL 446 - Topics in American Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 470 - Multicultural Literature Credit Hours: 3

Genre Studies

Choose 1 course from:

ENGL 351 - Literature for Young Adults Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 376 - Fiction Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 377 - Drama Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 378 - Poetry Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 447 - Topics in General Literature Credit Hours: 3 *
*Students may apply one topics course in one area section, plus one other topics course in the Advanced English Selection; all others will count as electives.

British Literature Before 1700

Choose 1 course from:

ENGL 448 - Topics in British Literature Before 1700 Credit Hours: 3 *
ENGL 481 - Medieval British Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 483 - Shakespeare Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 484 - Seventeenth-Century British Literature Credit Hours: 3
*Students may apply one topics course in one area section, plus one other topics course in the Advanced English Selection; all others will count as electives.

British Literature After 1700

Choose 1 course from:

ENGL 449 - Topics in British Literature After 1700 Credit Hours: 3 *
ENGL 495 - Eighteenth-Century British Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 496 - Nineteenth-Century British Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 497 - Twentieth-Century British Literature Credit Hours: 3
*Students may apply one topics course in one area section, plus one other topics course in the Advanced English Selection; all others will count as electives.

Culture and Belief

Choose 1 course from:

ENGL 471 - Literature and Belief Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 472 - Film and Belief Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 473 - Rhetoric and Belief Credit Hours: 3

Advanced English Selection

Choose 1 course from:

ENGL 321 - Screenwriting Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 332 - Introduction to Film Studies Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 333 - Studies in World Cinema Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 380 - Interactive Narratives Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 410 - Language and Literature Internship Credit Hours: 3
or courses listed above

Capstone

ENGL 499 - Studies in World Literature Credit Hours: 3 (writing-intensive & capstone course)

Total: 45 Credit Hours

Supplement for Major

History

History (any 100 or 200 level course) Credit Hours: 3**

**Hours may also fulfill university requirements and are not included in total major hours

Foreign Language

FLLA 221 - Intermediate Latin I Credit Hours: 3
FLLA 222 - Intermediate Latin II Credit Hours: 3
or
FREN 221 - Intermediate French I Credit Hours: 3
FREN 222 - Intermediate French II Credit Hours: 3
or
GER 221 - Intermediate German I Credit Hours: 3
GER 222 - Intermediate German II Credit Hours: 3
or
SPAN 221 - Intermediate Spanish I Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 222 - Intermediate Spanish II Credit Hours: 3

Electives

Minimum - 21 Credit Hours

Total Major Hours: 72

Other Graduation Requirements

Minimum GPA in major: 2.25
Minimum GPA for graduation: 2.00
Minimum advanced hours: 33
Minimum total hours: 128

Courses numbered 0** do not count in minimum hours required for degree.