English, BA

Core Courses

Complete all of the following courses (3 courses/9 credits).

• ENGL 2010 - Introduction to Literary Studies (For English Majors Only)
• ENGL 3000 - Critical Theory: Foundations and Practice
• ENGL 3010 - Advanced Rhetoric and Writing

Literature Breadth Courses

Complete one course from each of the following areas (4 courses/12 credits):

Early British Literature:

• ENGL 2510 - British Literature Before 1600
    
• ENGL 2520 - 17th and 18th Century British Literature
    
• ENGL 3530 - Early Modern British Literature
    

Late British Literature:

• ENGL 2530 - Nineteenth-Century British Literature
    
• ENGL 2540 - British Literature After 1900
    

Early American Literature:

• ENGL 2360 - Introduction to American Literature I
    
• ENGL 3330 - Early American Literature Through Romanticism
    
• ENGL 3340 - American Literature from 1790 to 1860
    
• ENGL 3350 - American Literature from 1820 to 1900
    

Late American Literature:

• ENGL 2370 - Introduction to American Literature II
    
• ENGL 3360 - American Literature from 1880 to 1960
    
• ENGL 3370 - American Literature from 1945 to the Present
    

Diversity Course

Complete one of the following courses (1 course/3 credits):

• ENGL 2610 - Literature: The Global Perspective II
    
• ENGL 3200 - Women Writers and Women’s Experience
    
• ENGL 3220 - Special Topics: Gender, Writing, and the Environment
     
• ENGL 3300 - Cultural Rhetorics of the Contemporary North American Family
    
• ENGL 3400 - Cultural Rhetorics of Contemporary South Africa
    
• ENGL 3410 - Poetry for the People
    
• ENGL 3550 - Native American Literature
    
• ENGL 3600 - African American Literature
    
• ENGL 3610 - Hip Hop Poetics
    
• ENGL 3650 - Studies in Gender and Sexuality
    
• ENGL 3900 - Topics in Literature
    
• ENGL 4310 - Harlem Renaissance  
• ENGL 4860 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
    
• ENGL 4880 - Topics in Public Rhetorics
    
• ENGL 4890 - Antidiscrimination Rhetorics    

NOTE: ENGL 4310 may be taken for either the Diversity course or the Senior Literature Seminar course for the Literature emphasis.

Senior Seminar Course - Literature

Complete one of the following courses (1 course/3 credits). The Senior Seminar course must be taken at UCCS.

• ENGL 4300 Studies in American Literature and Culture
    
• ENGL 4310 - Harlem Renaissance
    
• ENGL 4400 Genre Studies
    
• ENGL 4410 Topics in Contemporary Poetry Studies
    
• ENGL 4500 Studies in Medieval Literature
    
• ENGL 4700 Seminar in Critical Theory
    
• ENGL 4950 Seminar in Literary Topics
    
• ENGL 4970 Seminar in Shakespeare Studies
    
• ENGL 4980 Seminar in Major Authors
    

English Electives

Complete two courses from the following categories. Complete an additional 12 hours of any unused English electives to fulfill total and upper-division (3000+level) credit hour requirements for the major. (6 courses/18 credits).

NOTE: One of these courses must be on a pre-1800 topic.

• Major Authors

• ENGL 2970 - Shakespearean Beginnings
• ENGL 3950 - Chaucer
• ENGL 3970 - Shakespeare I
• ENGL 3980 - Shakespeare II
• ENGL 4970 - Seminar in Shakespeare Studies
• ENGL 4980 - Seminar in Major Authors

• Theory

• ENGL 3075 - Introduction to the Digital Humanities
• ENGL 3650 - Studies in Gender and Sexuality
• ENGL 4700 - Seminar in Critical Theory

• Genre/Movement

• ENGL 2800 - Film and Fiction
• ENGL 2911 - Fairy Tales: Literature, Film, Theory
• ENGL 3410 - Poetry for the People
• ENGL 3610 - Hip Hop Poetics
• ENGL 3911 - Fairy Tales: Literature, Film, Theory
• ENGL 4200 - The Rise of the Novel
• ENGL 4210 - The Nineteenth-Century British Novel
• ENGL 4230 - Development of the American Novel I
• ENGL 4240 - Development of the American Novel II
• ENGL 4250 - Contemporary Novel
• ENGL 4310 - Harlem Renaissance
• ENGL 4400 - Genre Studies
• ENGL 4500 - Studies in Medieval Literature

• Global

• ENGL 2600 - Literature: The Global Perspective I
• ENGL 2610 - Literature: The Global Perspective II

Senior Assessment-Literature

• Complete the Senior Assessment for the Literature emphasis.

