American University of Beirut

Bachelor Degree in English Language and Literature

​​​The requirements for a BA degree in Language or Literature are 90 credits for students entering the department at the sophomore level, including 39 credits of major English courses.

Both literature and language majors may also take courses leading to the teaching diploma. The requirements for the teaching diploma are specified under the catalogue section Department of Education.​

For university requirements, please check the catalogue section Department of English​​​​​.

    BA in Literature


    ​Requirements


    The new requirements for literature majors ​are as follows: ENGL 205, ENGL 207, ENGL 209 (formerly 201), ENGL 212, ENGL 221, ENGL 229, ENGL 238, one comparative literature course chosen from ENGL 240-243 and four additional courses chosen from among those numbered ENGL 210 to
    ENGL 291 and 294 In their senior year, they must take ENGL 292.

    New recommended sequence for Literature majors: Literature majors are recommended to take
    ENGL 229 in their first year of study as well as ENGL 205, 207 and 209 (formerly 201) while they
    are taking ENGL 203. Once they have completed ENGL 203, they may take ENGL 221, preferably
    in the second year. They are recommended to take ENGL 238 immediately following ENGL 204.
    ENGL 292 must be taken in the senior year


    Literature Courses 
    ​For the course description, click here​​​

    • ENGL 106 Introduction to World Literature
    • ENGL 205 English Literature I
    • ENGL 207 English Literature II
    • ENGL 209 Survey of American Literature (formerly 201)
    • ENGL 210 Literature of the Middle Ages
    • ENGL 211 Early Modern Literature
    • ENGL 212 Shakespeare
    • ENGL 213 Neo-Classical and Romantic Age
    • ENGL 214 Victorian Literature
    • ENGL 215 Twentieth-Century Literature
    • ENGL 216 Drama
    • ENGL 217 The Novel
    • ENGL 218 Poetry
    • ENGL 219 Film as Text
    • ENGL 220 Contemporary Anglophone Literature
    • ENGL 221 Introduction to Literary Theory 
    • ENGL 222 Literature and Cultural Studies
    • ENGL 223 Literature and Science
    • ENGL 224 Early American Literature
    • ENGL 225 Modern American Literature
    • ENGL 226 Contemporary American Literature
    • ENGL 240 Literature and Empire
    • ENGL 241 Transnational Literatures
    • ENGL 242 World Literature
    • ENGL 243 Post-Colonial Literature
    • ENGL 244 Special Topics in Literature
    • ENGL 254 Special Topics in Creative Writing
    • ENGL 255  Literatures in Translation
    • ENGL 256B   Digital Culture 
    • ENGL 257  Visual Culture
    • ENGL 258  Gender and Sexuality
    • ENGL 261 Advanced Literary Theory ​ 
    • ENGL 290 Tutorial 
    • ENGL 292 Capstone Seminar for Literature Majors​

    BA in Language


    Requirements

    The requirements for language majors are as follows: ENGL 227 (Introduction to Language), ENGL 228 (Phonetics), ENGL 229 (History of the English Language), ENGL 230 (Language in Society) or ENGL 232 (Psycholinguistics), ENGL 237 (Creative Non-Fiction) or ENGL 238 (Advanced Academic Writing), ENGL 231 (Modern English Grammar) or ENGL 294 (Advanced English Grammar), and three additional courses chosen from among the department’s language offerings; in literature, ENGL 212 and two courses chosen from ENGL 201, ENGL 205, and ENGL 207, and one additional course from among those numbered ENGL 210 to ENGL 292, including creative writing courses

    Language Courses
    For the course description, click here 

    • ENGL 104 Introduction to Poetry
    • ENGL 107  Language and Culture
    • ENGL 227  Introduction to Language 
    • ENGL 228  Phonetics
    • ENGL 229  History of the English Language
    • ENGL 230  Language in Society
    • ENGL 231  Modern English Grammar 
    • ENGL 232  Psycholinguistics
    • ENGL 234  Gender and Language
    • ENGL 235  Politics of Language
    • ENGL 238   Academic Writing for English Majors​
    • ENGL 245  Journalistic Writing
    • ENGL 246  Applied Linguistics
    • ENGL 247  Discourse Analysis
    • ENGL 248  Special Topics in English Language
    • ENGL 290 Tutorial ​
    • ENGL 293  Seminar for English Majors in Language 
    • ENGL 294  Advanced English Grammar ​


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