University of Nebraska at Kearney
College of Fine Arts and Humanites
1994-96 UNK Undergraduate Catalog
Department of English
English Major
Two major options are available:- I. English Option-Bachelor of Arts Degree
- II. English Teaching Subject Endorsement Option- Bachelor of Arts
in Education Degree
The minor in English is available for students pursuing
majors in other disciplines. The Elementary Education major has a specially defined minor
in English.
- A. General Studies Program - 45 hours
- B. Foreign Language - 5-14 hours
- (2 intermediate or upper level courses required)
- (for BA option)
- C. One minor or major other than English - 24-36 hours
- (for BA option)
-or-- B. Professional Sequence in Education - 25-30 hours
- (for Teaching Subject Endorsement option)
- C. One subject endorsement other than English - 30-39 hrs
- (for Teaching Subject Endorsement option)
- D. English major (courses listed below, endorsement requirements marked *E) - 39 hours
- E. Electives to total - 125 hours
Requirements (ENG)
I. Literature:- Minimum of 12 hours chosen with advisor's approval
- ENG 260 Images of Women in Literature - 3
- ENG 280H Variable Topics: Honors - 3
- ENG 334 Studies in the Novel - 3
- ENG 335 Studies in the Short Story - 3
- ENG 336 Bible as Literature - 3
- ENG 337 Popular Literature - 3
- ENG 352a Survey of U.S. Literature - 3
- ENG 352b Survey of U.S. Literature - 3
- ENG 353 Colonial/Early American Literature - 3
- ENG 354 Literature of the American Renaissance - 3
- ENG 355 American Literary Realism - 3
- ENG 356 Early 20th Century American Literature: 1900-1945 -
3
- ENG 357 Post-World War II American Literature: 1945-present
- 3
- ENG 358 Literature of the American West - 3
- ENG 360 American Women Writers - 3
- ENG 362a Survey of British and Commonwealth Literature - 3
- ENG 362b Survey of British and Commonwealth Literature - 3
- ENG 363 Early/Middle English Literature - 3
- ENG 364 Shakespeare - 3
- ENG 365 Literature of the English Renaissance - 3
- ENG 366 Literature of the English Restoration and
Eighteenth Century - 3
- ENG 367 Literature of the English Romantic Period - 3
- ENG 368 British and Commonwealth Victorian Literature - 3
- ENG 369 Modern British and Commonwealth Literature - 3
- ENG 370 Post-modern British and Commonwealth Literature:
1950-present - 3
- ENG 425 Children's Literature - 3
- ENG 426 Adolescent Literature - 3
II. Writing:- Minimum of 9 hours chosen with advisor's approval
- Composition/Rhetoric 3-6 hours
- ENG 212 Writing in the Disciplines - 3
- (a, b, c, d options)
- ENG 234* Reading and Writing about Literature - 3
- (*prerequisite to any course counting toward the major)
- ENG 311 Advanced Writing I: Writing Processes - 3
- ENG 312 Writing in the Professions - 3
- ENG 411 Advanced Writing II: Writing as a Social Act 3
- Creative Writing 3-6 hours
- ENG 314 Beginning Fiction Writing - 3
- ENG 315 Advanced Fiction Writing - 3
- ENG 317 Beginning Poetry Writing - 3
- ENG 319 Advanced Poetry Writing - 3
- ENG 320 Creative Play/Script Writing - 3
III. Language:- Minimum of 6 hours chosen with adviser's approval
- (*E) some endorsements require either 303 or 304
- ENG 303 Introduction to Linguistics - 3
- ENG 304 Grammar I - 3
- ENG 404 (*E) History of the English Language - 3
- ENG 422 Language for the Elementary Teacher 3
IV. Theory and Pedagogy:- Minimum of 3-6 hours chosen with advisor's approval
- ENG 406 Principles of Literary Criticism - 3
- ENG 423 Reading Problems of Secondary Schools - 3
- ENG 424 (*E) Teaching Secondary School English - 3
- ENG 427 (*E) Multimedia Communication - 3
V. Senior Seminars:- Minimum of 3 hours chosen with advisor's approval
- ENG 443 Seminar in the American Renaissance - 3
- ENG 444 Seminar in Realism - 3
- ENG 445 Seminar in Early 20th Century American Literature -
3
- ENG 447 Seminar in Post-World War II American Literature -
3
- ENG 450 Seminar in World Literature - 3
- ENG 460 Topics: Women's Literature - 3
- ENG 462 Seminar in Chaucer - 3
- ENG 463 Seminar in Shakespeare - 3
- ENG 464 Seminar in the Renaissance - 3
- ENG 467 Seminar in Romanticism - 3
- ENG 468 Seminar in Victorian Literature - 3
- ENG 469 Seminar in Modern Literature - 3
- ENG 470 Seminar in Irish Literature - 3
- ENG 471 Seminar in Rhetoric 3
VI. Electives:- Minimum of 3-6 hours chosen from the above course list or with approval of advisor from
240H, 252, 253
VII. Institutes and Workshops:- With approval of the chair the following may be substituted for courses meeting the
above requirements:
- ENG 480 Ft. Kearny Writers' Workshop - 1-3
- ENG 481 Plains Literature Institute - 1-3
- ENG 483 Film Institute - 1-3
- ENG 499 Independent Study 1-3
General Studies courses are not applicable to this minor. Students should choose option
I or option II, below:
I. Literature Emphasis - 24 hours- Literature courses - 18
- English language courses - 3
- Writing courses - 3
II. Writing Emphasis - 24 hours- Literature courses - 9-12
- English language courses - 3
- Writing courses - 9-12
English Minor-Elementary Education - 24 hours
- ENG 101 GS Expository Writing - 3
- ENG 250, 251, 252, 253, 254 GS General Literature - 3
- ENG 425 Children's Literature - 3
- United States Literature - 3-6
- British & Commonwealth Literature - 3-6
- English Language 3-6
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