English Major at University of Connecticut

The English major has been approved for the Tri-Campus of Hartford, Waterbury, and Torrington. While we always encourage students to experience taking classes at more than one campus, with careful planning, students can complete the English major at Hartford. English majors at Hartford enjoy small classes with tenured and tenure-track professors who are accomplished scholars who also love to teach.

We offer a rich array of courses including classics (such as Shakespeare, Renaissance Literature, Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature, Romantic Literature, Poetry, and the Modern Novel); extensive offerings in Irish and in American Literature; courses on minority writers (including Black American Literature, Latino/a Literature, and Women in Literature); and special topics courses (such as Human Rights in Literature and Reading the American City.)

A minor in English is also available.

Requirements:

To satisfy the English major, the student must complete thirty credits of English courses numbered 2000 or above which include the following. For complete listing of specific courses meeting each requirement, see the Undergraduate Catalog: http://www.catalog.uconn.edu/libart.htm#Engl

A. Introduction to Literary Studies (3 credits).
B. Literary History (9 credits): One each from 1) and 2), and a third from 1), 2), or 3).
1) Survey and period courses before 1800.
2) Survey and period courses after 1800.
3) Multi-period, multicultural, and ethnic literature courses.

C. Methods (6 credits). [among classes we regularly teach in this broad category are Poetry, Short Story, Modern Novel, Women in Literature, Literature and Religion, Studies in Literature and Culture, Advanced Expository Writing, and Creative Fiction]

D. Major Author (3 credits).
E. Advanced Study (3 credits). [This is a research-oriented capstone seminar]
F. Additional courses (6 credits). In addition to courses used to satisfy requirements A-E above, student selects six credits from English courses numbered 2000 or above.

Distribution Requirements [Please note that you can “double dip”; for instance, Renaissance Literature would fulfill B. 1) and also one of the courses in Distribution item 1; Black American Writers would fulfill B. 3) and also Distribution item 2)]:
1) At least two courses must concern literature written before 1800.
2) At least one course must concern ethnic or postcolonial literatures in English.
3) No more than three credits from expository and creative writing classes may count toward the English major

For more information, see the English department webpage: English.uconn.edu

If you have any questions about the UConn Hartford English major, you can contact:

Professor Greg Kneidel (greg.kneidel@uconn.edu)
Professor Clare Eby (clareeby@earthlink.net)
Professor Scott Campbell (scott.campbell@uconn.edu)
Professor Tom Shea (blasket69@aol.com)