English at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate ENGL coursework.

• ENGL 4495Topics in Applied Language Studyopens 3 courses (0.2 directly)
• ENGL 4497Theories of Language Learning and Teachingopens 2 courses (1 directly)
• ENGL 4498Approaches to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languagesopens 1 course (1 directly)
• ENGL 5516Graduate Seminar in Cultural Studiesopens 1 course (1 directly)
• ENGL 1135Writing and Rhetoric Tutorialopens 1 course (0.5 directly)
• ENGL 5511Graduate Seminar in U.S. Literatureopens 1 course (0.3 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate ENGL work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 58 ENGL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 102 more ENGL courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on ENGL, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in ENGL. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 5 courses deep, ending at ENGL 4499

  1. ENGL 2290Introduction to Linguistics
  2. ENGL 4495Topics in Applied Language Study
  3. ENGL 4497Theories of Language Learning and Teaching
  4. ENGL 4498Approaches to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
  5. ENGL 4499Practicum in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

• 3 courses deep, ending at ENGL 1132

  1. ENGL 1135Writing and Rhetoric Tutorial
  2. ENGL 1132Writing and Rhetoric Stretch (Part II)

• 3 courses deep, ending at ENGL 4413

  1. ENGL 2272Introductory Topics in Cinematic Expression
  2. ENGL 3371Film Styles and Genres
  3. ENGL 4413Advanced Topics in Film

• 3 courses deep, ending at ENGL 5523

  1. ENGL 5501Introduction to English Studies
  2. ENGL 5511Graduate Seminar in U.S. Literature
  3. ENGL 5523Graduate Topics in Literature

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for ENGL yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under ENGL yet.

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Department events

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