100 Level Courses:

ENGL 109: English for Academic Purposes: American English Pronunciation
ENGL 110: English for Academic Purposes: Oral Communications
ENGL 111: English for Academic Purposes: Writing and Research
ENGL 112: English for Academic Purposes
ENGL 115: English for Academic Purposes: Intensive English as a Second Language
ENGL 116: English for Academic Purposes: Grammar
ENGL 117: English for Academic Purposes: Reading
ENGL 150: Composition

200 Level Courses:

ENGL 200: Literature Matters
ENGL 201: British Literature 1: Medieval through Eighteenth Century
ENGL 202: British Literature 2: Nineteenth Century through the Present
ENGL 203: American Literature 1: 1620-1865
ENGL 204: American Literature 2: 1865-1980
ENGL 207: Expository Writing: Art of the Essay
ENGL 208: Practicum: Tutoring in a Writing Center
ENGL 212: Comparative Mythology
ENGL 235: The History of Film
ENGL 251: Editing and Publishing
ENGL 253: Grammar and Style
ENGL 266: Creative Writing I - Fiction
ENGL 267: Creative Writing I - Poetry
ENGL 268: Creative Writing I - Nonfiction
ENGL 290: Selected Topics
ENGL 291, 292: Research

300 Level Courses:

ENGL 301: Theory and Practice
ENGL 302: Women Writers
ENGL 303: Single Authors
ENGL 305: Studies in Ancient through Medieval Literature
ENGL 306: Studies in Sixteenth- through Eighteenth-Century Literature
ENGL 307: Studies in Nineteenth- through Twentieth-Century Literature
ENGL 311: Studies in Contemporary Literature
ENGL 317: African-American Literature
ENGL 330: Dangerous Liaisons: French Literature in Translation
ENGL 342: Shakespeare and Ethics
ENGL 344: Studies in World Literature
ENGL 353: Nature of the English Language
ENGL 354: Writing for Stage and Screen
ENGL 355: Small Press Publishing
ENGL 366: Creative Writing II - Fiction
ENGL 367: Creative Writing II - Poetry
ENGL 368: Creative Writing II - Nonfiction
ENGL 375: Land and Literature
ENGL 390: Selected Topics
ENGL 391, 392: Research
ENGL 397, 398: Internship

400 Level Courses:

ENGL 455: Advanced Writing Workshop
ENGL 493: Advanced Study of Literature and Language
ENGL 490: Selected Topics
ENGL 491, 492: Research
ENGL 497, 498: Internship

ENGL 109: English for Academic Purposes: American English Pronunciation. 1 hour.

Designed for international students who wish to improve their pronunciation of American English, this course focuses on consonants, vowels, word stress, sentence stress, intonation, emphasis and linking.

ENGL 110: English for Academic Purposes: Oral Communications. 3 hours.

This course involves listening to lectures, note-taking skills, taking part in discussions, public speaking/presentations and pronunciation skills.

ENGL 111: English for Academic Purposes: Writing and Research. 3 hours.

This course develops college level writing and research skills.

ENGL 112: English for Academic Purposes. 3 hours.

A basic course designed to improve skills in reading and writing English for anyone whose native language is not English. Offered along with another required introductory course in the humanities, this course is designed to improve English skills of speakers of other languages. Students work with the EAP instructor on all the assignments of the co-course and carry out English instructions and study skills training in the actual context of an authentic language environment.

ENGL 115: English for Academic Purposes: Intensive English as a Second Language. 3 hours.

Designed for international students who need rigorous, full-time English study before beginning a degree program. Students receive intensive practice in speaking and listening, along with help in improving TOEFL scores. Attention is given to the skills needed to succeed in an American college classroom, including English grammar and reading comprehension and expository writing.

ENGL 116: English for Academic Purposes: Grammar. 3 hours.

Gives international students help in improving their use of English grammar in both written and oral communication. Individualized instruction allows students to work at their own pace.

ENGL 117: English for Academic Purposes: Reading. 3 hours.

Emphasis on improving reading comprehension and speed, and on increasing vocabulary. Focus on American History to help prepare students for Alpha Seminar.

ENGL 150: Composition. 3 hours.

Writing course designed to develop students' abilities to write in a variety of modes for a wide range of purposes. Same as COMM 150.

ENGL 200: Literature Matters. 3 hours.

