| ENGLISH 101 - Introduction to Film | |
| Examines film as literature, as a visual and aural art, as technology, and as a medium which both reflects and influences social trends, values, and attitudes. Involves viewing a range of films and examining their place in film history. | |
| No Prerequisites | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| General Education: Humanities 3 Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 104 - Introduction to Literature | |
| The distinctive characteristics of poetry, plays, short stories and the novel, intended to help students understand, appreciate and enjoy literature ranging from the classic to the contemporary. | |
| No Prerequisites | |
| Typically offered in Fall and Spring | |
| General Education: Humanities 3 Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 206 - Women in Literature | |
| Surveys both women as writers and women as characters in literature; emphasizes the wisdom, experiences and insights of women writers and women in literature; concerned with literature from two or more cultures and comparison of the social and human values reflected in the literature of those cultures. | |
| No Prerequisites | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| General Education: Humanities 3 Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 212 - Introduction to Creative Writing | |
| A first course focused on the analysis, understanding, appreciation, and techniques of writing poetry and fiction, as well as other genres at the discretion of the instructor. | |
| No Prerequisites | |
| Typically offered in Fall and Spring | |
| Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 214 - Introduction to English Literature I | |
| Chronological survey of English literature from Anglo-Saxon times to the end of the 18th century, including such writers as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Pope, and Swift. | |
| No Prerequisites | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| General Education: Humanities 3 Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 215 - Introduction to English Literature II | |
| Chronological survey of English literature from the 19th century to the present, including such writers as Wordsworth, Shelley, Keats, Byron, Tennyson, Shaw, Conrad, Eliot and Thomas. | |
| No Prerequisites | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| General Education: Humanities 3 Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 216 - Introduction to American Literature I | |
| Chronological survey of American literature from early exploration narratives to Melville, including such writers as Mather, Bradstreet, Paine, Irving, Cooper, Poe, Emerson and Thoreau. | |
| No Prerequisites | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| General Education: Humanities 3 Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 217 - Introduction to American Literature II | |
| From Whitman to the present, including such writers as Dickinson, Twain, James, Crane, Eliot, Porter, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, Cummings, Updike, Walker and Carver. | |
| No Prerequisites | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| General Education: Humanities 3 Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 218 - World Literatures I | |
| Chronological survey of world literatures from antiquity to roughly 1600. Texts studied will include Nonwestern as well as Western texts. | |
| No Prerequisites | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| General Education: Humanities 3 General Education: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 219 - World Literatures II | |
| Chronological survey of world literatures other than those of England and the U.S. from rougly 1600 to the present. Texts studied will include Nonwestern as well as Western works. | |
| No Prerequisites | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| General Education: Humanities 3 General Education: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 224 - Practicum in Literary Publishing | |
| Hands-on experience in the production of the Sheepshead Review, a literary magazine, from selecting submissions to editing the finished product. Projects include soliciting manuscripts and researching the literary market. | |
| P: Eng Comp 105 or 228 or ACT English score of 32 or higher; R: English 212. | |
| Typically offered in Fall and Spring | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Field Experience | |
| ENGLISH 301 - Intermediate Creative Writing | |
| Analysis of writing in various genres including individual and group criticism of original student materials in workshop context. Variable topics; may be repeated up to total of six credits. | |
| P: English 212 or 213; and Eng Comp 105 or 228 or ACT English score of 32 or higher; and 9 cr of lit cses. | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| Course is repeatable to 6 credits. | |
| Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 302 - Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop | |
| Advanced practice in the writing of fiction, including group criticism of student work. | |
| P: English 301. | |
| Typically offered in Spring Even | |
| Course is repeatable to 6 credits. | |
| Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 303 - Advanced Poetry Writing Workshop | |
| Advanced practice in the writing of poetry, including group criticism of student work. | |
| P: English 301. | |
| Typically offered in Spring Odd | |
| Course is repeatable to 6 credits. | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 304 - Advanced Nonfiction Writing | |
| Study and practice of non-fiction writing of various kinds, such as workplace writing, academic writing, and creative nonfiction. | |
| P: Eng Comp 105 or 228 or ACT English score of 32 or higher or SAT Verbal score of 760 or higher. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 315 - The English Novel: 1700 to the1850's | |
| The development of the English novel from its beginnings to the mid-Victorian period; includes works by such authors Defoe, Sterne, Fielding, Smolett, Austen, Scott, the Brontes, Thackeray, Dickens and Eliot. | |
