The B.A. in English & Comparative Literature (ECL) offers students the opportunity to explore their broad interests with the flexibility to pursue the ECL major alongside another major.
The Core:
For The Core of the ECL major, you will take two survey courses and one in-depth course that focuses on either a single author or a single genre.
Survey 1:
Choose from: ENGL 120, ENGL 116, or CMPL 120-124
Survey 2:
Choose from: ENGL 117, ENGL 121, ENGL 122, ENG 124, ENGL 129, ENGL 151, ENGL 152, CMPL 130-134, CMPL 142
Depth:
Choose from: ENGL 223, ENGL 225, ENGL 230, ENGL 235, ENGL 250, ENGL 272, CMPL 220, CMPL 223, CMPL 225
Plus:
- Choose 7 from any of the courses in ENGL or CMPL
(excluding first-year seminars) - Among these 10 required courses:
- 2must be 300-level (writing-intensive)
- 1 must be 400-level (research-intensive)
- At least 3 more must be at/above 200-level
Or add a concentration (optional, but awesome)*
British & American Literature
Comparative & World Literatures
Creative Writing
Film Studies
Science, Medicine, & Literature
Social Justice & Literature
Writing, Editing, & Digital Production
Career Spotlight
Elizabeth Turgeon Schindzielorz, Esq.
Environmental Lawyer, Class of 2010
“As a practicing attorney, the skills that I honed while taking classes within UNC’s English Department have proven highly beneficial. In my job, I have to research and analyze applicable law and various documents, ultimately communicating my findings and making arguments on behalf of my clients. Those are skills which have their foundation in my college years and the classes I took with UNC’s English Department.”