English, B.A.

Bachelor of Arts: English – Cultural Studies Concentration

*Per New York State Education Department requirements, all students enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts program must successfully complete 90 credits of Liberal Arts and Sciences coursework. If needed, students should use Open Elective credits to fulfill these requirements, beyond their General Education courses, and look for courses with the “LA” attribute when registering.

The concentration in English Cultural Studies is for English majors interested in devoting a portion of their studies (12 credits) to courses that examine the cultures we encounter in literature, music, and film; including courses that explore popular culture and the environments in which we grew up; and courses that focus on how culture relates to our identities. For more about the English major, refer to the primary catalog listing for the English B.A. degree.

Students who choose the major concentration in English Cultural Studies must complete the following two core courses (6 credits):

• course - Intro to English Studies

• course - English Capstone

Students must also complete one course (3 credits) from the following category:

Building Foundations: Literary Surveys

• course - Survey English Lit I

• course - Survey English Lit II

• course - American Lit Survey I

• course - Amer Lit Sur II 1865-Present

Students must complete four courses (12 credits) from the following group to meet the concentration requirement:*

Gaining Perspective: Culture, Identity, & Difference

• course - Cultural Rhetorics

• course - Cyberpunk/Technoculture

• course - LGTBQ+ Experiences & Lit

• course - Literature by Women

• course - Hip Hop Literature & Culture

• course - American Studies I

• course - Literature to Film

• course - Latin American Literature

• course - Caribbean Literature

• course - Harlem Renaissance

• course - Hispanic Latino Lit

  *Students can, if they receive Program Director approval, substitute one relevant English course from outside of the Gaining Perspective: Culture, Identity, & Difference group and have it count for the concentration.

Students must take one course (3 credits) from the following group:

Expanding Foundations: Literary Histories

• course - Classical Literature

• course - Modern American Fiction

• course - Contemporary American Lit

• course - Renaissance Poetry & Prose

• course - Shakespeare

• course - Shakespeare’s Tragedies

• course - Explorers and Exiles in Paris

• course - The 17th Century: Poetry/Prose

• course - The Eighteenth Century

• course - The Major English Romantics

• course - The Major Victorians

• course - African-American Literature

• course - American Romanticism

• course - American Realism

• course - Masterpieces of European Lit

And students must take one course (3 credits) from the following group:

Developing Your Voice: Writing, Rhetoric, & Style

• course - Writing for the Professions

• course - Creative Writing: Fiction

• course - Creative Writing: Poetry

• course - Creative Writing: Nonfiction

• course - Introduction to Playwriting

• course - Mod Engl Writing with Style

• course - Secret Life Words & Sentences

• course - Advanced Creative Writing

  Additionally, students have three major elective courses (9 credits) to complete. Students can take any Mercy University English course ranging from ENGL 201 through ENGL 399 as a major elective, and so all of the courses listed above (other than 195 and 400) are eligible. Below are two elective groups from which students can also draw major electives.

Exploring Further: Genre Studies & Textual Transformations

• course - Science Fiction

• course - The Short Story

• course - Murder, Mystery, & Suspense

• course - True Stories: Memoir, Essay & Bio

• course - American Gothic

• course - Modrn British Novel: 1900-Prsnt

• course - History of Drama

• course - Modern Drama

• course - Modern Poetry

Crossing Borders & Disciplines

• course - Literature and Medicine

• course - The Graphic Novel

• course - The Bible as Literature

• course - Sport Literature

• course - Literature and Psychology

• course - Oral Performance of Literature

• course - Black Atlantic: Lit/History

course - World Lit-Beyond Borders

• Foreign language requirement: English majors must complete 6 credits of a foreign language. The 6 credits do not have to be in the same language, but it is recommended that they be. 3 of these credits will come from the student’s Gen Ed Language & Cultural Perspectives disciplinary group requirement; the other 3 will be drawn from either the student’s Gen Ed Liberal Arts Electives or from Open Electives.

Bachelor of Arts: English – Creative Writing Concentration

*Per New York State Education Department requirements, all students enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts program must successfully complete 90 credits of Liberal Arts and Sciences coursework. If needed, students should use Open Elective credits to fulfill these requirements, beyond their General Education courses, and look for courses with the “LA” attribute when registering.

The concentration in English Creative Writing is for English majors interested in devoting a portion of their studies (12 credits) to courses that develop a process-based practice of creative writing. For more about the English major, refer to the primary catalog listing for the English B.A. degree. 

