An intensive study of literary terminology and the major genres of American, British, European, and multicultural literature. Focuses on critical reading and intelligent appreciation of literature, and ways of writing about literature. Majors and minors should take this introduction course during their sophomore year as soon as they successfully complete ENG 123. Prerequisite: ENG 123. (3 units; Fall/Spring & OPS)

Literature of Great Britain from the Middle Ages through the eighteenth century. Prerequisite: ENG 123. (3 units; Fall & OPS)

Literature of Great Britain from the Romantic Period to the present. Prerequisite: ENG 123. (3 units; Spring)

American literature from the Colonial Period to 1865. Prerequisite: ENG 123. (3 units; Fall & OPS)

American literature from 1865 to present. Prerequisite: ENG 123. (3 units; Spring)

World literature (excluding British and American) through the Renaissance. Prerequisite: ENG 123. (3 units; Fall)

World literature (excluding British and American) from Neoclassicism to present. Prerequisite: ENG 123. (3 units; Spring)