Major in English
English majors must complete 42 units, and each course must be completed with a grade equivalent of 2.00 or higher.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Courses | ||
| ENGL 221 | BRITISH LITERATURE TO 1798 | 3 |
| ENGL 222 | BRITISH LITERATURE SINCE 1798 | 3 |
| ENGL 238 | SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENGL 300 | METHODS AND RESEARCH | 3 |
| Students are strongly encouraged to take ENGL 300 prior to taking other 300-400 level literature courses in the major. | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| TOPICS IN SHAKESPEARE STUDIES | ||
| SHAKESPEAREAN COMEDY | ||
| SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY | ||
| Electives | ||
| Two 300- or 400-level ENGL courses, at least one of which must be a literature course. | 6 | |
| Capstone Experience | ||
| Select one of the following in the final year: | 3 | |
| CAPSTONE SEMINAR IN ENGLISH STUDIES | ||
| CAPSTONE INTERNSHIP IN ENGLISH 1 | ||
| CAPSTONE HONORS THESIS IN ENGLISH | ||
| Tracks | ||
| Complete one of the Tracks listed below | 18 | |
| Total Units | 42 | |
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ENGL 498 is not open to students in the Secondary Education Concentration.
Literature Track Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistics | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR | ||
| HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS | ||
| STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE | ||
| HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO 1500 | ||
| HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SINCE 1500 | ||
| OLD ENGLISH | ||
| TOPICS IN LINGUISTICS | ||
| Literary Theory | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| MODERN LITERARY THEORY | ||
| SEMIOTICS: THE STUDY OF SIGNS | ||
| TOPICS IN LITERARY THEORY | ||
| British and American Literature | ||
| Select one of the following pre-1700 literature courses: 1 | 3 | |
| MEDIEVAL BRITISH LITERATURE | ||
| MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN BRITISH DRAMA | ||
| 16TH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE | ||
| EARLY 17TH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE | ||
| CHAUCER | ||
| MILTON | ||
| Select one of the following 18th-19th century courses: 1 | 3 | |
| 18TH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE | ||
| LITERATURE OF THE BRITISH ROMANTIC PERIOD | ||
| THE VICTORIAN AGE | ||
| DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRITISH NOVEL: 18TH CENTURY | ||
| DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRITISH NOVEL: 19TH CENTURY | ||
| LITERATURE OF THE AMERICAN ROMANTIC PERIOD | ||
| LITERATURE OF THE AMERICAN REALSTIC PERIOD | ||
| DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN NOVEL: 19TH CENTURY | ||
| AMERICAN POETRY THROUGH FROST | ||
| Select one of the following 20th-21st century courses: 1 | 3 | |
| AMERICAN MODERNISM | ||
| WOMEN POETS: THEMES AND IMAGES | ||
| DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRITISH NOVEL: 20TH CENTURY | ||
| LITERATURE OF THE GREAT MIGRATION 1900-1970 | ||
| AMERICAN NOVEL-20TH CENTURY | ||
| MODERN AMERICAN POETRY | ||
| CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN POETRY | ||
| World Literature | ||
| Select one of the following: 1 | 3 | |
| MODERN JEWISH LITERATURE | ||
| CLASSICS OF THE WESTERN HERITAGE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY | ||
| TEXTS ABOUT TRAVEL | ||
| LITERATURE OF GLOBAL EXPERIENCE | ||
| POST-COLONIAL LITERATURE | ||
| HISTORY AND LITERATURE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT | ||
| MYTH AND LITERATURE | ||
| CITIES IN WORLD LITERATURE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH | ||
| LITERATURE OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA | ||
| MODERN WORLD POETRY | ||
| MODERN FICTION TO WORLD WAR II | ||
| MODERN FICTION SINCE WORLD WAR II | ||
| TOPICS IN WORLD LITERATURE | ||
| Total Units | 18 | |
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Depending on specific content, ENGL 469: Studies in One or Two Authors and various “topics” courses (ENGL 363, ENGL 370, ENGL 373, ENGL 426, ENGL 471, ENGL 472, ENGL 473, ENGL 476, and ENGL 477) may satisfy this requirement, with the approval of the chair.
Writing Track Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Writing Courses 1 | ||
| Select three of the following (at least 3 of the 9 units must be at the 400 level): | 9 | |
| WRITING ARGUMENT | ||
| WRITING POETRY | ||
| WRITING FICTION | ||
| WRITING CREATIVE NON-FICTION | ||
| WRITING FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY | ||
| TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC WRITING | ||
| ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS | ||
| HONORS WRITING FICTION | ||
| GRANT AND ADVOCACY WRITING | ||
| ADVANCED NONFICTION WRITING | ||
| ADVANCED POETRY WRITING | ||
| ADVANCED FICTION WRITING | ||
| EDITING AND DIGITAL PUBLISHING | ||
| TOPICS IN WRITING | ||
| Language | ||
| Select at least one of the following: | 3 | |
| RHETORIC AND SCIENCE | ||
| ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR | ||
| HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS | ||
| STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE | ||
| HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO 1500 | ||
| HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SINCE 1500 | ||
| OLD ENGLISH | ||
| MODERN LITERARY THEORY | ||
| TOPICS IN LITERARY THEORY | ||
| TOPICS IN LINGUISTICS | ||
| Literature | ||
| Any two literature courses at the 300 level or higher, including Topics courses. | 6 | |
| Total Units | 18 | |
The Portfolio
Students will be asked in their senior year to submit portfolios of a few papers that cover their years in the major. These portfolios are used anonymously to learn how well the major is working for its students. Students themselves will not be assessed; their standing will not be affected in any way. The English program will be assessing itself through what it finds students are learning.
