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ENGLISH 090 FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH
3 u
A course for students whose reading and writing skills need improvement
through study of basic grammar and rhetoric before they attempt other English
courses. This course does not count toward the 120 units required for graduation,
nor does it fulfill General Studies requirements, nor may it be counted
toward the English major or minor. It may not be taken by students who
are simultaneously taking or have satisfactorily completed another English
course on this campus.
ENGLISH 091 BASIC WRITING SKILLS
2 u
Offered on a satisfactory/no credit basis only. A workshop offering
individualized instruction to students in need of improvement in basic
writing skills. This does not count toward the 120 hours required for graduation.
Repeatable.
ENGLISH 101 FRESHMAN ENGLISH
(Proficiency) 3 u
An introduction to the reading and writing of college-level prose.
Study of short stories, novels and essays. Composition of short papers
and essay examinations. Students may not take for credit any course for
which they have received a waiver, nor may they take for credit any course
in the same department that is a prerequisite for a course that has been
waived (e.g., if a student has been waived from English 102, he may not
take English 101 for credit).
Prereq: Satisfactory completion of English 090 or equivalent demonstration
of ability by the English ACT score.
ENGLISH 102 FRESHMAN ENGLISH
(Proficiency) 3 u
A continuation of ENGLISH 101. Study of plays, poems and essays. Composition
of substantial papers and a library research paper.
Prereq: Satisfactory completion of ENGLISH 101 or ENGLISH 161 or equivalent
demonstration of ability by the English ACT score.
ENGLISH 105 FRESHMAN ENGLISH HONORS (Proficiency) 3 u
An accelerated coure in the reading and writing of college-level prose
that satisfies the Proficiency writing requirement for students in the
University Honors Program. Study of the major literary genres, and composition
of substantial papers and a library research paper.
Prereq: Eligibility for the University Honors program and an ACT English
subscore of at least 24, or consent of University Honors Program Director;
NOTE -- Students will be able to receive AP or other test credits for English
101 and 102, but they may not enroll in English 101 or 102 for credit after
completing this course.
ENGLISH 161 ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
(Proficiency) 3 u
Principles of written composition adapted to individual foreign students.
Includes intensive drill in grammar and mechanics. Also involves individual
practice in spoken English. Required of all students whose first language
is not English. This course is comparable to and satisfies the English
101 University Proficiency Requirement.
ENGLISH 162 ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
(Proficiency) 3 u
Continuation of ENGLISH 161. Vocabulary and idiom development through
selective readings, and introduction to research methods. This course is
comparable to and satisfies the English 102 University Proficiency Requirement.
ENGLISH 200 CHICANO LITERATURE: HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND CONTEMPORARY
TEXT* GH/Diversity
3 u
Identifies and interprets Chicano literature in a social and historical
context with emphasis on contemporary texts. All Spanish language texts
are provided in translation. (Also offered as CHICANO 200 by Chicano Studies.)
Unreq: CHICANO 200.
ENGLISH 201 CONTEMPORARY CHICANO LITERATURE*
GH/Diversity 3 u
Analyzes contemporary Chicano drama, fiction and poetry within their
cultural and historical context, examined from a traditional formalist
approach and as a human expression. (Also offered as 854-201 by Chicano
Studies.)
Unreq: CHICANO 201.
ENGLISH 206 BRITISH LITERATURE SURVEY I*
GH 3 u
A survey of British literature from the Old English period through
the eighteenth century.
ENGLISH 216 BRITISH LITERATURE SURVEY II*
GH 3 u
A survey of British literature from the Romantic period to the present.
ENGLISH 226 AMERICAN LITERATURE SURVEY I*
GH 3 u
A survey of American literature from the seventeenth century through
the Civil War to acquaint the student with the foremost writers of our
literary culture.
ENGLISH 236 AMERICAN LITERATURE II*
GH 3 u
A survey of American Literature from the Civil War to the present to
acquaint the student with the foremost writers of our literary culture.
ENGLISH 251 CLASSICAL MYTH AND LEGEND AS
SOURCES FOR LITERATURE* GH
3 u
An examination of classical myths and legends and how they are used
in various periods and genres of English literature.
ENGLISH 252 THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE*
GH 3 u
This course will survey the Bible and some other related Near Eastern
literature, focusing on the development of genres, motifs, and other literary
forms that have influenced the form and content of Western literature,
including the parable, the proverb, the loss of Eden, exile and return,
origin stories, and hero stories.
