The Bachelor of Arts in English

Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree: 120 units

See Bachelor's Degree Requirements in the University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements. A minimum of 39 units, including those required for the major, must be upper division.

A suggested Major Academic Plan (MAP) has been prepared to help students meet all graduation requirements within four years. You can view MAPs on the Major Academic Plans page or you can request a plan from your major advisor.

Courses in this program may complete more than one graduation requirement.

General Education Pathway Requirements: 48 units

See General Education in the University Catalog and the Class Schedule for the most current information on General Education Pathway Requirements and course offerings.

Diversity Course Requirements: 6 units

See Diversity Requirements in the University Catalog. Most courses taken to satisfy these requirements may also apply to General Education .

Upper-Division Writing Requirement:

Writing Across the Curriculum (Executive Memorandum 17-009) is a graduation requirement and may be demonstrated through satisfactory completion of four Writing (W) courses, two of which are designated by the major department. See Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning and Writing Requirements in the University Catalog for more details on the four courses. The first of the major designated Writing (W) courses is listed below.

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 320W	Poetry Writing (W)	4.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 220W for English Educ students only. Instruction in the writing of poetry at an intermediate level. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 8.0 units. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003443)
ENGL 321W	Fiction Writing (W)	4.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 220W for English Educ students only. Instruction in the writing of fiction at an intermediate level. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 8.0 units. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003446)
ENGL 327W	Creative Nonfiction Writing (W)	4.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 220W for English Educ students only. Instruction in the writing of fact-based prose (i.e., nonfiction) that acknowledges the presence and creative imagination of the writer at an intermediate level. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 8.0 units. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003438)
ENGL 338W	Environmental Rhetoric (W)	3.0	FS	GE W
Prerequisite: Engl 130W. Recommended: ENGL 335W. Through a variety of readings, documentary films, discussions, lectures and writing activities, students will learn about current arguments about the environment and, specifically, contemporary discourse on global climate change, sustainability, environmental activism, and social movements. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021357)
ENGL 330W	Introduction to Technical Writing (W)	3.0	FS	GE W
Prerequisite: ENGL 130W. A study of technical writing and presentation skills in business and scientific environments, including audience analyses, writing processes, genres of technical and business discourse, visual communication, collaboration, professional responsibility, clear and correct expression. Students write and revise several documents and give oral reports. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021825)
ENGL 342W	Literature of the Child (W)	3.0	FS	GE W
A study of the many ways in which the child and childhood are dealt with in literary works. Texts for study will be drawn from Western and non-Western works including memoir, fiction, poetry, film, autobiography, books for children and for young adults, essays, and plays. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021253)
ENGL 350W	Science, Technology and the Literature of Cultural Change (W)	3.0	FS	GE USD W
This course studies American culture and the various ways in which particular cultural products reinforce, oppose, underscore, or resist the values of the dominant culture - we also explore the gaps between the explicit and the implicit in those cultural values. Our discussions of these texts sustain an ongoing conversation about the various ways science and technology drive and are driven by the movements in culture we explore. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021236)
ENGL 364W	American Ethnic and Regional Literature in Focus (W)	3.0	FS	GE USD W
This course explores the way place, socio-economic status, gender, and sexuality inform and inflect the experience of particular cultural groups set against the larger American culture. Classes typically focus on African American, Asian American, Chicana/o, or Native American literature. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021237)
ENGL 440W	Chaucer and His Age (W)	3.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 276, ENGL 340. Study of the Canterbury Tales and other works by the major poet of the English Middle Ages. The study of Middle English and of medieval society, its values and beliefs as mirrored in Chaucer's works. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003503)
ENGL 476W	Phonological Analysis (W)	3.0	SP	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement, ENGL 371. Study of world's sound systems as well as the relevant phonetics and morphology with an emphasis on English and second language acquisition. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003533)

The second major-designated Writing course is the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GW) (Executive Order 665). Students must earn a C- or higher to receive GW credit. The GE Written Communication (A2) requirement must be completed before a student is permitted to register for a GW course.

Grading Requirement:

All courses taken to fulfill major course requirements must be taken for a letter grade except those courses specified by the department as Credit/No Credit grading only.

Course Requirements for the Major: 43-60 units

Completion of the following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, is required of all candidates for this degree. Additional required courses, depending upon the selected option are outlined following the major core program requirements.

Major Core Program: 9 units

3 courses required:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 276	Survey of Early British Literature	3.0	FS
A survey of British literature from Beowulf to mid-1700s. 3 hours lecture. (003472)
ENGL 335W	Rhetoric and Writing (W)	3.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement. Practice in writing and revising prose that informs and persuades effectively, based on a study of classical and modern rhetorical principles. Open to all students; required of all English majors, including credential candidates, who should take it by the end of their junior year in preparation for upper-division course work in English. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003488)
ENGL 340	Approaches to Literary Genres	3.0	FS
The course focuses on developing analytical approaches to literary genres, primarily short stories, novels, poems, and plays. Required of English majors by end of junior year in preparation for upper-division course work in English. 3 hours lecture. (003431)

Major Option Course Requirements: 34-51 units

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required dependent upon the option chosen. Students must select one of the following options for completion of the major course requirements. Use the links below to jump to your chosen option.

The Option in English Education
The Option in English Studies
The Option in Literature

The Option in English Education: 49-51 units

The program below fulfills all requirements for the Single Subject Matter Preparation Program in English, which will lead to a California teaching credential. See the Single Subject Matter Teaching Credential section for additional information.

Note: Students pursuing the Option in English Education must take the following 2 GE courses:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
CMST 131	Speech Communication Fundamentals	3.0	FS	GE
Effective oral communication. Introduction to human communication theory. Practice in gathering, organizing, and presenting material in speeches to persuade, inform, and interest. 1 hour lecture, 2 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. (002206)
THEA 110	Introduction to the Theatre	3.0	FS	GE
A survey of all aspects of theatre arts, including history, production styles and techniques, acting, directing, and stagecraft. Supplemental reading and examination of theatre literature. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (009211)