Core Courses

Complete all of the following courses (4 courses/12 credits).

• ENGL 2010 - Introduction to Literary Studies (For English Majors Only)
• ENGL 3000 - Critical Theory: Foundations and Practice
• ENGL 3010 - Advanced Rhetoric and Writing
• ENGL 3110 - Advanced Grammar

Rhetoric and Writing Theory Courses

Complete three of the following courses (3 courses/9 credits).

NOTE: ENGL 3020, 4860, and 4880 may be repeated with different topics.

• ENGL 2820 - Introduction to Rhetoric and Writing Studies
• ENGL 3020 - Topics in Advanced Rhetoric and Writing
• ENGL 3075 - Introduction to the Digital Humanities
• ENGL 3170 - riverrun Literary and Arts Journal
• ENGL 3300 - Cultural Rhetorics of the Contemporary North American Family
• ENGL 3400 - Cultural Rhetorics of Contemporary South Africa
• ENGL 3820 - Rhetoric History and Theory: Contemporary Rhetorics and the Canonical Tradition
• ENGL 3830 - Legal Writing
• ENGL 4810 - Special Topics in the Teaching of Writing:
• ENGL 4820 - Classical Rhetoric
• ENGL 4830 - Rhetoric and Writing: Survey in Contemporary Approaches to Teaching Writing
• ENGL 4840 - Practicum for Writing Instructors
• ENGL 4850 - History of the English Language
• ENGL 4860 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
• ENGL 4870 - Rhetoric of Social Media
• ENGL 3800 - Writing Center Theory and Practice

• or

• ENGL 4800 - Writing Center Theory and Practice
• ENGL 4880 - Topics in Public Rhetorics
• ENGL 4890 - Antidiscrimination Rhetorics

Diversity Course

Complete one unused course from the following list (1 course/3 credits).

NOTE: ENGL 4860 may be repeated for this requirement with permission from the department chair.

• ENGL 2610 - Literature: The Global Perspective II
    
• ENGL 3200 - Women Writers and Women’s Experience
    
• ENGL 3220 - Special Topics: Gender, Writing, and the Environment
     
• ENGL 3300 - Cultural Rhetorics of the Contemporary North American Family
    
• ENGL 3400 - Cultural Rhetorics of Contemporary South Africa
    
• ENGL 3410 - Poetry for the People
    
• ENGL 3550 - Native American Literature
    
• ENGL 3600 - African American Literature
    
• ENGL 3610 - Hip Hop Poetics
    
• ENGL 3650 - Studies in Gender and Sexuality
    
• ENGL 3900 - Topics in Literature
    
• ENGL 4310 - Harlem Renaissance  
• ENGL 4860 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
    
• ENGL 4880 - Topics in Public Rhetorics
    
• ENGL 4890 - Antidiscrimination Rhetorics    

Senior Seminar Course - Rhetoric and Writing

Complete one unused course from the following list (1 course/3 credits).

NOTE: ENGL 4880 may be repeated for this requirement with a different topic.

• ENGL 4860 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
• ENGL 4870 - Rhetoric of Social Media
• ENGL 4880 - Topics in Public Rhetorics
• ENGL 4890 - Antidiscrimination Rhetorics

English Electives

• Complete an additional 15 credit hours of English electives to fulfill total and upper-division (3000+ level) requirements for the major.

Senior Assessment-Rhetoric & Writing

• Complete the Senior Assessment for the Rhetoric & Writing emphasis.

Core Courses

Complete all of the following courses.

• ENGL 2010 - Introduction to Literary Studies (For English Majors Only)
• ENGL 3000 - Critical Theory: Foundations and Practice
• ENGL 3010 - Advanced Rhetoric and Writing

Designated Electives

Complete two courses, one from each of the following categories:

• Inclusiveness:

• ENGL 2600 - Literature: The Global Perspective I
• ENGL 3200 - Women Writers and Women’s Experience
• ENGL 3400 - Cultural Rhetorics of Contemporary South Africa
• ENGL 3600 - African American Literature
• ENGL 3610 - Hip Hop Poetics
• ENGL 4860 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
• ENGL 4890 - Antidiscrimination Rhetorics

• Sustainability:

• ENGL 2920 - Exploring English Studies: Sustainability
• ENGL 3220 - Special Topics: Gender, Writing, and the Environment

Creative Writing Course

Complete one of the following courses:

• ENGL 1800 - Fundamentals of Creative Writing: Multiple Genres

• or

• ENGL 2050 - Introduction to Creative Writing - Fiction

Rhetoric Courses

Complete three unused courses from the following list:

