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Course ID
Course
ENGL 101
ENGL 101
Introduction to Writing
Course Credits: 3
This course guides students through the writing and research tasks of the university classroom in order to equip them with confidence and the ability to write in a variety of academic genres, including the research paper. Students expand critical thinking skills through reading and writing cognitively complex arguments while also exploring academic voice, style, and vocabulary.
Prerequisite(s): WRTG 100 or 101 unless exempt at point of admission to the University. (3- 0; 3-0)
ENGL 102
ENGL 102
Introduction to World Literature
Course Credits: 3
An introductory study of world literature in English, composed in a variety of cultures, to cultivate skills in literary interpretation, scholarly research, textual analysis, and academic writing and documentation. Students will focus on the conventions of poetry and prose in order to interpret these works critically while interacting thoughtfully with themes presented therein. Students will continue to develop their academic prose, with attention to improving foundational grammar, diction, phrasing, organization, and argument-building in the genre of the essay.
Prerequisite(s): WRTG 100 or 101 unless exempt at point of admission to the University. (3- 0 or 3-0)
ENGL 103
ENGL 103
Introduction to Fiction
Course Credits: 3
An introductory study of fiction with the purpose of understanding literature and cultivating skills in scholarly research, textual analysis, and academic writing and documentation. Such skills are fostered by closely reading and analyzing works of short fiction and the novel by accomplished prose stylists. Students focus on the distinctive conventions of fiction in order to interpret these works critically, while interacting thoughtfully with themes presented therein; there is a particular focus on analyzing and making use of narrative strategies and rhetorical tools. Students continue to develop their academic prose, with attention to improving foundational grammar, diction, phrasing, organization, and argument-building in the thesis-driven essay.
Prerequisite(s): WRTG 100 or 101 unless exempt at point of admission to the University. (3- 0; 3-0)
ENGL 104
ENGL 104
Introduction to Poetry and Drama
Course Credits: 3
Building on the skills acquired in English 103, an advanced study of poetry and drama with the purpose of understanding literature and cultivating skills in scholarly research, textual analysis, and academic writing and documentation. Such skills are fostered by closely reading and analyzing poems and plays by accomplished writers. Students focus on the distinctive conventions of the genres of poetry and drama in order to interpret these works critically, while interacting thoughtfully with themes presented therein; there is a particular focus on analyzing and making use of effective patterns of language, lyrical and theatrical presentation, and figures of speech. Students continue to develop their academic prose, with attention to advanced grammar, diction, phrasing, organization and argument- building in the thesis-driven essay.
Prerequisite(s): WRTG 100 or 101 unless exempt at point of admission to the University. (3- 0; 3-0)
ENGL 130
ENGL 130
Becoming a Writing Tutor
Course Credits: 1
A guided research and practical study of writing tutoring and English language pedagogy. Students will investigate complex academic writing techniques and learn to apply them in professional contexts.
Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. from ENGL 102, 103, or 104.
ENGL 207
ENGL 207
Introduction to Creative Writing
Course Credits: 3
A seminar in the techniques of imaginative writing and in the development of a critical appreciation of the art of writing in its varied forms. This course focuses on free verse poetry, flash fiction, the short story, and short dramatic works.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of B in any 200-level ENGL course.
ENGL 208
ENGL 208
Introduction to Creative Writing
Course Credits: 3
A seminar in the techniques of imaginative writing and in the development of a critical appreciation of the art of writing in its varied forms. This course focuses on formal verse poetry, the longer short story and the novel, plus full-length dramatic works.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of B in any 200-level ENGL course.
ENGL 213
ENGL 213
Introduction to English Literature I
Course Credits: 3
An introductory survey of English literature from the medieval period to the early eighteenth century.
Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. from ENGL 102, 103, or 104.
NB: Strongly recommended for students intending to major in English.
ENGL 214
ENGL 214
Introduction to English Literature II
Course Credits: 3
An introductory survey of English literature from the nineteenth-century to the present.
Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. from ENGL 102, 103, or 104.
NB: Strongly recommended for students intending to major in English.