English
Credit Courses
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Students will review the basics of grammar and academic reading and writing through activities, reading assignments, and short writing assignments. Concurrent enrollment in specified sections of English C100 is required. Pass/No Pass. (NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.)
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ENGL C090
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Freshman Composition offers instruction in expository and argumentative writing, close reading, cogent thinking, research strategies, information literacy, and documentation. By applying the principles and processes of college composition, students cultivate thesis-driven, ordered, logical, grammatically-correct prose. Students with a high school GPA of 2.59 or below and English Language Learners who have completed the ESL composition sequence are advised to take ENGL C100 with the ENGL C090 or C090N co-requisite courses or the C080N support course. Letter Grade only. C-ID: ENGL 100.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ENGL C100
- Accounting
- Accounting (ACCT)
- Advanced Placement
- Art, Associate of Arts Degree
- Biology
- Biology (BIOL)
- Biology, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Business Administration 2.0, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Child and Adolescent Development, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Communication Studies
- Communication Studies (CMST)
- Communication Studies, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Communications, Associate of Arts Degree Area of Emphasis
- Computer Information Systems
- Computer Information Systems (CIS)
- Cybersecurity, Associate of Science Degree
- Data Analytics, Associate of Science Degree
- Digital Forensics and Incident Response, Associate of Science Degree
- Economics, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Education
- Education (EDUC)
- Educational Studies: Teach Your Career/Community College Teaching, Certificate of Achievement
- Elementary Teacher Education, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Emergency Management/Homeland Security, Associate of Arts Degree
- English
- English
- English (ENGL)
- English (ENGL)
- English as a Second Language
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- English, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Ethnic Studies (ETHS)
- General Education
- Geology, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Graduation Requirements
- History
- History (HIST)
- History, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Information Computer Science (ICS)
- Information Technology, Associate of Science Degree
- Liberal Studies (for Teaching), Associate of Arts Degree Major
- Linguistics (LING)
- Mathematics, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Paralegal Studies, Associate of Arts Degree
- Philosophy
- Philosophy (PHIL)
- Physics, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Psychology
- Psychology (PSYC)
- Psychology, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Sociology, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Spanish, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Formerly ENGL C111. This course offers instruction in 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. Letter Grade only.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ENGL C101
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
This course offers instruction in argumentation, logical reasoning, critical analysis of non-fiction texts from different disciplines and perspectives, research strategies, information literacy, and documentation. Students write a minimum of 6,000 words of structured, academic prose. Letter Grade only. C-ID: ENGL 105.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ENGL C102
- Art, Associate of Arts Degree
- Biology, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Business Administration 2.0, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Catalog Addendum
- Child and Adolescent Development, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Communication Studies, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Communications, Associate of Arts Degree Area of Emphasis
- Cybersecurity, Associate of Science Degree
- Data Analytics, Associate of Science Degree
- Digital Forensics and Incident Response, Associate of Science Degree
- Economics, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Elementary Teacher Education, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Emergency Management/Homeland Security, Associate of Arts Degree
- English
- English (ENGL)
- English, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- English, Associate of Arts Degree Major
- General Education
- Geology, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Graduation Requirements
- History, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Information Technology, Associate of Science Degree
- Liberal Studies (for Teaching), Associate of Arts Degree Major
- Mathematics, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Paralegal Studies, Associate of Arts Degree
- Philosophy, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Physics, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Psychology, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Sociology, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Spanish, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Focuses on real-world English skills that contribute to good workplace communication. It includes English principles you already know, those you learned in the past and forgot, and those you wish you had learned. Students study grammar, English usage, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, and dictionary use from the businessperson's viewpoint. Emphasis is placed on finding and correcting types of errors people make while speaking and writing. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ENGL C103
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Students will write essays in different rhetorical modes. The basic principles of written composition will be applied through writing assignments and assigned essays. The process of choosing and shaping a thesis and writing an extended, well developed essay will be stressed. English C109 fulfills the Option 1 AA or AS degree's A2 requirement. It transfers to private and out-of-state colleges and universities as the first semester of a two-semester Freshman Composition requirement. It transfers to CSU only as an elective. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ENGL C109
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
This course presents the craft of creative writing through the study and analysis of the works of established and peer writers. Students will practice writing in various genres and will be introduced to the workshop method. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. C-ID: ENGL 200.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ENGL C133
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
resumes This course addresses techniques, strategies, and forms of business communication, including use of precise professional and persuasive language to achieve business goals and communicate effectively in the workplace. Using a variety of media and technologies, students will learn how to produce effective memos, letters, and reports; prepare successful resumes and employment documents; and make effective presentations. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ENGL C135
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
This course addresses techniques, strategies, and forms of business communication, including use of precise, professional, and persuasive language to achieve business goals and communicate effectively at work. Using a variety of media, technologies, and research tools, students will learn how to write effective memos, letters, reports, and proposals; present effective oral and multimedia presentations; and prepare successful resumes and employment documents. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. C-ID: BUS 115.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ENGL C136
- Business Administration 2.0, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Business Information Worker, Certificate of Achievement
- Communications, Associate of Arts Degree Area of Emphasis
- Economics, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- English
