(1968) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1964, Western Washington University; M.A. 1966, Ph. D. 1968, University of California, Davis.

(2000) Professor of English. B.A. 1987, University of Oklahoma; M.A. 1993, Ph.D. 2000, University of California, Riverside.

(1989) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1966, M.A. 1968, Kansas State University; Ph.D. 1986, University of Texas.

(2003) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1983, University of Witwatersrand; M.A. 1986, California State University, San Diego; Ph.D. 1992, University of California, San Diego.

(1988) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1971, M.A. 1972, University of Wyoming; M.A. 1977; Ph.D. 1980, University of Arizona.

(2004) Associate Dean, College of Humanities; Professor of English. B.A. 1988, California State University, Northridge; M.A. 1993, Ph.D. 1998, University of Southern California.

(2003) Department Chair of English; Professor of Philosophy. B.A. 1994, Auburn University; Ph.D. 2001, University of Nebraska.

(1987) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1967, Marygrove College; M.A. 1968, University of Michigan; Ph.D. 1974, University of Detroit.

(2004) Professor of English. B.A. 1994, M.A. 1996, Truman State University; Ph.D. 2001 Northwestern University.

(2012) Professor of English. B.A. 2001, Ithaca College; M.A. 2005, Ph.D. 2011, Tufts University.

(2000) Department Chair of Interdisciplinary Studies and Liberal Studies; Professor of English. B.A. 1988, University of Calgary; M.A. 1989, McMaster University; Ph.D. 1998, University of Western Ontario.

(1969) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1964, Rutgers University; M.A. 1966, Ph.D. 1971, Washington University.

(2001) Professor of English. B.A. 1969, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. 1976, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 1989, University of California, Los Angeles.

(2000) Professor of English. B.A. 1963, Hunter College; M.A. 1965, Columbia University; Ph.D. 1979, University of Southern California.

(1960) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1957, California State University, Los Angeles; M.A. 1958, Ph.D. University of Iowa.

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.

(1994) Professor of English. B.A. 1987, M.A. 1999, Ph.D. 1994, University of California, Irvine.

Introduction to the important role of popular culture in everyday life, with emphasis on the relationships among power, representation, audience, and genre. Critical analysis of, and creative engagement with, pop culture and its social and political influence. Topics will address community and intersectional identity, through the lenses of, for example, gender, race, class, sexuality, ability, …

Prerequisite: Placement in a supported GE subarea A2 Written Communication course. Corequisite: UNIV 061. Expository prose writing with a focus on both content and form. Specific emphases include the exercise of logical thought and clear expression, the development of effective organizational strategies and the appropriate gathering and utilization of evidence. Includes instruction on diction, syntax …

Prerequisite: Successful completion of 113A. Corequisite: UNIV 062. Expository prose writing with a focus on both content and form. Specific emphases include the exercise of logical thought and clear expression, the development of effective organizational strategies and the appropriate gathering and utilization of evidence. Includes instruction on diction, syntax and grammar, as well as the elements …

Prerequisite: Placement in a supported GE subarea A2 Written Communication course. Expository prose writing with a focus on both content and form. Specific emphases shall include the exercise of logical thought and clear expression, the development of effective organizational strategies and the appropriate gathering and utilization of evidence. Includes instruction on diction, syntax and grammar, as …

Prerequisite: Successful completion of 114A. Expository prose writing with a focus on both content and form. Specific emphases include the exercise of logical thought and clear expression, the development of effective organizational strategies and the appropriate gathering and utilization of evidence. Includes instruction on diction, syntax and grammar, as well as the elements of prose …

Prerequisite: Multiple Measures Placement in GE-level writing. Expository prose writing with a focus on both content and form. Specific emphases include the exercise of logical thought and clear expression, the development of effective organizational strategies and the appropriate gathering and utilization of evidence. Includes instruction on diction, syntax and grammar, as well as the elements of …

Experimental Topics

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: GE section A1 Oral Communication; COMP 100 or equivalent. Development of critical writing, thinking, research and technology skills in the context of business. Through substantial writing and other work, students will hone their written, oral and visual communication skills, and their ability to find, synthesize and …

Preparatory: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Introductory workshop course in creative writing. Students have the option of concentrating on one of three modes: prose fiction, poetry or drama. Part of the Creative Writing option in English. Available for General Education, Area 3A Arts.

