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ENG

213 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 100Being a College Writer 3

Writing instruction and practice to develop awareness of audience, context, and purpose to enable success in academic writing courses. Focus on metacognition, embodied writing processes, and use of models to help writers gain fluency and confidence.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 101Exploring Writing in College Contexts 3

A course in academic writing, focused on analysis, argument, and critical reflection. Instruction in writing for specific audiences, purposes, and contexts, with attention to drafting, revising, and compilation of a final portfolio.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 102Academic Research and Writing 3

A course in research-based writing, focused on analysis, argument, and critical reflection. Instruction in research methodologies as relevant to academic writing projects.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 103Essentials of Professional and Business Writing 3

Focus: written skills needed for workplace success. Emphasizes process strategies for clear, concise, and accurate messages. Develops skills in producing professional documents, analyzing the writing of others, and collaborating on written assignments.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 104Approach to Literature 3

Critical reading and analysis of fiction, poetry and drama with an emphasis on a variety of major themes and their relevance to contemporary life.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 105Introduction to Narrative 3

Critical reading and analysis of American and British novels, short stories, and narrative poems. Attention to historical, cultural, and literary backgrounds as appropriate.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 106Introduction to Poetry 3

Critical reading and analysis of British and American lyric, dramatic, and narrative poetry. Attention to historical, cultural, and literary backgrounds as appropriate.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 107Introduction to Drama 3

Critical reading and analysis of British and American drama. Attention to historical, cultural, and literary backgrounds, especially the Continental dramatic background, as appropriate.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 108Topics in British and American Literature 3

Variable topics. Offerings may include Southern Writers, The Mystery Novel, Women Writers, The Imperial Imagination, and Grail Literature.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 109Introduction to Shakespeare 3

Intensive study of a limited number of plays (and perhaps some sonnets) using such approaches as textual analysis, historical material, filmed versions, attendance at productions, discussion, writing, and performance study.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 110World Literature in English 3

Introductory survey of literature written in English by authors from regions outside the United States and the British Isles—the West Indies, India, Canada, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 112Interconnected Foundations of American Democracy 3

This course analyzes the foundations of American democracy in their global context by examining the crucial role of literary and rhetorical texts in creating the “imagined community” that grounds American identities.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 115Literature Off the Page 3

This course teaches listening, speaking, and writing for oral delivery in the context of literature and literary studies. Students focus on dramatic and performative aspects of different literary genres (drama, poetry, fiction), practicing modes of ethical interpersonal communication as they develop their capacities in oral communication and persuasion.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 116Reading and Writing for Living 3

Reading carefully and writing effectively are foundations of successful careers and integral to meaningful lives. This course uses asset-based mentorship, collaborative projects, and core humanities skills to develop the talents students bring to the course as a foundation for future success. Specific topics may vary with the instructor.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 123Speaking Out for Change: Advocacy Communication Across Contexts 3

This course teaches listening, speaking, and writing in public contexts, with special attention on embodied and multimodal delivery. Students practice interpersonal communication formally and informally as they develop their capacities in oral communication.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 124Voices of Democracy 3

This course considers numerous voices shaping democratic ideals and institutions in the U.S. We’ll investigate how writers and speakers have defined, expanded, and limited access to democratic institutions. We’ll deepen our understanding of democratic ideals and strengthen our capacities for the critical thinking practices that a functioning democracy requires.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 140Literature, Health, & Wellness 3

An exploration of literature in relation to mental and physical health and wellness. Variable topics and time periods, with emphasis on how literature represents, challenges, and changes historical and contemporary ideas about health and well-being.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 190Literature, Gender, & Identity 3

Examines representations of gender in literary and other texts (e.g., film and photography) as they relate to identities shaped by multiple structures or systems of community or exclusion, including, among others, sexuality, race, class, age, and ability.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 191Literature, Race, and Ethnicity 3

Examines representations of race and ethnicity in literary and other texts as they relate to identities shaped by multiple structures or systems of community or exclusion, including, among others, gender, sexuality, religion, class, age, and ability.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 201European Literary Classics: Ancient to Renaissance 3

Critical reading and analysis of works in translation: Homer, Dante, Cervantes, and others.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 204Nonwestern Literary Classics 3

Reading and analysis of the most influential literary texts of Non-Western cultures, ancient through modern; readings include translations of prose and poetry from Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 205Sports and Literature 3

