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- Metropolitan State University
- Minnesota State University Mankato
- Minnesota State University Moorhead
- Southwest Minnesota State University
- St. Cloud State University
- Winona State University
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English Transfer Pathway Curriculum
| Course Code | Title | Course Outlines | Goal Areas | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choose one course | ||||
| ENGL 2150 | Introduction to Literary Studies or | View-ENGL 2150 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2540 | Introduction to Literary Studies: Reading Poetry or | View-ENGL 2540 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2570 | Introduction to Literary Studies: Reading Plays or | View-ENGL 2570 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2590 | Introduction to Literary Studies: American Short Story | View-ENGL 2590 | n/a | 3 |
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2150
Course Title: Introduction to Literary Studies Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course is designed to introduce students to a variety of literatures and to means to credibly examine that literature. It thus includes literary terms, critical approaches and their application to literature.
Course Title: Introduction to Literary Studies Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course is designed to introduce students to a variety of literatures and to means to credibly examine that literature. It thus includes literary terms, critical approaches and their application to literature.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2540
Course Title: Introduction to Literary Studies: Reading Poetry Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course is a study of poetry: the reading and analysis of poetic works from a variety of time periods and cultures. Important figures, poetic traditions and movements, formal techniques, and other methods of evoking mood and meaning will be explored through discussion and in both written and oral projects throughout the semester.
Course Title: Introduction to Literary Studies: Reading Poetry Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course is a study of poetry: the reading and analysis of poetic works from a variety of time periods and cultures. Important figures, poetic traditions and movements, formal techniques, and other methods of evoking mood and meaning will be explored through discussion and in both written and oral projects throughout the semester.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2570
Course Title: Introduction to Literary Studies: Reading Plays Goal Areas: 06,07 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course is a survey of drama as literature; plays will be read as literary texts, not as the grounds for specific performances or performance practices. Through their engagements with the dramatic literature in this course, students will be introduced to a diversity of dramatic styles and themes. Attention will also be devoted to the social and cultural contexts in which the plays were written and in which they are read. Course materials may be organized either historically or topically.
Course Title: Introduction to Literary Studies: Reading Plays Goal Areas: 06,07 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course is a survey of drama as literature; plays will be read as literary texts, not as the grounds for specific performances or performance practices. Through their engagements with the dramatic literature in this course, students will be introduced to a diversity of dramatic styles and themes. Attention will also be devoted to the social and cultural contexts in which the plays were written and in which they are read. Course materials may be organized either historically or topically.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2590
Course Title: Introduction to Literary Studies: American Short Story Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 3
Course Description: The short story is a form that was created and refined by American writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Students will study American short story writers, their stories, and their views of American life.
Course Title: Introduction to Literary Studies: American Short Story Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 3
Course Description: The short story is a form that was created and refined by American writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Students will study American short story writers, their stories, and their views of American life.
| Course Code | Title | Course Outlines | Goal Areas | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choose one course | ||||
| ENGL 2270 | Modern American Literature or | View-ENGL 2270 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2450 | Survey of American Literature I or | View-ENGL 2450 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2460 | Survey of American Literature II or | View-ENGL 2460 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2550 | Survey of British Literature I or | View-ENGL 2550 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2560 | Survey of British Literature II or | View-ENGL 2560 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2580 | Shakespeare's Plays | View-ENGL 2580 | n/a | 3 |
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2270
Course Title: Modern American Literature Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course will introduce students to selected American writers of the twentieth and/or twenty-first centuries and their works. The course may be organized either by historic periods or topically.
Course Title: Modern American Literature Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course will introduce students to selected American writers of the twentieth and/or twenty-first centuries and their works. The course may be organized either by historic periods or topically.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2450
Course Title: Survey of American Literature I Goal Areas: 06,07 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course will provide students with a chronological overview of American literature, including major writers, literary developments (e.g. sentimentalism, gothic fiction, romanticism, transcendentalism) and key historical and social contexts, from the pre-colonial period to 1860.
Course Title: Survey of American Literature I Goal Areas: 06,07 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course will provide students with a chronological overview of American literature, including major writers, literary developments (e.g. sentimentalism, gothic fiction, romanticism, transcendentalism) and key historical and social contexts, from the pre-colonial period to 1860.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2460
Course Title: Survey of American Literature II Goal Areas: 07,06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course will provide students with a chronological overview of American literature, including major writers, literary movements (e.g. local color, realism, naturalism, modernism, and post-modernism) and social and historical contexts, from 1860 to the present.
Course Title: Survey of American Literature II Goal Areas: 07,06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course will provide students with a chronological overview of American literature, including major writers, literary movements (e.g. local color, realism, naturalism, modernism, and post-modernism) and social and historical contexts, from 1860 to the present.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2550
Course Title: Survey of British Literature I Goal Areas: 08,06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course covers the literature of Great Britain with its historical background from its beginnings to 1785. Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Donne, and Swift, among others, are studied in this course.
Course Title: Survey of British Literature I Goal Areas: 08,06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course covers the literature of Great Britain with its historical background from its beginnings to 1785. Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Donne, and Swift, among others, are studied in this course.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2560
Course Title: Survey of British Literature II Goal Areas: 08,06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course covers the literature of Great Britain with its historical background from 1785 through the 20th century. The literature of the Romantic, Victorian, and Modern periods are studied in this course.
Course Title: Survey of British Literature II Goal Areas: 08,06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course covers the literature of Great Britain with its historical background from 1785 through the 20th century. The literature of the Romantic, Victorian, and Modern periods are studied in this course.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2580
Course Title: Shakespeare's Plays Goal Areas: 08,06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course studies some of the major plays of William Shakespeare (which may include histories, comedies, tragedies, and romances), analyzing the plays from the standpoint of literary interpretation, focusing on poetic style and literary techniques.
