Course variations

Course summary

This program provides a solid background in literary theory and in the history of literature, rhetoric and writing. Students learn to analyze, interpret and write about literature by studying a variety of literary periods, genres, major authors and rhetorical strategies. The trajectory of the curriculum progresses from the instruction of critical and creative reading techniques and introductory critical analysis in English 101 and 102, to the study of at least four periods of English and American literature, ending with a capstone Senior Seminar in literature. Classroom instruction follows the belief that a thorough knowledge of literature and a complex understanding of a range of writing strategies are both requisite for graduate study in such fields as education, law and business or employment in English related areas. The faculty believes that graduating Quinnipiac English majors should be thoroughly grounded in expository and argumentative writing strategies, should know how to read and think carefully about a variety of texts using a variety of critical and theoretical approaches, and should possess the basic skills necessary to conduct research. The program prepares graduates who in both their jobs and in their lives are skilled writers, critical readers and thinkers, and avid students of literature. English majors (and double majors) have found employment in education, government, the law, public service, management, advertising, journalism, media work and traditional and desktop publishing. Moreover, the blend of professional talents derived from training in creative thinking, critical reading, logic, organizing projects for presentation, and effective and varied writing, provides English graduates with a special flexibility rare among college graduates and prized by employers.

Program modules

This program covers the following modules, Major Requirements: (39 credits), Distribution Requirements: Advanced Composition (3 credits), One course from the following: EN 201, EN 202, EN 212, EN 213, EN 214, EN 215, EN 302, EN 305, EN 351, Period British (9 credits), Three courses from the following: One course from Pre-1785: EN 341, EN 345, EN 348, EN 350, One course from Post-1785: EN 326, EN 352, EN 355, One course from either of the above Period English courses, Period American (6 credits), Two courses from the following: One course must be pre-1865: EN 365, One course must be post-1865: EN 377, EN 380, Criticism and Theory (3 credits), One course from the following: EN 204 [new], EN 304 (preferably in sophomore or junior year), Shakespeare (3 credits), EN 343 (preferably in junior or senior year), Multicultural / Women (3 credits), One course from the following: EN 235, EN 265, EN 338, WS 235, WS 338, Senior Seminar (3 credits), 24 credits of the major must be completed before taking this course: EN 460 English Electives (9 credits), Three courses from the following: Any 200-level or higher English courses.

Entry requirement for international students

Students from the high school should have a college preparatory sequence which includes at least four years of English, three years of mathematics (physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing and physician assistant applicants should have four years) and two or more years of science (all health science applicants are expected to have biology and chemistry; physical therapy applicants should also have physics, two years of social science, two years of a foreign language, three academic electives and High school grades in these subjects and the SAT I Reasoning Test or ACT scores are important factors in the selection process. A minimum score of 550 (78 Internet based or 213 in the CBT computer-based TOEFL) is required for admission.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

Quinnipiac University

Department name

College of Arts and Sciences, Department of English