Requirements for English, Rhetoric and Composition, and Philosophy

Students may pursue the MLA along one of four tracks within the Department of English, Foreign Languages, and Philosophy – English, Rhetoric and Composition, Philosophy, or Rhetoric and Philosophy. Students may not major in one of these areas and minor in another of them. Students seeking the MLA in “English, Rhetoric and Composition, and Philosophy” may not present hours for the minor requirements of the degree from English, Rhetoric and Composition, or Philosophy.

English Track--Courses shall be taken from among the following:

ENG 5103:  Shakespeare*

ENG 5123:  Renaissance Literature of England*

ENG 5163:  Modern Grammar

ENG 5173:  Modern Drama

ENG 5323:  Greek Drama*

ENG 5593:  English Novel: 1830-1950*

ENG 5653:  Medieval Literature*

ENG 5673:  English Novel to 1830*

ENG 5963:  Special Topics

ENG 5193:  Victorian Literature*

ENG 5203:  English Romantic Literature*

ENG 5213:  English and Its Development

ENG 5223:  American Novel*

ENG 5303:  Literature of the American South*

ENG 5353:  Eighteenth-Century English Literature*

ENG 5403:  Topics in Women’s Literature*

ENG 5533:  The Romantic Movement in American Literature

ENG 5583:  International Short Story*

ENG 5603:  Contemporary Literature*

ENG 5633:  Introduction to Literary Criticism

ENG 6253:  Problems in Interpretation*

ENG 6273:  Seminar in American Literature*

ENG 6283:  Seminar in English Literature*

ENG 6433:  Seminar in Comparative Literature*


Rhetoric and Composition Track--Courses shall be taken from among the following:

ENG 5163:  Modern Grammar

ENG 5213:  English and Its Development

ENG 5453:  Advanced Composition*

ENG 5633:  Introduction to Literary Criticism

ENG 5643:  Rhetoric and Composition

ENG 5663:  Introduction to Linguistics

ENG 5983:  Advanced Creative Writing

ENG 6493:  Readings in Rhetoric and Composition (to be developed)+


Philosophy Track--Courses shall be taken from among the following:

PHI 5043:  Ancient Philosophy*

PHI 5053:  Modern Philosophy*

PHI 5073:  American Philosophy*

PHI 5643:  Rhetoric and Composition

PHI 5663:  Introduction to Linguistics

PHI 6493:  Readings in Philosophy*+


Rhetoric and Philosophy Track--Courses shall be taken from among the following:

ENG 5163:  Modern Grammar

ENG 5213:  English and Its Development

ENG 5453:  Advanced Composition*

ENG 5633:  Introduction to Literary Criticism

ENG 5643:  Rhetoric and Composition

ENG 5663:  Introduction to Linguistics

ENG 6493:  Readings in Rhetoric and Composition (to be developed)

PHI 5043:  Ancient Philosophy*

PHI 5053:  Modern Philosophy*

PHI 5073:  American Philosophy*

PHI 5643:  Rhetoric and Composition

PHI 5663:  Introduction to Linguistics

PHI 6493:  Readings in Philosophy*+


* Designates a course that is interdisciplinary.

+Readings courses may be repeated once with the permission of the department chair and the MLA director.


The following are cross-listed courses:

ENG 5643 / PHI 5643: Rhetoric and Composition

ENG 5663 / PHI 5663: Introduction to Linguistics

Students cannot take a cross-listed course for credit toward the degree under both prefixes. For example, if a student takes ENG 5643: Rhetoric and Composition for fulfillment of the major requirements for the MLA degree, that student cannot take PHI 5643: Rhetoric and Composition for either fulfillment of the major or a minor.