Students who choose the major concentration in English Creative Writing must complete the following two core courses (6 credits):

• course - Intro to English Studies

• course - English Capstone

Students must also complete one course (3 credits) from the following category:

Building Foundations: Literary Surveys

• course - Survey English Lit I

• course - Survey English Lit II

• course - American Lit Survey I

• course - Amer Lit Sur II 1865-Present

Students must complete four courses (12 credits) from the following group to meet the concentration requirement:*

Developing Your Voice: Creative Writing

• course - Creative Writing : Fiction

• course - Creative Writing: Poetry

• course - Creative Writing: Nonfiction

• course - Introduction to Playwriting

• course - Advanced Creative Writing

  *Up to one of these courses can apply to the concentration:

• course - The Feature Article I

• course - Entertainment Writing

• course - Fundamentals Writing Film/TV

Students must take one course (3 credits) from the following group:

Expanding Foundations: Literary Histories

• course - Classical Literature

• course - Modern American Fiction

• course - Contemporary American Lit

• course - Renaissance Poetry & Prose

• course - Shakespeare

• course - Shakespeare’s Tragedies

• course - Explorers and Exiles in Paris

• course - The 17th Century: Poetry/Prose

• course - The Eighteenth Century

• course - The Major English Romantics

• course - The Major Victorians

• course - African-American Literature

• course - American Romanticism

• course - American Realism

• course - Masterpieces of European Lit

And students must take one course (3 credits) from the following group:

Gaining Perspective: Culture, Identity, & Difference

• course - Cyberpunk/Technoculture

• course - LGTBQ+ Experiences & Lit

• course - Literature by Women

• course - Hip Hop Literature & Culture

• course - American Studies I

• course - Literature to Film

• course - Latin American Literature

• course - Caribbean Literature

• course - Harlem Renaissance

• course - Hispanic Latino Lit

   

  Additionally, students have three major elective courses (9 credits) to complete. Students can take any Mercy University English course ranging from ENGL 201 through ENGL 399 as a major elective, and so all of the courses listed above (other than 195 and 400) are eligible. Below are elective groups from which students can also draw major electives.

Exploring Further: Genre Studies & Textual Transformations

• course - Science Fiction

• course - The Short Story

• course - Murder, Mystery, & Suspense

• course - True Stories: Memoir, Essay& Bio

• course - American Gothic

• course - Modrn British Novel:1900-Prsnt

• course - History of Drama

• course - Modern Drama

• course - Modern Poetry

Crossing Borders & Disciplines

• course - Literature and Medicine

• course - The Graphic Novel

• course - The Bible as Literature

• course - Sport Literature

• course - Literature and Psychology

• course - Oral Performance of Literature

• course - Black Atlantic: Lit/History

• course - World Lit-Beyond Borders

Developing Your Voice: Writing, Rhetoric, & Style

• course - Writing for the Professions

• course - Cultural Rhetorics

• course - Mod Engl Writing with Style

• course - Secret Life Words & Sentences

• Foreign language requirement: English majors must complete 6 credits of a foreign language. The 6 credits do not have to be in the same language, but it is recommended that they be. 3 of these credits will come from the student’s Gen Ed Language & Cultural Perspectives disciplinary group requirement; the other 3 will be drawn from either the student’s Gen Ed Liberal Arts Electives or from Open Electives.

Bachelor of Arts: English - Literature Concentration

*Per New York State Education Department requirements, all students enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts program must successfully complete 90 credits of Liberal Arts and Sciences coursework. If needed, students should use Open Elective credits to fulfill these requirements, beyond their General Education courses, and look for courses with the “LA” attribute when registering.

The concentration in English Literature is the traditional English major concentration and is the recommended concentration for English majors seeking to explore and experience as much variety of literature as is possible. For more about the English major, refer to the primary catalog listing for the English B.A. degree.

Students who choose the major concentration in English Literature must complete the following two core courses (6 credits):

• course - Intro to English Studies

• course - English Capstone

Students must also complete one course (3 credits) from the following category:

Building Foundations: Literary Surveys

• course - Survey English Lit I

• course - Survey English Lit II

• course - American Lit Survey I

• course - Amer Lit Sur II 1865-Present

Students must complete four courses (12 credits) to meet the concentration requirement. At least two of these courses must come from the following group.

