English Studies - Bachelor of Arts
For more information contact the department of Languages, Literatures, and Writing at LLW@MiamiOH.edu or 513-785-3232.
A Bachelor of Arts with a major in English Studies prepares students to be critical and creative readers, thinkers, and writers. The major will develop students’ ability to acquire, analyze, evaluate, and communicate knowledge in multiple mediums. Students develop these powers of argument and analysis by working with diverse texts and examining the impact of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, nationality, class, and ability on the production and reception of texts. Graduates will possess the analytical and communication skills that are critical to long-term professional success in many career fields and to contribute to their communities as responsible, informed citizens. The BA in English Studies will reflect the rich and varied nature of the discipline, allowing students to draw on courses in literature, creative writing, professional writing and rhetoric, cultural studies, and linguistics.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| EGS 301 | Writing and the Professions | 3 |
| EGS 495 | Capstone in English Studies | 3 |
| ENG 298 | Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies | 3 |
| Distribution Requirements | ||
| Readings in Literary History | ||
| Select nine hours of the following: 1 | 9 | |
Survey Courses: | ||
| World-making in Imaginative Literature | ||
| Books You Need To Read | ||
| Introduction to Shakespeare | ||
| Literature and Travel | ||
| Disability and Literature | ||
| Shakespeare and Film | ||
| Literature and Medicine | ||
| English Literature to 1660 | ||
| English Literature 1660-1900 | ||
| English Literature 1901 to Present | ||
| American Literature to 1900 | ||
| American Literature 1900 to the Present | ||
| Medieval Literature | ||
Genre Courses: | ||
| Crime as a Narrative Problem | ||
| Popular Literature | ||
| Introduction to Poetry | ||
| Introduction to Fiction | ||
| Introduction to Drama | ||
| Literature and Film | ||
| The Short Story | ||
| Classical Hollywood Cinema | ||
| Experimental Film | ||
| Children's Literature | ||
| Contemporary American Fiction | ||
| Topics in Film | ||
| Film Auteurs | ||
| Enchanted Worlds: Folk and Literary Fairy Tales | ||
| Studies in Writing | ||
| Select nine hours of the following: 2 | 9 | |
| Workplace Writing | ||
| Integrative Writing in Global Contexts | ||
| Medical Writing | ||
| Topics in Writing | ||
| Humanities and Technology | ||
| Rhetorical Strategies for Writers | ||
| Professional Communication & Digital Rhetoric | ||
| Advanced Composition | ||
| Introduction to Creative Writing: Short Fiction and Poetry | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction | ||
| Intermediate Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction | ||
| Intermediate Creative Writing: Poetry | ||
| Visual Rhetoric | ||
| Grant and Proposal Writing | ||
| Multicultural and Linguistic Perspectives | ||
| Select nine hours of the following: | 9 | |
| Women Writers | ||
| GLBTQ Literature | ||
| Native American Literature | ||
| Asian American Literature | ||
| Asian & Asian American Cinema | ||
| Caribbean, Latin American, and Latinx Literatures | ||
| African American Writing, 1746-1877 | ||
| African American Writing, 1878-1945 | ||
| African American Writing, 1946-Present | ||
| Ethnic American Literatures | ||
| Women and Gender in Film | ||
| Diversity and Culture in American Film | ||
| Introduction to Linguistics | ||
| History of the English Language | ||
| Structure of Modern English | ||
| Beginner's Course | ||
| Beginner's Course | ||
| Intensive Basic Spanish | ||
| Second Year Spanish | ||
| Second Year Spanish | ||
| Modern Communication and Culture | ||
| Beginning ASL I | ||
| Beginning ASL II | ||
| Intermediate ASL I | ||
| Intermediate American Sign Language II | ||
| Advanced English Studies | ||
| Select six hours of the following: | 6 | |
| Readings in Literatures and Cultures | ||
| Special Topics in English Studies | ||
| Readings in Multicultural Perspectives | ||
| Topics in Writing | ||
| Exploring Genre in Diverse Contexts | ||
| Creative Thinking, Reading, and Writing | ||
| Issues in Literary and Cultural Studies | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 42 | |
- 1
At least one course must be a survey course and at least one course must focus on genre.
- 2
At least one course must be at the 300 or 400 level.