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English - Literary Studies Emphasis, B.S.

Requirements

UVU’s English program is designed to give students skill, confidence, and versatility in writing, speaking, and interpreting texts. The program provides opportunities for students to consider and practice the applications of effective language use in diverse situations: professional, pragmatic, social, political, and aesthetic. The English program emphasizes knowledge and use of standard English in all written work, yet incorporates an understanding that English is a desirably diverse and variable phenomenon. The courses of study in English are designed to familiarize students with much of the traditional canon of literature. They are also designed to provide students with the critical and ethical skills necessary to interrogate this canon, to incorporate and legitimize their own and others’ “different” voices, not just in the academy, but in any of the many situations in which language influences human activity.

Total Program Credits: 120

General Education Requirements: 35 Credits
  ENGL 1010 Introduction to Academic Writing CC 3
or ENGH 1005  Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC (5)  
  ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
Complete one of the following: 3
  MAT 1030 Quantitative Reasoning QL (3) (recommended for Humanities or Arts majors)  
  MAT 1035 Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL (6)  
  STAT 1040 Introduction to Statistics QL (3) (recommended for Social Science majors)  
  STAT 1045 Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL (5)  
  MATH 1050 College Algebra QL (4) (recommended for Business, Education, Science, and Health Professions majors)  
  MATH 1055 College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5)  
  MATH 1090 College Algebra for Business QL (3) (recommended for Business majors)  
Complete one of the following: 3
  HIST 2700 US History to 1877 AS (3)  
and HIST 2710 US History since 1877 AS (3)  
  HIST 1700 American Civilization AS (3)  
  HIST 1740 US Economic History AS (3)  
  POLS 1000 American Heritage SS (3)  
  POLS 1100 American National Government AS (3)  
Complete the following:  
  PHIL 2050 Ethics and Values IH 3
  HLTH 1100 Personal Health and Wellness TE 2
or EXSC 1097 Fitness for Life TE  
Distribution Courses:  
  Biology 3
  Physical Science 3
  Additional Biology or Physical Science 3
  Humanities 3
  Fine Arts 3
  Social/Behavioral Science 3
Discipline Core Requirements: 18 Credits
  ENGL 2800 Introduction to the English Major 3
  ENGL 2850 Literary History I 3
  ENGL 2870 Literary History II 3
  ENGL 2600 Critical Introduction to Literature HH 3
  ENGL 270G Positionality and Interpretive Methods GI 3
  ENGL 3090 Academic Writing for English Majors WE 3
Elective Requirements: 43 Credits
  Complete any courses 1000 level or higher. Upper division may be necessary for graduation. Please see Adviser. 43
Emphasis Requirements: 24 Credits
American Literature (complete TWO from the following): 6
  ENGL 3510 Early American Literature (3)  
  ENGL 3520 Nineteenth Century American Literature (3)  
  ENGL 3530 Modern American Literature (3)  
  ENGL 3540 Contemporary American Literature (3)  
British Literature, pre-1700 (complete ONE from the following): 3
  ENGL 3610 Medieval Literature (3)  
  ENGL 3620 Tudor and Stuart Literature (3)  
British Literature, post-1800 (complete ONE from the following) 3
  ENGL 3640 British Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century (3)  
  ENGL 3650 Victorian Literature (3)  
  ENGL 3660 British Literature Since the Twentieth Century (3)  
  ENGL 3890 Contemporary Critical Approaches to Literature WE 3
Eminent Authors (Complete ONE of the following): 3
  ENGL 463R Studies in Shakespeare (3)  
  ENGL 471R Eminent Authors (3)  
Diversity Elective (Complete ONE of the following): 3
  ENGL 357G Native American Literature GI (3)  
  ENGL 3710 Literature by Women (3)  
  ENGL 373R Literature of Cultures and Places (3)  
  ENGL 376G World Literature GI (3)  
  ENGL 377G Latina/o Literature in America (3)  
  ENGL 3790 Contemporary LGBTQ Literature (3)  
  ENGL 476G Multi-ethnic Literature in America GI (3)  
  ENGL 4790 Literary Studies Capstone 3

 Graduation Requirements:

  1. Completion of a minimum of 120 semester credits, 40 of which must be 3000 level or higher.
  2. Overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) or above. (Departments may require a higher GPA.)
  3. Residency hours -- minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
  4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements.
  5. No grade below C- in required courses.
  6. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.

Semester 1 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 Introduction to Academic Writing CC or Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC 3
Quantitative Literacy 3
Fine Arts 3
American Institutions 3
Social/ Behavioral Science 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 2 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205G Ethics & Values IH GI 3
Physical Science 3
ENGL 2800 Introduction to the English Major 3
ENGL 2850 Literary History I 3
or ENGL 2870 Literary History II  
  Semester total: 15
Semester 3 Course Title Credit Hours
Biology 3
ENGL 270G Positionality and Interpretive Methods GI 3
ENGL 2850 Literary History I 3
or ENGL 2870 Literary History II  
HLTH 1100 or EXSC 1097 Personal Health & Wellness TE or Fitness for Life TE 2
Humanities 3
General Elective 1
  Semester total: 15
Semester 4 Course Title Credit Hours
Complete one of the following: 3
ENGL 3510 Early American Literature  
ENGL 3520 Nineteenth Century American Literature  
ENGL 3530 Modern American Literature  
ENGL 3540 Contemporary American Literature  
ENGL 2600 Critical Introduction to Literature HH 3
3rd Science 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 5 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 3090 Academic Writing for English Majors WE 3
Complete one of the following: 3
ENGL 3610 Medieval Literature  
ENGL 3620 Tudor and Stuart Literature  
ENGL 3650 Victorian Literature  
ENGL 3660 British Literature Since 1900  
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 6 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 3890 Contemporary Critical Approaches to Literature WE 3
Complete one of the following: 3
ENGL 3510 Early American Literature  
ENGL 3520 Nineteenth Century American Literature  
ENGL 3530 Modern American Literature  
ENGL 3540 Contemporary American Literature  
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 7 Course Title Credit Hours
Complete one of the following: 3
ENGL 3610 Medieval Literature  
ENGL 3620 Tudor and Stuart Literature  
ENGL 3640 British Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century  
ENGL 3650 Victorian Literature  
ENGL 3660 British Literature Since 1900  
General Elective 3
ENGL 463R Studies in Shakespeare 3
or ENGL 471R Eminent Authors  
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 8 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 4790 Literary Studies Capstone 3
Upper-Division English Elective 3
Humanities 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
  Semester total: 15
  Degree total: 120

Department

English and Literature

The English and Literature department is in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences. To find the most up-to-date information, including Program Learning Outcomes for degree programs offered by the English and Literature department, visit their website.

English and Literature department

Program Details

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Successful students will signify their appreciation of a broad array of texts by analyzing them for their, achieving a final score of 4 in this area in 4950.cultural, political, social, and/or historical influences, achieving a final score of 4 in this area in 4950.
  2. Successful students will identify and define important literary critical terms and trends pertinent to aspecific time period as exhibited within representative texts, achieving a score of 3 or higher on this learning outcome in English 4950.
  3. Successful students will develop and articulate textual interpretations using one or more literary critical schools of thought as a basis, achieving a score of 3 or higher for this learning outcome in English 4950.
  4. Successful students will present a multipoint argument for a primary text’s meaning supported by, achieving a score of 3 or greater on this learning general literary terminology and secondary sources outcome in 4950.
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