36 courses with the subject ENG, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ENG 101As Good As Your Word3
200-level Creative Writing Elective (3 cr), selected from ENG 220, ENG 222 or ENG 223 Genre Literature Elective** (3 cr), selected from ENG 209, ENG 260, ENG 262, ENG 285, ENG 358, or ENG 365 Thematic Literature Elective** (3 cr), selected from ENG 218, ENG 224, ENG 233, ENG 243, ENG 270, ENG 290, ENG 357, ENG 361 or ENG 375 Period Literature Electives* (6 cr), selected from ENG 205, ENG 229, ENG 302, ENG 354 or ENG 355 English Major Electives**,*** (15 cr), selected from ENG 205, ENG 209, ENG 218, ENG 219, ENG 220, ENG 222, ENG 223, ENG 224, ENG 229, ENG 233, ENG 243, ENG 260, ENG 262, ENG 270, ENG 285, ENG 290, ENG 302, ENG 331, ENG 332, ENG 347, ENG 354, ENG 355, ENG 357, ENG 358, ENG 261, ENG 365, ENG 375, ENG 385, ENG 442, COM 211 or THA 411
This course develops the student’s ability to think clearly and write effectively for academic purposes. Classroom sessions focus on concept development, organization of ideas, and techniques for writing college essays; critical analysis of text; and process writing. Lab sessions reinforce skill development. Both formal and informal writing assignments as well as non-fiction reading Course Descriptions 199
An introduction to newspaper reporting with hands-on experience in gathering news, interviewing techniques, writing, editing, and analyzing basic news, sports, and feature stories. Students are required to write and edit stories using the most appropriate technology. Students will also examine the role and responsibilities of the press and study the legal and ethical problems facing 3 journalists. Offered on an as-needed basis. This course fulfills the Core Distribution Humanities requirement.
This course focuses on the further study and writing of non-fiction. In order to develop an appreciation of form and technique, students will read, explore, and analyze non-fiction genres through example works by the foremost writers in the field. Using this foundational knowledge, students then will work in both individual and writing workshop settings to produce creative works of non-fiction. Students will learn about the submission process for literary magazines and be encouraged to submit at least one piece of work to a student publication. Prerequisite: ENG 111. Offered in the spring semester of every even year. This course fulfills the Core Distribution Arts requirement. 3 ENG 222* Creative Writing: Fiction 3 This course focuses on the study and writing of fiction. In order to develop an appreciation of form and technique, students will read, explore, and analyze fiction subgenres through example works by the foremost writers in the field. Using this foundational knowledge, students then will work in both individual and writing workshop settings to produce creative works of fiction. Students will learn about the submission process for literary magazines and be encouraged to submit at least one piece of work to a student publication. Prerequisite: ENG 111. Offered in the fall semester of every even year. This course fulfills the Core Distribution Arts requirement.
This course focuses on the study and writing of poetry. In 3 order to develop an appreciation of form and technique, students will read, explore, and analyze poetry through example works by the foremost writers in the field. Using this foundational knowledge, students then will work in both individual and writing workshop settings Dean College Academic Catalog 2025–2026
This course will take a multidisciplinary look at a single controversial question facing the United States, giving students multiple perspectives in different disciplinary styles through which to develop a complex understanding of the issue. Students will write several essays and informal assignments, practicing the essential academic writing skills of building an argument, analyzing readings, writing from sources, using a documentation system, and doing library research. junior or senior standing. Offered on an as-needed basis.
This course will focus on written communication in the professional workplace. It will focus on topics such as context, purpose, audience, style, organization, format, technology, results, and strategies for persuasion when examining the development of typical workplace messages. In addition to writing shorter assignments, a substantial formal report that incorporates data analysis and support for conclusions or recommendations is required. Prerequisites: a grade of “C–” or better in ENG 112 and junior or senior standing. Offered on an as-needed basis.
G Polished writing is essential for professional careers in fields from journalism and marketing to communications and education. Copyediting includes correctness in grammar and form but reaches beyond to careful use of language that has been finely tuned to the relationship between writer and reader. Through editing practice and exercises, and critiquing published and unpublished material, students will leave the course with practical experience correcting errors; cutting redundancy; refining voice; and editing for crisp, lively prose. The course will culminate with the completion of a substantial copyediting project for a real-world client. Prerequisites: ENG 112 and junior or senior standing. Offered in the spring semester of every even year.
Students in this course will produce a digital magazine, which publishes original student work produced in a variety of settings on campus. Effective teamwork will be emphasized. Modeling the work environment of editorial staff, students will learn to solicit original work; lead writers through an editorial process; design a digital magazine that embeds video, audio, visual, and text elements; and copyedit and promote the magazine. The course will culminate in the publication of an annual magazine issue and a release event. Prerequisites: ENG 112 and junior or senior standing. Offered in the spring semester of every odd year.
The purpose of this seminar is to provide an integrative experience for seniors that will allow them to apply what they have learned in previous coursework. This course provides an opportunity to pursue independent research on a topic of one’s own choosing, and to develop and defend answers to questions of interest to the student. This will culminate in a major research paper completed under the supervision of a faculty member, 204 Course Descriptions and a presentation of the research results to the Dean community. Prerequisites: LAS 415 and senior standing. Offered every spring semester.
