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2024-2025 Academic Catalog

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2024-2025 Academic Catalog

English, Literature Concentration, BA

Total Hours Required for Degree: 120

Freshman Fall - 16 hours

Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning General Education Elective - 3 hours
Natural Sciences General Education Elective - 3 hours (Must be a life science)

ENGL 101 - English Composition I Cr: 3
FFND 101 - Freshman Foundations Cr: 1
ORIN 101 - Freshman Orientation Cr: 0
Choose one of the following:
FREN 101 - Elementary French I Cr: 3
GREK 101 - Introduction to Ancient Greek I Cr: 3
LATN 101 - Elementary Latin I Cr: 3
SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I Cr: 3
Choose one of the following:
HIST 101 - European History to 1648 Cr: 3
HIST 102 - European History since 1648 Cr: 3
HIST 121 - World Civilization to 1500 Cr: 3
HIST 122 - World Civilization since 1500 Cr: 3
HIST 201 - American History to 1877 Cr: 3
HIST 202 - American History since 1877 Cr: 3

Freshman Spring - 15 hours

Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning General Education Elective - 3 hours
Natural Sciences General Education Elective - 3 hours (Must be a physical science)

ENGL 102 - English Composition II Cr: 3
Choose one of the following:
FREN 102 - Elementary French II Cr: 3
GREK 102 - Introduction to Ancient Greek II Cr: 3
LATN 102 - Elementary Latin II Cr: 3
SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II Cr: 3
Choose one of the following:
HIST 101 - European History to 1648 Cr: 3
HIST 102 - European History since 1648 Cr: 3
HIST 121 - World Civilization to 1500 Cr: 3
HIST 122 - World Civilization since 1500 Cr: 3
HIST 201 - American History to 1877 Cr: 3
HIST 202 - American History since 1877 Cr: 3

Sophomore Fall - 15 hours

Natural Sciences General Education Elective - 3 hours (Must choose either a life science or a physical science in the same discipline as one previously taken)

ENGL 200 - Introduction to the Study of Literature Cr: 3
ENGL 201 - Survey of British Literature I Cr: 3
Choose one of the following:
FREN 201 - Intermediate French I Cr: 3
GREK 201 - Intermediate Ancient Greek I Cr: 3
LATN 201 - Intermediate Latin I Cr: 3
SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I Cr: 3
Choose one of the following;
HIST 101 - European History to 1648 Cr: 3
HIST 102 - European History since 1648 Cr: 3
HIST 121 - World Civilization to 1500 Cr: 3
HIST 122 - World Civilization since 1500 Cr: 3
HIST 201 - American History to 1877 Cr: 3
HIST 202 - American History since 1877 Cr: 3

Sophomore Spring - 15 hours

Elective - 3 hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education Elective - 3 hours

ENGL 202 - Survey of British Literature II Cr: 3
PHIL 201 - Introduction to Philosophy Cr: 3
Choose one of the following:
FREN 202 - Intermediate French II Cr: 3
GREK 202 - Intermediate Ancient Greek II Cr: 3
LATN 202 - Intermediate Latin II Cr: 3
SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II Cr: 3

Junior Fall - 15 hours

Elective (300/400 Level) - 3 hours
FREN, GREK, LATN, or SPAN Elective (300/400 Level) - 3 hours

