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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This creative writing class intended for all students focuses on the writing and close reading of memoir and creative nonfiction. The evolving genre of nonfiction uses the literary techniques often found in fiction and poetry to tell true stories about real people and events. In addition to memoir, nonfiction texts may include nonfiction shorts, the personal essay, and other blended forms. Because creative writing involves both creativity and scholarship, coursework includes critical analysis of student and published writing; forming aesthetic judgments about creative nonfiction; writing and revising creative nonfiction; form and technique in creative nonfiction; and responding to the creative work of classmates in a writing community. This course does not fulfill the Literature requirement for the Associate of Arts degree at Century College. Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher. Recommendation(s): ENGL 1020 OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 1027. Basic word processing and computer skills.
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
This course offers academic credit for work involved as a staff member of the campus student newspaper, The Century Times. Two options are available. One Credit Contributor: Staff member will attend staff meetings, contribute story ideas, and collaborate with other staff members to produce issues. Staff member will contribute to each issue by writing an article and/or taking photographs, editing stories, designing and laying out pages, managing advertisements, and other duties as assigned. Two Credit Major Contributor: In addition to the duties of the One Credit Contributor, staff member will make a major contribution to each issue by serving a leadership role. Duties will include: assigning stories, photos, editing, and other tasks to staff members; making editorial decisions on final content and layout of all issues; organizing staff meetings and workshops; and promoting the newspaper at campus activity fairs and events. NOTE: This course may be taken in multiple semesters up to a maximum of eight credits. Recommendation: Concurrent enrollment in or completion of ENGL 2025.
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3.00 Credits
This creative writing class focuses on the writing and close reading of poetry. Because creative writing involves both creativity and scholarship, coursework includes: critical analysis of student and published writing; forming aesthetic judgments about poetry; writing and revising poems; and responding to the creative work of classmates in a writing community. This course does not fulfill the Literature requirement for the Associate of Arts degree at Century College. Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher. Recommendation: ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 1027. Basic word processing and computer skills.
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3.00 Credits
This creative writing class intended for all students focuses on the writing and close reading of screenplays. Special emphasis will be placed on understanding screenwriting through a historical and contemporary need for equity, including individual and group differences (e.g. race, gender, class), power dynamics, and discrimination in this field. Because creative writing involves both creativity and scholarship, coursework includes: writing and revising screenplays; reading screenplays; analyzing and forming aesthetic judgments about screenplays; learning about form and technique in screenplays; and responding to the creative work of classmates in a writing community. This course does not fulfill the Literature requirement for the Associate of Arts degree at Century College. Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher. Recommendation: ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
This dynamic creative writing course covers timely and relevant topics of specific interest in creative writing. It is intended for all students and focuses on the writing and close reading of works under the announced contemporary topic. Because creative writing involves both creativity and scholarship, coursework includes critical analysis of student and published writing; forming aesthetic judgments about work in the contemporary topic; writing and revising; form and technique in the contemporary topic area; and responding to the creative work of classmates in a writing community. This course fulfills content area 4 in the English Transfer Pathway, but it does not fulfill the Literature requirement for the Associate of Arts degree at Century College. This course may be repeated for a total of six credits. Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher AND instructor consent. Recommendation(s): ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher AND ENGL 1027 Introduction to Creative Writing.
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3.00 Credits
This college literature course intended for all students will analyze early British Literature. Typical authors may include Chaucer, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, and Pope. Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher. Recommendation: ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
This college literature course intended for all students analyzes and explores British Literature from 1800 to the present. A particular focus is given to how the literature of Great Britain reveals the economic, social, cultural, international, and political issues informing the global society of this era. Topics may include colonialism; industrialization and social reform movements; wars and revolutions; and changing views of race, class, gender, and nation in relation to world cultures. Emphasis is placed on the study of literary elements and devices in fictional, non-fictional, poetic, and dramatic works. Typical authors include Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, T. S. Eliot, Chinua Achebe, and Margaret Atwood. Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher. Recommendation: ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
This college literature course intended for all students introduces a representative selection of works by William Shakespeare. Course topics include what the plays and sonnets reveal about Elizabethan societies, what they suggest about the human condition in general, and the relevance of Shakespeare's work in contemporary society. Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher. Recommendation: ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
This college literature course intended for all students focuses on the analysis and exploration of both literature and film, including film adaptations of literature. Topics include exploring written and visual texts in order to understand the scope and variety of the human experience. Activities include reading, discussing, and analyzing narrative texts as expressions of the human experience. Some attention is given to film terminology and technique. Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher. Recommendation: ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
This college literature course intended for all students will introduce and explore Modern World Literature from the first half of the 20th century. Course offerings may include poetry, fiction, and/or drama with a global perspective. Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher. Recommendation: ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.
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