Explores relationships between literature, culture, and sports; considers literary portrayals of exceptional and athletic bodies alongside investigations of athleticism, race, gender, and embodiment.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 208Topics in Global Literature 3

Variable topics, with emphasis on regional interconnections. Offerings may include Europe at War, World Women Writers, Literature and Revolution, and Holocaust Literature.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 209Topics in Non-Western Literature 3

Variable topics, with emphasis on regional interconnections. Offerings may include South Asian Diaspora, Comparative Indigenous Writings, Postcolonial Childhood, Afro-Caribbean Writers, and Australasian Writers.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 210Literature and the Arts 3

Exploration of the relationships between literary and extraliterary arts such as music, visual arts, cinema, and architecture. Extraliterary focus will vary.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 211Major British Authors: Medieval to Eighteenth Century 3

Major poets, dramatists, satirists read within the context of their times: Marie de France, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Behn, Pope, Swift, and others.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 212Major British Authors: Romantic to Modern 3

Major authors of the Romantic, Victorian and Modern periods studied in relation to their times and traditions: Wordsworth, Tennyson, Yeats, Joyce, and others.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 213Transcultural Literatures: Medieval to Enlightenment 3

Historical and transnational or transatlantic development of literatures in English from 700 to 1780.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 215Literature and Film 3

Selected short stories, novels, plays, film scripts and their film versions, with emphasis on rendering literary values into film.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 219Journalism I: Fundamentals of Newswriting 3

Introduction to newspaper journalism. Emphasis on basic newswriting and reporting. Combines writing workshop and lecture.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 221Writing of Poetry: Introductory 3

Introduction to the craft and practice of writing poetry, including reading and analysis of published poems, creative writing exercises, and submission of poems for group workshop discussion.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 223Advocacy Writing 3

Course focused on public-oriented writing around topics linked to students' academic interests; students engage in reflection and develop public-facing arguments connected to an issue of concern for them.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 225Writing of Fiction: Introductory 3

Introduction to the craft and practice of writing fiction, including reading and analysis of published stories, creative writing exercises, and submission of short fiction for group workshop discussion.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 227Storylab: Multimodal Narrative 3

Students will examine and articulate through presentations and collaborative formal discussions how traditional elements of storytelling can be augmented with interactive and/or multisensory narrative techniques. Students will conceptualize, pitch, and execute their own multimodal projects, which may include graphic stories, audio stories, podcast and videogame scripts, and hypertext writing.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 230Writing in Digital Environments 3

Writing for diverse digital genres, contexts, and communities across a range of workplace and public settings.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 235Topics in Speculative Fiction 3

Historical and critical study of texts from various kinds of speculative fiction, such as fantasy, science fiction, and utopian and/or dystopian writing.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic changes.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 236Genre Literature 3

Selected writers from a popular kind (genre) of literature, such as horror, spy, crime, fantasy, sports. Topic to vary.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 237Videogames and Literature 3

Students explore how games reflect and produce individual and cultural values, through features such as aesthetics, interactivity, narratives, settings, emotions, and embodied experiences.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 240Health and Wellness in Cultural Context 3

Study of the composition and language of texts related to health, medicine, and wellness in historical and contemporary cultural contexts in the following realms: personal, interpersonal, medical, public health, health policy.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 241Food and Literature: Culture, Identity, and Place 3

Literature reflects and shapes culture—and so does food. This course examines diverse texts in which food figures importantly. How does it promote health and wellness, continue cultural traditions, or speak to environmental concerns? This course is for everyone who likes to grow, buy, cook, eat, or share food.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 250Colonial and U.S. Literature to 1865 3

This course offers a survey of writings in the American colonies and the United States before the Civil War, including foundational documents in American democracy.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 252U.S. Literature Civil War to the Present 3

This course is a survey of writing in the U. S. from the Civil War to the present.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 260Introduction to the English Language 3

Relationship between the English language as a system and individual uses of language. Techniques for describing language, theories about language, and introduction to the structure and history of English.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 262Language and Society 3

Introduction to language in its sociocultural context. Topics include geographical and social dialects, language and identity, domains of language use, language attitudes, and the nature of multilingual societies.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 270Big Questions in the Humanities and Fine Arts 3

This class explores how the study of literature and rhetoric addresses significant philosophical, historical, and social issues with a focus on topics related to critical thinking in the humanities and fine arts. Topics will vary depending on instructors.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 271Big Questions in Health and Wellness 3

