Quick Links
Profile
Amy Lerman is Residential Faculty in English at Mesa Community College and enjoys teaching Developmental Writing, Composition, Literature, and Creative Writing. She served as the Developmental Coordinator for nine years and the Interim Director of Creative Writing for one semester, and prior to teaching at MCC, she was an Instructor at Arizona State University and on faculty at Kishwaukee College. Her Ph.D. and Masters in American Literature are from the University of Kansas, and she received her B.A. in English from the University of Illinois. The inaugural winner of the Art Young Memorial Award for Poetry for her poem, "Why is It?," she has also received honorable mention/finalist at Glimmer Train, Slippery Elm Prize, Button Eye, Princemere Poetry Prize, Erskine J. Poetry Prize, Prime Number Magazine/Press 53 awards, Heartwood Poetry Prize, Button Eye, and Solstice Summer Contest. Her poetry appears in Heartwood Literary, Box of Matches, Euphony, Ghost City Review, Radar Poetry, Rattle, Slippery Elm, Smartish Pace, Prime Number, and elsewhere.
Classes Taught
Spring 2025
| CRW170 | Introduction to Writing Fiction | 3 Credits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Practice in writing fiction through a process of prewriting (invention and discovery), writing, analysis and evaluation (in workshop), and revision; practice in manipulating various elements and forms of fiction. Prerequisites: None. CRW150 recommended but not required. |
||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
28900 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
|
01/13/2025 – 05/09/2025 |
Closed No Seats Available |
||
|
Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
||||||
| Book Information | ||||||
| CRW270 | Intermediate Fiction Writing | 3 Credits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Writing original short stories; analysis of works of fiction; concentration on revising students' fiction through intensive workshops. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CRW170. |
||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
28901 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
|
01/13/2025 – 05/09/2025 |
Closed No Seats Available |
||
|
Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
||||||
| Book Information | ||||||
| ENG102 | First-Year Composition | 3 Credits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emphasis on rhetoric and composition with a focus on persuasive, research-based writing and understanding writing as a process. Developing advanced college-level writing strategies through three or more writing projects comprising at least 4,000 words in total. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. |
||||||
Course Notes: Due to the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, students are encouraged to attend the first class meeting before purchasing the textbook. |
||||||
| General Education Designations: First-Year Composition [FYC] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
27972 |
Dobson Campus |
In-Person
Lecture
|
01/13/2025 – 05/09/2025 |
MoWe |
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM |
Closed |
28144 |
Dobson Campus |
In-Person
Lecture
|
01/13/2025 – 05/09/2025 |
MoWe |
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM |
Closed |
| ENH242 | American Literature After 1860 | 3 Credits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Includes literature written after 1860 in the United States. Prerequisites: None. |
||||||
| General Education Designations: Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
28388 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
|
01/13/2025 – 05/09/2025 |
Closed |
||
|
Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
||||||
| Book Information | ||||||
Spring Flex Start 2025
| ENG217 | Personal and Exploratory Writing | 3 Credits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Using writing to explore one's self and the world one lives in; emphasis on journal writing as a source and inspiration for public writing. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. |
||||||
| General Education Designations: Literacy & Critical Inquiry [L] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
27935 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
|
03/17/2025 – 05/09/2025 |
Closed |
||
|
Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
||||||
| Book Information | ||||||
Fall 2025
| ENG101 | First-Year Composition | 3 Credits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emphasis on rhetoric and composition with a focus on expository writing and understanding writing as a process. Establishing effective college-level writing strategies through four or more writing projects comprising at least 3,000 words in total. Prerequisites: Writing placement or (C/ better in ESL097 or WAC101) or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). |
||||||
Course Notes: Due to the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, students are encouraged to attend the first class meeting before purchasing the textbook. It is highly encouraged that you attend the FREE MCC Reading/Writing Boot Camps that occurs prior to the beginning of the semester. Participants will review key skills necessary for success; participants will be better prepared for their course. Visit https://www.mesacc.edu/students/foundations-student-success/boot-camps for more information and to register. |
||||||
| General Education Designations: First-Year Composition [FYC] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
23961 |
Dobson Campus |
In-Person
Lecture
|
08/25/2025 – 12/19/2025 |
MoWe |
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM |
Open 24 of 24 |
|
Notes: Low-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of the required materials for this course is $40 or less. |
||||||
22250 |
Dobson Campus |
In-Person
Lecture
|
08/25/2025 – 12/19/2025 |
MoWe |
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM |
Open 24 of 24 |
|
Notes: Low-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of the required materials for this course is $40 or less. |
||||||
| ENG217 | Personal and Exploratory Writing | 3 Credits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Using writing to explore one's self and the world one lives in; emphasis on journal writing as a source and inspiration for public writing. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. |
||||||
| General Education Designations: Literacy & Critical Inquiry [L] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
22275 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
|
08/25/2025 – 10/17/2025 |
Open 19 of 22 |
||
|
Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
||||||
| ENH241 | American Literature Before 1860 | 3 Credits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Includes literature written prior to 1860 in the United States. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101. |
||||||
| General Education Designations: Cultural Diversity in the US [C], Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU], Literacy & Critical Inquiry [L] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
22290 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
|
08/25/2025 – 12/19/2025 |
Open 23 of 25 |
||
|
Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
||||||
Fall Flex Start 2025
| ENH110 | Introduction to Literature | 3 Credits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Introduction to international literature through various forms of literary expression; e.g., poetry, drama, essay, autobiographical fiction, short story, and novel. Provides a global overview of literature with special emphasis on diverse cultural contributions of women, African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans. Prerequisites: None. |
||||||
| General Education Designations: Cultural Diversity in the US [C], Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
32935 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
|
10/20/2025 – 12/19/2025 |
Open 25 of 25 |
||
|
Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
||||||
Degrees & Awards
Doctor of Philosophy in American Literature from University of Kansas
Master of Arts in American Literature from University of Kansas
Bachelor of Arts in English from University of Illinois
MCC directories are not to be used for commercial or political solicitation of college employees by mail, email or telephone. MCC treats all student information as confidential.