English A.B. - Self-Designed Concentration

Chair:  Associate Professor Proudfit

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 2900	Literary Studies: Theories and Methods	4 sh
ENG 2210	British Literature Before 1800	4 sh
ENG 2220	British Literature After 1800	4 sh
ENG 2230	American Literature Before 1865	4 sh
ENG 2240	American Literature After 1865	4 sh
ENG 2320	Literature of East Asia	4 sh
ENG 2330	The Beat Generation	4 sh
ENG 2360	African-American Musical and Literary Traditions	4 sh
ENG 2340	Caribbean Literature	4 sh
ENG 2250	African-American Literature Before 1945	4 sh
ENG 2260	African-American Literature Since 1945	4 sh
ENG 2350	Asian-American Literature	4 sh
ENG 2580	Modern Drama	4 sh
ENG 2590	Literature of the Holocaust	4 sh
ENG 2600	Literature and the Law	4 sh
ENG 3200	Classical Literature	4 sh
ENG 3210	Renaissance Literature	4 sh
ENG 3300	The Harlem Renaissance	4 sh
ENG 3310	Appalachian Literature	4 sh
ENG 3800	Advanced World Literature	4 sh
ENG 3320	Literature of the South	4 sh
ENG 3920	Women in Literature: Feminist Approaches	4 sh
ENG 3340	Native American Literature	4 sh
ENG 3810	Latin American Literature and Culture	4 sh
ENG 3301	Paris and the Expatriates	4 sh
ENG 3820	Postcolonial Asian Literature and Globalization	4 sh
ENG 3830	African Experience in Literature	4 sh
ENG 3330	American Environmental Writers	4 sh
ENG 3420	Shakespeare	4 sh
ENG 3510	The Novel	4 sh
ENG 3520	Drama	4 sh
ENG 3530	Poetry	4 sh
ENG 3540	The Short Story	4 sh
ENG 3560	Nonfiction	4 sh
ENG 3590	African-American Novels	4 sh
ENG 3900	Teaching Literature: Canons, Cultures and Classrooms	4 sh
ENG 3580	Young Adult Literature	4 sh

ENG Language Courses

ENG 2040	Language in Society	4 sh
ENG 2050	Grammar	4 sh
ENG 3010	Introduction to Linguistics	4 sh
ENG 3020	History of the English Language	4 sh
ENG 3050	American English	4 sh
ENG 3060	Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL): Theory and Practice	4 sh

ENG and PWR Writing Courses

ENG 2130	Introduction to Creative Writing	4 sh
ENG 2140	Creative Writing: Poetry Reading/Writing	4 sh
ENG 2090	Writing Studies Survey	4 sh
ENG 3150	Intermediate Creative Writing: Nonfiction	4 sh
ENG 3160	Intermediate Creative Writing: Poetry	4 sh
ENG 3170	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	4 sh
ENG 3090	Writing Center Workshop	4 sh
ENG 4130	Advanced Creative Writing	4 sh
ENG 4160	Teaching Creative Writing in the Community	4 sh
PWR 2130	PUBLISHING AND EDITING I	4 sh
PWR 2120	MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS I	4 sh
PWR 2110	PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC	4 sh
PWR 2100	PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIO	4 sh
PWR 2170	WRITING AS INQUIRY	4 sh
PWR 3110	UNDERSTANDING RHETORIC	4 sh
PWR 3130	PUBLISHING AND EDITING II	4 sh
PWR 3120	MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS II	4 sh
PWR 3190	SPECIAL TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC	4 sh
PWR 3210	WRITING GRANTS	4 sh
PWR 3220	WRITING SCIENCE	4 sh
PWR 3230	WRITING CIVIC ACTION	4 sh

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

ENG 4970	Senior Seminar: Literature	4 sh
ENG 4971	Senior Seminar: Creative Writing	4 sh
PWR 4970	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 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.