Contents

Powered by SmartCatalog IQ

English (B.A.) to English and Humanities (M.A.)

This program allows students to complete a B.A. in English in the Literature, Writing, or Media & Performance Studies tracks and an M.A. in English & Humanities in five years.

Admission Requirements: In addition to meeting the university's undergraduate admission requirements, undergraduate students in the English Literature, Writing or Media & Performance Studies tracks must meet the following criteria:

  • Students must apply to the program no later than the semester before their final undergraduate year. Students are strongly advised to apply upon entry to the university, or in their first or second year.
  • Students in the program must maintain an overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0. Students falling below an overall 3.0 GPA will be placed on academic probation for the program in the following semester during which time they must raise their GPA to ≥ 3.0. Students with a GPA that remains below 3.0 at the conclusion of a probationary semester will be dismissed from the combined program and placed in the traditional four-year track.
  • To remain in the program, EN 200 and EN 424 (or GMD 404 if permitted) must be completed with a minimum grade of C, and the minimum grades for all graduate level courses must be met.

Students in good standing in this program will take graduate English & Humanities courses during their senior year. Up to six credits of graduate coursework would satisfy both undergraduate and graduate requirements. They may take an additional six credits of graduate coursework that will be applied to their M.A. program requirements. These students are granted their B.A. and automatically admitted to the M.A. program at the end of their senior year after meeting all B.A. requirements. Students then complete 21-27 graduate credits in their fifth year of study to complete the M.A. in English & Humanities. Please see the English and Humanities (M.A.) for details on the program. Upon being admitted to the M.A. program, students are subject to all graduate student policies and procedures.

Residency requirements: Students must complete at least 21 credits in undergraduate program coursework at Marymount. Those credits must include EN 200: Approaches to Literary Study and EN 424: Senior Seminar (or GMD 404 if permitted).

Consortium Courses: A maximum of six (6) graduate semester credits, selected in conjunction with the director of the graduate program in English and Humanities, may be taken through the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area. Students should not enroll in a consortium course during the semester of their anticipated graduation. Taking a course outside of Marymount during the student’s final semester may delay their graduation.

Literature Track

This degree requires a total of 147 credits.

English and Humanities Electives

Take fifteen to twenty-four (15-24) credits in English above 501.

Take three to twelve (3-12) credits in Humanities, History, Fine Arts, Philosophy, or TRS at the 500 level.

MA Capstone Project
Take EN 690, EN 695, HUM 690 or HUM 695 for three  (3) credits.

Liberal Arts Core and University Requirements

See University Requirements and the Liberal Arts Core for details. English majors will satisfy part of the three-course university Writing Intensive (WI) requirement through: EN 200 Approaches to Literary Study and EN 424 Senior Seminar.

Literature Track Electives

Take six (6) credits in electives numbered EN 202 or above. 

Take six (6) credits in electives numbered EN 321 or above.

Take EN 501 Building Textual Interpretation for three (3) credits.

Literature Track Electives

Take nine (9) credits from the following:
EN 202Global Literary Voices I *

3
EN 204Global Literary Voices II *

3
EN 230American Voices *

3
EN 231Literature of the British Isles *

3

Literature Track Requirements

EN 200Approaches to Literary Study *

3
 
EN 301The Writing Process: Theory and Practice *

3
OR
EN 308Style and Revision *

3
 
EN 400Internship *

3
EN 424Senior Seminar *

3
EN 590Major Author(s)

3

Sample Degree Plan — English (Literature Track)