• ENGL 2820 - Introduction to Rhetoric and Writing Studies
• ENGL 3400 - Cultural Rhetorics of Contemporary South Africa
• ENGL 3830 - Legal Writing
• ENGL 4860 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
• ENGL 4870 - Rhetoric of Social Media
• ENGL 4880 - Topics in Public Rhetorics
• ENGL 4890 - Antidiscrimination Rhetorics

Literature Courses

Complete three unused courses from the following list:

• ENGL 2600 - Literature: The Global Perspective I
• ENGL 2911 - Fairy Tales: Literature, Film, Theory
• ENGL 3200 - Women Writers and Women’s Experience
• ENGL 3350 - American Literature from 1820 to 1900
• ENGL 3370 - American Literature from 1945 to the Present
• ENGL 3600 - African American Literature
• ENGL 3610 - Hip Hop Poetics
• ENGL 3911 - Fairy Tales: Literature, Film, Theory
• ENGL 4410 - Topics in Contemporary Poetry Studies

Senior Seminar Course - English Studies Online

Complete one unused course from the following list:

• ENGL 4400 - Genre Studies
• ENGL 4410 - Topics in Contemporary Poetry Studies
• ENGL 4870 - Rhetoric of Social Media
• ENGL 4880 - Topics in Public Rhetorics
• ENGL 4890 - Antidiscrimination Rhetorics

English Elective

• Complete an additional 3 credit hours of English online electives to fulfill total and upper-division (3000+ level) requirements for the major.

Senior Assessment - English Studies Online Emphasis

• Complete the Senior Assessment for the English Studies Online emphasis.

Core Courses

Complete all of the following courses (4 courses/12 credits).

• ENGL 2010 - Introduction to Literary Studies (For English Majors Only)
• ENGL 3000 - Critical Theory: Foundations and Practice
• ENGL 3010 - Advanced Rhetoric and Writing
• ENGL 3110 - Advanced Grammar

Literature Breadth Courses

Complete two courses from the following lists, one each from British and American Literature (2 courses/6 credits):

Early British Literature:

• ENGL 2510 - British Literature Before 1600
    
• ENGL 2520 - 17th and 18th Century British Literature
    
• ENGL 3530 - Early Modern British Literature
    

Late British Literature:

• ENGL 2530 - Nineteenth-Century British Literature
    
• ENGL 2540 - British Literature After 1900
    

Early American Literature:

• ENGL 2360 - Introduction to American Literature I
    
• ENGL 3330 - Early American Literature Through Romanticism
    
• ENGL 3340 - American Literature from 1790 to 1860
    
• ENGL 3350 - American Literature from 1820 to 1900
    

Late American Literature:

• ENGL 2370 - Introduction to American Literature II
    
• ENGL 3360 - American Literature from 1880 to 1960
    
• ENGL 3370 - American Literature from 1945 to the Present
    

Rhetoric and Writing Theory Course

Complete one of the following courses (1 course/3 credits):

• ENGL 4810 - Special Topics in the Teaching of Writing:

• or

• ENGL 4830 - Rhetoric and Writing: Survey in Contemporary Approaches to Teaching Writing

Diversity Course

Complete one of the following courses (1 course/3 credits):

Senior Seminar Course - Elementary Education

Complete one of the following courses. The Senior Literature Seminar must be taken at UCCS (1 course/3 credits).

• ENGL 4200 - The Rise of the Novel  

• ENGL 4300 Studies in American Literature and Culture
    
• ENGL 4310 - Harlem Renaissance
    
• ENGL 4400 Genre Studies
    
• ENGL 4410 Topics in Contemporary Poetry Studies
    
• ENGL 4500 Studies in Medieval Literature
    
• ENGL 4700 Seminar in Critical Theory
    
• ENGL 4950 Seminar in Literary Topics
    
• ENGL 4970 Seminar in Shakespeare Studies
    
• ENGL 4980 Seminar in Major Authors
    

English Electives

• Complete an additional 6 credit hours of English electives to fulfill total and upper-division (3000+ level) requirements for the major.

Senior Assessment–Elementary or Special Education

• Complete the Senior Assessment for the Elementary or Special Education emphasis.

Elementary Education Auxiliary Courses (13 credit hours)

Complete the following social science and humanities courses, which are required for teaching licensure.