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. This course will focus on composing and reading practices appropriate to research writing tasks. Students will practice writing effectively and using information technologies. There will be a focus on comprehending and using quantitative and qualitative data and students will be introduced to generating qualitative or quantitative data. …

Introduces students to the issues of reading and writing in the context of examining their own first-year experiences with reading and writing, and connects these experiences to the curricular content of 9th grade English classes and pupils. Students will meet with a CSUN instructor 1.5 hours per week. A 20-hour field experience in a 9th …

Preparatory: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Introductory study of the genres of imaginative literature—prose fiction, poetry and drama—with special emphasis on the interrelationships between form and theme. The course will feature a specific cultural tradition (e.g., Western, Postcolonial, African American, etc.) to be chosen by the instructor. Critical writing is an integral part …

Preparatory: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of works of literature produced in Britain, its surrounding islands, and its colonial spaces from the Middle Ages to the early British Empire, with attention to literary, cultural, and sociopolitical movements from diverse peoples and cultures. Critical writing required. Available for General Education, Area 3B Humanities.

Preparatory: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of works of literature produced in Britain, its surrounding islands, and its colonial spaces from the early British Empire to its dissolution and legacies, with attention to literary, cultural, and sociopolitical movements from diverse peoples and cultures. Critical writing required. Available for General Education, Area 3B …

Preparatory: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of representative works of U.S. literature from the precolonial to contemporary eras, with attention to literary, cultural, and sociopolitical movements of diverse groups. Critical writing required. Available for General Education, Area 3B Humanities.

Experimental Topics

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: Upper division standing. Study and analysis of selected major works of fiction, poetry, drama and major authors since approximately the end of World War II in England and America. Critical writing required. Available for General Education, Area 3B Humanities. (W.I.)

Preparatory: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Introduction to linguistic science, its background, development and relation to other fields of study, as well as recent developments in the study of language. (Linguistics and Language Study requirement of the English Subject Matter Program.)

Basic course in grammar—traditional, structural and trans-formational. Some applications of linguistics to the teaching of English and the language arts are suggested.

Corequisite: ENGL 303L. Introduction to the study of human language(s) and to major scientific approaches in linguistics: phonetics (properties of sound in spoken language and manual and non-manual elements in signed languages), phonology (sound systems of particular spoken languages, and manual and non-manual systems in signed languages), morphology (word and sign formation processes), syntax (word …

Preparatory: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Intermediate course in written expository writing includes a study of the style of competent writers and extends the writing skills acquired by students in the Freshman Composition course. Emphasis on developing writing that exhibits clarity, coherence, style and a clear purpose.

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Approaches to writing scientific, technical, professional, business or general-information reports and articles for various audiences and contexts. Emphasis on awareness of discursive practices of particular fields to achieve purpose, coherence and effective style. Culminates with research project and presentation. Meets the Lifelong Learning requirement. (W.I.)

Preparatory: ENGL 208 or demonstrated proficiency. Intensive practice in narrative writing, with emphasis on short fiction. Analysis and criticism of students’ work, as well as analysis of selected published writings. May be repeated once for credit.

Preparatory: ENGL 208 or demonstrated proficiency. Intensive practice in writing poetry. Analysis and criticism of students’ work, as well as some critical study of published verse. May be repeated once for credit.

Preparatory: ENGL 208 or demonstrated proficiency. Intensive practice in writing drama for stage, radio and television. Analysis and criticism of students’ work, including lab production through college facilities. May be repeated once for credit.

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of representative works of African American literature with attention to major genres and historical periods from early African American literature to the contemporary era including, but not limited to, slave narratives, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Arts Movement, and more recent literature. …

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of the theory and practice of adaptation between media, including literary works and films; analysis of adapted works or genres, including shifts in emphasis, meaning, or style when works or genres are translated from one medium to another. Coursework may also focus on the varied cultural …

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Cultural studies course focusing on the interpretation of American popular culture. Course methodology may include Marxist, psychoanalytic, semiotic or culturally eclectic scholarly points of view. Designed for students who may want to enter the fields of entertainment or advertising, or future teachers who may want to use …

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. This course focuses on production of an array of digital texts, such as podcast, website, documentary, e-portfolio, blog, and collaborative online article. Other topics include social media, digital identity, and ethical questions surrounding the production and distribution of texts in digital environments. The course underscores the expanded …

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: Upper division standing. Introductory study of representative poems and plays. Attendance at performances and/or films is required. Critical writing required. Available for General Education, Area 3B Humanities. (W.I.)

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of American Indian literature, which may include traditional oral forms, autobiographies, and contemporary poetry and prose. Students who have taken ENGL 314 will not receive credit for ENGL 318. Available for General Education, Area 3B Humanities or CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies. (W.I.) (Cross-listed with …

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Introduction to the study of historical and/or contemporary portrayals of disability in literature and/or popular culture. Focus on thinking about disability as a rhetorical and cultural phenomenon. Critical thinking and writing are an integral part of the course. Available for General Education, Area 3B Humanities. (W.I.)

