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Course Descriptions

 

Economics
  

  • ECON 292 Special Topics In Economics

    Credits: 2
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Economics. Student option grading.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • ECON 293 Special Topics In Economics

    Credits: 3
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Economics. Student option grading.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • ECON 294 Special Topics In Economics

    Credits: 4
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Economics. Student option grading.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • ECON 295 Special Topics In Economics

    Credits: 5
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Economics. Student option grading.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • ECON 297 Individual Project In Economics

    Credits: 1
    Individual project in a specific area of economics. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  

  • ECON 298 Individual Project In Economics

    Credits: 2
    Individual project in a specific area of Economics. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  

  • ECON 299 Individual Project In Economics

    Credits: 3
    Individual project in a specific area of Economics. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  

  • ECON& 201 Micro Economics

    Credits: 5
    How do consumer and producer choices influence social outcomes? Issues include competition and corporate power, wealth and poverty, environmental quality, and role of government in a market economy. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: MATH 098  or MATH 099  with a grade of 2.0 or better. Placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • ECON& 202 Macro Economics

    Credits: 5
    What determines national economic growth and prosperity? What causes booms and busts? What are the effects of government policies regarding taxes, government spending and money supply? Issues include: unemployment, inflation, international trade and globalization. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: ECON& 201   or equivalent with a grade of 2.0 or better, and placement into MATH 099  . Completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099  /EAPAB 099  or equivalent with a grade of 2.0 or better, or placement into ENGL& 101  .
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring

Education
  

  • EDUC& 291 Field Experience II

    Credits: 3
    In pre-K-12 setting, work alongside teacher/paraeducator, observing and demonstrating best practices. In seminar and reflection, link experiences with WA State Paraeducator Competencies for ELL and Special Education. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes.

Education Learning Assistance
  

  • EDULA 199 Tutoring Writing & Learning: Theory & Practice

    Credits: 3
    This course combines classroom instruction with supervised practice for students wanting to work as tutors in The Writing & Learning Studio. Topics include writing center theory and practice, learning theory, and tutoring principles and strategies with a focus on helping writers during all stages of the writing process. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Minimum grade of 3.5 in ENGL& 101  and interview with instructor.
    Instructor permission required: Yes.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • EDULA 291 Special Topics In Education Learning Assistance

    Credits: 1
    Classes focus on specific issues and/or topics of interest in education learning assistance.
  

  • EDULA 292 Special Topics In Education Learning Assistance

    Credits: 2
    Classes focus on specific issues and/or topics of interest in education learning assistance.

Engineering
  

  • ENGR 090 Independent Study Engineering

    Credits: 3
    Variable Credit: Yes.
    Students study engineering topics individually or in small groups using the Computer Science and Engineering Learning Center. This course is an opportunity for tutorial instruction, exploration of available campus resources, and college success topics. No appointments are necessary. Mandatory P/NC grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Concurrent enrollment in any ENGR or ENGR& course required.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • ENGR 100 Introduction to Engineering and Design

    Credits: 4
    Introduction to the engineering profession and design process. Course includes guest speakers, team activities, and career planning. Communication, creative skills, and teamwork are developed utilizing journals, written reports, poster presentations, and sketching. Mandatory decimal grading.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • ENGR 102 Introduction to Electronics

    Credits: 5
    Introduction to electronics, test equipment and manufacture of electronic systems using a project based approach. Covers manufacturing techniques, including prototyping, assembly and soldering. Projects will include alternative energy systems characterization, sound modulation and music synthesis. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: MATH 099  and ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , with grades of 2.0 or better.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • ENGR 115 Introduction to Statics and Engineering Problems

    Credits: 5
    Introduction to fundamental engineering principles including dimensional analysis, vector algebra, statics, and selected engineering topics. Designed to develop ability to analyze and solve engineering problems in a clear systematic manner. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: ENGR& 114  and MATH& 142  with a grade of 2.0 or better.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Winter
  