Course Title: Shakespeare's Plays Goal Areas: 08,06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course studies some of the major plays of William Shakespeare (which may include histories, comedies, tragedies, and romances), analyzing the plays from the standpoint of literary interpretation, focusing on poetic style and literary techniques.
| Course Code | Title | Course Outlines | Goal Areas | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chose one course | ||||
| ENGL 2250 | Japanese Literature or | View-ENGL 2250 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2330 | Hmong American Literature or | View-ENGL 2330 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2350 | Women and Literature or | View-ENGL 2350 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2360 | Global Literary Perspectives or | View-ENGL 2360 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2370 | African American Literature or | View-ENGL 2370 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2380 | American Indian Literature or | View-ENGL 2380 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2390 | Work in American Literature or | View-ENGL 2390 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2410 | US Latinx and Latin American Literature | View-ENGL 2410 | n/a | 3 |
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2250
Course Title: Japanese Literature Goal Areas: 06,08 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course introduces students to Japanese literature in translation. The reading may be organized either by historic periods or topically. The selected texts may come from various time periods. The reading may include oral traditions, mythology, spiritual texts, historical documents, poetry, song lyrics, theatrical plays, novels, short stories, or manga. This course may address issues of historical context, gender, class, and race as a way of understanding Japanese literature.
Course Title: Japanese Literature Goal Areas: 06,08 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course introduces students to Japanese literature in translation. The reading may be organized either by historic periods or topically. The selected texts may come from various time periods. The reading may include oral traditions, mythology, spiritual texts, historical documents, poetry, song lyrics, theatrical plays, novels, short stories, or manga. This course may address issues of historical context, gender, class, and race as a way of understanding Japanese literature.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2330
Course Title: Hmong American Literature Goal Areas: 07,06 Credits: 3
Course Description: Hmong American Literature explores the works of Hmong writers as represented in the novel, nonfiction, short stories, poetry, drama/film, and Paj Ntaub (stories recorded in tapestry). To a more limited extent, characterizations of Hmong in works by non-Hmong authors may be considered, as well as relevant works by Laotian American and Asian American writers.
Course Title: Hmong American Literature Goal Areas: 07,06 Credits: 3
Course Description: Hmong American Literature explores the works of Hmong writers as represented in the novel, nonfiction, short stories, poetry, drama/film, and Paj Ntaub (stories recorded in tapestry). To a more limited extent, characterizations of Hmong in works by non-Hmong authors may be considered, as well as relevant works by Laotian American and Asian American writers.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2350
Course Title: Women and Literature Goal Areas: 06,07 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course explores women as characters in and writers of literature, including fiction, non-fiction, drama and poetry. The course may also address issues of historical context, gender, class and race as a way of understanding women in literature.
Course Title: Women and Literature Goal Areas: 06,07 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course explores women as characters in and writers of literature, including fiction, non-fiction, drama and poetry. The course may also address issues of historical context, gender, class and race as a way of understanding women in literature.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2360
Course Title: Global Literary Perspectives Goal Areas: 06,07 Credits: 3
Course Description: Students will interpret world literature and film (either in translation or originally written in English) that present culturally diverse voices and viewpoints. Special attention will be given to colonial and postcolonial literatures that reflect the immigrant communities of Twin Cities college campuses, such as Egyptian, Finnish, Ethiopian, Hmong, Icelandic, Iranian, Korean, Liberian, Mexican, Norwegian, Russian, Somali, Swedish, and Vietnamese.
Course Title: Global Literary Perspectives Goal Areas: 06,07 Credits: 3
Course Description: Students will interpret world literature and film (either in translation or originally written in English) that present culturally diverse voices and viewpoints. Special attention will be given to colonial and postcolonial literatures that reflect the immigrant communities of Twin Cities college campuses, such as Egyptian, Finnish, Ethiopian, Hmong, Icelandic, Iranian, Korean, Liberian, Mexican, Norwegian, Russian, Somali, Swedish, and Vietnamese.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2370
Course Title: African American Literature Goal Areas: 06,07 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course introduces the student to the writings of African-Americans from the colonial period to the present and explores the contributions of these writers to American culture, letters, and life. The course may be organized either by historic periods or topically.
Course Title: African American Literature Goal Areas: 06,07 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course introduces the student to the writings of African-Americans from the colonial period to the present and explores the contributions of these writers to American culture, letters, and life. The course may be organized either by historic periods or topically.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2380
Course Title: American Indian Literature Goal Areas: 07,06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course introduces the students to North American Native American Literature. Readings may include fiction, non-fiction, poetry, songs, mythology, and film from traditional and contemporary authors. Special attention may be given to Native American authors with Minnesota connections, such as Louise Erdrich, David Treuer, and Susan Power.
Course Title: American Indian Literature Goal Areas: 07,06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course introduces the students to North American Native American Literature. Readings may include fiction, non-fiction, poetry, songs, mythology, and film from traditional and contemporary authors. Special attention may be given to Native American authors with Minnesota connections, such as Louise Erdrich, David Treuer, and Susan Power.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2390
Course Title: Work in American Literature Goal Areas: 09,06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course examines American texts by and about workers and those concerned with workers. It focuses on how these texts portray work and the ways that work structures personal and social life, as well as on how these texts address and are formed by historical and political events that shape working conditions. The course may be organized historically or topically.
