Students explore everything from Anglophone and world literature, composition and rhetoric, technical writing, critical theory, cultural studies, and creative writing. Teacher certification in English, Language Arts, and Reading for grades 4 through 8 or for grades 8 through 12 is available in conjunction with the West College of Education.
First Year
Fall
- ENGL 1143 Intro to Critical Reading and Academic Writing (010A) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- ENGL 2013 Intro to English Studies 3 Semester Credit Hours
- MATH Mathematics Core (020N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Creative Arts Core (050N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- HIST 1133 Survey of American History to 1865 (060N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 15
Spring
- Communication Core (010B) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Life and Physical Science Core (030N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- HIST 1233 Survey of American History since 1865 (060N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Social and Behavioral Science Core (080N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Cultural and Global Understanding Core (090A) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 15
Second Year
Fall
- ENGL Sophomore Literature 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Life and Physical Science Core (030N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Language, Philosophy, and Culture Core (040N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- POLS 1333 American/Texas Government I (070N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Foreign Language - 1134 4 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 16
Spring
- ENGL Sophomore Literature 3 Semester Credit Hours
- ENGL English elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
- POLS 1433 American/Texas Government II (070N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Undergraduate Inquiry and Creativity Core (090B) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Foreign Language - 1234 4 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 16
Third Year
Fall
- ENGL 3513/4513/4523 Advd Grammar/Hist of English Lang/Intro to Linguistics 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Advanced English Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Advanced English Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Minor course 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Foreign Language - 2133 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 15
Spring
- ENGL Advanced English Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
- ENGL Advanced English Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
- ENGL 4533/4553 Literary Theory and Criticism/Rhetorical Theory and Criticism 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Minor course 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Foreign Language - 2233 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 15
Fourth Year
Fall
- Advanced English Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Advanced English Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Minor course 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Minor course 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Advanced Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 15
Spring
- ENGL 4001 Senior Capstone 1 Semester Credit Hour
- Minor course 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Minor course 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 13
Total Semester Hours: 120
NOTES:
Study abroad options for major and/or minor. Internship opportunity.