English A.B. - Literature Concentration
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in English and a concentration in Literature requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.
Major Requirements
Literature requirements:
| ENG 220 | LITERARY STUDIES: THEORIES AND METHODS | 4 sh |
| ENG 495 | SENIOR SEMINAR: LITERATURE | 4 sh |
Choose one course from the following: 4 sh
| ENG 221 | BRITISH LITERATURE BEFORE 1800 | 4 sh |
| ENG 222 | BRITISH LITERATURE AFTER 1800 | 4 sh |
| ENG 223 | AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1865 | 4 sh |
| ENG 224 | AMERICAN LITERATURE AFTER 1865 | 4 sh |
| ENG 238 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1945 | 4 sh |
| ENG 239 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1945 | 4 sh |
Choose five courses from the following; at least three must be at the 300-level or above: 20 sh
| ENG 221 | BRITISH LITERATURE BEFORE 1800 | 4 sh |
| ENG 222 | BRITISH LITERATURE AFTER 1800 | 4 sh |
| ENG 223 | AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1865 | 4 sh |
| ENG 224 | AMERICAN LITERATURE AFTER 1865 | 4 sh |
| ENG 238 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1945 | 4 sh |
| ENG 239 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1945 | 4 sh |
| ENG 232 | LITERATURE OF EAST ASIA | 4 sh |
| ENG 233 | THE BEAT GENERATION | |
| ENG 234 | HISTORICAL ASIAN LITERATURE AND FILM | 4 sh |
| ENG 236 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSICAL AND LITERARY TRADITIONS | 4 sh |
| ENG 237 | CARIBBEAN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 248 | ASIAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 250 | INTERPRETATIONS OF LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 255 | TOPICS IN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 258 | MODERN DRAMA | 4 sh |
| ENG 259 | LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST | 4 sh |
| ENG 260 | LITERATURE AND THE LAW | 4 sh |
| ENG 266 | LITERATURE OF TERROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL | 4 sh |
| ENG 320 | LITERARY PERIODS AND MOVEMENTS | 4 sh |
| ENG 321 | CLASSICAL LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 322 | MEDIEVAL LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 323 | RENAISSANCE LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 329 | THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE | 4 sh |
| ENG 330 | APPALACHIAN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 331 | WORLD LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 332 | LITERATURE OF THE SOUTH | 4 sh |
| ENG 333 | WOMEN IN LITERATURE: FEMINIST APPROACHES | 4 sh |
| ENG 334 | NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 335 | LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 336 | PARIS AND THE EXPATRIATES | 4 sh |
| ENG 337 | ASIAN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 338 | AFRICAN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 339 | AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL WRITERS | 4 sh |
| ENG 342 | SHAKESPEARE | 4 sh |
| ENG 346 | MAJOR AUTHORS | 4 sh |
| ENG 349 | MAJOR COMPARATIVE AUTHORS | 4 sh |
| ENG 351 | THE NOVEL | 4 sh |
| ENG 352 | DRAMA | 4 sh |
| ENG 353 | POETRY | 4 sh |
| ENG 354 | THE SHORT STORY | 4 sh |
| ENG 355 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN GENRE STUDIES | 4 sh |
| ENG 356 | NONFICTION | 4 sh |
| ENG 358 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN DRAMA | 4 sh |
| ENG 359 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN NOVELS | 4 sh |
| ENG 363 | TEACHING LITERATURE: CANONS, CULTURES AND CLASSROOMS | 4 sh |
| ENG 365 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN CULTURAL STUDIES | 4 sh |
| ENG 385 | MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 399 | YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE | 4 sh |
Additional Major requirements outside of the literature concentration: 12 sh
- Choose one ENG language course 4 sh
- Choose one ENG or PWR writing course 4 sh
- Choose one additional ENG writing or ENG language course (ENG/PWR double majors may choose an additional PWR writing course to fulfill this requirement) 4 sh
ENG Language Courses
| ENG 204 | LANGUAGE IN SOCIETY | 4 sh |
| ENG 205 | GRAMMAR | 4 sh |
| ENG 301 | INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS | 4 sh |
| ENG 302 | HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 4 sh |
| ENG 305 | AMERICAN ENGLISH | 4 sh |
| ENG 306 | TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (TESOL): THEORY AND PRACTICE | 4 sh |
Writing Courses
| PWR 211 | PUBLISHING AND EDITING I | 4 sh |
| PWR 212 | MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS I | 4 sh |
| ENG 213 | INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING | 4 sh |
| ENG 214 | CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY READING/WRITING | 4 sh |
| PWR 215 | PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC | 4 sh |
| PWR 217 | PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIO | 4 sh |
| ENG 219 | WRITING STUDIES SURVEY | 4 sh |
| PWR 297 | WRITING AS INQUIRY | 4 sh |
| PWR 304 | UNDERSTANDING RHETORIC | 4 sh |
| PWR 311 | PUBLISHING AND EDITING II | 4 sh |
| PWR 312 | MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS II | 4 sh |
| PWR 313 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC | 4 sh |
| ENG 315 | INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: NONFICTION | 4 sh |
| ENG 316 | INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY | 4 sh |
| ENG 317 | INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION | 4 sh |
| ENG 319 | WRITING CENTER WORKSHOP | 4 sh |
| PWR 321 | WRITING GRANTS | 4 sh |
| PWR 322 | WRITING SCIENCE | 4 sh |
| PWR 323 | WRITING CIVIC ACTION | 4 sh |
| ENG 368 | MEDIA STORM | 4 sh |
| ENG 413 | ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING | 4 sh |
| ENG 414 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN CREATIVE WRITING | 4 sh |
| ENG 416 | TEACHING CREATIVE WRITING IN THE COMMUNITY | 4 sh |
Double Concentrations and Double Majors
Students are encouraged to pursue a double concentration to study the interconnectedness of writing and reading literature (literature/creative writing) or a double major in English to combine liberal arts and pre-professional training (ENG/PWR). Completing a dual concentration or double major in English requires a capstone experience in each area. For more information, see your English or PWR major advisor or the English department chair.
Total Credit Hours: 44