| The Bachelor of Arts in English requires a minimum of 120 units which includes courses for the major, General Education, all University requirements, and free electives. The English major consists of 42 units. At least 30 units must be upper-division courses. In selecting courses, students are urged to consult a faculty member of the Department of English, Comparative Literature and Linguistics. English 101, a graduation requirement for all students, is not part of the English major but is a prerequisite to further work in English.
Required Courses (9 units)
English 300 Analysis of Literary Forms (3)
English 302 Advanced College Writing for Teachers (3) or English 307 Advanced College Writing in English Studies (3)
English 316 Shakespeare (3)
Students planning to enter the secondary credential program must take 302. English majors must take 307.
Survey Courses (at least 6 units)
English 211 British Literature to 1760 (3)
English 212 British Literature from 1760 (3)
English 221 American Literature to Whitman (3)
English 222 American Literature from Twain to the Moderns (3)
Comp Lit 324 World Literature to 1650 (3)
Comp Lit 325 World Literature since 1650 (3)
Period, Genre and Criticism Courses
(at least 9 units, including at least 3 units from courses prior to 1800, i.e., 423, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456)
English 423 Early American Literature (3)
English 450 Medieval Literature (3)
English 451 Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama (3)
English 452 Elizabethan Poetry and Prose (3)
English 453 17th- Century Poetry and Prose (3)
English 454 The Drama of the Restoration and the 18th Century (3)
English 455 Restoration and 18th Century Poetry and Prose (3)
English 456 The Development of the English Novel Through Jane Austen (3)
English 457 The Romantic Movement in English Literature (3)
English 460 19th Century American Literature (3)
English 458 Victorian Literature (3)
English 459 The Development of the 19th Century English Novel (3)
English 462 Modern British and American Novels (3)
English 463 Contemporary Novels in English (3)
English 464 Modern British and American Drama (3)
English 465 Contemporary Drama in English (3)
English 466 Modern British and American Poetry (3)
English 467 Contemporary Poetry in English (3)
English 491 Traditions of English Literary Criticism (3)
English 492 Modern Critical Theory (3)
Major Author Courses (at least 3 units)
English 315 Chaucer (3)
English 317 Milton (3)
Language Courses (at least 3 units)
English 303 Structure of Modern English (3)
English 305 The English Language in America (3)
Electives (at least 12 units)
Chosen from English, Comparative Literature and Linguistics courses numbered 201 and above.
Minor in English
Students must complete a total of 21 units, selected from courses numbered 201 and above, including 15 units as described below and 6 units of electives. No more than six units of lower-division (200-level) course work can be applied to the minor. In selecting courses, students seeking a minor in English should consult a faculty member of the Department of English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics.
Required Courses (9 units)
English 300 Analysis of Literary Forms (3)
English 307 Advanced College Writing (3)
English 316 Shakespeare (3)
Survey Courses (at least 6 units)
English 211 British Literature to 1760 (3)
English 212 British Literature from 1760 (3)
English 221 American Literature to Whitman (3)
English 222 American Literature from Twain to the Moderns (3)
Comp Lit 324 World Literature to 1650 (3)
Comp Lit 325 World Literature from 1650 (3)
Electives (at least 6 units)
Chosen from additional English, Comparative Literature and Linguistics courses, with the exception of English 101 and 200.
Students may take the approved upper-division writing course(s) in their majors instead of English 307. They must, however, complete 21 units in English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics. |