- English (ENGL)
- English, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- English, Associate of Arts Degree Major
- General Business, Associate of Science Degree
- Global Business, Certificate of Achievement
- Management, Associate of Science Degree
- Management, Certificate of Achievement
- Supply Chain Management, Associate of Science Degree
- Supply Chain Management, Certificate of Achievement
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Formerly ENGL C112. The primary purpose of this survey-level course is to acquaint the student with a variety of literary, poetic, dramatic, and rhetorical devices so that the student can interact with literature in a meaningful way. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. C-ID: ENGL 120.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ENGL C140
- Advanced Placement
- Arts and Humanities, Associate of Arts Degree
- Elementary Teacher Education, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- English
- English (ENGL)
- English, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- English, Associate of Arts Degree Major
- General Education
- Graduation Requirements
- Liberal Studies (for Teaching), Associate of Arts Degree Major
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
This course provides a survey of classic and contemporary children's literature. The course will provide an overview of the literary content and social values found in selected works of children's literature. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. C-ID: ENGL 180.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ENGL C143
- Arts and Humanities, Associate of Arts Degree
- Child and Adolescent Development, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Educational Studies: ECE Unit Concentration, Certificate of Achievement
- Educational Studies: General, Certificate of Achievement
- Elementary Teacher Education, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- English
- English (ENGL)
- English, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- English, Associate of Arts Degree Major
- General Education
- Graduation Requirements
- Liberal Studies (for Teaching), Associate of Arts Degree Major
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
This course introduces the modern short story, emphasizing multicultural stories from countries throughout the world. Each story will be studied with regard to character, plot, theme, point of view, setting, tone, style, and other literary devices as they function within the context of the particular story. In addition, each story will be analyzed to understand the particular culture from which it comes. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ENGL C144
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
This course is an introduction to the American short story, emphasizing major American writers from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and from various cultures in modern/contemporary America. Included is a view of historical period and mindset, and the study of character, plot, theme, point of view, setting, tone, style, and other literary devices as they function within the context of the particular story. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ENGL C145
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
A survey of 20th century military fiction. This course will provide an overview of the literary content and social values found in selected works of military literature. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ENGL C146
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
This course is designed to expose students to the legends, poetry, short stories, and essays of early American writers beginning with Native Americans, through Colonialism to the Civil War. Students will examine the philosophical, cultural, religious, and historic elements related to these texts. Attention will be paid to literary devices and styles evident in individual works and the commentary made by these works on moral and social issues. Writers include Mary Rowlandson, Benjamin Franklin, Phillis Wheatley, William Apess, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Edgar Allen Poe, Louisa May Alcott, Washington Irving, Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, and many others. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. C-ID: ENGL 130.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ENGL C150
- American Studies, Associate of Arts Degree
- Arts and Humanities, Associate of Arts Degree
- English
- English (ENGL)
- English, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- English, Associate of Arts Degree Major
- General Education
- Graduation Requirements
- Liberal Studies (for Teaching), Associate of Arts Degree Major
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
This course is designed to expose students to the poetry, short stories, essays, and novels of American writers after the Civil War to the present. Students will examine the philosophical, cultural, religious, and historic elements related to these texts. Attention will be paid to literary devices and styles evident in individual works and the commentary made by these works on moral and social issues. The course includes major writers such as Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, T.S. Eliot, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, and many others. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. C-ID: ENGL 135.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ENGL C155
- American Studies, Associate of Arts Degree
- Arts and Humanities, Associate of Arts Degree
- English
- English (ENGL)
- English, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- English, Associate of Arts Degree Major
- General Education
- Graduation Requirements
- Liberal Studies (for Teaching), Associate of Arts Degree Major
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Formerly ENGL C180. Participants will engage in analysis and interpretation of the works of William Shakespeare, evaluating his poems, comedies, histories, tragedies, and romances. This instruction may be complemented by attendance of performances and/or viewing recommended videos/DVDs. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ENGL C181
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Formerly ENGL C290. Analysis and interpretation of British Literature from the Middle Ages through the Restoration period in the eighteenth century. The course includes the literary characteristics of the major forms during this time period. Writers from this period may include Chaucer, Mallory, Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare, John Donne, Andrew Marvell, John Milton, Jonathan Swift, Samuel Johnson, and others. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. C-ID: ENGL 160.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ENGL C270
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Formerly ENGL C295. Study of British writers and literary characteristics from the Romantic period through the twentieth century. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. C-ID: ENGL 165.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ENGL C275
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
This course is a survey of Gothic literature written during England's 19th century. The course will begin with the origins of the genre, its major conventions, and go on to trace the changes in the genre as measured by its historical and social contexts. Important Gothic texts, including the pre-Victorian work Frankenstein and canonical Victorian texts Dracula and Jane Eyre, will be studied in order to identify the components of 19th century British Gothic literature. Topics include vampirism, haunted mansions and female imprisonment. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ENGL C296
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
This course is a survey of Gothic literature, concentrating on critically-acclaimed novels written during the 20th century in the United States. Students will study Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison's Beloved, The Shining by Stephen King, and Jeffrey Eugenides's The Virgin Suicides. The course will also study the 19th-century short story "Carmilla," which illustrates vampire themes, and compare the story's literary conventions to contemporary American Gothic themes. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.