English B.A.

1. Complete the University General Education requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree.

(51 units minimum)

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2. Complete the prerequisites to the major, consisting of TWO survey courses from the list below, observing the following restrictions:

(6 units)

3. Complete the major of no fewer than 33 upper-division units.

4. Consult with the major adviser concerning requirements, changes in curriculum, subject matter preparation programs, etc.

1. Complete the following required courses in literature:

(11 units)

• ENGL 3150 - Approaches to Literary Study (WP)
• ENGL 4300 - Shakespeare
• ENGL 4990 - Senior Seminar - Literature

2. Select one of the following courses in British literature:

(3 units)

• ENGL 3209 - Medieval Literature
• ENGL 3210 - English Renaissance Literature
• ENGL 3215 - Seventeenth Century English Literature
• ENGL 3220 - Eighteenth Century British Literature
• ENGL 3225 - British Romantic Literature
• ENGL 3230 - British Victorian Literature
• ENGL 3235 - Modern British Literature
• ENGL 4105 - English Novel I
• ENGL 4106 - English Novel II
• ENGL 4115 - 20th-Century British Novel
• ENGL 4305 - Chaucer
• ENGL 4310 - Milton
• ENGL 4510 - British Women Authors
• ENGL 4950 - Special Studies in English Literature

3. Select one of the following courses in American literature:

(3 units)

• ENGL 3400 - Early American Literature
• ENGL 3410 - American Literature: Romanticism and Transcendentalism
• ENGL 3420 - American Literature: Realism and Naturalism
• ENGL 3430 - American Literature: 20th Century to 1950
• ENGL 3440 - American Literature: 20th Century, 1950 to Present
• ENGL 3940 - Multicultural American Literature
• ENGL 3945 - Multicultural California Literature
• ENGL 4107 - American Novel I
• ENGL 4108 - American Novel II
• ENGL 4110 - American Short Story
• ENGL 4120 - American Poetry
• ENGL 4140 - American Drama
• ENGL 4520 - American Women Authors
• ENGL 4930 - Special Studies in American Literature

4. Select one of the following courses in World Literature:

(3 units)

• ENGL 3510 - Foreign Films
• ENGL 3920 - Survey of World Literature
• ENGL 3930 - World Literature in Translation
• ENGL 3950 - International Non-European Women Authors
• ENGL 4020 - Literature of the Classical World
• ENGL 4109 - The Contemporary Novel
• ENGL 4130 - Dramatic Literature I
• ENGL 4135 - Dramatic Literature II
• ENGL 4925 - Studies in World Literature

5. Select 13 units of upper-division English electives.

Possibilities include, but are not limited to, literature, creative writing, film, linguistics. For example:

• ENGL 3010 - Creative Writing Workshop
• ENGL 3500-3520 - Studies in Film
• ENGL 3700 - Introduction to Language
• ENGL 3920 - Survey of World Literature
• ENGL 3950 - International Non-European Women Authors
• ENGL 4011 - Playwriting/Screenwriting
• ENGL 4012 - Fiction Writing
• ENGL 4020 - Literature of the Classical World
• ENGL 4109 - The Contemporary Novel
• ENGL 4130 - Dramatic Literature I
• ENGL 4135 - Dramatic Literature II
• ENGL 4925 - Studies in World Literature

Note:

Prospective postgraduate students in English should consult their English adviser concerning which courses in English will best prepare them for graduate study.

Requirements

Students wishing to have a specific concentration in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) may do so by completing all requirements for the major to include the following specific courses:

• ENGL 3700 - Introduction to Language

• or

• ENGL 4615 - TESOL Methods
• ENGL 4800 - Second Language Acquisition
• ENGL 4850 - English Grammar