Nov 21, 2024

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

English BA Degree Requirements (124 hours)

Degree Plan

General Education Curriculum

GEC 01. Written Communication (6 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.

GEC 02. Natural Science (8-10 hours minimum)

Select 2 courses with labs:

AST 111 - General Astronomy I 3 hrs. (Recommended) AND
AST 111L - General Astronomy I Laboratory 1 hr. (Recommended)
AST 112 - General Astronomy II 3 hrs. AND
AST 112L - General Astronomy II Laboratory 1 hr.
BSC 103 - Biology and Society 3 hrs. (Recommended) AND
BSC 103L - Biology and Society Laboratory 1 hr (Recommended)
BSC 107 - Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology 3 hrs. AND
BSC 107L - Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory 1 hr.
BSC 110 - Principles of Biological Science I 3 hrs. AND
BSC 110L - Principles of Biological Science I Laboratory 1 hr.
BSC 111 - Principles of Biological Science II 3 hrs. AND
BSC 111L - Principles of Biological Science II Laboratory 1 hr.
BSC 250 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 3 hrs. AND
BSC 250L - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 1 hr.
BSC 251 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 3 hrs. AND
BSC 251L - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory 1 hr.
CHE 104 - Chemistry and Our Environment 3 hrs. (Recommended) AND
CHE 104L - Chemistry and Our Environment Laboratory 1 hr. (Recommended)
CHE 106 - General Chemistry I 3 hrs. AND
CHE 106L - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 hr.
CHE 110 - Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biochemistry 3 hrs. AND
CHE 110L - Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biochem Lab 1 hr.
GHY 104 - Weather and Climate 3 hrs. AND
GHY 104L - Weather and Climate Laboratory 1 hr.
GHY 105 - Land and Water 3 hrs. AND
GHY 105L - Land and Water Lab 1 hr.
GLY 101 - Physical Geology 3 hrs. (Recommended) AND
GLY 101L - Physical Geology Laboratory 1 hr. (Recommended)
GLY 103 - Historical Geology 3 hrs. AND
GLY 103L - Historical Geology Laboratory 1 hr.
MAR 151 - Introduction to Ocean Science 3 hrs. AND
MAR 151L - Introduction to Ocean Science Laboratory 1 hr.
PHY 103 - Introductory Physics 3 hrs. AND
PHY 103L - Introductory Physics Laboratory 1 hr.
PHY 111 - General Physics I 3 hrs. AND
PHY 111L - General Physics I Laboratory 1 hr.
PHY 112 - General Physics II 3 hrs. AND
PHY 112L - General Physics II Laboratory 1 hr.
PHY 201 - General Physics I with Calculus 4 hrs. AND
PHY 201L - General Physics I with Calculus Laboratory 1 hr.
PHY 202 - General Physics II with Calculus 4 hrs. AND
PHY 202L - General Physics II with Calculus Laboratory 1 hr.
PSE 190 - Living in a Material World 3 hrs. (Recommended) AND
PSE 190L - Lab for Living in a Material World 1 hr. (Recommended)

GEC 03. Humanities (9 hours)

ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.

Select 2 courses, 1 History required

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
HUM 201 - Colloquium on the Pre-Modern World 3 hrs.
HUM 202 - Colloquium on the Modern World 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

GEC 04. Aesthetic Values (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

GEC 05. Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 hours)

Select 2 courses:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
ANT 221 - Introduction to Cultural & Linguistic Anthropology 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

GEC 06. Mathematics (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

MAT 100 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs. ***
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs.
Higher-level MAT course
ACT Math sub score of 24 or higher
SAT Math score of 560 or higher

GEC 07. Writing-Intensive Requirement (Major Area)

Any ENG upper-level course with (WI) designation (see DEG. 01 ) (WI)
ENG 101 & ENG 102 prerequisites

GEC 08. Speaking Intensive Requirement (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

CMS 111 - Public Speaking 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 320 - Professional Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs. (SI)

GEC 09. Capstone Requirement (Major Area)

ENG 400 - Senior Seminar 3 hrs. (Capstone)
Must be taken Senior Year; ENG 101 & ENG 102 prerequisites

Note:

*This course satisfies both the GEC requirement and a program requirement for this major.

**This particular GEC course is recommended by this major.

***This course does not satisfy prerequisites for any other math course.

GEC 07 - GEC 09 courses are specific to this major.

