Bachelor of Arts
English

Total Credits Required: 120

• Required Major Courses: 33
• Minor and Elective Courses: 46
• General Education Courses: 41

Required Major Courses

• Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama(3 Credits, ENGL 240)
• Introduction to Women's Literature(3 Credits, ENGL 250)
• Critical Approaches to Literature(3 Credits, ENGL 303)
• Renaissance Literature(3 Credits, ENGL 310)
• Early American Literature(3 Credits, ENGL 430)
• Contemporary Global Literatures(3 Credits, ENGL 459)
• English Literature Capstone(3 Credits, ENGL 495)
• Upper-level ENGL courses (12 credits): Focused study in American literature or British literature recommended
• Degree Focus
• Choose from one of these recommended groups of classes or mix and match to align with your career goals and interests.
• American Literature Focus
• African American Authors from the Colonial Era to 1900(3 Credits, ENGL 363)
• African American Authors from 1900 to Present(3 Credits, ENGL 364)
• Modern American Literature(3 Credits, ENGL 433)
• Postmodern American Literature: 1945 to 1999(3 Credits, ENGL 441)
• British Literature Focus
• The Long 18th-Century British Literature(3 Credits, ENGL 311)
• 19th-Century British Literature(3 Credits, ENGL 312)
• History of the English Language(3 Credits, ENGL 386)
• Shakespeare Studies(3 Credits, ENGL 406)

If you are pursuing a bachelor's degree from UMGC in computer science, English, history, social science, or general studies (with a minimum of a 30-credit specialization in social studies) or have taken other appropriate coursework (including biology and mathematics coursework), a vertical pathway between UMGC undergraduate and graduate programs allows you to reduce the total coursework for the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) by up to 12 credits—three courses, including the noncredit introductory course Orientation to Graduate Studies at UMGC (0 Credits, UCSP 615). This accelerated program option allows you to take graduate-level coursework before you complete your undergraduate degree.

To be eligible for this accelerated option, you must have completed the courses listed below before being accepted to the MAT program.

Foundations of Teaching for Learning (6 Credits, EDTP 500) substitutes for
Foundations of Teaching for Learning (6 Credits, EDTP 600) 

Adolescent Development and Learning Needs (6 Credits, EDTP 535) substitutes for
Adolescent Development and Learning Needs (6 Credits, EDTP 635)

The 500-level courses listed above are the only courses eligible for the 12 articulated credits available through this vertical pathway. If completed with a grade of B or higher, the credits will apply to the MAT program. If successfully completed with a grade of C or lower, these credits apply toward the undergraduate degree only.

The UCSP 615 requirement may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor.