English, B.A.

The English program provides students with courses of study that will develop both academic and creative writing, an understanding of language, and a critical engagement with literature. To achieve these objectives, English majors are expected to develop and refine their writing abilities and critical understanding of language and literature through extensive reading and discussion.

All students who desire to major in English will be required to complete 27 upper-division credit hours of English courses approved by the department chair and demonstrate satisfactorily their possession of the basic skills of literary criticism and research through completion of ENG 225. After being accepted as English majors the students will, in consultation with their advisors, decide upon a program of studies best suited to their needs and interests, whether in preparation for teaching, advanced study, professional writing, or other vocations in which their liberal education may prove an asset. In their senior year, all English majors write a senior paper as a Capstone experience.

University Core Curriculum Requirements — 40 credit hours

All University of Portland students progress through a set of shared course options as part of the University’s liberal arts Core Curriculum. This curriculum offers a foundation of multiple lenses to address enduring questions of human concern, integrating the liberal arts, the University mission, and the knowledge, skills, and values needed in a diverse society and in the workplace.

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ENG 225 and ENG 499 are the designated Writing in the Discipline courses for the B.A. in English.

College of Arts and Sciences B.A. Requirements — 24-33 credit hours

See College Requirements, B.A.

Major Requirements — 30 credit hours

Required Course — 3 credit hours

ENG 225Introduction to Literary Studies

3

Survey Courses - 6 credit hours

Select two courses from the following:

ENG 301British Literature I (Medieval through 18th Century)

3

ENG 302British Literature II (19th Century to Present)

3

ENG 303American Literature I (Beginnings to 1900)

3

ENG 304American Literature II (1900 to Present)

3

300-level Topic Courses - 12 credit hours

Select four courses from the following:
ENG 306Writing Workshop: Poetry

3

ENG 309Writing Workshop: Fiction

3

ENG 311Writing Workshop: Nonfiction

3

ENG 317Writing Theory and Practice

3

ENG 326Shakespeare: Page, Performance, and Perceptions

3

ENG 335Literatures and Cultures of Food

3

ENG 336Studies in Drama

3

ENG 337Modern/Contemporary Arabic Literature

3

ENG 338European Literature in Translation

3

ENG 339Studies in Fiction

3

ENG 342Studies in Poetry

3

ENG 343Studies in Nonfiction

3

ENG 351Satire

3

ENG 352Film and Literature

3

ENG 353Letters and Literature

3

ENG 360Literature and Social Change

3

ENG 361Northwest Literature

3

ENG 363Environmental Literature

3

ENG 370Studies in Women Writers

3

ENG 371City Life in American Literature

3

ENG 372Multi-Ethnic American Literature

3

ENG 373African-American Literature

3

ENG 375Studies in Irish Writers

3

Seminar Courses - 6 credit hours

Select two courses from the following:
ENG 401Seminar in British Literature I

3

ENG 402Seminar in American Literature I

3

ENG 403Seminar in Topic I

3

ENG 404Seminar in Non-Western Literature I

3

Senior Capstone Seminar - 3 credit hours

ENG 499Senior Capstone Seminar

3

Any additional credit hours required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours

Total Credit Hours: 120