English Course Offerings
Please see the section on “Course Description Symbols and Terms” in The University Catalog for an explanation of course description terminology
and symbols, the course numbering system, and course credit units. All
courses are lecture and discussion and employ letter grading unless otherwise
stated. Some prerequisites may be waived with faculty permission. Many
syllabi are available on the Chico Web.
ENGL 001
Freshman Composition 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: English Placement Test.
Instruction and practice in writing university-level expository prose.
This is an approved General Education course. CAN ENGL 2.
ENGL 001A
Writing Workshop 1.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: EPT Score: 141 or lower.
The Writing Workshop is a series of small-group activities focused on understanding
and strengthening writing processes. Workshop topics include literacy practices,
writing tools, and portfolio preparation. 2.0 hours activity. This course
is designated remedial and does not count as credit toward the bachelor’s
degree, although the units may be applied to financial aid minimum unit
requirements. Credit/no credit grading only. You may take this course more
than once for a maximum of 10.0 units.
ENGL 001H
Honors English Composition 3.0 Fall
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Honors Program.
As an introductory writing requirement for Honors students, this course
is designed to help students sharpen their skills in thinking and writing
and to practice and so enhance the connection between the two. This is
an approved General Education course.
ENGL 020
Beginning Creative Writing 4.0 Fa/Spr
Workshop for beginning writers of poetry, fiction, and drama. 3.0 hours
discussion, 2.0 hours workshop. This is an approved General Education course.
CAN ENGL 6.
ENGL 052
World Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
Study of non-western literature from a variety of cultures, with European
materials included for contrastive analysis. This is an approved General
Education course. This is an approved Non-Western Course.
ENGL 055
The Medieval Mind 3.0 Fa/Spr
A study of the European Middle Ages, including literature, religion, and
technology. This is an approved General Education course.
ENGL 056A
African American Literature 3.0 Fall
Introduction to African American literature, using a range of materials
from past and present that may include slave and neo-slave narratives,
oratory and sermons, poems, plays, and novels, songs and spirituals. This
is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Ethnic Course.
Formerly ENGL 053.
This course is the same as AFAM 056A which may be substituted.
ENGL 056B
American Indian Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
Study of the oral and written literature of the American Indian and of
related historical and critical materials. This is an approved General
Education course. This is an approved Ethnic Course. Formerly ENGL 058.
This course is the same as AIST 056B which may be substituted.
ENGL 056C
Asian American Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
An introduction to various traditions and issues of the Asian American
experience in literature. The course explores both early and contemporary
novels, poems, and plays by writers of different genders, ethnicities,
and cultures. This is an approved General Education course. This is an
approved Ethnic Course. Formerly ENGL 059.
This course is the same as AAST 056C which may be substituted.
ENGL 056D
Chicano/Latino/a Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
Survey of Chicano/Latino literature and of related historical and critical
materials. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved
Ethnic Course.
ENGL 070
Introduction to Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
An introduction to the study of literature, including short stories, novels,
plays, and poems. This is an approved General Education course.
ENGL 100
Approaches to Literary Genres 3.0 Fa/Spr
The course focuses on developing analytical approaches to literary genres,
primarily short stories, novels, poems, and plays. Required of English
majors by end of junior year in preparation for upper-division course work
in English.
ENGL 101
Reading Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 001 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher;
ENGL 110 strongly recommended.
Basic concepts involved in the study of literature, interpretation and
criticism of literary works, and suggestions for helping others understand
and appreciate literature. Required of multiple-subject credential candidates.
This is a writing proficiency, WP, course; a grade of C- or better certifies
writing proficiency for majors.
ENGL 102
Literature of the Child 3.0 Fall
A study of the many ways in which the child and childhood are dealt with
in literary works. Texts for study will be drawn from Western and non-Western
works including memoir, fiction, poetry, film, autobiography, books for
children and for young adults, essays, and plays. This is an approved General
Education course.
ENGL 109
Creative Writing for Majors 4.0 Fa/Spr
Introduction to the writing of poetry, fiction, and drama; to the critical
assessment of student and literary works; and to creative writing pedagogy.
3.0 hours discussion, 2.0 hours workshop.
ENGL 110
Advanced Composition for Future Teachers 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 001. ENGL 124 recommended.
