ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1A) ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING
4 Units/4 hours lecture. Grade Only. Prerequisite: Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process. Check your English placement.
In this course, students receive instruction in academic reading and writing, including writing processes, effective use of language, analytical thinking, and the foundations of academic research. Additionally at SRJC, students will compose primarily argumentative and analytical writing using a process-oriented approach to encourage the development of healthy writing habits and the appropriate and effective use of language, close reading, cogent thinking, research strategies, information and learning resources, and documentation. The course emphasizes critical reading and discussion of a variety of college-level texts (primarily nonfiction) with emphasis on expository and argumentative prose. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL C1000 ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING & ENGLISH 50 (ENGLISH C1000 SUPPORT)
English 50 (2 units/2 hours lecture) may be taken as a co-requisite course with English C1000. English 50 is designed to enhance and support students' critical reading, writing, thinking, and research skills for effective participation in and successful completion of English C1000. (CSU Transferable)
ENGL C1001 (formerly ENGL 5) CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade Only. Prerequisite: College-level composition (ENGL C1000 / C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent.
In this course, students receive instruction in critical thinking for purposes of constructing, evaluating, and composing arguments in a variety of rhetorical forms, using primarily non-fiction texts, refining writing skills and research strategies developed in ENGL C1000 College Reading and Writing or similar first-year college writing course. Additionally at SRJC, students will further develop logical reasoning skills, inquiry-driven research strategies, as well as analytical and argumentative writing skills. Students will critically analyze texts that reflect an awareness of cultural diversity, inclusivity, and representation. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL C1002 (formerly ENGL 1B) INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade Only. Prerequisite: Successful completion of college-level composition (ENGL C1000 / ENGL C1000H / ENGL C1000E / C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent.
In this course, students are introduced to works by diverse authors and major literary genres, developing close reading and analytical writing skills. Students also develop appreciation for and critical understanding of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic qualities of literature. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 2 INTRODUCTION TO THE NOVEL
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: None.
Students will read, analyze, and interpret novels that represent the history, diversity, and evolution of the novel as a literary and cultural form. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 3 INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL C1000 (or higher) OR EMLS 10 (formerly ESL 10) or equivalent. If you do not meet the prerequisite, submit a Prerequisite Challenge Form.
In this course, students will explore the nature, variety, and significance of poetry: a studious pursuit of what makes poems work, why they are valued, and how to analyze and appreciate their content and form. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 4A BEGINNING CREATIVE WRITING
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: None.
Introductory creative writing students will study and write short fiction, poetry, drama, and creative nonfiction. Students will join a community of writers to develop creative writing ideas and practices. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 4B INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: Course Completion of ENGL 4A.
Intermediate creative writing students will study and write fiction, poetry, drama, and creative nonfiction. Students will join a community of writers to develop creative writing ideas and practices. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 4C ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: Course Completion of ENGL 4B.
Advanced creative writing students will study and write fiction, poetry, drama, and creative nonfiction. Students will join a community of writers to develop creative writing ideas and practices. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 7 INTRODUCTION TO THE SHORT STORY
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: None.
Students will be introduced to and critically analyze the genre of the short story, including the elements of the form and cultural contexts. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 9 CONTEMPORARY WORLD LITERATURE
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: None.
Students will study recent and significant literature from around the world. Students are invited to delve into the vital contributions of the myriad of voices that speak to current global issues in their cultural and historical contexts, and that shape today's global literary traditions. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 10 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: None.
In this course, students will explore the themes, historical periods, and contemporary issues of environmental literature all while analyzing how the genre intersects with issues like culture, gender, race, ethnicity, class, colonization, and climate change. Field trip(s) may be required. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 11 INTRODUCTION TO DRAMATIC LITERATURE
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade Only. Prerequisite: None.
Students will explore dramatic literature from different historical periods and world traditions, examining how major movements have shaped theater. Through reading, discussion, and analytical writing, students will engage with key dramatic genres such as tragedy and comedy and consider how theater has been influenced by cultural, social, and political struggles, amplifying voices that have shaped its evolution. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 12 CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: None.
In this course, students will study the history, development, and range of children's literature, important authors, and themes in children's literature. Students are invited to engage with literature from folklore and oral tradition to contemporary stories, illustrated books, poetry, and young adult novels that reflect a variety of cultural influences and points of view. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 14 DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL C1000 (or higher) OR EMLS 10 (formerly ESL 10) or equivalent. If you do not meet the prerequisite, submit a Prerequisite Challenge Form.
In this course students will survey the genre of dystopian literature: works set in a futuristic bad-place (dys-topos). Study will include classic and contemporary works; major writers and themes of dystopian literature; technocultural theory; and an exploration of why dystopian literature has captured the contemporary cultural imagination. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 22 ETHNIC AMERICAN LITERATURE
3 Units/3 Hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL C1000 (or higher) OR EMLS 10 (formerly ESL 10) or equivalent. If you do not meet the prerequisite, submit a Prerequisite Challenge Form.
A study of ethnic arts and literature in America. Reading, discussion and analysis of trends in the literature of at least three of the following United States ethnic groups: Native American, Asian American, African American, Latino American, Pacific Islander American, Middle Eastern American, European American, and Multi-ethnic American. The course will emphasize the cultural issues that shape each ethnic literature, as well as its special contributions to American literature overall. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 25 INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE STUDY
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL C1000 (or higher) OR EMLS 10 (formerly ESL 10) or equivalent. If you do not meet the prerequisite, submit a Prerequisite Challenge Form.
