Literature, B.A.
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Program Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the program in Literature - Concentrations in Literature and English Education will be able to:
- Integrate their literature studies with ongoing reflection and hospitable engagement with a diverse world.
- Identify and articulate characteristics and trends of diverse literatures and historical periods: dates, styles, authors, and canon formation.
- Develop and support close readings of texts using literary theory and terminology.
- Employ strong research, rhetorical, linguistics, literary, and analytical skills in their writing.
- Present literary analysis to formal audiences, demonstrating strategies for audience engagement and oral communication of written work.
Concentrations
Literature Concentration
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Requirements | ||
| LIT 2052 | World Literatures: Ancient and Medieval Literatures | 3 |
| LIT 2054 | British Writers I | 3 |
| LIT 2055 | British Writers II | 3 |
| LIT 2056 | American Writers I | 3 |
| LIT 2057 | American Writers II | 3 |
| Upper-Division Requirements | ||
| LIN 3012 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| or LIN 3065 | English Grammar and Usage | |
| LIT 3000 | Literary Analysis | 3 |
| LIT 3050 | Diverse Voices of World Literature (FE) | 3 |
| or LIT 3051 | Diverse Voices of Cinema (FE) | |
| LIT 3052 | Diverse Voices of American Literature (FE) | 3 |
| or LIT 3053 | Diverse Voices of Women Writers (FE) | |
| LIT 4000 | American Literature to 1900 | 3 |
| LIT 4020 | American Literature Since 1900 | 3 |
| or SPA 3020 | Mexican American Literature and Culture | |
| LIT 4048 | Postcolonial Classics and Theory | 3 |
| LIT 4050 | The Novel | 3 |
| LIT 4061 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| LIT 4095 | Literary Theory and Scholarship | 3 |
| Choose three (3) courses from the following: | 9 | |
| Medieval Literature | ||
| 17th Century English Literature | ||
| Romantic Literature | ||
| Victorian Literature | ||
| Total Units | 54 | |
English Education Concentration
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Requirements | ||
| COM 2031 | Argumentation and Debate (FE) | 3 |
| JRN 2050 | Introduction to Journalism | 3 |
| LIT 2052 | World Literatures: Ancient and Medieval Literatures | 3 |
| LIT 2054 | British Writers I | 3 |
| LIT 2055 | British Writers II | 3 |
| LIT 2056 | American Writers I | 3 |
| LIT 2057 | American Writers II | 3 |
| TRE 1001 | Introduction to Theatre (FE) | 2 |
| Upper-Division Requirements | ||
| LIT 3000 | Literary Analysis | 3 |
| LIN 3012 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| LIT 3051 | Diverse Voices of Cinema (FE) | 3 |
| LIN 3065 | English Grammar and Usage | 3 |
| LIT 4044 | Medieval Literature | 3 |
| or LIT 4045 | 17th Century English Literature | |
| LIT 4046 | Romantic Literature | 3 |
| or LIT 4047 | Victorian Literature | |
| LIT 4048 | Postcolonial Classics and Theory | 3 |
| LIT 4050 | The Novel | 3 |
| LIT 4061 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| LIT 4095 | Literary Theory and Scholarship | 3 |
| WRI 3070 | Writing Theory and Pedagogy | 2 |
| WRI 4000 | Writing for the Community | 3 |
| Choose one (1) course from the following: | 3 | |
| American Literature to 1900 | ||
| American Literature Since 1900 | ||
| Mexican American Literature and Culture | ||
| Total Units | 61 | |
Teacher Preparation
To complete requirements for a preliminary Single Subject (Secondary) California teaching credential, students who pursue the concentration in English Education must pass the CSET Examination in English (including Composition and Rhetoric, Literature, and Linguistics) to demonstrate Subject Matter Competency and complete the Professional Preparation coursework and other items as required by the commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC).
Note(s): Accepting Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT)