English at University of Louisville

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate ENGL coursework.

• ENGL 102Intermediate College Writing - WC3 Unitsopens 97 courses (34.7 directly)
• ENGL 300Special Topics: Introduction to Literature - WR3 Unitsopens 19 courses (16.7 directly)
• ENGL 310Special Topics: Introduction to Professional and Public Writing - WR3 Unitsopens 9 courses (6 directly)
• ENGL 202Introduction to Creative Writing - AH, WR3 Unitsopens 7 courses (2.8 directly)
• WGST 199Writing in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies3 Unitsopens 4 courses (1.3 directly)
• ENGL 305Special Topics: Intermediate Creative Writing Workshop3 Unitsopens 3 courses (2 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate ENGL work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 101 ENGL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 9 more ENGL courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on ENGL, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in ENGL. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 6 courses deep, ending at ENGL 504

  1. ENGL 101Introduction to College Writing - WC3 Units
  2. ENGL 102Intermediate College Writing - WC3 Units
  3. ENGL 202Introduction to Creative Writing - AH, WR3 Units
  4. ENGL 305Special Topics: Intermediate Creative Writing Workshop3 Units
  5. ENGL 403Special Topics: Advanced Creative Writing3 Units
  6. ENGL 504Special Topics: Advanced Creative Writing II3 Units

• 5 courses deep, ending at ENGL 350

  1. ENGL 101Introduction to College Writing - WC3 Units
  2. ENGL 102Intermediate College Writing - WC3 Units
  3. ENGL 202Introduction to Creative Writing - AH, WR3 Units

• 4 courses deep, ending at ENGL 405

  1. ENGL 101Introduction to College Writing - WC3 Units
  2. ENGL 102Intermediate College Writing - WC3 Units
  3. ENGL 310Special Topics: Introduction to Professional and Public Writing - WR3 Units

• 4 courses deep, ending at ENGL 413

  1. ENGL 101Introduction to College Writing - WC3 Units
  2. ENGL 102Intermediate College Writing - WC3 Units
  3. ENGL 300Special Topics: Introduction to Literature - WR3 Units

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for ENGL yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under ENGL yet.

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Department events

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