English
Dillard University English Academic Program
English goes beyond the text of literature. It studies how language is shaped by history, psychology and culture. With the award-winning Dillard English faculty, learn to articulate your research and gain writing skills that will sustain you throughout your career. Dillard English’s extensive training in writing, coupled with critical reading skills, will help you secure a seat at any table.
Picture yourself walking in the footsteps of distinguished Dillard alumni such as Pulitzer Prize winner Jericho Brown as well as others with rewarding careers in academia, government, media, entertainment and business.
Learn more about earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English or an English Minor from Dillard University. Visit the Dillard University School of Humanities.
Complete a total of 122 credit hours of coursework for graduation.
General Education Core – 41 credit hours
Major Requirements – 36 credit hours
Additional Coursework – 45 credit hours
Major Requirements
- ENG 203 – Introduction to Scholarship in English 3 cr.
- ENG 223 – Studies in Poetry 3 cr.
- ENG 224 – Studies in Fiction 3 cr.
- ENG 225 – Studies in Drama 3 cr.
- ENG 260 – Literary Criticism 3 cr.
- ENG 315 – American Literary Foundations 3 cr.
- ENG 323 – British Literary Foundations 3 cr.
- ENG 333 – African American Literary Foundations 3 cr.
- ENG 401 – Major Author 3 cr.
- ENG 402 – Linguistics 3 cr.
- ENG 403 – Shakespeare 3 cr.
- ENG 499 – Seminar in English 3 cr.
Additional Coursework
Includes minor in another discipline.
- FFR 221 – Intermediate French I 3 cr. or
- FSP 221 – Intermediate Spanish I 3 cr.
- FFR 222 – Intermediate French II 3 cr. or
- FSP 222 – Intermediate Spanish II 3 cr.
- English (ENG) Elective: 12 cr.
- Minor or General Elective: 18 cr.
- Philosophy (PHI) Elective: 6 cr.
- Theatre (SPT) Elective: 3 cr.
English Curriculum
First Year
First Semester
- ENG 111 – Expository Writing 3 cr.
- FFR 121 – Elementary French I 3 cr. or
- FSP 121 – Elementary Spanish I 3 cr.
- FYS 101 – First Year Seminar I 1 cr. / Service Learning *
- UCO 101 – University Convocation I 0 cr.
- Humanities Elective 3 cr.
- Physical Education Activity Elective 2 cr.
- Social Sciences Elective 3 cr.
Total: 15
Second Semester
- BIO 101 – Biological Sciences I 3 cr. or
- PHY 101 – Physical Sciences I 3 cr.
- BIO 101L – Biology Sciences I Laboratory 1 cr. or
- PHY 101L – Physical Sciences I Laboratory 1 cr.
- ENG 112 – Argument and Research 3 cr.
- FFR 122 – Elementary French II 3 cr. or
- FSP 122 – Elementary Spanish II 3 cr.
- FYS 102 – First Year Seminar II 1 cr. / Service Learning *
- MAT 121 – College Algebra 3 cr.
- UCO 102 – University Convocation II 0 cr.
- Social Sciences Elective 3 cr.
Total: 17
Second Year
First Semester
- ECO 203 – Principles of Macroeconomics 3 cr.
- ENG 201 – Readings in World Literature I 3 cr. or
- ENG 202 – Readings in World Literature II 3 cr.
- ENG 203 – Introduction to Scholarship in English 3 cr.
- ENG 223 – Studies in Poetry 3 cr.
- FFR 221 – Intermediate French I 3 cr. or
- FSP 221 – Intermediate Spanish I 3 cr.
Total: 15
Second Semester
- AWS 100 – Survey of the African World 3 cr. or
- REL 208 – The Black Church in the U.S. 3 cr.
- ENG 199 – Writing Proficiency Examination 0 cr. ***
- ENG 224 – Studies in Fiction 3 cr.
- ENG 225 – Studies in Drama 3 cr.
- ENG 260 – Literary Criticism 3 cr.
- FFR 222 – Intermediate French II 3 cr. or
- FSP 222 – Intermediate Spanish II 3 cr.
Total: 15
Third Year
First Semester
- ENG 315 – American Literary Foundations 3 cr.
- ENG 323 – British Literary Foundations 3 cr.
- ENG 333 – African American Literary Foundations 3 cr.
- Minor or General Elective 3 cr.
- Theatre (SPT) Elective 3 cr.
Total: 15
Second Semester
- ENG 402 – Linguistics 3 cr.
- English Elective 3 cr.
- English Elective 3 cr.
- Minor or General Elective 3 cr.
- Philosophy Elective 3 cr.
Total: 15
Fourth Year
First Semester
- ENG 403 – Shakespeare 3 cr.
- ENG 499 – Seminar in English 3 cr. (Senior Comprehensive)
- English Elective 3 cr.
- Minor or General Elective 3 cr.
- Philosophy Elective 3 cr.
Total: 15
Second Semester
- ENG 401 – Major Author 3 cr.
- English Elective 3 cr.
- Minor or General Elective 3 cr.
- Minor or General Elective 3 cr.
- Minor or General Elective 3 cr.
Total: 15
Total Required Hours: 122
*Service Learning: Students will earn a total of 30 service learning hours after successful completion of FYS 101 and FYS 102.
**Community Service: Students must contact the Office of Student Affairs for pre-approved community service project to earn a total of 90 hours of community service by the end of their junior year.
***Writing Proficiency Examination: Students must complete ENG 111 and ENG 112 with a minimum grade of ‘C’ to register for ENG 199 – Writing Proficiency Examination. Students who fail to take or do not pass ENG 199 must take ENG 200 – Review of Writing Strategies (3 credit hours).
The English programs and organizations are dedicated to building students’ leadership and intellectual skills outside of the classroom. Those organizations include:
- Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Societ
- The Dillard Review, a journal of arts and letters
- The Dillard University English Club
- The English Journal
- Tom Dent Literary Festival