  • ENGR 202 Design of Logic Circuits

    Credits: 5
    Introduction to the basic components of logic circuits. Design and analysis of combinational and sequential logic circuits using relevant theorems, mathematical models, and hardware description language. Includes exposure to modern methods and design tools. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Prior programming experience and placement into ENGL& 101 , and MATH 099  with a grade of 2.0 or better, or instructor permission.
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  

  • ENGR 206 Advanced Solid Works

    Credits: 3
    Advanced 3D CAD models using SolidWorks parametric solid modeling; swept and lofted shapes; assembly interference checking, collision detection, dynamic clearance, physical dynamics and simulation surfaces, use of Photo Works rendering, and Cosmos FEA in linear static, frequency, buckling, and thermal analysis. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: ENGR& 114  with a grade of 2.0 or better, or instructor permission.
    When Typically Offered: Winter, Spring
  

  • ENGR 240 Applied Numerical Methods

    Credits: 5
    Numerical solutions to problems in engineering and science using modern scientific computing tools. Application of mathematical judgment in selecting computational algorithms and communicating results. Introduction to MATLAB programming for numerical computation. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: CS 121  or CS& 141  or ENGR 202  with 2.0 or better strongly recommended. MATH 208  recommended.
    Prerequisite Required: MATH 207  with 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently).
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  

  • ENGR 294 Special Topics: Engineering

    Credits: 4
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in engineering.
  

  • ENGR 297 Individual Project In Engineering

    Credits: 1
    Individual project in a specific area of engineering. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of student’s educational and work experience.
  

  • ENGR 298 Individual Project In Engineering

    Credits: 2
    Individual project in a specific area of engineering. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of student’s educational and work experience.
  

  • ENGR 299 Individual Project In Engineering

    Credits: 3
    Individual project in a specific area of engineering. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of student’s educational and work experience.
  

  • ENGR& 104 Introduction to Design: Mechatronics & Robotics

    Credits: 5
    Introduction to design methodologies using mechatronics and robotics systems as case studies. Students will learn principles of design methods, then use rapid prototyping tools to design and build electronics and mechanical components, assemble these into a robot and program it to accomplish a specific design goal. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: ENGR& 114  or ENGR 102  or CS 121  or CS& 141  or ENGR 202  or PHYS& 221 , with a grade of 2.0 or better.
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  

  • ENGR& 114 Engineering Graphics

    Credits: 5
    Development of 2D and 3D visualization skills, fundamentals of orthographic projection, isometric and engineering drawings and dimensioning using hand sketching, AutoCAD, and Solid Works. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , and MATH 099 , with grades of 2.0 or better, or instructor permission.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • ENGR& 204 Electrical Circuits

    Credits: 6
    Introduction to basic circuit and systems concepts. Development of mathematical models of components including resistors, sources, capacitors, inductors, operational amplifiers and transistors. Solution of first and second order linear differential equations associated with circuit forms. Steady state sinusoidal excitation and phasors. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: PHYS& 222  or ENGR 102 , and MATH 207 , with grades of 2.0 or better.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • ENGR& 214 Statics

    Credits: 5
    Principles of engineering statics, basic concepts, resultants, forcecouple relationships, equilibrium diagrams, equilibrium analysis, three-dimensional structures, two-dimensional frames, trusses, beams and friction. Vector algebra used throughout the course. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: Completion of MATH& 151  is strongly recommended before enrolling in ENGR& 214, but may be taken concurrently.
    Prerequisite Required: ENGR& 114 , ENGR 115  with a grade of 2.0 or better.
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  

  • ENGR& 215 Dynamics

    Credits: 5
    A general treatment of the dynamics of particles and rigid bodies using vectors; kinematics, kinetics, momentum and energy principles for particles and rigid bodies; use of total acceleration equation. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: PHYS& 221 , ENGR& 214  and MATH& 163  with grades of 2.0 or better. (MATH& 163  may be taken concurrently.)
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  

