Courses - ENGL Upper Division
ENGL 100 or GE Composition (Area A1) is a prerequisite for all upper-division courses.
An "I" next to a course number means the course is acceptable for Interdisciplinary Credit in General Education.
300. Advanced Composition (3)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements and upper-division standing. Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or successfully completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone.
Study and apply rhetorical strategies of invention, arrangement, and style to write expository, analytic, and argumentative prose; examine how evidence is produced and presented in genres from different academic disciplines, from civic and workplace literacy, and from popular media.
301A. English Proficiency (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 100 or GE Composition (Area A1).
Intermediate course in English usage with emphasis on building proficiency in oral and written language.
Enrollment limited to students needing language development beyond skills acquired in ENGL 100, as assessed by scores on the Writing Proficiency Exam. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units. Not applicable to credit in any degree program of the Department of English.
301B. English Proficiency (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 100 or GE Composition (Area A1).
Advanced course in English usage with emphasis on building proficiency in written language.
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units. Not applicable to credit in any degree program of the Department of English. Enrollment limited to students needing language development beyond skills acquired in ENGL 100, as assessed by scores on the Writing Proficiency Exam. May be used to satisfy the GWAR.
309. Applied Composition: Explorations in Children's Writing (4)
Advanced composition course incorporating the study of the evolution of written discourse and emergence of rhetorical structures in the writing of pre-adolescents.
Includes a 40-hour tutorial/research component. Course fee may be required. Information on fees related to this course can be found here. (Discussion/Laboratory)
310. Applied Composition (4)
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 or GE Composition (Area A1).
Intensive practice in writing, correcting, and evaluating compositions, with specific reference to contemporary classroom situations and problems.
Includes a 30-hour tutorial component in which students work as composition tutors. Required for all English Education majors.
317. Technical Communication (3)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, upper-division standing, and a previous composition course, i.e., ENGL 100 or GE Composition (Area A1), ENGL 102, ENGL 300, or equivalents.
Expository writing on technical subjects dealt with in industry, science, government, and the academy. Introduction to long and short forms including reports, proposals, manuals, and journal articles, emphasizing the longer formal paper or technical report.
318. Theory of Fiction and Film (3)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
Examination of narrative methods and conventions of American and British fiction and film; consideration of relationships between artistic structure of fiction and film; study of theoretical and practical approaches to fiction and film.
Same course as FEA 318. Not open for credit to students with credit in FEA 318.
320. English Grammar (4)
Advanced study in the principles of English grammar.
337. Technology in the English Classroom (3)
Focuses on issues in use of computer-based technologies in society; basic components and operations of computer-based technology; computer applications/programs and video tape/film for teaching problem-solving, critical thinking, writing, and literature.
Meets Title 5 computer-education requirements for the Single Subject, Clear Teaching Credential in English and the Multiple Subject, Clear Teaching Credential with English Concentration.
340. American Indian Literature (3)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
Analysis of the written and oral literacy traditions developed by American Indians. Range of works studied: oral history, tales, myths, song, prayer, poetry, short story, and novel.
Same course as AIS 340. Not open for credit to students with credit in AIS 340.
359. Postcolonial Literature (3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Survey of English-language writers from former colonies of Great Britain who have made major contributions in all literary genres.
363. Shakespeare I (4)
Prerequisites: ENGL 100 or GE Composition (Area A1); GE Foundation requirements.
Principal plays of Shakespeare.
370. Chicana/o and Latina/o Literature (3)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation and upper-division standing. Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone.
Comparative study of literature and culture by Chicanas/os and Latinas/os within a range of historical, social, and political contexts. Focus on narrative, poetry, film, and the visual and performing arts.
Letter grade only (A-F). Same course as CHLS 370. Not open for credit to students with credit in CHLS 370.
372. Comedy in the United States (3)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
Study of the history of American comedy from beginnings to present. Focuses on literature, but also on American traditions of humor on stage, in film, in song, and in signs. Explores theories of comedy.
