English Writing
For a bachelor of arts degree in English with a concentration in writing, students should take ENGL A205 or ENGL A210 plus ENGL A206 in their freshman year. In addition, students take five literature courses, including one course in British literature before 1800 and one course in American literature. Students must also complete six writing courses. As a part of the writing major, many students complete an internship at a magazine, business, or school. Many also work with The New Orleans Review, a nationally prominent literary periodical sponsored by the department.
For English majors in either the writing or literature concentration who are participants in the University Honors Program, ENGL H233 and ENGL H234 are accepted in lieu of A205/A210 and A206. However, English Honors students are encouraged to take one or the other of the two latter courses with their English-major classmates.
English majors and minors can take advantage of many extracurricular activities within the department. They can join Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society, as well as ALEPH, an English department club. They work on ReVisions, our student literary magazine, and The Reader’s Response, our annual anthology of students’ academic writing. The department also sponsors regular poetry readings involving students and faculty and presents guest lecturers.
English majors can expand their academic program by participating in our summer Irish studies program in Dublin, our summer Paris studies program, or our exchange programs with Keele University in England and the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands.
English majors may take a minor in another discipline, to be determined in consultation with the adviser. Students must consult their assigned advisers in curriculum matters before registering for each semester.
Bachelor of Arts - English Writing
| Freshman | Fall | Spring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | ENGL A205 or ENGL A210 — ENGL A206 | 3 | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 3 | 3 | |
| Common Curriculum | 9 | 9 | |
| Semester Totals | 15 | 15 | |
| Total | 30 | ||
English majors in the University Honors Program must take one English honors course, ENGL H233, H234, or H235. English Honors students should also take ENGL A210 and A206.
| Sophomore | Fall | Spring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | Combination of distribution requirements and electives | 6 | 3 |
| Electives | 6 | 6 | |
| Common Curriculum | 3 | 6 | |
| Semester Totals | 15 | 15 | |
| Total | 30 | ||
| Junior | Fall | Spring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | Combination of distribution requirements and electives | 6 | 6 |
| Electives | 6 | 3 | |
| Common Curriculum | 3 | 6 | |
| Semester Totals | 15 | 15 | |
| Total | 30 | ||
| Senior | Fall | Spring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | Combination of distribution requirements and electives | 6 | 6 |
| Electives | 3 | 6 | |
| Common Curriculum | 6 | 3 | |
| Semester Totals | 15 | 15 | |
| Total | 30 | ||
There is an optional honors thesis for majors with a 3.5 GPA in the major and 3.0 cumulative. The thesis must be registered for in the fall of the senior year, but students must get approval from the Thesis Director and the English Honors reader. Students must start research in the summer following their junior year, and must complete the assignments listed on the English department web page. The thesis is worked on during the summer and the first semester and is completed in the second semester of the senior year (3+3 hours). English majors who are in the University Honors Program are required to write either the English Honors thesis or the University Honors thesis (1 + 2 hours).
| Total Course Hours: | 120 |
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