ENGL 030. Developmental Reading (2). Remedial reading skills needed for college-level work. For students ineligible for ENGL 100. CR/NC. Units do not apply toward baccalaureate degree.
ENGL 031. Developmental English (1-2). Individualized and small group instruction in language skills. For students ineligible for ENGL 100. Rep. CR/NC. Units do not apply toward baccalaureate degree. Prereq: EPT score of 150 or below.
ENGL 040. Writing Confidence/Intensive Learning (1-3). Build confidence and proficiency for college-level writing. Practice writing/reading strategies. Workshop, lecture, and individualized support with lab. Final assessment based on writing portfolio. (Students who don’t pass portfolio must repeat ENGL 40. Students who submit a passing portfolio are eligible for enrollment in ENGL 60/ENGL 100. Units earned do not apply toward baccalaureate degree.) CR/NC. Prereq: EPT score of 138 or below.
ENGL 050. College Writing (3). Writing skills needed for college-level work. Instruction in small groups and individualized laboratory sessions. For students ineligible for ENGL 100. CR/NC. Units earned do not apply toward baccalaureate degree. Prereq: EPT score of 142-150.
ENGL 051. College Writing (1). Continues developing skills begun in ENGL 50. Instruction in small, individualized laboratory sessions. For students who have taken ENGL 50 but are not yet ready for ENGL 100. CR/NC. Units earned do not apply toward baccalaureate degree.
ENGL 060. Intensive Reading & Composition--Activity (2). Instruction in small, individualized sessions for students enrolled in ENGL 100A who have an HSU English code of 20. Units earned do not apply toward baccalaureate degree. CR/NC. Prereq: EPT score of 139-150 or successful completion of ENGL 40. Coreq: ENGL 100A.
ENGL 100 / ENGL 100A. First Year Reading & Composition (3). Reflective, analytical, expository essay writing and revision. Introduction to critical reading, information literacy. Small-group workshop and lecture. Final assessment based on writing portfolio. Students who fulfill course requirements with a C- or better but don’t pass portfolio must complete ENGL 200 to fulfill GE. Prereq: EPT score of 151 or higher. CAN ENGL 2. GE.
ENGL 100A. First Year Reading & Composition (3). Reflective, analytical, expository essay writing and revision. Introduction to critical reading, information literacy. Workshop, lecture, and individualized support with lab. Final assessment based on writing portfolio. Students who fulfill course requirements with a C- or better but don’t pass portfolio must complete ENGL 200 to fulfill GE. Prereq: EPT score of 139-150 or successful completion of ENGL 40. Coreq: ENGL 60. CAN ENGL 2. GE.
ENGL 100R. First Year Reading & Composition (3). Essay writing and critical reading. For eligibility, see English Placement Test in the Admission Information section. For Humboldt Connections cohort. Prereq: EPT score 151 or higher. CAN ENGL 2. GE.
ENGL 101. Critical Writing (3). Critical reading of texts. Developing strategies for writing the reasoned argument. Rhetorical stance, voice, and purpose. Logic of persuasion. Critical thinking GE. Prereq: ENGL 100.
ENGL 105. Introduction to Literature (3). Assigned readings in representative works of literature. Lectures, discussions, assigned composition. GE area C. (CAN ENGL 4).
ENGL 120. Introduction to the English Major (4). Aims and methods of literary scholarship and criticism, to prepare for upper division course work. Recommended first course in the major. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics.
ENGL 180. Macintosh Literacy for the 21st Century (3). Theoretical and practical introduction to the Macintosh as a communication tool in the arts and humanities.
ENGL 200. Academic Writing & Revision Workshop (3). Revising ENGL 100/100i portfolio and/or creating new essays. Critical reading of student texts. Workshop and lecture. Final assessment based on writing portfolio. (Students who failed ENGL 100/100i portfolio must complete this course to fulfill GE. Students who don’t pass portfolio must repeat ENGL 200.) Prereq: RP in ENGL 100/100i or equivalent. CR/NC.
ENGL 205. Beginning Creative Writing (4). Write, analyze, and critique student poetry and fiction. For beginning students. Quality student writing considered for publication in Toyon, HSU's literary magazine. Rep. Weekly: two 2-hr periods plus conferences. (CAN ENGL 6)
ENGL 220. Literature, Identity and Representation (4). How social identities are created through language and texts; how categories of identity (gender, sexuality, race, nation, class, ethnicity, etc.) are central to the study of literature. Prereq: ENGL 100 or 100i.
