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2018-2019 Cal State East Bay Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

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Engineering
  

  • ENGR 310 - CAD/CAM Graphics

    Units: 3
    Use of Computer Aided Design software tools to correctly specify the designs of system components for manufacture using all major methods. A laboratory component will allow students to fabricate components they have designed.

    Prerequisites: ENGR 220.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 3
  

  • ENGR 320 - Engineering Economics

    Units: 3
    Cost estimations, time value of money, cash flow diagrams, compound interest, economic equivalence, pay back periods, net present values, net annual equivalence, rate of return, depreciations, income taxes, gain taxes, and inflation. Economic analysis and decision making on engineering alternatives.

    Prerequisites: MATH 130.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: INDE 3140.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 3
  

  • ENGR 400A - Historical Architectural Virtual Prototyping I

    Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: D4
    Design, development and creation of business plans and interactive virtual prototypes of historical architectural buildings and structures with innovative technology to improve the historical preservation of such structures and enhance community understanding of historical architecture.  Lecture Units: 2; Lab Units: 2

    Prerequisites: Completion of GE areas A1, A2, A3 and B4.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: D4 - Upper Division Social Sciences
Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: D4
  

  • ENGR 400B - Historical Architectural Virtual Prototyping II

    Units: 4
    Advanced design, development and creation of business plans and interactive virtual prototypes of historical architectural buildings and structures with innovative technology to improve the historical preservation of such structures and enhance community understanding of historical architecture.  Lecture Units: 2; Lab Units: 2

    Prerequisites: ENGR 400A.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4

Engineering: Graduate
  

  • ENGR 610 - Analytical Methods In Engineering Management

    Units: 3
    An application-oriented course with emphasis on quantitative techniques in engineering management. Topics include: theory and applications of linear programming including formulation, simplex method, duality, integer programming formulation, branch-and-bound and network flow problems, decision-making under uncertainty, risk analysis and multi-criteria decision-making. 

    Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for INDE 360.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGR 6400.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 3
  

  • ENGR 615 - Finance for Engineers

    Units: 3
    Basics of financial statements, inventories, long-term productive assets, bonds and other liabilities, stockholders equity, and statement of changes in financial position. Also corporate governance, performance analysis, capital investment decisions, cost of capital, long and short term financial policy are covered.

    Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for FIN 6215.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 3
  

  • ENGR 620 - System Modeling with Simulation

    Units: 3
    Analyze, improve and design stochastic processes of manufacturing and service systems by using computer simulation techniques.  Identify, define and solve stochastic process problems using queuing theory.   Use of computer simulations to measure and improve system performance, and optimize system designs.

    Prerequisites: INDE 330.
    Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for INDE 420.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGR 5200.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 3
  

  • ENGR 630 - Quality and Reliability Management

    Units: 3
    Quality and reliability techniques and applications for analyzing system performance, identifying root-causes, and improving quality and reliability.  Topics include 6-Sigma, ANOVA, design of experiments, statistical process control charts, process capability indexes, system reliability, Pareto charts, process flow charts, acceptance sampling.

    Prerequisites: INDE 330.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGR  6300.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 3
  

  • ENGR 640 - Engineering Sustainable Supply Chains

    Units: 3
    Implementation of manufacturing resource planning and control systems including demand forecasting, production planning, master scheduling, bill-of-material, and inventory master file. Capacity requirements planning and shop floor control.  Introduction of sustainability concepts needed to design and produce new products and processes. Lecture Units: 2; Lab Units: 1  

    Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for INDE 440.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 3
  

  • ENGR 650 - Project Management

    Units: 3
    Holistic approach to project management.  Planning, scheduling, organizing, managing projects i.e., product development, construction, information systems, new business, and special events.  Mastery of key tools give you an advantage in the marketplace. Lecture Units: 2; Activity Units: 1

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGR 6200.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 3
  

  • ENGR 660 - Sustainable Product and Process Design

    Units: 3
    Planning and execution of new product-process design and manufacture.  Introduction of innovation, sustainability, and methods covering material selection, design-build-test, reverse engineering, objective trees, function-means trees, and functional maps provide students with tools needed to design and sustainably produce new products.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGR 5180.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 3
  

  • ENGR 670 - Design and Management of Human Work Systems

    Units: 3
    Qualitative and quantitative techniques to maximize labor productivity, employee well-being, and organizational performance. Topics include worker motivation and incentive systems, leadership, worker autonomy, and management of collaborative organizational structures including quality control circles, total productive maintenance teams, and socio-technical systems.

    Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for INDE 4280.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGR 5280.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 3
  

  • ENGR 680 - Engineering Systems Modeling

    Units: 3
    Systems approach to problem identification, description, modeling, and resolutions derived by traditional optimization.  Approaches for the planning, manufacturing, deployment, product use and disposal cycles are presented. The design criteria, specifications,  analysis, and verification  through  system life cycle is discussed to ensure that a system’s functional, interface, performance, physical, cost and other quality characteristics. These factors are balanced to meet the needs of system stakeholders. Lecture Units: 2; Activity Units: 1

    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 3
  

  • ENGR 690 - Independent Study

    Units: 3
    Selected research topics agreed on between the student and the faculty supervising the course. A plan of work completion must approved prior to proceeding with the project. Progress reports, a final report, and a final presentation to the committee.

    Prerequisites: Department consent and minimum 3.0 GPA.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGR 6900.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 3
  

  • ENGR 693A - Applied Research in Engineering Management

    Units: 3
    An integrative capstone experience in which students conduct a literature search, develop a research proposal, complete a capstone graduate individual project and write a comprehensive project report encompassing areas covered in their course work. 

    Prerequisites: Department consent and completion of University Writing Skills Requirement (UWSR).
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGR 6800.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 3
  

  • ENGR 693B - Master’s Project Capstone

    Units: 3
    Completion of a research or applied project, a written report submitted to the department, which specifies its format.  Project supervised by a faculty member. Oral defense may be required. A faculty member supervises the project. Oral defense may be required.  

    Prerequisites: Department consent and completion of University Writing Skills Requirement (UWSR).
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGR 6899.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 3
  

  • ENGR 697 - Issues in Engineering Management

    Units: 3
    Readings, discussion, and research on contemporary and/or significant issues in engineering.

    Prerequisites: Department consent.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGR 6999.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 units.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 3

English: American/Global Literature
  

  • ENGL 328 - Latina/o Literature

    Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
    Literature of all genres written by Latina/o authors that reflects diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences, and that explores themes such as immigration, class, gender, and sexuality.

    Prerequisites: Completion of GE areas A1, A2, A3 and B4.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 3680.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, Entirely On-line, Hybrid (every section of this course may be taught both online and on-ground).
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: C4 - Upper Division Arts or Humanities
Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4

English: American Literature
  

  • ENGL 220 - Immigration and Migration in American Literature

    Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
    Literary works that represent the social, political, and cultural effects of immigration and migration in the U.S.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 2600.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, Entirely On-line, Hybrid (every section of this course may be taught both online and on-ground).
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: C2 - Lower Division Humanities
Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
  

  • ENGL 320 - Major Works of American Literature

    Units: 4
    Selected major works of poetry, drama, nonfiction, and fiction from American literature of all periods, colonial to contemporary.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 3600.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 321 - American Indian Literature

    Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
    American Indian myth, legend, and folklore, as well as nineteenth-, twentieth-, and twenty-first century literature by American Indians.

    Prerequisites: Completion of GE areas A1, A2, A3 and B4.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 3660.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, Entirely On-line, Hybrid (every section of this course may be taught both online and on-ground).
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: C4 - Upper Division Arts or Humanities
Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
  
  • Social Justice Overlay

    ENGL 322 - African-American Literature Before 1945

    Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
    A survey of writings by people of African descent living in North America from the Colonial era through the 19th century. Covers early poetry, autobiographies, fiction, drama, and essays that form the basis of an African-American literary tradition.    

    Prerequisites: Completion of GE areas A1, A2, A3 and B4.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 3691.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, Entirely On-line, Hybrid (every section of this course may be taught both online and on-ground).
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: C4 - Upper Division Arts or Humanities, Overlay - Social Justice
Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
  
  • Diversity Overlay

    ENGL 323 - African-American Literature After 1945

    Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
    A survey of writings by African Americans from the middle of the 20th century through the Black Arts Movement. Identifies major authors in a variety of genres and provides historical contexts for literary movements from the period.  

    Strongly Recommended Preparation: ENGL 200.
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE areas A1, A2, A3 and B4.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 3692.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, Entirely On-line, Hybrid (every section of this course may be taught both online and on-ground).
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: C4 - Upper Division Arts or Humanities, Overlay - Diversity
Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
  
  • Social Justice Overlay

    ENGL 324 - American Women’s Literature

    Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
    Literary works written by U. S. women of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds that explore feminist themes such as class, gender, sexuality and that convey the private as well as public stories of women’s lives.

    Prerequisites: Completion of GE areas A1, A2, A3 and B4.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 3650.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, Entirely On-line, Hybrid (every section of this course may be taught both online and on-ground).
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: C4 - Upper Division Arts or Humanities, Overlay - Social Justice
Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
  
  • Diversity Overlay

    ENGL 325 - Asian-American Literature

    Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
    Literature of different genres by Asian-American authors that reflects diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences, and that explores themes such as immigration, class, gender, and sexuality.  

    Prerequisites: Completion of GE areas A1, A2, A3 and B4.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 3670.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, Entirely On-line, Hybrid (every section of this course may be taught both online and on-ground).
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: C4 - Upper Division Arts or Humanities, Overlay - Diversity
Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
  

  • ENGL 421 - 19th-Century American Literature

    Units: 4
    Historical survey of American literature before 1900.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4635 or ENGL 4636.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 422 - 20th- and 21st-Century American Literature

    Units: 4
    Historical survey of American literature, 1900 to the present.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4637.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 423 - Ethnic American Women’s Literature After 1900

    Units: 4
    Selected authors and topics in ethnic American women’s fiction, autobiography, drama, and/or poetry by African-American, Latina, American Indian, and Asian-American writers.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4650.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 424 - American Fiction Before 1900

    Units: 4
    Selected novels and short fiction by 19th-century authors.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4860.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 425 - American Novel After 1900

    Units: 4
    Selected American novels, 1900 to the present.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4870 or ENGL 4874 or ENGL 4876.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 444 - Short Story

    Units: 4
    Development of the modern short story in American and Europe.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4840.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 445 - Ethnic American Autobiography

    Units: 4
    Selected memoirs and autobiographical writings by African-American, Latino/a, American Indian, Asian-American, and other ethnic American writers. 

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4660.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4

English: British Literature
  

  • ENGL 309 - Major Works of British Literature

    Units: 4
    Study major works in verse, drama, and prose fiction, selected from British literature: medieval to modern periods.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101 or ENGL 102.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 3400.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 332 - Chaucer

    Units: 4
    Close reading and analysis of the poetical works of Geoffrey Chaucer: Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Criseyde, Minor Poems.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4151.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 411 - Shakespeare I

    Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
    A survey of representative early plays and poems; dramatic conventions of Renaissance theater’ Renaissance intellectual background; Elizabethan genres.

    Prerequisites: Completion of GE areas A1, A2, A3 and B4.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4251.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: C4 - Upper Division Arts or Humanities
Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
  

  • ENGL 412 - Shakespeare II

    Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
    A survey of representative later plays;  dramatic conventions of Renaissance theater; Renaissance intellectual background; Elizabethan and Jacobean genres.

    Prerequisites: Completion of GE areas A1, A2, A3 and B4.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4251.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: C4 - Upper Division Arts or Humanities
Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
  

  • ENGL 413 - Milton

    Units: 4
    A selection of major works drawn from Milton’s poetry and selected prose. 

