Combined Majors

Designated faculty members from each department will advise students upon declaration and as they progress through the major.

The combined majors offer options for students who want to combine in-depth study in two different areas and conduct independent research.

Students are expected to fulfill all prerequisites necessary for courses within the major. Prerequisites do not count toward the major unless otherwise noted.

English/Classical Studies

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

Eight courses in Classics, to include

CLSC 205 Greek and Roman Mythology: Epic

CLSC 208 Mythology: Greek Drama

CLSC 305 Greek and Roman Values or 306 The Classical Tradition

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, to include

ENGL 297 Literature in Context: Genre and Mode

ENGL 298 Literature in Context: Texts in History

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

ENGL 400 Junior/Senior Seminar

IDST 379 Combined Major Project/Portfolio

A senior writing project (taken for one half unit as IDST 379) 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/French

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

Seven courses in French, to include

FREN 305 Writing in French through Culture and Literature

Three courses selected from FREN 320 Literature in Context; FREN 324 Francophone Cultures and Literatures; FREN 325 Medieval and Early Modern Society; FREN 326 Revolution in France; FREN 327 The Question of Modernity

Three 400-level courses in literature/culture

Seven courses in English, to include

ENGL 297 Literature in Context: Genre and Mode

ENGL 298 Literature in Context: Texts in History

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

ENGL 400 Junior/Senior Seminar

IDST 379 Combined Major Project/Portfolio

A senior writing project (taken for one half unit as IDST 379) on a comparative topic dealing with literatures in French 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 French 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 French-speaking country is very strongly recommended.

English/German

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

Seven courses in German, to include

GERM 311 German Culture and Civilization

GERM 321 Introduction to German Literature

Two 400-level courses

Three electives, selected from a list of approved MLC courses with a CLAC in German or 400-level German courses

Seven courses in English, to include

ENGL 297 Literature in Context: Genre and Mode

ENGL 298 Literature in Context: Texts in History

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

ENGL 400 Junior/Senior Seminar

IDST 379 Combined Major Project/Portfolio

A senior writing project (taken for one half unit as IDST 379) 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

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

Eight courses in Greek, to include

CLSC 306 The Classical Tradition

Seven courses in Greek language and literature

Seven courses in English, to include

ENGL 297 Literature in Context: Genre and Mode

ENGL 298 Literature in Context: Texts in History

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

ENGL 400 Junior/Senior Seminar

IDST 379 Combined Major Project/Portfolio

A senior writing project (taken for one half unit as IDST 379) 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

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

Eight courses in Latin, to include

CLSC 306 The Classical Tradition

Seven courses in Latin language and literature

Seven courses in English, to include

ENGL 297 Literature in Context: Genre and Mode

ENGL 298 Literature in Context: Texts in History

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

ENGL 400 Junior/Senior Seminar

IDST 379 Combined Major Project/Portfolio

A senior writing project (taken for one half unit as IDST 379) 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/Russian

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

Seven courses in Russian (courses taken in English to fulfill the Russian part of the major must each include a quarter unit CLAC in Russian), to include

RUSN 301 Russian Conversation or RUSN 311 Readings in Russian Cultural Studies

MLC 321 Introduction to 19th-Century Russian Literature

MLC 322 Introduction to 20th-Century Russian Literature

Two 300- or 400-level courses, selected from approved courses on an approved study abroad program

Two 300- or 400-level courses selected from MLC 332 Conscience and Consciousness in 19th Century Russian Painting; MLC 335 Bolsheviks, Bombs and Ballet: Soviet Culture and Civilization; other relevant offerings in a number of departments (classics, religion, philosophy, art) depending on the focus of the student's comparative topic.

Seven courses in English, to include

ENGL 297 Literature in Context: Genre and Mode

ENGL 298 Literature in Context: Texts in History

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

ENGL 400 Junior/Senior Seminar

IDST 379 Combined Major Project/Portfolio

A senior writing project (taken for one half unit as IDST 379) on a comparative topic dealing with literatures in Russian 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 Russian 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.

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

English/Theatre

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

Seven courses in theatre, to include

THTR 202 Lighting Design or THTR 206 Costume Design or THTR 301 Scene Design

THTR 205 Production Studies I

THTR 212 Basics of Acting or THTR 308 Basics of Directing

THTR 306 Production Studies II

THTR 309 Theatre History I or THTR 319 Theatre History II

THTR 370 Staging Gender, THTR 210 Performing Diversity, or THTR 320 Twentieth-Century Acting Styles and Theory

THTR 407 Production Studies III

Seven courses in English, to include

ENGL 297 Literature in Context: Genre and Mode

ENGL 298 Literature in Context: Texts in History

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

ENGL 400 Junior/Senior Seminar

IDST 379 Combined Major Project/Portfolio

A senior writing project (taken for one half unit as IDST 379) 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:

1. No single course can count in two categories.
2. Students in the combined major cannot also minor in theatre or English.

English/Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

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

Six courses in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, to include

WGSS 200 Introduction to Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

WGSS 489 Research Methods and Capstone Preparation

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

Seven courses in English, to include

ENGL 297 Literature in Context: Genre and Mode

ENGL 298 Literature in Context: Texts in History

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

ENGL 400 Junior/Senior Seminar

IDST 379 Combined Major Project/Porfolio

A senior writing project (taken for one half unit as IDST 379) 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.

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