Requirements for a Major in English (B.A.) Foundation Courses (Should be taken by the end of sophomore year)
3 Units as follows:
EN 111 World Literature
EN 211 British Literature Survey
EN 212 Introduction to Literary Analysis and Theory
Core British and American Courses (Should be taken by the end of junior year)
3 Units, one from each of the following groups:
Pre-1800 British literature:
EN 302 Medieval Literature
EN 303 Chaucer
EN 304 Renaissance and Restoration
EN 305 Crime and Violence in the 18th Century
EN 327 Advanced Drama: Renaissance to Modern
EN 355 Sex and Gender in Medieval French Literature
Post - 1800 British Literature:
EN 206 Romantic Poetry, Revolution, the Slave Trade and Women’s Rights
EN 224 Orphans, Poverty and Scandal in 19th Century British Literature
EN 311 Modern English and Irish Literature
EN 313 Contemporary Irish Literature
EN 314 Postcolonial Literature
EN 325 Gothic and Detective Fiction
American Literature:
EN 315 African American Literature
EN 317 American Literature: Colonial to Civil War
EN 318 American Literature: Civil War to World War I
EN 319 American Literature: World War I to the Present
EN 342 “Growin’ Up in Dixie
EN 345 Modern American Literature
EN 348 Southern Women Writers
EN 416 American Mosaic: Other Voices
Elective Courses
(prerequisite of English 212 or permission of the instructor)
Note: Students who have fulfilled the requirements of core courses may count additional ones as electives.
3 units from the following:
EN 203 The Spiritual Quest in Literature
EN 213 Hispanic Literature in English Translation
EN 229 Introduction to Comparative Literature
EN 291 Special Topics
EN 310 Literature in Turn-of-the-Century Paris, Vienna, Berlin, and Barcelona
EN 323 Science Fiction
EN 326 Drama Survey
EN 343 Major Authors
EN 344 Modern Poetry
EN 346 Contemporary Poetry
EN 347 The Study of Fairy Tales
EN 349 Women Writers
EN 351 French Women Writers in Translation
EN 352 The Divine Comedy: Dante's Itinerary to Divinity
EN 354 The Western Canon II: Renaissance to the Present
EN 359 Independent Study
Please note:
Additional core courses beyond the required three may be counted as electives. A maximum of one course from either of the following tow categories may be counted as an elective:
1. Courses devoted primarily to film (designated “F”): EN 230, 356, 357 and EN 291 or 593 (when they focus primarily on film)
2. Courses devoted primarily to writing rather than literature: EN 280, 329, JR 011, 261, 363, 366, 370, 372, 373, 376, and EN or JR 291 or 593 (when the focus primarily on writing)
Upper Level Required Courses
3 Units as follows:
EN 330 Shakespeare Survey
EN 400 Senior Reflective Tutorial
EN 425 Senior Seminar
Only one writing course (including journalism), or film-oriented course may count toward the EN major, as an elective.
These are as follows:
Writing:
EN 280 Writing Intensive Tutoring
EN 261 Introduction to Journalism
EN 329 Creative Writing
EN 363 Newspaper Design and Editing
EN 366 Feature Writing
EN 368 Reviewing
EN 370 Sports Journalism
EN 372 Journalism and Public Relations
EN 373 Ethics in Journalism
EN 376 History of Journalism
EN 291 when focused primarily on writing
EN 593 when focused primarily on writing
Film--designated (F):
EN 230 Introduction to Film
EN 356 French Cinema
EN 357 Italian Cinema
EN 358 The Vietnam War in Literature and Film
EN 359 Asian Film
EN 291 when focused primarily on film
EN 593 when focused primarily on film
Requirements for a Dual Major of English and Childhood Education (B.A.)
For the Education component of the Dual Major consult the Education section.
The English component of the Dual Major consists of a total of 11 units with the following distribution:
Foundation courses - Choose 2 from the following courses:
EN 110, 211, 212.
Core British and American courses - Choose 2 from the following courses:
EN 206,224, 302, 303, 304, 305, 311, 317, 318, 319,325, 327, 342, 345, 348.
Intercultural courses - Choose 2 from the following courses:
EN 111, 213, 229, 310, 313, 314, 315, 351, 352, 355, 416; Spanish 347.
Elective upper-level courses - Choose 3 from the following courses:
EN 203, 291,323, 326, 343, 344, 346, 347, 349, 354, 593.
Courses in a language other than English - Choose 2 units.
Requirements for a Minor in English
A minimum of 5 units, of which one must be a foundation course, one core course, and three elective courses.
Requirements for a Minor in Journalism
A minimum of 5 units, including JR 261, the two-unit internship in journalism, JR 397 on unit and JR 497 two units, and two electives.
Requirements for a minor in Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature addresses literary study from an international perspective. This approach to literature advances the idea that the study of literature is enhanced by knowledge of surrounding texts, languages, and cultures, and thus Comparative Literature emphasizes intersections between literature and global cultural, philosophical, and linguistic contexts. The minor is comprised of 5 courses: 1 core course, EN 229; Introduction to Comparative Literature (EN 212 may be substituted if necessary), and 2 courses from 2 of the following areas: 300-level English, 200-300 level French, Spanish, or Italian courses. At least one course must be conducted in French, Spanish or Italian
English Composition Requirement
The first writing requirement is met by successful completion of the freshman RFT (Reflective Tutorial) course. A student who fails the freshman RFT writing component must take EN 101 as the equivalent course in the spring semester following the RFT failure. Upon successful completion of EN 101, the “F” earned in the RFT will become an “F/R” and will not count toward the cumulative GPA. The graduation requirement regarding the freshman RFT writing component will be met by successfully passing EN 101. The student must pass EN 101 before enrolling in the next writing-intensive literature course (courses designated as ”W”).
