English/Literature Focus Area

This area of concentration provides an excellent foundation if you're interested in transferring to a four-year college to earn a bachelor's degree with a major in communication, literature, English, or English education. This program equally applies if you want to take selected English and literature courses to fulfill general education requirements. The curriculum focuses on oral and written communication, literature, drama, religion, philosophy, creative writing, and media.

Preparation for IHCC

You should take four years of high school English, as many literature courses as possible, and a speech class. You should also take any courses that require critical reading and provide opportunities for academic writing, no matter what field.

Since IHCC's program involves a variety of introductory-level courses in literature, drama, philosophy, religion, speech, creative writing and media, previous experience is not a requirement. Some advanced writing courses, however, require specific course prerequisites. Applicants are required to complete a basic skills evaluation during the admissions process for placement purposes.

Recommended Courses:

Course Name:	Credits
Composition I and II	6
Public Speaking or Fundamentals of Oral Communication	3
Creative Writing: Fiction	3
Creative Writing: Poetry	3
Introduction to Literature	3
American Literature courses	9
World Literature courses	9
British Literature courses	6
The Short Story, The Novel, Survey of Poetry, Survey of Drama	3-9
Introductory Biology and Lab or Earth Science and Lab	3
Mathematics electives	3
Math or Science electives	2-3
US History or Western Civilization course	3
Introduction to Psychology or Introduction to Sociology	3
Social Science elective	3
Spanish/French courses	3-9
Introduction to Computers or Computer Essentials	1-3