Mar 29, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English (ENGL, ALI, ESW) Courses


English

Courses

American Language Institute

  • ALI 145 - American Language Advanced I


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: CSU General Education Written Communication Placement. Non-native speakers who score 61-70 pn the iBT TOEFL (Test of English as a foreign Language) or who have not taken equivalent writing courses in another department are required to enroll This course counts toeard e;ective credit for undergraduates. It does not count toward graduation for Graduate studnets but counts toward course load credit.
    Basic course in writing, intensive practice in every stage of writing process from generating ideas to final proofreading. Reviews and teaches organizational strategies and includes strategies for paragraph and sentence development and for making appropriate word choices. Teaches conventional mechanics, spelling and the grammar of standard edited written English.

    Counts toward elective credit for undergraduates. Does not count toward graduation for graduate students, but does count toward course load credit.
  • ALI 150 - American Language Advanced I


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: CSU General Education Written Communication Placement. Non-native speakers who score 71-80 on the iBT TOEFL )Test of English as a Foreign Language) are required to enroll, or students who have successfully completed  ALI 145  with a grade of “C” or better or above. This course counts toward elective credit for undergraduates. It does not count toward graduation for Graduate students but counts toward load credit. 
    Includes critical/analytical reading and expository writing with emphasis on longer essays. Analysis and practice of standard rhetorical modes of essay development.

    Counts toward elective credit for undergraduates. Does not count toward graduation for graduate students, but does count toward course load credit.

Early Start Writing

  • ESW 1 - Expectations: Writing in the University


    (1 unit)

    Prerequisite: CSU General Education Written Communication Placement.
    A one-unit course in which students will improve their reading comprehension, critical thinking and written composition skills.

    Does not count toward graduation, but does count toward financial aid.
  • ESW 1V - Expectations: Writing in the University


    (1 unit)

    Prerequisite: CSU General Education Written Communication Placement.
    A one-unit course in which visiting students will improve their reading comprehension, critical thinking and written composition skills.

    Does not count toward graduation, but does count toward financial aid.
  • ESW 100S - Composition I


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: CSU General Education Written Communication Placement.
    Basic course in writing, offering intensive practice in every stage of writing process from generating ideas to final proofreading, as well as to developing stronger reading comprehension for specific writing tasks.

    Not open to non-CSULB students. Not open for credit to students with credit in ENGL 100S , ASAM 100S , AFRS 100S , CHLS 104S . ESW 100S counts for general elective credit toward graduation.

English

  • ENGL 100 - Composition II


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: CSU General Education Written Communication Placement. Score of 147 or above on the English Placement Test; “C” or better in ENGL 100S , AFRS 100S , ASAM 100S , CHLS 104S , ALI 150 ; or consent of instructor.
    Expository writing course designed for first-year students. Satisfies one of the writing requirements for general education at CSULB. Emphasizes academic writing, focusing primarily on analytical reading and thesis-driven writing.

    Same course as AFRS 100 , ASAM 100 , CHLS 104 . Not open for credit to students with credit in: AFRS 100 , ASAM 100 , CHLS 104 .
  • ENGL 100S - Composition I


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites:CSU General Education Written Communication Placement.
    Basic course in writing, offering intensive practice in every stage of writing process from generating ideas to final proofreading, as well as to the developing of stronger reading comprehension for specific writing tasks.

    Same course as ASAM 100S , AFRS 100S , CHLS 104S . Not open for credit to students with credit in: AFRS 1, ASAM 1, ENGL 1, CHLS 1, AFRS 100S , ASAM 100S , CHLS 104S , ESW 100S . Composition I does not count toward meeting the major requirements. It does count toward graduation and will be included in the overall GPA.

    (Note 10/18/22: There was a previous notice in this course listing: ‘Must have a “C” or better to earn credit in GE.’ - which was incorrect. This course does not count towards a GE category. ENGL 100 does.)

  • ENGL 102 - Critical Reading and Writing


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1) with a minimum grade of “C.”
    Analytical reading and persuasive writing, with emphasis on logic and argumentation.

    Not open for credit to students with credit in ENGL 200.
  • ENGL 180 - Appreciation of Literature


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: One GE Foundation course.

    Study of works representing the scope and variety of themes and types of imaginative literature. Introduction to the major literary genres and to methods of critical expository writing.

    Not open for credit to students with credit in ENGL 184.
  • ENGL 204 - Introduction to Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1); GE Foundation requirements.
    Practice in the basic elements of creative nonfiction, including description, dialog, and framing.