ENGL 225. Introduction to Language Analysis (4). Examination of the nature of human language, including its formal structure, usage, and variation. Emphasizes applications to the study of literature, literacy and social identity. [Prereq: ENGL 100.]
ENGL 230 - 231. Survey of British Literature (4 - 4). Within chronological periods designated below, each course organized around major figures, topics, or genres to reveal lines of influence and development. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics. Rep.
ENGL 230. Beginnings Through the 18th Century. (CAN ENGL 8)
ENGL 231. 19th & 20th Centuries.(CAN ENGL 10)
ENGL 232. Survey of American Literature (4). Selected readings from diverse American writers, emphasizing 19th- and 20th-century texts. One of the four units is individual and group projects on approaches to presenting American literature.
ENGL 240. World Literature (4). Read and discuss significant works of literature in translation. Topics vary: themes, genres, historical periods, or major figures. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics. Rep.
ENGL 305. Postcolonial Perspectives: Literature of the Developing World (3). Read and discuss modern writing from Latin America, Asia, Africa, Central Europe, and the Middle East. Fiction, drama, poetry, essays (historical, political, anthropological), documentary films, videotapes. GE. DCG.
ENGL 306. The Modern Tradition (3). Selected texts from 1880 to the present; cultural contexts. GE.
ENGL 308B-C / WS 308B-C. Women in Literature (3). Works by women and men. How literature in various historical periods reflects cultural conditions and attitudes about women. How feminist movement relates to these issues. GE. DCG ENGL/WS 308B (domestic) ENGL/WS 308 C (non-domestic).
ENGL 311. Nature Writing (4). Advanced composition. Expository writing about the natural environment. Readings from 19th- and 20th-century nature writers. Prereq: ENGL 100.
ENGL 314. Creative Writing: Nonfiction (4). Write, analyze, and critique student nonfiction. For upper division students. Quality writing considered for publication in Toyon, HSU’s literary magazine. [Prereq: ENGL 100 or equivalent. CR/NC.]
ENGL 315. Creative Writing: Fiction (4). Write, analyze, and critique student fiction. For upper division students. Quality student writing considered for publication in Toyon, HSU's literary magazine. Rep. Prereq: ENGL 205 or IA.
ENGL 316. Creative Writing: Poetry (4). Write, analyze, and critique student poetry. For upper division students. Quality student writing considered for publication in Toyon, HSU's literary magazine. Rep. Prereq: ENGL 205 or IA.
ENGL 317. Plays in Performance (3). Ashland Oregon Shakespearean Festival plays and/or other current productions studied as texts and performances. Field trips. Rep. Service fee.
ENGL 320. Practical Criticism (4). Write critical essays about literature, based on close readings of poetry, short stories, drama. Normally requires in-class writing, discussion of texts and student papers, and one highly polished essay per week. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics. Prereq: ENGL 120 or ENGL 220.
ENGL 323. Children's Literature (3). Close study and evaluation of literature for children. For teachers, prospective teachers, and parents. Prereq: ENGL 100.
ENGL 325. History of the English Language (4). Indo-European origins to the present. Social, cultural, and historic events affecting it. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics.
ENGL 326. Language Study for Teachers (4). English phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax. Apply these fields to language arts instruction, including spelling, reading, composition, and other language skills. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics. Prereq: ENGL 100.
ENGL 328. Structure of American English (4). Analyze syntax, with special reference to teaching grammar. English phonetics; text grammar. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics. Prereq: ENGL 100.
ENGL 330. American Literature (4). Major figures, themes, genres, or historical periods. Topic varies. Rep. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics. Prereq: ENGL 320.
ENGL 336 / ES 336. American Ethnic Literature (4). Read and discuss literature written by ethnic minorities in the US, including works by authors of African, Asian, Latin, Native American, Eastern European, and Middle Eastern descent. Focus varies. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics. Rep. DCG.
ENGL 340. Approaches to Shakespeare (4). Study selected Shakespearean plays using various methods: literary analysis, readings, videotapes, Internet resources. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics.
ENGL 342. Special Topics in Shakespeare (4). Instructor selects Shakespeare plays related by genre, chronology, or theme. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics. Rep. Prereq: ENGL 320.
ENGL 344. Young Adult Literature (3). Study and respond to selected works appealing to young people. For teachers and prospective teachers of literature in secondary school. Prereq: ENGL 100.
ENGL 350. British Literature (4). Major figures, themes, genres, or historical periods. Topic varies. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics. Rep. Prereq: ENGL 320.
