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English and Philosophy, BA

2021-2022 Edition

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The Department of English and the Department of Philosophy and Religion offer an interdisciplinary combined major in English and philosophy. Students in the combined major in English and philosophy integrate the study of literature and writing with the study of ethical and philosophical issues and problems.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

University-Wide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.

BA Language Requirements

All BA students are required to complete the BA language requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

English Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
English Course-Level Requirement
In addition to the capstone, two of the courses chosen from the lists below must be numbered 3000–4999.
Introduction to College
ENGL 1000English at Northeastern1
Foundational Courses
ENGL 1160Introduction to Rhetoric4
or ENGL 1410 Introduction to Research on Writing
ENGL 1400Introduction to Literary Studies4
Diversity
Complete one of the following courses. This course may also be used to fulfill an additional English requirement below:4
ENGL 2150
Literature and Digital Diversity
ENGL 2296
Early African-American Literature
ENGL 2451
Postcolonial Women Writers
ENGL 2455
American Women Writers
ENGL 2470
Asian-American Literature
ENGL 2760
Writing in Global Contexts
ENGL 3663
The African American Novel
ENGL 3678
Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
ENGL 3685
Modern and Contemporary Jewish Literature
or JWSS 3685
Modern and Contemporary Jewish Literature
Pre-Nineteenth-Century Literature
Complete one of the following:4
ENGL 1600
Introduction to Shakespeare
ENGL 1700
Global Literatures 1
ENGL 2296
Early African-American Literature
ENGL 3101
Early Literatures
ENGL 3120
17th- and 18th-Century Literatures
ENGL 3618
Milton
ENGL 3678
Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
or JWSS 3678
Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
Nineteenth-, Twentieth-, and Twenty-First-Century Literature
Complete one of the following:4
ENGL 2301
The Graphic Novel
ENGL 2330
The American Renaissance
ENGL 2440
The Modern Bestseller
ENGL 2600
Irish Literary Culture (Abroad)
ENGL 2610
Contemporary Israeli Literature and Art (Abroad)
ENGL 3140
19th-Century Literatures
ENGL 3619
Emerson and Thoreau
ENGL 3685
Modern and Contemporary Jewish Literature
or JWSS 3685
Modern and Contemporary Jewish Literature
ENGL 3720
19th-Century Major Figure
ENGL 3730
20th- and 21st-Century Major Figure
Theories and Methods
Complete one of the following: 4
ENGL 1140
Grammar: The Architecture of English
ENGL 1160
Introduction to Rhetoric
ENGL 1410
Introduction to Research on Writing
ENGL 2150
Literature and Digital Diversity
ENGL 3325
Rhetoric of Law
ENGL 3340
Technologies of Text
ENGL 3370
Writing Cultures
ENGL 3381
The Practice and Theory of Teaching Writing
ENGL 3400
Opening the Archive
ENGL 3700
Narrative Medicine
LING 1150
Introduction to Language and Linguistics
LING 2350
Linguistic Analysis
LING 3450
Syntax
LING 3452
Semantics
LING 3454
History of English
LING 3456
Language and Gender
LING 3458
Topics in Linguistics
Comparative Literature
Complete one of the following:4
ENGL 1450
Reading and Writing in the Digital Age
ENGL 1500
British Literature to 1800
ENGL 1502
American Literature to 1865
ENGL 2150
Literature and Digital Diversity
ENGL 2420
Contemporary Poetry
ENGL 2430
Contemporary Fiction
ENGL 2451
Postcolonial Women Writers
ENGL 2455
American Women Writers
ENGL 2470
Asian-American Literature
ENGL 2510
Horror Fiction
ENGL 2520
Science Fiction
ENGL 2600
Irish Literary Culture (Abroad)
ENGL 2620
What Is Nature?
ENGL 2690
Boston in Literature
ENGL 3487
Film and Text (Abroad)
ENGL 3663
The African American Novel
Writing
Complete one of the following:4
ENGL 2700
Creative Writing
ENGL 2710
Style and Editing
ENGL 2740
Writing and Community Engagement
ENGL 2760
Writing in Global Contexts
ENGL 2770
Writing to Heal
ENGL 2780
Visual Writing: Writing Visuals
ENGL 2850
Writing for Social Media: Theory and Practice
ENGL 3375
Writing Boston
ENGL 3376
Creative Nonfiction
ENGL 3377
Poetry Workshop
ENGL 3378
Fiction Workshop
ENGL 3380
Writing Seminar
ENGL 3382
Publishing in the 21st Century
ENGL 3384
The Writer’s Marketplace
Capstone
ENGL 4710Capstone Seminar4
or ENGL 4720 Capstone Project
English Electives
Complete two additional ENGL electives.8

Philosophy Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Philosophy Required Courses
PHIL 1115Introduction to Logic4
PHIL 2325Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought4
or POLS 2325 Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought
PHIL 2330Modern Philosophy4
Restricted Electives
Take two of the following with at least one at the 4000 or 5000 level:8
PHIL 3100
The Religious Worlds of Boston: Faith and Devotion in Urban Life
PHIL 3343
Existentialism
PHIL 3460
Philosophy and Literature
PHIL 3360
Scientific Approaches to Philosophy
PHIL 4500
Theory of Knowledge
PHIL 4510
Philosophy of Science
PHIL 4515
Advanced Logic
PHIL 4535
Philosophy of Mind
PHIL 4550
Philosophy of Economics
PHIL 4555
Philosophy of Biology
PHIL 4903
Seminar in Religion
PHIL 5001
Global Justice
PHIL 5002
Ethics and Public Policy
PHIL 5005
Information Ethics
PHIL 5010
AI Ethics
Philosophy Electives
Complete three additional electives from the philosophy department. 12

Integrative Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
PHIL 3435Moral Philosophy4
ENGL 3619Emerson and Thoreau4

English and Philosophy Combined Major Credit Requirement

Complete 88 semester hours in the major.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All undergraduate students in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PHIL 11154PHIL 23254VacationVacation
ENGL 10001ENGL 11604  
ENGL 14004Elective4  
Elective4ENGL Diversity Course4  
Elective4   
 17 16 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENGL Pre Nineteenth Century Literature Course4Co-op
Co-op
Elective4
Elective4  Elective4
PHIL 23304  Elective4
ENGL Nineteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty First Century Literature4   
 16 0 0 12
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PHIL Restricted Elective4Co-op
Co-op
Elective4
Elective4  Elective4
ENGL Comparative Literature Course4  Elective4
ENGL Theories and Methods Course4   
 16 0 0 12
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1Hours 
ENGL Writing Course4Integrative Course4Elective4 
ENGL Capstone4Elective4Elective4 
PHIL Restricted Elective4Elective4  
Elective4Elective4  
 16 16 8 
Total Hours: 129
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