English, Literature Concentration, B.A.

Curriculum Requirements

This concentration prepares students for the workforce, graduate schools, and professional schools.  A 2.0 or better GPA must be maintained as the overall GPA as well as in all English courses.

1. 120 Semester Hours:

Complete a maximum of 120 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better.  The last 30 hours must be completed at NCCU.  Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in the following courses:  ENG 1110 , ENG 1210 , ENG 1300  or ENG 1400 , and ENG 1500 .

2. General Education Requirement: (36-38 hours)

Complete General Education Curriculum  required by the university as detailed on the four-year course of study.

ENG 1110 English Composition I ( 3 )  

ENG 1210 English Composition II ( 3 )  

Foreign Language (3)

First Science Course (3-4)

MATH 1080  ,MATH 1100  ,MATH 1110 , or MATH 1200  (3)

HIST 1320  -  World Societies ( 3 )  

Second Social Science course (3)

HUM 2410  -  Arts & Humanities I ( 3 )  or HUM 2420  -  Arts & Humanities II ( 3 )  

Second Humanities course (3)

PHIL 2210 Ethics ( 3 )  (highly Recommended)

UNIV 1100  -  First Year Seminar ( 2 )  

KIN 1541  -  Fitness ( 2 )  

HEDU 1531  -  Health ( 2 )  

3. Program Requirements:

4. Concentration Requirements (18 hours)

• ENG 2105 - Introduction to Technical Writing (3) or
• ENG 3105 - Professional and Technical Writing (3)

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• ENG 3300 - Applied Literary Criticism (3)

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• ENG 3400 - Junior-Senior Seminar (3) or
• ENG 3040 - Special Topics in Language and Literature (3)

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• ENG 4110 - The Nineteenth-Century Novel (3) or
• ENG 4120 - The Twentieth-Century Novel (3) or
• ENG 3605 - Contemporary Literature (3)

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• ENG 4300 - Shakespeare (3)

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• ENG 4320 - English Drama (3) or
• ENG 4420 - Contemporary British and American Drama (3)

5. Additional Requirements

Three to five of the literature electives may be chosen from the following list:

 ENG 2310 British Literature I  (3)  

ENG 2320 British Literature II  (3) 

 ENG 3310 American Literature I  (3)

 ENG 3320 American Literature II  (3) 

 ENG 3410 African American Literature I  (3)

ENG 3420 African American Literature II  (3) 

ENG 2340 Contemporary African American Literature (3)

ENG 2350 Studies in English Literature  (3)

 ENG 3505 Women and Literature  (3)

ENG 3605 Contemporary Literature  (3) 

 ENG 4000 The History of the English Language  (3)

 ENG 4200 Modern African Literature  (3)

 ENG 4700 Twentieth-Century British Literature (3)

Up to two of the literature concentration electives may be chosen from the following list.ENG 2720 Introduction to Creative Writing  (3) or any other English course (not listed above at the 3000 or level or higher.)

Program Notes:

Four- Year Curriculum Plan