Campus: NYC
Requirement | Credits |
---|---|
University Core Requirements | 44-55 |
Major/Concentration Requirements | 36 |
Open Electives | 31-40 |
Total Credits | 120 |
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
University Core | ||
Complete University Core Requirements | 44-55 | |
Total Credits | 44-55 |
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
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-level | 9 | |
Complete two (2) courses in LIT, ENG, or AMS in the 300-or-above level | 6 | |
Concentration Courses 3 | ||
Compete five (5) approved 200 or 300 level ENG Language & Linguistics courses | 15 | |
Total Credits | 33 |
At least two courses must be pre-1800. See department/advisor for current course offerings.
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.
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.
Please see advisor/department for updated list of courses.
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
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 |
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Introductory Courses | ||
ENG 223 | Creative Writing | 3 |
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-level | 9 | |
Complete two (2) courses in LIT, ENG, or AMS in the 300-or-above level | 6 | |
Concentration Courses 3 | ||
Compete five (5) approved 300-level ENG Creative Writing courses | 15 | |
Total Credits | 36 |
At least two courses must be pre-1800. See department/advisor for current course offerings.
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.
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.
Please see advisor/department for updated list of courses.
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ENG 307 | Creative Writing: Fiction | 3 |
ENG 308 | Creative Writing: Poetry | 3 |
ENG 309 | Creative Nonfiction | 3 |
ENG 311 | Workshop in Fiction Writing | 3 |
ENG 312 | Workshop in Poetry Writing | 3 |
ENG 313 | Workshop in Literary Translation | 3 |
ENG 315 | Playwriting | 3 |
ENG 316 | Writing Comics & Graphic Novels | 3 |
ENG 317 | Screenwriting | 3 |
ENG 322 | Advanced Writing | 3 |
ENG 322A | Advanced Writing: The Art of the Memoir | 3 |
ENG 322B | Advanced Writing: Fiction | 3 |
ENG 322C | Advanced Writing: Writing for Children and Tweens | 3 |
ENG 322D | Advanced Writing: Playwriting | 3 |
ENG 322E | Topics in Advanced Writing: Hybrid Forms | 3 |
ENG 323 | Advanced Screenwriting | 3 |
ENG 324 | Writing of Fiction | 3 |
ENG 326 | Topics in Professional Writing | 3 |
ENG 326B | Topics in Professional Writing: TV Scriptwriting | 3 |
ENG 326C | Topics in Professional Writing: Travel Writing | 3 |
ENG 330 | Writing for Television | 3 |
ENG 391 | Advanced Writing Workshop: Poetry | 3 |
ENG 392 | Seminar in Poetry Writing | 3 |
ENG 396E | Writing Cultural Criticism for the Web | 3 |
LIT 338 | Theories of Translation | 3 |
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Introductory Courses | ||
LIT 205 | Introduction to Literature, Culture and Media | 3 |
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-level | 9 | |
Complete two (2) courses in LIT, ENG, or AMS in the 300-or-above level | 6 | |
Concentration Courses 3 | ||
Complete five (5) approved 300-level Literature, Culture, and Media courses | 15 | |
Total Credits | 36 |
At least two courses must be pre-1800. See department/advisor for current course offerings.
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.
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.
Please see advisor/department for updated list of courses.
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
LIT 301 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
LIT 302 | Contemporary British Literature and Culture | 3 |
LIT 303 | Introduction to Cultural Studies | 3 |
LIT 304 | Postcolonial Literature | 3 |
LIT 306 | American Dramatic Literature | 3 |
LIT 307 | Contemporary American Poetry | 3 |
LIT 309 | Medieval Literature | 3 |
LIT 310 | Children's Literature | 3 |
LIT 313 | History of the Novel | 3 |
LIT 313A | Studies in the Novel: Twenty First Century | 3 |
LIT 315 | The 20th Century Novel | 3 |
LIT 315A | Topic: Twentieth Century Literature: Post-Modern Literature | 3 |
LIT 315B | Twentieth Century Literature: Labyrinths in Literature and Film | 3 |
LIT 320 | American Literature I | 3 |
LIT 321 | Masters of American Literature II | 3 |
LIT 326 | African American Literature | 3 |
LIT 329 | Literary Theory and Criticism | 3 |
LIT 338 | Theories of Translation | 3 |
LIT 340 | Alternative Media and Literature | 3 |
LIT 341 | Selfies, Literature and the Visual | 3 |
LIT 342 | Studies in American Literature | 3 |
LIT 342H | Studies in American Literature: The Harlem Renaissance | 3 |
LIT 342L | Studies in American Literature: Toni Morrison | 3 |
LIT 343 | Contemporary American Literature | 3 |
LIT 345 | Literatures of Diversity | 3 |
LIT 348 | Literature and Film | 3 |
LIT 349 | American Drama | 3 |
LIT 349A | African American Drama | 3 |
LIT 350 | Comparative Medieval Literature | 3 |
LIT 351 | Early Modern Literature | 3 |
LIT 351A | Early Modern Literature: Early Modern Women's Writing | 3 |
LIT 352 | Seventeenth Century Literature | 3 |
LIT 353 | Eighteenth Century Poetry and Prose | 3 |
