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 one course in Literature before 1800. 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 one course in Literature before 1900, including the option of a second course in Literature before 1800. 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 two courses in Critical and Literary Theory. 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 one course in Arts of Writing. Such courses include:

• CW 160 - Creative Writing: Multi-Genre Studies
• CW 360 - Poetry Workshop
• CW 361 - Dramatic and Cinematic Arts Workshop
• CW 362 - Fiction Workshop
• CW 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
• CW 460 - Advanced Poetry Workshop
• CW 461 - Advanced Dramatic and Cinematic Arts Workshop
• CW 462 - Advanced Fiction Workshop
• CW 463 - Advanced Nonfiction Workshop
• WRIT 250 - Social Justice through Professional and Technical Writing
• WRIT 350 - Special Topics in Professional Writing
• WRIT 400 - Writing for Nonprofit Organizations

Capstone

Students will complete a Capstone project in English.

• ENGL 496 - Capstone in English

Topics in Literary Studies

Students will take an additional three English courses. Each course must be at least 3 units. 

One of these courses may be fulfilled by a 100- or 200-level ENGL course, a 300- or 400-level WRIT course, or a CW course of any level.