ENGL 360. Special Topics in Literature (4). Themes, genres, major figures, or movements. Not limited to British or American literature. Topics vary. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics. Rep.
ENGL 366. Introduction to Folklore (3). Myths, folktales, legends, ballads, folk songs, folk drama, superstitions. Folklorists' methods and tools to study these subjects.
ENGL 370/570. Literary Field Studies (4). Study regional writers and their social and environmental influences and effects. One of four units consists of field trips to sites corresponding with course texts. Prereq: ENGL 100 or equivalent. Rep. once.
ENGL 406. Theory of Composition (3). Current theories and methods of teaching writing. Take concurrently with ENGL 406L. Prereq: ENGL 100.
ENGL 406L. Technology in English (1). Introduces technology useful for studying and teaching literature, composition, language, linguistics, and related fields. Take concurrently with ENGL 406. Prereq: ENGL 100.
ENGL 417 / COMM 417. Second Language Acquisition (3). Compare and contrast first and second language acquisition. Assess factors affecting the learning of a second language: interference of first language, structure of second, personality characteristics, age, cultural attitudes. Prereq: ENGL 326 or 328 or equivalent (C).
ENGL 420. Critical Theory (4). Advanced Topics in Critical Theory (4). Intensive study of specialized issues in literary and cultural theory. Ex: Black Feminist Thought, Postcolonialism and After, “Queering” Race and Gender, Politics and Poststructuralism, The Problem of Aesthetics. Prereq: ENGL 320. Rep. once.
ENGL 422. Advanced Research Writing (4). Write, analyze, and critique a variety of genres. Learn strategies for advanced research and writing in a range of disciplines, including business, science, social science, art, and the humanities. Prereq: ENGL 100 or equivalent.
ENGL 424. Communication in Writing I (3). Critical reading and writing of various modes of prose. Writing process of children and how writing tasks can be accessible to developing minds. Prereq: ENGL 100.
ENGL 426. Communication in Writing II (3). Practice various modes of writing. Train in critical response to, and evaluation of, student writing. Prereq: ENGL 100.
ENGL 435. Issues in English as a Second/Foreign Language (4). Types of ESL/EFL learners and approaches used in teaching them. One of four units is for special projects involving English learners.
ENGL 436. Integrating Language & Content in English Instruction (3). Specially designed academic instruction in English (SDAIE), content-based ESL/EFL instruction, and other approaches. Prereq: ENGL 435.
ENGL 450. Tutoring Developing Writers (2). Needs of culturally and ethnically diverse students and learning disabled. Intensive practical experience responding to writing with a variety of approaches. Rep. CR/NC. Prereq: employment in English Writing Center.
ENGL 460. Toyon Literary Magazine (2). Manuscript selection and all other activities related to production, publication, and distribution of Toyon, HSU's literary magazine. CR/NC. Rep.
ENGL 465B-C / ES 465B-C / WS 465B-C. Multicultural Issues in Literature/Languages (4). Themes, genres, figures, theories, or movements in literary or linguistics study in relation to issues of ethnicity and/or gender. Prereq: ENGL 320. Rep. DCG. ENGL 465B (domestic); 465C (non-domestic).
ENGL 470. Raymond Carver Short Story Contest (2). Screen submissions for annual Raymond Carver Short Story Contest, a nationwide competition ranking among America's major writing contests. CR/NC. Rep.
ENGL 480. Special Topics (1-3). Topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Rep.
ENGL 481. Internship in Teaching Writing or Literature (2). Supervised practice teaching in a college setting. Prereq: senior standing, IA, and DA. Rep once.
ENGL 485. English Colloquium (1). Intensively examine a select topic. May feature guest lecturers. Rep. Complete two units to fulfill colloquium requirement. CR/NC. Prereq: ENGL 320.
ENGL 490. Senior Project Seminar (2). Culmination of the major. CR/NC. Prereq: senior standing.
ENGL 499. Directed Study (1-4). For advanced students with IA. Rep.
ENGL 500. Assessment of Subject-Matter Competency in English (1). Candidates for a single-subject teaching credential must demonstrate subject-matter competence. Course explains department's assessment procedures and administers required exams and interviews. CR/NC. Students must be in last year of single-subject waiver program.
ENGL 536. Seminar in American Literature (4). Principal movements, major figures, or other significant topics, with pertinent scholarship. Rep. Prereq: accepted to English MA program or IA.
ENGL 546. Seminar in British Literature (4). Principal movements, major figures, or other significant topics, with pertinent scholarship. Rep. Prereq: accepted to English MA program or IA.