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of comics, including comic strips, comic books and graphic novels, from literary and cultural studies perspectives. Emphasis on both history and form, including image-text relationships. Topics also may include fan culture, particular genres of comics and connections between comics and other forms of visual text. Critical …

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. This class focuses on writing as a recursive process. Students read about—and put into practice—process-oriented writing. Throughout the semester, students write well-researched essays in varied genres on a topic of their choosing. This culminates in a final portfolio to showcase these combined efforts, which, cumulatively, equals approximately …

Preparatory: Completion of the lower division writing requirement and two lower division English courses. Intensive study of the literary genres of poetry, prose, fiction and drama. Emphasis on written analysis of selected works in each genre. Development of criteria for responsible judgment.

Preparatory: Upper division standing. Study of form, theme and style in the King James Version of the Bible.

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: Upper division standing. A study of the short story, beginning with careful examination of some classics in the genre, followed by analysis of more contemporary works. Critical writing required. Available for General Education, Area 3B Humanities. (W.I.)

Preparatory: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examines works in British and American literature that: (a) were written by gay men; and (b) portray the lives of gay individuals. Focusing primarily on texts written since the late 19th century and traces the development of gay male self-representation in poetry, novels, short fiction, drama and …

Preparatory: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Primarily focuses on the work of lesbian writers of the 20th century. Using the approaches of current feminist literary theorists, the course explores the diversity and intersections of lesbian literary traditions, and examines the extent to which lesbian writers have followed and/or altered genre conventions in fiction …

Preparatory: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of traditions in speculative fiction, including science fiction, fantasy, and/or horror. May incorporate historical, theoretical, philosophical, sociopolitical, or scientific frameworks; may focus on particular themes or subgenres, such as feminist SF, Afrofuturism, ecofiction, utopian/dystopian fiction, or epic fantasy. Texts may include films, graphic narratives, games, and …

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of Jewish writing in America as it affects the relationship between Jewish issues and themes and American culture, based on the works of such authors as I. B. Singer, Roth, Bellow, Malamud, Cahan, Paley, Olsen, Shapiro, Ozick and Potok. Critical writing required. Available for General Education, …

Preparatory: Admission to the Honors Program. May be taken in any sequence with ENGL 393. Introduction to literary history with emphasis on the role of tradition and influence.

Preparatory: Admission to the Honors Program. May be taken in any sequence with ENGL 392. Introduction to practical criticism through a study of critical methods and their application to various literary works, with some attention to bibliography and scholarly method.

Experimental Topics

Developments in the English language from Old English through Middle English, Early Modern English and Modern English. American English and its heritage. Influences from other languages as well as internal linguistic processes in English itself. Available for graduate credit.

Preparatory: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Required of candidates working for the Single Subject Credential in English; an option for candidates in Liberal Studies working for the Multiple Subjects Credential. Advanced course in written composition and recent composition theory extends the student’s writing skills, explores the kind of writing required of California public …

Preparatory: Demonstrated proficiency; Instructor consent. Advanced composition, logical thinking and coherent expression designed particularly for students who want to use their writing and analytic skills in the professions of law or medicine, government or community services, business, industry, or nonteaching educational and research services. Available for graduate credit.

Preparatory: ENGL 308. Continued practice in the writing of prose fiction, with a concentration on experimentation in style and structure. Analysis and criticism of students’ work. Available for graduate credit. May be repeated once for credit.

Preparatory: ENGL 309. Continued practice in the writing of poetry, with emphasis on formal poetic patterns. Analysis and criticism of students’ work, as well as study of selected published verse. Available for graduate credit. May be repeated once for credit.

Preparatory: ENGL 310. Continued practice in dramatic writing leading to the completion of a full-length drama. Analysis and criticism of students’ work as well as study of selected plays. Available for graduate credit. May be repeated once for credit.

Preparatory: Upper division standing. Theoretical overview of literary publishing; practice in close reading and in the exercise of literary and aesthetic judgment; and editing and publishing of the Northridge Review, a literary magazine. Available for graduate credit. May be repeated once with instructor’s consent. May be repeated once for credit.

Preparatory: 6 units of lower division literature courses, or 3 units of lower division literature and ENGL 355. Study of The Canterbury Tales and other selected poems. Available for graduate credit.

Close study of three to five plays. ENGL 416 and ENGL 417 may be taken separately or in any sequence. Available for graduate credit.

Study of eight to fifteen of the major plays. ENGL 416 and ENGL 417 may be taken separately or in any sequence. Available for graduate credit.

Study of significant plays in England, 1660-1880, with special emphasis on such major dramatists as Wycherley, Dryden, Congreve, Otway and Sheridan. Available for graduate credit.

Study of Paradise Lost, other poems and selected prose. Available for graduate credit.

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: ENGL 313. Intensive study of a particular topic in popular culture as seen from historical and critical perspectives. Topics will change from semester to semester. Coursework may include fieldwork and creative projects; critical reading and critical writing required. Available for graduate credit. May be repeated once …

Preparatory: One lower division course in literature. Study of form, content and theme in children’s literature, classic and contemporary, from preschool through 9th-grade level. Available for graduate credit.

