English and French Literatures Joint Major Program

Department of English | Department of French | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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The joint major is an interdepartmental program, usually within a BA, to explore the many close relationships between English and French literatures.

丁香园AV Requirements

Before being formally admitted to the program, students must complete the lower division requirements with a GPA of 2.0 or better in each of the specified courses (or equivalents)

Students who place in FREN 301W in the placement test will complete only FREN 245 prior to acceptance in the program.

For information about initial FREN course selection, the French language placement test, and FREN course disciplines, visit .

Grade Requirement

Students must maintain at least a 2.00 grade point average in both ENGL and FREN courses.

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete the lower division requirements for both the English major (slightly modified) and the French major programs.

French

Students complete a total of 15 units, including all of

FREN 210-3 Intermediate French I*
FREN 211-3 Intermediate French II*
FREN 221-3 French Writing I*
FREN 222-3 French Writing II*
FREN 245-3 Introduction to Literary Studies

*exemption is gained by successful completion of a more advanced French language course. Lower 200 division language courses may be challenged for credit.

FREN 275 is recommended.

English

Students complete a total of 18 units, including two of

ENGL 101W-3 Introduction to Fiction*
ENGL 102W-3 Introduction to Poetry*
ENGL 103W-3 Introduction to Drama*
ENGL 104W-3 Introduction to Prose Genres*
ENGL 105W-3 Introduction to Issues in Literature and Culture*
ENGL 199W-3 Introduction to University Writing*

*any one, but not more than one of these courses may be replaced by any three unspecified transfer units in English or in ENGL-Writing

and one of

ENGL 201-3 Medieval Literature
ENGL 203-3 Early Modern Literature

and one of

ENGL 205-3 Restoration and 18th Century Literature
ENGL 206-3 Nineteenth Century Literatures in English

and any two of

ENGL 201-3 Medieval Literature
ENGL 203-3 Early Modern Literature
ENGL 205-3 Restoration and 18th Century Literature
ENGL 206-3 Nineteenth Century Literatures in English
ENGL 207-3 Twentieth Century Literatures in English*
ENGL 210W-3 Writing and Critical Thinking*
ENGL 212-3 Metrics and Prosody*
ENGL 214-3 History and Principles of Rhetoric*
ENGL 216-3 History and Principles of Literary Criticism*鈥�

*any one, but not more than one of these courses may be replaced by any three unspecified 200 division transfer units in English
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Students with 18 lower division English transfer units have met the lower division requirements for a major provided those units include any one of ENGL 101W, 102W, 103W, 104W, 105W, or 199W; one of ENGL 201 or 203; one of ENGL 205 or 206; and six additional 200 division units in English.

Students wishing to major in English are strongly advised to submit a formal declaration to this effect to the undergraduate advisor upon completing all lower division requirements.

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete 21 upper division French and 20 upper division English units for a literary studies specialization and complementary courses as follows.

French

Students complete a total of 21 units, including

FREN 301W-3 Advanced French Composition

and one of

FREN 340-3 Readings in Francophone Literature from Quebec and Canada
FREN 341-3 Readings in French Literature from the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century (pre-1789)
FREN 343-3 Reading French as a World Literature
FREN 344-3 Readings in French Literature after 1789

and one of

FREN 300-3 Advanced French: Oral Practice
FREN 304-3 Advanced French Grammar
FREN 307-3 The Right Word: Advanced Vocabulary and Translation
FREN 330-3 Francophone World

and 12 units from 400 division French literature courses.

English

Students complete a total of 38 units as specified below.

To satisfy the total upper division english requirements, eight English units at the 400 division are required, excluding Directed Studies courses (ENGL 441, 442, 443 and 444).

Group 1

Students complete one of

ENGL 300-4 Old English
ENGL 304-4 Studies in Medieval Literature
ENGL 306-4 Chaucer
ENGL 310-4 Studies in Early Modern Literature Excluding Shakespeare
ENGL 311-4 Early Shakespeare
ENGL 313-4 Late Shakespeare
ENGL 320-4 Studies in 18th Century Literature (1660-1800)
ENGL 322-4 Studies in the Eighteenth Century British Novel
ENGL 400W-4 Advanced Old English
ENGL 404W-4 Topics in Medieval Literature
ENGL 407W-4 Topics in Early English Drama
ENGL 410W-4 Topics in Early Modern English Non-Dramatic Literature
ENGL 416W-4 Milton
ENGL 420W-4 Topics in 18th Century Literature

Group 2

Students complete one of

ENGL 354-4 Studies in Canadian Literature before 1920
ENGL 357-4 Studies in Canadian Literature since 1920
ENGL 359-4 Studies in the Literature of British Columbia

With permission of the department, other English courses of equivalent content may be substituted for those required in Group 1 and 2. The department may designate up to eight units of program related upper division courses that are offered by other departments as being acceptable in fulfilling part of the required units in the major program.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Program Requirements

For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs (except the honours program), students complete 120 units, which includes

at least 60 units that must be completed at 丁香园AV
at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at 丁香园AV
at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0, and a program (major, joint major, extended minor, minor) CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honors, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

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