Minor in English

MINOR IN ENGLISH OPTION I: LITERATURE (24 UNITS)
(According to the 2006-2008 CSUN Catalog)

Students should consult with the Associate Chair of the Department before attempting to fulfill the requirements to the English Literature Minor.

I. LOWER DIVISION--6 UNITS

All students minoring in this option must complete the following lower division requirements.

A. British and American Literature (6 units)

Select two courses from the following:

• English 258 Major English Writers I
• English 259 Major English Writers II
• English 275 Major American Writers

II. UPPER DIVISION--18 UNITS

A. Writing (3 units)

• English 355 Writing About Literature

B. British Literature (3 units)

Select one course from the following:

• English 414 Chaucer
• English 416 Shakespeare: Selected Plays
• English 417 Shakespeare: A Survey
• English 418 English Drama to 1642
• English 419 English Drama 1660-1880
• English 420 Milton
• English 443 English Literature of the Middle Ages
• English 449 The English Renaissance
• English 452 The Early 17th Century
• English 456 The Age of Enlightenment
• English 458 The Romantic Age
• English 460 The Victorian Age
• English 466 Major British Novelists I: 1700-1815
• English 467 Major British Novelists II: 1815-1900

C. American Literature before 1912 (3 units)

Select one course from the following:

• English 473 American Literature 1607-1860
• English 474 American Literature 1860-1912
• English 477 Major American Novelists I: 19th Century

D. Twentieth-Century Literature (3 units)

Select one course from the following:

• English 427 Drama from Ibsen to the Present
• English 461 Modern British Literature
• English 462 Contemporary British Literature
• English 463A Modern Poetry
• English 463B Contemporary Poetry
• English 468 Major British Novelists III: 1900 to the Present
• English 475 American Literature 1912-1945
• English 476 Contemporary American Literature
• English 478 Major American Novelists II: 20th Century

E. Senior Seminar in Literature (3 units)

• English 495 Senior Seminar in Literature

F. Electives (3 units)

Suggested: ENGL 311, 314, 368, 371, 431, 433, 434, or 436. Not permitted as electives in this option: ENGL 300, 305, 316, and 364.

MINOR IN ENGLISH OPTION II: CREATIVE WRITING (24 UNITS)
(According to the 2006-2008 CSUN Catalog)

Students should consult with the Associate Chair of the Department before attempting to fulfill the requirements to the English Literature Minor.

For more information, see the Guidelines for the Undergraduate Creative Writing Option.

I. LOWER DIVISION--6 UNITS

All students minoring in this option must complete the following lower division requirements.

A. Creative Writing (2 units)

• English 208 Creative Writing

B. Literature (3 units)

Select one course from the following:

• English 258 Major English Writers I
• English 259 Major English Writers II
• English 275 Major American Writers

II. UPPER DIVISION--18 UNITS

A. British and American Literature (3 units)

Select one course from the following:

• English 414 Chaucer
• English 416 Shakespeare: Selected Plays
• English 417 Shakespeare: A Survey
• English 418 English Drama to 1642
• English 419 English Drama 1660-1880
• English 420 Milton
• English 443 English Literature of the Middle Ages
• English 449 The English Renaissance
• English 452 The Early 17th Century
• English 456 The Age of Enlightenment
• English 458ISION--18 UNITS

  A. British and American Literature (3 units)

  Select one course from the following:

  • English 414 Chaucer
  • English 416 Shakespeare: Selected Plays
  • English 417 Shakespeare: A Survey
  • English 418 English Drama to 1642
  • English 419 English Drama 1660-1880
  • English 420 Milton
  • English 443 English Literature of the Middle Ages
  • English 449 The English Renaissance
  • English 452 The Early 17th Century
  • English 456 The Age of Enlightenment
  • English 458 The Romantic Age
  • English 460 The Victorian Age
  • English 466 Major British Novelists I: 1700-1815
  • English 467 Major British Novelists II: 1815-1900
  • English 473 American Literature 1607-1860
  • English 474 American Literature 1860-1912
  • English 477 Major American Novelists I: 19th Century

  B. Twentieth-Century Literature (3 units)

  Select one course from the following:

  • English 427 Drama from Ibsen to the Present
  • English 461 Modern British Literature
  • English 462 Contemporary British Literature
  • English 463A Modern Poetry
  • English 463B Contemporary Poetry
  • English 468 Major British Novelists III: 1900 to the Present
  • English 475 American Literature 1912-1945
  • English 476 Contemporary American Literature
  • English 478 Major American Novelists II: 20th Century

  C. Creative Writing (6 units)

  Select two courses from the following:

  • English 308 Narrative Writing
  • English 309 Verse Writing
  • English 310 Playwriting
  • English 408 Advanced Narrative Writing
  • English 409 Advanced Verse Writing
  • English 410 Advanced Playwriting

  D. Senior Seminar (3 units)

  Select one course from the following:

  • English 490 Senior Seminar in Narrative Writing
  • English 491 Senior Seminar in Verse Writing

  E. Electives (3 units)

  Suggested: ENGL 311, 314, 368, 371, 431, 433, 434, or 436. Not permitted as electives in this option: ENGL 300, 305, 316, and 364.

   

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