Courses & Descriptions

Composition and Technical Writing

ENGL 101/101H ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Units: 4 | UC:CSU 72 Hours Lecture | C-ID ENGL 100
Prerequisite: ESL-100 (English as a Second Language) or higher English placement

Builds critical reading and expository writing skills through the analysis and evaluation of college-level texts and the composition of well-organized, full-length essays containing properly documented evidence.

ENGL 103/103H CRITICAL READING, WRITING, AND THINKING
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture | C-ID ENGL 105
Prerequisite: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Examines the principles of critical thinking as applied to writing and reading arguments on complex issues. Focuses on close textual analysis, argumentative writing, and logical reasoning. Essay topics may include pop culture, politics, social issues, or moral/ethical issues.

ENGL 104 TECHNICAL WRITING AND READING
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture | C-ID ENGL 105
Prerequisite: ESL-100 (English as a Second Language) or higher English placement

Builds critical and expository writing skills through the analysis and evaluation of real world texts and the composition of analytical writing required in the students field of study. This course is designed primarily for student's in Career Technical Education fields of study.

ENGL 110 COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture | C-ID ENGL 120
Prerequisite: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Introduces representative works from major genres, develops students’ close reading and analytical writing skills, and promotes appreciation and critical understanding of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic qualities of literature.

ENGL 112/112H INTERMEDIATE COMPOSITION, LITERATURE, AND CRITICAL THINKING
Units: 4 | UC:CSU 72 Hours Lecture | C-ID ENGL 110
Prerequisite: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Builds on the critical thinking, reading, and writing practices begun in English 101. Emphasis is placed on analytical, critical, and argumentative writing, critical thinking, research strategies, information literacy, and proper documentation through the study of literary works from major genres, while developing students’ close reading skills and promoting an appreciation for the aesthetic qualities of literature.

ENGL 204 TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture
Prerequisite: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Focuses on the writing of reports and accompanying documents required in professional or vocational environments, including proposals, summaries, memoranda, and research skills.

NC.ENGL 001 ESSENTIAL READING AND WRITING SKILLS I
Units: 0 | 18 – 36 Hours Lecture

Develops reading and writing skills by applying critical reading strategies to non-fiction texts and writing brief source-based essays.

NC.ENGL 002 ESSENTIAL READING AND WRITING SKILLS II
Units: 0 | 18 – 36 Hours Lecture

Develops writing skills by focusing on strategies to compose well-organized and coherent essays. Develops reading skills by focusing on formulating inferences and making connections among fiction and nonfiction texts and ideas.

Creative Writing

ENGL 105 CREATIVE WRITING
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture | C-ID ENGL 200
Prerequisite: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Focuses on writing and analysis of poetry, short stories, and creative nonfiction. Students learn to develop ideas with an awareness of style and the manipulation of formal elements.

ENGL 106 CREATIVE WRITING - CREATIVE NONFICTION
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture
Prerequisite: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Presents nonfiction prose, emphasizing description and narration through the composition of personal essays, using various creative nonfiction approaches.

ENGL 108 CREATIVE WRITING - POETRY
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture
Prerequisite: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Presents elements of poetry and explores writing poetry with ample practice, emphasizing writers' awareness of style and the manipulation of formal and stylistic elements. Includes analysis of selected published writings.

ENGL 109 CREATIVE WRITING - FICTION
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture
Prerequisite: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Presents the elements of short fictional stories and explores writing these stories with ample practice, emphasizing writers' awareness of style and the manipulation of form and genre.

ENGL 122 LITERARY MAGAZINE PRODUCTION
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture

Introduces literary magazine production, culminating in the publication of a creative arts magazine. Includes reading, evaluating, and editing literary manuscripts and artistic submissions for publication in a variety of formats.

Literature and Linguistics

ENGL 110 COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture | C-ID ENGL 120
Prerequisite: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

ENGL 111 INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture | C-ID ENGL 120
Prerequisite: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Introduces the theory and methods of linguistics, with an emphasis on the structure, function, and history of language. Includes a study of language acquisition, language change, and the sociology and psychology of language.

ENGL 135 LITERATURE AND FILM
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture
Prerequisite: ENGL-091

Explores the complex interplay between literature and film by studying the conventions and characteristics, terms and concepts, and critical theories in both fields.

