English (AAT)
Program Overview:
Read Between the Lines to Reach the Career of Your Dreams!
Write a novice-level user manual a for a new gaming console to help a child set up her birthday gift. Assign your high school juniors an engaging project creating a social network page for a literary character. Be on the editing team of the next acclaimed bestseller list. Expand your love for writing and literature while building a solid foundation for your future with an English degree from LASC.
Communicating through writing is everywhere – in blogs, social media, business, education, entertainment, and technical industries, just to name a few. Today, an English degree is as highly in-demand as ever. You’ll use your strong writing and comprehension skills to take on careers in advertising, business, communications, editing, insurance, journalism, law, politics, public relations, education, writing and more.
Careers in English
Employers value strong critical-thinking, writing, and communication skills. Experienced writers are needed to develop marketing campaigns, draft business letters, create engaging social media posts, and write the next acclaimed novel.
Here are some careers and their salaries you could have with an English degree:
Career information below taken from bls.gov February 2020. Go to bls.gov for most current career information.
Develop written content for various types of media. Plan, implement and monitor a company’s social media strategy to help increase brand awareness, sales and improve marketing efforts.
National data
| Typical Education Level: | Salary: | Hourly Median Wage: |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | $43,500/year | $20.91/hour |
| Work Experience in a Related Occupation: | Job Outlook 2018-2028: | Number of Jobs 2018: |
| None needed | 9% increase (faster than average) | 218,910 |
Prepare instruction manuals, how-to guides, journal articles, and other supporting documents to communicate complex and technical information more easily.
Data for Los Angeles/Long Beach/Anaheim
| Typical Education Level: | Salary: | Hourly Median Wage: |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s Degree | $85,290/year | $41.00/hour |
| Work Experience in a Related Occupation: | Job Outlook 2018-2028: | Number of Jobs 2018: |
| Less than 5 years | 3% increase (slower than average) | 1,630 |
Teach academic lessons and various skills that students will need to attend college and enter the job market.
Data for Los Angeles/Long Beach/Anaheim for all high school teachers
| Typical Education Level: | Salary: | Hourly Median Wage: |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s Degree | $83,610/year | N/A |
| Work Experience in a Related Occupation: | Job Outlook 2018-2028: | Number of Jobs 2018: |
| None needed | 5% increase (as fast as average) | 41,490 |
Plan, coordinate, and revise material for publication in books, newspapers, magazines, or websites. Review story ideas, edit digital media and book and articles drafts.
Data for Los Angeles/Long Beach/Anaheim
| Typical Education Level: | Salary: | Hourly Median Wage: |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s Degree | $80,650/year | $38.78/hour |
| Work Experience in a Related Occupation: | Job Outlook 2018-2028: | Number of Jobs 2018: |
| Less than 5 years | 9% increase (faster than average) | 5,410 |
Speak or read from scripted materials, such as news reports or commercial messages, on radio or television. Present music, news, and sports and may provide commentary or interview guests.
Data for Los Angeles/Long Beach/Anaheim
| Typical Education Level: | Salary: | Hourly Median Wage: |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | $73,360/year | $35.27/hour |
| Work Experience in a Related Occupation: | Job Outlook 2018-2028: | Number of Jobs 2018: |
| Less than 1 year | 7% decrease (faster than average) | 1,270 |
Create and maintain a favorable public image for the organization they represent.
Data for Los Angeles/Long Beach/Anaheim
| Typical Education Level: | Salary: | Hourly Median Wage: |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s Degree | $146,250/year | $70.31/hour |
| Work Experience in a Related Occupation: | Job Outlook 2018-2028: | Number of Jobs 2018: |
| None needed | 4% increase (as fast as average) | 2,700 |
What You’ll Learn at LASC in English
You can get Associate in Arts for Transfer (AAT), Associate in Arts (AA), and Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts degrees through LASC’s English program where you will strengthen your critical thinking, reading, and writing skills, build your portfolio and establish real-world connections to launch your career in English:
- Practice creative writing and develop a portfolio by writing poems, plays, stories, and multi-media works. You’ll present your writing in workshops for informal discussion and evaluation to your class and instructor, as well as submit them for publication in the LASC online literary journal, The Truth.
- Learn analytical and inferential reasoning skills and expand your strategies for argumentation using the various genres of literature and literary criticism as subject matter to compose effective prose in essays and other written assignments.
- LASC provides internships so you can build your career connections and create community ties for after you graduate.
- To transfer, get an Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) degree in English and save money on your first two years of college learning from knowledgeable, enthusiastic faculty. With this degree, you can graduate with guaranteed admission into a CSU! See your academic counselor for details.
