Interdisciplinary Courses

Interdisciplinary courses are a unique and valuable focus within academic programs at CSUCI. Students are required to take at least three upper division interdisciplinary general education courses prior to graduation; at least one of these courses must be outside the major.

Interdisciplinary Course Descriptions (University Catalog Copy except where noted):

Courses in the following list meet the upper division general education requirement and may also be counted toward the designated General Education category. If a course is designated in more than one GE category the student must choose which GE category the course is fulfilling.

ENGL 330 WRITING IN THE DISCIPLINES (3)
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Individual and collaborative writing in a variety of styles and forms. Students will learn a variety of writing and research techniques, with special emphasis on writing for their chosen majors. Oral presentations form a portion of the course.
GenEd: A1, A2, Interdisciplinary

ENGL 332 TEACHING DRAMATIC LITERATURE (3)
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: NGL 102 or ENGL 105 or equivalent plus one upper division literature course
This course will explore methods and approaches to teaching dramatic literature in secondary schools and colleges.The focus will be on elements of textual exploration and using heuristics from theatre to teach dramatic literature, including but not exclusively Shakespeare's plays.
GenEd: A1, C2, and Interdisciplinary

ENGL 333 MULTICULTURAL DRAMA IN PERFORMANCE/PRODUCTION (3)
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
America is a country of many cultures, and each of these has brought legacies of its roots to the American stage. In this course we will read plays written by Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, African Americans and others. We will also stage mini-productions of one or more of those plays. Same as TH 333.
GenEd: C2, C3B, Interdisciplinary

ENGL 334 NARRATIVES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (3)
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Ours is a region made up of many cultures which produce the one we call “Southern California.” In this class we will take a historical approach to study of the narratives - oral, written and filmed - of Southern California. Course work may also include obtaining
oral histories and compiling them. Same as HIST 334.
GenEd: C2, D, Interdisciplinary

ENGL 335 AMERICAN ETHNIC IMAGES IN NOVELS, FILM AND ART (3)
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Examines the portrayal of ethnic groups from an interdisciplinary perspective that includes, but is not limited to, the literary, historical, and anthropological modes of analysis. The course highlights the ways in which artistic works have shaped the intellectual landscape of the United States as they relate to ethnic peoples. Same as ART 335, HIST 335.
GenEd: C2, C3B, Interdisciplinary

ENGL 336 MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE AND COMMUNICATION (3)
Three hours lecture per week
Examines issues of cross-cultural communication in interpersonal and intergroup settings. Works of literature which take cross-cultural communication as a theme will be examined. Same as COMM 336.
GenEd: A1, C2, Interdisciplinary

ENGL 337 LITERATURE OF THE ENVIRONMENT (3)
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Involves the student in many forms of dialogue on issues pertinent to humanity's relationship with Earth. By reading works by writers from diverse fields and by writing in response, the student will gain a better understanding of our planet and its needs. Emphasis will be placed on writing in modes appropriate to the interdisciplinary field of Environmental Science and Resource Management.
GenEd: C2, D, Interdisciplinary

ENGL 338 SCIENCE AND CONSCIENCE (3)
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
This course is a team-taught, interdisciplinary course that examines various ethical issues within the sciences using case studies. The scientific, historical and social aspects of each case study will be examined from different perspectives. Students will learn scientific concepts which will facilitate an informed understanding of the ethical issues involved.
Same as PHYS 338
GenEd: B1, C2, Interdisciplinary

ENGL 339 PSYCHOLOGY AND LITERATURE (3)
Three hours lecture per week
This course looks at the ways in which human psychology manifests in literature and the ways literature instructs us about human psychology. Through reading, writing about, and discussing texts with particularly rich psychological content, issues related to mental health and the human condition will be explored. The course will also cover some
theoretical and technical aspects of psychology relevant to the readings.
Same as PSY 339
GenEd: C2, D, Interdisciplinary

ENGL 340 BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE (3)
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Explores the ways in which business and economics have been represented in American literature. Employs critical methodologies from the fields of Business, Economics, and Literary studies. Same as ECON 340, BUS 340.
GenEd: C2, D, Interdisciplinary

ENGL 349 PERSPECTIVES ON MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE (3)
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 220
Each of the cultures present in America today has its own set of qualities which make it different from that of other cultures. In this class, we will study some of those, but the focus of the class will be on issues and/or ideas which affect each of these literatures and
discover ways in which they inform each other.
GenEd: C2, C3B, Interdisciplinary

ENGL 430 TRADITION AND TRANSFORMATION: LITERATURE, HISTORY, AND CULTURAL CHANGE (3)
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 103 or 105 or HIST 280 or consent of the instructor
Bringing literature and history together, this course exposes students to a diverse range of work in art, literature, films, and history. It cultivates the students' intellectual understanding of the topic from both a cross-disciplinary and a cross-cultural perspective.
It emphasizes reading, writing, analytical skills, and communication skills. Topics and themes may vary under the same title. Repeatable. Same as HIST 430
GenEd: C3B, D, Interdisciplinary

ENGL 431 EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE LITERATURE AND ART (3)
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 103 or 105 or equivalent
Examination of the literature and art of the Renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries in Europe and England, focusing on the “re-birth” of the human spirit and the legacies of the Renaissance artists and writers. Same as ART 431
GenEd: C1, C2, Interdisciplinary

ENGL 432 ARTS OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE (3)
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Upper division standing
Study focusing on the dramatic upsurge of creativity in art, music and literature resulting from social and political undercurrents in the African American cultural revolution in New York during the 1920s. Historical geneses and subsequent artistic legacies will
also be explored. Same as ART 432, MUS 432
GenEd: C1, C2, Interdisciplinary

ENGL 433 GAY/LESBIAN/BISEXUAL/TRANSGENDER STUDIES (3)
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: English 103 or 105 or equivalent
Introduction to the field of gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender studies through the reading of literature and theory. Same as GEND 433
GenEd: C2, D, Interdisciplinary

ENGL 444: ORIGINAL PRACTICE IN RENAISSANCE DRAMA (3)
Most modern productions of Shakespeare and the other Renaissance playwrights are performed with the “fourth wall” approach to theater. In this class, students will learn about the theaters of the Renaissance, the playwrights whose plays were performed in them, and explore the differences that occur when the plays are performed in a venue resembling those of the original Rose, Blackfriars and Globe theaters. Cross-listed with TH 444.
GenEd: C2, Interdisciplinary