Recent SemestersSpring 2026Class Size35 studentsCredits3PrerequisiteENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E with a grade of C or higher, or English Placement Level 7 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionC-ID: ENGL 145 This course introduces students to some representative masterpieces in world literature beginning with 1650 and continuing to the present. A majority of the works will be selected from non-Western literary traditions. The course involves critical analysis of these works within the context of the culture and time in which they were written. Emphasis centers on identifying and analyzing important themes that shape and define the human experience. ENGL 10A is not a prerequisite to ENGL 10B. This course may be offered in a distance education format. (CSU/UC transferable) 