28 courses with the subject ENG, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ENG 010ABASIC WRITING
ENG 010A uses writing and reading to focus on grammar, sentence structure, paragraph development, fundamental English usage, and intensive paragraph writing. The course is required of all students whose scores on the placement test indicate a need for intensive review of basic writing skills. ENG 010A may also be taken as a refresher course. This precollege level course cannot be used to fulfill a degree requirement nor is it calculated in a student's Grade Point Average (GPA); however, the credits billed will be applied towards a student's financial aid enrollment status and enrollment status reported to the National Student Clearinghouse. Prerequisites: Appropriate course level determined through holistic placement.
ENG 011 emphasizes sentence structure, paragraph development, fundamental English usage, and intensive paragraph writing. The course is required of all students whose scores on the placement test indicate a need for intensive review of basic writing skills. ENG 011 may also be taken as a refresher course. This precollege level course cannot be used to fulfill a degree requirement nor is it calculated in a student's Grade Point Average (GPA); however, the credits billed will be applied towards a student's financial aid enrollment status and enrollment status reported to the National Student Clearinghouse. Prerequisites: Appropriate course level determined through holistic placement. 100
ENG 101 is based on the premise that critical thinking generates clear writing. In this course, the student learns to read critically, a skill that involves distinguishing central ideas from supporting material and identifying an author's purpose, assumptions, attitudes, and biases. Additionally, the student in ENG 101 learns a writing process that involves generating ideas, drafting, composing, revising, and editing. The student also learns to locate, use, and accurately reference various sources of information. This Honors course fosters high-achieving students' growth towards learning outcomes such as: problem solving, often with creative approaches; critical reading; forming judgments based on evidence, often from integrative learning; clear, persuasive research writing; oral presentation; and articulate reflection on personal growth. Honors courses are more likely to utilize student-driven active learning, emphasizing exploration and discovery, rather than the acquisition of specific knowledge; faculty might provide projects with no pre-determined conclusion, but with real-world application. Prerequisites: ENG 010A - Basic Writing or ENG 011 - Basic Writing II or ESL 011 - Basic Writing II with a minimum grade of C REA 011 - Fundamentals of College Reading or REA 017 - Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension Development II with a minimum grade of C
COURSE CATALOG 2026-27 Elective - Aesthetic Sensibility..................................................................... 3 CMS 110 or CMS 120 - Introduction to Speech Communication or Public Speaking....................................................................................................... 3 Elective - Scientific Reasoning.....................................................................4 Elective - Cultural Awareness and Diversity................................................ 3
ENG 102 focuses on writing the college-level research paper and develops each student's mastery of communication, information literacy, and analytic skills with emphasis placed on research and documentation methods. Students use writing, reading, listening, and observations skills to understand, organize, receive, and convey information. Using research gleaned from diverse sources, students employ logic, reasoning, and analysis to craft effective essays. This Honors course fosters high-achieving students' growth towards learning outcomes such as: problem solving, often with creative approaches; critical reading; forming judgments based on evidence, often from integrative learning; clear, persuasive research writing; oral presentation; and articulate reflection on personal growth. Honors courses are more likely to utilize student-driven active learning, emphasizing exploration and discovery, rather than the acquisition of specific knowledge; faculty might provide projects with no pre-determined conclusion, but with real-world application. Prerequisites:
Quantitative Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning Elective: MAT 106, MAT 130, MAT 131, MAT 140, MAT 188, MAT 189, or MAT 190 or higher.........................................................................................................3-4 Cultural Awareness and Diversity - Any Approved Cultural Awareness and Diversity Elective.......................................................................................... 3
Writing for Business and Industry entails the study of the principles of general business communication. The course includes intensive study of the mechanics, form, style, and content of business writing and an introduction to research skills. Prerequisites:
This course is a chronological survey of English literature from the beginnings through the Neoclassical Period. The emphasis is on major writers, whose works are studied for their literary value and in their historical and philosophical contexts. Prerequisites:
This course is a chronological survey of English literature from the Romantic Period to the present. The emphasis is on major writers, whose works are studied for their literary value and in their historical and philosophical contexts. Prerequisites:
This course is a chronological survey of American literature from the Colonial Period to the Civil War. Significant works of American writers are studied for their literary value and in their historical and philosophical contexts. Prerequisites:
This is a chronological survey of American literature from 1865 to the present. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to write analytical essays on literary texts, explain the individual, social, economic, and global forces that have shaped American literature from 1865 to the present, define the characteristics of realism, modernism, and postmodernism in relation to American literature, present chronologically the movements and major writers of American literature from 1865 to the present, and use secondary sources to analyze literary texts from diverse cultural and social perspectives. Prerequisites:
This course is a survey of major periods, trends, ideas, and genres in Western literature from the beginning of Western tradition to the Renaissance. Representative writings and authors from the Old Testament to Shakespeare are studied. Prerequisites:
