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Bachelor of Arts: English
To graduate with a major in English, students must achieve a grade-point average of at least 2.0 in the 36-hour program, but no credit will be given for courses in which the grade is below C-.
Students may pursue a general program in English leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree (focusing on British & American or Classical, Medieval, and Early Modern literatures or taking the track in language and rhetoric), or they may choose an emphasis area in creative writing or secondary English education.
The Bachelor of Arts in English program is recommended for students interested in a broad general background in the humanities with a concentration in literature and language and for those interested in obtaining a firm foundation for further study in graduate school. English majors planning to attend graduate school are strongly urged to take two years of a foreign language.
Requirements for the B.A. in English
The Bachelor of Arts in English is designed for students desiring a broad general background in English and American literature (a). To receive a B.A. in English, students must complete the following 36-hour program (b). At least 18 of the 36 required credit hours listed below must be taken within the English Department at UMKC (c):
All of the following (15 credits):
ENGLISH 311 American Literature I
ENGLISH 317 British Literature I
ENGLISH 321 American Literature II
ENGLISH 323 Shakespeare
ENGLISH 327 British Literature II
One of the following (3 credits):
ENGLISH 310 Introduction to Linguistics Language Science
ENGLISH 320 Structure of English
ENGLISH 330 History of the English Language
One of the following (3 credits):
ENGLISH 305WI Theory and Practice of Composition
ENGLISH 307WI Language, Literacy, Power
ENGLISH 308 Rhetorics of New Media
ENGLISH 309WI Rhetorics of Public Memory
ENGLISH 342WI Women and Rhetoric
ENGLISH 445 History and Principles of Rhetoric
FOUR additional courses in Language or Literature; at least two of which must be at the 400 level and two of which must cover periods prior to 1900 (12 credits):
ENGLISH 300 Cluster Course: Clio & Other Muses
ENGLISH 300CD Cluster Course: American Social Film: Silver Screen American Dream
ENGLISH 300CE Cluster Course: Radical Changes Since 1945
ENGLISH 300CQ Cluster Course: Race in American Film
ENGLISH 300CW Cluster Course: Critical Issues in Women's & Gender Studies
ENGLISH 300CY Cluster Course: Ancient World/Cinema
ENGLISH 318 Bible as Literature
ENGLISH 319 Myth and Literature
ENGLISH 325 Arthurian Legends
ENGLISH 340A Classical Literature in Translation
ENGLISH 350 The 18th Century Novel
ENGLISH 355 The Novel Before 1900
ENGLISH 356 Studies in Poetry
ENGLISH 400CA Cluster Course:Images of the Human Body in Renaissance
ENGLISH 400CB Cluster Course:England King's and Shakespeare's
ENGLISH 400CF Cluster Course:Courts and Culture in the Middle Ages
ENGLISH 400CQ Cluster Course:Sinai & Olympus:Views of Man and God
ENGLISH 404 Old English
ENGLISH 412 Chaucer
ENGLISH 413 Renaissance Literature I
ENGLISH 414 Milton
ENGLISH 415 Restoration and Early 18th-Century British Literature
ENGLISH 416 The Romantic Period
ENGLISH 418 19th-Century American Literature
ENGLISH 422 Medieval Literature
ENGLISH 423 Renaissance Literature II
ENGLISH 425 18th-Century British Literature II
ENGLISH 426 The Victorian Period
ENGLISH 431 Late 18th-Century British Literature
ENGLISH 433 Histories of Reading, Writing, and Publishing (if content is appropriate)
ENGLISH 451 Shakespeare Comedies and Histories
ENGLISH 452 Early English Drama
ENGLISH 455 Studies in the Novel 1740-1900
ENGLISH 461 Shakespeare Tragedies and Romances
ENGLISH 462 Restoration and 18th-Century Drama
Capstone experience--one of the following (3 credits):
ENGLISH 499 Senior Tutorial (d)
Any 400 level English course in literature or linguistics that is cross-listed with a graduate level course in English (e). Capstone contract required (f).
