English

English 2020-2021

The major in English is excellent preparation for careers in law, teaching, advertising, journalism, communications and business administration. Most positions in modern institutions and industries require excellent skills in writing and reading. This major provides students with those skills along with a breadth of cultural and historical knowledge through the study of great literature.

Program Learning Outcomes:

-Students will be able to compose a thesis-based essay that clearly communicates a logical, evidence-supported argument.
-Students will demonstrate, in writing, comprehension and critical analysis of college-level texts.

Units Required

Degree Requirements:

-English proficiency: ENGL 1A, 1AH, 1S & 1T, or equivalent.
-Mathematics proficiency: MATH 105, 180, or any MATH course approved for Foothill GE Area V, Communication & Analytical Thinking.
A minimum of 90 units is required* to include:
-Completion of one of the following general education patterns: Foothill General Education, CSU General Education Breadth Requirements or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
-Core courses (15-19 units)
-Support courses (8-15 units)

*Additional elective course work may be necessary to meet the 90-unit minimum requirement for the associate degree.

NOTE: All courses pertaining to the major must be taken for a letter grade. In addition, a grade of "C" or better is required for all core and support courses used for the degree.

Core Courses (15-19 units)

Select ONE of the following options:

Option 1:
ENGL 1B Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking through Literature (5 units)
or ENGL 1BH Honors Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking through Literature (5 units)

Option 2:
ENGL 1C Argumentative Writing & Critical Thinking (5 units)
or ENGL 1CH Honors Argumentative Writing & Critical Thinking (5 units)
ENGL 16 Introduction to Literature (4 units)

And, for either option, select any TWO courses from the following:
ENGL 43A Survey of British Literature I: Beowulf to the Late 18th Century (5 units)
or ENGL 43AH Honors Survey of British Literature I: Beowulf to the Late 18th Century (5 units)
ENGL 43B Survey of British Literature II: The Romantic Period to the Present (5 units)
or ENGL 43BH Honors Survey of British Literature II: The Romantic Period to the Present (5 units)
ENGL 45A Survey of American Literature I: Beginnings to 1865 (5 units)
or ENGL 45AH Honors Survey of American Literature I: Beginnings to 1865 (5 units)
ENGL 45B Survey of American Literature II: 1865 to the Present (5 units)
or ENGL 45BH Honors Survey of American Literature II: 1865 to the Present (5 units)
ENGL 47A World Literature I (5 units)
or ENGL 47AH Honors World Literature I (5 units)
ENGL 47B World Literature II (5 units)
or ENGL 47BH Honors World Literature II (5 units)

Support Courses (8-15 units)

For Option 1, select THREE courses from the following, of which TWO courses must be Literature* courses (minimum of 12 units**):
For Option 2, select TWO courses from the following, of which ONE course must be a Literature* course (minimum of 8 units**):

Any of the following, if not used to fulfill the core course requirement: ENGL 1B, ENGL 1BH, ENGL 1C, ENGL 1CH
ENGL 50C Technical Writing (5 units)
CRWR 6 Introduction to Creative Writing (5 units)
CRWR 25A Poetry in Community (5 units)
CRWR 39A Introduction to Short Fiction Writing (5 units)
CRWR 39B Advanced Short Fiction Writing (5 units)
CRWR 41A Poetry Writing (5 units)
CRWR 41B Advanced Poetry Writing (5 units)

Literature Courses*:
Any of the following, if not used to fulfill the core course requirement: ENGL 16, ENGL 43A, ENGL 43AH, ENGL 43B, ENGL 43BH, ENGL 45A, ENGL 45AH, ENGL 45B, ENGL 45BH, ENGL 47A, ENGL 47AH, ENGL 47B, ENGL 47BH
ENGL 5 LGBT Literature (4 units)
ENGL 7 Native American Literature (4 units)
ENGL 8 Children's Literature (4 units)
ENGL 11 Introduction to Poetry (4 units)
or ENGL 11H Honors Introduction to Poetry (4 units)
ENGL 12 African American Literature (4 units)
ENGL 14 Traveling the World through Contemporary Literature (4 units)
ENGL 17 Introduction to Shakespeare (4 units)
ENGL 18B Gothic & Horror Literature (4 units)
ENGL 22 Women Writers (4 units)
ENGL 24 Unmasking Comics: The Dawn of the Graphic Novel (4 units)
ENGL 31 Latino/a Literature (4 units)
ENGL 34C Literature into Film (4 units)
ENGL 37 Science Fiction Literature: Reimagineering Reality (4 units)
ENGL 38 Literature of Protest (4 units)
ENGL 40 Asian American Literature (4 units)
ENGL 41 Literature of Multicultural America (4 units)
ENGL 49 California Literature: Golden State Cultures, Geographies & Histories (4 units)
ENGL 70R Independent Study in English (1 unit)
ENGL 71R Independent Study in English (2 units)
ENGL 72R Independent Study in English (3 units)
ENGL 73R Independent Study in English (4 units)

* The student has the option of taking all support courses from the Literature courses.
** If the student chooses to apply ENGL 70R, 71R or 72R to the support course requirement, additional coursework may be required to meet the minimum units for the support courses.

Control Information:
2020-2021 | Status: Approved | Modified: 2020-04-27 14:01:43 | Dept Code: ENGL