ENGL 1A COLLEGE COMPOSITION
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

This is an introductory course that offers instruction in expository and argumentative writing, appropriate and effective use of language, close reading, cogent thinking, research strategies, information literacy, and documentation. Also offered online.

  • Advisories: LIBR 50 (may be taken concurrently)
  • Credit transferable: CSU, UC
  • General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area A2; IGETC, Area 1A; MPC, Area A 

ENGL 1B INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

This course introduces representative works from major genres, develops students’ close reading and analytical writing skills, and promotes appreciation and critical understanding of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic qualities of literature.

  • Prerequisites: ENGL 1A
  • Advisories: LIBR 50 (may be taken concurrently)
  • Credit transferable: CSU, UC
  • General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 3B; MPC, Area C

ENGL 2 ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING AND CRITICAL THINKING
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

This course offers instruction in argumentation and critical writing, critical thinking, analytical evaluation of texts, research strategies, information literacy, and proper documentation.

  • Prerequisites: ENGL 1A
  • Advisories: LIBR 50 (may be taken concurrently)
  • Credit transferable: CSU, UC
  • General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area A3; IGETC, Area 1B; MPC, Area A2

ENGL 5 INTRODUCTION TO GREAT BOOKS
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

This course offers an introduction to the theory, precepts, and history of great books and the Monterey Peninsula College Great Books Program, including the nature of and criteria for greatness, the relationship between great books and democracy, the “Great Conversation,” instruction in how to read challenging texts, and the unique characteristics of typographic texts. Also offered online.

  • Prerequisites: ENGL 1A
  • Advisories: ENGL 1B
  • Credit transferable: CSU, UC
  • General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 3B; MPC, Area C 

ENGL 11 LITERATURE BY AND ABOUT WOMEN
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

This course covers American, British and international literary works by and about women, including poetry, fiction, autobiography, drama and non-fiction prose. It will introduce students to literary analysis, interpretation and understanding. The course focuses on literary trends, style, and issues of race, class, ethnicity, and cultural identify and provides students with opportunities to explore individual writers in depth. Also offered as Women’s Studies 11; credit may be earned only once. Also offered online.

  • Prerequisites: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
  • Credit transferable: CSU, UC
  • General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 3B; MPC, Area C

ENGL 17 INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

Students read and analyze a selected number of Shakespeare’s histories, tragedies and sonnets. Emphasis on the reading of Shakespeare for enjoyment, leading to an understanding of good theatre, an appreciation of the beauty of his language and an awareness of the values of his plays for our time.

  • Prerequisites: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
  • Advisories: ENGL 1B
  • Credit transferable: CSU, UC
  • General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 3B; MPC, Area C

ENGL 18 THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

This course offers a literary exploration of the Bible, examining the different types of literature such as myth, history, poetry, drama, story and letters found in the biblical text. Key figures, events and themes are examined along with the influence of the biblical literature on his-tory, culture and art. Also offered online.

  • Prerequisites: ENGL 1A
  • Advisories: ENGL 1B
  • Credit transferable: CSU, UC
  • General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 3B; MPC, Area C

ENGL 22 INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

Students read selected poems for analysis and enjoyment. The course is designed to give students an introduction to the study of poetry and to provide them with some approaches needed for their future exploration and appreciation of poetry, modern or traditional.

  • Prerequisites: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
  • Advisories: ENGL 1B
  • Credit transferable: CSU, UC
  • General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 3B; MPC, Area C

ENGL 25A - Great Books Seminar

1 unit • LG • Total hours: 17 hours lecture

Students read one long, or two short, book-length Great Works of imaginative literature, and discuss using the shared inquiry method commonly found in seminar courses. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online.

  • Advisory: ENGL 5 
  • Credit transferable: CSU 
  • GE Credit: MPC, Area C

ENGL 25B - Great Books Seminar II

1 unit • LG • Total hours: 17 hours lecture

Students read one long, or two short, book-length Great Works of non-fiction, and discuss using the shared inquiry method commonly found in seminar courses. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online.

  • Advisory: ENGL 5
  • Credit transferable: CSU
  • GE Credit: MPC, Area C

ENGL 25C - Great Books Seminar III

1 unit • LG • Total hours: 17 hours lecture

Students read Great Poems or Great Short Stories and discuss using the shared inquiry method commonly found in seminar courses. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online.

  • Advisory: ENGL 5
  • Credit transferable: CSU
  • GE Credit: MPC, Area C

ENGL 31 INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

Introduction to the craft of creative writing through the study and analysis of the works of established and peer writers. Students practice writing in various genres and are introduced to the workshop method.

  • Prerequisites: ENGL 111 or ENSL 110
  • Credit transferable: CSU, UC 

ENGL 32 CREATIVE WRITING II
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

This course provides a critical forum for the emerging writer in a variety of modes: short story, novel, poetry, drama, nonfiction, and autobiography. Works are shared seminar-style with occasional lecture. Students receive instruction on editing and structuring a sustained body of work. Not a substitute for the English composition requirement for transfer.

  • Prerequisites: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
  • Credit transferable: CSU, UC

ENGL 40A AMERICAN LITERATURE
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

This course offers a comprehensive survey of American prose and poetry from the seventeenth century to the present, emphasizing Euro-American, Native American, African-American, Latino/Latina, and Asian-American literary traditions and contributions. Satisfies intercultural studies requirement for the associate degree at MPC. Also offered online.

