English, BA < UAH - University of Alabama in Huntsville

Requirements
Pathways

English, BA requires 120 total credit hours.
Two courses (6 semester hours) at the 400 level are required in the major.
No more than three sophomore literature courses (9 semester hours).
No more than three courses (9 semester hours) in creative writing.
36 of 120 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher.
Must have a 2.0 GPA in major, minor, and overall.
No more than 6 credit hours of HPE may count in degree requirements.
12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH, with an overall 25% of coursework taken at UAH.
No more than 60 credit hours from a two-year school can be applied toward a UAH degree.
Double counting of classes must be approved through the CAHS advising office.
For graduation application instructions, see here.

Course List
Code	Title	Semester Hours
Area I: Freshman Composition		3-6
EH 101	COLLEGE WRITING I
or EH 101S	COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO
EH 102	COLLEGE WRITING II
EH 103	ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING
EH 105	HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts*		12
Fine Arts		3
ARH 100	ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101	ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH 103	ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS
ARS 160	DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122	THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123	INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100	INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Literature		3-6
EH 207	READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I
EH 208	READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2
EH 209	HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL I
EH 210	HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL 2
EH 242	MYTHOLOGY
Humanities and Fine Arts		3-6
CM 113	Intro to Rhetorical Communication
WLC 101S	INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH
or WLC 101A	INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
or WLC 101F	INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH
or WLC 101G	INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN
or WLC 101J	INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE
or WLC 101R	INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN
WLC 102S	INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 102A	INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
or WLC 102F	INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
or WLC 102G	INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 102J	INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE
or WLC 102R	INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
WLC 201S	INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH
or WLC 201A	INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
or WLC 201F	INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH
or WLC 201G	INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN
or WLC 201J	INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE
or WLC 201R	INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN
WLC 202S	INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 202A	INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
or WLC 202F	INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
or WLC 202G	INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 202J	INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE
or WLC 202R	INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
WLC 204	INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
PHL 101	INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
PHL 102	INTRO TO ETHICS
PHL 103	INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
PHL 150	TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES
WGS 200	INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES
AMS 229	ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS
ARH 100	ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101	ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH 103	ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS
ARS 160	DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122	THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123	INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100	INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Area III: Mathematics and Sciences		11-12
Mathematics		3-4
MA 105	NATURE OF MATHEMATICS
MA 107	ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS
MA 110	FINITE MATHEMATICS
MA 112	PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA
MA 113	PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY
MA 115	PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG
MA 120	MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS
MA 171	CALCULUS A
Natural Sciences (Lab)		8
AST 100	SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY
AST 106	EXPLORING THE COSMOS I
AST 107	EXPLORING THE COSMOS II
BYS 109	FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY
BYS 119	PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
BYS 120	ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
BYS 215	HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
CH 101 & CH 105	INTRO TO CHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
CH 121 & CH 125	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I
CH 123 & CH 126	GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II
CH 151 & CH 105	GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
ESS 103	ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE
ESS 111	WEATHER, CLIMATE & GLOBAL CHNG
PH 100	CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS
PH 101	GENERAL PHYSICS I
PH 102	GENERAL PHYSICS II
PH 111 & PH 114	GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
PH 112 & PH 115	GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
PH 113 & PH 116	GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III
Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences*		12
History		3-6
HY 103	WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
HY 104	WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500
HY 221	UNITED STATES TO 1877
HY 222	UNITED STATES SINCE 1877
Social and Behavioral Sciences		6-9
ECN 142	PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS
ECN 143	PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS
GS 200	GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES
ESS 105	WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
ESS 110	PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
PSC 101	INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
PSC 102	INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PSC 260	INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
PY 101	GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I
PY 201	LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT
SOC 100	INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 102	ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SOC 103	INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY
SOC 105	INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

* Take either 1 EH (Area II) + 2 HY (Area IV) <OR> 2 EH (Area II) + 1 HY (Area IV). Area V allows no more than six hours in a single discipline from Area II or Area IV. Area V should cover a breadth of disciplinary study.

