A major requires a minimum of eleven courses (44 units).
COURSEWORK
Historical Surveys
| ENGL 287 | English Literature 1400-1670 | 4 units |
| ENGL 288 | English Literature 1660-Present | 4 units |
| ENGL 289 | The American Experience in Literature | 4 units |
Students may substitute one of the corresponding first-year survey courses (ENGL 187, ENGL 188, ENGL 189) for its 200 level counterpart (ENGL 287, ENGL 288, ENGL 289), but may not receive major credit for both (e.g. ENGL 187 and ENGL 287).
Seminars
| ENGL 290 | Introduction to Literary Methods | 4 units |
| ENGL 390 | Junior Seminar in English | 4 units |
| ENGL 490 | Senior Seminar: Comprehensive Project | 4 units |
Group I: Medieval and Renaissance Literature
Students must select one course numbered:
| ENGL | 210 – 229 | |
| | Or | |
| ENGL | 310 – 329 | |
Group II: 18th and 19th Century Literature
Students must select one course numbered:
| ENGL | 230 – 249 | |
| | Or | |
| ENGL | 330 – 349 | |
Group III: 20th and 21st Century Literature
Students must select one course numbered:
| ENGL | 250 – 269 | |
| | Or | |
| ENGL | 350 – 369 | |
Group IV: Emergent Literature
Students must select one course that focuses on literature previously excluded from the canon:
| ENGL 142 | Joyful Noise! On Black Literature and Musicality | 4 units |
| ENGL 241 | The "Deviant" | 4 units |
| ENGL 274 | Women Writers | 4 units |
| ENGL 341 | Race, Law, and Literature | 4 units |
| ENGL 345 | American Literature Before 1900 | 4 units |
| ENGL 347 | 19th Century Novel and Bollywood Cinema | 4 units |
NOTE: "Emergent Literature" courses will typically fall under the Group II or III categories. However, they cannot count for both a period requirement (such as Group II or III) and the Emergent Literature requirement.
Electives
| ENGL | One additional ENGL course | |
*A maximum of two courses taken at the 200-level can be applied to the Group 1-4 requirement.
Students considering graduate work in literature are strongly encouraged to take additional English courses beyond the minimum of eleven in order to broaden and deepen their knowledge of literary history and their practice of literary interpretation. They should also take ENGL 370. Most graduate programs require proficiency in at least one foreign language.
Concentration in Creative Writing
Students majoring in English may elect to take additional courses in order to complete a concentration in Creative Writing, a special track that provides a strong background in both literary history and creative writing skills. Students choosing this concentration will take a total of 13 courses.
Historical Surveys
| ENGL 287 | English Literature 1400-1670 | 4 units |
| ENGL 288 | English Literature 1660-Present | 4 units |
| ENGL 289 | The American Experience in Literature | 4 units |
Students may substitute one of the corresponding first-year survey courses (ENGL 187, ENGL 188, ENGL 189) for its 200 level counterpart (ENGL 287, ENGL 288, ENGL 289), but may not receive major credit for both (e.g. ENGL 187 and ENGL 287).
Seminars
Students must complete the courses listed below:
| ENGL 290 | Introduction to Literary Methods | 4 units |
| ENGL 390 | Junior Seminar in English | 4 units |
| ENGL 490 | Senior Seminar: Comprehensive Project | 4 units |
Three Upper Division Electives
Choose from categories noted above as Groups I, II, III and IV (only one of these may be a 200-level course).
Creative Writing Electives
Students must complete four creative writing electives. At least two of these must be from the English department. Other departments and programs that have offered writing courses include French, Media Arts and Culture, Theater, and Writing and Rhetoric. Students interested in pursuing concentration in creative writing must work out a careful program in consultation with their adviser and the department chair.