English B.A.

Program Chairperson: David Werner

To complete an English major a student must demonstrate the ability to read and analyze critically the major genres, to write clearly and coherently, to understand and use basic linguistic concepts, to employ intelligently the vocabulary of literary study, and to be able to relate major events in literary history to the world at large.

The English major requires 52 units; the Single Subject Waiver (for high school teaching) requires additional units. See the Department Chairperson for details.

Core Requirements:
ENG 270 The Foundation of Linguistics (4)
ENG 275 Advanced Writing for the English Major (4)
ENG 350 A,B,C, Survey of English Literature (2 from ENG 350 A, B,C required) (4,4)
ENG 353 or 354 American Literature I or II (4)
ENG 355 American Literature III (4)
One course in Shakespeare (4)
One course in the American novel (4)
ENG 499 Senior Thesis/Exam (4)

Electives: A minimum of 18 semester hours in upper-division ENG courses, of which at least 9 must be in Culture and Voices in Literature courses, such as Mythology in Literature, Science Fiction, Los Angeles Fiction, The Literature of Incarceration, Modern Poetry, Emerging Literatures in English, or other courses with departmental approval. Students are encouraged to take courses of different genres to complete their electives.

English Minor

Core Requirements:
One survey of American Literature (4)
One survey of English Literature (4)
One course in Shakespeare (4)
One additional 400-level ENG course (3,4)
Two ENG electives (3,4)