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The Bachelor of Arts in English follows a course of historical and topical study in the English language and the literatures of Britain and the United States, as well as related English-language traditions across the globe, and also in world literature in English translation. Students are trained in composition and proceed with a solid grounding in practical criticism and critical theory to explore literature as an artistic medium and an intellectual discipline. They acquire skills in writing and textual analysis designed to complement other academic studies, and later to enhance professional skills and to achieve personal goals.
Available Options
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Concentration in Creative Writing
The Creative Writing concentration is a course of study in which students develop their craft in creative writing, informed by international literature. Students will develop their ability to write, revise, and discuss creative work in a workshop setting while examining a range of approaches to writing in related literature courses. The critical thinking skills developed during the concentration are professional skills valuable in publishing, advertising, film, television, journalism, nonprofit organizations, and those businesses that depend upon clear oral and written communication. The concentration also prepares students for graduate study in English and Creative Writing, while familiarizing them with the venues where they may consider publishing their own creative work.
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Concentration in Professional Writing
The Bachelor of Arts in English follows a course of historical study in the English language and the literatures of Britain and the United States, as well as related English-language traditions and literary works in translation. Students are trained in composition and proceed with a solid grounding in critical theory to explore literature as an artistic medium and an intellectual discipline. They acquire skills in writing and textual analysis designed to complement other academic studies and to enhance later professional and personal goals.
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Concentration in Literature
The Literature Concentration follows a course of historical study in the English language and the literatures of Britain and the United States, as well as a range of multi-ethnic literatures and literary works in translation. Students are trained in composition and proceed with a solid grounding in critical theory to explore literature as an artistic medium and an intellectual discipline. They acquire skills in writing and textual analysis designed to complement other academic studies and to enhance later professional and personal goals, and it prepares them for fields of law, communications, and journalism.
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Concentration in Cultural Studies
The Cultural Studies Concentration emphasizes the analysis of various forms of cultural expression, particularly popular culture and electronic media culture. It approaches cultural genres such as film, television, and various popular literary forms like science fiction, crime and graphic novels, through critical models shaped by cultural theory. This theory reads popular cultural texts as both narratives that conform to a variety of storytelling methods and works which perform an ideological and political function. Cultural theory incorporates ideas from fields such as Film Studies, Materialist Philosophy, Ethnic and Race Studies, Feminist and Gender Studies, and Queer Studies. The Cultural Studies Concentration develops students' analytical and interpretive skills while introducing them to various critical approaches to popular culture and electronic media culture.
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Concentration in Writing and Rhetoric
The writing and rhetoric concentration encompasses fields ranging from writing studies to professional writing to technical communication. Underscoring the concentration is a fundamental attention to how the wide variety of texts we encounter and produce—spanning genres and mediums from the public sphere to the workplace to our daily lives—can best achieve their purposes and meet the needs of diverse audiences. Combining theory with practice, students in the writing and rhetoric concentration take courses that provide both a theoretical foundation for understanding effective writing and also the skills in analysis, research, writing, and editing that prepare them to engage productively in both public life and a wide variety of industries and fields.
Accreditation
For information regarding accreditation at UNLV, please head over to Academic Program Accreditations.
Learning Outcomes
- Students will produce informed, rhetorically effective texts both in writing and orally.
- Students will read, evaluate, and apply textual, digital, and material resources.
- Students will analyze, synthesize, and apply a range of theories and critical methods.
- Students will recognize and explain significant themes, aesthetic trends, linguistic features, and generic conventions across the historical range of textual and literary production in English.
- Students will interrogate complex relationships between race, class, gender, and sexuality in written texts and other media.
Concentration in Creative Writing
Upon completing the concentration in Creative Writing, students will:
- Demonstrate familiarity with major authors, works, genres, and movements in international literature.
- Apply theoretical and critical methods to their understanding of works of literature.
- Articulate the aesthetic approaches employed in the crafting of their own creative work.
