Degree Requirements | English (B.A.)
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Degree Requirements
College of Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Arts in English
| General Education Requirements | |||
| Course Name/ # | Credit Hours | Course Name/# | Credit Hours |
| English | Humanities | ||
| ENGL 1157 | 3 | FORL 1001 | 3 |
| ENGL 1158 or 1159 | 3 | FORL 1002 | 3 |
| Mathematics | ENGL 2031 | 3 | |
| MATH | 6* | Social Sciences | |
| Science | Social Sciences | 6 | |
| BIOS | 3 | Arts | |
| BIOS or Physical Science | 6 | Arts Elective | 3 |
| Total | 39 | ||
| Other Requirements | |||
| Course Name/ # | Credit Hours | Course Name/# | Credit Hours |
| Social Science 2000+ | 6 | Foreign Language 2001/1001 | 3 |
| Electives outside of ENGL and JOUR 3000+ | 6 | Foreign Language 1002 | (3) |
| Electives | 21-24 | History | 6 |
| Total | 45 | ||
| Course Requirements for Major | |||
| Course Name/ # | Credit Hours | Course Name/# | Credit Hours |
| ENGL 2032 | 3 | 4000-level American Lit | 3 |
| ENGL 2258 | 3 | 4000-level Pre-1660 British Lit | 3 |
| ENGL 2341 | 3 | 4000-level Post-1660 British Lit | 3 |
| ENGL 2342 | 3 | English Electives 3000-4000 level | 12 |
| ENGL 3394 | 3 | ||
| Total | 36 | ||
| Journalism and Professional Writing Concentration | |
| Course Name/ # | Credit Hours |
| JOUR 2700 or ENGL 2155 | 3 |
| 4000-level English Writing or JOUR | 9 |
| Total | 12 |
| Creative Writing Concentration | |
| Course Name/# | Credit Hours |
| ENGL 2154, 2160, 2161, or 2163 | 3 |
| ENGL 4154, 4161, or 4163 | 6 |
| 4000-level Literature | 3 |
| Total | 12 |
| New Orleans Regional Literatures Concentration | |||
| Course Name/ # | Credit Hours | ||
| ENGL 4043 | 3 | ||
| ENGL 4045 | 3 | ||
| 4000-level Literature | 6 | ||
| Total | 12 | ||
| Total Credit Hours Required | Credit Hours |
| 120 |
* See General Course Requirements and Approved Electives in the Liberal Arts section.
- "C" or better required
- Must include courses from two different fields (ANTH, ECON, GEOG, POLI, PSYC, SOC, or URBN) and at least 6 hours at 2000-level or higher.
- 6 hour sequence in one science. Select from BIOS, CHEM, EES, PHYS. 3 hours must be BIOS. Check General Education Courses to confirm courses fulfilling this requirement
- From FA, MUS, theater or film/video-related FTA. Check General Education Courses to confirm courses fulfilling this requirement
- Must complete nine credit hours in one language or six credit hours in two languages.
- Students may take workshops in the same or different genre, 2 at 4000 level.
- Courses should focus on New Orleans or associate regions. Students may substitute ENGL 2043 for one 4000-level Lit.
- Satisfies College requirement of oral competency.
- American Literature: ENGL 4030, 4031, 4032, 4033, 4034, 4043, 4045, 4091, 4092, or 4391
- British Literature before 1660: ENGL 4401, 4421, 4501, 4516, 4521, 4522, 4601, 4616, 4621, or approved 4391
- British Literature after 1660: ENGL 4701, 4702, 4715, 4716, 4801, 4802, 4807, 4808, 4815, or approved 4391
- This requirement is waived for students who complete a 12-hour concentration (Journalism and Professional Writing, Creative Writing, and New Orleans Regional Literatures).
- For Nonfiction, these courses can fulfill this requirement: ENGL 4918, 4030, 4031, 4701, 4702, 4807, 4808. For Fiction: ENGL 4715, 4815, 4915, 4917, 4031, 4032, 4033, 4034, 4043, 4045. For Poetry: 4401, 4421, 4521, 4522, 4601, 4621, 4701, 4702, 4801, 4802, 4807, 4808, 4913, 4914. Approved Special Topics courses (4091, 4092, 4093, and 4391) may also fulfill this requirement.