From Milton to Morrison, Shakespeare to Faulkner, choose your own adventure as you explore rich literary traditions. This concentration not only introduces students to a broad range of texts, but also allows room for specialization.
Download British & American Literature Concentration Handout
Concentration Requirements
Complete THE CORE
Plus
- Choose 1 pre-1800 course
- Choose 1 post-1800 course
- Choose 1 multi-ethnic & diversity course
- Choose 4 from: any courses in ENGL and/or CMPL (excluding first-year seminars)
Among these 10 required courses:
- Choose at least 1 British and at least 1 American
- 1 must be at 400-level (research-intensive)
- 1 must be at 300-level (writing-intensive)
- At least 3 more must be at/above 200-level
Questions?
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Contact the Concentration Coordinators: Dr. Taylor Cowdery – cowdery@email.unc.edu and Dr. Eliza Richards – ecr@email.unc.edu
Career Spotlight
Nick Searcy
Actor, The Shape of Water and FX’s “Justified,” Class 1982
“My experience at UNC as an English major taught me the tradition and elements of storytelling…Without my experience with the excellent English Department at UNC, I truly believe I would never have been able to make a career as a professional actor.”