This course provides an introduction to literature for majors and non-majors. We explore fundamental issues, such as how we read and understand literature, and larger issues, such as how reading matters to our understanding of identity, meaning, and value. The course draws upon texts from a wide range of historical and cultural backgrounds, with at least half the readings coming from the Euramerican tradition. Students also practice formal literary analysis. (Meets Artifacts of Western Culture)

ENGL 201: British Literature 1: Medieval through Eighteenth Century. 3 hours.

Students discuss canonical texts of early British writing, with particular attention to close-reading and appreciation. The course often pursues a single theme, genre, or motif through the readings. (Meets Artifacts of Western Culture)

ENGL 202: British Literature 2: Nineteenth Century through the Present. 3 hours.

This course introduces students to major writings from the past 200 years of British writing, with particular attention to close-reading and appreciation. The course often pursues a single theme, genre, or motif through the readings. (Meets Artifacts of Western Culture)

ENGL 203: American Literature 1: 1620-1865. 3 hours.

Students become familiar with major writings from pre-Civil War American culture, with “flashbacks” to colonial American literature. The course often traces a single theme, genre, or motif through the readings. (Meets Artifacts of Western Culture)

ENGL 204: American Literature 2: 1865-1980. 3 hours.

This course introduces students to major texts of late-nineteenth-and twentieth-century literature, with particular attention to modernist writing. (Meets Artifacts of Western Culture)

ENGL 207: Expository Writing: Art of the Essay. 3 hours.

Expository Writing provides students with valuable opportunities to write in a wide variety of modes of nonfiction, including narrative essays, film and book reviews, cultural analyses, and journalistic essays. Students read and discuss the work of published nonfiction and participate in workshops where they respond to one another's writing in small groups. The workshop format enables students to respond to issues of form, purpose, voice, and audience. (Meets Creativity Explored)

ENGL 208: Practicum: Tutoring in a Writing Center. 1 hour.

Students work in a tutorial setting two hours per week and meet one hour per week to discuss assigned readings in composition studies. S/U grading only. Prerequisite: ENGL 207.

ENGL 212: Comparative Mythology. 3 hours.

A study of mythic literature in ancient, medieval and contemporary cultures, with close attention to the archetypal codes revealed in all mythologies. (Meets Artifacts of Western Culture)

ENGL 235: The History of Film. 3 hours.

This course surveys major international and American film accomplishments, beginning with Griffith and Chaplin and continuing through contemporary directors such as Bergman, Fellini and Allen. Some attention will be given to film technique, theory and analysis. Same as THTR 235 and COMM 235.

ENGL 251: Editing and Publishing. 3 hours.

This practical course is devoted to publishing and editing in both print and electronic media.

ENGL 253: Grammar and Style. 3 hours.

Students intensively investigate modern English grammar and usage. The course acquaints students with models of understanding and teaching grammar and with opportunities for experimenting with a variety of styles.

ENGL 266: Creative Writing I - Fiction. 3 hours.

Students learn techniques for and practice in writing fiction. The course focuses on student workshops. Same as COMM 266. (Meets Creativity Explored)

ENGL 267: Creative Writing I—Poetry. 3 hours.

Students learn techniques for and practice in writing poetry. Same as COMM 267. (Meets Creativity Explored)

ENGL 268: Creative Writing I -Nonfiction. 3 hours.

Students learn techniques for and practice writing nonfiction. Same as COMM 268. (Meets Creativity Explored)

ENGL 301: Theory and Practice. 3 hours.

This course introduces students to advanced research skills in literary studies. It focuses upon the central questions in literary studies and provides students with the critical and theoretical background to make sense of these questions.

ENGL 302: Women Writers. 3 hours.

Students examine British and American literary works written by women. Particular consideration will be given to feminist modes of inquiry and critical thought as well as to the contributions of women in literary scholarship.

ENGL 303: Single Authors. 3 hours.

This course provides in-depth study of a single author's literary work. Students may repeat the course when authors vary.

ENGL 305: Studies in Ancient through Medieval Literature. 3 hours.

This course focuses on topics related to the literature and culture of the ancient world (from the beginning of literacy to the end of the Roman Empire), as well as the medieval period. It draws upon texts from one or more of the following traditions: the ancient Hebrews and early Christians; Classical Greeks and Romans; and cultures often overlooked in traditional canons, such as the Sumerians and Egyptians; canonical texts written by Chaucer, Dante, the Gawain poet, Marie de France, as well as significant but neglected texts from the Islamic tradition and by women writers. This course may be repeated when content varies.

