English (B.A.)
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Students permitted by the Department Chair to waive this requirement must take ENGL 333 Critical Writing.
Students with a Concentration in Teaching and Minor in Secondary Education may fulfill this requirement and one of their Group C requirements with one course. However, they still must take 12 courses to complete the English major.
All English majors must take four (4) literature courses at the 300- or 400-level in addition to ENGL 422 Seminar in Literature. One of the four (4) courses may be a 300-level film course, as may ENGL 320 Young Adult Literature. Other children’s literature courses do not satisfy this requirement. Students should focus on 300- and 400-level courses in the junior/senior years.
Minimum of elementary knowledge of one world language required (0-2 courses). The Elementary Level may be met in one of several ways:
• Completion of a college-level Elementary II or above language course;
• Emersion Language Placement test score of 3 or higher;
• Waiver from the Chair of the World Languages Department if high school academic language is other than English (usually applies to international students).
For the major in English, in addition to the nine (9) major core courses, students must complete either the following three (3) course requirements (UENG) or may alternatively choose a specific Concentration to complete.
One (1) course must be at the 200- level or above from the department.
Students may use a 100-level ENGL Literature course for this requirement if the course was taken prior to the student’s junior year.
Students must complete the twelve (12) required courses for the Major plus four (4) courses from the list below. Two (2) of these courses may count towards both the Major and the Concentration. The English Major with a concentration requires fourteen (14) courses.
Students must complete the twelve (12) required courses for the Major plus four (4) courses from the list below. Two (2) of these courses may count towards both the Major and the Concentration. The English Major with a concentration requires fourteen (14) courses.
Students must complete the twelve (12) required courses for the Major plus four (4) courses from the list below. Two (2) of these courses may count towards both the Major and the Concentration. The English Major with a concentration requires fourteen (14) courses.
Students must complete the twelve (12) required courses for the Major plus four (4) courses from the list below. Two (2) of these courses may count towards both the Major and the Concentration. The English Major with a concentration requires fourteen (14) courses.
Students must complete the twelve (12) required courses for the Major plus four (4) courses from the list below. Two (2) of these courses may count towards both the Major and the Concentration. The English Major with a concentration requires fourteen (14) courses.
If not taken above.
Students must complete the twelve (12) required courses for the Major plus four (4) courses from the list below. Two (2) of these courses may count towards both the Major and the Concentration. The English Major with a concentration requires fourteen (14) courses.
At least one (1) of which must be at the 300-level.
Students should plan to work with the Department Chair of English to identify an appropriate internship experience during the semester prior to enrolling in ENGL 495 Internship in English.
Students must complete the twelve (12) required courses for the Major plus four (4) courses from the list below. Two (2) of these courses may count towards both the Major and the Concentration. The English Major with a concentration requires fourteen (14) courses.
All students must satisfy a general education requirement consisting of ten (10) courses outside of the major department. The General Education Domain III-C (Global Competency, Ethical Reasoning, and/or Human Diversity) requirement is satisfied through the completion of the Child and Family Studies major.
The Domain General Education courses listed below, with subjects related to the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks, are required for students in the Concentration in Teaching and Minor in Secondary Education.
One (1) of which must be at the 200-level or above, from the department:
Students may use a 100-level ENGL Literature course for this requirement only if the course was taken prior to the student’s junior year.
Completion of second semester intermediate foreign language or equivalent.
See Education Department section on the catalog for further information on teacher education.