English

Subject abbreviations: BSWT and ENGL College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

George Haggerty, Ph.D., Chair

John C. Briggs, Ph.D., Director, Entry-Level Program Director, University Writing Program

Stephen Sohn, Ph.D., Director, Undergraduate Studies

Jennifer Doyle, Ph.D., Director, Graduate Admissions

Andrea Denny-Brown, Ph.D., Director, Graduate Studies

Department Office, 1201 Humanities and Social Sciences; (951) 827-1451

Professors

Steven G. Axelrod, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor John C. Briggs, Ph.D. Joseph W. Childers, Ph.D. Adriana Craciun, Ph.D. Kimberly J. Devlin, Ph.D. Jennifer Doyle, Ph.D. John M. Ganim, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor George E. Haggerty, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor David Lloyd, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Fred Moten, Ph.D. Sherryl Vint, Ph.D. Professors Emeriti

Rise B. Axelrod, Ph.D. Edwin M. Eigner, Ph.D. Robert N. Essick, Ph.D. Carole Fabricant, Ph.D. Ralph Hanna, III, Ph.D. Associate Professors

Andrea Denny-Brown, Ph.D. Erica A. Edwards, Ph.D. Heidi Brayman Hackel, Ph.D. Weihsin Gui, Ph.D. Keith Harris, Ph.D. Katherine A. Kinney, Ph.D. Vorris Nunley, Ph.D. Michelle Hermann Raheja, Ph.D. Richard Rodriguez, Ph.D. Stephen Hong Sohn, Ph.D. James Tobias, Ph.D. Carole-Anne Tyler, Ph.D. Deborah S. Willis, Ph.D. Traise Yamamoto, Ph.D. Susan Zieger, Ph.D. Assistant Professors

Robert Hernandez, Ph.D. Mark Minch, Ph.D. Emma Stapely, Ph.D. Fuson Wang, Ph.D.

The English Department offers the university community a range of composition courses that develop the skill of writing effective prose, a skill essential to undergraduate work and to communication in society generally. Students can also enjoy and profit from a broad range of literature courses offered by the department, including a number of lower-division courses designed especially with the non-English major in mind.

The English major offers a well-balanced, thought-provoking program for students with a serious interest in the study of literature.

See Undergraduate Studies section.

See College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Colleges and Programs section.

The major requirements for the B.A. in English are as follows:

• 1. English 020A, ENGL 020B, and ENGL 020C (15 units). These courses are

normally required of all English majors as a prerequisite to upper-division courses.

• 2. ENGL 102 (4 units), or 102W (4 units). This

course should normally be taken prior to or concurrently with the student’s first upper- division English course.

Include at least one course (in bold) that deals with race and ethnicity (within requirements 3 and 4):

• 3. Four courses (16 units); one course from

each of the following areas:

• a) English Literature to 1660: ENGL 117A,

ENGL 117B, ENGL 117C, ENGL 117T, ENGL 128E, ENGL 128F, ENGL 128G, ENGL 129A, ENGL 147F, ENGL 147S, ENGL 148Q, ENGL 149, ENGL 151A, ENGL 151B, ENGL 151T, ENGL 152, ENGL 153, ENGL 154

• b) English Literature 1660-1900: ENGL 125A, ENGL 125B, ENGL 128I, ENGL 128J, ENGL 128K, ENGL 128M, ENGL 128N, ENGL 129B, ENGL 147G, ENGL 147V, ENGL 148P, ENGL 148X, ENGL 148Y, ENGL 148Z, ENGL 161A, ENGL 161B, ENGL 161T, ENGL 166A, ENGL 166B, ENGL 166T, ENGL 172A, ENGL 172B, ENGL 172T

• c) American Literature to 1900: ENGL 120A, ENGL 126A, ENGL 127A, ENGL 128O, ENGL 128Q, ENGL 130, ENGL 131, ENGL 132, ENGL 138A, ENGL 147M, ENGL 148W

• d) Literature after 1900: ENGL 120B, ENGL 120T, ENGL 125C, ENGL 126B, ENGL 127B, ENGL 128R, ENGL 128S, ENGL 128T, ENGL 128U, ENGL 128V, ENGL 128W, ENGL 128X, ENGL 129C, ENGL 133, ENGL 134, ENGL 135, ENGL 136,

ENGL 136T, ENGL 137T, ENGL 138B, ENGL 138T, ENGL 139, ENGL 139T, ENGL 147-I, ENGL 147U, ENGL 148E, ENGL 148G ENGL 148M, ENGL 148R, ENGL 148S, ENGL 176A, ENGL 176B, ENGL 176C, ENGL 176T

