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for California State University, Fresno.
Department of English
COURSES
- Undergraduate English Courses (ENGL)
- Graduate English Courses (ENGL)
- In-Service English Courses (ENGL)
RS. Writing Skills Application (1-3; max total 3)
Covers fundamental composition elements to aid the development of basic
writing skills; not applicable toward baccalaureate degree requirements.
CR/NC grading only.
1. Introduction to College Writing (3)
Prerequisites: any one of the following test scores or successful performance
in ENGL 1LP; CSU English Placement Test, T151 or E8 or above; SAT I-Verbal,
through March 1995: 470, April 1995 and later: 550; CSU English Equivalency
Examination, satisfactory score; English Composition Examination of College
Board Advanced Placement Program, 3; ACT English Usage Test, 22 or above
(taken prior to October 1989); enhanced ACT English, 25 or above (taken
October 1989 or later); College Board Achievement Test in English Composition
with essay, 600 or above. Concurrent enrollment in ENGL 1LP may be required.
Study and practice of writing in various genres for academic and public
audiences. Students draft and revise essays emphasizing inquiry and analysis,
including one paper documenting sources collected through research of a
selected topic. A grade of C or better is required to satisfy the university's
English composition requirement. Approved for RP grading. G.E. Foundation
A2. (CAN ENGL 2)
1L. Writing Center (1)
May be taken concurrently with ENGL 1. Writing tutorial for students who
wish to receive individualized help with their writing. CR/NC grading only.
(2 hours)
1LP. College Writing Workshop (1)
Required for students scoring below 8/151 on CSU English Placement Test.
Must be taken concurrently with ENGL 1. Supplemental workshop offering direct
instruction and guided practice in academic reading and writing. Small group
discussion and critique of essays and writing strategies. CR/NC grading
only. (2 hours)
2. Writing Workshop (1-4; max total 4)
Practical assignments and individual coaching on specific writing problems.
For selected students this workshop may be required to be taken concurrently
with, or as prerequisite to, other courses.
20. Introduction to Literature (4)
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation A2 (ENGL 1). Introduction to literary appreciation
and criticism through reading and close written analyses of short stories,
novels, drama, and poetry from diverse Western and non-Western cultures.
G.E. Breadth C2. (CAN ENGL 4)
21. Critical Reading and Thinking (4)
Critical reading and written analyses of various kinds of writing. Practice
in close analysis with attention to the adequacy and accuracy of evidence,
the logical structure of argument and definition, common fallacies, persuasive
and expressive language, and language as culture.
30. Masterpieces (4)
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation A2 (ENGL 1). Introduction to literary appreciation
and criticism through discussion and written analyses of widely influential
poetic, dramatic, and fictional works by British, American, and world authors
(Western and non-Western), including the cultural contexts for those works.
G.E. Breadth C2.
31. Readings in British Literature (4)
Prerequisite: ENGL 1. Chronological survey of British literature from medieval
to contemporary. Discussion and written analyses of influential poetry,
drama, fiction, and nonfiction, including historical and cultural contexts.
Required for English majors.
32. Readings in American Literature (4)
Prerequisite: ENGL 1. Chronological survey of U.S. literature from Native
American oral traditions to contemporary writings. Discussion and written
analyses of influential poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction, including
historical and cultural contexts. Required for English majors.
41. Poetry Writing (4)
Beginning workshop in the writing of poetry; appropriate reading and analyses.
G.E. Breadth C1.
43. Fiction Writing (4)
Beginning workshop in the writing of fiction; appropriate reading and analyses.
G.E. Breadth C1.
44. Prose Writing (4)
Prerequisite: ENGL 1. Beginning workshop in forms of creative nonfiction
prose writing; appropriate readings and analysis.
50T. Studies in Literature
(1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated)
(Same as WS 50T.) Prerequisite:
ENGL 1. Sections designated as emphasizing certain writers, types, or themes
(for example, Shakespeare, The Poem, Literature of Protest, Women in Novels).
Appropriate readings and analyses.
