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English Major/Minor Patterns
Major
12 course units to include:
1 course from the following:
ENG	1074	Perspectives on Literatures
ENG	1134	Introduction to Poetry
ENG	1144	Introduction to Fiction
And
1 course from the following:
ENG	2474	Survey of British Literature I* or
ENG	2104	The Comic Spirit
ENG	2124	Introduction to African Fiction
ENG	2134	American Writing of Nature
ENG	2144	Women’s Literature
ENG	2154	American Women Writers and Ethnicity
ENG	2174	Popular Fictions
ENG	2364	American Poetry since 1945
ENG	2484	Survey of British Literature II
ENG	2534	Detective Fiction
And
ENG	2904	Literary Interpretation
And
6 3000-level period courses, to include:
1 pre-eighteenth-century:
ENG	3304	Seventeenth-Century British Literature
ENG	3314	Renaissance Literature
ENG	3324	Shakespeare I
ENG	3334	Shakespeare II
ENG	3564	Milton
1 eighteenth-century:
ENG	3224	Romanticism
ENG	3504	The Eighteenth-Century British Novel
1 nineteenth-century:
ENG	3174	Nineteenth-Century American Literature
ENG	3234	Victorian Literature
ENG	3514	The Nineteenth-Century British Novel
1 twentieth-century:
ENG	3404	Early Twentieth-Century British Literature
ENG	3414	Twentieth-Century British Literature, Post-1945
ENG	3664	Early Twentieth-Century American Literature
ENG	3674	Twentieth-Century American Literature, Post-1945
And
ENG	4504	Capstone Seminar
All courses beyond the 1000 level should be chosen in careful consultation with an English program adviser. *For students wishing to develop an overview of literature from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, it is strongly recommended that they satisfy the above major pattern by including the following cluster: ENG 2474 (Survey of British Literature I), to be taken in the sophomore year, and at least two 3000-level period courses from the "pre-eighteenth-century" list. Students aiming for graduate study should acquire a reading knowledge of one foreign language, some acquaintatnce with its literature, and at least some knowledge of a second foreign language.
To become certified to teach English, students must complete the following: English Major Education Minor for English Secondary Certification
Completion of Education Minor for Secondary Certification (8-12) for Teaching English requires:
EDU	1004	Observing the Learner
EDU	2014	Schooling in American Culture
EDU	2094	Standards-Based Instruction
EDU	2164	Designing Constructivist-Based Learning Climates
EDU	3054	Instructional Strategies and Content Area Literacy for Learners in Middle and Secondary Schools
EDU	3244	Practicum in Learning Experiences
EDU	4114	Supervised Teaching in High School
EDU	4514	Senior Seminar
OR Senior Seminar in the student's discipline
Students must also take the following allied courses:
DRA	1214	Preparing to Act
DRA	3414	Fundamentals of Play Directing
EDU	2084	Literature for Young Adults
PSY	1004	General Psychology
Students must also note the following:
From the selection of English courses, one must address women's literature, and one ethnic literature.
It is strongly recommended that one pair of Area IV courses be in Writing, Rhetoric, and Communication.
Students should consult with the appropriate academic advisers and advisers in the education program to ensure that state certification and general eduaction requirements are fulfilled.
Students must secure majors in appropriate disciplines as listed in the Catalog and be approved by the Kentucky Department of Education.
Minor
7 courses, including:
1 introductory course from the following:
ENG	1074	Perspectives on Literature
ENG	1134	Introduction to Poetry
ENG	1144	Introduction to Fiction
ENG	1194	Introduction to Film
6 other courses, at least 3 of which must be above the 1000-level.