Teacher Preparation Option Core: 37 units

8 courses required:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
EDTE 255	Introduction to Democratic Perspectives in K-12 Teaching	3.0	FS
Prospective teachers acquire planned, structured observations and experiences in K-12 classrooms. Placements are made in selected schools and classrooms that demonstrate exemplary practice as described in the California Standards for the Teaching Profession and represent California's diverse student population. Dialog/discussion sessions assist prospective teachers in making connections between subject matter courses, personal, social and emotional growth, and life in the K-12 schools. Prospective teachers are encouraged to begin introductory school experiences as early as possible in the subject matter program. 3 hours lecture. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (015812)
ENGL 220W	Beginning Creative Writing (W)	4.0	FS	GE W
Workshop for beginning writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (003399)
ENGL 332	Introduction to Literacy Studies	3.0	FS
An introduction to the study of public and scholarly literacy, and its applications in economic systems, schooling, religion, and technology. Required of English majors by the end of the junior year in preparation for upper-division work in English. 3 hours lecture. (003439)
ENGL 371	Principles of Language	3.0	FS
An introduction to linguistics. Topics include language acquisition, language structure, language variation, and languages of the world. This course is required for CLAD and BCLAD credentials as well as credential programs beginning in the fall of 2003 under SB 2042 standards. 3 hours lecture. (003450)
ENGL 375	Introduction to English Grammar	3.0	FS
An introduction to the descriptive grammar of English. Students learn to use basic syntactic terms to analyze spoken and written English, distinguishing between descriptive and prescriptive grammar. Required of English majors by the end of the junior year in preparation for upper-division course work in English. 3 hours lecture. (003452)
ENGL 441W	Shakespeare (W)	3.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 276, ENGL 340. An introduction to Shakespeare's principal plays, his art, his age, and his critics; designed especially for English majors. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003507)
ENGL 470	Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 371. Introduction to major issues in second language acquisition and teaching. 3 hours seminar. (003540)
ENGL 534W	Literature, Language, and Composition: A Synthesis (W)	3.0	SP	W
Prerequisites: ENGL 335W, ENGL 375, and ENGL 441W. A capstone course focusing on connections among literature, language, and composition required of all single-subject credential candidates. To be taken during the senior year. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. (003579)

2 courses selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered
ENGL 277	Survey of Later British Literature	3.0	FS
A survey of British literature from mid-1700s to the twentieth century. 3 hours lecture. (003473)
ENGL 278	Survey of Early American Literature	3.0	FS
A survey of American literature from its beginnings to the 1850s. 3 hours lecture. (003475)
ENGL 279	Survey of Later American Literature	3.0	FS
A survey of American literature from the 1850s to 1945. 3 hours lecture. (003476)

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 440W	Chaucer and His Age (W)	3.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 276, ENGL 340. Study of the Canterbury Tales and other works by the major poet of the English Middle Ages. The study of Middle English and of medieval society, its values and beliefs as mirrored in Chaucer's works. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003503)
ENGL 446	British Renaissance Literature:	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. A study of the literature and culture of Tudor England, emphasizing the prose and poetry of such figures as More, Skelton, Wyatt, Sidney, Spenser and Marlowe. 3 hours seminar. (003511)
ENGL 448	The Long Eighteenth Century	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. The literature and intellectual currents of Restoration and eighteenth-century Britain, including works by such authors as Dryden, Addison, Steele, Pope, Swift, Hume, Sterne, Goldsmith, and Johnson. 3 hours seminar. (003514)
ENGL 449	The Romantic Period	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. A study of the literary and intellectual currents of the Romantic period, including major essayists and critics, and the poetry of Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. 3 hours seminar. (003515)
ENGL 450	The Victorian Period	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. The poetry and prose of Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Hopkins, and others. Attention to important essayists and critics and to the significance of the Victorian scene for our times. 3 hours seminar. (003516)
ENGL 451	Modern Poetry	3.0	FA
Study of twentieth-century British, American, Continental, and Latin American poetry. 3 hours seminar. (003543)
ENGL 452	Development of British Drama	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. The development of British drama from its beginnings to the nineteenth century. Specific topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. (003545)
ENGL 453	Modern Drama	3.0	FS
British, Continental, and American drama from Ibsen to the present. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. (003549)
ENGL 454	Comparative Literature	3.0	FS
Comparative study of major genres, themes, and literary figures in literature. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (003552)
ENGL 455	The 18th-Century British Novel	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. A study of eighteenth-century and Romantic-period novels, including such authors as Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Sterne, Burney, Austen, and Scott. 3 hours seminar. (003554)
ENGL 456	The 19th-Century British Novel	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. A study of Victorian novels, including such authors as Thackeray, the Brontes, Dickens, Gaskell, Eliot, Trollope, and Hardy. 3 hours seminar. (003556)
ENGL 457	The American Novel	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 278, ENGL 340. A critical and historical study of the American novel from its beginnings through the nineteenth century; Cooper, Melville, Hawthorne, Twain, James, and others. 3 hours seminar. (003557)
ENGL 458	Early American Literature	3.0	FS	USD
Prerequisites: ENGL 278, ENGL 340. An in-depth study of major themes, authors, and works from the beginnings of American literature through the nineteenth century. As an approved US Diversity course, students examine the diverse perspectives and cultures of groups both inside and outside of hegemonic US culture that inform the American literary tradition. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved US Diversity course. (003558)
ENGL 459	Later American Literature	3.0	FS	USD
Prerequisites: ENGL 279, ENGL 340. An in-depth study of major themes, authors, and works in the twentieth-century and contemporary American literature. As an approved US Diversity course, students examine the diverse perspectives and cultures of groups both inside and outside of hegemonic US culture that inform the American literary tradition. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved US Diversity course. (003559)
ENGL 461	The Modern Novel	3.0	FS
British, American, Continental, and Latin American novels in the twentieth century. 3 hours seminar. (003562)
ENGL 462	Studies in Major American Authors	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 340; ENGL 278 or ENGL 279. An intensive study of major authors in American literature. Authors vary by semester. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (003566)
ENGL 464	Modern World Literature	3.0	INQ	GC
The study of modern world literature. Works may vary from semester to semester and focus on one region or culture (such as India, Africa, or the Caribbean), or several regions or cultures. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (003577)
ENGL 465	American Literary Topics	3.0	FS
Seminar examination of writers and themes in American literature. Topics vary by semester. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (003583)
ENGL 467	Teaching Multicultural Literature	3.0	FA	USD
An examination of multicultural literature with particular attention paid to the teaching of multicultural literature in the secondary and post-secondary classroom. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved US Diversity course. (003586)
ENGL 468	20th-Century and Contemporary British Literature	3.0	FS
Prerequisite: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. Study of 20th-Century and contemporary poetry, fiction, drama, and essays from British, Irish, and postcolonial authors. 3 hours lecture. (020571)
ENGL 480	Literary Theory and Criticism	3.0	FS
Study of major texts in literary theory and criticism from Plato and Aristotle to the present day. 3 hours lecture. (020573)

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 464	Modern World Literature	3.0	INQ	GC
The study of modern world literature. Works may vary from semester to semester and focus on one region or culture (such as India, Africa, or the Caribbean), or several regions or cultures. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (003577)
ENGL 467	Teaching Multicultural Literature	3.0	FA	USD
An examination of multicultural literature with particular attention paid to the teaching of multicultural literature in the secondary and post-secondary classroom. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved US Diversity course. (003586)

Areas of Study: 12-14 units

The following courses, or their approved equivalents, are required of all candidates in this option depending on the chosen Area of Study. Students must select one of the following areas for completion of the English Education Option course requirements.