Course Title: Work in American Literature Goal Areas: 09,06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course examines American texts by and about workers and those concerned with workers. It focuses on how these texts portray work and the ways that work structures personal and social life, as well as on how these texts address and are formed by historical and political events that shape working conditions. The course may be organized historically or topically.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2410
Course Title: US Latinx and Latin American Literature Goal Areas: 06,07 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course will introduce students to the genres, traditions, and themes that characterize Latinx literatures. Emphasis will be placed on the distinctions and similarities that have shaped the experiences and the cultural imagination among different Latinx communities in the U.S. and throughout Latin America. Genres include, but are not limited to, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and film.
Course Title: US Latinx and Latin American Literature Goal Areas: 06,07 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course will introduce students to the genres, traditions, and themes that characterize Latinx literatures. Emphasis will be placed on the distinctions and similarities that have shaped the experiences and the cultural imagination among different Latinx communities in the U.S. and throughout Latin America. Genres include, but are not limited to, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and film.
| Course Code | Title | Course Outlines | Goal Areas | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choose one course | ||||
| ENGL 1140 | Professional Writing or | View-ENGL 1140 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 1800 | Introduction to Journalism or | View-ENGL 1800 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 1900 | Introduction to Creative Writing or | View-ENGL 1900 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 1940 | Technical Writing or | View-ENGL 1940 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2010 | Writing Creative Non-Fiction and Memoir or | View-ENGL 2010 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2020 | Writing Stories or | View-ENGL 2020 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2030 | Writing Poetry or | View-ENGL 2030 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2320 | Writing: From Structure to Style or | View-ENGL 2320 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2500 | Playwriting | View-ENGL 2500 | n/a | 3 |
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 1140
Course Title: Professional Writing Goal Areas: n/a Credits: 3
Course Description: This course offers students the opportunity to improve their writing skills and adapt them for professional communication. Students will focus on assessing purpose, audience, credibility, style, clarity/correctness, and format to determine appropriate approaches to a range of written and electronic communication, including memos, letters, employment documents, and proposals/reports.
Course Title: Professional Writing Goal Areas: n/a Credits: 3
Course Description: This course offers students the opportunity to improve their writing skills and adapt them for professional communication. Students will focus on assessing purpose, audience, credibility, style, clarity/correctness, and format to determine appropriate approaches to a range of written and electronic communication, including memos, letters, employment documents, and proposals/reports.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 1800
Course Title: Introduction to Journalism Goal Areas: 09,01 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course provides an introduction to writing in standard journalism modes, which may include news, features, editorials, sports, reviews, and blogs. Contemporary practices, issues, and ethics of the profession are also covered.
Course Title: Introduction to Journalism Goal Areas: 09,01 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course provides an introduction to writing in standard journalism modes, which may include news, features, editorials, sports, reviews, and blogs. Contemporary practices, issues, and ethics of the profession are also covered.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 1900
Course Title: Introduction to Creative Writing Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This class is designed for students who want to try creative writing, perhaps for the first time, and learn more about the creative process. No previous creative writing experience is necessary. Coursework will include reading, writing, and discussion of both student and professional work in at least three of the following genres: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction (or memoir), and drama. The focus of the class, students' creative work, will be presented and critiqued in a workshop environment.
Course Title: Introduction to Creative Writing Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This class is designed for students who want to try creative writing, perhaps for the first time, and learn more about the creative process. No previous creative writing experience is necessary. Coursework will include reading, writing, and discussion of both student and professional work in at least three of the following genres: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction (or memoir), and drama. The focus of the class, students' creative work, will be presented and critiqued in a workshop environment.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 1940
Course Title: Technical Writing Goal Areas: n/a Credits: 3
Course Description: This course further develops writing skills as applied to technical subjects for a specialized or lay audience. Credit does not apply to the 40 MnTC (Minnesota Transfer Curriculum) credits required in the A.A. (Associate of Arts).
Course Title: Technical Writing Goal Areas: n/a Credits: 3
Course Description: This course further develops writing skills as applied to technical subjects for a specialized or lay audience. Credit does not apply to the 40 MnTC (Minnesota Transfer Curriculum) credits required in the A.A. (Associate of Arts).
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2010
Course Title: Writing Creative Non-Fiction and Memoir Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course offers beginning instruction in the art of writing creative non-fiction, which includes the personal essay, literary journalism, and other hybrid forms, as well as memoir writing. Students will read and analyze the work of professional writers, explore a variety of techniques for discovering material and topics, and experience workshop peer review of their work.
Course Title: Writing Creative Non-Fiction and Memoir Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course offers beginning instruction in the art of writing creative non-fiction, which includes the personal essay, literary journalism, and other hybrid forms, as well as memoir writing. Students will read and analyze the work of professional writers, explore a variety of techniques for discovering material and topics, and experience workshop peer review of their work.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2020
Course Title: Writing Stories Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course offers beginning instruction in the art of writing fiction. Exploring techniques for generating material, engaging in writing exercises, and critically examining contemporary short fiction are important aspects of this course. Students will develop a portfolio of their writing and will critique others' work in a writing workshop environment.
Course Title: Writing Stories Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course offers beginning instruction in the art of writing fiction. Exploring techniques for generating material, engaging in writing exercises, and critically examining contemporary short fiction are important aspects of this course. Students will develop a portfolio of their writing and will critique others' work in a writing workshop environment.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2030
Course Title: Writing Poetry Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 3
Course Description: Beginning instruction in the art of poetry. Exploring techniques for generating material, engaging in writing exercises both in and out of class, and discussing examples of contemporary poetry are important aspects of this class. Students will draft a collection of poems and critique others' work in a writing workshop environment.
