The University of New Mexico

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 General Education Curriculum: Communication.
  • Completion of General Education Curriculum: Mathematics and Statistics.
  • Completion of General Education Curriculum: Second Language.

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

  • ENGL 2510.
  • One of the following: ENGL 2560, 2610, 2630, 2650, 2670, 349, 355.
  • One of the following: ENGL 2540, 2620, 2640, 2660, 356.

Degree and Certificate Offered

  • Bachelor of Arts in English Studies (B.A.)
  • Certificate in Technical and Professional Communication (CERT)

Prerequisites

A student must have credit for ENGL 1110 or 1110Y or 1110Z, or an equivalent before registering for ENGL 1120 or 222. A student must have credit for 1120 before registering for 2120, 2210, or any course numbered 2510 or above (with the exception of 2650, 2660, and 320). For enrollment in ENGL 2510 or literature surveys ENGL 2540, 2560, and 2610-2640, students must have successfully completed ENGL 1120. There are no prerequisites for ENGL 1410, other literature courses numbered under 2510, and ENGL 2650, 2660, 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 2510 before enrolling in upper-division courses. A few courses have special prerequisites listed after the course descriptions. Non-majors should take ENGL 2510, 352, and 353 as a specially designated non-major course whenever possible.

Credit Conflicts

Content on specific courses overlaps enough to necessitate restricting credit of both courses toward a student’s degree. These courses are not considered equivalent and the completion of the second course in a pair will not affect a student’s earned hours on the transcript. Students should consult their advisor if they feel the incorrect course is applied for credit on their degree audit.

Students will be allowed to apply only one of the following courses in each pair for credit towards a degree:

  • ENGL 1110 -or- ENGL 1110X

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 encouraged 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 2240: 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 Courses (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 2510: Analysis of Literature (3 credit hours).
  • Survey of Pre-1830 Literatures: One from ENGL 2610, 2630, 2650, 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 2540, 2560, 2620, 2640, 2660, 2670, 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 courses 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 courses 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 1120. The minor program includes two survey courses (ENGL 2540, 2560, 2610, 2620, 2630, 2640, 2670, 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 Technical and Professional Communication

The Technical and Professional Communication minor is comprised of 18 credit hours. Requirements are: (ENGL 2110 or 2120 or 2210), 2220, 320, 416, 417, 418, (419 or 420). Elective courses: 9 credit hours chosen from ENGL 2110, 2120, 2210, 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 1120; 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 2210 (or the Writing and Speaking Core Curriculum equivalent from another institution), 2220, 417;
  • one course chosen from: ENGL 320, 413, 414, 418, 419, 420, 441;
  • one course chosen from: ENGL 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 1110. Composition I. (3)


ENGL 1110X–1110Y. Composition I: Stretch I and II. (3; 3)


ENGL 1110Z. Enhanced Composition. (4)


ENGL 1120. Composition II. (3)


ENGL 1410. Introduction to Literature. (3)


ENGL 1710. Greek Mythology. (3)


ENGL 1996. Topics. (1-6, no limit Δ)


ENGL 2110. Traditional Grammar. (3)


ENGL 2120. Intermediate Composition. (3 [3, may be repeated once Δ])


ENGL 2210. Professional and Technical Communication. (3)


ENGL 2220. Introduction to Professional Writing. (3)


ENGL 2240. Introduction to Studies in English. (1)


ENGL 2310. Introduction to Creative Writing. (3)


ENGL 2510. Analysis of Literature. (3)


ENGL 2540. Introduction to Chicanx Literature. (3)


ENGL 2560. Introduction to Native American Literature. (3)


ENGL 2610. American Literature I. (3)


ENGL 2620. American Literature II. (3)


ENGL 2630. British Literature I. (3)


ENGL 2640. British Literature II. (3)


ENGL 2650. World Literature I. (3)


ENGL 2660. World Literature II. (3)


ENGL 2670. African American Literature. (3)


ENGL 2993. Workshop. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)


ENGL 2996. Topics. (3, may be repeated twice Δ)


ENGL 304. The Bible as Literature. (3)


ENGL 305. Mythology. (3)


ENGL 306. Arthurian Legend and Romance. (3)


ENGL 315. Interdisciplinary Literary Studies. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 319. User-Centered Design and Usability. (3)


ENGL 320. Topics in Advanced Expository Writing. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 321. Intermediate Creative Writing-Fiction. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 322. Intermediate Creative Writing-Poetry. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 323. Intermediate Creative Writing-Creative Nonfiction. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 324. Introduction to Screenwriting. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 330. Topics in Comparative and World Literature. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 331. Topics in Asian Literature and Culture in Translation. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 332. Topics in African Literature and Culture in Translation. (3, may be repeated once 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, maybe repeated once Δ)


ENGL 336. Topics in German Literature and Culture in Translation. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 337. Topics in Italian Literature and Culture in Translation. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 338. Topics in Russian Literature and Culture in Translation. (3, may be repeated once 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, may be repeated twice Δ)


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


ENGL 347. Viking Mythology. (3)


ENGL 348. Topics in Medieval Studies. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 349. From Beowulf to Arthur. (3)


ENGL 350. Medieval Tales of Wonder. (3)


