English, B.A.: Creative Writing Concentration

English, B.A. Program (120 units)

Program Description

The university offers the B.A. degree in English with three distinct concentrations: literature, creative writing, and English language and literacies.  The student seeking a degree must observe the general university requirements stated elsewhere in this catalog as well as the specific departmental requirements stated here.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students graduating with a B.A. in English from Cal State East Bay will be able to:

• analyze and interpret literary genres represented by a range of texts;
• write in clear and cogent prose;
• demonstrate knowledge of key English language texts, including multicultural works;
• use critical theory to examine literary texts;
• conduct research relevant to the discipline of English studies and analyze connections among literary works and social issues.

Career Opportunities

Advertising Copy Writer • Author/Critic • Bookstore Manager • Continuity Writer • Corporate Communications Director • Foreign Service Office • Freelance Journalist/Writer • Greeting Card Editor/Writer • Lawyer • Librarian • Media Specialist • Newspaper Reporter • Public Information Officer • Publication Editor • Publicity Director • Publishing Agent • Radio/TV Agent • Script Writer • Teacher/Professor • Writer

Degree Requirements

• The B.A. degree requires a total of 120 units.
  • The major consists of 52 units (students must complete with a grade point average of 3.0 or better);
  • General Education (GE) & Graduation Requirements (GR) consists of 57 units;
  • Free electives may consist of 11 units (actual number of free elective units may depend on GE/GR units). 

Note: It may be possible to double count units within the graduation requirement. It may also be possible that a course satisfies both a graduation requirement and a major requirement. Students should contact their program and AACE advisors for information.

English Major Requirements (52 units)

Creative Writing Concentration

English majors with a concentration in creative writing must complete six (6) additional courses for 24 units as described below:

• One (1) beginning workshop for 4 units, whichever course was not taken in the core curriculum:

• ENGL 205 - Beginning Workshop in Fiction Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C1
• ENGL 206 - Beginning Workshop in Poetry Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C1

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  One (1) intermediate or advanced workshop course for 4 units:

  ENGL 305 Intermediate Workshop in Fiction  

  ENGL 406 Advanced Workshop in Poetry  

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  Take an additional two (2) workshop courses for 8 units:

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  Note: ENGL 305, 405 & 406 may be taken a second time for a total of 8 units for this section only

• ENGL 305 - Intermediate Workshop in Fiction Units: 4
• ENGL 307 - Intermediate Workshop in Creative Nonfiction Units: 4
• ENGL 405 - Advanced Workshop in Fiction Units: 4
• ENGL 406 - Advanced Workshop in Poetry Units: 4

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  Take two elective courses for an additional 8 units: one (1) upper division course in 20th or 21st century literature and one (1) elective, from the following English Course Types:

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  • American/Global Literature
  • American Literature
  • British Literature (except ENGL 309)
  • Foundation (ENGL 204 only)
  • Global Literature (except ENGL 330, 342, 343, 446)
  • Language/Grammar (except ENGL 354, 450, 451)
  • Literary Theory
  • World Literature 

Other Undergraduate Degree Requirements

In addition to major requirements, every student must also complete the University’s baccalaureate requirements for graduation, which are described in the Requirements, Exams & Testing  chapter of this catalog. 

Department Courses Listed by Course Type

English Courses

Department of English

Courses

English: American/Global Literature

• •  ENGL 328 - Latina/o Literature Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4

English: American Literature

• •  ENGL 220 - Immigration and Migration in American Literature Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
• •  ENGL 320 - Major Works of American Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 321 - American Indian Literature Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  ENGL 322 - African-American Literature Before 1945 Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
• •  ENGL 323 - African-American Literature After 1945 Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
• •  ENGL 324 - American Women’s Literature Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
• •  ENGL 325 - Asian-American Literature Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
• •  ENGL 421 - 19th-Century American Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 422 - 20th- and 21st-Century American Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 423 - Ethnic American Women’s Literature After 1900 Units: 4
• •  ENGL 424 - American Fiction Before 1900 Units: 4
• •  ENGL 425 - American Novel After 1900 Units: 4
• •  ENGL 444 - Short Story Units: 4
• •  ENGL 445 - Ethnic American Autobiography Units: 4

English: British Literature

• •  ENGL 309 - Major Works of British Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 332 - Chaucer Units: 4
• •  ENGL 411 - Shakespeare I Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  ENGL 412 - Shakespeare II Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  ENGL 413 - Milton Units: 4
• •  ENGL 414 - Restoration and 18th-Century British Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 415 - 19th-Century British Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 416 - British Novel before 1800 Units: 4
• •  ENGL 417 - British Novel 1800-1900 Units: 4
• •  ENGL 418 - British Novel After 1900 Units: 4
• •  ENGL 440 - English Drama to 1642 Units: 4

English: Education

• •  ENGL 398 - Internship Units: 1-3
• •  ENGL 460 - Seminar in English Education Units: 4

English: Film

• •  ENGL 240 - Introduction to American Film Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
• •  ENGL 447 - Film Criticism Units: 4

