Through writing, textual analysis, and intercultural experiences, students develop the language skills and cultural fluency necessary for professional success and personal fulfillment.
As you move through the major, you'll create fiction, nonfiction and poetry in your advanced writing courses. In reading/writing seminars, you'll analyze published works and produce texts of your own. In language and rhetoric courses, you'll learn the history and working structures of language and study the influences of audience and style that have shaped discourse at different times. And you'll end your program with the Senior Seminar, which provides you an opportunity to reflect on your course work and consider professional issues.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Note: The information below provides convenient links to some of the courses required for this degree; however, it should not be used as a course registration guide. Please refer to the official Lander University Academic Catalog for the most accurate and up-to-date program requirements.
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS1 | CREDIT HOURS |
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| A. Core Skills |
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| ENGL 101 | Writing and Inquiry I | 3 | |
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Inquiry II | 3 | |
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Approved Mathematics |
3 | ||
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B. Humanities and Fine Arts |
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| ENGL 114 | Introduction to Literature | 3 | |
| Approved Humanities and Fine Arts elective | 3 | ||
| C. Behavioral and Social Perspectives (6 hours selected from 2 different disciplines) |
6 | ||
| D. Scientific and Mathematical Reasoning | |||
| Approved Science or Mathematics | 3 | ||
| Approved Lab Science | 4 | ||
| E. Founding Documents of the United States | |||
| HIST 111R2 | United States History to 1877 OR HIST 112R2 United States History since 1877 OR POLS 101R2 American National Government |
3 | |
| F. World Cultures | 3 | ||
| G. LINK 101 | 1 | ||
| Total General Education Requirements | 35 | ||
1 For approved courses see the General Education section
2 If you already have credit for HIST 111, do not take HIST 111R; if you already have credit for HIST 112, do not take HIST 112R; if you already have credit for POLS 101, do not take POLS 101R
| MAJOR PROGRAM CORE REQUIREMENTS | CREDIT HOURS |
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| ENGL 199 | Careers in English | 1 |
| ENGL 200 | Writing Skills for English Majors | 2 |
| ENGL 499 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| MAJOR PROGRAM ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS | CREDIT HOURS |
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| 101-level Foreign Language | 0-3* | |
| 102-level Foreign Language | 0-3* | |
| WRIT 300 | Narrative Theory | 3 |
| WRIT 350 | Professional Revising and Editing | 3 |
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3 | |
Introductory writing course (select 1) JOUR 201, WRIT 251, WRIT 275, WRIT 276 |
3 | |
Advanced writing course (select 3) ENGL 417, WRIT 353, WRIT 354, WRIT 364, WRIT 373, WRIT 450, WRIT 453, MEDA 311, MEDA 360, MEDA 390 |
9 | |
Writing practica (select 1) ENGL 290, WRIT 405, WRIT 490, MEDA 290 |
3 | |
*English majors are required to complete foreign language study through the intermediate level (SPAN or FR 203). Students who place above the 203 Intermediate level are exempt from the major requirement for foreign language.
| MAJOR PROGRAM ELECTIVES | CREDIT HOURS |
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| Literature courses (select 1) ENGL 301, ENGL 303, ENGL 304, ENGL 311, ENGL 312, ENGL 322, ENGL 325, ENGL 326, ENGL 338, ENGL 339, ENGL 401, ENGL 402, ENGL 403, ENGL 406, ENGL 414 |
3 |
Language courses (select 1) ENGL 344, ENGL 345, ENGL 413, ENGL 445 |
3 |
| Total Major Program Requirements | 36-42 |
| Additional Electives+ | 43-49 |
| TOTAL FOR BA DEGREE | 120 |
*In addition to the courses listed above, students may choose a 100-level course from a different language than that used to fulfill the Major Program Foreign Language requirement or a 200-level course from the same language: SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 203, SPAN 204, SPAN 205, FR 101, FR 102, FR 203
+Students in the Professional Writing Emphasis are strongly encouraged to choose a minor and/or take electives in the field in which they would like to write professionally.