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< College of Liberal Arts and SciencesEnglish
The Department of English sponsors two options. The English Option is organized to provide instruction in literature in English, literary theory and criticism, the English language, expository and creative writing, writing studies, English education, film, cultural studies, and closely related fields. Students who major in English have many choices in planning a field of study, but the basic program is designed to accommodate students who seek to broaden their familiarity with our literature, to intensify their language skills for personal and professional reasons, and to learn more about literature's relationship to the other arts, history, philosophy, psychology, and the modern languages.
The English Teaching Option leads to certification to teach in Secondary School. Students must select one option. The department also offers a major in Rhetoric with options in creative writing and professional writing, a teacher education minor in Rhetoric, and a teacher education minor in English which is described below.
Major in Sciences and Letters Curriculum
Students must select one option.
NOTE: Both options are currently under revision. For up-to-date information on program requirements, please consult the Web page http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/programs/ENGL/f_ENGL.shtml.
English Option
E-mail: english@english.uiuc.edu
Web address for most current program requirements:
http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/programs/ENGL/f_ENGL.shtmlDegree title: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Minimum required major and supporting course work normally equates to 54-58 hours including a minimum of 30 hours of English courses.
General education: The LAS General Education requirements are set up so students automatically complete the Campus General Education requirements.
Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours
Departmental distinction: A student interested in graduating with distinction or high distinction must enter the honors program with at least a 3.25 grade point average, complete three honors seminars, and write a senior honors essay. The level of distinction is assigned by the honors committee on the basis of grade point average, work in English courses and in honors seminars, and the readers' evaluations of the honors essay or honors thesis. Interested students should consult the departmental honors adviser for details.
HOURS REQUIREMENTS 3 ENGL 101-Introduction to Poetry (It is strongly recommended that this course and the following three surveys be taken prior to advanced courses in the major.) Three survey courses: 3 ENGL 209-English Literature from the Beginning to 1798 3 ENGL 210-English Literature from 1798 to Present 3 ENGL 255-Survey of American Literature, I 3 300-level Shakespeare course Select one course from each of the following five groups. No single course can be used to fulfill the requirement of more than one group, and at least 12 hours must be at the 300-level. NOTE: ENGL 300-Writing About Literature is a required course and satisfies the University Advanced Composition requirement for English majors. Depending on the topic, ENGL 300 will be counted toward fulfilling either the 300-level Shakespeare requirement or one group requirement. English Honors students who complete ENGL 291 (English Honors Independent Study) are exempted from the requirement for English 300. 3 GROUP I (British literature to 1800): ENGL 202-Medieval Literature and Culture ENGL 204-Renaissance Literature and Culture ENGL 206-Literature and Culture of the Enlightenment ENGL 315-Poetry and Prose of the English Renaissance, 1500-1600 ENGL 316-The Drama of Shakespeare's Contemporaries ENGL 321-Poetry and Prose from the Metaphysicals to 1660 ENGL 326-Literature of the Restoration and Early Eighteenth Century ENGL 327-Literature of the Later Eighteenth Century ENGL 328-English Drama of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century ENGL 329-Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Fiction 3 GROUP II (British literature after 1800): ENGL 207-Literature and Culture of the Romantic Period ENGL 208-Victorian Literature and Culture ENGL 247-The British Novel ENGL 331-English Romantic Literature ENGL 334-Victorian Poetry and Nonfiction Prose ENGL 335-Nineteenth-Century British Fiction ENGL 341-British Literature in the Twentieth Century to 1930 ENGL 342-British Literature in the Twentieth Century Since 1930 3 GROUP III (American literature): ENGL 250-The American Novel to 1914 ENGL 251-The American Novel Since 1914 ENGL 256-Survey of American Literature, II ENGL 259-Afro-American Literature, I ENGL 260-Afro-American Literature, II ENGL 349-American Literature, 1820-1865 ENGL 350-American Literature, 1865-1914 ENGL 351-American Modernist Literature, 1914-1945 ENGL 352-American Contemporary Literature, 1945-Present ENGL 360-The Literature of American Ethnic and Racial Minorities 3 Group IV (major author other than Shakespeare): ENGL 311-Chaucer ENGL 323-Milton ENGL 355-Major Authors 3-4 Group V (theme, mode, genre, and interdisciplinary approaches): ENGL 213-The Culture of Modernism ENGL 215-Practical Criticism ENGL 241-The Beginnings of Modern Poetry ENGL 242-Poetry Since 1940 ENGL 243-Development of the Modern Drama ENGL 244-Development of the Modern Drama ENGL 247-The British Novel ENGL 248-Modern British and American Fiction in Relation to Continental Fiction ENGL 250-The American Novel to 1914 ENGL 251-The American Novel Since 1914 ENGL 272-Minority Images in United States Film ENGL 273-Intermediate Film Studies: Directors, Genres, Themes ENGL 274-Literature and Society ENGL 275-Literature and Psychology ENGL 280-Women Writers ENGL 281-Women in the Literary Imagination ENGL 284-Modern Jewish Literature ENGL 285-Postcolonial Literatures in English ENGL 286-Asian American Literature ENGL 303-Historical Introduction to the English Language ENGL 361-Topics in English and American Literature ENGL 362-Topics in Modern Fiction ENGL 365-Comedy ENGL 366-Topics in Modern Drama ENGL 373-Special Topics in Film Studies ENGL 375-Topics in the Relation of Other Disciplines to the Study of Literature ENGL 383-Literary Criticism from 1800 to the Present 6 One sequence in Western culture. Select from: C LIT 141-Masterpieces of Western Culture, I and C LIT 142-Masterpieces of Western Culture, II or HIST 111-Western Civilization from Antiquity to 1660, and HIST 112-Western Civilization from 1660 to the Present or HIST 231-British Isles to 1688, and HIST 232-The History of Great Britain Since 1688 18-21 Select from one of the following options, with the approval of the English adviser: 18-21 An official minor in another department or unit, or 20 additional hours in another department, chosen in consultation with an adviser. or 0 Courses from two or more fields and combined into an intellectually or professionally coherent study. At least 6 hours of advanced (300-level or designated 200-level) courses are required. Up to 6 hours in English or cross-listed in English, Rhetoric, or B&T W and not counted toward major requirements may be approved for a topically organized study. Possibilities for topical studies include prelaw, premedicine, precommerce, business communications, marketing, publishing, medieval studies, and other cross-disciplinary topics.Twelve hours advanced-level (300- and approved 200-level) courses in the major must be taken on this campus.
All foreign language requirements must be satisfied.
A Major Plan of Study Form must be completed and submitted to the LAS Student Affairs Office before the end of the fifth semester (60-75 hours). Please see your adviser.
NOTE: Students planning to enter graduate school should elect as many 300-level courses as possible, including a course in either Chaucer or Milton; a course in the history or structure of the English language; and a course in critical theory. Further, these students should consult the specific requirements of the graduate schools they plan to enter.
English Teaching Option1
This option is designed for students preparing to teach English at the secondary level.
E-mail: english@english.uiuc.edu
Web address for most current program requirements:
http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/programs/ENGL/f_ENGL.shtmlDegree title: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Minimum required major and supporting course work normally equates to 45-46 hours
General education: Students should consult their program and teacher education advisers for current General Education requirements. The Advanced Composition requirement is satisfied by English 300+.
Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours
Departmental distinction: Distinction will be awarded on the basis of grade point average and satisfactory completion of honors, individual study, and honors thesis courses. See the English adviser for a detailed statement of the requirements.
Prerequisites to transfer to the Teaching Option. In addition to EDPSY 211 and E P S 201, students must also complete ENGL 101 and at least six hours from ENGL 209, 210, 255, or 256 prior to transfer into the Teaching Option.
