American Literature Concentration

English, Bachelor of Arts with a Concentration in American Literature

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 46 Hours Required
Minimum of “C-“required
Fundamental Academic Skills		15
ENGL 1150	ENGLISH COMPOSITION I
ENGL 1160	ENGLISH COMPOSITION II
Writing in the Discipline Course
CMST 1110	PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS
or CMST 2120	ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE
MATH 1120	INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
or MATH 1100	DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION
or MATH 1130	QUANTITATIVE LITERACY
or MATH 1140	QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
or MATH 1300	COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT
or STAT 1100	DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION
or STAT 1530	ELEMENTARY STATISTICS
Distribution Requirements		31
Natural Science - From two disciplines and at least one lab - 7 hrs
Social Science - From two disciplines - 9 hrs
Humanities and Fine Arts - From two disciplines- 9 hrs
Global Diversity - 3 hrs
US Diversity - 3 hrs
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
**Course will satisfy UNO's Geneal Education requirement
^Course requires pre-requisite(s)
American Literature Concentration - 37-39 Hours Required
Select one from the following		3
ENGL 2410	CRITICAL APPROACHES TO LITERATURE (^)
ENGL 2420	CRITICAL APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE STUDIES (^)
Select one from the following 2000 Level American Literature Courses		3
ENGL 2350	AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE 1746-1939 (^)
ENGL 2360	AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE 1940-PRESENT (^)
ENGL 2450	AMERICAN LITERATURE I (**^)
ENGL 2460	AMERICAN LITERATURE II (**^)
ENGL 2470	SURVEY OF NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE (**^)
ENGL 2490	LATINO/A LITERATURE (**^)
Select one from the following 3000 Level American Literature Courses		3
ENGL 3000	SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENGLISH (American Literature Topic)
ENGL 3100	NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE: MAJOR FIGURES (^)
ENGL 3130	AMERICAN NONFICTION (** ^)
ENGL 3300	JUNIOR TOPICS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE (^)
Select three from the following 4000 Level American Literature Courses		9
ENGL 4020	AMERICAN POETRY TO 1900 (^)
ENGL 4030	AMERICAN POETRY SINCE 1900 (^)
ENGL 4060	THE AMERICAN NOVEL (^)
ENGL 4140	AMERICAN LITERARY REALISM AND NATURALISM (^)
ENGL 4160	TOPICS IN AMERICAN REGIONALISM (^)
ENGL 4210	THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE (^)
ENGL 4230	LATINO LITERATURE (^)
ENGL 4240	TEACHING LATINO LITERATURE (** ^)
ENGL/WGST 4270	WOMEN WRITERS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN WEST (^)
ENGL 4280	QUEER AMERICAN WESTS (^)
ENGL/MEDH 4950	BRINGING THE WAR HOME: DEPICTIONS OF WAR VETERANS IN LITERATURE AND FILM (^)
ENGL 4960	TOPICS IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (American Literature Topic)
Select one from the following Language Studies Courses		3
ENGL 2420	CRITICAL APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE STUDIES (^)
ENGL 3610	INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS (**^)
ENGL 3770	WRITING CENTER THEORY, PEDAGOGY, AND RESEARCH
ENGL 3980	TECHNICAL WRITING ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES
ENGL 4620	HISTORY OF ENGLISH (^)
ENGL 4640	APPLIED LINGUISTICS (^)
ENGL 4650	STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH (^)
ENGL 4670	SOCIOLINGUISTICS (^)
ENGL 4690	TOPICS IN LINGUISTICS
ENGL 4730	CONTEMPORARY RHETORIC (^)
ENGL 4750	COMPOSITION THEORY & PEDAGOGY (^)
ENGL/JMC 4810	DIGITAL LITERACIES FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATORS (^)
ENGL/JMC 4830	TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION (^)
ENGL/JMC 4850	INFORMATION DESIGN FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATORS (^)
ENGL/JMC 4870	TECHNICAL EDITING (^)
ENGL/JMC 4890	CAPSTONE COURSE IN TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION (^)
ENGL 4960	TOPICS IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (Language Studies Topic)
Select one of the following		1-3
ENGL 4990	SENIOR PAPER OR PROJECT (^)
ENGL 4800	ENGLISH INTERNSHIP (^)
Any one English (ENGL) course at the 1000 level or above		3
Any two English (ENGL) courses at the 2000 level or above		6
Any two English (ENGL) courses at the 3000 level or above		6
College Breadth (choose one option)		15-30+
Option 1: Complete any UNO minor or undergraduate certificate - 15+ hours
Option 2: Additional General Education Requirements - 19+ hours
Additional quantitative literacy - 3 hours
Additional Social Science Gen. Ed. from 3rd Discipline - 3 hours
Additional Humanities Gen. Ed. from 3rd Discipline - 3 hours
HIST 1000 and HIST 1010 - 6 hours
Additional Nat. and Physical Science w/ Lab - 4-5 hours
Option 3: CAS comprehensive major (50+ hours) OR any second UNO major (30+ hours)
Bachelor of Arts Language Requirement -		16
FREN, GERM, or SPAN, 1110**, 1120, 2110, 2120
ELECTIVES
Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours

English, Bachelor of Arts with a Concentration in American Literature Four-Year Plan

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman
Fall		Credits
ENGL 1150	ENGLISH COMPOSITION I (*)	3
CMST 1110 or CMST 2120	PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS or ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE	3
Foreign Language I		5
Social Science		3
*ENGL 1150: Requires appropriate placement
	Credits	14
Spring
ENGL 1160	ENGLISH COMPOSITION II (*)	3
MATH 1120 or MATH 1220 or MATH 1130 or MATH 1300 or STAT 1100 or STAT 1530	INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING (**) or COLLEGE ALGEBRA or QUANTITATIVE LITERACY or COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT or DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION or ELEMENTARY STATISTICS	3-4
Foreign Language II		5
Social Science with US Diversity		3
*ENGL 1160: Requires ENGL 1150 with grade of C- or better or appropriate placement via AP or EPPE.
**Some Math courses require placement.
	Credits	14-15
Sophomore
Fall
ENGL 2410 or ENGL 2420	CRITICAL APPROACHES TO LITERATURE (*) or CRITICAL APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE STUDIES	3
Foreign Language III		3
HIST 1000 or Minor/2nd Major Course**		3
Natural/Physical Science with Lab		4
ENGL American Literature Survey course		3
*ENGL 2410 or ENGL 2420: ENGL 1160 required
**A&S College Requirement Option
	Credits	16
Spring
Foreign Language IV		3
HIST 1010 or Minor/2nd Major Course*		3
Natural/Physical Science**		3
Humanities and Fine Arts		3
ENGL Language Studies course		3
*A&S College Requirement Option
**NPS course must come from 2nd discipline
	Credits	15
Junior
Fall
Humanities and Fine Arts*		3
Social Science**		3
ENGL 2000-level or higher elective		3
Additional Quantitative Literacy course for A&S OR Minor/2nd Major Course^		3
ENGL 1000-level or higher elective		3
*HFA must come from 2nd discipline
**SS must come from 2nd discipline
^A&S College Requirement Option
	Credits	15
Spring
Additional Natural Science w/Lab for A&S OR Minor/2nd Major Course*		4
ENGL 3000-Level American Lit course		3
Additional Social Science for A&S OR Minor/2nd Major course**		3
ENGL 2000-level or higher elective		3
Elective		3
*A&S College Requirement Option
**A&S College Requirement Option: Additional SS must come from 3rd discipline.
	Credits	16
Senior
Fall
Additional Humanities & Fine Arts course for A&S for A&S OR Minor/2nd Major Course*		3
ENGL 4000-Level American Lit course		3
ENGL 4000-Level American Lit course		3
ENGL 4990 or ENGL 4800	SENIOR PAPER OR PROJECT or ENGLISH INTERNSHIP	1-3
Elective		3
*A&S College Requirement Option. Additional HFA must come from 3rd discipline.
#ENGL 4800: Requires ENGL 2410/2420; ENGL 4000-level writing course; Jr/Sr standing; permission of internship director. ENGL 4990 requires permission from the department.
NOTE: Students need a minimum of 27 upper level credits throughout the entire degree. May need to be 3000/4000 level, depending on whether a minor is selected for the CAS requirement.
	Credits	13-15
Spring
ENGL 3000-level or higher elective		3
ENGL 3000-level or higher elective		3
ENGL 4000-Level American Lit course		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
Elective		2
NOTE: Students need a minimum of 27 upper level credits throughout the entire degree. May need to be 3000/4000 level, depending on whether a minor is selected for the CAS requirement.
NOTE: Students need a minimum of 120 total credits. The amount of electives needed depends on whether credits are still needed to reach the 120 credit minimum.
	Credits	17
	Total Credits	120-123

This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.

This plan is not a contract and curriculum is subject to change

Additional Information About this Plan:
University Degree Requirements: The minimum number of hours for a UNO undergraduate degree is 120 credit hours. Please review the requirements for your specific program to determine all requirements for the program. In order to graduate on-time (four years for an undergraduate degree), you need to take 30 hours each year.

Placement Exams: For Math, English, Foreign Language, a placement exam may be required. More information on these exams can be found at https://www.unomaha.edu/enrollment-management/testing-center/placement-exams/information.php

**Transfer credit or placement exam scores may change suggested plan of study