ENGLISH MAJOR FOCUS AREAS as of
FALL 2006

All English majors have the option to select a Focus Area, which would subsequently entail the completion of four courses in that area (as indicated below). The English Department offers the following Focus Areas:

Identity Studies Focus Area

247 Introduction to Literature of the African Diaspora*
248 African American Literature from 1900 to Present*
260 Women in Literature
337 Varieties of American English
338 Native American Literature
363 African American Fiction*
364 Contemporary African Literature*
385 Women Writers
387 Foundational Texts in Gay and Lesbian Culture
495 Capstone Course: Identity Studies Focus Area

Genre Studies Focus Area

243 The Short Story
262 Introduction to Literary Genres: Nonfiction
263 Introduction to Literary Genres: The Poem
264 Introduction to Literary Genres: The Drama
265 Introduction to Literary Genres: The Novel
300 Literature into Film
304 Film Genres
336 The Language of Children's Literature
339 Literary Nonfiction
346 American Film Classics
362 African American Literary Genres (Other than Short Story & Novel)*
446 Modern Drama
447 Modern Poetry
448 Traditions of the Novel in the Americas
458 Traditions of the British Novel
468 Traditions of the Continental Novel
469 The Modern Novel
496 Capstone Course: Genre Studies Focus Area

Creative or Professional Writing and Publishing Studies Focus Area

205A Creative Writing - Poetry
205B Creative Writing - Fiction
205C Creative Writing - Nonfiction
305 Advanced Creative Writing
330 The Structure of American English
WRT 201 Intermediate Writing: Academic Contexts
WRT 235 Writing in Electronic Environments
WRT 301 Advanced Writing: Selected Contexts
WRT 333 Scientific and Technical Writing
ENG/WRT 497 Capstone Course: Creative or Professional Writing and Publishing Studies Focus Area

Cultural Studies with Period Emphasis Focus Area

302 Topics in Film Theory and Criticism
332 The Evolution of the English Language
347 Antebellum U.S. Literature and Culture
348 U.S. Literature and Culture from 1865 to 1914
350 Literary Theory and Criticism**
351 History of Literary Theory and Criticism
374 British Literature: 1600-1800
375 British Literature of the Nineteenth Century
474 Topics in Literature of the African Diaspora*
498 Capstone Course: Cultural Studies with Period Emphasis Focus Area
Or any one 300- or 400-level course approved for one of the five historical periods

* = Cross-listed with AAF