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Jul 04, 2025
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Xavier University Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
English, B.A.
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The major in English is designed to develop writing skills, a critical and historical understanding of the English language and its literature, and a knowledge of current theories of literature, language, and humanistic interpretation. The English major is an excellent preparation for law school and for careers in education, journalism, editing, publishing, and other communications fields. It is also a fine preparation for a variety of business careers and for graduate school in business and, with appropriate science courses, for medical school.
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Requirements for the English Major
Core Curriculum Requirements:
48-63 Credit Hours dependent on courses taken, including Major Requirements:
36 credit hours, as follows 12 hours from:
- ENGL 115 - Rhetoric
- ENGL 210 - Methods Workshop
- ENGL 221 - Poetry
- ENGL 499 - Senior Seminar
6 hours from:
One course each from the following areas:: Theory or Criticism - 302-History of Literary Criticism
- 303-Modern Literary Theory
- 366-Feminist Theory
Language or Linguistics - 320-Topics in Linguistics
- 321-History of English Language
- 322-Ethnolinguistics
- 323-Media and Its Discourse
- 327-Language of Leadership
- 328-Gender, Religion, and Violence
- 369-Women and Sacred Language
9 hours from:
Take one course from THREE of the four areas: Pre-1800 British Lit - 361-16th/17th Cent Women’s Literacy
- 368-Brit Women Writers
- 376-Lit & Arts in Britain
- 410-Chaucer
- 411-Medieval Women’s Writing
- 415-Early English Lit
- 425-Shakespeare
- 429-Renaissance Drama
- 430-17th Century Brit Lit
- 432-Spenser & Milton
- 435-Milton
- 441-18th Century Brit Lit
- 465-18th Century Novel: Behn-Austen
Post-1800 British Lit - 364-Jane Austen
- 375-Lit & Arts in Ireland
- 414-Tolkien
- 450-Brit Romantic Lit
- 452-Romantic Autobiography
- 460-Love, Sex, Gender in Victorian Poetry
- 462-Victorian Writing
- 463-Victorian Poetry & Poetics
- 464-English Novel: Dickens-Conrad
- 470-Modern Brit Lit
- 475-Modern Irish Lit
Pre-1900 American Lit - 358-Black America since 1865
- 373-War & Peace in Amer Lit
- 468-Transatlantic Lit
- 478-19th Century Amer Poetry
- 480-Amer Renaissance
- 481-Amer Realism
- 485-Amer Gothic Lit
- 488-Humor in Amer Lit
- 489-Amer Minority Lit
Post-1900 American Lit - 351-Jewish-Amer Lit
- 479-Lit of Amer West
- 482-Mod Amer Fiction
- 483-Mod Amer Poetry
- 484-African-Amer Lit
- 486-Contemp Amer Lit
- 487-Contemp Amer Poetry
Note(s):
- A 2.000 cumulative average must be attained in these English courses.
- Undergraduates who wish to be certified as teachers of English on the secondary level are advised to consult with the Chair of the English Department and with the Office of Teacher Education and Placement regarding specific requirements for teacher certification.
TOTAL Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 120 Semester Hours
B.A. English
This block serves as a guideline for progress toward a degree. See your academic advisor. First Semester
- ENGL 115 - Rhetoric *
- CORE 101
- Second Language I
- PHIL 100 - Ethics as Intro to Philosophy
- Mathematical Perspectives core elective
- THEO 111 - Theological Foundations or CORE 100 - First Year Seminar
Total (15) Second Semester
- ENGL 205 - Literature & Moral Imagination
- Historical Perspectives core elective
- Second Language II
- Philosophical Perspectives (PHIL 200)
- CORE 102
- THEO 111 - Theological Foundations or CORE 100
Total (15) First Semester
- ENGL 210 - Methods Workshop
- Scientific Perspectives core elective
- Creative Perspectives core elective†
- Theological Perspectives core elective (200+ level)
- Quantitative Reasoning flag
Total (15) Second Semester
- ENGL 221 - Poetry
- Theory/Criticism major elective
- Natural Science core elective
- Humanities core elective†
- Social Science core elective
Total (15) First Semester
- British Literature major elective
- American Literature major elective
- Oral Communications flag†
- E/RS core elective†
- General elective
Total (15) Second Semester
- British or American Literature major elective
- Language/Linguistics major elective
- Diversity flag†
- General elective
- General elective
Total (15) First Semester
- English major elective
- English major elective
- Writing Intensive flag†
- General elective
- General elective
Total (15) Second Semester
- ENGL 499 - Senior Seminar
- General Elective
- General Elective
- General Elective
- English major elective
- CORE 499
Total (15) |
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