Major in English, Linguistics Concentration

The Linguistics concentration is for students who wish to focus on linguistics and teaching English as a second or foreign language, as well as literature, writing, and education. It is designed for students interested in all aspects of language and linguistics. It offers students the ability to study key theories in linguistics and second-language learning, functional aspects of language production and reception, and the impact of social and cultural contexts on language production and reception.

Effective Fall 2022

For graduation, an English major must attain a minimum grade point average of 2.000 in all Composition (CO) and English (E) courses.

Freshman
		AUCC	Credits
CO 150	College Composition (GT-CO2)	1A	3
E 240	Introduction to Poetry		3
E 270	Introduction to American Literature (GT-AH2)	3B	3
SPCM 200	Public Speaking		3
Foreign Language¹			3-5
Arts and Humanities²		3B	6
Biological and Physical Sciences		3A	4
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion		1C	3
Quantitative Reasoning		1B	3
	Total Credits		31-33
Sophomore

Select one course from the following:			3
E 276	British Literature--Medieval Period to 1800 (GT-AH2)	3B
E 277	British Literature--After 1800 (GT-AH2)	3B
Additional History Elective - select one course from the following:			3
Historical Perspectives (Any AUCC 3D course not counting elsewhere in the program)
HIST XXX
ETST 354	Black Cinema and Media
POLS 420	History of Political Thought
TH 242	World Theatre History I
PHIL *** Philosophy Elective			3
Foreign Language¹			3-5
Biological and Physical Sciences		3A	3
Historical Perspectives		3D	3
Social and Behavioral Science		3C	3
Electives			6-8
	Total Credits		29
Junior

E 326	Development of the English Language		3
E 341	Literary Criticism and Theory	4A,4B	3
E 344	Shakespeare		3
Select one course from the following:			3
CO 300	Writing Arguments (GT-CO3)	2
CO 301A	Writing in the Disciplines: Arts and Humanities (GT-CO3)	2
CO 301B	Writing in the Disciplines: Sciences (GT-CO3)	2
CO 301C	Writing in the Disciplines: Social Sciences (GT-CO3)	2
CO 301D	Writing in the Disciplines: Education (GT-CO3)	2
Select one course from the following:			3
E 327	Syntax and Semantics
E 328	Phonology, Morphology, and Lexis
E 329	Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis
Foreign Language¹			5
Electives			7
	Total Credits		27
Senior

Select one course from the following not taken in the junior year:			3
E 327	Syntax and Semantics
E 328	Phonology, Morphology, and Lexis
E 329	Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis
Select one course from the following:			3
E 460	Chaucer	4C
E 465	Topics in Literature and Language	4C
Foreign Language¹			5
Upper-Division English/Composition (See list below)³			15
Electives⁴			5-7
	Total Credits		31-33
	Program Total Credits:		120

¹: This requirement must be met by completing the second year of one foreign language and the first year of another foreign language.
²: Excludes E subject code courses.
³: Fifteen credits of upper-division courses (300- to 400-level) with E or CO prefixes, at least 9 credits of which must come from CO 401, E 311A, E 311B, E 311C, E 320, E 324, E 412A, E 412B, E 412C, and E 465.
⁴: Select enough elective credits to bring the program total to 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper-division (300- to 400-level).

Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program:
For graduation, an English major must attain a minimum grade point average of 2.000 in all Composition (CO) and English (E) courses.

*Freshman*
Semester 1		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
CO 150	College Composition (GT-CO2)		X	1A	3
E 270	Introduction to American Literature (GT-AH2)		X	3B	3
Arts and Humanities				3B	3
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion				1C	3
Quantitative Reasoning			X	1B	3
	Total Credits				15
Semester 2		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
E 240	Introduction to Poetry		X		3
SPCM 200	Public Speaking		X		3
Arts and Humanities				3B	3
Biological and Physical Sciences				3A	4
L* * Foreign Language					3-5
AUCC 1B (Quantitative Reasoning) and CO 150 must be completed at the end of Semester 2.		X
	Total Credits				16-18
*Sophomore*
Semester 3		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
Select one course from the following:					3
E 276	British Literature--Medieval Period to 1800 (GT-AH2)		X	3B
E 277	British Literature--After 1800 (GT-AH2)		X	3B
Biological and Physical Sciences				3A	3
Historical Perspectives			X	3D	3
Social and Behavioral Sciences				3C	3
Elective					3
	Total Credits				15
Semester 4		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
Additional History Elective					3
L* * Foreign Language					3-5
PHIL *** Philosophy Elective					3
Electives					3-5
AUCC 3A (Biological and Physical Sciences), AUCC 3B (Arts and Humanities), AUCC 3C (Social and Behavioral Sciences), E 240, E 270, and E 276 or E 277, plus one course of L* * must be completed by the end of Semester 4.		X
	Total Credits				14
*Junior*
Semester 5		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
E 341	Literary Criticism and Theory		X	4A,4B	3
E 344	Shakespeare				3
Select one course from the following:					3
CO 300	Writing Arguments (GT-CO3)		X	2
CO 301A	Writing in the Disciplines: Arts and Humanities (GT-CO3)		X	2
CO 301B	Writing in the Disciplines: Sciences (GT-CO3)		X	2
CO 301C	Writing in the Disciplines: Social Sciences (GT-CO3)		X	2
CO 301D	Writing in the Disciplines: Education (GT-CO3)		X	2
L* * Foreign Language					5
	Total Credits				14
Semester 6		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
E 326	Development of the English Language				3
Select one course from the following:					3
E 327	Syntax and Semantics		X
E 328	Phonology, Morphology, and Lexis		X
E 329	Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis		X
Electives					7
	Total Credits				13
*Senior*
Semester 7		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
Select one course from the following:					3
E 460	Chaucer		X	4C
E 465	Topics in Literature and Language		X	4C
L* * Foreign Langauge					5
Upper-Division English/Composition Courses (See list on Concentration Requirements Tab)					9
	Total Credits				17
Semester 8		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
Select one course from the following:					3
E 327	Syntax and Semantics	X
E 328	Phonology, Morphology, and Lexis	X
E 329	Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis	X
Upper-Division English/Composition Courses (See list on Concentration Requirements Tab)		X			6
Electives		X			5-7
The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study.		X
	Total Credits				14-16
	Program Total Credits:				120