  • ENGR& 225 Mechanics of Materials

    Credits: 5
    An introduction to the mechanics of solids, strain and deformation, stress, stress-strain relationships; torsion, stresses due to bending; combined stresses using Mohr’s circle. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: ENGR& 214  and MATH& 152  with grades of 2.0 or better.
    When Typically Offered: Winter

English
  

  • ENGL 080 Critical Thinking In College and Life

    Credits: 10
    Students improve their critical and creative thinking skills to become successful in college. Students learn strategies for reading, writing, problem-solving, self-assessment, and navigating college systems in the context of their educational goals and life interests. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Placement into ENGL 080. Registration requires the signature of an approved advisor.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • ENGL 089 Learning Studio

    Credits: 1-3
    Students work on level-appropriate assignments to develop vocabulary, study strategies, and/or reading comprehension using The Writing & Learning Studio resources. Possible topics: memory, note-taking, learning from textbooks, English word study, critical reading skills. For students in all disciplines. 20 hours attendance for each credit. Mandatory P/NC grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Non-native English speakers must be above ESL Level 4.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • ENGL 090 Reading and Writing In the Academic Subjects

    Credits: 5
    Students develop abilities for successful reading, writing and learning in college. They learn how knowledge and information are organized in college and how to improve achievement across disciplines. Students explore academic/career goals. Usually offered in conjunction with Study Skills 100 for a total of 10 credits. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of ENGL 080  or equivalent with a 2.0 or better, or placement into ENGL 090, or instructor permission.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • ENGL 098 Writing Studio

    Credits: 1-3
    Students work on level-appropriate writing activities for academic professional, or personal enhancement using The Writing & Learning Studio resources. Possible activities: essays, research papers, resumes, personal statements, grammar, spelling, punctuation. Useful for students in all disciplines. Each credit requires 20 hours attendance. Previously ENGL 099. Mandatory P/NC grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Non-native English speakers must be above ESL Level 4.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • ENGL 099 Analytical Reading and Writing

    Credits: 5
    Students develop analytical reading, writing, and thinking skills necessary for writing college-level essays. Previously ENGL 100. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of ENGL 090  or equivalent with a 2.0 or better, or placement into ENGL 099, or instructor permission.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • ENGL 154 Great Works of Asian Literature

    Credits: 5
    Students explore classic literature of Asian countries such as China, Japan, India, Vietnam & Korea. They will examine how the literature and sense of beauty in each country are influenced by Asian thought: Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism and Hinduism. Texts may include fiction, plays, film and poetry. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
  

  • ENGL 154W Great Works of Asian Literature

    Credits: 5
    Students explore classic literature of Asian countries such as China, Japan, India, Vietnam & Korea. They will examine how the literature and sense of beauty in each country are influenced by Asian thought: Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism and Hinduism. Texts may include fiction, plays, film and poetry. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
  

  • ENGL 200 Survey of World Literature

    Credits: 5
    Students read a sample of fiction, poetry, drama and other genres from around the world. Students explore the features of these different forms, the role of culture and history in shaping the literature of various nations and various cultures’ distinct conceptions of literature. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099  with 2.0 or higher, or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  

  • ENGL 200W Survey of World Literature

    Credits: 5
    Students read a sample of fiction, poetry, drama and other genres from around the world. Students explore the features of these different forms, the role of culture and history in shaping the literature of various nations and various cultures’ distinct conceptions of literature. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099  with 2.0 or higher, or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  

  • ENGL 207 Introduction to Irish Literature

    Credits: 5
    Students explore Irish culture through myth, fiction, poetry, and plays. Includes works written in English and translated from Gaelic. Periods may include Celtic, medieval, colonial, Irish Renaissance, and contemporary. Authors range from Nobel winners like Yeats, Joyce, and Heaney to regional authors such as Morrisey and Kavanagh. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099  or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • ENGL 207W Introduction to Irish Literature