  • Prerequisites: ENGL 1A
  • Advisories: ENGL 1B
  • Credit transferable: CSU, UC
  • General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 3B; MPC, Area C, F

ENGL 40B AMERICAN LITERATURE II
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

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.

  • Prerequisites: ENGL 1A
  • Advisories: ENGL 1B
  • Credit transferable: CSU

ENGL 43 COMICS AS LITERATURE
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

This course offers a survey of the form and history of visual literature known as “comics” with a focus on the unique properties of the medium. Specifically, the course surveys graphic novels, comic books, and comic strips as complex and dynamic forms of literature.

  • Advisories: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
  • Credit transferable: CSU, UC
  • General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 3B; MPC, Area C

ENGL 44 SURVEY OF WORLD LITERATURE I
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

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. May also be offered online.

  • Prerequisites: ENGL 1A
  • Advisories: ENGL 1B
  • Credit transferable: CSU, UC
  • General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 3B; MPC, Area C

ENGL 45 SURVEY OF WORLD LITERATURE II

3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

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. May also be offered online.

  • Prerequisites: ENGL 1A
  • Advisories: ENGL 1B
  • Credit transferable: CSU, UC
  • General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 3B; MPC, Area C 

ENGLISH 46 SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

This course surveys the literature written in the British Isles up to the last quarter of the 18th century. Also offered online.

  • Prerequisites: ENGL 1A
  • Advisories: ENGL 1B
  • Credit transferable: CSU, UC
  • General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 3B; MPC, Area C

ENGL 47 SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE II
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

This course surveys British literature from the late eighteenth century to contemporary British and post-colonial texts. Also offered online.

  • Prerequisites: ENGL 1A
  • Advisories: ENGL 1B Credit transferable: CSU, UC
  • General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 3B; MPC, Area C

ENGL 49 - The Great Novel

3 units • LG-P/NP • Total hours: 51 hours lecture

This course offers a survey of the novel as a literary type. Selected novels are read and discussed, along with any appropriate literary or historical ideas. This course provides the student with basic insights into the novel as a literary genre, as well as a Great Book. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online.

  • Advisory: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 1A; ENGL 1B
  • Credit transferable: CSU, UC
  • GE Credit: MPC, Area C

ENGL 51 FICTION WRITING
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

This course covers the study and practice of fiction writing. It includes the reading and discussion of works by established authors, lectures, and sharing of original student work in a writing workshop environment. Not a substitute for the English composition requirement for a Bachelor’s degree.

  • Advisories: ENGL 31 and/or ENGL 32
  • Credit transferable: CSU

ENGL 52 CREATIVE NONFICTION WRITING
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

This course covers the study and practice of creative nonfiction writing. It includes the reading and discussion of works by established authors, lectures, and sharing of original student work in a supportive writing workshop environment. Not a substitute for the English composition requirement for a Bachelor’s degree.

  • Credit transferable: CSU

ENGL 53 POETRY WRITING
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

This course covers the study and practice of poetry writing. It includes the reading and discussion of works by established poets, lectures, and sharing of original student work in a supportive writing workshop environment. Not a substitute for the English composition requirement for a Bachelor’s degree.

  • Credit transferable: CSU

ENGL 54 NOVEL WRITING
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

This course covers the study and practice of long-form fiction writing, including the novel and novella. It includes the reading and discussion of works by established authors, lectures, and sharing of original student work in a writing workshop environment. Not a substitute for the English composition requirement for a Bachelor’s degree.

  • Credit transferable: CSU

ENGL 56A - Magazine Editing and Publishing I

3 units • LG-P/NP • Total hours: 51 hours lecture

 This course provides practical knowledge and experience in magazine editing and publishing. Students learn and utilize skills needed in various editorial and production positions, working together toward publication of a new issue of Scheherazade, the college literary magazine.

  • Advisory: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 1A •
  • Credit transferable: CSU 

ENGL 56B - Magazine Editing and Publishing II

3 units • LG-P/NP • Total hours: 51 hours lecture

 A continuation of the work done in ENGL 56A, this course engages students in the creation of a new issue of Scheherazade, MPC’s annual literary magazine.

  • Prerequisite: ENGL 1A •
  • Advisory: ENGL 56A •
  • Credit transferable: CSU

ENGL 90 - Independent Study

.5-4 units • LG-P/NP • Total hours: 51 hours lab per unit by arrangement

Students complete an individual study plan and project unique to their chosen field of writing and create a self-driven, cohesive, and independently created body of work. This course includes one-on-one meetings with the instructor.

  • Advisory: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 1A • Credit transferable: CSU

ENGL 101A - College Composition Plus

2 units • P/NP • Total hours: 34 hours lecture

This is a support course for students taking English 1A. The course focuses on developing students’ reading, writing, and critical thinking skills for college-level reading and writing. Students receive detailed instruction on a variety of reading, writing, and critical thinking strategies that will help them be successful in English 1A and with other college-level reading and writing assignments.

  • Corequisites: ENGL 1A (students enrolled in ENGL 101A must also be enrolled in a designated section of ENGL 1A