This class explores how the study of literature and rhetoric addresses significant philosophical, historical, and social issues with a focus on topics related to health and wellness. Topic will vary depending on instructor.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 272Big Questions in Diversity and Equity 3

This class explores how the study of literature and rhetoric addresses significant philosophical, historical, and social issues with a focus on topics related to diversity and equity. Topic will vary depending on instructor.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 273Big Questions in Global Engagement and Intercultural Learning 3

This class explores how the study of literature and rhetoric helps situate readers in global contexts and engage across cultures. Topics will vary depending on instructors.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 290Social Movement and Social Justice Rhetorics 3

Drawing on historical and contemporary social movements, the course focuses on verbal and non-verbal rhetorical strategies of groups and individuals attempting to effect social change, and their opponents' counter-strategies.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 301Topics in Theory and Method 3

In this course, students will develop facility with critical tools for analysis, inquiry, interpretation, and research that they can use to approach many different types of texts. Topic will vary depending on instructor.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 303Literary Theory 3

This course introduces students to a range of methodologies for understanding and analyzing literature. Through an exploration of literary and cultural theory, criticism, and historical contexts, this College Writing course prepares students for research-based inquiry in literary and cultural studies.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 304History and Theory of Rhetoric 3

An introduction to major rhetorical theories and philosophies in their socio-historical context from the ancient Greeks through the twentieth century.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 305Contemporary Rhetoric 3

Introduction to contemporary rhetorical theory and practice; practice with writing and reading in a variety of genres/disciplines using tools of rhetoric.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 306Digital Rhetoric 3

Study of rhetorical theory and practice in digital environments; practice analyzing and composing a variety of visual, online, and multimodal texts.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 307Public Advocacy and Argument 3

Designed for students of all majors, this course addresses the rhetorical dimensions of the advocacy and implementation of ideas and projects in professional and social arenas.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 310Young Adult Literature 3

Focus on the historical and critical study of the Young Adult genre; examination of themes; strategies of effective reading; discussion techniques for teachers.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 311Literary Studies Abroad 3

Selected literary topics—themes, authors, genres, periods—with emphasis on their relationships to physical and cultural settings associated with the literature. Residence abroad.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 315Postcolonial Literatures 3

Literature from South Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Australia, and Canada marked by the experience of European colonialism. Topics include non-European literary forms, colonization, political resistance, nationalism, gender, postcolonial predicaments.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 316Studies in Human Rights and Literature 3

Exploration of how literature treats human rights violations and how human rights norms shape stories. Topics will vary and may include such subjects as genocide, hunger, child soldiers, censorship, torture.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 319Journalism II: Editing the Newspaper 3

Values and practices in newspaper editing. Emphasis on ethics, editing skills, newspaper design, and writing editorials.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 320Journalism III: Feature Writing and Reviewing 3

Writing workshop: values and journalistic practices in writing feature articles and reviews; includes book reviewing and critical writing on other arts.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 321Linguistics for Teachers 3

Introduction to formal study of the English language, including intensive review of structural and transformational grammars. Other topics of interest to teachers of English, including geographical and social dialects and teaching composition. Course satisfies a Program requirement for prospective English teachers.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 322The Teaching of Writing 3

Principles of written discourse with a survey of techniques of teaching composition. Instruction in composing, editing, and criticizing written discourse.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 323Literary Nonfiction 3

Workshop in writing essays and other types of nonfiction with emphasis on audience and style.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 324Teaching Writing in Elementary and Middle Grades 3

Principles of written discourse with a survey of techniques of teaching composition in the middle and elementary grades. Instruction in composing, editing, and criticizing written discourse.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 325Writing of Fiction: Intermediate 3

Continuation of introductory workshop in writing fiction for students beyond the freshman year.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 326Writing of Poetry: Intermediate 3

Continuation of introductory workshop in writing poetry for students beyond the freshman year.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 327Writing for Professionals and Entrepreneurs 3

Principles of written communication emphasizing clarity, precision, audience analysis, arrangement, and collaboration applied to a variety of professional and entrepreneurial writing tasks and workplace settings; includes elements of summaries, reports, and proposals.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 331Women in Literature 3

Study of women as readers, writers, and characters in literature. Attention to questions of literary canon and to women¿s position in drama, the novel, and poetry.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 332English Women Writers before 1800 3

Study of the literary and social significance of texts written in various genres by English women prior to 1800.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 333Southern Writers 3