  • ENGL 205 - Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1); GE Foundation requirements.
    Practice in the basic elements of fiction writing: character sketch, plot development, description, and dialog.

  • ENGL 206 - Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1); GE Foundation requirements.
    Theory and techniques of poetry. Practice in creative work, with group discussions and individual conferences.

  • ENGL 250A - Survey of English Literature


    (4 units)

    Prerequisites: ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1); GE Foundation requirements.
    Representative selections from English writers to and since the late eighteenth century.

  • ENGL 250B - Survey of English Literature


    (4 units)

    Prerequisites: ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1); GE Foundation requirements.
    Representative selections from English writers to and since the late eighteenth century.

  • ENGL 270A - Survey of American Literature


    (4 units)

    Prerequisites: ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1); GE Foundation requirements.
    Representative selections from American writers to and since about 1865.

  • ENGL 270B - Survey of American Literature


    (4 units)

    Prerequisites: ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1); GE Foundation requirements.
    Representative selections from American writers to and since about 1865.

  • ENGL 283 - Science Fiction


    (3 units)

    The literature of science fiction, from Frankenstein and H.G. Wells to the present, emphasizing the relevance of science and technology to literary fantasy.

  • ENGL 300 - Advanced Composition


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements and upper-division standing. Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or successfully completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone.
    Study and apply rhetorical strategies of invention, arrangement, and style to write expository, analytic, and argumentative prose; examine how evidence is produced and presented in genres from different academic disciplines, from civic and workplace literacy, and from popular media.

  • ENGL 301A - English Proficiency


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: ENGL 100  or equivalent.
    Intermediate course in English usage with emphasis on building proficiency in oral and written language.

    Enrollment limited to students needing language development beyond skills acquired in ENGL 100 , as assessed by scores on WPE. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units. Not applicable to credit in any degree program of the Department of English.
  • ENGL 301B - English Proficiency


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: ENGL 100  or equivalent.
    Advanced course in English usage with emphasis on building proficiency in written language.

    May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units. Not applicable to credit in any degree program of the Department of English. Enrollment limited to students needing language development beyond skills acquired in ENGL 100 , as assessed by scores on the Writing Proficiency Exam. May be used to satisfy the GWAR.
  • ENGL 309 - Applied Composition for Educators - K-8


    (3 units)

    Focuses on students’ mastery of composition skills, application of rhetorical strategies, and production of expository, analytical, and argumentative prose. Students examine education texts, works from multiple academic disciplines, civic and workplace literacy, and materials from popular culture.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  • ENGL 310 - Applied Composition


    (4 units)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1).
    Intensive practice in writing, correcting, and evaluating compositions, with specific reference to contemporary classroom situations and problems. Includes a 30‑hour tutorial component in which students work as composition tutors.

    Required for all English Education majors.
  • ENGL 317 - Technical Communication


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, upper-division standing, and a previous composition course, i.e., ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1), ENGL 102 , ENGL 300 , or equivalents.
    Expository writing on technical subjects dealt with in industry, science, government, and the academy. Introduction to long and short forms including reports, proposals, manuals, and journal articles, emphasizing the longer formal paper or technical report.

  • ENGL 318 - Theory of Fiction and Film


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
    Examination of narrative methods and conventions of American and British fiction and film; consideration of relationships between artistic structure of fiction and film; study of theoretical and practical approaches to fiction and film.

    Same course as FEA 318   Not open for credit to students with credit in FEA 318 .
  • ENGL 320 - English Grammar


    (4 units)

    Advanced study in the principles of English grammar.

  • ENGL 337 - Technology in the English Classroom


    (3 units)

    Focuses on issues in use of computer-based technologies in society; basic components and operations of computer-based technology; computer applications/programs and video tape/film for teaching problem-solving, critical thinking, writing, and literature.

    Meets Title 5 computer-education requirements for the Single Subject, Clear Teaching Credential in English and the Multiple Subject, Clear Teaching Credential with English Concentration.
  • ENGL 340 - American Indian Literature


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    Analysis of the written and oral literacy traditions developed by American Indians. Range of works studied: oral history, tales, myths, song, prayer, poetry, short story, and novel.

    Same course as AIS 340 . Not open for credit to students with credit in AIS 340 .
  • ENGL 363 - Shakespeare I


    (4 units)

    Prerequisites: ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1); GE Foundation requirements.
    Principal plays of Shakespeare.

