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2018-2019 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses

 
  

  • ENGL 3410 - American Literature: Romanticism and Transcendentalism

    3 unit(s)
    Literature of the United States between 1800 and 1865. Emphasis on romanticism and transcendentalism, and their representative writers.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 3150.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 3420 - American Literature: Realism and Naturalism

    3 unit(s)
    Literature of the United States after the second half of the nineteenth century. Emphasis is on realistic depiction of characters and events of everyday life including psychological realism and philosophical determinism.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 3150.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  
  
  

  • ENGL 3500-3520 - Studies in Film

    4 unit(s)

    Examinations of film as a verbal and visual medium, and as a reflector of history and culture. Typical courses include Contemporary Films, American Films, Foreign Films, and Film and Literature.  These courses have no prerequisites and are designed for students in all majors.

     


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  
  

  • ENGL 3513 - Contemporary Films

    4 unit(s)
    The following courses were not found in the supplied content but, were listed in program requirements. Please review and provide us, if possible, with the correct information.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 3515 - American Films

    4 unit(s)
    The following courses were not found in the supplied content but, were listed in program requirements. Please review and provide us, if possible, with the correct information.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 3550 - Years of War, Days of Peace: Post-1945 Literature and Film

    3 unit(s)
    A look at films, novels, and poetry of the Cold War, the war in Viet Nam, and Persian Gulf War. One of two paired courses in the G.E. Summit Program (War and Peace).

    Satisfies G.E. area UD-C and the Multicultural Requirement. Upper Division G.E. courses are designed to be taken after upper-division status (completion of 60 semester units) is attained.

    Prerequisites: Completion of lower-division G.E. area C2 requirements, and consent of Summit Program Coordinator.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 3700 - Introduction to Language

    3 unit(s)
    An introduction to the study of language. Topics include: Language and communication, the structure of utterances, and the meaning of utterances and language in society.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 3920 - Survey of World Literature

    3 unit(s)
    (Formerly Masterpieces of World Literature) A survey of important literary works from non-Anglo-American cultures. Includes readings from the ancient through the post-colonial period.

    Satisfies G.E. area UD-C. Upper Division G.E. courses are designed to be taken after upper-division status (completion of 60 semester units) is attained.

    Prerequisites: Completion of lower-division area General Education C2 requirement.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  
  

  • ENGL 3940 - Multicultural American Literature

    3 unit(s)
    (Formerly Literature of American Cultures) An examination of American literature by authors from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

    Satisfies G.E. area UD-C and the Multicultural Requirement. Upper Division G.E. courses are designed to be taken after upper-division status (completion of 60 semester units) is attained.

    Prerequisites: Completion of lower-division area General Education C2 requirement and upper-division standing.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 3945 - Multicultural California Literature

    3 unit(s)
    An examination of California literature written by authors from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

    Satisfies G.E. area UD-C and the Multicultural Requirement. Upper Division G.E. courses are designed to be taken after upper-division status (completion of 60 semester units) is attained.

    Prerequisites: Completion of lower-division area General Education C2 requirement and upper-division standing.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 3950 - International Non-European Women Authors

    3 unit(s)
    (Offered under the subjects GEND and ENGL) Readings in women authors from the non-European world, i.e., from Africa, India, the Near East, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 3150 or consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 4010 - Introduction to Rhetoric

    4 unit(s)
    (Formerly ENGL 3011) Study the art of persuasive speaking, writing, and information design.  Apply classical and contemporary rhetorical theory to analyze diverse media and current issues.  Practice creating effective oral, written, and visual communications for school, career, and life.

    Satisfies G.E. area UD-C. Upper Division G.E. courses are designed to be taken after upper-division status (completion of 60 semester units) is attained.

