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Apr 18, 2024
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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
English BA/MA
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Three ENG courses at the 200 level (9 credits)
One Criticism/Theory course: (3 credits)
One Breadth of Literary Study course: (3 credits)
Three Early Literature courses: (9 credits)
Four English Elective Courses (12 credits)
Four ENG/COL 300/400 level elective courses, excluding ENG Communication Literacy 2 courses (ENG 350 through ENG 359 ) (12 credits)
Graduate Requirements (30 credits)
- ENG 501: Introduction to Scholarly Methods (focuses on the practical skills necessary to success in the graduate study of literature, including editorial, bibliographic, and archival work) Credits: 6
- ENG 502: Introduction to Critical and Cultural Theory (an advanced survey of contemporary criticism) Credits: 3
- 15 additional credits distributed as 5 seminars Credits: 15
- Completion of ENG 700 or ENG 598: MA Thesis or MA Project: Credits: 6
Total Credits Required for Undergraduate Major: 36
Additional Undergraduate Degree Requirements Include:
- Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements
- At least 19 undergraduate elective credits.
Total Undergraduate Credits Required: 95
Total Credits Required for Graduate Degree: 30
Total Credits Required for Graduation: 125
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 Spring
- Pathway Credits: 3
- Pathway Credits: 3
- ENG 200-level course Credits: 3
- Math & Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 4
Second Year Fall
- ENG 200-level course Credits: 3
- Scientific Literacy and Inquiry 1 Credits: 3
- Pathway Credits: 3
- Pathway Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
Second Year Spring
- Criticism/Theory course Credits: 3 (301 recommended)
- Scientific Literacy and Inquiry 2 Credits: 3
- Scientific Literacy and Inquiry Lab Credits: 1
- Elective Credits: 1
- ENG 200-level elective Credits: 3
- Communication Literacy 2 Credits: 3
Third Year Fall
- ENG Early Literature Course Credits: 3
- ENG 300/400-level Elective Credits: 3
- ENG Early Literature Course Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
Third Year Spring
- ENG Early Literature Course Credits: 3
- ENG Breadth Course Credits: 3
- ENG 300/400 Level Elective Credits: 3
- ENG 300/400 Level Elective Credits: 3
Fourth Year Fall
- ENG 501A Credits: 3
- ENG 501B Credits: 3
- ENG 502REC - Intro Critical Theory Credits: 3
- ENG 300/400 Level Elective Credits: 3
Fifth Year Fall
- Intensive Seminar Credits: 3
- Intensive Seminar Credits: 3
- Intensive Seminar Credits: 3
- Intensive Seminar Credits: 3
Fifth Year Spring
- ENG 700REC - Thesis Guidance Credits: 6 OR
- ENG 598TUT - Project Guidance Masters Credits: 6
- Intensive Seminar Credits: 3
Total Credits Required: 125
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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