ENGL 306: Studies in Sixteenth- through Eighteenth-Century Literature. 3 hours.

This course asks students to investigate selected topics in literature and culture of the Renaissance through eighteenth century, including European, British, and other cultures. This course may be repeated when content varies.

ENGL 307: Studies in Nineteenth- through Twentieth-Century Literature. 3 hours.

This course requires students to engage the literature and culture of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with particular attention to interdisciplinary study of Victorian, post-Victorian, Modernist, and Postmodern cultures in the Americas and Europe. This course may be repeated when content varies.

ENGL 311: Studies in Contemporary Literature. 3 hours.

This course investigates trends in recent literature, written in or translated into English. Texts will date from about 1980 and later. This course may be repeated when content varies.

ENGL 317: African-American Literature. 3 hours.

The backgrounds of African-American culture in African and Caribbean literatures as well as the history of black American literature in the 19th and 20th centuries, with focus on the contemporary scene. (Meets Minority and Indigenous Cultures)

ENGL 330: Dangerous Liaisons: French Literature in Translation. 3 hours.

A survey of French writers such as Corneille, Beaumarchais, Balzac, Breton and Sartre and an investigation of literary movements: the enlightenment, realism, romanticism, symbolism, surrealism and the nouveau Roman. The course is conducted in English; no previous knowledge of a foreign language is necessary. Same as FREN 330. (Meets Artifacts of Western Culture)

ENGL 342: Shakespeare and Ethics. 3 hours.

Students read Shakespeare’s plays as studies of ethical behavior in order to understand the range of ethical responses, the limits of various ethical models. (Meets Values Inquiry)

ENGL 344: Studies in World Literature. 3 hours.

Students explore literature created within diverse cultural contexts: Chinese, Indian, Caribbean, etc.

ENGL 353: Nature of the English Language. 3 hours.

In this diachronic study of the English language, special attention is given to the development of the English language from its Anglo-Saxon origins to the present and to the varieties of English spoken in contemporary American society.

ENGL 354: Writing for Stage and Screen. 3 hours.

Students study play and film structure, character creation and the art of writing dialogue. Course responsibilities include the writing of two short plays and/or films. Same as THTR 354. (Meets Creativity Explored)

ENGL 355: Small Press Publishing. 3 hours.

This course provides an opportunity to explore book binding, book structures, limited-edition runs, and writing for small-press publishing. Prerequisite: ENGL 253.

ENGL 366: Creative Writing II—Fiction. 3 hours.

By participating in writing workshops, students learn advanced techniques for and practice in writing fiction. Prerequisite: ENGL 266 or permission of instructor.

ENGL 367: Creative Writing II - Poetry. 3 hours.

This course trains students in advanced techniques for and practice in writing poetry. Prerequisite: ENGL 267 or permission of instructor.

ENGL 368: Creative Writing II - Nonfiction. 3 hours.

This course provides advanced study of different kinds of nonfiction writing, with a practical emphasis aimed at preparing apprentice writers to publish their work as they become familiar with a wide range of publications. Prerequisite: ENGL 268 or permission of instructor.

ENGL 375: Land and Literature. 3 hours.

This course traces the roots of contemporary thinking about the land in literature both ancient and modern. We will read a series of texts from the Bible, classical Greek culture, early modern England, and nineteenth- and twentieth-century America. Students should develop a sophisticated, wide-ranging understanding of how contemporary American culture has imagined (and treated) the natural world. (Meets Artifacts of Western Culture)

ENGL 455: Advanced Writing Workshop. 3 Hours.

This intensive workshop provides writing majors a final opportunity to refine their poetry and prose. Students will be required to submit their work for publication and to create a professional portfolio. Prerequisite: Any 300-level imaginative writing course.

ENGL 493: Advanced Study of Literature and Language. 3 hours.

This seminar-style course provides a capstone for both the English and Writing majors. Students will not only refine their research skills but will thoughtfully discuss their lives after the undergraduate experience.

ENGL 290, 390, 490: Selected Topics. 1-3 hours each.

ENGL 291, 292, 391, 392, 491, 492: Research.

ENGL 397, 398, 497, 498: Internship.