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English (AA.ENG)
The English transfer program emphasizes literature, writing, and related areas and is designed to provide a solid background for work at the junior and senior levels in English.
A student who follows the recommended course sequence for English majors will be able to:
- -use critical thinking, investigation, and reflection to interact with texts and ideas;
- -judge the value of the literary endeavor by identifying, generating, and applying the appropriate critical vocabulary;
- -explain what motivates people to read and what motivates writers to produce literary works;
- -examine the cultural and historical factors that influence the reader, writer and text; and
- -appraise how literature relates to an understanding of ourselves and the world.
Consult both the following list of major requirements and an academic advisor before registering, as expectations of English departments at four-year colleges vary. For example, some have a foreign language requirement.
Specific graduation requirements are identified through degree audit. Additional developmental courses in math, reading and English may be required based on placement scores. Only courses with a course number of 100 or higher meet graduation requirements for AA/AS/AES degrees.
For more information contact:
Humanities/Communications Division Chair
(217) 234-5271
shortens@lakeland.cc.il.us
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Electives must be approved by Program Coordinator or Division Chair |
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Courses offered in odd numbered years only |
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SOS 050 Human Relations and PSY 271 Introduction to Psychology cannot be used as a social science elective |
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Consult Academic Advisor for appropriate course |
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| First Year |
| First Semester |
ENG 120|
Students will study the writing process by reading essays that illustrate a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing writing tasks and texts, and writing, revising, and editing short essays.
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Composition I
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3
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HIS 155|
A survey of early American history viewed with an emphasis on the political, social, economic, and ideological foundations of the Republic. Major topics include colonialism, revolution, federalism, nationalism, sectionalism, expansion, slavery, religion, Civil War. Course Outline
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History of the United States I
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3
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HIS 156|
Views U.S. History since the end of Reconstruction with emphasis on how the domestic and international conflicts helped shape our modern society. Course Outline
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History of the United States II
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MAT 116|
Survey of mathematical topics with emphasis on solutions to real life problems. Topics will include sets/logic, counting techniques, probability, and statistics. Problem solving projects involving detailed written solutions will be required. Calculators and computers will be used.
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General Education Math
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MAT 125|
Application of elementary principles of descriptive statistics including frequency distribution, graphical presentation, measure of location and variation. Elements of probability, sampling techniques, binomial and normal distribution and other topics.
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Statistics
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HUM 150|
Students will survey the human condition as revealed through the arts, including an examination of painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, drama, film, photography, and music. Course Outline
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Humanities through the Arts
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3
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SPE 111|
Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selection, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence, and points of view to audiences. Course Outline
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Introduction to Speech Communication
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15
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ENG 121|
Students will learn how to find, use, assess and document research sources, producing an extended writing project based primarily on library research.
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Composition II
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3
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LIT 130
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Introduction to Literature
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3
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HIS 250|
A survey of the political, economic, cultural and social development of Western Civilization to 1660. Topics include prehistory, ancient near east, Greco-Roman world, Germanic migrations, middle ages, Renaissance and Reformation, and the beginnings of the Modern World. Course Outline
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Western Civilization to 1660
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3
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HIS 252|
Survey of Western Civilization with topics including absolutism, the rise of modern science, the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, the Age of Ideology, Imperialism, the Russian Revolutions, World War I, the Rise of Totalitarianism, World War II and the Contemporary Age. Course Outline
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Western Civilization 1660-Present
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Humanities/Fine Arts (IAI H or IAI F)
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Science (IAI P)
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16
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LIT 250|
Students will read and study American literary works written between 1600 - 1860 that are indicative, reflective of the time period's influential authors and evolving ideas.
Prerequisites: ENG 120; Minimum grade C
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American Literature Survey I
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LIT 251|
Students will read, study, and examine American Literary works written after the Civil War to the present that are reflective of the time period's significant literary movements and changing intellectual social, and political perspectives.
Prerequisites: ENG 120; Minimum grade C
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American Literature Survey II
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3
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LIT 274|
Students will read the Old Testament, Apocrypha, and New Testament. By studying in the Bible's many genres and tones, students will discover that after many centuries the Bible remains a compelling literary masterpiece.
Prerequisites: ENG 120; Minimum grade C
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Bible as Literature
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3
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LIT 150|
Study of various forms and types of literature for the intellectual stimulation of the small child and storytelling and oral interpretation techniques.
Prerequisites: ENG 120; Minimum grade C
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Children's Literature
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3
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ENG 223|
Students will understand the structure and elements of fiction and the writing process, produce fully-developed works of fiction, and demonstrate an understanding of the critical terminology of the creative writer.
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Creative Writing/Fiction
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3
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ENG 224|
Students will understand the structure and elements of poetry and the writing process, produce fully developed works of poetry and demonstrate an understanding of the critical terminology of the creative writer.
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Creative Writing/Poetry
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3
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PHI 280|
Introduction to issues and theories of ethics. Includes historical survey of major value systems and contemporary issues. Course Outline
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Ethics
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3
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LIT 147|
Students will read, discuss, and analyze short stories and novels written by different authors from a variety of time periods as a way of appreciating and understanding the purposes, forms, terms, and critical approaches associated with these two literacy modes.
Prerequisites: ENG 120; Minimum grade C
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Introduction to Fiction
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3
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ART 181|
Students will enrich their knowledge of film art and their abilities to critically analyze and evaluate films. By viewing and discussing a variety of films, students will understand film techniques, directorial styles, genres, structure, critical approaches, and cultural influences.
Prerequisites: Complete ENG 120 with a minimum grade of "c".
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Introduction to Film Appreciation
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3
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PHI 270|
An introduction to philosophical questioning and reasoning. This course will include an historical survey of western philosophy focusing on the development of specific branches within the field, including epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, philosophy of science, and social/political philosophy. Course Outline
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Introduction to Philosophy
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LIT 270|
Students will study women as both writers and characters in literature written by women in English. Students will explore important themes and ideas, as well as learn about form, technique, and literary terms.
Prerequisites: ENG 120; Minimum grade C
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Literature of Women
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LIT 252|
An introduction to the literary and cultural traditions of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American people and to general issues of cultural marginalization of minorities in the American experience.
Prerequisites: ENG 120; Minimum grade C
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Multicultural American Literature
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3
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HUM 120|
An introduction to major myths and legends spanning from Ancient Greece to Modern America with an emphasis on how the motifs, archetypes, and themes are consistently revived in popular culture.
Prerequisites: ENG 120; minimum grade of "C"
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Myths and Legends
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LIT 260|
Students will read and study British literary works to 1800 that are indicative and reflective of the time period's influential authors and evolving ideas.
Prerequisites: ENG 120; Minimum grade C
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Survey of English Literature I
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LIT 261|
Students will read and study British literary works from 1800 to the present that are indicative and reflective of the time period's influential authors and evolving ideas.
Prerequisites: ENG 120; Minimum grade C
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Survey of English Literature II
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PHI 232|
This course is designed to promote cultural diversity associated with religious practices. It includes a survey of religious systems and examines concepts and theories related to the nature of deities, good and evil, reason and faith, ethics, and afterlife. Course Outline
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World Religions
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