Creative Writing: 12 units

3 courses selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 320W	Poetry Writing (W)	4.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 220W for English Educ students only. Instruction in the writing of poetry at an intermediate level. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 8.0 units. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003443)
ENGL 321W	Fiction Writing (W)	4.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 220W for English Educ students only. Instruction in the writing of fiction at an intermediate level. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 8.0 units. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003446)
ENGL 327W	Creative Nonfiction Writing (W)	4.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 220W for English Educ students only. Instruction in the writing of fact-based prose (i.e., nonfiction) that acknowledges the presence and creative imagination of the writer at an intermediate level. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 8.0 units. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003438)
ENGL 415	Editing Literary Magazines	4.0	FS
Prerequisite: ENGL 220W (may be taken concurrently). Study of and workshop in the editing of literary magazines, manuscripts, and other literary materials. Practice in selection, evaluation, copy editing, and production. Class publishes Watershed Review literary magazine. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 8.0 units. (003581)
ENGL 420	Advanced Poetry Writing	4.0	SP
Prerequisite: ENGL 320W or instructor permission. Instruction in the writing of poetry at an advanced level. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 8.0 units. (003519)
ENGL 421	Advanced Fiction and Nonfiction Writing	4.0	SP
Prerequisite: ENGL 321W or 327W or faculty permission. Instruction in the writing of fiction and/or creative nonfiction at an advanced level. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 8.0 units. (003521)

General Studies: 13-14 units

Creative Writing

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 320W	Poetry Writing (W)	4.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 220W for English Educ students only. Instruction in the writing of poetry at an intermediate level. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 8.0 units. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003443)
ENGL 321W	Fiction Writing (W)	4.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 220W for English Educ students only. Instruction in the writing of fiction at an intermediate level. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 8.0 units. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003446)
ENGL 327W	Creative Nonfiction Writing (W)	4.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 220W for English Educ students only. Instruction in the writing of fact-based prose (i.e., nonfiction) that acknowledges the presence and creative imagination of the writer at an intermediate level. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 8.0 units. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003438)

Literature

2 courses selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 440W	Chaucer and His Age (W)		3.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 276, ENGL 340. Study of the Canterbury Tales and other works by the major poet of the English Middle Ages. The study of Middle English and of medieval society, its values and beliefs as mirrored in Chaucer's works. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003503)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 446	British Renaissance Literature:		3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. A study of the literature and culture of Tudor England, emphasizing the prose and poetry of such figures as More, Skelton, Wyatt, Sidney, Spenser and Marlowe. 3 hours seminar. (003511)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 448	The Long Eighteenth Century		3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. The literature and intellectual currents of Restoration and eighteenth-century Britain, including works by such authors as Dryden, Addison, Steele, Pope, Swift, Hume, Sterne, Goldsmith, and Johnson. 3 hours seminar. (003514)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 449	The Romantic Period		3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. A study of the literary and intellectual currents of the Romantic period, including major essayists and critics, and the poetry of Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. 3 hours seminar. (003515)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 450	The Victorian Period		3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. The poetry and prose of Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Hopkins, and others. Attention to important essayists and critics and to the significance of the Victorian scene for our times. 3 hours seminar. (003516)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 451	Modern Poetry		3.0	FA
Study of twentieth-century British, American, Continental, and Latin American poetry. 3 hours seminar. (003543)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 452	Development of British Drama		3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. The development of British drama from its beginnings to the nineteenth century. Specific topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. (003545)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 453	Modern Drama		3.0	FS
British, Continental, and American drama from Ibsen to the present. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. (003549)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 454	Comparative Literature		3.0	FS
Comparative study of major genres, themes, and literary figures in literature. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (003552)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 455	The 18th-Century British Novel		3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. A study of eighteenth-century and Romantic-period novels, including such authors as Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Sterne, Burney, Austen, and Scott. 3 hours seminar. (003554)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 456	The 19th-Century British Novel		3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. A study of Victorian novels, including such authors as Thackeray, the Brontes, Dickens, Gaskell, Eliot, Trollope, and Hardy. 3 hours seminar. (003556)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 457	The American Novel		3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 278, ENGL 340. A critical and historical study of the American novel from its beginnings through the nineteenth century; Cooper, Melville, Hawthorne, Twain, James, and others. 3 hours seminar. (003557)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 458	Early American Literature		3.0	FS	USD
Prerequisites: ENGL 278, ENGL 340. An in-depth study of major themes, authors, and works from the beginnings of American literature through the nineteenth century. As an approved US Diversity course, students examine the diverse perspectives and cultures of groups both inside and outside of hegemonic US culture that inform the American literary tradition. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved US Diversity course. (003558)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 459	Later American Literature		3.0	FS	USD
Prerequisites: ENGL 279, ENGL 340. An in-depth study of major themes, authors, and works in the twentieth-century and contemporary American literature. As an approved US Diversity course, students examine the diverse perspectives and cultures of groups both inside and outside of hegemonic US culture that inform the American literary tradition. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved US Diversity course. (003559)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 461	The Modern Novel		3.0	FS
British, American, Continental, and Latin American novels in the twentieth century. 3 hours seminar. (003562)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 462	Studies in Major American Authors		3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 340; ENGL 278 or ENGL 279. An intensive study of major authors in American literature. Authors vary by semester. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (003566)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 464	Modern World Literature		3.0	INQ	GC
The study of modern world literature. Works may vary from semester to semester and focus on one region or culture (such as India, Africa, or the Caribbean), or several regions or cultures. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (003577)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 465	American Literary Topics		3.0	FS
Seminar examination of writers and themes in American literature. Topics vary by semester. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (003583)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 467	Teaching Multicultural Literature		3.0	FA	USD
An examination of multicultural literature with particular attention paid to the teaching of multicultural literature in the secondary and post-secondary classroom. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved US Diversity course. (003586)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 468	20th-Century and Contemporary British Literature		3.0	FS
Prerequisite: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. Study of 20th-Century and contemporary poetry, fiction, drama, and essays from British, Irish, and postcolonial authors. 3 hours lecture. (020571)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 480	Literary Theory and Criticism		3.0	FS
Study of major texts in literary theory and criticism from Plato and Aristotle to the present day. 3 hours lecture. (020573)