In addition to the requirements for the option listed below, students must complete the Teacher Education Minor in Secondary School Teaching (36 hours). Conferral of the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences prior to completion of the minor requires approval by petition to the LAS Student Affairs Office. While it is possible to complete this program in 8 semesters, many students may require an extra semester or two.
HOURS REQUIREMENTS 3 ENGL 101-Introduction to Poetry 3 ENGL 209-English Literature from the Beginning to 1798 3 ENGL 210-English Literature from 1798 to Present 3 ENGL 255-Survey of American Literature, I 3 ENGL 256-Survey of American Literature, II 3 Select one from the following Shakespeare courses2 ENGL 218-Introduction to Shakespeare ENGL 300+ -Writing About Literature ENGL 318-Shakespeare, I ENGL 319-Shakespeare, II 3 One additional course in English literature. Select from:2,3 ENGL 202-Medieval Literature and Culture ENGL 204-Renaissance Literature and Culture ENGL 206-Literature and Culture of the Enlightenment ENGL 207-Literature and Culture of the Romantic Period ENGL 208-Victorian Literature and Culture ENGL 247-The British Novel ENGL 300+ -Writing About Literature ENGL 315-Poetry and Prose of the English Renaissance, 1500-1600 ENGL 316-The Drama of Shakespeare's Contemporaries ENGL 321-Poetry and Prose from the Metaphysicals to 1660 ENGL 326-Literature of the Restoration and Early Eighteenth Century ENGL 327-Literature of the Later Eighteenth Century ENGL 328-English Drama of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century ENGL 329-Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Fiction ENGL 331-English Romantic Literature ENGL 334-Victorian Poetry and Nonfiction Prose ENGL 335-Nineteenth-Century British Fiction ENGL 341-British Literature in the Twentieth Century to 1930 ENGL 342-British Literature in the Twentieth Century Since 1930 3 One additional course in American literature 2,3 ENGL 250-The American Novel to 1914 ENGL 251-The American Novel Since 1914 ENGL 259-Afro-American Literature, I ENGL 260-Afro-American Literature, II ENGL 300+ -Writing About Literature ENGL 349-American Literature, 1820 - 1865 ENGL 350-American Literature, 1865 - 1914 ENGL 351-American Modernist Literature, 1914 - 1945 ENGL 352-American Contemporary Literature, 1945 to the Present ENGL 360-The Literature of American Ethnic and Racial Minorities 3 One course in a major author other than Shakespeare2,3 ENGL 300+ -Writing About Literature ENGL 311-Chaucer ENGL 323-Milton ENGL 355-Major Authors 3-4 One course in theme/mode/genre/interdisciplinary approaches2,3 ENGL 213-The Culture of Modernism ENGL 215-Practical Criticism ENGL 241-The Beginnings of Modern Poetry ENGL 242-Poetry Since 1940 ENGL 243-Development of the Modern Drama ENGL 244-Development of the Modern Drama ENGL 247-The British Novel ENGL 248-Modern British and American Fiction in Relation to Continental Fiction ENGL 250-The American Novel to 1914 ENGL 251-The American Novel Since 1914 ENGL 272-Minority Images in United States Film ENGL 273-Intermediate Film Studies: Directors, Genres, Themes ENGL 274-Literature and Society ENGL 275-Literature and Psychology ENGL 280-Women Writers ENGL 281-Women in the Literary Imagination ENGL 284-Modern Jewish Literature ENGL 285-Postcolonial Literatures in English ENGL 286-Asian American Literature ENGL 303-Historical Introduction to the English Language ENGL 361-Topics in English and American Literature ENGL 362-Topics in Modern Fiction ENGL 365-Comedy ENGL 366-Topics in Modern Drama ENGL 373-Special Topics in Film Studies ENGL 375-Topics in the Relation of Other Disciplines to the Study of Literature ENGL 383-Literary Criticism from 1800 to the Present 3 ENGL 302-Descriptive English Grammar 3 ENGL 381-Theory and Practice of Written Composition 3 Select one course from the following: ENGL 301-Introduction to the Study of the English Language ENGL 303-Historical Introduction to the English Language ENGL 382-Writing Technologies 6 One sequence in Western culture. Select from: C LIT 141-Masterpieces of Western Culture, I, and C LIT 142-Masterpieces of Western Culture, II or HIST 111-Western Civilization from Antiquity to 1660, and HIST 112-Western Civilization from 1660 to the Present or HIST 231-British Isles to 1688, and HIST 232-The History of Great Britain Since 1688Twelve hours advanced-level (300- and approved 200-level) courses in the major must be taken on this campus.
