Academic Catalog 2023-24

English Literature (BA)

Requirements

Required Course

Select one of the following courses on Shakespeare
ENGL 3015Shakespeare

4.00 units

ENGL 3016Shakespeare for Social Justice

4.00 units

ENGL 3089The Bard's Beasts

4.00 units

Major Electives

Select 24 units in the following categories, with 4 units in each area. Consult the catalog for the course lists in each category. Additional courses may be designated with Department approval.

Genres & Forms

4.00 units

Anglophone Literature

4.00 units

Critical Theory & Interdisciplinary Thinking

4.00 units

Gender, Race & Sexuality

4.00 units

Literatures of the Americas

4.00 units

Global Literatures & Cultures

4.00 units

Concentrations

Select one concentration, either Creative Writing, Cultural Studies or Performance Studies.

Creative Writing Concentration

Student selects electives from Creative Writing Courses. Additional courses may be designated with Department approval
ENGL 2305/ENGL 3412Introduction to Creative Writing

4.00 units

Elective

4.00 units

Elective

4.00 units


Cultural Studies Concentration

Student selects electives from Cultural Studies or Global Literatures designated list of courses, as well as non-English courses in Art, Art History, History, Humanities, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Spanish, and study abroad with Department approval
Elective

4.00 units

Elective

4.00 units

Elective

4.00 units


Performance Studies Concentration

Student selects electives from Performance Studies designated list of courses. Additional courses may be designated with Department's approval.
Elective

4.00 units

Elective

4.00 units

Elective

4.00 units

Capstone

ENGL 4996Internship: Literature & Language

1.00 unit

 

ENGL 4201/ENGL 4202/ENGL 4203/ENGL 4204Capstone 1: Thesis

2.00 units

and

ENGL 4202/ENGL 4201/ENGL 4203/ENGL 4204Capstone 2: Thesis

2.00 units

or

ENGL 4203/ENGL 4201/ENGL 4202/ENGL 4204Capstone 1: Project

2.00 units

and

ENGL 4204/ENGL 4201/ENGL 4202/ENGL 4203Capstone 2: Project

2.00 units

Total Credit Hours: 45