Critical analysis of selected literary works of interest to adolescents, including works commonly used in secondary schools (grades 7-12). Development of principles for the evaluation of literature for adolescents. Available for graduate credit.

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of relationships between written texts and visual art, or between word and image, from theoretical, historical, and/or ideological perspectives, including study of hybrid or intermedial forms and the works of diverse peoples and cultures. Topics may include, for example, illustration, design, visual poetry, visual narrative, Sister …

Preparatory: 6 units of lower division literature courses, or 3 units of lower division literature and ENGL 355. Study of selected novels by important 19th century women novelists, both British and American, including such writers as Alcott, Austen, C. Brontë, E. Brontë, Chopin, Eliot, Gaskell, Gilman and Stowe. Examines both text and context for each novel …

Study of major texts of literary criticism from Plato to the present. Emphasis on application of critical theories. Available for graduate credit.

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: 6 units of lower division literature courses, or 3 units of lower division literature and ENGL 355. Study of the literature of England to 1500, including representative Old and Middle English works such as Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Works studied may include …

Study of current and past theories of literacy, including the nature of literacy itself; connections between rhetoric and literacy; the ways literacy is shared and used by individuals, families and cultures; and the political, social and personal ramifications of literacy. Core course for English Department minor in Writing and Rhetoric. Available for graduate credit.

Preparatory: 6 units of lower division literature courses, or 3 units of lower division literature and ENGL 355. Study of the transatlantic literary and cultural world of from 1660-1820, with an emphasis on key revolutions (Glorious, American, French, Haitian), imperialism and the rise of the British Empire. Authors may include Behn, Swift, Equiano, Prince, and …

Prerequisite: ENGL 308, ENGL 309, ENGL 310 or permission of instructor. Intensive consideration of a focused area of study as it proceeds from a literary or critical tradition that informs creative writing. Creative and critical writing required. Topics will change from semester to semester. Available for graduate credit. May be repeated one time for credit.

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: 6 units of lower division literature courses, or 3 units of lower division literature and ENGL 355. Study of literary experimentation in print and visual culture during the Romantic era of 1780-1832 as framed by multiple revolutions (American, French, and Haitian) and radical political activity (1790s …

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Intensive study of a topic relevant to literacy, composition or rhetoric. Analytic or critical writing required. Topics will change from semester to semester. May be repeated one time. Available for graduate credit.

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: 6 units of lower division literature courses, or 3 units of lower division literature and ENGL 355. Study of the literature and culture of the British Empire and its global imperial influence from the 1830s to the 1910s. Reading may include poetry, short stories, novels, plays, …

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: 6 units of lower division literature courses, or 3 units of lower division literature and ENGL 355. Study of British literature and the cultural forces that shaped its forms and techniques from the 1890s through the beginning of World War II. Available for graduate credit.

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: 6 units of lower division literature courses and ENGL 355. Study of British literature in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, focusing on such historical and cultural forces as post-war immigration, the decolonizing Empire, and globalism and how those forces have shaped literary genres, content, …

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: 6 units of lower division literature courses, or 3 units of lower division literature and ENGL 355. Study of post-1955 poems of major English-language authors inclusive of diverse peoples and cultures. Available for graduate credit.

Intensive study of the theories and craft of poetry. Available for graduate credit.

Intensive study of the theories and craft of fiction. Available for graduate credit.

Study of selected major novels by such authors as Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Sterne and Austen. ENGL 466, ENGL 467 and ENGL 468 may be taken separately or in any sequence. Available for graduate credit.

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of selected nineteenth-century novels focusing on such trends and genres as, for example, realism, the novel of manners, industrial fiction, the sensation novel, the New Woman novel, imperial fiction, Aestheticism, detective fiction, and the gothic novel. Available for graduate credit.

Preparatory: 6 units of lower division literature courses, or 3 units of lower division literature and ENGL 355. In-depth study of a single author or a comparative study of two authors, such as Swift, Hawthorne, Woolf, Morrison/Faulkner, and Williams/Lawrence. The author(s) studied will change from semester to semester. Available for graduate credit.

Preparatory: 6 units of lower division literature courses, or 3 units of lower division literature and ENGL 355. Study of the literature and the culture of the colonial, early republic and romantic periods. Available for graduate credit.

Preparatory: 6 units of lower division literature courses, or 3 units of lower division literature and ENGL 355. Study of the literature and the culture of the age of realism. Available for graduate credit.

