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
| ENG2900 | Literary Studies: Theories and Methods | 4 sh |
| ENG2210 | British Literature Before 1800 | 4 sh |
| ENG2220 | British Literature After 1800 | 4 sh |
| ENG2230 | American Literature Before 1865 | 4 sh |
| ENG2240 | American Literature After 1865 | 4 sh |
| ENG2320 | Literature of East Asia | 4 sh |
| ENG2330 | The Beat Generation | 4 sh |
| ENG2360 | African-American Musical and Literary Traditions | 4 sh |
| ENG2340 | Caribbean Literature | 4 sh |
| ENG2250 | African-American Literature Before 1945 | 4 sh |
| ENG2260 | African-American Literature Since 1945 | 4 sh |
| ENG2350 | Asian-American Literature | 4 sh |
| ENG2580 | Modern Drama | 4 sh |
| ENG2590 | Literature of the Holocaust | 4 sh |
| ENG2600 | Literature and the Law | 4 sh |
| ENG3200 | Classical Literature | 4 sh |
| ENG3210 | Renaissance Literature | 4 sh |
| ENG3300 | The Harlem Renaissance | 4 sh |
| ENG3310 | Appalachian Literature | 4 sh |
| ENG3800 | Advanced World Literature | 4 sh |
| ENG3320 | Literature of the South | 4 sh |
| ENG3920 | Women in Literature: Feminist Approaches | 4 sh |
| ENG3340 | Native American Literature | 4 sh |
| ENG3810 | Latin American Literature and Culture | 4 sh |
| ENG3301 | Paris and the Expatriates | 4 sh |
| ENG3820 | Postcolonial Asian Literature and Globalization | 4 sh |
| ENG3830 | African Experience in Literature | 4 sh |
| ENG3330 | American Environmental Writers | 4 sh |
| ENG3420 | Shakespeare | 4 sh |
| ENG3510 | The Novel | 4 sh |
| ENG3520 | Drama | 4 sh |
| ENG3530 | Poetry | 4 sh |
| ENG3540 | The Short Story | 4 sh |
| ENG3560 | Nonfiction | 4 sh |
| ENG3590 | African-American Novels | 4 sh |
| ENG3900 | Teaching Literature: Canons, Cultures and Classrooms | 4 sh |
| ENG3580 | Young Adult Literature | 4 sh |
ENG Language Courses
| ENG2040 | Language in Society | 4 sh |
| ENG2050 | Grammar | 4 sh |
| ENG3010 | Introduction to Linguistics | 4 sh |
| ENG3020 | History of the English Language | 4 sh |
| ENG3050 | American English | 4 sh |
| ENG3060 | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL): Theory and Practice | 4 sh |
ENG and PWR Writing Courses
| ENG2130 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 4 sh |
| ENG2140 | Creative Writing: Poetry Reading/Writing | 4 sh |
| ENG2090 | Writing Studies Survey | 4 sh |
| ENG3150 | Intermediate Creative Writing: Nonfiction | 4 sh |
| ENG3160 | Intermediate Creative Writing: Poetry | 4 sh |
| ENG3170 | Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction | 4 sh |
| ENG3090 | Writing Center Workshop | 4 sh |
| ENG4130 | Advanced Creative Writing | 4 sh |
| ENG4160 | Teaching Creative Writing in the Community | 4 sh |
| PWR2130 | Publishing and Editing I | 4 sh |
| PWR2120 | Multimedia and Visual Rhetorics I | 4 sh |
| PWR2110 | Professional Writing and Rhetoric | 4 sh |
| PWR2100 | Professional Writing and Technology Studio | 4 sh |
| PWR2170 | Writing as Inquiry | 4 sh |
| PWR3110 | Understanding Rhetoric | 4 sh |
| PWR3130 | Publishing and Editing II | 4 sh |
| PWR3120 | Multimedia and Visual Rhetorics II | 4 sh |
| PWR3190 | Special Topics in Professional Writing and Rhetoric | 4 sh |
| PWR3210 | Writing Grants | 4 sh |
| PWR3220 | Writing Science | 4 sh |
| PWR3230 | Writing Civic Action | 4 sh |
Choose one Senior Seminar or an additional Capstone Experience: 4 sh
| ENG4970 | Senior Seminar: Literature | 4 sh |
| ENG4971 | Senior Seminar: Creative Writing | 4 sh |
| PWR4970 | 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.