Department of English | Christopher Newport University

.....Literature Concentration
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What kinds of courses are required?
14 courses
•Reading literature
• Literature, Theory & Culture
• World literature
• American literature
• British literature
• A major author
• A special topics
• The Senior Seminar
• Electives in literature

39 credit hours

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English Major with Literature Concentration requirements are described below.
What specific courses are required?
The Bachelor of Arts degree in English
LITERATURE CONCENTRATION
In addition to requiring successful completion of all general education and degree studies requirements, the Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Literature Concentration, requires successful completion of the following courses in major and elective studies:

1. ENGL 123*-223* or 103H*-223H* (or the equivalent as described in preceding paragraphs) and continued competence thereafter in written and/or oral expression (transfer students and others desiring to pursue this degree who are weak in composition skills will be required to complete ENGL 309 successfully);
2. ENGL 203, 308, and 490W;
3. Select one: ENGL 321, 322, 325 or 425;
4. Select one: ENGL 341, 342, or 413;
5. Select one: ENGL 343, 410, or 412;
6. Select one: ENGL 370 or 372;
7. Select one: ENGL 374, 376, or 414;
8. Select one: ENGL 421 or 423
9. Select one: ENGL 320, 339, 395 or 415;
10. Three 300- or 400-level ENGL electives.

* Courses bearing an asterisk may be used simultaneously to satisfy, in part, certain general education and degree studies requirements. For details, see your academic advisor.

Persons interested in this program should consult Dr.Jean Filetti at (757) 594-7954 for academic advising. The block of courses offered to satisfy major and elective studies must include at least 30 and at most 42 credit hours in English at the 300-400 levels and can include no more than nine credit hours at the 200-level.

English majors have myriad ways to become involved in campus life at CNU. The department sponsors a national honor society (Sigma Tau Delta), a top-shelf literary magazine (Currents), and an undergraduate web journal of creative nonfiction (Lookout) a professionally edited, online magazine. The department is home to a local chapter of Virginia Teachers of English (VATE). We also host a variety of casual seminars and readings throughout the school year, in which students and faculty members come together to discuss their latest research.

English Department professors supervise the University Writing Center, the Women 's and Gender Studies program, the Childhood Studies and Film Studies minors, and the campus newspaper, the Captain's Log. Internships in public relations, journalism, and business, as well as career forums help prepare our majors for rewarding lives after college. Recent graduates have successfully pursued careers in journalism, law, photojournalism, public relations, publishing, and teaching; many have gone on to graduate school. We are a small, closely-knit group in the English Department, and we get to know our students well. Join us today!