Fiction, poetry, drama of the modern and contemporary South. Emphasis on Southern perspectives, values, traditions. Faulkner, Welty, Wright, Tate, O'Connor, Percy, and others.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 335Dante in English 3

Introduction to Dante's Divine Comedy in English translation. Students examine and interpret Dante's epic poem and minor works; his sources and circumstances; and literature in English influenced by his works.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 336Introduction to Chaucer 3

Chaucer's major poetry examined within the context of medieval cultural traditions. Readings in the early dream visions, Troilus and Criseyde, and selected Canterbury Tales. Attention given to language and pronunciation.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 337English Literature to 1500 3

Culture of the Middle Ages. Selected reading in English literature from Beowulf to Malory. Works in Anglo-Saxon and some in Middle English in translation.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 338The Sixteenth Century 1500-1610 3

Earlier English Renaissance lyric, romance, prose, and drama; study of humanist backgrounds and contexts; emphasis on development of thought and style.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 339Shakespeare: Early Plays and Sonnets 3

A selection of representative plays including Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1 Henry IV, Much Ado about Nothing, Henry V, and Hamlet.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 340Shakespeare: Later Plays 3

A selection of representative plays, including Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, Anthony and Cleopatra, Measure for Measure, and The Tempest.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 342The Seventeenth Century 3

Main lines of thought and style noted in major writers of the later Renaissance from Donne and Jonson through Milton. Emphasis on lyric and metaphysical poetry.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 343Topics in Pre-1800 Literature 3

Exploration of selected topics in literature in English before 1800.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic changes.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 344The Romantic Period 3

Critical study of British literature, and its historical and/or cultural contexts, in the period from the French Revolution through the 1830s.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 345The Victorian Period 3

Critical study of British literature, and its historical and/or cultural contexts, from the late 1830s through the early 1900s.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 346English Literature from Victorian to Modern 3

Critical study of English literature from the end of Victorian period to beginning of the modern era. Features such writers as Pater, Wilde, Yeats, Shaw, Hardy, Conrad, Ford, and Wells.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 347Topics in Post-1800 Literature 3

Exploration of selected topics in literature in English after 1800.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic changes.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 348Contemporary British Literature and Culture 3

Post-1945 British literature in cultural, political/historical context. Topics include history, social class, sexuality, gender, race, immigration, post-imperial nostalgia, realism, the legacy of modernism, postmodernism, and cultural studies.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 350The Twentieth-Century British and Irish Novel 3

Development of the British and Irish novel from Conrad through end of World War II, featuring such writers as Forster, Lawrence, Joyce, Woolf, Huxley, Orwell, West, and Greene.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 351The American Novel through World War I 3

Historical and critical study of Hawthorne, Stowe, Twain, Alcott, Chesnutt, James, Johnson, and others.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 352The Twentieth-Century American Novel 3

Historical and critical study of Wharton, Cather, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Hurston, Faulkner, Wright, Welty, and others.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 353The Contemporary American Novel 3

Historical and critical study of Updike, McCarthy, Gaddis, Morrison, Tan, Pynchon, and others.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 357Modernism 3

A study of the avant-garde literature of the early twentieth-century, focusing on poetry, prose, and drama by writers such as Marcel Proust, Virginia Wolf, T. S. Eliot, Franz Kafka, and others.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 358Modern Poetry 3

Poets and schools of poetry, British and American, from 1915 to 1945, with emphasis on the great variety of styles and subjects.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 359Contemporary Poetry 3

British and American poetry 1945 to present. Emphasis on themes and styles, with particular attention given to classical sources, world history, and modern innovations in technique.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 360The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century 3

Selected writers of the Restoration and eighteenth century in a historical, literary, and cultural context: Dryden, Behn, Finch, Pope, Swift, Haywood, Johnson, and others.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 363Topics in Rhetoric and Composition 3

Exploration of selected topics in Rhetoric and Composition.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when the topic changes.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 365Writing Across the University 3

Introduction to theories of genre and scholarship on writing across disciplines. Students investigate the communication practices of a selected academic community and propose a discipline-specific research project.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 371Literary Study of the Bible 3

The Bible as part of the world's great literature. Designed to give students a better comprehension of the Bible through study of its origins, history, structure, and literary qualities.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 372Early American Literature 3

Literature in the New World to 1820. Topics include exploration and contact, Puritanism, the Great Awakening, the Revolution, and the rise of captivity and travel narratives and the novel.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 373American Romanticism 3

