Program Description

The major in English is excellent preparation for careers in law, teaching, advertising, journalism, communications and business administration. Most positions in modern institutions and industries require excellent skills in writing and reading. This major provides students with those skills along with a breadth of cultural and historical knowledge through the study of great literature.

Learn more about the program on the English website.

Associate Degree for Transfer

This program also offers an Associate Degree for Transfer. Learn more and review the degree requirements on the English AA-T listing.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Students will be able to compose a thesis-based essay that clearly communicates a logical, evidence-supported argument.
• Students will demonstrate, in writing, comprehension and critical analysis of college-level texts.

Award Type(s)

• AA = Associate in Arts Degree

Units Required

• Major: 27-30

Associate Degree Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Units
English Proficiency
Select one of the following:
ENGL 1A	COMPOSITION & READING	5
ENGL 1AH	HONORS COMPOSITION & READING	5
ENGL 1S & ENGL 1T	INTEGRATED COMPOSITION & READING and INTEGRATED COMPOSITION & READING	8
or equivalent
Mathematics Proficiency
Select one of the following:
MATH 105	INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA	5
MATH 180	QUANTITATIVE REASONING	5
or any MATH course approved for Foothill GE Area V, Communication & Analytical Thinking

A minimum of 90 units is required¹ to include:

• Completion of one of the following general education patterns: Foothill General Education, CSU General Education Breadth Requirements or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
• Core courses (15-19 units)
• Support courses (8-15 units)

1	Additional elective course work may be necessary to meet the 90-unit minimum requirement for the associate degree.

Note: All courses pertaining to the major must be taken for a letter grade. In addition, a grade of "C" or better is required for all core and support courses used for the degree.

Core and Support Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Core Courses
Select one of the following options:		5-9
Option 1
ENGL 1B	COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE
or ENGL 1BH	HONORS COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE
Option 2
ENGL 1C	ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING & CRITICAL THINKING
or ENGL 1CH	HONORS ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING & CRITICAL THINKING
ENGL 16	INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE
And, for either option, select any two courses from the following:		10
ENGL 43A	SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I: BEOWULF TO THE LATE 18TH CENTURY
or ENGL 43AH	HONORS SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I: BEOWULF TO THE LATE 18TH CENTURY
ENGL 43B	SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE II: THE ROMANTIC PERIOD TO THE PRESENT
or ENGL 43BH	HONORS SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE II: THE ROMANTIC PERIOD TO THE PRESENT
ENGL 45A	SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I: BEGINNINGS TO 1865
or ENGL 45AH	HONORS SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I: BEGINNINGS TO 1865
ENGL 45B	SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II: 1865 TO THE PRESENT
or ENGL 45BH	HONORS SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II: 1865 TO THE PRESENT
ENGL 47A	WORLD LITERATURE I
or ENGL 47AH	HONORS WORLD LITERATURE I
ENGL 47B	WORLD LITERATURE II
or ENGL 47BH	HONORS WORLD LITERATURE II
Support Courses
For Option 1, select three courses from the following, of which two courses must be Literature courses (minimum of 12 units): 1, 2		12-15
For Option 2, select two courses from the following, of which one course must be a Literature course (minimum of 8 units): 1, 2		8-10
ENGL 1B	COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE 3
or ENGL 1BH	HONORS COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE
ENGL 1C	ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING & CRITICAL THINKING 3
or ENGL 1CH	HONORS ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING & CRITICAL THINKING
ENGL 50C	TECHNICAL WRITING
CRWR 6	INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING
CRWR 25A	POETRY IN COMMUNITY
CRWR 39A	INTRODUCTION TO SHORT FICTION WRITING
CRWR 39B	ADVANCED SHORT FICTION WRITING
CRWR 41A	POETRY WRITING
CRWR 41B	ADVANCED POETRY WRITING
Literature Courses 1
ENGL 16	INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE 3
ENGL 43A	SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I: BEOWULF TO THE LATE 18TH CENTURY 3
or ENGL 43AH	HONORS SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I: BEOWULF TO THE LATE 18TH CENTURY
ENGL 43B	SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE II: THE ROMANTIC PERIOD TO THE PRESENT 3
or ENGL 43BH	HONORS SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE II: THE ROMANTIC PERIOD TO THE PRESENT
ENGL 45A	SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I: BEGINNINGS TO 1865 3
or ENGL 45AH	HONORS SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I: BEGINNINGS TO 1865
ENGL 45B	SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II: 1865 TO THE PRESENT 3
or ENGL 45BH	HONORS SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II: 1865 TO THE PRESENT
ENGL 47A	WORLD LITERATURE I 3
or ENGL 47AH	HONORS WORLD LITERATURE I
ENGL 47B	WORLD LITERATURE II 3
or ENGL 47BH	HONORS WORLD LITERATURE II
ENGL 5	LGBT LITERATURE
ENGL 7	NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENGL 8	CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
ENGL 11	INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
or ENGL 11H	HONORS INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
ENGL 12	AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENGL 14	TRAVELING THE WORLD THROUGH CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE
ENGL 17	INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE
ENGL 18B	GOTHIC & HORROR LITERATURE
ENGL 22	WOMEN WRITERS
ENGL 24	UNMASKING COMICS: THE DAWN OF THE GRAPHIC NOVEL
ENGL 27G	DETECTIVE & MYSTERY FICTION
ENGL 31	LATINO/A LITERATURE
ENGL 34C	LITERATURE INTO FILM
ENGL 37	SCIENCE FICTION LITERATURE: REIMAGINEERING REALITY
ENGL 38	LITERATURE OF PROTEST
ENGL 40	ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENGL 41	LITERATURE OF MULTICULTURAL AMERICA
ENGL 49	CALIFORNIA LITERATURE: GOLDEN STATE CULTURES, GEOGRAPHIES & HISTORIES
ENGL 70R	INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ENGLISH 2
ENGL 71R	INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ENGLISH 2
ENGL 72R	INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ENGLISH 2
ENGL 73R	INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ENGLISH
Total Units		27-30

1	The student has the option of taking all support courses from the Literature courses.
2	If the student chooses to apply ENGL 70R, ENGL 71R or ENGL 72R to the support course requirement, additional coursework may be required to meet the minimum units for the support courses.
3	If not used to fulfill the core course requirement.