Degrees & Courses You Will Take
Review the LASC Associate in Arts in English for Transfer (AAT) degree, Associate in Arts in English (AA), an Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts degrees below along with our suggested course of study for these programs. Go to LASC’s current Course Catalog for specific course information:
Major Code: 1501.00
Total Units Required: 60
If you are planning to transfer to a CSU or UC, then an Associate in Arts in English is for you! You can complete an Associate in Arts in for Transfer Degree (ATT) in English if you are planning to transfer to a CSU English bachelor’s program, and by successfully completing this degree, you are guaranteed admission to a CSU upon completion of this program!
The Transfer Degree is designed to provide you with a Transfer Model Curriculum focusing on improving your abilities to read, think, and write critically. Objectives in these courses range from teaching the fundamentals of language to an introduction to significant literature in Western culture.
The Associate in Arts in English for Transfer Degree requirements include:
- Completion of 60 CSU transferable units, including the minimum 18 units in the major and the completion of either IGETC or CSU GE;
- A minimum GPA of 2.0.
If you are interested in completing an Associate Degree for Transfer, you must:
Complete 60 semester units of 90-quarter units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University, including both of the following: *
- The Intersegmental General Education Transfer curriculum (IGETC) or the California State University General Education-Breadth Requirements
- A minimum of 18 semester units or 27 quarter units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by the community college district. 2. Obtainment of a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
*As required by Senate Bill 1440 & California Education Code section 66746.
- ADTs also require that you must earn a C or better in all courses required for the major area of emphasis. A “P” (Pass) grade is not an acceptable grade for courses in the major.
You should meet with a counselor to determine the necessary course work to complete the general education requirements.
| Required Courses: | Units |
|---|---|
| ENGLISH 102 College Reading and Composition | 3 |
| ENGLISH 103 Composition and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| ENGLISH 207 American Literature I | 3 |
| ENGLISH 208 American Literature II | 3 |
| JOURN 105 Mass Communications | 3 |
| Select One Course | |
| ENGLISH 212 Poetry | 3 |
| OR | |
| ENGLISH 127 Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENGLISH 211 Fiction | 3 |
| TOTAL UNITS | 18 |
Upon successfully completing this program, you should be able to:
- Read accurately, critically, broadly and reflectively, demonstrating the ability to consider contrastive or opposing perspectives and non-insular openness to diverse ideas and intellectual traditions.
- Produce college-level academic English prose to communicate clear yet nuanced viewpoints on complex subjects and ideas, demonstrating a sound understating of audience and prose.
- Utilize research skills to produce essays that meet a range of educational, professional, and personal objectives, and that integrate sources effectively, use appropriate and accurate documentation methods, and incorporate relevant and sufficient support.
| Required Courses: | Units |
|---|---|
| ENGLISH 101 College Reading and Composition I | 3 |
| ENGLISH 102 College Reading and Composition II | 3 |
| ENGLISH 103 Composition and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| Select Three Courses | |
| ENGLISH 127 Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENGLISH 207 American Literature I | 3 |
| ENGLISH 208 American Literature II | 3 |
| ENGLISH 211 Fiction | 3 |
| ENGLISH 212 Poetry | 3 |
| ENGLISH 213 Dramatic Literature | 3 |
| ENGLISH 234 African-American Literature I | 3 |
| ENGLISH 240 Literature and the Motion Picture | 3 |
| TOTAL UNITS | 18 |
Upon completion of this program, you should be able to:
- Read accurately, critically, broadly and reflectively, demonstrating the ability to consider contrastive or opposing perspectives and non-insular openness to diverse ideas and intellectual traditions.
- Produce college-level academic English prose to communicate clear yet nuanced viewpoints on complex subjects and ideas, demonstrating a sound understanding of audience and prose.
Major Code: 1501.01
Total Units Required: 60
| Core Courses (Choose and complete 18 units) | Units |
|---|---|
| ENGLISH 101 College Reading and Composition I | 3 |
| ENGLISH 102 College Reading and Composition II | 3 |
| ENGLISH 103 Composition and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| ENGLISH 127 Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENGLISH 211 Fiction | 3 |
| ENGLISH 212 Poetry | 3 |
| ENGLISH 213 Dramatic Literature | 3 |
| ENGLISH 234 African-American Literature | 3 |
| ENGLISH 239 Women in Literature | 3 |
| TOTAL UNITS | 18 |
Get Ready Before You Start
Interested in a career in English? Before your first class starts at LASC, you can start preparing for your career:
- Make an appointment with your LASC academic counselor to review LASC’s program, begin to develop a Student Education Plan (SEP), and discuss which four-year colleges and universities would be a good match for your career goals.
- Still in high school? Enroll in a creative writing course to build a foundation of writing before college. See if your high school has a school paper or yearbook club to join. Contact your local newspaper to see if they have any summer internships available. You’ll gain writing experience while having your work published to add to your portfolio.
Program Learning Outcomes
As a student, once you successfully complete the program, you should be able to:
- Read, think, and write critically.
- Have a solid understanding of the fundamentals of the language to an introduction to significant literature in Western culture.