60. Introduction to
Asian American Literature (4)
Prerequisite: ENGL 1. Introduction to literary appreciation and criticism
through discussion and written analysis of fiction, poetry, drama, and autobiography
by representative Asian Pacific American writers. The interplay of Asian
and American elements and contexts will be analyzed.
65. Literature of the Central Valley (4)
Prerequisite: ENGL 1. Exploration of literature about California's Central
Valley and by authors from the Valley, with attention to social and historical
context and diversity of culture. Reading, discussion, and written analyses
of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
100W. Writing Skills (1)
Credit obtained only by passing Upper-Division Writing Skills Examination
and upon request. CR/NC grading only.
101. Masterpieces of World Literature (4)
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area C. Discussion and written
analyses of influential poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction (in translation)
from throughout the world, including historical and cultural contexts. Not
applicable to the English major. G.E. Integration IC.
102. Masterpieces of English Literature (4)
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area C. Discussion and written
analyses of influential poetry, drama, fiction, and non-fiction by British
authors as well as colonial and post-colonial works influenced by English
literature. Historical and cultural contexts of literary works. Not applicable
to the English major. G.E. Integration IC.
103. Masterpieces of American Literature (4)
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area C. Discussion and written
analyses of influential drama, fiction, and nonfiction by American authors
and representing the cultural diversity of the nation. Historical and social
contexts of literary works. Not applicable to the English major. G.E. Integration
IC.
104. Children's and Adolescent Literature (4)
Survey of the major forms and genres of children's literature. Designed
primarily for future elementary school teachers. May not be used for credit
toward the English major.
105. Introduction to Literary Analysis (4)
Prerequisites: ENGL 31 and 32. The theory and practice of literary analysis.
Examination of the concept of literary tradition; consideration of research
methods; application of critical theory to textual analysis and the writing
of literary criticism. Reauired for English majors.
112. World Literature: Ancient (4)
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area C. Ancient world literature
in translation. Discussion and written analyses of Babylonian, Greek, Chinese,
Egyptian, Indian, and Latin epic, drama, and lyric, including historical,
religious, and artistic contexts. Selections may include Gilgamesh, Homer,
The Mahabharata, Chuang Chou, Greek drama, and Ovid. G.E. Integration IC.
113. World Literature: Medieval and Renaissance (4)
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area C. Medieval and Renaissance
literature from the eighth to the seventeenth centuries. Discussion and
written analyses of works (in translation) from Europe, Asia, Latin America,
and Africa, including historical and cultural contexts. Selections may include
African oral narrative, Tu Fu, Murasaki, Dante, Cervantes, and Marie de
France. G.E. Integration IC.
114. World Literature: Modern (4)
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area C. World literature from
the seventeenth century to the present. Discussion and written analyses
of literary works (in translation), including historical and cultural contexts.
Selections may include Voltaire, Goethe, Cao Xuegin, Dostoyevsky, Ibsen,
Colette, Lu Xun, Mahfouz, Borges, Garcia Marques, Kawabata, and Achebe.
G.E. Integration IC.
115W. Literature of the New Testament (3)
(See PHIL 133W.) Meets upper-division
writing skills requirement for graduation.
116. Literature of the Old Testament (4)
(See PHIL 134.)
146. Medieval Literature (4)
The literature of Medieval England, including the works of Malory and Chaucer;
narrative poetry (Beowulf, Piers Plowman, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight);
drama; and lyric poetry. Discussion, lectures, and written analyses (papers,
tests).
147. Renaissance (4)
Discussion and written analyses of works by selected playwrights (Webster,
Dekker, Jonson) and poets (Spenser, Donne, Herbert, Marvell, Milton) from
the 16th and 17th centuries.
150. Restoration and 18th Century Literature (4)
Discussion and written analyses of British literature from 1660 to 1800.
Major writers and topics include Dryden, Swift, Pope, Johnson, Restoration
comedy, and the rise of the novel. The literature will be read in the context
of political and intellectual history and the arts.
