English (ENG)
ENG 100 Writing Workshop 3 sem. hrs.
Intensive work in writing paragraphs and short essays to remedy basic errors in grammar, usage, and syntax. Students should expect to spend 8 to 10 hours per semester in The Writing Center for individualized study and tutorial assistance. Computer lab used to develop writing skills. Does not fulfill core requirement in English. By placement test only. Offered every semester.
ENG 101 Exploration of Self 3 sem. hrs.
A study of the writing process with the personal essay as its goal. Students compose informal and autobiographical essays after studying model works representing various cultures and writings. Does not fulfill core requirement in English. By placement test, upon completion of ENG 100, or as an elective. Offered every semester.
ENG 102 Read/Writing Connections 3 sem. hrs.
An introduction to research emphasizing those skills essential to production of the formal research paper. Students learn the principles of argumentation and close textual analysis, including the ability to summarize, paraphrase, annotate, document, and critically interpret sources. Students also study the nature of academic argument and oral presentation. Fulfills core requirement. Prerequisite for all subsequent English courses. Offered every semester.
ENG 119 Drama Practicum 1 sem. hr.
Performance of assigned activities for the Genesius Players production under faculty or director supervision. NOTE: Students work the equivalent of at least two hours per week for each semester hour of academic credit. No more than 8 semester hours of practicum credits will count toward graduation.
ENG 200 FD:T1:Intro to Literature 3 sem. hrs.
Study of how meaning is determined in poetry, drama, and/or fiction through a thematically-based approach to literature. Themes vary from offering to offering.
ENG 200-1 FD:T1:Studies in Short Fiction 3 sem. hrs.
This course engages students in a study of the specialized formal structures and literary devices of the short story. The course may focus on specific genres of short fiction, historical periods, or authors, but the overall goal is to allow students to practice their ability to read and think critically, evaluate, texts, and demonstrate their understanding through class discussions, presentations, and writing. Thematic focus may change each semester. (See special descriptions in schedule.) Fulfills Tier I requirement. Offered every semester, with detective story focus in alternating spring semesters for students in Forensic Studies. Offered once a year.
ENG 200-2 T1:FD:DV:Cre Eq:Iss of Gen/Rac 3 sem. hrs.
Students will study why race and gender remain paramount issues in American culture, a culture that has historically defined itself, at least theoretically as moored in the ideals of equality. We will study works by both male and female authors, and works written by authors of various racial, social, and cultural backgrounds in order to investigate the modes of oppression and the contrast between American rhetoric and the realities of race and gender that exist in much of American life. Offered every semester.
ENG 200-3 T1:FD:DV:BodyinPain:LaIll/Suff 3 sem. hrs.
Reading representations of disease against expressions of pain, this class studies the language of illness and suffering as it manifests itself in aesthetic, historical, medical, and philosophical discourse.
ENG 200-4 T1:FD:Money and Success 3 sem. hrs.
Changing attitudes toward the role of money and success in American society are examined through selected literature. Tests are studied within the historical and cultural contexts in which they were written. Offered every semester.
ENG 200-5 T1:FD:Intro to Drama 3 sem. hrs.
Drama stages the challenges that face us as individuals, families and societies. It enables us to step into the roles of others and explore the issues, both personal and political, that face humanity. In this course, we will read many examples of this genre from many different countries and time periods, taking a cultural and historical perspective.
ENG 200-8 T1:FD:DM:GraphNovelsArt&Liter 3 sem. hrs.
This course focuses on reading, writing about, and creating comics and graphic novels. We will examine the medium's storytelling potential, its unique visual grammar, and the cultural, aesthetic and theoretical contexts of the genre and individual works.
ENG 200-9 T1:FD:DV:Women in Literature 3 sem. hrs.
This course attempts to reveal the ways in which literature can help students better understand the experiences of women in history and culture. We will study works by and about women in different periods in order to investigate the modes of oppression and the contrast between rhetoric, stereotypes, and representations of women's lives that exist in various literature. Because women have historically suffered by way of values perpetuated by patriarchal societies, it is especially important to explore the history of resistance and lived experiences represented in this literature.Prerequisite: ENG 102 or HON 103 or HON 120
ENG 201 T1:FD:Lit of British Isles 3 sem. hrs.
A study of literature of the British Isles from its beginnings to the 18th century. Emphasis on the major literary periods, highlighting significant authors and genres. Attention to multicultural influences, where appropriate. Fulfills Tier I requirement.