| P: jr st. | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 316 - The English Novel: 1850's to the Present | |
| The development of the English novel from Mid-Victorian to modern times; includes works by such authors as Dickens, Eliot, Trollope, Hardy, Wilde, Conrad, Joyce, Woolf, Lawrence, Bowen and Cary. | |
| P: jr st. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 320 - Major Drama | |
| Study of one or more British, Irish or American dramatists and dramatic works. | |
| P: jr st. | |
| Typically offered in Fall Odd | |
| Course is repeatable to 6 credits. | |
| Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 322 - Major Poetry | |
| Significant non-dramatic poetry from England, Ireland, and/or America. | |
| P: jr st. | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| Course is repeatable to 6 credits. | |
| Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 323 - Approaches to Literature | |
| Studies various theoretical approaches to analyzing literature, including new criticism, feminist, post-structuralist and cultural criticism. Examines literary works using different approaches. | |
| P: jr st. | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 324 - Practicum in Literary Publishing | |
| Hands-on experience in the production of the Sheepshead Review, a literary magazine, from selecting submissions to editing the finished product. Projects include soliciting manuscripts and researching the literary market. | |
| P: Eng Comp 105 or 228 or ACT English score of 32 or higher; R: English 212. | |
| Typically offered in Fall and Spring | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Field Experience | |
| ENGLISH 331 - Major American Prose Fiction | |
| Study of American prose fiction including examples of novels, short stories and satire; includes works by such authors as Melville, Twain, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Wright and Bellow. | |
| P: jr st. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| Course is repeatable for credit. | |
| Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 333 - Literary Themes | |
| Explores a single theme such as fantasy, war, revolution, love or alienation through the literature of one or several nations. May be repeated for credit when a different theme is studied. | |
| P: jr st. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| Course is repeatable for credit. | |
| Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 335 - Literary Eras | |
| Studies the works of a number of writers in relation to their time; includes poetry, prose and drama. May be repeated for credit when a different era is studied. | |
| P: jr st. | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| Course is repeatable for credit. | |
| Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 336 - American Ethnic Literature | |
| The study of literature which examines the experience of ethnic groups in America, such as African, Asian, Hispanic, and Jewish Americans, and American Indians. May be repeated for credit when content is different. | |
| P: jr st. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| Course is repeatable to 6 credits. | |
| General Education: Ethnic Studies Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 338 - World Literatures | |
| A study of selected works from world literatures. A variable content course. | |
| P: jr st. | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| Course is repeatable to 6 credits. | |
| Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 340 - History of the English Language | |
| The origins, development, and cultural background of pronunciation and spelling, grammar, vocabulary, meaning and usage in Old, Middle, and Modern English, including contemporary English dialects. | |
| P: none; REC: Hum Stud 160. | |
| Typically offered in Spring Odd | |
| Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 344 - African American Literature | |
| Study of African American literature, exploring the aesthetic dimensions and cultural contexts of poetry, fiction, drama, and essays. | |
| P: jr st. | |
| Typically offered in Spring Even | |
| General Education: Ethnic Studies Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 431 - Shakespeare | |
| Study of a representative selection of Shakespeare's poetry and plays, including comedies, tragedies and histories. | |
| P: jr st. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 436 - Major Author(s) | |
| Study of one or more important writers in British, Irish, or American literature. | |
| P: jr st. | |
| Typically offered in Spring Even | |
| Course is repeatable to 6 credits. | |
| Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| ENGLISH 497 - Internship | |
| Supervised practical experience in an organization or activity appropriate to a student's career and educational interests. Internships are supervised by faculty members and require periodic student/faculty meetings. | |
| P: jr st. | |
| Typically offered in Fall and Spring | |
| Course is repeatable for credit. | |
| 1 units min / 12 units max, Field Experience | |
| ENGLISH 498 - Independent Study | |
| Independent study is offered on an individual basis at the student's request and consists of a program of learning activities planned in consultation with a faculty member. A student wishing to study or conduct research in an area not represented in available scheduled courses should develop a preliminary proposal and seek the sponsorship of a faculty member. The student's advisor can direct him or her to instructors with appropriate interests. A written report or equivalent is required for evaluation, and a short title describing the program must be sent early inthe semester to the registrar for entry on the student's transcript. | |
| P: fr or so st with cum gpa > or = 2.50; or jr or sr st with cum gpa > or = 2.00. | |
| Typically offered in Fall and Spring | |
| Course is repeatable for credit. | |
| 1 units min / 4 units max, Independent Study | |