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2019-2020 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Directory

Reading Course Descriptions

Brazosport College uses the Texas Common Course Numbering System in support of efforts to enhance the transferability of credit throughout the state system of colleges and universities. In addition to its descriptive title, each course is identified by a four character prefix (also called a rubric) to identify the department or discipline and a four digit number that is unique to each course within a rubric. The course number should be interpreted as follows:

First digit: level of the course

  0 – transitional  
  1 – freshman  
  2 – sophomore  
  3 – junior  
  4 – senior  
Second digit: number of semester hours of credit
Last two digits: identify a specific course within the rubric or department

For example, ENGL 1301  is a three-hour course in English typically taken the freshman year.

See Directory of Courses by Prefix for a table showing the prefixes associated with commonly used names for the various disciplines of study. There is a brief description of the course content and a list of any prerequisites (courses that must be taken or other conditions that must be met before enrolling in the course) and, in many cases, a tested skill level code in reading, writing, or math that must be met before enrolling in the course. See a counselor for specific information about the skill level testing and requirements.

Required Skill Codes

Some courses offered by Brazosport College require college level skill codes in math, reading and writing.  Students who are certificate seeking, as documented in the student record, are not required to meet these requirements.  Skill codes are enforced for all degree seeking students.

Directory of Courses by Prefix

Directory of Courses by Catalog Prefix

Information regarding specific courses may be obtained by contacting the Brazosport College instructional division responsible for courses in that teaching discipline:

BA/CT: Business Administration and Computer Technology 979-230-3369
C/FA: Communications and Fine Arts 979-230-3224
M/CT Mechanical and Construction Technologies 979-230-3229
HP: Health Professions 979-230-3424
M/LS: Mathematics and Life Sciences 979-230-3225
PS/PT: Physical Sciences and Process Technologies 979-230-3618
SS/E: Social Sciences and Education 979-230-3226
TE: Transitional Education 979-230-3527

Course Prefixes (Rubrics)  
 
  

  • ENGL 0201 - Seminar in Reading and Writing


    CIP 3201086012
    A study of reading and writing in the Accelerated Learning Program. This course provides students with supplementary support while take ENGL 1301: Composition and Rhetoric I. Enrollment is limited to students who are TSI liable. Credit Hours: 2 (2 lecture 0 lab)
    Corequisite: ENGL 1301 Composition and Rhetoric I  with the same section number.
  

  • ENGL 0471 - Fundamentals of Reading and Writing


    CIP 3201085912
    This course integrates basic reading and writing skills for a variety of academic courses and assignments. Students will work on sentence and paragraph structure.  Students who complete the ESL sequences through Community Education should take this course. Credit Hours: 4 (3 lecture 2 lab)
  

  • ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I


    CIP 2313015112
    This course introduces the rhetorical and mechanical skills necessary to develop confident, informed voices. Students will learn about the writing process through critical reading of nonfiction and fiction prose, revision, editing and collaboration. In particular, the course focuses on the strategies and conventions of academic writing, especially exposition and argumentation. Credit Hours: 3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)
    Required skill level: College-level reading and writing.
  

  • ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II


    CIP 2313015112
    Study of and practice in the strategies and techniques for developing research-based expository and persuasive writing. Emphasis on interaction with literary texts, effective and ethical inquiry, including primary and secondary research methods; critical reading of texts in any format; systematic evaluation, synthesis, and documentation of information sources; and critical thinking about evidence and conclusions. Credit Hours: 3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 .
    Required skill level: College-level reading and writing.
  

  • ENGL 2307 - Creative Writing I


    CIP 2313025112
    Students will learn techniques for generating and revising material in all genres of creative writing. Exploration of new genres and development of work already begun are both encouraged. Students will learn how to work through blocks, and will develop a personal discipline of writing. Work will be reviewed in a friendly, supportive workshop environment Credit Hours: 3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1301  
    Required skill level: College-level reading and writing.
  

  • ENGL 2311 - Technical and Business Writing


    CIP 2313035112
    The writing of professional communication for the scientific, business, and technical fields. Intensive study of and practice in professional settings.  Focus on the types of documents necessary to make decisions and take action on the job, such as proposals, reports, instructions, email messages, letters, and oral reporting.  Practice individual and collaborative processes involved in the creation of ethical and efficient documents. Credit Hours: 3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 .
    Required skill level: College-level reading and writing.
  

  • ENGL 2322 - Survey of British Literature: Anglo-Saxon to the 18th Century


    CIP 2314045112
    A survey of the development of British literature from the Anglo- Saxon period to the eighteenth century. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical, longuistic, and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions. Credit Hours: 3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 .
    Required skill level: College-level reading and writing.
  

  • ENGL 2323 - Survey of British Literature: Late Romantic to the Present


    CIP 2314045112
    A survey of the development of British literature from the late Romatic period to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions. Credit Hours: 3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 .
    Required skill level: College-level reading and writing.
  

  • ENGL 2327 - Survey of American Literature: Exploration to the Civil War


    CIP 2314025112
    A survey of American literature from the period of exploration and settlement through the Civil War. Students will study works of prose poetry, drama and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving American experience and character. Credit Hours: 3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 .
    Required skill level: College-level reading and writing.
  

  • ENGL 2328 - Survey of American Literature: Civil War to the Present


    CIP 2314025112
    A survey of American literature from the Civil War to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving American experience and character. Credit Hours: 3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 .
    Required skill level: College-level reading and writing.
  

  • ENGL 2331 - World Literature


    CIP 1601045213
    A survey of world literature from the ancient world to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions. Credit Hours: 3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 .
    Required skill level: College-level reading and writing.
  

  • ENGL 2341 - Forms of Literature


    CIP 1601045113
    The study of one or more literary genres including, but not limited to poetry, fiction, drama, and film. Topics will vary by semester. Credit Hours: 3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1301  
    Required skill level: College level reading and writing
  

  • ENGL 2351 - Mexican American Literature


    CIP 0502035525
    A survey of Mexican American/Chicanx literature from Mesoamerica to the present. Students will study literary works of fiction, poetry, drama, essays, and memoirs in relation to their historical, linguistic, political, regional, gendered, and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors, literary movements, and media forms. Topics and themes may include the literary performance of identity and culture, aesthetic mediation of racialization, struggle and protest, and artistic activism. Credit Hours: 3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1301  
    Required skill level: College level reading and writing
  

  • ENGL 2389 - Academic Cooperative


    CIP 2401035212
    The Academic Cooperative (Creative Writing and Publishing Market) is a creative writing practicum to teach advanced creative writing students the practical aspects of working in a collaborative environment towards the goal of expressing themselves through creative writing in any genre or form and to learn the practical knowledge of forming and working as an editorial committee for the school journal, Gator Bites.  In addition to writing their own creative pieces, students will serve as editors for this publication, which entails selecting submitted stories, poems, screenplays, dramas, and non-fiction.  Students will copyedit the selections and judge in the freshman essay contest. Credit Hours: 3 (2 lecture, 2 lab)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1301  and ENGL 2307 .
    Required skill level: College level reading and writing.