English B.A. Degree

General Studies

Preparation for English Major:

ENG 1A	Freshman English	3
ENG 1B	Freshman English	3
	or
ENG 5H	Freshman Honors English	3
	and
HIS 1A	Western Civilization	3
HIS 1B	Western Civilization	3

English Major Requirements

42 units in English, at least 36 of which are upper division

One of the following

ENG 105	Advanced Composition	3
ENG 106	Creative Writing	3
ENG 107	Professional Writing	3
ENG 109	Writing: Voice and View	3
ENG 192	Special Studies	1.0-3.0

Two sequential upper-division courses in American Literature

ENG 145	American Literature: Beginnings to 1914	3
ENG 146	American Literature: 1914 to Present	3

Two courses in English literature before 1700

ENG 143	English Literature: Beowulf to 1500	3
	or
ENG 172	Chaucer	3
	and
ENG 144	English Literature: 1500 to 1700	3

Two courses in English literature after 1700

ENG 147	English Literature: 1700 to 1900	3
	and
ENG 148	Twentieth Century English and European Literature	3
	or
ENG 156H	The Modern Temper	3

One genre course

ENG 161	Study of the Novel	3
ENG 162	Study of Poetry	3
ENG 163	Study of Drama	3

One course in World Literature

ENG 18	Great Works in World Literature	3
ENG 28	Contemporary Issues in World Literature	3
ENG 131	Russian Literature	3
ENG 118	Great Works in World Literature	3
ENG 128	Contemporary Issues in World Literature	3

One Shakespeare course

ENG 73	Shakespeare	3
ENG 173	Shakespeare	3

Theory and Criticism

ENG 181

Theory and Criticism

3

English Seminar

ENG 195	English Seminar	3
	Two electives chosen from English offerings

Strongly Recommended but not Required

ENG 170	Western Literary Heritage	3
	or
ENG 70	Western Literary Heritage	3
Total Credit Hours:		42

Any English course completed with a grade of D or below is not acceptable toward a major in English.

Plus General Studies requirements and electives totaling 124 semester units, including Modern Language requirement.

At least 15 upper division units must be completed in the MSMU English Program.