30 hours
Required Courses
| Complete the following core course: | Credit Hours |
|
ENGL 230 Studies in Literature *
|
3 |
| And two courses from the following: | |
| ENGL 291 British Literary History 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 292 British Literary History 2 | 3 |
| ENGL 293 American Literary History | 3 |
| And complete one course from the following: | |
| WRTG 312 Persuasive Writing | 3 |
| WRTG 316 Technical Communication | 3 |
Elective Courses
| Complete 15 hours from the following elective courses**: | Credit Hours |
| ELANG 322 Modern American Usage | 3 |
| ENGL 218 Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 317R Writing Creative Nonfiction | 3 |
| ENGL 319R Writing Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 320R Writing for Children and Adolescents | 3 |
| ENGL 384R Author Studies (Shakespeare) | 3 |
| ENGL 386R British Literature before 1800 (was Engl 374 and 385) | 3 |
| ENGL 389R American Literature 1800–1865 (was Engl 361) | 3 |
| ENGL 420 Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| Complete the following as the last course in the emphasis: | |
| ENGL 495 Senior Capstone | 3 |
BYU 300- or 400-level campus courses (including Salt Lake Center classes) in English may also be used to fill emphasis electives. Only one additional general education Advanced Written and Oral Communication course (WRTG 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, or 316) may be used to satisfy emphasis requirements.
* ENGL 230 'Studies in Literature' replaced ENGL 203 'Ways of Reading' which is no longer offered.
** The following courses are no longer offered through Independent Study: Engl 336, 362, 363, 366, and 395R.
