English, English Language and Linguistics Option
NOTE: This is a formal Option and will appear on the transcript.
L&S undergraduates with a particular interest in English Language and Linguistics may combine a background in literature with a concentration of courses in the option. The major requirements are distributed as follows:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Survey of Literature | ||
| ENGL 241 | Literature and Culture I: to the 18th Century | 3 |
| ENGL 242 | Literature and Culture II: from the 18th Century to the Present | 3 |
| American Literature (1 course) | 3 | |
| Vladimir Nabokov: Russian and American Writings | ||
| American Literary Cultures | ||
| Literature by American Indian Women | ||
| A Survey of Asian American Literature | ||
| Major American Poets | ||
| Modern and Contemporary American Literature | ||
| Chicana/o and Latina/o Literatures | ||
| African and African Diaspora Literature and Culture | ||
| A Study of an Outstanding Figure or Figures in American Literature | ||
| Topic in Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture | ||
| Topic in American Literature and Culture since 1900 | ||
| Major American Writer or Writers | ||
| Three American Novelists | ||
| Topics in Ethnic and Multicultural Literature | ||
| Topic in Asian American Literature | ||
| Race and Sexuality in American Literature | ||
| Asian American Women Writers | ||
| Asian American Poetry | ||
| Topic in Contemporary Literature | ||
| Feminist Theory and Women's Writing in English | ||
| Literature of Jewish Identity in America | ||
| Selected Topics in Afro-American Literature | ||
| English Seminar | ||
| ENGL 245 | Seminar in the Major | 3 |
| Language or Composition Rhetoric | ||
| ENGL 214 | The English Language | 3 |
| English Language and Linguistics Courses | ||
| ENGL 314 | Structure of English | 3 |
| ENGL 315 | English Phonology | 3 |
| ENGL 514 | English Syntax | 3 |
| or ENGL 516 | English Grammar in Use | |
| Electives | 6 | |
| Introduction to Rhetoric and Writing Studies | ||
| Shakespearean Drama | ||
| Introduction to Poetry | ||
| Women in Ethnic American Literature | ||
| Women in Literature | ||
| Writing with New Media | ||
| Topics in English, Study Abroad - Literature | ||
| History and Theory of Rhetoric and Writing Studies | ||
| Rhetoric, Science, and Public Engagement | ||
| Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry Workshop | ||
| English Language Variation in the U.S. | ||
| Second Language Acquisition | ||
| Language, Race, and Identity | ||
| Linguistic Theory and Child Language | ||
| The Sixteenth Century | ||
| Eighteenth Century Literature and Culture | ||
| Stage and Page in the Long Eighteenth Century | ||
| Eighteenth-Century Novel | ||
| Romantic Literature and Culture | ||
| Nineteenth-Century Novel | ||
| Victorian Poetry | ||
| Special Topics in Gender & Literature | ||
| Modernist Novel | ||
| Modernist Poetry | ||
| British Literature since 1900 | ||
| Early Medieval England | ||
| Contemporary Poetry | ||
| Literatures of Migration and Diaspora | ||
| Literature and Animal Studies | ||
| Postcolonial and World Literature | ||
| Advanced Composition | ||
| Race, Sex, and Texts (How to do things with writing) | ||
| Seminar on Tutoring Writing Across the Curriculum | ||
| Creative Writing: Nonfiction Workshop | ||
| Creative Writing: Fiction Workshop | ||
| Creative Writing: Poetry Workshop | ||
| Creative Writing: Playwriting Workshop | ||
| Creative Writing: Special Topics Workshop | ||
| English Words: Grammar, Culture, Mind | ||
| Global Spread of English | ||
| Introduction to TESOL Methods | ||
| English in Society | ||
| History of the English Language | ||
| Topics in English Language and Linguistics | ||
| Outstanding Figure(s) in Literature before 1800 | ||
| Topic in Medieval Literature and Culture | ||
| Medieval Drama | ||
| Medieval Romance | ||
| Chaucers Courtly Poetry | ||
| Chaucer's Canterbury Tales | ||
| Topic in Early Modern Literature and Culture | ||
| Early Works of Shakespeare | ||
| Later Works of Shakespeare | ||
| Spenser | ||
| Milton | ||
| Topic in Eighteenth-Century Literature and Culture | ||
| Outstanding Figure(s) in Literature since 1800 | ||
| Topic in Romantic or Victorian Literature and Culture | ||
| Topic in British Literature and Culture since 1900 | ||
| James Joyce | ||
| Interdisciplinary Studies in the Arts | ||
| Topic in Postcolonial or World Literature | ||
| Diaspora and Theatre | ||
| Indian Writers Abroad: Literature, Diaspora and Globalization | ||
| Topics in Composition and Rhetoric | ||
| Creative Writing: Advanced Fiction Workshop | ||
| English Grammar in Use | ||
| Old English | ||
| Advanced Old English Literature | ||
| Health and the Humanities | ||
| Topic in Literature and the Environment | ||
| Jewish Literatures in Diaspora | ||
| Discourses of Disability, Antiquity to 1800 | ||
| Topic in Travel Writing before 1800 | ||
| Topic in Literature and Politics | ||
| Topic in Literary or Cultural Theory | ||
| Modern Critical Theories | ||
| Remix, Mashup, and Digital Design | ||
| British Drama, 1914 to Present | ||
| Survey: Theories of Drama | ||
| Postcolonial Theatre: Drama, Theory and Performance in the Global South | ||
| Modern American Drama and Theatre | ||
| Topics in English: Study Abroad | ||
| Theatre of the Avant-Garde, 1850-1950 | ||
| Honors Project | ||
| Senior Honors Thesis in the Major | ||
| Senior Honors Thesis in the Major | ||
| Senior Thesis | ||
| Senior Thesis | ||
| Directed Creative Writing | ||
| Directed Study | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Four-Year Plan
This Four-Year Plan is only one way a student may complete an L&S degree with this major. Many factors can affect student degree planning, including placement scores, credit for transferred courses, credits earned by examination, and individual scholarly interests. In addition, many students have commitments (e.g., athletics, honors, research, student organizations, study abroad, work and volunteer experiences) that necessitate they adjust their plans accordingly. Informed students engage in their own unique Wisconsin Experience by consulting their academic advisors, Guide, DARS, and Course Search & Enroll for assistance making and adjusting their plan.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Foreign Language (if needed) | 4 | Foreign Languge (if needed) | 4 |
| Social Science Breadth | 4 | Social Science Breadth | 3 |
| Communications A (complete during your first year) | 3 | Physical Science Breadth | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning A (complete during your first year) | 3 | Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ENGL 241 | 3 | ENGL 242 | 3 |
| ENGL 245 | 3 | ENGL 201 or 207 (Communication B) | 3 |
| Social Science Breadth | 4 | Social Science Breadth | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning B | 4 | Biological Science Breadth | 3 |
| INTER-LS 210 | 1 | Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Declare the Major (before 86 credits)1 | ENGL 314 | 3 | |
| ENGL 2142 | 3 | English I/A Elective | 3 |
| American Literature | 3 | Science Breadth | 3 |
| Science Breadth | 3 | Electives | 6 |
| Electives | 6 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ENGL 315 | 3 | English I/A Elective | 3 |
| ENGL 514 or 5163 | 3 | Electives | 12 |
| Electives | 9 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||
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Students must declare a major before 86 credits.
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See your major advisor if you want to declare Honors in the English major or plan to study abroad.
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Please refer to the Requirements tab in Guide for additional College of Letters & Science Breadth and Degree Requirements as well as Residence and Quality of Work requirements for the major.