Combined Majors with English

For students who wish to enrich their major with other disciplines, the Department of English offers seven combined programs. When a student declares the combined major, he or she will be assigned an advisor in each department. Each advisor will be responsible for advising the student on the selection of courses in the advisor's department. All combined majors include a capstone senior writing project.

  • English/Classical Studies

    English/Classical Studies

    Note: A grade of C (2.0) is required in all coursework comprising the major.

    15.5 units, including:

    • Eight courses in Classics, including:

      • CLSC205 Ancient Myth in Epic Poetry

      • Mythology: Greek Drama

      • CLSC306 The Classical Tradition (or approved CLSC substitute)

      • Two other literature classes in classics (may include language classes at the 200 level or higher)

      • A minimum of three other classics department courses

    • Seven courses in English, including:

      • Two FSLT/AILT courses taught in the English Department (one must be completed before enrolling in advanced courses in the major/minor; the second may be taken concurrently with advanced courses)

      • One 300-level course from Group A (literature before the early to mid-19th century)

      • One 300-level course from Group B (literature after the early to mid-19th century)

      • Two additional courses at the 300 level

      • ENGL400 Junior/Senior Seminar

    • IDST379 Combined Major Project/Portfolio

      A senior writing project (taken for one half unit as IDST379) on a comparative topic dealing with literatures in Latin or Greek and English will be required. The paper must be 20-30 pages long and will make significant use of primary and secondary sources, and will be conducted through independent study. Students should select a focus for the writing project no later than spring of the junior year, and will have two supervisors, one from the English department and one from the classical studies department. By the beginning of senior year, the student should designate one of the supervisors as the primary supervisor, and this supervisor will have primary responsibility for determining the student's grade on the writing project after considering an evaluation and a suggested grade supplied by the second supervisor. If there is sharp disagreement between the two supervisors over the final grade, the primary supervisor's departmental chairperson will appoint a third reader/grader, whose decision will break the deadlock between the first and second supervisors.

     

  • English/German

    English/German

    Note: A grade of C (2.0) is required in all coursework comprising the major.

    14 courses and a senior project distributed as follows:

    • Seven courses in German, including:

      • GERM321 Introduction to German Literature

      • Two additional 300-level courses

      • Two 400-level courses

      • Three electives, selected from a list of approved LLC courses with a CLAC in German or 300-level German courses

    • Seven courses in English, including:

      • Two FSLT/AILT courses taught in the English Department (one must be completed before enrolling in advanced courses in the major/minor; the second may be taken concurrently with advanced courses)

      • One 300-level course from Group A (literature before the early to mid-19th century)

      • One 300-level course from Group B (literature after the early to mid-19th century)

      • Two additional courses at the 300 level

      • ENGL400 Junior/Senior Seminar

    • IDST379 Combined Major Project/Portfolio

      A senior writing project (taken for one half unit as IDST379) on a comparative topic dealing with literatures in German and English will be required. The paper must be 20-30 pages long and will make significant use of primary and secondary sources, and will be conducted through independent study. Students should select a focus for the writing project no later than spring of the junior year, and will have two supervisors, one from the English department and one from the German department. By the beginning of senior year, the student should designate one of the supervisors as the primary supervisor, and this supervisor will have primary responsibility for determining the student's grade on the writing project after considering an evaluation and a suggested grade supplied by the second supervisor. If there is sharp disagreement between the two supervisors over the final grade, the primary supervisor's departmental chairperson will appoint a third reader/grader, whose decision will break the deadlock between the first and second supervisors.

    Designated faculty members from each department will advise students upon declaration and as they progress through the major. Study abroad in a German-speaking country is very strongly recommended.

  • English/Greek

    English/Greek

    Note: A grade of C (2.0) is required in all coursework comprising the major.

    15.5 units, including:

    • Eight courses in Greek, including:

      • CLSC306 The Classical Tradition (or approved CLSC substitute)

      • Seven courses in Greek language and literature

    • Seven courses in English, including:

      • Two FSLT/AILT courses taught in the English Department (one must be completed before enrolling in advanced courses in the major/minor; the second may be taken concurrently with advanced courses)

      • One 300-level course from Group A (literature before the early to mid-19th century)

      • One 300-level course from Group B (literature after the early to mid-19th century)

      • Two additional courses at the 300 level

      • ENGL400 Junior/Senior Seminar

    • IDST379 Combined Major Project/Portfolio

      A senior writing project (taken for one half unit as IDST379) on a comparative topic dealing with literatures in Greek and English will be required. The paper must be 20-30 pages long and will make significant use of primary and secondary sources, and will be conducted through independent study. Students should select a focus for the writing project no later than spring of the junior year, and will have two supervisors, one from the English department and one from the Greek department. By the beginning of senior year, the student should designate one of the supervisors as the primary supervisor, and this supervisor will have primary responsibility for determining the student's grade on the writing project after considering an evaluation and a suggested grade supplied by the second supervisor. If there is sharp disagreement between the two supervisors over the final grade, the primary supervisor's departmental chairperson will appoint a third reader/grader, whose decision will break the deadlock between the first and second supervisors.

     

  • English/Latin

    English/Latin

    Note: A grade of C (2.0) is required in all coursework comprising the major.

