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1 Bachelor of Arts: English BACHELOR OF ARTS: ENGLISH University Requirements General Education The UMKC General Education Core ( is the university-wide curriculum that all undergraduate students will complete. The 30-credit hour core curriculum includes three course types designated as Anchor, Discourse and Focus and is detailed in the General Education ( general-education-requirements) section of the catalog. Constitution Course Every undergraduate student must take a course covering the United States Constitution and the Missouri State Constitution before graduation. Course options are included in the program requirements section below. RooWriter Assessment Candidates for all baccalaureate degrees must complete the online UMKC RooWriter Writing Assessment after they have passed Discourse 200 (or its equivalent) but before they have attained 90 credit hours. Incoming transfer students with more than 90 credit hours must complete the RooWriter by the end of their first semester of enrollment or within one semester after passing Discourse 200 (or its equivalent). Students who have not completed the RooWriter Writing Assessment within two semesters after passing Discourse 200 (or its equivalent) will be blocked from enrollment until they successfully complete the RooWriter. Additional information is available in the Undergraduate Academic Regulations and Information ( catalog.umkc.edu/undergraduate-academic-regulations-information/roowriter) section of the catalog. Exit Examinations Information on exit examinations and/or major field exams is available in the Undergraduate Academic Regulations and Information ( catalog.umkc.edu/undergraduate-academic-regulations-information/graduation/exitexams) section of the catalog. Student Learning Outcomes Students graduating from this program will: Create coherent academic arguments that are built upon multi-leveled textual analysis. Integrate close reading of primary texts. Situate texts in cultural and/or historical contexts. Engage in critical conversations. Present an essay in ways that reflect a sense of professional rules and conventions. The Bachelor of Arts in English program is recommended for students interested in literature and language, in writing and reading, in texts of all types and how they influence and reflect our world. The English major is also an excellent choice for those interested in obtaining a firm foundation for graduate study in programs as wide-ranging as business or law school, communications, cultural studies, and, of course, English and Creative Writing. English majors planning to attend graduate school are strongly urged to take courses in all periods of English and American literature. To graduate with a major in English, students must achieve a grade-point average of at least 2.0 in the 36-hour program described below, but no credit will be given for courses in which the grade is below C-. No course may fulfill more than one requirement. At least 8 hours must be taken in the English Department at UMKC. Students complete a capstone project in their final year. No more than one course in Creative Writing may be counted toward the 36-hour requirement for the Literature major. No courses in expository writing or journalism may be used to fulfill the 300- or 400-level elective requirements. All students with a major in English must fulfill these requirements. Emphasis areas can be added to the major and they will not be on the diploma, but will be noted in the transcript. Program Requirements Program Specific Recommendations for UMKC General Education Core ( Coursework Anchor I 3 Anchor II 3 Anchor III 3 DISC 00 Discourse I: Reasoning and Values (Speech and Writing) 3 DISC 200 Discourse II: Culture and Diversity (Writing and Speech) 3

2 2 Bachelor of Arts: English DISC 300 Discourse III: Civic and Community Engagement (Speech and Writing) 3 Focus A (Satisfied in program requirements below) Focus B (Satisfied in program requirements below) Focus C (May be satisfied by Constitution course requirement below) Focus Elective 3 Total credits' in this section indicates the number of General Education Core credit hours that are not met by the degree specific requirements outlined below. Total Credits 2 See the UMKC General Education Core ( section of the catalog for available Anchor and Focus course options. Constitution Course Requirement Section of the Missouri Revised Statutes, 205, states that all candidates for a degree issued by a college or university in the state of Missouri must have satisfactorily passed an examination on the provisions and principles of the Constitution of the United States and of the state of Missouri, and in American history and American institutions. Courses at UMKC that satisfy this state requirement are: Choose one of the following: 3 CJC 364 The Supreme Court And The Criminal Process HISTORY 0 U.S. History to 877 (Focus C) HISTORY 02 U.S. History Since 877 (Focus C) HISTORY 360R Constitutional History of the United States HONORS 230 Honors American Government (Focus C) POL-SCI 20 American Government (Focus C) Total Credits 3 Course may satisfy both the UMKC General Education Core (Focus C) and Constitution requirements. There are a few other ways this requirement can be satisfied for students transferring to UMKC: Take an equivalent course from the list above at a regionally accredited institution. Earn credit for one of the above courses through AP, IB, or CLEP. Take a course that directly satisfies the Missouri Constitution Requirement at another Missouri institution. Have a previous bachelors degree (or higher) from a regionally accredited institution. Have an Associate of Arts degree from a regionally accredited institution. Complete the 42 Hour Core at a Missouri institution and have it listed on the official transcript. College of Arts & Sciences Degree Requirements Students pursuing the bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees must complete a major. Students pursuing the bachelor of liberal arts degree must complete a minor. Additional details are available in the Student Services ( section of the catalog. ALEKS Math Placement Arts and Humanities Division of CAS 6 Science and Math Division of CAS 6 Social and Behavioral Sciences Division of CAS 6 Writing Intensive Course (300-level or above; Satisfied in program requirements below) Foreign Language (3rd Semester Level) 9 MATH 0 Precalculus Algebra (or any 200-level or above Math/Stat course) 2 3 or MATH 6 or MATH 20 Mathematics For Liberal Arts Precalculus

