Undergraduate Program

College of Arts and Sciences and Department of English Undergraduate Admission Requirements

A minimum of 26 credit hours; 23 credit hours must be in courses acceptable toward graduation.

A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 on all work.

  • Transfer students must have a 2.00 transfer GPA.
  • Continuing UNM students must have a 2.00 institutional GPA.

Demonstrated academic achievement by satisfying the following:

  • Completion of the University Writing and Speaking Core.
  • Completion of the University Mathematics Core.
  • Completion of the University Foreign Language Core.

Completion of Department of English admission course work with grades of "C" or better:

  • ENGL 250.
  • One of the following: ENGL 264, 281, 292, 294, 296, 349, 355.
  • One of the following: ENGL 265, 293, 295, 297, 308, 356.

Prerequisites

A student must have credit for ENGL 110, or ENGL 112, or ENGL 113, or an equivalent before registering for 120, 221, or 222; and credit for 120 before registering for 219, 220, or any course numbered 250 or above, with the exception of 292, 293, and 320. For enrollment in ENGL 250 or literature surveys ENGL 264, 265, and 294-297, students must have successfully completed ENGL 120. There are no prerequisites for ENGL 150, other literature courses numbered under 250, and ENGL 292 and 293 and 320. At least one lower-division course in literature is required for admission to a literature course numbered above 300. All majors should complete ENGL 250 before enrolling in upper-division courses. A few courses have special prerequisites listed after the course descriptions. Non-majors should take 250, 352, and 353 as a specially designated non-major course whenever possible.


Bachelor of Arts in English Studies

The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English Studies teaches both skills and content. The principal skills are independent critical and creative thinking, writing, and research; the content, language, and literature as products of and reflections upon a diversity of moments, places, and cultures. As the Department is located in the Southwest, students are strongly encourage to take advantage of courses, conferences, presentations, etc. that feature the locale. Students are also strongly encouraged to take advantage of Department specialties in diverse literatures of different cultures. The major requires 34 credit hours.

In order to acquire facility with these skills and content, students need not study a predetermined body of texts (i.e., no one country, period, or author is privileged over others). At the same time, it behooves students to be familiar with some of the movements, writers, and texts that have shaped traditional and emerging canons of English literature and language.

STEP 1: Letter of Intent and Introduction to Studies in English (1 credit hour plus letter of intent and application)

  • ENGL 249: Introduction to Studies in English (1 credit hour)

Students must submit a letter of intent for approval by the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies. Though the letter need not consist of more than a paragraph, students must convey in their letters a prospective course of study as well as a sense of what they wish to do with their degrees after they have graduated. Students are not required to list, let alone to adhere to, a specific set of courses. This step requires students to self-identify their interests, to take possession of their education, and to be proactive in planning their courses of study. It is highly recommended that students take ENGL 120 and ENGL 249 concurrently in order to facilitate efficient admission to the English Department.

In order to assist students in the composition of their letters, each of the field groups (Creative Writing, Rhetoric and Writing, American Literary Studies, British and Irish Literary Studies, Medieval Studies) may suggest courses of study within their areas of expertise. These suggested courses of study are designed, as well, to address questions about prerequisites and advisement for different possible post-graduate careers and study.

STEP 2: Core Classes (6 credit hours): These courses are required before students may declare a major in English Studies; students must receive a grade of "C" or higher in each of the core courses in order to declare a major in English Studies.

  • ENGL 250: Literary Textual Analysis (3 credit hours)
  • Survey of Pre-1830 Literatures: One from ENGL 292, 294, 296, 349, 355 (3 credit hours)

STEP 3: Student-Directed Course of Study (24 credit hours) plus 3 credit hours in 300-level writing intensive course, plus 3 credit hours in a Survey of Post-1830 Literatures: One from ENGL 264, 265, 281, 293, 295, 297, 356 (3 credit hours; total 27 credit hours).

Students must take eight (8) courses in the English department. No more than two (2) of these classes may be 200-level courses, thus allowing, for example, students who are interested in more than one area of study (e.g., CW and PW) to take a second introductory course for credit, or students who wish to delve deeply into a particular field (e.g., American minority literatures) to take a third survey course for credit.

At least three (3) of these courses must be 400-level classes, and may include the Honors Capstone Course (ENGL 412).  ENGL 497 may not count toward the 24 student-directed course of study credit hours but may be taken as additional credit hours.

During Step 3 students are required to take one 3 credit hour 300-level course that is writing intensive. Students may choose ENGL 320 or any course approved by the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies as writing intensive to fulfill this requirement.