    Credits: 5
    Students explore Irish culture through myth, fiction, poetry, and plays. Includes works written in English and translated from Gaelic. Periods may include Celtic, medieval, colonial, Irish Renaissance, and contemporary. Authors range from Nobel winners like Yeats, Joyce, and Heaney to regional authors such as Morrisey and Kavanagh. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099  or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • ENGL 229 Gothic Literature

    Credits: 5
    Students explore how Gothic literature challenges conventional views through horror, the irrational, & the supernatural & examines how this literature expresses political, social, and cultural fears. They also trace the genre’s transformations through three centuries of British & American literature and film. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  

  • ENGL 229W Gothic Literature

    Credits: 5
    Students explore how Gothic literature challenges conventional views through horror, the irrational, & the supernatural & examines how this literature expresses political, social, and cultural fears. They also trace the genre’s transformations through three centuries of British & American literature and film. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  

  • ENGL 247 African American Literature

    Credits: 5
    Students study African-American literature in its social, political, historical and cultural context. We will explore how the literature reflects experiences unique to African-Americans while presenting characters, settings, themes and experiences shared by all: heartbreak, joy, fear, loss, love and death. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
  

  • ENGL 247W African American Literature

    Credits: 5
    Students study African-American literature in its social, political, historical and cultural context. We will explore how the literature reflects experiences unique to African-Americans while presenting characters, settings, themes and experiences shared by all: heartbreak, joy, fear, loss, love and death. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
  

  • ENGL 248 Modern American Women Writers

    Credits: 5
    This course examines how modern women writers explore, express, & construct identity and experience through literature. Read literature from multiple perspectives and cultures in the U.S. Authors may include Hurston, Erdrich, Lahiri, Lorde, Morrison, Ozick, Tan, Viramontes, Wharton and Yamamoto. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  

  • ENGL 248W Modern American Women Writers

    Credits: 5
    This course examines how modern women writers explore, express, & construct identity and experience through literature. Read literature from multiple perspectives and cultures in the U.S. Authors may include Hurston, Erdrich, Lahiri, Lorde, Morrison, Ozick, Tan, Viramontes, Wharton and Yamamoto. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  

  • ENGL 257 Literature of Latin America

    Credits: 5
    Students explore the literature of several Latin American countries through various genres and time periods, with emphasis upon this literature’s immense and enduring global popularity since the latter 20th Century. Authors may include Marquez, Borges, Neruda, Cortazar, Fuentes, and Allende. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  

  • ENGL 257W Literature of Latin America

    Credits: 5
    Students explore the literature of several Latin American countries through various genres and time periods, with emphasis upon this literature’s immense and enduring global popularity since the latter 20th Century. Authors may include Marquez, Borges, Neruda, Cortazar, Fuentes, and Allende. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  

  • ENGL 265 Experiential Learning Portfolio Design

    Credits: 3
    Students design portfolios containing essays, resumes, letters of request, and documentation for Credit for Prior Experiential Learning requests. Students gain knowledge of adult learning strategies and skills. Mandatory P/NC grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL& 101 , BTWRT 215 , or ENGL& 101  challenge test.
  

  • ENGL 271 Beginning Poetry Writing I

    Credits: 5
    Students discover the pleasure and craft of writing poetry in a variety of styles and voices. Students read the works of other poets as models of form and technique and submit drafts of poems for peer feedback in a workshop setting. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL& 101  or equivalent with instructor permission.
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  

  • ENGL 272 Beginning Poetry Writing II

    Credits: 5
    Continues the work of ENGL 271 : Students discover the pleasure and craft of writing poetry in a variety of styles and voices. Students read the works of other poets as models of form and technique and submit drafts of poems for peer feedback in a workshop setting. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: ENGL 271  or instructor permission.
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  

  • ENGL 276 Advanced Expository Writing

    Credits: 5
    Students build on skills from earlier writing courses and expand their strategies for composing effective non-fiction prose. Writing forms may include argumentation, genre, research, discipline specific, and interdisciplinary. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: ENGL& 101 , or equivalent with instructor permission.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • ENGL 279 Writing for New Media

    Credits: 5
    Students write for various purposes in electronic media such as websites, social networking forums, video games, blogs, wikis, webisodes, and others. Students explore organization, style, differences among media, audience analysis, writing for a multimedia environment, and collaborative writing. Specific content varies. Basic familiarity with computers, the Internet, and word-processing software. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: ENGL 099  or EAP 099  or placement into ENGL& 101 , or writing portfolio with instructor permission.
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  

  • ENGL 281 Beginning Short Story Writing I

    Credits: 5
    Students will explore and write short fiction using plot, character, atmosphere, point of view, symbolism, metaphor, and theme. Using various narrative strategies, they will write and workshop various fictional pieces. They will identify the strengths and limitations of various storytelling media. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: ENGL& 101 .
  

  • ENGL 282 Beginning Short Story Writing II

    Credits: 5
    Continues the work of ENGL 281 : Students explore and write short fiction using plot, character, atmosphere, point of view, symbolism, metaphor, and theme. Using various narrative strategies, they write and workshop various fictional pieces. They identify the strengths and limitations of various storytelling media. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: ENGL 281 .
  

  • ENGL 287 European Lit: Masterpieces of Greece and Rome

    Credits: 5
    Exploring how these works shaped their own cultures and exert a powerful influence upon later cultures, students read the myths, poems, comedies and tragedies of ancient Greece and Rome. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099  with 2.0 or higher, or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
  

  • ENGL 287W European Lit: Masterpieces of Greece and Rome (5)

    Credits: 5
    Exploring how these works shaped their own cultures and exert a powerful influence upon later cultures, students read the myths, poems, comedies and tragedies of ancient Greece and Rome. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: ENGL& 101  or equivalent with instructor permission.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
  

  • ENGL 288 European Lit: Medieval Through Enlightenment

    Credits: 5
    Students read works from The Medieval Era through The Age of Enlightenment, considering various genres and countries. Artists may include Dante, Boccaccio, Cervantes, Machiavelli, Goethe, and Voltaire. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  

  • ENGL 288W European Lit: Medieval Through Enlightenment

    Credits: 5
    Students read works from The Medieval Era through The Age of Enlightenment, considering various genres and countries. Artists may include Dante, Boccaccio, Cervantes, Machiavelli, Goethe, and Voltaire. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  

  • ENGL 289 European Lit: Modern to Contemporary

    Credits: 5
    Students read works from 19th-Century through present-day European literature, considering various genres and countries. Authors may include Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Kafka, Camus, Ibsen, Collette, Checkov, and Calvino. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  

  • ENGL 289W European Lit: Modern to Contemporary

    Credits: 5
    Students read works from 19th-Century through present-day European literature, considering various genres and countries. Authors may include Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Kafka, Camus, Ibsen, Collette, Checkov, and Calvino. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  

  • ENGL 292 Special Topics In English

    Credits: 2
    Classes focus on specific issues and/or topics of interest in English.
  

  • ENGL 293 Special Topics In English

    Credits: 3
    Classes focus on specific issues and/or topics of interest in English.
  

  • ENGL 294 Special Topics In English

    Credits: 4
    Classes focus on specific issues and/or topics of interest in English.
  

  • ENGL 294W Special Topics In English - W

    Credits: 4
    Classes focus on specific issues and/or topics of interest in English.
  

  • ENGL 295 Special Topics In English

    Credits: 5
    Classes focus on specific issues and/or topics of interest in English.
  

  • ENGL 295W Special Topics In English-W

    Credits: 5
    Classes focus on specific issues and/or topics of interest in English.
  