• 4. One 4-unit course on literature and related

fields, including theory, or on a literary theme or genre, postcolonial literature, literature and gender, or literature and sexuality chosen from ENGL 100 (E-Z), ENGL 101, ENGL 104, ENGL 121 (E-Z), ENGL 122 (E-Z)/LGBS 122 (E-Z), ENGL 123A, ENGL 123B, ENGL 124A, ENGL 124B, ENGL 127T, ENGL 140 (E-Z), ENGL 141 (E-Z), ENGL 142 (E-Z), ENGL 143 (E-Z), ENGL 144 (E-Z), ENGL 145 (E-Z)/ MCS 145 (E-Z), ENGL 146 (E-Z)/MCS 146 (E-Z), ENGL 179A, ENGL 179B, ENGL 179T

• 5. Six additional upper-division English courses

(24 units). Only 4 units from ENGL 103 or any upper-division Creative Writing course will be accepted toward the fulfillment of this requirement. Four units of ENGL 190 may be counted toward this requirement. Proposals for ENGL 190 must be approved by a sponsoring faculty member and the department chair. If the student wishes to offer units from ENGL 190 as part of the 24 units, a copy of an approved petition will be placed in the student’s file.

Total units in major: 63 units, of which at least 15 units and no more than 20 units must be at the lower-division level.

Students are encouraged to take at least one of the following as a college breadth requirement or as an elective: CLA 027A, CLA 027B, CLA 040; CPLT 017A, CPLT 017B, CPLT 017C; ETST 114, ETST 120, ETST 124, ETST 138, ETST 170/WRLT 170, ETST 183; or any literature course in a language other than English. Students are also encouraged to take a course in British or American history, such as HIST 017A, HIST 017B, HISE 150, HISE 151, HISE 152.

Each student works with the Undergraduate Academic Advisor and the Faculty Advisor for help in shaping a program and following it through to graduation. Students should see the advisors on a regular basis, normally once per quarter prior to registration. Information about times and meeting places for advisors is posted online and is available in the department office from the undergraduate academic advisor.

The English Department awards departmental honors to those who complete the following requirements:

• 1. Maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher in the

English major.

• 2. Complete 14 additional units of upper

division courses in English.

• 3. Complete English 193A “Senior Seminar”

(the units of which may be used toward the additional upper division unit requirement)

• 4. Complete English 193B “Senior Research,”

by submitting a Senior Paper as the result of research begun in 193A “Senior Seminar.”

• 5. Successfully present their Senior Paper in an

undergraduate Honors Research colloquium or conference sponsored by the English Department.

Students may request to participate in the honors track or they may be invited. Students must declare their intention to participate by the end of the fourth quarter prior to graduation.

Minor

The English minor is designed to provide an overview of English and American literature, an opportunity for the exercise of disciplined literary analysis, and a varied experience of the best literature in English. English / 260

• 1. Lower-division requirements (14 units)

• a) Two courses chosen from ENGL 020A,

ENGL 020B, ENGL 020C

• b) One course chosen from ENGL 012A,

ENGL 012B, ENGL 012C, ENGL 012 (E-Z), ENGL 014, ENGL 015, ENGL 017, ENGL 018, ENGL 022, ENGL 033/MCS 033

• 2. Upper-division requirements (16 units)

• a) Four courses of upper-division English.

Only four (4) units from ENGL 103 or ENGL 190 will be accepted toward fulfillment of this requirement. Proposals for ENGL 190 must be approved by a sponsoring faculty member and the department chair. If the student wishes to offer units from ENGL 190 as part of the 16 units, a copy of the approved petition will be placed in the student’s file.

See Minors under the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in the Colleges and Programs section of this catalog for additional information on minors.

For regulations governing the University of California Entry-Level Writing Requirement, see Requirements for the Bachelor’s Degree in the Undergraduate Studies section of this catalog. Students who have fulfilled the requirement may enroll in ENGL 001A. Students who are held for the requirement must take the University of California Analytical Writing Placement Exam. Results determine which course(s) a student should take to satisfy university requirements. Visit elwr.ucr.edu for more information. You may also contact the University Writing Program at (951) 827-1384.

Students interested in becoming teachers at the elementary or secondary school level may combine the English major with a program of study leading to the multiple subjects (elementary) or single subject (secondary) credential preparation program. Details and counseling on the Prepare to Teach Program, a preparation program for the multiple subjects credential, are available in the Office of Interdisciplinary Programs, 3111 INTS, (951) 827-1801. Details and counseling on other programs are available in the Department of English or the Graduate School of Education.

The EAP is an excellent opportunity to travel and learn more about another country and its culture while taking courses to earn units toward graduation. Students should plan study abroad well in advance to ensure that the courses taken fit with their overall program at UCR. Consult the departmental student affairs officer for assistance. For further details, visit Study Abroad Programs at ea.ucr.edu or call

• (951) 827-4113.

See Education Abroad Program in the Educational Opportunities section of this catalog. A list of participating countries is found under Education Abroad Program in the Programs and Courses section. Search for programs by specific areas at uc.eap.ucop.edu.