Bachelor of Arts in English
Degree Requirements = 120 Credit Hours
The English Major at Crichton College engages students and faculty in a growing understanding of God's truth as disclosed in the study of writing, literature, and film. Our mission is to shape the souls of our students by guiding their pursuit of wisdom through the study of literature as it discloses its truths about literary art, human experience, and Christian faith.
Crichton college faculty in the English Department strive to teach students some things aside from how to fit into mainstream suburban America. We are dedicated to a penitential love of God and humbly work to integrate faith and learning, though we admit our failures and seek forgiveness from God, one another, students, and parents. We offer our teaching as a sacrifice of love to the Holy Trinity, while disciplining ourselves to read and write more so that we can become even better teachers. We eschew educational fads, aiming instead to elevate our students’ minds and souls by having them read and write about difficult texts.
As a result of study in this program students will:
- Develop skills appropriate to the task of reading
imaginative writing
- Become familiar with all of the major genres of literature
- Develop a sense of literary history
- Develop rhetorical skills, especially writing effectively
- Gain preparation for work in graduate programs, teaching, professional programs (such as law), or other careers
- Gain experience in relating theology to culture
| Core | 54 hours |
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| English Requirements | 33 hours | ||
| Upper Level English Course (3000 Level) | 3 hours | ||
| EN-3502 | Shakespeare | 3 hours | |
| EN-3913 | English Literature I | 3 hours | |
| EN-3933 | English Literature II | 3 hours | |
| EN-3923 | American Literature I | 3 hours | |
| EN-3953 | American Literature II | 3 hours | |
| EN-3712 | Introduction to Poetry | 3 hours | |
| EN-4002 | Advanced Study in a period, genre, or author | 3 hours | |
| EN-4032 | Special Studies in Modern Literature | 3 hours | |
| EN-4103 | Authors of Christian Commitment | 3 hours | |
| One of the following courses: | 3 hours | ||
| EN-3232 | Expository Writing | 3 hours | |
| EN3403 | Creative Writing | 3 hours | |
| One of the following courses: 3 hours | 3 hours | ||
| *EN3003 | History of English Language, Grammar, and Usage | 3 hours | |
| EN3403 | Literary Criticism and Theory in English | 3 hours | |
| Foreign Language | **12 hours |
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| Minor | 15 hours |
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| General Electives | 6 hours |
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Total |
120 hours |
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*Students seeking recommendation for Teacher Education licensure must select the indicated course
**Minimum of 6 credit hours in the same foreign language