    Prerequisites: Junior standing and ENGL 2000 or equivalent.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 4011 - Playwriting/Screenwriting

    4 unit(s)
    (Formerly Script Writing) Introduces students to the fundamentals of writing for stage and screen, studying dramatic construction, character development, etc. Class covers one-act and full-length plays, as well as 30- and 60-minute TV shows, TV movies, and feature films. May be repeated once for credit.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 4012 - Fiction Writing

    4 unit(s)
    Students will study various fictional forms and write short-shorts, stories, and/or novel chapters. May be repeated once for credit.

    Prerequisites: Upper-division standing.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  
  
  

  • ENGL 4015 - Grant and Proposal Writing

    3 unit(s)
    Course introduces students to the grant writing process (including how to locate and evaluate grants) and provides them with experience writing grant applications.

    Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 4019 - Editing Literary Magazines

    3 unit(s)
    Examination of various university literary magazines and consideration of editorial policy, criteria for selection, and processes. The production of an issue of the campus literary and art magazine.

    Prerequisites: Upper-division standing.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  
  
  

  • ENGL 4107 - American Novel I

    3 unit(s)
    The American novel in the nineteenth century. Authors to be studied include Cooper, Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, Howells, James, Crane, and/or others.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 3150.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 4108 - American Novel II

    3 unit(s)
    The American novel in the twentieth century. Authors to be studied include Wharton, Cather, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Steinbeck, and/or others.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 3150.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 4109 - The Contemporary Novel

    3 unit(s)
    The novel in English in the 1970s and 1980s including, but not limited to, works from Britain, Canada, and the United States. Authors to be studied include Anita Bookner, Margaret Atwood, Toni Morrison, Ann Tyler, Wallace Stegner, and/or others.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 3150.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  
  

  • ENGL 4115 - 20th-Century British Novel

    3 unit(s)
    (Formerly 20th-Century English Novel) The development of the British novel during the twentieth century with fluctuations between tradition and innovation. Typical readings may include Bennett, Forster, Conrad, Joyce, Woolf, Drabble, Carter.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 3150.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  
  
  

  • ENGL 4135 - Dramatic Literature II

    3 unit(s)
    Analysis of drama as a literary form. Includes examination of plays by such writers as: Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Shaw, Beckett, Brecht, Williams, Pinter, and/or others.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 3150.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 4140 - American Drama

    3 unit(s)
    The American drama in the twentieth century. Authors to be studied include Eugene O’Neill, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and/or others.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 3150.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  
  
  
  

  • ENGL 4510 - British Women Authors

    3 unit(s)
    (Formerly Women Authors) (Offered under the subjects ENGL and GEND) Readings in prose and poetry by British women authors selected to highlight the tradition of female writings. Significant themes, techniques, circumstances, and authors from the 17th century to the 21th.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 3150.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 4520 - American Women Authors

    3 unit(s)
    (Formerly ENGL 4510) (Offered under the subjects ENGL and GEND) Readings in prose and poetry by American women authors selected to highlight the tradition of female writings. Significant themes, techniques, circumstances, and authors from the 17th century to the 21th.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 3150.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 4530 - Gender and Sexuality in Literature

    3 unit(s)
    (Offered under the subjects ENGL and GEND) Introduction to sexuality studies through literature and theory.

    Satisfies G.E. area UD-C and the Multicultural Requirement. Upper Division G.E. courses are designed to be taken after upper-division status (completion of 60 semester units) is attained.

    Prerequisites: Upper-division standing.  ENGL 3150 and/or GEND 3000 is recommended but not required.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 4600 - Tutorial Projects in English (WP)

    3 unit(s)
    An inquiry into the techniques of teaching the reading and writing of the English language. Instruction in the problems involved in tutoring students in English. May be repeated once for credit.

    Satisfies upper-division writing proficiency requirement.

