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Spring 2026 Course Offerings

Schedule of Graduate Classes

Offerings are projected but not guaranteed. This schedule is subject to change.

Important!

Before enrolling in ENGL 698D, check whether you are eligible based on the criteria discussed here.

Class Caps & Waitlisting

All graduate courses currently have enrollment caps set at 14 students. On July 12, these caps will increase to 20 as non-restrictive registration begins.

If a course you’d like to take is currently full, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist. Students in positions 1–6 on a waitlist will be automatically enrolled once the cap is raised.

For guidance on registration, using permission numbers, and how to waitlist for classes, visit https://www.csun.edu/current-students.

Course Descriptions

Faculty-submitted course descriptions can be found here.

How to Fulfil Your Requirements

The following information provides an explanation of the requirements each course fulfils for each option.

ENGL 507 - Introduction to Graduate Studies is a course all students are required to take in their first or second semester. Any section of this course serves students in all three options: Creative Writing, Literature, and Rhetoric & Composition.

Important!

A permission number is required to add this class. Contact Frank de la Santo (frank.delasanto@csun.edu), our Graduate Support Coordinator, to request a permission number.

ENGL 512 - Writing for Performance is a Creative Writing seminar. For Creative Writing students, it can fulfil a graduate-level Literature seminar requirement, an Elective, or the Cultural or Textual Studies requirement. For Literature and Rhetoric & Composition students, it can fulfil the Cultural or Textual Studies requirement or an Elective.

ENGL 525PB - Picture Book Theory is a literature seminar. For Literature students, it can fulfil a graduate-level Literature seminar requirement, an Elective, or the Cultural or Textual Studies requirement. For Creative Writing and Rhetoric & Composition students, it can fulfil the Cultural or Textual Studies requirement or an Elective.

ENGL 525PF - Postmodernism and Film is a literature seminar. For Literature students, it can fulfil a graduate-level Literature seminar requirement, an Elective, or the Cultural or Textual Studies requirement. For Creative Writing and Rhetoric & Composition students, it can fulfil the Cultural or Textual Studies requirement or an Elective.

ENGL 604 - Seminar in Language and Linguistics fulfils the Seminar in the Study of Language requirement, the Cultural or Textual Studies requirement, or an Elective for all three options.

ENGL 617 - Studies in Shakespeare is a Literature seminar. For Literature students, it can fulfil a graduate-level Literature seminar requirement, an Elective, or the Cultural or Textual Studies requirement. For Creative Writing and Rhetoric & Composition students, it can fulfil the Cultural or Textual Studies requirement or an Elective.

ENGL 622 - Seminar on Aspects of Poetry is a Creative Writing seminar. For Creative Writing students, it can fulfil a graduate-level Literature seminar requirement, an Elective, or the Cultural or Textual Studies requirement. For Literature and Rhetoric & Composition students, it can fulfil the Cultural or Textual Studies requirement or an Elective.

ENGL 654 - Advanced Rhetoric and Composition is a Rhetoric & Composition seminar. For Rhetoric & Composition students, it can fulfil a graduate-level Rhetoric & Composition seminar requirement, the Cultural or Textual Studies requirement, or an Elective. For Literature and Creative Writing Students, it can fulfil the Cultural or Textual Studies requirement or an Elective.

ENGL 698D - Graduate Project is the culminating experience. All Creative Writing and Rhetoric & Composition students must take this course, preferably in their final two semesters. Literature student generally also take this course, but they have the option of enrolling in ENGL 697C, which is a Comprehensive Exam.

Important!

A permission number is required to add this class. Contact Frank de la Santo (frank.delasanto@csun.edu), our Graduate Support Coordinator, to request a permission number.

The course can only be taken in the final two semesters after you have completed two graduate courses in your option. One of these courses may be the theory course for their option (ENGL 638, ENGL 651, or ENGL 652). See ENGL 698D pre-requisites for further information about eligibility. Please consult the Graduate Adviser or the Graduate Coordinator if you are unsure whether you are eligible to enroll in ENGL 698D. See About the Culminating Experience.

LING 510 - Foundational Concepts in Linguistics is a graduate-level linguistics course. It can fulfil the Seminar in the Study of Language requirement or an Elective for all three options.

Suggestions and Reminders

  • All classes listed above are on-campus classes. CSUN does not offer fully online courses at the graduate level.

  • Students should take ENGL 507 (Introduction to Graduate Studies) in their first or second semester. Registration for 507 is by permission number only. Contact Frank de la Santo (frank.delasanto@csun.edu), our Graduate Support Coordinator, to request a permission number.

  • Creative Writing students ideally should take no more than one workshop per semester. Creative Writing students must take at least two workshops in their primary genre (narrative writing, poetry, or drama) in order to complete their MA degree.

  • Graduate students may take only three 400-level courses for credit toward degree requirements.

  • Spring 2026 classes that can fulfil the Seminar in the Study of Language Core Requirement for all three options include ENGL 604. Students may also take any 400, 500, or 600-level class in the Linguistics Department to fulfil this requirement (we recommend LING 510 - Foundational Concepts in Linguistics or LING 530 - Intro to TESL).

  • ENGL 698D - Graduate Project is a capstone class that most students in our program take to fulfil their Culminating Experience requirement.

Important!

ENGL 698D is not offered in the Fall semester, so students who are near to completing their other requirements should plan to take it in Spring 2027.

In order to enroll, you must be taking ENGL 698D in your final two semesters after having completed two graduate-level seminars that count towards the student's option. One of these courses may be the theory course for their option (ENGL 638, ENGL 651, or ENGL 652). See ENGL 698D pre-requisites for further information about eligibility. Please consult the Graduate Adviser or the Graduate Coordinator if you are unsure whether you are eligible to enroll in ENGL 698D.

  • Thinking of changing your option? You will probably need to consult with me to ensure that you will be able to fulfil the requirements for your new option in a timely manner. Once you have made the decision, you will need to fill out the Change of Objective form and submit it to Graduate Studies.