Language and Literacy

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered
ENGL 431	Theory and Practice in Tutoring Composition	4.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 333W and ENGL 335W are strongly recommended. Training and experience in the tutoring of students in composition. With permission of instructor, course may be repeated once for credit, but credit will not count toward major. 3 hours seminar, 3 hours laboratory. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 8.0 units. (003539)
ENGL 472	Pedagogical Grammar	3.0	FA
This course emphasizes both the grammatical content needed to teach non-native speakers and various integrated approaches to teaching grammar. 3 hours lecture. (003527)
ENGL 475	History of the English Language	3.0	SP
The development of the English language from its earliest origins to the present. Fundamental rules of language change in syntax, morphology, and phonology, with application to examples from Old, Middle, Early Modern, and contemporary English. 3 hours lecture. (003532)
ENGL 477	Semantics: Language and Meaning	3.0	FA
A comprehensive exploration of semantics, including theories of meaning, relationship between semantics and conceptual structure, semantics and cognition in language acquisition, and the relationship between meaning and use. 3 hours lecture. (003534)
ENGL 478	Approaches to Reading	3.0	FA
An examination of recent theory and research in the field of reading as a language process, with practical experience in reading instruction. 3 hours seminar. (003535)

Language and Literacy: 13 units

2 courses required:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered
ENGL 431	Theory and Practice in Tutoring Composition	4.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 333W and ENGL 335W are strongly recommended. Training and experience in the tutoring of students in composition. With permission of instructor, course may be repeated once for credit, but credit will not count toward major. 3 hours seminar, 3 hours laboratory. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 8.0 units. (003539)
ENGL 478	Approaches to Reading	3.0	FA
An examination of recent theory and research in the field of reading as a language process, with practical experience in reading instruction. 3 hours seminar. (003535)

2 courses selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 472	Pedagogical Grammar	3.0	FA
This course emphasizes both the grammatical content needed to teach non-native speakers and various integrated approaches to teaching grammar. 3 hours lecture. (003527)
ENGL 474	Syntactic and Morphological Analysis	3.0	SP
Prerequisites: ENGL 371, ENGL 375. Study of syntax and morphology, focusing on similarities and differences among languages from the viewpoint of both form and function. 3 hours seminar. (003531)
ENGL 475	History of the English Language	3.0	SP
The development of the English language from its earliest origins to the present. Fundamental rules of language change in syntax, morphology, and phonology, with application to examples from Old, Middle, Early Modern, and contemporary English. 3 hours lecture. (003532)
ENGL 476W	Phonological Analysis (W)	3.0	SP	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement, ENGL 371. Study of world's sound systems as well as the relevant phonetics and morphology with an emphasis on English and second language acquisition. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003533)
ENGL 477	Semantics: Language and Meaning	3.0	FA
A comprehensive exploration of semantics, including theories of meaning, relationship between semantics and conceptual structure, semantics and cognition in language acquisition, and the relationship between meaning and use. 3 hours lecture. (003534)
ENGL 479	Gender and Language in Cross-Cultural Perspectives	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ENGL 371 or WMST 300. This course explores recent theories and applications associated with the relationships among language, gender, and sexuality. The course includes a focus on the intersection of linguistic gender with class and ethnicity by drawing on research in linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics. There will be an examination of gendered speech, writing, and sign from a variety of the world's languages. 3 hours lecture. (003536)

Literature: 12 units

4 courses selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 440W	Chaucer and His Age (W)	3.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 276, ENGL 340. Study of the Canterbury Tales and other works by the major poet of the English Middle Ages. The study of Middle English and of medieval society, its values and beliefs as mirrored in Chaucer's works. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003503)
ENGL 441W	Shakespeare (W)	3.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 276, ENGL 340. An introduction to Shakespeare's principal plays, his art, his age, and his critics; designed especially for English majors. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003507)
ENGL 446	British Renaissance Literature:	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. A study of the literature and culture of Tudor England, emphasizing the prose and poetry of such figures as More, Skelton, Wyatt, Sidney, Spenser and Marlowe. 3 hours seminar. (003511)
ENGL 448	The Long Eighteenth Century	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. The literature and intellectual currents of Restoration and eighteenth-century Britain, including works by such authors as Dryden, Addison, Steele, Pope, Swift, Hume, Sterne, Goldsmith, and Johnson. 3 hours seminar. (003514)
ENGL 449	The Romantic Period	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. A study of the literary and intellectual currents of the Romantic period, including major essayists and critics, and the poetry of Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. 3 hours seminar. (003515)
ENGL 450	The Victorian Period	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. The poetry and prose of Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Hopkins, and others. Attention to important essayists and critics and to the significance of the Victorian scene for our times. 3 hours seminar. (003516)
ENGL 451	Modern Poetry	3.0	FA
Study of twentieth-century British, American, Continental, and Latin American poetry. 3 hours seminar. (003543)
ENGL 452	Development of British Drama	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. The development of British drama from its beginnings to the nineteenth century. Specific topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. (003545)
ENGL 453	Modern Drama	3.0	FS
British, Continental, and American drama from Ibsen to the present. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. (003549)
ENGL 454	Comparative Literature	3.0	FS
Comparative study of major genres, themes, and literary figures in literature. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (003552)
ENGL 455	The 18th-Century British Novel	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. A study of eighteenth-century and Romantic-period novels, including such authors as Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Sterne, Burney, Austen, and Scott. 3 hours seminar. (003554)
ENGL 456	The 19th-Century British Novel	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. A study of Victorian novels, including such authors as Thackeray, the Brontes, Dickens, Gaskell, Eliot, Trollope, and Hardy. 3 hours seminar. (003556)
ENGL 457	The American Novel	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 278, ENGL 340. A critical and historical study of the American novel from its beginnings through the nineteenth century; Cooper, Melville, Hawthorne, Twain, James, and others. 3 hours seminar. (003557)
ENGL 458	Early American Literature	3.0	FS	USD
Prerequisites: ENGL 278, ENGL 340. An in-depth study of major themes, authors, and works from the beginnings of American literature through the nineteenth century. As an approved US Diversity course, students examine the diverse perspectives and cultures of groups both inside and outside of hegemonic US culture that inform the American literary tradition. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved US Diversity course. (003558)
ENGL 459	Later American Literature	3.0	FS	USD
Prerequisites: ENGL 279, ENGL 340. An in-depth study of major themes, authors, and works in the twentieth-century and contemporary American literature. As an approved US Diversity course, students examine the diverse perspectives and cultures of groups both inside and outside of hegemonic US culture that inform the American literary tradition. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved US Diversity course. (003559)
ENGL 461	The Modern Novel	3.0	FS
British, American, Continental, and Latin American novels in the twentieth century. 3 hours seminar. (003562)
ENGL 462	Studies in Major American Authors	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 340; ENGL 278 or ENGL 279. An intensive study of major authors in American literature. Authors vary by semester. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (003566)
ENGL 464	Modern World Literature	3.0	INQ	GC
The study of modern world literature. Works may vary from semester to semester and focus on one region or culture (such as India, Africa, or the Caribbean), or several regions or cultures. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (003577)
ENGL 465	American Literary Topics	3.0	FS
Seminar examination of writers and themes in American literature. Topics vary by semester. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (003583)
ENGL 467	Teaching Multicultural Literature	3.0	FA	USD
An examination of multicultural literature with particular attention paid to the teaching of multicultural literature in the secondary and post-secondary classroom. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved US Diversity course. (003586)
ENGL 468	20th-Century and Contemporary British Literature	3.0	FS
Prerequisite: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. Study of 20th-Century and contemporary poetry, fiction, drama, and essays from British, Irish, and postcolonial authors. 3 hours lecture. (020571)
ENGL 480	Literary Theory and Criticism	3.0	FS
Study of major texts in literary theory and criticism from Plato and Aristotle to the present day. 3 hours lecture. (020573)

Theatre Arts: 12 units

2 courses selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered
THEA 220	Stagecraft for Theatre and Film	3.0	SP
An introduction to technical theatre production in the areas of scenery, property construction, and painting, with theory and practice relevant to film. 2 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. (009213)
THEA 223	Make-Up for Theatre and Film	3.0	FA
An introduction to make-up application techniques used for film and theatre production. This course explores history, gender issues, aging, and a host of other interdisciplinary studies that inform make-up design and contribute depth of character. 2 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. (009215)
THEA 322	Costume Crafts/Stage Properties	3.0	F1
Prerequisite: THEA 170. An advanced exploration in technical theatre production in the construction of stage costumes, accessories, masks, and stage properties. 2 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. (022030)

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
THEA 112	Acting and Social Wellness	3.0	FS	GE
An introduction to the aesthetic principles and practical methods actors use to bring life to characters in plays. Special attention is given to themes of healthy vs. unhealthy personal, family, and social relationships and their critical examination through the active inquiry of rehearsal. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (009210)
THEA 160	Foundations of Acting	3.0	FA
Prerequisites: Declared Theatre or Musical Theatre major or minor. This studio course introduces the basic principles and practices of acting craft in the areas of script analysis, movement, voice/speech, acting technique, and rehearsal methods. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. (015858)
THEA 250	Textual Analysis for Production	3.0	FA
Prerequisites: For Theatre and Musical Theatre majors: THEA 150; for Theatre minors and all others: THEA 110. A course in the principles and methods employed by directors, designers, and actors to comprehend dramatic literature as scripts for theatrical performance. 3 hours lecture. (009513)
THEA 325	Stage Management	3.0	S1
Prerequisites: THEA 120, THEA 160; THEA 205 or THEA 206. This course provides an overview of the historical significance and contemporary practice of Stage Management. Included are script breakdowns and analysis for rehearsal, preparing the prompt book and other paperwork for technical rehearsals and productions, reading technical drawings, audition and rehearsal processes, scheduling and communications, managing equipment and personnel, working with actors, directors, and designers, as well as creating resumes and job hunting. 3 hours discussion. (009527)

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered
ENGL 452	Development of British Drama	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. The development of British drama from its beginnings to the nineteenth century. Specific topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. (003545)
ENGL 453	Modern Drama	3.0	FS
British, Continental, and American drama from Ibsen to the present. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. (003549)

The Option in English Studies: 34-35 units

Comparative, Continental European, World, and Multicultural Literatures

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 354	Classical Literature	3.0	SP	GE
An introduction to the literature of ancient Greece and Rome. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (003411)
ENGL 355	Bible, Literature, and Culture	3.0	FA	GE
Study of the literary types and qualities of the English Bible and their impact upon British and American literature and language. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. (003471)
ENGL 451	Modern Poetry	3.0	FA
Study of twentieth-century British, American, Continental, and Latin American poetry. 3 hours seminar. (003543)
ENGL 453	Modern Drama	3.0	FS
British, Continental, and American drama from Ibsen to the present. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. (003549)
ENGL 454	Comparative Literature	3.0	FS
Comparative study of major genres, themes, and literary figures in literature. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (003552)
ENGL 461	The Modern Novel	3.0	FS
British, American, Continental, and Latin American novels in the twentieth century. 3 hours seminar. (003562)
ENGL 464	Modern World Literature	3.0	INQ	GC
The study of modern world literature. Works may vary from semester to semester and focus on one region or culture (such as India, Africa, or the Caribbean), or several regions or cultures. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (003577)
ENGL 467	Teaching Multicultural Literature	3.0	FA	USD
An examination of multicultural literature with particular attention paid to the teaching of multicultural literature in the secondary and post-secondary classroom. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved US Diversity course. (003586)
ENGL 480	Literary Theory and Criticism	3.0	FS
Study of major texts in literary theory and criticism from Plato and Aristotle to the present day. 3 hours lecture. (020573)

British Literature: Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 440W	Chaucer and His Age (W)	3.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 276, ENGL 340. Study of the Canterbury Tales and other works by the major poet of the English Middle Ages. The study of Middle English and of medieval society, its values and beliefs as mirrored in Chaucer's works. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003503)
ENGL 441W	Shakespeare (W)	3.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 276, ENGL 340. An introduction to Shakespeare's principal plays, his art, his age, and his critics; designed especially for English majors. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003507)
ENGL 446	British Renaissance Literature:	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. A study of the literature and culture of Tudor England, emphasizing the prose and poetry of such figures as More, Skelton, Wyatt, Sidney, Spenser and Marlowe. 3 hours seminar. (003511)
ENGL 448	The Long Eighteenth Century	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. The literature and intellectual currents of Restoration and eighteenth-century Britain, including works by such authors as Dryden, Addison, Steele, Pope, Swift, Hume, Sterne, Goldsmith, and Johnson. 3 hours seminar. (003514)
ENGL 452	Development of British Drama	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. The development of British drama from its beginnings to the nineteenth century. Specific topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. (003545)
ENGL 455	The 18th-Century British Novel	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. A study of eighteenth-century and Romantic-period novels, including such authors as Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Sterne, Burney, Austen, and Scott. 3 hours seminar. (003554)

British Literature: Romanticism to the Present

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered
ENGL 277	Survey of Later British Literature	3.0	FS
A survey of British literature from mid-1700s to the twentieth century. 3 hours lecture. (003473)
ENGL 449	The Romantic Period	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. A study of the literary and intellectual currents of the Romantic period, including major essayists and critics, and the poetry of Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. 3 hours seminar. (003515)
ENGL 450	The Victorian Period	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. The poetry and prose of Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Hopkins, and others. Attention to important essayists and critics and to the significance of the Victorian scene for our times. 3 hours seminar. (003516)
ENGL 456	The 19th-Century British Novel	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. A study of Victorian novels, including such authors as Thackeray, the Brontes, Dickens, Gaskell, Eliot, Trollope, and Hardy. 3 hours seminar. (003556)
ENGL 468	20th-Century and Contemporary British Literature	3.0	FS
Prerequisite: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. Study of 20th-Century and contemporary poetry, fiction, drama, and essays from British, Irish, and postcolonial authors. 3 hours lecture. (020571)

Early American Literature

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 278	Survey of Early American Literature	3.0	FS
A survey of American literature from its beginnings to the 1850s. 3 hours lecture. (003475)
ENGL 458	Early American Literature	3.0	FS	USD
Prerequisites: ENGL 278, ENGL 340. An in-depth study of major themes, authors, and works from the beginnings of American literature through the nineteenth century. As an approved US Diversity course, students examine the diverse perspectives and cultures of groups both inside and outside of hegemonic US culture that inform the American literary tradition. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved US Diversity course. (003558)
ENGL 465	American Literary Topics	3.0	FS
Seminar examination of writers and themes in American literature. Topics vary by semester. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (003583)

Late American Literature

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 279	Survey of Later American Literature	3.0	FS
A survey of American literature from the 1850s to 1945. 3 hours lecture. (003476)
ENGL 303W	Survey of American Film (W)	3.0	FS	W
Study and criticism of selected American films, with emphasis on their literary sources, their illustration of various literary conventions, and their use of language. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. Formerly ENGL 303. (003463)
ENGL 457	The American Novel	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 278, ENGL 340. A critical and historical study of the American novel from its beginnings through the nineteenth century; Cooper, Melville, Hawthorne, Twain, James, and others. 3 hours seminar. (003557)
ENGL 459	Later American Literature	3.0	FS	USD
Prerequisites: ENGL 279, ENGL 340. An in-depth study of major themes, authors, and works in the twentieth-century and contemporary American literature. As an approved US Diversity course, students examine the diverse perspectives and cultures of groups both inside and outside of hegemonic US culture that inform the American literary tradition. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved US Diversity course. (003559)
ENGL 462	Studies in Major American Authors	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 340; ENGL 278 or ENGL 279. An intensive study of major authors in American literature. Authors vary by semester. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (003566)

Linguistics

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered
ENGL 371	Principles of Language	3.0	FS
An introduction to linguistics. Topics include language acquisition, language structure, language variation, and languages of the world. This course is required for CLAD and BCLAD credentials as well as credential programs beginning in the fall of 2003 under SB 2042 standards. 3 hours lecture. (003450)
ENGL 472	Pedagogical Grammar	3.0	FA
This course emphasizes both the grammatical content needed to teach non-native speakers and various integrated approaches to teaching grammar. 3 hours lecture. (003527)
ENGL 375	Introduction to English Grammar	3.0	FS
An introduction to the descriptive grammar of English. Students learn to use basic syntactic terms to analyze spoken and written English, distinguishing between descriptive and prescriptive grammar. Required of English majors by the end of the junior year in preparation for upper-division course work in English. 3 hours lecture. (003452)
ENGL 475	History of the English Language	3.0	SP
The development of the English language from its earliest origins to the present. Fundamental rules of language change in syntax, morphology, and phonology, with application to examples from Old, Middle, Early Modern, and contemporary English. 3 hours lecture. (003532)
ENGL 477	Semantics: Language and Meaning	3.0	FA
A comprehensive exploration of semantics, including theories of meaning, relationship between semantics and conceptual structure, semantics and cognition in language acquisition, and the relationship between meaning and use. 3 hours lecture. (003534)

Creative Writing, Editing and Publishing

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 320W	Poetry Writing (W)	4.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 220W for English Educ students only. Instruction in the writing of poetry at an intermediate level. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 8.0 units. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003443)
ENGL 321W	Fiction Writing (W)	4.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 220W for English Educ students only. Instruction in the writing of fiction at an intermediate level. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 8.0 units. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003446)
ENGL 327W	Creative Nonfiction Writing (W)	4.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 220W for English Educ students only. Instruction in the writing of fact-based prose (i.e., nonfiction) that acknowledges the presence and creative imagination of the writer at an intermediate level. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 8.0 units. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003438)
ENGL 415	Editing Literary Magazines	4.0	FS
Prerequisite: ENGL 220W (may be taken concurrently). Study of and workshop in the editing of literary magazines, manuscripts, and other literary materials. Practice in selection, evaluation, copy editing, and production. Class publishes Watershed Review literary magazine. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 8.0 units. (003581)

Rhetoric, Composition, Literacy

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 332	Introduction to Literacy Studies	3.0	FS
An introduction to the study of public and scholarly literacy, and its applications in economic systems, schooling, religion, and technology. Required of English majors by the end of the junior year in preparation for upper-division work in English. 3 hours lecture. (003439)
ENGL 333W	Advanced Composition for Future Teachers (W)	3.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement. Advanced practice in writing and in using writing in the classroom for single- and multiple-subject credential candidates. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003436)
ENGL 338W	Environmental Rhetoric (W)	3.0	FS	GE W
Prerequisite: Engl 130W. Recommended: ENGL 335W. Through a variety of readings, documentary films, discussions, lectures and writing activities, students will learn about current arguments about the environment and, specifically, contemporary discourse on global climate change, sustainability, environmental activism, and social movements. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021357)
ENGL 431	Theory and Practice in Tutoring Composition	4.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 333W and ENGL 335W are strongly recommended. Training and experience in the tutoring of students in composition. With permission of instructor, course may be repeated once for credit, but credit will not count toward major. 3 hours seminar, 3 hours laboratory. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 8.0 units. (003539)

9 units selected from:

Any upper-division English (ENGL) course except ENGL 499.

The Option in Literature: 36-39 units

2 courses selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered
ENGL 277	Survey of Later British Literature	3.0	FS
A survey of British literature from mid-1700s to the twentieth century. 3 hours lecture. (003473)
ENGL 278	Survey of Early American Literature	3.0	FS
A survey of American literature from its beginnings to the 1850s. 3 hours lecture. (003475)
ENGL 279	Survey of Later American Literature	3.0	FS
A survey of American literature from the 1850s to 1945. 3 hours lecture. (003476)

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered
ENGL 371	Principles of Language	3.0	FS
An introduction to linguistics. Topics include language acquisition, language structure, language variation, and languages of the world. This course is required for CLAD and BCLAD credentials as well as credential programs beginning in the fall of 2003 under SB 2042 standards. 3 hours lecture. (003450)
ENGL 375	Introduction to English Grammar	3.0	FS
An introduction to the descriptive grammar of English. Students learn to use basic syntactic terms to analyze spoken and written English, distinguishing between descriptive and prescriptive grammar. Required of English majors by the end of the junior year in preparation for upper-division course work in English. 3 hours lecture. (003452)
ENGL 475	History of the English Language	3.0	SP
The development of the English language from its earliest origins to the present. Fundamental rules of language change in syntax, morphology, and phonology, with application to examples from Old, Middle, Early Modern, and contemporary English. 3 hours lecture. (003532)

English Literary Figures

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 440W	Chaucer and His Age (W)	3.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 276, ENGL 340. Study of the Canterbury Tales and other works by the major poet of the English Middle Ages. The study of Middle English and of medieval society, its values and beliefs as mirrored in Chaucer's works. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003503)
ENGL 441W	Shakespeare (W)	3.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ENGL 276, ENGL 340. An introduction to Shakespeare's principal plays, his art, his age, and his critics; designed especially for English majors. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003507)

Early Literature

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 354	Classical Literature	3.0	SP	GE
An introduction to the literature of ancient Greece and Rome. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (003411)
ENGL 446	British Renaissance Literature:	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. A study of the literature and culture of Tudor England, emphasizing the prose and poetry of such figures as More, Skelton, Wyatt, Sidney, Spenser and Marlowe. 3 hours seminar. (003511)
ENGL 448	The Long Eighteenth Century	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. The literature and intellectual currents of Restoration and eighteenth-century Britain, including works by such authors as Dryden, Addison, Steele, Pope, Swift, Hume, Sterne, Goldsmith, and Johnson. 3 hours seminar. (003514)
ENGL 458	Early American Literature	3.0	FS	USD
Prerequisites: ENGL 278, ENGL 340. An in-depth study of major themes, authors, and works from the beginnings of American literature through the nineteenth century. As an approved US Diversity course, students examine the diverse perspectives and cultures of groups both inside and outside of hegemonic US culture that inform the American literary tradition. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved US Diversity course. (003558)
ENGL 465	American Literary Topics	3.0	FS
Seminar examination of writers and themes in American literature. Topics vary by semester. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (003583)
ENGL 480	Literary Theory and Criticism	3.0	FS
Study of major texts in literary theory and criticism from Plato and Aristotle to the present day. 3 hours lecture. (020573)

Later Literature

2 courses selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 303W	Survey of American Film (W)	3.0	FS	W
Study and criticism of selected American films, with emphasis on their literary sources, their illustration of various literary conventions, and their use of language. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. Formerly ENGL 303. (003463)
ENGL 404	Fiction and the Supernatural	3.0	FS
To introduce students to the philosophical and historical backgrounds of the use of supernatural elements in literature. Students are introduced to empiricist ideas of what is "natural" and the moment at which literary texts explicitly use or confront those ideas. 3 hours lecture. (021567)
ENGL 449	The Romantic Period	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. A study of the literary and intellectual currents of the Romantic period, including major essayists and critics, and the poetry of Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. 3 hours seminar. (003515)
ENGL 450	The Victorian Period	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. The poetry and prose of Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Hopkins, and others. Attention to important essayists and critics and to the significance of the Victorian scene for our times. 3 hours seminar. (003516)
ENGL 454	Comparative Literature	3.0	FS
Comparative study of major genres, themes, and literary figures in literature. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (003552)
ENGL 459	Later American Literature	3.0	FS	USD
Prerequisites: ENGL 279, ENGL 340. An in-depth study of major themes, authors, and works in the twentieth-century and contemporary American literature. As an approved US Diversity course, students examine the diverse perspectives and cultures of groups both inside and outside of hegemonic US culture that inform the American literary tradition. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved US Diversity course. (003559)
ENGL 462	Studies in Major American Authors	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 340; ENGL 278 or ENGL 279. An intensive study of major authors in American literature. Authors vary by semester. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (003566)
ENGL 468	20th-Century and Contemporary British Literature	3.0	FS
Prerequisite: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. Study of 20th-Century and contemporary poetry, fiction, drama, and essays from British, Irish, and postcolonial authors. 3 hours lecture. (020571)

Literature and Diversity

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 350W	Science, Technology and the Literature of Cultural Change (W)	3.0	FS	GE USD W
This course studies American culture and the various ways in which particular cultural products reinforce, oppose, underscore, or resist the values of the dominant culture - we also explore the gaps between the explicit and the implicit in those cultural values. Our discussions of these texts sustain an ongoing conversation about the various ways science and technology drive and are driven by the movements in culture we explore. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021236)
ENGL 364W	American Ethnic and Regional Literature in Focus (W)	3.0	FS	GE USD W
This course explores the way place, socio-economic status, gender, and sexuality inform and inflect the experience of particular cultural groups set against the larger American culture. Classes typically focus on African American, Asian American, Chicana/o, or Native American literature. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021237)
ENGL 464	Modern World Literature	3.0	INQ	GC
The study of modern world literature. Works may vary from semester to semester and focus on one region or culture (such as India, Africa, or the Caribbean), or several regions or cultures. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (003577)
ENGL 467	Teaching Multicultural Literature	3.0	FA	USD
An examination of multicultural literature with particular attention paid to the teaching of multicultural literature in the secondary and post-secondary classroom. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved US Diversity course. (003586)

