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English Major
Twelve units from the following courses are recommended aspreparation for prospective English or literature majors.
Transfer students should consult the four-year college or university catalog
for specific requirements or see a Palomar College counselor.
Required Courses
ENG 205 Introduction to Literature 3 Units
| ENG 205 | Introduction to Literature | 3 Units |
| ENG 210 | Survey of English Literature I | 3 Units |
ENG211 |
Survey of English Literature II | 3 Units |
| ENG 220 | Survey of World Literature I | 3 Units |
| ENG 221 | Survey of World Literature II | 3 Units |
| ENG 225 | Survey of American Literature I | 3 Units |
| ENG 226 | Survey of American Literature II | 3 Units |
| ENG 135 | Creative Writing or | 4 Units |
| ENG 136 | Creative Writing | 4 Units |
| ENG 245 | Survey of Biblical Literature | 3 Units |
| ENG 250 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 Units |
Electives
| ENG 260 | Literature Through Film | 3 Units |
| ENG 270 | Popular Literature | 3 Units |
Three units from the following courses are recommended for
English majors planning to earn a teaching credential:
| ENG 110 | The Study of English Grammar | 3 Units |
| ENG 150 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 Units |
ENG240 |
Introduction to Classical Mythology | 3 Units |
Note: If the prospective English major desires an A.A. degree,
he/she should include at least 12 of the above units among the electives
required for the Liberal Arts and Sciences Associate in Arts Degree.
Any student wishing to earn an A.A. degree must complete ENG 100 with a grade of "C" or better. The student must participate in the English placement process before enrolling in any English or English as a Second Language composition class except ENG 10, 110 and 150.
The eligibility will indicate whether the student may enroll in ENG 50 or ENG 100. Students whose first language is not English may fmd, however, that ESL instruction meets their needs better than immediate enrollment in ENG 10 or 50. Such students may take one or more ESL classes (ESL 101, 102, 103) instead; then by again participating in the English placement process, they may qualify for ENG 50 or ENG 100.
Non-resident international students may be required to take one or more classes of English as a Second Language.Students should sign up for English assessment as soon as possible because some students may take three or more semesters to finish the competence requirements in English. Please contact the Counseling Department for the English assessment schedule.
Courses numbered under 100 are not intended for transfer credit.
One and one-half hours laboratory (.5)
This course is a review of grammar techniques based on the student's level of proficiency. Review chaptersof a grammar text will be assigned, exercises checked, practice tests given, and written assignments checked for completion. The student can obtain the help of a tutor on any material s/he does not understand.
Open entry/open exit. Grading: Credit/no credit May be taken four times.
Four hours lecture (4)
Offers basic instruction in grammar, usage, mechanics, sentence structure, and paragraph development.
A Grade of "C" or better is required for eligibility for English 50
Four hours lecture (4)
Prerequisite: A minimum grade of "C" in Eng 10 or eligibility determined through the English placement process.
A writing course for the student who wants to develop fundamental essay writing skills, aquire an A.A. degree, or enter a transfer program, but who needs further preparation in composition skills.
A grade of "C" or better is required for eligibility for ENG 100.
(.5-4)
Units awarded in topics courses are dependent upon the number of hours required of the student. Any combination of lecture, laboratory, or lecture-laboratory, may be scheduled by the department.
Refer to Class Schedule.
Topics in English. See class schedule for specific covered. Course title will designate subject covered.
May be taken four times.
Four hours lecture (4)
Prerequisite: A minimum grade of "C" in ENG 50 or eligibility determined through the English placement process.
Practice in expository and argumentative writing based on analytical reading and critical thinking. Topics include methods of organization and development, principles of basic research, and the elements of style.
May not be taken for credit/no credit CSU; UC (CAN ENGL 2)
110 The Study of English Grammar
Three hours lecture (3)
An intensive study of both traditional and modern approaches to English syntax that provides insights into how English works as well as a review of the major concerns of prescriptivism. CSU
150 Introduction to Linguistics
Three hours lecture (3)
An introduction to the principles and practices of modern language study. Examines the origins and development of language, its social uses and implications and its structure.
This course is dually listed as ANTH 159. CSU; UC
(.5-4)
Units awarded in topics courses are dependent upon the number of hours required of the student. Any combination of lecture, laboratory, or lecture-laboratory may be scheduled by the department.
Refer to Class Schedule.
Topics in English. See Class Schedule for specific topic offered. Course title will designate subject covered.
May be taken four times. CSU; UC – Credit Limitations
202 Critical Thinking and Composition
Four hours lecture (4)
Prerequisite: A minimum grade of "C" in ENG 100.
Further practice in expository and argumentative writing, with emphasis on critical thinking skills; principles of inductive and deductive reasoning; the relationship of language to logic; analysis, criticism, and advocation of ideas; methods of research; advanced elements of style and organization.
May not be taken for credit/no credit. CSU
203 Critical Thinking and Composition Through Literature
Four hours lecture (4)
Prerequisite: A minimum grade of "C" in ENG 100
Practice in writing essays about literature with emphasis on critical thinking, reading, and writing skills; principles of inductive and deductive reasoning; the relationship of language to logic; analysis, criticism, and advocation of ideas; methods of research; advanced elements of style and organization.
May not be taken for credit/no credit. CSU; UC
205 Introduction to Literature
Three hours lecture (3)
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 100
An introduction to fiction, poetry and drama through reading assigned selections from these literary genres and by studying subjects, themes, forms and techniques found in the various selections.
