Aug 31, 2024

2017-2018 Catalog

2017-2018 Catalog [PAST CATALOG]

English - Arts and Sciences Transfer (A.A.)

This program is pending approval by the Maryland Higher Education Commission

Title of Major: Arts and Sciences - English, A.A.

Award: Associate of Arts degree, A.A.

Code: AA.ARTS-SCI.ENGLISH

Total Credit Hours: 60

English

Purpose: Anne Arundel Community College’s Arts and Science Transfer Degree with a concentration in English is designed to help students transfer to colleges and universities that offer a baccalaureate degree with a major in English and will transfer to all Maryland four-year public colleges. Students who study English at (AACC) will be challenged with taking a position and defending it with logic and reason. They will be taught to read analytically-to ask why-and to think critically and write persuasively. Since all of these skills transfer well to the job market, students who choose to pursue AACC’s Arts and Sciences Transfer Degree with a concentration in English set themselves up not only for transfer to four-year schools but for eventual careers across a wide range of occupations including publishing, journalism, media, advertising, marketing, public relations, education, technical communication, government, human services, public policy, research, law, and business.

Special Conditions

Financial Aid: This program has not been approved by the U.S. Department of Education for eligibility for federal student aid. Students enrolled in this program may not be eligible to receive financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education (Pell Grants, SEOG, Federal Work-Study, Direct Loans or PLUS loans) or the Maryland Higher Educations Commission (Educational Assistance Grants, Senatorial Scholarships or Delegate Scholarships). For current information on eligible programs, contact Financial Aid by calling 410-777-2203, emailing finaid@aacc.edu or stopping by a Financial Aid office.

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General Education Requirements: 31-36 credits

An approved list of general education courses can be found in the General Education Requirements and degree program required courses section of the catalog. Choose general education courses from the following topics:

English: 3-6 credits

ENG 111 - Composition and Introduction to Literature 1 3 credit hours AND
ENG 112 - Composition and Introduction to Literature 2 3 credit hours
OR
ENG 115 - Composition and Introduction to Literature 1 for Non-Native Speakers 3 credit hours AND
ENG 116 - Composition and Introduction to Literature 2 for Non-Native Speakers 3 credit hours
OR
ENG 121 - Composition and Literature 3 credit hours
Successful completion of ENG 121 fully satisfies the college English composition general education requirements.

Arts and Humanities: 6 credits

Communications course 3 credit hours
Sophomore Literature course 3 credit hours
These courses simultaneously satisfy the Arts and Humanities general education requirements and two of the Program Requirements for this degree.

Biological and Physical Sciences: 7-8 credits

At least one lab science required. See General Education Biological and Physical Sciences Requirements for a list of approved courses.

Computer Technology, Interdisciplinary Studies or Mathematics: 3-4 credits

Computer Technology course 3-4 credit hours
Either CTA 100 or CTP 103 will simultaneously meet the computer technology and computer competency requirements for this degree.
OR
Interdisciplinary Studies and Emerging Issues course 3 credit hours
OR
Mathematics course 3-4 credit hours

Students must choose one History course from the following:
HIS 111 - Ancient and Medieval Western Civilizations 3 credit hours
HIS 112 - Early Modern and Modern Western Civilizations 3 credit hours
HIS 211 - United States History through the Civil War 3 credit hours
HIS 212 - United States History Since the Civil War 3 credit hours
The History course simultaneously satisfies one of the Social and Behavioral Sciences general education requirements and one of the Program Requirements for this degree.

Program Requirements: 9 credits

The Program Requirements for this degree are simultaneously satisfied by three of General Education Requirements listed above: (1) the Communications Arts and Humanities general education requirement, (2) the Sophomore Literature Arts and Humanities general education requirement, and (3) one of the History Social and Behavioral Sciences general education requirement courses (HIS 111 or HIS 112 or HIS 211 or HIS 212).

Area of Concentration: 24-29 credits

Required courses: 12 credits

From the following, choose an additional four courses beyond the ENG course (the Sophomore Literature Course) used to satisfy the program requirements. Students should check the requirements of their transfer school before selecting the courses listed below:

ENG 211 - World Literature 1 3 credit hours
ENG 212 - World Literature 2 3 credit hours
ENG 213 - British Literature 1 3 credit hours
ENG 214 - British Literature 2 3 credit hours
ENG 215 - Early American Literature: Colonial to 1865 3 credit hours
ENG 216 - American Literature, 1865-1945: Realism to Modernism 3 credit hours
ENG 217 - Contemporary American Literature: 1945-present 3 credit hours
ENG 220 - The Bible as Literature 3 credit hours
ENG 221 - Introduction to Shakespeare 3 credit hours
ENG 222 - The American Novel 3 credit hours
ENG 223 - The British Novel 3 credit hours
ENG 224 - Modern American Poetry 3 credit hours
ENG 225 - African American Literature 3 credit hours
ENG 226 - Ethnic American Literature 3 credit hours
ENG 227 - Literary Nonfiction 3 credit hours
ENG 228 - Literature in English by Women 3 credit hours
ENG 235 - Modern Drama 3 credit hours
ENG 250 - Literature of the Chesapeake Bay 3 credit hours
For any one course in the list above, students may substitute one course from the following:
ENG 160 - The Art and Science of Grammar 3 credit hours
ENG 161 - Introduction to Linguistics 3 credit hours
ENG 207 - Writing for Professionals 3 credit hours
ENG 208 - Fundamentals of Editing 3 credit hours

Electives: 12-17 credits

Recommend students check transfer institution’s requirements. No more than 3 credits of physical activity courses may be used as electives.

Computer Competency Requirement

All students in associate degree programs must demonstrate competence in computing and information technology (a computer competency requirement ). Students may satisfy the computer competency course requirement simultaneously as they satisfy the computer technology general education course or with an elective.

Diversity Requirement

All students in associate degree programs must satisfy the diversity requirement. In many cases, students may satisfy this requirement simultaneously as they satisfy a general education course requirement or with an elective.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

Communicate complex ideas and information through writing, speaking, presenting, and using technology.
Locate, organize, and analyze information from multiple sources in order to develop informed, reasoned, and substantiated arguments.
Explanation the value of tradition, innovation, and creativity in understanding various forms of writing and communication.
Apply mathematical skills, critical analysis, and logical thinking to solve problems and interpret quantitative information.
Apply an awareness of social diversity and the ways in which cultural values are historically and socially situated.
Closely read, critically analyze, and interpret literary texts, with attention to language, form, convention, technique, and thematic content.
Analyze literature in its historical, cultural, and intellectual context.
Articulate the ways literature expands our understanding of abstract concepts, enduring questions, and the human experience.
Apply critical thinking skills, secondary source material, and methodologies appropriate to the field of literary studies.
Communicate reactions to and analyses of literature both orally and in writing.

This program aligns with all the college’s core competencies.

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