Advanced practice in writing using writing in the classroom for single-
and multiple-subject credential candidates.
ENGL 111
Creative Nonfiction 4.0 Spring
Prerequisites: ENGL 001.
Students read and write fact-based prose (i.e., nonfiction) that acknowledges
the presence and creative imagination of the writer. Course may include
memoirs, personal essays, literary journalism, biographies, nature writing,
belletristic essays, film criticism, and travel writing. This course includes
a weekly activity session. 3.0 hours discussion, 2.0 hours workshop.
ENGL 112
Introduction to Literacy Studies 3.0 Fa/Spr
An introduction to the study of public and scholarly literacy, and its
applications in economic systems, schooling, religion, and technology.
Required of English majors by the end of the junior year in preparation
for upper-division work in English.
ENGL 120A
Poetry Writing 4.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 020 or ENGL 109.
Instruction in the writing of poetry at an intermediate level. 3.0 hours
discussion, 2.0 hours workshop. You may take this course more than once
for a maximum of 8.0 units.
ENGL 120B
Fiction Writing 4.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 020 or ENGL 109.
Instruction in the writing of fiction at an intermediate level. 3.0 hours
discussion, 2.0 hours workshop. You may take this course more than once
for a maximum of 8.0 units.
ENGL 120C
Play Writing 4.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 020 or ENGL 109.
Instruction in the writing of drama at the intermediate level. 3.0 hours
discussion, 2.0 hours workshop. You may take this course more than once
for a maximum of 8.0 units.
ENGL 121
Principles of Language 3.0 Fa/Spr
An introduction to linguistics. Topics include language acquisition, language
structure, language variation, and languages of the world. This course
is required for CLAD and BCLAD credentials as well as credential programs
beginning in the fall of 2003 under SB 2042 standards.
ENGL 124
Introduction to English Grammar 3.0 Fa/Spr
An introduction to the descriptive grammar of English. Students learn to
use basic syntactic terms to analyze spoken and written English, distinguishing
between descriptive and prescriptive grammar. Required of English majors
by the end of the junior year in preparation for upper-division course
work in English.
ENGL 130
Introduction to Technical Writing 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 001.
A study of technical writing and presentation skills in business and scientific
environments, including audience analyses, writing processes, genres of
technical and business discourse, visual communication, collaboration,
professional responsibility, clear and correct expression. Students write
and revise several documents and give oral reports.
ENGL 137
Introduction to Film 3.0 Fall
Introduction to film as a narrative art form, with emphasis on key works
and major directors from various periods of international and American
film history and on major critical and theoretical concepts. 3.0 hours
laboratory, 2.0 hours lecture.
ENGL 138
Survey of American Film 3.0 Spring
Study and criticism of selected American films, with emphasis on their
literary sources, their illustration of various literary conventions, and
their use of language. 3.0 hours laboratory, 2.0 hours lecture.
ENGL 153
Multicultural Literature: Issues and Themes 3.0 Fa/Spr
An intensive survey of major issues and themes in non-Western literature.
Students examine the interconnections between works of Western cultures
and works from the literatures of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin
America. This is an approved General Education course. This
is an approved
Ethnic Course.
ENGL 154
Classical Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
An introduction to the literature of ancient Greece and Rome. This is an
approved General Education course.
ENGL 155
The Bible as Literature 3.0 Inquire
Study of the literary types and qualities of the English Bible and their
impact upon British and American literature and language.
ENGL 156A
Survey of British Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
A survey of British literature from Beowulf to mid-1700s.
ENGL 156B
Survey of British Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
A survey of British literature from mid-1700s to the twentieth century.
ENGL 157A
Survey of American Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
A survey of American literature from its beginnings to the 1850s.
ENGL 157B
Survey of American Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
A survey of American literature from the 1850s to 1945.
ENGL 160
Women Writers 3.0 Fa/Spr
An exploration of the thematic and stylistic elements of literature by
women. Readings include autobiography, diary, journal, short story, novel,
drama, poetry, and criticism by women from different cultures and periods.
May also be taken for Women’s Studies credit. This is an approved General
Education course.
This course is the same as WMST 160 which may be substituted.
ENGL 161
Themes in American Film 3.0 Fall
A study of modern themes in selected American films. 3.0 hours laboratory,
2.0 hours lecture.