    Prerequisites: Completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test with a passing score.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 4610 - Literature and Writing for Secondary School English Teachers

    4 unit(s)
    (Formerly Curriculum and Instruction: English) Emphasis on language arts curriculum for secondary and junior high school. Field observation.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 3009, ENGL 4850, and consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 4615 - TESOL Methods

    3 unit(s)
    For prospective teachers of English to speakers of other languages (TESOL), teachers of multicultural K-adult ESL classes, and teachers in bilingual education programs. Topics will include current approaches, methods, techniques and materials for various English as a second/foreign language settings.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 4620 - Children’s Literature

    3 unit(s)
    Introduction to children’s literature: fiction, poetry, drama, fantasy, fairy tales, folklore, and ethnic materials. Analysis and investigation of the techniques of teaching literature to children.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  
  

  • ENGL 4800 - Second Language Acquisition

    3 unit(s)
    For prospective teachers of English to speakers of other languages, teachers of multicultural K-adult ESL classes, and teachers in bilingual education settings. Topics will include: Comparison/contrast of first and second language acquisition (SLA), cognitive strategies in SLA, personality and SLA, sociocultural factors in SLA, discourse analysis, error analysis, and inter-language.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 4850 - English Grammar

    3 unit(s)
    An extensive review of the principles of English grammar, designed particularly for teachers and prospective teachers of English; the changing notions of grammar: differences between colloquial and formal standard American English.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 4925 - Studies in World Literature

    3 unit(s)
    Studies in world literature with variable content. Typical courses include Third World Novel and Myth in Literature: The Metamorphosis Motif. Two different titles may be taken for credit.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 3150.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 4930 - Special Studies in American Literature

    1-5 unit(s)
    Special studies in some area of American literature. Course content may vary from term to term. Typical courses include American Immigrant Literature, the American dream and American literature, The Literature of American Minorities, or California writers and the California scene. Different titles may be taken for credit under this number.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 3150.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 4950 - Special Studies in English Literature

    1-5 unit(s)
    Special studies in some area of English literature. Course content may vary from term to term. Typical courses include women in nineteenth and twentieth century literature, realism in English literature, minor writers, London in English literature. Different titles may be taken for credit under this number.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 3150.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 4980 - Individual Study

    1-4 unit(s)
    For students capable of independent work and in need of advanced or specialized study. May be repeated for a total of six units.

    Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 4990 - Senior Seminar - Literature

    4 unit(s)
    Capstone course for the major.  Advanced study in literature.  Typical seminars will focus on a genre, period, or single author.  A writing activity/portfolio assessment is required.  Class typically will meet 3 hours per week, with one additional hour per week in writing groups and tutorial sessions.

    Prerequisites: Completion of 18 units of upper division English and senior standing.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 4991 - TESOL Senior Seminar

    4 unit(s)
    Capstone course for both English and Liberal Studies students in the TESOL Concentrations.  The course will focus on selected topics in second language acquisition and teaching methodology.  Each participant will conduct original research and prepare a “progressive” seminar paper on a relevant topic.  Students will provide demonstrations of effective English-language lessons.

    Prerequisites: Senior standing; completion of ENGL 4615 and ENGL 4800.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 5000 - Graduate Studies: Critical Theory and Research

    3 unit(s)
    Theory of literary criticism, from classicism to postmodernity. Modern approaches and methods in the study of the uses of language and literature. Bibliographical resources and methods for graduate work in English.

    Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of English Graduate Coordinator.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 5001 - Graduate Studies: History of Rhetoric and Writing

    3 unit(s)
    Introduces students to the history of writing studies. The course traces rhetoric and the teaching of writing from classical origins to modern times. Open to students in all concentrations.

    Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of English Graduate Coordinator.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 5010 - Seminar: Composition/Rhetoric

    3 unit(s)
    Emphasis will be on rhetorical theories and composition studies. Topics for this seminar may vary from semester to semester.

    Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of English Graduate Coordinator.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 5020 - Assessment in English

    3 unit(s)
    Focuses on assessment ranging from that of specific assignments, examinations, and types of student discourse to longitudinal program assessment of design, curriculum, instruction, and learning outcomes. Students will participate in departmental or other assigned assessment projects.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 5001 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 5001 or consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 5150 - History of the English Language

    3 unit(s)
    A historical overview of the English language, including Old, Middle, Modern, and American English; study of morphology, syntax, lexicon, dialect, and semantics as well as the literature and culture of the different historical periods.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 5550 - Seminar in British Literature: Genres

    3 unit(s)
    Course will focus on a particular genre emerging from the canons of British Literature. Topics may include Tragedy, Comedy, Satire, Melodrama, Travel Writing, Fantasy/Science Fiction, The Epic, The Bildungsroman, and so on. Genre courses may also focus on particular subgenres of British Literature: Theatre of the Absurd or The Tudor History Play, for example. May be repeated once, if topic is different, for credit. Specific topics assigned by the instructor.

    Prerequisites: Graduate Standing or consent of English Graduate Coordinator.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 5560 - Seminar in British Literature: Periods

    3 unit(s)
    Course will focus on a period in British literary history (e.g. Romanticism, Victorianism, Modernism, contemporary). May be repeated once, if topic is different, for credit. Specific topics assigned by the instructor.

    Prerequisites: Graduate Standing or consent of the English Graduate Coordinator.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 5570 - Seminar in British Literature: Traditions and Movements

    3 unit(s)
    Course may focus on the works produced within a particular movement (e.g., Petrarchanism, Sentimentalism, Romanticism, Victorianism, Aestheticism (Art of Art’s Sake), Realism, Symbolism/Impressionism, etc.), or on the literary traditions of writers and texts within a defined group, region, or locale (e.g. Bluestockings, Grub Street Writers, British Women Writers, Bloomsbury Group, Irish Renaissance, Scottish Enlightenment, Poets of the Lake District, British Colonial Authors, British Post-Colonial Authors, etc.). May be repeated once, if topic is different, for credit. Specific topics assigned by the instructor.

    Prerequisites: Graduate Standing or consent of the English Graduate Coordinator.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 5580 - Seminar in British Literature: Authors

    3 unit(s)
    Course will focus on the works of one or more British author, playwright, or poet. May be repeated once, if topic is different, for credit. Specific topics assigned by the instructor.

    Prerequisites: Graduate Standing or consent of English Graduate Coordinator.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 5650 - Seminar in American Literature: Genres

    3 unit(s)
    Course will focus on a particular genre of American Literature. Topics may include traditional genres (The Novel, Drama, etc.) or genre more broadly construed (detective fiction, sentimental lyric, slave narrative, etc.). May be repeated once, if topic is different, for credit. Specific topics assigned by the instructor.

    Prerequisites: Graduate Standing or consent of the English Graduate Coordinator.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 5660 - Seminar in American Literature: Periods

    3 unit(s)
    Course will focus on a particular period in American literary history (Colonial Literature, Literature of the New Republic, Depression-Era Literature, Turn-into-the-20th Century Literature, Mid-Twentieth Century, Contemporary Literature, etc. May be repeated once, if topic is different, for credit. Specific topics assigned by the instructor.

    Prerequisites: Graduate Standing or consent of the English Graduate Coordinator.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 5670 - Seminar in American Literature: Traditions and Movements

    3 unit(s)
    Course may focus on the works produced within a particular movement (e.g. Transcendentalism, Realism, the Harlem Renaissance, Modernism, the Beat Movement, etc.), or on the literary traditions of writers and texts within a defined group,  region, or locale (e.g., Hispanic American Literature, Southern Literature, American Women Writers, Literature of the Great Central Valley, etc.). May be repeated once, if topic is different, for credit. Specific topics assigned by the instructor.

    Prerequisites: Graduate Standing or consent of the English Graduate Coordinator.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 5680 - Seminar in American Literature: Authors

    3 unit(s)
    Course will focus on the works of one or more American author, playwright, or poet. May be repeated once, if topic is different, for credit. Specific topics assigned by the instructor.

