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2025 English Major Curriculum


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ENL1 English Major English Major English 2 11

2025 English Major Tracks

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Subject Area Description Credit Hour
Required Course Choose 1 of 1
EN300 LITERARY METHODOLOGIES 3.0  
AND

English Electives  
Choose 8 of 18 English Electives while meeting the distribution requirements below.
English Electives - Distribution Requirements  
Take at least one course in each of the following three categories.
Distribution Requirement - Early Period Survey Choose 1 of 3
EN311 ANCIENT TO EARLY MODERN LIT 3.0  
EN321 AMERICAN LITERATURE I 3.0  
EN331 BRITISH LITERATURE I 3.0  
AND
Distribution Requirement - Late Period Survey Choose 1 of 3
EN322 AMERICAN LITERATURE II 3.0  
EN332 BRITISH LITERATURE II 3.0  
EN340 CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE 3.0  
AND
Distribution Requirement - Genre Course Choose 1 of 4
EN361 POETRY 3.0  
EN362 FILM AND FILM THEORY 3.0  
EN363 THE NOVEL 3.0  
EN364 DRAMA 3.0  
AND
English Electives - Choice Choose 5 of 18
Fulfill the remaining English Elective requirement by choosing 5 additional courses from this list. One course from this list may not satisfy both the "Choice" requirement and the "Distribution" requirement.
EN311 ANCIENT TO EARLY MODERN LIT 3.0  
EN321 AMERICAN LITERATURE I 3.0  
EN322 AMERICAN LITERATURE II 3.0  
EN331 BRITISH LITERATURE I 3.0  
EN332 BRITISH LITERATURE II 3.0  
EN340 CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE 3.0  
EN351 WORLD LITERATURE 3.0  
EN352 POWER AND DIFFERENCE 3.0  
EN353 WAR LITERATURE 3.0  
EN354 SPECIAL TOPICS COLLOQUIUM 3.0  
EN355 CRITICISM COLLOQUIUM 3.0  
EN361 POETRY 3.0  
EN362 FILM AND FILM THEORY 3.0  
EN363 THE NOVEL 3.0  
EN364 DRAMA 3.0  
EN370 SHAKESPEARE 3.0  
EN371 SINGLE-AUTHOR COLLOQUIUM 3.0  
EN490 INDEPENDENT STUDY: LITERATURE 3.0  
AND

