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Gain a strong foundation in the liberal arts through the study of literary genres, history and cultural issues, while developing your communications, language and critical thinking skills. This two-year program prepares you for transfer to a four-year college.
Careers
Communicating ideas, sharing experiences, and using language are skills critical to all professions, as well as to daily life. Pierce College's English program incorporates study of a wide variety of literary genres with history and art courses to cultivate a broad understanding of those genres, as well as the cultures, issues, and events that shaped them.
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Transfer
Students planning to transfer as English majors should complete the requirements for an Associate of Arts-Direct Transfer Associate.
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Literature
Writing Studies
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About the Program
College-Level Writing
The following courses are required for many college programs and degrees:
- ENGL& 101: English Composition I
- ENGL& 102: Composition II: Argumentation and Research
- ENGL 107: Research and Argumentation about Literature
Antiracism
Classes specifically dedicated to antiracism at Pierce College that center Black and Brown individuals and groups:
- HUM 105: Black Thought and Culture
- ENGL 264: Literature of Slavery and Abolition
- HUM 209: The American Civil Rights Movement
- HUM 109: Introduction to the Harlem Renaissance
- ENGL 239: World Literature
Career Pathways
Important classes on multiple pathways:
- ENGL 111: Introduction to Literature
- ENGL 113: Introduction to Poetry
- ENGL 114: Introduction to Drama
- HUM 106: Ethnic Thought and Culture
- HUM 107: Latin American Thought and Culture
- HUM 110: Pacific Rim Humanities
- HUM 209: The American Civil Rights Movement