Course Title: Writing Poetry Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 3
Course Description: Beginning instruction in the art of poetry. Exploring techniques for generating material, engaging in writing exercises both in and out of class, and discussing examples of contemporary poetry are important aspects of this class. Students will draft a collection of poems and critique others' work in a writing workshop environment.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2320
Course Title: Writing: From Structure to Style Goal Areas: 06,07 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course focuses on the structure of language as well how its rules and applications affect written communication and authorial choices in professional and academic settings. The course further intends to create confidence in written and oral expression, to support students in business, graphic arts, paralegal, and other programs.
Course Title: Writing: From Structure to Style Goal Areas: 06,07 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course focuses on the structure of language as well how its rules and applications affect written communication and authorial choices in professional and academic settings. The course further intends to create confidence in written and oral expression, to support students in business, graphic arts, paralegal, and other programs.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2500
Course Title: Playwriting Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 3
Course Description: Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of writing theatrical plays. They will be expected to work on several creative projects throughout the semester and to participate in workshops in which they will discuss and critique one another's work. Students may also be asked to complete other writing exercises and to analyze a selection of plays to gain a better understanding of the art of playwriting.
Course Title: Playwriting Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 3
Course Description: Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of writing theatrical plays. They will be expected to work on several creative projects throughout the semester and to participate in workshops in which they will discuss and critique one another's work. Students may also be asked to complete other writing exercises and to analyze a selection of plays to gain a better understanding of the art of playwriting.
| Course Code | Title | Course Outlines | Goal Areas | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL 1200 | Gateway College Writing or | View-ENGL 1200 | n/a | 4 |
| ENGL 1201 | College Writing I or | View-ENGL 1201 | n/a | 4 |
| ENGL 1202 | College Writing II or | View-ENGL 1202 | n/a | 2 |
| ENGL 1203 | College Writing II with Workshop and | View-ENGL 1203 | n/a | 2 |
| COMM 1010 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking or | View-COMM 1010 | n/a | 3 |
| COMM 1110 | Principles of Interpersonal Communication or | View-COMM 1110 | n/a | 3 |
| COMM 1210 | Small Group Communication | View-COMM 1210 | n/a | 3 |
| Health Electives - 2 credits or | ||||
| Exercise Science Electives - 2 credits and | ||||
| Natural Science - 2 courses, 7 credits from 2 different disciplines, one must be a lab course and | ||||
| Mathematics/Logical Reasoning (Goal Area 4) - 3 credits and | ||||
| Social Behavioral Sciences (Goal Area 5) - 3 courses, 9 credits, at least one course from Behavioral Sciences one course from Social Sciences and | ||||
| Goal Areas 7, 8, 9, 10 - Courses can 'double dip' also count in Goal Areas 1-6 outside of ENG courses. Credits only count once (choose from the following courses) | ||||
| MnTC Goal Areas 7, 8, 9 10 - 3 credits: ANTH1010(3), ANTH1020(3), ANTH1130(3), ANTH1140(3), ARBC1030(3), ARBC1101(4), ARBC1102(4), ARBC2201(4), ART1040(3), ART1601(3), ART1602(3), ART2180(3), ART2190(3), ART2300(2), ASL1101(4), ASL1102(4), ASL1300(3), ASL2201(4), ASL2202(4), BIOL1030(4), BIOL1160(4), BIOL1200(4), BIOL1600(1), BIOL1610(1), CHEM1000(4), CHEM1010(4), COMM1110(3), COMM1310(3), COMM1510(3), COMM1610(3), COMM1710(3), COMM1810(3), COMM2610(3), ECON1050(3), ECON1060(3), ENGL1450(3), ENGL2300(3), ENGL2320(3), ENGL2330(3), ENGL2340(3), ENGL2350(3), ENGL2360(3), ENGL2370(3), ENGL2380(3), ENGL2390(3), ENGL2410(3), ENGL2450(3), ENGL2460(3), ENGL2550(3), ENGL2560(3), ENGL2570(3), ENGL2580(3), ENGL2590(3), ENGL2900(3), ENGL2950(3), GCST1030(3), GCST1040(3), GCST1210(3), GCST1211(3), GCST1212(3), GCST1213(3), GCST1220(2), GCST1301(3), GCST1320(3), GCST1501(3), GCST1502(3), GCST1503(3) GCST1504(3), GCST1505(3), GCST1700(3), GCST1964(4), GCST1978(3), GCST2410(3), GCST2550(3), GEOG1000(2), GEOG1010(3), GEOG1040(3), GEOG1100(3), GEOG1190(3), GEOL1010(2), GEOL1020(2), GEOL1030(2), GEOL1040(2), GEOL1120(4), GEOL1150(4), GEOL1160(4), GEOL1850(3), GEOL1851(1), GERM1030(3), GWS1501(3), GWS1502(3), GWS1503(3), GWS1504(3), GWS1505(3), HIST1010(3), HIST1020(3), HIST1030(3), HIST1110(3), HIST1120(3), HIST1130(3), HIST1140(3), HIST1200(3), HIST1210(3), HIST1220(3), HIST1230(3), HIST1240(3), HIST1270(3), HIST1700(3), HIST2500(3), HIST2600(3), HIST2700(3), HUM1210(3), INTD1030(3), INTD1040(3), INTD1210(3), INTD1211(3), INTD1212(3), MUSC1220(3), MUSC1300(3), MUSC2170(3), MUSC2180(3), NSCI1110(4), PHIL1010(3), PHIL1020(3), PHIL1030(3), PHIL1040(3), PHIL1060(3), PHIL1070(3), PHIL1080(3), PHIL1110(3), PHIL1120(3), PHIL1200(3), PHIL1210(3), PHIL1220(3), PHIL1230(3), POLS1100(3), POLS1140(3), POLS1600(3), POLS1700(3), PSYC1165(3), PSYC1170(3), PSYC2110(3), PSYC2340(3), PSYC2350(3), SOC1110(3), SOC1130(3), SOC2110(3), SOC2210(3), SOC2410(3), SPAN1030(3), SPAN1101(5), SPAN1102(5), SPAN2201(5), SPAN2202(5), TFT1210(3), TFT1260(3), TFT1310(3), TFT1320(3), TFT1350(3), TFT1710(3) | ||||
| Program Electives ( 8 credits from the following highly recommended courses): | ||||
| ENGL 1250 | Magazine Workshop or | View-ENGL 1250 | n/a | 2 |
| ENGL 1950 | Graphic Novels or | View-ENGL 1950 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 1990 | English Special Topics or | View-ENGL 1990 | n/a | 1-4 |
| ENGL 2300 | Children's Literature or | View-ENGL 2300 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2340 | Nature in Literature or | View-ENGL 2340 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2400 | Utopian/Dystopian Literature or | View-ENGL 2400 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2900 | Fantasy Literature or | View-ENGL 2900 | n/a | 3 |
| ENGL 2950 | Mystery and Detective Fiction | View-ENGL 2950 | n/a | 3 |
Course Subject: COMM
Course Number: 1010
Course Title: Fundamentals of Public Speaking Goal Areas: 01 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course provides instruction and practical experience in the basics of public speaking. This course has a performance component: students are expected to create and deliver informative, persuasive and other types of speeches.