ENG 203 T1:FD:World Literature I 3 sem. hrs.
A study of literary works which provide insight into the social development and artistic achievement of the ancient world, the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and/or Contemporary period. Ful?lls Tier I requirement
ENG 205 T1:FD:UnitedStatesLiterature I 3 sem. hrs.
Using a number of critical approaches, this course examines literary works from the colonial period through the Civil War that represent the pluralistic composition of the nation and illustrate significant literary, intellectual and social developments.
ENG 206 T1:FD:UnitedStatesLiteratureII 3 sem. hrs.
Using a number of critical approaches, this course examines literary works from the Civil War to the present that represent the pluralistic composition of the nation and illustrate significant literary, intellectual and social developments. Fulfills Tier I requirement.
ENG 220 TH3: Intro Creative Writing 3 sem. hrs.
Practice in writing fiction, poetry, and autobiography, and/or drama. This course will also stress ways in which the practice of writing can enhance skills of reading and interpreting literary works through analysis of contemporary and classical examples of each genre. Writing workshop format for discussion of student drafts. ENG 220 required for AYA Language Arts majors.
ENG 230 Literacy, Form and Function 3 sem. hrs.
This course is an introduction to the study of language from a theoretical and applied perspective. As a prescriptive study, students will focus on the actual constructs of Standard English in order to improve their own reading and writing skills. As a descriptive study, students will focus on other nonstandard forms of English and how language functions in society. Education students will understand how to teach language skills to students from different social communities and gain insight into how language is used in specific situations. Students in other fields, particularly Sociology or Psychology, will understand how language functions as a symbolic system in human communities.
ENG 240 Professional Writing I 3 sem. hrs.
An introduction to writing in the workplace, this course will emphasize traditional aspects such as job application materials, memo formats, proposals, and discourse analysis. These traditional materials are developed in electronic media as students develop their own web pages in order to immerse themselves in the world of professional writing today. Students develop their web presence using HTML and image processing software. They also become familiar with PowerPoint and the fine art of writing presentations.
ENG 299 Intro to Literary Interp/Criti 3 sem. hrs.
This course engages students in close critical reading and analysis of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and drama, with attention to the ways texts achieve meaning. With an overall attention to nuances of genre, students will attend to a variety of literary devices such as figurative language, imagery, diction, formal structure, characterization, and setting.
ENG 315 DV:Special Topics in Litera 3 sem. hrs.
Special Topics in Literature. Next offered TBA.
ENG 315-1 H1:ST:TH3:21stCent:ChalConteFi 3 sem. hrs.
What can a best seller tell us about what it means to be human in today's world? What about the Catholic Church? In this class, we will read a variety of contemporary literature in the context of current problems identified in Vatican II's Gaudium et Spes. We will focus on political, personal, environmental, and feminist issues as we examine the challenges of the 21st century through the eyes of the Catholic Church with the contemporary reader.
ENG 31510 H2b:TH3:Utopian&Dystopian Lit 3 sem. hrs.
The purpose of this course is to explore, using representative examples from British, American, Russian and Native American authors, what social, political, technological, and economic conditions must exist to create the best possible society, or what in human nature will preclude society from ever reaching what the human mind can imagine. Each of the works examined will raise significant issues about hat must be considered in imagining a more perfect world, or in considering why such a dream is impossible. Fulfills heritage IIb requirement.
ENG 31511 TH3:H3:Cult Poet of Rock/Roll 3 sem. hrs.
Over the past fifty years Rock and Roll has emerged from an adolescent craze into a major cultural force in American (and World) culture. Rock and Roll has become a complex interdisciplinary, multimedia field in itself - involving elements of music, poetry, multicultural social commentary, performance art, fashion, recording technology, film and video technology, and marketing demographics. This course will pursue a serious interdisciplinary analysis, seeking to account for the social impact of rock and roll by examining the several cultural "languages" which coalesce to create this highly complex media form. ENG 102 or HON 103 or HON 120 competency required.
ENG 31515 Spec Top for International Stu 3 sem. hrs.
Studies in special topics in literature or language that arise from an international experience. Students may create their own study in conjunction with an overseas instructor or enroll in a course through an international studies program.
ENG 31516 H1:TH3:ClassicalMythologyinLit 3 sem. hrs.