151. 19th Century Romantics (4)
A study of the Romantic movement in England during the early decades of
the 19th century. Authors to be read include Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge,
Byron, Shelley, and Keats. Written analyses on selected topics will be required.
152. Victorian Literature (4)
Discussion and written analyses of 19th century English literature including
poetry (Tennyson to Hopkins), the novel (Dickens to Hardy), the essay (Carlyle
to Pater). Possible topics: Utilitarianism, Evangelicalism, Darwinism, the
Pre-Raphaelites, the Decadents, the New Woman.
153. American Literature to Whitman (4)
Discussion and close written analyses of major works and their backgrounds
in American literature to the Civil War. Includes Puritanism, Emerson, Thoreau,
Hawthorne, Melville, Poe, and Whitman.
154. American Literature 1865 to World War I (4)
Discussion and written analyses of major works and their cultural backgrounds
within this period of change. Topics include the rise of realism and naturalism.
Writers discussed include Whitman, Twain, Howells, James, Crane, Dickinson,
and others.
155. 20th Century American Literature (4)
Discussion and written analyses of selected poems, plays, and fiction from
World War I to the present by such authors as Frost, Eliot, Anderson, Hemingway,
O'Neill, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, Steinbeck, Stevens, Williams, and post-World
War II writers.
156. 20th Century British Literature (4)
Discussion and written analyses of selected poems, plays, and fiction from
1900 to the present by such authors as Forster, Yeats, Woolf, Lawrence,
Joyce, Greene, Auden, Thomas, and post-World War II writers.
160W. Writing Workshop (4; max total 8)
Prerequisite: satisfactory completion (C or better) of the ENGL 1 graduation
requirement. Practical assignments in writing, directed according to each
student's individual needs. May be elected as preparation for special composition
requirements. Does not apply to the English major or minor. Meets the upper-division
writing skills requirement for graduation.
161. Advanced Writing of Poetry (4; max total 8)
Prerequisite: ENGL 41. Intensive workshop in the writing of poetry; appropriate
readings and analyses.
163. Advanced Writing of Fiction (4; max total 8)
Prerequisite: ENGL 43. Intensive workshop in the writing of fiction; appropriate
readings and analyses.
164. Advanced Prose Writing (4; max total 8)
Prerequisite: ENGL 1. Workshop in all forms of nonfiction prose writing;
appropriate readings and analyses. Designed for majors in all fields who
want to develop their writing.
166. Technical Writing (4; max total 8)
Prerequisite: ENGL 1. Workshop in writing of specialized information. Designed
for students inter ested in career-related writing skills.
167. Mythology and Folklore (4)
Discussion and written analyses of the structure, content, and function
of myth and folklore in world literature, with particular emphasis on the
relationships among language, myth, and culture.
168T. Women and Literature
(4; max total 8 if no topic repeated) (Same as WS 168T.)
(Same as WS 168T.) Prerequisite: ENGL 20. Discussion and written analysis
of literature by and about women. Special emphasis on 19th and 20th Century
authors including the Brontes, George Eliot, Emily Dickinson, Edith Wharton,
Virginia Woolf, and contemporary writers.
169T. Forms of Literature
(1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated)
Sections designated as emphasizing poetry, drama, novel, short story, perhaps
limited to a specific period or subclass; for example, 18th Century English
Novel, 20th Century British and American Poetry, Modern Short Stories, 20th
Century Drama, Tragedy, Folklore, Mythology. Discussion and written analyses
are required.
171. Biography and Autobiography (4)
Reading, discussion, and written analyses of selected biographical or autobiographical
works, in cluding such topics as literary biography, the autobiographical
essay, memoirs, and issues of gender and ethnicity in biographical form.
174. Popular Fiction (4)
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area C. Survey of major types
of popular genre fiction (detective, horror, spy, science fiction, Western,
fantasy, etc.) Discussion; writing. Examination of works in cultural and
historical context and as literary and commercial art. G.E. Integration
IC.
175T. Lectures in Literature
(1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated)
Lectures in a selected topic in literature or related fields by the regular
faculty and/or visiting lectur ers.