Complementary Support Courses  
In consultation with their DAC, Cadets will choose one track and three CSC courses from within that track. Working with their DAC, Cadets studying abroad can potentially get CSC credit for any coursework deemed appropriate by the English Program Director.
Literature and History Choose 3 of 9
HI340 COLONIAL AMERICA 3.0  
HI348 MODERN LATIN AMERICA 3.0  
HI364 MODERN WESTERN EUROPE 3.0  
HI368 MOD CENTRAL & E. EUR,1896-1989 3.0  
HI390 EARLY NATIONAL AMERICA 3.0  
HI392 AMERICAN HISTORICAL MEMORY 3.0  
HI395 HIST OF CIVIL WAR AMERICA 3.0  
HI398 CIVIL RIGHTS IN AMER HIST 3.0  
HI461 TOPICS IN GENDER HISTORY 3.0  
OR
Literature and the Natural World Choose 3 of 11
If CH275 or CH375 is counted as one of the required science courses, it cannot count as a CSC.
CE380 HYDROLOGY/HYDRAULIC DESIGN 3.5  
CH275 BIOLOGY 4.0  
CH375 ADVANCED BIOLOGY 4.0  
CH457 MICROBIOLOGY 3.5  
EV365 GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL CULTURES 3.0  
EV387 METEOROLOGY 3.0  
EV471 ECOLOGY 3.0  
NE474 RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY 3.0  
PH456 SCIENCE AND POLICY 3.0  
PL250 NEUROCOG FNDTNS OF BEHAVIOR 3.0  
PL390 BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY 3.0  
OR
Literature and Philosophy Choose 3 of 15
PY305 LOGICAL REASONING 3.0  
PY310 REALITY AND KNOWLEDGE 3.0  
PY320 ETHICS 3.0  
PY326 CYBER ETHICS 3.0  
PY330 POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY 3.0  
PY345 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION 3.0  
PY350 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE 3.0  
PY355 PHILOSOPHY OF MIND 3.0  
PY360 ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY 3.0  
PY369 ASIAN PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITIONS 3.0  
PY370 17TH & 18TH CENTURY PHILOSOPHY 3.0  
PY375 KANT & 19TH CENTURY PHILOSOPHY 3.0  
PY380 20TH CENTURY PHILOSOPHY 3.0  
PY390 INTER-DEPARTMENT SEMINAR 3.0  
SS386 POLITICAL THOUGHT 3.0  
OR
Literature and Foreign Language Choose 3 of 6
Students adopting this track take a third semester of foreign language plus two subsequent courses in their language.
LA485 ARABIC LITERATURE I 3.0  
LC485 CHINESE LITERATURE I 3.0  
LF485 SURVEY OF FRENCH LIT I 3.0  
LN380 NATURE OF MODERN LANGUAGES 3.0  
LX300 3RD SEMESTER FOREIGN LANG 0.0  
LX400 4TH SEMESTER FOREIGN LANG 0.0  
OR
Literature, Culture and Society Choose 3 of 25
EV365 GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL CULTURES 3.0  
HI344 MODERN DIPLOMACY 3.0  
HI391 WORLD RELIGIONS 3.0  
HI392 AMERICAN HISTORICAL MEMORY 3.0  
HI461 TOPICS IN GENDER HISTORY 3.0  
HI463 RACE, ETHNICITY, NATION 3.0  
LW410 COMPARATIVE LEGAL SYSTEMS 3.0  
LW461 CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE LAW 3.0  
LW462 CYBER LAW 3.0  
LW472 CRIMINAL LAW 3.0  
PL371 INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY 3.0  
PL377 SOCIAL INEQUALITY 3.0  
PL383 EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 3.0  
PL384 SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY 3.0  
PL393 CRIMINOLOGY-CRIM JUST SYSTM 3.0  
PL482 ARMED FORCES AND SOCIETY 3.0  
SS372 POLITICS AND GOV OF CHINA 3.0  
SS381 CULTURAL/POLIT ANTHROPOLOGY 3.0  
SS392 POLITICS-RACE,GENDER,SEXUALITY 3.0  
SS473 AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY 3.0  
SS475 COMP POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS 3.0  
SS476 CIVIL WARS 3.0  
XH405 THE HOLOCAUST AND ITS LEGACY 3.0  
XH415 GENOCIDE AND ETHNIC CLEANSING 3.0  
XH467 WINNING THE PEACE 3.0  
AND

Integrative Experience for the Major Choose 1 of 1
EN400 SEMINAR IN ADV LITERARY STUDY 3.0  
AND
Science Depth  
Cadets in this major may take any approved choice to satisfy the Science Depth requirement.
CH102 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II 4.0  
CH275 BIOLOGY 4.0  
PH202 PHYSICS II 4.0  
PH206 PHYSICS II 4.0  
PH252 ADVANCED PHYSICS II 4.0  
PH256 ADVANCED PHYSICS II 4.0  
STEM Depth  
Cadets in this major must take CY305/355 to satisfy the STEM Depth requirement.
CY305 CYBER FOUNDATIONS 3.0  
CY355 CYBER FOUNDATIONS - COMPUTING 3.0  
AND

Curriculum Requirements  
This section describes how cadets in this major satisfy various curriculum requirements.
IT/CYBER Requirement  
Cadets in this major will satisfy the IT/CYBER requirement by successfully completing the IT/CYBER content in the core curriculum and CY305/355.
CY305 CYBER FOUNDATIONS 3.0  
CY355 CYBER FOUNDATIONS - COMPUTING 3.0  
Core Engineering Sequence  
Cadets in this major can choose any approved three-course Core Engineering Sequence.
Writing-in-the-Major  
Cadets in this major satisfy the West Point Writing Program requirement by successfully completing writing requirements in the core curriculum and this course in the major.
EN300 LITERARY METHODOLOGIES 3.0  





2025 English Major w/ Honors Curriculum


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ENL1H English w/ Honors English Major w/ Honors English w/ Honors 2 0

2025 English Major w/ Honors Tracks

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Subject Area Description Credit Hour
Required Courses Choose 2 of 2
Cadets must achieve at least a B in EN401 in order to proceed into EN402. The thesis adviser will normally recommend the cadet for Honors consideration if the EN402 grade is A- or better.
EN401 SENIOR THESIS I 3.0  
EN402 SENIOR THESIS II 3.0  
AND
 
Complete the requirements of the major as shown above; attain a minimum APSC of 3.0 in the core curriculum and 3.5 in the major.
AND
Approval of the Department Head  
On the basis of recommendations by the cadet's DAC and senior-thesis adviser.