English Major

Required:

1. Two courses in critical and analytical approaches to literature:

2. One 4-credit writing course in English above the 1000 level

3. One course on the nature and structure of language, from:

4. Two British literature courses, one of which must be about British literature before 1660.

5. One course about American literature

6. One course that examines a historically underrepresented literature, from:

7. Four 4-credit electives in literature, English language, or writing above the 1000 level

Please see the English Department Web site (http://www.mcdaniel.edu/3399.htm) for a complete listing of elective courses.

Departmental Writing Requirement

DEPARTMENTAL WRITING REQUIREMENT: Students who major in English must take a second writing course in workplace communication for the McDaniel Plan’s Writing in the Disciplines requirement. The 4 credits will not apply to the English major. The courses that constitute workplace communication are: