Literature
10 courses · MiraCosta College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026
LIT 100 Introduction to Chicano Chicana Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture 3 hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course introduces the literary, social, historical, and cultural aspects of the novel, short story, poetry, testimonio, drama, and oral traditions created by Chicano Chicana writers. Students engage an intersectional critical lens to deepen their understanding of the Chicana Chicano literary tradition.
LIT 122 Introduction to African American Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture 3 hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This introduction to African American literature emphasizes how African American writers have expanded the traditional American literary canon. The course examines issues between, race, ethnicity, and writing as an African American from slavery until the present. Students read a variety of genres, literary and extra-literary, including poetry, fiction (both the novel and shorter fiction), belle lettres, sermons, and speeches.
LIT 250 American Literature: First Contact Through the Civil War
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture 3 hours
- Prerequisite
- ESL 150 or eligibility determined by the English placement process
- Advisory
- ENGL C1000
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL-130
This course explores American writers and significant literary movements and themes from the oral and literary narratives of Native peoples to the nation-building literary projects of the Civil War. In this course, students problematize what has been commonly defined as "American literature" by exploring diverse authors and genres. Genres may include oral histories, slave narratives, abolitionist writings, protest literature, and popular print culture. C-ID ENGL-130.
LIT 251 American Literature: Mid-1800s to the Present
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture 3 hours
- Prerequisite
- ESL 150 or eligibility determined by the English placement process
- Advisory
- ENGL C1000
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL-135
This course examines various literary genres and oral histories that narrate the complex social transformations of the 19th century to the present within local and globalized contexts. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this survey course seeks to expose students to a wide range of U.S. authors that examine the paradox between ideas of nationhood and a sense of belonging. Students learn to make distinctions between the wide range of literary and intellectual movements that influenced localized forms of storytelling, popular fiction, performance texts, and other cultural productions. C-ID ENGL-135.
LIT 260 English Literature Through the 18th Century
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture 3 hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL-160
This course surveys writers in English literature from the Anglo-Saxon era to the eighteenth century. It covers works of at least two of the three most influential writers in the language (Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton) as well as their historical and cultural backgrounds. Students read plays; epic, religious, romantic, and satiric poetry; ballads; and non-fiction prose, including essays and biography. Eras include medieval, Renaissance, and Enlightenment. C-ID ENGL-160.
LIT 261 English Literature: Romantic to Contemporary
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture 3 hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL-165
This course surveys major writers in English literature from the late 18th to the 21st century. It covers some of the best-known poetry, essays, drama, and prose fiction written in modern English as well as the historical and cultural backgrounds of these works. Eras include romantic, Victorian, modern, post-colonial, and postmodern. C-ID ENGL-165.
LIT 265 Shakespeare Studies
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture 3 hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course introduces students to selected works by William Shakespeare with the goal of enhancing their understanding and appreciation of his writing. The course emphasizes not only the intrinsic value of the works themselves but also the historical, intellectual, political, social, and psychological forces that influenced Shakespeare and which are manifested in his extraordinary art.
LIT 270 World Literature to 1600
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture 3 hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL-140
This course surveys world literature--including the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas--from the ancient period up to the 1600s. Students study the selected literature for its expression of the human experience and for its generation of cultural and artistic values. C-ID ENGL-140.
LIT 271 World Literature Since 1600
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture 3 hours
- Advisory
- ENGL C1000
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL-145
This course surveys world literature--the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, and the Americas--from the 1600s up to the present. Students study the selected literature for its expression of the human experience and for its generation of cultural and artistic values. C-ID ENGL-145.
LIT 292 Internship Studies
- Units
- 0.5-14
- Corequisite
- Complete 54 hours of work per unit, paid or unpaid
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor and site supervisor. It introduces students to aspects of the roles and responsibilities of professionals employed in the field of study. Topics include goal-setting, employability skills development, and examination of the world of work as it relates to the student's career plans. Students must develop new learning objectives and/or work/intern at a new site upon each enrollment.