English (Engl)
A. Elementary Composition (2)
Required of all students who have not passed the entrance examination in
English; not applicable on the English major and minor; not open to students
with credit in Engl 1 or 3. A remedial course in the fundamentals of writing.
(2 lectures, 1 section)
X. English for Foreign Students (2)
Reading, writing, and speaking the English lanugage; for students from non-English
speaking countries. (2 lecture, 1 writing lab hour)
1A. Composition and Reading (3)
The one-semester course in composition; see also Engl 3 and 4, the year
sequence in composition. Engl 1 is not open to students with credit in Engl
3 or 4. Prerequisite: passing grade on the English entrance examination.
Theory and practice of composition; reading as a stimulus to thoughtful
writing. Themes, chiefly expository; one long paper based upon the investigation
of a selected topic.
1B. Introduction to Literature (3)
Prerequisite: Phil 3 or Engl 1A. Reading of literary masterpieces of various
types, ages, and countries as the basis for class discussion of content,
form, and theme and as a stimulus to critical writing.
4. Composition and Reading (3)
Meets general education written English requirement. Engl 3 and 4 taken
in sequence constitute a year course in composition. Prerequisite: Engl
3; Hist 10, preferably concurrently. Analytical and expositorv writing based
on critical reading; investigative papers -- interpretation of evidence
supporting historical statements, civic policies, judgments.
5. Business Correspondence (3)
Prerequisite: Philos. 3 or Engl. 1A. Modern business correspondence; practice
in writing letters used in business transactions.
6. Improvement in Reading Techniques (2)
For students whose scores on the entrance examination in reading are significantly
lower than their scores on the entrance aptitude test. Not applicable on
the English major and minor. Analysis of reading practices leading to efficient
methods of reading and studying.
10A-B. Creative Writing (3-3)
Prerequisites: Engl. 1A, or Philos. 3 and Engl. 4; Engl. 110; or permission
of instructor. Writing descriptive sketches, short character studies, brief
narrations, a short story, and simple poems; reading various types of imaginative
writing. Finding and developing each student's talent.
13. Foreign Elements of the English Vocabulary (3)
(See For Lang 13)
60A-B-C-D. Gods and Heroes (1-1-1-1)
Analysis and comparison of (a) myths, (b) heroic legends, (c) tales, (d)
necromantic literature of various cultures.
61A-B. Shorter Shakespeare (2-2)
Not open to English majors. Engl 61A is not prerequisite to 61B. Prerequisite:
Engl 1B or permission of instructor. Eight plays typifying the variety of
Shake- speare's drama, one poem, and selected sonnets.
62. Introduction to Theatre (2) (See Drama 62)
72. Report Writing (3)
Prerequisite: Engl 1 or 3. Methods of explaining processes and theories,
reporting special investigations, preparing technical and business reports;
general practices of good writing.
76. Mechanics of Expression (2)
Required of credential candidates who have failed to meet requirements in
the written English test; open to other students. Not applicable on English
and language arts majors and minors. Prerequisite: Phil 3 or Engl 1A. Principles
of English usage, with intensive drill in grammar, punctuation, capitalization,
diction, and spelling.
100. Beowulf to Marlowe (3)
Open to second-semester sophomores. Prerequisite: Engl 20 or equivalent.
Epic and romance, Chaucer, drama, other poetry and prose.
101. Spenser to Milton (3)
Prerequisite: Engl 20, or equivalent. Elizabethan, Jacobean, and Puritan
drama poetry, and prose; Milton.
102. Dryden to Burns (3)
Open to second-semester sophomores. Prerequisite: Engl 20 or equivalent.
Restoration and Eighteenth Century poetry and prose; the novel; the drama.
103. Wordsworth to Shaw (3)
Prerequisite: Engl 20 or equivalent. Romantic, Victorian, and fin de siecle
poetry and prose; the novel; Shaw.
104. American Literature to 1914 (3)
Open to second-semester sophomores. Prerequisite: Engl 20 or equivalent.
Survey of American literature; analysis of major works, relationship to
literary and ideological movements.
105. Twentieth Century Literature (3)
Open to second-semester sophomores. Prerequisite: Engl 20 or equivalent.
Major trends in British and American literature from World War I to the
present.