- Write and revise their own works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
- Utilize editing skills learned in critiquing the writing of fellow writers.
- Produce informed, rhetorically effective written and oral work that communicates their insights on literature and society.
- Develop a familiarity with publishing and professional standards when submitting work for publication.
Concentration in Professional Writing
- Students will demonstrate the ability to read, write, and think critically.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of English language and linguistics.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of theoretical and critical methods.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of multi-ethnic literature.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in designing, writing, and editing print and digital texts for a variety of audiences and purposes in professional contexts.
- Students will demonstrate project management skills.
- Student will exhibit a complex understanding of common professional writing genres.
- Students will exhibit an ability to collaborate effectively at all stages of a writing project.
- Students will exhibit visual design awareness and acuity.
- Students will apply a broad repertoire of research and critical-thinking skills that reflect an awareness of cultural contexts.
- Students will develop strategies for learning digital/software applications and acquiring expertise.
Concentration in Literature
Upon completing the concentration in Literature, students will:
- Students will produce informed, rhetorically effective texts both in writing and orally.
- Students will read, evaluate, and apply textual, digital, and material resources.
- Students will analyze, synthesize, and apply a range of theories and critical methods.
- Students will recognize and explain significant themes, aesthetic trends, linguistic features, and generic conventions across the historical range of textual and literary production in English.
- Students will interrogate complex relationships between race, class, gender, and sexuality in written texts and other media.
Concentration in Cultural Studies
Upon completing the concentration in Cultural Studies, students will:
- Demonstrate familiarity with a set of theoretical and critical approaches to the study of culture.
- Analyze and interpret cultural texts and think critically about them.
- Argue persuasively about cultural texts, especially in writing.
- Demonstrate knowledge of key primary cultural texts, including films and popular literary works, spanning the modern period.
Concentration in Writing and Rhetoric
Upon completing the concentration in Writing and Rhetoric, students will:
- Identify and explain different critical and theoretical frameworks for understanding writing and rhetoric.
- Read, interpret, and evaluate the effectiveness of a variety texts as aesthetic works, persuasive exchanges, and sites of cultural production.
- Demonstrate proficiency in research and scholarly methods, including familiarity with both critical and empirical methods for studying writing and rhetoric.
- Produce rhetorically effective written texts across a variety of mediums and for a variety of audiences and purposes.
- Understand and articulate the role, relevance, and responsibility of rhetoric and writing within a globally diverse community.
Requirements
English (BA)
The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English follows a course of historical and topical study in the English language and the literatures of Britain and the United States, as well as related English-language traditions across the globe, and also in world literature in English translation. Students are trained in composition and proceed with a solid grounding in practical criticism and critical theory to explore literature as an artistic medium and an intellectual discipline. They acquire skills in writing and textual analysis designed to complement other academic studies, and later to enhance professional skills and to achieve personal goals.
Please see the UNLV College of Liberal Arts, Department of English web page for information about department programs, faculty, and facilities. Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available on the UNLV Degrees Directory.
Available Options
Concentration in Creative Writing
The Creative Writing concentration is a course of study in which students develop their craft in creative writing, informed by international literature. Students will develop their ability to write, revise, and discuss creative work in a workshop setting while examining a range of approaches to writing in related literature courses. The critical thinking skills developed during the concentration are professional skills valuable in publishing, advertising, film, television, journalism, nonprofit organizations, and those businesses that depend upon clear oral and written communication. The concentration also prepares students for graduate study in English and Creative Writing, while familiarizing them with the venues where they may consider publishing their own creative work.
Concentration in Professional Writing
The Bachelor of Arts in English follows a course of historical study in the English language and the literatures of Britain and the United States, as well as related English-language traditions and literary works in translation. Students are trained in composition and proceed with a solid grounding in critical theory to explore literature as an artistic medium and an intellectual discipline. They acquire skills in writing and textual analysis designed to complement other academic studies and to enhance later professional and personal goals.