Minor Study

Minor in English

The English minor requires 18 credit hours of English courses numbered above 120. The minor program includes two survey courses (264, 265, 281, 294, 295, 296, 297), and at least one 400-level course that may include the Honors Capstone Course (ENGL 412) but not ENGL 497; and 9 more credit hours with no more than 6 below the 300-level. ENGL 497 may not count toward the 18 credit hours, but may be taken as additional credit hours.

Minor in Period Studies

A multidisciplinary program comprised of 21 credit hours: 12 credit hours in English courses numbered above 120 and 9 credit hours from at least two other disciplines. Each student’s program focuses on a particular historical period and be developed around the student’s individual interests after prior consultation with a minor advisor.

Minor in Professional Writing

The Professional Writing minor is comprised of 18 credit hours. Requirements are: ENGL 219 or 220 or 240; 290; 320, 416, 417, 418, 419 or 420. Elective courses: 9 credit hours chosen from ENGL 219, 220, 240, 320, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 441, 442 or approved courses offered in other departments. ENGL 499 (Internship, 1 credit hour) is optional. At least 9 credit hours must be in courses numbered 300 and above.


Departmental Honors

Students who seek Departmental Honors in English should apply to the Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies no later than the last semester of their junior year. Admission to honors requires 1) an overall GPA of 3.2, based on at least 75 credit hours of college credit, including a minimum of 9 credit hours of credit in English courses numbered 200 and above; 2) a cumulative GPA of 3.5 in English courses numbered 200 and above; and 3) a letter of recommendation from a regular faculty member from the Department of English. After being admitted to the program, honors candidates must 1) complete ENGL 412 Capstone and Honors Seminar or its equivalent; 2) enroll in ENGL 497, Individual Study, in the first semester of the senior year in order to write a prospectus for submission to the Undergraduate Committee no later than the end of the sixth week of the semester; 3) enroll in ENGL 490, Senior Honors Thesis, in the last semester of the senior year to complete the Honors thesis for submission to the Undergraduate Committee no later than the end of the tenth week of the semester.

The English Department also sponsors a chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, an international honors society for English Studies majors. To be eligible for membership in Sigma Tau Delta applicants must 1) be an English Studies major or an English minor who has completed three semesters of college work, including 6 credit hours of English courses beyond ENGL 120; 2) have an overall GPA of 3.0; and 3) a cumulative GPA of 3.2 in all English courses. To apply for membership in Sigma Tau Delta, contact the faculty advisor of the chapter or the Undergraduate Associate Chair for an application.


Certificate in Technical and Professional Communication

The undergraduate certificate in Technical and Professional Communication is a rigorous, transcripted course of study for students who want to explore the field of technical and professional communication. The required courses offer a foundation through which students can develop skills as writers and editors while also getting a survey of the opportunities available to them in technical and professional communication. This certificate is particularly appropriate for students in STEM who would like to add credentials in Technical and Professional Communication to their transcripts. The elective courses invite students to hone their writing in one of several courses designed to offer students a taste of what a 21st-Century technical and professional communication professional can expect. Students are then expected to put their skills to work in one of two capstone courses designed to give them experience as writers, editors, or tutors.

Requirements

  • ENGL 219 (or the Writing and Speaking Core Curriculum equivalent from another institution), 290, and 417;
  • one course chosen from: 320, 413, 414, 418, 419, 420, 441;
  • one course chosen from: 444, 499.

Undergraduate courses in English (ENGL) are categorized by content areas. The category for each course appears in parenthesis at the end of the course description according to the following legend:

Expository and Professional Writing (EPW); Creative Writing (CW); Literature and Language (LL).


Courses

ENGL 107. Greek Mythology. (3)



ENGL 110. Accelerated Composition. (3)



ENGL 111-112. Composition I and II. (3, 3)



ENGL 113. Enhanced Composition. (4)



ENGL 120. Composition III. (3)



ENGL 150. The Study of Literature. (3)



ENGL 206. Topics in Popular Literature. (3, no limit Δ)



ENGL 211. Topics in Literature. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 219. Technical and Professional Writing. (3)



ENGL 220. Expository Writing. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 224. Introduction to Creative Writing. (3)



ENGL 240. Traditional Grammar. (3)



ENGL 248. Topics in Popular Medieval Literature and Studies. (3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)



ENGL 249. Introduction to Studies in English. (1)



ENGL 250. Literary Textual Analysis . (3)



ENGL 264. Survey of Native Literatures and Rhetorics. (3)



ENGL 265. Introduction to Chicana/o Literature. (3)



ENGL 281. African-American Literature I. (3)



ENGL 287. Topics in Introductory Studies in Genre. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 290. Introduction to Professional Writing. (3)



ENGL 292. World Literatures: Ancient World through the 16th Century. (3)



ENGL 293. World Literatures: 17th Century through the Present. (3)



