English (B.A.) - Literature may be completed fully online, although not all elective options or program prerequisites may be offered online. Newly admitted students choosing to complete this program exclusively via UCF online classes may enroll with a reduction in campus-based fees.
Admission Requirements
Degree Requirements
- Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
- Students must earn at least a "C" (2.0) in each required course.
- Co-op or internship credit is not accepted in the major.
- Students should consult with a departmental advisor.
- Departmental Residency Requirement consists of at least 15 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses taken from the UCF English Department.
- Courses designated in General Education Program and Common Program Prerequisites are usually completed in the first 60 hours.
Online English – Literature, BA
Degree Requirements
Core Requirements: Basic Level
6 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Complete the following:
- ENG3014 - Theories and Techniques of Literature Study (3)
- *ENG 3014 - Prerequisite for all 4000 level AML, ENG, ENL, or LIT courses
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- CRW3013 - Creative Writing for English Majors (3)
- ENC3241 - Writing for the Technical Professional (3)
- CRW3053 - Theory & Practice of Creative Writing (3)
- LIT3212 - Research & Writing About Literature (3)
Core Requirements: Advanced Level
15 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Literary History Requirement
- Choose five courses from the two groupings
Pre-1865 Literature- Complete all of the following
- Note: Each semester, additional courses may satisfy this requirement. Check with advisor for details.
- Complete at least 2 of the following:
- AML3031 - American Literature I (3)
- AML3613 - Narratives of Slavery (3)
- ENL2012 - English Literature I (3)
- ENL3220 - English Renaissance Poetry and Prose (3)
- ENL4230 - Eighteenth-Century Studies (3)
- ENL4240 - English Romantic Writers (3)
- LIT4374 - The Literature of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles (3)
- AML3286 - Early American Women's Words (3)
- AML3640 - Native American Literature (3)
- ENL3296 - Gothic Literature (3)
Post-1865 Literature- Complete all of the following
- Note: Each semester, additional courses may satisfy this requirement. Check with advisor for details.
- Complete at least 2 of the following:
- AML3041 - American Literature II (3)
- AML3283 - Contemporary American Women's Fiction (3)
- AML3614 - Topics in African-American Literature (3)
- AML3615 - Harlem, Haiti, and Havana (3)
- AML3643 - Contemporary Native American Prose and Poetry (3)
- AML4101 - American Novel (3)
- AML4155 - Modern American Poetry (3)
- AML4265 - Florida Writers (3)
- AMH3562 - Women in American History II (3)
- AML4630 - Latino/Latina Literature (3)
- ENL2022 - English Literature II (3)
- ENL4101 - English Novel (3)
- ENL4253 - The Victorian Age (3)
- ENL4262 - Nineteenth Century British Prose (3)
- ENL4273 - Modern British Literature (3)
- LIT3082 - Continental European Fiction Since 1900 (3)
- LIT3192 - Caribbean Literature (3)
- LIT4043 - Modern Drama As Literature (3)
- LIT4184 - Irish Literature (3)
- LIT4303 - Post-World War II Fiction (3)
- LIT3823 - Hispanic Women Writers (3)
- AML 4261 - Literature of the South Credit Hours: 3
- Earn at least 3 credits from the following types of courses: Pre-1865 Literature courses or Post-1865 Literature courses
Restricted Electives
15 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Upper Division Requirements
- A list of approved restricted elective courses is found in the myKnight audit.
Choose one single author or major author course:- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- AML4300 - Major American Authors (3)
- ENL4311 - Chaucer (3)
- ENL4341 - Milton and His Age (3)
- ENL4333 - Shakespeare Studies (3)
- ENL4303 - British Authors (3)
- LIT4244 - World Authors (3)
Choose one linguistics or theory course:- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- ENG3010 - Practical Criticism (3)
- LIN3010 - Principles of Linguistics (3)
- LIN4105 - History of the English Language (3)
- LIN4660 - Linguistics and Literature (3)
- LIN4680 - Modern English Grammar (3)
- LIT4554 - Advanced Feminist Theories (3)
- Earn at least 9 credits from the following types of courses: AML, ENL, LIT or ENG prefix additional upper level courses (Three courses)
Grand Total Credits: 36