Concentration in Literature
The Literature Concentration follows a course of historical study in the English language and the literatures of Britain and the United States, as well as a range of multi-ethnic literatures and literary works in translation. Students are trained in composition and proceed with a solid grounding in critical theory to explore literature as an artistic medium and an intellectual discipline. They acquire skills in writing and textual analysis designed to complement other academic studies and to enhance later professional and personal goals, and it prepares them for fields of law, communications, and journalism.
Concentration in Cultural Studies
The Cultural Studies Concentration emphasizes the analysis of various forms of cultural expression, particularly popular culture and electronic media culture. It approaches cultural genres such as film, television, and various popular literary forms like science fiction, crime and graphic novels, through critical models shaped by cultural theory. This theory reads popular cultural texts as both narratives that conform to a variety of storytelling methods and works which perform an ideological and political function. Cultural theory incorporates ideas from fields such as Film Studies, Materialist Philosophy, Ethnic and Race Studies, Feminist and Gender Studies, and Queer Studies. The Cultural Studies Concentration develops students' analytical and interpretive skills while introducing them to various critical approaches to popular culture and electronic media culture.
Concentration in Writing and Rhetoric
The writing and rhetoric concentration encompasses fields ranging from writing studies to professional writing to technical communication. Underscoring the concentration is a fundamental attention to how the wide variety of texts we encounter and produce—spanning genres and mediums from the public sphere to the workplace to our daily lives—can best achieve their purposes and meet the needs of diverse audiences. Combining theory with practice, students in the writing and rhetoric concentration take courses that provide both a theoretical foundation for understanding effective writing and also the skills in analysis, research, writing, and editing that prepare them to engage productively in both public life and a wide variety of industries and fields.
Learning Outcomes
- Students will produce informed, rhetorically effective texts both in writing and orally.
- Students will read, evaluate, and apply textual, digital, and material resources.
- Students will analyze, synthesize, and apply a range of theories and critical methods.
- Students will recognize and explain significant themes, aesthetic trends, linguistic features, and generic conventions across the historical range of textual and literary production in English.
- Students will interrogate complex relationships between race, class, gender, and sexuality in written texts and other media.
Concentration in Creative Writing
Upon completing the concentration in Creative Writing, students will:
- Demonstrate familiarity with major authors, works, genres, and movements in international literature.
- Apply theoretical and critical methods to their understanding of works of literature.
- Articulate the aesthetic approaches employed in the crafting of their own creative work.
- Write and revise their own works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
- Utilize editing skills learned in critiquing the writing of fellow writers.
- Produce informed, rhetorically effective written and oral work that communicates their insights on literature and society.
- Develop a familiarity with publishing and professional standards when submitting work for publication.
Concentration in Professional Writing
- Students will demonstrate the ability to read, write, and think critically.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of English language and linguistics.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of theoretical and critical methods.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of multi-ethnic literature.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in designing, writing, and editing print and digital texts for a variety of audiences and purposes in professional contexts.
- Students will demonstrate project management skills.
- Student will exhibit a complex understanding of common professional writing genres.
- Students will exhibit an ability to collaborate effectively at all stages of a writing project.
- Students will exhibit visual design awareness and acuity.
- Students will apply a broad repertoire of research and critical-thinking skills that reflect an awareness of cultural contexts.
- Students will develop strategies for learning digital/software applications and acquiring expertise.
Concentration in Literature
Upon completing the concentration in Literature, students will:
- Students will produce informed, rhetorically effective texts both in writing and orally.
- Students will read, evaluate, and apply textual, digital, and material resources.
- Students will analyze, synthesize, and apply a range of theories and critical methods.
- Students will recognize and explain significant themes, aesthetic trends, linguistic features, and generic conventions across the historical range of textual and literary production in English.
- Students will interrogate complex relationships between race, class, gender, and sexuality in written texts and other media.
Concentration in Cultural Studies
Upon completing the concentration in Cultural Studies, students will:
- Demonstrate familiarity with a set of theoretical and critical approaches to the study of culture.
