ENGL 205 - Beginning Workshop in Fiction

Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-C1
Introduction to fiction writing with emphasis on the short story. May be repeated once for credit for a maximum of 8 units.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 8 units.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground or Hybrid.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-C1 - Lower Division Arts
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

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

Gain experience in the practice of fiction writing;
Become familiar with the formal aspects of fiction;
Cultivate a critical vocabulary for the use in workshop;
Constructively reinforce revising skills, not only of language but also of ideas;
Ability to situate oneself within a particular school or schools of fiction.

C1. Arts Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an appreciation of the arts using their intellect, imagination, sensibility, and sensitivity;
respond to aesthetic experiences in the arts and develop an understanding of the integrity of both emotional and intellectual responses; and
in their intellectual and subjective considerations, demonstrate an understanding of the relationship among the self, the creative arts, and culture.