LIT 354 | Romanticism | 3 |
LIT 355 | Victorian Literature | 3 |
LIT 357 | Literature of the Supernatural | 4 |
LIT 358 | History of the Book I | 3 |
LIT 375 | The Black Arts Movement | 3 |
LIT 376 | Slave Narratives | 3 |
LIT 360 | Shakespeare on Film | 3 |
LIT 361 | Chaucer | 3 |
LIT 362 | Shakespeare | 3 |
LIT 363 | Shakespeare: Before 1600 | 3 |
LIT 364 | Shakespeare II | 3 |
LIT 369R | Great Authors: Jane Austen | 3 |
LIT 373 | Modernism | 3 |
LIT 374 | Studies in Poetry: Modern Poetry | 3 |
LIT 374A | Studies in Poetry - A | 3 |
LIT 374B | Studies in Poetry - B | 3 |
LIT 379 | Feminist Issues in Literature | 3 |
LIT 387 | Open Seminar | 3 |
LIT 387A | Seminar: Literature and Ecocrticism in the US | 3 |
LIT 387B | Open Seminar: Virginia Woolf and Bloomsbury | 3 |
LIT 387C | Open Seminar: Shakespeare and Literary Theory | 3 |
LIT 387D | Open Seminar: Literature, Technology, and Culture | 3 |
LIT 387E | Open Seminar: Comparative Literature | 3 |
LIT 387G | Topics Open Seminar: Virginia Woolf | 3 |
LIT 396B | Topic: African-American Literature | 3 |
LIT 396C | Topics in Literature: The Gothic Novel | 3 |
LIT 396G | 2oth Century Asian Literature in Translation | 3 |
LIT 396J | Harlem Renaissance II: Fiction, Biography, The Visual Arts | 3 |
LIT 396Q | Topics in Literature: Postmodern Fiction | 3 |
LIT 396S | Topic: Oral Literature and History | 4 |
LIT 396T | Modern British and American Poetry | 3 |
LIT 396U | Topic: Postcolonial Literature: The Caribbean | 3 |
LIT 396X | Topics: Trans Literature | 3 |
LIT 328 | Existentialism and Literature | 3 |
LIT 365 | Law and Literature | 3 |
LIT 369U | Topic: Great Authors: Jane Austen | 3 |
LIT 396Y | Topic: Printing New York City | 3 |
LIT 396Z | Topic: Supernatural African Literature | 3 |
ENG 306 | Writing for the Professions | 3 |
ENG 310 | Journalism | 3 |
ENG 313 | Workshop in Literary Translation | 3 |
ENG 318 | Feature Writing | 3 |
ENG 326E | Topics in Professional Writing: Art of Content Creation | 3 |
ENG 326F | Topics in Professional Writing: Avatars, Identity, and the Internet | 3 |
ENG 396E | Writing Cultural Criticism for the Web | 3 |
AMS 333 | Chinatowns in the Americas | 3 |
AMS 397D | Contours of Black Entrepreneurship in America | 3 |
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Open Electives | ||
Select 31-40 credits | 31-40 | |
Total Credits | 31-40 |
In addition to the courses listed below, students are required to complete two courses with the Anti-Racism Education attribute attached. These courses may be taken during any semester of their education. See advisor for more information.
First Year | ||
---|---|---|
Fall | Credits | |
ENG 110 or ENG 120 |
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 |
Credits | 16 | |
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 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
LIT 205 or ENG 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 | |
Credits | 15 | |
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 |
Credits | 15 | |
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 | |
Credits | 15 | |
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 | |
Credits | 15 | |
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 | |
Credits | 15 | |
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 | |
Credits | 13 | |
Total Credits | 120 |
In addition to the courses listed below, students are required to complete two courses with the Anti-Racism Education attribute attached. These courses may be taken during any semester of their education. See advisor for more information.
First Year | ||
---|---|---|
Fall | Credits | |
ENG 110 or ENG 120 |
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 |
Credits | 16 | |
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 | |
Credits | 16 | |
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 | |
Credits | 15 | |
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 | |
Credits | 15 | |
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 | |
Credits | 18 | |
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 | |
Credits | 16 | |
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 |
Credits | 12 | |
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 | |
Credits | 12 | |
Total Credits | 120 |
In addition to the courses listed below, students are required to complete two courses with the Anti-Racism Education attribute attached. These courses may be taken during any semester of their education. See advisor for more information.
First Year | ||
---|---|---|
Fall | Credits | |
ENG 110 or ENG 120 |
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 | |
Credits | 16 | |
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 | |
Credits | 16 | |
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 | |
Credits | 15 | |
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 | |
Credits | 15 | |
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 | |
Credits | 15 | |
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 | |
Credits | 15 | |
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 | |
Credits | 15 | |
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 | |
Credits | 13 | |
Total Credits | 120 |
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