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2026-2027 University Catalog

English Literature English Selectives

Location(s): West Lafayette

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Area E - English Electives (9 credits)

Choose three courses from among the following categories.

Courses used to fulfill Areas A-D or F may not be used to fulfill Area E.
Students may use no more than one ENGL 23200 or ENGL 39600 towards the requirements for Area E.
No more than two courses may be form outside the Literature category (Literary Traditions, Genre and Media Studies, and Theory and Cultural Studies).

Literary Traditions

ENGL 23000 - Great Narrative Works (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 24000 - British Literature Before 1789 (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 24100 - British Literature After 1789 (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 24900 - Great British Books Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 25000 - Great American Books (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 25700 - Literature Of Black America Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 26400 - The Bible As Literature (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 26600 - World Literature: From The Beginnings To 1700 A.D. (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 26700 - World Literature: From 1700 A.D. To The Present (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 35000 - American Literature Before 1865 (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 35100 - American Literature After 1865 (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 35200 - Native American Literature Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 35400 - Asian American Literature Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 36600 - Postcolonial Literatures Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 37401 - Studies In British Literary History Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 37800 - Studies In American Literary History Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 41100 - Studies In Major Authors Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 44200 - Shakespeare Credit Hours: 3.00

Genre and Media Studies

ENGL 20102 - Introduction To Digital Humanities Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 22002 - Technology And Play Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 23700 - Introduction To Poetry (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 23800 - Introduction To Fiction (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 27600 - Shakespeare On Film (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 27900 - The American Short Story In Print And Film Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 28600 - The Movies (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 32200 - Word, Image, Media (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 35800 - Black Drama Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 36700 - Mystery And Detective Fiction (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 37300 - Science Fiction And Fantasy (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 37700 - Modern And Contemporary Poetry Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 37900 - The Short Story Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 38100 - The British Novel (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 38200 - The American Novel (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 38600 - History Of Film To 1950 Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 38700 - History Of Film Since 1950 Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 38900 - Literature For Children (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 41200 - Studies In Genre Credit Hours: 3.00

Theory and Cultural Studies

ENGL 21700 - Figures Of Myth And Legend I: Monsters (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 21800 - Figures Of Myth And Legends II: Heroes And Villains (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 21900 - Figures Of Myth And Legend III: Magic And Marvels (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 22300 - Literature And Technology (UCC: STS) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 22600 - Narrative Medicine (UCC: STS) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 23200 - Thematic Studies In Literature Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 23400 - Literature And The Environment (UCC: STS) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 26200 - Greek And Roman Classics In Translation Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 34100 - Topics In Science, Literature, And Culture Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 34200 - Legal Fictions Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 34400 - Environmental Ethics, Policy, And Sustainability Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 35900 - Black Women Writers Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 36000 - Gender And Literature (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 39300 - Interdisciplinary Approaches To Environmental And Sustainability Studies Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 39600 - Studies In Literature And Language Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00
ENGL 41300 - Studies In Literature And History Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 41400 - Studies In Literature And Culture Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 43900 - Topics In Disability Studies Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 46000 - Studies In Women’s Literature Credit Hours: 3.00

English Education

ENGL 39100 - Composition For English Teachers Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 39200 - Young Adult Literature Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 39600 - Studies In Literature And Language Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00
ENGL 49200 - Literature In The Secondary Schools Credit Hours: 3.00

English Language in a Global Context

ENGL 21500 - Inventing Languages Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 22700 - Elements Of Linguistics (UCC: BSS) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 22800 - Language And Social Identity Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 22900 - Creole Languages And Cultures Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 32700 - English Language I: History And Development Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 32800 - English Language II: Structure And Meaning Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 32900 - English Language III: Sound And Form Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 39600 - Studies In Literature And Language Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00

Creative Writing

ENGL 20400 - Special Topics In Writing Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 20500 - Introduction To Creative Writing Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 31600 - Craft Of Fiction From A Writer’s Perspective Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 31700 - Craft Of Poetry From A Writer’s Perspective Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 40700 - Intermediate Poetry Writing Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 40800 - Creative Writing Capstone Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 40900 - Intermediate Fiction Writing Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 50700 - Advanced Poetry Writing Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 50900 - Advanced Fiction Writing Credit Hours: 3.00

Professional Writing

ENGL 20300 - Introduction To Research For Professional Writers Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 20700 - Introduction To Rhetoric & Argument Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 28000 - Games, Narrative, Culture Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 30400 - Advanced Composition (UCC: IL/WC) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 30600 - Introduction To Professional Writing Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 30900 - Digital Design And Production Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 32001 - Rhetoric, Artificial Intelligence, And Technology Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 32101 - Content Strategy & Rhetoric Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 33000 - Games And Diversity Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 33200 - Games And User Experience (UX) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 34500 - Games And World Building Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 38000 - Issues In Rhetoric And Public Life (UCC: IL/WC) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 39000 - Practicum In Tutoring Writing Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00 - Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 39600 - Studies In Literature And Language Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00
ENGL 40600 - Review Writing Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 41900 - Multimedia Writing Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 42000 - Business Writing Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 42100 - Technical Writing Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 42201 - Writing For The Health And Human Sciences Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 42400 - Writing For High Technology Industries Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 43201 - Editing And Publishing Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 43300 - Writing Proposals And Grants Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 43400 - Science And Medical Writing Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 47000 - Advanced Topics In Rhetorical Studies Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 49000 - Worksite Internship Practicum Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00