Course Checklist (Matriculated F'04 or Later)

These requirements apply to those students who began their careers at CSB/SJU in the Fall of 2003 or later.  Those who began prior to that year have the option to follow these or previous requirements for the English Major.

NOTE: Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in 300-level courses.

Required Coursework:

____ 4 credits from courses numbered 130-134 (first year, if possible)
____ 4 credits English 243: Literary Theory & Criticism
____ 4 credits English 311: Writing Essays
____ 4 credits of course work in each of the following clusters: (list only 1 course per cluster)
____ Literature & Literary History:

Engl 283: Western Literature in Translation: Ancient and Medieval
284: Western Literature in Translation: Renaissance to the Present
325: Studies in Drama
341: Studies in British Literature to 1700
342: Studies in British Literature after 1700
346: Americal Literature to 1865
347: American Literature after 1865
351: Chaucer
352: Shakespeare
355: Studies in Individual Authors**
361: British Novel to 1900
362: American Novel to 1920
367: Studies in Contemporary Literature
381: Literature by Women
382: Multi-cultural Literature of the United States
383: Post-Colonial Literature
385: Studies in Literature**

Theory & Culture:

Engl 220: Topics in Research***
286: Introductin to Film Studies
369: Studies in Critical Theory
386: Studies in Film
387: English Language
388: Studies in Popular Culture

____ Captstone:

Engl 365: Current Issues in Literary Studies
Educ 362: Secndary School Teaching
Honr 398: Honors Senior Essay, Research or Creative Project

____ Electives: (16 additional credits in English)

____ Engl
____ Engl
____ Engl
____ Engl

** Depending on the authors a professor chooses for the course, these courses could count in both clusters.

*** Depending on the topics a professor chooses to research, this course could move between clusters. 

Required coursework must includ the following:

____ At least 16 credits in the major must be upper-division.

____ Engl
____ Eng
____ Engl
____ Engl

____ At least 4 credits must be in a course in which a major subject of study is poetry.

Fall '02: 131-01, 133-01, 133-02, 313, 341, 352, 381
Spring '03: 134-02, 351, 352, 367
Fall '03: 133-01, 134-01, 341, 346, 352
Spring '04: 131, 133, 351, 352, 367
Fall '04: 341, 351, 352
Spring '05: 352
Fall '05: 131, 341, 346, 352
Spring '06: 352
Fall '06": 341, 346, 352

____ At least 4 credits in the major must be in literature before 1800.

Fall '02: 341, 346, 352
Spring '03: 351, 352
Fall '03: 341, 346, 352
Spring '04: 351, 352
Fall '04: 341, 351, 352
Spring '05: 352
Fall '05: 341, 346, 352
Spring '06: 352
Fall '06: 341, 346, 352

____ At least 16 credits in the major must be in literature classes.

Fall '02: 243, 283, 341, 346, 352, 361, 366, 381
Spring '03: 342, 347, 351, 352, 355, 362, 365, 367, 382, 383, 386
Fall '03: 243, 283, 341, 346, 352, 366, 381, 382
Spring '04: 243, 284, 342, 347, 351, 352, 355, 365, 367, 383, 385, 386
Fall '04: 243, 283, 341, 346, 351, 352, 355, 365, 366
Spring '05: 243, 284, 342, 347, 352, 365, 367, 381, 383, 385
Fall '05: 283, 341, 346, 352, 355, 361, 365, 381, 385
Spring '06: 284, 342, 347, 365, 367, 381, 382, 383, 385
Fall '06: 283, 341, 346, 352, 365, 366, 381