English B.A.
Minimum Requirements for English B.A.: 120 credits
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. | ||
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Complete the general education requirements. | 35-40 | |
| B.A. Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the B.A. degree requirements. | 37 | |
| English Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| ENGL F310 | Literary Criticism | 3 |
| ENGL F400 | Capstone Portfolio | 0 |
| Complete three of the following: | 9 | |
| Literature of the Ancient World | ||
| Medieval and Early Modern European Literature | ||
| Survey of American Literature: Beginnings to the Civil War | ||
| Survey of American Literature: Civil War to the Present | ||
| Survey of British Literature: Beowulf to the Romantic Period | ||
| Survey of British Literature: Romantic Period to the Present | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Shakespeare: History Plays and Tragedies | ||
| Shakespeare: Comedies and Nondramatic Poetry | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Traditional English Grammar | ||
| Modern English Grammar | ||
| Applied English Linguistics | ||
| History of the English Language | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Women's Literature | ||
| Contemporary Indigenous Literature in North America | ||
| Contemporary Alaska Native Literature | ||
| Voices of Native American Peoples | ||
| Narrative Art of Alaska Native Peoples (in English translation) | ||
| Multiethnic American Literature | ||
| Topics in Colonial and Postcolonial Literature | ||
| Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies in Language, Literature, and Culture | ||
| Northern and Environmental Literature | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Studies in American Literature to 1900 | ||
| Studies in 17th- and 18th-Century British Literature | ||
| Studies in Medieval and 16th-Century British Literature | ||
| Studies in 20th- and 21st-Century British Literature | ||
| Studies in 19th-Century British Literature | ||
| Studies in 20th- and 21st-Century American Literature | ||
| Studies in Comparative/World Literature | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Topics in Film Studies | ||
| Authors | ||
| Genre | ||
| Topics in Language and Literature | ||
| Teaching Composition in the Schools | ||
| Three ENGL F300- and F400-level courses (at least one at the F400 level) | 9 | |
| Electives | ||
| General Electives | 7-12 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Roadmaps
Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.
- This roadmap should be used in conjunction with regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor or mentor each semester.
- Some courses and milestones must be completed in the semester listed to ensure timely graduation.
- Transfer credit may change the roadmap.
- Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.
- Courses with (*) are recommended.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| COM F121X, F131X, or F141X1 | 3 | General Education Requirement - Arts | 3 |
| ENGL F200X (*)3 | 3 | General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 |
| LS F101X15 | 1 | Degree Requirement - Alaska Native-themed | 3 |
| WRTG F111X1 | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | Complete one of the following:1 | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Mathematics | 3 | WRTG F211X (*) | |
WRTG F214X (*) | |||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | ENGL F31020 | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 |
| Program Requirement - Upper Division | 3 | Degree Requirement - Humanities | 3 |
| Program Requirement - Upper Division | 3 | Program Requirement - Upper Division | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| COM F300X (*)11,25 | 3 | Degree Requirement - Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Humanities | 3 | Program Requirement - Upper Division | |
| Program Requirement - Upper Division | 3 | Program Requirement - Upper Division | 3 |
| Program Requirement - Upper Division | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Degree Requirement - Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | ENGL F40020,21,25 | 0 |
| Degree Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | General Education Requirement - Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| Program Requirement - Upper Division | 3 | Program Requirement - Upper Division | 3 |
| Program Requirement - Upper Division | 3 | Program Requirement - Upper Division | 3 |
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 117 | |||
Footnote Definitions
| General Education Requirements | Degree Requirements | Program & Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| 1--Communication | 8--Alaska Native-themed | 20--Program Requirement |
| 2--Arts | 9--Communication | 21--Capstone Requirement |
| 3--Humanities | 10--Computation | 22--Concentration Course |
| 4--Social Sciences | 11--Ethics | 23--General Elective |
| 5--Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 12--Humanities | 24--Minor Course |
| 6--Mathematics | 13--Human Relations | 25--Upper Division |
| 7--Natural Sciences | 14--Humanities or Social Sciences | 26--Program Elective |
| 15--Library & Information Research | ||
| 16--Mathematics | ||
| 17--Natural Sciences | ||
| 18--Other | ||
| 19--Social Sciences |
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes are measurable statements that describe knowledge or skills achieved by students upon completion of the program.
Students graduating from this program will be able to:
- Through choices of evidence, demonstrate the ability to compare and contrast texts from a variety of genres, cultures, regions, languages, and periods (both early and modern)
- Articulate the ways submitted materials disrupt and/or confirm popular views of the past
- Demonstrate skill in close reading by annotating examples of it in the portfolio
- Demonstrate the ability to navigate multiple perspectives and extend ideas to create knowledge that crosses boundaries
- Demonstrate the ability to transfer knowledge from English classes into other contexts
- Demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of multiple, relational, and culturally specific textual conventions
- By taking a coherent position, demonstrate a\\nsophisticated understanding that the past is constructed
- Evaluate strategies for relating ideas, text structure or other textual features in order to build knowledge or insight within and across texts and subfields
- Demonstrate the ability to navigate multiple perspectives and extend ideas to create new forms of knowledge that crosses boundaries
- Fulfill the portfolio by choosing a format, medium or language (or other visual representation) that enhances meaning, making clear the interdependence of language and meaning, thought and expression