176T. Genre Film: Form and Function
(1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated)
(Same as WS 176T.) Discussion and close written analyses of selected topics,
including such types as comedies, musicals, horror films, westerns, etc.
177. Literature, Cinema and the Liberal Arts (3)
Explores humanistic themes and motifs through comparative analysis of works
of literature, drama, and contemporary cinema. Examines how film and the
other arts shape and reflect American values. Two essay midterms. Final
project/paper. Five thousand word writing requirement. (Formerly INTD 168)
181. Literary Theory and Criticism (4)
A survey of literary theory, including Marxism, feminism, psychoanalysis,
deconstruction, structuralism, and post-structuralism. Topics also include
the history of literary criticism and the practice of interpretation. Discussion,
lectures, written analyses.
182. English Workshop (1-4; max total 8)
Seminar in composition and learning. Discussion and practical exercises
concerning theory, evaluation, and improvement of language learning and
composition. CR/NC grading only.
183T. Seminar in Literature (1-4; max total 8)
Prerequisite: appropriate upper-division literature course. Designed for
students interested in in-depth study of a literary topic; recommended for
liberal studies majors. Seminar in an aspect of literary history, type,
period, movement, individual author. Reports and written analyses required.
184. Chaucer (4)
Reading, discussion, and written analyses of the major works of Geoffrey
Chaucer.
185. English Internship Seminar (2)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Seminar to be taken concurrently
with ENGL 186 during the first semester of enrollment in program. Group
and individual analyses of writing done in internship assignments. Discussion
of the rhetorical problems of writing for public agencies, magazines and
journals, and private industry.
186. Internship in English (2-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. No more than 2 units of 186 may
apply to the English major. See also 185. Supervised work experience in
public agencies and private industry to provide an opportunity to develop
professional writing skills. Approved for RP grading. CR/NC grading only.
187. Milton (4)
Reading, discussion, and written analyses of the major works of John Milton.
189. Shakespeare (4)
(Same as DRAMA 194.) Reading and written analyses of the major works of
Shakespeare.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement -- Independent
Study. Approved for RP grading.
191T. Supervised Independent Reading
(1-4; max total 4 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Reading works from a literary period
(for example, Beowulf to Marlowe, American Literature to Whitman, World
Literature: Ancient and Medieval) and discussion in individual conferences.
(Formerly ENGL 191T)
192. Projects in English (1-4; max total 8)
Not applicable to English major. Individual projects in problems related
to teaching English composition and literature; for example, tutoring minority
students, investigating the effectiveness of programs in English composition
and literature, devising new approaches to teaching English.
193T. Seminar in Literary Studies
(4; max total 8 if no topic repeated)
No more than 12 units of ENGL 193T-194T may be applied to the English major.
Sections designated by topic. Individual projects; reading, discussion,
and writing of papers on individual writers (for example, Milton, D.H. Lawrence),
short periods of literary history (for example, Romantic Poets, Modern Novel),
literary themes and traditions (for example, Transcendental Vein in American
Literature, Arthurian Tradition) literary criticism (for example, Problems
in Modern Criticism, Archetype and Myth), and other special topics. ENGL
193T should ordinarily not be taken until 3 upper-division courses in English
have been completed.
194T. Seminar in Women and Literature
(4; max total 8 if no topic repeated) (Same as WS 194T.)
(Same as WS 194T.) May be substituted for ENGL 193T in the English major;
no more than 12 units of ENGL 193T-194T applicable to the major. Sections
designated by topic. Individual projects; reading, discussion, and writing
papers on individual women writers or some aspect of women in literature;
for example, Doris Lessing, Myth and Archetypes of Women. English 194T should
ordinarily not be taken until
3 upper-division courses in English have been completed.
GRADUATE COURSES
(See Course Numbering System.)
English (ENGL)
241. Seminar in Form and Theory: Poetry (4; max total 12)
Prerequisite: normally limited to students enrolled in the graduate creative
writing program; others admitted by permission of instructor. Seminar in
literary craft designed primarily for the graduate writing student to provide
intensive study of current and traditional formal, stylistic, and technical
issues and controversies in the genre (for example, traditional prosody,
non-traditional poetics, and contemporary lyric).