Course Requirements for the Classical, Medieval, & Early Modern Literature Track
Course Requirements for the Language and Rhetoric Track
I. Literature: All of the following (15 credits):
ENGLISH 311 American Literature I
ENGLISH 317 British Literature I
ENGLISH 321 American Literature II
ENGLISH 323 Shakespeare
ENGLISH 327 British Literature II
II. Language: One of the following (3 credits):
ENGLISH 310 Introduction to Linguistics/Language Science
ENGLISH 320 Structure of English
ENGLISH 330 History of the English Language
III. Rhetoric: One of the following (3 credits):
ENGLISH 305WI Theory and Practice of Composition
ENGLISH 307WI Language, Literacy, Power
ENGLISH 308 Rhetorics of New Media
ENGLISH 309WI Rhetorics of Public Memory
ENGLISH 342WI Women and Rhetoric
ENGLISH 445 History and Principles of Rhetoric
IV. Language/Rhetoric/Theory: Two of the following (6 credits):
ENGLISH 305WI Theory and Practice of Composition
ENGLISH 307WI Language, Literacy, Power
ENGLISH 308 Rhetorics of New Media
ENGLISH 309WI Rhetorics of Public Memory
ENGLISH 310 Introduction to Linguistics/Language Science
ENGLISH 320 Structure of English
ENGLISH 330 History of the English Language
ENGLISH 342WI Women and Rhetoric
ENGLISH 433 Histories of Writing, Reading, and Publishing
ENGLISH 441 Girls and Print Culture
ENGLISH 445 History and Principles of Rhetoric
ENGLISH 447 Introduction to Literary Criticism
ENGLISH 470 Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics
V. Electives: Two 300/400 level language, rhetoric, creative writing, or literature courses (6 credits) (c):VI. Capstone experience--one of the following (3 credits):
ENGLISH 499 Senior Tutorial (d)
Any 400 level English course in literature or linguistics that is cross-listed with a graduate level course in English (e).
Capstone contract required (f).
Literature Track:
By the time a student completes the Program of Study in Literature s/he should be able to demonstrate an ability to:
1. Create coherent academic arguments that are built upon multi-leveled textual analysis.
2. Integrate close reading of primary texts.
3. Engage in critical conversations.
4. Present an essay in ways that reflect a sense of professional rules and conventions.
Language and Rhetoric Track:
By the time a student completes the Program of Study in the Language and Rhetoric track s/he should be able to demonstrate an ability to:
1. Create coherent academic arguments that are built upon complex rhetorical and/or linguistic analysis.
2. Analyze the language and rhetoric of varied texts and media.
3. Situate media in cultural and/or historical contexts.
4. Engage in critical conversations.
5. Present an essay in ways that reflect a sense of professional rules and conventions.
The English Language and Literature Department will accept no more than six hours of correspondence credit toward the completion of the 36-hour program.
a) Students contemplating graduate work in English are urged to take at least one course from each of the major periods of English and American literature.
b) English courses in which students receive a grade below C- will not count toward fulfilling this requirement.
c) No more than one course in creative writing (ENGLISH 312, ENGLISH 315, ENGLISH 339, ENGLISH 429B, ENGLISH 432WI, ENGLISH 435WI, ENGLISH 436WI, ENGLISH 437WI, ENGLISH 438) and no courses in journalism (ENGLISH 303WI, ENGLISH 323WI, ENGLISH 401WI, ENGLISH 402) or expository writing (ENGLISH 301WI, ENGLISH 304WI, ENGLISH 305WI, ENGLISH 307WI, ENGLISH 308, ENGLISH 309WI, ENGLISH 450) may be counted toward the basic 36-hour requirement for the regular English major.
d) Please see the Director of Undergraduate Studies to apply for the Capstone course. Approval for ENGLISH 499 is required by a tenure-line faculty member and the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
e) Please see the Director of Undergraduate Studies to check which courses are eligible for the Capstone course and to be informed of the criteria used to grade Capstone projects.
f) All students must complete a Capstone contract signed by the insturctor and submitted to the Director of Undergraduate Studies before the end of the third week of the semester in which the Capstone course is being take. Approval of the Capstone course is required for enrollment.
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