ENGL C1001 - CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING

    Recent Professors
    S. Obenauer, L. Tiedemann, M. Wickert, D. Marquel, C. Villalpando-Utgaard, L. Brooks, K. Burner, Sydney C. Sullivan and 32 more
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    30 students
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    ENGL C1000 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ENGL C1001
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 1B · IGETC Area 1B · CSU GE Area A3
    Description
    Part 1: 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. Part 2: Provides instruction in argumentation in critical writing, critical thinking, and analytical evaluation of complex texts. Emphasizes rhetorical analysis in terms of a text's social, historical, and critical contexts following MLA guidelines for formatting and documentation. [D; CSU; UC; C-ID ENGL 105] (
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 9:30am–11:35am, Tue Thu 1:20pm–3:25pm, Mon Wed 1:20pm–3:25pm, Tue Thu 9:30am–11:35am