242. Literary Editing and Publishing (4)
Prerequisite: normally limited to students enrolled in the graduate creative
writing program; others admitted by permission of instructor. Seminar in
evaluating literary manuscripts, including but not limited to poetry collections
submitted for the annual Philip Levine Prize in Poetry. Issues of aesthetic,
book manuscript development, literary contest administration, and poetry
book production and marketing.
243. Seminar in Form and Theory: Fiction (4; max total 12)
Prerequisite: normally limited to students enrolled in the graduate creative
writing program; others admitted by permission of instructor. Seminar in
literary craft designed primarily for the graduate writing student to provide
intensive study of current and traditional formal, stylistic, and technical
issues and controversies in the genre (for example, narrative theory and
non-traditional fictional forms).
245. Seminar in Form and Theory: Creative Nonfiction (4; max total
12)
Prerequisite: normally limited to students enrolled in the graduate creative
writing program; others admitted by permission of instructor. Seminar in
literary craft designed primarily for the graduate writing student to provide
intensive study of current and traditional formal, stylistic, and technical
issues and controversies in the genre (for example, traditional and nontraditional
essay forms, memoir, prose theory).
250T. Seminar in Literature (4; repeatable with different topics)
Prerequisites: major or minor in English; permission of instructor. Seminar
in an aspect of literary history, type, period, movement, or an individual
author (for example, Fiction, Seventeenth Century Lyric Poetry, The Irish,
Dickens).
261. Seminar: Writing Poetry (4; repeatable)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Advanced individual projects in
the writing of poetry.
263. Seminar: Writing Fiction (4; repeatable)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Advanced individual projects in
the writing of fiction.
265. Seminar: Writing Creative Nonfiction (4; repeatable)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Advanced individual projects in
the writing of creative nonfiction.
270. Writing Workshop for Teachers (4)
Prerequisites: major or minor in English; permission of instructor. Workshop
emphasizing writing theory. Study of current writing theory and pedagogical
techniques will be integrated with discussions of writing produced during
the course.
278T. Seminar in Composition Studies (4; max total 8)
Seminar exploring focused topics in composition studies, including but not
limited to research methods in the field, literacy theory, rhetorical theory,
stylistics, genre studies, writing assessment, teaching with technology,
and the intersections of culture and writing.
280T. Seminar in Critical Theory
(4; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisites: major or minor in English; permission of instructor. Seminar
in literary criticism (for example, Literary Critics).
281. Current Writing Theory (4)
Prerequisites: major or minor in English; permission of instructor. Designed
to acquaint the student with current key issues in composition theory and
the theoretical implications for course design and pedagogy.
282. Practicum in the Teaching of Writing (1)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Discussion of theoretical issues
as they apply to the writing classroom. Normally taken concurrently with
the composition option teaching requirement. CR/NC grading
only.
290. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement -- Independent
Study. Approved for RP grading.
291. Supervised Independent Reading
(1-4; max total 4 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Reading works from a literary period
(for example, More to Milton, 20th Century American Literature, World Literature,
Renaissance-Modern) and discussion in individual conferences. Approved for
RP grading. (Formerly ENGL 291T)
298. Project (2)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis
and Project. Revising, amending, and editing of three original scholarly
papers produced while enrolled in graduate seminars, with the goal of creating
publishable journal articles. The student's committee must approve of the
scope and quality of the papers. Abstract required. Approved for RP
grading.
299. Thesis (2-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis
and Project. Preparation, completion, and submission of an acceptable
thesis for the master's degree. Approved for RP grading.
IN-SERVICE COURSE
(See Course Numbering System.)
English (ENGL)
300. English Colloquium (2; max total 6)
Credit is not applicable to degrees or major requirements in credentials.
Prerequisite: teaching experience. Problems in composition, literature,
or linguistics in relation to teaching.
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