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University Catalog 2011-2012 (PRINTED)

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English, B.A.

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Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree in English select one of two program options. The General option is intended for those pursuing a liberal arts education with special emphasis on literature and composition; and the Single Subject Teaching option is designed for students interested in a career in education.

Students majoring in English must obtain advisement prior to or during their initial quarter of major coursework. Those majoring in English are urged to acquire command of at least one foreign language as part of their program.

The total number of units required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English is 180 units, of which 80-90 units are in the major depending on the option selected. Consult with an advisor for the specific number of units required in all areas of the degree including GE and free electives.

Requirements for the Major (80 to 90 units)

The General option requires a total of 80 units. The Single Subject Teaching option requires a total of 90 units.

Common Core (24 units)

Lower Division Required Courses (12 units)

Upper Division Required Courses (12 units)

Options

General Option (80 units)

In addition to the 24 units in the common core, students must complete the following 56 units:

I. Upper-Division Required Courses (44 units)

ENGL 441 - Major Critics (4)

British Literature: (16 units)

Select four 400-level courses in British Literature from the following, with at least two in pre-1800 literature:

Pre-1800:

Post-1800:

American Literature (12 units)

World Literature (8 units)

Select two 400-level courses in World Literature from the following:

ENGL 424 - Greek and Roman Drama in Translation (4)
ENGL 425 - Epic and Legend (4)
ENGL 426 - African Literature (4) also listed as
ENGL 428 - Contemporary Drama: Continental, English, and American (4)
ENGL 482 - The Bible as Literature: Old and New Testaments (4)
ENGL 483 - Folklore and Literature (4)
ENGL 484 - Major Continental Fiction: Cervantes to Balzac (4)
ENGL 485 - Major Continental Fiction: Stendhal to Tolstoy (4)
ENGL 486 - Twentieth Century Continental Fiction (4)
ENGL 487 - Latin American Literature in Translation (4) also listed as
ML 487 - Latin American Literature in Translation (4)

Linguistics (4 units)

Select one upper division course in linguistics from the following:

ENGL 305 - English Grammar and Usage (4)
ENGL 401 - English Language in America (4)
ENGL 402 - History of the English Language (4)
ENGL 403 - Language and Culture (4) also listed as
ANTH 470 - Language and Culture (4)
ENGL 405 - Modern English Grammar (4)

II. Electives (12 units)

Electives (12 units)

Select three 300- or 400-level ENGL courses excluding GE theme courses. With adviser approval, one 200-level course may be included.

Single Subject Teaching Option (90 units)

Refer to the Charter College of Education for regulations governing all teaching credential programs.

In addition to the 24 units in the common core, students must complete the following: (66 units)

I. Lower-division required course (4 units):

* COMM 150 - Oral Communication (4)

II. Upper-division required courses (42 units):

British Literature (4 units)

Select one upper division course in British Literature from the following:

American Literature (12 units)

ENGL 476 - Ethnic Literature in the U.S. (4)

Select two upper-division courses in American Literature from the following:

World Literature (4 units)

Select one upper-division course in World Literature from the following:

ENGL 424 - Greek and Roman Drama in Translation (4)
ENGL 425 - Epic and Legend (4)
ENGL 426 - African Literature (4) also listed as
ENGL 428 - Contemporary Drama: Continental, English, and American (4)
ENGL 482 - The Bible as Literature: Old and New Testaments (4)
ENGL 483 - Folklore and Literature (4)
ENGL 484 - Major Continental Fiction: Cervantes to Balzac (4)
ENGL 485 - Major Continental Fiction: Stendhal to Tolstoy (4)
ENGL 486 - Twentieth Century Continental Fiction (4)
ENGL 487 - Latin American Literature in Translation (4) also listed as
ML 487 - Latin American Literature in Translation (4)

Linguistics (8 units)

ENGL 305 - English Grammar and Usage (4)

Select one upper-division course in Linguistics from:

III. Extended Studies (20 units)

Select one of the following six areas for extended study. Any classes used to meet the Single Subject Teaching option requirements listed above may not be double counted in the extended study areas.

1. Literature and Textual Analysis (20 units)

Select one or two upper- division courses from each of the following three categories (20 units):

Category A

ENGL 416 - Chaucer (4)
ENGL 418 - Shakespeare II (4)
ENGL 419 - Milton (4)
ENGL 446A - The British Novel: The Eighteenth Century (4)
ENGL 446B - The British Novel: The Nineteenth Century (4)
ENGL 446C - The British Novel: The Twentieth Century (4)
* ENGL 454 - Selected Topics in Literature (4)
ENGL 460 - Medieval English Literature (4)
ENGL 461 - Dramatic Literature of the English Renaissance (4)
ENGL 463 - The English Renaissance (4)
ENGL 464 - Seventeenth-Century Literature (4)
ENGL 465 - The Augustan Age (4)
ENGL 467 - The Romantic Age (4)
ENGL 468 - The Victorian Age (4)
ENGL 469A - Modern British Literature (4)
ENGL 469B - Contemporary British Literature (4)
* ENGL 478 - Modern Poetry (4)
* ENGL 479 - Contemporary Poetry (4)
ENGL 493 - Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare’s Plays (4)
*Subject to advisor approval

Category B

* ENGL 454 - Selected Topics in Literature (4)
ENGL 470 - American Women Writers (4)
ENGL 471 - American Literature: Beginnings to 1860 (4)
ENGL 472 - American Literature: 1860–1914 (4)
ENGL 473 - American Literature: 1914 to Present (4)
ENGL 475A - The American Novel:19th Century (4)
ENGL 475B - The American Novel:1900–1945 (4)
ENGL 475C - The American Novel:1945–Present (4)
ENGL 477 - Black American Literature (4)
* ENGL 478 - Modern Poetry (4)
* ENGL 479 - Contemporary Poetry (4)
ENGL 489 - Colonial to Modern Mexican American Literature (4) also listed as
CHS 402 - Colonial to Modern Mexican American Literature (4)
*Subject to advisor approval

Category C

2. The Literature of Diversity (20 units)

Select five courses from at least three of the following categories (20 units):

Category A

Category B

PAS 422 - Themes in Black Literature (4)
ENGL 426 - African Literature (4) also listed as
ENGL 477 - Black American Literature (4)

Category C

CHS 400 - Literatures of Mesoamerica (4)
CHS 402 - Colonial to Modern Mexican American Literature (4) also listed as
ENGL 489 - Colonial to Modern Mexican American Literature (4)
ENGL 487 - Latin American Literature in Translation (4) also listed as
ML 487 - Latin American Literature in Translation (4)

Category D

Category E

Select two from the following (8 units):

4. Creative Writing (20 units)

* ENGL 207 - Beginning Creative Writing (4)

Select four from the following (16 units):

Note:

Four units of ENGL 499 independent study may be included with advisor approval.

5. Communication (20 units)

6. Theatre and Drama (20 units)

TA 152 - Analysis of Drama and Theatre (4)
General Education course
TA 311 - Development of World Theatre I (4)
ENGL 493 - Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare’s Plays (4)

With advisor approval, select two from the following (8 units):

ENGL 424 - Greek and Roman Drama in Translation (4)
ENGL 428 - Contemporary Drama: Continental, English, and American (4)
COMM 467 - Theory and Method in Performance Studies (4) also listed as
TAD 467 - Theory and Method in Performance Studies (4)
or
COMM 468 - Performance and Social Change (4) also listed as
TAD 468 - Performance and Social Change (4)

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English, B.A.

Requirements for the Major (80 to 90 units)

Common Core (24 units)

Lower Division Required Courses (12 units)

Upper Division Required Courses (12 units)

Options

General Option (80 units)

I. Upper-Division Required Courses (44 units)

British Literature: (16 units)

Pre-1800:

Post-1800:

American Literature (12 units)

World Literature (8 units)

Linguistics (4 units)

II. Electives (12 units)

Electives (12 units)

Single Subject Teaching Option (90 units)

I. Lower-division required course (4 units):

II. Upper-division required courses (42 units):

British Literature (4 units)

American Literature (12 units)

Select two upper-division courses in American Literature from the following:

World Literature (4 units)

Linguistics (8 units)

Select one upper-division course in Linguistics from:

III. Extended Studies (20 units)

1. Literature and Textual Analysis (20 units)

Category A

Category B

Category C

2. The Literature of Diversity (20 units)

Category A

Category B

Category C

Category D

Category E

Category F

3. Expository Writing and Language (20 units)

Select two from the following (8 units):

Select two from the following (8 units):

4. Creative Writing (20 units)

Select four from the following (16 units):

Note:

5. Communication (20 units)

6. Theatre and Drama (20 units)

With advisor approval, select two from the following (8 units):