    Prerequisites: Graduate Standing or consent of the English Graduate Coordinator.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 5800 - Advanced TESOL Theory and Methodology

    3 unit(s)
    Provides students in the TESOL concentration the opportunity to examine in depth the interaction between second language teaching methodology and second language acquisition theory, with special emphasis on adult language learning. Some classroom observation required.

    Prerequisites: Graduate standing, ENGL 4615 and 4800.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 5850 - Linguistics for Teachers

    3 unit(s)
    Designed to familiarize students with the variety of applications of linguistics to teaching composition. Topics covered will include Transformations and Style; What Do You Teach When You Teach Grammar?; What’s Awkward About AWK?; The Relationship Between Reading and Writing, etc.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 3750 or 4850 or consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 5870 - Research in Composition

    3 unit(s)
    An introduction to research methods in composition, with an emphasis on qualitative research. Includes regular meetings with the student’s assigned supervisor and master teacher.

    Prerequisites: Completion of one of the MA-RTW core courses.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 5884 - Practicum in Teaching Composition and Literature

    1 unit(s)
    Supervised discussion of classroom experiences of those teaching literature and composition.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 5894; or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 5894; or appointment as a graduate assistant in the Department of English for the term.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 5894 - Teaching Composition

    3 unit(s)
    Practical introduction to the major pedagogical theories and research in writing strategies. Open to students in all concentrations.

    Prerequisites: Graduate standing.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  
  
  

  • ENGL 5950 - Selected Topics in English

    1-5 unit(s)
    (Topics to be specified in Class Schedule) Development of a selected topic in English. Topics will vary. Different topics may be taken for credit.

    Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 5960 - Advanced Projects in English

    1-4 unit(s)
    Directed study in applied research. Students will refute, refine, or replicate existing research on a subject of relevance to composition or critical analysis. Findings will be presented in a colloquium. The project will usually take more than one term to complete.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 5001 and consent of the English Graduate Director.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  
  
  

  • ENGL 7005 - Continuing Thesis or Project

    0 unit(s)
    Non-credit course.  Applicable to those students who have completed all registration for graduate coursework and who have registered for the maximum number of thesis or project required by their program. Students must register each semester or term until they have secured faculty approval for their theses or projects.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENGL 7006 - Continuing Comprehensive Examination

    0 unit(s)
    Non-credit course:  Applicable to those students who have completed all registration for graduate course work required by their program.  Students must register for each semester or term in which they take their comprehensive examination unless they are enrolled in other course work.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENTO 3000 - Principles of Entomology

    4 unit(s)
    Classification, control, life history, structure, ecology, and basic physiology of insects.

    Prerequisites: BIOL 1050 and BIOL 1150 (or equivalent introductory series) and CHEM 1100 and CHEM 1110 with grades of C- or higher.

    Hours: (Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 6 hours; field trips)






    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ENTO 4330 - Medical and Veterinary Entomology

    4 unit(s)
    Natural history and taxonomy of arthropods of medical (including forensic) and veterinary importance in temperate, tropical, and subtropical regions of the world with emphasis on the role arthropods play as vectors and transmitters of disease. The laboratory involves techniques of collection and taxonomic identification, dissections, and field experiments on carrion-arthropod succession to demonstrate the utility of arthropods in medicolegal investigations.

    Prerequisites: BIOL 1050 and BIOL 1150 (or equivalent introductory series) and CHEM 1100 and CHEM 1110 with grades of C- or higher.

    Hours: (Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours; field trips and experiments)






    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ESE 0110 - Composition Workshop

    1 unit(s)
    Introduction to University writing.  Instruction is based on developing rhetorical reading skills, summarizing and analyzing texts, and writing college-level essays.  Offered only in summer. For students who score 146 or below on the English Placement Test (EPT).


