A minimum of 39 credit hours is required in valid English courses, of which at least 36 credit hours must be upper division.

Course Requirements (36 credit hours)

• ENGL 3080 Critical Approaches to Literature (3) (early in major)

Professional and Technical Writing (all of the following)

• ENGL 3100 Professional & Technical Writing (3)
• ENGL 3140 Professional & Technical Editing (3)
• ENGL 4100 Issues in Professional & Technical Writing (3)
• ENGL 4120 Seminar & Practicum in Professional & Technical Writing (3)

Note: ENGL 3190 Document Design and ENGL 4110 Content Management can be used as electives.

Writing (one of the following)

• ENGL 3210 Advanced College Writing (3)
• ENGL 3250 Advanced Fiction Writing (3)
• ENGL 3270 Magazine Article Writing (3)
• ENGL 3280 Biographical Writing (3)

Language (one of the following)

• ENGL SI3010 Introduction to Linguistics (3)
• ENGL 3030 Structure of English (3)
• ENGL 3040 History of the English Language (3)
• ENGL 3050 Grammar, Style, and Usage for Advanced Writing (3)

American Literature (one of the following)

• ENGL 4520 American Literature: Early and Romantic (3)
• ENGL 4530 American Literature: Realism and Naturalism (3)

American Literature (one of the following)

• ENGL 4540 American Literature: Modern (3)
• ENGL 4550 American Literature: Contemporary (3)

British Literature (one of the following)

• ENGL 4610 British Literature: Medieval (3)
• ENGL 4620 British Literature: Renaissance (3)
• ENGL 4630 British Literature: Neoclassical and Romantic (3)

British Literature (one of the following)

• ENGL 4640 British Literature: Victorian (3)
• ENGL 4650 British Literature: Modern (3)
• ENGL 4660 British Literature: Contemporary (3)

World Literatures (one of the following)

• ENGL 3510 World Literature (3)
• ENGL 3730 Literature of Cultures and Places (3)
• ENGL 3880 Philosophy and Literature (3)
• ENGL 4750 Classical Literature (3)

English Elective Courses (minimum of 3 credit hours)

To complete the required 39 credit hours, English majors with the Professional & Technical Writing emphasis may choose as an elective any 3000 and 4000 level English course, including those listed above, or one of the following

• ENGL 2100 Technical Writing (3)
• ENGL HU2200 Introduction to Literature (3)
• ENGL HU2220 Introduction to Fiction (3)
• ENGL HU2240 Introduction to Poetry (3)
• ENGL 2250 Creative Writing (3)
• ENGL HU2290 Introduction to Drama (3)
• ENGL HU/DV2710 Perspectives on Women's Literature (3)