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 |
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Emphasis Requirements: | 24 Credits | ||
ENGL 2100 | Technical Communication HH WE | 3 | |
ENGL 3010 | Rhetorical Theory | 3 | |
ENGL 402G | Multicultural Rhetorics GI | 3 | |
ENGL 4390 | Writing Studies Capstone | 3 | |
Professional Writing Practices--Complete TWO of the following (or other advisor-approved Writing Studies courses): | 6 | ||
ENGL 2050 | Editing (3) | ||
ENGL 3020 | Modern English Grammars (3) | ||
ENGL 3050 | Advanced Editing and Design for Print Media (3) | ||
ENGL 3320 | Grant and Proposal Writing (3) | ||
ENGL 3340 | Digital Document Design (3) | ||
ENGL 4340 | Advanced Technical Communication (3) | ||
ENGL 436R | Topics in Technical Communication (3) | ||
Language and Cultural Rhetorics--Complete TWO of the following (or other advisor-approved Writing Studies courses): | 6 | ||
ENGL 2030 | Writing for Social Change HH (3) | ||
ENGL 304G | History of the English Language GI (3) | ||
ENGL 3060 | Visual Rhetoric (3) | ||
ENGL 3070 | Public Rhetorics (3) | ||
ENGL 3085 | Rhetorical Approaches to Popular Culture (3) | ||
ENGL 401R | Topics in Rhetoric (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 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 and 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 2100 | Technical Communication HH WE | 3 |
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 |
General Elective | 3 | |
ENGL 2600 | Critical Introduction to Literature HH | 3 |
General Elective | 3 | |
3rd Science | 3 | |
ENGL 3010 | Rhetorical Theory | 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 2030 | Writing for Social Change HH | |
or ENGL 304G | History of the English Language GI | |
or ENGL 3060 | Visual Rhetoric | |
or ENGL 3070 | Public Rhetorics | |
or ENGL 3085 |
Rhetorical Approaches to Popular Culture | |
or ENGL 401R | Topics in Rhetoric | |
ENGL 2850 | Literary History I | 3 |
or ENGL 2870 | Literary History II | |
General Elective | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Semester total: | 15 | |
Semester 6 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
General Elective | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
ENGL 2050 | Editing | |
or ENGL 3020 | Modern English Grammars | |
or ENGL 3050 | Advanced Editing and Design for Print Media | |
or ENGL 3320 | Grant and Proposal Writing | |
or ENGL 3340 | Digital Document Design | |
or ENGL 4340 | Advanced Technical Communication | |
or ENGL 436R | Topics in Technical Communication | |
Semester total: | 15 | |
Semester 7 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
ENGL 402G | Multicultural Rhetorics GI | 3 |
Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
ENGL 2030 | Writing for Social Change HH | |
or ENGL 3060 | Visual Rhetoric | |
or ENGL 3070 | Public Rhetorics | |
or ENGL 3085 |
Rhetorical Approaches to Popular Culture | |
or ENGL 401R | Topics in Rhetoric | |
General Elective | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Semester total: | 15 | |
Semester 8 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
ENGL 4390 | Writing Studies Capstone | 3 |
Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
ENGL 2050 | Editing | |
or ENGL 3020 | Modern English Grammars | |
or ENGL 3050 | Advanced Editing and Design for Print Media | |
or ENGL 3320 | Grant and Proposal Writing | |
or ENGL 3340 | Digital Document Design | |
or ENGL 4340 | Advanced Technical Communication | |
or ENGL 436R | Topics in Technical Communication | |
General Elective | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Semester total: | 15 | |
Degree total: | 120 |
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