Preparatory: 6 units of lower division literature courses, or 3 units of lower division literature and ENGL 355. Study of the literature and culture of early 20th century America, from the poetic renaissance through World War II. Emphasis on such major writers as Frost, Hemingway, Eliot, Wharton, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Stevens, Cather, Moore and Porter. Available for …

Preparatory: 6 units of lower division literature courses, or 3 units of lower division literature and ENGL 355. Study of the literature and culture of America from 1945 to the present. Emphasis on such major writers as Bellow, Albee, Lowell, Williams, Welty, Morrison, Rich, O’Connor and Pynchon. Available for graduate credit.

Study of selected works by such major American writers as Cooper, Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, Chopin and James. ENGL 477 and ENGL 478 may be taken separately or in any sequence. Available for graduate credit.

Study of selected works by such major American writers as Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Cather, Wharton, Faulkner, McCullers, Bellow, Morrison, O’Connor and Updike. ENGL 477 and ENGL 478 may be taken separately or in any sequence. Available for graduate credit.

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: ENGL 275, ENGL 436. Study of selected works by Latina/o/x writers and cultural producers from the U.S., Latin America, and the Caribbean, through frameworks of Latina/o Studies and Latin American Studies. Interdisciplinary analysis of literary, filmic, and cultural production may include pertinent fields such as Cultural …

Preparatory: Senior standing. Preparation of a collection of short stories or of a single longer work of narrative fiction. Students complete, revise and supplement their work to produce a finished manuscript of narrative fiction. Available for graduate credit.

Preparatory: Senior standing. Preparation of a collection of poems or of a single long poem. Students complete, revise and supplement their work to produce a finished manuscript of poetry. Available for graduate credit.

Preparatory: Senior honors standing. Intensive study of a literary figure, age, movement or problem. May be repeated once for credit. ENGL 492 and ENGL 493 may be taken in any sequence. Available for graduate credit.

Preparatory: Senior honors standing. Intensive study of a literary figure, age, movement or problem. May be repeated once for credit. ENGL 492 and ENGL 493 may be taken in any sequence. Available for graduate credit.

Preparatory: ENGL 407. Students are placed by the faculty supervisor with sponsoring organizations, where they work for 90 hours per semester while meeting for 15 hours in the classroom. Specific duties associated with technical and professional writing are assigned by sponsors. Students compile a portfolio of writing done for the sponsor and a term report …

Preparatory: Either two lower division courses in literature, or 3 units of lower division literature and ENGL 355; Senior standing. Intensive study of a major British or American author, or of a literary theme or sub-genre. Reports and seminar papers required. Topics change from semester to semester. Available for graduate credit. May be repeated once for …

The capstone course for English Subject Matter students, focuses on literacy in multiple genres (poetry, myth, short fiction, and media). Its multigenre, multimedia, and transnational compass fulfills State Standards and grounds this fulfillment in cutting edge scholarship in the fields of English studies. Available for graduate credit.

Experimental Topics

Preparatory: Senior honors standing; Preparation of an article-length manuscript, to be a revised version of a seminar paper from honors seminars ENGL 392, ENGL 393, ENGL 492 or ENGL 493. Students will have the opportunity to experience a full and rewarding revision process, through which they will develop an existing paper into a more sophisticated …

Preparatory: Upper division standing; Normally, a 3.0 GPA in English; Prior approval of sponsoring instructor and department chair.

Recommended Preparatory: ENGL 208. Intensive writing in a focused area of study. This is an activity-based series of courses and may include off-campus meetings. Topics will change from semester to semester. Check with department for specific offerings. May be repeated once for credit.

Recommended Preparatory: ENGL 208. Intensive writing in a focused area of study. This is an activity-based series of courses and may include off-campus meetings. Topics will change from semester to semester. Check with department for specific offerings. May be repeated once for credit.

This course introduces students to graduate‑level research and writing skills across the three options in the program: Literature, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric and Composition. The course also requires experiential learning in the field. This course should be taken in the first year of coursework.

Throughout the semester, students will engage in writing exercises, participate in workshopping and develop new texts for performance. Students will also read several published plays and other types of performance texts. A final portfolio—which will include an introduction, rough drafts and revised texts—will be required. This course is available both for graduate and undergraduate credit. …

Study of core topics in composition studies, including process, invention, revision, rhetoric, audience, argument, genre, assessment, and linguistic diversity.

In-depth study of a topic in English and Cultural Studies that is not bound by the areas covered by other English department graduate-level seminars (specific author, literary period or the literary genres of poetry, prose, or drama). Regardless of topic, all iterations of the course will employ a consistent methodological framework based in Cultural Studies …

Topics will be announced each semester in the Schedule of Classes.

Prerequisite: Restricted to teaching associates or at the discretion of the director of composition. Study of theoretical and pedagogical issues that impact the teaching of writing at the college level. Review of current studies in rhetoric, composition and literacy. ENGL 600B also entails faculty observation of student teaching.

