English Course Descriptions
Below is a description of courses offered in the Department of English
ENGL 1A Critical Thinking and Writing I
First course in a two-course, themed sequence featuring study and practice of academic discourse, with emphasis on critical reading and writing, composing processes, and rhetorical situation. (4 units)
ENGL 2A Critical Thinking and Writing II
Second course in a two-course, themed sequence featuring more advanced study and practice of academic discourse, with additional emphasis on information literacy and skills related to developing and organizing longer and more complex documents. Prerequisite: ENGL 1A. (4 units)
ENGL 11A Cultures & Ideas I
A two-course sequence focusing on a major theme in human experience and culture over a significant period of time. Courses emphasize either broad global interconnections or the construction of Western culture in its global context. Courses may address Cross Cultural Contact; Nature and Imagination; and other topics. (4 units)
ENGL 12A Cultures & Ideas II
A two-course sequence focusing on a major theme in human experience and culture over a significant period of time. Courses emphasize either broad global interconnections or the construction of Western culture in its global context. Courses may address Cross Cultural Contact; Nature and Imagination; and other topics. (4 units)
ENGL 14 Introduction to Literary History and Interpretation
Literature and our understanding of it are constantly changing. This course surveys canonical and marginalized works in cultural and historical context. It examines the way texts shape and reference each other, and the consequences of technological change. Readings are chosen from literatures available in English in various genres and periods. (4 units)
ENGL 15 Introduction to Cultural Studies and Literary Theory
Exploration of ways to think about the relationships among literature, culture, and society. Students will experiment with techniques of reading, interpretation, and intervention, with particular emphasis on those methods drawn from critical theory, studies in colonialism, cultural anthropology, feminism,semiotics, gay/lesbian studies, historicism, and psychoanalytic theory. (4 units)
ENGL 16 Introduction to Writing and Digital Publication
Introduction to current scholarship and major issues in writing studies, including digital literacy and publication. Readings will cover such topics as: civic discourse and rhetorics of social justice; composition and multiliteracies; argumentation and logic; visual rhetoric and principles of design. Participants will publish their coursework in an electronic portfolio. (4 units)
ENGL 20 Introduction to Literary Study
The foundation course of the English major program, English 20 introduces students to the discursive and critical skills required for the study of literature, emphasizing critical reading and writing, and requires practice in using various techniques of literary research. Prerequisites: English 1 and 2. Fulfills university Core Curriculum third writing requirement. Restricted to English majors and minors and Creative Writing minors only. (4 units)
ENGL 21 Introduction to Poetry
An introduction to the study of poetry through close reading and various kinds of writing, this course works toward a better understanding of the complex effects of poetry and the challenging work of literary criticism and theory. The main goals--greater understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of poetry--will be achieved through the practice of critical analysis. (4 units)
ENGL 25 Reading Film
Introduction to key texts and concepts in the study of film, including prominent movements and figures in cinema, the language of film form, essential terms and concepts in film history and criticism, and the technological, economic, and institutional history of the film industry. (4 units)
ENGL 31 Survey of American Literature I
Historical survey of American literature from its beginnings to the present. (4 units)
ENGL 32 Survey of American Literature II
Historical survey of American literature from its beginnings to the present. (4 units)
ENGL 35 African American Literature
Introduction to African-American literatures. (4 units)
ENGL 36 Chicano Literature
Introduction to Mexican American oral and written traditions. (4 units)
ENGL 37 Native American Literature
Introduction to the study of Native American oral and written traditions, including contemporary works. (4 units)
ENGL 38 Asian-American Literature
Introduction to Asian-American literatures. (4 units)
ENGL 39 Multicultural Literature of the United States
Short stories, film, autobiography, and poetry from many cultural communities in the United States. (4 units)
ENGL 41 Survey of English Literature I
Chronological survey of English literature from Beowulf to the present. (4 units)
ENGL 42 Survey of English Literature II
