ENGL - English (ENGL)
Instruction and practice in academic writing, critical reading and research. Attention is given to planning, drafting, revising, and editing a variety of texts.
Practice in college-level reading, writing, research, and grammar.
Continued instruction in composition, building on skills introduced in ENGL U101. Attention is given to writing for specific audiences, reading and analyzing challenging texts, and synthesizing academic sources in writing. For students whose advisement testing or ENGL U101 instructor indicates a need for more intensive study, English U102L is recommended to provide supplemental instruction and practice in writing.
Continued practice in college-level reading, writing, research, and grammar.
Beginning writing workshop. Writers gain experience in genres of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction.
Close reading and textual analysis of popular literature, television, film, graphic novels, video games, animation, popular music, YouTube, and other mass culture phenomena with an emphasis on cultural studies methodologies for understanding content, form, genre, and literacy influences. Popular culture examples will be chosen to reflect current popular trends. ENGL U240/ENGL U340 will be offered concurrently. The reading and writing assignments for ENGL U340 will be longer and more intensive. Students may not enroll for both courses.
Developing communication skills for the successful professional. Students reflect and apply principles of appropriate content, style and format for memos, letters, reports, resumes, interviews and presentations.
A selection of literature written in English or world literature in translation, together with cultural immersion relevant to course texts.
Intensive review of grammatical principles and mechanics of English with emphasis on exploration and discovery of principles of English grammar usage.
Selections from the literature of western and non-western cultures from ancient to modern times.
Selected readings by Native American writers, including novels, short stories, and poetry. ENGL U283/ENGL U383 will be offered concurrently. The reading and writing assignments for students taking ENGL U383 will be longer and the standard for grading will be more demanding. Students may not enroll for both courses.
British poetry, drama, and prose from the Old English Period to 1797.
British poetry, drama, and prose from 1798 to the present.
A survey of writings by African American authors. The literary types studied may vary. English U291/ENGL U391 will be offered concurrently. The reading and writing assignments for students enrolled in ENGL U391 will be longer and the standard for grading will be more demanding. Students may not receive credit for both courses.
Terminology and methods for the study of literature and criticism, involving the scrutiny of primary and secondary text as well as independent research. Required for English majors. Students who wish to major in English should complete this course before enrolling in English courses above ENGL U301.
Central myths and stories of classical and biblical traditions. Myths, characters, narrative patterns, archetypes, and the ways classical texts have shaped imaginative literature are addressed.
Further experience in writing poetry, fiction, and non-fiction.
Using and evaluating a variety of digital tools to research, draft, revise, edit, and publish texts in diverse media.
A critical and historical study of the novel surveying major novels and novelists and illustrating the characteristics of the genre, its historical development, and its reflection of significant literary periods and movements.
A critical and historical study of short fiction surveying the genre and illustrating its characteristics, historical development, and reflection of significant literary periods.
Comparative works by contemporary world writers.
The development of poetry as a genre and art form. Major periods, movements, and poets from Western and world canons illustrate the richness of the poetic tradition.
The development of plays and playwrights. Plays from the classical period are explored, and the development of drama through its major movements to the present time is charted.
Close reading and textual analysis of popular literature, television, film, graphic novels, video games, animation, popular music, YouTube, and other mass culture phenomena with an emphasis on cultural studies methodologies for understanding content, form, genre, and literary influences. Popular culture examples will be chosen to reflect current popular trends. ENGL U240/ENGL U340 will be offered concurrently. The reading and writing assignments for ENGL U340 will be longer and more intensive. Students many not enroll for both courses.
Advanced theory and practice of writing, editing, planning, and communicating in professional contexts. Particular emphasis is placed on application of rhetorical principles for specialized audiences in the workplace. The course may be taken twice if the topic is different.
The writing of informative text and techniques for presenting it in appropriate formats. Particular emphasis is placed on creating concise texts which use pictures, charts, graphs, and other visuals to convey information to readers in fields such as computer science, engineering, medicine, industrial technology, and other professions.
The writing and design of documents in a professional environment with an emphasis on accessibility and usability. Particular emphasis is placed on universal design principles to create texts that may be used by a wide variety of audiences with a range of abilities.
Methodology, creation, and application of multimedia narrative and expository storytelling using digital technologies to combine images, video, art, text, music, and spoken word. Writing workshops will cover a variety of genres and provide opportunities to develop projects suitable for career, community, professional, and personal audiences.
Role of locale in a selection of literature written in English or world literature in translation, together with cultural immersion relevant to course texts.
The stylistic registers available to writers. Emphasis will be placed on questions of grammatical correctness from a sociolinguistic perspective and considerations of effectiveness, grace, emphasis, and suitability of styles for a range of both subject matter and audiences.
Key principles and concepts of understanding and composing complex arguments across the disciplines, with special focus given to arguments that shape public policy.
Principles, techniques, and practice of editing a literary journal from selection to publication. Course may repeated up to three times for a total of 3 credits.
Principles, techniques, and practice of writing science fiction, high fantasy, gothic, and horror literature. Focus is on workshopping, critiquing, and refining original fantasy compositions.
The principles, techniques, and practice of fiction composition.
The principles, techniques, and practice of composing verse. Focus is on extensive reading of and assigned writing experiments in a broad range of poetic forms.
