Degree Requirements: Bachelor of Arts with a major in English
The major in English at Lebanon Valley College advances the key goals of a liberal arts education by teaching students to ask probing questions about a wide range of texts and to appreciate the variety of creative accomplishments in the English language. While majors may choose to concentrate in literature, communications, creative writing, theater or secondary education, the basis for all concentrations is the study of literature: imaginative, complex, and challenging texts in a variety of genres and media.
Degree Requirements: Bachelor of Arts with a major in English
Required courses:
ENG 120 Introduction to Literature| Introduction to literary genres and the basic methodology, terminology and concepts of the study of literature. Offered every semester. Fulfills general education requirement: Liberal Studies Area 5 (Literature and Fine Art). 3 credits. |
| Examination of the evolution of English phonology, morphology, syntax and vocabulary, including current conventions and usage. Usually offered spring semester. 3 credits. |
Two of the following:
ENG 221 Survey of Amer. Literature I| Survey of selected major American authors from the colonial period to about 1900. Usually offered every semester. Fulfills general education requirement: Liberal Studies Area 5 (Literature and Fine Art). 3 credits. |
| A survey of selected major American authors from 1900 to the present. Usually offered every semester. Fulfills general education requirement: Liberal Studies Area 5 (Literature and Fine Art). 3 credits. |
| A survey of selected major English authors from the Middle ages to about 1800. Usually offered every semester. Fulfills general education requirement: Liberal Studies Area 5 (Literature and Fine Art). 3 credits. |
| Survey of selected major English authors from about 1800 to the present. Usually offered every semester. Fulfills general education requirement: Liberal Studies Area 5 (Literature and Fine Art). 3 credits. |
| Survey of selected major writers from earliest literate history to about A.D. 1000. This includes literature from western Europe and non-western cultures. Usually offered fall semester. Fulfills general education requirement: Liberal Studies Area 5 (Literature and Fine Art). 3 credits. |
| Survey of selected major writers from about A.D. 1000 until about 1800. This course includes literature from western Europe and non-western cultures. Usually offered spring semester. Fulfills general education requirement: Liberal Studies Area 5 (Literature and Fine Art). 3 credits. |
One of:
ENG 341 Shakespeare I| Concentrated study of early Shakespearean drama, especially the comedies and the histories. Writing process. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. Fulfills general education requirement: Writing Process. Prerequisite: ENG 120 or 200-level literature survey. 3 credits. |
| Concentrated study of late Shakespearean drama, especially the tragedies and the romances. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. Fulfills general education requirement: Writing Process. Prerequisite: ENG 120 or 200-level literature survey. 3 credits. |
Students must choose one of the concentrations below in addition to the core.
Communications
Literature
Secondary Education
Theater
Creative Writing