Literature

LIT 120: Introduction to Literature

Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours. (1503.00)

This course provides a general introduction to literary genres--prose fiction (short story and novel), poetry, drama and film--in order to enhance students' skills in analyzing texts and film with insight. Students will examine fundamentals of literary analysis (plot, character, symbolism, theme, irony), as well as basic critical principles for making literary judgments while reading texts.

LIT 250: American Literature

Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours. (1503.00)

This course explores major writers and literary movements in America beginning with Native American literature and concluding with writers of the mid-1800's. Authors to be studied may include de Vaca, Bradford, Bradstreet, Tyler, Franklin, De Crevecoeur, Paine, Holmes, Poe, Hawthorne, Thoreau, Jacobs, Stowe, Douglass, Whitman, and Dickinson.

LIT 251: American Literature

Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours. (1503.00)

This course explores major writers and literary movements in America from the mid-1800's to the present. Authors to be studied may include Twain, Chopin, Wharton, Crane, O'Neill, Steinbeck, Hughes, Hemingway, Ellison, Stevens, Plath, Miller, Oates, Clifton, Faulkner, Cisneros and Harjo.

LIT 260: English Literature

Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours. (1503.00)

Survey of major writers in English literature from the Anglo-Saxon era to the 18th century. Course covers works of at least two of the three most influential writers in the language (Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton), as well as historical and cultural backgrounds. Students will read plays; epic, religious, romantic, and satiric poetry; ballads; and non-fiction prose, including essays and biography. Eras include Medieval, Renaissance, and Enlightenment.

LIT 261: English Literature

Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours. (1503.00)

Survey of major writers in English literature from the late 18th to the 21st century. Course covers some of the best-known poetry, essays, drama, and prose fiction written in modern English, as well as historical and cultural backgrounds of these works. Eras include Romantic, Victorian, Modern, and Postmodern.

LIT 265: Shakespeare Studies

Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours. (1503.00)

This course introduces students to selected works by William Shakespeare with the goal of enhancing their understanding and appreciation of his writing. Emphasis is placed not only on the intrinsic value of the works themselves but also upon the historical, intellectual, political, social, and psychological forces that influenced Shakespeare and which are manifested in his extraordinary art. Viewing of plays, films, and/or special television broadcasts of Shakespearean plays and sonnets will complement close reading of the texts themselves.

LIT 270: World Literature

Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours. (1503.00)

This course surveys world literature--including the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas--from the ancient period up to the 1600s. The selected literature will be studied for its expression of the human experience and for its generation of cultural and artistic values.

LIT 271: World Literature

Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours. (1503.00)

This course surveys world literature--the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, and the Americas--from the 1600s up to the present. The selected literature will be studied for its expression of the human experience and for its generation of cultural and artistic values.

LIT 292: Internship Studies

Units: 0.5-3
Prerequisites: Complete 6 units at MCC prior to internship; permission of instructor and department chair required.
Corequisite: Must currently be enrolled in 3 units and complete 60 hours of non-paid or 75 hours of paid work per unit of credit.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
(1503.00)

Individualized study linking classroom learning to the workplace. Approval form must be signed by instructor and department chair before registration. (May be taken for a total of 12 units.)

LIT 293: Topics in Literature

Units: 1-3
Prerequisites: None
Repeatability Rule: Allow four completions in any combination of LIT 293, LIT 296.
Lecture 1 hour.
Lecture 2 hours.
Lecture 3 hours. (1501.00)

A study of relevant topics in the discipline not covered in the current selection of courses. Designed to meet special needs; content determined by participating faculty members in consultation with students and the community. Non-transfer topics only.

LIT 296: Topics in Literature

Units: 1-3
Prerequisites: None
Repeatability Rule: Allow four completions in any combination of LIT 293, LIT 296.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 1 hour.
Lecture 2 hours.
Lecture 3 hours. (1503.00)

A study of relevant topics in the discipline. Designed to meet special needs; content determined by participating faculty members in consultation with students and the community.

LIT 298: Directed Studies in Literature

Units: 1-3
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and department chair.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Laboratory 3 hours.
Laboratory 6 hours.
Laboratory 9 hours. (1503.00)

Individualized study, project, or research in area of particular interest to the student and not included in the regular courses of the college. Approval form must be signed by instructor and department chair before registration. (May be taken for a total of 3 units.)