Survey of selected major romantic writers, c. 1800–1900: Irving, Bryant, Cooper, Prescott, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, and authors from the Brahmin and Transcendentalist groups. Authors and topics will vary.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 374Early African American Writers 3

Critical survey of the traditions, ideas, techniques, and directions of African American writing from its beginnings to the early Harlem Renaissance.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 375Topics in Native American and Indigenous Studies 3

Exploration of the literatures, cultural productions, histories, and politics of indigenous peoples. Topic will vary depending on section.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 376African American Writers after the 1920s 3

Critical survey of the traditions, thought, and directions of African American writing from the late Harlem Renaissance to the present.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 377American Realism and Naturalism 3

Survey of major realistic and naturalistic writers, c. 1860–1920: Stowe, Twain, Howells, James, Chopin, Dreiser, Chesnutt, Wharton, Glasgow, and others. Authors and topics will vary.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 378American Life-Writing 3

Survey of various forms of American life-writing, such as autobiographies, diaries, letters, journals, tribal history, narrative poetry, and travel writing; and affiliated critical work.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 379American Women's Writing 3

Survey of a particular area, period, theme, or genre of American women's writing and affiliated critical work.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 380Literature and the Environment 3

Exploration of some important post-1800 literary texts about "nature," of ecocritical theories, and of affiliated social movements, with particular attention to place-based differences.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 381English Drama to 1800 3

Critical, cultural, and historical study of the English drama—excluding Shakespeare—from medieval plays to eighteenth-century comedy: Marlowe, Jonson, Webster, Dryden, Congreve, Sheridan, and others.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 383Topics in Queer and Trans Studies 3

Exploration of the writings and cultural production, in any period, through the lens of queer and/or trans studies.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 385Illness Narratives 3

Study and writing of personal narratives related to illness, healthcare, and wellness. Taking into account physical and mental illness, students will consider the impacts of gender, race, socioeconomic status, citizenship, and other elements of identity on access to care and explore the craft of effective storytelling in rendering these narratives.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 390Studies in Writing Feedback and Writing Center Theory & Practice 3

Instruction and practice in crafting meaningful, productive feedback on writing and other communication for various contexts; studying principles of writing center theory, including writing center history, philosophy, and pedagogy; expanding knowledge of rhetoric through analysis, synthesis, reflection, and peer review.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 391Studies in Digital Studio Theory and Practice 3

Explores digital rhetoric, aesthetic design, and pedagogy; training Digital Studio consultants to conduct individualized tutorials and workshops.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 400Contemporary Publishing in America 3

An introduction to the issues and practices in contemporary publishing in America, from acquiring, editing, and preparing manuscripts to their publication as printed books and e-books.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 401Internship in Journalism and Editing 3

Field experience for junior and senior English majors and minors with a newspaper or magazine publisher. Academic supervision provided by Internship Coordinator and direction in field provided by job supervisor.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 402Internship in English Studies 3

Field experience for junior and senior English majors and minors in jobs related to English studies. Academic supervision provided by Internship Coordinator and direction in field provided by job supervisor.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 403Multiliteracy Center Internship 3

Internship experience at one of the Multiliteracy Centers involving consultation experience and/or special projects. Academic supervision provided by Internship Coordinator and direction in the center provided by a Multiliteracy Center director.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 410Old English 3

Language and literature of the Anglo-Saxon period (AD 600–1100). The language is studied primarily in conjunction with literary texts in the context of their history and culture.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 413History of the English Language 3

Origins and development of the English language, methods of historical language study, and competing theories of linguistic change. Practical emphasis on reading and analysis of texts in Old, Middle, and Early Modern English.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 418Literary Citizenship 3

Exploration of the concepts and motivations of literary citizenship, focusing on its collaborative nature and its potential to enhance both your practice as a writer and your professional presence.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 422Teaching Composition: Theories and Applications 3

Theories of the composing process and of discourse generally as they apply to the problems of teaching composition. Background studies in language and other related areas. Specific approaches to teaching composition, their rationales and their comparative usefulness.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 424Writing-Advanced: Analytical and Technical 3

Problems of organization and expression in books, articles, and reports. For those writing for publication or whose work in business or government requires a great deal of writing.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 425Writing of Fiction: Advanced 3

Advanced workshop in writing fiction. Discussion of student fiction supplemented by readings of fiction and essays about fiction by historical and contemporary masters of the genre.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 426Writing of Poetry: Advanced 3