This course focuses on literature in translation with an emphasis in Greco-Roman myths. The goals is to study the oral evolution of classical myth and think about the ways in which these myths are presented in current written literature. We will examine mythic narrative variants, explore the multiformity of myths, and discuss dominant themes, such as conflict and violence. No formal study of language or literature is required.
ENG 320 Advanced Creative Writing 3 sem. hrs.
Sustained writing based on individual student interest in the genres of fiction, poetry, autobiography, and/or drama. Writing workshop format for discussion of student drafts. Emphasis on creation of longer works and intensive revisions. Fulfills core requirement.
Prerequisite: ENG 220 or with instructor's permission.
ENG 323 H3:TH3:The Modern Rhetoric 3 sem. hrs.
This course explores current rhetorical theory and application. Topics include current computer issues and applications, the nature of the rhetorical voice in the computer setting, and questions of authorships. Course explores rhetoric in the workplace. Offered even years, starting in 2022.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 or HON 103 or HON 120 competency required.
ENG 324 H2b:TH3:African/AmericanLitera 3 sem. hrs.
Through contemporary Black voices, this course explores how church, school, arts, and entertainment traditionally have empowered African Americans in their quest for self-determination.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 or HON 103 or HON 120 competency required.
ENG 330 AYA:Literature 3 sem. hrs.
Stresses the reading of adolescent literature and various modes and methods of teaching children to respond to literary texts. Required for AYA Language Arts majors, AYA Social Studies, and MCE majors with language arts concentration. Restricted to MCE and AYA Language Arts or Social Studies Majors by permission of instructor.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 or HON 103 or HON 120 competency required.
ENG 331 Children's Literature 3 sem. hrs.
Stresses the reading of children's literature and various interdisciplinary modes and methods of teaching children to respond to literary texts. Required for ECE, ECIS, and INMO majors. Restricted to Education majors or with permission of instructor.
ENG 335 H2b:TH3:Travel Writing 3 sem. hrs.
This course introduces students to the genre of travel writing with its rewards and difficulties. Students will write within the genre with at least one experience-gathering mission, traveling out of state in order to have a collective adventure about which to write.
ENG 340 H3:TH3:ProfessionalWritingII 3 sem. hrs.
The second course in the Professional Writing sequence, this course focuses on understanding the intricacies of professional writing as a problem-solving medium. Students will delve further into discourse analysis in the workplace and work with reports, summaries, and other forms of professional communication, in order to begin the process of becoming professionally literate. Working with community partners provides students with an audience outside of the classroom. ENG 102 or HON 103 or HON 120 competency required.
ENG 341 Business Writing 3 sem. hrs.
(Formerly ENG219) Course designed to prepare students to write effectively for the business world. Close attention given to purpose, audience, and tone. Students practice writing in direct and indirect organizational patterns needed for routine messages, sensitive messages, short and long business reports, proposals, business plans, persuasion and sales, job applications, and resumes. Effective job interviewing and oral business presentations are also covered in detail. Fulfills core requirement. ENG 102 or HON 103 or HON 120 competency required.
ENG 342 Grant Writing 3 sem. hrs.
This course is designed to introduce students to the grant writing process, from idea to implementation, and give them opportunities to apply techniques discussed in class. Students will focus on the elements of winning grant proposals and making persuasive cases for support. Students also will study grant-writing theory and reflect upon the process of writing or this genre. This is an interactive, hands-on learning experience that will culminate in the student's production of grant proposals.
ENG 380 Film Appreciation 3 sem. hrs.
This course is geared to enhance students' understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of movies. Like a course in literature or music appreciation, "Film Appreciation" aims to familiarize students with the basic language of film, including its history as an art form, as well as the complex combination of techniques and technologies that make the art form powerful. Offered once a year.
ENG 401 H3:TH3:Seminar in Literature 3 sem. hrs.
An in-depth examination of Authorship, Genre, or Period. Subject matter will vary from year to year.
ENG 480 Professional Writing Internshp 1-6 sem. hrs.
Supervised work experience which permits students to use their language skills in an authentic setting outside the academic classroom by becoming involved in a business or non-profit organization's day-to-day operations. An on-the-job supervisor and a faculty member monitor and assess intern performance. Students work at least three hours per week for each semester hour of academic credit.
Prerequisite: Junior status and advanced writing competency.
ENG 490 Independent Study 3,4 sem. hrs.
Directed studies of specific topics in English language, literature or writing. Created with instructor and with permission of the Division Chair and Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education.