  • ENGL 370 - Chicana/o and Latina/o Literature


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation and upper-division standing. Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone.
    Comparative study of literature and culture by Chicanas/os and Latinas/os within a range of historical, social, and political contexts. Focus on narrative, poetry, film, and the visual and performing arts.

    Letter grade only (A-F). Same course as CHLS 370 . Not open for credit to students with credit in CHLS 370 .
  • ENGL 372 - Comedy in the United States


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
    Study of the history of American comedy from beginnings to present. Focuses on literature, but also on American traditions of humor on stage, in film, in song, and in signs. Explores theories of comedy.

  • ENGL 375 - U.S. Ethnic Writers


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1); GE Foundation requirements. Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone.
    Description: Survey of U.S. writers of various non-European ethnic backgrounds who have made major contributions in all literary genres.

  • ENGL 380 - Approaches to English Studies


    (4 units)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 180  or equivalent.
    Advanced course in English Studies covering research methods; approaches to literary, rhetorical, and pedagogical topics; critical and literary terminology; genre; and advanced skills in writing and analysis.

    Note: English majors must consult with their advisors because this course should be taken by the first semester of the junior year.
  • ENGL 382 - Women and Literature


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    Survey of literature by women authors writing in English across a range of historical periods; examination of works in various genres that present the complexity of women’s lives and the challenges of female authorship; exploration of feminist critical approaches.

    Same course as WGSS 382 . Not open for credit to students with credit in W/ST 382 or WGSS 382 .
  • ENGL 384 - Principles of Literary Study


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 180 .
    Fundamental issues of literary study such as literary history; literary forms; themes and conventions; major critical approaches. Intense written practice in literary analysis.

  • ENGL 385 - The Short Story


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1); GE Foundation requirements.
    Short story as a literary genre, with emphasis on analysis of individual stories.

  • ENGL 386 - Poetry


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1); GE Foundation requirements.
    Poetry as a literary genre, with emphasis on analysis of individual poems.

  • ENGL 387 - Comics and Graphic Narratives


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation and upper-division status. Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone.
    The study of comics and graphic narratives as an artistic medium, with emphasis on analysis of individual works.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  • ENGL 404 - Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 204  or consent of instructor.
    Writing creative nonfiction, with a detailed study of published models and with an emphasis on the creative process.

    May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.
  • ENGL 405 - Creative Writing: Short Story


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 205  or consent of instructor.
    Writing short stories, with a detailed study of published models and with emphasis on the creative process.

    May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.
  • ENGL 406 - Creative Writing: Poetry


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 206  or consent of instructor.
    Writing poetry, with a detailed study of published models and with emphasis on the creative process.

    May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.
  • ENGL 407 - Creative Writing: Novel


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
    Writing long fiction, with a detailed study of published models and with emphasis on the creative process.

    May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.
  • ENGL 410 - Theories of Writing and Literacy


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 309  or ENGL 310  or consent of instructor.
    Focuses on several cross‑disciplinary theories of producing written discourse. Studies how writing is learned, taught, viewed by the public, and used in social and academic interchange.

    ENGL 510  
  • ENGL 411 - Research Methods in Rhetoric and Composition


    (4 units)

    Introduction to interdisciplinary research methods in Rhetoric and Composition. Focuses on methods that have been motivating research since 1985, including archival, case study, ethnographic, historiographic, and teacher research. Intensive practice in conducting and writing research for interdisciplinary and/or public audiences.

    ENGL 511 
  • ENGL 416 - Technical Editing


    (4 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    Introduction to editing of written technical and business communication formats such as manuals, brochures, booklets, and newsletters. Teaches competence in the principles of sentence-level clarity and style, of factual accuracy, and of document design and production in professional settings.

  • ENGL 417 - Proposal Writing


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    Writing of proposals in their various forms as letters, memos, grant applications.

  • ENGL 418 - Manual Writing


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    Writing of original manuals of various types in technical and professional fields. Company publications will be studied as models.

  • ENGL 419 - Writing in Science, Social Science, and Technology


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    Intensive practice in writing on topics in science and literature. Contemporary examples will be studied as models.

  • ENGL 423 - Semantics


    (3 units)

    Study of meaning in language.

    ENGL 523 . Same course as LING 423 . Not open for credit to students with credit in LING 423 .
  • ENGL 426 - History of the English Language


    (3 units)

    Development of the English language from its beginnings to the present day.