ENGL 162
Modern Individual in the World Cinema 3.0 Fa/Spr
A survey of major films and directors of the international cinema, with
special focus on views of the human condition in the modern age. 3.0 hours
laboratory, 2.0 hours lecture.
ENGL 164
Modernism in Film 3.0 Fa/Spr
A chronological study of film movements, e.g., science fiction, futurism,
and film noir, as they influence and respond to Modernist movements, e.g.,
Freudianism, Darwinism, and Existentialism. 2.0 hours lecture, 3.0 hours
laboratory. This is an approved General Education course.
ENGL 170
American Ethnic and Regional Writers 3.0 Fa/Spr
An interdisciplinary study of the culture and literature — oral and written
— of an American ethnic group or groups, with emphasis on ties to particular
regions and traditions. This is an approved General Education course. This
is an approved Ethnic Course.
This course is the same as AMST 170 which may be substituted.
ENGL 175
Rhetoric and Writing 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 001.
Practice in writing and revising prose that informs and persuades effectively,
based on a study of classical and modern rhetorical principles. Open to
all students; required of all English majors, including credential candidates,
who should take it by the end of their junior year in preparation for upper-division
course work in English.
ENGL 185
Great Books 3.0 Fa/Spr
The study of novels, poetry, and drama selected from the world’s great
literature. Historical, thematic, and formal approaches shape the analysis
of these works. This is an approved General Education course.
ENGL 187
Modernism 3.0 Fa/Spr
An intensive survey of major modernist movements as reflected in key exampples
of fiction, poetry, drama and film in the history of modern culture. This
is an approved General Education course.
ENGL 196
Introduction to Literary Editing and 4.0 Spring
Publishing in America
History of editing, acquisition of basic editorial skills, and study of
the publishing process. Class publishes First Hand. 3.0 hours discussion,
2.0 hours workshop.
ENGL 198
Special Topics 1.0-3.0 Fa/Spr
This course is for special topics offered as 198A-C for 1.0 to 3.0 units
respectively. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and
may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See
The Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered.
ENGL 198H
Special Topics/Honors 1.0-3.0 Fa/Spr
This course is for special topics offered as 198A-C for 1.0 to 3.0 units
respectively. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and
will vary from term to term and be different for different sections. This
is an approved General Education course.
ENGL 199
Special Problems 1.0-3.0 Fa/Spr
This course is an independent study of special problems and is offered
as 199A-C for 1.0 to 3.0 units respectively. You must register directly
with a supervising faculty member. Credit/no credit grading only.
ENGL 200
Chaucer and His Age 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 001 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher;
ENGL 100, ENGL 156A.
Study of the Canterbury Tales and other works by the major poet of the
English Middle Ages. The study of Middle English and of medieval society,
its values and beliefs as mirrored in Chaucer’s works. This is a writing
proficiency, WP, course; a grade of C- or better certifies writing proficiency
for majors.
ENGL 205
Early British Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 100, ENGL 156A.
Study of British art and culture as revealed in its literature, such as
battle poems, morality plays, and Arthurian romances.
ENGL 210
Shakespeare 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 001 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher;
ENGL 100, ENGL 156A.
An introduction to Shakespeare’s principal plays, his art, his age, and
his critics; designed especially for English majors. This is a writing
proficiency, WP, course; a grade of C- or better certifies writing proficiency
for majors.
ENGL 215
Milton and His Age 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 001 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher;
ENGL 100, ENGL 156A.
A study of Paradise Lost and other works of Milton in the context of the
English Revolution. This is a writing proficiency, WP, course; a grade
of C- or better certifies writing proficiency for majors.
ENGL 216
British Renaissance Literature: 3.0 Inquire
Prerequisites: ENGL 100, ENGL 156A.
A study of the literature and culture of Tudor England, emphasizing the
prose and poetry of such figures as More, Skelton, Wyatt, Sidney, Spenser
and Marlowe.
ENGL 217
Seventeenth-Century Literature 3.0 OddFall
Prerequisites: ENGL 100, ENGL 156A.
A study of the literature and culture of seventeenth-century England, emphasizing
the drama, poetry, and prose of such authors as Webster, Jonson, Herrick,
Donne, Herbert, Taylor, Bunyan, and Milton.