Unreq: RELIGST 252.
ENGLISH 263 THE CONTEMPORARY NOVEL*
GH 3 u
A study of significant British and American novels and novelists of
the last decade.
ENGLISH 264 WOMEN IN LITERATURE: A FEMINIST RE-EVALUATION* **
GH 3 u
A study of women's experience as portrayed by women writers in various
genres of Western literature. Includes such themes as growing up, love,
marriage, motherhood, friendship, and spiritual development.
ENGLISH 265 MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE OF THE UNITED STATES *
GH/Diversity 3 u
Multicultural Literature of the U.S. offers a wide range of literary
texts (dramas, essays, novels, poetry and short stories) by people of color
to offer students the opportunity to study and appreciate the experiences
and challenges of diverse groups of people in American society: African-American,
Asian American, Native American, and Latino/a. This body of literary works
will be studied through the historical/political prism of each group so
that students will be acquainted with the background of the literature.
ENGLISH 271 CRITICAL WRITING IN THE FIELD OF ENGLISH*
3 u
This course will help students become proficient in the skills of research,
organization, writing, and revising that they will need in upper-division
English courses. Students will learn both the general conventions of academic
writing about literature (literary criticism) and the specific methods
of some of the most important kinds of literary criticism.
ENGLISH 274 CREATIVE WRITING*
GH 3 u
Study, discussion and writing of description, narration, verse and
the short story.
ENGLISH 281 INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE
STUDY* GH
3 u
An introduction to the basic tools and concepts for the study of language
through study of the sounds, grammar, vocabulary, history, and cultural
context of English.
ENGLISH 300 SPECIAL TOPICS*
3 u
Analysis and discussion of a cultural, social, moral, philosophical
or other significant topic, as expressed in a variety of literary forms,
in relation to the individual and society; the particular topic to be published
before registration.
Repeatable only with change of topic.
ENGLISH 310/510 LITERATURE FOR ADOLESCENTS*
3 u
This course will explore the history and development of adolescent
literature, with special emphasis on the period since 1960. Recent novels
which have proven popular and influential with young people and teachers
will be analyzed using literary and educational criteria. Participants
will consider works within the context of intellectual freedom and potential
censorship.
ENGLISH 315/515 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
ENGLISH NOVEL TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
3 u
A survey of the development of the English novel from the eighteenth
century to the twentieth, with emphasis on the development of themes and
techniques. Studies of selected works by Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Sterne,
Austen, Scott, Dickens, Thackeray, Eliot, Hardy, Conrad, and/or others.
Prereq: ENGLISH 216 or ENGLISH 226 or consent of instructor.
ENGLISH 321 ANCIENT WESTERN LITERATURE*
GH 3 u
A rapid survey of world literatures other than English and American
covering major literary periods from ancient times through the Renaissance.
ENGLISH 322 MODERN WESTERN LITERATURE*
GH 3 u
A rapid survey of literatures other than English and American covering
the major literary periods from Neoclassicism (seventeenth century) to
present.
ENGLISH 323 ASIAN LITERATURES*
GH 3 u
The course will cover a selection of classical and modern works
from various genres and periods in the three national literatures. Each
of these works will be discussed both in its literary tradition and in
its cultural and historical contexts. The intent will also be to broaden
students' global perspective by showing connections between their lives
and the literatures of other cultures. The course will stress a comparative
approach among the three literatures and between each one and Western literatures
and cultures.
ENGLISH 324 POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURES*
3 u
This course introduces students to new literatures in English and to
new ways of reading canonical British/American literature. The focus is
on developing an understanding of colonial discourse through a study of
its literary manifestations, its impact on colonized cultures, and the
resistance strategies of colonized peoples to subvert colonial power.
Prereq: sophomore standing
ENGLISH 341 THE AMERICAN RENAISSANCE
3 u
An exploration of major works by writers of mid-nineteenth-century
America, such as Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, Melville, and Dickinson, with
consideration of their historical context.
Prereq: ENGLISH 216 or ENGLISH 226 or consent of instructor.
ENGLISH 342/542 AMERICAN REALISM AND NATURALISM
3 u
An exploration of developments in American literature in the period
following the Civil War to 1910. In addition to naturalism and realism,
the course will include more recent additions to the canon: women's fiction
and African-American writing of the period.