Year One — Fall

EN 101Composition I *

3
Introductory Social Science (SS-1) core course *

3
TRS 100Theological Inquiry *

3
CNCT 100Connections *

3
One (1) elective

3

EN 101: WR core course

TRS 100: TRS-1 core course

Year One — Spring

EN 102Composition II *

3
Introductory History (HI-1) core course - HI 103 or HI 104 recommended *
Natural Science (NS) core course with lab *

4
Two (2) electives

6

EN 102: WR core course

HI 103, HI 104: HI-1 core course

Year Two — Fall

EN 200Approaches to Literary Study *

3
PH 100Introduction to Philosophy *

3
 
EN 202Global Literary Voices I *

3
OR
EN 204Global Literary Voices II *

3
OR
EN 230American Voices *

3
OR
EN 231Literature of the British Isles *

3
 
Introductory Social Science (SS-1) core course in a second discipline *

3
One (1) elective

3

PH 100: PH-1 core course

EN 200: DSINQ and WI course

EN 202: LT-1 core course

EN 204: GP and LT-1 core course

EN 230: LT-1 core course

EN 231: LT-1 core course

Year Two — Spring

EN 202Global Literary Voices I *

3
OR
EN 204Global Literary Voices II *

3
OR
EN 230American Voices *

3
OR
EN 231Literature of the British Isles *

3
 
MA Mathematics (MT) core course *

3-4
Introductory Social Science (SS-1) in a third discipline or Second Natural Science (NS) core course *

3
One (1) elective - 2nd DSINQ course required if not already completed *

3
One (1) elective

3

Year Three — Fall

EN 202Global Literary Voices I *

3
OR
EN 204Global Literary Voices II *

3
OR
EN 230American Voices *

3
OR
EN 231Literature of the British Isles *

3
 
Advanced Social Science (SS-2) core course *

3
One (1) major elective at the 200 level or above
One (1) major elective at the 300-level or above
One (1) elective

3

Year Three — Spring

EN 301The Writing Process: Theory and Practice *

3
OR
EN 308Style and Revision *

3
 
Advanced Theology/Religious Studies (TRS-2) or Theological Ethics (TRS-E) core course *

3
Two (2) major electives - EN 321 or above
Two (2) electives

6

Year Four — Fall

EN 424Senior Seminar *

3
One (1) elective

3
One (1) elective - GP course if not already completed *

3
One (1) EN/HUM 5XX elective

EN 424: DSINQ and WI course

Year Four — Spring

EN 590Major Author(s)

3
One (1) elective

3
Fine Arts (FNA) or Advanced History (HI-2) core course *

3
EN 400Internship *

3
One (1) EN/HUM 5XX elective

EN 400: EXP course

Year Five — Fall

Three (3) graduate electives in EN or HUM

Year Five — Spring

Three (3) graduate electives in EN or HUM

Year Five — Summer

EN 690Practicum

3
OR
HUM 690Practicum

3
OR
EN 695Master's Project

3
OR
HUM 695Master's Project

3

Media and Performance Track

This degree requires a total of 147 credits.

Liberal Arts Core and University Requirements

See University Requirements and the Liberal Arts Core for details. English majors will satisfy part of the three-course university Writing Intensive (WI) requirement through: EN 200 Approaches to Literary Study and EN 424 Senior Seminar.

Media and Performance Track Requirements

EN 200Approaches to Literary Study *

3
EN 240Introduction to Film and Visual Studies *

3
 
EN 207Theater History *

3
OR
EN 220The Movie or the Book? Narrative Adaptation in the Cinema *

3
 
AH 201Introduction to Art History: Ancient to Medieval

3
OR
AH 202Introduction to Art History: Renaissance to Modern

3
 
EN 321Modern Drama *

3
OR
EN 355Shakespeare *

3
 
EN 400Internship *

3
 
EN 424Senior Seminar *

3
OR
GMD 404Performance Media Lab *

3
 
EN 560Topics in Performance

3

Media and Performance Electives

Take three (3) credits from the following:
EN 202Global Literary Voices I *

3
EN 204Global Literary Voices II *

3
EN 230American Voices *

3
EN 231Literature of the British Isles *

3

Media and Performance Electives

Take nine (9) credits from the following:
EN 212Topics in Acting

3
EN 235Digital and Nonlinear Storytelling *

3
EN 270Approaches to Creative Writing *

3
EN 360Book Histories, Book Futures *

3
 
EN 390Digital Projects in the Humanities *

1-3
OR
HU 390Digital Projects in the Humanities *

1-3
 
COMM 101Public Speaking

3
COMM 204Video Production: Multimedia Communication

3
GMD 202Illustration I *

3
GMD 203Digital Photography

3
GMD 205Video Production: Promotional and Informational Communication

3
GMD 308Web and Social Media Design

3

English and Humanities Electives

Take fifteen to twenty-four (15-24) credits in English above 501.

Take three to twelve (3-12) credits in Humanities, History, Fine Arts, Philosophy, or TRS at the 500 level.

MA Capstone Project
Take EN 690, EN 695, HUM 690 or HUM 695 for three  (3) credits.

Sample Degree Plan — English (Media and Performance Track)

Year One — Fall

EN 101Composition I *

3
Introductory Social Science (SS-1) core course *

3
TRS 100Theological Inquiry *

3
CNCT 100Connections *

3
One (1) elective

3

EN 101: WR core course

TRS 100: TRS-1 core course

Year One — Spring

EN 102Composition II *

3
Introductory History (HI-1) core course - HI 103 or HI 104 recommended *
Natural Science (NS) core course with lab *

4
Two (2) electives

6

EN 102: WR core course

HI 103, HI 104: HI-1 core course

Year Two — Fall

EN 200Approaches to Literary Study *

3
EN 240Introduction to Film and Visual Studies *

3
 
EN 202Global Literary Voices I *

3
OR
EN 204Global Literary Voices II *

3
OR
EN 230American Voices *

3
OR
EN 231Literature of the British Isles *

3
 
PH 100Introduction to Philosophy *

3
Introductory Social Science (SS-1) core course in a second discipline *

3

PH 100: PH-1 core course

EN 200: DSINQ and WI course

EN 202: LT-1 core course

EN 204: GP and LT-1 core course

EN 230: LT-1 core course

EN 231: LT-1 core course

EN 240: DSINQ, LT-1, and WI course

Year Two — Spring

EN 207Theater History *

3
OR
EN 220The Movie or the Book? Narrative Adaptation in the Cinema *

3
 
One (1) support skills major elective
MA Mathematics (MT) core course *

3-4
Introductory Social Science (SS-1) in a third discipline or Second Natural Science (NS) core course *

3
One (1) elective

3

Year Three — Fall

EN 321Modern Drama *

3
OR
EN 355Shakespeare *

3
 
One (1) support skills major elective
Advanced Social Science (SS-2) core course *

3
Advanced Theology/Religious Studies (TRS-2) or Theological Ethics (TRS-E) core course *

3
Two (2) electives

6

EN 321 or EN 355: LT-2 core course 

Year Three — Spring

One (1) major elective at the 300-level or above
One (1) support skills major elective
PH Advanced Philosophy (PH-2) or Philosophical Ethics (PH-E) core course *

3
One (1) elective - 2nd DSINQ course required if not already completed *

3
Two (2) electives

6

Year Four — Fall

EN 424Senior Seminar *

3
OR
GMD 404Performance Media Lab *

3
 
One (1) major elective

3
One (1) elective - GP course if not already completed *

3
One (1) EN/HUM 5XX elective
EN 501Building Textual Interpretation

3

EN 424: DSINQ and WI course

Year Four — Spring

AH 201Introduction to Art History: Ancient to Medieval

3
OR
AH 202Introduction to Art History: Renaissance to Modern

3
 
EN 560Topics in Performance

3
EN 400Internship *

3
One (1) elective

3
One (1) EN/HUM 5XX elective

EN 400: EXP core course

Year Five — Fall

Three (3) graduate electives in EN or HUM

Year Five — Spring

Three (3) graduate electives in EN or HUM

Year Five — Summer

EN 690Practicum

3
OR
HUM 690Practicum

3
OR
EN 695Master's Project

3
OR
HUM 695Master's Project

3

Writing Track

This degree requires a total of 147 credits.

Liberal Arts Core and University Requirements

See University Requirements and the Liberal Arts Core for details. English majors will satisfy part of the three-course university Writing Intensive (WI) requirement through: EN 200 Approaches to Literary Study and EN 424 Senior Seminar. In addition, majors on the writing track must take EN 301 The Writing Process and EN 308 Style and Revision.