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ESE 1000 - Introduction to Composition

    3 unit(s)
    Introduction to academic writing. Instruction is based on the Competencies for First-Year Composition with particular emphasis on reading skills as well as focus, development, organization, and control of language for sentences, paragraphs, and essays.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ESL 1000 - Editing for Language and Dialect

    4 unit(s)
    (Formerly Beginning English and Grammar for ESL Students) Editing and sentence-level grammar skills.  Focus on improving grammar, improving editing skills for individual problems, and increasing writing fluency.  Individualized tutoring an integral part of the course.

    Satisfies G.E. area C2.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ESL 1005 - Essay Skills for Language and Dialect

    4 unit(s)
    (Formerly Intermediate English and Grammar for ESL Students) Composition process:  drafting, revising, editing.  Additional focus on reading and vocabulary to improve comprehension and fluency in standard academic English.  Individualized tutoring an integral part of the course.

    Satisfies G.E. area C2.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ESL 2000 - Essay Strategies and Vocabulary for Language and Dialect

    3 unit(s)
    (Formerly English Grammar and Composition for Foreign Students) Continuing editing and sentence-level grammar skills:  improving grammar, editing skills for individualized problems, and fluency.  Individualized tutoring an integral part of the course.

    Satisfies G.E. area C2.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ESM 0099 - College Preparatory Math

    1 unit(s)
    Students will use a CAI software (e.g., ALEKS or some other software) covering the standard college prep math topics from pre-algebra, beginning algebra, and intermediate algebra.  This course is only open to incoming freshmen prior to matriculating and satisfies the CSU’s Math Early Start requirement.  Credit earned does not count toward unit requirements for graduation.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ESM 0103 - Pre- and Beginning Algebra

    4 unit(s)
    Uses methods and strategies that have been designed to enhance student success in the course. Transition from arithmetic to algebra; operations on real numbers and algebraic expressions; polynomials, rational expressions, square roots; solving elementary equations and word problems.  Satisfactory completion of this course fulfills the prerequisite for MATH 0106. Credit earned does not count toward unit requirements for graduation, for general education, or for any major. Prebaccalaureate Note: Courses numbered 0001-0999 are prebaccalaureate level and do not carry unit credit toward the 120 units required for a bachelor’s degree.

    Prerequisites: ELM score between 0 and 32.

    Hours: Four lecture hours per week, utilizing directed learning activities.






    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ESM 0106 - Intermediate Algebra for Non-Math/Science

    4 unit(s)
    Uses methods and strategies that have been designed to enhance student success.  Introduction to the basic properties of arithmetic, real numbers, variables, equations, algebraic expressions, functions and their graphs.  Includes evaluation of expressions and formulas; translation from words to symbols; solutions of linear equations and inequalities; absolute value; powers and roots; solving two linear equations in two unknowns; applications.  Credit earned does not count toward unit requirements for graduation, for general education, or for any major. Prebaccalaureate Note: Courses numbered 0001-0999 are prebaccalaureate level and do not carry unit credit toward the 120 units required for a bachelor’s degree. Primarily for business, social science, humanities, fine arts, and undecided-major students.

    Prerequisites: MATH 0103 or ELM score between 34 and 48, inclusive, or equivalent.

    Hours: Four lecture hours per week, utilizing directed learning activities.






    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ETHS 2000 - The African American Experience

    3 unit(s)
    The African American Experience captures the historical, sociological, political, economic, and public policy experiences and perspectives of people of African descent throughout the United States and throughout the diaspora.  Course will focus on slavery, emancipation, and reconstruction with an emphasis on movements of liberation, self-determination, and the affirmation of equal rights.

    Satisfies G.E. area D2.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ETHS 2050 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies

    3 unit(s)
    Course introduces students to the origins, history, and contemporary themes of Ethnic Studies. The course highlights the struggles of historically underrepresented groups and the importance of student and community activism in creating social change.

