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 220LITERARY STUDIES: THEORIES AND METHODS

4 sh

ENG 221BRITISH LITERATURE BEFORE 1800

4 sh

ENG 222BRITISH LITERATURE AFTER 1800

4 sh

ENG 223AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1865

4 sh

ENG 224AMERICAN LITERATURE AFTER 1865

4 sh

ENG 232LITERATURE OF EAST ASIA

4 sh

ENG 233THE BEAT GENERATION

4 sh

ENG 234HISTORICAL ASIAN LITERATURE AND FILM

4 sh

ENG 236AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSICAL AND LITERARY TRADITIONS

4 sh

ENG 237CARIBBEAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 238AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1945

4 sh

ENG 239AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1945

4 sh

ENG 248ASIAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 255TOPICS IN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 258MODERN DRAMA

4 sh

ENG 259LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST

4 sh

ENG 260LITERATURE AND THE LAW

4 sh

ENG 266LITERATURE OF TERROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL

4 sh

ENG 320LITERARY PERIODS AND MOVEMENTS

4 sh

ENG 321CLASSICAL LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 322MEDIEVAL LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 323RENAISSANCE LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 329THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

4 sh

ENG 330APPALACHIAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 331WORLD LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 332LITERATURE OF THE SOUTH

4 sh

ENG 333WOMEN IN LITERATURE: FEMINIST APPROACHES

4 sh

ENG 334NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 335LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE

4 sh

ENG 336PARIS AND THE EXPATRIATES

4 sh

ENG 337ASIAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 338AFRICAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 339AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL WRITERS

4 sh

ENG 342SHAKESPEARE

4 sh

ENG 346MAJOR AUTHORS

4 sh

ENG 349MAJOR COMPARATIVE AUTHORS

4 sh

ENG 351THE NOVEL

4 sh

ENG 352DRAMA

4 sh

ENG 353POETRY

4 sh

ENG 354THE SHORT STORY

4 sh

ENG 355SPECIAL TOPICS IN GENRE STUDIES

4 sh

ENG 356NONFICTION

4 sh

ENG 359AFRICAN-AMERICAN NOVELS

4 sh

ENG 363TEACHING LITERATURE: CANONS, CULTURES AND CLASSROOMS

4 sh

ENG 365SPECIAL TOPICS IN CULTURAL STUDIES

4 sh

ENG 399YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG Language Courses

ENG 204LANGUAGE IN SOCIETY

4 sh

ENG 205GRAMMAR

4 sh

ENG 301INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS

4 sh

ENG 302HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

4 sh

ENG 305AMERICAN ENGLISH

4 sh

ENG 306TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (TESOL): THEORY AND PRACTICE

4 sh

ENG and PWR Writing Courses

ENG 213INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING

4 sh

ENG 214CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY READING/WRITING

4 sh

ENG 219WRITING STUDIES SURVEY

4 sh

ENG 315INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: NONFICTION

4 sh

ENG 316INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY

4 sh

ENG 317INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION

4 sh

ENG 319WRITING CENTER WORKSHOP

4 sh

ENG 413ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING

4 sh

ENG 414SPECIAL TOPICS IN CREATIVE WRITING

4 sh

ENG 416TEACHING CREATIVE WRITING IN THE COMMUNITY

4 sh

PWR 211PUBLISHING AND EDITING I

4 sh

PWR 212MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS I

4 sh

PWR 215PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC

4 sh

PWR 217PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIO

4 sh

PWR 297WRITING AS INQUIRY

4 sh

PWR 304UNDERSTANDING RHETORIC

4 sh

PWR 311PUBLISHING AND EDITING II

4 sh

PWR 312MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS II

4 sh

PWR 313SPECIAL TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC

4 sh

PWR 321WRITING GRANTS

4 sh

PWR 322WRITING SCIENCE

4 sh

PWR 323WRITING CIVIC ACTION

4 sh

Choose one Senior Seminar or an additional Capstone Experience: 4 sh

ENG 495SENIOR SEMINAR: LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 496SENIOR SEMINAR: CREATIVE WRITING

4 sh

PWR 497PWR 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.

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