DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (EN)

Professor Patti White, Chairperson
Office: 103 Morgan Hall

Requirements for the major. The major in English requires 36 hours of EN courses, distributed as follows:

• 12 hours in basic courses: EN 205, and 9 additional hours from EN 206, EN 207, EN 208, EN 209, EN 210, EN 249 (or honors equivalents)
• 15 hours in 300-level courses, as follows:
  • 3 hours in a theory, writing, or linguistics course: EN 300, EN 301, EN 303, EN 308, EN 309, EN 310, EN 319, EN 320, EN 321
  • 3 hours in an early (pre-1660) literature course: EN 330, EN 331, EN 332, EN 333, EN 334, EN 335
  • 3 hours in an 18- or 19th-century literature course: EN 340, EN 341, EN 342, EN 343, EN 344, EN 345, EN 346, EN 347, EN 348, EN 349
  • 6 hours in 300 level electives
• 9 hours in 400-level courses
• A minimum of twelve hours at the 300 level must be earned on this campus.
• Four semesters or equivalent proficiency in one foreign language is also required. Computer science does not count toward this requirement.

Requirements for the minor in English. The minor in English requires 21 hours. Twelve hours must be in 200-level literature courses: EN 205 and nine additional hours from EN 206, EN 207, EN 208, EN 209, EN 210, EN 249 (or honors equivalents). The remaining nine hours must be from 300-level EN courses. A minimum of six hours at the 300 level must be earned on this campus.

Requirements for the minor in creative writing. The creative writing minor requires 18 hours, including 3 hours of EN 200, 3 hours of EN 301, 3 hours of EN 303, 3–6 hours of EN 308, and 3–6 hours from the following courses: EN 401, EN 403, and EN 410. At least 3 of the 18 hours in the minor must be at the 400 level. EN 308 may be repeated once for credit.

Honors in English. Any student with a superior aptitude for and a special interest in literature may apply for admission to the honors program in English. The program includes special classes for EN 205 (EN 215), EN 206 (EN 216), EN 209 (EN 219), and EN 210 (EN 220), and eligibility for the Senior Honors Seminar in Literature (EN 499). English majors who maintain a grade point average of 3.5 in English and 3.3 overall upon successfully completing the program and the honors seminar will be eligible for graduation with "honors in English." The honors seminar (EN 499) is designed in consultation with interested students, who are encouraged to suggest topics and course materials that best suit their academic interests. Seminars cover a variety of topics and works. The topic of a recent seminar was "The Idea of the West"; it included works by Homer, Virgil, Swift, Flaubert, Tolstoy, and Charles Johnson.

Sigma Tau Delta. Sigma Tau Delta, a national English honor society, aims to promote a mastery of written expression, to encourage worthwhile reading, and to foster a spirit of fellowship among its members. Eligible for membership are students who have at least a 3.33 GPA for 12 hours of English and a 3.0 GPA overall and who are English or English/education majors, or English or creative writing minors. The society, along with the department, annually makes an award to the English major with the highest overall GPA.

A Suggested Sequence of Courses for the English Major
FRESHMAN YEAR
First Semester Course Hours EN 101 3 MATH1 3 Natural science 4 Foreign language 3–4 Humanities2 3 ___ 16–17		Second Semester Course Hours EN 102 3 History2 3 Natural science 4 Fine arts2 3 Foreign language 3–4 ___ 16–17
SOPHOMORE YEAR
First Semester Course Hours EN 205 3 EN 209 3 Minor 3 Foreign language 3 Social and behavioral sciences2 3 ___ 15		Second Semester Course Hours EN 206 3 EN 210 3 Minor 3 Foreign language 3 Social and behavioral sciences2 3 ___ 15
JUNIOR YEAR3
First Semester Course Hours Minor 3 Minor or elective 3 EN 300-level, pre-1660 3 EN 300-level, 1700–1900 3 History or social and behavioral sciences2 3 ___ 15		Second Semester Course Hours Minor 3 Minor or elective 3 EN 300-level theory, writing, or linguistics 3 EN 300-level 3 Elective 3 ___ 15
SENIOR YEAR3
First Semester Course Hours EN 400-level 3 EN 300-level 6 Elective 3 Minor 3 ___ 15		Second Semester Course Hours EN 400-level 6 Minor 3 Electives 6 ___ 15   Total: At least 120

Graduate programs. The department offers programs leading to the master of arts, master of arts in teaching English as a second language, master of fine arts, and doctor of philosophy degrees, and to a certificate in rhetoric and composition. The general requirements for these degrees are stated in the University of Alabama graduate catalog.