Prereq: ENGLISH 101, ENGLISH 102, ENGLISH 226 or permission of instructor
ENGLISH 345/545 AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE,
1800 TO THE PRESENT* ** Diversity
3 u
A survey of essays, prose fiction, drama, and poetry written by African-Americans
from the Colonial period to the present.
Unreq: AFRIAMR 345/545.
ENGLISH 346/546 - THEATRE 346/546 SURVEY
OF MODERN DRAMA* 3 u
Analysis of trends and developments in the modern theatre from Ibsen's
realistic plays to off-off-Broadway drama with emphasis on literary history
and staging problems. May be taught with Theatre faculty. Unreq: THEATRE
346/546
ENGLISH 347/547 BRITISH MODERNISM
3 u
A survey of the major developments in British Literature from 1900
to World War II, with an emphasis on the rise of modernism.
Prereq: ENGLISH 216 or ENGLISH 236
ENGLISH 348/548 AMERICAN MODERNISM
3 u
A survey of the major developments in American Literature from 1900
to World War II, with an emphasis on the rise of Modernism.
Prereq: ENGLISH 226 or ENGLISH 236
ENGLISH 353/553 MODERN POETRY
3 u
An intensive study of major twentieth century American and British
poets.
Prereq: ENGLISH 216 or ENGLISH 226 or consent of instructor.
ENGLISH 360 POSTWAR BRITISH LITERATURE (1945-PRESENT)
3 u
This course is designed to deepen students' engagement with the rich
tradition of British fiction, drama, and poetry of the last fifty years.
Focusing on such writers as Orwell, Beckett, Drabble, Churchill, and Gordimer,
it invites students to debate the role literature plays within a rapidly
changing British society. We will also consider the significance of such
postwar developments as: the demise of imperialism, the rise of postmodernism,
and diversification of British society.
Prereq: ENGLISH 101, ENGLISH 102, or consent of instructor
ENGLISH 363 AMERICAN LITERATURE IN THE POSTMODERN
AGE (1945-PRESENT) 3 u
This course is designed to acquaint students with the rich tradition
of American fiction and poetry of the last fifty years. Focusing on such
figures as Ellison, Plath, Morrison, Pynchon, Baraka, and Delillo, this
course invites students to debate the role that literature plays in a postwar
American society. In doing so, we will focus on how writers address such
postwar developments as: dawn of the nuclear age, Vietnam, the rise of
mass culture, and rapid technologizing of American society.
Prereq: ENGLISH 101, ENGLISH 102, or consent of the instructor
ENGLISH 368/568 AMERICAN MINORITY WOMEN WRITERS*
Diversity 3 u
A survey of poetry, fiction, drama, and essays written by African-American,
Hispanic-American, Native American and Asian-American women.
Prereq: cons instr. Unreq: RACEETH 368/568.
ENGLISH 369 MULTICULTURAL DRAMA OF THE UNITED
STATES Diversity
3 u
The course examines the theatrical forms and the dramatic literature
of African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Latinos/as, and Native Americans,
and places them in the context of American theatre and U.S. social/political
history.
Prereq: ENGLISH 102 and a 200-level English course or THEATRE 346 or
THEATRE 471 or THEATRE 472 or THEATRE 478. Unreq: THEATRE 369.
ENGLISH 370 ADVANCED COMPOSITION*
3 u
A course in advanced exposition and argumentation. Conventional grade
basis only if course is required in the College of Business for major.
ENGLISH 372/572 TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC
WRITING* 3 u
Practice in expository, descriptive, and report writing, with special
application to technical and scientific subject matter.
ENGLISH 373/573 POETRY WRITING*
3 u
An intensive course in the writing of poetry requiring a minimum of
250 lines of good verse (after revision). The course will consider examples
from some of the best contemporary verse, as well as criticism by students
and the instructor of student work.
Prereq: Cons instr.
ENGLISH 375/575 FICTION WRITING*
3 u
Theory, techniques, and practice of the writing of fiction. Requires
a minimum of 50 pages of student writing, after careful revisions.
Prereq: consent of the instructor only.
ENGLISH 376/576 SCREENWRITING*
3 u
Practical experience in writing scripts for cinema and/or television,
with special emphasis on the creative, theoretical, and critical processes.
ENGLISH 377 INTRODUCTION TO PLAYWRITING
3 u
Students will be introduced to the elements of a play, learn to analyze
and evaluate dramatic structure, and write short plays. They will also
experience the collaborative nature of the play development process by
having their work read by actors and critiqued by an audience of classmates.
