Bachelor of Arts in English

BA English Degree Plan

All Degree plans are for informational purposes only. Official Degree Plans for graduation clearance will be conducted by the Registrar's Office. UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS DEGREE PLAN FOR ENGLISH MAJORS Bulletin used: 2024 - 2025
Course name	when taken	credits	Course name	when taken	credits
CORE COURSES		59	ENGLISH COURSES		36
HIS 1311: Am Civ I [F]		3	ENG 1301: Lit Trad I		3
HIS 1312: Am Civ II [S]		3	ENG 1302: Lit Trad II		3
HIS 2301: Western Civ I (Rome)		3	ENG 2311: Lit Trad III (Rome)		3
HIS 2302: Western Civ II		3	ENG 2312: Lit Trad IV		3
			ENG 3323: Medieval Literature		3
PHI 1301: Phil & Ethical Life		3	ENG 3324: Literary Study I: Lyric		3
PHI 2323: The Human Person (Rome)		3	ENG 3326: Early Modern Literature		3
PHI 3311: Phil of Being		3	ENG 3327: Romantic Tradition		3
			ENG 4360: American Literature		3
THE 1310: Under the Bible		3	ENG 4362: Twentieth-Century Literature		3
THE 2311: West Theo Trad (Rome)		3	ENG 4363: Literary Study II: Prose Fiction		3
			ENG Adv elective:		3
For. lang.		3	Comprehensives
For. lang.		3
For. lang.		3	ELECTIVES		25
For. lang.		3	Upper Level Elective		3
			Upper Level Elective		3
ECO 1311: Fund of Eco		3	Upper Level Elective		3
POL 1311: Princ of Amer Politics		3	Upper Level Elective		3
Fine Arts: (Rome)		3	Upper or Lower Level Elective		3
Math:		3	Upper or Lower Level Elective		3
BIO (3 Cr +Lab):		4	Upper or Lower Level Elective		3
Phys Sci. (3 Cr +Lab):		4	Upper or Lower Level Elective		3
			Upper or Lower Level Elective		1
1. Advanced credits: Students must earn 38 credits in courses numbered 3000 or above, of which 26 must be earned at UD.
2. Grades below C- in advanced courses in the major do not count toward fulfillment of the major requirement.
3. A total of only 4 credits in 1-credit P/NP courses may count toward the 120 credits needed for graduation.
4. The last 12 advanced credits in the major must be earned at UD.
				Rev. July 2019

Basic Requirements

Literary Tradition, I, II, III, IV; English 3323 (Medieval Literature); 3324 (Literary Study I: Lyric); 3326 (Early Modern Literature); 3327 (Romantic and Victorian Literature); 4360 (American Literature); 4362 (Twentieth-Century Literature); 4363 (Literary Study II: Prose Fiction); and one upper-level English elective. Students may substitute for 4362 some other course in twentieth-century literature, provided it covers a range of major writers in the first half of the twentieth century.

Course Sequence

Year I

Fall Semester

ENG 1301	Literary Tradition I	3
HIS 1311	American Civilization I	3
	Art, Drama, Music, or Math	3
	Language	3
PHI 1301	Philosophy and the Ethical Life	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Spring Semester

ENG 1302	Literary Tradition II	3
HIS 1312	American Civilization II	3
	Art, Drama, Music, or Math	3
	Language	3
THE 1310	Understanding The Bible	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Year II (During Sophomore Year)

ENG 2311	Literary Tradition III	3
ENG 2312	Literary Tradition IV	3
HIS 2301	Western Civilization I	3
HIS 2302	Western Civilization II	3
PHI 2323	The Human Person	3
THE 2311	Western Theological Tradition	3
ECO 1311	Fundamentals Of Economics	3
	Language or Science	6
POL 1311	Principles Of American Politics	3
Total Credit Hours:		30

Year III

Fall Semester

ENG 3323	Medieval Literature	3
ENG 3324	Literary Study I: Lyric	3
	Arts or Math	3
	Science or Elective	3
	Elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Spring Semester

ENG 3326	Early Modern Literature	3
ENG 3327	Romantic & Victorian Literature	3
PHI 3311	Philosophy of Being	3
	Science or Elective	4
	Elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		16

Year IV

Fall Semester

ENG 4360	American Literature	3
ENG 4362	Twentieth-Century Literature	3
	Philosophy Elective	3
	Elective	6
Total Credit Hours:		15

Spring Semester

ENG 4363	Literary Study II: Prose Fiction	3
	Required English Elective	3
	Electives	9
Total Credit Hours:		15