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| B.A. in English |
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| The English major at Aquinas College exposes students to a wide variety of literature and approaches to literary studies. Every English major must take EH 221, Introduction to Literary Studies, which is a methods course introducing various critical approaches to the three main genres of literature and to research tools specific to literary studies. |
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| The core of the program consists of historical surveys of British and American Literature in which the student learns about major authors and trends of English language literature. |
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| A total of thirty-six (36) semester hours, exclusive of EH101, 105, 106, 111,
112, 113, 245, 246, and 247. (At least 18 hours must be taken at Aquinas.)
Major requirements must be fulfilled according to the following distribution: |
- EH221;
- 9 hours from the British Literature Core (EH361, 362, 363, 364, 365);
- 6 hours from the American Literature Core (EH273, 370, 371, 372);
- 3 hours from each of the following four groups:
1. Composition (EH205, 210, 400*);
2. Genre Studies (218, 266, 355, 356);
3. Linguistics and Literary Criticism (230*, 231*, 450);
4. Major Authors (401, 410, 451);
- 6 hours from Diversity Studies (211, 212, 225, 255, 274, 395, 398/99).
- Students may elect to substitute one elective in Diversity Studies,
either by taking one additional course in one of the distribution areas or
substituting any other English course, except those listed in sentence
one of this description.
- Courses marked with an * are strongly recommended for those seeking
teacher certification.
- English majors must also assemble a portfolio of their work and submit
it to the English Department for approval before graduation. Guidelines
available from members of English Department.
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| Distribution areas assure that Aquinas College English majors can express themselves clearly in writing, have an understanding of literary genres, and have been exposed in depth to major authors like Shakespeare and Chaucer. |
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| The final category, Diversity Studies, allows a student to come to know a wider body of literature than that normally covered in the traditional canon of literary studies. |
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| The portfolio requirement provides the graduate with a record of his/her progress through the program and can be a useful tool in career planning and placement. |
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| The following form is used to track the English major at Aquinas College. Students may print out this form to maintain a record of their progress towards the completion of the English major. |
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