The Modified Major in English with a Linguistics Concentration

The modified English/Linguistics major requires 24 credits in English and American literature.

• Eight credits must be in British literary history: either two from the ENG 354, 355, 357, 358, 370, 371 sequence; or one from 311, 354, 355, 357, 358, 370, 371 and one from 311, 315, 316, 369.

• Four credits in American literature must be selected from 317, 318, 319, 320.

• Four credits in a 400-level seminar (excluding 410, 411, 491, and 499)

• Twenty credits in LIN or ALS courses, including: LIN 201, 303, 304, and either 403 or 404.

• English 376

• At least 20 of the 44 combined credits must be taken at the 300 level or above, and at least 4 of these credits must be in a 400 level seminar in English. See the linguistics offerings of the catalog for specific requirements.

The Liberal Arts Minor in English

A minimum of 20 credits in English courses are required (exclusive of composition courses used to satisfy the writing proficiency requirement). At least two courses must be taken at the 300 or 400 level. Only one 100 level course will be accepted as part of the minor. Only 4 credits of 499 may apply towards the minor. Normally, only 4 credits study abroad programs will be accepted for an English minor. At least 12 credits from offerings in English must be taken at Oakland.

The Secondary Teaching Major in English

The Secondary Teaching Minor in English

Related Concentrations

Students who wish to take any concentration in addition to a major must apply for admission and must develop a program in consultation with a concentration committee member. For specific requirements see the Undergraduate Catalog.

American Studies
The American Studies Concentration provides both a broad understanding of the American experience and an introduction to the practice of focused interdisciplinary study. The concentration is taken in addition to a departmental major. By electing departmental courses with an American focus in two or three areas outside the major and framing the concentration with two interdisciplinary American studies courses, students may expect to gain a coherent sense of the national experience and appreciate the various contributions of different academic disciplines. Although not a vocationally directed program, the American studies concentration should be of particular interest to students preparing for careers in law, government and journalism, and those planning graduate work in American studies or any of its contributing disciplines.

Film Aesthetics and History
The Film Studies concentration offers multiple perspectives for examining theoretical and critical issues involving film as art, literature and communication. The range of viewing experiences and the variety of approaches to the medium provide an excellent preparation for students seeking employment in advertising, publishing, journalism, visual media or teaching, as well as for those who wish to pursue film studies on the graduate level.

Pre-Law
With assistance from an adviser, students admitted to the Pre-Law concentration design individualized programs choosing courses from English, Communication, Journalism, Philosophy, Political Science, Linguistics, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Environmental Science, Marketing, or Theatre in order to establish a solid foundation in reasoning, written and oral communication, and the law in relation to other disciplines.

Religious Studies
The religious studies program offers a series of courses on religion, both Western and Eastern, traditional and contemporary. These courses are taught in the same scholarly and objective spirit as other university courses and aim at providing an understanding of a pervasive human phenomenon. They are grouped into two types: historical studies and systematic studies.

Women's Studies
The Women's Studies concentration explores the contribution of women to the arts, the sciences, and society. The concentration was created to open and draw together areas of study and research related to women arising from the various academic disciplines.

Related Minors

Computer and Information Science
With a major in English, a student may wish to take courses in the computer science minor emphasizing non-numerical and symbolic data processing, language translation, and list processing. See the SECS website for more information.

Management and Economics for other Majors
For English majors who wish to combine their majors with an introduction to the skills, analytical techniques, and institutional materials in management and economics, the School of Business Administration offers the following minors: Management; International Management; Economics; International Economics.