Chronological survey of English literature from Beowulf to the present. (4 units)
ENGL 43 Survey of English Literature III
Chronological survey of English literature from Beowulf to the present. (4 units)
ENGL 54 Shakespeare
Readings in selected major plays. Combines writing instruction with a close reading of literary texts to serve as subjects and stimuli for writing. Prerequisites: ENGL 1A and 2A. (4 units)
ENGL 66 Radical Imagination
Survey of the fiction, poetry, speeches, songs, drama, and film belonging to the large and often neglected tradition of political radicalism in the United States. (4 units)
ENGL 67 U. S. Gay and Lesbian Literature
Development of gay and lesbian literature in the United States from the mid-19th century to the present. Texts many include novels, short stories, poetry, and drama. Also listed as WGST 34. (4 units)
ENGL 68 Literature and Women
Introduction to the study of literature by and about women, with special attention to questions of gender in their social and historical contexts. Also listed as WGST 56. (4 units)
ENGL 69 Literature by Women Writers of Color
A study of U.S. women of color writing in the context of their respective cultural and social histories. Analysis of the interplay of racial images. Also listed as WGST 15. (4 units)
ENGL 71 Fiction Writing
Introduction to the writing of fiction. (4 units)
ENGL 72 Poetry Writing
Introduction to the writing of poetry. (4 units)
ENGL 73 Life Writing
Introduction to reading contemporary models of life writing and writing memoir, autobiography, and dramatic nonfiction in a workshop setting. (4 units)
ENGL 77 Business Communication in Online Environments
Instruction and practice in adapting classical writing techniques to the requirements of the online world, with an emphasis on defining and understanding usability requirements for audience, content, format, interactivity, and graphics. Recommended for business majors, technical writers. Prerequisites: ENGL 1A and 2A. (4 units)
ENGL 79 Writing about Literature and Culture
Instruction and practice in writing critically about selected literary and cultural texts. Topics vary from section to section. Combines writing instruction with a close reading of texts, which serve as subjects and stimuli for writing. May be taken more than once when topics differ. Prerequisites: ENGL 1A and 2A. (4 units)
ENGL 90 Literary Review Practicum
Supervised practical application of previously studied subject matter. May be related to the California Legacy Project or to the Santa Clara Review. Students are graded P/NP only. May be repeated for credit. (Variable units)
ENGL 100 Literature and Democracy
Studies of selected authors, works, and genres associated with the effort to extend political, social, and economic democracy. Possible major authors include Langston Hughes, Michael Gold, Meridel LeSueur, Tillie Olsen, Kenneth Fearing, Upton Sinclair, Emma Goldman, Frank Norris, Nelson Algren, Richard Wright, Dorothy Allison, Thomas King, and others. (5 units).
ENGL 101 Linguistics
General survey of the science of linguistics: phonology, morphology, syntax, grammar, and usage. (5 units)
ENGL 102 Theories of Modern Grammar
Analysis of the basic problems of describing grammatical structure: traditional, structural, and transformational-generative grammars. (5 units)
ENGL 103 History of the English Language
Origin, structure, and development of the English language. Special attention to the morphology and syntax of Old English. (5 units)
ENGL 104 Teaching English as a Second Language
Introduction to theories of instruction; survey of methods and materials used in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. (5 units)
ENGL 105 Literacy and Social Justice
Examines how people learn to read and write in a variety of multicultural contexts. Explores theories about literacy and cultural identity, and literacy and social inequality. Readings include studies of workplace literacy, literacy variation across cultures in the U.S., and gender and literacy. (5 units)
ENGL 106. Advanced Writing
Builds on learning in Critical Thinking and Writing courses to deepen familiarity with the values, genres, and conventions relevant to students' major fields of study by providing additional study of and practice in rhetorical theory, composing processes, critical thinking, and information literacy. Assignments will encourage increased sophistication in critical reading and writing with a purpose, including addressing diverse audiences through a range of styles and voices as appropriate for particular disciplines. (5 units)
ENGL 107. Life Stories and Film
An examination of life stories, theoretical texts, and films. Final project is an original film proposal and trailer.(5 units)
ENGL 109. Literature and Performance
Also listed as THTR 172. For course description see THTR 172. (5 units)
