This is an archive of the 2023-2024 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

This is an archive of the 2023-2024 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

This is an archive of the 2023-2024 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2023-2024

Programs

B.A., English

Literature Option

The undergraduate English major (consisting of five options: Literature, Creative Writing, Subject Matter, FYI and JYI, and Honors) is designed for students who desire to concentrate in a specific field under the broader category of English. Students are required to choose one of these options at the time they declare their English major. For further …

B.A., English

Creative Writing Option

The undergraduate English major (consisting of five options: Literature, Creative Writing, Subject Matter, FYI and JYI, and Honors) is designed for students who desire to concentrate in a specific field under the broader category of English. Students are required to choose one of these options at the time they declare their English major. For further …

B.A., English

Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option

The undergraduate English major (consisting of five options: Literature, Creative Writing, Subject Matter, FYI and JYI, and Honors) is designed for students who desire to concentrate in a specific field under the broader category of English. Students are required to choose one of these options at the time they declare their English major. For further …

B.A., English

Four-Year Integrated (FYI) English Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option

The undergraduate English major (consisting of five options: Literature, Creative Writing, Subject Matter, FYI and JYI, and Honors) is designed for students who desire to concentrate in a specific field under the broader category of English. Students are required to choose one of these options at the time they declare their English major. For further …

B.A., English

Junior-Year Integrated (JYI) English Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option

The undergraduate English major (consisting of five options: Literature, Creative Writing, Subject Matter, FYI and JYI, and Honors) is designed for students who desire to concentrate in a specific field under the broader category of English. Students are required to choose one of these options at the time they declare their English major. For further …

B.A., English

Honors Option

The undergraduate English major (consisting of five options: Literature; Creative Writing, Subject Matter, FYI and JYI, and Honors) is designed for students who desire to concentrate in a specific field under the broader category of English. Students are required to choose one of these options at the time they declare their English major. For further …

Minor in Creative Writing

The minor in English consists of an 18-unit program in either Literature, Creative Writing, Popular Culture Studies, or 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.

Minor in Literature

The minor in English consists of an 18-unit program in either Literature, Creative Writing, Popular Culture Studies, or 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.

Minor in Popular Culture Studies

The Popular Culture Studies minor teaches methods for critically understanding popular culture, including popular literature and art, entertainment media, social media, fashion, design, sports, music, performance, folklore, pastimes and rituals, and all forms of popular cultural expression, as well as the ways we live our everyday lives.

Minor in Writing and Rhetoric

The Writing and Rhetoric minor is particularly designed for students whose careers are likely to entail professional and/or technical writing.

M.A., English

Literature Option

The M.A. in English at CSUN offers intensive training in textual and cultural study, including rhetoric, book studies, literature, creative writing, creative writing studies and critical theory. Our graduates are versed in the study and production of texts of all kinds, including their social, cultural, political, creative and technological contexts. We welcome students who want …

M.A., English

Creative Writing Option

The M.A. in English at CSUN offers intensive training in textual and cultural study, including rhetoric, book studies, literature, creative writing, creative writing studies and critical theory. Our graduates are versed in the study and production of texts of all kinds, including their social, cultural, political, creative and technological contexts. We welcome students who want …

M.A., English

Rhetoric and Composition Option

The M.A. in English at CSUN offers intensive training in textual and cultural study, including rhetoric, book studies, literature, creative writing, creative writing studies and critical theory. Our graduates are versed in the study and production of texts of all kinds, including their social, cultural, political, creative and technological contexts. We welcome students who want …