English, B.A. Multicultural Literatures Option - 120 units

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Summary of Units:

Lower Division Major Requirements	12
Upper Division Major Requirements	24
Multicultural Literatures Option Requirements	15
Additional General Education and Graduation Requirements	69
Total Units	120

Lower Division Requirements - 12 units

In addition to the courses below, students seeking the Bachelor of Arts in English must have fulfilled the lower division writing requirement (at CI, ENGL 105 ).

Complete 12 units from the following:
ENGL 120 - American Literature I Units: 3
ENGL 210 - Themes and Theories in World Literature Units: 3
ENGL 220 - American Literature II Units: 3
ENGL 240 - Literary Genres in Translation Units: 3
ENGL 250 - British and European Literature Units: 3

Upper Division Requirements - 24 units

The upper division English core is designed to provide students with a broad background in literature, solid foundations in theory and criticism, and experience in writing to learn.

ENGL 315 - Introduction to Language, Structure and Linguistics Units: 3
ENGL 330 - Interdisciplinary Writing Units: 3
ENGL 349 - Literature of American Cultures Units: 3
ENGL 360 - Literary Theory Units: 3
ENGL 410 - Shakespeare’s Plays (Cross-listed as THTR 410) Units: 3
ENGL 499 - Capstone Project/Senior Seminar Units: 3
Complete two from the following:
ENGL 325 - Major Non-Western Authors Units: 3
ENGL 326 - Major British And European Authors Units: 3
ENGL 327 - Major American Authors Units: 3

Option in Multicultural Literatures - 15 units

The Multicultural Literatures Option gives the English major an opportunity to pursue his or her interests in studying the literatures of various cultures and ethnic groups. The culmination of the option is the Multicultural Literature project, which the student chooses in consultation with his or her advisor. The product of that course will be a completed work that addresses the literature (broadly defined as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama and film) in one of the following course areas beyond the curriculum.

Complete the following:
ENGL 454 - Multicultural Literature Project/Seminar Units: 3
Complete 12 units from the following:
ENGL 311 - Bilingual Literary Studies/Estudios Literarios Bilingues (Cross-listed as SPAN 311) Units: 3
ENGL 334 - Narratives of Southern California (Cross-listed as HIST 334, CHS 334) Units: 3
ENGL 353 - Chicana/o Latina/o Literature (Cross-listed as CHS 353) Units: 3
ENGL 355 - Literatures of Africa and the Diaspora (Cross-listed as FJS 355) Units: 3
ENGL 356 - Literatures of Asia and the Diaspora Units: 3
ENGL 430 - Tradition and Transformation: Literature, History, and Cultural Change (Cross-listed as HIST 430) Units: 3
ENGL 432 - Arts of the Harlem Renaissance (Cross-listed as ART 432) Units: 3
ENGL 433 - Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Studies (Cross-listed as GEND 433) Units: 3

General Education and Graduation Requirements - B.A.

To graduate, students must complete 120 units minimum (21 units must be upper division), including the following General Education Requirements (GE) and Graduation Requirements not met within the major:

American Institutions Requirements
GE Requirements
- General Education Area A-F Requirements
- Upper Division General Education (UDGE) Requirements (minimum of 3 units in each Area: UDGE-B , UDGE-C , and UDGE-D )
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) (C- or better grade)
Language Requirement (C- or better grade)
Multicultural Perspectives (MP) Requirement
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation