English: Literary Theory and History Concentration, BA

Foundations

Students are required to complete ENGL 100 and 200 as foundational courses.

• ENGL 100 - Intro to Literary Analysis
• ENGL 200 - Issues in Literary Study

Literature before 1800

Students will complete at least 3 units of coursework in Literature before 1800, at the 200-level or above. Such courses include:

• ENGL 300 - Medieval Literature
• ENGL 301 - British Literature Before 1800
• ENGL 303 - Renaissance & 17th-Century Lit
• ENGL 304 - Restoration & 18th-Century Lit
• ENGL 306 - American Literature Before 1800
• ENGL 341 - Chaucer
• ENGL 342 - Shakespeare
• ENGL 343 - Milton

Literature before 1900

Students will complete an additional 3 units of coursework in Literature before 1900, including the option of a second course in Literature before 1800, at the 200-level or above. Such courses include:

• ENGL 300 - Medieval Literature
• ENGL 301 - British Literature Before 1800
• ENGL 302 - British Literature 1800-Present
• ENGL 303 - Renaissance & 17th-Century Lit
• ENGL 304 - Restoration & 18th-Century Lit
• ENGL 305 - 19th Century Literature
• ENGL 306 - American Literature Before 1800
• ENGL 307 - American Literature 1800-1900
• ENGL 341 - Chaucer
• ENGL 342 - Shakespeare
• ENGL 343 - Milton

Critical and Literary Theory

Students will complete at least 8 units of coursework in Critical and Literary Theory, at the 300-level or above. Such courses include:

• ENGL 380 - Topics in Literary Theory
• ENGL 381 - Affect Theory
• ENGL 382 - Feminist Theory
• ENGL 383 - Film Theory
• ENGL 384 - Narrative Theory
• ENGL 385 - Performance Theory
• ENGL 386 - Postcolonial Literary Theory
• ENGL 387 - Linguistics
• ENGL 388 - Law and Literature
• ENGL 389 - Literary Criticism

Arts of Writing

Students will complete at least 3 units of coursework in Arts of Writing, at the 100-level or above. Such courses include:

• ENGL 160 - Creative Writing: Multi-Genre Studies
• ENGL 360 - Poetry Workshop
• ENGL 361 - Dramatic and Cinematic Arts Workshop
• ENGL 362 - Fiction Workshop
• ENGL 363 - Nonfiction Workshop
• ENGL 364 - Advanced Composition
• ENGL 365 - Arts and Culture Writing
• ENGL 366 - Public History & the Power of Narrative
• ENGL 367 - The Art of Writing (January Term)
• ENGL 460 - Advanced Poetry Workshop
• ENGL 461 - Advanced Dramatic and Cinematic Arts Workshop
• ENGL 462 - Advanced Fiction Workshop
• ENGL 463 - Advanced Nonfiction Workshop
• WRIT 300 - Theories and Practices of Professional Writing
• WRIT 350 - Special Topics in Professional Writing
• WRIT 400 - Writing for Nonprofit Organizations
• WRIT 495 - Writing Internship

Capstone

Students will complete a Capstone project in English.

• ENGL 496 - Capstone in English

Senior Thesis

Students are encouraged to complete a Senior Thesis. Students unable to complete a Thesis may take instead an additional course in Literature before 1900 or Critical and Literary Theory and submit a petition to have the additional course count for the Thesis requirement.

• ENGL 498 - Senior Thesis (Independent Study)

Topics in Literary Studies

Students will complete the remainder of their coursework in English through a guided selection of English courses. The major requires at least 40 units total and 22 units at the upper-division level. Up to 8 units of coursework in the major may be fulfilled through the following courses in professional writing: WRIT 300 , WRIT 350 , WRIT 400 , WRIT 400EL , and WRIT 495 .