ENGL 560. Special Topics in Literature (4). Themes, genres, major figures, or movements. Not limited to British or American literature. Topics vary with each offering. Rep. Prereq: accepted to English MA program or IA.
ENGL 562. Advanced Studies in Shakespeare (4). The Shakespearean canon and Shakespearean scholarship. Rep. Prereq: accepted to English MA program or IA.
ENGL 570/370. Literary Field Studies (4). Study regional writers and their social and environmental influences and effects. One of four units consists of field trips to sites corresponding with course texts. Prereq: ENGL 100 or equivalent. Rep. once.
ENGL 580. Special Topics Seminar (1-3). Study of literature or study and practice of various kinds of writing. Rep. When offered as workshop, units do not fulfill degree requirements.
ENGL 600. Fundamentals of Research in Composition & Literature (3). Concepts, methods, and resources of research in composition, rhetoric, literary studies. Electronic as well as print resources. Prereq: accepted to English MA program or IA.
ENGL 611. Seminar in Teaching Writing (4). A general introduction to the field of composition studies. Theoretical foundations emphasized over practical applications. Prereq: accepted to English MA program or IA.
ENGL 612. Development of Writing Abilities (4). Developmental aspects of learning to write. Basic vocabulary of psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic theory. Design composition sequences for different academic levels. Prereq: accepted to English MA program or IA.
ENGL 614. Teaching ESL Writing (4). Theoretical and practical perspectives. Prereq: accepted to English MA program or IA.
ENGL 615. Writing Workshop (4). Intensive practical experience in writing. Various forms and techniques. Students read and comment on one another's work. CR/NC. Prereq: accepted to English MA program or IA.
ENGL 618. Linguistic & Rhetorical Approaches to Writing (4). Advanced study of rhetorical theory and linguistic methodologies. Emphasizes application of theory to writing and the teaching of writing. Prereq: ENGL 328 (or equivalent) and accepted to English MA program or IA.
ENGL 635. Issues in English as a Second/Foreign Language (4). Types of ESL/EFL learners and approaches in instructing them. Relate ESL/EFL to bilingual education. Prereq: accepted to English MA program or IA.
ENGL 681. Internship in Teaching Literature (2). Supervised practice in college, high school, elementary school, or community setting. Does not satisfy internship requirement for prospective ENGL 100 instructors. Rep once. Prereqs: ENGL 600, a grad literature seminar, IA, and departmental approval.
ENGL 682. Internship in the Teaching of Writing (2). Supervised practice in a college, community college, high school, elementary school, or community setting. Rep. Prereqs: see department.
ENGL 683. Internship in Business & Professional Writing (2). Supervised practice in writing and helping others to write in a business or government setting. Rep. Prereq: see department. Does not satisfy internship requirement for prospective ENGL 100 instructors.
ENGL 684. Internship in Teaching ESL (2). Supervised practice with English as a second language learners in college, language institute, community college, high school, or community setting. Prereq: for MIP students only. See department.
ENGL 685. English Colloquium (1). Intensively examine a select topic. May feature guest lecturers. Rep. Prereq: grad status. CR/NC.
ENGL 690. Master's Project (4). Culmination of MA degree. Complete a project demonstrating advanced achievement in language, literature, literary criticism, creative writing, or the teaching of writing. Rep. once. Prereq: ENGL 417, ENGL 635. Restricted to students enrolled in MIP, MA.
ENGL 694. Field Experience: Observe and Reflect (4). A course for students in the Master’s International Program. Requires an extensive descriptive and reflective journal based on experience teaching overseas with the Peace Corps.
ENGL 695. Critical Analysis of Field Experience (2). The culminating activity for students in the Master’s International Program. Requires the writing of an essay based on the student’s experience teaching overseas.
ENGL 699. Independent Study (1-4). Open to students accepted to English MA program, with IA. Rep.
activ = activity section
(C) = may be concurrent
CAN = California articulation number (for a more complete explanation, see section 3 under Transfer Requirements).
coreq = corequisite(s)
CR/NC = credit/no credit grading
DA = department approval
DCG = diversity & common ground elective course
disc = discussion section
d = domestic
F, S, Su = fall, spring, summer. To help in long-range academic planning, these letters signify that a course is regularly offered in a fall, spring, or summer term.
GE = general education elective course
IA = instructor approval
lect = lecture section
n = non-domestic
prereq = prerequisite(s)
rec = recommended preparation
rep = may be repeated