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Tracks and Requirements
Undergraduate majors in English are required to take 10 courses (for a total of 40 units) for a B.A. in English or for a B.A. in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing. The major requirements are flexible enough to allow an in-depth exploration in any field of literary or cultural study—such as American or British literature, Renaissance or African American literature—while providing historical breadth. The Creative Writing emphasis has several of the same requirements as the B.A. in English, in addition to which students will enroll in at least three, but no more than four, beginning, intermediate, or advanced workshops in both poetry and fiction.
All majors must take three introductory survey courses, including at least two among the survey sequence ENGL 261, ENGL 262, and ENGL 263. One of the courses may be a 100-300 level course that introduces students to a particular genre or to the study of literature generally. Students should take at least two introductory courses before enrolling in upper-division electives or creative writing workshops.
In addition to three introductory courses, seven upper-division courses are required. For the B.A. in English, those seven courses must include two courses in literature written before 1800, one course in 19th century literature, and one course in American literature. For the B.A. in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing, students must take at least three, but no more than four, creative writing workshops, with at least one in poetry and at least one in fiction. The remaining three or four upper-division courses must include at least one in literature written before 1900 and one in literature written after 1900.
EXTENDED VERSION
Undergraduate majors in English are required to take 10 courses (for a total of 40 units) for a B.A. All majors must take THREE introductory courses:
- At least two courses from ENGL 261, 262, 263;
- One course may be ENGL 290, 298, or 299.
Students should take at least two introductory courses before enrolling in upper-division courses or creative writing workshops.
The ENGLISH LITERATURE track requires seven upper-divison courses:
- TWO courses in literature written before 1800, from ENGL 420, 421, 422, 423, 430, 461, 465, or 469;
- ONE course in 19th-century literature, from ENGL 424, 425, 440, 466, or 470;
- ONE course in American literature, from ENGL 350, 440, 441, 442, 445m, 446, 447m, 449m, or 451;
- THREE upper-division English electives. This requirement may be satisfied by any English course numbered 300 to 499 that has not been used to satisfy another requirement for the major. Only one elective may be a creative writing workshop.
The CREATIVE WRITING track requires seven upper-divison courses including creative writing workshops and literature courses:
- TWO introductory workshops, ENGL 303 (fiction) and 304 (poetry);
- ONE workshop, from ENGL 405, 406, 407, or 408. An advanced workshop from ENGL 407 or 408 is strongly recommended, either in satisfaction of this requirement or as an elective;
- ONE course in literature written before 1900, from ENGL 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 430, 440, 461, 465, 466, or 469;
- ONE course in literature written after 1900, from ENGL 426, 441, 442, 445m, 446, 447m, 448m, 449m, 452, 455, 456, 462, 463, or 467;
- TWO upper-division English electives. This requirement may be satisfied by any English course numbered 300 to 499 that has not been used to satisfy another requirement for the major. Only one elective may be a creative writing workshop.
The NARRATIVE STUDIES MAJOR:
NARRATIVE STUDIES courses offered in Fall 2012
(The full list of courses for NARS will be found in the USC Catalogue)
Cat. 1--Introduction to Narrative Media
COLT 101--Masterpieces and Masterminds: Literature & Thought of the West
CTCS 190--Introduction to Cinema
CTCS 191--Introduction to Television and Video
CTIN 309--Introduction to Interactive Entertainment
ENGL 261--English Literature to 1800
ENGL 262--English Literature Since 1800
ENGL 263--American Literature
FACS 150--Visual Culture and Literacy I
THTR 125--Text Studies for Production
Cat. 2--Writing and Narrative Forms
CTWR 412--Introduction to Screenwriting, and
CTWR 415a--Advanced Writing
ENGL 303--Introduction to Fiction Writing
ENGL 305--Introduction to Creative Nonfiction
ENGL 405*--Fiction Writing
THTR 365--Playwriting I
Cat. 3--Popular Culture and Ethnicity
AMST 200--Introduction to American Studies and Ethnicity
CTCS 393--History of the American Film, 1946-1975
ENGL 392--Visual and Popular Culture
HIST 380--American Popular Culture
MUSC 400--The Broadway Musical: Reflections of American Diversity, Issues and Experiences
MUSC 420--Hip-Hop Music and Culture
MUSC 460--Film Music: History and Function From 1930 to the Present
THTR 405--Performing Identities
Cat. 4--Narrative in Cross-Cultural Perspective
CTCS 200--History of the International Cinema I
ENGL 445--The Literatures of America: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
ITAL 446--Italian Cinema and Society
THTR 211***--Theory and Practice of World Theatre II
Cat. 5--Western Narrative in Historical Perspective
ENGL 424*--English Literature of the Romantic Age (1780-1832)
ENGL 430--Shakespeare
ENGL 440**--American Literature to 1865
SPAN 304--Survey of Fiction (taught in Spanish)
THTR 301***--Greek and Roman Theatre
Cat. 6--Contemporary Fiction and Drama
COLT 420--The Fantastic
ENGL 375--Science Fiction
ENGL 463--Contemporary Drama
*Prerequisite required
**Corequisite required
***Recommend preparation suggested
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