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4260.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 414 - Restoration and 18th-Century British Literature

    Units: 4
    Historical survey of British literature from the Restoration to 1800.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4325.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 415 - 19th-Century British Literature

    Units: 4
    Historical survey of British literature before 1900.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4411 or ENGL 4412.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 416 - British Novel before 1800

    Units: 4
    Selected British novels, 1700 to 1800.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4831.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 417 - British Novel 1800-1900

    Units: 4
    Selected British novels, 1800-1900.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4832.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 418 - British Novel After 1900

    Units: 4
    Selected  British novels from the innovations of modernism in 1900, to the present.

    Strongly Recommended Preparation: ENGL 204.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4833.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, Entirely On-line, Hybrid (every section of this course may be taught both online and on-ground).
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 440 - English Drama to 1642

    Units: 4
    A selection of British dramatic works from the beginnings to the closing of the theaters.  

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4810.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4

English: Education
  

  • ENGL 398 - Internship

    Units: 1-3
    Introduction to the internship experience; integration of the academic program with career aspirations; emphasis on internship readiness and preparation for professional success.

    Prerequisites: Department consent and minimum 2.0 GPA.
    Credit Restrictions: No more than 6 units may be applied to the English major; no more than 3 units may be applied to the English minor.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 3898.
    Repeatability: May be repeated with department consent for a maximum of 6 units.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: CR/NC grading only.
Units: 1-3
  

  • ENGL 460 - Seminar in English Education

    Units: 4
    The integration of language, literature, and composition studies in the secondary-school curriculum, with on-site observation and supervised group discussion

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4000.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4

English: Film
  

  • ENGL 240 - Introduction to American Film

    Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
    Study of American cinema that introduces students to the language of film analysis and to key figures, scripts, and films from the silent era, the Hollywood studio system, independent filmmakers, and contemporary film productions.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 2740 or ENGL 2745.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: C2 - Lower Division Humanities
Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
  

  • ENGL 447 - Film Criticism

    Units: 4
    Study of films that focus on the work of U. S. and international writer-directors, emphasizing characterization, themes, cinematic techniques, and application of film theory and criticism.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4745
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, Entirely On-line, Hybrid (every section of this course may be taught both online and on-ground).
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4

English: Foundation
  

  • ENGL 100 - College Writing: Stretch I

    Units: 3
    First semester of a year-long course in writing for academic purposes, critical analysis, and argumentation.

    Strongly Recommended Preparation: ENGL 109.
    Prerequisites: ENGL 109 required for students in Category IV.
    Credit Restrictions:  Not for English major credit.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: ABC/NC grading only.
Units: 3
  

  • ENGL 101 - College Writing: Stretch II

    Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: A2
    An introduction to writing for academic purposes, critical analysis, and argumentation. Must complete course with a grade of “C-” or better in order to earn General Education credit.

    Strongly Recommended Preparation: ENGL 109.
    Prerequisites: ENGL 100.
    Credit Restrictions:  Not for English major credit.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 1001.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: A2 - Lower Division Written Communication
Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: A2
  

  • ENGL 102 - Accelerated College Writing

    Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: A2
    An introduction to writing for academic purposes, critical analysis, and argumentation. Must complete course with a grade of “C-” or better in order to earn General Education A2 credit.

    Strongly Recommended Preparation: ENGL 109.
    Prerequisites:  Category II placement or Category III with concurrent enrollment in English 109.
    Credit Restrictions:  Not for English major credit.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 1001.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: A2 - Lower Division Written Communication
Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: A2
  

  • ENGL 103 - College Writing: Stretch I (English for Speakers of Other Languages)

    Units: 3
    First semester of year-long course in writing for academic purposes, critical analysis, and argumentation. Designed with English for Speakers of Other Languages pedagogy for multilingual students.

    Strongly Recommended Preparation: ENGL 109.
    Prerequisites: ENGL 109 required for students in Category IV.
    Credit Restrictions:  Not for English major credit.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: ABC/NC grading only.
Units: 3
  

  • ENGL 104 - College Writing: Stretch II (English for Speakers of Other Languages)

    Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: A2
    Second semester of year-long course in writing for academic purposes, critical analysis, and argumentation. Designed with English for Speakers of Other Languages pedagogy for multilingual students. Earn “C-“ or better for A2 general education credit in written communication.  

