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Index of Courses

 

English
  

  • ENG 3150 - Advanced Expository Writing (3)

    Practice in writing essays, articles, reviews, blog posts and other documents with a focus on developing individual voice and style.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of GE Areas A2 and A3.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 3151 - Writing for the Professions (3)

    Rhetorical principles of business and other professional writing. Extensive practice in writing letters, memos, reports, and other professional documents.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of GE Area A2.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 3152 - Literacy, Language, and Cultural Practices (3)

    The reciprocal relations between uses of language and cultural practices with focus on how these relations influence varieties of identity (such as male or female, mainstream or marginal, polished or rough) and judgments of literacy (such as logical or illogical).

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of GE Areas A2 and A3.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 3153 - Theory to Practice in Student Literacy (3)

    A pre-credential course designed to discuss deep understanding of literacy through student reading, writing, and research of theory and its practical application in secondary school classrooms involving lesson-planning, presentations, and fieldwork.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of GE Area A2 and Certificate of Clearance.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 3210 - The Grammar of Modern English (3)

    Modern English syntax and morphology. Emphasis on Standard English. Discussion of grammatical variations in other social and regional dialects. Grammatical text analysis.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 214 or ENG 2200 .
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 3211 - Structure of Language (3)

    A study of phonology, morphology, and other aspects of language structure, with special emphasis on English. Includes work in phonetic transcription; phonological and morphological analysis.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 214 or ENG 2200 .
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 3212 - Language Acquisition (3)

    Development of first language from birth through adolescence. Adult and child acquisition of second and subsequent languages. Linguistic, biological, and social factors that facilitate and hinder language learning. Theoretical and practical applications.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of GE Area A3.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 3520 - Harry Potter as Literature and Culture (3)

    Seminar on Harry Potter series as literature and cultural studies. Emphasis on critical reading, thinking, discussion, and research.

    Prerequisite(s): Lower division GE requirements in Areas A and C, and sub-area B4.
    GE Area(s): C3
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
  

  • ENG 3800 - Children’s Literature (3)

    Critical analysis of literature intended for children. Study of texts, including chapter books, picture books, fairy tales and folklore, poetry, and illustrations.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 1101 , ENG 1103 , or equivalent.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4000 - Special Study for Upper Division Students (1-3)

    Individual or group investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems at advanced level. Proposals to be initiated by student(s) with guidance from faculty. Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.

    Component(s): Supervisory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.
  

  • ENG 4110 - Technologies of Writing (3)

    A multimodal introduction to material processes of writing, analysis, and rhetoric including: historical composition practices such as manuscript and letterpress; textile crafts such as needlecraft and scrapbooking; and digital making such as textual editing, multimodal storytelling, and design.

    Prerequisite(s): Lower division GE requirements in Areas A and C, and sub-area B4.
    GE Area(s): C3
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course, GE Course
  

  • ENG 4120 - Advanced Academic Grammar and Style for Non-Native Speakers of English (3)

    Designed to help non-native speakers of English develop advanced skills in academic writing, with the focus on grammar and style appropriate for scholarly and professional written discourse. Emphasis given to the analysis and practice of writing skills required for one’s field of study as well as to the ability to edit own writing for appropriate grammar, cohesion, coherence, and punctuation. Suitable for upper-division and graduate students for whom English is an additional language.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of GE Area A2.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Service Course
  

  • ENG 4150 - Multimedia Practicum (3)

    Introduction to available technologies in the discipline of English and Spanish, which support reading, writing, grammar, language, linguistics, literature, speech, and critical thinking.

    Prerequisite(s): Spanish or English major.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4210 - The History of the English Language (3)

    Principles of historical language change as an aid to understanding present-day pronunciation, spelling, word formation, grammar, and usage in English. Social and cultural influences on the language.

    Prerequisite(s):  ENG 214 or ENG 2200 .
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4211 - Fundamentals of Syntax (3)

    Introduction to the structure and organization of human languages. Syntactic analysis using data from English and other languages. Exploration of the fundamentals of syntactic theory. Development of skills in linguistic problem-solving, logical argumentation, and representation of language structure.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 214 or ENG 2200 .
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4220 - Sociolinguistics (3)

    The study of language use in society and of mutual influences of society and language. Focus on regional and social dialectology, language ideology, language and social categories (gender, ethnicity, social class).

    Prerequisite(s): Lower division GE requirements in Areas A and D.
    GE Area(s): D4
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course, GE Course
  

  • ENG 4221 - Analysis of Conversation (3)

    Study of sequences of spoken utterances. Emphasis on linguistic and interactional characteristics of conversation, with comparisons of conversational practices across cultures

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of GE Area A2, and ENG 2200  or ENG 214.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4222 - Applied Pragmatics (3)

    Study of relationship between linguistic forms and their uses within a context. Focus on forms involved in deixis, speech acts, implicature, and politeness theory. Emphasis on practical applications in the business world and the language classroom.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of GE Area A2, and ENG 2200  or ENG 214.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4223 - Applied Phonology (3)

    Specialized instruction on English phonology. Introduction to the sound system, IPA, articulatory phonetics, and phonological processes. Computer training provided for speech analyses. Applications of phonology to real-world contexts. Course culminates in research topic of student’s choice.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 2200 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4230 - Teaching English Abroad (3)

    The study of teaching English in international language settings, including EFL methodology, cultural issues, necessary skill sets, practical issues, with classroom teaching opportunities.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of GE Area A2.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4300 - Early American Literature (3)

    Critical analysis of literature written in and about North America before 1820. Writers such as Cabeza de Vaca, John Smith, William Bradford, Mary Rowlandson, Olaudah Equiano, Benjamin Franklin, Susanna Rowson and Charles Brockden Brown.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4310 - 19th C. American Literature (3)

    Critical analysis of literature written in and about North America during the nineteenth century. Writers such as Sedgwick, Irving, Poe, Hawthorne, Douglass, Fern, Melville, Stowe, Dickinson, Whitman, Jacobs, Alcott, Twain, and Dunbar.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4311 - American Poetic Traditions (3)

    Critical analysis of American poetry from colonial era to the present day. Poets such as Bradstreet, Wheatley, Bryant, Longfellow, Poe, Whitman, Dickinson, Dunbar, Eliot, Pound, Bishop, Frost, McKay, Hughes, Rich, Baraka, Ginsberg, and Collins.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4330 - Multicultural Literature in the U.S. (3)

    Expansion on the definition of US literature through the study of Latino, Native American, African American, Asian and Pacific American, and ethnically specific Euro-American literary works, their authors, and their cultural contexts.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4331 - Hemispheric American Literature (3)

    Literary texts from the Western Hemisphere read with particular attention to themes of history, the past and its uses, nationalism and transnationalism, and the interconnectivity of literatures written in the Americas.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4332 - African American Literature (3)

    Exploration of African American literary works, authors, and cultural contexts. Potential topics include slave narratives and tales of resistance, the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Arts Movement, civil rights and the Prison-Industrial Complex.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4333 - Native American Literature (3)

    Native American literary texts reflective of how Native American writers represent their cultural histories and thought systems. Topics such as storytelling and orality; languages and the written word; identity and sovereignty.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4334 - Asian American Literature (3)

    Asian American literary texts emerging from the movement of peoples from the Asia-Pacific regions into the U.S. from the 19th century to the present. Topics such as immigration laws, model minority, yellow peril, refugee communities, globalization, diaspora, and transnationalism.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4400A - Writing for the Web Activity (3)

    Writing practicum for digital platforms. Working under the direction of the department webmaster, student writer/designers write and produce news stories and other content for departmental web site, blogs, and other web platforms.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Activity
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4401A - Journal Publishing Activity (3)

    Advertise, select manuscripts, produce, publish, and distribute CPP’s literary magazine, Harvest International.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Activity
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4402 - Undergraduate Research (3)

    Work with faculty to define a collaborative research project, develop a methodology or theoretical framework, gather sources/data, and prepare results for presentation and/or publication.

    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and Approval by the Undergraduate Research Coordinator. 
    Component(s): Supervisory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4410 - Internship Cooperative Education (3)

    A practical on-the-job professional experience related to writing for the workplace that affords the student the opportunity to put into practice the knowledge and skills attained in coursework. Application forms available from the EFL Department.

