English with a Writing Emphasis (BA)
The major in English with a Writing Emphasis enables students to draw from literatures of the world and of many traditions and to work under skilled writers to germinate their own creative talents. It blends the disciplined reading, writing, and literary explorations of the English major with the students’ own creative writing from a broad range of genres.
The senior experience for this major involves developing a portfolio of writing in a chosen genre or genres together with an introductory essay discussing the portfolio in its literary and creative contexts. Students read from their portfolios for members of the University community and invited guests toward the end of the semester at a presentation that culminates and celebrates their accomplishment.
For Student Learning Outcomes and course descriptions, see the day program section for English.
Requirements for the English with a Writing Emphasis BA Major – Pathways |
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| Lower or Upper Division: | |||
| ENGL 2301/3301 | Genre: Epic | 1.5 | |
| ENGL 2302/3302 | Genre: Poetry |
1.5 | |
| ENGL 2303/3303 | Genre: Fiction |
1.5 | |
| ENGL 2304/3304 | Genre: Drama | 1.5 | |
| Total Lower Division | 6 units | ||
| Upper Division: | |||
| ENGL 3000 | Literary Criticism | 3 | |
| ENGL 3015 | Shakespeare | 3 | |
| ENGL 3024 | US Literature | 3 | |
| ENGL 4203/4204 | Senior Project | 3 | |
| ENGL 4996 | Internship | 1 | |
| One of these courses in British literature: ENGL 3010 or 3011 | 3 | ||
| One of these courses in World literature: ENGL 3050, 3051, 3052, 3053, 3054, or 3055 | 3 |
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| Two of these courses in Studies in Literary Topics: ENGL 3071, 3072, 3073, or 3074 | 6 |
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| Electives: Either 9 units in creative writing courses in two | |||
| or more genres | |||
| or 6 units in two or more genres plus 3 units in literature courses | 9 | ||
| Total Upper Division | 34 units | ||
| Total English with a Writing Emphasis BA Pathways Major | 40 units | ||
