English, BA

36 credit hours

The Bachelor of Arts in English prepares you to use language both persuasively and creatively and to read, think, and write critically in any setting. Graduates pursue a variety of professional objectives and career paths, including graduate school in literature and creative writing, law school, teaching at the secondary level, journalism, technical and business writing, copywriting, editing, and proofreading.

A major in English requires 36 credit hours of coursework through the English program plus the foreign language requirement listed below.

The major is structured to provide you with a broad expertise in British and American literature while also allowing you the opportunity to study literatures of other regions and of traditionally underrepresented cultures and populations, and to conduct in-depth explorations of topics of your choosing.

Requirements

Major Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ENGL 30100 - Methods of Literary Study 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 45400 - Senior Capstone in English 3 Credit Hour(s)
English majors should take ENGL 30100 as soon as possible after completing ENGL 17000.

British Literature Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ENGL 33200 - Chaucer 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 33300 - Shakespeare 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 33800 - Medieval Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 33900 - Early Modern Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 34101 - London in the Eighteenth Century 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 34200 - Politics, Passion, Poetry and Problems: The Romantic Movement 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 34300 - Victorians: Vile or Virtuous? 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 35700-35799 - Topics in British Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)

American Literature Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ENGL 34400 - LatinX Literature 3 Credit Hour(s) or SPA 34400 - LatinX Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 34700-34799 - Topics in American Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 35200 - Early American Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 35300 - Twentieth-Century American Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 35400 - Finding Home: Space, Place, and Identity in American Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 37600 - African American Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)

Additional Literature Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options and/or from the options in British literature or American literature above:

ENGL 30900 - The Novel 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 36200 - Translation and Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 37100 - Reading and Writing of the Young Adult Novel 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 38000-38099 - Topics in Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
Students pursing 9-12 English teaching certification must complete ENGL 37100 ; additionally, students pursuing 9-12 English teaching certification may not satisfy this coursework distribution with “Topics” courses.

Language, Linguistics, and Communication Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

CAH 36500 - Digital Research 3 Credit Hour(s)
CINE 35000 - Screenwriting 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 24200 - Basic Reporting 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 38200 - Feature Writing 3 Credit Hour(s)
DCS 35000 - Personal Branding 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 20900 - Writing for Game Design 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 21100 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 22200 - Writing about Reality 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 23000 - Business Communications 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 25000 - Multiculturalism and Multilingualism 3 Credit Hour(s) or SPA 25000 - Multiculturalism and Multilingualism 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 30700 - The Teaching of Writing 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 31200 - Technical Writing 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 31500 - Arrow Rock Literary Journal 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 37200 - Grammar and Writing 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 38200-38299 - Topics in English 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 40400 - History of the English Language 3 Credit Hour(s)
MGMT 36015 - International Business and Cross-Cultural Communications 3 Credit Hour(s)
MRKT 35040 - Advertising and Promotional Strategy 3 Credit Hour(s)
Students pursing 9-12 English teaching certification must satisfy this elective coursework by completing ENGL 37200 and ENGL 40400.

Elective Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from any of the above listed ENGL courses, or any other 30000- or 40000-level ENGL course.

Foreign Language Proficiency

English majors must demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to Lindenwood University’s Elementary II level. Students who transfer in at least six college credit hours in such a language or who have a sufficient AP exam score in such a language are considered to have demonstrated proficiency. Students who have studied a language offered by Lindenwood University but who do not have sufficient college course credit in the language may consult with the program about having their proficiency tested by the faculty in our non-English language programs to determine which courses, if any, they must take to fulfill the requirement. Students who have studied a language not offered by Lindenwood University and who do not have sufficient college course credit in the language may consult with the program about taking an online proficiency test to determine whether they will need to undertake further language study at Lindenwood. Not all languages are available for testing.

Notes:

(1) At least two of the courses taken for the degree must be marked as GE-Human Diversity courses. (2) ENG courses may satisfy program requirements at the discretion of the advisor.

No duplication of coursework is permitted within the program.

English, BA 9-12 Secondary Education Certification Preparation

See the requirements in English, BA 9 - 12 Secondary Education Certification Preparation section of this catalog

Students seeking (Grades K-12) certification must (1) earn a bachelor of arts in english and (2) complete the requirements for a minor in education (Grades K-12).

Note: Students seeking grades K-12 or 9-12 certification will work with one professional advisor when admitted to Lindenwood. Upon completion of a number of successful terms at Lindenwood, students pursing grades K-12 or 9-12 certification will transition to a content area advisor and an advisor from the College of Education and Human Services to ensure all DESE requirements for certification have been met. These requirements may exceed the requirements for the degree in the content area.