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2019-2020 Cal State East Bay Catalog

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2019-2020 Cal State East Bay Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Creative Writing Minor

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Minor Requirements (22-24 units)

The creative writing minor requires 22-24 units in creative writing and literature.

Lower Division Courses

The following courses are required (6-8 units). See note below about unit requirements.

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
Note: Students who have transferred the satisfactorily-completed, lower-division requirements can meet this requirement with six (6) units.

Upper Division Courses

An additional 16 units are required as described below:

Take one (1) upper-division course in literature for 4 units

In addition, choose three (3) upper-division courses in creative writing from the list below for 12 units:

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

Department Courses Listed by Course Type

English Courses

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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
• ENGL 498 - Internship Units: 1-3

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

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