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Nov 23, 2024
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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
English BA
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Have you ever stayed up way past your bedtime because you couldn’t put down the latest book you were reading? Do you have journals and notebooks filled with poems or stories or screenplays that you’ve written (and rewritten) through the years? Do you dream about being a writer, a journalist, an English teacher, or anything that lets you share your love of words with the world? If so, let’s talk about an English degree as the next step toward your future career.
Visit the English academic program page for more information about the academic experience, who you will learn from, opportunities outside of class and what you can do with this degree.
Visit the English department page for contact information, a brief overview of the department and the curricular options.
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Three ENG 200-level courses (9 credits)
One Criticism/Theory course: (3 credits)
One Breadth of Literary Study course: (3 credits)
Three Early Literature courses: (9 credits)
Five English Elective Courses (15 credits)
Distributed as follows:
- Four ENG/COL 300/400 level elective courses, excluding ENG Communication Literacy 2 courses (ENG 350 through ENG 359 ) (12 credits)
- One ENG 400-level elective course, neither an internship nor an independent study can fulfill this requirement (3 credits)
Total Credits Required for Major: 39
Additional Degree Requirements Include:
- Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements
- Elective courses as needed to complete the 120 credit hour total
Total Credits Required for Graduation: 120
Total Credit Hours Required represents the minimum credits needed to complete this program, and may vary based on a number of circumstances. This should not be used for financial aid purposes.
Program Honors
English majors can enter the Honors Program in one of two ways: Students with a 3.500 GPA or higher within the major can apply directly to the Office of Undergraduate Studies. Any English major who has a 3.800 GPA within the major, with grades in at least two 200-level and three 300-level English courses may, upon application, enter immediately into the Honors Program. Students must complete one English honors seminar (3 credits) and one senior thesis. Students complete the honors thesis in one or two semesters (3-6 credits).
Students must also meet the remaining criteria outlined in the Academic Honors policy. Students who successfully complete the honors program and meet the criteria will have the appropriate notation on their official transcript.
Curricular Plan
A Curricular Plan provides a roadmap for completing this academic program and the UB Curriculum on time. Your actual plan may vary depending on point of entry to the university, course placement and/or waivers based on standardized test scores, earned alternative credit and/or college transfer credit.
First Year Fall
- 200-Level ENG Elective Credits: 3
- Math & Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 4
- UB Seminar Credits: 3
- ENG 105LEC - Writing and Rhetoric Credits: 4 OR Pathway Credits: 3
- Pathway Credits: 3
Second Year Fall
- Criticism/Theory Course (ENG 301 recommended) Credits: 3
- 200-Level ENG Elective Credits: 3
- Scientific Literacy and Inquiry 1 Credits: 3
- Pathway Credits: 3
- Pathway Credits: 3
Second Year Spring
- Breadth of Literary Study Credits: 3
- Early Literature Course Credits: 3
- Scientific Literacy and Inquiry 2 Credits: 3
- Scientific Literacy and Inquiry Lab Credits: 1
- Pathway Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
Third Year Fall
- 300/400-level ENG/COL Elective Credits: 3
- Early Literature Course Credits: 3
- 300/400-level ENG/COL Elective Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
- Communication Literacy 2 Credits: 3
Third Year Spring
- Early Literature Course Credits: 3
- 300/400 level ENG/COL Elective Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 2
- UBC 399MNT - UB Curriculum Capstone Credits: 1
Fourth Year Fall
- 300/400 Level ENG/COL Elective Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
Fourth Year Spring
- 400-level ENG Elective Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
Total Credits Required: 120
Note: Some classes may count toward both a major and UB Curriculum requirement.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of all requirements, the student will have knowledge to:
- Think, read, speak, and above all write critically and creatively
- Be able to read in detail and in cultural context
- Understand critical methods and theoretical concepts
- Gain an understanding of periods and genres
- Develop ability to articulate an idea lucidly and persuasively in writing
- Develop skills for doing research and deploying evidence appropriately
- Appreciate aesthetic experience
(HEGIS: 15.01 ENGLISH- GENERAL, CIP: 23.0101 English Language and Literature, General)
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