Department of English
Office: 278 Fenton Hall
(716) 673-3125
Kim Marie Cole, Chairperson
Email: english.department@fredonia.edu
Website: https://www.fredonia.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-liberal-arts-sciences/english
- The major in English requires a minimum of 36 credit hours of courses selected according to the outline given below. In special circumstances, a particular course requirement may be waived and another course substituted. Students seeking a waiver of a particular course requirement should consult their advisors and complete a Degree Exception Request form; approval for such waivers is granted by the English Department chairperson or designee.
- All English majors must complete at least 36 credit hours at Fredonia in order to graduate, of which at least 21 credit hours must be taken within the major.
- All English majors must complete at least 24 credit hours at or above the 300 level within the major.
- All majors must complete at least 66 credit hours outside the English (ENGL) major in order to graduate. Credits earned for ENGL 100 (Craft of Writing) do not count toward the major, but do count as credit hours outside the major. Credits transferred as ENGL 099 do not count toward the major, but do count as hours outside the major.
- The following Fredonia Foundations courses may count toward the English major: ENGL 227, ENGL 274, ENGL 296, and WRTG 260.
- Students may count up to 6 credit hours of internships and independent studies toward the major.
- Majors must take at least one course in literature written before 1800 from among ENGL 291, ENGL 312, ENGL 331, ENGL 389, ENGL 397, ENGL 408, ENGL 412, ENGL 414, and ENED 413.
- ENGL 373 or WRTG 372 and a Theoretical Approaches course are prerequisites for ENGL 400.
- All English majors must complete a minor or second major. English majors who declare the Creative Writing minor, Professional Writing minor, or Writing B.A. may count up to six (6) common credit hours toward both their English B.A. and minor or second major within the English Department.
Major Requirements
Foundations Courses:
| ENGL 106 | Introduction to Literary Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 213 | Texts and Contexts | 3 |
| ENGL 373 | English Grammar for Everyone | 3 |
| or | |
| WRTG 372 | Grammar and Style for Writers | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Core Courses:
3 credits chosen from each of the following focuses:
Literary History Focus
These courses enable students to connect changes in literary styles, movements, and modes to changing historical, social, cultural, and political contexts and issues, either by surveying a broad sweep of literature, delving deeply into a specific time period, or by focusing on one or two particular authors. Pre-1800 options can be found in this category, as well as in World Literature.
Pre-1800 Options
Post-1800 Options
World Literature Focus
In our increasingly global society, engagement with the writings of different cultures is essential to intercultural communication, understanding, and empathy. These courses offer students the chance to travel textually across the globe and to examine patterns in perspectives, aesthetics, and writing styles. Pre-1800 options can be found in this category, as well as in Literary History.
Pre-1800 Options
Post-1800 Options
Theoretical Approaches Focus
These courses provide students with a range of methodologies for examining cultural texts and/or social issues, with particular attention to the power of language and image.
Pre-1800 Option
| ENGL 397 | Discourses of the Enlightenment | 3 |
Post-1800 Options
Elective Courses:
Students may choose from courses in the lists above or other ENGL, ENED, and WRTG courses.
Including a maximum of 6 total credit hours in ENED/WRTG electives
Capstone Experience:
A Theoretical Approaches course is a prerequisite for
ENGL 400.
| ENGL 400 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |