English Language and Literature Major, BA

Campus: NYC

Major Completion Summary

Requirement Credits
University Core Requirements 44-55
Major/Concentration Requirements 36
Open Electives 31-40
Total Credits 120

University Core Requirements (44-55 Credits)

University Core
Complete University Core Requirements44-55
Total Credits44-55

Language and Linguistics Concentration

Introductory Courses
Introduction to Language and Linguistics
Select one of the following:3
Introduction to Literature, Culture and Media
Creative Writing
Creative Writing: Drama
Creative Writing: Film Scenario
Exploratory and Concentration Courses 1
Exploratory Courses 2
Complete three (3) courses in LIT, ENG, or AMS at the 200 or 300-level9
Complete two (2) courses in LIT, ENG, or AMS in the 300-or-above level6
Concentration Courses 3
Compete five (5) approved 200 or 300 level ENG Language & Linguistics courses15
Total Credits33
1

At least two courses must be pre-1800. See department/advisor for current course offerings.

2

Additional courses in other subject areas may be used to fulfill this requirement; see advisor for guidance. Up to two (2) courses may be in Creative Writing; see advisor for permission.

3

Up to 6 credits of Graduate Publishing Program courses may be substituted with permission of English department advisor and if student already has completed 90 undergraduate credits and achieved a minimum of 3.0 GPA.

Approved 300-level ENG Language & Linguistics Courses

Please see advisor/department for updated list of courses.

Language and Gender
The History of the English Language
Composition Theory and Practice
Language, Meaning, and Behavior
Growth of the English Language
Workshop in Literary Translation
Forensic Linguistics
Language in Society
Writing About Culture: Ethnography
Independent Study in English
Language and Identity
Theories of Translation

Creative Writing Concentration

Introductory Courses
ENG 223Creative Writing3
or ENG 223C Creative Writing: Drama
or ENG 223E Creative Writing: Film Scenario
Select one of the following:3
Introduction to Literature, Culture and Media
Introduction to Language and Linguistics
Exploratory and Concentration Courses 1
Exploratory Courses 2
Complete three (3) courses in LIT, ENG, or AMS at the 200 or 300-level9
Complete two (2) courses in LIT, ENG, or AMS in the 300-or-above level6
Concentration Courses 3
Compete five (5) approved 300-level ENG Creative Writing courses15
Total Credits36
1

At least two courses must be pre-1800. See department/advisor for current course offerings.

2

Additional courses in other subject areas may be used to fulfill this requirement; see advisor for guidance. This concentration does not allow Creative Writing courses to be used for this requirement; see advisor for guidance.

3

Up to 6 credits of Graduate Publishing Program courses may be substituted with permission of English department advisor and if student already has completed 90 undergraduate credits and achieved a minimum of 3.0 GPA.

Approved 300-level ENG Creative Writing Courses

Please see advisor/department for updated list of courses.

ENG 307Creative Writing: Fiction3
ENG 308Creative Writing: Poetry3
ENG 309Creative Nonfiction3
ENG 311Workshop in Fiction Writing3
ENG 312Workshop in Poetry Writing3
ENG 313Workshop in Literary Translation3
ENG 315Playwriting3
ENG 316Writing Comics & Graphic Novels3
ENG 317Screenwriting3
ENG 322Advanced Writing3
ENG 322AAdvanced Writing: The Art of the Memoir3
ENG 322BAdvanced Writing: Fiction3
ENG 322CAdvanced Writing: Writing for Children and Tweens3
ENG 322DAdvanced Writing: Playwriting3
ENG 322ETopics in Advanced Writing: Hybrid Forms3
ENG 323Advanced Screenwriting3
ENG 324Writing of Fiction3
ENG 326Topics in Professional Writing3
ENG 326BTopics in Professional Writing: TV Scriptwriting3
ENG 326CTopics in Professional Writing: Travel Writing3
ENG 330Writing for Television3
ENG 391Advanced Writing Workshop: Poetry3
ENG 392Seminar in Poetry Writing3
ENG 396EWriting Cultural Criticism for the Web3
LIT 338Theories of Translation3

Literature, Culture, and Media Concentration

Introductory Courses
LIT 205Introduction to Literature, Culture and Media3
Select one of the following:3
Introduction to Language and Linguistics
Creative Writing
Creative Writing: Drama
Creative Writing: Film Scenario
Exploratory and Concentration Courses 1
Exploratory Courses 2
Complete three (3) courses in LIT, ENG, or AMS at the 200 or 300-level9
Complete two (2) courses in LIT, ENG, or AMS in the 300-or-above level6
Concentration Courses 3
Complete five (5) approved 300-level Literature, Culture, and Media courses15
Total Credits36
1

At least two courses must be pre-1800. See department/advisor for current course offerings.

2

Additional courses in other subject areas may be used to fulfill this requirement; see advisor for guidance. Up to two (2) courses may be in Creative Writing; see advisor for permission.

