Bachelor of Arts in English

Below are the core requirements for achieving a B.A. in English. To see descriptions of these courses, check the general course descriptions. Faculty usually provide a more extensive description of the courses when they are offered. To find the current course offerings, look here each semester.

Check with the Major Advisor at least once each semester to track your progress.

Course Requirements

General Education Requirements Of the 51 units required by the university, 3 may be satisfied by specified major and support requirements. Consult major advisor for details.	48 units
American Institutions Of the 6 units required by the university, all may be satisfied within general education requirements as specified in the schedule of classes.	(6 units)
Physical Education	2 units
Requirements in the Major	48 units
ENGL 56A English Literature to Late 18th Century ENGL 56B English Literature, Romantic Era to the Present ENGL 68A American Literature to 1865 ENGL 68B American Literature 1865 to Present ENGL 100W Writing Workshop for Majors	15 units
ENGL 101 Introduction to Literary Criticism ENGL 102 History of the English Language ENGL 103 Modern English ENGL 105 Seminar in Advanced Composition ENGL 140A Old English	3 units
ENGL 122 Topics in Comparative World Literature ENGL 123A Literature for Global Understanding, the Americas ENGL 123B Literature for Global Understanding, Africa ENGL 123C Literature for Global Understanding, Oceania ENGL 123D Literature for Global Understanding, Asia ENGL 125A European Literature: Homer to Dante ENGL 126 Holocaust Literature ENGL 141 Medieval English Literature	3 units
ENGL 144 Shakespeare I ENGL 145 Shakespeare & Performance	3 units
ENGL 193 Capstone Seminar in Literature & Self-Reflection	3 units
Elective Requirements in the Major Any seven courses, six of which must be upper division	21 units
Foreign Language Requirement One year of foreign language study at the college level or equivalency through examination	0-10 units
Electives or Minor	12-22 units
TOTAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS	120 units

 

Explanations and Limitations

One course equals 3 units. English majors who complete the Humanities Honors Program will be credited for Engl 125.

Details and advising information on the above requirements are available in the English Department Office (FO 102) 408/924-4425).

Teaching Credential Candidates English majors working toward the single-subject credential in English should take English 103 (Modern English) to meet the Language and Linguistics requirements and English 169 (Ethnicity in American Literature) to meet three units of the upper-division American Literature requirement. Consult a major advisor for additional requirements.