- Analyze and interpret cultural texts and think critically about them.
- Argue persuasively about cultural texts, especially in writing.
- Demonstrate knowledge of key primary cultural texts, including films and popular literary works, spanning the modern period.
Concentration in Writing and Rhetoric
Upon completing the concentration in Writing and Rhetoric, students will:
- Identify and explain different critical and theoretical frameworks for understanding writing and rhetoric.
- Read, interpret, and evaluate the effectiveness of a variety texts as aesthetic works, persuasive exchanges, and sites of cultural production.
- Demonstrate proficiency in research and scholarly methods, including familiarity with both critical and empirical methods for studying writing and rhetoric.
- Produce rhetorically effective written texts across a variety of mediums and for a variety of audiences and purposes.
- Understand and articulate the role, relevance, and responsibility of rhetoric and writing within a globally diverse community.
Advising
Please see advising information at the UNLV College of Liberal Arts Wilson Advising Center.
Accreditation
For information regarding accreditation at UNLV, please head over to Academic Program Accreditations.
University Graduation Requirements
Please see
for complete information.English (BA) Degree Requirements - Total: 120 Credits
General Education Requirements - Subtotal: 36-40
First-Year Seminar - Credits: 3
English Composition - Credits: 6
Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3
Constitutions - Credits: 3-6
Mathematics - Credits: 3
Distribution Requirement - Credits: 18-19
Please see
for more information.- Humanities and Fine Arts: 9 credits
- Automatically satisfied by Major requirements
- Social Science: 9 credits
- Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking: 9-10 credits
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- and two courses from Life and Physical Sciences category: at least one must be a lab.
Multicultural and International
(see note 1 below)
Multicultural, one 3 credit course required
International, one 3 credit course required
These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements. A single course may not meet the multicultural and international requirements simultaneously. Visit the Provost webpage for the list of approved Multicultural and International courses.
Major Requirements - English Major - Subtotal: 51
Foreign Language - Credits: 6
Humanities (included in Foreign Language)
Fine Arts - Credits: 6
- English Major Requirements Credits: 36 (see note 2 below)
- ENG 209 - Introduction to English Studies
- ENG 303 - Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism
- Multicultural English Courses – Credits: 6 (Choose 2 from list)
- ENG 485A - Asian Literature
- ENG 486B - Postcolonial Literature
- ENG 494A - Native-American Literature
- ENG 495A - Early African-American Literature
- ENG 495B - Modern African-American Literature
- ENG 496A - Themes in Modern Chicano Literature
- ENG 496B - Early Latino/a Literature
- ENG 496D - Contemporary Latino/a Literature
- Literature Survey – Credits: 3 (Choose 1 from list)
- ENG 449A - British Literature I
- ENG 449B - British Literature II
- ENG 451A - American Literature I
- ENG 451B - American Literature II
- Culminating Experience Course
- ENG 498B - English Capstone
English Electives - Credits: 18
6 English courses. Must include at least 4 courses at the 300-level and above. COLA 402 may be used to fulfill 3 elective credits towards the ENG BA with approval of Undergraduate Coordinator.
General Electives - Credits: 29-33
Total Credits: 120
English Major: Literature Concentration
English Majors may earn a Concentration in Literature by completing the following 15 credits as part of their degree:
- ENG 298 - Writing About Literature
- Choose 12 credits from at least 4 different groups (listed below). At least one course must be focused in Literature Pre-1800.