Expanding Foundations: Literary Histories

• course - Classical Literature

• course - Modern American Fiction

• course - Contemporary American Lit

• course - Renaissance Poetry & Prose

• course - Shakespeare

• course - Shakespeare’s Tragedies

• course - Explorers and Exiles in Paris

• course - The 17th Century: Poetry/Prose

• course - The Eighteenth Century

• course - The Major English Romantics

• course - The Major Victorians

• course - African-American Literature

• course - American Romanticism

• course - American Realism

• course - Masterpieces of European Lit

Each of the other two courses for the concentration can be drawn from the above group or from either of the two groups directly below:

Exploring Further: Genre Studies & Textual Transformations

• course - Science Fiction

• course - The Short Story

• course - Murder, Mystery, & Suspense

• course - True Stories: Memoir, Essay& Bio

• course - American Gothic

• course - Modrn British Novel:1900-Prsnt

• course - History of Drama

• course - Modern Drama

• course - Modern Poetry

Crossing Borders & Disciplines

• course - Literature and Medicine

• course - The Graphic Novel

• course - The Bible as Literature

• course - Sport Literature

• course - Literature to Film

• course - Literature and Psychology

• course - Oral Performance of Literature

• course - Black Atlantic: Lit/History

• course - World Lit-Beyond Borders

Students must take one course (3 credits) from the following group:

Gaining Perspective: Culture, Identity, & Difference

• course - Cyberpunk/Technoculture

• course - LGTBQ+ Experiences & Lit

• course - Literature by Women

• course - Hip Hop Literature & Culture

• course - American Studies I

• course - Latin American Literature

• course - Caribbean Literature

• course - Harlem Renaissance

• course - Hispanic Latino Lit

And students must take one course (3 credits) from the following group:

Developing Your Voice: Writing, Rhetoric, & Style

• course - Writing for the Professions

• course - Cultural Rhetorics

• course - Creative Writing: Fiction

• course - Creative Writing: Poetry

• course - Creative Writing: Nonfiction

• course - Introduction to Playwriting

• course - Mod Engl Writing with Style

• course - Secret Life Words & Sentences

course - Advanced Creative Writing

Additionally, students have three major elective courses (9 credits) to complete. Students can take any Mercy University English course ranging from ENGL201 through ENGL399 as an elective.

• Foreign language requirement: English majors must complete 6 credits of a foreign language. The 6 credits do not have to be in the same language, but it is recommended that they be. 3 of these credits will come from the student’s Gen Ed Language & Cultural Perspectives disciplinary group requirement; the other 3 will be drawn from either the student’s Gen Ed Liberal Arts Electives or from Open Electives.

Bachelor of Arts: English – Professional Writing & Rhetoric Concentration

 *Per New York State Education Department requirements, all students enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts program must successfully complete 90 credits of Liberal Arts and Sciences coursework. If needed, students should use Open Elective credits to fulfill these requirements, beyond their General Education courses, and look for courses with the “LA” attribute when registering.

The concentration in Professional Writing & Rhetoric is for students interested in devoting a portion of their studies (12 credits) to courses that develop their writing for personal, academic, and professional goals, and that explore how rhetoric, literacy, and languages shape our lived experiences.

Students who choose the major concentration in English Writing & Rhetoric must complete the following two core courses (6 credits):

• course - Intro to English Studies

• course - English Capstone

Students must also complete one course (3 credits) from the following category:

Building Foundations: Literary Surveys

• course - Survey English Lit I

• course - Survey English Lit II

• course - American Lit Survey I

• course - Amer Lit Sur II 1865-Present

Students must complete four courses (12 credits) from the following group to meet the concentration requirement:*

Developing Your Voice: Writing, Rhetoric, & Style

• course - Writing for the Professions

• course - Cultural Rhetorics

• course - Creative Writing: Nonfiction

• course - Mod Engl Writing with Style

• course - Secret Life Words & Sentences

  *Up to two of these courses can apply to the concentration:

• course - The Feature Article I

• course - Promotional Writing

• course - Writing for Digital Media

• course - Persuasion & Consumer Culture

Students must take one course (3 credits) from the following group:

Expanding Foundations: Literary Histories

• course - Classical Literature

• course - Modern American Fiction

• course - Contemporary American Lit

• course - Renaissance Poetry & Prose

• course - Shakespeare

• course - Shakespeare’s Tragedies

• course - Explorers and Exiles in Paris

• course - The 17th Century: Poetry/Prose

• course - The Eighteenth Century

• course - The Major English Romantics

• course - The Major Victorians

• course - African-American Literature

• course - American Romanticism

• course - American Realism

• course - Masterpieces of European Lit

And students must take one course (3 credits) from the following group:

Gaining Perspective: Culture, Identity, & Difference

• course - Cyberpunk/Technoculture

• course - LGTBQ+ Experiences & Lit

• course - Literature by Women

• course - Hip Hop Literature & Culture

• course - American Studies I

• course - Literature to Film

• course - Latin American Literature

• course - Caribbean Literature

• course - Harlem Renaissance

• course - Hispanic Latino Lit

• Additionally, students have three major elective courses (9 credits) to complete. Students can take any Mercy University English course ranging from ENGL 201 through ENGL 399 as a major elective, and so all of the courses listed above (other than 195 and 400) are eligible. Below are elective groups from which students can also draw major electives.