Course Title: Fundamentals of Public Speaking Goal Areas: 01 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course provides instruction and practical experience in the basics of public speaking. This course has a performance component: students are expected to create and deliver informative, persuasive and other types of speeches.
Course Subject: COMM
Course Number: 1110
Course Title: Principles of Interpersonal Communication Goal Areas: 01,07 Credits: 3
Course Description: This introductory course looks at communication in one-to-one relationships in friendships, families, the workplace, and elsewhere. Students will be challenged to discover and assess their own communication strengths and weaknesses as they define and discuss what it means to be a competent interpersonal communicator. Course content includes both theory and practice (skill development).
Course Title: Principles of Interpersonal Communication Goal Areas: 01,07 Credits: 3
Course Description: This introductory course looks at communication in one-to-one relationships in friendships, families, the workplace, and elsewhere. Students will be challenged to discover and assess their own communication strengths and weaknesses as they define and discuss what it means to be a competent interpersonal communicator. Course content includes both theory and practice (skill development).
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 1200
Course Title: Gateway College Writing Goal Areas: 01 Credits: 4
Course Description: This class provides extended practice in critical reading, writing, and thinking skills. Students will develop an effective writing process and work to achieve college-level competence in reading and responding to texts, visuals, events, and ideas in a variety of written formats, with an emphasis on the academic essay. Audience awareness, interpretation and analysis, logical reasoning, and persuasive and argumentative skills will be developed. MLA style documentation of primary sources will be included.
Course Title: Gateway College Writing Goal Areas: 01 Credits: 4
Course Description: This class provides extended practice in critical reading, writing, and thinking skills. Students will develop an effective writing process and work to achieve college-level competence in reading and responding to texts, visuals, events, and ideas in a variety of written formats, with an emphasis on the academic essay. Audience awareness, interpretation and analysis, logical reasoning, and persuasive and argumentative skills will be developed. MLA style documentation of primary sources will be included.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 1201
Course Title: College Writing I Goal Areas: 01 Credits: 4
Course Description: This class provides extended practice in critical reading, writing, and thinking skills. Students will develop an effective writing process and work to achieve college-level competence in reading and responding to texts, visuals, events, and ideas in a variety of written formats, with an emphasis on the academic essay. Audience awareness, interpretation and analysis, logical reasoning, and persuasive and argumentative skills will be developed. MLA style documentation of primary sources will be included.
Course Title: College Writing I Goal Areas: 01 Credits: 4
Course Description: This class provides extended practice in critical reading, writing, and thinking skills. Students will develop an effective writing process and work to achieve college-level competence in reading and responding to texts, visuals, events, and ideas in a variety of written formats, with an emphasis on the academic essay. Audience awareness, interpretation and analysis, logical reasoning, and persuasive and argumentative skills will be developed. MLA style documentation of primary sources will be included.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 1202
Course Title: College Writing II Goal Areas: 02,01 Credits: 2
Course Description: This class focuses on the research process, textual analysis of primary and secondary sources, rhetorical strategies for argument and persuasion, and successful integration of sources into a longer academic paper utilizing MLA (or other, as appropriate) documentation format. The class may be disciplinary, interdisciplinary, or topical in content.
Course Title: College Writing II Goal Areas: 02,01 Credits: 2
Course Description: This class focuses on the research process, textual analysis of primary and secondary sources, rhetorical strategies for argument and persuasion, and successful integration of sources into a longer academic paper utilizing MLA (or other, as appropriate) documentation format. The class may be disciplinary, interdisciplinary, or topical in content.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 1203
Course Title: College Writing II with Workshop Goal Areas: 01,02 Credits: 2
Course Description: This class focuses on the research process, textual analysis of primary and secondary sources, rhetorical strategies for argument and persuasion, and successful integration of sources into a longer academic paper utilizing MLA (or other, as appropriate) documentation format. The class may be disciplinary, interdisciplinary, or topical in content.
