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 2008 semester):

• Sector 1: Film Analysis: Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  091  092  
• Sector 2: Language, Literature and Culture: Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  020  022  063  070  072  081  090  096  105  221  229  255  258  263  265  272  281  
• Sector 3: Early Literature to 1660: Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  020  022  031  032  221  229  232  234  236  256  275  326  
• Sector 4: Literature of the long 18th-century (ca. 1640-1832): Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  040  050  057  085  241  248  250  255  256  341  360  
• Sector 5: 19th Century Literature: Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  040  050  055  057  073  081  085  089  090  102  241  248  250  255  259  286  341  352  355  360  
• Sector 6: 20th Century Literature: Can be satisfied by taking any one of the following:
  063  066  070  072  076  081  088  089  090  102  105  105  258  259  263  264  265  274  274  281  286  

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.