Bachelor of Arts in English
The Department of English at CSUSB is a vibrant community of teachers, scholars, and writers committed to the interdisciplinary exploration and development of English Studies. Our B.A. in English integrates four distinct approaches that are rarely united in English programs: literary studies, creative writing, linguistics, and rhetoric/writing studies. Students in our program gain an in-depth understanding of the imaginative, discursive, and practical aspects of language, as they read, interpret, synthesize, and write texts of various kinds. With this background, our graduates are prepared for careers in writing, business, public relations, advertising, technology, public health, teaching, and many other fields. They can also pursue graduate studies in a wide variety of disciplines, including law and medicine. Additionally, our graduates will find themselves well-prepared to take on the responsibilities of civic and community engagement.
The English major consists of a common, multidisciplinary core, and a choice of four concentrations that allow students to focus their coursework in literature, linguistics, creative writing, or rhetoric/writing studies. As a fifth option, the Department offers an individualized concentration where students, under the direction of a faculty advisor and with the approval of a faculty committee, can create their own course of study based on their personal and professional interests.
Requirements (51 units)
Total units required for graduation: 120
Requirements for the B.A. in English
| Lower-division requirements (18) | ||
| ENG 2000 | Introduction to English Studies | 3 |
| ENG 2100 | Historical Approaches to English Literature | 3 |
| ENG 2250 | Historical Approaches to American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 2300 | Historical Approaches to British Literature | 3 |
| ENG 2400 | Writing in the Public Sphere | 3 |
| ENG 2500 | Introduction to Creative Writing Studies | 3 |
| Upper-division requirements (15) | ||
| ENG 3010 | Analysis of Poetry and Drama | 3 |
| ENG 3030 | Analysis of Fiction and Nonfiction Prose | 3 |
| ENG 3110 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| ENG 3750 | Studies in Literary Theory | 3 |
| ENG 5160 | Professional Pathways for English Majors | 3 |
| Concentration (18) | ||
| Students must satisfy the requirements of one of the concentrations listed below: | 18 | |
| Total Units | 51 | |
Concentrations (18 units)
Students must complete 18 units from one of the following concentrations. Note: if an elective for the concentration is also a GE course, the course may count as both an elective for the concentration and for GE credit.
Creative Writing Concentration (18 units)
(Program Code: ENCW)
| ENG 3500 | Literary Movements: Aesthetics and Craft | 3 |
| Three units chosen from: | 3 | |
| Poetry Writing Workshop | ||
| Fiction Writing Workshop | ||
| Creative Nonfiction | ||
| ENG 5130 | Advanced Creative Writing in Specialized Genres | 3 |
| Three units chosen from: | 3 | |
| Creative Writing in the Secondary Classroom | ||
| Literary Production I | ||
| Literary Production II | ||
Any upper-division creative writing course | ||
| ENG 5190 | Creative Writing: Thesis and Performance | 3 |
| Three English elective units chosen from: | 3 | |
| Internship in English | ||
| Internship in English | ||
| Internship in English | ||
| English Study Abroad | ||
| Media Performance Practicum | ||
| Honors Project | ||
| Research Project | ||
| English Practicum | ||
Any upper-division English course | ||
| Total Units | 18 | |
Linguistics Concentration (18 units)
(Program Code: ELNG)
| ENG 3210 | Language, Thought, and Culture | 3 |
| ENG 3220 | English Grammar | 3 |
| Three units chosen from: | 3 | |
| Child Language and Literacy Development | ||
| Second Language Acquisition | ||
| Six units chosen from: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | ||
| Language and Speech Science | ||
| Grammar and Discourse | ||
| Sociolinguistics | ||
| Child Language Disorders | ||
| Phonetics and Phonology | ||
| Studies in Language and Linguistics | ||
| Three English elective units chosen from: | 3 | |
| Internship in English | ||
| Internship in English | ||
| Internship in English | ||
| English Study Abroad | ||
| Media Performance Practicum | ||
| Honors Project | ||
| Research Project | ||
| English Practicum | ||
Any upper-division English course | ||
| Total Units | 18 | |
Literature Concentration (18 units)
(Program Code: ENLT)
| Twelve units chosen from: | 12 | |
| Studies in Global Literatures | ||
| Literature for Children and Young Adults | ||
| Native American and Indigenous Literatures | ||
| Studies in a Literary Genre | ||
| Studies in Literary Diversity | ||
| Chicana/o Literature | ||
| Studies in Literary Topics | ||
| Asian American Literature | ||
| Caribbean Literature | ||
| Myth and Epic | ||
| Studies in the Novel | ||
| Women Writers | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Environmental Literature | ||
| Turning Points in Literary History | ||
| Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama | ||
| English Literature of the Middle Ages | ||
| English Literature of the Tudor/Stuart Era | ||
| Seventeenth Century Literature | ||
| English Literature of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century | ||
| Romantic Literature | ||
| Victorian Literature | ||
| Studies in a Literary Period or Movement | ||
| Studies in a Major Authors | ||
| Modern Poetry | ||
| Contemporary Poetry | ||
| Modern Fiction | ||
| Contemporary Fiction | ||
| Advanced Studies in Literary Topics | ||
| Three units from: | 3 | |
| Senior Seminar in Literature | ||
| Three English elective units chosen from: | 3 | |
| Internship in English | ||
| Internship in English | ||
| Internship in English | ||
| English Study Abroad | ||
| Media Performance Practicum | ||
| Honors Project | ||
| Research Project | ||
| English Practicum | ||
Any upper-division English course | ||
| Total Units | 18 | |
Rhetoric and Writing Studies Concentration (18 units)
(Program Code: ERWS)
| ENG 3070 | Theories of Public and Professional Writing | 3 |
| ENG 3290 | Introduction to Literacy and Writing Studies | 3 |
| Six units chosen from: | 6 | |
| Studies in Writing | ||
| Studies in Literacy | ||
| Studies in Rhetoric | ||
| Three units chosen from: | 3 | |
| Tutoring Writing: Theory and Practice | ||
| Teaching English in the Secondary Schools | ||
| Community-Based Writing | ||
| Three English elective units chosen from: | 3 | |
| Internship in English | ||
| Internship in English | ||
| Internship in English | ||
| English Study Abroad | ||
| Media Performance Practicum | ||
| Honors Project | ||
| Research Project | ||
| English Practicum | ||
Any upper-division English course | ||
| Total Units | 18 | |
Self-Directed Study Concentration (18 units)
(Program Code: ESDS)
To be eligible for the Self-Directed Study Concentration, students must write a proposal for their program plan, including all of the courses that they intend to take in the concentration and a rationale for the course of study. The proposal will be vetted by an English faculty committee before a student can be approved for this concentration. Before declaring this concentration, a student must have completed the following core classes: ENG 2000, ENG 2400, ENG 2500, ENG 3110, and either ENG 3010 or ENG 3030.
| Eighteen units of any upper-division English courses, selected according to a plan developed in consultation with the English Department. With prior approval of the Department, students in this concentration may substitute up to 6 units of coursework from outside of the English major. We also encourage students to take 3 of their 18 units from the following: | 18 | |
| Internship in English | ||
| Internship in English | ||
| Internship in English | ||
| English Study Abroad | ||
| Media Performance Practicum | ||
| Honors Project | ||
| Research Project | ||
| English Practicum | ||