    Strongly Recommended Preparation: ENGL 109.
    Prerequisites: ENGL 103.
    Credit Restrictions:  Not for English major credit.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: A2 - Lower Division Written Communication
Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: A2
  

  • ENGL 105 - College Reading for Fluency

    Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
    Read multiple works of fiction and non-fiction to build English language fluency, academic vocabulary, learning strategy repertoire, and cultural background knowledge for the U.S. context. Enrollment limited to first-year international students.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 1020.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 units.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: C2 - Lower Division Humanities
Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
  

  • ENGL 106 - Academic Vocabulary Development

    Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C1
    Vocabulary study, including multiple meanings in context, word-formation, related grammatical features, historical changes, and idiomatic and other usage considerations. Emphasis on academic English, but colloquial vocabulary also studied. Course is part of international student cluster for C3 general education credit.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 2000.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: C1 - Lower Division Arts
Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C1
  

  • ENGL 109 - College Writing Lab

    Units: 1
    Writing lab for students to use feedback from faculty and peers in order to identify and address writing challenges.

    Strongly Recommended Preparation: Concurrent enrollment in one of the following courses: ENGL 100, ENGL 101, ENGL 102, ENGL 103, ENGL 104, ENGL 200 or ENGL 201.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 4 units.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: CR/NC grading only.
Units: 1
  

  • ENGL 200 - College Writing II

    Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: Writing II
    Further work in expository writing with emphasis on argumentation and persuasion. Introduction to the preparation and writing of the research paper.

    Prerequisites: One of: ENGL 101, ENGL 102, ENGL 104.
    Credit Restrictions:  Not for English major credit.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 1002.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, Entirely On-line, Hybrid (every section of this course may be taught both online and on-ground).
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: Writing II
Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: Writing II
  

  • ENGL 201 - College Writing II (English for Speakers of Other Languages)

    Units: 3
    Further work in expository writing with emphasis on argumentation and persuasion. Introduction to the preparation and writing of the research paper. ESOL sections are specifically designed for international and other multilingual students.

    Strongly Recommended Preparation: ENGL 109.
    Prerequisites: One of: ENGL 101, ENGL 102, ENGL 104.
    Credit Restrictions:  Not for English major credit.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 1002.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, Entirely On-line, Hybrid (every section of this course may be taught both online and on-ground).
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 3
  

  • ENGL 204 - Writing About Literature

    Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
    Theory and practice of critical writing based on selected readings of major literary works.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: Any two from:  ENGL 2030, ENGL 2040, ENGL 2050
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: C2 - Lower Division Humanities
Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
  

  • ENGL 490 - Independent Study

    Units: 1-4
    Independent study under the supervision a department faculty member.

    Prerequisites: Department consent and minimum 2.0 GPA.
    Credit Restrictions: No more than 12 units of independent study may be applied in the major department and 8 units in other departments to a baccalaureate degree.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4900.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit, with department consent, for a total of 12 units.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 1-4

English: Global Literature
  

  • ENGL 310 - Medieval Literature

    Units: 4
    Selected readings in medieval literature in translation: epic, romance, drama, lyric, and satire.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 3710.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 311 - Dante’s Worlds

    Units: 4
    Study of Dante’s Divine Comedy , especially in relation to its main literary, mystical, and historical themes.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 3715 or ENGL 3716.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  
  • Social Justice Overlay

    ENGL 327 - LGBT Literature and Queer Theory

    Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
    History and development of LGBT literature, the development and application of queer literary theory, and the role of literature in LGBT movements for equity and justice.

    Prerequisites: Completion of GE areas A1, A2, A3 and B4.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 3770.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, Entirely On-line, Hybrid (every section of this course may be taught both online and on-ground).
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: C4 - Upper Division Arts or Humanities, Overlay - Social Justice
Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
  

  • ENGL 330 - Classical Literature

    Units: 4
    Selected readings in classical literature in translation: epic, drama, lyric, and satire.  