    15.5 units, including:

    • Eight courses in Latin, including:

      • CLSC306 The Classical Tradition (or approved CLSC substitute)

      • Seven courses in Latin language and literature

    • Seven courses in English, including:

      • Two FSLT/AILT courses taught in the English Department (one must be completed before enrolling in advanced courses in the major/minor; the second may be taken concurrently with advanced courses)

      • One 300-level course from Group A (literature before the early to mid-19th century)

      • One 300-level course from Group B (literature after the early to mid-19th century)

      • Two additional courses at the 300 level

      • ENGL400 Junior/Senior Seminar

    • IDST379 Combined Major Project/Portfolio

      A senior writing project (taken for one half unit as IDST379) on a comparative topic dealing with literatures in Latin and English will be required. The paper must be 20-30 pages long and will make significant use of primary and secondary sources, and will be conducted through independent study. Students should select a focus for the writing project no later than spring of the junior year, and will have two supervisors, one from the English department and one from the Latin department. By the beginning of senior year, the student should designate one of the supervisors as the primary supervisor, and this supervisor will have primary responsibility for determining the student's grade on the writing project after considering an evaluation and a suggested grade supplied by the second supervisor. If there is sharp disagreement between the two supervisors over the final grade, the primary supervisor's departmental chairperson will appoint a third reader/grader, whose decision will break the deadlock between the first and second supervisors.

     

  • English/Theatre

    English/Theatre

    Note: A grade of C (2.0) is required in all coursework comprising the major.

    14.5 units, including:

    • Seven courses in theatre, including:

      • THTR203 Introduction to Light and Sound, or THTR206 Introduction to Costume, or THTR301 Scene Design

      • THTR207 Text and Performance

      • THTR208  Fundamentals of Design

      • THTR212 Basics of Acting or THTR308 Basics of Directing

      • THTR309 Classical Theatre or THTR319 Theatre History: Modern and Contemporary

      • THTR370 Staging Gender, THTR210 Performing Diversity, or THTR229 Going Solo: The Politics of Identity in Contemporary Solo Performance, THTR239 Latinx On Stage: From the Barrios to Broadway, or THTR320 Twentieth- Century Acting Styles and Theory 

      • THTR407 Collaboration and Production

    • Seven courses in English, including:

      • Two FSLT/AILT courses taught in the English Department (one must be completed before enrolling in advanced courses in the major/minor; the second may be taken concurrently with advanced courses)

      • One 300-level course from Group A (literature before the early to mid-19th century)

      • One 300-level course from Group B (literature after the early to mid-19th century)

      • Two additional courses at the 300 level

      • ENGL400 Junior/Senior Seminar

    • IDST379 Combined Major Project/Portfolio

      A senior writing project (taken for one half unit as IDST379) on a comparative topic dealing with Theatre and English will be required. The paper must be 20-30 pages long and will make significant use of primary and secondary sources, and will be conducted through independent study. Students should select a focus for the writing project no later than spring of the junior year, and will have two supervisors, one from the English department and one from the Theatre department. By the beginning of senior year, the student should designate one of the supervisors as the primary supervisor, and this supervisor will have primary responsibility for determining the student's grade on the writing project after considering an evaluation and a suggested grade supplied by the second supervisor. If there is sharp disagreement between the two supervisors over the final grade, the primary supervisor's departmental chairperson will appoint a third reader/grader, whose decision will break the deadlock between the first and second supervisors.

    Please note the following caveats:

    • No single course can count in two categories.

    • Students in the combined major cannot also minor in Theatre or English.

  • English/Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

    English/Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

    Note: A grade of C (2.0) is required in all coursework comprising the major.

    13.5 units, including:

    • Six courses in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, including:

      • WGSS200 Introduction to Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

      • WGSS490 Senior Capstone Experience

      • Four additional WGSS electives (not from the English Department) at least two of which must be above the 200-level

    • Seven courses in English, including:

      • Two FSLT/AILT courses taught in the English Department (one must be completed before enrolling in advanced courses in the major/minor; the second may be taken concurrently with advanced courses)

      • One 300-level course from Group A (literature before the early to mid-19th century)

      • One 300-level course from Group B (literature after the early to mid-19th century)

      • Two additional courses at the 300-level

      • ENGL400 Junior/Senior Seminar

    • IDST379 Combined Major Project/Porfolio

      A senior writing project (taken for one half unit as IDST379) on a topic related to both English and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies will be required. The paper must be 20-30 pages long and will make significant use of primary and secondary sources, and will be conducted through independent study. Students should select a focus for the writing project no later than spring of the junior year, and will have two supervisors, one from the English department and one approved by the Women's Studies board, who is not from the English department. By the beginning of senior year, the student should designate one of the supervisors as the primary supervisor, and this supervisor will have primary responsibility for determining the student's grade on the writing project after considering an evaluation and a suggested grade supplied by the second supervisor. If there is sharp disagreement between the two supervisors over the final grade, the primary supervisor's departmental chairperson will appoint a third reader/grader, whose decision will break the deadlock between the first and second supervisors.

    No more than one unit of internship credit in women, gender, and sexuality studies will be counted towards the combined major.