English Interdisciplinary Program

The Interdisciplinary Program in English allows students to study the English language and another field of study into a single cohesive program.

A total of 130 credits is required for the BA degree. The senior research essay or project serves as a capstone. Students will work with the English program advisor to design their program.

Prerequisites:

  • A grade of 2.7 or better in Writing 101: Expository Writing or Writing 202: Writing About Literature
  • A writing (W) skill score of 2 in any course
  • Speech 105: Public Speaking (may be taken co-requisite to 200-level requirements)

Required Courses:

200-level courses:

  • English 218: American Literature I
  • English 219: American Literature II
  • English 221: British Literature II

300-level courses:

  • One of the following:
    • English 310: Chaucer and Medieval English Literature
    • English 320: The English Language
    • English 330: Elizabethan Literature
  • One of the following:
    • English 367: The Modern Novel
    • English 370: Twentieth Century Authors (after 1950)

Recommended Courses in Supporting Fields:

  • History course covering the same era as literature survey courses (English 218, 219, and 221)
  • Art history course covering the same time periods as literary study