Prerequisite: ENGL 600A and ENGL 600B/F are restricted to teaching associates or at the discretion of the director of composition. Corequisite: ENGL 600B. Study of theoretical and pedagogical issues that impact the teaching of writing at the college level. Review of current studies in rhetoric, composition and literacy. ENGL 600B also entails faculty observation of …

Study of traditional and electronic methods of scholarly research. Investigation and evaluation of major areas of bibliographic study, such as literature and “new historicism,” the editing of texts and literary influence studies and intertextuality.

An introduction to linguistics for graduate students.

Prerequisite: Qualified standing in the graduate Creative Writing option or instructor consent. Intensive practice in advanced writing and analysis of the short story and the novel. Course may be repeated once for credit. One enrollment in ENGL 608 or ENGL 609 may be used in the Rhetoric and Composition option.

Prerequisite: Qualified standing in the graduate Creative Writing option or instructor consent. Intensive practice in the writing of poetry, with attention to both contemporary and historical techniques. Analysis and criticism of students’ work. May be repeated once for credit. One enrollment in ENGL 608 or ENGL 609 may be used in the Rhetoric and Composition …

Prerequisite: ENGL 417 or equivalent. Advanced study of several of Shakespeare’s works, including formal, textual or historical aspects. Topics will change from semester to semester.

In-depth study of a major British or American author, such as Swift, Hawthorne or Woolf. The author studied will change from semester to semester.

Intensive critical study of the province of poetry, providing opportunity for the scrutiny of individual poets as well as for concentration on the wider historical perspective.

Seminar in the theory, forms, traditions and techniques of prose fiction. Topics will vary from semester to semester.

Advanced study in drama considered as literature, with special emphasis on historical developments and their relationship to literary periods and movements in other genres.

Study of a period of British or American literature with wide readings in a range of authors and their intellectual backgrounds.

Study of major critical approaches to literature and their application to selected literary texts.

Intense discussion and analysis of theories of rhetoric and composition.

Prerequisite: Qualified standing in the graduate Creative Writing option or instructor consent. Introduction to the theoretical, professional and institutional concerns of creative writers, especially in an academic context. Intensive practice in creative writing (multi-genre). Workshop format.

Examination of scholarship concerned with genre, both the traditional concept of genre, which focuses on formal categories of literary texts and the rhetorical notion of genre, which focuses on the rhetorical purpose and function of non-literary texts. Through extensive reading, class discussions and research projects, students will explore the function of genre, the communities that …

Preparatory: ENGL 651. Intense advanced study of a specialized area, topic, question or problem in the field of rhetoric and composition. Topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeated once for credit, provided topic is different.

Focused reading and research followed by comprehensive exam.

This course is one of the available choices for the culminating experience in the English department M.A. program. In significantly revising existing written work, students will practice the tools of research used in the field of English Studies. While students in the Literature and the Rhetoric and Composition options will focus on revising and developing …

Prerequisites: At least one graduate course in English; Consent of department chair. Investigation of a significant problem in language or literature. Project selected in conference with sponsor.

The English department at CSUN is a community of teachers, scholars, writers and support staff whose primary mission is to promote learning in literature, creative writing, composition and linguistics and to help students acquire knowledge, develop skills and realize their own intellectual and creative goals. In pursuit of our mission, the department also is committed …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 English, B.A./Creative Writing Option 2024 English, B.A./Creative Writing Option 2025 English, B.A./Creative Writing Option All lower division GE completed. Lower division course in Literature (ENGL 255) completed as part of the AA-T in English. Refer to the Catalog Archives for General Education requirements. Transfer …

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 English, B.A./Creative Writing Option 2024 English, B.A./Creative Writing Option 2025 English, B.A./Creative Writing Option All lower division GE completed. Requirements with completion of an AA-T in Global Studies as listed below. Refer to the Catalog Archives for General Education requirements. Transfer Year 1: First …

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 English, B.A./Creative Writing Option 2024 English, B.A./Creative Writing Option 2025 English, B.A./Creative Writing Option All lower division GE completed. Requirements with completion of an AA-T in Social Justice Studies as listed below. Refer to the Catalog Archives for General Education requirements. Transfer Year 1: …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2021 English, B.A./Creative Writing Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning 3 GE D1 Social Sciences 3 Electives 6 Total 15 YEAR 1: 2nd Semester Course Units ENGL 258 …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2022 English, B.A./Creative Writing Option 2023 English, B.A./Creative Writing Option 2024 English, B.A./Creative Writing Option Refer to the Catalog Archives for General Education requirements. YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning 3 …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 English, B.A./Creative Writing Option 2024 English, B.A./Creative Writing Option 2025 English, B.A./Creative Writing Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, the United States History and Government requirements, and lower division core requirements for …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2025 English, B.A./Creative Writing Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units GE Basic Skills: Area 1A English Composition (Written Communication) 3 GE Basic Skills: Area 2 Lower Division Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning 3 GE Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 Electives 6 …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2021 English, B.A./Four-Year Integrated (FYI) English Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option 2022 English, B.A./Four-Year Integrated (FYI) English Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option 2023 English, B.A./Four-Year Integrated (FYI) English Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2025 English, B.A./Four-Year Integrated (FYI) English Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units COMS 151 (meets GE Basic Skills: Area 1C Oral Communication) 3 ENGL 115 (meets GE Basic Skills: Area 1A English Composition (Written Communication)) …

