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Nov 25, 2024
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University General Course Catalog 2018-2019 ARCHIVED CATALOG: LINKS AND CONTENT ARE OUT OF DATE. CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR.
English (Literature Specialization), B.A.
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Description
Students majoring in the Literature program are trained in the study of literature from a variety of perspectives. Our majors have gone on to careers in law, teaching, writing, editing and publishing, nonprofit development, arts administration, politics, entertainment, new media, and public relations, as well as graduate work in English literature, rhetoric and composition, and creative writing. Literature courses offer diverse approaches to English and American literature, as well as other global literatures in English, through courses focusing on the study of historical periods, individual authors, movements, themes, and genres. Our courses emphasize the diversity of literature in English and consider literary works in their social and historical contexts, with particular emphasis on the literature of underrepresented groups. Requirements and electives provide a broad exposure to a literary tradition extending from Beowulf and Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales to the plays and poems of Shakespeare to modern and contemporary works of poetry, fiction, drama, and memoir. The major emphasizes the development of skills in oral and written analysis and the critical study of literary form and language, and includes the option of additional electives in writing or linguistics. Introductory courses emphasize analytic and writing skills and offer an overview of literary history, while upper-level courses focus on advanced critical analysis and research.
http://www.unr.edu/assessment/plans-and-forms/liberal-arts/english-ba
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Graduation Requirements
| Total Units |
120 |
| Cumulative GPA |
2.0 |
| University GPA |
2.0 |
| Major GPA |
2.0 |
| Residency Requirement |
30 Upper-Division Units at UNR |
| Major Residency Requirement |
15 Upper-Division Units in the major at UNR |
| Upper-Division Requirement |
42 Upper-Division Units |
| Half Program Units/4 Year Institution |
60 Units |
I. Silver Core General Education Requirements (24-27 units)
NOTE: Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter of this catalog for information regarding the “Core English and Math Completion Policy .”
Students in this major must meet all Silver Core Objectives (CO1 through CO14). Courses satisfying Core Objectives are designated (e.g., CO9) in General Catalog curricula and course descriptions.
A. Silver Core Writing and Prerequisite (3-6 units) - CO1, CO3
B. Silver Core Mathematics and Prerequisite (3 units minimum) - CO2
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO2 courses .
C. Silver Core Natural Sciences (6 units minimum) - CO4, CO4L
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO4/CO4L courses .
D. Silver Core Social Sciences (3 units) - CO6
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO6 courses .
E. Silver Core Fine Arts (3 units) - CO7
F. Silver Core Humanities (6 units) - CO5, CO8
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.
II. Additional Silver Core Requirements (12 units maximum)
Students must take courses that satisfy the following Core Objectives. Some or all of these Silver Core Objectives may be satisfied in the Major Requirements (Section IV). Students must satisfy at least two of the Additional Silver Core requirements with courses that also meets a major requirement. If students do not use the following recommended courses to satisfy the additional Silver Core requirements, they must take appropriate courses in other departments. Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter of this catalog.
A. Science, Technology & Society Course - CO9
The following recommended course can also be used in the Major Requirement:
B. Diversity & Equity Course - CO10
C. Global Context Course - CO11
The following recommended courses can also be used in the Major Requirement:
E. Capstone Integration & Synthesis Course - CO13
The following recommended courses can also be used in the Major Requirement:
F. Application Course - CO14
III. Additional College Requirements (6-20 units)
Units may vary depending on initial course placement in foreign language coursework.
A. Foreign Language (0-14 units)
Successful completion of the foreign language requirement may be accomplished through one of four options:
- complete a fourth semester college course in a foreign language or in American Sign Language;
- demonstrate proficiency through placement examination or other means determined by the Department of World Languages and Literatures, including minimum CBAPE, SAT II, or IB scores;
- show transcript evidence of successful completion of four years of high school coursework in the same foreign language; or
- participate in a Studies Abroad program pre-approved by the college to meet the foreign language requirement.
B. College Breadth Requirement (6 units)
Students seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree in the college shall be required to take, within the College of Liberal Arts, 6 credits that are outside the departments in which they major or minor, and that exclude courses taken to fulfill the Silver Core General Education requirements (Core Objectives 1 through 7).
IV. Major Requirements Literature Specialization (39 units)
English majors and minors should complete ENG 298 and ENG 303 before enrolling in 400-level English courses. Courses are 3 units unless otherwise noted.
A. Major core courses (21 units)
B. Major Electives (18 units)
In addition to the major core courses, select 18 units to be distributed among at least four of eleven groups listed below. At least one course must be from Literature written Pre-1800 (not to include Shakespeare).
Depending on the topic or theme covered in the following courses, one of them may substitute for a course in groups 1 through 11: ENG 425A , ENG 425B , or ENG 498A .
Group IV - Rhetoric/Writing
Only one rhetoric and writing course may count toward the major elective requirement.
Group V - Literary Criticism and Theory
Group VI - American Literature
Group VII - British Literature, Pre-1800
Group VIII - British Literature, Post-1800
Group IX - Comparative and Global Literature
Group X - Linguistics
Only one linguistics course may count toward the major elective requirement.
Group XI - Interdisciplinary Studies
V. Minor Requirements (18-21 units)
The English Department accepts any minor approved by the College of Liberal Arts.
VI. Electives (1-21 units)
VII. Recommended Schedule
Fall Semester (15 units)
- Prerequisite Core English (3 units)*
- Mathematics Course (3 units) CO2*
- Foreign Language 111 (4 units)
- Social Sciences Course (3 units) CO6
- Recreation Elective (2 units) OR
- Music Lesson (2 units)
NOTE: * English and Math course placement is based on test scores. Please consult the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.
Spring Semester (16-17 units)
Fall Semester (15-16 units)
Spring Semester (15 units)
Spring Semester (15 units)
Fall Semester (15 units)
- English elective (400 level) (6 units)
- Capstone Integration & Synthesis Course (3 units) CO13
- Ethics Course (3 units) CO12
- Minor (300-400 level) (3 units)
Spring Semester (12-14 units)
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