ENGL 110 Classical Tragedy
Also listed as CLAS 181 and THTR 181. For course description see CLAS 181. (5 units)
ENGL 111 Classical Comedy
Also listed as CLAS 182 and THTR 182. For course description see CLAS 182. (5 units)
ENGL 112 Topics in Theatre and Drama
Also listed as THTR 112 or 113. For course description see THTR 112 or 113. (5 units)
ENGL 113 British Drama
Study of British drama. Authors vary each term. May focus on periods, movements, themes, or issues. May be taken more than once when topics differ. Also listed as THTR 111. (5 units)
ENGL 116 Shakespeare's Tragedies
An exploration of the great tragedies of Shakespeare's maturity: Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, and King Lear, with special attention to the theatrical, religious, moral, gender, and political dimensions of Shakespeare's tragedies. Also listed as THTR 116. (5 units)
ENGL 117 Shakespeare's Comedies
An exploration of a selected number of Shakespeare's comedies from his early, middle, and late periods, with particular attention to the social and sexual roles of men and women. Also listed as THTR 117. (5 units)
ENGL 118 Shakespeare's Studies
An exploration of a selection of Shakespeare's plays with particular attention to an important topic chosen for focus as specified in the course description sub title - for example Shakespeare and Classical traditions, Shakespeare and Gender, Shakespeare and Justice, Shakespeare's Histories, Shakespeare's Tragicomedies, Shakespeare and film. May be taken more than once for credit when topics differ. Also listed as THTR 118. (5 units)
ENGL 120 Studies in Comparative Cinema
Comparative study of selected works, in translation if not in English, from more than one linguistic and/or national category, organized by theme, genre, or time period. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 121 Studies in American Film
Study of selected American films. May focus on periods, movements, and issues such as surrealism in film, the American city in film, utopias and dystopias in film. (5 units)
ENGL 122 Film, Gender, and Sexuality
Interdisciplinary study of film with a focus on gender and sexuality. Topics may include, but are not limited to feminist and queer film theory, women filmmakers; lesbian/gay cinema; constructions of gender in popular film. May be taken more than once when topics differ. Also listed as WGST 134. (5 units)
ENGL 123 Studies in the History of Literary Theory
Exploration of some major ideas and debates in literary theory and criticism, as these have developed over time, e.g., whether and how literature is good for individuals and/or society, how writers create their works and readers read them. (5 units)
ENGL 124 Studies in Contemporary Literary & Cultural Theory
Exploration of one or more major movements in recent literary and cultural theory, such as Marxism, feminism, deconstruction, reader response, New Historicism, cultural studies, postcolonial theory, narrative theory. (5 units)
ENGL 125 Feminist Literary Theory and Criticism
Study of 20th-century feminist literary theory and criticism. Examination of influences of gender on reading and writing literature. Also listed as WGST 163. (5 units)
ENGL 126 Creative Writing and Social Justice
This course will explore the intersections of creative writing, social justice, and vocation with special attention to issues of poverty and homelessness. Students will read and write creative prose and poetry, have a brief community placement, and learn from several guest speakers. (5 units)
ENGL 127 Writing Genre Fiction
Introduction to and practice in planning and drafting works of genre fiction (historical, science fiction, magical realism, fantasy) for an adult or young adult audience. (5 units)
ENGL 128 Studies in the Literature of the Middle Eastern and Islamic World
Exploration of selected texts of the Middle Eastern and Islamic world. Authors could include Elias Khoury, Laila Lalami, Liana Badr, Leila Abouleta, Orham Pamuk, Amos Oz, and others. (5 units).
ENGL 129 California Literature
Literature written by Californians and/or about California. Authors may include Steinbeck, Jeffers, Ginsberg, Didion, and Snyder. (5 units)
ENGL 130 Studies in African American Literature
Study of selected works in African-American literature. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 131 Studies in Early American Literature
Study of selected works from the beginnings of American literary history up to the 19th century. Writers, genres, and topics vary each term. Works may include journals, poetry, slave narratives, sermons, letters, legends, autobiographies, essays, and early fiction. May focus on periods and issues such as the literature of cultural contact and European settlement, Puritanism, the Enlightenment, and the American Revolution. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 132 Studies in 19th-Century American Literature