    ENGL 526 . Same course as LING 426 . Not open for credit to students with credit in LING 426 .
  • ENGL 435 - Teaching Composition


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
    Intensive examination and study of composition teaching practices, research and evaluation in public schools, including community colleges.

  • ENGL 436 - Theories and Practices of Reading


    (3 units)

    Intensive investigation of theories and practices of reading with attention to how experienced and inexperienced readers construct texts.

  • ENGL 442 - Sexing Chicana Literature


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1) and upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
    Analyzes how Chicana authors explore race, class, and gender. Focuses on use of sexuality, particularly with regard to cultural and literary stereotypes vs. experience and aesthetic practice. Themes include desire, identity, empowerment through “traditional” roles, and violence and the body.

    Same course as WGSS 442 . Not open for credit to students with credit in W/ST 442 or WGSS 442 .
  • ENGL 444 - Literature and Environment


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation, one or more Explorations courses, and upper-division standing.
    Literature that focuses on the relationship between humans and the environment. Emphasis on how environmental texts represent nature, raise awareness of ecological issues, and encourage social change. Service learning requirement connects environmental literature with activism and community involvement.

  • ENGL 451 - Medieval Literature of the British Isles


    (3 units)

    Representative selections of Old and Middle English prose and poetry read for the most part in modern English, including Beowulf, the romance, medieval drama, Chaucer, and the ballad.

    ENGL 554  
  • ENGL 452 - Literature of the Renaissance (1500‑1603)


    (3 units)

    Prose and poetry of Marlowe, Sidney, Raleigh, Spenser, and other predecessors and contemporaries of Shakespeare, noting the influence of Humanism and the emergence of literary identity.

    ENGL 552 
  • ENGL 453 - Literature of the Late Renaissance (1603‑1660)


    (3 units)

    Poetry and prose (chiefly non‑dramatic) of Milton, Bacon, Jonson, Donne and the ‘Metaphysicals’ and their contemporaries.

    ENGL 553 
  • ENGL 455 - English Literature of the Enlightenment (1660‑1798)


    (3 units)

    Prose and poetry (chiefly non‑dramatic) of Swift, Dryden, Pope, Johnson, Boswell, and their contemporaries, with emphasis on major satires such as Gulliver’s Travels and The Rape of the Lock.

    ENGL 555  
  • ENGL 456 - English Literature of the Romantic Period (1798‑1832)


    (3 units)

    Poetry and prose (chiefly non‑dramatic) of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats, and their contemporaries, emphasizing the modern Romantic spirit, theories of literary art, and the concept of the self.

    ENGL 556 
  • ENGL 458 - English Poetry and Prose of the Victorian Age (1832‑1900)


    (3 units)

    Poetry and prose of Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Carlyle, Mill, and others, emphasizing literary, social, and political issues, and religious controversies.

    ENGL 558 
  • ENGL 459 - English Literature of the Twentieth Century (1900‑Present)


    (3 units)

    Prose and poetry of Shaw, Conrad, Yeats, Lawrence, Joyce, Woolf, and others, emphasizing artistic experimentation and the development of modern value systems.

    ENGL 559 
  • ENGL 460 - Anglophone Postcolonial Literature


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation Requirements and upper-division standing.
    Survey of literature of various genres written in English in countries other than the United States or Great Britain, often in former colonies of the British Empire.

    ENGL 560  
  • ENGL 462 - Chaucer


    (3 units)

    Works of Geoffrey Chaucer in Middle English.

    ENGL 562 
  • ENGL 463 - Shakespeare II


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 363 .
    Advanced study of some of the plays of Shakespeare.

  • ENGL 466 - Irish Literature in English


    (3 units)

    Major Irish authors from the Celtic Revival to the present. The literature will be placed in its historical and political contexts, paying particular attention to the relationship between politics and literature, the status of women, and questions of national identity.

    ENGL 566 
  • ENGL 467A - The English Novel


    (3 units)

    History and development of long prose fiction in the British Isles to and since 1832.

    ENGL 567A 
  • ENGL 467B - The English Novel


    (3 units)

    History and development of long prose fiction in the British Isles to and since 1832.

    ENGL 567B 
  • ENGL 468 - English Drama


    (3 units)

    Readings from the history of English drama, excluding Shakespeare, including Marlowe, Jonson, and Restoration comedy.

    ENGL 568 
  • ENGL 469 - Selected Topics - Major English Writers


    (4 units)

    Prerequisites: At least senior standing and 12 units of upper-division ENGL (including ENGL 380 ).
    Intensive study of one to three major English authors.

    A. Jane Austen
    B. Samuel Beckett
    C. Aphra Behn
    D. The Brontës
    E. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
    F. Charles Dickens
    G. John Donne
    H. Durrell and Fowles
    I. George Eliot
    J. Thomas Stearns Eliot
    K. Edward Morgan Forster
    M. Thomas Hardy
    N. James Joyce
    O. David Herbert Lawrence
    P. John Milton
    Q. George Bernard Shaw
    R. Edmund Spenser
    S. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
    T. Rebecca West
    U. Oscar Wilde
    V. Virginia Woolf
    W. William Wordsworth
    X. William Butler Yeats
    Y. Boswell and Johnson
    Z. Marlowe, Marvell, and Milton

    May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units with different authors, but no more than 4 units may be used to satisfy requirements for English majors. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.

  • ENGL 470 - American Ethnic Literatures


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 375  or consent of instructor.
    Advanced course in the examination of issues in the field of American ethnic writing.

  • ENGL 472 - American Literature: 1820-1865


    (3 units)

    Major authors and works, along with newly recovered texts, from the period that is often called the “American Renaissance.”

    ENGL 572 
  • ENGL 473 - American Literature: 1865-1918


    (3 units)

    Developments in poetry, the novel, the short story, and nonfictional prose in the United States between the Civil War and World War I.

    ENGL 573 
  • ENGL 474 - Twentieth-Century American Literature


    (3 units)

    American literature from about 1914 to the present.

    ENGL 574 
  • ENGL 475 - The American Short Story


    (3 units)

    History and development of the short story and its criticism in the United States.

    ENGL 575 
  • ENGL 476A - American Poetry


    (3 units)

    History and development of poetry and its criticism in the United States to and since 1945.

    ENGL 467B 
  • ENGL 476B - American Poetry


    (3 units)

    History and development of poetry and its criticism in the United States to and since 1945.

    ENGL 476A 
  • ENGL 477A - The American Novel


    (3 units)

    History and development of the novel and its criticism in the United States to and since the 1920s.

    ENGL 577A 
  • ENGL 477B - The American Novel


    (3 units)

    History and development of the novel and its criticism in the United States to and since the 1920s.

    ENGL 577B 
  • ENGL 478 - American Drama


    (3 units)

    History and development of drama and its criticism in the United States.

    ENGL 578 
  • ENGL 479 - Selected Topics - Major American Writers


    (4 units)

    Prerequisites: At least senior standing, 12 units of upper-division ENGL (including ENGL 380 )

     
    Intensive study of one to three major American authors.

    • A. Emily Dickinson
    • B. Louise Erdrich
    • C. John Fante
    • D. William Faulkner
    • E. Nathaniel Hawthorne
    • F. Henry James
    • G. Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville
    • H. Bobbie Ann Mason
    • I. Herman Melville
    • J. Toni Morrison
    • K. Edgar Allan Poe
    • L . Henry David Thoreau
    • M. Edith Wharton
    • N. Walt Whitman
    • O. William Carlos Williams
    • P. Richard Wright
    • Q. Charles Brockden Brown and Thomas Jefferson
    • R. Robinson Jeffers
    • S. Frederick Douglass


    Both grading options. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units with different authors, but no more than 4 units may be used to satisfy requirements for English majors. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes.

  • ENGL 481 - Children’s Literature


    (3 units)

    Survey of literature suitable for children.

  • ENGL 482 - Literature for Adolescents


    (4 units)

    Prerequisite: One college course in literature.
    Survey of literature suitable for adolescents. Includes a 20-hour field experience in which students work with local secondary school students as reading mentors.

    Required for all English Education majors.
  • ENGL 488 - Selected Topics in Rhetoric and Writing Studies


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1).
    Intensive study of a special topic in the field of rhetoric, composition, and writing studies.

    1. Advanced Argumentation
    2. Multimedia Composition
    3. (Post) Modern Persuasion
    4. Real World Writing
    5. Dimensions of Writing Assessment


    May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units with different topics in the same semester, but no more than 6 units may be applied to the English major. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
  • ENGL 489 - Selected Topics in Literatures Written in English


    (4 units)

    Intensive study of a major topic in literatures written in English.