Writing Track Requirements

EN 200Approaches to Literary Study *

3
EN 211Principles of Language

3
EN 301The Writing Process: Theory and Practice *

3
EN 308Style and Revision *

3
EN 400Internship *

3
EN 424Senior Seminar *

3

Writing Track Electives

Take six (6) credits from the following:
EN 202Global Literary Voices I *

3
EN 204Global Literary Voices II *

3
EN 230American Voices *

3
EN 231Literature of the British Isles *

3

Writing Track Electives

Take three (3) credits in advanced literature (LT-2). See Liberal Arts Core requirements for more information.

Take nine (9) credits in English and/or communication writing courses.

Take EN 559 Studies in Creative Writing (3)

Take three (3) credits in support skills electives in digital publishing.

Take EN 501 for three (3) credits.

English and Humanities Electives

Take fifteen to twenty-four (15-24) credits in English above 501.

Take three to twelve (3-12) credits in Humanities, History, Fine Arts, Philosophy, or TRS at the 500 level.

MA Capstone Project
Take EN 690, EN 695, HUM 690 or HUM 695 for three  (3) credits.

Sample Degree Plan — English (Writing)

Year One — Fall

EN 101Composition I *

3
Introductory Social Science (SS-1) core course *

3
TRS 100Theological Inquiry *

3
CNCT 100Connections *

3
One (1) elective

3

EN 101: WR core course

TRS 100: TRS-1 core course

Year One — Spring

EN 102Composition II *

3
Introductory History (HI-1) core course - HI 103 or HI 104 recommended *
Natural Science (NS) core course with lab *

4
Two (2) electives

6

EN 102: WR core course

HI 103, HI 104: HI-1 core course

Year Two — Fall

EN 200Approaches to Literary Study *

3
 
EN 202Global Literary Voices I *

3
OR
EN 204Global Literary Voices II *

3
OR
EN 230American Voices *

3
OR
EN 231Literature of the British Isles *

3
 
PH 100Introduction to Philosophy *

3
Introductory Social Science (SS-1) core course in a second discipline *

3
One (1) elective

3

PH 100: PH-1 core course

EN 200: DSINQ and WI course

EN 202: LT-1 core course

EN 204: GP and LT-1 core course

EN 230: LT-1 core course

EN 231: LT-1 core course

Year Two — Spring

EN 211Principles of Language

3
 
EN 202Global Literary Voices I *

3
OR
EN 204Global Literary Voices II *

3
OR
EN 230American Voices *

3
OR
EN 231Literature of the British Isles *

3
 
MA Mathematics (MT) core course *

3-4
Introductory Social Science (SS-1) in a third discipline or Second Natural Science (NS) core course *

3
Advanced Literature (LT-2) core course *

3

Year Three — Fall

EN 301The Writing Process: Theory and Practice *

3
One (1) support skills major elective
Advanced Social Science (SS-2) core course *

3
Fine Arts (FNA) or Advanced History (HI-2) core course *

3
Advanced Theology/Religious Studies (TRS-2) or Theological Ethics (TRS-E) core course *

3
One (1) elective

3

EN 301: DSINQ and WI course

Year Three — Spring

EN 308Style and Revision *

3
Two (2) major electives - writing
Advanced Theology/Religious Studies (TRS-2) or Theological Ethics (TRS-E) core course *

3
One (1) elective - 2nd DSINQ course required if not already completed *

3
One (1) elective

3

Year Four — Fall

EN 424Senior Seminar *

3
One (1) major elective - writing
One (1) elective - GP course if not already completed *

3
EN 501Building Textual Interpretation

3
One (1) EN/HUM 5XX elective

EN 424: DSINQ and WI course

Year Four — Spring

EN 559Studies in Creative Writing

3
EN 400Internship *

3
Two (2) electives

6
One (1) EN/HUM 5XX elective

EN 400: EXP core course

Year Five — Fall

Three (3) graduate electives in EN or HUM

Year Five — Spring

Three (3) graduate electives in EN or HUM

Year Five — Summer

EN 690Practicum

3
OR
HUM 690Practicum

3
OR
EN 695Master's Project

3
OR
HUM 695Master's Project

3