20 courses with the subject LANG, 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.
LANG 110LANG 120 Support Lab1
Course is designed to supplement student learning in LANG 120 and strengthen writing skills. It is an elective course in which students will receive individualized attention, feedback, and instruction specific to assignments in LANG 120. No additional papers beyond those in LANG 120 will be assigned. Students should bring all LANG 120 materials to both their LANG 110 class meetings and their Writing Center sessions. (Grading is S/U).
Emphasizes writing as a tool of discovery and analysis; practice in active, critical reading; and attention to rhetorical situations and choices. It also introduces students to various discourse communities, modes, and conventions; research and information literacy skills; and the revision process. A grade of C- or better is required. LANG 120 must be completed within the first two semesters of enrollment at UNC Asheville. Fall and Spring.
Course not otherwise included in the catalog listing but for which there may be special needs. May be repeated for credit as often as permitted and as subject matter changes. See department chair.
Subject
LANG
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit as often as permitted and as subject matter changes.
An introduction to creative writing for students interested in the craft and composition of poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction, and other imaginative writing. In addition to generating original works, students will have the opportunity to creatively and critically engage with the work of published authors, as well as the work of their peers.
Course not otherwise included in the catalog listing but for which there may be special needs. May be repeated for credit as often as permitted and as subject matter changes. See department chair.
Subject
LANG
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit as often as permitted and as subject matter changes.
Offered for student tutors in their first semester of tutoring in the University Writing Center. Approaches to both writing process and tutoring process. Emphasis on discovering one’s own processes and appreciating diverse approaches to writing, including working with students from across the curriculum and those whose first language is not English. (Grading S/U).
permission of the University Writing Center director. Fall.
LANG 340Internship in Writing1-4
Offers opportunities for supervised work in professional settings. Students gain experience in fields including editing, multimodal composing, publishing, and bookselling. May be repeated once for a maximum of 4 credit hours. Will not fulfill English elective requirements.
Subject
LANG
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for a maximum of 4 credit hours.
minimum 3.0 GPA. See department chair or internship coordinator.
LANG 354Professional Writing4
A workshop in advanced prose writing including job materials, applications, proposals, marketing materials, technical and professional writing, and grant applications. Includes project development and management, document design, professional editing, visual rhetoric, formal presentations, and service learning collaboration with local nonprofit organizations.
Workshop in the serious study of imaginative writing, practice, craft, and art of poetry. Students write poetry and also learn how to critique peer work-in-progress. The study will include exemplary contemporary and traditional poems, as well as statements of poetics, from the poet’s point-of-view.
Workshop in the serious study of imaginative study, practice, and craft in variations of fiction. Students will study, from a writer’s perspective, both innovative and traditional works of fiction, building a knowledge base and understanding of artistry, intellectual rigor, and empathy in storytelling.
Workshop in the serious study and practice of playwriting, including the development of scenario, dialogue and scenes, and the writing of an original play.
Workshop in the serious study and practice of imaginative and compelling creative nonfiction narratives. Students will examine creative nonfiction works, as well as criticism and craft essays on nonfiction so as to deepen their understanding of the genre. Students will explore the roles of both memory and research in writing creative nonfiction, as well as various structures and forms of the genre.
Course not otherwise included in the catalog listing but for which there may be special needs. May be repeated for credit as often as permitted and as subject matter changes. See department chair.
Subject
LANG
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit as often as permitted and as subject matter changes.
Sociolinguistic investigation of English language structures and variations with an emphasis on contextualized patterns of use. Students will engage with basic linguistic and grammatical concepts, practice analyzing and comparing sentences across several language varieties (spoken and written, dialect and register, vernacular and “standard”), and consider implications for their individual courses of study. Fall.
Survey of rhetoric and composition theories, methods for teaching and assessing writing, and pedagogical practices for inclusive learning environments. This course provides opportunities for teaching licensure students to work with their own writing; develop curriculum materials for teaching reading, writing, and grammar to middle or high school students; and engage in a service-learning project in which they apply their understanding of language arts pedagogy and methodology. Spring.
Intensive workshop in a genre of writing emphasizing generative work and revision of that work with instructor and peers. Critical and creative engagement with published texts will also be emphasized. Specific topics will vary and may include advanced work within a major genre (e.g., fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction) or subgenre (e.g., horror fiction, the ode, memoir). May be repeated once as content varies.
LANG 260, LIT 240, the completion of two different courses from LANG 361-366, and a declared concentration in creative writing. An IP grade may be awarded at the discretion of the instructor. Fall and Spring.
LANG 471-4Special Topics in Language1-4
Course not otherwise included in the catalog listing but for which there may be special needs. May be repeated for credit as often as permitted and as subject matter changes. See department chair.
Subject
LANG
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit as often as permitted and as subject matter changes.
Focused study of creative writing about a specific topic or theme involving reading, discussing, and writing creative and critical works. May be repeated once as content varies.
LANG 260, LIT 240, the completion of two different courses from LANG 361-366, and a declared concentration in creative writing, or permission of instructor. An IP grade may be awarded at the discretion of the instructor. Fall and Spring.
LANG 494The Creative Writing Professional4
Beyond the writing workshop, this course examines the many facets of the creative writing profession. Students will work closely with the course instructor and peers to develop one polished creative work with a critical introduction on the genre and form in which the work is written, in addition to undertaking other professionalization work. Students will expand their knowledge of the literary marketplace; from writer to editor, literary agent to publishing house publicist, and other similarly related career fields.
LANG 260, LIT 240, the completion of two different courses from LANG 361-366, and a declared concentration in creative writing, or permission of instructor. An IP grade may be awarded at the discretion of the instructor. Fall and Spring.
LANG 499Undergraduate Research in Creative Writing1-4
Individual work in poetry, fiction or playwriting for advanced writing majors.
admission to concentration in creative writing and one course from LANG 361, 363, 365 or 366, or permission of instructor. An IP grade may be awarded at the discretion of the instructor. May be repeated for a total of 8 hours credit. See department chair.
Source: University of North Carolina Asheville's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