  • ENGL 297 Individual Project In English

    Credits: 1
    Individual project in a specific area of English. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
  

  • ENGL 298 Individual Project In English

    Credits: 2
    Individual project in a specific area of English. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • ENGL 299 Individual Project In English

    Credits: 3
    Individual project in a specific area of English. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • ENGL 299W Individual Project In English

    Credits: 3
    Individual project in a specific area of English. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • ENGL& 101 English Composition I

    Credits: 5
    Students write essays that display focus, organization, appropriate style, and technical control. They develop skills in critical thinking and close reading of texts and respond in writing and discussion to assigned topics. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of EAP 099 , ENGL 099  or equivalent with a 2.0 or better, or placement into ENGL& 101, or instructor permission.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • ENGL& 101H English Composition I HC

    Credits: 5
    Students write essays that display focus, organization, appropriate style, and technical control. They develop skills in critical thinking and close reading of texts and respond in writing and discussion to assigned topics. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of EAP 099 , ENGL 099  or equivalent with a 2.0 or better, or placement into ENGL& 101 , or instructor permission.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • ENGL& 102 Composition II: Reasoning/Research/Writing

    Credits: 5
    Students write research essays on various topics. Using both traditional and new information technologies, they develop skills as researchers, critical thinkers and writers of documented analysis and argumentation. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of ENGL& 101  with a grade of 2.0 or better.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • ENGL& 102H Composition II: Reasoning/Research/Writing HC

    Credits: 5
    Students write research essays on various topics. Using both traditional and new information technologies, they develop skills as researchers, critical thinkers and writers of documented analysis and argumentation. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of ENGL& 101  with a grade of 2.0 or better.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  

  • ENGL& 111 Introduction to Literature

    Credits: 5
    Students explore poetry, fiction, non-fiction and drama representing multiple perspectives of the human experience. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099  with 2.0 or higher, or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  

  • ENGL& 111W Introduction to Literature

    Credits: 5
    Students explore poetry, fiction, non-fiction and drama representing multiple perspectives of the human experience. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  

  • ENGL& 112 Introduction to Fiction

    Credits: 5
    Students explore techniques of fiction and analyze fictional genres, including short stories and novels from various cultures and time periods, representing multiple perspectives of the human experience. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099  with 2.0 or higher, or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  

  • ENGL& 112W Introduction to Fiction

    Credits: 5
    Students explore techniques of fiction and analyze fictional genres, including short stories and novels from various cultures and time periods, representing multiple perspectives of the human experience. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099  or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  

  • ENGL& 113 Introduction to Poetry

    Credits: 5
    Students explore the mystery, magic and music of poetry. Readings focus on poets in English but may include works in translation from other times and cultures. Students examine the forms, styles and themes of poetry, keeping in mind that a poem is always greater than the sum of its parts. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
  

  • ENGL& 113W Introduction to Poetry

    Credits: 5
    Students explore the mystery, magic and music of poetry. Readings focus on poets in English but may include works in translation from other times and cultures. Students examine the forms, styles and themes of poetry, keeping in mind that a poem is always greater than the sum of its parts. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
  

  • ENGL& 220 Introduction to Shakespeare

    Credits: 5
    Students explore Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets for their unforgettable characters, brilliant language and timeless themes. Readings and film viewings may include Hamlet, Othello, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Henry V, and The Tempest. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099  or placement into ENGL& 101 .
  

  • ENGL& 220W Introduction to Shakespeare

    Credits: 5
    Students explore Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets for their unforgettable characters, brilliant language and timeless themes. Readings and film viewings may include Hamlet, Othello, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Henry V, and The Tempest. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099  or placement into ENGL& 101 .
  

