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								3.00 Credits 
								An introduction to a variety of forms of creative writing, poetry and prose poems, the personal essay, vignettes, short stories, drama, and experimental fiction. Students will explore each form with in-class exercises and discussion. CAN ENGL 6.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
								3.00 Credits 
								An introduction to the study of literature. Masterworks drawn from a worldwide range of cultures and historical periods will provide the basis for discussion. Emphasis will be placed on written analysis of literary form and meaning. Satisfies GE, category C2 (World Literature). Prerequisite: ENGL 101.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
								3.00 Credits 
								A survey of California literature. Works will be drawn from a range of California ethnic and cultural traditions. Emphasis will be placed on written analysis of literary form and meaning. Satisfies GE, category C2 (World Literature). Prerequisite: ENGL 101.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
								4.00 Credits 
								Survey of American Literature from the 17th century through the middle decades of the 19th century, concluding with a study of Whitman and Dickinson. In addition to major authors, major themes of the periods will be explored, including a story of Puritanism, transcendentalism, and American romanticism.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
								4.00 Credits 
								Begins with Whitman and covers most major writers of the late 19th century and the 20th century, including Dickinson, Twain, H. James, Faulkner, Eliot, Kate Chopin, and Baldwin. Realism, naturalism, and modernism.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
								4.00 Credits 
								Survey of British Literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the end of the 18th century. Focus is on major authors in their cultural context.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
								4.00 Credits 
								Survey of British literature from the late 18th century to the present. Focus is on major authors in their cultural context.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
								3.00 Credits 
								Intensive study of/and preparation for in-class and timed writing situations like the WEPT. Topics of special study include rhetorical strategies for argumentation and expository writing, grammatical review and techniques for revising, editing, and proofreading. May not be counted toward the English major. Prerequisite: students must have taken the WEPT at least once.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
								3.00 Credits 
								Introduction to California culture studies and its multiethnic, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary perspectives, tasks, and methods. Includes the study of California regionalisms and a range of topics from geology, philosophy, and art. Fieldwork and field trips to sites of historical and cultural interest required. Fulfills GE requirement in area C4.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
								4.00 Credits 
								An introduction to the use of Humanities resources in the library. Students learn how to satisfy information needs, how to construct search strategies, how to find and retrieve information, and how to critically evaluate information sources. Includes lectures, demonstrations, and online research practice. Electronic and print sources are covered.
 
							
						 
				
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