58 courses with the subject EN, 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.
Students read and analyze cross-cultural prose, poetry, and drama. Writing that focuses on literary analysis is an integral part of the course. 3 credits
EN 102 is designed to help students develop their skills for researching, analyzing, and writing about literary texts. The course is organized into four modules: “Introduction to Literary Criticism,” “Introduction to Literary Theories,” “Researching Literary Topics,” and “Applying Literary Theory and Criticism to Research Writing.” The first three modules focus on developing specific skills and knowledge essential to the practice of literary analysis. The fourth module brings those skills together in a final research project focused on a literary text. Skills learned in these modules reflect the English Program’s learning outcomes for English majors. During the course, students analyze fiction, poetry, drama, and creative nonfiction. They also learn about literary theories such as Ecocriticism, Film Theory, and Queer Theory, and build more advanced research and writing skills using the lenses of those theories. Students demonstrate their understanding of course materials through presentations, short writing assignments, tests, and a final research assignment. Throughout the semester, students provide support and critical thinking about each other’s ideas in discussions and workshops. This course meets an English major requirement, but any student who enjoys literature and wants to develop literary analysis skills is welcome.
This course is open to all students from all majors. It focuses on the basics of the craft of poetry writing. 3 credits EN 180 (CM 180) Journalism Practicum Students practice newswriting, editing, and crafting other journalistic pieces for the student newspaper. This course provides hands-on 134
Students read and practice writing a wide range of poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction, and learn to critique work in a workshop setting.
In this introductory creative nonfiction course, students examine and practice description, narration, and dialogue, as they explore how writers show and tell life stories, making scenes, situations, and events come alive on the page. Students will also critique established authors’ work and respond to in-class writing prompts, as well as sharing their own writing and giving feedback to peers.
In this course, students will practice the ways in which fiction writers build characters who come alive for readers. We will examine the basic building blocks of character, while also diving deeper into the complexities of character-building that writers must master in order to create memorable and long-lasting characters. We will read examples of memorable fictional characters while also building our own.
In this course, students will find their poetic “voice,” and at the same time, will acquire a perceptive quality in their observations, to translate what they initially see and feel into thoughtful and well-developed writing. Students will explore poetry by a variety of contemporary writers to use as models for their own writing. As active listeners and critics, they will also contribute their insights in peer workshops.
This course provides a focused examination of a particular topic. 3 credits
This course involves reading and writing of works related to experiences of the body, with a focus on craft. Students read a range of literary genres from women writers whose works explore topics such as mental health/illness, physicality, desire, memory, trauma, community, disability, mortality, and healing. The course’s fiction and nonfiction short readings raise essential questions about identity, place, community, and “sacredness of creation” in our own experience and that of others. The course uses literary analysis, writing workshop, and Women's and Gender Studies approaches. Students experiment with elements, such as form, imagery, dialogue, rhythm, voice, etc.
This course focuses on a range of twentieth and twenty-first century literature about race, class, gender, sexuality and identity and is designed to expose you to works of literature representing world perspectives. This course will explore many internationally known writers & literary works from various cultures and historical eras from different genres: poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, with many texts being works in translation. By reading and understanding global literature, students will feel your world expand. During the semester, students will have opportunities to create their own imitations of the poetry, fiction, and nonfiction we read.
This course is a creative examination of a particular topic related to creative nonfiction, such as flash creative nonfiction or journeys. The class includes critical reading and writing as well as original creative writing of true-life experiences. 3 credits
This class explores poetry, fiction, drama, and/or essays in translation. Students research, present, and write about international authors whose writing has been translated into English. Students may write creatively in response. This course meets the major requirement for the International Language/International Study cluster. 3 credits 135
This course provides an introduction to the study of language from structural, historical, social, and psychological perspectives. Language acquisition, its systematic nature (phonology, morphology, and syntax), and its social and geographic variations are elements of the course. 3 credits
This exploration of crime literature traces the genre from its roots in the works of Poe and Doyle to its present incarnations in novels like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Students read, write, and present analysis of the established traditions of the mystery genre and contemporary transformations of those traditions in fiction, television, and film.
