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Literature

All English majors must complete the core requirements as well as the requirements for one of the concentrations.

Literature Concentration Requirements18 units
Required Courses6 units
ENGL 377
Shakespeare***		3
ENGL 480
Contemporary Literary Criticism		3
Electives12 units
Select 12 units from the following:
ENGL 222
English Literature Survey to 1789^^		3
ENGL 232
English Literature Survey Since 1789^^		3
ENGL 311
Film and Literature		3
ENGL 324
World Literature to the Renaissance*/^^		3
ENGL 334
World Literature Since the Renaissance*/^^		3
ENGL 344
American Literature to 1865*/^^		3
ENGL 354
American Literature Since 1865*/^^		3
ENGL 364
American Ethnic Literature		3
ENGL 374
African American Literature		3
ENGL 410
American Novel**		3
ENGL 434
Children's Literature**		3
ENGL 435
Social and Psychological Aspects of Language		3
ENGL 436
Adolescent Literature		3
ENGL 466
British Novel		3
ENGL 486
Topics in Film Analysis		3
ENGL 487
Literary Movements^^^		3
ENGL 488
Significant Authors^^^		3
ENGL 489
Literary Topics^^^		3
ENGL 496
Senior Seminar: Ethics in the Professions*		3
ENGL 497
Readings		1–4
ENGL 498
Directed Research		1–4
ENGL 499
Thesis/Project		1–4
HUM 322
Humanities Seminar II: Literary Masterpieces*/^^ (3 units on Azusa campus, 4 units at the High Sierra Semester)		3–4

*Meets a General Studies core (or elective) requirement.
**Meets a General Studies elective requirement.
***Meets the Upper-division Writing Intensive requirement.
^^If not taken as part of the English major core requirements
^^^ENGL 487, ENGL 488, ENGL 489 may be repeated once to fulfill this requirement.