English BA/Information and Library Science MS - Program Requirements

Undergraduate Requirements

• Three ENG electives at the 200-level
• Four ENG electives at the 300/400-level
• One ENG elective at the 400-level
• One ENG 300/400 Criticism/Theory course from among the following:
• ENG 301 Criticism
• ENG 367 Psychoanalysis and Culture
• ENG 369 Literary Theory
• ENG 370 Critical Race Theory
• ENG 371 Queer Theory
• ENG 372 Feminist Theory
• ENG 344 Film Theory
• ENG 454 Literature and Philosophy
• ENG 455 Cultural Theory
• One ENG Breadth of Literacy Study course from among the following
• ENG 341 Studies in African American Literature
• ENG 342 Literature of the Americas
• ENG 343 Studies in Native American Literature
• ENG 344 Studies in Asian American Literature
• ENG 346 Comparative Ethnic Literatures
• ENG 371 Queer Theory
• ENG 383 Studies in World Literature
• ENG 385 Literature of the African Diaspora
• ENG 386 Postcolonial Literature
• Three ENG Early Literature courses from among the following:
• ENG 302 Old English
• ENG 303 Chaucer
• ENG 304 Studies in Medieval Literature
• ENG 305 Medieval Epic
• ENG 306 Love in the Western World
• ENG 308 Early Modern Drama
• ENG 309 Shakespeare, Early Plays
• ENG 310 Shakespeare, Late Plays
• ENG 312 Studies in Early Modern Drama
• ENG 315 Milton
• ENG 317 Early British Drama
• ENG 318 Eighteenth-Century Fiction
• ENG 319 Eighteenth Century Literature
• ENG 320 Romantic Movement
• ENG 374 Bible as Literature
• ENG 375 Heaven, Hell, and Judgement
• ENG 377 Mythology
• ENG 382 Shakespeare in Film 1
• ENG 384 Shakespeare in Film 2,
• ENG 401 Honors (Early Literature)
• ENG 405 Studies in Early Women Writers
• ENG 409 Studies in Shakespeare
• ENG 410 Studies in Early Modern Literature

Graduate Requirements

• LIS 507 Information Life Cycle
• LIS 508 Information Users and Use
• LIS 575 Introduction to Research Methods
• LIS Information Management Elective
• LIS Information Technology Elective
• LIS Information Users and Uses Elective
• LIS Professional Skills Elective
• Five additional LIS Electives

The English Honors program enables talented students to work more closely with faculty in seminar-style courses, and in writing a senior thesis. Honors students write a Senior Thesis, which consists of independent work culminating in a paper of 30-35 pages. Honors students are especially likely to participate with faculty on research projects or as research assistants.

To graduate with Honors in English, students must complete one English honors seminar (3 credits), and one Senior Thesis. Students complete the honors thesis in one or two semesters (3-6 credits).

English majors can enter the Honors Program in one of two ways:

• Students with a 3.50 GPA or higher within the major can apply directly to the Office of Undergraduate Studies.
• Any English major who has a 3.800 GPA within the major, with grades in at least two 300-level and three 300-level English courses may, upon application, enter immediately into the Honors Program.

Total credit hours required for the English BA/Information and Library Science MS degrees

Students should consult with an academic advisor to determine how any transfer or exam credit might be utilized in meeting general education, prerequisite, or major requirements.

See Baccalaureate Degree Requirements for general education and remaining university requirements.

Refer to the Graduate School's Policies and Procedures Manual for requirements for master's degree candidates.

Total Credit Hours Required represents the minimum credits needed to complete this program, and may vary based on a number of circumstances. This chart should not be used for financial aid purposes.