English 200: Introduction to U. S. Latina/o Literature (Survey / Diverse Voices)

Surveys U.S. Latina/o literature from the Mexican-American War (1847-8) to the present with an emphasis on the contemporary period.

ENGL 250 BRITISH LITERATURE I
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture | C-ID ENGL 160
Prerequisite: ESL-100 (English as a Second Language) or higher English placement
Recommended Preparation: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Surveys the literature written in the British Isles up to the last quarter of the 18th century.

ENGL 251 BRITISH LITERATURE II
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture | C-ID ENGL 165
Prerequisite: ESL-100 (English as a Second Language) or higher English placement
Recommended Preparation: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Surveys British literature from the late eighteenth century to contemporary British and post-colonial texts.

ENGL 260 AMERICAN LITERATURE I
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture | C-ID ENGL 130
Prerequisite: ESL-100 (English as a Second Language) or higher English placement
Recommended Preparation: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Surveys the major movements and genres of American literature from its beginnings through the Civil War.

ENGL 261 AMERICAN LITERATURE II
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture | C-ID ENGL 135
Prerequisite: ESL-100 (English as a Second Language) or higher English placement
Recommended Preparation: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Surveys a wide range of American authors and their relationship to major literary and intellectual movements from the second half of the nineteenth century to the present.

ENGL 262 AMERICAN MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture
Prerequisite: ESL-100 (English as a Second Language) or higher English placement
Recommended Preparation: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Surveys various genres of multicultural literature of the United States, addressing issues of voice, agency, and the construction of American identity across racial, ethnic, regional, and gender boundaries in the cultural context of a diverse country.

ENGL 263 INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture

Examines major poetic forms and literary elements in selected English poems representing a diversity of voices. Emphasizes close, analytical reading of imagery, symbol, figurative language, rhythm, and sound to discover theme, tone and significance.

ENGL 264 STUDY OF FICTION
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture
Prerequisite: ESL-100 (English as a Second Language) or higher English placement
Recommended Preparation: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Presents selected prose fiction from various writers in Western Civilization. Emphasizes short fiction of the 19th and 20th centuries plus one novel. Through close reading and discussion, students will learn to analyze and interpret prose narratives.

ENGL 270 INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture
Prerequisite: ESL-100 (English as a Second Language) or higher English placement
Recommended Preparation: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Surveys African American literature from the 1700s to the present, including poetry, fiction, autobiography, essays, drama, and oral literature.

ENGL 271 MYTHOLOGY
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture

Presents a multicultural look at basic themes and archetypes in mythology, including creation, the female and male divine, heroic quest, the trickster and sacred places.

ENGL 272 THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture
Prerequisite: ESL-100 (English as a Second Language) or higher English placement
Recommended Preparation: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Introduces the literary qualities of selected books of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles and their later appropriation by the Anglo-American literary canon.

ENGL 273 WORLD LITERATURE I
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture | C-ID ENGL 140
Prerequisite: ESL-100 (English as a Second Language) or higher English placement
Recommended Preparation: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Surveys world literature in translation from ancient times to the seventeenth century, including the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and other areas.

ENGL 274 WORLD LITERATURE II
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture | C-ID ENGL 145
Prerequisite: ESL-100 (English as a Second Language) or higher English placement
Recommended Preparation: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Surveys world literature in translation from the seventeenth century to modern times, including European, Asian, Middle Eastern, African, and Latin American literature.

ENGL 275 SHAKESPEARE
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture
Prerequisite: ESL-100 (English as a Second Language) or higher English placement
Recommended Preparation: ENGL-101 or ENGL-101H

Surveys the principles of Shakespearean poetry and drama. Detailed reading of selected poems, comedies, tragedies, and histories.

ENGL 280 WOMEN WRITERS
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture

Surveys literature written by women from diverse cultural backgrounds throughout various literary periods focusing on relevant, on-going gender issues.

ENGL 281 INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY
Units: 3 | UC:CSU 54 Hours Lecture

Introduces fantasy and science fiction as literature, emphasizing the history and traditions of the genre, the use of mythology, and the political, philosophical, and social commentary in works studied.