Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

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One course in Comparative/Cultural Literatures
(includes any course in multi-ethnic literature, genderbased
literature, world literature, or foreign language
literature in translation. Check with your advisor to
determine which courses may be used to fulfill this
requirement.)
Total Semester Hours: Literature Emphasis
Lower Division Requirements:
12 semester hours (ENGL 201, 200 or 202, 203,
204)
Upper Division Requirements:
21 semester hours (see above)
Upper Division Electives:
6 semester hours
Total: 39 semester hours
A minimum grade of C (2.0) must be obtained in each
course in the major.
II. The English Major: Writing Emphasis
A minimum of 27 semester hours in upper division
courses.
Upper Division Requirements:
ENGL 321 or 322.
One of the two survey courses in the History of
American Literature (ENGL 371 or 372).
One course in English or American Literature before
or after 1800.
Two 400- or 500-level writing courses, excluding
ENGL 402 and 569.
One course in Theory (consult with your advisor).
One course in Comparative/Cultural Literatures/Writing
(includes any multi-ethnic writing or literature course,
gender-based writing or literature course, world writing
or literature course, or any foreign language literature
course in translation. Check with your advisor to
determine which courses may be used to fulfill this
requirement.)
Total Semester Hours: Writing Emphasis
Lower Division Requirements:
12 semester hours (ENGL 201, 200 or 202, 203,
204)
Upper Division Requirements:
21 semester hours (see above)
Upper Division Electives:
6 semester hours
Total: 39 semester hours
A minimum grade of C (2.0) must be obtained in each
course in the major.
Minor Requirements
18 semester hours exclusive of ENGL 110 or its equivalent
and core literature courses. ENGL 200 or 201 or 202 and
at least one “survey” course selected from ENGL 203,
204, 371, or 372 must be included. At least nine semester
hours, exclusive of ENGL 371 or 372, must be at the 300-,
400-, or 500-level. Three of these nine hours (or at least
one course) must be selected from pre-1800 literature
courses. Students may select ENGL 203 or 371 to fulfill
this pre-1800 course requirement, but then they must take
a second course from ENGL 203, 204, 371, or 372 to
fulfill the “survey” requirement.
A minimum grade of C (2.0) must be obtained in each
course in the minor.
Minor in Screenwriting for English Majors
The School of Film and Television offers a minor as an
option to students majoring in the writing emphasis in the
English Department. The minor consists of 18 semester
hours. Check for the full description of the minor under the
Screenwriting section of this Bulletin.