Program: English (ENGLI.BA) - Lee University

Apr 02, 2025

Lee University Catalog 2021-2022

“W” in the course title indicates the course is “writing intensive.”

Degree Checklist

For a check list of all the courses required for this degree program and a suggested four-year sequence of study, please click on the link below.

ENGLI.BA 21-22

General Education Requirements - Total Hours: 53 - 59

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This program requires 6 hours of world language at the intermediate level, and specifies that the following courses be taken to fulfill six hours of the humanities requirement.

ENGL 221 - Western Literature: Ancient to Renaissance Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 222 - Western Literature: Enlightenment to Postmodern Credit Hours: 3

Specialty Area Requirements

English Core

ENGL 300 - Theories of Reading and Writing (W) Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 410 - Contemporary Literature (W) Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 495 - English in Christian Perspective (W) Credit Hours: 3

Literature Surveys

ENGL 311 - Foundations of Literature in English Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 312 - British Literature: 1798 to the Present Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 313 - United States Literature I: Colonial Period to 1865 Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 314 - United States Literature II: 1865 to the Present Credit Hours: 3

Literature in Cultural Context

Choose one of the following (3 hrs):

ENGL 320 - Women Writers Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 321 - Appalachian Studies Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 322 - Contemporary Latin American Writers Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 323 - Southern Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 324 - African-American Studies Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 325 - Survey of East Asian Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 326 - Multi-Ethnic U.S. Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 327 - British Women Writers Credit Hours: 3

300-Level English Elective

Choose one additional 3-hr English course (Writing, Literature, or Linguistics) at the 300 level.

Advanced Literature Seminars

Choose three of the following (9 hrs):

ENGL 431 - The American Novel (W) Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 432 - The British Novel (W) Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 433 - Twentieth Century American Drama (W) Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 434 - U.S. Poetry:The New England Tradition (W) Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 442 - Early Modern British Satire and Comedy Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 443 - English Romantic Period Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 444 - Victorian Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 448 - Modern Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 450 - Shakespeare Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 451 - Chaucer Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 452 - Milton Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 453 - T.S. Eliot’s Works Credit Hours: 3

Academic Catalog

Degree Checklist

General Education Requirements - Total Hours: 53 - 59

Specialty Area Requirements

English Core

Literature Surveys

Literature in Cultural Context

300-Level English Elective

Advanced Literature Seminars

English Elective

Subtotal Specialty Area Requirements: 39

Electives - Total Hours: 22 - 28

Total Hours in Program: 120