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26 courses · Antelope Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Winter 2027 · Spring 2027
ENGL 114 Creative Writing
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides an introduction to the craft of creative writing through the study and analysis of the works of established and peer writers. Students will practice writing in various genres and will be introduced to the workshop method.
ENGL 115 Introduction to Technical Communication
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of ENGL C1000 (ENGL 101).
- Transfers to
- CSU
This advanced composition course gives students instruction and practice in skills particular to writing in technical and professional fields. Students will develop their critical awareness of audience and audience-specific language use, as they become familiar with forms specific to technical environments, such as report writing, process analysis, charts, graphs, other presentations of numerical data, instruction manuals, and data analysis. While practicing critical thinking and writing skills, students will learn to analyze important details about technical writing situations, compose according to the results of their analysis, and learn to write in working groups, with special attention to logic and clarity.
ENGL 221 American Literature 1400-1865
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 130
The concentration of this course is on the voices and perspectives of Native peoples, European explorers, and Americans, from 1400-1865. Students are introduced to some of the historical, cultural, religious, and social issues which helped shape the ideas of the times, including the ideas of the early Spanish and British settlers and the Enlightenment Rationalists and Empiricists of the 18th Century. Students also critically explore literary and cultural movements of the 19th Century, such as Romanticism, Symbolism, and Transcendentalism. This survey is characterized by critical thinking, close textual reading, and analytical writing.
ENGL 222 American Literature 1865-Present
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of ENGL C1000 or C1000H.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 135
The concentration of this course is on the poetry, prose, and drama produced by Americans from 1865 to the present. Included is an introduction to some of the historical, cultural, religious, and social issues which helped shape the ideas and ideologies of the times, including literary and cultural movements such as Naturalism, Realism, Modernism, and Postmodernism. This survey emphasizes critical thinking, close textual reading, and analytical writing.
ENGL 225 English Literature 800-1750
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of ENGL C1000 or C1000H.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 160
This course examines British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the early Neoclassical. Texts from a diverse range of poetry, plays, and prose are analyzed and connected to their original historical and cultural contexts, and explored in relation to more recent history and contemporary interpretations. This survey highlights critical thinking, close textual reading, and analytical writing.
ENGL 227 English Literature 1750-Present
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 165
This course surveys British literature from the late 18th Century to contemporary British and Postcolonial texts, examining the richly diverse texts produced by an expanding global, linguistic community. A range of texts including poetry, prose, and drama is discussed in relation to cultural movements and periods (Romantic, Victorian, Modernist, and Postmodernist) and historical and political contexts, such as the rise of industrialism and the rise and fall of colonialism. This survey is characterized by critical thinking, close textual reading, and analytical writing.
ENGL 230 World Literature 1
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of ENGL C1000 or C1000H.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 140
This course surveys global works of literature, with an emphasis on literature in translation. Students read, discuss, and write critically about drama, poetry, and narrative dating from the ancient world to 1650. They are introduced to contemporary academic scholarship surrounding World Literature, and also learn about, and apply, rhetorical and literary-critical methods for reading it. As literature generally in translation, course material is reflected upon, not just in its historical context, but in its appropriation, over time and space, by subsequent readers, writers, artists, translators, and filmmakers.
ENGL 231 World Literature 2
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of ENGL C1000 or C1000H.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 145
This course surveys works of global literature and culture, from 1650 to the present. Students read and write critically as they engage texts, often through translations, and also learn about, and apply, academic methods of inquiry. How other readers, as well as critics, writers, artists, translators, and filmmakers, appropriate, interact with, and find artistic inspiration in the material studied will be a focus of this survey, which seeks to promote a culturally aware and critically astute community of learners.
ENGL 235 Shakespeare and Culture
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of ENGL C1000 or C1000H.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course highlights the works of William Shakespeare, focusing on representative plays with emphasis upon their linguistic artistry, their connection to his poetic works, and their impact on culture. Students explore historical contexts (Shakespeare's life; the philosophical, aesthetic, cultural, and sociological realities of the Elizabethan age; the conventions of its theatre) as well as the relevance of Shakespeare's work to today's audiences. The course provides many opportunities for critical analysis, through reading, writing, class discussions, and the viewing of relevant films.
ENGL 242 Studies in Fiction
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of ENGL C1000 or C1000H.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
The course is designed to familiarize students with narrative fiction as a literary art form and as a form of cultural expression. Students gain a critical awareness of the historical, social, and ideological issues that helped shape or are reflected in the fiction selected, including literary and cultural movements such as Realism, Naturalism, Modernism, Existentialism and/or Postmodernism. Readings are explored through, and enhanced by, class discussions, critical theory, and filmic interpretations, as students consider the vital role that narrative has played in the human experience.
