English Literature/Writing (A.A. Degree) · Berkeley City College

Program Description

The Berkeley City College A.A. in English Literature/Writing serves students with diverse goals, including development of strong skills in creative and/or expository writing. This degree prepares students for transfer, leading to careers in education, editing, advertising, business, and all fields in which strong writing and analytical skills are valued.

Career Opportunities

N/A

Learning Outcome(s)

write well organized, well developed, effective, well edited, logically sound, and clear essays
apply active reading strategies in order to identify main ideas and critically analyze and explain ideas in texts
apply writing strategies in a variety of genres, considering audience, context, purpose, and genre-specific conventions

Course	Title	Units
Required Courses		7-8
ENGL C1000	Academic Reading and Writing	4
Select one course for the following list:		3-4
ENGL C1002	Introduction to Literature	4
ENGL 20	Introduction to Dramatic Literature	3
ENGL 23	Contemporary Queer Literature	3
ENGL 44B	Masterpieces of World Literature	3
ENGL 50	Multicultural American Literature	3
Select 2 Literature Electives from the following list:		6-8
ENGL 17A	Shakespeare	3
ENGL 17B	Shakespeare	3
ENGL 47	Children’s Literature	3
ENGL 85A	Literature in English Through Milton	4
ENGL 85B	Literature in English: Late 17th through Mid-19th Century	4
ENGL 85C	Literature in English: Mid-19th through the 20th Century	4
or any of the following if not taken as a required course:		9
ENGL 23	Contemporary Queer Literature	3
ENGL 44B	Masterpieces of World Literature	3
ENGL 50	Multicultural American Literature	3
Select 2 Writing Electives from the following list:		6
ENGL C1001	Critical Thinking and Writing	3
ENGL 10A	Creative Writing I	3
ENGL 70A	Transforming Autobiography into Creative Writing	3
ENGL 71A	Introduction to Fiction Writing	3
ENGL 86	Introduction to Playwriting and Screenwriting	3
ENGL 91A	Introduction to Poetry Writing	3