    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and Internship Coordinator Approval.
    Component(s): Supervisory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4411 - English Education Teaching Practicum (3)

    Observe and analyze the five-step lesson plan as delivered by secondary-level teachers. Complete 20 hours of observation and record their findings on a log. Read and discuss pedagogy about reading and writing instruction.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 3153  or ENG 314.
    Component(s): Supervisory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4500 - Chaucer (3)

    Introduction to Middle English language and culture, followed by a close reading of Chaucer’s magnum opus, The Canterbury Tales, and other works.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4501 - Literature of the English Civil War (3)

    The texts of Milton and his contemporaries as understood within the context of literary theory, literary history, politics, and cultural studies, and their influence on Anglophone literature and culture. Emphasis on critical reading, thinking, and discussion.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4502 - British Renaissance (3)

    English poets from 1500 to 1660, including Wyatt, Sidney, Spenser, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Wroth, Lanyer, Jonson, Donne, Herbert, Marvell and others.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4503 - Shakespeare before 1600 (3)

    Selected plays from the first half of Shakespeare’s career, focusing primarily on the comedies and histories, but with some exploration of the early tragedies as well.

    Prerequisite(s): Lower division GE requirements in Areas A and C, and sub-area B4.
    GE Area(s): C3
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
  

  • ENG 4504 - Shakespeare after 1600 (3)

    Selected plays from the second half of Shakespeare’s career, focusing primarily on the tragedies, tragi-comedies and romances, and on theatrical contexts and performance.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4505 - Shakespeare Through Performance (3)

    Examination of a single Shakespeare play through a performance approach, which includes looking at theater history, examining recorded performances, and performing scenes in class, all combined with a study of literary analysis. Completion of a term project.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4510 - The Enlightenment (3)

    The Enlightenment (1660-1785) features study in major authors (e.g. Behn, Dryden, Swift, Pope, Gay, and Johnson among others), various genres, historical contexts, and thematic issues such as, but not limited to: empire, colonialism, empiricism, satire, and aesthetics.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4511 - British Romanticism (3)

    How do history and politics shape poetic production, especially the French Revolution? What were the industrial and environmental implications? This seminar will consider the historical-political context for English Romanticism and offer a sample of the major work: Romantic lyrics, closet drama, fragment, epic, prose, and criticism.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4512 - British Victorian Age (3)

    British Victorian Age features representative work from major authors through these genres: lyric poetry (e.g., sonnet, elegy, dramatic monologue), drama, novel, and criticism. The Victorian era (1837-1901) addresses issues about: Marriage, the Woman Question, Darwinism, Industrial Revolution, and Cultural Identity among other topics.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4513 - British Drama to 1890 (3)

    Explores the development English Drama from the medieval mystery and morality plays to the late nineteenth century, with an emphasis on non-Shakespearean Renaissance drama and on the transformation from text to performance in the different theaters.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4521 - The Novel in English (3)

    Developments and directions in the novel in the Anglophone world from its origins to the contemporary with an emphasis determined by the instructor. Thematic concerns and technical developments in fiction by English language authors representing diverse backgrounds and approaches as well as colonial and postcolonial concerns.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4610 - Senior Symposium (3)

    The summative course for the Literary Studies option, reflection on and demonstrate mastery of essential skills in the English major: literature, literary theory, linguistics, and rhetoric, through the study of a major author.

    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing, and two 4000-level English courses.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Minimum - Maximum Units: 0
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4630 - English Education Capstone Seminar (3)

    A culminating experience for English Education students planning to proceed on to a single subject credential program at an accredited university. Provides opportunities to understand the meaning of assessment in the educational context of secondary schools.

    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing, ENG 3000  or ENG 312, and ENG 3153  or ENG 314.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4650 - Applied Language Studies Capstone Seminar (3)

    Research project examining how key issues and theories in applied language studies shape developments in various professional, industrial, and social fields. Application of the descriptive, analytical, and professional writing skills gained in the program.

    Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4720 - The Novel in the Modern World (3)

    The twentieth-century novel outside the U.S. and Great Britain, with attention to philosophical and aesthetic responses to the changing world. Emphasis on individuals’ struggles to define their sense of identity and freedom. Writers such as Camus, Kundera, Kincaid, and/or Duong.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4721 - Viewing Words; Reading Pictures (3)

    A comparative study of inter-artistic relations in western and nonwestern literature and art. Focused reading of major inter-artistic theories facilitates an in-depth analysis of selected works of thematic, cultural, and periodic diversity from both arts.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4730 - Colonial and Postcolonial Literature (3)

    Literatures of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and/or the Middle East, including implications for non-white writers in the U.S. Topics include colonialism, racism, tourism, nationhood, and/or cultural identity. Writers such as Memmi, Zobel, Kincaid, Desai, Ousmane, Fuentes, and/or Mishima.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4731 - The Literature of Exile (3)

    Literature of incarceration or displacement produced by writers who have experienced exile and/or live outside of their homelands. Emphasis on the influence of exile on national literature and on transnational literary movements. Writers such as Levi, Hoffman, Sebbar, and/or Ninh.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4740 - Chinese Civilization and Culture (3)

    Comprehensive study of Chinese civilizational heritage and cultural traditions from cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspectives. Reading and discussion focus on Chinese philosophy, literature, art, and sciences to achieve an in-depth synthetic understanding of China’s past and present.

    Prerequisite(s): Lower division GE requirements in Areas A and C, and sub-area B4.
    GE Area(s): C3
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Note(s): The course is taught in English.
    Course Category: GE Course
  

  • ENG 4800 - The Modern Drama (3)

    Explores the development of Continental, British and American drama from the rise of Naturalism through Modern, Post-modern periods. Employs both literary and theatrical approaches to this drama, with a focus on the transformation from text to performance.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4811 - 20th/21st C. American Literature (3)

    Advanced study in American literature since 1900. May trace certain authors (like Howells, Hurston, Faulkner, Ellison, DeLillo, or Morrison), themes (like class, race, trauma, or war), or aesthetic movements (like the Harlem Renaissance or the Beat Generation).

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4880 - Modernism and Postmodernism (3)

    Advanced study in the 20th/21st century literary and cultural movements of modernism and postmodernism, manifesting in disciplines of literature (Pynchon, Rushdie), film (Fight Club, Vertigo), art (Picasso and Banksy), television (Community), history, philosophy, and/or politics.

    Prerequisite(s): Lower division GE requirements in Areas A and C, and sub-area B4.
    GE Area(s): C3
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course, GE Course
  

  • ENG 4881 - Intersectionality and Literature (3)

    The study of fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction in which categories of difference including race, gender, sexuality, ability, and class are present as major themes, strategies, or narrative effects.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4882 - Myth as Literature (3)

    Survey of classical mythologies, such as Roman and/or Norse. Emphasis on the literary qualities of myths, on their authors, and on the myths as the basis for later literature.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4883 - The Epic (3)

    Survey of classical, medieval, and modern epics, with attention to conventions of the genre and the distinctions between primary and secondary epics.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 312 or ENG 3000 ; and ENG 350, ENG 355, ENG 3010 , ENG 3011 , ENG 3012 , or ENG 3110 .
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4895 - Careers for English Majors (3)

    Research career options/paths related to disciplines in English Studies and options in the major. Develop online job search presence and job application materials. Network in organizations/industries of interest.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of GE Sub-area A2.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 4990 - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-3)

    Group study at an advanced level of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.

    Component(s): Lecture, Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
  

  • ENG 4990A - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Activity (1-3)

    Group study at an advanced level of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.

    Component(s): Activity
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
  

  • ENG 4990L - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Laboratory (1-3)

    Group study at an advanced level of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.

    Component(s): Laboratory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
  

  • ENG 5000 - Special Study for Graduate Students (1-3)

    Individual or group investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems at graduate level. Proposals to be initiated by student(s) with guidance from faculty. Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.

    Component(s): Supervisory
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.
  

  • ENG 5010 - Graduate Literary Research (3)

    Practical instruction in literary studies, including advanced skills in reading, writing, researching, theory, citing, formatting, editing, and presenting. How to enter the academic community and how such skills translate outside higher education.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5011 - Modern Literary Theory (3)

    Study of issues and approaches dominating literary theory from the early 20th century to the present critical moment. Examination of points of connection and divergence among modern theorists’ aims, ideologies, and strategies of literary analysis.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Lecture
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5100 - Rhetorical History and Methodology (3)

    History of rhetoric from pre-classical times through the eighteenth century; the interplay of theory and practice in this history.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5110 - Theory and Practice of Modern Rhetoric (3)