ENGL 294. Survey of Earlier English Literature. (3)



ENGL 295. Survey of Later English Literature. (3)



ENGL 296. Earlier American Literature. (3)



ENGL 297. Later American Literature. (3)



ENGL 298. Workshop in Literature or Writing. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 304. The Bible as Literature. (3)



ENGL 305. Mythology. (3)



ENGL 306. Arthurian Legend and Romance. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 308. The Jewish Experience in American Literature and Culture. (3)



ENGL 315. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Literature. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 320. Advanced Expository Writing. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 321. Intermediate Creative Writing-Fiction. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 322. Intermediate Creative Writing-Poetry. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 323. Intermediate Creative Writing-Creative Nonfiction. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 324. Introduction to Screenwriting. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 330. Topics in Comparative and World Literature. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 331. Topics in Asian Literature and Culture in Translation. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 332. Topics in African Literature and Culture in Translation. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL *333. Topics in Latin Literature and Culture in Translation. (3, no limit Δ)



ENGL *334. Topics in Greek Literature and Culture in Translation. (3, no limit Δ)



ENGL 335. Topics in French Literature and Culture in Translation. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 336. Topics in German Literature and Culture in Translation. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 337. Topics in Italian Literature and Culture in Translation. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 338. Topics in Russian Literature and Culture in Translation. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 339. Topics in Japanese Literature and Culture in Translation. (3, no limit Δ)



ENGL 341. Introduction to Premodern Japanese Literature and Culture in Translation. (3)



ENGL 342. Introduction to Modern Japanese Literature and Culture in Translation. (3)



ENGL 343. Topics in Chinese Literature and Culture in Translation. (3 to a maximum of 9Δ)



ENGL 345. The Supernatural in Japanese Fiction, Folklore and Drama. (3)



ENGL 347. Viking Mythology. (3)



ENGL 348. Topics in Medieval Studies. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 349. From Beowulf to Arthur. (3)



ENGL 350. Medieval Tales of Wonder. (3)



ENGL 351. Chaucer. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 352. Early Shakespeare. (3)



ENGL 353. Later Shakespeare. (3)



ENGL 354. Milton. (3)



ENGL 355. Enlightenment Survey. (3)



ENGL 356. The Nineteenth Century. (3)



ENGL 360. Individual Authors. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 364. Topics in Native American Literature and Culture [Native Literatures and Rhetorics]. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 365. Chicana/o Cultural Studies. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 381. African-American Literature II. (3)



ENGL 387. Studies in Genre Criticism. (3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)



ENGL 388. Topics in Film and Literature. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 397. Regional Literature. (3)



ENGL 410 / 510. Criticism and Theory. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 411 / 511. Special Topics: Criticism and Theory, Literary and Cultural Movements. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 412. Capstone and Honors Seminar. (3)



ENGL 413 / 513. Scientific, Environmental and Medical Writing. (3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)



ENGL 414 / 514. Documentation. (3)



ENGL 415 / 515. Publishing. (3)



ENGL 416 / 516. Biography and Autobiography. (3)



ENGL 417 / 517. Editing. (3)



ENGL 418 / 518. Proposal and Grant Writing. (3)



ENGL 419 / 519. Visual Rhetoric. (3)



ENGL 420 / 520. Topics in Professional Writing. (3, no limit Δ)



ENGL 421 / 521. Advanced Creative Writing-Fiction. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 422 / 522. Advanced Creative Writing-Poetry. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 423 / 523. Advanced Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 424. Creative Writing Workshop Script. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 432. Topics in Literature and Culture. (3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)



ENGL 440 / 540. Topics in Language or Rhetoric. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 441 / 541. English Grammars. (3)



ENGL 442 / 542. Major Texts in Rhetoric. (3)



ENGL 444. Practicum: Tutoring Writing. (3)



ENGL 445 / 545. History of the English Language. (3)



ENGL 447 / 547. Introductory Old English. (3)



ENGL 448 / 548. Topics in Advanced Old English. (3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)



ENGL 449 / 549. Middle English Language. (3)



ENGL 450 / 550. Middle English Literature. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 451 / 551. Topics in Medieval Studies. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 452 / 552. The Renaissance. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 453 / 553. The Seventeenth Century. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 454 / 554. Restoration and Early Eighteenth Century. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 455 / 555. Middle and Late Eighteenth Century. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 456 / 556. British Romanticism. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 457 / 557. Victorian Studies. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 458 / 558. Modern British Literature. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 459 / 559. Irish Literature. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 460. Early American Literature. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 461 / 561. American Romanticism. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 462 / 562. American Realism and Naturalism. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 463. Modern American Literature. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 464 / 564. Advanced Studies in Native Literatures and Rhetorics. (3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)