Course Title: College Writing II with Workshop Goal Areas: 01,02 Credits: 2
Course Description: This class focuses on the research process, textual analysis of primary and secondary sources, rhetorical strategies for argument and persuasion, and successful integration of sources into a longer academic paper utilizing MLA (or other, as appropriate) documentation format. The class may be disciplinary, interdisciplinary, or topical in content.
Course Subject: COMM
Course Number: 1210
Course Title: Small Group Communication Goal Areas: 07,01 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course examines communication in small groups. Students will participate in and analyze how small groups function, how leadership roles evolve, how decisions are made and how conflicts can be resolved. Students will work in small groups, complete group projects, and analyze group interaction.
Course Title: Small Group Communication Goal Areas: 07,01 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course examines communication in small groups. Students will participate in and analyze how small groups function, how leadership roles evolve, how decisions are made and how conflicts can be resolved. Students will work in small groups, complete group projects, and analyze group interaction.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 1250
Course Title: Magazine Workshop Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 2
Course Description: This workshop offers students the opportunity to gain practical editorial experience by working on the college literary/arts magazine. As members of the editorial staff, students will solicit, select, and edit stories, essays and poems for publication. May be repeated for credit.
Course Title: Magazine Workshop Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 2
Course Description: This workshop offers students the opportunity to gain practical editorial experience by working on the college literary/arts magazine. As members of the editorial staff, students will solicit, select, and edit stories, essays and poems for publication. May be repeated for credit.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 1950
Course Title: Graphic Novels Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course will introduce students to the diverse body of literature known as graphic novels. While emphasis will be placed on works that are specifically considered graphic novels, it may also include the study of other comics-strips and books that have significantly contributed to the development of the form. Students can expect to be exposed not only to a wide range of graphic novel types, such as autobiography, journalism, history, humor, dramatic fiction, manga, and superheroes, but also to a deeper understanding of the methods of telling stories that are unique to comics.
Course Title: Graphic Novels Goal Areas: 06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course will introduce students to the diverse body of literature known as graphic novels. While emphasis will be placed on works that are specifically considered graphic novels, it may also include the study of other comics-strips and books that have significantly contributed to the development of the form. Students can expect to be exposed not only to a wide range of graphic novel types, such as autobiography, journalism, history, humor, dramatic fiction, manga, and superheroes, but also to a deeper understanding of the methods of telling stories that are unique to comics.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 1990
Course Title: English Special Topics Goal Areas: n/a Credits: 1-4
Course Description: This course will provide flexibility in offering an in-depth review of topics of immediate importance and topical interest. These topics will go beyond the introductory courses in examining specific aspects of the subject matter.
Course Title: English Special Topics Goal Areas: n/a Credits: 1-4
Course Description: This course will provide flexibility in offering an in-depth review of topics of immediate importance and topical interest. These topics will go beyond the introductory courses in examining specific aspects of the subject matter.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2300
Course Title: Children's Literature Goal Areas: 06,07 Credits: 3
Course Description: In this course, students will have the pleasure of reading, discussing and evaluating children's literature ranging from the picture book to the young adult novel. Students will explore the history of children's literature, critical responses to it and its specific role for children and adults. Students will examine works from the genre that might include picture books, chapter books, folktales, fantasy, realistic fiction, historical fiction, poetry and nonfiction with an emphasis on how the genre and its themes have evolved over time, paying particular attention to how those themes address the role of children in society. This course will appeal to students, parents and educators.
Course Title: Children's Literature Goal Areas: 06,07 Credits: 3
Course Description: In this course, students will have the pleasure of reading, discussing and evaluating children's literature ranging from the picture book to the young adult novel. Students will explore the history of children's literature, critical responses to it and its specific role for children and adults. Students will examine works from the genre that might include picture books, chapter books, folktales, fantasy, realistic fiction, historical fiction, poetry and nonfiction with an emphasis on how the genre and its themes have evolved over time, paying particular attention to how those themes address the role of children in society. This course will appeal to students, parents and educators.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2340
Course Title: Nature in Literature Goal Areas: 06,10 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course surveys literature that examines the relation between human beings and the natural world. The primary consideration of this course is how a literary idea of nature has been affected and effected by variations in culture, namely, changes in politics, economics, and technology that in diverse historical contexts have created conflicts between ecological and human interests. Ultimately, this study leads to considering how the green language created by the writers under study has contributed to an eco-critical ethic that allows examination of current ecological sensibilities and the language that represents them.
Course Title: Nature in Literature Goal Areas: 06,10 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course surveys literature that examines the relation between human beings and the natural world. The primary consideration of this course is how a literary idea of nature has been affected and effected by variations in culture, namely, changes in politics, economics, and technology that in diverse historical contexts have created conflicts between ecological and human interests. Ultimately, this study leads to considering how the green language created by the writers under study has contributed to an eco-critical ethic that allows examination of current ecological sensibilities and the language that represents them.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2400
Course Title: Utopian/Dystopian Literature Goal Areas: 08,06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course introduces students to the literature of utopias and dystopias, literary works about imaginary places, whose intention is to explore alternative models of political, cultural, and societal structures. Utopian/dystopian literatures seek to challenge existing ideas about governments, social communities, and constructions of human identity, but they also offer new, sometimes radical and transformative ideas regarding the reformation of existing human societies.
