Bachelor of Arts in English

All undergraduate English majors in the Literature and Creative Writing concentrations are required to take a core set of courses that offer experience in literary analysis, literary theory, and a variety of literary traditions. Students who choose the English Education concentration have a distinctive set of core requirements and should see the separate page about Secondary Teaching Preparation. Students who choose the Literature or Creative Writing concentrations will be required to take the following 24 units of core courses:

Major Core Requirements for English Majors in the Literature and Creative Writing Concentrations

(Except secondary teaching concentration students; please see Secondary Teaching Preparation, below.)

An Introductory Course (4 Units)
Complete the following course: Units
ENGL 201: Literary Analysis: Seminar 4

 

Two Surveys of Literature (8 units)
Complete both of the following courses: Units
ENGL 235: Early American & British Literature 4
ENGL 236: Later American & British Literature 4

 

A Shakespeare Course (4 Units)
Complete one of the following courses: Units
ENGL 339: Introduction to Shakespeare 4
ENGL 439: Studies in Shakespeare 4

 

A Survey of Literature in a Distinct Ethnic/Cultural Tradition (4 units)
Complete the following course: Units
ENGL 350: Survey in a Distinct Ethnic/Cultural Tradition 4


 

A Theory Course (4 Units)
Complete one of the following courses: Units
ENGL 401: Introduction to Modern Critical Theory 4
ENGL 402: Introduction to Digital Humanities 4
ENGL 403: Contemporary World Literature: Form and Practice 4
ENGL 487: Studies in Rhetoric 4


Total units in the major core 24 units

In addition to work in the major core, students are required to do coursework in either their Literature or Creative Writing concentration. Students in the Single Subject Concentration have different requirements and should see the page on Secondary Teaching Preparation.