2017-2018 Catalog

ENG 231 American Literature I

3-0-3

This course covers selected works in American literature from its beginnings to 1865. Emphasis is placed on historical background, cultural context, and literary analysis of selected prose, poetry, and drama. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze and interpret literary works in their historical and cultural contexts.  This course has been approved for transfer under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement and the Independent Comprehensive Articulation Agreement as a general education course in Humanities/Fine Arts.  This is a Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) course.

Prerequisite

ENG 112 or ENG 113 or ENG 114

Offered

FA, SP