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Course Distribution Table 

This table is intended to allow students and faculty to easily see which courses in the English major satisfy that distribution group, A, B, C, D, E, or F. For course descriptions, please refer to the Wofford College catalogue.

  • "Number" refers to the official course catalogue number.

  • Courses marked “elective” count towards the English major but are not part of the required distribution groups. However, students who major in English with a concentration in Creative Writing must complete four Creative Writing courses. See the College Catalogue.

Number 

Course Title 

Distribution Category 
301 English Medieval Literature A
302 Chaucer A
303 Early English Drama and Lyric A
304 Spenser, Milton, and the Renaissance Epic A
305 Shakespeare's Comedies and Histories A
306 Shakespeare's Tragedies and Romances A
307 17th Century English Literature A
308 Restoration and 18th Century English Drama B
309 English Lit of the Restoration and 18th Century, 1660-1800 B
311 The English Romantic Period B
312 The Victorian Period B
313 19th Century Issues and Topics B
314 The Irish Revival B
331 The Early English Novel B
332 The Later English Novel B
319 Native American Literature C
320 African American Literature C
321 American Literature Before the Civil War C
322 American Literature After the Civil War C
323 Southern Literature C
324 Ethnic American Literature C
330 Black Arts Movement C
362 American Theatre and Drama C
316 Contemporary British Literature D
325 Modern Drama D
326 Contemporary American Fiction D
327 Contemporary American Poetry D
328 Contemporary Drama D
329 Postmodern Literature D
333 The Modern Novel D
334 Modern Poetry D
335 The European Picaresque Novel E
336 European Masterpieces: Antiquity to Renaissance E
337 European Masterpieces: 17th Century to Present E
338 Early Women Writers E
339 Comparative Lit of the Emerging World E
360 Greek and Roman Drama E
480 Advanced Topics in Literature E
341 Principles of Literary Criticism F
342 Contemporary English Grammar and Usage F
343 History of the English Language F
345 Literature and Gender Theory F
351 Art of Film Film-elective
371 Short Story Workshop CW-elective
372 Advanced Short Story Workshop CW-elective
373 Poetry Workshop CW-elective
374 Advanced Poetry Workshop CW-elective
375 The Art of the Personal Essay CW-elective
376 Playwriting Workshop CW-elective
377 Advanced Playwriting Workshop CW-elective
378 Novella Workshop CW-elective
TBA Courses in World Literature and Film Studies  

All 400-level courses count as elective credit
*English 344 counts toward the English major only for those students who take Education 200.