Nina Levine, Chair

Overview

The Department of English offers the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in English. The general major assures a broad knowledge of literature and composition. The intensive major is tailored for those students planning to pursue graduate study in English and/or American literature. The writing concentration is a version of the major placing special emphasis on advanced composition. The department also offers a minor in speech, with courses in public speaking, business and professional communication, speech criticism, performance studies, and small group communication.

Programs and Courses

Programs

• Creative Writing Minor
• English General Major (30 Hours)
• English Intensive Major (39 Hours)
• English Minor
• English Writing Concentration (30 Hours)
• English, BA
• Professional Writing and Communication Minor
• Speech Communication Minor

Courses

• ENGL 101 - Critical Reading and Composition
• ENGL 102 - Rhetoric and Composition
• ENGL 270 - World Literature
• ENGL 282 - Special Topics in Fiction
• ENGL 283 - Special Topics in British Literature
• ENGL 284 - Drama
• ENGL 285 - Special Topics in American Literature
• ENGL 286 - Poetry
• ENGL 287 - American Literature
• ENGL 288 - English Literature
• ENGL 381 - The Renaissance
• ENGL 382 - The Enlightenment
• ENGL 384 - Realism
• ENGL 387 - Introduction to Rhetoric
• ENGL 427 - Southern Literature
• ENGL 429 - Topics in American Literature
• ENGL 435 - The Short Story
• ENGL 437 - Women Writers
• ENGL 438A - South Carolina Writers
• ENGL 460 - Advanced Writing
• ENGL 463 - Business Writing
• ENGL 465 - Fiction Workshop

• SPCH 140 - Public Communication