Language, Form, and Genre

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered
ENGL 304	Comics and Graphic Novels	3.0	FS
An examination of the historical development of comic books and the graphic novel as a distinct genre. This course introduces students to key terminology within comics' studies, and strategies for analyzing and composing comic books. 3 hours lecture. (021584)
ENGL 371	Principles of Language	3.0	FS
An introduction to linguistics. Topics include language acquisition, language structure, language variation, and languages of the world. This course is required for CLAD and BCLAD credentials as well as credential programs beginning in the fall of 2003 under SB 2042 standards. 3 hours lecture. (003450)
ENGL 375	Introduction to English Grammar	3.0	FS
An introduction to the descriptive grammar of English. Students learn to use basic syntactic terms to analyze spoken and written English, distinguishing between descriptive and prescriptive grammar. Required of English majors by the end of the junior year in preparation for upper-division course work in English. 3 hours lecture. (003452)
ENGL 405	The Bildungsroman: Novels of Development	3.0	FS
Beginning with Goethe's foundational example of the Bildungsroman, or novel of development, this course for advanced undergraduates charts the increasingly contentious relationship between the individual and society in the (largely European) novel. 3 hours lecture. (021566)
ENGL 451	Modern Poetry	3.0	FA
Study of twentieth-century British, American, Continental, and Latin American poetry. 3 hours seminar. (003543)
ENGL 452	Development of British Drama	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. The development of British drama from its beginnings to the nineteenth century. Specific topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. (003545)
ENGL 453	Modern Drama	3.0	FS
British, Continental, and American drama from Ibsen to the present. Topics vary from semester to semester. 3 hours seminar. (003549)
ENGL 455	The 18th-Century British Novel	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. A study of eighteenth-century and Romantic-period novels, including such authors as Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Sterne, Burney, Austen, and Scott. 3 hours seminar. (003554)
ENGL 456	The 19th-Century British Novel	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 276, ENGL 340. A study of Victorian novels, including such authors as Thackeray, the Brontes, Dickens, Gaskell, Eliot, Trollope, and Hardy. 3 hours seminar. (003556)
ENGL 457	The American Novel	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 278, ENGL 340. A critical and historical study of the American novel from its beginnings through the nineteenth century; Cooper, Melville, Hawthorne, Twain, James, and others. 3 hours seminar. (003557)
ENGL 461	The Modern Novel	3.0	FS
British, American, Continental, and Latin American novels in the twentieth century. 3 hours seminar. (003562)
ENGL 475	History of the English Language	3.0	SP
The development of the English language from its earliest origins to the present. Fundamental rules of language change in syntax, morphology, and phonology, with application to examples from Old, Middle, Early Modern, and contemporary English. 3 hours lecture. (003532)

3 courses selected from:

Any upper-division English (ENGL) course, excluding ENGL 398, 399, 489, 498, 498H, and 499.

Electives Requirement:

To complete the total units required for the bachelor's degree, select additional elective courses from the total University offerings. You should consult with an advisor regarding the selection of courses which will provide breadth to your University experience and possibly apply to a supportive second major or minor.

Grading Requirement:

All courses taken to fulfill major course requirements must be taken for a letter grade except those courses specified by the department as Credit/No Credit grading only.

Advising Requirement:

Advising is mandatory for all majors in this degree program. Consult your undergraduate advisor for specific information.

Honors in the Major:

Honors in the Major is a program of independent work in your major. It requires 6 units of honors course work completed over two semesters.

The Honors in the Major program allows you to work closely with a faculty mentor in your area of interest on an original performance or research project. This year-long collaboration allows you to work in your field at a professional level and culminates in a public presentation of your work. Students sometimes take their projects beyond the University for submission in professional journals, presentation at conferences, or academic competition. Such experience is valuable for graduate school and professional life. Your honors work will be recognized at your graduation, on your permanent transcripts, and on your diploma. It is often accompanied by letters of commendation from your mentor in the department or the department chair.

Some common features of Honors in the Major program are:

You must take 6 units of Honors in the Major course work. All 6 units are honors classes (marked by a suffix of H), and at least 3 of these units are independent study (399H, 499H, 599H) as specified by your department. You must complete each class with a minimum grade of B.
You must have completed 9 units of upper-division course work or 21 overall units in your major before you can be admitted to Honors in the Major. Check the requirements for your major carefully, as there may be specific courses that must be included in these units.
Your cumulative GPA should be at least 3.5 or within the top 5% of majors in your department.
Your GPA in your major should be at least 3.5 or within the top 5% of majors in your department.
Most students apply for or are invited to participate in Honors in the Major during the second semester of their junior year. Then they complete the 6 units of course work over the two semesters of their senior year.
Your honors work culminates with a public presentation of your honors project.

While Honors in the Major is part of the Honors Program, each department administers its own program. Please contact your major department or major advisor to apply.

Honors in English

To be eligible for Honors in English, students must have completed the following courses with grades that place them in the top 5% of English majors:

2 courses required:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 335W	Rhetoric and Writing (W)	3.0	FS	GW W
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement. Practice in writing and revising prose that informs and persuades effectively, based on a study of classical and modern rhetorical principles. Open to all students; required of all English majors, including credential candidates, who should take it by the end of their junior year in preparation for upper-division course work in English. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (003488)
ENGL 340	Approaches to Literary Genres	3.0	FS
The course focuses on developing analytical approaches to literary genres, primarily short stories, novels, poems, and plays. Required of English majors by end of junior year in preparation for upper-division course work in English. 3 hours lecture. (003431)

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered
ENGL 276	Survey of Early British Literature	3.0	FS
A survey of British literature from Beowulf to mid-1700s. 3 hours lecture. (003472)
ENGL 277	Survey of Later British Literature	3.0	FS
A survey of British literature from mid-1700s to the twentieth century. 3 hours lecture. (003473)
ENGL 278	Survey of Early American Literature	3.0	FS
A survey of American literature from its beginnings to the 1850s. 3 hours lecture. (003475)
ENGL 279	Survey of Later American Literature	3.0	FS
A survey of American literature from the 1850s to 1945. 3 hours lecture. (003476)

1 course selected from:

Any 400-level genre or period courses.

Upon recommendation by a faculty member and after an interview, the student will take 6 units of ENGL 599H, Senior Honors Thesis. Grades of B or higher in ENGL 599H and in all other courses taken in the major are required to graduate with Honors in English.