Course Title: Utopian/Dystopian Literature Goal Areas: 08,06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course introduces students to the literature of utopias and dystopias, literary works about imaginary places, whose intention is to explore alternative models of political, cultural, and societal structures. Utopian/dystopian literatures seek to challenge existing ideas about governments, social communities, and constructions of human identity, but they also offer new, sometimes radical and transformative ideas regarding the reformation of existing human societies.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2900
Course Title: Fantasy Literature Goal Areas: 06,07 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course will introduce students to fantasy as a literary genre. It will expose students to various types of fantasy stories (such as high fantasy, sword and sorcery, urban fantasy, and/or fantasy horror). It will also address how fantasy literature can reflect or comment on issues in the real world, including how various forms of bigotry can be challenged or normalized by fantasy texts.
Course Title: Fantasy Literature Goal Areas: 06,07 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course will introduce students to fantasy as a literary genre. It will expose students to various types of fantasy stories (such as high fantasy, sword and sorcery, urban fantasy, and/or fantasy horror). It will also address how fantasy literature can reflect or comment on issues in the real world, including how various forms of bigotry can be challenged or normalized by fantasy texts.
Course Subject: ENGL
Course Number: 2950
Course Title: Mystery and Detective Fiction Goal Areas: 09,06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course will introduce students to mystery and detective fiction as a literary genre and as popular literature, examining the conventions of suspense writing, possibly including hook, twist, red herring, back story, sub-plot, procedural, clues, and the ethical concerns of investigative methods and civic life. Discussion of various sub-genre styles will engage students in critical thinking applied to historical era, culturally diverse contexts, and gender roles in mystery writing.
Course Title: Mystery and Detective Fiction Goal Areas: 09,06 Credits: 3
Course Description: This course will introduce students to mystery and detective fiction as a literary genre and as popular literature, examining the conventions of suspense writing, possibly including hook, twist, red herring, back story, sub-plot, procedural, clues, and the ethical concerns of investigative methods and civic life. Discussion of various sub-genre styles will engage students in critical thinking applied to historical era, culturally diverse contexts, and gender roles in mystery writing.
| Additional Electives: ALL MNTC Courses,Goal Areas 1-10: AMST1010(3), AMST1020(3), AMST2210(3), AMST2220(3), ANTH1010(3), ANTH1020(3), ANTH1130(3), ANTH1140(3), ARBC1030(3), ARBC1101(4), ARBC1102(4), ARBC2201(4), ART1010(3), ART1020(3), ART1040(3), ART1050(3), ART1101(3), ART1102(3), ART1160(3), ART1170(3), ART1270(3), ART1301(3), ART1302(3), ART1310(3), ART1320(3), ART1340(3), ART1341(3), ART1361(3), ART1362(3), ART1401(3), ART1402(3), ART1550(3), ART1601(3), ART1602(3), ART1650(3), ART1770(3), ART1810(1), ART1820(2), ART2180(3), ART2190(3), ART2300(2), ART2611(3), ART2612(3), ART2640(3), ART2740(1), ART2750(1), ART2780(1), ART2781(1), ART2782(1), ART2800(1), ART2820(1), ART2860(1), ART2900(1), ART2970(1), ASL1101(4), ASL1102(4), ASL1300(3), ASL2201(4), ASL2202(4), BIOL1000(4), BIOL1001(4), BIOL1002(4), BIOL1030(4), BIOL1101(4), BIOL1102(4), BIOL1120(3), BIOL1130(4), BIOL1140(4), BIOL1160(4), BIOL1200(4), BIOL1350(3), BIOL1360(4), BIOL1600(1), BIOL1610(1), BIOL1650(1), BIOL2020(4), BIOL2030(4), BIOL2100(4), BIOL2111(4), BIOL2112(4), BIOL2360(4), CHEM1000(4), CHEM1010(4), CHEM1030(4), CHEM1061(4), CHEM1062(4), COMM1010(3), COMM1110(3), COMM1210(3), COMM1310(3), COMM1410(3), COMM1510(3), COMM1550 (3), COMM1610(3), COMM1710(3), COMM1810(3), COMM1910(3), COMM2610(3), ECON1050(3), ECON1060(3), ECON1070(3), ENGL1111(3), ENGL1112(3), ENGL1150(3), ENGL1200(4), ENGL1201(4), ENGL1202(2), ENGL1250(2), ENGL1400(3), ENGL1450(3), ENGL1900(3), ENGL1950(3), ENGL2010(3), ENGL2020(3), ENGL2030(3), ENGL2150(3), ENGL2250(3), ENGL2270(3), ENGL2300(3), ENGL2310(3), ENGL2320(3), ENGL2330(3), ENGL2340(3), ENGL2350(3), ENGL2360(3), ENGL2370(3), ENGL2380(3), ENGL2390(3), ENGL2410(3), ENGL2450(3), ENGL2460(3), ENGL2540(3), ENGL2550(3), ENGL2560(3), ENGL2570(3), ENGL2580(3), ENGL2590(3), ENGL2900(3), ENGL2950(3), GCST1030(3), GCST1040(3), GCST1210(3), GCST1211(3), GCST1212(3), GCST1213(3), GCST1220(2), GCST1301(3), GCST1320(3), GCST1501(3), GCST1502, GCST1503(3), GCST1504(3), GCST1501(3), GCST1700(3), GCST1978(3), GCST1964(4), GCST2250(3), GCST2510(3), GEOG1000(2), GEOG1010(3), GEOG1040(3), GEOG1100(3), GEOG1190(3), GEOL1010(2), GEOL1020(2), GEOL1030(2), GEOL1040(2), GEOL1110(4), GEOL1120(4), GEOL1130(4), GEOL1150(4), GEOL1160(4), GEOL1850(3), GEOL1851(1), GERM1030(