ENGL 465 / 565. Chicana/o Literature. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 466. African-American Literature. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 468 / 568. Topics in American Literature. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 470 / 570. Modernist Literature. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 472 / 572. Contemporary Literature. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 473. Postmodernism. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 474 / 574. Contemporary Southwestern Literature. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 479 / 579. Postcolonial Literatures. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 480 / 580. Topics in British Literature. (3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)



ENGL 486 / 586. British Fiction. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 487. Advanced Studies in Genre. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 490. Senior Honors Thesis. (3)



ENGL 497. Individual Study. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ENGL 499. Internship. (1-3)



ENGL 500. Introduction to the Professional Study of English. (3)



ENGL 501. Introduction to the Profession for Writers. (3)



ENGL 510 / 410. Criticism and Theory. (3)



ENGL 511 / 411. Special Topics: Criticism and Theory, Literary and Cultural Movements. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 513 / 413. Scientific, Environmental and Medical Writing. (3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)



ENGL 514 / 414. Documentation. (3)



ENGL 515 / 415. Publishing. (3)



ENGL 516 / 416. Biography and Autobiography. (3)



ENGL 517 / 417. Editing. (3)



ENGL 518 / 418. Proposal and Grant Writing. (3)



ENGL 519 / 419. Visual Rhetoric. (3)



ENGL 520 / 420. Topics in Professional Writing. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 521 / 421. Creative Writing Workshop: Prose Fiction. (3, no limit Δ)



ENGL 522 / 422. Creative Writing Workshop: Poetry. (3, no limit Δ)



ENGL 523 / 423. Creative Writing Workshop: Creative Nonfiction. (3, no limit Δ)



ENGL 530. Teaching Composition. (3)



ENGL 531. Teaching Stretch and Studio Composition. (3)



ENGL 532. Teaching Multimodal and Online Composition. (3)



ENGL 533. Teaching Professional and Technical Writing. (3)



ENGL 534. Composition Theory. (3)



ENGL 540 / 440. Topics in Language or Rhetoric. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 541 / 441. English Grammars. (3)



ENGL 542 / 442. Major Texts in Rhetoric. (3)



ENGL 543. Contemporary Texts in Rhetoric. (3)



ENGL 545 / 445. History of the English Language. (3)



ENGL 547 / 447. Introductory Old English. (3)



ENGL 548 / 448. Topics in Advanced Old English. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 549 / 449. Middle English Language. (3)



ENGL 550 / 450. Middle English Literature. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 551 / 451. Topics in Medieval Studies. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 552 / 452. The Renaissance. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 553 / 453. The Seventeenth Century. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 554 / 454. Restoration and Early Eighteenth Century. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 555 / 455. Middle and Late Eighteenth Century. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 556 / 456. British Romanticism. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 557 / 457. Victorian Studies. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 558 / 458. Modern British Literature. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 559 / 459. Irish Literature. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 561 / 461. American Romanticism. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 562 / 462. American Realism and Naturalism. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 564 / 464. Advanced Studies in Native Literatures and Rhetorics. (3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)



ENGL 565 / 465. Chicana/o Literature. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 568 / 468. Topics in American Literature. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 570 / 470. Modernist Literature. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 572 / 472. Contemporary Literature. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 574 / 474. Contemporary Southwestern Literature. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 579 / 479. Postcolonial Literatures. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 580 / 480. Topics in British Literature. (3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)



ENGL 581. Chaucer. (3)



ENGL 582. Shakespeare. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 586 / 486. British Fiction. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 587. Genre Studies. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 592. Teaching Literature and Literary Studies. (3)



ENGL 596. Portfolio. (1 or 3)



ENGL 597. Problems for the Master's Degree. (1-3 to a maximum of 3 Δ)



ENGL 598. Graduate Internship. (1-6 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ENGL 610. Seminar: Studies in Criticism and Theory. (3, no limit Δ [4 to a maximum of 12 Δ])



ENGL 640. Seminar: Studies in Language or Rhetoric. (3, no limit Δ [4 to a maximum of 12 Δ])



ENGL 650. Seminar: Studies in British Literature. (3, no limit Δ [4 to a maximum of 12 Δ])



ENGL 660. Seminar: Studies in American Literature. (3, no limit Δ [4 to a maximum of 12 Δ])



ENGL 680. Seminar: Studies in Genre, Backgrounds, Forces. (3, no limit Δ [4 to a maximum of 12 Δ])



ENGL 697. Problems for the Doctor's Degree. (1-3, no limit Δ)



ENGL 698. Independent Study. (1-3, may be repeated once Δ)



ENGL 699. Dissertation. (3-12, no limit Δ)



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