375. U.S. Ethnic Writers (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 100 or GE Composition (Area A1); GE Foundation requirements. Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone.
Description: Survey of U.S. writers of various non-European ethnic backgrounds who have made major contributions in all literary genres.
380. Approaches to English Studies (4)
Prerequisite: ENGL 180 or equivalent.
Advanced course in English Studies covering research methods; approaches to literary, rhetorical, and pedagogical topics; critical and literary terminology; genre; and advanced skills in writing and analysis.
Note: English majors must consult with their advisors because this course should be taken by the first semester of the junior year.
382. Women and Literature (3)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
Survey of literature by women authors writing in English across a range of historical periods; examination of works in various genres that present the complexity of women's lives and the challenges of female authorship; exploration of feminist critical approaches.
Same course as WGSS 382. Not open for credit to students with credit in W/ST 382 or WGSS 382.
384. Principles of Literary Study (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 180.
Fundamental issues of literary study such as literary history; literary forms; themes and conventions; major critical approaches. Intense written practice in literary analysis.
385. The Short Story (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 100 or GE Composition (Area A1); GE Foundation requirements.
Short story as a literary genre, with emphasis on analysis of individual stories.
386. Poetry (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 100 or GE Composition (Area A1); GE Foundation requirements.
Poetry as a literary genre, with emphasis on analysis of individual poems.
387. Comics and Graphic Narratives (3)
Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation and upper-division status. Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone.
The study of comics and graphic narratives as an artistic medium, with emphasis on analysis of individual works.
Letter grade only (A-F).
398. Modern Drama (3)
Continental, English, and American drama from Ibsen to the present.
404. Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 204 or consent of instructor.
Writing creative nonfiction, with a detailed study of published models and with an emphasis on the creative process.
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.
405. Creative Writing: Short Story (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 205 or consent of instructor.
Writing short stories, with a detailed study of published models and with emphasis on the creative process.
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.
406. Creative Writing: Poetry (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 206 or consent of instructor.
Writing poetry, with a detailed study of published models and with emphasis on the creative process.
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.
407. Creative Writing: Novel (3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Writing long fiction, with a detailed study of published models and with emphasis on the creative process.
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.
410./510. Theories of Writing and Literacy (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 309 or ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.
Focuses on several cross-disciplinary theories of producing written discourse. Studies how writing is learned, taught, viewed by the public, and used in social and academic interchange.
411./511. Research Methods in Rhetoric and Composition (4)
Introduction to interdisciplinary research methods in Rhetoric and Composition. Focuses on methods that have been motivating research since 1985, including archival, case study, ethnographic, historiographic, and teacher research. Intensive practice in conducting and writing research for interdisciplinary and/or public audiences.
416. Technical Editing (4)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
Introduction to editing of written technical and business communication formats such as manuals, brochures, booklets, and newsletters. Teaches competence in the principles of sentence-level clarity and style, of factual accuracy, and of document design and production in professional settings.
417. Proposal Writing (3)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
Writing of proposals in their various forms as letters, memos, grant applications.
418. Manual Writing (3)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
Writing of original manuals of various types in technical and professional fields. Company publications will be studied as models.
419. Writing in Science, Social Science, and Technology (3)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
Intensive practice in writing on topics in science and literature. Contemporary examples will be studied as models.
423./523. Semantics (3)
Study of meaning in language.
Same course as LING 423. Not open for credit to students with credit in LING 423.
426./526. History of the English Language (3)
Development of the English language from its beginnings to the present day.
Same course as LING 426. Not open for credit to students with credit in LING 426.
435. Teaching Composition (3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Intensive examination and study of composition teaching practices, research and evaluation in public schools, including community colleges.
436. Theories and Practices of Reading (3)
Intensive investigation of theories and practices of reading with attention to how experienced and inexperienced readers construct texts.
442. Sexing Chicana Literature (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL100 or GE Composition (Area A1) and upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Analyzes how Chicana authors explore race, class, and gender. Focuses on use of sexuality, particularly with regard to cultural and literary stereotypes vs. experience and aesthetic practice. Themes include desire, identity, empowerment through "traditional" roles, and violence and the body.
Same course as WGSS 442. Not open for credit to students with credit in W/ST 442 or WGSS 442.
444. Literature and Environment (3)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation, one or more Explorations courses, and upper-division standing.
Literature that focuses on the relationship between humans and the environment. Emphasis on how environmental texts represent nature, raise awareness of ecological issues, and encourage social change. Service learning requirement connects environmental literature with activism and community involvement.
451./554. Medieval Literature of the British Isles (3)
Representative selections of Old and Middle English prose and poetry read for the most part in modern English, including Beowulf, the romance, medieval drama, Chaucer, and the ballad.
452./552. Literature of the Renaissance (1500-1603) (3)
Prose and poetry of Marlowe, Sidney, Raleigh, Spenser, and other predecessors and contemporaries of Shakespeare, noting the influence of Humanism and the emergence of literary identity.
453./553. Literature of the Late Renaissance (1603-1660) (3)
Poetry and prose (chiefly non-dramatic) of Milton, Bacon, Jonson, Donne and the 'Metaphysicals' and their contemporaries.
455./555. English Literature of the Enlightenment (1660-1798) (3)
Prose and poetry (chiefly non-dramatic) of Swift, Dryden, Pope, Johnson, Boswell, and their contemporaries, with emphasis on major satires such as Gulliver's Travels and The Rape of the Lock.
456./556. English Literature of the Romantic Period (1798-1832) (3)
Poetry and prose (chiefly non-dramatic) of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats, and their contemporaries, emphasizing the modern Romantic spirit, theories of literary art, and the concept of the self.
458./558. English Poetry and Prose of the Victorian Age (1832-1900) (3)
Poetry and prose of Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Carlyle, Mill, and others, emphasizing literary, social, and political issues, and religious controversies.
459./559. English Literature of the Twentieth Century (1900-Present) (3)
Prose and poetry of Shaw, Conrad, Yeats, Lawrence, Joyce, Woolf, and others, emphasizing artistic experimentation and the development of modern value systems.
462./562. Chaucer (3)
Works of Geoffrey Chaucer in Middle English.
463. Shakespeare II (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 363.
Advanced study of some of the plays of Shakespeare.
466./566. Irish Literature in English (3)
Major Irish authors from the Celtic Revival to the present. The literature will be placed in its historical and political contexts, paying particular attention to the relationship between politics and literature, the status of women, and questions of national identity.
467A,B./567A,B. The English Novel (3,3)
History and development of long prose fiction in the British Isles to and since 1832.
468./568. English Drama (3)
Readings from the history of English drama, excluding Shakespeare, including Marlowe, Jonson, and Restoration comedy.
469. Selected Topics - Major English Writers (4)
Prerequisites: At least senior standing and 12 units of upper-division ENGL (including ENGL 380).
Intensive study of one to three major English authors.
May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units with different authors, but no more than 4 units may be used to satisfy requirements for English majors. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
- A. Jane Austen
- B. Samuel Beckett
- C. Aphra Behn
- D. The Brontës
- E. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- F. Charles Dickens
- G. John Donne
- H. Durrell and Fowels
- I. George Eliot
- J. Thomas Stearns Eliot
- K. Edward Morgan Forster
- M. Thomas Hardy
- N. James Joyce
- O. David Herbert Lawrence
- P. John Milton
- Q. George Bernard Shaw
- R. Edmund Spenser
- S. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
- T. Rebecca West
- U. Oscar Wilde
- V. Virginia Woolf
- W. William Wordsworth
- X. William Butler Yeats
- Y. Boswell and Johnson
- Z. Marlowe, Marvell, and Milton
470. American Ethnic Literatures (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 375 or consent of instructor.
Advanced course in the examination of issues in the field of American ethnic writing.
472./572. American Literature: 1820-1865 (3)
Major authors and works, along with newly recovered texts, from the period that is often called the "American Renaissance."
473./573. American Literature: 1865-1918 (3)
Developments in poetry, the novel, the short story, and non-fictional prose in the United States between the Civil War and World War I.
474./574. Twentieth-Century American Literature (3)
American literature from about 1914 to the present.
475./575. The American Short Story (3)
History and development of the short story and its criticism in the United States.
476A,B./576A,B. American Poetry (3,3)
History and development of poetry and its criticism in the United States to and since 1945.
477A,B./577A,B. The American Novel (3,3)
History and development of the novel and its criticism in the United States to and since the 1920s.
478./578. American Drama (3)
History and development of drama and its criticism in the United States.
479. Selected Topics - Major American Writers (4)
Prerequisites: At least senior standing and 12 units of upper-division ENGL (including ENGL 380).
Intensive study of one to three major American authors.
May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units with different authors, but no more than 4 units may be used to satisfy requirements for English majors. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
- A. Emily Dickinson
- B. Louise Erdrich
- C. John Fante
- D. William Faulkner
- E. Nathaniel Hawthorne
- F. Henry James
- G. Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville
- H. Bobbie Ann Mason
- I. Herman Melville
- J. Toni Morrison
- K. Edgar Allan Poe
- L . Henry David Thoreau
- M. Edith Wharton
- N. Walt Whitman
- O. William Carlos Williams
- P. Richard Wright
- Q. Charles Brockden Brown and Thomas Jefferson
- R. Robinson Jeffers
481. Children's Literature (3)
Survey of literature suitable for children.
482. Literature for Adolescents (4)
Prerequisite: One college course in literature.
Survey of literature suitable for adolescents. Includes a 20-hour field experience in which students work with local secondary school students as reading mentors.
Required for all English Education majors.
488. Selected Topics in Rhetoric and Writing Studies (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 or GE Composition (Area A1).
Intensive study of a special topic in the field of rhetoric, composition, and writing studies.
May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units with different topics in the same semester, but no more than 6 units may be applied to the English major. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
- A. Advanced Argumentation
- B. Multimedia Composition
- C. (Post) Modern Persuasion
- D. Real World Writing
- E. Dimensions of Writing Assessment
489. Selected Topics in Literatures Written in English (4)
Intensive study of a major topic in literatures written in English.
May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units with different topics in different semesters, but no more than 4 units may be used to satisfy requirements for English majors. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
- A. Art and Literature of the Romantic Period
- B. The Beats
- C. Early Modern Women
- D. Literary Bloomsbury
- E. Radical Protest Literatures of the United States
- F. Literature of Los Angeles
- G. Metafiction
- H. Reason, Revolution, Romanticism
- J. Chicana/o and Latina/o Cultural Production
491. Applied Technical Writing (1-3)
Prerequisite: Admission to Certificate Program in Technical and Professional Communication.
Writing and editing technical reports and papers. Independent production of a report in a technical or scientific area under faculty supervision.
May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.
492A-B. Internship Technical - Professional Writing and Editing (1-3)
Prerequisite: Admission to Certificate Program in Technical and Professional Communication.
At least 90 hours writing and editing with cooperating agencies and companies on- and off-campus under direction and with evaluation of faculty in consultation with supervisors of the participating agency or company.
May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.
497. Directed Studies in Composition (3)
Prerequisite: One upper-division writing course in English or consent of instructor.
Theory and practice of writing and language instruction. Recommended for prospective K-12 and college-level teachers. On-site participation in an educational setting required as a basis for research project.
498. Selected Topics in English (3)
Intensive exploration of topics in language and literature.
May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units with different topics in the same semester, but no more than 6 units may be applied to the English major. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. Course fee required if topic is offered abroad.
- A. Detective Fiction
- B. Teaching ESL Academic Writing
- C. Poetry and the Self
499. Directed Studies (1-3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Independent study undertaken under supervision of a faculty member.
May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units. Not applicable toward the Master of Arts in English.