Study of selected American works from the 19th century. Writers, genres, and topics vary each term. May focus on periods, movements, and issues such as American romanticism, transcendentalism, realism and naturalism, regionalism, magazine writing, the rise of women writers, and literature of social protest (abolition and suffrage). May include fiction (short stories, novels, and sketches), plays, poetry, essays, slave narratives, and autobiographies. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 133 Studies in Modern American Literature
Study of selected American works from the early part of the 20th century. Writers and genres vary each term. May focus on periods, movements, and issues such as American expatriate literature, novels of social conscience, the modern poetic sequence, the Harlem Renaissance, modernism, magazine fiction, or regional poetry. Works may include fiction (short stories, novels, sketches), plays, poetry, essays, and autobiographies. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 134 Studies in Contemporary American Literature
Study of selected works by contemporary American writers. Writers, genres, and topics vary each term. May focus on periods, movements, and themes such as multiethnic literatures, contemporary women novelists, postmodernism, the Beat generation, literature and politics, literature of the 1960s, or experiments in poetic and narrative form. Genres may include poetry, novels, short stories, essays, plays, and/or autobiographies. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 135 Studies in American Fiction
Studies of selected American fiction. Authors vary each term. May focus on periods, movements, themes or issues. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 137 Studies in American Poetry
Study of selected American poetry. Authors vary each term. May focus on periods, movements, themes, or issues. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 138 Internet Culture and the Information Society
Introduction to major issues raised by Internet-mediated community and sociability, including the proliferation of subcultures and countercultures. (5 units)
ENGL 139 Special Topics in American Literature
Advanced study of an issue, theme, or genre in American literature that crosses historical periods. Topics change each term. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 140 Studies in Chicano Literature
Studies in Chicano literary traditions. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 141 Medieval Literature
Medieval literature in its political, religious, historical, social, and cultural contexts. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 143 Renaissance Literature
Renaissance literature in its political, religious, historical, social, and cultural contexts. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 145 Milton
A study of Milton's major poetry and prose in the light of recent criticism. (5 units)
ENGL 146 17th- and 18th-Century Literature
The literature of England and Ireland from 1660 to 1798, excluding the novel. Authors may include Congreve, Dryden, Swift, Pope, Finchy, Montagu, Johnson, Boswell, and Wollstonecraft. (5 units)
ENGL 147 Romantic Movement
The literature of England from 1798 to 1832. Authors may include Blake, Burns, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, the Shelleys, and Keats. (5 units)
ENGL 148 Victorian Literature
The literature of England from 1833 to 1902. Authors may include Carlyle, the Brontés, Tennyson, the Brownings, Newman, Ruskin, Arnold, and Hopkins. (5 units)
ENGL 149 Modern British Literature
Twentieth-century poetry and prose. Authors may include Owen, Hardy, Conrad, Yeats, Joyce, Lawrence, Eliot, and Woolf. (5 units)
ENGL 150 Contemporary Literature
British and American poetry, fiction, and drama since World War II. Authors may include Cheever, Leavitt, Amis, Duong Thu Huong, Carey, and Kincaid. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 151 Studies in British Fiction
The study of selected British fiction. Authors vary each term. May focus on periods, movements, themes, or issues. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 152 Women, Literature and Theory
Study of literatures by and about women in explicitly theoretical contexts. May be repeated for credit when topics differ. Also listed as WGST 166. (5 units)
ENGL 153 Studies in Global Gay and Lesbian Cultures
Interdisciplinary study of gay and lesbian cultures and critical theory. May be taken more than once when topics differ. Also listed as WGST 122. (5 units)
ENGL 155 Studies in Asian-American Literature
Study of selected works in Asian-American literature. May be taken more than once when topics differ.(5 units)
ENGL 156 Gay and Lesbian Cultural Studies
Interdisciplinary study of gay and lesbian cultures and critical theory. May be taken more than once when topics differ.