3 Bachelor of Arts: English 3 Laboratory Science Experience Total Credits 3 2 ENGLISH 0, ENGLISH 225, COMM-ST 0, and foreign language courses at 2 or below do not fulfill this requirement. This requirement may be fulfilled by courses from either the UMKC General Education Core or the College of Arts and Sciences Degree Requirements. Major Requirements Students must successfully complete the major requirements below with at least 8 of the 36 required hours taken in the department at UMKC with 2 of those hours at the 300-level or above. All of the following in Literature: ENGLISH 3 American Literature I 3 ENGLISH 37 British Literature I 3 ENGLISH 32 American Literature II 3 ENGLISH 323 Shakespeare 3 ENGLISH 327 British Literature II 3 Select one of the following in Language: 3 ENGLISH 30 ENGLISH 320 ENGLISH 330 Introduction To Linguistics/Language Science Structure Of English History Of The English Language Select one of the following in Rhetoric: 3 ENGLISH 305WI ENGLISH 307WI ENGLISH 308 ENGLISH 309WI ENGLISH 342WI ENGLISH 445 Theory And Practice Of Composition Language, Literacy, Power Rhetorics of New Media Rhetorics of Public Memory Women And Rhetoric History And Principles Of Rhetoric Select two of the following pre-900s courses: 6 ENGLISH 300CB ENGLISH 300CY ENGLISH 38 ENGLISH 325 ENGLISH 33 ENGLISH 340AWI ENGLISH 350 Women In The Ancient World Ancient World/Cinema Bible As Literature Arthurian Legends African American Literature I Classical Literature in Translation The 8th Century Novel ENGLISH 355 The Novel Before 900 ENGLISH 356 ENGLISH 376 ENGLISH 404 ENGLISH 42 ENGLISH 43 ENGLISH 44 ENGLISH 45 ENGLISH 46 ENGLISH 48 ENGLISH 422 ENGLISH 423 ENGLISH 425 ENGLISH 426 ENGLISH 43 ENGLISH 433 Studies in Poetry Concepts of the Hero in Ancient Literature and World Cinema Old English Chaucer Renaissance Literature I Milton Restoration And Early 8th-Century British Literature The Romantic Period 9th-Century American Literature Medieval Literature Renaissance Literature II 8th-Century British Literature II The Victorian Period 8th-Century British Literature Histories Of Writing, Reading, And Publishing

4 4 Bachelor of Arts: English ENGLISH 439 ENGLISH 45 ENGLISH 452 Shakespeare and Film Shakespeare Comedies And Histories Early English Drama ENGLISH 455 Studies In The Novel ENGLISH 46 ENGLISH 462 ENGLISH 464 Select two of the following electives or any of those not taken in the pre-900s section above Shakespeare Tragedies And Romances Restoration And 8th-Century Drama Medieval Methods & Paleography ENGLISH 9 Myth and Literature (Focus A) ENGLISH 20 Literary Monstrosities (Focus A) ENGLISH 23 True Lives: Autobiographical Arts and Acts (Focus A) ENGLISH 24 Writing About Literature ENGLISH 26 Popular Literature (Focus A) ENGLISH 30 Introduction to Human Language (Focus A) ENGLISH 4 Women and Literary Culture/The Heroine in Literature (Focus A) ENGLISH 200 Introduction To Undergraduate Study In English ENGLISH 207 World Literature in English (Focus A) ENGLISH 23 ENGLISH 24 ENGLISH 25 ENGLISH 26 ENGLISH 28 Introduction To Drama Introduction To Fiction Introduction To Poetry The Craft of Creative Writing Introduction to Ethnic Studies ENGLISH 242 Women Writing/Women Reading (Focus A) ENGLISH 270 Writing Tutor Training Seminar ENGLISH 273 Science Fiction (Focus A) ENGLISH 278 Asian American Literature (Focus A) ENGLISH 300CD American Social Film:Silver Screen&American Dream ENGLISH 300CE Radical Changes Since 945 ENGLISH 300CQ ENGLISH 300CW ENGLISH 32 ENGLISH 35 ENGLISH 36WI ENGLISH 326 ENGLISH 332WI ENGLISH 333 ENGLISH 336 ENGLISH 339 ENGLISH 344WI ENGLISH 345WI ENGLISH 35 ENGLISH 35A ENGLISH 360 ENGLISH 365 ENGLISH 365WI ENGLISH 367 ENGLISH 378 ENGLISH 405 ENGLISH 408 ENGLISH 40 Cluster Course: Race in American Film Critical Issues in Women's & Gender Studies Creative Writing I Fiction Creative Writing Poetry Literary Nonfiction Modern And Contemporary Irish Literature African American Novel African American Literature II Contemporary American Literature Introduction to Screenwriting Women & Literary Culture: Genre Focus Women And Literary Culture: Historical Focus Special Readings Special Readings: Detective Fiction The Modern Novel Contemporary Novel Contemporary Novel Introduction to Latinx Literature Asian American Literature Magazine Editing Harlem Renaissance Black Women Writers 6