This course is a survey of major periods, trends, ideas, and genres in Western literature from the 17th century to the Modern Era. Representative writings and authors from the age of Milton to the present are studied. Prerequisites:
ENG 228LITERATURE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ELEMENTARY
EDUCATION................................................................................... This is a required course for students who are in the Education in the Early Years: Birth through Fourth Grade Program. It includes a comprehensive examination of children's literature including a variety of genres, authors, and illustrators. Students will examine authors' literary styles and techniques and learn how to include children's literature in every content area of the curriculum. In addition, students will become familiar with literary elements and authors' uses of them to achieve a specific purpose. They will develop skills in the use of storytelling and dramatization. Students will learn how to assess the quality and appropriateness of children's literature for various ages. EDU 100 must be taken as a prerequisite for taking this course. Prerequisites:
This course aims to cultivate an appreciation of the commentaries and influences on contemporary civilization by European and American writers of fiction. The short story and/or the novel will be studied in terms of structure, plot, setting, character development, point of view, tone and style which, in concert, will provide a deeper understanding of the author's vision. Prerequisites:
This course focuses on film as a mode of literary expression and developing a baseline knowledge of the techniques and devices of literature, selected films are viewed and discussed as works of literature. Only films which were created as films - that is, not based on books or works of drama - are considered. This is not a "film" course, and techniques relating to film are not studied. Prerequisites:
A survey of the works of distinguished science fiction writers from Jules Verne to the present. Novels and short stories by writers such as H.G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, Kurt Vonnegut, Robert Heinlein, Arthur Clarke and Ray Bradbury will be read and discussed. Discussions will be aimed at determining the specific characteristics of the genre and its relationship to fantasy and traditional fiction. Prerequisites:
Readings in all genres of African American literature, and these reading will cover historical periods that include the pre-enslavement of Africans, the Colonial Era, the enslavement, and Reconstruction/Post Reconstruction. This covers the period from 1400s to the early 1910s Prerequisites:
Readings in all genres of African American literature, and these reading will cover historical periods that include the Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights/ Protest Era, The Black Aesthetic Movement/Black Arts Movements, and the New Black Aesthetic Movements/Contemporary Period. This covers the period from 1920s to the present. Prerequisites:
This course presents a survey of the graphic novel both in the U.S. and globally from the late 1970s to now. By the end of the course, students will be able to write essays about literary texts in the graphic novel form, define and discuss the characteristics of sequential storytelling, and use secondary sources to analyze specific works from diverse social and cultural perspectives. Equally, they will be able to delineate both the graphic novel's chronological evolution and its various genres. Prerequisites:
This course will analyze the images of women in literary works by female 0 and/or male authors. The class will analyze literature from diverse time periods and countries. The literature will be discussed as a product of its time period and culture with focus on the societal expectations of women and gender dynamics presented by the authors. Prerequisites:
The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with works of literature and their adaptations into films. Both forms will be discussed and studied as expressions of human experiences. The emphasis of the course will be on the literary work; typically, the film will be viewed and discussed as an adaptation of that work. Prerequisites:
This course is designed to familiarize the student with what some of our best writers are doing today; possible emphases include journeys into the mind and the effects of electronic media. Such writers as Kerouac, Ginsberg, Barthelme, Baraka, Pynchon, Barth, Bellow and Oates may be discussed. Prerequisites:
Introduction to Creative Writing entails the study of the craft of creative writing. Over the course of the semester, students will learn to identify and discuss the characteristics of literary creative writing, compose basic works with of creative writing, employ effective editing and revision skills, and use a standardized vocabulary to justify aesthetic literary judgments. Class enrollment is limited to 20 students. Prerequisites: 0 ENG 101 - English Composition I with a minimum grade of C
This course is a general introduction to the comedies, histories, and tragedies of Shakespeare. The aim of the course is to enable the student to appreciate Shakespeare's dramatic ability, his skill with language, and his insights into humanity. Prerequisites:
This is a specialized sophomore level course typically dealing with a different subject each time the course is offered. Each course will present a body of literary materials which will serve as the basis for assisting the student in strengthening sensitivity to literature and developing the critical abilities needed for understanding, evaluating and appreciating literature. Consult the English Department for a detailed description of the course currently being offered. Prerequisites:
This is a specialized sophomore level course typically dealing with a different subject each time the course is offered. Each course will present a body of literary materials which will serve as the basis for assisting the student in strengthening sensitivity to literature and developing the critical abilities needed for understanding, evaluating and appreciating literature. Consult the English Department for a detailed description of the course currently being offered. This Honors course fosters high-achieving students' growth towards learning outcomes such as: problem solving, often with creative approaches; critical reading; forming judgments based on evidence, often from integrative learning; clear, persuasive research writing; oral presentation; and articulate reflection on personal growth. Honors courses are more likely to utilize student-driven active learning, emphasizing exploration and discovery, rather than the acquisition of specific knowledge; faculty might provide projects with no pre-determined conclusion, but with real-world application. Prerequisites:
