{"id":2455,"date":"2016-01-21T10:56:25","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T16:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/?page_id=2455"},"modified":"2023-06-07T08:17:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T13:17:53","slug":"requirements-for-the-english-major","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/english\/requirements-for-the-english-major\/","title":{"rendered":"The English Major (Students Prior to Fall 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the 2021-2022 academic year, the English Department entered a transition period, as we began to phase in a new set of requirements for the standard English major and the modified English major for students who want to pursue a teaching license. The new requirements for the English major will apply to all students who enter the college in Fall 2021 and after.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This page outlines the “old” requirements for the standard English major.<\/strong> Students who began their studies at St. Olaf prior to the fall of 2021 are likely to continue with the old requirements for the English major. Some students who entered prior to 2021\u00a0 may have the option of switching to the new set of requirements for the English major, but note that this will also require changing to the new OLE Core general education curriculum for your general education requirements.<\/strong> Please contact the Registrar\u2019s Office for further information.<\/p>\n

In addition to our standard English major (outlined here), we also offer a modified version of our standard major for students who wish to receive a teaching license: the English major with Communication Arts\/Literature Teaching Licensure. Click on the tab marked “Major #2 – English major with Teaching License” for more information on that option.<\/p>\n

Please see the college catalog for more information (here<\/a>). The college catalog is the official record of the requirements for all majors.<\/p>\n

English Major Worksheet<\/a><\/h4>\n

The English major requires a minimum of ten courses to complete. These courses must fulfill the following requirements:
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Level I: <\/strong>English 185 (Literary Studies)<\/p>\n

Level II:<\/strong> 3 courses: one from Cross-Cultural Studies, one from Literary History, and one from either Cross-Disciplinary Studies or Genre.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Cross-Cultural Studies<\/em>
    \n–Treat literature as a human expression that embraces both commonality and differences within and across cultures.
    \n–Focus on global literatures in English and\/or multicultural literatures within a single nation.<\/li>\n
  2. Literary History<\/em>
    \n–Trace the process of literary change, examining the development of literary styles, conventions, and forms.
    \n–May focus on one national literary tradition or examine literature from two or more nations.<\/li>\n
  3. Cross-Disciplinary Studies<\/em>
    \n–Approach a topic, author, genre, or period from at least one disciplinary perspective in addition to that of literary study.
    \n–Recognize disciplinary perspectives as distinct ways of knowing.<\/li>\n
  4. Genre<\/em>
    \n–Require students to think critically and creatively about the formal qualities of literature.
    \n–Address for through writing, the study of literature, or both.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    1800 requirement:<\/strong> Among all courses taken at level II (category-specific and elective), one must be a literature before 1800; one must be in literature after 1800.<\/p>\n

    Six electives,<\/strong> two of which must be at Level III (300-level courses). Here you can give your major the emphasis you choose: authors or historical periods; genres, topics and theoretical approaches; creative writing. Any course in the English Department other than ENGL 185 and the three courses that you are using to fulfill your Level II category requirements (literary history, cross-cultural, and cross-disciplinary\/genre) can serve as an elective. Note that at minimum, one of your 300-level electives must be in literary studies (ENGL 360: Literary Criticism and Theory or a course that involves the study of literature rather than creative writing). You are welcome to take more than one 300-level creative writing workshop, but these will serve as general electives rather than satisfying the 300-level elective requirement.<\/p>\n

    Level II Classes<\/h6>\n

    Our 200-level courses fulfill categories as described below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Cross-cultural Studies<\/strong>
    \nEngl 200 – Topics in Cross-Cultural Literature
    \nEngl 201 – Transatlantic Anglophone Literature
    \nEngl 203 – Asian American Literature
    \nEngl 204 – South Asian Literature
    \nEngl 205 – American Racial and Multicultural Literatures
    \nEngl 206 – African Literature
    \nEngl 207 – Women of the African Diaspora
    \nEngl 208 – Black and Asian British Literatures
    \nEngl 209 – Arab American Literature and Film
    \nEngl 210 – Post-Colonial Literature
    \nEngl 211 – Hemingway in East Africa (abroad)
    \nEngl 212 – Literature of the Eastern Caribbean (abroad)
    \nEngl 251 – Major Chicano\/a Authors
    \n*Muslim Women Writers also counts toward this requirement. It is sometimes offered as ENGL 280. Other courses taught as ENGL 280 do not satisfy the cross-cultural requirement.<\/p>\n

    Literary History<\/strong>
    \nEngl 220 – Topics in Literary History
    \nEngl 221 – Literatures in English to 1650
    \nEngl 222 – Ecocriticism and Renaissance Literature
    \nEngl 223 – Old and Middle English Literature: The Weird and the Wonderful
    \nEngl 225 – Neoclassical and Romantic Literature
    \nEngl 227 – English Renaissance Literature
    \nEngl 228 – Romantic\/Victorian\/Modern British Literature
    \nEngl 229 – Twentieth-Century British and Irish Literature
    \nEngl 232 – Writing America 1588-1800
    \nEngl 271 – Literature and the Scientific Revolution<\/p>\n

    Cross-Disciplinary Studies<\/strong>
    \nEngl 260 – Topics in Cross-Disciplinary Literary Studies
    \nEngl 261 – The Beat Generation
    \nEngl 262 – Topics: Literature and History
    \nEngl 263 – Narratives of Social Protest
    \nEngl 264 – Topics in Gender and Literature
    \nEngl 266 – Romanticism and Rock Music
    \nEngl 267 – Monsters: Myths and Movies from the 19th to 21st Centuries
    \nEngl 268 – Literature and Modern Philosophy
    \nEngl 269 – Art, Design, and Literature in Britain Since 1950
    \nEngl 273 – Imagining Urban Ecologies
    \nEngl 275 – Literature and Film
    \nEngl 276 – Literature and the Environment
    \nEngl 279 – Psychopathy in American Culture
    \nEngl 290 – Exploring Literary Publishing
    \nID 258 \u2013 Theater in London (Abroad)<\/p>\n

    Genre<\/strong>
    \nEngl 242 – Children’s and Young Adult Literature
    \nEngl 280 – Topics in Genre
    \nEngl 282 – Fantasy and Science Fiction Writing
    \nEngl 283 – Crime Fiction
    \nEngl 284 – Epic and the Novel
    \nEngl 285 – Digital Rhetorics and New Media Literacies
    \nEngl 286 – Topic: Rhetoric and Composition
    \nEngl 287 – Professional and Business Writing
    \nEngl 288 – Reading and Writing the Personal Essay
    \nEngl 289 – Journalistic Writing
    \nEngl 291 – Intermediate Creative Nonfiction Writing
    \nEngl 292 – Intermediate Poetry Writing
    \nEngl 293 – Intermediate Fiction Writing
    \nEngl 294 – Academic Internship
    \nEngl 296 – Screenwriting
    \nEngl 298 – Independent Study<\/p>\n

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