Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2022 through summer 2023. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses
ENGL 501	Christian Poetics	3
ENGL 503	Bibliography and Research	3
ENGL 505	Advanced Literary Criticism	3
Choose 3 credit hours of the following: 1		3
ENGL 607	Composition Studies
ENGL 654	Methods of Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum
Total Hours		12

¹

GSAs take ENGL 607 Composition Studies (3 c.h.) while non-GSAs take ENGL 654 Methods of Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum (3 c.h.)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Literature Courses
Choose 12 credit hours of the following:		12
ENGL 510	Studies in Ancient Literature/Classics
ENGL 511	Christian Authors
ENGL 512	Seminar in British Authors
ENGL 515	Studies in British Literature
ENGL 517	Old English Literature
ENGL 523	Shakespeare
ENGL 529	Studies in American Literature
ENGL 532	Seminar in American Authors
ENGL 595	Directed Research 1
ENGL 613	Contemporary and Postmodern Literature
ENGL 637	Studies in African-American Literature
ENGL 656	Studies in World Literatures
Total Hours		12

¹

Approval of program director required for ENGL 595 Directed Research (3 c.h.)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Thesis or Elective Courses 1
ENGL 689	Thesis Proposal and Research 2	3
ENGL 690	Thesis Defense	3
Total Hours		6

¹

Students may take approved ENGL electives instead of ENGL 689 Thesis Proposal and Research (3 c.h.) & ENGL 690 Thesis Defense (3 c.h.)

²

Any thesis student who is not ready for enrollment in ENGL 690 Thesis Defense (3 c.h.) after completing ENGL 689 Thesis Proposal and Research (3 c.h.) may be required, as determined by the student’s thesis chair, to repeat ENGL 689 Thesis Proposal and Research (3 c.h.) until deemed ready for enrollment in ENGL 690 Thesis Defense (3 c.h.)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Elective Courses
Choose six credit hours of the following:		6
ENGL 513	Linguistics
ENGL 550	Nonfiction Writing
ENGL 551	Poetry Writing
ENGL 552	Fiction Writing
ENGL 562	Text Analysis
ENGL 633	Advanced English Grammar
ENGL 664	English as a World Language
Total Hours		6

All applicable prerequisites must be met

Graduation Requirements

• Complete 36 hours
• A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
• 3.0 GPA
• No more than two grades of C may be applied to the degree (includes grades of C+ & C-)
• No grade of D or below may be applied to the degree (includes grades of D+ & D-)
• Reading Proficiency in a Language other than English
• Degree must be completed within 5 years
• Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student's anticipated graduation date

Program Offered in Resident Format