All foreign language requirements must be satisfied.
A Major Plan of Study Form must be completed and submitted to the LAS Student Affairs Office before the end of the fifth semester (60-75 hours). Please see your adviser.
Students must maintain a University and cumulative 2.5 grade point to remain in good standing.
1. At the time of publication this program was being revised. Consult the program adviser for current requirements.
2. ENGL 300+ must be used to fulfill one of these requirements even if the student has taken another course that satisfies the COMP II requirement. Only English Honors students who complete ENGL 291 (English Honors Independent Study) are exempted from the requirement for English 300.
3. One of the requirements in these groups must be selected in African-American, American ethnic minority, or women's literature.
Minor in English1
E-mail: english@english.uiuc.edu
Web address for most current program requirements:
http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/programs/ENGL/f_ENGL.shtmlHOURS REQUIREMENTS 6 ENGL 101-Introduction to Poetry, and no more than one other 100-level literature course. It is strongly recommended that 101 be taken prior to any advanced courses in the minor. 3 One 200-level course in British literature before 1800 (ENGL 202, 204, 206, 209), or ENGL 218-Introduction to Shakespeare2 3 One 200-level course in British or American literature after 1800.2 Select from: ENGL 207-Literature and Culture of the Romantic Period ENGL 208-Victorian Literature and Culture ENGL 210-English Literature from the Beginning to 1798 ENGL 213-The Culture of Modernism ENGL 241-The Beginnings of Modern Poetry ENGL 242-Poetry Since 1940 ENGL 243-Development of the Modern Drama ENGL 244-Development of the Modern Drama ENGL 247-The British Novel ENGL 250-The American Novel to 1914 ENGL 251-The American Novel Since 1914 ENGL 256-Survey of American Literature, II ENGL 259-Afro-American Literature, I ENGL 260-Afro-American Literature, II 6 Minimum of six hours of 300-level work 3 English course selected in consultation with adviser 21 Total1. Six hours of advanced rhetoric courses (numbered 140 or above) may be included in the above minor.
2. With the written permission of the English honors adviser, English honors seminars may be substituted for these listed courses, when such seminars are available, open to non-majors, and appropriate.
Teacher Education Minor in English
Teacher education minors are available only to students seeking to add additional teaching fields to their teaching majors.
E-mail: english@english.uiuc.edu
Web address for most current program requirements:
http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/programs/ENGL/f_ENGL.shtmlHOURS REQUIREMENTS 4 Select from: RHET 105-Principles of Composition RHET 108-Forms of Composition 6 Two courses in English literature (the following are strongly recommended): ENGL 209-English Literature from the Beginning to 1789, and ENGL 210-English Literature from 1798 to Present 6 Two courses in American literature (the following are strongly recommended): ENGL 255-Survey of American Literature, I, and ENGL 256-Survey of American Literature, II 3 ENGL 302-Descriptive English Grammar 3 Select from: ENGL 381-Theory and Practice of Written Composition (strongly recommended) RHET 133-Principles of Composition RHET 143-Expository Writing 6 Electives in English or American literature: ENGL 200-Critical Approaches to Literature (strongly recommended) 28 TotalStudents are advised that additional course work is necessary to teach middle grades six through eight. Consult the certification officer in 130 Education Building for additional information.