- British & American Literature Pre-1800
- ENG 449A - British Literature I
- ENG 415B - Old English I
- ENG 415C - Old English II
- ENG 432A - Chaucer
- ENG 434A - Shakespeare: Tragedies
- ENG 434B - Shakespeare: Comedies and Histories
- ENG 435A - Milton
- ENG 440A - Medieval English Literature
- ENG 440B - Gender and Early Literature
- ENG 441A - The Renaissance
- ENG 441B - Gender and Renaissance Literature
- ENG 442A - The Seventeenth Century
- ENG 443A - Restoration and Augustan Literature
- ENG 443C - Later Eighteenth-Century Literature
- ENG 464A - English Drama to 1642
- ENG 465B - Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama
- ENG 470A - The British Novel l
- ENG 429A - Early American Humor
- ENG 451A - American Literature I
- ENG 452A - American Literature, 1620-1800
- British Literature Post-1800
- ENG 430A - Major Figures in British Literature
- ENG 444B - The Romantic Poets
- ENG 445B - Victorian Poetry
- ENG 445C - Nineteenth-Century Prose Writers
- ENG 446A - Modern British Literature
- ENG 446B - Gender and Modern British Literature
- ENG 449B - British Literature II
- ENG 462A - Modern British Poetry
- ENG 467A - Modern British Drama
- ENG 470B - The British Novel II
- ENG 471A - Modern English Novel
- ENG 471B - Contemporary English Novel
- ENG 476A - Studies in British Film
- American Literature Post-1800
- ENG 429B - Modern American Humor
- ENG 429C - Literature of the American West
- ENG 436A - Major Figures in American Literature
- ENG 451B - American Literature II
- ENG 452B - American Literature, 1800-1865
- ENG 453A - American Literature, 1865-1918
- ENG 453B - American Literature, 1918-Present
- ENG 454B - Gender and Modern American Literature
- ENG 460 - The American Short Story
- ENG 462C - Modern American Poetry
- ENG 467B - Modern American Drama
- ENG 473A - The Early American Novel
- ENG 473B - The Modern American Novel
- ENG 473C - The Contemporary American Novel
- ENG 476B - History of the American Film
- Multi-Ethnic Literature
- ENG 494A - Native-American Literature
- ENG 495A - Early African-American Literature
- ENG 495B - Modern African-American Literature
- ENG 496A - Themes in Modern Chicano Literature
- ENG 496B - Early Latino/a Literature
- ENG 496D - Contemporary Latino/a Literature
- Comparative, Global, & Post-Colonial Literature
- ENG 463A - Classical Drama in Translation
- ENG 481A - Comparative Literature
- ENG 481B - Modern Comparative Literature
- ENG 485A - Asian Literature
- ENG 486B - Postcolonial Literature
- Poetry
- ENG 461A - The Study of Poetry and Poetics
• ENG 461A - The Study of Poetry and Poetics
• ENG 432A – Chaucer
• ENG 435A – Milton
• ENG 444B - The Romantic Poets
• ENG 445B - Victorian Poetry
• ENG 462A - Modern British Poetry
• ENG 462C - Modern American PoetryFiction
• ENG 460 - The American Short Story
• ENG 470A - The British Novel l**
• ENG 470B - The British Novel II
• ENG 471A - Modern English Novel
• ENG 471B - Contemporary English Novel
• ENG 473A - The Early American Novel
• ENG 473B - The Modern American Novel
• ENG 473C - The Contemporary American Novel
• ENG 474A - The Modern Short StoryDrama & Film
• ENG 463A - Classical Drama in Translation
• ENG 434A - Shakespeare: Tragedies
• ENG 434B - Shakespeare: Comedies and Histories
• ENG 464A - English Drama to 1642
• ENG 465B - Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama
• ENG 466A - Nineteenth-Century Drama
• ENG 467A - Modern British Drama
• ENG 467B - Modern American Drama
• ENG 476A - Studies in British Film.