Course Prerequisites
Course prerequisites are noted in the course descriptions. The department strictly enforces prerequisites.
Meeting Core Curriculum Requirements/Competency
All students in the university must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements.
Every student in the university must complete ENGL 102 or ENGL 190 with a grade equivalent of 2.00 or higher to satisfy the English Composition Core Curriculum requirement.
Students may take additional courses to complete Core Curriculum requirements. Many 200-level and some 300-level courses fulfill Core Curriculum requirements.
Philosophy, art, history, speech and theatre Core Curriculum courses provide especially effective background for an English major. Students are encouraged to select elective courses in these areas in addition to those which fulfill Core Curriculum requirements.
Students may select any of the following advanced writing courses to fulfill the Advanced Writing Seminar:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 310 | WRITING ARGUMENT | 3 |
| ENGL 313 | ACADEMIC ESSAY | 3 |
| ENGL 316 | WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENGL 317 | WRITING FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY | 3 |
| ENGL 318 | TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC WRITING | 3 |
Students may, of course, take additional elective units in English.
Some students will be required to complete special competency courses in language and writing in addition to meeting Core Curriculum requirements in English. See the Tutoring & Learning Center section in Academic Resources. Students for whom English is not a native language may be required to complete courses in English as a Second Language as a prerequisite to enrollment in ENGL 102: Writing for a Liberal Education (see International Undergraduate Admissions).
Literature Track Sample Four-Year Plan
The selected course sequence below is an example of the simplest path to degree completion. Based on course schedules, student needs, and student choice, individual plans may vary. Students should consult with their adviser to make the most appropriate elective choices and to ensure that they have completed the required number of units (120) to graduate.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| ENGL 240, 243, 244, 261, 263, or 290 (Suggested Core 5) | 3 | ENGL 238 (Core 11) | 3 |
| Core 1 (or Core 2) | 3 | ENGL 283, 311, 312, or 332 (Suggested Core 4) | 3 |
| Core 3 | 3 | Core 2 (or Core 1) | 3 |
| Core 6 | 3 | Core 7 | 4 |
| Core 10 | 3 | Core 13 | 3 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| ENGL 300 | 3 | ENGL 221 | 3 |
| Core 8 | 4 | British & American Literature, 18th and 19th century (Group IIIB) | 3 |
| Core 9 | 3 | Shakespeare (Select one of the following:) | 3 |
| Core 12 | 3 | ||
| Core 14 | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| British & American Literature, pre-1700 (Group IIIA) | 3 | World Literature (Group IV) | 3 |
| ENGL 222 | 3 | Literary Theory (Group II) | 3 |
| Linguistics (Group I) | 3 | Upper-level Elective | 3 |
| Upper-Level Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | ENGL Upper-level Elective Literature | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| British & American Literature, 20th-21st century (Group IIIC) | 3 | ENGL Capstone Experience (Select one of the following:) | 3 |
| ENGL Upper-level Elective | 3 | ||
| Upper-level Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 1 | ||
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Total Units 120 | |||
Writing Track Sample Four-Year Plan
The selected course sequence below is an example of the simplest path to degree completion. Based on course schedules, student needs, and student choice, individual plans may vary. Students should consult with their adviser to make the most appropriate elective choices and to ensure that they have completed the required number of units (120) to graduate.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| ENGL 240, 243, 244, 261, 263, or 290 (Suggested Core 5) | 3 | ENGL 238 (Core 11) | 3 |
| Core 1 (or Core 2) | 3 | ENGL 283, 311, 312, or 332 (Suggested Core 4) | 3 |
| Core 3 | 3 | Core 2 (or Core 1) | 3 |
| Core 6 | 3 | Core 7 | 4 |
| Core 10 | 3 | Core 13 | 3 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| ENGL 300 | 3 | ENGL 221 | 3 |
| Core 8 | 4 | Writing Course (from approved course list) | 3 |
| Core 9 | 3 | Shakespeare (Select one of the following:) | 3 |
| Core 12 | 3 | ||
| Core 14 | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| Writing Course (from approved course list) | 3 | ENGL 222 | 3 |
| Language (Select one of the following:) | 3 | Writing Course (from approved course list) | 3 |
| ENGL Upper-level Literature Elective 1 | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| ENGL Upper-Level Literature Elective 2 | 3 | ENGL Capstone Experience (Select one of the following:) | 3 |
| ENGL Upper-level Elective | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ENGL Upper-Level Literature Elective 3 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 1 | ||
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Total Units 120 | |||
- READ: Interpret written materials flexibly: understand that although multiple meanings are possible, textual evidence needs to support individual interpretations of the literature being read as well as the implications drawn from it.
- WRITE: Write in a variety of forms (e.g. expository, argumentative, imaginative, business/technical) as appropriate to audience, purpose, and occasion, using evidence to support interpretations.
- RESEARCH: Use research skills that include understanding of methods, technology and conventions.
- REFLECT: Be reflective and lifelong learners.
- INFORMATION LITERACY AND TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETENCE: Use software as appropriate to writing and research.
- GLOBAL AWARENESS: Engaging intellectually in the experiences and views of people with different cultural backgrounds and beliefs.