English Degree Requirements
- These requirements apply to students entering this program in fall 2020 and thereafter. Students who enrolled earlier should consult the catalog in effect at the time they enrolled.
- Transfer students may apply up to 9 credits (three courses) of certain approved 200-level courses toward this major. For students transferring 300- and 400-level courses, at least 18 credits in this major must be taken at UBalt.
- Read the course descriptions.
General Education Requirements (38 credits)
General Education requirements for all new students entering UBalt in fall 2017 and after.
- General Education requirements for all students who entered UBalt in fall 2016 and spring 2017.
- General Education requirements for all students who entered UBalt between fall 2014 and spring 2016.
English Program Requirements (42 credits)
Core Courses (27 credits)
- ENGL 301 Introduction to English Studies
- ENGL 365 Shakespeare's Influence
- ENGL 390 Syntax, Semantics and Style
- ENGL 395 Understanding Narrative
- ENGL 498 Seminar in English
AND
Choose:
- TWO Literature courses (see list below),
- ONE additional 300- or 400-level ENGL course, and
- ONE additional 300- or 400-level English, Digital Communication or Integrated Arts course
ELectives/suggested areas of focus (15 credits)
An additional 15 credits of electives are required and must include 12 credits of 300- or 400-level ENGL courses and no more than one INTA or CMAT course. Electives have been arranged in suggested groupings based on optional areas of focus that students may pursue.
LITERATURE AND CULTURE (15 credits)
Suggested:
- FOUR additional Literature courses
- ONE course from the following list:
- ARTS 201 The Arts in Society
- ARTS 304 Arts and Ideas
- CMAT 352 Media Literacy
- CMAT 371 Mass Media and Society
- ENGL 397 Literary Theory and Interpretation
PROFESSIONAL WRITING (15 credits)
Suggested:
- FOUR Professional Writing courses
- CMAT 211 Computer Graphics: Publishing
CREATIVE WRITING (15 credits)
Suggested:
- ONE Literature course
- THREE Workshop courses
- ENGL 401 Publication and Performance
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Literature Courses
- ENGL 311 Wells of the Past: Classical Foundations
- ENGL 313 Worlds Beyond the West
- ENGL 315 The Short Story
- ENGL 316 Modern Poetry
- ENGL 317 The Novel
- ENGL 319 Topics in International Literature
- ENGL 320 Contemporary Literature
- ENGL 331 Popular Genres
- ENGL 332 Literature and Film
- ENGL 333 Media Genres
- ENGL 336 Young Adult Literature and Culture
- ENGL 337 Great Plays
- ENGL 338 Modern Drama
- ENGL 341 American Literature to 1900
- ENGL 344 American Literature Since 1900
- ENGL 346 The American Dream
- ENGL 348 Multiethnic American Literature
- ENGL 349 American Identities: Explorations in the Past and Present
- ENGL 350 Topics in African American Literature
- ENGL 351 Ancient Myth: Paradigms and Transformations
- ENGL 356 Literature and Law
- ENGL 360 Major Authors
- ENGL 365 Shakespeare's Influence
- ENGL 372 Topics in Women's Literature
- ENGL 374 Austen, the Brontes & Woolf: Rooms of Their Own
- ENGL 395 Understanding Narrative
- ENGL 397 Literary Theory and Interpretation
- ENGL 400 Literature in Society
- ENGL 421 Elizabethan Renaissance: In the Green World
- ENGL 441 The Romantic Imagination
- ENGL 442 The Victorian Paradox
- ENGL 450 The Great Moderns
- ENGL 497 Topics in Literature
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Workshop Courses
- ENGL 363 Creative Writing Workshop: Screenwriting
- ENGL 382 Creative Writing Workshop: Poetry
- ENGL 383 Creative Writing Workshop: Fiction
- ENGL 385 Creative Writing Workshop: Playwriting
- ENGL 386 Creative Writing Workshop: Creative Journalism
- ENGL 387 Creative Writing Workshop: Memoir
- ENGL 388 Creative Writing: Special Topics
- ENGL 401 Publication and Performance
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Professional Writing Courses
- CMAT 211 Computer Graphics: Publishing
- CMAT 374 Magazine Design
- ENGL 321 Argument and Persuasion
- ENGL 322 Techniques of Popularization
- ENGL 323 Writing, Editing and Publishing
- ENGL 324 Public Relations Writing
- ENGL 325 Introduction to Journalism
- ENGL 326 Writing for Digital Media
- ENGL 386 Creative Writing Workshop: Journalism
- ENGL 390 Syntax, Semantics and Style
- ENGL 391 Topics in Language and Society
- ENGL 392 The Archaeology of Language
- ENGL 402 Copy Editing and Document Design
- ENGL 407 Internship in Professional Writing (1-3 credits)
- ENGL 408 Internship in University Publications (1-3 credits)
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Other Approved Courses
- ARTS 304 Arts and IDeas
- CMAT 211 Computer Graphics: Publishing
- CMAT 352 Media Literacy
- CMAT 371 Mass Media and Society
The following courses may be counted toward the English major with the approval of the program director:
- ENGL 489 Directed Independent Study (1-3 credits)
- ENGL 490 Honors Thesis
- ENGL 493 Honors Seminar
- ENGL 494 Thesis in Literature (3-6 credits)
General Electives
- IDIS 101 First Year Seminar: Introduction to University Learning
freshmen only; transfer students replace this with a different elective
Complete as many courses as necessary from any discipline to fulfill your 120-credit requirement, including this recommended elective:
- ENGL 200 The Experience of Literature, or another 200-level literature course
Information Literacy Requirement
Meet the UBalt Information Literacy graduation requirement by successfully completing one of the following:
- INFO 110 Introduction to Information Literacy
- ENGL 498 Seminar in English: The Modern Tradition