ENGL 218
The Long Eithteenth Century 3.0 Inquire
Prerequisites: ENGL 100, ENGL 156A.
The literature and intellectual curents of Restoration and eighteenth-century
Britain, including works by such authors as Dryden, Addison, Steele, Pope,
Swift, Hume, Sterne, Goldsmith, and Johnson.
ENGL 219A
The Romantic Period 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 100, ENGL 156A.
A study of the literary and intellectual currents of the Romantic period,
including major essayists and critics, and the poetry of Wordsworth, Coleridge,
Byron, Shelley, and Keats.
ENGL 219B
The Victorian Period 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 100, ENGL 156A.
The poetry and prose of Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Hopkins, and others.
Attention to important essayists and critics and to the significance of
the Victorian scene for our times.
ENGL 220A
Advanced Poetry Writing 4.0 Fall
Prerequisites: ENGL 120A.
Instruction in the writing of poetry at an advanced level. 3.0 hours discussion,
2.0 hours workshop. You may take this course more than once for a maximum
of 8.0 units.
ENGL 220B
Advanced Fiction Writing 4.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 120B.
Instruction in the writing of fiction at an advanced level. 3.0 hours discussion,
2.0 hours workshop. You may take this course more than once for a maximum
of 8.0 units.
ENGL 220C
Advanced Play Writing 4.0 Inquire
Prerequisites: ENGL 120C.
Instruction in the writing of drama at an advanced level. 3.0 hours discussion,
2.0 hours workshop. You may take this course more than once for a maximum
of 8.0 units.
ENGL 220D
From Page to Stage 3.0 Fall
Prerequisites: ENGL 120A, ENGL 120B, or ENGL 120C.
This class is for advanced creative writing students (poetry, fiction,
playwriting) interested in translating their written work to a performance
for an audience.
ENGL 220E
Chapbook Production 4.0 Spring
Prerequisites: ENGL 296 or two 200-level courses from the Minor in Creative
Writing; or ENGL 320 and ENGL 321.
This course involves students in the process of chapbook production, from
advertising, solicitation, judging and selecting manuscripts, through all
stages of book production. The resulting chapbook is published by CSU,
Chico and FLume Press. 3.0 hours discussion, 2.0 hours workshop.
ENGL 222
Pedagogical Grammar 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 121.
This course emphasizes both the grammatical content needed to teach non-native
speakers and various integrated approaches to teaching grammar.
ENGL 223
Historical Linguistics 3.0 Inquire
Prerequisites: ENGL 121.
Methods of investigating and reconstructing the history of languages (including
those for which no significant earlier written record exists). Examining
and evaluating the linguistic evidence for its insights into the earlier
culture, migration patterns, and linguistic contacts of the speakers.
ENGL 224
Syntactic and Morphological Analysis 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 121, ENGL 124.
Study of syntax and morphology, focusing on similarities and differences
among languages from the viewpoint of both form and function.
ENGL 225
History of the English Language 3.0 Fa/Spr
The development of the English language from its earliest origins to the
present. Fundamental rules of language change in syntax, morphology, and
phonology, with application to examples from Old, Middle, Early Modern,
and contemporary English.
ENGL 226
Phonological Analysis 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 001 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher,
ENGL 121, ENGL 124.
Study of world’s sound systems as well as the relevant phonetics and morphology
with an emphasis on English and second language acquisition. This is a
writing proficiency, WP, course; a grade of C- or better certifies writing
proficiency for majors.
ENGL 227
Semantics: Language and Meaning 3.0 Fall
A comprehensive exploration of semantics, including theories of meaning,
relationship between semantics and conceptual structure, semantics and
cognition in language acquisition, and the relationship between meaning
and use.
ENGL 228
Linguistic Approaches to Reading 3.0 Spring
Prerequisites: ENGL 121.
An examination of recent psycholinguistic theory and research in the field
of reading as a language process providing practical experience in reading
instruction.
ENGL 229
Language and Gender in 3.0 Inquire
Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Prerequisites: ENGL 121 or WMST 100.
This course explores recent theories and applications associated with the
relationships among language, gender, and sexuality. The course includes
a focus on the intersection of linguistic gender with class and ethnicity
by drawing on research in linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics.
There will be an examination of gendered speech, writing, and sign from
a variety of the world’s languages.