Advanced workshop in writing poetry. Discussion of student poetry supplemented by readings of poetry and essays about poetry by historical and contemporary masters of the genre.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 431Feminist Theory and Women Writers 3

Examines gender and creativity, women's place in literary tradition, and connections among art, gender, race, and class. Focuses on contemporary theory and on literary works from one historical period.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 432Greensboro Review Practicum 3

A literary editing practicum with a focus on The Greensboro Review, UNCG's literary magazine publishing fiction and poetry since 1966. This hands-on course will give students a deeper understanding of editorial duties and skills. With mentorship from fulltime journal staff, the practicum offers experience across editing, production, and publicity.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 435Entrepreneurship and Independent Press Publishing 3

Exploration, analysis, and participation in independent press publishing from inception to final product while practicing the entrepreneurial strategies needed to begin a successful venture.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 437Middle English Literature 3

Language and literature of the thirteenth-, fourteenth-, and fifteenth-century England.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 440Shakespeare 3

Major comedies, histories, tragedies selected for topical study. Related background readings and criticism.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 441Milton 3

Milton's major poems and his most important prose works in their seventeenth-century setting.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 445Nineteenth-Century British Writers 3

Major Romantic and/or Victorian writers. Attention to poetry and prose.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 449The Critical Canon and Contemporary Issues 3

Important critical writings from ancient Greece through the nineteenth century, emphasizing their influence upon modern theory and practice.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 452Modern British Writers 3

Major novelists, poets, and playwrights of the modernist period.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 453Topics in English Studies 3

Studies in selected topics in English or American literature or language.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 458American Poetry After 1900 3

Critical and historical study of major twentieth-century American poets to World War II.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 459Twentieth-Century British Poetry 3

Critical and historical study of twentieth-century British poetry to World War II.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 461Eighteenth-Century British Writers 3

Selected major writers, 1660–1800, from among Dryden, Swift, Pope, Johnson, and others.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 463American Poetry Before 1900 3

American poetry and related critical theory with special emphasis on Taylor, Poe, Emerson, Whitman, and Dickinson.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 464American Prose Before 1900 3

Genres, themes, and movements of American prose, fiction and non-fiction, written before 1900.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 465American Prose After 1900 3

American prose written after 1900, with an emphasis on historical context, prose traditions in America, and the development of form, style, and genre.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 482Modern Drama 3

Drama of late nineteenth century and twentieth century, continental, English, and American.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 490Literacy, Learning, and Fieldwork 4

Examines the historical, pedagogical, ideological and theoretical threads of literacy studies, debates and programs. Includes training/tutoring fieldwork in local literacy programs, primarily in the public libraries.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 493Honors Work 3-6

Honors Work.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit if the topic of study changes.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 495Individual Study in English 1-3

This course is a topics-based independent reading, research, or writing. Available to qualified students upon the recommendation of an instructor and approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated twice for a maximum of six (6) s.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 513History of the English Language 3

Origins and development of the English language, methods of historical language study, and competing theories of linguistic change. Practical emphasis on reading and analysis of texts in Old, Middle, and Early Modern English.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 522Teaching Composition: Theories and Applications 3

Theories of the composing process and of discourse generally as they apply to the problems of teaching composition. Background studies in language and other related areas. Specific approaches to teaching composition, their rationales and their comparative usefulness.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 535Entrepreneurship and Independent Press Publishing 3

Exploration, analysis, and participation in independent press publishing from inception to final product while practicing the entrepreneurial strategies needed to begin a successful venture.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 537Middle English Literature 3

Language and literature of the thirteenth-, fourteenth-, and fifteenth-century England.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 540Shakespeare 3

Major comedies, histories, tragedies selected for topical study. Related background readings and criticism.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 541Milton 3

Milton's major poems and his most important prose works in their seventeenth-century setting.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 549The Critical Canon and Contemporary Issues 3

Important critical writings from ancient Greece through the nineteenth century, emphasizing their influence upon modern theory and practice.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 565American Prose After 1900 3

American prose written after 1900, with an emphasis on historical context, prose traditions in America, and the development of form, style, and genre.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 601English Studies: Content, Methods, and Bibliography 3

A general consideration of the discipline of English, the most useful materials and approaches, and the objectives, problems, and issues in the study of language and literature.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 602Electronic Research, Writing, and Editing 3

Theory and application of computer technology in the study of language, rhetoric and composition, and literature, including related ethical, social, and philosophical issues.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 604Electronic Discourse and User Documentation 3