ENGL 351. Chaucer. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 352. Early Shakespeare. (3)


ENGL 353. Later Shakespeare. (3)


ENGL 354. Milton. (3)


ENGL 355. Enlightenment Literature. (3)


ENGL 356. Nineteenth Century British and Irish Literature. (3)


ENGL 363. Nineteenth Century America. (3)


ENGL 364. Topics in Native American Literature and Culture. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 365. Chicanx Cultural Studies . (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 366. African-American Literature II. (3)


ENGL 368. Studies in American Literature. (3, may be repeated twice Δ)


ENGL 374. Southwest Literature and Culture. (3, may be repeated twice Δ)


ENGL 378. Individual Authors. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 387. Studies in Genre Criticism. (3 may be repeated twice Δ)


ENGL 388. Topics in Film and Literature. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 397. Regional Literature. (3)


ENGL 410 / 510. Criticism and Theory. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 411 / 511. Special Topics: Criticism and Theory, Literary and Cultural Movements. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 412. Capstone and Honors Seminar. (3)


ENGL 413 / 513. Scientific, Environmental and Medical Writing. (3, may be repeated twice Δ)


ENGL 414. 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, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 422 / 522. Advanced Creative Writing-Poetry. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 423 / 523. Advanced Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 424. Creative Writing Workshop Script. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 432. Topics in Literature and Culture. (3, may be repeated twice Δ)


ENGL 440 / 540. Topics in Language or Rhetoric. (3, may be repeated three times 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, may be repeate twice Δ)


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


ENGL 450 / 550. Middle English Literature. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 451 / 551. Topics in Medieval Studies. (3, no limit Δ)


ENGL 452 / 552. The Renaissance. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 453 / 553. The Seventeenth Century. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 454 / 554. Restoration and Early Eighteenth Century. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 455 / 555. Middle and Late Eighteenth Century. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 456 / 556. British Romanticism. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 457 / 557. Victorian Studies. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 458 / 558. Modern British Literature. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 459 / 559. Irish Literature. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 460. Early American Literature. (3, may be repeated twice Δ)


ENGL 461 / 561. American Romanticism. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 462 / 562. American Realism and Naturalism. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 463. Modern American Literature. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 464 / 564 . Advanced Studies in Native American and Indigenous Literature. (3, may be repeated twice Δ)


ENGL 465 / 565. Chicanx Literary Studies. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 466. African-American Literature. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 468 / 568. Topics in American Literature. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 470 / 570. Modernist Literature. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 472 / 572. Contemporary Literature. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 473. Postmodernism. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 474 / 574. Contemporary Southwestern Literature. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 478. Topics in Individual Authors. (3, may be repeated twice Δ)


ENGL 479 / 579. Postcolonial Literatures. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 480 / 580. Topics in British Literature. (3, may be repeated twice Δ)


ENGL 486 / 586. British Fiction. (3, may be repeated once Δ)


ENGL 487. Advanced Studies in Genre. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 488. American Literature, Film, and Culture. (3, may be repeated twice 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 502. Technical and Professional Communication. (3)


ENGL 505. Introduction to Critical Theory. (3)


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


ENGL 511 / 411. Special Topics: Criticism and Theory, Literary and Cultural Movements. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 512. User-Centered Design and Usability. (3)


ENGL 513 / 413. Scientific, Environmental and Medical Writing. (3, may be repeated twice Δ)


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, may be repeated three times 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 535. Ethics in Technical and Professional Communication. (3)


ENGL 540 / 440. Topics in Language or Rhetoric. (3, may be repeated three times 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, may be repeated three times Δ)


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


ENGL 550 / 450. Middle English Literature. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 551 / 451. Topics in Medieval Studies. (3, no limit Δ)


ENGL 552 / 452. The Renaissance. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 553 / 453. The Seventeenth Century. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 554 / 454. Restoration and Early Eighteenth Century. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 555 / 455. Middle and Late Eighteenth Century. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 556 / 456. British Romanticism. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 557 / 457. Victorian Studies. (3. may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 558 / 458. Modern British Literature. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 559 / 459. Irish Literature. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 561 / 461. American Romanticism. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 562 / 462. American Realism and Naturalism. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 564 / 464. Advanced Studies in Native American and Indigenous Literature. (3, may be repeated twice Δ)


ENGL 565 / 465. Chicanx Literary Studies. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 568 / 468. Topics in American Literature. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 570 / 470. Modernist Literature. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 572 / 472. Contemporary Literature. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 574 / 474. Contemporary Southwestern Literature. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 578. Topics in Individual Authors. (3, may be repeated twice Δ)


ENGL 579 / 479. Postcolonial Literatures. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 580 / 480. Topics in British Literature. (3, may be repeated twice Δ)


ENGL 581. Chaucer. (3)


ENGL 582. Shakespeare. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 586 / 486. British Fiction. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)


ENGL 587. Genre Studies. (3, may be repeated three times 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)


ENGL 640. Seminar: Studies in Language or Rhetoric. (3, no limit Δ)


ENGL 650. Seminar: Studies in British Literature. (3, no limit Δ)


ENGL 660. Seminar: Studies in American Literature. (3, no limit Δ)


ENGL 680. Seminar: Studies in Genre, Backgrounds, Forces. (3, no limit 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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