3

One (1) course from approved list of subjects may be used. Please see advisor for guidance.

Up to 6 credits of Graduate Publishing Program courses may be substituted with permission of English department advisor and if student already has completed 90 undergraduate credits and achieved a minimum of 3.0 GPA.

Approved 300-level Literature, Culture, and Media Courses

Please see advisor/department for updated list of courses.

LIT 301Young Adult Literature3
LIT 302Contemporary British Literature and Culture3
LIT 303Introduction to Cultural Studies3
LIT 304Postcolonial Literature3
LIT 306American Dramatic Literature3
LIT 307Contemporary American Poetry3
LIT 309Medieval Literature3
LIT 310Children's Literature3
LIT 313History of the Novel3
LIT 313AStudies in the Novel: Twenty First Century3
LIT 315The 20th Century Novel3
LIT 315ATopic: Twentieth Century Literature: Post-Modern Literature3
LIT 315BTwentieth Century Literature: Labyrinths in Literature and Film3
LIT 320American Literature I3
LIT 321Masters of American Literature II3
LIT 326African American Literature3
LIT 329Literary Theory and Criticism3
LIT 338Theories of Translation3
LIT 340Alternative Media and Literature3
LIT 341Selfies, Literature and the Visual3
LIT 342Studies in American Literature3
LIT 342HStudies in American Literature: The Harlem Renaissance3
LIT 342LStudies in American Literature: Toni Morrison3
LIT 343Contemporary American Literature3
LIT 345Literatures of Diversity3
LIT 348Literature and Film3
LIT 349American Drama3
LIT 349AAfrican American Drama3
LIT 350Comparative Medieval Literature3
LIT 351Early Modern Literature3
LIT 351AEarly Modern Literature: Early Modern Women's Writing3
LIT 352Seventeenth Century Literature3
LIT 353Eighteenth Century Poetry and Prose3
LIT 354Romanticism3
LIT 355Victorian Literature3
LIT 357Literature of the Supernatural4
LIT 358History of the Book I3
LIT 375The Black Arts Movement3
LIT 376Slave Narratives3
LIT 360Shakespeare on Film3
LIT 361Chaucer3
LIT 362Shakespeare3
LIT 363Shakespeare: Before 16003
LIT 364Shakespeare II3
LIT 369RGreat Authors: Jane Austen3
LIT 373Modernism3
LIT 374Studies in Poetry: Modern Poetry3
LIT 374AStudies in Poetry - A3
LIT 374BStudies in Poetry - B3
LIT 379Feminist Issues in Literature3
LIT 387Open Seminar3
LIT 387ASeminar: Literature and Ecocrticism in the US3
LIT 387BOpen Seminar: Virginia Woolf and Bloomsbury3
LIT 387COpen Seminar: Shakespeare and Literary Theory3
LIT 387DOpen Seminar: Literature, Technology, and Culture3
LIT 387EOpen Seminar: Comparative Literature3
LIT 387GTopics Open Seminar: Virginia Woolf3
LIT 396BTopic: African-American Literature3
LIT 396CTopics in Literature: The Gothic Novel3
LIT 396G2oth Century Asian Literature in Translation3
LIT 396JHarlem Renaissance II: Fiction, Biography, The Visual Arts3
LIT 396QTopics in Literature: Postmodern Fiction3
LIT 396STopic: Oral Literature and History4
LIT 396TModern British and American Poetry3
LIT 396UTopic: Postcolonial Literature: The Caribbean3
LIT 396XTopics: Trans Literature3
LIT 328Existentialism and Literature3
LIT 365Law and Literature3
LIT 369UTopic: Great Authors: Jane Austen3
LIT 396YTopic: Printing New York City3
LIT 396ZTopic: Supernatural African Literature3
ENG 306Writing for the Professions3
ENG 310Journalism3
ENG 313Workshop in Literary Translation3
ENG 318Feature Writing3
ENG 326ETopics in Professional Writing: Art of Content Creation3
ENG 326FTopics in Professional Writing: Avatars, Identity, and the Internet3
ENG 396EWriting Cultural Criticism for the Web3
AMS 333Chinatowns in the Americas3
AMS 397DContours of Black Entrepreneurship in America3

Open Electives (31-40 Credits)