The study of such user documentation as reference manuals, tutorials, and operating procedures in its traditional, paper-based form and its transformation into electronic form.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 608Chaucer 3

Chaucer's major works, including The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 618Literary Citizenship 3

Exploration of the concepts and motivations of literary citizenship, focusing on its collaborative nature and its potential to enhance both your practice as a writer and your professional prescence.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 620Contemporary Publishing 3

An introduction to current practices in the publishing industry from manuscript preparation to the printed book or magazine.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 622Internship in English 3

Practical experience in writing, editing, or other fields related to English studies. Students work under supervision of professionals.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 623Writing-Advanced: Nonfiction 3

Workshop in writing and publishing essays and nonfiction literature (including biography, autobiography, literary and cultural criticism, and extended forms of investigative and analytical reporting).

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 625MFA Fiction Workshop 3

Notes: This course reserved for full-time M.F.A. candidates.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 626MFA Fiction Workshop 3

Notes: This course reserved for full-time M.F.A. candidates.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 627MFA Poetry Workshop 3

Notes: This course reserved for full-time M.F.A. candidates.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 628MFA Poetry Workshop 3

Notes: This course reserved for full-time M.F.A. candidates.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 630Early American Literature 3

Literature in the New World to 1820. Topics include exploration and contact, Puritanism, the Great Awakening, the Revolution, and the rise of captivity and travel narratives and the novel.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 632Greensboro Review Literary Magazine Practicum 3

Literary editing with a focus on the editorial practices of The Greensboro Review. Requirements include weekly readings, multimedia viewing/listening assignments, editorial quizzes focusing on The Chicago Manual of Style, response and reflection assignments, defense of your favorite submissions, editorial query letters, and help with proofreading two issues.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 638Southern American Writers 3

Principal authors, from colonial times to the present, and literary movements related to the development and influence of the Southern tradition in American literature.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 642Topics in Pre-1800 Literature 3

Exploration of selected topics in literature in English before 1800.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
can be repeated twice for a total of 9 hours credit if the topic or instructor varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 650Modern Literary and Cultural Theory 3

Survey of literary theory from the linguistics of Saussure through recent developments such as poststructuralism, feminist theory, reception theory, and cultural studies. Emphasis on relationships among language, culture, and literature.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 659Digital Literacies and Online Rhetorics 3

Analysis of online rhetorics, digital literacies, and Internet/multimedia technologies as applicable to research on readers and writers interacting within online environments.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 664Topics in Post-1800 Literature 3

Exploration of selected topics in literature in English after 1800.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
can be repeated twice for credit if the topic or instructor varies (total of 9).
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 665Topics in Post-1800 Literature 3

Exploration of selected topics in literature in English after 1800.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 670Directed Master's Research 3

Directed research project for students in the MED program. To be taken at the end of the student's plan of study.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 671Graduate Tutorial in Writing: Fiction 3

Notes: This course reserved for full-time M.F.A. candidates.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 672Graduate Tutorial in Writing: Fiction 3

Notes: This course reserved for full-time M.F.A. candidates.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 673Graduate Tutorial in Writing: Poetry 3

Notes: This course reserved for full-time M.F.A. candidates.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 674Graduate Tutorial in Writing: Poetry 3

Notes: This course reserved for full-time M.F.A. candidates.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 675Scholarly and Critical Writing for the Profession 3

Instruction in scholarly and professional writing for doctoral students in English. Emphasis on writing for presentation and publication in the field. Practice in disciplinary conventions through in and out-of-class exercises.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 677Special Problems in Writing 3

Notes: This course reserved for full-time MFA candidates.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 678Special Problems in Writing 3

Notes: This course reserved for full-time MFA candidates.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 680Teaching Internships in English 3

Practice in planning and conducting college-level classes under guidance of senior faculty member. Research project in conjunction with internship, under guidance of supervisor and assigned faculty.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 682The Structure of Verse 3

Verse forms and sound patterns in English and American poetry.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 683The Structure of Fiction 3

Elements of prose fiction, with an emphasis on the theory and art of narrative structure.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 688Feminist Rhetoric and Pedagogy 3

Seminar in history and theory of feminist rhetorics and feminist approaches to teaching. Examines feminist writing and teaching in cultural, social, and racialized contexts.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 690History of Rhetoric: Classical through Renaissance 3

Origins, developments, and competing views of rhetoric from classical antiquity into the 17th century; intersections of rhetoric and public discourse, poetics, education, and gender.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 691History of Rhetoric: Enlightenment through Contemporary 3

Developments and competing views of rhetoric from the Enlightenment to the present; intersections of rhetoric and public discourse, poetics, education, and gender.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 698Topics in Rhetoric/Composition 3

Exploration of selected topics in the study of rhetoric and composition.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 699Thesis 1-6

Individual guidance in the development of a specific research problem.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 702Theories, Methods, or Pedagogy: Selected Topics 3

Introduction to developments in several theoretical areas (such as New Materialisms), methodologies (such as new formal analysis), or pedagogies (such as behaviorism).