    A. Art and Literature of the Romantic Period
    B. The Beats
    C. Early Modern Women
    D. Literary Bloomsbury
    E. Radical Protest Literatures of the United States
    F. Literature of Los Angeles
    G. Metafiction
    H. Reason, Revolution, Romanticism
    J. Chicana/o and Latina/o Cultural Production

    May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units with different topics in different semesters, but no more than 4 units may be used to satisfy requirements for English majors. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.

  • ENGL 491 - Applied Technical Writing


    (1-3 units)

    Prerequisite: Admission to Certificate Program in Technical and Professional Communication.
    Writing and editing technical reports and papers. Independent production of a report in a technical or scientific area under faculty supervision.

    May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.
  • ENGL 492A - Internship Technical ‑ Professional Writing and Editing


    (1-3 units)

    Prerequisite: Admission to Certificate Program in Technical and Professional Communication.
    At least 90 hours writing and editing with cooperating agencies and companies on‑ and off‑campus under direction and with evaluation of faculty in consultation with supervisors of the participating agency or company.

    May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.
  • ENGL 492B - Internship Technical ‑ Professional Writing and Editing


    (1-3 units)

    Prerequisite: Admission to Certificate Program in Technical and Professional Communication.
    At least 90 hours writing and editing with cooperating agencies and companies on‑ and off‑campus under direction and with evaluation of faculty in consultation with supervisors of the participating agency or company.

    May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.
  • ENGL 497 - Directed Studies in Composition


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: One upper-division writing course in English or consent of instructor.
    Theory and practice of writing and language instruction. Recommended for prospective K‑12 and college‑level teachers.

    On‑site participation in an educational setting required as a basis for research project.
  • ENGL 498 - Selected Topics in English


    (3 units)

    Intensive exploration of topics in language and literature.

    1. Detective Fiction
    2. Teaching ESL Academic Writing
    3. Poetry and the Self


    May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units with different topics in the same semester, but no more than 6 units may be applied to the English major. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
  • ENGL 499 - Directed Studies


    (1-3 units)

    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
    Independent study undertaken under supervision of a faculty member.

    May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units. Not applicable toward the Master of Arts in English.
  • ENGL 505A - Seminar in Fiction Writing


    (4 units)

    Prerequisite: Admission to the MFA in Creative Writing.
    Discussion, criticism, and detailed evaluation of works in progress.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  • ENGL 505B - Seminar in Fiction Writing


    (4 units)

    Prerequisites: Admission to the MFA in Creative Writing and ENGL 505A .
    Discussion, criticism, and detailed evaluation of works in progress.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  • ENGL 506A - Seminar in Poetry Writing


    (4 units)

    Prerequisite: Admission to the MFA in Creative Writing.
    Discussion, criticism, and detailed evaluation of works in progress.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  • ENGL 506B - Seminar in Poetry Writing


    (4 units)

    Prerequisites: Admission to the MFA in Creative Writing and ENGL 506A .
    Discussion, criticism, and detailed evaluation of works in progress.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  • ENGL 510 - Theories of Writing and Literacy


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 309  or ENGL 310  or consent of instructor.
    Focuses on several cross-disciplinary theories of producing written discourse. Studies how writing is learned, taught, viewed by the public, and used in social and academic interchange.

    Letter grade only (A-F). ENGL 410  
  • ENGL 511 - Research Methods in Rhetoric and Composition


    (4 units)

    Introduction to interdisciplinary research methods in Rhetoric and Composition. Focuses on methods that have been motivating research since 1985, including archival, case study, ethnographic, historiographic, and teacher research. Intensive practice in conducting and writing research for interdisciplinary and/or public audiences.

    Letter grade only (A-F). ENGL 411 
  • ENGL 523 - Semantics


    (3 units)

    Study of meaning in language.

    Letter grade only (A-F). ENGL 423  
  • ENGL 526 - History of the English Language


    (3 units)

    Development of the English language from its beginnings to the present day.

    Letter grade only (A-F). ENGL 426  
  • ENGL 535 - Theories and Practices in Composition


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 435  or consent of instructor.
    Focuses on formation of composition studies in the latter half of the twentieth century. Studies relationships among theories, practices, and research concerned with the teaching of writing, particularly at the college level.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  • ENGL 537 - Selected Topics for In-Service Teachers


    (3 units)

    Designed for in-service teachers. Intensive studies and research in special, timely topics related to the teaching of English.

    Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics in the same semester. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
  • ENGL 550 - Old English Language and Literature


    (4 units)

    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
    Beowulf and other representative selections from Anglo‑Saxon literature in the original language.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
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