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 English, B.A./Honors Option 2024 English, B.A./Honors Option 2025 English, B.A./Honors Option All lower division GE completed. Lower division course in Literature (ENGL 255) completed as part of the AA-T in English. Admission to Honors Option requires approval by the Honors Option Advisor. …

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 English, B.A./Honors Option 2024 English, B.A./Honors Option 2025 English, B.A./Honors Option All lower division GE completed. Requirements with completion of an AA-T in Global Studies as follows. Admission to Honors Option requires approval by the Honors Option Advisor. Refer to the Catalog …

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 English, B.A./Honors Option 2024 English, B.A./Honors Option 2025 English, B.A./Honors Option All lower division GE completed. Requirements with completion of an AA-T in Social Justice Studies as follows. Admission to Honors Option requires approval by the Honors Option Advisor. Refer to the …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2021 English, B.A./Honors Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning 3 GE D1 Social Sciences 3 Electives 6 Total 15 YEAR 1: 2nd Semester Course Units ENGL 258 (meets …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2022 English, B.A./Honors Option 2023 English, B.A./Honors Option 2024 English, B.A./Honors Option Refer to the Catalog Archives for General Education requirements. YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning 3 GE D1 Social …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 English, B.A./Honors Option 2024 English, B.A./Honors Option 2025 English, B.A./Honors Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, the United States History and Government requirements, and lower division core requirements for this major. See …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2025 English, B.A./Honors Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units GE Basic Skills: Area 1A English Composition (Written Communication) 3 GE Basic Skills: Area 2 Lower Division Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning 3 GE Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 Electives 6 Total …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 English, B.A./Junior-Year Integrated (JYI) English Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option 2024 English, B.A./Junior-Year Integrated (JYI) English Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2025 English, B.A./Junior-Year Integrated (JYI) English Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, Title 5 (United States History and Government), and lower division core requirements for …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 English, B.A./Junior-Year Integrated (JYI) English Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option 2024 English, B.A./Junior-Year Integrated (JYI) English Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2025 English, B.A./Junior-Year Integrated (JYI) English Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, Title 5 (United States History and Government), and lower division core requirements for …

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 English, B.A./Literature Option 2024 English, B.A./Literature Option 2025 English, B.A./Literature Option All lower division GE completed. Lower division course in Literature (ENGL 255) completed as part of the AA-T in English. Refer to the Catalog Archives for General Education requirements. Transfer Year 1: First …

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 English, B.A./Literature Option 2024 English, B.A./Literature Option 2025 English, B.A./Literature Option All lower division GE completed. Requirements with completion of an AA-T in Global Studies as listed below. Transfer Year 1: First Semester Course Units ENGL 258 (if not completed prior to …

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 English, B.A./Literature Option 2024 English, B.A./Literature Option 2025 English, B.A./Literature Option All lower division GE completed. Requirements with completion of an AA-T in Social Justice Studies as listed below. Refer to the Catalog Archives for General Education requirements. Transfer Year 1: First Semester Course …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2021 English, B.A./Literature Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning 3 GE D1 Social Sciences 3 Electives 6 Total 15 YEAR 1: 2nd Semester Course Units ENGL 258 (meets …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2022 English, B.A./Literature Option 2023 English, B.A./Literature Option 2024 English, B.A./Literature Option Refer to the Catalog Archives for General Education requirements. YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning 3 GE D1 Social …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 English, B.A./Literature Option 2024 English, B.A./Literature Option 2025 English, B.A./Literature Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, the United States History and Government requirements, and lower division core requirements for this major. See …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2025 English, B.A./Literature Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units GE Basic Skills: Area 1A English Composition (Written Communication) 3 GE Basic Skills: Area 2 Lower Division Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning 3 GE Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 Electives 6 Total …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2021 English, B.A./Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning 3 GE D1 Social Sciences 3 Elective* 3 Elective 3 Total 15 …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2022 English, B.A./Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option 2023 English, B.A./Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option 2024 English, B.A./Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option Refer to the Catalog Archives for General Education requirements. YEAR 1: 1st Semester …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 English, B.A./Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option 2024 English, B.A./Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option 2025 English, B.A./Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2025 English, B.A./Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units GE Basic Skills: Area 1A English Composition (Written Communication) 3 GE Basic Skills: Area 2 Lower Division Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning 3 GE Area 4 Social …

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 English, B.A./Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option 2024 English, B.A./Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option 2025 English, B.A./Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option All lower division GE completed. Lower division course in Literature …

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 English, B.A./Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option 2024 English, B.A./Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option 2025 English, B.A./Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option All lower division GE completed. Requirements with completion of an …

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 English, B.A./Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option 2024 English, B.A./Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option 2025 English, B.A./Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Option All lower division GE completed. Requirements with completion of an …

(1986) Professor Emeritus of English. A.B. 1974, University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A. 1980, Stanford University; Ph.D. 1985, University of Utah.