110A-B. Advanced Creative Writing (3-3)
Prerequisite: Engl 10A-B or permission of instructor. Individual experimentation
in specific writing forms; concentrated work in the short story, the essay,
the novel, or poetry; student project in original writing.
111. Advanced Writing: Fiction (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Engl 11 or permission of instructor. Individual projects in
th short story and the novel; reading and analysis of related material.
120. Advanced Composition (3)
Required of credential majors and minors in English; open to other qualified
students. Prerequisite: Engl. la or 4. Expository writing and analysis in
relation to traditional and contemporary theories of composition.
124. Magazine Feature Writing (3) (See Jour 124)
130. Language and Culture (3)
Linguistic conventions; principles of change affecting current practices;
interrelationships of language and culture.
131. American English Grammar (3)
Prerequisite: Engl. 130 or permission of instructor. Pragmatic, empirical
study of the grammar of current American English, with reference to regional,
institutional, and occasional variations.
140. Studies in Medieval Literature (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Engl 100 or equivalent. Intensive study of an important literary
topic in the period.
141. Studies in Renaissance Literature (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Engl 101 or equivalent. Intensive study of an important literary
topic in the period.
142. Studies in Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature (3;
max total 6)
Prerequisite: Engl 102 or equivalent, Intensive study of an important literary
topic in the period.
143. Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Engl 103 or equivalent. Intensive study of an important literary
topic in the period.
144. Studies in American Literature (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Engl 104 or equivalent. Intensive study of an important literary
topic in the period.
145. Studies in Twentieth Century Literature (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Engl 105 or equivalent. Intensive study of an important literary
topic in the period.
160. Chaucer (3)
Prerequisite: Engl 100 or permission of instructor. Chaucer and his age;
The Canterbury Tales and other selected poems.
162A-B. Shakespeare (3-3) (Same as Drama 162A-B)
Engl 162A is not prerequisite to 162B. Prerequisite: Engl 20. Each course
covers half the plays of Shakespeare, from his earliest to his latest; relation
of his works to the Elizabethan theater and to contemporary thought and
literature; (A) inludes the Sonnets, (B) includes "Venus and Adonis"
and "The Rape of Lucrece."
176. Current Books (2)
Lectures upon the latest books -- fiction, drama, poetry, biography, and
modern problems; evaluation of book clubs, of lists of "best sellers,"
and of current reviewing in literary magazines and newspaper supplements.
180. World Literature: Ancient and Medieval (3)
Greek, Roman, and medieval literature in English translations.
181. World Literature: Renaissance and Modern (3)
Modern literatures of continental Europe; literary forms movements, and
relationships; reading of masterpieces in English translation.
182. The Bible as Literature (3)
Selected prose and poetry in the King James translation.
183. Living Philosophies in World Literature (3) (Same as Phil
183)
Ways in which the world's great literature has attempted to deal with basic
philosophical problems.
184. Readings in Dramatic Literature (2) (See Drama 184)
189. Literature of California (2)
Literature of California from the earliest times to present.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Regulations and Placement -- Independent Study.
191. Literary Criticism (3)
Prerequisite: Engl 20 or equivalent. Major documents in literary criticism
fro Plato to the present.
192. Theory of Language (3) (See Phil 192)
(See Course Numbering System.)
200A-B Graduate Survey (3-3)
Open only to second-semester seniors and graduates majoring
in English. Extensive, individually directed readings in literature and
related subjects.
220. Studies in Rhetoric (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: advanced composinon or equivalent. Seminar in rhetorical theory
in relation to social history; critical analysis of current rhetorical doctrine.
230. Studies in the English Language (3; max total 6) (Former
Engl 206)
Prerequisite: Engl 135 or permission of instructor. Seniinar in English
and American linguistics.
250. studies in Literary History (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Engl 100-105 or equivalent; permission of instructor. Seminar
in an aspect of literary history: type, period, movement, or an individual
author.
280. Studies in Criticism (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: major or minor in English; permission of instructor. Seminar
literary criticism.
290. Independent Study (1-5)
See Regulations and Procedures -- Independent Study.
299. Thesis or Project (2-4)
Prerequisite: See MAster's Degrees - Thesis Requirement. Preparation, completion,
and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.