English
17 courses · College of the Siskiyous · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Winter 2027 · Spring 2027
ENGL 0519 Introduction to Creative Writing
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
Introduction to the craft of creative writing through the study and analysis of diverse works of established and peer writers. Students will practice writing in various genres and will be introduced to the workshop method and the reader-writer relationship as they craft their own creative works and to identify their unique voices as writers.
ENGL 0999 Academic Reading and Writing Instructional Support
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 1 hours lecture weekly, 18 contact hours total
- Corequisite
- This course is intended to support students in English C1000 if guided self-placement indicates a need or if they wish to build confidence in college composition. Students who enroll in this course will be enrolled in the corresponding, linked section of ENGL C1000.
This course is designed to support students who are enrolled in Academic Reading and Writing courses. Students who enroll in this course will also be enrolled in the corresponding linked section of ENGL C1000. This course provides instructional support in academic reading, writing and research skills. Students will learn strategies and received guided instruction on assignments in the transfer-level writing intensive course.
ENGL 1019 Introduction to Creative Writing
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Advisory
- ENGL C1000 (Academic Reading and Writing) Successful completion of ENGL 1001 (C-ID ENG 100) or equivalent is strongly recommended.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Introduction to the craft of creative writing through the study and analysis of diverse works of established and peer writers. Students will practice writing in various genres and will be introduced to the workshop method and the reader-writer relationship as they craft their own creative works and to identify their unique voices as writers. This is also the first course in the Certificate in Creative Writing. (AA, CSU)
ENGL 1020 Advanced Creative Writing-Fiction
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 2 hours lecture weekly, 36 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- ENGL 1019 (Introduction to Creative Writing) with a grade of C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Designed for writers who want to pursue their craft in fiction writing. Writers will develop their skills through workshops, learning how to critique their work within a writers’ community. This is also a required course for the Certificate in Creative Writing.
ENGL 1021 Writing for Contemporary Digital Platforms
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- ENGL 1019 (Introduction to Creative Writing) with a grade of C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU
Designed for writers who want to explore writing within contemporary digital platforms, such as screen and script writing, copywriting, ghost writing, and content writing for blogs and websites. Writers will develop their skills through workshops, learning how to critique their work within a writers’ community. This course is also one of the required courses for the Certificate in Creative Writing.
ENGL 1022 Advanced Creative Writing-Nonfiction
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 2 hours lecture weekly, 36 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- ENGL 1019 (Introduction to Creative Writing) with a grade of C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Designed for writers who want to pursue their craft in creative nonfiction writing. Writers will develop their skills through workshops, learning how to critique their work within a writers’ community. This course is also one of the required courses for the Certificate in Creative Writing.
ENGL 1038 Intercultural Communication
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- COMM 150
Introduction to intercultural communication in domestic and/or global contexts. Influence of cultures, languages, and social patterns on how members of groups relate among themselves and with members of different ethnic and cultural groups. Theory and knowledge of effective communication within and between cultures. Appreciation and comparison of communication of diverse groups within the larger context of American culture. C-ID COMM 150.
ENGL 2036 Children's Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Advisory
- ENGL C1000 (Academic Reading and Writing) Successful completion of ENGL C1000 (C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent is strongly recommended before taking this course.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 180
This course introduces representative works of children’s literature and develops students’ close reading and analytical writing skills while promoting an appreciation for the aesthetic qualities of literature written for children. C-ID ENGL 180.
ENGL 2043 World Literature I
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Advisory
- ENGL C1000 (Academic Reading and Writing) Successful completion of ENGL C1000 (C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent is strongly recommended before taking this course.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 140
This course is a comparative study of selected works, in translation and in English, of literature from around the world, including Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and other areas, from antiquity to the mid or late seventeenth century. C-ID ENGL 140.
ENGL 2044 American Literature I
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Advisory
- ENGL C1000 (Academic Reading and Writing) Successful completion of ENGL C1000 (C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent is strongly recommended before taking this course.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 130
This course introduces students to America's literary traditions from their beginnings to the second half of the nineteenth century. C-ID ENGL 130.
ENGL 2046 British Literature I
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Advisory
- ENGL C1000 (Academic Reading and Writing) Successful completion of ENGL C1000 (C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent is strongly recommended before taking this course.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 160
This course surveys the literature written in the British Isles up to the last quarter of the 18th century. C-ID ENGL 160.
ENGL 2543 World Literature II
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Advisory
- ENGL C1000 (Academic Reading and Writing) Successful completion of ENGL C1000 (C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent is strongly recommended before taking this course.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 145
This course is a comparative study of selected works, in translation and in English, of literature from around the world, including Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and other areas, from the mid or late seventeenth century to the present. C-ID ENGL 145.
ENGL 2544 American Literature II
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Advisory
- ENGL C1000 (Academic Reading and Writing) Successful completion of ENGL C1000 (C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent is strongly recommended before taking this course.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 135
This course introduces students to a wide range of American authors and their relationship to major literary and intellectual movements from the second half of the nineteenth century to the present. C-ID ENGL 135.
ENGL 2546 British Literature II
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 (Academic Reading and Writing) Successful completion of ENGL C1000 (C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent is strongly recommended before taking this course.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 165
This course surveys British literature from the late eighteenth century to contemporary British and post-colonial texts. C-ID ENGL 165.
ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 4 hours lecture weekly, 72 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process.
- Advisory
- Students should consider concurrent enrollment in ENGL 0999, a one unit high-support course, if guided self-placement indicates a need or if they wish to build confidence in college composition. ENGL 0999 SLOs: - Apply active reading strategies to primarily academic texts. - Apply writing strategies in a variety of contexts and rhetorical situations. - Reflect on one's own writing process.
- 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. This course is designed to teach the reading, writing, and research skills necessary to succeed in any subsequent college course. Students will critically read and write in a variety of rhetorical situations and contexts and incorporate college-level research. Minimum 5,000 words formal writing. C-ID ENGL 100.
ENGL C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 (Academic Reading and Writing) Prerequisites: College-level composition (ENGL C1000/ ENGL C1000H/ ENGL C1000E/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent with a grade of C or better or Qualification by Assessment
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- 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 (or C-ID ENGL 100) or similar first-year college writing course. This course offers instruction in argumentation and critical writing through analytical evaluation of primarily non-fiction texts. Key topics include the principles of rhetoric and critical thinking, research strategies, information literacy, and documentation. The course requires frequent writing assignments totaling a minimum of 5,000 words.
ENGL C1002 Introduction to Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 (Academic Reading and Writing) Successful completion of college-level composition (ENGL C1000/ENGL C1000H/ENGL C1000E/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent. with a grade of C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- 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. C-ID ENGL 120.