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23 courses · College of the Desert · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 (ENG), Fall 2026 (ENGL)
ENGL C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or college-level composition or equivalent.
- Formerly
- ENG 003
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
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 (previously ENG 001A) College Reading and Writing (C-ID ENGL 100) or similar first-year college writing course. (formerly ENG 003)
ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 72
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college's multiple measures and assessment process.
- Formerly
- ENG 001A
- 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. (C-ID ENGL 100); formerly ENG 001A
ENGL C1000E Academic Reading and Writing Support
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 72, Lab Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college's multiple measures and assessment process.
- Formerly
- ENG 001X
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
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 course includes embedded support. (C-ID ENGL 100) formerly ENG 001X
ENG 005A Creative Writing
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or college-level composition or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course introduces students to the theories, skills, and techniques of all forms of creative writing, with primary emphasis on fiction and poetry. C-ID: ENGL 200
ENG 005B Advanced Creative Writing
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- ENG 005A.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This is an advanced course in creative writing, designed to enable students to refine their creative writing skills in their chosen genre(s).
ENG 010A American Literature I
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or college-level composition or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is a survey of American literature from its beginnings through the Civil War. Selections include writings that reflect the rich and diverse cultural backgrounds that make up America's unique and complex heritage. C-ID ENGL 130
ENG 010B American Literature II
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or college-level composition or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 135
This course is a survey of American literature from the Civil War to the present. Selected literary writings highlight the diverse voices, histories, and aesthetic approaches that comprise American literature. (C-ID ENGL 135)
ENG 011A English Literature I
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or college-level composition or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 160
This course surveys the major writers and works of English literature, spanning from Old English through the late eighteenth century (C-ID ENGL 160).
ENG 011B English Literature II
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or college-level composition or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course surveys the major writers and works of English literature of the Romantic, Victorian, and twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
ENG 014 Shakespeare
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or college-level composition or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is an introductory survey of Shakespeare's histories, comedies, tragedies, and sonnets.
ENG 015 The Short Story
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or college-level composition or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course introduces students to the short story, through critical discussion and analysis of the genre's elements, structure, devices, and meanings. Students will read a substantial and representative collection of short stories, all while considering the genre's characteristics and its relationship to other literary genres.
ENG 017 Literature by Women
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or college-level composition or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is a survey of literature written by and about women. Students examine the relationships between and among feminist movements, women's identities and experiences, and women's literature as a genre.
ENG 018 Poetry CSI
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- ENG 001A.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course offers an investigation of the techniques and development of poetry through the exploration, discussion and criticism of poetry in its historical context. Students are encouraged to compose their own poems based on forms studied in the course.
ENG 021 Latinx Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or college-level composition or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course surveys Latinx literature across literary genres and periods, through the lenses of ethnic studies, (de)colonization, intersectional identity, and the politics of literary canonization. The assigned literature is contextualized within the histories, politics, and aesthetic practices of Latinx people and cultures.
ENG 022 Intro to African American Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- ENG 001A.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course provides an introduction to folk, traditional and contemporary African American literature with critical analysis of representative works in the essay, the short story, the novel, poetry and drama. It includes a historical overview from the seventeenth century through the present. Through varied reading selections and learning about the history and culture of African Americans in the United States, the students better understand and appreciate the richness and diversity of African American literature.
ENG 024 Native American Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or college-level composition or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is a survey of Native American literature, including oral and written traditions, taught through the lenses of Native American ethnic studies, anti-colonialism, decolonization, intersectional identity, and the politics of literary canonization.
ENG 025 Introduction to the Novel
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- ENG 001A.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course introduces students to the literary genre of the novel. Emphasis is given to the novel's historical development, its formal characteristics, and its place within literary studies and the broader social world.
ENG 026 LGBTQ+ Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or college-level composition or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is a survey of literature written by and about LGBTQ+ people. The course explores representations of LGBTQ+ people in fiction, poetry, and drama, as well as the social, historical, and political contexts in which queer identity is and has been rooted. Literary and cultural criticism is introduced.
ENG 033 Science Fiction
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or college-level composition or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course surveys the science fiction genre from literary and theoretical points of view. It draws upon stories, novels, and/or graphic novels that highlight speculative fiction's focus on exploring the impact of scientific and technological progress on humanity, as well as the ways in which science fiction settings offer new perspectives for critiquing existing social attitudes and structures and imagining the future.
ENG 035 Myths and Legends
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or college-level composition or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course introduces students to myths and legends as they figure into various and diverse literary traditions, including the role that myths and legends play as literary tropes and their role in sustaining and challenging cultural and national traditions. The course also includes focused study on contemporary myths and legends, particularly in popular culture.
ENG 036 Children's Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or college-level composition or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 180
This course introduces students to a formal study of literature for children from preschool through middle school, including critical examination of genres, themes, and cultures depicted in these texts; in addition, students study the professional literary criticism of this literature. (Equivalent to CDE 229.)(C-ID ENGL 180)
ENG 095A English Work Experience
- Units
- 1-5
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 270
- Transfers to
- CSU
This work experience course of supervised employment provides students the opportunity to connect academics to applied experiential learning in the workplace. It assists students in developing transferable employability skills, career awareness, learning industry culture, competencies and norms, and developing professional networks that support career mobility. To enroll, students must have a job or internship placement in a part-time or full-time capacity. Credit may be accrued at the rate of one to five (1-5) units per semester based on the student's ability to meet the hours required per unit enrolled. Students must work 54 hours per unit earned. This Work Experience course is available to students whose job or internship placement is directly related to English.
ENG 300 English Edge
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- Noncredit Hours: 24
This course prepares incoming college students for the rigors of college-level reading and writing, and college-level English courses specifically. Students will learn and/or review the academic norms that lead to academic success and some foundational essay-writing concepts.