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40 courses · El Camino College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Winter 2027 · Spring 2027
ENGL 1AE Reading and Composition for English Language Learners
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 5 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- Eligibility for English 1A OR English as a Second Language 53C with a minimum grade of C AND English as a Second Language 52B with a minimum grade of C OR Noncredit English as a Second Language 53C with a grade of pass AND Noncredit English as a Second Language 52B with a grade of pass
This course is designed to strengthen the students' ability to read with understanding and discernment, to discuss assigned readings intelligently, and to write clearly. Emphasis will be placed on the ability to write an essay in which each paragraph relates to a controlling idea, has an introduction and conclusion, and contains primary and secondary support. College-level reading material will be assigned to provide the stimulus for class discussion and writing assignments, including a required research paper. This course, which is designed for English language learners, includes a fifth hour of instruction per week to help students strengthen the reading and writing skills, as well as cultural knowledge, both of which are necessary for success in college-level courses.
ENGL 12 Introduction to Fiction
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- eligibility for ENGL 1A (now ENGL C1000)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course focuses on reading and interpreting the short story and the novel, and analyzing the evolution, scope, and form of each genre. Students study the elements, themes, and styles of short stories and novels, as well as the contributions of individual authors to each genre.
ENGL 15A Survey of British Literature I
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- ENGL 1A (now ENGL C1000) or ENGL 1AH (now ENGL C1000H) with a minimum grade of C in prerequisite
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is a survey of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 18th century. Particular attention will be given to tracing the growth of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh culture and identity in relation to the literature. The selections may include Beowulf, The Tain, and Everyman, as well as readings from Chaucer, Julian of Norwich, Kempe, Spenser, Lanyer, Shakespeare, Cary, Donne, Milton, Cavendish, Dryden, Behn, Pope, Swift, Johnson, and Sheridan.
ENGL 15B Survey of British Literature II
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- ENGL 1A (now ENGL C1000) or ENGL 1AH (now ENGL C1000H) with a minimum grade of C in prerequisite
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is a survey of British literature by English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh writers that begins with the Romantic Age and continues to the present. The course includes selections from major Romantic, Victorian, Modern and Postmodern authors, which may include Equiano, Burns, Blake, the Wordsworths, Coleridge, Byron, the Shelleys, Keats, Tennyson, the Brownings, the Brontes, Arnold, Hardy, Yeats, Conrad, Joyce, Eliot, Woolf, Lawrence, Beckett, Heaney, Pinter, and others.
ENGL 18 Survey of Women Writers: Middle Ages to the Present
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- Eligibility for English C1000 or equivalent
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
The course examines the literary contributions of women writers from the Middle Ages to the present. Students will study works of literature by or about women in traditional and nontraditional genres, as well as examine the aesthetic, political, historical, cultural, and social contexts of the lives and works of women writers.
ENGL 20 Shakespeare's Plays - Tragedies and Romances
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- ENGL 1 or eligibility for ENGL 1A (now ENGL C1000) or qualification by appropriate assessment
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course introduces students to Shakespeare's tragedies and romances. The major goals of the course are to help students understand the works, analyze the language, and read and evaluate critical analyses. Students will become familiar with the Elizabethan era and learn to appreciate the universality of Shakespeare's art.
ENGL 21 Shakespeare's Plays - Comedies and Histories
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- ENGL 1 or eligibility for ENGL 1A (now ENGL C1000) or qualification by appropriate assessment
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course introduces students to representative comedies and histories of William Shakespeare. The major goals of the course are to help students understand the plays, analyze the language, read and evaluate critical material written on plays, become familiar with the Elizabethan era, and value the universal themes and entertaining qualities of Shakespeare's plays.
ENGL 23A Introduction to Creative Nonfiction
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- Eligibility for English 1A
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is an introduction to creative nonfiction, which includes memoir writing, literary nonfiction, and the personal essay. Students will study the techniques of creative nonfiction through the examination of diverse authors and will work towards transforming real-life events and experiences into finished narratives using the same techniques as fiction, such as character development, dialogue, setting, and conflict. Students will also practice the creative process, including writing exercises, peer workshop, and revision.
