Curriculum

Program Structure 

The Department of English offers the following courses for both English Majors and English Minors.

English Majors 114  credits
Area-specific courses 114  credits
English Minors 18  credits
Core courses -
Electives 18  credits
Area-specific courses
Core courses 15credits
2202111 English I 3 credits
2202112 English II 3 credits
2202224 Introduction to English Sound System and Structure 3 credits
2202234 Introduction to the Study of English Literature 3 credits
2202266 Background to British Literature 3 credits
or
2202267 Background to American Literature 3 credits
Basic courses for Arts students 30credits
2200220 Thai Civilization 3 credits
2201152 Thai Literature 3 credits
2201327 ThaiI Professional Writing 3 credits
2204181 Eastern Civilization 3 credits
2204182 Western Civilization 3 credits
2205200 Man and Geography 3 credits
2206103 Research and Computer Skills 3 credits
or  
2206104 Research and Information Retrieval Skills 3 credits
2207102 General Philosophy 3 credits
or  
2207161 Man and Religion 3 credits
2208102* Introduction to Dramatic Arts 3 credits
or  
2210260 Introduction to Literature 3 credits
2209161 Introduction to Language 3 credits
   
Required Area-specific courses 54 credits
Language skills 21credits
2202201 Academic English Oral Skills 3 credits
2202202 English Composition I 3 credits
2202208 English Conversation and Discussion 3 credits
2202217 English Reading Skills 3 credits
2202302 English Composition II 3 credits
2202304 English Business Writing 3 credits
2202374 Fiction and Fact in English Prose 3 credits
Linguistics 12credits
2202324 Phonetics for English Pronunciation 3 credits
2202326 English Syntax 3 credits
2202327* Introduction to English Semantics and Pragmatics 3 credits
2202328* English Discourse 3 credits
Literature 12credits
Group 1 Literature before the Twentieth Century 6 credits
Select 2 courses from the following: 3 credits
2202263 Mythological and Biblical Background to English Literature 3 credits
2202340 Nineteenth–Century British Fiction 3 credits
2202341 Nineteenth-Century American Literature 3 credits
2202345 British Poetry from the Elizabethans to the Augustans 3 credits
2202349 The Poetry of Rebellion: The Romantics to the Victorians 3 credits
2202450 Shakespeare 3 credits
Group 2 Literature from the Twentieth Century to the Present 6credits
Select 2 courses from the following:
2202342 Drama from the Twentieth Century to the Present 3 credits
2202344 Contemporary World Literature in English 3 credits
2202441 British Fiction from the Twentieth Century to the Present 3 credits
2202442 American Fiction from the Twentieth Century to the Present 3 credits
2202445 British Poetry from the Twentieth Century to the Present 3 credits
2202446 American Poetry from the Twentieth Century to the Present 3 credits
Translation 9credits
2202124 Introduction to Translation 3 credits
2202313 Translation: English –Thai 3 credits
2202314 Translation: Thai - English I 3 credits
Electives 15credits
Select at least 5 courses from the following:  
2202317 English Critical Reading Skills 3 credits
2202370 Literature in English Translation 3 credits
2202371 Children’s Literature 3 credits
2202372 Literature and Film 3 credits
2202373 Environmental Literature 3 credits
2202401 Creative Writing 3 credits
2202405 Research Writing 3 credits
2202408 Public Speaking 3 credits
2202414 Translation: Thai - English II 3 credits
2202421 Development of the English Language 3 credits
2202426* Selected Topics in the English Language I 3 credits
2202427* Selected Topics in the English Language II 3 credits
2202428* Selected Topics in the English Literature I 3 credits
2202429* Selected Topics in the English Literature II 3 credits
2202449 Introduction to Modern Critical Theory 3 credits
2202499 Independent Study: English 3 credits

*New courses