General Studies A.A. with Area of Concentration in English

Program Description

The English Concentration is recommended for students planning to pursue a bachelor’s degree in English. The American, British, and world literature survey courses and electives in this option provide the foundation for the upper-level literature classes students will take when they transfer to a four-year college or university. To build an understanding of the cultural context for the works of literature, the option also includes history courses. Students should consider the program requirements of their desired transfer institution as they make their course selections. Some colleges may require courses in a foreign language.

Graduates of the English Concentration will be able to:

• Identify major authors, titles, and literary trends of the periods studied
• Produce written and oral analyses of characters, themes, plots, symbolism, and language of works in American, British, and world literature
• Explain how the works studied reflect the social and intellectual climate of the historical period when they were written
• Demonstrate some familiarity with literary criticism and its application
• Work with primary and secondary sources, attributing and documenting them ethically in Modern Language Association style
• Demonstrate knowledge of the history and development of English grammar and usage

General Education Courses (31 Credits)

The list of general education courses appears in the General Education List . Some programs recommend or require specific courses to fulfill general education requirements. Please check your program’s sequence of study for this information.

• English Composition

• EGL-1010 Composition I: Expository Writing 3 Credits
• EGL-1020 Composition II: Writing About Literature 3 Credits

• Humanities

• Any General Education Humanities Speech course 3 Credits
• Any General Education Humanities course other than Speech 3 Credits

• Mathematics

• MAT-1130 Mathematics for the Liberal Arts 3 Credits

• Social Sciences

• Any General Education Social Science course other than History 3 Credits
• Any General Education History course that complements literature survey course 3 Credits

• Science with a Lab

• Any General Education Science course with a Lab 4 Credits

• Science

• Any General Education Science course without a Lab 3 Credits

• Institutional Requirement Computer Literacy

• INT-1010 Introduction to Information Technology 3 Credits

Area of Concentration (29 Credits)

• PAS-1000 First Year Experience 1 Credit (Institutional Requirement)
• EGL-2270 Applied Grammar 3 Credits

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• Choose three of the following literature surveys (9 Credits):

• EGL-2010 British Literature from the Anglo-Saxon Period through the 18th Century 3 Credits
• EGL-2030 British Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries 3 Credits
• EGL-2050 American Literature from the Beginnings to the Late 19th Century 3 Credits
• EGL-2070 American Literature from the Late 19th Century to the Present 3 Credits
• EGL-2130 African-American Literature Pre-1800 to 1920 3 Credits
• EGL-2140 African-American Literature from 1920 to the Present 3 Credits

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• Choose one of the following (3 Credits):

• EGL-2090 World Literature from Ancient Times through the Middle Ages 3 Credits
• EGL-2110 World Literature from the Renaissance to the Present 3 Credits
• EGL-2410 Mythology, Legend, and Folklore 3 Credits

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• Choose one of the following that complements one of the literature surveys (3 Credits):

• HST-1310 Ancient and Medieval History 3 Credits
• HST-1320 Modern History 3 Credits
• HST-1370 The World in the Twentieth Century 3 Credits
• HST-1410 History of the United States I 3 Credits
• HST-1530 History of African Americans II 3 Credits

Sequence of Study - English Concentration A.A.

Below are the required courses for your program arranged in a suggested sequence. Please note that the sequence does not include developmental coursework. See Academic Preparation  for the developmental course sequence if applicable to you.

Program Total: 60 Credits

¹ History course should complement one of the literature surveys to be taken in semester 3 or 4. For example, if you plan to take African-American literature, you would select African-American history.

Asterisk (*) denotes a general education course.

Transferability

Credit earned at any public institution in the state shall be transferable to any other institution if the:

• Credit is from a college or university parallel course or program;
• Grades in the block of courses transferred average 2.00 or higher; and
• Acceptance of the credit is consistent with the policies of the receiving institution governing students following the same program. Refer to ARTSYS at artweb.usmd.edu and the receiving institution’s catalog to select transferable courses.

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