English BA

The major in English is useful in jobs where critical thinking, clear communication, and effective writing skills are a priority.  Additionally, it is a recognized gateway to graduate study in literature and writing, as well as advanced professional degrees in law and medical school. Students who enjoy literature and are interested in growing as writers will find a major in English an enjoyable and marketable degree. Culminating in a senior project developed in close consultation with one or more faculty members, the major is designed to ensure broad familiarity with major periods and genres of American, British, and international literature, and is a way to study history and human cultures as well. A sense of community is strong among LC State English majors who provide a number of services to the campus community, including staffing our campus Writing Center.

All English graduates are required to complete:

  1. An exit interview,
  2. A senior research project, and
  3. An accompanying symposium presentation of senior project.

General Education Requirements

Written Communication
Select one of the following:6.00
WRITING AND RHETORIC I
and WRITING AND RHETORIC II
COLLEGE WRITING AND RESEARCH
Oral Communication
COMM-204PUBLIC SPEAKING3.00
Mathematical Ways of Knowing
Select one of the following:3.00-5.00
MATH IN MODERN SOCIETY
FINITE MATHEMATICS
PRECALCULUS I: ALGEBRA
PRECALCULUS
STATISTICAL REASONING
CALCULUS I
STATISTICAL METHODS FOR THE SCIENCES
MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II
FINITE MATHEMATICS
MATH FOR TECHNOLOGY
STATISTICAL REASONING
Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing
Select one course from two categories:6.00-8.00
Literature
LITERATURE AND IDEAS
WORLD CLASSICS
INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
MYTHOLOGIES
Arts
INTRODUCTION TO ART
THE ART AND HISTORY OF THE MOTION PICTURE
INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS
SURVEY OF MUSIC
MUSIC IN AMERICA
WORLD MUSIC
HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATER
HISTORY OF JAZZ AND POPULAR MUSIC STYLES
SURVEY OF THE THEATER
Language
NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY
ELEMENTARY SPANISH I
ELEMENTARY SPANISH II
Scientific Ways of Knowing
Select one course from two disciplines; one lab7.00-8.00
INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS
CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY
PLANTS AND PEOPLE
BIOLOGY IN FILM
HUMAN BIOLOGY
HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I
CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY
GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY
PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE
INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEMS
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INTEGRATED SCIENCE II
INTEGRATED SCIENCE I
INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL SCIENCES 1
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR
GENERAL PHYSICS I
GENERAL PHYSICS II
PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS
DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY
PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I
Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing
Select from two disciplines:6.00
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
WORLD PREHISTORY
INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY
WORLD HISTORY I
WORLD HISTORY II
UNITED STATES HISTORY I
UNITED STATES HISTORY II
DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS
HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS
AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT
INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS
HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS
Diversity
Select one of the following:4.00
NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY
ELEMENTARY SPANISH I
ELEMENTARY SPANISH II
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II
Integrative Seminar: Ethics & Values
Select one of the following:3.00
ID 300A - 300Z (see course descriptions for options)
HELLS CANYON INSTITUTE
Foreign/Heritage Language
Select courses in the chosen foreign/heritage language numbering 101, 102, 201, and 20212.00
Total Credits50.00-55.00

