Students who complete the English degree at High Point University should be able to:
The English Department hosts an excellent array of nationally and internationally-known writers over the course of the year via the Phoenix Reading Series. The annual Phoenix Festival includes a writing competition for local high school students and High Point University students. All participants engage in a workshop with one of our acclaimed visiting writers.
English majors can gain valuable publishing experience by editing and producing Apogee, the English department’s literary magazine. Apogeepublishes fiction, poetry, personal essays and art from emergent and established writers and artists.
| Degree Requirements | Credits |
|---|---|
| Major Requirements | 37 |
| University Core Requirements | 36-44 |
| Electives | 47-55 |
| Total | 128 |
| Course | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 4998 | Senior Portfolio | 1 |
| A. Required Writing and Literature Courses (8). Select two of the following: | ||
| ENG 2122 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 4 |
| ENG 2125 | Introduction to Public and Professional Writing | 4 |
| AND One Literature Survey | ||
| ENG 2720 | British Literature I | 4 |
| ENG 2730 | British Literature II | 4 |
| ENG 2820 | American Literature I | 4 |
| ENG 2830 | American Literature II | 4 |
| B. Required 2000-Level Course. Take any additional 2000-level course in English (except ENG 2200, ENG 2217, ENG/WGS 2220, ENG 2225, ENG 2239, and ENG 2249): | ||
| ENG 2130 | Professional Writing in the Medical Humanities | 4 |
| ENG 2135 | Technical Writing | 4 |
| ENG 2140 | Digital Writing for Social Action | 4 |
| ENG 2150 | Writing About Science | 4 |
| ENG 2720 | British Literature I | 4 |
| ENG 2730 | British Literature II | 4 |
| ENG 2820 | American Literature I | 4 |
| ENG 2830 | American Literature II | 4 |
| C. Required Upper-Level Courses. Take any six additional courses at the 3000-level or above. At least two courses must be at the 4000-level. | ||
| ENG 3100 | Writing Center Theory | 1-2 |
| ENG 3110 | Studies in Writing, Language, and Literacy | 4 |
| ENG 3111 | Writing Fiction | 4 |
| ENG 3112 | Writing Poetry | 4 |
| ENG 3113 | Writing Creative Non-fiction | 4 |
| ENG 3114 | Topics in Rhetoric and Literacy | 4 |
| ENG 3115 | Style | 4 |
| ENG 3120 | Proposal Writing | 4 |
| ENG 3130 | The Publishing Toolkit | 4 |
| ENG 3150 | Writing Analytics in the Data Revolution | 4 |
| ENG/WGS/GBS 3298 | Women Writing Worldwide | 4 |
| ENG/GBS 3299 | Other Americas | 4 |
| ENG 3300 | Medieval Literature | 4 |
| ENG 3310 | Early British Authors | 4 |
| ENG 3320 | Eighteenth-Century British Literature 1660-1837 | 4 |
| ENG 3330 | Nineteenth-Century British Authors | 4 |
| ENG 3350 | Contemporary British Authors | 4 |
| ENG 3400 | Early American Authors | 4 |
| ENG 3450 | Modern and Contemporary American Authors | 4 |
| ENG 3510 | Popular Genres | 4 |
| ENG 3910 | Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States | 4 |
| ENG 3920 | World Literatures | 4 |
| ENG/GBS 3930 | Global Anglophone Literatures | 4 |
| ENG 4110 | Digital Storytelling | 4 |
| ENG 4111 | Advanced Techniques in Fiction | 4 |
| ENG 4112 | Advanced Techniques in Poetry | 4 |
| ENG 4113 | Advanced Techniques in Creative Non-fiction | 4 |
| ENG 4114 | Advanced Study in Rhetoric and Literacy | 4 |
| ENG 4120 | Research in Writing Studies | 4 |
| ENG 4140 | Community Writing | 4 |
| ENG/WGS 4150 | Rhetoric, Identity, and Culture | 4 |
| ENG 4305 | English Traditions | 4 |
| ENG 4320 | Shakespeare | 4 |
| ENG 4400 | Modern and Contemporary Authors | 4 |
| ENG 4444 | Independent Study | 4 |
| ENG 4500 | Critical Theory | 4 |
| ENG 4510 | Genre Theory | 4 |
| At least one of the courses used to meet the requirements in Sections B or C must include one of the following courses or a designated service-learning course. | ||
| ENG 3910 | Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States | 4 |
| ENG 3920 | World Literatures | 4 |
| ENG 3930 | Global Anglophone Literatures | 4 |
| ENG 2140 | Digital Writing for Social Action | 4 |
| ENG 2230 | Literature and Community | 4 |
| Course Descriptions | ||
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