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Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences

Humanities

Digressions Magazine

Digressions is the student-run literary magazine sponsored by the Division of Humanities. Students are encouraged to submit original works of poetry, short fiction, artwork and photography for consideration in the magazine, which is published yearly in the winter semester.

English Major

Description

The English major is designed to provide students with a background in British, American, and world literatures, literary criticism and theory, popular culture, and rhetoric and composition. Students in this major will develop critical thinking, close reading, and analytical and creative writing skills. An English major prepares students for a wide variety of careers in such fields as education, publishing, law, business, and government.

The English major is offered during the day and evening on NSU’s main campus.

Learning Outcomes

A successful English graduate is expected to:

  1. Produce written arguments about literary texts;
  2. Identify literary periods, authors, and genres;
  3. Analyze literary texts as creative expressions, and historical and cultural artifacts.

Curriculum Requirements

Students must complete a total of 36 credits in the major. At least 18 credits in the major must be at the 3000/4000 level.

General Education Requirements (30 credits)

Students are required to complete 30 credit hours as part of the General Education Program.

English Major Requirements (36 credits)

Literature Survey (12 credits)
Select 12 credits from the following courses:

  • LITR 2010 British Literature I (3 credits)
  • LITR 2011 British Literature II (3 credits)
  • LITR 2020 American Literature I (3 credits)
  • LITR 2021 American Literature II (3 credits)
  • LITR 2030 World Literature I (3 credits)
  • LITR 2031 World Literature II (3 credits)

Literature Core Courses (21 credits)

  • LITR 3060 History and Structure of the English Language (3 credits)
  • LITR 4050 Literary Criticism and Theory (3 credits)

Any “Popular Literature and Culture” course (3 credits)

  • LITR 2110 Detective Fiction (3 credits)
  • LITR 2120 Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature (3 credits)

Any “Literary Period Studies” course (3 credits)

  • LITR 3210 British Romantic Literature (3 credits)
  • LITR 3230 American Renaissance Literature (3 credits)
  • LITR 3260 Modernist World Literature (3 credits)

Any “Literary Area Studies” course (3 credits)

  • LITR 3040 Women and Literature (3 credits)
  • LITR 3510 Irish Literature (3 credits)
  • LITR 3520 African-American Literature (3 credits)
  • LITR 3530 Caribbean Literature (3 credits)
  • LITR 3540 Latin American Literature (3 credits)

Any “Literary Genres” course (3 credits)

  • LITR 3620 Studies in Poetry (3 credits)
  • LITR 3630 Studies in the Novel (3 credits)
  • LITR 3640 Studies in Drama (3 credits)

Any “Major Authors” course (3 credits)

  • LITR 4720 Shakespeare (3 credits)
  • LITR 4730 Faulkner (3 credits)
  • LITR 4740 Austen (3 credits)
  • LITR 4750 Morrison (3 credits)

Major Elective (3 credits)

Any 3000/4000-level LITR course (3 credits)
OR
Any of the following courses:

  • FILM 3050 Literature and Film (3 credits)
  • HUMN 3400 The Beat Generation (3 credits)
  • HUMN 3610 The Harlem Renaissance (3 credits)
  • HUMN 3620 American Transcendentalism (3 credits)
  • HUMN 3800 Mexican Cult of Death in Myth and Literature (3 credits)
  • HUMN 4310 The Vampire (3 credits)

The academic program and curriculum requirements listed on this page are from the current edition of the NSU Undergraduate Student Catalog. Students are bound by policies and curricula published in the catalog in effect the semester they enter the university, unless an agreement is made with appropriate NSU administration officials allowing them to abide by policies published in a later catalog.