English, BA (Boston)

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BA Language Requirements

12 semester hours.

From the catalog
All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.

Foundation Courses

ENGL 1000 — English at Northeastern
One of:
- ENGL 1160 — Introduction to Rhetoric
- ENGL 1410 — Introduction to Research on Writing
ENGL 1400 — Introduction to Literary Studies
One of:
- ENGL 1700 — Global Literatures 1
- ENGL 1701 — Global Literatures 2

Literary Periods

From the catalog
Pre-1850
Complete two of the following:

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- ENGL 1600 — Introduction to Shakespeare
- One of:
  - ENGL 2296 — Early African-American Literature
  - AFCS 2296 — Early African-American Literature
- ENGL 3101 — Early Literatures
- ENGL 3120 — 17th- and 18th-Century Literatures
- ENGL 3160 — Topics in 17th- and 18th-Century British Literatures
- ENGL 3619 — Emerson and Thoreau
- One of:
  - ENGL 3678 — Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
  - JWSS 3678 — Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
- ENGL 4010 — Topics in Shakespeare
From the catalog
Post-1850
Complete one of the following:
One of:
- ENGL 2301 — The Graphic Novel
- ENGL 2430 — Contemporary Fiction
- ENGL 2450 — Postcolonial Literature
- ENGL 2451 — Postcolonial Women Writers
- ENGL 2455 — American Women Writers
- ENGL 2470 — Asian-American Literature
- ENGL 2600 — Irish Literary Culture
- ENGL 3161 — 20th- and 21st-Century Literatures

Theories and Methods

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ENGL 1160 — Introduction to Rhetoric
- ENGL 1410 — Introduction to Research on Writing
- ENGL 1450 — Reading and Writing in the Digital Age
- ENGL 2520 — Science Fiction
- ENGL 2620 — What Is Nature?
- ENGL 2695 — Travel and Place-Based Writing
- ENGL 3070 — Literary Genres
- ENGL 3325 — Rhetoric of Law
- ENGL 3340 — Technologies of Text
- ENGL 3381 — The Practice and Theory of Teaching Writing
- ENGL 3400 — Opening the Archive
- ENGL 3487 — Film and Text
- ENGL 3700 — Narrative Medicine
- LING 1150 — Introduction to Linguistics
- LING 2350 — Linguistic Analysis
- LING 3450 — Syntax
- LING 3452 — Semantics
- LING 3454 — History of English
- LING 3456 — Language and Gender

Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

ENGW 3311 — Advanced Writing for Prelaw

Writing

From the catalog
Complete two of the following:

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- ENGL 2695 — Travel and Place-Based Writing
- ENGL 2700 — Creative Writing
- ENGL 2710 — Style and Editing
- ENGL 2760 — Writing in Global Contexts
- ENGL 2770 — Writing to Heal
- ENGL 3375 — Writing Boston
- ENGL 3376 — Creative Nonfiction
- ENGL 3377 — Poetry Workshop
- ENGL 3378 — Fiction Workshop
- ENGL 3380 — Writing Seminar

Major Seminar

ENGL 3710 — Major Seminar

Capstone

ENGL 4710 — Capstone Seminar

Diversity

From the catalog
Complete one of the following, which can also count toward another requirement in the major:

One of:
- One of:
  - ENGL 2296 — Early African-American Literature
  - AFCS 2296 — Early African-American Literature
- One of:
  - ENGL 2455 — American Women Writers
  - AFCS 2455 — American Women Writers
  - WMNS 2455 — American Women Writers
- ENGL 2460 — Multiethnic Literatures of the U.S.
- ENGL 2470 — Asian-American Literature
- ENGL 2570 — Latinx Literature
- ENGL 2760 — Writing in Global Contexts
- One of:
  - ENGL 3678 — Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
  - JWSS 3678 — Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
  - WMNS 3678 — Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
- One of:
  - ENGL 3900 — Gender and Black World Literatures
  - AFCS 3900 — Gender and Black World Literatures
  - WMNS 3900 — Gender and Black World Literatures

Electives

From the catalog
Complete any two ENGL courses, except for First-Year Writing and Advanced Writing in the Disciplines, that have not already been used to fulfill another requirement. The following may also be used as electives:

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- LING 1150 — Introduction to Linguistics
- LING 2350 — Linguistic Analysis
- LING 3450 — Syntax
- LING 3452 — Semantics
- LING 3454 — History of English
- LING 3456 — Language and Gender

Experiential Learning Coursework

One of:
- One of:
  - AFCS 2690 — Boston in Literature
  - ENGL 2690 — Boston in Literature
- ENGL 3340 — Technologies of Text
- ENGL 3375 — Writing Boston
- ENGL 3381 — The Practice and Theory of Teaching Writing
- ENGL 3400 — Opening the Archive

Dialogues of Civilization

From the catalog
Complete one Dialogues of Civilization experience including, but not limited to, those offered by the department (other study-abroad programs may not be used):

One of:
- ENGL 2600 — Irish Literary Culture
- ENGL 2620 — What Is Nature?
- ENGL 3487 — Film and Text

Substitutions

Possible equivalents for this program — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:

AFCS 2296 ↔ ENGL 2296 (tier B)
AFCS 2455 ↔ ENGL 2455 (tier B)
AFCS 3404 ↔ ENGL 3404 (tier B)
AFCS 3900 ↔ ENGL 3900 (tier B)
AFCS 3900 ↔ WMNS 3900 (tier B)
ENGL 3900 ↔ WMNS 3900 (tier B)
JWSS 3678 ↔ WMNS 3678 (tier B)

What the tiers mean

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