Program: English, B.A. - Whittier College

Apr 02, 2025

Whittier College 2024-2025

Students majoring in English choose one of three pathways: 1) Literature Emphasis, 2) Creative Writing Emphasis, 3) Applied Media Studies Emphasis

Students should plan their course of study, in consultation with their faculty advisor, as soon as they have decided upon the major. 

Requirements

ENGL 220 - Major British Writers to 1785 3 credits
ENGL 221 - Major British & American Writers from 1660 3 credits

English, Literature Emphasis, B. A.

A minimum of 36 credits, at least 18 of which are at the 300 level or above.

Any 100-level English course
ENGL 210 - Critical Procedures 3 credits
ENGL 300 - Junior Seminar 3 credits
ENGL 410 - Senior Seminar in English 3 credits

Pre-1900 Literature Courses

ENGL 324 - Chaucer 3 credits
ENGL 326 - Topics in Shakespeare: Rewriting Shakespeare 3 credits
ENGL 328 - Shakespeare 3 credits
ENGL 331 - Rise of the Novel 3 credits
ENGL 334 - Romantic Poetry 3 credits
ENGL 336 - Europe and the Novel in the 19th Century 3 credits

Post-1900 Literature Courses

ENGL 270 - Worlds Apart: Stories of Migration, Climate Change and Belonging 3 credits
ENGL 352 - The Modern British Novel 3 credits
ENGL 353 - James Joyce 3 credits
ENGL 355 - Social Justice Drama 3 credits
ENGL 356 - Twenty-First-Century British Fiction 3 credits
ENGL 357 - Contemporary Black British Literature 3 credits
ENGL 359 - Virginia Woolf 3 credits
ENGL 363 - Modern American Novel 3 credits
ENGL 364 - Modern American and International Poetry 3 credits
ENGL 371 - Contemporary American Poetry 3 credits
ENGL 373 - African-American Literary Tradition 3 credits

Genre Courses

English, Creative Writing Emphasis, B. A.

A minimum of 36 credits, at least 18 of which are at the 300 level or above.

ENGL 410 - Senior Seminar in English 3 credits

Creative Writing Workshops include:

Fiction

ENGL 202 - Writing Short Fiction 3 credits
ENGL 302 - Advanced Fiction Writing 3 credits

Poetry

ENGL 203 - Writing Poetry 3 credits
ENGL 205 - Writing Workshop: Ecopoetry 3 credits
ENGL 303 - Advanced Poetry Writing 3 credits

Screenwriting 

ENGL 305 - Screenwriting 3 credits

Creative Non-Fiction 

ENGL 306 - Creative Non-Fiction; Personal, Political and Lyrical Essay 3 credits
ENGL 312 - Environmental Journalism 3 credits

English, Applied Media Studies, B. A.

A minimum of 36 credits, at least 18 of which are at the 300 level or above.

ENGL 103 - Better Living Through Media Literacy 3 credits
ENGL 210 - Critical Procedures 3 credits
ENGL 410 - Senior Seminar in English 3 credits

Praxis courses include:

ENGL 102 - Introduction to Journalism 3 credits
ENGL 107 - Introduction to Professional Writing 3 credits
ENGL 202 - Writing Short Fiction 3 credits
ENGL 203 - Writing Poetry 3 credits
ENGL 205 - Writing Workshop: Ecopoetry 3 credits
ENGL 302 - Advanced Fiction Writing 3 credits
ENGL 303 - Advanced Poetry Writing 3 credits
ENGL 305 - Screenwriting 3 credits
ENGL 306 - Creative Non-Fiction; Personal, Political and Lyrical Essay 3 credits
ENGL 312 - Environmental Journalism 3 credits
ENGL 314 - New Media & Narrative 3 credits
ENGL 316 - Game Design 3 credits

Catalog

English, B.A.

Requirements

English, Literature Emphasis, B. A.

Pre-1900 Literature Courses

Post-1900 Literature Courses

Genre Courses

Fiction

Poetry

Drama

English, Creative Writing Emphasis, B. A.

Creative Writing Workshops include:

Fiction

Poetry

Screenwriting

Creative Non-Fiction

English, Applied Media Studies, B. A.

Praxis courses include:

Poetry 

Screenwriting 

Creative Non-Fiction 