ENGL 253 African American Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of ENGL C1000 or C1000H.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course surveys the literary, social, and cultural aspects of African American novels, drama, short stories, essays, and poetry, with a concentration on material from the last century to the present, and its relevance to the many histories, writings, and voices that have both shaped and reflected African American experiences. How African Americans see and portray themselves, and how they are seen and portrayed by others, in relation to the dominant Western culture, to issues of racism and sexism, and to the themes of identity, representation, and social power, will be critically explored.
ENGL 253H African American Literature Honors
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of ENGL C1000 or C1000H.
This honors course, intended for students in the Honors Transfer Program, surveys the literary, social, and cultural aspects of African American novels, drama, short stories, essays, and poetry, with a concentration on material from the last century to the present, and its relevance to the many histories, writings, and voices that have both shaped and reflected African American experiences. How African Americans see and portray themselves, and how they are seen and portrayed by others, in relation to the dominant Western culture, to issues of racism and sexism, and to the themes of identity, representation, and social power, will be critically explored. The honors course provides more content and requires greater intensity and depth of study than the non-honors class (UC, CSU, AVC). Note: Students may take either ENG 253 African American Literature or ENG 253H African American Literature Honors. Duplicate credit will not be awarded.
ENGL 256 Latinx/e Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of ENGL C1000 or C1000H.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course introduces students to the literary, social, and cultural aspects of novels, short stories, essays, poetry, and theater, reflecting the diverse range of Latinx/e experiences. The course emphasizes both difference and inclusivity, as it explores the ways in which cultural identity, in conjunction with the languages and literary forms of American cultures, gives rise to both unique and varied literature. Issues of racism, sexism, and borderland and national identity create a framework for the analysis of the selected works.
ENGL 257 Ethnic Studies: Native American Studies in Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of ENGL 101.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Equivalency: Same course as ETHN 257EN. This course focuses on ethnic studies and provides students an overview of the Native American experience in the United States by critically exploring the social, cultural, political, and economic history through literature. Students will critically analyze the ways that Native American cultural identities and literature challenge, complicate, and reinvent the languages and literary forms of dominant American culture, emphasizing Native American survival, sovereignty, and resistance through the oral and written traditions of American indigenous peoples.
ENGL 259 Gender and Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course gives students practice in the reading and analysis of gender, as constructed and reinforced by cultural context. Through close study of various literary genres and forms of media, students will explore and discuss the entrenched, contested, and emerging signifiers of gender, their relation to the study of various ethnic groups and their interactions, as well as the complexities inherent in the study of any human group via its depiction in literature and critical theory.
ENGL 265 Film and Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of ENGL C1000 or C1000H.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course examines film as a cultural expression as well as an artistic form that can be analyzed alongside the structural, aesthetic, and rhetorical features of literary works. Students will view selected films, read literary texts that relate to or serve as source material for these films, utilize applicable critical materials, and respond through academic discussions, analytical essays, and research-based assignments. Students will gain a deeper and more nuanced understanding of both film and literature as art forms, as well as gaining insight into the contexts that enrich, inform, and help explain the cultural appeal and power of visual narrative and storytelling.
ENGL 279 Science Fiction and Dystopian Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of ENGL C1000 or C1000H.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is focused on literary works and forms of media that depict futuristic worlds, visionary scientific endeavor, and conflicts between humans, aliens, and sentient technology. Students will explore the history, emerging trends, and contemporary issues in science fiction, including power and ethics, paradigms of reality, and human psychology in a futuristic environment, as well as examples of dystopic fiction and art that relate to or comment on social issues and events of the present.
ENGL 315 Applied Technical Writing
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of ENGL 115.
- Transfers to
- CSU
Building on skills learned in the lower division technical writing course, this course provides extended, guided practice and instruction in understanding and writing for multiple audiences and multiple purposes in a technical environment. Students will develop skills in language choice as an aid to clarity, and students will learn principles of document design in both digital and conventional communication situations. Students will learn advanced research techniques and strategies while working on extended writing projects. Learning to work on multi-staged, collaborative projects will be central to this course.
ENGL 900 Writing Support
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- 18 lecture hours, 18 contact hours total
This support course is designed to assist students in different college writing environments. It emphasizes the skills needed for expressing ideas effectively and confidently, whether in sentence, paragraph, or essay form, with attention to grammatical and mechanical aspects of writing. ENGL 900 is one of four course options for the certificate "College Readiness - Reading and Writing." NOTE: No grade will be given for this class; student will receive “pass” or “no pass” only.
ENGL 901 Writing Practice
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- 18 lecture hours, 18 contact hours total
- Corequisite
- Concurrent enrollment in ENGL 101.
This supplemental writing course is designed to support instruction in English 101, offering practice and application of the skills needed for expressing ideas effectively and confidently in academic settings. Students will reflect on their writing practices to figure out what strategies work best for them. NOTE: No letter grade will be given for this course; students will receive only "pass" or "no pass."
ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 lecture hours, 72 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process.
- Formerly
- ENGL 101
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 100
In this course, students receive instruction in academic reading and writing, including writing processes, effective use of language, analytical thinking, and the foundations of academic research. ENGL C1000 empowers students to explore texts and ideas from a variety of diverse voices and to enter into conversations with creative thinkers, scholars, and global citizens. Students in ENGL C1000 have many opportunities for extra support, including supplemental learning assistance provided by visiting The Learning Center.
ENGL C1000H Academic Reading and Writing - Honors
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 lecture hours, 72 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process.
- C-ID
- ENGL 100
In this course, students receive instruction in academic reading and writing, including writing processes, effective use of language, analytical thinking, and the foundations of academic research. This is an honors course. ENGL C1000 empowers students to explore texts and ideas from a variety of diverse voices and to enter into conversations with creative thinkers, scholars, and global citizens. Students in ENGL C1000 have many opportunities for extra support, including supplemental learning assistance provided by visiting The Learning Center. This is an honors course, intended for students in the Honors Transfer Program. The honors course provides more content and requires greater intensity and depth of study than the non-honors class. Formerly ENGL 101H (C-ID: ENGL 100) (UC, CSU, AVC) Note: Students may take either ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing or ENGL C1000H Academic Reading and Writing - Honors. Duplicate credit will not be awarded.
ENGL C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- College-level composition (ENGL C1000/ ENGL C1000H/ ENGL C1000E/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent Formerly ENGL 103 (C-ID: ENGL 105) (UC, CSU, AVC)
- C-ID
- ENGL 100
In this course, students receive instruction in critical thinking for purposes of constructing, evaluating, and composing arguments in a variety of rhetorical forms, using primarily non-fiction texts, refining writing skills and research strategies developed in ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing (C-ID ENGL 100) or similar first-year college writing course.
ENGL C1001H Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- College-level composition (ENGL C1000/ENGL C1000H/ENGLC1000E/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent This honors course is intended for students in the Honors Transfer Program.
- C-ID
- ENGL 100
In this course, students receive instruction in critical thinking for purposes of constructing, evaluating, and composing arguments in a variety of rhetorical forms, using primarily non-fiction texts, refining writing skills and research strategies developed in ENGL C1000 College Reading and Writing (C-ID ENGL 100) or similar first-year college writing course. This is an honors course. The honors course provides more content and requires greater intensity and depth of study than the non-honors class. Formerly ENGL 103H (C-ID: ENGL 105) (UC, CSU, AVC) Note: Students may take either ENGL C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing or ENGL C1001H Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors. Duplicate credit will not be awarded.
ENGL C1002 Introduction to Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Successful completion of college-level composition (ENGL C1000/ENGL C1000H/ENGL C1000E/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent.
- Formerly
- ENGL 102
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 100, ENGL 120
In this course, students are introduced to works by diverse authors and major literary genres, developing close reading and analytical writing skills. Students also develop appreciation for and critical understanding of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic qualities of literature. This course uses literature and literary criticism as the basis for sustained instruction and practice in critical reasoning, inquiry-driven research, and academic argumentative writing. Students evaluate claims, evidence, assumptions, counterarguments, and rhetorical strategies in literary texts, scholarly criticism, and cultural commentary. Through drafting, peer response, revision, and research-based writing, students develop and refine academic arguments supported by textual evidence and secondary sources.
ENGL C1002H Introduction to Literature - Honors
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Successful completion of college-level composition (ENGL C1000/ENGL C1000H/ENGL C1000E/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent.
- C-ID
- ENGL 100
In this course, students are introduced to works by diverse authors and major literary genres, developing close reading and analytical writing skills. Students also develop appreciation for and critical understanding of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic qualities of literature. This is an honors course. This honors course uses literature and literary criticism as the basis for advanced instruction and practice in critical reasoning, inquiry-driven research, and academic argumentative writing. In addition to the requirements of the non-honors course, honors students complete advanced scholarly reading, seminar-style discussion, and a longer research-based argumentative project. Students evaluate claims, evidence, assumptions, counterarguments, and rhetorical strategies in literary texts, scholarly criticism, and cultural commentary. Honors work emphasizes the development and refinement of sustained academic arguments through drafting, peer response, revision, source evaluation, and formal written or oral defense of an interpretive position. Students engage multiple literary perspectives and critical approaches while producing research-supported arguments that demonstrate analytical depth, academic discourse, and effective documentation. Formerly ENGL 102H (C-ID: ENGL 120) (UC, CSU, AVC) Note: Students may take either ENGL C1002 Introduction to Literature or ENGL C1002H Introduction to Literature-Honors. Duplicate credit will not be awarded.