3), GWS1501(3), GWS1502(3), GWS1503(3), GWS1504(3), GWS1505(3), HIST1010(3), HIST1020(3), HIST1030(3), HIST1110(3), HIST1120(3), HIST1130(3), HIST1140(3), HIST1200(3), HIST1210(3), HIST1220(3), HIST1230(3), HIST1240(3), HIST1270(3), HIST1700(3), HIST1800(3), HIST1900(1), HIST2500(3), HIST2600(3), HIST2700(3), HUM1210(3), INTD1030(3), INTD1040(3), INTD1210(3), INTD1211(3), INTD1212(3), MATH1010(3), MATH1031(3), MATH1032(3), MATH1080(3), MATH1090(4), MATH1120(3), MATH1130(3), MATH1140(3), MATH1150(3), MATH1160(4), MATH1170(4), MATH1180(5), MATH1190(5), MATH1200(3), MATH1221(5), MATH1222(5), MATH2010(3), MATH2220(5), MATH2300(4), MATH2400(4), MUSC1130(1), MUSC1160(1), MUSC1170(1), MUSC1180(1), MUSC1200(3), MUSC1220(3), MUSC1241(3), MUSC1242(3), MUSC1300(3), MUSC1320(1), MUSC1350(3), MUSC1370(3), MUSC1500(2), MUSC1501(2), MUSC1502(2), MUSC1510(1), MUSC1560(1), MUSC1600(2), MUSC1610(1), MUSC1800(2), MUSC1801(2), MUSC1802(2), MUSC1810(1), MUSC1830(1), MUSC1850(1), MUSC1860(1), MUSC1870(1), MUSC2010(2), MUSC2170(3), MUSC2180(3), MUSC2241(3), MUSC2242(3), MUSC2970(1), NSCI1000(4), NSCI1010(1), NSCI1020(1), NSCI1030(1), NSCI1050(4), NSCI1060(3), NSCI1061(1), NSCI1070(3), NSCI1071(1), NSCI1110(4), NSCI1120(4), PHIL1010(3), PHIL1020(3), PHIL1030(3), PHIL1040(3), PHIL1050(3), PHIL1060(3), PHIL1070(3), PHIL1080(3), PHIL1110(3), PHIL1120(3), PHIL1200(3), PHIL1210(3), PHIL1220(3), PHIL1230(3), PHYS1000(4), PHYS1030(4), PHYS1050(4), PHYS1060(3), PHYS1061(1), PHYS1070(3), PHYS1071(1), PHYS1120(4), PHYS1140(3), PHYS1201(5), PHYS1202(5), PHYS1231(4), PHYS1232(4), PHYS1400(3), PHYS1410(1), PHYS1450(3), PHYS1460(1), PHYS1601(5), PHYS1602(5), POLS1100(3), POLS1140(3), POLS1600(3), POLS1700(3), POLS2130(3), PSYC1110(3), PSYC1150(3), PSYC1160(4), PSYC1165(3), PSYC1170(3), PSYC1210(3), PSYC1220(3), PSYC1250(4), PSYC2110(3), PSYC2320(3), PSYC2330(3), PSYC2340(3), PSYC2350(3), SOC1110(3), SOC1130(3), SOC1710(3), SOC1750(3), SOC2110(3), SOC2200(3), SOC2210(3), SOC2410(3), SOC2730(3), SPAN1030(3), SPAN1101(5), SPAN1102(5), SPAN2201(5), SPAN2202(5), SOC2750(3), TFT1200(3), TFT1210(3), TFT1250(3), TFT1260(3), TFT1270(3), TFT1280(3), TFT1310(3), TFT1320(3), TFT1350(3), TFT1500(3), TFT1510(3), TFT1520(3), TFT1531(3), TFT1532(3), TFT1540(3), TFT1600(1), TFT1610(1), TFT1710(3), TFT2010(3), TFT2500(3), TFT2950(1), WOST0101(4), WOST0999(3), WOST1110(3) |
| Total Credits Required | 60 |
2024-2025
The English Transfer Pathway AA offers students a powerful option: The opportunity to complete an AA degree with course credits that directly transfer to designated English bachelor's degree programs at Minnesota State universities. The curriculum has been specifically designed so that students completing this pathway degree and transferring to one of the seven Minnesota State universities enter with junior-year status. All courses in the Transfer Pathway associate degree will directly transfer and apply to the designated bachelor's degree program in a related field.
Minnesota State Universities:Bemidji State University, Metropolitan State University, Minnesota State University Mankato, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Southwest Minnesota State University, St. Cloud State University, Winona State University.
Knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world, including:
- broad knowledge of literary periods, ancient to present, including knowledge of chronology, place, and significance of the literature in those periods
- broad knowledge of literary genres, literary criticism, and methods of interpretation.
Intellectual and practical skills, including:
- ability to evaluate primary and secondary source material
- ability to develop a critique of literature based on primary and secondary source material
- ability to communicate using personal response enlarged and checked by textual support that connects literary works to the world
- ability to discern intent through syntax, semantics, and context
Personal and social responsibility, including:
- ability to identify and evaluate narrative bias and perspective in written and audio-visual materials, including digital, internet, and broadcast media
- insight into literature's distinctive treatment of historical events with attention to biographical and contextual sources
Integrative learning, including:
- ability to critically analyze, interpret, and synthesize various types of literary genres and literary criticism
- ability to understand of the role of literature as response to current events, conflicts, and problems, and its richness as a source of possible solutions
Program roadmaps provide students with a guide to understand the recommended course sequence to complete their degree.
Information on careers, including career descriptions, salary data, and employment outlook is available on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website and O*Net Online website.
If you are planning on transferring to another institution, follow the guidelines available on our transfer resources web page to help you plan the process: Transfer Information
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