The practice, reading, and criticism of writing autobiographical prose.
The practice, reading, and criticism of writing artistic nonfiction prose.
Writing effective expository text for grants and proposals. The skills of writing for a particular purpose and audience; conforming to stated guidelines; and using clear, concise language are emphasized.
Rhetorical analysis of perceptions of disability as expressed across various platforms of interpersonal and public discourse, both current and historical.
Current and historical public discourse around pregnant bodies and reproductive choices. Special attention is paid to how this discourse influences health care and economic policies.
Rhetorical discourse about female politicians in the current American political climate. The course provides an overview of the rhetorical tradition, focusing on how women have been excluded from it, and examines how women in the United States have attempted to construct their political authority.
Selected readings by Native American writers, including novels, short stories and poetry. ENGL U283/ENGL U383 will be offered concurrently. The reading and writing assignments for students taking ENGL U383 will be longer, and the standard for grading will be more demanding. Students may not enroll for both courses.
Literature by Asian American women that reflects on the varied experiences of Asians in the Untied States and abroad.
Literature of groups that represent the diversity of authors writing in English with a thematic emphasis on cultural identity. With each offering, a different group is selected and may include postcolonial writers, immigrant writers, writers with disabilities, women writers, or writers from regions of the English-speaking world beyond the U.S. and England. The literature selected varies based on the instructor's area of interest and expertise. This course may be taken twice if the topic is different.
Representations of disability in historical or contemporary literary texts and their relationship to social policies and attitudes toward disabled people.
Literature by gay and lesbian authors with a major thematic focus on sexual identity.
A survey of writings by African American writers. The literary types studied may vary. ENGL U291/ENGL U391 will be offered concurrently. The reading and writing assignments for students enrolled in ENGL U391 will be longer and the standard for grading will be more demanding. Students may not receive credit for both courses.
Intensive experience and practice in writing selected types of poetry or prose.
Intensive study of selected topics.
Directed research and reading project outside the classroom of a complex and extensive nature in keeping with the student's major creative and/or scholarly interests. In addition to writing required for a particular independent study project, a written report on work accomplished is required at the end of the term. Research involves both primary and secondary sources. May be repeated with the consent of the instructor and advisor for total of no more than six hours of undergraduate credit. A university contract must be signed with all required signatures.
A selection of comedies, histories, tragedies, and romances. Plays from the early and late periods of Shakespeare's career, including not only his most famous works but also his lesser known plays, are surveyed.
A critical approach to thematic, topical, or theoretical aspects of certain plays, narrative poems, and sonnets. The specific themes and area of focus may vary.
Poetry and prose of major Renaissance and Commonwealth writers.
Poetry, prose and drama of the Restoration and eighteenth century.
The 18th century transition from classicism to romanticism, and the 19th century masters: Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats.
Poetry and prose of major Victorian writers.
European, American, and world drama beginning in the late 19th century through the present.
Poetry, prose and drama of representative writers in the Modernist period.
Poetry, prose, and drama of writers from the English-speaking world outside the United States.
Colonial and revolutionary American writing with special attention to literary types and to the influence of religion and politics.
Readings in representative works.
Readings in representative works.
Readings in representative works from the first half of the twentieth century.
Philosophy and literature of the New Negro movement of the 1920s, including works by Hughes, Hurston, Cullen, Fauset and McKay.
Readings in representative works from after World War II.
Representative science fiction from the beginnings of the genre to the present.
Representative works written by women.
An historical and critical survey of selected works of Simms, Lanier, Cable, Harris, Wolfe, Faulkner, O'Connor, Johnson, Wright, McCullers, and other southern writers.
An overview of language and linguistics oriented toward language as a reflection of the structure of the human mind and human society. Phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics and how they relate to linguistic theory, to issues of language use, to questions of language in the social context, and to issues of language acquisition and language learning are emphasized.
History and evolution of the English language reflecting changes in phonetics, semantics, morphology, and syntax, as well as assembly of dictionaries.
Discussion and criticism of original student manuscripts in the student's genre of choice, fiction, creative nonfiction, or verse, with the expectation of producing a polished manuscript of several chapters, stories, essays, or poems. Required of all English majors concentrating in creative writing and of all creative writing minors.
Theory and methods of teaching composition and extensive research and practice in various kinds of writing expected of high school and college students.
Various theories of literary criticism with the aim of establishing standards of judgment. Practice in criticism of literary works.
A survey of literature written for adolescent readers, especially the realistic problem novel. Special attention is placed on defining the characteristics of the field and on developing critical standards for evaluating the works.
The integration of knowledge; the exploration of ethical issues; and the application of the skills of research, analysis, and writing about literature at an advanced level. Completion of an academic portfolio, self-directed research and writing, and formal oral presentations are required. The specific focus of the course is designed by faculty and may vary depending on the instructor's area of interest and the students' areas of concentration.
Supervised professional experience or research outside of the classroom, involving a meaningful project or activity for the employing firm or organization and a scholarly project for the student. For three credit hours, a minimum of 135 hours of supervised work, periodic class meetings and consultation with the instructor are required. A contractual agreement signed by the employer, the student, the instructor, and the dean of the college is mandatory. A student may repeat ENGL U499 once with a different internship contract description for a total of no more than six hours of undergraduate credit.