The English Major
(Cinema Studies Emphasis)

The English Major with an Emphasis in Cinema Studies is designed for students who wish to pursue literary study in conjunction with seminars taken in the Cinema Studies Program.

Total Courses:

The English Major consists of 12 courses numbered from English 016 to English 599. Students must earn a grade of C- or better for courses to count toward the major. Please note that Writing Seminars in English that fulfill the Writing Requirement (English 001-009, 011-012, and 125) do not count toward the major.

The Core (6 courses):

Students must take one course within each sector as follows (Fall 2009 semester):

• Sector 2: Language, Literature and Culture: Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  016  020  072  081  090  261  264  286  290  395  
• Sector 3: Early Literature to 1660: Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  016  016  020  031  034  038  087  221  226  229  236  332  359  
• Sector 4: Literature of the long 18th-century (ca. 1640-1832): Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  034  038  040  050  085  090  101  241  260  
• Sector 5: 19th Century Literature: Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  016  029  040  050  055  069  085  089  101  102  241  251  255  260  352  356  
• Sector 6: 20th Century Literature: Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  016  029  054  064  069  072  081  088  089  091  092  094  102  102  255  258  259  259  261  263  264  286  288  356  359  395  

Please Note: In up to two sectors, a student may substitute a 200-level or 300-level seminar ending in the same number. Thus, for example, a student could take English 250 instead of English 50 to satisfy Sector 4. Please note that these courses cannot be double-counted as literature seminars (see below).

The Advanced Seminars (5 courses):

Students must take English 91 (Film History) and two Advanced Cinema Studies Seminars numbered 200 or above. At least one of these must be in non-English, non-American cinema.

Students must take at least two Advanced Literature Seminars numbered 218-599. One of these must be in literature before 1900. These two seminars CANNOT be double-counted in the core.

The Elective (1 Course):

Having take 6 core courses and 5 seminars of his or her choosing, a student must take 1 Free Elective to complete the major. This elective must be a course in the English Department.