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Undergraduate Major in English

Undergraduate English Major Survey

 

Students who will graduate under the 2004-2006 Catalog must complete 45 units of English, including a senior seminar (English 198T) and a 12 unit concentration. At least 27 units must be in upper division (100 - 199) courses. Up to18 units may be in lower-division (0-99 level) courses. English 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 20, 109E, and 109W may not be counted toward the major.

A. Required Lower Division Courses (12 units)
Choose 4 of the following:

(3 units) English 40A Introduction to British Literature I
(3 units) English 40B Introduction to British Literature II
(3 units) English 50A Introduction to American Literature I
(3 units) English 50B Introduction to American Literature II
(3 units) English 65 Introduction to World Literature

B. Required Upper Division Courses (9 units)
(3 units) English 120A Advanced Composition
(3 units) English 145B Shakespeare - Early Plays OR
English 145C Shakespeare - Later Plays
(3 units) English 198T Senior Seminar

C. Concentration (12 units)  
Choose 4 courses from one of the eleven following categories of concentration.
Note: Courses in concentration may not overlap with required courses.
American Literature:
Fiction
English 50A (if not taken as requirement)
English 30B, 130A, 116B, 140G,
English 50B (if not taken as requirement)
Any course from English 150 series
Any course from English 155 series
Any course from English 180 series
English 185D, 185E, 185I, 197L, 197M
British Literature:
Drama
English 40A (if not taken as requirement)
English 145B (if not taken as requirement)
English 40B (if not taken as requirement)
English 145C (if not taken as requirement)
Any course from English 140 series
English 141A, 140E, 140M, 150J,170D, 170H,
Any course from English 145 series (if not taken as requirement)
English 185C
English Language
Race, Nation, and Ethnicity
English 16
English 65 (if not taken as requirement)
Any course from English 110 series
English 165A, 165D, 165E, 165F,180A, 180B,
English 116A, 125B, 195A
Creative and Professional Writing
Gender and Sexuality
Any course from English 30 series
English 110M, 130E, 170M, 185B, 185C,
Any course from English 130 series
English 118T, 195C
Poetry
Literary Theory and Cultural Studies
English 30C, 130B, 130C, 140D,145A,
English 100A, 100B, 116B, 150K,150M, 150N, 180H,
145I, 150E, 150G, 170G, 180A
185H, 190C,190D, 190H, 191A
Any course from English 197 series
   
 
English Education
 
English 110A, 110J, 110P, 110Q, 116A,
 
116B, 125A, 125B, 195
   
D. Electives (12 units): A minimum of 12 additional units must be taken


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