
Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________	Catalog: 2023 - 2024 College Catalog Degree Requirement: English, BA Minimum Credits Required:__________________
English, BA View English Department website Literature is a treasury of our cultural heritage and an expressive human creation embodying both beauty and knowledge. Close examination of literature improves our thought and our use of language, enhances our understanding of past and present, and provides insight into our interior lives. So, too, does the practice of accurate and carefully crafted writing. Consequently, the English major at St. Mary’s is designed so that students will read a broad historical and cultural range of literatures and develop a variety of writing skills. To achieve these goals, the English program begins with a required course on reading and writing in the major and two required literature-in-history courses, as well as 200-level elective courses that concentrate on either writing or a specific literary topic. In the surveys, students encounter influential writers, works, and ideas, which provide necessary background knowledge for further study of writing and literature. At the upper level, students define their individual course of study by taking “Methods of Literary Study” and more specialized literature and writing classes. During their senior year, students make use of the knowledge and skills learned in previous courses by choosing to do a St. Mary’s Project or by taking additional advanced coursework. Within this overall framework, faculty advisors help each student select courses that will best meet his or her interests, needs and goals. With its stress on clarity of thought and expression, and its focus on choices within the program, the English major provides an excellent foundation for a meaningful liberal arts education as well as a strong preparation for a variety of careers that require analytic rigor and clear, precise communication. The English major also provides the basis by which students can enrich their lives through an ongoing contact with stimulating authors, evocative language, and significant ideas. Learning Outcomes Write effectively and perceptively as determined by the appropriate rhetorical context Craft language with precision in a variety of genres of writing Generate connections among literary texts within and across historical periods, national literatures, cultural groups, and formal categories Analyze how language is used in a range of literary texts Create complex interpretations of a variety of texts Use information from a variety of sources in order to support interpretations of literary texts Demonstrate knowledge of how literature and writing contribute to a full and meaningful life Speak effectively and perceptively as determined by the appropriate rhetorical context
Degree Requirements
General College Requirements General College Requirements (see “Curriculum” section), including the following requirements to satisfy the major. A total of 44 credit hours of coursework, at least 24 of which must be at the 300 or 400 level.
Required Courses
8 hours of historical approaches to literature, consisting of:
Course Name	Credit Hours:	Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
ENGL 284 - Literature in History I: Before 1800	Credit Hours: 4
ENGL 285 - Literature in History II: After 1800	Credit Hours: 4
8 hours of writing and methodology courses, consisting of:
Course Name	Credit Hours:	Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
ENGL 204 - Reading and Writing in the Major	Credit Hours: 4
ENGL 304 - Methods of Literary Study	Credit Hours: 4
Capstone Experience This requirement may be satisfied by one of the following options: Each student who is not completing an SMP registers for ENGL 492, a zero-credit course, concurrently with the 400-level course in which the Signature Project is to be written. Instructors provide students in 400-level seminars with parameters, guidance and feedback throughout the process of proposing, preparing, drafting, reflecting upon, and revising substantial, independent projects. Students in each 400-level English course actively support the work of their peers, whether or not they are using the course for the capstone. The Signature Project must be completed in a 400-level English seminar. It cannot be completed as part of a guided reading, independent study or internship, or as part of a course originating in another department.
Course Name	Credit Hours:	Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
ENGL 493 - St. Mary’s Project AND	Credit Hours: 1-8
ENGL 494 - St. Mary’s Project	Credit Hours: 1-8
Two additional upper-level English courses not used to satisfy any other requirement of the major; and a Signature Project completed for any 400-level English seminar. All students in each 400-level English seminar are required to complete a substantial, independent project. A student using a particular 400-level seminar’s work as their Signature Project is required to present the project publicly.
Electives Electives: at least 16 credit hours of ENGL coursework, of which at least 8 credits must be at the 300 or 400 level. Please note that ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 may not be counted towards the major. Course content and focus for classes will vary, and will be announced in the online “Schedule of Classes” prior to registration. Any course, with the exception of ENGL 106, ENGL 270, or ENGL 304, may be repeated for credit provided the majority of the content is different. Elective coursework in the major may also include the following: Up to four credit hours of guided readings, independent study, or credit-bearing internships. Up to eight credit hours of approved classes originating in other departments. The current list of approved courses includes:
Course Name	Credit Hours:	Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
EDUC 366 - Children’s and Young Adult Literature	Credit Hours: 4
HIST 455 - Topics in Asian or African History	Credit Hours: 4
ILAS 315 - Latin American Literature in Translation	Credit Hours: 4
ILAS 350 - Latin American Cinema	Credit Hours: 4
Any upper-level literature class in ILCC, ILCF, ILCG, ILCS, or ILCT
ILCT 106 - Introduction to World Literature	Credit Hours: 4
ILCT 293 - Introduction to Cultural Studies	Credit Hours: 2
ILCT 300 - Introduction to Linguistics	Credit Hours: 4
TDPS 106 - Introduction to Dramatic Literature	Credit Hours: 4
TDPS 210 - Japanese Performance Traditions	Credit Hours: 4
TDPS 220 - Introduction to Film and Media Studies	Credit Hours: 4
TDPS 221 - Film and Media Production Modes	Credit Hours: 4
TDPS 225 - Topics in Film and Media (selected topics only; check with Chair for approval)	Credit Hours: 4
TDPS 326 - World Cinema	Credit Hours: 4
TDPS 335 - Modern Theater	Credit Hours: 4
TDPS 310 - Shakespeare	Credit Hours: 4
TDPS 315 - Japanese Film	Credit Hours: 4
TDPS 320 - Film History	Credit Hours: 4
TDPS 346 - Screenwriting	Credit Hours: 4
TDPS 422 - Horror Film: Of Monsters and Monstrosities	Credit Hours: 4
TDPS 425 - Advanced Topics in Film and Media (selected topics only; check with Chair for approval)	Credit Hours: 4
Minimum Grade and GPA Requirements Students must earn a grade of C- or better in each course counted towards the major, and maintain an overall GPA of at least 2.0 in these courses.
The St. Mary’s Project All students may apply, usually in the spring of their junior year, to undertake a St. Mary’s Project (SMP). Projects approved by the department will receive eight hours of credit to be counted towards the major. Application deadlines and procedures will be announced each semester. Students contemplating an SMP in another discipline may petition the department to accept this work for elective credit towards their major. All such petitions must be received by the end of Exam Week the semester prior to the commencement of the intended project. See the English Department website for more details.
Requirements for Teacher Certification A Master of Arts in Teaching Program is available at St. Mary’s College of Maryland after completion of the baccalaureate degree. Students who are interested in becoming teachers should contact the chair of the Department of Educational Studies or an education adviser in their major field of study for suggested coursework in educational studies, and their specific major. These consultations should take place during the first semester of the sophomore year.
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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________

Catalog: 2023 - 2024 College Catalog Degree Requirement: English, BA Minimum Credits Required:__________________

English, BA

View English Department website

Literature is a treasury of our cultural heritage and an expressive human creation embodying both beauty and knowledge. Close examination of literature improves our thought and our use of language, enhances our understanding of past and present, and provides insight into our interior lives. So, too, does the practice of accurate and carefully crafted writing. Consequently, the English major at St. Mary’s is designed so that students will read a broad historical and cultural range of literatures and develop a variety of writing skills.

To achieve these goals, the English program begins with a required course on reading and writing in the major and two required literature-in-history courses, as well as 200-level elective courses that concentrate on either writing or a specific literary topic. In the surveys, students encounter influential writers, works, and ideas, which provide necessary background knowledge for further study of writing and literature. At the upper level, students define their individual course of study by taking “Methods of Literary Study” and more specialized literature and writing classes. During their senior year, students make use of the knowledge and skills learned in previous courses by choosing to do a St. Mary’s Project or by taking additional advanced coursework. Within this overall framework, faculty advisors help each student select courses that will best meet his or her interests, needs and goals.

With its stress on clarity of thought and expression, and its focus on choices within the program, the English major provides an excellent foundation for a meaningful liberal arts education as well as a strong preparation for a variety of careers that require analytic rigor and clear, precise communication. The English major also provides the basis by which students can enrich their lives through an ongoing contact with stimulating authors, evocative language, and significant ideas.

Learning Outcomes

Write effectively and perceptively as determined by the appropriate rhetorical context
Craft language with precision in a variety of genres of writing
Generate connections among literary texts within and across historical periods, national literatures, cultural groups, and formal categories
Analyze how language is used in a range of literary texts
Create complex interpretations of a variety of texts
Use information from a variety of sources in order to support interpretations of literary texts
Demonstrate knowledge of how literature and writing contribute to a full and meaningful life
Speak effectively and perceptively as determined by the appropriate rhetorical context

Degree Requirements

General College Requirements

General College Requirements (see “Curriculum” section), including the following requirements to satisfy the major.
A total of 44 credit hours of coursework, at least 24 of which must be at the 300 or 400 level.

Required Courses

8 hours of historical approaches to literature, consisting of:

Course Name

Credit Hours:

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

ENGL 284 - Literature in History I: Before 1800

Credit Hours: 4

ENGL 285 - Literature in History II: After 1800

Credit Hours: 4

8 hours of writing and methodology courses, consisting of:

Course Name

Credit Hours:

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

ENGL 204 - Reading and Writing in the Major

Credit Hours: 4

ENGL 304 - Methods of Literary Study

Credit Hours: 4

Capstone Experience

This requirement may be satisfied by one of the following options:

Each student who is not completing an SMP registers for ENGL 492, a zero-credit course, concurrently with the 400-level course in which the Signature Project is to be written.

Instructors provide students in 400-level seminars with parameters, guidance and feedback throughout the process of proposing, preparing, drafting, reflecting upon, and revising substantial, independent projects. Students in each 400-level English course actively support the work of their peers, whether or not they are using the course for the capstone.

The Signature Project must be completed in a 400-level English seminar. It cannot be completed as part of a guided reading, independent study or internship, or as part of a course originating in another department.

Course Name

Credit Hours:

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

ENGL 493 - St. Mary’s Project AND

Credit Hours: 1-8

ENGL 494 - St. Mary’s Project

Credit Hours: 1-8

Two additional upper-level English courses not used to satisfy any other requirement of the major; and a Signature Project completed for any 400-level English seminar. All students in each 400-level English seminar are required to complete a substantial, independent project. A student using a particular 400-level seminar’s work as their Signature Project is required to present the project publicly.

Electives

Electives: at least 16 credit hours of ENGL coursework, of which at least 8 credits must be at the 300 or 400 level.

Please note that ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 may not be counted towards the major. Course content and focus for classes will vary, and will be announced in the online “Schedule of Classes” prior to registration. Any course, with the exception of ENGL 106, ENGL 270, or ENGL 304, may be repeated for credit provided the majority of the content is different.

Elective coursework in the major may also include the following:

Up to four credit hours of guided readings, independent study, or credit-bearing internships.
Up to eight credit hours of approved classes originating in other departments. The current list of approved courses includes:

Course Name

Credit Hours:

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

EDUC 366 - Children’s and Young Adult Literature

Credit Hours: 4

HIST 455 - Topics in Asian or African History

Credit Hours: 4

ILAS 315 - Latin American Literature in Translation

Credit Hours: 4

ILAS 350 - Latin American Cinema

Credit Hours: 4

Any upper-level literature class in ILCC, ILCF, ILCG, ILCS, or ILCT

ILCT 106 - Introduction to World Literature

Credit Hours: 4

ILCT 293 - Introduction to Cultural Studies

Credit Hours: 2

ILCT 300 - Introduction to Linguistics

Credit Hours: 4

TDPS 106 - Introduction to Dramatic Literature

Credit Hours: 4

TDPS 210 - Japanese Performance Traditions

Credit Hours: 4

TDPS 220 - Introduction to Film and Media Studies

Credit Hours: 4

TDPS 221 - Film and Media Production Modes

Credit Hours: 4

TDPS 225 - Topics in Film and Media (selected topics only; check with Chair for approval)

Credit Hours: 4

TDPS 326 - World Cinema

Credit Hours: 4

TDPS 335 - Modern Theater

Credit Hours: 4

TDPS 310 - Shakespeare

Credit Hours: 4

TDPS 315 - Japanese Film

Credit Hours: 4

TDPS 320 - Film History

Credit Hours: 4

TDPS 346 - Screenwriting

Credit Hours: 4

TDPS 422 - Horror Film: Of Monsters and Monstrosities

Credit Hours: 4

TDPS 425 - Advanced Topics in Film and Media (selected topics only; check with Chair for approval)

Credit Hours: 4

Minimum Grade and GPA Requirements

Students must earn a grade of C- or better in each course counted towards the major, and maintain an overall GPA of at least 2.0 in these courses.

The St. Mary’s Project

All students may apply, usually in the spring of their junior year, to undertake a St. Mary’s Project (SMP). Projects approved by the department will receive eight hours of credit to be counted towards the major. Application deadlines and procedures will be announced each semester. Students contemplating an SMP in another discipline may petition the department to accept this work for elective credit towards their major. All such petitions must be received by the end of Exam Week the semester prior to the commencement of the intended project. See the English Department website for more details.

Requirements for Teacher Certification

A Master of Arts in Teaching Program is available at St. Mary’s College of Maryland after completion of the baccalaureate degree. Students who are interested in becoming teachers should contact the chair of the Department of Educational Studies or an education adviser in their major field of study for suggested coursework in educational studies, and their specific major. These consultations should take place during the first semester of the sophomore year.

Notes: