English Major Requirements

• E211, E212 English Literature I, II (3, 3)
• E231, E232 American Literature I, II (3, 3)
• E364 History of the English Language (3)
• E435 Literary Criticism & Critical Theory (3)
• E436 Contemporary Critical Theory (3)
• E491 Senior Thesis and Capstone Portfolio (3)

Also one of the following:

• E222 World Literature II (3)
• E221 World Literature I (3)

Also two of the following period courses:

• E313 Age of Romanticism (3)
• E314 Victorian Age (3)
• E416 Modern British Literature (3)
• E425 Twentieth Century American Literature* (3)

Also one of the following:

• E332 Advanced Composition (3)
• E353 Modern English Grammar (3)

Also one of the following:

• E333 Drama as Literature (3)
• E334 The Short Story (3)
• E335 The English Novel (3)
• E336 Poetry and Poetics (3)

Also the following**:

• One Lower Division English Elective (3)
• Three Upper Division English Electives (9)

*Students selecting E425 may waive E232 and substitute a 3u. English elective

**Six of these 12 units may be from the following writing courses
offered in the Department of Communication:
C334, C344, C351, C354, C362, C441

Total units required for the major in English: 51

Minor in English- Course Requirements

A minor in English is offered to students not majoring in English, but who wish to pursue their interest in the English language and in imaginative literature. For a minor in English, the following courses are required:

• E120 Introduction to Literature (3)
• Also four courses from the following:
  • E211, 212 English Literature, I, II (3, 3)
  • E221, E222 World Literature I, II (3, 3)
  • E231, 232 American Literature I, II (3, 3)
• Also three Upper Division Electives (9)

Total units required for the minor in English: 24