Also listed as WGST 136. (5 units)
ENGL 157 Postcolonial and Commonwealth Literature and Theory
Literature written with a postcolonial emphasis since 1945 in former European colonies (e.g., India, Nigeria, Jamaica, Australia, Morocco, Egypt, Brazil, Colombia). Some writings from postcolonial theorists, such as Frantz Fanon and Edward Said. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 158 Studies in Native American Literature
Study of selected works in Native American literature. Course may focus on particular authors (Leslie Marmon Silko, Louise Erdrich, James Welch), particular tribal or regional literatures, genres (autobiography, poetry, novel), or topics (trickster discourse, landscape, historical representation). (5 units)
ENGL 159 Indian Subcontinental and Disaporic Literature
Study of selected readings in the contemporary literature of South Asia: literature in English and in translation. Course may focus on particular authors (Tagore, Roy, Devi, Ghosh), particular regions or genres (Bengal, Kashmir; diasporic memoirs), or topics (religion; Bollywood). Maybe taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 160. Children's Literature
Study of the theory and practice of children's literature with special attention to the history of children's literature, the debate over the kinds of texts best suited for teaching reading, and multiculturalism. (5 units)
ENGL 161 The Bible as Literature
Literary genres of the Bible (myth, history, wisdom, prophecy, gospel) studied in translations from the Hebrew and Greek against the background of Mesopotamian, Babylonian, Egyptian, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures. (5 units)
ENGL 162 Studies in Comparative Humanism
Comparative study of selected works, in translation if not written in English, from more than one linguistic and/or national category, organized by theme, genre, or time period. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 164 Studies in Carribbean Literature
Study of selected readings in the contemporary literature of the Caribbean, including Anglophone, and/or Hispanophone and Francophone literature in translation, or a combination of the three. Course may focus on particular authors (Lamming, Naipaul, Cesaire, Ponte), particular regions or genres (Trinidad and Jamaica, Cuba; experimental fiction, family chronicles), or topics (U.S. intervention, relations with England). May be taken more then once when topics differ. Also listed as WGST 129. (5 units)
ENGL 165 African Literature
Study of selected readings in the contemporary literature of Africa: literature in English and in translation. Course may focus on particular authors (Ngugi, Achebe, Coetzee, Salih), particular regions or genres (West Africa, children as protagonists) or topics (women in society, hunger). May be taken more then once when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 166 Pan-African Literature
Readings in the literature of the black diaspora. Writers from Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States. (5 units)
ENGL 167 Modern Fiction
Selected works of continental, English, and American fiction that are peculiarly modern in sensibility or style. (5 units)
ENGL 168 Women and Literature
Studies in literature by and about women. Authors, genres, historical periods, and themes change from year to year. May be repeated for credit by permission of department chair. Also listed as WGST 167. (5 units)
ENGL 169 Non-English Literature in Translation
Non-English literature in translation. Areas and topics vary from year to year. (5 units)
ENGL 170 Writing for Children and Young Adults
Workshop in writing and illustrating children's and young adults' books. (5 units)
ENGL 171 Advanced Fiction Writing
Writing fiction, with emphasis on the short story. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ENGL 71. (5 units)
ENGL 172 Advanced Poetry Writing
Workshop in the writing of poetry. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ENGL 72. (5 units)
ENGL 173 Screenwriting
An introduction to the fundamentals and format of screenplay writing. Critical analysis of characterization and narrative structure in contemporary movies, as well as workshops in the writing of film treatments, outlines, and scripts. May be repeated for credit. Also listed as THTR 173. Prerequisite: ENGL 71 or permission of the instructor. (5 units)
ENGL 174 Nonfiction Writing
Study of and extensive practice in reading and writing nonfiction. Stress on analysis and rhetorical reading and writing skills as well as the process of revising students' own writing. Readings and writing will be organized around a topic, such as travel writing, nature writing, or science and the environment. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: ENGL 1A and 2A. (5 units)
ENGL 175 Creative Nonfiction
Development of skills in the elements of creative nonfiction, such as narration, character development, persona, and voice. Focus is on one or more modes of creative nonfiction, such as landscape writing, popular cultures, literary journalism, profile and memoir. Prerequisites: ENGL 1A and 2A. (5 units)
ENGL 176 Intensive Writing
Extension of instruction in explanatory and exploratory academic writing principles introduced in prior courses. Activities include readings and intensive writing in a variety of topics across the curriculum with emphasis on revision of student writing through drafts, peer, and instructor review. Prerequisites: ENGL 1A and 2A. (5 units)
ENGL 177 Argumentation
Argumentative and persuasive writing, ideal for students planning careers in business, politics, or law. Prerequisites: ENGL 1A and 2A. (5 units)
ENGL 178 Technical Writing
Instruction in the writing of formal reports, procedures, proposals, and journalistic pieces such as brochures and feature articles. Attention given to techniques of information gathering (including conducting interviews and surveys), document design, and editing. Open to students of all majors. Ideal for those planning careers in health care, the sciences, or industry. Prerequisites: ENGL 1A and 2A. (5 units)
