General College Requirements

• General College Requirements (see “Curriculum” section), including the following requirements to satisfy the major.
• A total of 44 credit hours of coursework, at least 24 of which must be at the 300 or 400 level.

Required Courses

8 hours of historical approaches to literature, consisting of:

• ENGL 284: Literature in History I: Before 1800
• ENGL 285: Literature in History II: After 1800

8 hours of writing and methodology courses, consisting of:

• ENGL 204: Reading and Writing in the Major
• ENGL 304: Methods of Literary Study

A 400-level course (4 credit hours) not used to satisfy any other requirement for the major.

• Guided readings, independent studies, internships and courses originating in another department may not be used to fulfill the Seminar requirement.

Capstone Experience

This requirement may be satisfied by one of the following
options:

1. ENGL 493/494: St. Mary’s Project in English, or
2. Two additional upper-level English courses not used
   to satisfy any other requirement of the major; and a
   Signature Project completed for any 400-level English
   seminar. All students in each 400-level English seminar
   are required to complete a substantial, independent
   project. A student using a particular 400-level seminar’s
   work as their Signature Project is required to present the
   project publicly.

Each student who is not completing an SMP registers for ENGL 492, a zero-credit course, concurrently with the 400-level course in which the Signature Project is to be written.

Instructors provide students in 400-level seminars with parameters, guidance and feedback throughout the process of proposing, preparing, drafting, reflecting upon, and revising substantial, independent projects. Students in each 400-level English course actively support the work of their peers, whether or not they are using the course for the capstone.

The Signature Project must be completed in a 400-level English seminar. It cannot be completed as part of a guided reading, independent study or internship, or as part of a course originating in another department.

Electives

Electives: at least 16 credit hours of ENGL coursework, of which at least 8 credits must be at the 300 or 400 level.

Please note that ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 may not be counted towards the major. Course content and focus for classes will vary, and will be announced in the online “Schedule of Classes” prior to registration. Any course, with the exception of ENGL 106, ENGL 270, or ENGL 304, may be repeated for credit provided the majority of the content is different.

Elective coursework in the major may also include the following:

• Up to four credit hours of guided readings, independent study, or credit-bearing internships.
• Up to eight credit hours of approved classes originating in other departments. The current list of approved courses includes:
  • EDUC 366: Children’s and Young Adult Literature
  • HIST 455: Topics in Asian, African, or Latin American History (selected topic only): Chinese Film and History
  • ILAS 315: Latin American Literature in Translation
  • ILAS 350: Latin American Cinema
  • Any upper-level literature class in ILCC, ILCF, ILCG, ILCS, or ILCT
  • ILCT 106: Introduction to World Literature
  • ILCT 293: Introduction to Cultural Studies
  • ILCT 300: Introduction to Linguistics
  • TFMS 106: Introduction to Dramatic Literature
  • TFMS 210: Japanese Performance Traditions
  • TFMS 220: Introduction to Film and Media Studies
  • TFMS 221: Film and Media Production Modes
  • TFMS 225: Topics in Film and Media (selected topics only; check with Chair for approval)
  • TFMS 326: World Cinema
  • TFMS 300: Modern Theater
  • TFMS 310: Shakespeare
  • TFMS 315: Japanese Film
  • TFMS 320: Film History
  • TFMS 325: Documentary Practices
  • TFMS 345: Playwriting
  • TFMS 346: Screenwriting
  • TFMS 422: Horror Film: Of Monsters and Monstrosities
  • TFMS 425: Advanced Topics in Film and Media (selected topics only; check with chair for approval)

Minimum Grade and GPA Requirements

Students must earn a grade of C- or better in each course counted towards the major, and maintain an overall GPA of at least 2.0 in these courses.

The St. Mary's Project

All students may apply, usually in the spring of their junior year, to undertake a St. Mary’s Project (SMP). Projects approved by the department will receive eight hours of credit to be counted towards the major. Application deadlines and procedures will be announced each semester. Students contemplating an SMP in another discipline may petition the department to accept this work for elective credit towards their major. All such petitions must be received by the end of Exam Week the semester prior to the commencement of the intended project. See the English Department website for more details.

General College Requirements

• General college requirements.
• All requirements in a major field of study other than English.

Course Requirements

At least five courses, totaling no less than 18 credit hours, as specified below:

Required courses:

• ENGL 204: Reading and Writing in the Major.

Elective Courses:

• Four more courses earning ENGL credit.

At least eight credits for the minor must be at the 300- or 400 level.

ENGL101 and 102 may not be counted towards the minor. No more than four credits of guided readings, independent studies, or credit-bearing internships may be counted towards the minor. No more than four credits of approved courses originating in other departments (see 7b., above) may be counted towards the minor.

Degree Requirements for the Creative Writing Minor

The courses that constitute the minor in creative writing provide a basic introduction to the study of creative writing and a chance to focus on the art and craft of writing, editing, and analyzing their own work, as well as the work of established writers. As with the minor in English, the minor in creative writing offers a great degree of flexibility for students and affords the opportunity to do work at both introductory and advanced levels of study.

1. To earn a minor in creative writing, a student must satisfy the following requirements:

General college requirements.

All requirements in a major field of study.

At least five courses, totaling no less than 18 credit hours, as specified below:

• Required courses:
  • ENGL 204: Reading and Writing in the Major
  • ENGL 270: Introduction to Creative Writing

• Students must take two creative writing workshops in two distinct genres, both at the 300 level or above. Courses that can be applied toward this requirement include:
  • English 395: ADVANCED TOPICS IN WRITING
  • English 495: STUDIES IN CREATIVE WRITING
  • ILC 360: ADVANCED WRITING WORKSHOP
  • TFMS 346: Screenwriting
  • TFMS 345: Playwriting

• One elective in literature at any level. This can be a course offered from the English Department (other than ENGL 395 or ENGL 495), or one from the list of approved cross-listed courses, which include:
  • EDUC 366: Children’s and Young Adult Literature
  • HIST 380:  History of Russian and Soviet Cinema
  • HIST 435: Topics in European History (selected topic only): World War II in Russian Culture
  • HIST 455: Topics in Asian, African, or Latin American History (selected topic only): Chinese Film and History
  • ILAS 206: Introduction to Latin American Literature in Translation
  • ILAS 350: Latin American Cinema
  • Any upper-level literature class in ILCC, ILCF, ILCG, ILCS, or ILCT
  • ILCT 293: Introduction to Cultural Studies
  • TFMS 106: Introduction to Dramatic Literature
  • TFMS 220: Introduction to Film and Media Studies
  • TFMS 225: Topics in Film and Media (selected topics only; check with Chair for approval)
  • TFMS 326: World Cinema
  • TFMS 300: Modern Theater
  • TFMS 310: Shakespeare
  • TFMS 320: Film History
  • TFMS 420: Mediated Bodies
  • TFMS 422: Horror Film: Of Monsters and Monstrosities
  • TFMS 425: Advanced Topics in Film and Media (selected topics only; check with chair for approval)

Students majoring in English may also minor in creative writing, but they cannot use the two required upper-level creative writing workshops (English 395, English 495, TFMS 345, TFMS 346, or ILC 360) to count toward the major’s upper-level electives requirement.

ENGL101 and 102 may not be counted towards the minor. No more than 4 credits of guided readings, independent studies, or credit-bearing internships may be counted towards the minor.

A grade of C- or better must be received in each course, and the cumulative grade-point average of courses used to satisfy the minor must be at least 2.0.

Minimum Grade and GPA Requirements

A grade of C- or better must be received in each course, and the cumulative grade-point average of courses used to satisfy the minor must be at least 2.0.