Welcome to the Literatures in English undergraduate page. Here you will find the major and minor requirements, contact information, career planning and study abroad resources and quarterly-updated information like:
You will also find the Faculty Advisor for the Literatures in English major, which changes annually. Your faculty advisor will be available to assist you with such issues as academic progress, research opportunities and career paths within your field.
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2020 Fall Faculty Advisor
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2021 Winter/Spring Faculty Advisor
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Students that entered UCSD prior to Fall 2017 are allowed to either follow their existing requirements or switch to the new 2017 major requirements.
If you are considering changing to the new 2017 requirements:
English Literature majors are highly recommended to study abroad! Aside from being an amazing experience, study abroad coursework can be applied to your major requirements (and actually decrease your time to graduation, if planned right)! English Literature majors may apply up to 5 upper division courses from study abroad to their major requirements, and English Literature minors may apply up to 3 upper division courses to their minor. Learn more about study abroad opportunities:
Students who major in Literature pursue a wide array of career paths. UCSD and the Department of Literature have many resources to aid you in your career exploration and development:
Alumni Highlight:
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Kim Stanley Robinson, ’74, Ph.D. ’82
Literatures in English
Kim Stanley Robinson is a renowned science fiction author, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards. He has penned more than 20 books, including the bestselling Mars trilogy and the critically acclaimed Fifty Degrees Below, Forty Signs of Rain, The Years of Rice and Salt, and Antarctica. According to a 2013 article in the New Yorker, he is "generally acknowledged as one of the greatest living science-fiction writers." He was honored by UC San Diego in 2005 for Professional Achievement and by Muir College as a 2011 Environmental Fellow.
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Alan Russell, ’78
English & American Literature
Bestselling author of ten mystery novels, including Burning Man, Shame, Multiple Wounds, The Hotel Detective, and Political Suicide, Alan Russell’s books have been nominated for most of the major awards in crime fiction, including a Lefty award for best comedic mystery, a USA Today Critics’ Choice Award, two San Diego Book Awards for best mystery novel, and the Odin Award for Lifetime Achievement from the San Diego Writers/Editor Guild. Alan served as editor of The Guardian newspaper while a student at UCSD and returned to UC San Diego in 2014 to give the Warren College commencement keynote speech. He lives with his wife and children in Encinitas, California.
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Kathryn Frengs, ’01
Literatures in English (and Political Science)
Global Marketing Communications Lead, Firewood Marketing at Google
Kathryn Frengs started her professional life as an Intern in The Clinton White House, was Staff Assistant and Field Rep to U.S. Congresswoman Jane Harman, and has worked, among other places, at Apple, in Paris and in the U.K.
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Carol Becker, Ph.D. ’76
English & American Literature
Carol Becker is Dean of Faculty and Professor of the Arts at Columbia University School of the Arts and a member of the Global Agenda Council on the Role of Art in Society for the World Economic Forum. With research interests that range from feminist theory, American cultural history, the education of artists, art and social responsibility, to South African art and politics, she has published numerous articles and books on cultural criticism. She was honored by UC San Diego as the 1999 Outstanding Alumna and was recognized during the 50th Anniversary Year in 2010.
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Adriana Cara, ’92
English & American Literature
Founding Attorney, Cara & Garland, APLC, one of the few female- and minority-owned law practices in San Diego County. In a June 2015 profile story in the San Diego Union Tribune, Cara confided that reading literature is an essential part of who she is and has served her well since her days at UC San Diego, providing an enjoyable escape during her stressful law school days and a solid foundation for developing persuasive legal arguments as an attorney.
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