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: 21
Discipline Core Requirements: | 21 Credits | ||
Literary History (Complete ONE of the following): | 3 | ||
ENGL 2850 | Literary History I | ||
or | ENGL 2870 | Literary History II | |
ENGL 2600 | Critical Introduction to Literature HH | 3 | |
ENGL 2800 | Introduction to the English Major | 3 | |
American Literature (Complete ONE of the following): | 3 | ||
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 (Complete ONE of the following): | 3 | ||
ENGL 3610 | Medieval Literature (3) | ||
ENGL 3620 | Tudor and Stuart Literature (3) | ||
ENGL 3640 | British Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century (3) | ||
ENGL 3650 | Victorian Literature (3) | ||
ENGL 3660 | British Literature Since 1900 (3) | ||
Electives (Complete TWO of the following): | 6 | ||
ENGL 357G | Native American Literature GI (3) | ||
ENGL 3710 | Literature by Women (3) | ||
ENGL 373R | Literature of Cultures and Places (3) | ||
ENGL 374G | Literature of the Sacred GI (3) | ||
ENGL 376G | World Literature GI (3) | ||
ENGL 377G | Latina/o Literature in America (3) | ||
ENGL 3780 | Mormon Literature (3) | ||
ENGL 3790 | Contemporary LGBTQ Literature (3) | ||
ENGL 3820 | History of Literary Criticism (3) | ||
ENGL 3890 | Contemporary Critical Approaches to Literature WE (3) | ||
ENGL 4250 | Adolescent Literature (3) | ||
ENGL 4570 | Studies in the Novel (3) | ||
ENGL 463R | Studies in Shakespeare (3) | ||
ENGL 471R | Eminent Authors (3) | ||
ENGL 476G | Multi-ethnic Literature in America (3) | ||
ENGL 486R | Topics in Literature (3) |
Graduation Requirements:
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 2 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
ENGL 3850 | Literary History I | 3 |
or ENGL 3870 | Literary History II | |
Semester total: | 3 | |
Semester 3 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
ENGL 2600 | Critical Introduction to Literature HH | 3 |
Semester total: | 3 | |
Semester 4 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
ENGL 3090 | Academic Writing for English Majors WE | 3 |
Semester total: | 3 | |
Semester 5 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
ENGL 3510 | Early American Literature | |
or ENGL 3520 | Nineteenth Century American Literature | |
or ENGL 3530 | Modern American Literature | |
or ENGL 3540 | Contemporary American Literature | |
Semester total: | 3 | |
Semester 6 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
ENGL 3610 | Medieval Literature | |
or ENGL 3620 | Tudor and Stuart Literature | |
or ENGL 3640 | British Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century | |
or ENGL 3650 | Victorian Literature | |
or ENGL 3660 | British Literature Since 1900 | |
Semester total: | 3 | |
Semester 7 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
ENGL 357G | Native American Literature GI | |
or ENGL 3710 | Literature by Women | |
or ENGL 373R | Literature of Cultures and Places | |
or ENGL 374G | Literature of the Sacred GI | |
or ENGL 376G | World Literature GI | |
or ENGL 377G | Latina/o Literature in America | |
or ENGL 3780 | Mormon Literature | |
or ENGL 3790 | Contemporary LGBTQ Literature | |
or ENGL 3820 | History of Literary Criticism | |
or ENGL 4250 | Adolescent Literature | |
Semester total: | 3 | |
Semester 7 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
ENGL 357G | Native American Literature GI | |
or ENGL 3710 | Literature by Women | |
or ENGL 373R | Literature of Cultures and Places | |
or ENGL 374G | Literature of the Sacred GI | |
or ENGL 376G | World Literature GI | |
or ENGL 377G | Latina/o Literature in America | |
or ENGL 3780 | Mormon Literature | |
or ENGL 3790 | Contemporary LGBTQ Literature | |
or ENGL 3820 | History of Literary Criticism | |
or ENGL 3890 | Contemporary Critical Approaches to Literature WE | |
or ENGL 4250 | Adolescent Literature | |
Semester total: | 3 | |
Total Credit Hours: | 21 |
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