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 2900LITERARY STUDIES: THEORIES AND METHODS

4 sh

ENG 2210BRITISH LITERATURE BEFORE 1800

4 sh

ENG 2220BRITISH LITERATURE AFTER 1800

4 sh

ENG 2230AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1865

4 sh

ENG 2240AMERICAN LITERATURE AFTER 1865

4 sh

ENG 2320LITERATURE OF EAST ASIA

4 sh

ENG 2330THE BEAT GENERATION

4 sh

ENG 2360AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSICAL AND LITERARY TRADITIONS

4 sh

ENG 2340CARIBBEAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 2250AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1945

4 sh

ENG 2260AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1945

4 sh

ENG 2350ASIAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 2580MODERN DRAMA

4 sh

ENG 2590LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST

4 sh

ENG 2600LITERATURE AND THE LAW

4 sh

ENG 3200CLASSICAL LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 3210RENAISSANCE LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 3300THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

4 sh

ENG 3310APPALACHIAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 3800ADVANCED WORLD LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 3320LITERATURE OF THE SOUTH

4 sh

ENG 3920WOMEN IN LITERATURE: FEMINIST APPROACHES

4 sh

ENG 3340NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 3810LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE

4 sh

ENG 3301PARIS AND THE EXPATRIATES

4 sh

ENG 3820ASIAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 3830AFRICAN EXPERIENCE IN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 3330AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL WRITERS

4 sh

ENG 3420SHAKESPEARE

4 sh

ENG 3510THE NOVEL

4 sh

ENG 3520DRAMA

4 sh

ENG 3530POETRY

4 sh

ENG 3540THE SHORT STORY

4 sh

ENG 3560NONFICTION

4 sh

ENG 3590AFRICAN-AMERICAN NOVELS

4 sh

ENG 3900TEACHING LITERATURE: CANONS, CULTURES AND CLASSROOMS

4 sh

ENG 3580YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG Language Courses

ENG 2040LANGUAGE IN SOCIETY

4 sh

ENG 2050GRAMMAR

4 sh

ENG 3010INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS

4 sh

ENG 3020HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

4 sh

ENG 3050AMERICAN ENGLISH

4 sh

ENG 3060TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (TESOL): THEORY AND PRACTICE

4 sh

ENG and PWR Writing Courses

ENG 2130INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING

4 sh

ENG 2140CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY READING/WRITING

4 sh

ENG 2090WRITING STUDIES SURVEY

4 sh

ENG 3150INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: NONFICTION

4 sh

ENG 3160INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY

4 sh

ENG 3170INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION

4 sh

ENG 3090WRITING CENTER WORKSHOP

4 sh

ENG 4130ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING

4 sh

ENG 4160TEACHING CREATIVE WRITING IN THE COMMUNITY

4 sh

PWR 2130PUBLISHING AND EDITING I

4 sh

PWR 2120MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS I

4 sh

PWR 2110PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC

4 sh

PWR 2100PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIO

4 sh

PWR 2170WRITING AS INQUIRY

4 sh

PWR 3110UNDERSTANDING RHETORIC

4 sh

PWR 3130PUBLISHING AND EDITING II

4 sh

PWR 3120MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS II

4 sh

PWR 3190SPECIAL TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC

4 sh

PWR 3210WRITING GRANTS

4 sh

PWR 3220WRITING SCIENCE

4 sh

PWR 3230WRITING CIVIC ACTION

4 sh

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

ENG 4970SENIOR SEMINAR: LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 4971SENIOR SEMINAR: CREATIVE WRITING

4 sh

PWR 4970PWR 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 3000-level or above (4 sh of 3000-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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