Course Classification Guide

Lower Division Literature Courses

ENG 250 (Variable Topics)

Former courses that are now a topic under ENG 250:

  • ENG 230 - Literature and Film
  • ENG 231 - Shakespeare on Film
  • ENG 240 - Heroes and Antiheroes in Literature
  • ENG 241 - The Good Life: Literature and the Pursuit of Happiness
  • ENG 250 - The Study of Literature
  • ENG 251 - The Lyric Poem in English
  • ENG 252 - The Novel in English
  • ENG 253 - Drama in English
  • ENG 254 - Masterworks of Literature in English
  • ENG 255 - Contemporary Literature 
  • ENG 258 - American Literature
  • ENG 259 - Introduction to Shakespeare
  • ENG 260 - Introduction to Science Fiction
  • ENG 261 - The Vampire Tradition
  • ENG 265 - Introduction to Global Literature in English
  • ENG 270 - Reading Video Games
  • ENG 280 - Popular Drama and Social Critique 
  • ENG 300 - Graphic Memoir and Biography

Literature Surveys

ENG 460 and 461

ENG 462 will be offered one final semester in Fall of 2019 before being phased out.

Language Studies Courses

ENG 420, 421, 422, 424, 425, 426 and 429

Global Literatures in English

ENG 640 (Variable Topics):

Former courses that are now a topic under ENG 640:

ENG 380, ENG/CWL 451, 522, ENG/CWL 546, 565, 631 and 632

Theory and Criticism Courses

ENG 600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614 and 615

Pre-1800 Courses

ENG 501, 502, 503, 504, 508, 509, 510, 512, certain 550s, 570, 571, certain 580s and 690s, 583, 584 and 589

Important Course Changes

There are two major course changes (effective Fall 2019) that will affect several students, including English majors, going forward. Many of our lower-division GE courses have been combined into one variable-topics course number: ENG 250. And many of our upper-division Global Literatures courses have been combined into another variable-topics course: ENG 640.

Both of these courses can be repeated for credit as long as you take different topics (no more than four times). You can also take multiple sections of the same course concurrently as long as they are different topics. The full list of the former course numbers can be found below.

Former TPW Courses

Former TPW Prefix Courses Proposed English Prefix Courses

TWP 200: Writing Practices in Professional Contexts

ENG 200: Writing Practices in Professional Contexts

TPW 400 GW: Fundamentals of Technical and Professional Writing - GWAR

ENG 400GW: Fundamentals of Technical and Professional Writing - GWAR

TWP 470: Writing Professional Promotions

ENG 470: Writing Professional Promotions

TWP 480: Writing Technical Documentation

ENG 471: Writing Technical Documentation

TPW 490: Grantwriting

ENG 490: Grantwriting

TPW 550: Professional Editing

ENG 540: Professional Editing

TPW 555: Visual Rhetoric and Document Design

ENG 545: Visual Rhetoric and Document Design

TPW 585: Technical Writing Online

ENG 585: Technical Writing Online

TPW 600: Individual and Team Writing

ENG 618: Individual and Team Writing

TPW 695: Internship in Technical and Professional Writing

ENG 695: Internship in Technical and Professional Writing

Notes

  • Not all courses listed above are offered during every semester. Also, some special topic courses not listed (e.g. 630) will satisfy requirements in particular categories. See the current class schedule and the department’s course descriptions on the bulletin board. If you are unsure, please consult an advisor.
  • Double-counting GE courses: English courses that fulfill GE requirements (e.g. 602) may be counted both for credit in the major/minor and in GE. The department follows the university policy that allows double-counting up to 12 units.
  • Pre-Credential candidates (prospective teachers of secondary English) should see a credential adviser or consult the list of courses for the Single Subject Program in English before choosing electives in the major.
  • Not all courses listed above will satisfy requirements for Pre-Credential candidates (prospective teachers of secondary English). Please see a credential advisor or consult the list of courses for the Single Subject Program in English.

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