CSU; UC (CAN ENGL 4)
210 Survey of English Literature I
Three hours lecture (3)
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 100
A study of the most significant writings in English literature from Beowulf to Pope seen in the context of historical and cultural backgrounds. Intensive study of selected works together with problems of literary criticism and composition.
CSU; UC (CAN ENGL 8)
211 Survey of English Literature II
Three hours lecture (3)
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 100
A study of the most significant writings in English literature from Pope to the modern period. Cultural backgrounds of English literature and general problems of literary criticism will also be considered.
CSU; UC (CAN ENGL 10)
215 Introduction to the English Novel
Three hours lecture (3)
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 100
A study of the development of the English novel through reading such writers as Austen, Dickens, Eliot, Ishiguro, Rushdie, and Woolf.
CSU; UC
220 Survey of World Literature I
Three hours lecture (3)
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 100
A survey of the major literature of Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe from ancient times to about 1600. A comparative study of literary themes and expression will be pursued.
CSU; UC
221 Survey of World Literature II
Three hours lecture (3)
Prerequisite: EligibiHitv for ENG 100
A survey of the major literatures of Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Australia from about 1600 to the present. A comparative study of literary themes and influences will be pursued.
CSU; UC
225 Literature of the United States I
Three hours lecture (3)
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 100
Signifcant texts written in the territories that would become the United States, from the pre-colonial period to the Civil War; considers a variety of literary genres and trends, with a focus on such issues as the interaction of texts and history, the expansion and politics of the literary canon, and the influence of the cultural contexts in which the literature of the United States is written and interpreted.
CSU; UC
226 Literature of the United States II
Three hours lecture (3)
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 100
Significant texts written in the United States from the Civil War to the present; considers a variety of literary genres and trends, with a focus on such issues as the interaction of texts and history, the expansion and politics of the literary canon, and the influence of the cultural contexts in which the literature of the United States is written and interpreted.
CSU; UC
230 Introduction to the American Novel
Three hours lecture (3)
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 100
A study of the development of the American novel through reading such writers as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott, Herman Melville, Mark Twain, Henry James, Elizabeth Stewart Phelps, Kate Chopin, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Nella Larsen, Bernard Malamud, Zora Neale Hurston, Willa Cather, Ralph Ellison, Thomas Pynchon, Toni Morrison, Maxine Hong Kingston, Louise Erdrich, and James Baldwin.
CSU; UC
Four hours lecture (4)
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 100
Provides practice and instruction in writing fiction and poetry. Students submit their writing for informal discussion and helpful criticism by the class and the instructor.
CSU; UC
Four hours lecture (4)
Prerequisite: ENG 135
Advanced work in creative writing.
CSU; UC
240 Introduction to Classical Mythology
Three hours lecture (3)
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 100
A study of the meaning and function of myth in the classical literature of Ancient Greece and Rome. Read translations of representative epic, poetic, and dramatic literature of Hesiod, Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Vergil, and Ovid. An examination of the cultures which helped shape the literature and values with us today.
CSU; UC
245 Survey of Biblical Literature
Three hours lecture (3)
Prerequisite. Eligibility for ENG 100
An introduction to the study of the Bible in English as an anthology of literary types and genres: stories, poetry, proverbs, gospels, parables, epistles, satire, and visionary literature.
CSU; UC
250 Introduction to Shakespeare
Three hours lecture (3)
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 100
Introduction to the life, times, background, poems, and plays of William Shakespeare.
CSU; UC
Three hours lecture (3)
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 100
An introduction to selected major philosophical ideas, questions, and attitudes in significant literature of the world, from the ancient world to the present. The course will trace treatment of a thematic idea through literature of particular times and cultures. Recommended for English and Philosophy majors, and for those interested in broadening their background in the humanities.
May be taken two times.
CSU; UC
Three hours lecture (3)
Prerequisite: Eligibilitv for ENG 100
Analysis of the expectadons and conventions used in literature -- novels, short stories, dramas -- and how those expectations and conventions are affected when they are translated into film. Critical analysis of the various works and comparison/contrast of the different interpretations of these ideas will be stressed.
May be taken two times.
CSU; UC - Credit Limitations
Three hours lecture (3)
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 100
Analysis of one genre of popular literature chosen from categories including (but not limited to) science fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, war fiction, humor, or western literature, and how these works are affected by the expectations and conventions of the genre in which the author is writing. Critical analysis of the various works and comparison/ contrast of the different interpretations of these ideas will be stressed. Students will also be encouraged to test out the theme/purpose/world view of the authors against their own best moral judgements.
May be taken two times.
CSU; UC - Credit Limitations
Three hours lecture (3)
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 100
Examines from a multicultural perspective women in literature bom as creators and characters. Studies the roles such women have played in life and in fiction, and how these roles either exemplify or diverge from traditional stereotypes of women. Identifies significant recurrent themes, patterns, and motifs in the readings.
CSU; UC
Three hours lecture (3)
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 100
An analysis of the comic book in terms of its unique poetics (the complicated interplay of word and image); the themes that are suggested in various works; the history and development of the form and its subgenres; and the expectations of comic book readers. Examines the influence of history, culture, and economics on comic book artists and writers. Explores definitions of “literature,” how these definitions apply to comic books, and the tensions that arise from such applications.
CSU; UC - Credit Limitations
295 Directed Study in Literature
Three, six, or nine hours laboratory (1, 2, 3)
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 100
Independent study for students who have demonstrated skills and/or proficiencies in English subjects and have the initiative to work independently on projects or research outside the context of regularly scheduled classes. Students will work under the personal supervision of an instructor.
May be taken two times.
CSU;.UC - Credit Limitations