COMM 201 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Cr: 3
ENGL 301 - Survey of American Literature I Cr: 3
Choose one of the following:
ART 352 - Art Appreciation Cr: 3
ART 363 - Art History: Origins of Modern Art Cr: 3
ART 364 - History of Photography Cr: 3
ART 367 - Art Since 1945 Cr: 3
ART 371 - Special Topics in Art History Cr: 1-3 (Must accrue 3 credit hours)
HIST 301 - History of Louisiana Cr: 3
HIST 305 - U.S. Military History Cr: 3
HIST 307 - United States Constitutional History Cr: 3
HIST 308 - Great Trials in American History Cr: 3
HIST 309 - History of Christianity Cr: 3
HIST 311 - Women and Religion Cr: 3
HIST 312 - History of Buddhism Cr: 3
HIST 314 - History of Hinduism Cr: 3
HIST 320 - American Women’s History Cr: 3
HIST 322 - Unsolved Mysteries of American History Cr: 3
HIST 330 - African-American History Cr: 3
HIST 341 - History of England to 1688 Cr: 3
HIST 342 - History of England since 1688 Cr: 3
HIST 344 - History of France since 1789 Cr: 3
HIST 355 - Colonial Latin America Cr: 3
HIST 356 - Latin America since Independence Cr: 3
HIST 362 - Caribbean History Cr: 3
HIST 382 - China and the World Cr: 3
HIST 401 - The Old South Cr: 3
HIST 405 - Colonial America Cr: 3
HIST 415 - The American Revolution and Early Nationhood, 1754-1787 Cr: 3
HIST 416 - American Indian to 1876 Cr: 3
HIST 425 - Jacksonian America, 1815-1848 Cr: 3
HIST 435 - The Civil War Era, 1848-1865 Cr: 3
HIST 436 - Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1900 Cr: 3
HIST 440 - The British Empire Cr: 3
HIST 445 - United States, 1900-1945 Cr: 3
HIST 450 - Medieval Europe Cr: 3
HIST 451 - Renaissance and Reformation Cr: 3
HIST 452 - Spain and Portugal, 400-1700 Cr: 3
HIST 454 - The Modern Civil Rights Movement, 1941-1968 Cr: 3
HIST 455 - United States History, 1945-1992 Cr: 3
HIST 464 - Europe, 1900-1950: The Great War and its Consequences Cr: 3
HIST 465 - World War II Cr: 3
HIST 466 - Europe, 1950-Present: Europe in the Cold War and After Cr: 3
HIST 468 - Vietnam Wars Cr: 3
HIST 472 - History of American Sexuality Cr: 3
HIST 475 - History of Asian Religions Cr: 3
HIST 477 - Environmental History Cr: 3
PHIL 311 - History of Ancient and Medieval Thought Cr: 3
PHIL 312 - History of Modern Thought Cr: 3
PHIL 314 - Existentialism Cr: 3
PHIL 315 - Political Philosophy Cr: 3
PHIL 331 - Ethics Cr: 3
PHIL 341 - Philosophy of Religion Cr: 3
PHIL 481 - Special Topics in Philosophy Cr: 3
WMST 301 - Survey of Feminist Theory Cr: 3
WMST 401 - Special Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies Cr: 3
WMST 406 - Women in Literature Cr: 3

Junior Spring - 15 hours

Elective (300/400 Level) - 3 hours
ENGL Elective - 3 hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education Elective - 3 hours

ENGL 302 - Survey of American Literature II Cr: 3
Choose one of the following:
ENGL 421 - Shakespeare: Early Comedies and Histories Cr: 3
ENGL 422 - Shakespeare: Tragedies and Late Comedies Cr: 3

Senior Fall - 14 hours

Elective - 2 hours

ART 261 - Art History: Ancient through Medieval Cr: 3
ENGL 401 - World Literature: Oriental, Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Cr: 3
ENGL 410 - Research Practicum in English Cr: 3
ENGL 475 - History of the English Language Cr: 3

Senior Spring - 15 hours

Electives (300/400 Level) - 9 hours

ART 262 - Art History: Renaissance to Modern Cr: 3
ENGL 402 - World Literature: Enlightenment to Twentieth Century Cr: 3

Note

Students must earn a grade of C or better in all ENGL courses.

General Notes

All bachelor’s degrees must include 40 hours at the 300/400 level.
All bachelor’s degrees require the successful completion of at least nine hours of Natural Sciences General Education Core Curriculum courses. Six hours shall be earned in a single life or physical science; the remaining three hours must be earned in a natural science area other than that previously selected (both life and physical sciences must be taken to fulfill this requirement).
All degree and graduation requirements may be found on the Academic Regulations page.