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Tip H. Shanklin, PhD, Program Coordinator
W.W. Slider Humanities Center, Room 306
(270) 384-8085  shanklin@lindsey.edu 

Mission Statement

Literature and Writing Studies:  The English faculty is committed to a program that stresses excellence in the study of language, literature, and writing. The program curriculum emphasizes intellectual development, critical analysis, cultural literacy, and global awareness. In addition to acquiring a deeper understanding of and appreciation for language, literature, and writing, the skills and knowledge students gain also fully prepare them for graduate and professional schools, teaching language arts at the middle grades and secondary levels, and careers that demand highly developed abilities in critical thinking, research, and writing.

Degree Requirements

A.  General Education Requirements:  36-47 hours

• Writing Studies I (ENGL1013) is a prerequisite for ENGL 2003, ENGL 2103, and ENGL 2203 unless waiver requirements are met - 3 hours
• Writing Studies II (ENGL1023) is a prerequisite for ENGL 3503 and ENGL 3733 - 3 hours
• General education literature (ENGL 2003, ENGL 2103, ENGL 2203) is a prerequisite for the 3000-level literature courses - 3 hours

B.  Program Requirements:  9 hours

• American Literature I (ENGL 3113) or American Literature II (ENGL 3123) - 3 hours
• British Literature I (ENGL 3213) or British Literature II (ENGL 3223) - 3 hours
• Advanced Writing (ENGL 3503) or Writing & Culture (ENGL 3733) - 3 hours

C.  Program Electives (select from the following):  12 hours 

• Introduction to Modern English Grammar (ENGL 2703) - 3 hours
• Creative Writing (ENGL 3103) - 3 hours
• American Literature I (ENGL 3113) - 3 hours
• American Literature II (ENGL 3123) - 3 hours
• Women Writers (ENGL 3163) - 3 hours
• British Literature I (ENGL 3213) - 3 hours
• British Literature II (ENGL 3223) - 3 hours
• Modern Critical Theory (ENGL 3363) - 3 hours
• Literary Cultures (ENGL 3373) - 3 hours
• Advanced Writing (ENGL 3503) - 3 hours
• Shakespeare (ENGL 3603) - 3 hours
• Writing & Technology (ENGL 3633) - 3 hours
• Greek Myth & Literature (ENGL 3643) - 3 hours
• Writing & Culture (ENGL 3733) - 3 hours
• Major Authors Seminar (ENGL 3833) - 3 hours
• Modern Rhetorical Theory (ENGL 4013) - 3 hours
• Ethnic Literature (ENGL 4063) - 3 hours
• Advanced Readings in Poetry & Drama (ENGL 4103) - 3 hours
• Advanced Creative Writing (ENGL 4203) - 3 hours
• Global Literature (ENGL 4343) - 3 hours
• Studies in Narrative (ENGL 4513) - 3 hours
• Critical Issues in Literature & Writing (ENGL 4553) - 3 hours
• Topics in Writing & Rhetoric (ENGL 4703) - 3 hours

D.  Major

E.  General Electives

TOTAL:  128 credit hours