Required for all majors:

ENG 010 Introduction to Literary Studies (1)

Three surveys of African American, American, or British Literature, two of which must be in historical and national sequence. Select from:

ENG 043 Survey of African American
Literature (1)

ENG 063 Survey of American Literature I (1)

ENG 064 Survey of American Literature II (1)

ENG 065 Survey of British Literature I (1)

ENG 066 Survey of British Literature II (1)

ENG 043 Survey of African American Literature may be taken in sequence with either ENG 063 or ENG 064.

Select either:

ENG 115 Shakespeare (1) or
ENG 074 (174) The Bible as Literature (1)

Senior Thesis Seminar, select either:

ENG 189 Senior Thesis in Creative Writing (1) or
ENG 191 Senior Thesis in Literature (1)

Six remaining courses chosen in consultation with major advisor; four of the six must be upper-division courses. For majors with an emphasis in creative writing, three of the six courses must be workshops, two of which must be upper division. (A student may take more than three workshops but only three will count toward the major). The six courses may include relevant literature courses taught in English in the departments and programs of English, French, Spanish, Ethnic Studies, and Book Art.

Thesis preparation: When an English major becomes a second-semester junior (at least 21.5 credits completed), she meets with her advisor to have a preliminary thesis consultation and to complete the Proposed Thesis Area Plan (PTAP). The student and advisor identify at least two courses she has taken or will take that will serve as foundations for her thesis project; they will also have a preliminary discussion about the student's current ideas for her senior thesis as part of filing her PTAP form with the department. In addition, she will indicate which semester of her senior year she plans to complete her thesis. The PTAP form thus serves as the first step in thinking about the senior thesis project, and it will be filed with the department to serve as a tool for planning senior thesis courses the following year. For examples of thesis projects and recommended courses, see the English Department guide: "Developing Your Plan of Study."

Note: Transfer students with junior status will complete all of the requirements of the English major, except they must take two surveys (not three) in any sequence and they will choose seven (not six) remaining courses in consultation with their major advisor (total of 12 semester credits). Courses taken outside of Mills will be evaluated by the major advisor/department to determine which major requirements they may fulfill. Junior transfers should file their PTAP when they become second-semester juniors (21.5 credits).

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Required:

ENG 010: Introduction to Literary Studies (1)

Two surveys from preceding list, any sequence (2)

ENG 115 Shakespeare (1) or
ENG 074 (174) The Bible as Literature (1)

Two upper-division courses in literature (2)

Note: The department does not offer a minor with an emphasis in creative writing.