The English Program        

Los Angeles Trade Tech College – Language Arts & Humanities             

 
ENGLISH
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
English courses offered at Trade-Tech are designed to meet the needs of students requiring developmental English course work; satisfy general education requirements for graduation and/or transfer; fulfill major requirements for the Associate in Arts degree, and to prepare students for transfer as English majors.
 
The English Associate in Arts degree curriculum is designed for students interested in general studies or who plan to transfer to a four-year institution for a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree. This program provides students with an opportunity to read widely in American, British and world literature. Students are trained in writing, analytical, and critical thinking skills that will prepare them for various academic and businessrelated pursuits.
 
Associates In Arts Degree
Requirements of the two-year curriculum for the Associate in Arts (A.A.) Degree with a major in English may be met by completing the required courses below with sufficient electives to fulfill the minimum of 18 units in English and other graduation requirements.
 
The English major may not be declared as a double major with Liberal Arts.
 
Requirements for the English major may be met by taking the minimum 30 units in general education courses under Graduation Plan A for an Associate in Arts degree concurrently with a minimum of 18 units in English and sufficient electives to total 60 degree applicable units.
 
REQUIRED COURSES
UNITS
ENGLISH 101
College Reading and Composition I
3
ENGLISH 102
College Reading and Composition II
3
ENGLISH 103
Composition and Critical Thinking
3
ENGLISH 203
World Literature I
3
ENGLISH 205
English Literature I
3
ENGLISH 206
English Literature II
3
ENGLISH 215
Shakespeare
3
 
CORE ELECTIVES
6
 
TOTAL UNITS
18
 

 
CORE ELECTIVES
UNITS
ENGLISH 127
Creative Writing
3
ENGLISH 203
World Literature I
3
ENGLISH 205
English Literature I
3
ENGLISH 206
English Literature II
3
ENGLISH 207
American Literature I
3
ENGLISH 208
American Literature II
3
ENGLISH 209
California Literature
3
ENGLISH 211
Fiction
3
ENGLISH 212
Introduction to Poetry
3
ENGLISH 213
Dramatic Literature
3
ENGLISH 214
Contemporary Literature
3
ENGLISH 215
Shakespeare
3
ENGLISH 219
The Literature of American Ethnic Groups
3
ENGLISH 220
Contemporary Latin American Short Story
3
ENGLISH 234
African American Literature
3
ENGLISH 239
Women in Literature
3
ENGLISH 240
Literature and the Motion Picture
3
ENGLISH 270
Science Fiction
3
SPEECH 130
Introduction to Oral Interpretation of Literature
3