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 3700.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 331 - Global World Literature: Antiquity to the Early Modern World

    Units: 4
    Detailed study of global world literatures; classics from Japan, Africa, Mesoamerica, India, and Western Europe will be studied.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 3999.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 335 - Global Literature after 1900

    Units: 4
    Major works of global literature in English from 1900 to the present that reflect literary movements such as modernism and postmodernism, or genres such as colonial and post-colonial literature.

    Strongly Recommended Preparation: ENGL 204.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 3760.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, Entirely On-line, Hybrid (every section of this course may be taught both online and on-ground).
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 341 - The Gothic

    Units: 4
    British Gothic literature, 1700-2000.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 3745.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  
  • Sustainability Overlay

    ENGL 342 - Environmental Literature

    Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Sustainability
    Study of divergent and contested literary representations of ecological landscapes and environments, and of how literature that represents ecological harm across race, ethnicity, class and cultural difference influences environmentalism and environmental justice movements.

    Prerequisites: Completion of GE areas A1, A2, A3 and B4.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, Entirely On-line, Hybrid (every section of this course may be taught both online and on-ground).
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: C4 - Upper Division Arts or Humanities, Overlay - Sustainability
Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Sustainability
  

  • ENGL 343 - Detective Fiction

    Units: 4
    British/American detective fiction, 1800 to the present.

    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 345 - Comics and Graphic Novels

    Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
    Study of the history, structure, and emerging patterns of the comic book and graphic novel, a hybrid narrative form that blends literary and visual components. Analysis of primary sources and graphic novel criticism that explores the genre’s cultural impact.

    Strongly Recommended Preparation: Engl 204.
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE areas A1, A2, A3 and B4.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 3850.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, Entirely On-line, Hybrid (every section of this course may be taught both online and on-ground).
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
    G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: C4 - Upper Division Arts or Humanities
Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
  

  • ENGL 430 - Bible as Literature

    Units: 4
    Examination of major events, characters, themes and literary forms of the Bible.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4710.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 431 - World Mythology

    Units: 4
    Cosmologies and cosmogonies; creation and destruction myths; heroes and tricksters; theory and its application; oral, visual, and literary works drawn from Europe, North America, Mesoamerica, Egypt, Africa, the Orient, the Near East, and the Mediterranean.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4720.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 434 - Global Short Story

    Units: 4
    Reading and analysis of short stories from around the world, classic and contemporary.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4845.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 435 - Global Women’s Literature

    Units: 4
    Selected works and genres of global literature in English written by women from different historical periods, nations, and cultures.

    Strongly Recommended Preparation: ENGL 204.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4450.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, Entirely On-line, Hybrid (every section of this course may be taught both online and on-ground).
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 436 - Contemporary Global Novel

    Units: 4
    Selected contemporary novels in English written by authors from different national, cultural, and social backgrounds and representative of international literature.

    Strongly Recommended Preparation: ENGL 204.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4876.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, Entirely On-line, Hybrid (every section of this course may be taught both online and on-ground).
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 446 - Modern and Contemporary Poetry

    Units: 4
    A study of representative Anglophone poets from 1914 to present.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4827.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 462 - Children’s Literature before 1900

    Units: 4
    Children’s literature before 1900, with attention to social and cultural attitudes about childhood that influenced the history and development of the genre.

    Strongly Recommended Preparation: ENGL 204.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4740 or ENGL 4743.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, Entirely On-line, Hybrid (every section of this course may be taught both online and on-ground).
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 463 - Children’s Literature after 1900

    Units: 4
    Children’s and young adult literature from the 20th and 21st centuries of different genres and themes, reflecting social, cultural, and ethnic diversity.  