Open Electives
Select 31-40 credits31-40
Total Credits31-40

Creative Writing

In addition to the courses listed below, students are required to complete two courses with the Anti-Racism Education attribute attached. These cour​ses may be taken during any semester of their education. See advisor for more information.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
ENG 110
Composition
or Critical Writing
3
Two Learning Community (LC) courses 6
ENG 223
Creative Writing
or Creative Writing: Drama
or Creative Writing: Film Scenario
3
UNV 101 First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community 1
CIS 101 Introduction to Computing 3
 Credits16
Spring
ENG 120 Critical Writing 4
See advisor for approved MAT Foundation course 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
One 200-level course in ENG, LIT, or AMS 3
 Credits16
Second Year
Fall
LIT 205
Introduction to Literature, Culture and Media
or Introduction to Language and Linguistics
3
One 200-level elective course in ENG, LIT, or AMS 3
First Second Language Course. See Advisor for guidelines 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
Civic Engagement (CE) elective 3
 Credits15
Spring
One 200-level course in ENG, LIT, or AMS (pre-1800 literatures) 3
ENG 201 Writing in the Disciplines 3
Second Language Course, if applicable 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
COM 200 Public Speaking 3
 Credits15
Third Year
Fall
One 300-level course in ENG or LIT (pre-1800 literatures) 3
One 300-level Creative Writing course 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
One Lab science course 3
Open Elective Course 3
 Credits15
Spring
One 300-level course in ENG, LIT, or AMS 3
One 300-level Creative Writing course 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
Open Elective Course 3
Open Elective Course 3
 Credits15
Fourth Year
Fall
One 300-level Creative Writing course 3
One 300-level Creative Writing course 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
Open Elective Course 3
Open Elective Course 3
 Credits15
Spring
One 300-level Creative Writing course 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
Open Elective Course 3
Open Elective Course 3
Open Elective Course 1
 Credits13
 Total Credits120

Language and Linguistics

In addition to the courses listed below, students are required to complete two courses with the Anti-Racism Education attribute attached. These cour​ses may be taken during any semester of their education. See advisor for more information.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
ENG 110
Composition
or Critical Writing
3
UNV 101 First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community 1
CIS 101 Introduction to Computing 3
Two Learning Community (LC) courses 6
ENG 205 Introduction to Language and Linguistics 3
 Credits16
Spring
ENG 120 Critical Writing 4
See advisor for approved MAT Foundation course 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
One 200-level course in ENG, LIT, or AMS 3
 Credits16
Second Year
Fall
LIT 205
Introduction to Literature, Culture and Media
or Creative Writing
or Creative Writing: Drama
or Creative Writing: Film Scenario
3
One 200-level elective course in ENG, LIT, or AMS 3
First Second Language Course. See Advisor for guidelines 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
Civic Engagement (CE) elective 3
 Credits15
Spring
One 200-level course in ENG, LIT, or AMS (pre-1800 literatures) 3
ENG 201 Writing in the Disciplines 3
Second Language Course, if applicable 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
Open Elective Course 3
 Credits15
Third Year
Fall
One 300-level course in ENG or LIT (pre-1800 literatures) 3
One 200- or 300-level Language and Linguistics course 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
One Lab science course 3
Open Elective Course 3
Open Elective Course 3
 Credits18
Spring
One 300-level course in ENG, LIT, or AMS 3
One 200- or 300-level Language and Linguistics course 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
Open Elective Course 4
Open Elective Course 3
 Credits16
Fourth Year
Fall
One 200- or 300-level Language and Linguistics course 3
One 200- or 300-level Language and Linguistics course 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
COM 200 Public Speaking 3
 Credits12
Spring
One 300-level course in Language and Linguistics 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
Open Elective Course 3
Open Elective Course 3
 Credits12
 Total Credits120

Literature, Culture, & Media

In addition to the courses listed below, students are required to complete two courses with the Anti-Racism Education attribute attached. These cour​ses may be taken during any semester of their education. See advisor for more information.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
ENG 110
Composition
or Critical Writing
3
UNV 101 First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community 1
CIS 101 Introduction to Computing 3
LIT 205 Introduction to Literature, Culture and Media 3
Two Learning Community (LC) courses 6
 Credits16
Spring
ENG 120 Critical Writing 4
See advisor for approved MAT Foundation course 3
One 200-level course in ENG, LIT, or AMS 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
 Credits16
Second Year
Fall
ENG 223
Creative Writing
or Creative Writing: Drama
or Introduction to Language and Linguistics
3
One 200-level elective course in ENG, LIT, or AMS 3
First Second Language Course. See Advisor for guidelines 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
Civic Engagement (CE) elective 3
 Credits15
Spring
One 200-level course in ENG, LIT, or AMS (pre-1800 literatures) 3
ENG 201 Writing in the Disciplines 3
Second Language Course, if applicable 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
Open Elective Course 3
 Credits15
Third Year
Fall
One 300-level course in ENG or LIT (pre-1800 literatures) 3
One 300-level Literature, Culture, Media course 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
One Lab science course 3
Open Elective Course 3
 Credits15
Spring
One 300-level course in ENG, LIT, or AMS 3
One 300-level Literature, Culture, Media course 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
Open Elective Course 3
Open Elective Course 3
 Credits15
Fourth Year
Fall
One 300-level Literature, Culture, Media course 3
One 300-level Literature, Culture, Media course 3
COM 200 Public Speaking 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
Open Elective Course 3
 Credits15
Spring
One 300-level Literature, Culture, Media course 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
Open Elective Course 3
Open Elective Course 3
Open Elective Course 1
 Credits13
 Total Credits120