English: Foundation

• •  ENGL 100 - College Writing: Stretch I Units: 3
• •  ENGL 101 - College Writing: Stretch II Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: A2
• •  ENGL 102 - Accelerated College Writing Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: A2
• •  ENGL 103 - College Writing: Stretch I (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Units: 3
• •  ENGL 104 - College Writing: Stretch II (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: A2
• •  ENGL 105 - College Reading for Fluency Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
• •  ENGL 106 - Academic Vocabulary Development Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C1
• •  ENGL 109 - College Writing Lab Units: 1
• •  ENGL 200 - College Writing II Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: Writing II
• •  ENGL 201 - College Writing II (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Units: 3
• •  ENGL 204 - Writing About Literature Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
• •  ENGL 490 - Independent Study Units: 1-4

English: Global Literature

• •  ENGL 310 - Medieval Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 311 - Dante’s Worlds Units: 4
• •  ENGL 327 - LGBT Literature and Queer Theory Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
• •  ENGL 330 - Classical Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 331 - Global World Literature: Antiquity to the Early Modern World Units: 4
• •  ENGL 335 - Global Literature after 1900 Units: 4
• •  ENGL 341 - The Gothic Units: 4
• •  ENGL 342 - Environmental Literature Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Sustainability
• •  ENGL 343 - Detective Fiction Units: 4
• •  ENGL 345 - Comics and Graphic Novels Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• •  ENGL 430 - Bible as Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 431 - World Mythology Units: 4
• •  ENGL 434 - Global Short Story Units: 4
• •  ENGL 435 - Global Women’s Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 436 - Contemporary Global Novel Units: 4
• •  ENGL 446 - Modern and Contemporary Poetry Units: 4
• •  ENGL 462 - Children’s Literature before 1900 Units: 4
• •  ENGL 463 - Children’s Literature after 1900 Units: 4

English: Graduate

• •  ENGL 600 - Introduction to Graduate Studies Units: 4
• •  ENGL 601 - The Literary Magazine Units: 4
• •  ENGL 602 - Graduate Workshop in Fiction Units: 4
• •  ENGL 603 - Graduate Workshop in Poetry Units: 4
• •  ENGL 610 - Medieval Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 611 - Renaissance Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 612 - Restoration and 18th-Century British Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 613 - 19th-Century British Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 614 - 20th Century British Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 620 - American Literature to 1900 Units: 4
• •  ENGL 621 - African-American Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 622 - 20th Century American Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 623 - Ethnic American Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 630 - Women’s Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 631 - Post-Colonial Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 632 - Children’s Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 633 - Environmental Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 640 - Studies in Literary Nonfiction Units: 4
• •  ENGL 641 - Studies in Poetry and Poetics Units: 4
• •  ENGL 651 - Theory and Practice of Teaching Oral Skills to Adults Units: 4
• •  ENGL 652 - Phonology, Morphology and Lexical Semantics Units: 4
• •  ENGL 653 - Theory and Practice of Teaching Reading to Adults Units: 2
• •  ENGL 654 - Supervised Tutoring and Teaching Units: 2
• •  ENGL 655 - Multilingualism and Second Language Acquisition Units: 4
• •  ENGL 656 - Pedagogical Grammar Units: 4
• •  ENGL 657 - Curriculum Design and Assessment in ESOL for Adult Learners Units: 4
• •  ENGL 660 - Introduction to Composition Studies Theory and Methods Units: 4
• •  ENGL 661 - Theory and Practice of Teaching Literature Units: 4
• •  ENGL 690 - Independent Study Units: 1-4
• •  ENGL 691 - University Thesis Units: 4
• •  ENGL 698 - Internship Units: 1-3
• •  ENGL 699 - Departmental Thesis Units: 2-4

English: Language/Grammar

• •  ENGL 350 - Study of Language Units: 4
• •  ENGL 351 - Modern English Grammar Units: 4
• •  ENGL 352 - Introduction to Phonology Units: 4
• •  ENGL 353 - Linguistic History of the English Language Units: 4
• •  ENGL 354 - Advanced Studies in English Vocabulary Units: 4
• •  ENGL 355 - Language and Gender Units: 4
• •  ENGL 450 - Current Theories in Formal Grammar Units: 4
• •  ENGL 451 - Language in the U.S.A. Units: 4
• •  ENGL 497 - Topics in the Study of the English Language Units: 4

English: Literary Theory

• •  ENGL 340 - Critical Theory of Literature Units: 4

English: Rhetoric and Composition

• •  ENGL 251 - Grammar for Writers Units: 4
• •  ENGL 252 - Vocabulary Building Units: 4
• •  ENGL 300 - Writing for Proficiency Units: 3
• •  ENGL 301 - Writing for Proficiency (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Units: 3
• •  ENGL 302 - Discursive Writing Units: 3 ; GE/GR Area: UWSR
• •  ENGL 303 - Advanced Expository Writing Units: 4
• •  ENGL 304 - Introduction to Technical and Professional Writing Units: 4
• •  ENGL 499 - Senior Seminar Units: 4

English: World Literature

• •  ENGL 312 - Renaissance Humanism Units: 4

English: Writing Workshop

• •  ENGL 205 - Beginning Workshop in Fiction Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C1
• •  ENGL 206 - Beginning Workshop in Poetry Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C1
• •  ENGL 305 - Intermediate Workshop in Fiction Units: 4
• •  ENGL 307 - Intermediate Workshop in Creative Nonfiction Units: 4
• •  ENGL 405 - Advanced Workshop in Fiction Units: 4
• •  ENGL 406 - Advanced Workshop in Poetry Units: 4