English, Language Arts Option, BS/BA

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A student must complete the following core requirements in addition to a selected option and the General Studies requirements. No grade lower than “C-” will satisfy major requirements.

Students wanting to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree must complete the Additional BA Requirements .

Language Arts Option Requirements

English Core Requirements

ENG 222 - World Literature to 1500 3 Credit Hours
ENG 301 - Traditional Grammar 3 Credit Hours
ENG 302 - Literary Theory 3 Credit Hours
ENG 450 - English Seminar 3 Credit Hours

English Core Total:12

Additional English Requirements

ENG 322 - British Literature I - Early British Literature to 1780 3 Credit Hours
Or
ENG 323 - British Literature II - 1780 to Present 3 Credit Hours
ENG 326 - American Literature I 3 Credit Hours
Or
ENG 327 - American Literature II 3 Credit Hours
ENG 357 - Interpretive Reading 3 Credit Hours
ENG 418 - Shakespeare 3 Credit Hours
JOUR 100 - Introduction to Mass Communications 3 Credit Hours
JOUR 234 - Beginning Journalism 3 Credit Hours
JOUR 235 - Newspaper Editing 3 Credit Hours
JOUR 401 - Journalism Practicum 1 Credit Hours
THEA 232 - Introduction to Theatre 3 Credit Hours
THEA 355 - Principles of Play Production 0 to 4 Credit Hours

English Additional Requirements Total: 27

English Electives

(Select 4 courses from the following electives)

ENG 203 - Literature for Children through Adolescence 3 Credit Hours
ENG 225 - Short Story 3 Credit Hours
ENG 306 - Nebraska Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENG 307 - Seminar in the Novel 3 Credit Hours
ENG 309 - Creative Writing 3 Credit Hours
ENG 311 - Creative Non-Fiction 3 Credit Hours
ENG 320 - Science Fiction Literature & Film 3 Credit Hours
ENG 330 - Modern Poetry & Drama 3 Credit Hours
ENG 360 - Comics as Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENG 362 - Women Writers 3 Credit Hours
ENG 375 - Film Study 3 Credit Hours
ENG 440 - History of the English Language 3 Credit Hours
JOUR 232 - Social Media Theory & Practice 3 Credit Hours