For full description of the GEC, see here .

Program Curriculum

DEG 01. Major Area of Study Requirements (36 hours)

A grade of C or higher is required in ENG 340 and in ENG 400.

ENG 340 - Analysis of Literature 3 hrs.
ENG 400 - Senior Seminar 3 hrs. (Capstone)

Complete 15 hours of upper-level ENG courses, with at least 9 hours at the 400-level. 1 course must be a WI course. Students have the option to earn a concentration in Creative Writing or Professional Writing by fulfilling elective requirements with the classes below.

Creative Writing Concentration (optional)

(choose one) ENG 221 , ENG 222 , or ENG 223 [note that 200-level courses do not count toward the upper-level English electives]
(choose one) ENG 321 or ENG 322
(choose one) ENG 421 or ENG 422

Professional Writing Concentration (optional)

Choose three: (These courses cannot count here and also for the requirements below.)

Select 1 course (Diverse Perspectives in Literature):

ENG 312 - Postcolonial Literature 3 hrs.
ENG 313 - Survey of Multiethnic Literature 3 hrs.
ENG 372 - African-American Literature 3 hrs.
ENG 410 - Studies in Ethnic Literature 3 hrs. (WI)
ENG 411 - Studies in Postcolonial Literature 3 hrs. (WI)
ENG 412 - Studies in African Literature 3 hrs.
ENG 414 - Studies in LGBTQ Literature 3 hrs.
ENG 468 - British Women Writers 3 hrs.
ENG 473 - Studies in African-American Literature 3 hrs. (WI)
ENG 478 - American Women Writers 3 hrs.

Select 1 course (Medieval and Early Modern Literature):

Select 1 course (Mid-Modern Literature):

Select 1 course (Modern Literature):

ENG 351 - Survey of British Literature II 3 hrs.
ENG 371 - Survey of American Literature II 3 hrs.
ENG 413 - Survey of The Modern Novel 3 hrs.
ENG 415 - Survey of Modern Poetry 3 hrs.
ENG 417 - Survey of Modern Drama 3 hrs.
ENG 467 - Survey of 20th-Century British Literature 3 hrs.
ENG 472 - Survey of American Drama 3 hrs.
ENG 475 - Studies in American Modernism 3 hrs.
ENG 476 - American Literature After 1945 3 hrs.
ENG 477 - Survey of the American Novel 1920 to 1960 3 hrs.

Select 1 course (Contemporary and Emergent Literatures and Theory)

ENG 311 - Survey of Contemporary Literature 3 hrs.
ENG 314 - Popular & Genre Fiction 3 hrs.
ENG 345 - Introduction to Children’s Literature 3 hrs.
ENG 365 - Digital Literacies 3 hrs.
ENG 409 - Studies in Literature and the Environment 3 hrs.
ENG 418 - Literature for the Adolescent 3 hrs.
ENG 441 - Topics in Literary Theory 3 hrs.
ENG 445 - Studies in Children’s and Young Adult Literature 3 hrs.
ENG 448 - Studies in Games and Literature 3 hrs.

DEG 02. Additional Requirements (12-21 hours)

Bachelor of Arts Requirements

Select 1 option:

a. Select remaining history course not selected in GEC 03: HIS 101 or HIS 102

b. If both history courses selected in GEC 03, select 1 course:

ENG 200 - Introduction to Drama 3 hrs.
ENG 201 - Introduction to Fiction 3 hrs.
ENG 202 - Introduction to Poetry 3 hrs.
FLM 170 - Introduction to Film Studies 3 hrs.
HIS 201 - Survey of United States History to 1877 3 hrs.
HIS 202 - Survey of United States History since 1877 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.
WGS 301 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies 3 hrs.

Select 1 course not selected in GEC 05:

World Language Requirement:

12 hours in a single world language; fewer hours may suffice, but course level 202 must be completed.

DEG 03. Electives

Choose electives as needed with advisor’s approval. (See Hours to Degree below.)

Hours to Degree

124 hours are needed to graduate with a BA in English. Of the total hours applied to this degree, 30 hours must be in courses numbered at the 300 level or above. The student must earn at least 21 of the last 30 hours of course work and at least 12 hours in the major area of study from Southern Miss. See Residence Hour Requirements for more information.