    Readings in rhetorical theory since the eighteenth century, with reference to its relevance in public written discourse and composition pedagogy.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5130 - Teaching Writing (3)

    Topics in pedagogical and theoretical perspectives. Methods for helping basic writing students to master writing and reading processes. Strategies for integrating recent research on composing into a course or curriculum in basic writing/first-year composition.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5131 - Pedagogies of Reading (3)

    Developmental, historical and theoretical approaches to teaching reading. Designing integrated reading and writing assignments based on expository, persuasive, and literary texts.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5140 - Cultural Rhetorics (3)

    Connections among rhetoric, literacy, language, and identity, including the rhetorical nature of embodiment and what identities, populations, backgrounds, and abilities are in/excluded from such discussions. Course focus may emphasize specific identity markers (such as working class, gender, African American, Latinx, dis/ability, sexuality) but will encourage students to explore intersections among complex identities.

    Prerequisite(s):

    Graduate standing or consent of instructor required.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5141 - Feminist Rhetorics (3)

    Readings in the history of women rhetors and feminist rhetorical theories, with reference to feminist praxis and relevance to public discourse and pedagogy.

    Prerequisite(s):

    Graduate standing or consent of instructor required.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5150 - Writing in the Disciplines (3)

    Theory of and research in Writing Across the Curriculum and Writing in the Disciplines and technical writing. Inquiry into writing practices in engineering, science, math, and business at Cal Poly. Application of principles of rhetorical and genre studies.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5151 - Rhetoric and Poetics (3)

    Examination of converging theories and practices focused on the rhetorical nature of literature and literary study: emphasis on providing future rhetoricians and teachers with a coherent understanding of the relations between rhetorical and literary disciplines.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5152 - Digital Rhetoric and Literacy (3)

    Application of rhetorical principles to digital writing spaces facilitated by computer technology and the Internet. Teaching and writing in digital, multimodal environments.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5180 - Emerging Issues in Rhetoric and Composition (3)

    Intensive study of a topic or figure of special interest to advanced students. May be repeated for credit with a different content.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 2
    Minimum - Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 9 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5230 - Introduction to TESOL (3)

    An introduction to the field/profession of TESOL; focuses on approaches to language teaching, development of tasks appropriate to course goals/objectives, and different theories of language and language learning.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5231 - Grammar for TESOL (3)

    Survey of the grammatical features of English relevant to the teaching of English as a second or foreign language. Participants learn about the approaches to teaching grammar and develop instructional strategies for ESL classrooms.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5232 - Teaching ESL Composition (3)

    Topics in pedagogical and theoretical perspectives. Methods for helping nonnative-English-speaking students master the requirements of basic and academic written English. Strategies for integrating recent research on second-language composing into a course or curriculum in ESL composition.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5233 - Teaching American English Pronunciation (3)

    Study of features of the English sound system, theories of acquisition of sounds and their realization in the speech of multilingual speakers, teaching approaches proposed to aid multilingual speakers in acquiring a language.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5234 - Second Language Acquisition (3)

    The study of theories of second language acquisition focusing on how a second language develops, how various factors influence acquisition, and which pedagogical approaches have been found effective for teaching learners of English as a second or foreign language.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5235 - Practicum in Teaching ESL (3)

    Synthesizes TESL studies through practical applications across student levels and diverse populations. Includes curriculum analysis and design, textbook and material selection, professional development, TESOL methodology, classroom observations, materials preparation, supported teaching practice, second-language literacy projects, and assessment issues and techniques.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5236 - Sociolinguistics (3)

    The investigation of relations between linguistic phenomena and social organization. Focus on central theoretical approaches to sociolinguistics developed over the last forty years. Topics covered, inter alia, multilingualism, language and social categories, critical sociolinguistics, and sociolinguistic methods in literary studies.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or consent of instructor required.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5280 - Emerging Issues in Linguistics (3)

    Intensive study of a topic or research area in linguistics/TESOL of special interest to advanced students. May be repeated for credit with different content.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
    Repeat for Credit Limit: Unlimited
    Note(s): May be repeated for credit with different content.
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5361 - 19th C. American Literature (3)

    Scholarly approach to study of literature of nineteenth-century America. Authors include Irving, Sedgwick, Douglass, Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman, Dickinson, Twain, James, and Chesnut.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Note(s): Survey course.
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5362 - 20th/21st C. American Literature (3)

    A survey of American Literature since 1900, which may include major literary movements (such as naturalism, modernism, or postmodernism), periods (such as the Progressive Era, Harlem Renaissance, or Beat Movement), or events (such as the Depression, Vietnam, the Cold War, 9/11).