• ECON 1000 - The Economics of Social Issues or
• ECON 1010 - Introduction to Microeconomics or
• ECON 1050 - Economics in Practice

•  

• GES 1980 - World Regional Geography or
• GES 1990 - Introduction to Human Geography

•  

• HIST 1510 - U.S.: Birth of a Nation, 1607-1789 or
• HIST 1520 - U.S.: Expansion and Division, 1789-1877

•  

• PSC 1100 - The American Political System

Core Required Courses

Complete all of the following courses (3 courses/9 credits):

• ENGL 2010 - Introduction to Literary Studies (For English Majors Only)
• ENGL 3000 - Critical Theory: Foundations and Practice
• ENGL 3010 - Advanced Rhetoric and Writing

Literary and Cultural History Courses

Complete three courses from the list below. Each course must be from a different category (3 courses/9 credits):

Early British Literature:

• ENGL 2510 - British Literature Before 1600
    
• ENGL 2520 - 17th and 18th Century British Literature
    
• ENGL 3530 - Early Modern British Literature
    

Late British Literature:

• ENGL 2530 - Nineteenth-Century British Literature
    
• ENGL 2540 - British Literature After 1900
    

Early American Literature:

• ENGL 2360 - Introduction to American Literature I
    
• ENGL 3330 - Early American Literature Through Romanticism
    
• ENGL 3340 - American Literature from 1790 to 1860
    
• ENGL 3350 - American Literature from 1820 to 1900
    

Late American Literature:

• ENGL 2370 - Introduction to American Literature II
    
• ENGL 3360 - American Literature from 1880 to 1960
    
• ENGL 3370 - American Literature from 1945 to the Present
    

History and Structure of the English Language Course

Complete one of the following courses (1 course/3 credits):

• ENGL 3110 - Advanced Grammar
• ENGL 4850 - History of the English Language

Rhetoric and Writing Course

Complete one of the following courses (1 course/3 credits):

• ENGL 2110 - Visual Rhetoric
• ENGL 2820 - Introduction to Rhetoric and Writing Studies
• ENGL 3020 - Topics in Advanced Rhetoric and Writing
• ENGL 3075 - Introduction to the Digital Humanities
• ENGL 3170 - riverrun Literary and Arts Journal
• ENGL 3300 - Cultural Rhetorics of the Contemporary North American Family
• ENGL 3400 - Cultural Rhetorics of Contemporary South Africa
• ENGL 3820 - Rhetoric History and Theory: Contemporary Rhetorics and the Canonical Tradition
• ENGL 4820 - Classical Rhetoric
• ENGL 4860 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
• ENGL 4870 - Rhetoric of Social Media
• ENGL 4880 - Topics in Public Rhetorics
• ENGL 4890 - Antidiscrimination Rhetorics

Approaches to Teaching Writing Course

Complete one of the following courses (1 course/3 credits):

• ENGL 4800 - Writing Center Theory and Practice
• ENGL 4810 - Special Topics in the Teaching of Writing:
• ENGL 4830 - Rhetoric and Writing: Survey in Contemporary Approaches to Teaching Writing

Diversity Course

Complete one of the following courses (1 course/3 credits):

• ENGL 2610 - Literature: The Global Perspective II
    
• ENGL 3200 - Women Writers and Women’s Experience
    
• ENGL 3220 - Special Topics: Gender, Writing, and the Environment
     
• ENGL 3300 - Cultural Rhetorics of the Contemporary North American Family
    
• ENGL 3400 - Cultural Rhetorics of Contemporary South Africa
    
• ENGL 3410 - Poetry for the People
    
• ENGL 3550 - Native American Literature
    
• ENGL 3600 - African American Literature
    
• ENGL 3610 - Hip Hop Poetics
    
• ENGL 3650 - Studies in Gender and Sexuality
    
• ENGL 3900 - Topics in Literature
    
• ENGL 4310 - Harlem Renaissance  
• ENGL 4860 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
    
• ENGL 4880 - Topics in Public Rhetorics
    
• ENGL 4890 - Antidiscrimination Rhetorics    

Senior Seminar Course - Secondary Education

Complete one of the following courses. The Senior Seminar course must be taken at UCCS (1 course/3 credits).

• ENGL 4300 - Studies in American Literature and Culture
• ENGL 4310 - Harlem Renaissance
• ENGL 4400 - Genre Studies
• ENGL 4410 - Topics in Contemporary Poetry Studies
• ENGL 4500 - Studies in Medieval Literature
• ENGL 4700 - Seminar in Critical Theory
• ENGL 4860 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
• ENGL 4870 - Rhetoric of Social Media
• ENGL 4880 - Topics in Public Rhetorics
• ENGL 4890 - Antidiscrimination Rhetorics
• ENGL 4950 - Seminar in Literary Topics
• ENGL 4970 - Seminar in Shakespeare Studies
• ENGL 4980 - Seminar in Major Authors

English Elective

• Complete one unused English elective to fulfill total and upper-division (3000+level) hours for the major (1 course/3 credits).

Senior Assessment-Secondary Education

• Complete the Senior Assessment for the Secondary Education emphasis.