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B.A. in English

Degree Requirements

The academic regulations for this degree program, as entered in the University of Mississippi Catalog, are in effect for the current or selected academic year and semester. The University of Mississippi reserves the right to 1) change or withdraw courses; 2) change rules for registration, instruction, and graduation; and 3) change other regulations affecting the student body at any time.

General Education

Requirement Hours Description
First Year Writing I 3 Complete Hon 101, Writ 100 or Writ 101 with a passing grade.
First Year Writing II 3 Complete one of the following courses with a passing grade: Liba 102, Writ 102 or Hon 102.
6 hrs literature survey 6 Complete 6 hours of literature survey with a passing grade. Choose from the following courses: Eng 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, or Eng 226.
6 hrs modern/ancient language 200+ 6 Successfully complete at least 6 hours at the 200 level or above in one modern or ancient language.
6 hrs history 6 Complete 6 hours in History (HST) course work with a passing grade.
3 hrs humanities 3 Successfully complete 3 hours in one of the following areas: African-American studies; classical civilization; environmental studies (Envs 101); gender studies (G St 201, 301, 333, 350); philosophy; religion; Southern studies (S St 101, 102). In addition, gender studies courses that are cross-listed with African American studies, classical civilization, English, modern languages, philosophy, or religion courses will satisfy this requirement.
6 hrs social science 6 Successfully complete 6 semester hours in anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, or sociology.
3 hrs fine arts 3 The course may be chosen from art history, music, dance, and theatre arts. Studio and workshop courses cannot be used to satisfy this requirement. Courses that satisfy this requirement are any Art History (AH); Liba 130, 204, 314; Mus 101, 102, 103, 104, 105; Danc 200; Thea 201, 202. Students who have completed 30 semester hours of undergraduate course work may fulfill the requirement with a 300- or 400-level art history course.
3 hrs math 100+ 3 Successfully complete 3 hours of Math at the 100 level or above except for Math 245 and Math 246.
9-12 hrs science 9 Complete a full year of science course work in one subject area (6-8 hrs) and complete 3 credit hours in a subject area from another department. Courses may be chosen from the departments of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Geology and Geological Engineering, or Physics and Astronomy.
2 associated science labs 2 Successfully complete at least two science laboratory courses.

