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2011 – 2012Course DescriptionsENGL 327 MAJOR AMERICAN AUTHORS (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 220 or equivalentConcentrated study of selected Americanauthors. Authors selected change fromterm to term; therefore, students may takethe course for credit more than once.Repeatable by topic.ENGL 328 MYTHOLOGY (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 103 or 105 orEquivalent and one literature courseStudy of mythology and the influence ithas had on literature, art, music, and thedevelopment of cultures. Course topicsmay include Classical Mythology, EasternMythology, Mythology of the Americas,Egyptian Mythology, and others.Repeatable by topic.ENGL 329 SEMINAR INTUTORING WRITING (3)Three hours seminar per weekPrerequisites: Completion of ENGL 105 (orequivalent) and Sophomore standingIntroduces the theories that informuniversity writing centers and theirpractices.Graded Credit/No CreditENGL 330 Interdisciplinary WRITING (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekIndividual and collaborative writing thatintegrates research from a variety ofdisciplines. Students will work on projectsthat incorporate various forms of research,including electronic, and which result inboth oral presentations and academicpapers. Each section will be based ona theme appropriate for interdisciplinaryresearch and writing.GenEd: A2, InterdisciplinaryENGL 331 NARRATIVES OF THEWORKING CLASS (3)Three hours lecture per weekExamines the lives of working peopleusing various thematic approaches anddisciplinary methodologies. Materialsinclude literature, film, and case studies.Same as ECON 331, SOC 331,HIST 331, POLS 331GenEd: C2, D, InterdisciplinaryENGL 332 TEACHING DRAMATICLITERATURE (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105 orEquivalent plus one upper division literaturecourseExplores methods and approaches toteaching dramatic literature in secondaryschools and colleges. Focuses onelements of textual exploration and usingheuristics from theatre to teach dramaticliterature including, but not exclusively,Shakespeare’s Plays.Same as PATH 332GenEd: C2, InterdisciplinaryENGL 333 MULTICULTURAL DRAMAAND THEATRE (3)Three hours lecture per weekAmerica is a country of many cultures,and each of these has brought legaciesof its roots to the American stage. In thiscourse we will read plays written byNative Americans, Hispanic Americans,Asian Americans, African Americansand others. This course is regional inorganization rather than chronological,and is organized around one or morethemes.Same as PATH 333GenEd: C2, C3B, InterdisciplinaryENGL 334 NARRATIVES OF SOUTHERNCALIFORNIA (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekOurs is a region made up of manycultures which produce the one we callSouthern California. In this class we willtake a historical approach to study of thenarratives - oral, written and filmed - ofSouthern California. Course work mayalso include obtaining oral histories andcompiling them.Same as HIST 334GenEd: C2, D, InterdisciplinaryENGL 335 AMERICAN ETHNIC IMAGES INNOVELS, FILM AND ART (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekExamines the portrayal of ethnic groupsfrom an interdisciplinary perspective thatincludes, but is not limited to, the literary,historical, and anthropological modes ofanalysis. The course highlights the waysin which artistic works have shaped theintellectual landscape of the United Statesas they relate to ethnic peoples.Same as ART 335, HIST 335GenEd: C2, C3B, InterdisciplinaryENGL 336 MULTICULTURAL LITERATUREAND COMMUNICATION (3)Three hours lecture per weekExamines issues of cross-culturalcommunication in interpersonal andintergroup settings. Works of literaturewhich take cross-cultural communicationas a theme will be examined.Same as COMM 336GenEd: A1, C2, InterdisciplinaryENGL 337 LITERATURE OF THEENVIRONMENT (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekInvolves the student in many forms ofdialogue on issues pertinent to humanity’srelationship with Earth. By reading worksby writers from diverse fields and bywriting in response, the student will gaina better understanding of our planetand its needs. Emphasis will be placedon writing in modes appropriate to theinterdisciplinary field of EnvironmentalScience and Resource Management.GenEd: C2, D, InterdisciplinaryENGL 338 SCIENCE AND CONSCIENCE (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekThis course is a team-taught,interdisciplinary course that examinesvarious ethical issues within the sciencesusing case studies. The scientific,historical and social aspects of each casestudy will be examined from differentperspectives. Students will learn scientificconcepts which will facilitate an informedunderstanding of the ethical issuesinvolved.Same as PHYS 338GenEd: B1, C2, InterdisciplinaryENGL 339 PSYCHOLOGY ANDLITERATURE (3)Three hours lecture per weekThis course looks at the ways in whichhuman psychology manifests in literatureand the ways literature instructs us abouthuman psychology. Through reading,writing about, and discussing texts withparticularly rich psychological content,issues related to mental health and thehuman condition will be explored. Thecourse will also cover some theoreticaland technical aspects of psychologyrelevant to the readings.Same as PSY 339GenEd: C2, D, InterdisciplinaryENGL 340 BUSINESS AND ECONOMICSIN LITERATURE (3)Three hours lecture per weekExplores the ways in which businessand economics have been representedin American literature. Employs criticalmethodologies from the fields of Business,Economics, and Literary studies.Same as ECON 340, BUS 340GenEd: C2, D, InterdisciplinaryENGL 341 MODERN AMERICANDRAMA AND THEATRE (3)Three hours lecture per weekStudents will read plays and performancetexts written by modern American authorsfrom the beginning of the 20th centuryuntil today. A study of the range ofAmerican dramatic literature in the context254 www.csuci.edu • California State University Channel Islands • 2011 - 2012 Catalog