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Note(s): Survey course.
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5368 - Multicultural Literatures in the U.S. (3)

    Survey of selected authors and topics in African-American, Asian-American, Mexican-American and Native-American literatures. Emphasis on comparative analysis to highlight the literary, cultural, and sociopolitical implications of these works.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5370 - Early American Encounters and Identity (3)

    Shifting topics in literary constructions of identity in American literature through 1830. Origins and expansion of racial, class, gender, and religious identities. May include transatlantic and North American contact zone literary encounters and revolutions.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5378 - Asian American Literature (3)

    Extensive readings and comparative analysis of selected authors and topics in Asian American Literature across various genres, including poetry, drama, novel, film, autobiography, short story, and/or essay. Emphasis on topics such as nationalism, nation formation, citizenship, racialization, heterogeneity, and/or legitimacy.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5400 - Professionalization Practicum (3)

    Students engage and participate in professional activities, i.e., symposia, internships, community projects under faculty direction.

    Prerequisite(s): English Graduate Coordinator Permission.
    Component(s): Supervisory
    Grading Basis: Credit/No Credit
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times
    Repeat for Credit Limit: 2
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5560 - British Literature to 1500 (3)

    Survey of Anglo-Saxon and Middle English verse, with attention to the shift from Germanic fatalism to Christian chivalry. Major texts and authors, such as Beowulf, Chaucer, and Langland.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5561 - British Literature: 1500-1660 (3)

    English literature from 1500 to 1660, including prose, poetry and drama by authors ranging from Thomas More to Sidney, Spenser, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Jonson, Wroth, Cary, Donne, Herbert and Marvell.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Note(s): Survey course.
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5562 - British Literature: 1660-1800 (3)

    Study of literature from the long eighteenth century focusing on representative authors and salient texts. Topics for discussion include: aesthetics, colonialism, empire, scatology, satire, slavery, and travelogue among others.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Note(s): Survey course.
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5570 - Renaissance Drama (3)

    In-depth exploration of English Renaissance drama, which may focus on a particular genre (history, comedy, tragi-comedy, tragedy, satire) or combination of genres; on collaborative creation; and on exploring the variety of theatrical realizations possible on the original stages.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5572 - Emerging Issues in 19th Century British Literature (3)

    Salient authors, texts, and topics discussed by Victorian writers in their representative work. Readings may be assigned from the following: poetry, novels, drama, and criticism. Students will be expected to apply critical theory to interpretations of texts, involving a study of the Victorian Mind.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5760 - Exile and Diaspora in World Literature (3)

    Survey in world literature focusing on narratives of exile and diaspora in the context of sociopolitical interactions between nations. Selected authors and topics in world literature with an emphasis on war, trauma, displacement, migration, intercultural identity, nationhood, homelands, and/or belonging.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5761 - Studies in Nobel Prize Literature (3)

    A comparative study of Nobel Prize winning literature with a focused reading, in English translation, of selected laureates’ masterpieces of cultural, thematic, periodic, genre and gender diversity.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5770 - Postcolonial Literatures and Theories (3)

    World Literature focusing on Colonial and Postcolonial literatures and theories from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin American and/or the Middle East in a variety of genres, including autobiography, essay, novel, drama, short story, and/or film.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5771 - Comparative World Literatures (3)

    A comparative study of major world literary traditions, ancient and modern, with a focused reading, in English translation, of selected masterpieces of cultural, thematic, periodic, and genre diversity.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5779 - Hemispheric American Literature (3)

    Advanced transnational study of literature from the Americas in English focusing on a variety of genres including essay, memoir, novel, film, and short story.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
  

  • ENG 5800 - Drama: Theatre, Meta-Theatre (3)

    The study of the metatheatrical and extra-textual elements of dramatic literature for literature students. Emphasis on theatre theory, conditions of performance, theatrical spaces, audience engagement, plays within a play; assignments include research, commentary, and practical application of methods.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing.
    Component(s): Seminar
    Grading Basis: Graded Only
    Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
    Course Category: Major Course
 

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