Course List
Code	Title	Semester Hours
Pre-Professional Courses		19
WLC 101, 102, 201, or 202		3
Select 16 hours of pre-professional electives		16
English Major ¹		36
Core Courses		12
EH 207	READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I	3
or EH 242	MYTHOLOGY
or EH 208	READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2
or EH 209	HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL I
or EH 210	HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL 2
EH 211	INTRO CREATIVE WRITING	3
EH 305	INTRO TO LITERARY STUDIES	3
EH 300	STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS WRIT'G	3
or EH 301	TECHNICAL WRITING
or EH 340	ACADEMIC WRITING
Electives ²		24
Select 8 courses from the following:
EH 242	MYTHOLOGY	3
EH 209	HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL I	3
or EH 207	READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I
EH 210	HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL 2	3
EH 208	READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2	3
EH 301	TECHNICAL WRITING	3
or EH 300	STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS WRIT'G
EH 302	TECHNICAL EDITING	4
EH 303	PRAC & RSRCH IN TECH COMM	3
EH 320	PRACTICUM IN WRITING	3
EH 340	ACADEMIC WRITING	3
EH 400	COMPOSITION STUDIES FOR TCHERS	3
EH 401	THEORY & PRACTICE IN TECH COMM	3
EH 403	LITERARY CRITICISM & THEORY	3
EH 406	FEMINISM AND COMPOSITION	3
EH 408	HISTORY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE	3
EH 410	FICTION WRITING	3
EH 411	POETRY WRITING	3
EH 412	SPEC STUDIES CREATIVE WRITING	3
EH 414	CREATIVE NONFICTION WRITING	3
EH 415	ANGLOPHONE/POSTCOLONIAL LIT	3
EH 418	REP TEXTS-WOMEN WRITERS	3
EH 422	STUDIES IN THE NOVEL	3
EH 423	CONTEMPORARY BRITISH LITERATUR	3
EH 424	POETRY AND POETICS	3
EH 425	LITERATURE, SCIENCE & TECH	3
EH 429	STUDIES IN AMERICAN CINEMA	3
EH 430	THE AMERICAN NOVEL	3
EH 432	AMERICAN LITERARY MODERNISM	3
EH 433	WILLIAM FAULKNER	3
EH 434	SCIENCE FICTION	3
EH 435	SPECIAL STUDIES AMERICAN LIT	3
EH 437	THE AMERICAN NINETEENTH CNTRY	3
EH 438	AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE	3
EH 439	ETHNIC AMERICAN NOVEL	3
EH 440	SPECIAL TOPICS ENGLISH STUDIES	3
EH 442	USABILITY STUDIES	3
EH 448	THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE	3
EH 450	CHAUCER	3
EH 451	ARTHURIAN ROMANCE	3
EH 454	NEW MEDIA WRITING & RHETORIC	3
EH 460	SIXTEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE	3
EH 475	RHETORIC AND WRITING	3
EH 461	SHAKESPEARE I	3
EH 462	SHAKESPEARE II	3
EH 465	DRAMATIC LITERATURE	3
EH 470	MILTON	3
EH 473	EARLY MODERN LITERATURE	3
EH 480	THE LONG EIGHTEENTH CENTURY	3
EH 485	THE ENLIGHTENMENT	3
EH 498	INDEPENDENT STUDY	3
Minor Courses		21
Elective Courses
Elective hours vary by program, see advisor.
Total Semester Hours		120

12 Hours at the upper level (300+) must be earned at UAH.

In the electives area, only one class may be at the 200 level, no more than 9 hours may be in creative writing, and 6 of the hours must be at the 400+ level.

Year 1
Fall		Semester Hours
EH 101	COLLEGE WRITING I	3
Fine Arts		3
Social/Behavioral Science		3
Math		3
FYE 101	CHARGER SUCCESS	1
	Term Semester Hours:	13
Spring
EH 102	COLLEGE WRITING II	3
Humanities or Fine Arts		3
Social/Behavioral Science		3
Science w/Lab		4
HY 104	WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500	3
or HY 103	or WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
	Term Semester Hours:	16
Year 2
Fall
WLC 101		3
EH 207	READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I	3
or EH 242	or MYTHOLOGY
Social/Behavioral Science		3
Science w/Lab		4
Area V Course		3
	Term Semester Hours:	16
Spring
EH 208	READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2	3
Area V Courses		6
Minor Courses		6
	Term Semester Hours:	15
Year 3
Fall
EH 305	INTRO TO LITERARY STUDIES	3
English Elective 200+		3
English Elective 300+		3
Area V Courses		6
	Term Semester Hours:	15
Spring
EH 335	SURVEY BRITISH LITERATURE	3
English 300+ Elective		3
English 300+ Elective		3
Minor Course		3
Area V Course		3
	Term Semester Hours:	15
Year 4
Fall
EH 336	SURVEY AMERICAN LITERATURE	3
English 300+ Elective		3
Minor Courses		6
Elective		3
	Term Semester Hours:	15
Spring
English 300+ Electives		6
Minor Courses		6
Elective		3
	Term Semester Hours:	15
	Total Semester Hours:	120

English, BA

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