Undergraduate Catalog

Feb 10, 2025

Undergraduate Catalog

English, B.A.

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Mission

The mission of the English program of study at Benedict College embraces a global vision of the art and practice of language and literature. By means of writing, reading of reputable and exemplary literature, independent research, and civic engagement, students engage in the construction and interpretation of meaning and experience through the power of words, discourse, and dialogue as a preparation for diverse professional careers and graduate school.

Career prospects as an English major are exciting, broad, and diverse. The educational backgrounds of many professionals such as educators, lawyers, ministers, social workers, and corporate CEOs began with a degree in English. Equally, English majors achieve success in advanced graduate and professional schools, because English majors can do exactly what employers need and value: communicate effectively in writing, read analytically, think critically and independently, synthesize holistically, and use research properly.

*Major courses require a “C” or better.

Freshman Year

First Semester

ENG 131 - ANALYSIS AND ARGUMENTATION Credits: 3
MATH 132 - GENERAL COLLEGE MATHEMATICS I Credits: 3
BIO/CHEM/ESC/PHYS Science Requirement Credits: 4
HIST 130 - INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY Credits: 3
* ENG 220 - READING AND VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Credits: 2

Total SCH 16

Second Semester

ENG 132 - INFORMATION, LITERACY & RESEARCH Credits: 3
MATH 134 - GENERAL COLLEGE MATHEMATICS II Credits: 3
MASS 131 - FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL LITERACY Credits: 3
Health and Wellness Credits: 2
Elective Credits: 3

Total SCH 15

Sophomore Year

First Semester

ENG 230 - DIGITAL RHETORIC Credits: 3
ENG 231 - LITERATURE AS LIFE Credits: 3
ENG 237 - ORAL COMMUNICATION Credits: 3
* ENG 239 - LANGUAGE, LITERACY AND POWER Credits: 3
FS 233 - INTERMEDIATE FRENCH Credits: 3
OR
SP 233 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH Credits: 3
OR
AR 233 - INTERMEDIATE ARABIC Credits: 3

Total SCH 17

Second Semester

ENG 232 - MASTERPIECES OF WORLD LITERATURE Credits: 3
ENG 233 - CREATIVE AND NON-FICTION WRITING Credits: 3
* ENG 236 - LITERATURE IN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA Credits: 3
* ENG 238 - ADVANCED SPEECH COMMUNICATION Credits: 3
FS 234 - ADVANCED FRENCH Credits: 3
OR
SP 234 - ADVANCED SPANISH I Credits: 3
OR
AR 234 - ADVANCED ARABIC Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 2

Total SCH 17

Junior Year

First Semester

* ENG 235 - INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATION OF ENGLISH AS ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGE Credits: 3
* ENG 330 - CRITICAL THINKING IN LITERATURE Credits: 3
* ENG 331 - STUDIES IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE Credits: 3
* ENG 333A - PROFESSIONAL EDITING Credits: 3
* ENG 335 - HISTORY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE Credits: 3

Total SCH 18

Second Semester

* ENG 334 - MODERN ENGLISH GRAMMAR Credits: 3
* ENG 336 - ENGLISH LITERATURE Credits: 3
* ENG 338 - CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE Credits: 3
* ENG 339 - LITERARY CRITICISM Credits: 3

Total SCH 18

Senior Year

First Semester

* ENG 433 - STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE Credits: 3
* ENG 439A - RESEARCH METHODS Credits: 3
English Elective Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 9

Total SCH 18

Second Semester

* ENG 436 - STUDIES IN ENGLISH LITERATURE Credits: 3
* ENG 439C - ENGLISH RESEARCH PROJECT Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 3
* ENG 440 - PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP FOR CAREERS IN ENGLISH Credits: 3

Academic Catalog

English, B.A.

Mission

Freshman Year

First Semester

Total SCH 16

Second Semester

Total SCH 15

Sophomore Year

First Semester

Total SCH 17

Second Semester

Total SCH 17

Junior Year

First Semester

Total SCH 18

Second Semester

Total SCH 18

Senior Year

First Semester

Total SCH 18

Second Semester

Total SCH 12

Total SCH 128

SCH in Major 54