Bachelor of Arts in English Studies
Fresno, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 16,089 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* with additional fees and living expenses, the overall annual cost is around $28,584
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Introduction
English is a general major designed to give proficiency in skills that traditionally have been among the most highly prized by society: an ability to read with comprehension and critical judgment; to communicate accurately and clearly both orally and in writing; to grasp difficult ideas and think logically; to do research and organize materials; to make ethical and moral judgments from a historical and humanistic framework; and to appreciate literature and the arts.
The core of the English major consists of four basic kinds of courses in the upper division: literary history courses, literary genre courses, literacy seminars, and writing courses. The masterpiece courses apply to the minor and may meet General Education requirements. The department also offers courses in mythology and folklore, methods of research, film, and women's studies.
The Subject Matter Program for teaching credential candidates contains a number of specific prerequisites and special required courses, some of which are outside the Department of English.
Majors complete English courses; courses in subjects related to language arts education such as literacy studies, drama, speech communication, and linguistics; and chose one Extended Area of Emphasis from the following:
- Rhetoric and Writing Studies
- Creative Writing
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Speech
- Theatre
Program Outcome
The English Studies Major at Fresno State is designed to help prepare future middle and high school English teachers. Through this California state-approved program, students may demonstrate the English Language Arts subject matter competency required for entrance into a post-baccalaureate single-subject teaching credential program.
Curriculum
1. Major requirements (54-56 units) and additional requirements (10-12 units)
Lower-division core (8 units)
ENGL 31, ENGL 32
Upper Division Core (34 units)
ENGL 105, ENGL 131, ENGL 132S, ENGL 133, ENGL 193, ENGL 197, DRAMA 138A, LING 141
Select one course: COMM 103, COMM 105, COMM 114, or COMM 115 (3 units of COMM 115 are required) (3 units)
Literature of Diversity (4 units)
Select one approved course: ENGL 112, COMM 113, COMM 114, COMM 141, COMM 142, COMM 143, COMM 144, COMM 167, COMM 168T, COMM 178, COMM 179
Extended Studies (12-14 units)
Select one of the following English Studies major extended studies emphases:
Literature Emphasis (12 units)
American Literature (4 units)
Select one (not used for any other requirement): ENGL 153, ENGL 154, ENGL 155, ENGL 179, another approved upper-division American literature course Literature electives (8 units)
Select a minimum of two approved courses: ENGL112, ENGL 113, ENGL 114, ENGL 115W, ENGL 116, ENGL 141, ENGL 142, ENGL 143, ENGL 144, ENGL 146, ENGL 147, ENGL 150, ENGL 151, ENGL 152, ENGL 153, ENGL 154, ENGL 155, ENGL 156, ENGL 167, ENGL 168T, ENGL 169T, ENGL 171, ENGL 177, ENGL 178, ENGL 179, ENGL 181, ENGL 188T, ENGL 189
Rhetoric and Writing Studies Emphasis (12 units)
ENGL 70 (4 units); Select two: ENGL 172, ENGL 173, ENGL 175T (8 units)
Creative Writing Emphasis (12 units)
Select one: ENGL 41, ENGL 43, or ENGL 44 (4 units)
Select two: ENGL 161, ENGL 163, ENGL 164, ENGL 165, ENGL 166 (8 units)
Linguistics Emphasis (12 units)
LING 100, LING 146 (6 units)
Select two courses in ONE of the following sequences: (6 units)
Language Awareness Sequence: LING 132, LING 138, LING 139, LING 142, LING 143, LING 144, LING 145, LING 148
Teaching English as a Second Language Sequence: LING 132, LING 147, LING 155, LING 165, LING 171
Theatre Emphasis (14 units)
DRAMA 32 or DRAMA 33, DRAMA 34, DRAMA 110*, DRAMA 115, DRAMA 185 or DRAMA 186
*Requires DRAMA 115 to be taken concurrently.
Speech Emphasis (12 units)
Select two: COMM 3, COMM 5, COMM 7, COMM 8 (6 units)
Select two: COMM 108, COMM 162, COMM 164 (6 units)
Additional Requirements (10 – 12)
2 college level courses in foreign language (6-8 units)
ENGL 106W (4 units)
2. General Education requirements (48 units)
3. Other requirements (9 units)
American Government and Institutions (PLSI 2), Multicultural and International (MI), and Upper-division writing. Note: The writing requirement may be met by taking ENGL 106W.
4. Sufficient elective units to meet required total units (varies)
5. Total units (120)*
* G.E. and MI courses can be double-counted with major requirements. See advisor for details.
Admissions
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