• ENG 476B - History of the American Film
• ENG 477A - Film and Literature
• ENG 477B - The American Hero in Film and Literature
• ENG 477C - Genre Studies in Film- Theory & Criticism
- ENG 422A - Topics in Literary Theory
- ENG 486A - Postcolonial Theory
- Interdisciplinary & Special Topics
- ENG 416C - Special Problems in English
- ENG 423A - Modern Literature
- ENG 425A - Themes of Literature
- ENG 426A - Religion and Literature
- ENG 426B - Mythology
- ENG 427B - Gender and Literature
- ENG 460A - Heroic Epic
- ENG 484A - The Bible as Literature
- ENG 491B - Environmental Literature
- ENG 499 - Independent Study
- Language & Linguistics
- ENG 411B - Principles of Modern Grammar
- ENG 414A - History of the English Language
- • ENG 415B - Old English I
• ENG 415C - Old English II - Notes: *Please note that courses used to fulfill the "Multi-Ethnic" Major Core requirement cannot be double-counted toward the Literature Concentration; however, students may elect to take additional multi-ethnic courses for concentration credit.
*Please note that any course taken to fulfill the requirements of the Literature Concentration can only be counted toward a single group (e.g., ENG 435A could be used to fulfill the pre-18th Century British Literature requirement OR the Poetry requirement, but not both)
English Major: Creative Writing Concentration
English majors may earn a Concentration in Creative Writing by completing the following 15 credits as part of their degree:
- ENG 205 - Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry
- ENG 231 - World Literature I or
- ENG 232 - World Literature II
- ENG 401A - Advanced Composition
- ENG 402A - Advanced Creative Writing
- Choose 2 courses in Literature or Cultural Studies at the 400-level:
- ENG 415B - Old English I
- ENG 415C - Old English II
- ENG 422A - Topics in Literary Theory
- ENG 423A - Modern Literature
- ENG 425A - Themes of Literature
- ENG 426A - Religion and Literature
- ENG 426B - Mythology
- ENG 427B - Gender and Literature
- ENG 429A - Early American Humor
- ENG 429B - Modern American Humor
- ENG 429C - Literature of the American West
- ENG 430A - Major Figures in British Literature
- ENG 432A - Chaucer
- ENG 434A - Shakespeare: Tragedies
- ENG 434B - Shakespeare: Comedies and Histories
- ENG 435A - Milton
- ENG 436A - Major Figures in American Literature
- ENG 440A - Medieval English Literature
- ENG 440B - Gender and Early Literature
- ENG 441A - The Renaissance
- ENG 441B - Gender and Renaissance Literature
- ENG 442A - The Seventeenth Century
- ENG 443A - Restoration and Augustan Literature
- ENG 443C - Later Eighteenth-Century Literature
- ENG 444B - The Romantic Poets
- ENG 445B - Victorian Poetry
- ENG 445C - Nineteenth-Century Prose Writers
- ENG 446A - Modern British Literature
- ENG 446B - Gender and Modern British Literature
- ENG 449A - British Literature I
- ENG 449B - British Literature II
- ENG 451A - American Literature I
- ENG 451B - American Literature II
- ENG 452A - American Literature, 1620-1800
- ENG 452B - American Literature, 1800-1865
- ENG 453A - American Literature, 1865-1918
- ENG 453B - American Literature, 1918-Present
- ENG 454B - Gender and Modern American Literature
- ENG 460 - The American Short Story
- ENG 460A - Heroic Epic
- ENG 461A - The Study of Poetry and Poetics
- ENG 462A - Modern British Poetry
- ENG 462C - Modern American Poetry
- ENG 463A - Classical Drama in Translation
- ENG 464A - English Drama to 1642
- ENG 465B - Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama
- ENG 466A - Nineteenth-Century Drama
- ENG 467A - Modern British Drama
- ENG 467B - Modern American Drama
- ENG 470A - The British Novel l
- ENG 470B - The British Novel II
- ENG 471A - Modern English Novel
- ENG 471B - Contemporary English Novel
- ENG 473A - The Early American Novel
- ENG 473B - The Modern American Novel
- ENG 473C - The Contemporary American Novel
- ENG 474A - The Modern Short Story
- ENG 476A - Studies in British Film
- ENG 476B - History of the American Film
- ENG 477A - Film and Literature
- ENG 477B - The American Hero in Film and Literature
- ENG 477C - Genre Studies in Film
- ENG 481A - Comparative Literature
- ENG 481B - Modern Comparative Literature
- ENG 484A - The Bible as Literature
- ENG 485A - Asian Literature
- ENG 486A - Postcolonial Theory
- ENG 486B - Postcolonial Literature
- ENG 491B - Environmental Literature
- ENG 494A - Native-American Literature
- ENG 495A - Early African-American Literature
- ENG 495B - Modern African-American Literature
- ENG 496A - Themes in Modern Chicano Literature
- ENG 496B - Early Latino/a Literature
- ENG 496D - Contemporary Latino/a Literature
English Major: Professional Writing Concentration
English majors may earn a Concentration in Professional Writing by completing the following 12 credits as part of their degree:
English Major: Cultural Studies Concentration
English Majors may earn a Concentration in Cultural Studies by completing the following 15 credits as part of their degree:
- ENG 330 - Introduction to Cultural Studies
- 3 credits of Courses in Cultural Rhetorics & Literacies
- ENG 409A - Visual Rhetoric
- ENG 409B - Rhetoric and the Environment
- 3 credits of Courses in Media & Film Studies
- ENG 476B - History of the American Film
- ENG 477B - The American Hero in Film and Literature
- ENG 477C - Genre Studies in Film
- 3 credits of Courses in Gender & Sexuality Studies
- ENG 427B - Gender and Literature
- ENG 441B - Gender and Renaissance Literature
- ENG 446B - Gender and Modern British Literature
- ENG 454B - Gender and Modern American Literature
- ENG 490A - Gender and Sexual Identity in Literature
- 3 credits of Multicultural Courses
- ENG 485A - Asian Literature
- ENG 494A - Native-American Literature
- ENG 495A - Early African-American Literature
- ENG 495B - Modern African-American Literature
- ENG 496A - Themes in Modern Chicano Literature
- ENG 496B - Early Latino/a Literature
- ENG 496D - Contemporary Latino/a Literature
- Notes: * Please note that courses used to fulfill the "Multi-Ethnic" Major Core requirement cannot be double-counted toward the Cultural Studies Concentration (i.e., Students earning a concentration in Cultural Studies are required to take a minimum of 9 credits of Multicultural courses)
English Major: Writing and Rhetoric Concentration
English Majors may earn a Concentration in Writing and Rhetoric by completing the following 15 credits as part of their degree:
- ENG 319 - Introduction to Writing and Rhetoric
- 6 credits of Courses in Rhetoric, Literacy, and Culture
- ENG 401A - Advanced Composition
- ENG 409A - Visual Rhetoric
- ENG 409B - Rhetoric and the Environment
- ENG 411B - Principles of Modern Grammar
- 6 credits of Professional Writing
- ENG 400 - Document Design
- ENG 405B - Research and Editing
- ENG 405C - Writing for Publication
- ENG 406B - Electronic Documents and Publications
- ENG 407A - Fundamentals of Business Writing
- ENG 407B - Fundamentals of Technical Writing
- ENG 407C - Advanced Professional Communication
Notes
- English courses already approved to satisfy the multicultural requirement include: ENG 290,Loading from UNLV Catalog…ENG 291,Loading from UNLV Catalog…ENG 292,Loading from UNLV Catalog…ENG 494A,Loading from UNLV Catalog…ENG 495A,Loading from UNLV Catalog…ENG 495B,Loading from UNLV Catalog…ENG 496A, and .Loading from UNLV Catalog…
- ENG 101andLoading from UNLV Catalog…ENG 102(or their equivalents) are prerequisites for all English courses except creative writing courses.Loading from UNLV Catalog…
- ENG 298is milestone course for English B.A.Loading from UNLV Catalog…
- Select any 400-level course, and work with the instructor of that course to complete an additional capstone project.
- ENG 209is a Milestone Experience course for English B. A.Loading from UNLV Catalog…
- ENG 498Bis a Culminating Experience course for English B. A.Loading from UNLV Catalog…
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