English
Associate in Arts English · Palomar College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Focuses on the English language and literatures in English. Provides the background for students to succeed in diverse fields, such as advertising and marketing, teaching, journalism and telecommunications, law, technical writing, and business administration. Prepares students for upper division course work in English. For specific transfer requirements, the student should consult an academic counselor or the catalog for the school to which he or she wishes to transfer.
Learning Outcome(s):
- Analyze literary texts by using close-reading skills.
- Discern and assess the interconnectedness of literature and human experience, including the ways in which writing defines, shapes, and reflects a culture’s history and values.
- Write clearly, precisely, and appropriately for a wide range of purposes and audiences.
- Analyze works giving attention to historical, intellectual, and aesthetic details.
- Evaluate expository and argumentative articles and essays through application of close-reading andcritical thinking techniques.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Program Requirements | 7 | |
| ENGL C1002 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| Critical Thinking Elective (select one of the following two courses) | 4 | |
| ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 4 |
| orENGL C1003 | Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature | 4 |
| Literature Surveys (Select 9 units) Select either a two-semester survey of British literature or a semester each of British and United States literature. | 9 | |
| ENG 210 | Survey of British Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 211 | Survey of British Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 220 | Survey of World Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 221 | Survey of World Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 225 | Literature of the United States I | 3 |
| ENG 226 | Literature of the United States II | 3 |
| Electives (Select 2 courses) Any of the above courses not previously taken or select from the following courses. | 6-8 | |
| ENG 135 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 4 |
| ENG 136 | Intermediate Creative Writing | 4 |
| ENG 137 | The Literary Magazine: History and Production | 4 |
| ENG 230 | Introduction to the American Novel | 3 |
| ENG 250 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENG 255 | Literature and Ideas | 3 |
| ENG 260 | Literature through Film | 3 |
| ENG 270 | Popular Literature | 3 |
| ENG 280 | Women and Literature | 3 |
| ENG 290 | Comic Books as Literature | 3 |
| Total | 22-24 | |