This course is the same as MCGS 229 which may be substituted.
ENGL 230
Proposal Writing 3.0 Fall
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 or ENGL 175; faculty permission.
Advanced study of proposal writing in non-profit and governmental environments,
including audience analyses, project planning, preparing formal proposals,
oral presentations, collaboration, professional responsibility, clear and
correct expression. Students write and revise the standard components of
formal proposals and give oral reports.
ENGL 231
Theory and Practice in Tutoring Composition 4.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: Strongly recommended: ENGL 110 and ENGL 175. With permission
of instructor, course may be repeated once for credit, but credit will
not count toward major.
Training and experience in the tutoring of students in composition. 3.0
hours seminar, 3.0 hours laboratory. You may take this course more than
once for a maximum of 8.0 units.
ENGL 232
Theory and Practice of 3.0 Fa/Spr
Second Language Acquisition
Prerequisites: ENGL 121.
Introduction to major issues in second language acquisition and teaching.
Includes 3.0 hours field experience with second language learner(s). This
course is required for CLAD and BCLAD credentials as well as credential
programs beginning in the fall of 2003 under SB 2042 standards. 2.0 hours
seminar, 3.0 hours laboratory.
ENGL 235
Writing for Computer Industry 3.0 Spring
Prerequisites: ENGL 230 (may be taken concurrently).
Study and practice in developing computer system documentation. The course
includes development cycles, documentation management and maintenance,
information organization and design, and quality assurance and usability
testing.
ENGL 238
Modern Poetry 3.0 Fa/Spr
Study of twentieth-century British, American, Continental, and Latin American
poetry.
ENGL 245
Development of British Drama 3.0 Inquire
Prerequisites: ENGL 100, ENGL 156A.
The beginnings of British drama to the closing of the theatres, with emphasis
on Renaissance drama, exclusive of Shakespeare.
ENGL 248
Modern Drama 3.0 Fa/Spr
British, Continental, and American drama from Ibsen to the present. Topics
vary from semester to semester.
ENGL 252
Comparative Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
Comparative study of major genres, themes, and literary figures in literature.
Specific national literatures to vary from semester to semester.
ENGL 255A
The British Novel 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 100, ENGL 156A.
A study of eighteenth-century and Romantic-period novels, including such
authors as Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Sterne, Burney, Austen, and Scott.
ENGL 255B
The British Novel 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 100, ENGL 156A.
A study of Victorian novels, including such authors as Thackeray, the Brontes,
Dickens, Gaskell, Eliot, Trollope, and Hardy.
ENGL 256
The American Novel 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 100; ENGL 157A.
A critical and historical study of the American novel from its beginnings
through the nineteenth century; Cooper, Melville, Hawthorne, Twain, James,
and others.
ENGL 257A
American Literature: Beginning to 1850s 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 100; ENGL 157A.
An in-depth study of major themes, authors, and works from the beginnings
of American literature through Romanticism. Topics vary from semester to
semester.
ENGL 257B
American Literature: 1850s-1945 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 100, ENGL 157B.
An in-depth study of major themes, authors, and works from Realism through
Modernism. Topics vary from semester to semester.
ENGL 257C
American Literature: 1945-Present 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 100, ENGL 157B.
An in-depth study of themes, authors, and works from World War II to the
present. Topics vary from semester to semester.
ENGL 258
The Modern Novel 3.0 Fa/Spr
British, American, Continental, and Latin American novels in the twentieth
century.
ENGL 265
Studies in Major American Authors 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 100; ENGL 157A or ENGL 157B.
An intensive study of major authors in American literature. Course focuses
on one or two authors such as Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, James, Dickinson,
Faulkner, Morrison, and Oates. Consult The Class Schedule.
ENGL 275
Editing Manuscripts for Publication 3.0 Spring
Prerequisites: ENGL 124 or ENGL 175 (may be taken concurrently).
Lecture/discussion with some practical application in copyediting manuscripts
for publication. Students will copyedit manuscripts.
ENGL 289
Internship in English 1.0-3.0 Fa/Spr
This course is an internship offered as 289A-C, for 1-3 units respectively.
You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. Supervised,
out-of-classroom work experience in English-related activities in the university,
community, and businesses. No more than 3 units may be applied to the major.
