English, B.A.

1. Four credits of

• ENG 211 - Introduction to Literary Studies (4)

2. Eight credits in British literary history selected from

• ENG 354 - British Medieval Literature (4)
• ENG 355 - British Literature of the Renaissance (4)
• ENG 357 - British Literature from the Victorian Period to the Early 20th Century (4)
• ENG 358 - British and Postcolonial Literatures since 1900 (4)
• ENG 370 - British Literature of the Restoration and 18th Century (4)
• ENG 371 - British Literature of the Romantic Period (4)

3. Four credits in American literature selected from

• ENG 317 - Early American Literature (4)
• ENG 318 - American Literature 1820-1865 (4)
• ENG 319 - American Literature 1865-1920 (4)
• ENG 320 - American Literature 1920-1950 (4)
• ENG 321 - American Literature 1950 to the Present (4)

4. Four credits in a capstone seminar selected from

• ENG 400 - Advanced Topics in Literature and Language (4)
• ENG 401 - Studies in Literary Kinds (4)
• ENG 420 - Trans-Atlantic Traditions (4)
• ENG 453 - Studies in Major Authors (4)
• ENG 465 - Shakespeare Seminar (4)

5. At least 24 credits must be taken at the 300 level or above.

6. At least 20 credits in English courses must be taken at Oakland.

7. An introductory two-semester sequence in a foreign language, or one semester of a foreign language at the 115 level or higher.

Additional information

• Only one course at the 100 level will be accepted for credit toward the major.
• ENG 211
    is a prerequisite for the required British and American literary history courses and the capstone seminar.
• No more than 8 credits of
  ENG 499
    will be accepted for credit toward the major.
• Normally, only 4 credits from study abroad programs will be accepted for credit toward an English major.
• Only courses in which the student has earned a grade of at least 2.0 may be counted toward the English major, including the modern foreign language requirement.

Requirements for the modified major in English with a linguistics concentration

The modified English/linguistics major requires a minimum of 24 credits in English and American literature, distributed as follows: