English

Chair: Dr. Evan Radcliffe
Office: 402 St. Augustine Center
Tel. (610) 519-4630
Website: http://www.villanova.edu/artsci/english/

MAJOR: Thirty-three hours in advanced English courses (numbered 2000 or above) including:
    • Junior Research Seminar (English 2250)
    • Two courses in British/Irish literature pre-1800 from two of three areas:
    (1) Medieval; (2) Renaissance (to 1649); (3) Restoration and Eighteenth Century.
    • Two courses in literature after 1800: one in British/Irish literature and one in American literature. One of these courses must be in 19th century literature and one must be in literature after 1900.
    • Senior Seminar (English 5000)
    • Five electives

English majors must take the Junior Research Seminar before they complete their junior years. The English Department recommends that they consider taking it as sophomores.

British Literary Tradition I (English 2101) is not required, but the English Department recommends that English majors take it early, since it introduces writers, texts, and issues that are crucial to most subsequent courses.

British Literary Tradition 1 and 2 (2101, 2102) and American Literary Tradition 1 and 2 (2103, 2104) can operate as free electives with a maximum of two permitted toward the major and the college Advanced Literature requirement.

MINOR: Fifteen hours including:
    • At least one course from the British/Irish literature offerings (mostly 3000-level courses).
    • At least one course from the American literature offerings (mostly 4000- level courses).
    • At least three electives from the English departmental offerings (numbered 2000 or above).


See the website address above for more information.