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CORE COURSES
Take the following courses:
EN-120 Forms of Literature
3 CreditsH
EN-122 Interpreting Pop Literature
4 CreditsH
EN-204 English Colloquium
1 CreditHPre-requisites: sophomore standing, one EN course beyond EN110, or instructor's permission.
EN-308 English Research Methods
2 Credits Pre-req: EN-204 English Colloquium and Junior Standing
EN-313 Firing the Canon
4 CreditsH
200-LEVEL COURSES
Take 12 credits from the following courses:
EN-200 History of the Language
3 CreditsH, IPrerequisites: FYC101, EN110, or EN109.
EN-207 Heaven or Hell on Earth
3 CreditsHPrerequisites: EN110 or EN109.
EN-211 Pennsylvania Literature
4 CreditsH,SW-USPre-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.
EN-212 Sports Literature
3 CreditsHPrerequisite: EN110 or EN109.
EN-213 Zombie Nation
4 CreditsCA, HPrerequisites: EN110 or EN108 & EN109.
EN-215 Boys Will Be Boys
3 CreditsH
EN-217 Disability in Fiction
3 CreditsH
EN-236 Dirty Books
3 CreditsH, CW
EN-237 Constructing Identities
4 CreditsCAPrerequisites: EN110 or EN109.
EN-239 Bloody Murder
3 CreditsH
EN-251 Slave Narratives
4 CreditsH, CWPrerequisites: EN110 or EN109.
EN-253 Literature of the Jazz Age
3 CreditsHPrerequisite: EN110 or EN109.
EN-262 Unhappily Ever After
3 CreditsH
EN-299 Special Topics
1-4 Credits Prerequisites vary by title.
300-LEVEL COURSES
Take 12 credits from the following courses:
EN-300 Modern Theories of Grammar
3 CreditsH,CW,WK-FRPrerequisite: EN110, EN109, or FYC 101.
EN-301 Young Adult Literature
3 CreditsH
EN-302 Literature of Social Protest
4 CreditsSW-USPrerequisite or corequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.
EN-307 Mythology in Film
4 CreditsHPrerequisites: EN110 or EN108 and EN109.
EN-312 Literature of Revenge
4 CreditsHPrerequisite: EN110 or EN109.
EN-341 Shakespearean Drama
3 CreditsHPrerequisite: EN110 or EN109.
EN-385 Queer Literature
4 CreditsCA, HPrerequisites: EN110 or EN109.
EN-392 Crossing the Border
4 CreditH,CW,SW-USPrerequisites: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109
EN-399 Special Topics
1-4 Credits Prerequisites vary by title.
WRITING COURSES
Take one of the following courses:
EN-208 Explorations in Creative Writing
4 CreditsWK-CEPrerequisite: FYC-101
EN-247 Writing for Change
H,SW-USPrerequisite: FYC-101
EN-272 Introduction to Professional Writing
3 CreditsH, CWPrerequisite: First-year or sophomore standing. Juniors and Seniors by instructor permission.
EN-273 Visual Literacy
4 CreditsHPrerequisite: EN110 or EN109.
EN-299 Special Topics
1-4 Credits Prerequisites vary by title.
EN-305 Fiction Writing
4 CreditsF,H,WK-CEPrerequisite: FYC 101
EN-306 Creative Nonfiction Writing
4 CreditsH, CWPrerequisite: EN110 or EN109.
EN-311 Professional News and Feature Writing
4 CreditsH, CWPrerequisite: EN110 or EN109.
EN-315 Technical Writing
4 CreditsH, CW, SW-ERPrerequisites: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109 and Sophomore, Junior or Senior standing.
EN-374 Ethical Game Design
3 CreditsSW-ER,H,CWPrerequisite: FYC-101
EN-376 Writing Across Media
3 CreditsH,CW,CTDHPre-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.
EN-378 Video Production Writing
4 CreditsH,CW,CTDH,WK-CETake FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109
EN-379 Professional Editing
3 CreditsH,SW-LEPrerequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.
INTERNSHIP/CAPSTONE
Complete one of the following options below: (NOTE: Instructor permission is required)
OPTION 1:
EN-490 English Internship
2-9 CreditsHCorequisite: EN-495.
EN-495 Internship Seminar
2-6 CreditsHCorequisite: EN-490.
OPTION 2:
EN-496 Senior Research Capstone
2-4 CreditsHPrerequisites: EN120, EN122, EN204 and EN493; Senior standing.
EN-496 Senior Research Capstone
2-4 CreditsHPrerequisites: EN120, EN122, EN204 and EN493; Senior standing.
POE Credit Total = 45-46
Students must complete at least 18 credits at the 300/400-level. Any course exception must be approved by the advisor and/or department chair.