ENGL 343 - Crime Fiction

Units: 4; Breadth Area GE-UD-C
A study of crime fiction, a broad genre that includes detective novels, murder mysteries, and other narratives that take the commission of criminal acts as a central theme. Covers English-Language texts from the 19th century to the present.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area C requirements, ENGL 204.
Prerequisites: Requires completion of GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 with grade C- (CR) or better.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, or Entirely Online, or Hybrid.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-C - Upper Division Arts or Humanities
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Analyze and interpret diverse works in the crime-fiction genre;
Write about literature in clear and cogent prose;
Demonstrate knowledge of key English language texts in the crime-fiction Genre;
Use critical theory to examine literary texts.

UD-C. Upper-division Arts or Humanities Learning Outcomes

demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply the principles, methodologies, value systems, and thought processes employed in the arts and humanities;
analyze cultural production as an expression of, or reflection upon, what it means to be human; and
demonstrate how the perspectives of the arts and humanities are used by informed, engaged, and reflective citizens to benefit local and global communities.