ENGL 24A Creative Writing: Introduction to Poetry
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- eligibility for ENGL 1A (now ENGL C1000)
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course is an introduction to the creative process of writing poetry. Students will write their own poems, both traditional and contemporary, using common poetic elements, conventions, and techniques. This course also develops students' peer editing skills, introducing them to the workshop model and revision process.
ENGL 24B Creative Writing: A Workshop in Poetry
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- English 24A with a minimum grade of C or pass
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course develops intermediate skills in the craft of poetry writing through instruction and workshop. Students will discuss student writing and texts written by established poets and continue to apply complex poetic types, elements, and techniques to their own work. Additionally, students will assess and critique their own and other students' original poems, furthering the development of their critical sense in writing and revising their own poems.
ENGL 25A Creative Writing: Introduction to the Craft of Fiction
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- ENGL 1 or eligibility for ENGL 1A (now ENGL C1000) or qualification by appropriate assessment
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course is an introductory level creative writing course focusing on writing the short story. In addition to outlining and composing well-crafted stories, students will study the techniques of plot, characterization, point of view, conflict, and setting. Students will also learn about peer editing and the workshop model for revising stories.
ENGL 25B Creative Writing: A Workshop in Fiction and Nonfiction
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- ENGL 25A with a minimum grade of C or Pass
- Formerly
- English 32
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course develops intermediate skills in the craft of fiction and nonfiction writing through instruction and workshop. Students discuss and apply complex strategies for establishing character, setting, conflict, dialogue, and the advancement of theme. In addition, students practice literary nonfiction storytelling techniques such as creating narrative tension through atmosphere, symbolism, and voice. Students then assess and critique their own and other students' original stories and personal narratives, furthering the development of their critical sense in writing and revising their own literary works.
ENGL 27 Children's Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- Eligibility for English C1000 or equivalent
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course introduces representative works of children's literature and develops students' close reading and analytical writing skills while promoting an appreciation for diverse texts and for the aesthetic and literary qualities of literature written for children. It includes critical approaches and the examination of shared themes. Students read both classic and contemporary works and reflect on the significance of a genre written specifically for children.
ENGL 28 Images of Women in Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- eligibility for ENGL 1A (now ENGL C1000)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course examines images of women in a variety of literary forms, including poetry, short stories, novels, plays, folklore, fairy tales, and nonfiction prose. Students become familiar with female archetypes, women's roles, and women's themes as presented by both male and female writers, examining traditional and revisionist approaches.
ENGL 30 The English Bible as Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- Eligibility for English C1000 or equivalent
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is a study of the types of literature used in both the Old and New Testaments of the English Bible. Readings and discussions emphasize analysis of such forms as the short story, poetry, letters, biographical literature, and historical literature.
ENGL 31 Mythology and Folklore
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- Eligibility for English C1000 or equivalent
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is a survey of Babylonian, Egyptian, Hebrew, Greek, Hispanic, Germanic, Indian, and other mythologies. Through readings of essays and literature, students explore the similarities and differences of folklore and mythology and identify cultural patterns in the literature.
ENGL 34 The Short Story
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- eligibility for ENGL 1A (now ENGL C1000)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course focuses on reading and interpreting the short story and analyzing the evolution, scope, and form of the genre. Students will study the elements, themes, and styles of American and English short stories, as well as literature in translation.
ENGL 35 World Literature: 3500 BCE to 1650 CE
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- Eligibility for English C1000 or equivalent
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course examines masterpieces of world literature from the ancient world through the mid-17th century as both reflections and progenitors of their cultures and, eventually, nations of origin. Students explore the universal concerns of humankind as exemplified through the themes, forms, and trends of the literary works.
ENGL 36 World Literature: 1650 CE to Present
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- Eligibility for English C1000 or equivalent
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course examines masterpieces of world literature from the mid-17th through 21st centuries as both reflections and progenitors of their cultures and nations of origin. Students explore the universal concerns of humankind as exemplified through the themes, forms, and trends of the literary works.
