English:Literature- Bachelor of Arts
For information, contact the Department of English, 356 Bachelor Hall, 513-529-5221.
The English department offers four majors: creative writing, literature, linguistics, and professional writing. These concentrations lead to an A.B.
Program Requirements
(36 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Prerequisite introductory course 1 | ||
| ENG 298 | Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies | 3 |
| Literature courses | ||
| Select five courses (no more than two 100-level courses): | 15 | |
| Select at least two of the following: | 6 | |
| Medieval Literature | ||
| Sixteenth-Century English Literature | ||
| Seventeenth-Century English Literature | ||
| English Literature of the 18th Century | ||
| African American Writing, 1746-1877 | ||
| African American Writing, 1878-1945 | ||
| African American Writing, 1946-Present | ||
| British Romanticism, 1789-1837 | ||
| Victorian Literature, 1837-1901 | ||
| British Modernism, 1890-1945 | ||
| Ethnic American Literatures | ||
| Early American Literature | ||
| Topics in Film | ||
| Antebellum American Literature | ||
| American Realism and Naturalism | ||
| American Modernism | ||
| Contemporary American Literature | ||
| Women and Gender in Film | ||
| Shakespeare’s Principal Plays: Early Works | ||
| Shakespeare’s Principal Plays: Late Works | ||
| English Renaissance Drama | ||
| Studies in Drama and Performance | ||
| Studies in Poetry | ||
| Studies in Prose | ||
| Select at least two of the following: | 6 | |
| Major English and American Writers | ||
| Studies in Genre | ||
| English Honors | ||
| Special Topics in Literary Study | ||
| Literary, cultural, or other theory | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Cultural Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Asian/America | ||
| Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory | ||
| Queer Theory | ||
| Black Feminist Theory | ||
| Senior Capstone | ||
| ENG 460 | Issues in Creative Writing | 3 |
| or ENG 495 | Capstone In Literature | |
| Literature Distributional Requirements | ||
| Choose literature courses to also meet the following group requirements. 2 | ||
Literature of Earlier Periods: select six hours 3 | ||
Literature of Later Periods: select six hours | ||
Ethnic, minority, or women's literature: select three hours | ||
| Optional | ||
An elective course, offered in the English Department, may be taken for credit toward major hours but not toward any core or distribution requirements. 4 | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |
- 1
Completed fall semester of sophomore year at Miami or fall semester after declaring the literature major, whichever is later.
- 2
ENG 440, ENG 450 and ENG 490 may count when the topic/time period is appropriate.
- 3
Both courses cannot focus on Shakespeare.
- 4
Courses that cannot count toward major hours include ENG 104, ENG 105, ENG 107, ENG 108, ENG 109, ENG 111, ENG 112. The purpose of this elective is to allow students to take a course in another English program (e.g. Creative Writing, Linguistics, or Professional Writing), if desired.
Literature courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 122 | Popular Literature | 3 |
| ENG 123 | Introduction to Poetry | 3 |
| ENG 124 | Introduction to Fiction | 3 |
| ENG 125 | Introduction to Drama | 3 |
| ENG 129 | Books You Need To Read | 3 |
| ENG 134 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENG 163 | Literature and Travel | 3 |
| ENG/DST 169 | Disability and Literature | 3 |
| ENG/IMS 171 | Humanities and Technology | 3 |
| ENG/FST 220 | Literature and Film | 3 |
| ENG/FST 221 | Shakespeare and Film | 3 |
| ENG 231 | The Short Story | 3 |
| ENG/WGS 232 | Women Writers | 3 |
| ENG/WGS 237 | GLBTQ Literature | 3 |
| ENG 238 | Narrative and Digital Technology | 3 |
| ENG/AMS 246 | Native American Literature | 3 |
| ENG/AAA/AMS 248 | Asian American Literature | 3 |
| ENG/FST 249 | Asian & Asian American Cinema | 3 |
| ENG 251 | Introduction to European Literature | 3 |
| ENG/LAS 254 | Caribbean, Latin American, and Latinx Literatures | 3 |
| ENG 262 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENG 263 | Literature and Medicine | 3 |
| ENG/IES 264 | Environmental Literature | 3 |
| ENG/AAA 269 | Colonial & Postcolonial Literature | 3 |
| ENG 272 | English Literature to 1660 | 3 |
| ENG 273 | English Literature 1660-1900 | 3 |