    Satisfies G.E. area D2 and the Multicultural Requirement.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ETHS 2100 - The Chicana/o-Latina/o Experience

    3 unit(s)
    Course will examine the historical, economic, social and political forces shaping the Chicana/o and Latina/o experience in the United States. Course will expose students to a critical mapping of the various struggles faced by Chicana/os and Latina/os, and the enduring relationship to socially constructed categories of racial, ethnic, class, gender, and sexual differences across and within different regions of the United States.

    Satisfies G.E. area D2.


    Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes | University Bookstore
  

  • ETHS 2200 - The Asian American Experience

    3 unit(s)
    An introduction to Asian American Studies and the Asian American experience.  The diversity and contemporary issues of Asian American communities will be examined.  The racialized experiences of Asian Americans will be analyzed through theoretical concepts and application.  Collective action and empowerment in Asian American communities will also be explored.

    Satisfies G.E. area D2.


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  • ETHS 2300 - Introduction to Native American/Indigenous Studies

    3 unit(s)
    Course introduces students to the origins and contemporary themes of Native American/Indigenous Studies. The course highlights the issues and activist movements of Native American/Indigenous communities. The course will also examine the importance of indigeneity in the U.S. and globally through the experiences of indigenous groups.

    Satisfies G.E. area D2 and the Multicultural Requirement.


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  • ETHS 2950 - Selected Topics in Ethnic Studies

    1-5 unit(s)
    Development of a selected branch of ethnic studies. (Topics to be specified in Class Schedule) Topics vary each term, thus different topics may be taken for credit.


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  • ETHS 3100 - Asian Americans in Media and Popular Culture

    3 unit(s)
    A critique of dominant representations of Asian Americans in media and popular culture. The ways in which media and art are used by Asian Americans for social change will also be explored. Students create their own forms of media and art to accurately represent Asian Americans.

    Satisfies G.E. area UD-D and the Multicultural Requirement. Upper Division G.E. courses are designed to be taken after upper-division status (completion of 60 semester units) is attained.


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  • ETHS 3110 - Chicano Images in Film

    3 unit(s)
    Course will examine the participation and images of Mexicans, Latinos, Chicanos in the American film industry from a multicultural perspective.

    Satisfies G.E. area UD-D and the Multicultural Requirement. Upper Division G.E. courses are designed to be taken after upper-division status (completion of 60 semester units) is attained.


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  • ETHS 3115 - Chican@ and Latin@ Cultural Production

    3 unit(s)
    A critical approach to Chican@ and Latin@ art, cultural production, and activism. The diverse experiences and social issues of Chican@ and Latin@ populations will be examined through artistic expression and cultural production. The course also applies art and cultural production for social change and awareness.


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  • ETHS 3200 - Chicana Activism and Identity

    3 unit(s)
    (Formerly Gender Roles in the Chicano Community) (Offered under the subjects GEND and ETHS) An interdisciplinary exploration of the historical contexts, political institutions, social practices and cultural formations that have produced Chicana feminisms and identities.  We will explore the intersectionality of race, class, gender, and sexuality and the multiple ways in which Chicana feminist scholarship has explored and theorized the lives of Chicanas.


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  • ETHS 3250 - African American Images in the Arts and Media

    3 unit(s)
    Course will explore the African Americans and the African Diaspora in artistic and media production.

    Satisfies G.E. area UD-D and the Multicultural Requirement. Upper Division G.E. courses are designed to be taken after upper-division status (completion of 60 semester units) is attained.


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  • ETHS 3300 - The Hmong American Experience

    3 unit(s)
    Explores the multi-generational Hmong American experience.  Examines the history and contemporary issues of Hmong Americans in relation to other immigrant and minority groups.

    Satisfies G.E. area UD-D and the Multicultural Requirement. Upper Division G.E. courses are designed to be taken after upper-division status (completion of 60 semester units) is attained.


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