English Programs

Major in English (BA)

Traditional, English Education, and Pre-Professional Tracks

In order to earn a BA in English, students are required to complete at least 13, three-credit courses in English beyond the composition sequence (ENGL1060, 1110, 1120): a total of 39 credit hours. Students must also satisfy the following general distribution requirements:

Required core: 12 credit hours

ENGL 2610 American Literature I (3) or

ENGL 2620 American Literature II (3)

(However, both courses are recommended)

ENGL 2630 British Literature I (3)

ENGL 2640 British Literature II (3)

ENGL 3020* Literary Theory (3)

*To be taken in the junior year. Students in the pre-professional track may substitute any course in rhetoric, linguistics, or writing

Additional requirements: 9 credit hours

At least one course in grammar or linguistics: 3 credit hours

At least one course in advanced composition, rhetoric, or literacy: 3 credit hours

At least one course in creative writing: 3 credit hours

At least one course from the following: 3 credit hours

ENGL 4210 Chaucer (3)

ENGL 4220 Shakespeare (3)

ENGL 4230 Milton (3)

Other requirements: 6 credit hours

ENGL 4110 Major American Writers (3)

ENGL 4120 Major British Writers (3)

Electives: Choose 3 courses for 9 credit hours.

Students majoring in English and minoring in secondary education must take:

ENGL 3170 Introduction to Modern Grammar (3)

ENGL 3500 Methods of Teaching Reading and Writing (3)

The remaining courses (for a total of 39 credit hours) are program electives.

Major Total: 39 credit hours

Core Requirements: 21 credit hours

Flex Requirements: 10 credit hours

Extended Requirements: 8 credit hours

Proficiency Requirements: 11-17 credit hours

General Electives to 120 (if needed): 5-11 credit hours

Minor: 20 credit hours minimum*

Total for degree: 120 credit hours*

* A minor is required. The number of electives to reach the degree total of 120 credit hours will vary by the number of credit hours required by the minor. The number of proficiency credit requirements will vary based on student placement scores. New Mexico Highlands University requires a minimum of 45 upper-division units for the degree.

Minor in English

Required courses: 9 credit hours

ENGL 3170 Introduction to Modern Grammar (3)

Choose two courses from the following:

ENGL 2630 British Literature I (3)

ENGL 2640 British Literature II (3)

ENGL 2610 American Literature I (3)

ENGL 2620 American Literature II (3)

Electives: 12 credit hours

Minor Total: 21 credit hours

Minor in English Writing

Required courses: 12 credit hours

ENGL 3170 Introduction to Modern Grammar (3)

ENGL 3650 Nonfiction Prose (3)

ENGL 3670 Technical Writing (3)

ENGL 4430 Sociolinguistics (3) or

ENGL 4850 Stylistics (3)

Electives: 9 credit hours

Choose three courses from the following:

ENGL 1160 Introduction to Digital Storytelling (3)

ENGL 2261 Digital Storytelling Creation II (3)

ENGL 2410 Autobiography (3)

ENGL 2310 Introduction to Creative Writing (3)

ENGL 3050 Advanced Composition (3)

ENGL 3070 Writing as Advocacy (3)

ENGL 3090 A History of Writing (3)

ENGL 3100 Creative Nonfiction (3)

ENGL 3500 Methods of Teaching Reading and Writing (3)

ENGL 3620 Creative Writing: Poetry (3)

ENGL 3640 Creative Writing: Fiction (3)

ENGL 4000 Creative Writing: Experimental Fiction (3)

ENGL 4010 Creative Writing: Advanced Poetry (3)

ENGL 4200 Online Literary Publishing (3)

ENGL 4410 History of the English Language (3)

ENGL 2/4340 Practicum (1-4)

ENGL 4630 Rhetoric and Reality (3)

ENGL 4640 Women and Rhetoric (3)

Minor Total: 21 credit hours

Note: Any 1000-, 2000- or 3000-level literature course will satisfy the core requirement in Area V: Humanities and Fine Arts. Courses marked with an asterisk (*) satisfy the extended core literature requirement.

Master of Arts in English (MA)

Students should consult with the graduate coordinator for English each term for advisement until they have chosen a thesis adviser from among the graduate faculty in English. During the first meeting, the coordinator and the student will develop a program of study for completing the program.

Required Core:

ENGL 5020 Literary Theory (3)

ENGL 5410 History of the English Language (3)

ENGL 6010 Research Methods in English (3)

Students choose one of the following:

ENGL 6990 Thesis (6) or

ENGL 6960 Publishable Papers (3) and

Electives (3) *

*Approved electives selected in consultation with adviser

Required course for teaching assistants:

ENGL 5150 Methods of Tutoring & Teaching Writing (3) *

Electives: 9 – 12 credit hours

Students take nine hours in their concentration area and electives from any of the concentrations. Please note that for creative writing students, three of their nine credits must be in ENGL 6710. Electives may also include other faculty-approved courses.

*Students approved for ENGL 5150 Methods of Tutoring & Teaching Writing take nine credit hours of electives instead of 12 credit hours.

Core & Electives Total: 27 credit hours

Concentration in Literature

Choose three courses from the following:

ENGL 5110 Major American Writers (3)

ENGL 5120 Major British Writers (3)

ENGL 5130 Major World Writers (3)

ENGL 5140 Literary Realism (3)

ENGL 5210 Chaucer (3)

ENGL 5220 Shakespeare (3)

ENGL 5230 Milton (3)

ENGL 5350 Selected Topics in English (3)

ENGL 5/6500 Seminar in English (1-4)

ENGL 5820 Literature of the Southwest (3)

ENGL 5910 Arthurian Literature (3)

ENGL 6030 Contemporary Literary Theories (3)

ENGL 6100 Major American Poets (3)

ENGL 6360 Varieties of Romanticism (3)

ENGL 6410 History of Popular Literature (3)

Concentration Total: 9 credit hours

Core & Electives Total: 27 credit hours

Program Total: 36 credit hours

Concentration in Linguistics, Literacy and Composition

Choose three courses from the following:

ENGL 5050 Gender and the Politics of Literacy (3)

ENGL 5150 Methods of Tutoring & Teaching Writing (3)

ENGL 5350 Selected Topics in English (3)

ENGL 5420 Contemporary English Linguistics (3)

ENGL 5430 Sociolinguistics (3)

ENGL 5/6500 Seminar in English (1 – 4)

ENGL 5630 Women in Rhetoric (3)

ENGL 5850 Stylistics (3)

ENGL 6020 Theories of Writing (3)

ENGL 6510 Images & Words: Semiotics (3)

ENGL 6610 Literacy and Orality (3)

Concentration Total: 9 credit hours

Core & Electives Total: 27 credit hours

Program Total: 36 credit hours

Concentration in Creative Writing

Students must take nine credits in creative writing courses, including at least three credits of ENGL 6710: Creative Writing Workshop. This course may be repeated with a change of content.

Choose three courses from the following:

ENGL 5000 Creative Writing: Experimental Fiction (3)

ENGL 5010 Creating Writing: Advanced Poetry (3)

ENGL 5100 Creative Nonfiction (3)

ENGL 5350 Selected Topics in English (1-4)

ENGL 5/6500 Seminar in English (1-4)

ENGL 5650 Nonfiction Prose

ENGL 5850 Stylistics (3)

ENGL 6710 Creative Writing Workshop (3)

Concentration Total: 9 credit hours

Core & Electives Total: 27 credit hours

Program Total: 36 credit hours

Examinations

All students completing a thesis must pass a written qualifying examination based on a reading list approved by the thesis committee, the graduate coordinator, and the department chair.