English A.B. – Self-Designed Concentration
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in English and a Self-Designed Concentration requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.
Major Requirements
Foundational English Requirements: 16 sh
- Choose one ENG literature course 4sh
- Choose one ENG language course 4sh
- Choose one ENG or PWR writing course 4sh
- Choose one additional ENG or PWR course 4sh
English Self-Designed Concentration Requirements: 24 sh
Choose six courses from the following:
These can include any combination of Literature, Language, and Writing (ENG or PWR) classes.
ENG Literature Courses
| ENG 220 | LITERARY STUDIES: THEORIES AND METHODS | 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 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 238 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1945 | 4 sh |
| ENG 239 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1945 | 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 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 399 | YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE | 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 |
ENG and PWR Writing Courses
| ENG 213 | INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING | 4 sh |
| ENG 214 | CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY READING/WRITING | 4 sh |
| ENG 219 | WRITING STUDIES SURVEY | 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 |
| 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 |
| PWR 211 | PUBLISHING AND EDITING I | 4 sh |
| PWR 212 | MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS I | 4 sh |
| PWR 215 | PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC | 4 sh |
| PWR 217 | PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIO | 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 |
| PWR 321 | WRITING GRANTS | 4 sh |
| PWR 322 | WRITING SCIENCE | 4 sh |
| PWR 323 | WRITING CIVIC ACTION | 4 sh |
Choose one Senior Seminar or an additional Capstone Experience: 4 sh
| ENG 495 | SENIOR SEMINAR: LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 496 | SENIOR SEMINAR: CREATIVE WRITING | 4 sh |
| PWR 497 | PWR SENIOR SEMINAR | 4 sh |
Approved Alternative Capstone for 4 sh can also apply here.
Additional Criteria:
- Students must submit a detailed proposal that explains how selected courses define a cohesive plan for English study. The proposal must be developed in consultation with the coordinator of the self-designed English concentration and an advisor in the area of focus. The proposal must be reviewed and approved by a subcommittee of the English Curriculum Committee (which includes members from all concentrations and PWR) and by the coordinator of the self-designed English major. Once proposals are approved by the subcommittee, they will be brought to the whole department for review;
- At least 16 sh must be at the 300-level or above (4 sh of 300-level or above coursework may be outside of ENG and PWR, with approval of the chair and a subcommittee of the English Curriculum Committee);
- A capstone seminar is required: either an ENG or PWR senior seminar or an approved alternative capstone experience, whichever best suits the course of study;
- Program of study must include at least one ELR unit related to the student’s concentration focus;
- A portfolio of representative work in the concentration must be submitted for external senior assessment;
- The self-designed concentration must be officially approved before a student has completed 80 sh.