Overview

The minor in English consists of a 24-unit program in either Literature or Creative Writing; and an 18-unit program in Writing and Rhetoric—a minor particularly designed for students whose careers are likely to entail professional and/or technical writing. Though a minor is not required for a baccalaureate degree, many students find it desirable.

Program Requirements

A. Minor in Literature

1. Lower Division Required Courses (6 units)

Select two courses from the following:

ENGL 258 Major English Writers I (3)
ENGL 259 Major English Writers II (3)
ENGL 275 Major American Writers (3)

2. Upper Division Required Courses (15 units)

ENGL 355 Writing About Literature (3)

British Literature Before 1900 (3 units)

Select one course from the following:

ENGL 414 Chaucer (3)
ENGL 416 Shakespeare: Selected Plays (3)
ENGL 417 Shakespeare: A Survey (3)
ENGL 418 English Drama to 1642 (3)
ENGL 419 English Drama 1660-1880 (3)
ENGL 420 Milton (3)
ENGL 443 English Literature of the Middle Ages (3)
ENGL 449 The English Renaissance (3)
ENGL 452 17th Century English Literature (3)
ENGL 456 The Age of Enlightenment (3)
ENGL 458 The Romantic Age (3)
ENGL 460 The Victorian Age (3)
ENGL 466 Major British Novelists I: 1700-1815 (3)
ENGL 467 Major British Novelists II: 1815-1900 (3)

American Literature to 1912 (3 units)

Select one course from the following:

ENGL 473 American Literature: 1607-1860 (3)
ENGL 474 American Literature: 1860-1912 (3)
ENGL 477 Major American Novelists I: the 19th Century (3)

20th Century Literature (3 units)

Select one course from the following:

ENGL 427 Drama from Ibsen to the Present (3)
ENGL 461 Modern British Literature (3)
ENGL 462 Contemporary British Literature (3)
ENGL 463A Modern Poetry (3)
ENGL 463B Contemporary Poetry (3)
ENGL 468 Major British Novelists III: 1900 to the Present (3)
ENGL 475 American Literature: 1912-1945 (3)
ENGL 476 Contemporary American Literature (3)
ENGL 478 Major American Novelists II: the 20th Century (3)

Senior Seminar (3 units)

ENGL 495 Senior Seminar in Literature (3)*

*Senior standing required.

3. Upper Division Electives (3 units)

Suggested: ENGL 311, 314, 368, 369, 371, 431, 433, 434 or 436.
Not permitted as electives in the Literature Minor: ENGL 300, 305, 316 or 364.

Total Units in the Literature Minor: 24

B. Minor in Creative Writing

1. Lower Division Required Courses (6 units)

All students minoring in Creative Writing must complete the following Lower Division requirements.

ENGL 208 Creative Writing (3)

Select one of course from the following:

ENGL 258 Major English Writers I (3)
ENGL 259 Major English Writers II (3)
ENGL 275 Major American Writers (3)

2. Upper Division Required Courses (15 units)

British and American Literature (3 units)

Select one course from the following:

ENGL 414 Chaucer (3)
ENGL 416 Shakespeare: Selected Plays (3)
ENGL 417 Shakespeare: A Survey (3)
ENGL 418 English Drama to 1642 (3)
ENGL 419 English Drama 1660-1880 (3)
ENGL 420 Milton (3)
ENGL 443 English Literature of the Middle Ages (3)
ENGL 449 The English Renaissance (3)
ENGL 452 17th Century English Literature (3)
ENGL 456 The Age of Enlightenment (3)
ENGL 458 The Romantic Age (3)
ENGL 460 The Victorian Age (3)
ENGL 466 Major British Novelists I: 1700-1815 (3)
ENGL 467 Major British Novelists II: 1815-1900 (3)
ENGL 473 American Literature: 1607-1860 (3)
ENGL 474 American Literature: 1860-1912 (3)
ENGL 477 Major American Novelists I: the 19th Century (3)

20th Century Literature (3 units)

Select one course from the following:

ENGL 427 Drama from Ibsen to Present (3)
ENGL 461 Modern British Literature (3)
ENGL 462 Contemporary British Literature (3)
ENGL 463A Modern Poetry (3)
ENGL 463B Contemporary Poetry (3)
ENGL 468 Major British Novelists III: 1900 to the Present (3)
ENGL 475 American Literature: 1912-1945 (3)
ENGL 476 Contemporary American Literature (3)
ENGL 478 Major American Novelists II: 20th Century (3)

Creative Writing (6 units)

Select two courses from the following:

Courses may be repeated and counted as second course.

ENGL 308 Narrative Writing (3-3)
ENGL 309 Verse Writing (3-3)
ENGL 310 Playwriting (3-3)
ENGL 408 Advanced Narrative Writing (3-3)
ENGL 409 Advanced Verse Writing (3-3)
ENGL 410 Advanced Dramatic Writing (3-3)

Select one course from the following:

ENGL 457A-Z Selected Topics in Creative Writing (3)
ENGL 490 Senior Seminar in Narrative Writing (3)
ENGL 491 Senior Seminar in Verse Writing (3)

3. Upper Division Electives (3 units)

Suggested: ENGL 311, 314, 368, 369, 371, 431, 433, 434 or 436.
Not permitted as electives in the Creative Writing Minor: ENGL 300, 305, 316 or 364.

Total Units in the Creative Writing Minor: 24

C. Minor in Writing and Rhetoric

Upper Division Required Courses (12 units)

Select four courses from the following:

ENGL 306 Report Writing (3)
ENGL 407 Composition and the Professions (3)
ENGL 455 Literacy, Rhetoric and Culture (3)
ENGL 459A-Z Selected Topics in Writing and Rhetoric (3)
ENGL 494 Internship (3)

Electives (6 units)

Select two courses from the following:

AFRS 395 Bilingualism in the African-American Community (3)
ART 244 Graphic Design I (3)
BLAW 470 CS Legal Research and Writing in Business (3)
CHS 405 Chicana/os and the Media (3)
CHS 433 Language Acquisition of the Chicana/o and ESL Speakers (3)
CHS 482 Language of the Barrio (3)
COMS 309 Advanced Public Speaking (3)
COMS 325 Legal Argumentation (3)
COMS 356 Intercultural Communication (3)
COMS 443 Rhetoric of Business (3)
COMS 444 Political Rhetoric (3)
COMS 454 Communication and Technology (3)
ENGL 205 Business Communication in its Rhetorical Contexts (3)
ENGL 302 Introduction to Modern Grammar (3)
ENGL 305 Intermediate Expository Writing (3)
ENGL 355 Writing About Literature (3)
ENGL 405 Language Differences and Language Change (3)
ENGL 406 Advanced Expository Writing for Teachers (3)
ENGL 412 Literary Magazine (3)
HIST 301 The Historian’s Craft: Reading, Research and Writing History (3)
JOUR 340 Principles of Public Relations (3)
JOUR 390 Freedom of the Press (3)
JOUR 400 Mass Communication Law and Ethics (3)
JOUR 465 Mass Communication and Popular Culture (3)
JOUR 478 International News Media (3)
JOUR 480 History of the American News Media (3)
MGT 498 Field Assignments and Reports—Management (3)
MKT 440 Integrated Marketing Communications (3)

Total Units in the Writing and Rhetoric Minor: 18