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ENGL 478 Writing as Reflective Practice . . . . . .3ENGL 482 Technical Writing . . . . . . . . . . . 3ENGL 483 Technical Visual Communication . . . . .3ENGL 484 Technical Writing for the Sciences . . . .3Required Supporting and Other GE Courses72 unitsElectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18American Institutions Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . .6General Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486 units of UDIGE can be double counted in the major3 units must be outside the major and outside anyoptional emphasis.Optional EmphasesEmphasis in CreativeWriting - 12 unitsThe Creative Writing Emphasis gives the English major anopportunity to pursue different forms of creative writing.Generally, the student, in consultation with his or her Capstoneprofessor, will focus on and deepen work in a chosen genrefor the final Capstone course. In addition, the Creative WritingProject offers the student experience in editing and producingthe CI literary journal. Students taking the Creative WritingEmphasis must choose Sequence B, which includes one upperdivision Creative Writing genre courses, plus 9 units from atleast two other genre courses, giving them a total of 12 upperdivision Creative Writing course credits:ENGL 461 Fiction Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . .3(Repeatable up to 6 units)ENGL 462 Poetry Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . .3(Repeatable up to 6 units)ENGL 463 Writing for the Stage and Screen . . . .3(Repeatable up to 6 units)ENGL 464 Creative Non-Fiction . . . . . . . . . .3(Repeatable up to 6 units)ENGL 466 Screenwriting (PA). . . . . . . . . . . 3(Repeatable up to 6 units)plusENGL 465 Creative Writing Project . . . . . . . . 3Emphasis in MulticulturalLiterature - 12 unitsThe Multicultural Literature Emphasis gives the English major anopportunity to pursue his or her interests in studying the literatureof various cultures and ethnic groups. The culmination of theemphasis is the Multicultural Literature project, which the studentchooses in consultation with his or her advisor. The productof that course will be a completed work which addresses theliterature (broadly defined as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, dramaand film) in one of the following course areas. Students selectingthis emphasis must choose Sequence A above plus 9 units fromthe following:ENGL 311 Bilingual Literary Studies/EstudiosLiterarios Bilingues (SPAN). . . . . . . .3ENGL 333 Multicultural Drama In Performance/Production (PATH) . . . . . . . . . . . 3ENGL 334 Narratives of Southern California (HIST). 3ENGL 335 American Ethnic Images In Novels,Film and Art ((ART/HIST) . . . . . . . .3ENGL 336 Multicultural Literature andCommunication (COMM). . . . . . . .3ENGL 354 Studies In Cultural Literatures . . . . . . .3(Repeatable by topic)ENGL 430 Tradition and Transformation: Literature,History, and Cultural Change (HIST) . . .3ENGL 432 Arts of the Harlem Renaissance(ART/PAMU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ENGL 433 Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/TransgenderStudies (GEND) . . . . . . . . . . . .3plusENGL 454 Multicultural Literature Project/Seminar . .3Emphasis in English Education - 15 unitsThe English Education Emphasis gives the English major anopportunity to gain the coursework and experience necessaryto pursue a teaching credential in English at the secondarylevel. This program is designed to substitute for the state subjectexamination and includes a portfolio requirement in lieu of theexamination. The 6 units of electives that are required for theEnglish BA are incorporated into this emphasis and there isno need for an additional 6 units. Annual consultation withthe English Education faculty advisor In English Is required forstudents in this emphasis.Students selecting this emphasis must choose Sequence Cabove plus 15 units from the following:ENGL 210 Themes in World Literature. . . . . . . 3ENGL 474 Approaches to English Grammar . . . . 3ENGL 477 Adolescent Literature . . . . . . . . . .3ENGL 478 Writing as Reflective Practice . . . . . .3EDUC 330 Introduction to Secondary Schooling . . .3COMM 345 Media Literacy And YouthCulture (EDUC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Certificate in TechnicalWriting - (15 units)(Open to All Students)The Certificate in Technical Writing provides an opportunity forstudents from various disciplines to pursue interests in TechnicalWriting, and the certificate will prove valuable in a variety ofcareer choices. The culmination of the certificate is the Project/Seminar course, which may be an internship or a project thestudent chooses in consultation with his or her advisor. Coursesmay not fulfill the “required sequence” in the Literature andWriting major as well as count toward the certificate. Thecertificate requires each of the following:ENGL 330 Interdisciplinary Writing . . . . . . . . . .3ENGL 482 Technical Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ENGL 483 Technical Visual Communication . . . . . .3ENGL 484 Technical Writing for the Sciences . . . . .3ENGL 485 Technical Writing Project/Seminar . . . . .3PROGRAMS AND DEGREES2011 – 2012www.csuci.edu • California State University Channel Islands • 2011 - 2012 Catalog173