Exploring Further: Genre Studies & Textual Transformations

• course - Science Fiction

• course - The Short Story

• course - Murder, Mystery, & Suspense

• course - True Stories: Memoir, Essay & Bio

• course - American Gothic

• course - Modern British Novel:1900-Prsnt

• course - History of Drama

• course - Modern Drama

• course - Modern Poetry

Crossing Borders & Disciplines

• course - Literature and Medicine

• course - The Graphic Novel

• course - The Bible as Literature

• course - Sport Literature

• course - Literature and Psychology

• course - Oral Performance of Literature

• course - Black Atlantic: Lit/History

• course - World Lit-Beyond Borders

Developing Your Voice: Creative Writing

• course - Creative Writing: Fiction

• course - Creative Writing: Poetry

• course - Introduction to Playwriting

• course - Advanced Creative Writing

• Foreign language requirement: English majors must complete 6 credits of a foreign language. The 6 credits do not have to be in the same language, but it is recommended that they be. 3 of these credits will come from the student’s Gen Ed Language & Cultural Perspectives disciplinary group requirement; the other 3 will be drawn from either the student’s Gen Ed Liberal Arts Electives or from Open Electives.

Bachelor of Arts: English

*Per New York State Education Department requirements, all students enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts program must successfully complete 90 credits of Liberal Arts and Sciences coursework. If needed, students should use Open Elective credits to fulfill these requirements, beyond their General Education courses, and look for courses with the “LA” attribute when registering.

Students must complete the following two core courses (6 credits):

• course - Intro to English Studies

• course - English Capstone

Students must complete one course (3 credits) from the following category:

Building Foundations: Literary Surveys

• course - Survey English Lit I

• course - Survey English Lit II

• course - American Lit Survey I

• course - Amer Lit Sur II 1865-Present

Students must complete one course (3 credits) from the following category:

Expanding Foundations: Literary Histories

• course - Classical Literature

• course - Modern American Fiction

• course - Contemporary American Lit

• course - Renaissance Poetry & Prose

• course - Shakespeare

• course - Shakespeare’s Tragedies

• course - Explorers and Exiles in Paris

• course - The 17th Century: Poetry/Prose

• course - The Eighteenth Century

• course - The Major English Romantics

• course - The Major Victorians

• course - African-American Literature

• course - American Romanticism

• course - American Realism

• course - Masterpieces of European Lit

Students must complete one course (3 credits) from the following category:

Gaining Perspective: Culture, Identity, & Difference

• course - Cyberpunk/Technoculture

• course - LGTBQ+ Experiences & Lit

• course - Literature by Women

• course - Hip Hop Literature & Culture

• course - American Studies I

• course - Literature to Film

• course - Latin American Literature

• course - Caribbean Literature

• course - Harlem Renaissance

• course - Hispanic Latino Lit

And students must complete one course (3 credits) from the following category:

Developing Your Voice: Writing, Rhetoric, & Style

• course - Writing for the Professions

• course - Cultural Rhetorics

• course - Creative Writing : Fiction

• course - Creative Writing: Poetry

• course - Creative Writing: Nonfiction

• ENGL 265 - Introduction to Playwriting

• course - Modern Engl Writing with Style

• course - Secret Life Words & Sentences

• course - Advanced Creative Writing

Additionally, students have 18 major-elective credits to complete. These credits can be drawn from any combination of the above categories and the two elective categories listed below:

Exploring Further: Genre Studies & Textual Transformations

• course - Science Fiction

• course - The Short Story

• course - Murder, Mystery, & Suspense

• course - True Stories: Memoir, Essay & Bio

• course - American Gothic

• course - Modern British Novel:1900-Prsnt

• course - History of Drama

• course - Modern Drama

• course - Modern Poetry

Crossing Borders & Disciplines

• course - Literature and Medicine

• course - The Graphic Novel

• course - The Bible as Literature

• course - Sport Literature

• course - Literature and Psychology

• course - Oral Performance of Literature

• course - Black Atlantic:Lit/History

course - World Lit-Beyond Borders

• Foreign language requirement: English majors must complete 6 credits of a foreign language. The 6 credits do not have to be in the same language, but it is recommended that they be. 3 of these credits will come from the student’s Gen Ed Language & Cultural Perspectives disciplinary group requirement; the other 3 will be drawn from either the student’s Gen Ed Liberal Arts Electives or from Open Electives.