This course provides an introduction to works in the development of Arthurian tradition. 3 credits EN 223 Creative Nonfiction I In this introductory course that explores the parameters of creative nonfiction, students read and critique a range of authors, from Faith Adiele to Joan Didion. Students write their own creative nonfiction pieces and respond to in-class writing prompts as well as share and give feedback to their peers.
In this introductory course that explores the parameters of creative nonfiction, students read and critique a range of authors, from Faith Adiele to Joan Didion. Students write their own creative nonfiction pieces and respond to in-class writing prompts as well as share and give feedback to their peers. 3 credits EN 226 (AR 226) AR/EN 226 is a cross-listed course that draws on the pedagogy and disciplines of Art and English to create a print issue of The Critical Point, Carlow’s literary and art journal. In this course, you will learn how to create publicity for submissions of creative writing, critical writing, and artwork, as well as solicit and select submissions. In addition, you will learn editing and layout skills. The result of the course will be the creation of the 38th print issue of The Critical Point. 3 credits
This advanced creative nonfiction course delves deeper into the genre’s parameters: telling true stories, creatively. Students will read and critique authors’ work from an established list and write creative nonfiction personal essays and memoirs. 3 credits EN 233I (WS 233I) Visions of Social Change: Global Women’s Writing This interdisciplinary course draws on the pedagogy and disciplines of women’s studies and English to explore global women’s writing about social justice. The interdisciplinary approach of the literary materials and women’s studies perspectives is integrated into students’ readings, research, and collaborative in-class projects. This course meets the major requirement for the International Language/International Study cluster.
This course explores the women writers of 16th, 17th, and 18th-century England. Students read drama, poetry, essays, and other texts related to these fascinating women who blazed a trail for later women writers.
This beginning course in the reading and writing of poetry focuses on the workshop format and encourages students to share their work and experiment with reading their work aloud. Students will read individual collections of poetry and anthologized works, write critical papers on craft, and critique each other’s work in a workshop setting.
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In this course, students will examine the strategies and models fiction and nonfiction writers use to develop narrative. We will read and analyze different prose structures, including frame stories; flash and micro forms; linear and non-linear storytelling technique; lyric and braided essay; and experimental and hybrid works that rely on techniques that subvert traditional narrative strategies. We will also write prose that uses conventional forms of narrative that show inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, conclusion. After demonstrating ease in conventional form, we’ll experiment with other forms of narrative, using the course reading as a guide for our own creative projects.
This class gives students practice in writing documents used for internal and external communication in organizations. Assignments offer experience writing for non-profit and for-profit settings, often with a social justice advocacy focus and a real-world audience or client.
Introduction to the basic vocabulary and techniques of analysis and criticism by examining images of women in film. 3 credits
This course examines the connections between a literary work and its film adaptation, with a focus on cinematic style and literary motif or theme. 3 credits EN 260 (CM 260) Writing for Media An examination of the principles and practice of writing for media. Students gain experience in writing tightly organized, concise, “hard news” stories. Students will learn interviewing and basic investigative skills, and they will practice writing for print and online media sources. 3 credits EN 262 (WS 262) Women’s Writing on Illness and Healing Women’s Writing on Illness and Healing is an interdisciplinary course about women writers whose works explore mental health, physical health, and healing from a social justice perspective. Students read a range of literary genres on topics such as mental health/illness, healthcare workers, family and disability, facing mortality, and healing, hope, and grace. The course uses both literary analysis and Women’s and Gender Studies approaches.
An examination of Greek and Roman literature in translation, this class focuses on the influence of classical literature on contemporary fiction, drama, film, and poetry. Students analyze influence on works such as the Harry Potter series, the film O Brother Where Art Thou, and the poems of Louise Glück. 3 credits
This class provides an introduction to major works of English literature from Beowulf to the mid-18th century. Students analyze works in relation to their historical/cultural contexts and practice critical writing about the works.
This class provides an introduction to major works of English literature from the late 18th century to the present. Students analyze works in relation to their historical/cultural contexts and practice critical writing about the works. 3 credits 137
This course focuses on William Shakespeare’s comedies, tragedies, histories, and romances, read within cultural and generic contexts. Students analyze the plays’ complex depictions of gender norms, race, politics, family dysfunction, and other controversial topics, as they were understood during the Renaissance and are relevant for today. The course includes viewing film adaptations and (when possible) live performances.