Program Requirements

Take all of the following:9.00
LITERARY ANALYSIS
BRITISH LITERATURE I
AMERICAN LITERATURE I
Choose one of the following:3.00
BRITISH LITERATURE II
AMERICAN LITERATURE II
Take all of the following:12.00
SHAKESPEARE
HISTORY & STRUCTURE/ENGLISH LANGUAGE
SENIOR PROJECT SEMINAR
SENIOR PROJECT: ORAL DEFENSE AND PRESENTATION
English - Creative Writing Electives
Select one of the following:3.00
CREATIVE WRITING:NON-FICTION
CREATIVE WRITING POETRY
CREATIVE WRITING:FICTION
EDITING FOR PRINT AND ONLINE
SCREENWRITING
WRITING FOR A DIGITAL AUDIENCE
ADVANCED WRITING AND COMMUNICATION
PLAYWRITING
CREATIVE WRITING:NON-FICTION
CREATIVE WRITING:POETRY
CREATIVE WRITING:FICTION
ADVANCED SCREENWRITING
MULTIMEDIA WRITING
ADVANCED PLAYWRITING
CREATIVE WRITING:NON-FICTION
CREATIVE WRITING:POETRY
CREATIVE WRITING:FICTION
Literature Electives
Select six of the following:18.00
INTERNSHIP IN PUBLISHING
WORLD CLASSICS
INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
MYTHOLOGIES
DEVELOPMENT OF THE NOVEL
MODERNISM
WOMEN, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY IN LITERATURE
CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE
POETIC FORM
TECHNIQUES OF CREATIVE NONFICTION
TECHNIQUES OF FICTION
DRAMATIC LITERATURE
LITERARY THEORY
TEACHING LITERATURE
JOURNAL & MANUSCRIPT EDITING
TEACHING COMPOSITION
STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE
CLASSICISM AND ROMANTICISM
RENAISSANCE LITERATURE
ANCIENT LITERATURE
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
ADVANCED MYTHOLOGIES
NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE: ROMANTICISM AND REALISM
NATIVE AMERICAN ORAL LITERATURE
NATIVE AMERICAN WRITTEN LITERATURE
WESTERN AMERICAN LITERATURE
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE
English Electives
Take 6 credits from the following:6.00
Select any courses from ENGL 200, 300, or 400 level
OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL TRIP
HUMANITIES FIELD EXPERIENCE
Electives
Select 22 credits of elective courses22.00
Total Credits73.00

Sequential Plan of Study

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
ENGL-101 WRITING AND RHETORIC I 3.00
COMM-204 PUBLIC SPEAKING 3.00
COREScientific Ways of Knowing 3.00
CORESocial & Behavioral Ways of Knowing 3.00
COREForeign/Heritage Language 4.00
 Credits16.00
Spring
ENGL-102 WRITING AND RHETORIC II 3.00
COREForeign/Heritage Language 4.00
COREHumanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing 3.00
COREHumanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing 3.00
CORESocial & Behavioral Ways of Knowing 3.00
 Credits16.00
Second Year
Fall
COREMathematical Ways of Knowing 3.00
ENGL-267 BRITISH LITERATURE I 3.00
ENGL-277 AMERICAN LITERATURE I 3.00
COREForeign/Heritage Language 4.00
ElectiveElective Credits 2.00
 Credits15.00
Spring
COREScientific Ways of Knowing 4.00
COREIntegrative Seminar: Ethics & Values 3.00
ENGL-210 LITERARY ANALYSIS 3.00
COREForeign/Heritage Language 4.00
ElectiveElective Credits 1.00
 Credits15.00
Third Year
Fall
ENGL-320 SHAKESPEARE 3.00
Program RequirementSelect Creative Writing course 3.00
Program RequirementSelect Creative Writing course 3.00
Program RequirementSelect Creative Writing course 3.00
ElectiveElective Credits 3.00
 Credits15.00
Spring
ENGL-431 HISTORY & STRUCTURE/ENGLISH LANGUAGE 3.00
ENGL-268
BRITISH LITERATURE II
or AMERICAN LITERATURE II
3.00
Program RequirementSelect Creative Writing course 3.00
Program RequirementSelect Creative Writing course 3.00
ElectiveElective Credits 3.00
 Credits15.00
Fourth Year
Fall
ENGL-498 SENIOR PROJECT SEMINAR 2.00
Program RequirementSelect Creative Writing course 3.00
Program RequirementENGL 200/300/400 Level 3.00
ElectiveElective Credits 3.00
ElectiveElective Credits 3.00
 Credits14.00
Spring
ENGL-499 SENIOR PROJECT: ORAL DEFENSE AND PRESENTATION 1.00
Program RequirementSelect Creative Writing course 3.00
Program RequirementENGL 200/300/400 Level 3.00
ElectiveElective Credits 3.00
ElectiveElective Credits 4.00
 Credits14.00
 Total Credits120.00

Graduates with a BA in English go on to obtain careers in a variety of fields:

  • Writing and Editing
  • Education
  • Publishing
  • Public Relations
  • Law
  • Advertising
  • Business and Industry