ENGL 39 Literature and Film
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- ENGL 1 or eligibility for ENGL 1A (now ENGL C1000) or qualification by appropriate assessment
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
In this course, students compare original literary works and genres with their film adaptations. Students view films based on novels and short stories and assess how cinematic and literary techniques are employed to convey meaning.
ENGL 40A American Literature I
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- ENGL 1 or eligibility for ENGL 1A (now ENGL C1000) or qualification by appropriate assessment
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course surveys American literature from its beginnings through the Civil War. Coverage, which recognizes the contribution of women and of ethnic and other minorities to the national literature, includes the narratives of native peoples, the literature of discovery and exploration, the literature of European settlement, the literature of Pre-Revolutionary America, the literature of an emerging nation, and the literature of Civil War America.
ENGL 40B American Literature II
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- ENGL 1 or eligibility for ENGL 1A (now ENGL C1000) or qualification by appropriate assessment
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course surveys American literature from the post- Civil War period to the present, including the literature of an expanding nation, the literature of modernism, the literature of post-World War II America, and contemporary American literature. The course recognizes the contribution of women and minority writers to the national literature.
ENGL 41B Survey of Film: 1950 to the Present
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- ENGL 1 or eligibility for ENGL 1A (now ENGL C1000) or qualification by appropriate assessment
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course focuses on screening, analyzing and writing about film as a narrative reflective of its time and culture. Students study representative film masterpieces from 1950 to the present by viewing films or portions of films. An emphasis is placed on ideas and values portrayed in the films with regards to how they reflect the concerns of particular nationalities and time periods. Students also analyze the growth and transformation of various artistic techniques used by the filmmakers, as well as trends in major transnational filmmaking and media conglomeration.
ENGL 42 Chicane and Latine Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- Eligibility for English C1000 or equivalent
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course will focus on the analysis and interpretation of Chicane and Latine essays, novels, short stories, dramas, and poems written in English and/or in English translation. Students will explore a wide survey of classic and contemporary Chicane and Latine texts that reflect social and cultural influences, as well as examine multi-faceted themes of the Chicane and Latine experience as represented in literature.
ENGL 43 African American Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- Eligibility for English 1A
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course provides a chronological and thematic survey of African American literature. Students will read and discuss representative works by African American writers. Emphasis will be on classic and contemporary literature.
ENGL 44 The Literature of American Ethnic Groups
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- Eligibility for English 1A
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course provides a broad survey of American ethnic literatures. Students will explore and analyze representative texts by Native Americans, African Americans, Chicano and Latino Americans, Jewish Americans, Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, and Arab Americans that focus on the implications of colonialism, race, white supremacy, assimilation and other important factors that impact minoritized Americans. Emphasis will be on contemporary literature.
ENGL 46 Sexualities, Identities, and Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- ENGL 1 or eligibility for ENGL 1A (now ENGL C1000) or qualification by appropriate assessment
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course examines how a culture's ideas about gender identity and sexual orientation affect the form and impact of literature. Materials will include canonical works that reflect themes of dissident sexuality, as well as contemporary works that write openly about modern experiences of the LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, etc.) community.
ENGL 48 Modern Literature of Latin America
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- ENGL 1 or eligibility for ENGL 1A (now ENGL C1000) or qualification by appropriate assessment
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is a survey of modern literature from Latin American countries. Students explore themes common to selected major writers and identify cultural, political, and stylistic patterns in their works.
ENGL 78 Creative Writing: Screenwriting
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- Eligibility for English 1A
- Formerly
- English 38ab
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
In this course students learn the skills necessary to create original feature film screenplays. Themes, character, plot, and dialogue are discussed and developed by means of writing exercises. Script format and story structure are analyzed by reading feature film scripts and discussing produced film stories.
ENGL 90 Comics as Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- ENGL 1 or eligibility for ENGL 1A (now ENGL C1000) or qualification by appropriate assessment
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
In this course, students will read, learn, and critique how the medium of comics (including graphic novels) works and what the various mechanics of the literary medium are, such as panel design, lettering, gutters, and speech bubbles. Students will read and critique a variety of representative comics from various time periods, cultures, and genres. In addition, the class will explore character, plot, dialogue, setting and other storytelling elements using various literary lenses such as New Criticism, deconstruction, Feminism, and other perspectives to analyze the texts created by comics, graphic novel, graphic memoir, and graphic non-fiction writers and illustrators.