This course invites students to study linguistics, a field that seeks to understand how languages work and how humans use their languages. Student will examine the structures of language, including sounds and signs, words, and grammar patterns, using examples from English and a variety of other languages. Student will also study language and the brain; popular misconceptions about language; how language varies over time, in different regions, and across speakers/signers; the relationship between language and culture; and how children develop language. Student will investigate these topics from the perspectives of language science as well as the diverse communities of speakers and signers whose languages we study. Student will also connect these topics to current social issues and ongoing debates about language. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 27 INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: None.
Students will study the works of William Shakespeare through a selection of his major plays and poetry, exploring how meaning is shaped by historical context, textual history, and performance. Students are invited to think critically about how Shakespeare's work has been interpreted, adapted, and staged across time and cultures, from Early Modern England to the present. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 30.1 AMERICAN LITERATURE: PRECOLONIAL PERIOD TO THE CIVIL WAR
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: None.
Students in this class will explore a range of texts representative of literary traditions and ethnic and cultural diversities of the early Americas through 1865, including those from indigenous and other cultures, creating and influencing literature from what we now consider the United States. Students will engage with both the thematic richness and historical contexts of literature from this period. Throughout this exploration of the pre-colonial period through 1865, students are invited to delve into the vital contributions of these voices in shaping and building the cultural tapestry of American literature. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 30.2 AMERICAN LITERATURE FROM 1865 TO THE PRESENT
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: None.
Students will study American writers and their works that represent diverse voices from 1865 to present. Students will analyze texts that have both a thematic and a historical approach to the literature and major movements of this period. Course content will reflect the histories and lived experiences of the SRJC student body. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 31 AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTS AND LITERATURE
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL C1000 (or higher) OR EMLS 10 (formerly ESL 10) or equivalent. If you do not meet the prerequisite, submit a Prerequisite Challenge Form.
In this course, students will explore the African American and Black voices that identify, express, describe, resist, defy, or break imperialism, exploitation, and oppression. Students will study a range of genres, such as fiction, poetry, drama, autobiography, nonfiction, and comics from the earliest published work by African Americans through to the present day, emphasizing the public sociality of black lives and the responses to it. Students will also examine a diverse body of ideas that focus on the preoccupations of identity, freedom, mobility, sovereignty, and security as they relate to the African American experience. The content of this course will address how the artistic expressions of African Americans reflect these concerns and demonstrate how slavery and its abolition shape American history. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 32 ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN LITERATURE
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: None
In this course, students will use a historical and thematic approach to engage in intensive study of exemplary fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama written by and about Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 33 CHICANO/CHICANA ARTS AND LITERATURE
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: None.
Students will be introduced to contemporary and traditional literature, drama, cinema, art, music, and/or visual and performance art created by Chicanas/Chicanos. An examination of this group's literature and arts, addressing major theoretical and analytical issues relevant to understanding the dynamic interactions between gender, class, race, and ethnicity in the United States, especially focused on decolonization, holistic re-humanization, and the development of critical consciousness. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 34 CALIFORNIA LITERATURE
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: None.
In this class, students will explore significant literature by California writers who represent the ethnic, cultural, and geographic diversity of the state, including works about California by those who have helped shape the state's political, economic, social, and cultural identity. Class texts will include literature, films, and other art forms, such as murals, paintings, and sculptures. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 36 LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER ARTS AND LITERATURE
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL C1000 (or higher) OR EMLS 10 (formerly ESL 10) or equivalent. If you do not meet the prerequisite, submit a Prerequisite Challenge Form.
LGBTQ+ Arts and Literature engages students in an exploration of art and literature in a variety of mediums that reflect the wide array of diverse experiences and identities of the LGBTQ+ community. The course includes reading and writing about historical periods, artistic traditions, and social movements, as well as introductions to major theoretical perspectives. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 46.1 SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE PART 1
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: None.
Students in this class will explore a range of texts representative of the literary traditions and ethnic and cultural diversities that have contributed to what has been historically called the early British literary tradition. In this first of two survey courses in British literature, students will engage the themes and historical contexts of texts from the pre-modern period up to the late 18th century. Students will delve into the vital contributions of the myriad of voices and historical contexts and conflicts that have given shape to an expansive view of "early" British literary traditions. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 46.2 SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE PART 2
3 Units/3 hours lecture. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: None.
In this course, students will explore a range of texts representative of the literary traditions and ethnic and cultural diversities that have contributed to what has been historically called the British literary tradition. In this second of two survey courses in British literature, students will engage with the themes and historical contexts of texts from the late 18th century to the present. Students are invited to delve into the vital contributions of the myriad of voices and historical contexts and conflicts that have given shape to an expansive view of British literary traditions. (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 49 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ENGLISH
1-3 Units/Up to 9 hours by arrangement. Grade Only. Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL C1000 OR EMLS 10 (formerly ESL 10) or equivalent. Limits on enrollment: Approval of the project proposal by sponsoring faculty, Department Chair and Supervising Administrator.
Seminars or individual conferences are by arrangement to provide for independent study and enriched academic experience. Students must work with an instructor who has agreed to oversee the project. UC determines credit AFTER transfer; not counted for admission. (See a counselor for details.) (CSU; UC Transferable)
ENGL 770 WRITING CENTER
0 Unit/10 hours by arrangement. Non-Credit Course.
In this course students will collaborate with Reading and Writing Studio staff to practice and develop essential academic reading and writing skills. In partnership with staff, students will engage in a reflective process to identify areas of inquiry and growth and to apply skills in practice to reading and writing assignments. Students can choose to work on academic assignments from across the disciplines as well as college transfer and job preparation writing tasks.
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