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Undergraduate Courses in Language and Literature<\/h3>\n

Academic Year 2026-2027<\/h3>\n

The English Department at BU offers a range of courses for non-majors and more advanced students. Many of our courses fulfill multiple Hub capacities, and most are seminar-size (20 students or less). We encourage critical and creative thinking and writing, intellectual exploration, and interactions between students and professors.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Classes range across genres, history, and the globe and include a diversity of voices. Because the major and minor offer flexibility, students can take the classes that interest them most.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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All courses carry 4 credits, unless otherwise indicated.<\/strong><\/p>\n

One course numbered CAS EN 121 \u2013 201, 203 \u2013 215, and 221<\/span> may count toward the seven additional courses required for the major<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are considering a major or minor in English, you should take EN 220 rather than WR 150, 151, or 152.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please note that a class may not be used to fulfill more than one distribution requirement.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Fall 2026 Courses that Fulfill English Major Requirements:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Courses meeting requirements for students declaring an English major in Fall 22 and after:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • EN 101: Encounters: Reading Across Time and Space<\/li>\n
  • EN 220: Seminar in Literature<\/li>\n
  • Critical Methods: EN 437, EN 453, EN 473, EN 482<\/li>\n
  • Power, Identity, and Difference: EN326, EN 328, EN 370, EN 375, EN 393, EN 453, EN 482<\/li>\n
  • British or American Literature before 1700: EN 322, EN 328, EN 363, EN 521, EN 570<\/li>\n
  • British or American Literature, 1700-1900: EN323, EN 345, EN 437, EN 500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Courses meeting requirements for students who have declared an English major prior to Fall 22:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • EN 220: Seminar in Literature<\/li>\n
    • EN 221: Major Authors<\/li>\n
    • EN 322: British Literature I<\/li>\n
    • EN 323: British Literature II<\/li>\n
    • Pre-1800 British or American Literature:\u00a0 EN 328, EN 363, EN 521, EN 570<\/li>\n
    • Pre-1900 American Literature: EN 345, EN 500<\/li>\n
    • Critical Methods: EN 437, EN 453, EN 473, EN 482<\/li>\n
    • Diverse Literatures in English:\u00a0 EN326, EN 328, EN 370, EN 375, EN 393, EN 453, EN 482<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      *Please note again that the same course cannot be used fulfill two separate requirements. I.e.: students may choose to count EN 452 either as a \u201cCritical Methods\u201d course or as a \u201cDiverse Literatures in English,\u201d but they may not have EN 452 count as both<\/p>\n

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      Spring 2026 Courses that Fulfill English Major Requirements:<\/h3>\n

      Courses meeting requirements for students declaring an English major in FA 22 and after:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • EN 101: Encounters: Reading Across Time and Space<\/li>\n
      • EN 220: Seminar in Literature<\/li>\n
      • Critical Methods: EN 406, EN 494, EN 498,<\/li>\n
      • Power, Identity, and Difference:\u00a0 EN327, EN 347, EN349, <\/span>EN351, EN 486, EN 494, EN 498, EN 558, EN 588<\/li>\n
      • British or American Literature before 1700: EN 322, EN 363<\/li>\n
      • British or American Literature, 1700-1900: EN 323, EN 333, EN 570<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Courses meeting requirements for students who have declared an English major prior to FA 22:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • EN 220: Seminar in Literature<\/li>\n
        • EN 221: Major Authors<\/li>\n
        • EN 322: British Literature I<\/li>\n
        • EN 323: British Literature II<\/li>\n
        • Pre-1800 British or American Literature: EN333, EN 363<\/li>\n
        • Pre-1900 American Literature: EN 333<\/li>\n
        • Critical Methods: EN 406, EN 486, EN 494, EN 498,<\/li>\n
        • Diverse Literatures in English:\u00a0 EN327, EN 347, EN349, <\/span>EN351, EN 494, EN 498, EN 558, EN 588<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          *Please note again that the same course cannot be used fulfill two separate requirements. I.e.: students may choose to count EN 486 either as a \u201cCritical Methods\u201d course or as a \u201cPower, Identity, and Difference\u201d course, but they may not have EN 486 count as both.<\/p>\n

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