English 179 Practical Business Rhetoric
Instruction in various strategies for crafting an appropriate and attractive business personality though resumes and cover letters, job interviews, informal public speaking, email and other correspondence. Prerequisites: ENGL 1A and 2A. Priority given to juniors and seniors. Sophomores by permission of instructor. (5 units)
ENGL 180 Writing for Teachers
Prepares prospective teachers at all school levels for their responsibilities in the instruction of writing. One method employed will be close, intensive work with each student's own expository prose. A second method will be to investigate controversies in English education and composition studies. Prerequisites: ENGL 1A and 2A. (5 units)
ENGL 181 Applied Engineering Communications I
The first half of a required two-course sequence in advanced writing for senior engineering majors. Prerequisites: ENGL 1A and 2A. Enrollment by permission of instructor. (2 units)
ENGL 182 Applied Engineering Communications II
The second half of a required two-course sequence in advanced writing for senior engineering majors. Prerequisite: ENGL 181. Enrollment by permission of instructor. (1 unit)
ENGL 183 Writing for Business
A course in applied business rhetoric in which, individually and collaboratively, students will produce the kind of writing they can expect to encounter in the workplace, from resumes and e-mail, to quantitative and qualitative analyses, collaterals and executive summaries, formal reports and evaluations, etc., culminating in the development and delivery of an actual community service project designed to further Santa Clara's mission. Prerequisites: ENGL 1A and 2A. Priority given to juniors and seniors. Sophomores by permission of instructor. (5 units)
ENGL 185 Grants, Proposals, and Reports
Study of and practice in the professional writing of grants, proposals, and reports. Analysis of subject matter, length, purpose, information sources, number and kind of readers, and the circumstances that lead to preparation. Prerequisites: ENGL 1A and 2A. (5 units)
ENGL 186 Women in Ancient Greece/Women in Ancient Rome
Investigation into the representation and the reality of women's lives in ancient Greece or Rome. Focus varies from year to year. May be repeated for credit when topics differ. Also listed as CLAS 185 or 186, and WGST 157 or 158. (5 units)
ENGL 187 Classical Mythology in the Western Tradition
Also listed as CLAS 184. For course description see CLAS 184. (5 units).
ENGL 189 Literature and Religion
Exploration and analysis of central connections between religious and ethical questions, concerns, topics, and movements and their literary expressions in different social, cultural, individual, historical, geographical, and/or political contexts. May be repeated for credit when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 190 Senior Seminar
Special topics in English, American, or comparative literature for senior English majors. Enrollment by permission of instructor. (5 units)
ENGL 191 Practicum
Supervised practical application of previously studied subject matter. May be related to the California Legacy Project or to the Santa Clara Review. Students are graded P/NP only. May be repeated for credit. (variable units)
ENGL 191A Practicum for Writing Tutors
Instruction in how to foster an effective relationship between tutors and student clients. Course focus includes composition and teaching-learning theory, best practices in tutoring, the tutor-student relationship, how to engage students in the learning process, how cultural and linguistic backgrounds affect writing and tutoring processes, and how students' support needs vary by discipline and writing tasks. (5 units)
ENGL 191B Practicum for Tutor Certification
Students who have completed at least 30 hours in the writing center may apply for certification. In addition to positive performance evaluations, students seeking certification will complete a special project. Students are graded P/NP only. (3 units)
ENGL 192 American Theatre from Black Perspective
Also listed as THTR 161. For course description see THTR 161. (5 units)
ENGL 193 Advanced Playwriting
Also listed as THTR 171. For course description see THTR 171. May be repeated for credit when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 193W Playwriting
Also listed as THTR 170. For course description see THTR 170. May be repeated for credit when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 194 Peer Educator in English
Peer educators are invited by faculty to work closely with them, facilitating learning in a lower-division course. May be repeated for credit by permission of the instructor. (2 units)
ENGL 195 Dramaturgy
Also listed as THTR 185. For course description see THTR 185. (5 units)
ENGL 196 Writing in the Community
In this class, fiction writers and poets facilitate creative writing workshops at placements and agencies served by the Arrupe Center. Permission of instructor required. (5 units)
ENGL 197 Special Topics
Major authors, genres, literary or theoretical movements, or themes. May be repeated for credit when topics differ. (5 units)
ENGL 198 Writing Internship
Work-study program for students of superior writing ability who gain course credit by supervised writing on newspapers, magazines, or for government or private agencies. Enrollment is by permission or invitation of the instructor and department chair. May be repeated once for credit. Students are graded P/NP only. (1-5 units)
ENGL 199 Directed Reading/ Directed Research
In special circumstances and with permission of the department chair, a student may request a course in directed reading or writing from an instructor. May not be taken in a subject listed in this bulletin. (5 units)