ENGL 98 College Literary Magazine Editing and Publishing
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
- Advisory
- Eligibility for English 1A
- Formerly
- English 98abcd
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides students with experience in literary journal publishing. Students will take on roles as editors for El Camino College's literary journal. Students will analyze other literary magazines to find inspiration. Then they will create submission guidelines, advertise for and collect submissions, learn about the literary journal printing process, proofread and edit submissions, and assist in designing and composing layouts. In addition, students will organize a public literary reading.
ENGL 99 Independent Study in English
- Units
- 1-3
- Hours
- hours to be arranged
- Formerly
- English 99abc
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides special advanced studies in a subject field of English not covered in the regular departmental offerings. Regular conferences with the instructor are coordinated with assigned English education projects (54 hours per unit).
ENGL 100 Supervised Tutoring: Writing Center Laboratory
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- 12 hours lab per week to be arranged (216 maximum hours lab per semester)
This course provides students with supervised tutorial instruction on writing text with clarity and reading text with literal and critical understanding this may include prewriting and pre-reading techniques, organization of text, development of arguments, relationships between parts of text, integration of writing and reading for research and revision/editing for clarity and correctness.
ENGL 0100S Academic Reading and Writing Support
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 2 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college's multiple measures assessment process
- Corequisite
- English C1000
- Advisory
- Qualification by assessment
- Formerly
- ENGL 1AS
This is a supplemental writing course taught in conjunction with English C1000. Students receive instruction in the basic elements of the college essay and receive additional support for topics covered in English C1000.
ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 4 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college's multiple measures assessment process.
- Formerly
- ENGL 1A
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. Emphasis will be placed on the ability to write an essay in which each paragraph relates to a controlling idea, has an introduction and conclusion, and contains primary and secondary support. College-level reading material will be assigned to provide the stimulus for class discussion and writing assignments, including a required research paper.
ENGL C1000H Academic Reading and Writing - Honors
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 4 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college's multiple measures assessment process.
- Formerly
- ENGL 1AH
- 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 is an honors course. Emphasis will be placed on the ability to write an essay in which each paragraph relates to a controlling idea, has an introduction and conclusion, and contains primary and secondary support. College-level reading material will be assigned to provide the stimulus for class discussion and writing assignments, including a required research paper. This course is enriched through extensive, rigorous reading, writing, and research assignments.
ENGL C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 4 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- College-level composition (ENGL C1000/ ENGL C1000H/ ENGL C1000E/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent
- Formerly
- ENGL 1C
- 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 College Reading and Writing (or C-ID ENGL 100) or similar first-year college writing course. Students will learn to evaluate and interpret data, to recognize assumptions, to distinguish facts from opinions, to identify and avoid logical fallacies, to identify and employ deductive and inductive reasoning, and to effectively assert and support argumentative claims
ENGL C1001H Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 4 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- College-level composition (ENGL C1000/ENGL C1000H/ENGL C1000E/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent
- Formerly
- ENGL 1CH
- 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 College Reading and Writing (or C-ID ENGL 100) or similar first-year college writing course. This is an honors course. Students will learn to evaluate and interpret data, to recognize assumptions, to distinguish facts from opinions, to identify and avoid logical fallacies, to identify and employ deductive and inductive reasoning, to effectively assert and support argumentative claims, and to cultivate a critical approach toward contemporary issues, including socio-political, economic and racial injustices. This course is enriched through extensive and rigorous reading, writing, and research assignments.
ENGL C1002 Introduction to Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- Successful completion of college-level composition (ENGL C1000/ENGL C1000H/ENGL C1000E/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent.
- Formerly
- ENGL 1B
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
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.
ENGL C1002H Introduction to Literature - Honors
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- Successful completion of college-level composition (ENGL C1000/ENGL C1000H/ENGL C1000E/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent.
- Formerly
- ENGL 1BH
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
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. Notes: Students may take either English 1002 or English 1002H. Duplicate credit will not be awarded for English 1002 and English 1002H.