| Required Courses | ||
| Lower Division World Literature | ||
| Select from the following: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Classical Literature | ||
| Introduction to Medieval through Enlightenment Literature | ||
| Introduction to Romantic through Modernist Literature | ||
| British Literature | ||
| Select from the following: | 4 | |
| British Literature: Beginnings to 1485 | ||
| British Literature: 1485-1660 | ||
| British Literature: 1660-1798 | ||
| British Literature: 1798-1832 | ||
| British Literature: 1832-1914 | ||
| British Literature: 1914-Present | ||
| Introduction to Shakespeare | ||
| American Literature | ||
| Select from the following: | 4 | |
| American Literature: Beginnings-1865 | ||
| American Literature: 1865-1914 | ||
| American Literature: 1914-1956 | ||
| American Literature: 1956-Present | ||
| Ethnic American Literature | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Asian American Literature | ||
| World Literature, Modern Literature and/or Film | ||
| Select from the following: | 4 | |
| Women Writers of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries | ||
| Gender in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Literature | ||
| The Modern Novel | ||
| Modern Poetry | ||
| Modern Drama | ||
| World Cinema | ||
| Film Styles and Genres | ||
| Film Directors | ||
| Literary Themes | ||
| Diversity in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century American Literature | ||
| LGBT Literature and Media | ||
| Linguistics | ||
| Select from the following: | 4 | |
| The Linguistic Structure of Modern English | ||
| History of the English Language | ||
| Composition, Creative Writing, Technical Communications | ||
| Select from the following: | 4 | |
| Corporate Communication | ||
| Advanced Rhetorical Inquiry and Composing | ||
| Technical Editing | ||
| Information Design and Production | ||
| Creative Nonfiction | ||
| Fiction Writing | ||
| Poetry Writing | ||
| Elective | ||
| One additional 4 unit course from the lists above | 4 | |
| Total units | 28 | |
English Minor
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