ENGLISH  MAJOR  (no fewer than  39 units)

         FOR STUDENTS WHOSE CATALOG YEAR IS 2005 (OR LATER)

         Students with catalog years before 2005, may follow this major instead of the major in their catalog year.  If they choose to follow this major, they must complete all six sections of the 2005 major.

1.    Complete the prerequisites in the major (6 units):

ENGL 2100 British Literature to 1800 OR ENGL 2110 British

         Literature after 1800.

ENGL 2200 American Literature to 1865 OR ENGL 2210 American

         Literature after 1865

·      NOTE: One of the above choices must be either ENGL 2100 or ENGL 2200.

2.    Complete the following courses in literature (11 units):

ENGL 3150 Approaches to Literary Study (WP) (4 units)

ENGL 4300  Shakespeare (3 units)

ENGL 4990  Senior Seminar (4 units)

3.    Select one of the following  courses in British Literature (3 units):

ENGL 3209   Medieval Literature

ENGL 3210   English Renaissance Literature

ENGL 3215   Seventeenth  Century English Literature

ENGL 3220   Eighteenth Century English Literature

ENGL 3225   English Romantic Literature

ENGL 3230   English Victorian Literature

ENGL 3235   Modern British Literature

ENGL 4105   English Novel I

ENGL 4106   English Novel II

ENGL 4115   Twentieth-Century English Novel

ENGL 4305   Chaucer

ENGL 4310   Milton

ENGL 4510   Women Authors (British)

ENGL 4950   Special Studies in American Literature

4.    Select one of the following courses in American Literature (3 units):

ENGL 3400    Puritan and Colonial Periods

ENGL 3410    Romanticism and Transcendentalism

ENGL 3420    Realism and Naturalism

ENGL 3430    American Literature: 20^th Century to 1950

ENGL 3940    Multicultural American Literature

ENGL 4107    American Novel I

ENGL 4108    American Novel II

ENGL 4110    American Short Story

ENGL 4120    American Poetry

ENGL 4140    American Drama

ENGL 4150    20^th Century American Literature

ENGL 4520    Women Authors (American)

ENGL 4930    Special Studies in American Literature

5.    Select one of the following courses in World Literature (3 units):

ENGL 3510    International Cinema, 4 units

ENGL 3920    Masterpieces of World Literature

ENGL 3930    World Literature in Translation

ENGL 3950    International Non-European Women Authors

ENGL 4020    Literature of the Classical World

ENGL 4109    The Contemporary Novel

ENGL 4130    Dramatic Literature I

ENGL 4135    Dramatic Literature II

ENGL 4925    Studies in World Literature

6.    Select a minimum of 13 upper-division elective units:

The possibilities include, but are not limited to, creative writing, film, and

linguistics.  For example:

     ENGL 3010    Creative Writing Workshop, 4 units

     ENGL 3750    Introduction to Linguistic Theory, 4 units

     ENGL 4010    Poetry Writing, 4 units

     ENGL 4012    Fiction Writing, 4 units

     *You may also take any courses listed in the upper-division sections in

     3, 4, and 5 that have not been taken to fulfill those requirements.

Note:  Prospective graduate students in English should also consult their English advisor concerning what courses will best  prepare them for graduate study.

Revised 1/ 05

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