  • ENGL& 226 British Literature I

    Credits: 5
    Students explore English literature from the Middle Ages to the 17th century and how it reflects and shapes literary, political, historical, and cultural developments. Students will examine a variety of texts, genres, and perspectives. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099  or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  

  • ENGL& 226W British Literature I

    Credits: 5
    Students explore English literature from the Middle Ages to the 17th century and how it reflects and shapes literary, political, historical, and cultural developments. Students will examine a variety of texts, genres, and perspectives. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099  or placement into ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  

  • ENGL& 227 British Literature II

    Credits: 5
    Students explore English literature from the 17th century to the late 18th century and how it reflects and shapes literary, political, historical, and cultural developments. Students will examine a variety of texts, genres, and perspectives. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
  

  • ENGL& 227W British Literature II

    Credits: 5
    Students explore English literature from the 17th century to the late 18th century and how it reflects and shapes literary, political, historical, and cultural developments. Students will examine a variety of texts, genres, and perspectives. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
  

  • ENGL& 228 British Literature III

    Credits: 5
    Students explore English literature from the 19th to the 20th century and how it reflects and shapes literary, political, historical, and cultural developments. Students will examine a variety of texts, genres and perspectives. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
  

  • ENGL& 228W British Literature III

    Credits: 5
    Students explore English literature from the 19th to the 20th century and how it reflects and shapes literary, political, historical, and cultural developments. Students will examine a variety of texts, genres and perspectives. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
  

  • ENGL& 229W Gothic Literature

    Credits: 5
    Students explore how Gothic literature challenges conventional views through horror, the irrational, & the supernatural & examines how this literature expresses political, social, and cultural fears. They also trace the genre’s transformations through three centuries of British & American literature and film. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
  

  • ENGL& 230 Technical Report Writing

    Credits: 3
    Students learn the fundamental principles and practices of effective technical writing in business, non-profit and/or government environments. Writing includes reports, letters, resumes, progress reports, brochures, technical reports, newsletters, executive summaries, surveys, and project documentation. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: ENGL& 101  or equivalent with instructor permission.
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  

  • ENGL& 244 American Literature I

    Credits: 5
    Students explore American literature thematically and examine how it reflects and shapes literary, political, historical, and cultural developments. Each course will focus on a particular theme. Possible themes are: protest, war, the Harlem Renaissance, immigration, or American Dreams. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
  

  • ENGL& 244W American Literature I

    Credits: 5
    Students explore American literature thematically and examine how it reflects and shapes literary, political, historical, and cultural developments. Each course will focus on a particular theme. Possible themes are: protest, war, the Harlem Renaissance, immigration, or American Dreams. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
  

  • ENGL& 245 American Literature II

    Credits: 5
    Students explore how literature in a particular time period reflects and shapes literary movements and political, historical, and cultural developments. Each course may focus on a different time period. Possible timelines are: Colonial to 19th-century; 19th-century; 20th-century and 21st-century. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
  

  • ENGL& 245W American Literature II

    Credits: 5
    Students explore how literature in a particular time period reflects and shapes literary movements and political, historical, and cultural developments. Each course may focus on a different time period. Possible timelines are: Colonial to 19th-century; 19th-century; 20th-century and 21st-century. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
  

  • ENGL& 246 American Literature III

    Credits: 5
    Students explore American literature through a particular genre or literary movement and examine how it reflects and shapes cultural, political, and historical developments. Genres and movements might include one of the following: Modernism, science fiction, protest literature, Beat poets, or LGBT literature. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .
  

  • ENGL& 246W American Literature III

    Credits: 5
    Students explore American literature through a particular genre or literary movement and examine how it reflects and shapes cultural, political, and historical developments. Genres and movements might include one of the following: Modernism, science fiction, protest literature, Beat poets, or LGBT literature. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099 , or placement into ENGL& 101 .

English for Academic Purposes - ABE
  

  • EAPAB 001 Special Topics in EAP\ABE

    Credits: 1
    Variable Credit: Yes.
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in EAP\ABE.
  

  • EAPAB 002 Special Topics in EAP\ABE

    Credits: 2
    Variable Credit: Yes.
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in EAP\ABE.
 

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