(2002) Professor of English. B.A. 1989, M.A. 1992, Ohio University; Ph.D. 2001, University of Southern Mississippi.

(2001) Professor of English. B.A. 1988, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A. 1991, Ph.D. 2000, University of Connecticut.

(2004) Provost Emeritus; Professor of English. A.B. 1975, Harvard College; Ph.D. 1980, Stanford University.

(2015) Professor of English. B.A. 2002, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; M.A. 2006, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; M.F.A. 2009, The Ohio State University; Ph.D. 2014, Florida State University.

(2014) Professor of English. I.A. 1998, B.A. 2001, Tribhuvan University; M.A. 2004, Pokhara University; Ph.D. 2014, Syracuse University.

(1999) Professor of English. M.A. 1992, University of St. Andrews; Ph.D. 1997, University of Cambridge.

(1988) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1965, Brooklyn College; M.A. 1966, University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D. 1982, University of Southern California.

(2014) Professor of English. B.A. 2000, M.A. 2004, State University of New York at New Paltz; Ph.D. 2014, University of Rhode Island.

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.

(1989) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1983, Portland State University; M.F.A. 1987, University of California, Irvine.

(1996) Lecturer Emeritus in English. B.A. 1995, M.A. 1998, California State University, Northridge; M.F.A. 2003, California State University, Chico.

(1999) Professor of English. B.A. 1981, Manhattanville College; M.A. 1990, Southern Connecticut State University; M.F.A. 1992, Brooklyn College; Ph.D. 1999, University of Southwestern Louisiana.

(1983) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1966, Tufts University; M.A. 1968, Ph.D. 1978, Indiana University.

(1968) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1960, M.A. 1963, Ph.D. 1969, University of Chicago.

(2013) Professor of English. B.A. 1990, M.A. 1994, Tribhuvan University; M.A. 2006, Ph.D. 2006, University of Louisville.

(1967) Professor Emeritus of English. B.M. 1951, M.A. 1962, Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 1967, University of California, Los Angeles.

(1961) Professor Emeritus of English. A.B. 1952, California State University, San Francisco; M.A. 1957, Ph.D. 1961, Boston University.

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.

(2007) Professor of English. B.A. 1987, Loyola University, New Orleans; M.F.A. 1999, Columbia University.

(2002) Professor of English. B.A. 1982, Beijing Language Institute; M.A. 1990, St. Mary’s College; M.A. 1994, Northern Arizona University; Ph.D. 2003, University of Arizona.

(1991) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1976, Brandeis University; M.A. 1978, Ph.D. 1981, Harvard University.

(1986) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1976, Rice University; M.A. 1979, Ph.D. 1986, Cornell University.

(2011) Director of Community Engagement; Professor of English. B.A. 2002, M.A. 2003, Ph.D. 2011, Fordham University.

(1999) Interim Director of General Education Honors Program; Professor of English. B.A. 1991, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 1999, University of California, Riverside.

(1991) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1976, Point Loma College; M.A. 1979, Ph.D. 1988, University of Southern California.

(1983) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1963, Douglass College, Rutgers University; M.A. 1972, University of Hawaii; Ph.D. 1981, Columbia University.

(2015) Professor of English. B.A. 2005, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; M.A. 2009, University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A. 2011, Ph.D. 2015, Brown University.

(1987) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1969, University of Southern California; M.A. 1970, University of Michigan; Ph.D. 1982, University of California, Los Angeles.

(2020) Associate Professor of English. B.A. 1998, University of California, Berkeley; M.A. 2001, Syracuse University; M.A. 2008, University of California, Riverside; Ph.D. 2017, University of California, Los Angeles.

(1968) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1956, St. John’s University; M.A. 1958, Catholic University; Ph.D. 1967, Columbia University.

(1996) Professor Emeritus of English. B.A. 1968, M.A. 1970, Howard University; Ph.D. 1979, New York University; J.D. 1993, University of California, Los Angeles.

(2007) Professor of English. B.A. 1987, Syracuse University; M.A. 2001; Ph.D. 2006, University of Louisville.

(2003) Professor of English. B.A. 1987, Barnard College; M.A. 1991, University College Dublin; M.A. 1999, Ph.D. 2003, University of California, Los Angeles.

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