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Folklore Requirements

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Required Courses

ENGL 290 Introduction to Literary Studies (3 cr.)
Two ENGL 2XX Sophomore Surveys.* Choose from 201, 202, 205, 206 (6)
ENGL 2XX (Soph. open topic: 210, 211, 212) or ENGL 3XX (321, 322, or 371) (3)
ENGL 332 Introduction to Folklore (3)
ENGL 335 Louisiana Folklore or ENGL 432 American Folklore (3)
ENGL 3XX/4XX (3)
ENGL 482 Folklore Genres (3)
ENGL 440 Folklore and Lit. or ENGL 470 Genres in Children’s Lit.: Fairy Tales (3)
ENGL 4XX Major Figures or ENGL 423/424 Shakespeare (3)
ENGL 4XX (3)
ENGL 490 Senior Seminar: project in Folklore & Lit. recommended (3)

(36 hours total in the major)

* Honors Students may take ENGL 215 and 216 instead of the surveys.

Other Requirements 

Regardless of which concentration you declare, the program requires 120 hours of coursework with 36 hours in English (exclusive of first-year writing courses).

Two courses are required of all majors, regardless of concentration: ENGL 290 (Introduction to Literary Studies) and ENGL 490 (Senior Seminar).

In addition, all majors in the College of Liberal Arts must declare a minor field, in which 18 hours are required, six of them at the 300- or 400-level.