    Strongly Recommended Preparation: ENGL 204.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 4741.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, Entirely On-line, Hybrid (every section of this course may be taught both online and on-ground).
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4

English: Graduate
  

  • ENGL 600 - Introduction to Graduate Studies

    Units: 4
    Introduction to the major research tools for the study of English; survey and evaluation of various methods in literary criticism. Required for M.A. in English.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6001.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 601 - The Literary Magazine

    Units: 4
    Practicum in which students learn about editing, layout, graphics, marketing, and distribution of a literary journal by working to produce the English Department’s annual literary publication, Arroyo Literary Review, and by studying other university-based literary journals.

    Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6060.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: CR/NC grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 602 - Graduate Workshop in Fiction

    Units: 4
    Writing of long and short fiction. Theory and analysis of the art of fiction. For the prospective professional writer.

    Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6070.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 603 - Graduate Workshop in Poetry

    Units: 4
    Writing of poetry. Theory and analysis of the art of poetry. For the prospective professional writer.

    Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6075.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 610 - Medieval Literature

    Units: 4
    Study of major works, authors, and literary topics of the medieval period; at least one work read in the original language.

    Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6100.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 611 - Renaissance Literature

    Units: 4
    Study of major works, authors, and literary topics of the Tudor and Stuart periods.

    Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6215.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 612 - Restoration and 18th-Century British Literature

    Units: 4
    Study of major works, authors, and literary topics of the Restoration and the 18th century.

    Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6350.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 613 - 19th-Century British Literature

    Units: 4
    Study of major works, authors, and literary topics of the Romantic and Victorian periods.

    Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6405.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 614 - 20th Century British Literature

    Units: 4
    Study of major British works, authors, and literary topics of the 20th century.

    Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6660.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 620 - American Literature to 1900

    Units: 4
    Study of major works, authors, and literary topics before 1900.

    Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing and declared English major.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6600.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 621 - African-American Literature

    Units: 4
    Major African-American works, authors, and literary topics of the 19th and 20th centuries.

    Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6690.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 622 - 20th Century American Literature

    Units: 4
    Study of major American works, authors, and literary topics of the 20th century.

    Co-requisites: none
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6665.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 623 - Ethnic American Literature

    Units: 4
    Multiethnic American works, authors, and literary topics of the 20th and 21st centuries.

    Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 630 - Women’s Literature

    Units: 4
    Literary works written in English by women authors throughout the ages.

    Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing and declared English major.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6650.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 631 - Post-Colonial Literature

    Units: 4
    The politics and poetics of the literature of previously colonized peoples in the aftermath of European and American imperialism.

    Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6695.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 632 - Children’s Literature

    Units: 4
    Authors, genres, themes or movements in global and multicultural literature for children.

    Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6740.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 633 - Environmental Literature

    Units: 4
    Global works of environmental literature.

    Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 640 - Studies in Literary Nonfiction

    Units: 4
    Historical and cultural perspectives on various forms of literary nonfiction.

    Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6670.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 641 - Studies in Poetry and Poetics

    Units: 4
    Prosody and other formal issues; theory and practice of one poet or of a particular “school” or movement; relationships between poetry and cultural contexts.

    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6675.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 651 - Theory and Practice of Teaching Oral Skills to Adults

    Units: 4
    Focuses on current research as well as practical, innovative methods for teaching listening and speaking to adult English learners.

    Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6501.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 652 - Phonology, Morphology and Lexical Semantics

    Units: 4
    Investigation of English phonetics and phonology as well as the structural composition of English words, with emphasis on processes of word formation and theories of meaning and meaning change. Analysis of errors made by ESL learners.

    Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6504.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 4
  

  • ENGL 653 - Theory and Practice of Teaching Reading to Adults

    Units: 2
    Focuses on current research as well as practical, innovative methods for teaching reading to adult English learners.

    Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6502.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: A-F grading only.
Units: 2
  

  • ENGL 654 - Supervised Tutoring and Teaching

    Units: 2
    Supervised internship with students in ESOL classes and tutorials. Course may be repeated, but repeated units may not count towards degree.

    Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing.
    Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6508 or ENGL 6608.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 10 units.
    Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
    Grading: CR/NC grading only.
Units: 2
 

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