Degrees

• Courses Required for a B.A. Degree in English
• Courses Required for a B.A. Degree in English and Business Administration
• Courses Required for a minor in English

Courses Required for a B.A. Degree in English

Preparation:

ENG 1 AB/C, Freshman English (3,3) or

ENG 5H, Freshman Honors English (3) and

HIS 1AB, Western Civilization (3,3)

Requirements:

30 additional units in English, at least 24 of which are upper division,

including:

One course in advanced writing (ENG 106, 107, or 109 etc.) (3)

One upper-division course in American literature (ENG 126, 145, or 146) (3)

One course in English literature before 1700 (ENG 143, 144, or 172) (3)

One course in English literature after 1700 (ENG 147, 148, or 156H) (3)

One genre course (ENG 161, 162, or 163) (3)

One Shakespeare course (ENG 73, 173, or 174) (3)

Theory and Criticism (ENG 181) (3)

English Seminar (ENG 195) (3)

Two electives chosen from English offerings (3,3)

Strongly Recommended:

ENG 70/170 Western Literary Heritage (3)

Total units in English: 36

Any English course completed with a grade of “D” or below is not acceptable toward a major in English. Plus general studies requirements and electives totaling 124 semester units, including foreign language requirement. At least 15 upper division units must be completed in the MSMC English Program.

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Courses Required for a B.A. Degree in English and Business Administration

A cooperative double major program offered through the departments of English and Business Administration

English Preparation:

ENG 1AB/C Freshman English (3,3)

HIS 1AB Western Civilization (3,3)

SPR 18 Career Planning Seminar (1)

Requirements:

24 additional units in English, at least 18 of which are upper division, including:

ENG 181 Theory and Criticism (3)

ENG 195 English Seminar (3)

Recommended:

One course in American literature (3)

Business Administration

Lower Division Core Requirements:

BUS 4 Business Foundations & Analysis (3)

BUS 5 Business Law I (3)

BUS 15A Accounting Principles I (3)

BUS 15B Accounting Principles II (3)

ECO 1 Microeconomics (3)

ECO 2 Macroeconomics (3)

MTH 28 Mathematical Analysis for Business (3)

MTH 38 Elements of Probability & Statistics (3)

BUS 7 Computer applications in Business I (3)

Courses Strongly Recommended:

PSY 1 General Psychology (3)

SOC 5 Sociological Perspectives (3)

PHI 5 Introduction to Logic (3)

Upper Division Core Requirements:

BUS 122 Management Communications (3)

BUS 130 Principles of Finance (3)

BUS 160 Principles of Marketing (3)

BUS 177 Management Information Systems (3)

BUS 185 Principles of Management (3)

BUS 192 Business Policy and Strategy (3)

Total units in English and Business: 61

Plus general studies requirements and electives totaling 124 semester units, including foreign language requirement. At least 12 upper division units must be completed in the MSMC English Program.

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Courses Required for a minor in English

Requirements:

Satisfactory completion of ENG 1AB or equivalent. Eighteen additional units in English, at least twelve of which are upper-division MSMC units.

Strongly recommended:

ENG 181 Theory and Criticism (3)

Students interested in an English minor plan their program with a departmental advisor. Because of the variety of careers to which an English program may lead, the choice of courses is flexible. Any course completed with a “D" or below is not acceptable toward a minor in English. 

Prerequisites For Literature Courses

Lower-division literature courses: ENG 1A or 6AB or permission of instructor.

Upper-division literature courses: ENG 1AB/C or permission of instructor.

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