Online English
The English Department offers a number of courses online, from General Education to upper-division options for majors and minors. Beginning Summer 2021, we will offer a fully online major as part of an Online B.S. in English. (See MTSU's current list of Online Degrees.)
English Online Advising
Our English Online Advisor is Dr. Laura Dubek.
English Online Courses
The following English courses are delivered online on a regular rotation. For complete information about the English major, including requirements, visit the English Program page.
General Education
Multiple online sections of ENGL 1010, 1020, 2020, and 2030 are offered every semester. 2020 Theme offerings vary.
ENGL 1010 | Expository Writing |
ENGL 1010K | Stretch Program - Expository Writing |
ENGL 1020 | Research/Argumentative Writing |
ENGL 2020 | Theme: Childhood Innocence and Evil in Modern Fiction |
ENGL 2020 | Theme: Happily Ever After |
ENGL 2020 | Theme: Holocaust Survivor Literature |
ENGL 2020 | Theme: Women Writing HerStory |
ENGL 2020 | Theme: American Nature Writing |
ENGL 2020 | Theme: Black Writers Matter |
ENGL 2020 | Theme: Modern American Environmental Literature |
ENGL 2020H | Theme: Video Games and Literature |
ENGL 2030 | Experience of Literature |
English Major Core
One section of each is offered most semesters.
ENGL 3000 | Introduction to Literary Studies |
ENGL 3007 | Writing and the Literary Imagination |
ENGL 3010 | British Literature: Beginning to 1700 |
ENGL 3020 | British Literature II |
ENGL 3030 | Introduction to American Literature |
Upper-Division Electives
Electives are generally offered on a one- to two-year rotation..
ENGL 3230 | Literature of the Victorian Era |
ENGL 3330 | Southern Literature |
ENGL 3340 | African American Literature |
ENGL 3410 | Classical Mythology |
ENGL 3510 | English Grammar and Usage for Educators |
ENGL 3570 | Introduction to Linguistics (beginning Fall 2021) |
ENGL 3605 | Applied Writing [does not count for English major] |
ENGL 3620 | Professional Writing |
ENGL 3730 | Twentieth Century Women Writers |
ENGL 3740 | Children's Literature |
ENGL 3745 | Literature for Adolescents |
ENGL 3850 | Literature and Film |
ENGL 4425 | Background of Modern Literature |
ENGL 4510 | Modern English Grammar and Usage |
ENGL 4520 | The Structure of English (beginning Fall 2021) |
ENGL 4570 | Topics in Linguistics: The Science of Words |
ENGL 4605 | Advanced Composition (beginning Summer 2021) |
ENGL 4900 | Topics in Literature: Crime, Criminals, & Detectives |
Please see the current schedule via Pipeline for specific offerings by semester.