2021-2022 Academic Catalog

B.A. in English: Literature Concentration

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Program Description

The literature concentration of the Bachelor of Arts in English degree builds critical analysis, interpretative and communication skills through the study of works by American, British and world authors. 

Delivery Mode

Traditional (on campus)

Curriculum

Course Credits
General Education Courses 40 or 41
Building a Sense of Community
UNI 100  First-Year Seminar
1
Composition
ENG 101  English Composition I
3
Public Speaking
Any Public Speaking Course
3
Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy
Any Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy Course
3
Health and Wellness
Any Health and Wellness Course
3
Technological Literacy
Any Technological Literacy Course
3
Humanities
Any Humanities Course
3
Fine Arts
Any Fine Arts Course
3
Natural Sciences
Any Natural Sciences Course
3
Social Sciences
Any Social Sciences Course
3
General Education Options
  • Any Ethics and Multicultural Awareness Emphasis Course
  • ENG 102  Composition II
  • Any 300- or 400-level Humanities Course
  • General Education Course
12
   
Literature Core 18
Select six courses from the following:
  • ENG 301  Brit Literature I
  • ENG 302  Brit Literature II
  • ENG 315  Survey of American Woman Writers
  • ENG 325  World Lit to 1600
  • ENG 326  World Lit from 1600 
  • ENG 337  Survey of American Literature I
  • ENG 338  Survey of American Literature II
  • ENG 355  Survey of African American Literature
  • ENG 425  Shakespeare
18
   
Creative Writing Core 3
Select one course from the following:
  • ENG 376  Cr Writing: Fiction
  • ENG 377  Cr Writing: Poetry 
  • ENG 378  Cr Writing: Drama
  • ENG 495  Cr Writing Seminar 
  • ENG 590  Summer Institute for Teachers and Writers
3
   
Language and Linguistics Core 3
Select one course from the following:
  • ENG 345  Grammar and Usage
  • ENG 346  History of English Language
  • ENG 347  Introduction to Linguistics
3
   
Composition and Literacy Core 3
Select one course from the following:
  • ENG 308  Research for Writers
  • ENG 375  Advanced Writing
  • ENG 590  Summer Institute for Teachers and Writers
3
   
Journalism Core 3
Select one course from the following:
  • ENG 306  Press Law and Ethics
  • ENG 320  Multimedia Journalism
  • ENG 367  News Writing and Editing
  • ENG 369  Beat Reporting and Feature Writing
3
   
Special Topics 9
Select three courses from the following:
  • ENG 351  Publish the Mag
  • ENG 406  Adv Study Lit (repeatable)
  • ENG 410  Adv Study Journalism
  • ENG 419  Internship
  • ENG 450  Adv Study Creative Writing
  • ENG 452  Adv Study Composition and Rhetoric
  • ENG 478  Adv Study Film
  • CDC 350  Image, Sound, Text
  • CDC 450  Media, Society, Culture
9
   
Special Experience 3
ENG 499  English Capstone Class 3
   
Free Electives 38
   
Total 120

Additional requirements, not counted toward the General Education requirements, include:

  • Special Experience Course (1 course required): ENG 499 English Capstone Class
  • Writing-Intensive Component Courses (2 courses required): Select two from: ENG 337, 406, 410, 450, 452, 478, 499
  • Laboratory Course (1 course required): Any Laboratory Course

Program Webpage

https://www.calu.edu/academics/undergraduate/bachelors/english/literature.aspx