The undergraduate major in English is built around an 18-hour core that includes one course from each of the following six categories: American Literature, British Literature, World Literature, Film, Linguistics, and Rhetoric. In addition to the 18-hour core, students take 21 hours of course work in their concentration.
The Literature (LLT) concentration provides a strong general education with an emphasis on the study of literature through interdisciplinary approaches. Attentive to the roles played by new media, diversity, and globalization, this concentration is also informed by the emerging field of digital humanities. It leads to a broad range of careers in education, business, government, law, etc. The major includes 39 hours of English courses beyond freshman composition, seven courses that satisfy categorical requirements, and two literature electives.