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 703Cultural and Historical Change: Selected Topics 3

Focuses on primary texts ranging across two or more periods as conventionally construed within the faculty member's discipline, with attention to the uses and limitations of customary boundaries (e.g., chronological, geographical, canonical, or disciplinary).

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 704Studies in Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory 3

Problems and topics in literary and critical theory studied in conjunction with specific cultural contexts and phenomena.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 706Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies 3

Intensive work at an advanced level on a selected topic in Gender and Sexuality Studies.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 707Alternative Paradigms and Emerging Fields: Selected Topics 3

Explores alternative critical paradigms and emerging fields in literary studies. Enables students to master the new analytical strategies pioneered by the specific approaches being considered and to understand the constant development of the discipline in response to new material, cultural, and political pressures.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 710Studies in English Renaissance Literature 3

Investigation of selected authors or topics.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 713Studies in Seventeenth-Century British Literature 3

Selected writers, topics, and genres characteristic of the Stuart era in English literature. Topics include 17th century English lyrics and 17th century prose.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 717Studies in Eighteenth-Century British Literature 3

Study of a major author, movement, or genre, 1660-1800.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 720Studies in 19th-Century British Literature and Culture 3

Topics in British literature c. 1800-1900, such as genres, aesthetic movements, individual writers or groups of writers, revolution and empire, gender and sexuality, race and slavery, and class and industrialization.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 724Studies in British Literature after 1900 3

Selected modern and contemporary writers, such as Conrad, Shaw, Forster, Larkin, Stoppard, and Byatt.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 725Studies in Modernism 3

Study of literary modernism in the period 1890-1940, with particular emphasis on the range of textual and ideological experiment characteristic of the era.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 730Studies in American Literature 3

Exploration of topics in American literature to connect works from different periods, genres, and communities, uncovering broad patterns and trends.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 731Studies in American Literature before 1900 3

Selected major literary figures and movements.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 733Studies in American Literature after 1900 3

Selected major literary figures and movements.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 734Studies in American Women Writers 3

Intensive study of a particular area of American women's writing and affiliated critical work.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 735Studies in African-American Literature 3

Topics, theories, movements, and authors that comprise the African-American literary tradition.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 737Studies in Multi-Ethnic American Literature 3

Literatures of American ethnic groups, especially less-taught texts written by Chicano/Latino/Latina-, Asian-, African-, Native-, and Euro-Americans (Jewish, Italian, Irish, German, etc.).

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 738Topics in Native American and Indigenous Studies 3

Exploration of the literatures, cultural productions, histories, and politics of Indigenous peoples. Topic will vary depending on section.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 740Studies in Contemporary and Postmodern American Literature 3

Topics in contemporary and postmodern American literature, culture, and theory.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 742Studies in Rhetorical Theory and Practice 3

Themes, eras, and/or theorists in the history of rhetorical theory and practice.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 744Seminar in Composition Studies 3

Studies in special topics related to literacy, the process of composing, composition pedagogy, and composition research.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic varies, same as TED 744.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 746Studies in Contemporary Rhetorical Theory 3

Problems and topics in contemporary rhetorical theory; recent trends, issues, methods of rhetorical theory and related disciplines.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 747Teaching College Writing 3

The teaching of first-year writing at the college level, including history and theories of writing pedagogy and current best practices.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 778Directed Reading 3-6

Individual conferences. Program of reading formulated to meet the varying needs of each student.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 780Independent Doctoral Study 1-6

Intensive review of literature and criticism in a given field in preparation for preliminary examination or dissertation.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for up to six hours credit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 799Dissertation 1-21

Individual direction in the development and execution of a doctoral dissertation.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 801Thesis Extension 1-3

Thesis Extension.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 802Dissertation Extension 1-3

Dissertation Extension.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ENG 803Research Extension 1-3

Research Extension.

Subject
ENG
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu

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