Major Requirements

Requirement Hours Description
Eng 299 3 Complete Eng 299 with a passing grade.
Engl 354, 359, 375, 405, 406, 427, 503, 504 3 Engl 427: Medieval Drama, Eng 422: Literature of Medieval Piety, Eng 318: Medieval Romance, Engl 431: History of the English Language I, Engl 359: Sex and Gender in Medieval Literature, Engl 503: Old English I, Engl 405: Chaucer, Eng 421: Literature of Medieval Europe, Eng 321: Literature of Medieval Europe, Eng 319: Medieval Drama, Engl 510: Old Norse, Eng 423: Special Topics in Medieval Literature, Eng 424: Medieval Forms and Genres, Engl 504: Old English II, Engl 406: Studies in Medieval Literature, Engl 354: Topics in Medieval Literature & Culture, Eng 417: Early Middle English, Eng 320: The Heroic Age, Eng 317: Chaucer, Eng 419: 14th Century English Literature, Engl 375: Medieval Studies, Eng 420: Anglo-Saxon and Celtic Literature
Engl 340, 341, 376, 385, 408, 414, 439, 480, 481, 482, 483 3 Engl 481: Special Topics in Renaissance Literature, Engl 341: Renaissance Drama Excl of Shakespeare, Engl 439: Seminar on Shakespeare, Engl 340: Renaissance Epic, Engl 408: Shakespeare on Film, Eng 327: Early Modern Genres and Forms, Engl 385: Shakespeare, Engl 480: Studies in a Major Author of Renaissance, Engl 431: Milton, Engl 376: Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, Engl 483: Renaissance Lit and the Environment, Eng 328: Studies in Early Modern Literature, Engl 414: Renaissance Poetry, Engl 482: Renaissance Women Writers
Engl 322, 362, 378, 380, 435, 436, 440, 452, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 463 3 Eng 443: Special Topics American Lit 1860-1900, Eng 340: Studies in Antebellum American Lit, Eng 330: Studies in 18th Century Literature, Eng 338: Studies in Victorian Literature, Engl 322: Afro American Lit Survey to 20th Century, Engl 363: British Environmental Lit 1800-Present, Eng 445: Special Topics in 19th Century Lit, Eng 343: Studies in 19th Century Literature, Eng 344: 19th Century Genres and Forms, Engl 455: Studies in Victorian Literature, Engl 457: Restoration and 18th Cent. British Lit, Eng 341: Studies in American Lit 1860-1900, Engl 456: Studies in the Victorian Novel, Eng 435: Transatlantic Lit to 1900, Eng 431: Special Topics in 18th Century Lit, Engl 364: Studies in Early American Literature, Engl 459: Topics in Early American Literature, Eng 332: 18th Century Genres and Forms, Engl 452: 18th Century Literature and Culture, Engl 454: Studies in Gothic Literature, Eng 335: Studies in Transatlantic Lit to 1900, Engl 440: Studies in the Romantic Period, Engl 463: Writers of the American Renaissance, Eng 339: Victorian Genres and Forms, Eng 334: Early American Genres and Forms, Engl 362: American Environmental Lit 1850-Present, Eng 333: Studies in Early American Literature, Engl 378: Origins of the Eighteenth Century Novel, Engl 435: Major Author of the 18th Century, Engl 458: Restoration and 18th Century Brit Drama, Engl 380: British Lit of the Romantic Period, Engl 436: Major Author of the 19th Century
Engl 323, 324, 325, 343, 351, 352, 353, 361, 362, 368, 371, 374, 408, 412, 420, 425, 426, 437, 442, 450, 451, 460, 461, 466, 467, 468 3 Engl 323: Afro Amer Lit Survey of the 20th Century, Engl 374: Irish Literature, Engl 460: American Fiction 1919 to 1940, Eng 346: Studies in 20th & 21st Cent. British Lit, Engl 363: British Environmental Lit 1800-Present, Engl 450: 20th Century British Literature, Engl 471: The Idea of the Postcolonial, Engl 370: Literature and Empire, Eng 454: Special Topics in Modernism, Engl 371: African Literature, Engl 368: Survey of Southern Literature, Engl 324: Blues Tradition in American Literature, Engl 325: Survey of Native American Literature, Eng 350: Studies in Modernism, Engl 361: Introduction to World Cinema, Engl 468: Topics in Film Studies, Eng 412: Sp Topics Cinema/Media Theory, History, Engl 461: Studies in Contemporary American Fiction, Engl 408: Shakespeare on Film, Eng 366: African American Science Fiction Lit, Engl 412: 20th Century Poetry in English, Engl 425: Modern American Drama, Eng 349: Modern/Contemporary Genres, Eng 311: Studies in Cinema/Media Genres, Engl 420: Contemporary Literary Theory, Engl 351: Topics in Contemporary Literature, Engl 353: Introduction to Film, Engl 451: Contemporary British Fiction, Eng 452: Transatlantic Lit 1900 to Present, Engl 426: Modern British Drama, Engl 467: The South in Film, Eng 386: Gender on Film, Eng 347: Studies in 20th & 21st Cent. US Lit, Eng 413: Special Topics in Media/Cultural Studies, Engl 466: Faulkner, Eng 348: Transatlantic Lit, 1900-Present, Engl 362: American Environmental Lit 1850-Present, Engl 437: Major Author of the 20th Century, Eng 312: Studies in Cinema/Media History, Engl 352: Selected Topics in Popular Literature, Eng 314: The Cinematic South, Eng 457: Special Topics in Contemporary Lit, Engl 442: Latina and Latino Literatures
15 hrs 300+ English electives 15 Complete 15 hrs of English course work at the 300 level or higher.
12 hours of 400+ level English 12 English majors must take at least 12 hours at the 400 or 500 level.
Capstone seminar Complete one 400-level course as a capstone seminar. See your advisor to determine which 400-level courses satisfy the capstone requirement.
English residency hrs 12 Student must earn at least 12 hours of their major courses in residence.
Resident Major GPA Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.
Overall Major GPA Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.

Emphasis - Creative Writing

Requirement Hours Description
Engl 302 3 Complete Engl 302 with a passing grade.
3 Creative Writing electives 9 Creative writing emphasis students will complete 3 of the following courses: Engl 311, 312, 317, 418, 419, 423, or 424 with a passing grade.
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