ENGL C1001 - CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING

    Recent Professors
    G. Ramirez, L. Palsgaard, M. Gutierrez, D. Haumschilt, T. Ramsey, S. Leech, D. Cicoletti, S. Porter and 1 more
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    25–30 students
    Difficulty
    5.6Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    College-levelcomposition.(English C1000/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent (Formerly English 1AH)
    Spring 2027 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 1B · IGETC Area 1B · CSU GE Area A3
    Description
    In this course, students receive instruction in critical thinking for purposes of constructing, evaluating, and composing arguments in a variety of rhetorical forms, using primarily non-fiction texts, refining writing skills and research strategies developed in ENGL C1000 College Reading and Writing (C-ID ENGL 100) or similar first-year college writing course. Designed to develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills beyond the level achieved in ENGL-C1000/C1000H (formerly called English 1A/1AH), this course, ENGL C1001, will focus on the development oflogicalreasoningandanalyticalandargumentativewritingskills based primarily on works of non-fiction in a variety of media. This course offers instruction in argumentation and critical writing, criticalthinking,logicalreasoning,analyticalevaluationofprimarily non-fiction texts, research strategies, information literacy, and documentation. Students will write a minimum of 6,000 words during the course of the semester. (A, CalGETC, CSU, UC) (C-ID ENGL 105) English
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 9:30am–10:45am, Mon Wed 11:00am–12:15pm, Mon Wed 8:00am–9:15am, Tue Thu 9:30am–10:45am