Prerequisite: ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher prior to March 2016, or an SAT Reading Test score of 34 or higher after March 2016. An introduction to the reading and writing of creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and drama.
Prerequisite: ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher prior to March 2016, or an SAT Reading Test score of 34 or higher after March 2016 and ENG 200. Course exposes students to genre, technologies, and skills needed for professional /technical writers. Units include grant/proposal writing, documentation writing, usability testing, user manuals, and resumes.
Prerequisite: ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher prior to March 2016, or an SAT Reading Test score of 34 or higher after March 2016. An introduction to the reading and writing of creative nonfiction, with a focus on different forms. Includes intensive study of examples of creative nonfiction.
Prerequisites: ENG 122 or its equivalent, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher prior to March 2016, or an SAT Reading Test score of 34 or higher after March 2016. Focus on literature by and/or about children.
Prerequisite: ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher prior to March 2016, or an SAT Reading Test score of 34 or higher after March 2016. Study of American Literature from its beginning to the present. Emphasizes the cultural, historical appreciation of selected representative works and contribution of the literature to contemporary life and thought. (LAC, gtP)
Prerequisite: ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher prior to March 2016, or an SAT Reading Test score of 34 or higher after March 2016. Chronological survey of English literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 18th century. This literature will be considered from various perspectives, but with constant attention to its historical context. (LAC, gtP)
Prerequisite: ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher prior to March 2016, or an SAT Reading Test score of 34 or higher after March 2016. Survey of British literature from the Romantic Period to the present. Emphasizes close reading of selected major works in historical context. (LAC, gtP)
Prerequisites: ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher prior to March 2016, or an SAT Reading Test score of 34 or higher after March 2016; any course satisfying LAC category 1b. This course introduces English linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, language acquisition) with an emphasis on application to young English language learners.
Prerequisite: ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher prior to March 2016, or an SAT Reading Test score of 34 or higher after March 2016. Study of the fundamentals and practice of rhetoric and writing. Topics include orality and literacy, writing genres, language play, and writing in a post-factual world.
Prerequisite: ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher prior to March 2016, or an SAT Reading Test score of 34 or higher after March 2016. Topics for writing chosen from ideas of historical influence and/or contemporary problems. Repeatable, may be taken two times, under different subtitles. (LAC, gtP)
Prerequisite: ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher prior to March 2016, or an SAT Reading Test score of 34 or higher after March 2016. Analysis of sentence structure, order of presentation and use of illustration in writing essential for the technician, engineer, scientist, with emphasis on arranging and stating information clearly.
This course introduces professional genres and technologies. Students compose a green paper, documentation, and a usability report. Technologies include Adobe InDesign and Photoshop. The class requires no previous technology experience.
Introduce themes and ideas in ethnic American literature by studying representative authors of one or more U.S. ethnicities. Repeatable, maximum of nine credits, under different subtitles. (LAC, gtP)
The study of tales, legends and other lore passed on orally or by customary example in groups bound by common background or experience. Subtitle may indicate specific group or groups. Repeatable, maximum of six credits, under different subtitles.
Investigation, from a feminist perspective, of writing by or about women. Figures, nationalities, genres and periods will vary with subtitles. Repeatable, maximum of nine credits, under different subtitles.
An introduction to the mechanisms of fiction, with a focus on style and voice. Includes intensive study of contemporary short fiction written in English.
Prerequisite: ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher prior to March 2016, or an SAT Reading Test score of 34 or higher after March 2016. An introduction to screenwriting for film and television. Students will study oral and written pitches, formal treatments, and screenplay structure and format..
Prerequisite: ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher prior to March 2016, or an SAT Reading Test score of 34 or higher after March 2016. An introduction to the reading and writing of poetry, with a focus on different poetic forms. Includes intensive study of contemporary poetry in English.
Study of the riches of world literature in translation. Course content will be designated by one of the following subtitles: Continental Masterpieces, Masterpieces of Russian Literature, Masterpieces of the Orient. Repeatable, maximum of nine credits, under different subtitles. (LAC, gtP)