| ENG 274 | English Literature 1901 to Present | 3 |
| ENG 275 | American Literature to 1900 | 3 |
| ENG 276 | American Literature 1900 to the Present | 3 |
| ENG 293 | Contemporary American Fiction | 3 |
| ENG 327 | Medieval Literature | 3 |
| ENG 328 | Sixteenth-Century English Literature | 3 |
| ENG 331 | Seventeenth-Century English Literature | 3 |
| ENG 335 | English Literature of the 18th Century | 3 |
| ENG/CRE 336 | African American Writing, 1746-1877 | 3 |
| ENG/CRE 337 | African American Writing, 1878-1945 | 3 |
| ENG/CRE 338 | African American Writing, 1946-Present | 3 |
| ENG 339 | British Romanticism, 1789-1837 | 3 |
| ENG 343 | Victorian Literature, 1837-1901 | 3 |
| ENG 345 | British Modernism, 1890-1945 | 3 |
| ENG/AMS 348 | Ethnic American Literatures | 3 |
| ENG 349 | Early American Literature | 3 |
| ENG/FST 350 | Topics in Film | 3 |
| ENG 352 | Antebellum American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 353 | American Realism and Naturalism | 3 |
| ENG 354 | American Modernism | 3 |
| ENG 355 | Contemporary American Literature | 3 |
| ENG/FST/WGS 356 | Women and Gender in Film | 3 |
| ENG 360 | Interdisciplinary Special Topics | 1-4 |
| ENG 372 | Shakespeare’s Principal Plays: Early Works | 3 |
| ENG 373 | Shakespeare’s Principal Plays: Late Works | 3 |
| ENG 374 | English Renaissance Drama | 3 |
| ENG 386 | Studies in Drama and Performance | 3 |
| ENG 387 | Studies in Poetry | 3 |
| ENG 388 | Studies in Prose | 3 |
| ENG 440 | Major English and American Writers | 3 |
| ENG 450 | Studies in Genre | 3 |
| ENG 490 | Special Topics in Literary Study | 3 |
| LIN 301 | History of the English Language | 3 |
Literature of Earlier Periods
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 134 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENG/FST 221 | Shakespeare and Film | 3 |
| ENG 272 | English Literature to 1660 | 3 |
| ENG 273 | English Literature 1660-1900 | 3 |
| ENG 275 | American Literature to 1900 | 3 |
| ENG 327 | Medieval Literature | 3 |
| ENG 328 | Sixteenth-Century English Literature | 3 |
| ENG 331 | Seventeenth-Century English Literature | 3 |
| ENG 335 | English Literature of the 18th Century | 3 |
| ENG/CRE 336 | African American Writing, 1746-1877 | 3 |
| ENG 339 | British Romanticism, 1789-1837 | 3 |
| ENG 349 | Early American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 352 | Antebellum American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 372 | Shakespeare’s Principal Plays: Early Works | 3 |
| ENG 373 | Shakespeare’s Principal Plays: Late Works | 3 |
| ENG 374 | English Renaissance Drama | 3 |
Literature of Later Periods
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG/AMS 246 | Native American Literature | 3 |
| ENG/AAA/AMS 248 | Asian American Literature | 3 |
| ENG/LAS 254 | Caribbean, Latin American, and Latinx Literatures | 3 |
| ENG/AAA 269 | Colonial & Postcolonial Literature | 3 |
| ENG 274 | English Literature 1901 to Present | 3 |
| ENG 276 | American Literature 1900 to the Present | 3 |
| ENG 293 | Contemporary American Fiction | 3 |
| ENG/CRE 337 | African American Writing, 1878-1945 | 3 |
| ENG/CRE 338 | African American Writing, 1946-Present | 3 |
| ENG 343 | Victorian Literature, 1837-1901 | 3 |
| ENG 345 | British Modernism, 1890-1945 | 3 |
| ENG/AMS 348 | Ethnic American Literatures | 3 |
| ENG 353 | American Realism and Naturalism | 3 |
| ENG 354 | American Modernism | 3 |
| ENG 355 | Contemporary American Literature | 3 |
Ethnic, minority, or women's literature
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG/DST 169 | Disability and Literature | 3 |
| ENG/WGS 232 | Women Writers | 3 |
| ENG/WGS 237 | GLBTQ Literature | 3 |
| ENG/AMS 246 | Native American Literature | 3 |
| ENG/AAA/AMS 248 | Asian American Literature | 3 |
| ENG/LAS 254 | Caribbean, Latin American, and Latinx Literatures | 3 |
| ENG/AAA 269 | Colonial & Postcolonial Literature | 3 |
| ENG/CRE 336 | African American Writing, 1746-1877 | 3 |
| ENG/CRE 337 | African American Writing, 1878-1945 | 3 |
| ENG/CRE 338 | African American Writing, 1946-Present | 3 |
| ENG/AMS 348 | Ethnic American Literatures | 3 |
| ENG/FST/WGS 356 | Women and Gender in Film | 3 |
Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts in English Literature meet the College of Arts and Science writing in the major requirement by completing the following course: ENG 298 and ENG 495 or ENG 460 (or another 400-level capstone).