5 Bachelor of Arts: English 5 ENGLISH 47 ENGLISH 427 ENGLISH 428 ENGLISH 434 ENGLISH 440 ENGLISH 44 ENGLISH 442 ENGLISH 443 ENGLISH 447 ENGLISH 448 ENGLISH 449A ENGLISH 449B ENGLISH 450 Modern Poetry Contemporary Poetry 20th-Century American Literature Postcolonial Literature American Culture Girls And Print Culture Playwriting I Playwriting II Theory and Criticism in English Studies External Internship Publication Practicum Publication Practicum Special Readings ENGLISH 453 Modern Drama, ENGLISH 454 ENGLISH 456 ENGLISH 457 ENGLISH 458 ENGLISH 459 ENGLISH 468 ENGLISH 460 ENGLISH 463 ENGLISH 465 ENGLISH 470 The Civil Rights Movement in African American Literature From Field Shout to Hip Hop: African American Poetic Traditions Stages Toward Freedom: African American Dramatic Traditions Slave Narratives: Race, Gender, and Writing Freedom African American Migrations in Literature Women's Literature in Africa and the African Diaspora Special Offerings Contemporary Drama II Studies In The Modern Novel Introduction To Descriptive Linguistics Capstone Experience 2 3 Select one of the following: Any 400-level English course in literature or linguistics that is cross-listed with a graduate level course in English ENGLISH 499 Senior Tutorial 3 Total Credits Only one English course at the 00- or 200-level may be used to fulfill an elective requirement. At least two of the four electives must be at the 400-level. Two of the four electives must cover periods prior to 900. Elective courses may be offered on a rotation basis. Please consult with your advisor for availability. No more than one course in Creative Writing may be counted toward the 36-hour requirement for the Literature major. No courses in expository writing or journalism may be used to fulfill the 300- or 400-level elective requirements. Please see the Director of Undergraduate Studies to apply for the Capstone course. All students must complete a Capstone contract, signed by the instructor and submitted to the Director of Undergraduate Studies before the end of the third week of the semester in which the Capstone course is being taken. Approval is required by a tenure-line faculty member and the Director of Undergraduate Studies for enrollment in ENGLISH 499. General Electives Students must take elective credit hours to meet the minimum credit hour requirement for their degree, including at least 36 credit hours of coursework at the 300-level or above. The minimum required by the university is 20 credit hours, of which at least 30 credit hours must be taken at UMKC, but some degree programs require more. General Electives 29 Minimum GPA: 2.0 Total Credit Hours: 20

6 6 Bachelor of Arts: English Tools for Planning and Fulfilling Academic Requirements UMKC's Major Maps ( are detailed, semester by semester plans that lead a student to complete all degree requirements within four years. Plans include benchmarks and critical courses by term that assist a student s evaluation of progress and major fit. In order to ensure that the appropriate courses are taken, students are encouraged to consult with the undergraduate advisor for this major. UMKC s Degree Audit System ( provides an individual evaluation of all degree requirements (General Education Core, Degree Specific, Major Specific, etc.) for student s officially recorded (Office of Registration and Records) and what if plans of study. This evaluation is used to certify all graduation requirements. UMKC s Transfer Guides ( provide detailed guidance on recommended transfer coursework, plans of study, transfer timelines, and transfer contact information. To ensure a seamless transfer experience, students are encouraged to work with both their community college advisor and a UMKC advisor when planning their coursework.

Bachelor of Arts in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies 1 Bachelor of Arts in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Summary of Degree Requirements University Requirements: MATH 0701 (4 s.h.) and/or