Prereq: ENGLISH 101, ENGLISH 102, ENGLISH 274 or THEATRE 110 and junior
standing
ENGLISH 378/578 PROSE STYLISTICS
3 u
Introduction to analysis of prose style through intensive study of
a broad range of contemporary styles ranging from popular to business,
technical and academic styles. Application of the principles of style in
student writing.
Prereq: Completion of upperclass writing requirement in your major.
ENGLISH 379 RHETORIC FOR WRITERS
3 u
Rhetoric for Writers provides a historical and philosophical introduction
to rhetoric and demonstrates how rhetorical concepts can be applied to
contemporary and practical writing situations. The focus is on helping
students enhance their academic and real-world writing skills by heightening
their awareness of how language shapes reality. This course emphasizes
editing and writing.
Prereq: ENGLISH 101, ENGLISH 102 (or ENGLISH 161, ENGLISH 162) and
ENGLISH 271
ENGLISH 382/582 HISTORY OF THE LANGUAGE*
3 u
A detailed study of change and the conditions for change in the sounds,
vocabulary, and grammar of English from its first records through the present.
Prereq: ENGLISH 281 or cons. instr.
ENGLISH 383/583 MODERN GRAMMATICAL THEORY*
3 u
A study of traditional, structural and transformational-generative
grammars.
Prereq: ENGLISH 281 or cons. instr.
ENGLISH 385/585 TOPICS IN LINGUISTICS (VARIABLE
TOPIC)* 3 u
Advanced study of a branch of linguistics or of the application of
a branch of linguistics to a cognate field, e.g., pedagogy or literary
criticism, the particular topic to be published before registration.
Repeatable only with change of topic.
Prereq: ENGLISH 281, or cons instr; either ENGLISH 381, ENGLISH 382,
or ENGLISH 383 is strongly recommended as preparation for this course.
ENGLISH 401/601 MEDIEVAL BRITISH LITERATURE
3 u
This course will introduce students to the literary and socio-cultural
milieu of anglo-saxon and medieval Britain. Through analysis of major figures
of the period, including the Beowulf poet and Chaucer, the students will
better appreciate the period in which the English language and British
literature was formed.
Prereq: ENGLISH 206 or ENGLISH 251 or ENGLISH 252 or consent of instructor
and junior standing.
ENGLISH 402/602 SIXTEENTH CENTURY BRITISH
LITERATURE 3 u
Sixteenth Century British Literature introduces the students to literature
of all genres written in Britain during the period. The course will acquaint
students with the historic, philosophical, political and aesthetic principles
in this period to enlighten and interest students and to develop their
critical thinking skills.
Prereq: ENGLISH 206 and junior standing or consent of instructor.
ENGLISH 404/604 SHAKESPEARE
3 u
A study of the works of Shakespeare which will include representative
genres and which will not duplicate works studied in ENGLISH 405.
Prereq: ENGLISH 206 and junior standing or consent of instructor.
ENGLISH 405/605 SHAKESPEARE
3 u
A study of the works of Shakespeare which will include representative
genres and which will not duplicate works studied in ENGLISH 404.
Prereq: ENGLISH 206 and junior standing or consent of instructor.
ENGLISH 412/612 SEVENTEENTH CENTURY BRITISH
LITERATURE 3 u
This course will introduce students to the literacy and socio-cultural
milieu of seventeenth-century Britain. Through analysis of authors such
as John Milton and Aemelia Lanyer, the student will come to better appreciate
a vital period in the formation of our modern selves.
Prereq: ENGLISH 206 or ENGLISH 251 or ENGLISH 252 or consent of instructor.
ENGLISH 414/614 18TH CENTURY BRITISH
LITERATURE 3 u
Eighteenth Century British Literature introduces students to literature
of all genres written in Britain during the Restoration and eighteenth
century. The course should acquaint students with, among others, the historic,
philosophic, political and aesthetic principles in this literature to enlighten
and interest students, and to develop their critical thinking skills.
Prereq: ENGLISH 101, ENGLISH 102 (or ENGLISH 161, ENGLISH 162) and
ENGLISH 206 or ENGLISH 251 or ENGLISH 252 and junior standing or consent
of instructor.
ENGLISH 416/616 THE AGE OF ROMANTICISM
3 u
A study of the prose and poetry of the major writers of the Romantic
period in English literature.
Prereq: Junior standing and ENGLISH 216 or ENGLISH 226 or consent of
instructor.
ENGLISH 420/620 VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN
LITERATURE 3 u
A survey of Anglo-Irish literature in the Victorian and Edwardian periods
(c. 1830-1914), emphasizing the movement of ideas in the period from romanticism
to modernism.
Prereq: Junior standing and ENGLISH 216 or ENGLISH 226 or consent of
instructor.
ENGLISH 460/660 MAJOR AUTHORS
3 u
Intensive study of the works of a major writer or related writers and
their contributions to literature and culture, the particular topic to
be published before registration. Repeatable only with a change of topic.
Prereq: ENGLISH 216 or ENGLISH 226 or consent of instructor
ENGLISH 463/663 19TH CENTURY WOMEN WRITERS
3 u
A survey of the works of American and English women writers of the
19th century.
Prereq: ENGLISH 216 or ENGLISH 226 or WOMENST 100 or consent of instructor.
ENGLISH 464/664 TWENTIETH CENTURY WOMEN WRITERS
3 u
A study of significant American and British women writers of the twentieth
century.
Prereq: ENGLISH 216 or ENGLISH 226 or WOMENST 100 or consent of instructor.
ENGLISH 471/671 CURRENT THEORIES OF COMPOSITION
FOR TEACHERS 3 u
A course in theories and methods of teaching composition, including
practice in the evaluating of student writing. Recommended for jrs. and
srs. only.
Prereq: Junior standing and completion of upperclass writing requirement
in your major.
ENGLISH 477/677 THE CURRENT WRITING SCENE*
3 u
An intensive study of the range of current writing, with practice in
written composition which may qualify students for professional employment.
Prereq: ENGLISH 378.
ENGLISH 478/678 APPLIED PROSE WRITING FOR
DESKTOP PUBLISHING* 3 u
A practical course in preparing writing for printing and publication.
Students will learn how to edit and proofread prose to make it readable
and stylistically appropriate for its readership and purpose. Using desktop
publishing technology, students will produce camera-ready publications
combining text and illustrations.
Prereq: ENGLISH 378.
ENGLISH 479 CREATIVE NONFICTION
3 u
This workshop introduces students to the history, theory, tradition
and practice of creative nonfiction in its many forms, including the edited
journal, personal essay and memoir, nature essay, literary journalism,
and academic/cultural criticism. Through a mix of seminar-style discussions,
graduated writing assignments, and intensive workshop response and revision,
students work to develop a substantive portfolio (40-50 pages) of their
own work by the end of the term.
Prereq: ENGLISH 101, ENGLISH 102, ENGLISH 274 or consent of the instructor
ENGLISH 481/681 LANGUAGE AND LITERACY
3 u
In Language and Literacy, students examine the interconnectedness of
language and social context, including the relationship between literacy
and speech, for teaching English as a second language. Of specific interest
to ESL practitioners, this course may be of interest to those teaching
English at the secondary level, also.
Prereq: ENGLISH 101, ENGLISH 102 (or ENGLISH 161, ENGLISH 162), ENGLISH
281 or consent of instructor.
ENGLISH 488/688 ADVANCED WRITERS' STUDIO*
3 u
A closely guided program of instruction in writing, determined in consultation
with the instructor, ranging from creative writing to scholarly analysis.
Repeatable two times for a maximum of 6 units in major.
Prereq: Jr or sr st; ENGLISH 378, and three other English courses numbered
300 or above.
ENGLISH 490/690 WRITING WORKSHOP*
Repeatable 1-3 u
Variable topics published prior to registration.
ENGLISH 493 APPLIED STUDY: INTERNSHIP IN
WRITING* 1-6 u
Offered on a satisfactory/no credit basis only. Internships, as available,
in business or government for suitably prepared students wishing to make
careers as writers.
Repeatable for a maximum of six units in degree.
Prereq: Consent of department chairperson.
ENGLISH 496/696 SPECIAL STUDIES*
2-4 u
Repeatable only with change of topic.
ENGLISH 497 EXCHANGE STUDIES
1-12 u
Repeatable.
ENGLISH 498 INDEPENDENT STUDIES*
1-3 u
Repeatable. Prereq: Cons instr and dept. approval of the student's
Independent Study Proposal form prior to registering for the course.
* ENGLISH 101 and ENGLISH 102 (or ENGLISH 161 and ENGLISH 162) are prerequisites
for this course.
** Meets the Human Relations requirement.
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