ENGL 292
American Multicultural Literature 3.0 Inquire
A study of American ethnic and multicultural literature, popular culture,
and critical theory.
This course is the same as MCGS 292 which may be substituted.
ENGL 293
World Literature Written in English 3.0 Inquire
The study of modern world literature written English. Works may vary from
semester to semester and focus on one region or culture (such as India,
Africa, or the Caribbean), or several regions or cultures.
ENGL 294
Literature, Language, and Composition: 3.0 Fa/Spr
A Synthesis
Prerequisites: ENGL 124, ENGL 175, and ENGL 210.
A capstone course focusing on connections among literature, language, and
composition required of all single-subject credential candidates. To be
taken during the senior year.
ENGL 296
Literary Editing 4.0 Fall
Prerequisites: ENGL 020 (may be taken concurrently).
Study of and workshop in the editing of literary magazines, manuscripts,
and other literary materials. Practice in selection, evaluation, copy editing,
and production. Class publishes Watershed. 3.0 hours discussion, 2.0 hours
workshop.
ENGL 297A
American Literary Topics 3.0 Fa/Spr
Seminar examination of writers and themes in American literature. Consult
The Class Schedule for specific topics.
ENGL 297B
British Literary Topics 3.0 Fa/Spr
Seminar examination of writers or themes in British literature. Consult
The Class Schedule for specific topics.
ENGL 297C
Teaching Multicultural Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
An examination of multicultural literature with particular attention paid
to the teaching of multicultural literature in the secondary and post-secondary
classroom. This course is required for the single subject credential in
English.
ENGL 297D
Contemporary Linguistic Topics 3.0 OddSprg
Prerequisites: ENGL 121; ENGL 124.
An exploration of special topics in contemporary linguistics, including,
but not limited to, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, discourse
analysis, stylistics, phonology, and morphology. You may take this course
more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units.
ENGL 298
Special Topics 1.0-3.0 Fa/Spr
This course is for special topics offered as 298A-C for 1.0 to 3.0 units
respectively. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and
may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See
The Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered.
ENGL 299H
Honors Senior Thesis 6.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 100; ENGL 175, 3 units selected from ENGL 156AB or
ENGL 157AB, 3 units of 200-level genre or period course with grades that
place student in top 5%; interview, faculty permission.
Six-unit Honors senior thesis — independent study involving substantial
research, extended critical analysis, and public presentation. Grade of
B or higher required for Honors credit. These units are in addition to
those required for the major in English.
ENGL 301
Introduction to Graduate Research: 3.0 Fa/Spr
Seminar in Bibliography and
Methods of Research
Required of all MA candidates. Scholarly resources and techniques (including
the new library technology) for the study of critical scholarship in literature
and language. Course to include close examination of the types of criticism
appearing in selected scholarly journals.
ENGL 310A
British Medieval Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
ENGL 310B
Renaissance British Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
ENGL 310C
17th-Century British Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
ENGL 310D
Restoration and 18th-Century 3.0 Fa/Spr
British Literature
ENGL 310E
British Romantic Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
ENGL 310F
British Victorian Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
ENGL 310G
20th-Century British and 3.0 Fa/Spr
Continental Literature
ENGL 310I
American Literature: Beginnings to 1865 3.0 Inquire
ENGL 310J
American Literature: 1865-1920 3.0 Fa/Spr
ENGL 310K
American Literature: 1920 to Present 3.0 Fa/Spr
ENGL 320
Writer’s Workshop 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: Equivalent of the Minor in Creative Writing or approval
of the instructor; submission of a portfolio of original writing to the
instructor at least one week prior to the beginning of the semester for
evaluation by the creative writing committee.
This course is for advanced graduate students who are independently writing
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or drama. Course emphasis is on reading,
discussing, and critiquing students’ manuscripts in progress. You may take
this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units.
ENGL 320E
Chapbook Production 4.0 Spring
Prerequisites: ENGL 296; or two 200-level courses from the Minor in Creative
Writing; or ENGL 320 and ENGL 321.
This course involves students in the entire process of chapbook production,
from advertising, solicitation, judging and selecting manuscripts, through
all stages of book production. The resulting chapbook is published by CSU,
Chico and Flume Press. 3.0 hours discussion, 2.0 hours workshop. You may
take this course more than once for a maximum of 8.0 units.
ENGL 321
Form and Creative Process 3.0 Spring
Prerequisites: ENGL 220A, ENGL 220B, or ENGL 220C.
Class focus will include studies in theory and forms of poetry, fiction,
creative non-fiction, and drama. You may take this course more than once
for a maximum of 6.0 units.
ENGL 322
Writing in the Profession 3.0 Fall
Writing in the profession of English studies. Students will write, share
their work with colleagues, and discuss the art and craft of writing. The
central text will be the students’ own writings, supplemented by other
prose models and readings about writing.
ENGL 326
Topics in Contemporary Linguistics 3.0 Fa/Spr
Advanced and intensive study of contemporary linguistic theory. Topics
vary from semester to semester. You may take this course more than once
for a maximum of 6.0 units.
ENGL 332
Advanced Theories of 3.0 Inquire
Second Language Acquisition
Prerequisites: ENGL 232.
Exploration of the major theories of second language acquisition.
ENGL 352
Theories of Literacy 3.0 Spring
Intensive study of contemporary literacy theory and practice; the cultural
and individual bases of the development of literacy.
ENGL 372
Seminar in Literary Criticism 3.0 Fa/Spr
Advanced and intensive study of the major literary critics from Aristotle
to modern times.
ENGL 375
Contemporary Theory and Textual Criticism 3.0 Fa/Spr
The study of contemporary approaches to the reading and interpreting of
texts.
ENGL 380
Teaching Composition 3.0 Spring
Prerequisites: ENGL 231.
Weekly seminar in the theory and practice of teaching composition and supervised
teaching of English composition. Required of all prospective teaching associates.
2.0 hours seminar, 3.0 hours laboratory.
ENGL 389
Internship in Literary Arts 1.0-4.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: Undergraduate Creative Writing minor, ENGL 320, or submission
of portfolio of recent writing and permission of the creative writing faculty.
faculty permission.
This course is offered as ENGL 389A-D for 1.0 to 4.0 units respectively.
Graduate students will apply their studies in the literary arts to design
and carry out a project with a group or organization in the community at
large. Projects must be approved by the Creative Writing Coordinator and
the creative writing faculty mentor. Recommended for graduate students
currently writing a creative thesis for the M.A. in English. Credit/no
credit grading only.
ENGL 389T
Internship in Teaching College English 3.0 Fa/Spr
Prerequisites: ENGL 231 or ENGL 232 for ESL;
Supervised classroom experience in teaching ESL, literature, and creative
writing. Students must be in MA program in English and have permission
of program coordinator and instructor of record. Credit/no credit grading
only.
ENGL 391
Composition Program 3.0 OddFall
Design and Development
Intensive study of the current theories and administrative practices which
structure composition program development.
ENGL 392
Special Topics in English 3.0 Fa/Spr
Current issues in the study of literature, critical theory, composition,
and linguistics. Specific topics vary from semester to semester. You may
take this course more than once for a maximum of 9.0 units.
ENGL 397A
Seminar in American Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
Intensive study of a single writer, a small group of writers, a genre,
a theme, or a problem relating to American literature. Topics vary from
semester to semester.
ENGL 397B
Seminar in British Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
Intensive study of a single writer, a small group of writers, a genre,
a theme, or a problem relating to British literature. Topics vary from
semester to semester.
ENGL 397C
Themes, Genres, or Problems in Literature 3.0 Fa/Spr
Intensive study of a literary theme, genre, or problem. Focus on a single
writer or small group of writers.
ENGL 397D
Comparative Literature 3.0 Inquire
Intensive study of a single writer, a small group of writers, a genre,
a theme, or a problem relating to comparative literature. Topics vary from
semester to semester.
ENGL 398
Independent Study 1.0-3.0 Fa/Spr
This course is a graduate level independent study offered as 398A-C for
1.0 to 3.0 units respectively. You must register directly with a supervising
faculty member.
ENGL 399
Master’s Study 1.0-6.0 Fa/Spr
This course is a master’s study offered as either a Master’s Thesis, identified
as 399A-F for 1.0 to 6.0 units respectively, or as a Master’s Project,
identified as 399G-L for 1.0 to 6.0 units respectively. You must register
directly with a supervising faculty member. Master’s Thesis developed in
consultation with Graduate Adviser.
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