This course provides an introduction to major works of American literature from the 17th century through the Civil War.
This course provides an introduction to major works of American literature from the Civil War until the present.
This study of drama, fiction, and poetry by Irish writers examines the cultural/historical contexts for the works.
This course examines novels by 19th-century British writers and the cultural/historical contexts for the works.
This course explores novels, poetry, and drama by 20th-century British writers and post-colonial writers, including Woolf, Eliot, Joyce, and Lawrence.
This intermediate course in the reading and writing of fiction provides opportunities for students to experiment with craft to create full- bodied stories that can enrich and enthrall an audience. Students respond to in-class writing prompts and participate in workshopping.
This class provides a solid foundation in global perspective through an introduction to some of the greatest non-American and non- British works of literature. 3 credits
This course will focus on ekphrastic poetry, considering image and form in both art and poetry. Students will translate their initial 138
In this creative writing class, students weave together the elements of character, plot, and setting to create more nuanced and exciting fiction that is based in reality but takes the reader into unfamiliar territory. Students analyze authors’ works and integrate identified techniques to enhance their own writing. The course includes in-class writing prompts and workshopping.
In this professional writing course, students develop skills in analysis of processes and in writing concise professional pieces, such as technical descriptions, specifications, requests for proposals (RFPs), product development plans, policies, processes, procedures, instructions, short reports, and related correspondence.
This advanced course in the reading and writing of poetry has a focus on the development of a manuscript of poems. As students put a manuscript together, they learn about order, shaping, and formatting a manuscript of poetry. Assignments include intensive reading and critical response to the work of major writers, plus critique of each other’s work in a workshop setting. Students also engage in critique and conferences with the instructor. 3 credits PREVIOUS CREATIVE WRITING EXPERIENCE RECOMMENDED
The purpose of this course is to build on skills introduced in CM 260 Writing for Media and to introduce and develop your knowledge and skills in digital storytelling. Students are introduced to the basics of storytelling (narrative), e-publishing, audio and video production as well as the strategic choices involved in the creation and online distribution of digital messages. Ultimately, this course will prepare you to become proficient in digital forms of communication that are essential for 21st Century communication practitioners.
This advanced course in the reading and writing of creative nonfiction focuses on place. Students read and critique a variety of authors who use place as a “character.” The course also explores travel as part of the writer’s journey. Students write creative essays and stories, critical papers, and respond to in-class writing prompts and workshopping.
For internship credit, students engage in practical work experience through placement negotiated with a faculty member prior to registration. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Pass/Fail.
This writing-intensive study with women creative nonfiction writers explores varying themes. Students engage in critical reading and response to the work of major writers and critique each other’s work in a workshop setting. Pass/Fail. 3 credits; may be repeated
This advanced course in the reading and writing of creative nonfiction focuses on the form of autobiography that is a slice of life written by everyday people. Students read a variety of authors, write true-life stories, write a critical review of a book, respond to in-class writing prompts, and engage in workshopping.
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This writing-intensive study with women poets explores varying themes. Students engage in critical reading and response to the work of major writers and critique each other’s work in a workshop setting. Pass/Fail. 3 credits; may be repeated
During this capstone experience for senior English majors, students work with a faculty mentor to complete a substantial literary analysis that may revise and develop an essay written for another literature class. Students meet regularly with their faculty mentor to select a topic, conduct research, draft, and write their thesis over two semesters, receiving an IP grade at the end of the first semester. Students present a section of their completed thesis to the English faculty and other students. If the project extends past the two- semester deadline, students will be required to register for IS 400. Pass/Fail.
During this capstone experience for senior creative writing majors, students work with a faculty mentor to revise and complete a manuscript of original poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. Students meet regularly with their faculty mentor over one or two semesters, with students receiving an IP grade at the end of the first semester. Students present a selection from their completed manuscript to the English faculty and other students. If the project extends past the two-semester deadline, students will be required to register for IS 400. Pass/Fail. 2 credits The following elective courses are offered periodically:
For students requiring a semester for final revising and polishing of their manuscript with their mentor. Students must register for credit(s) for an independent study.
The primary focus of the semester practicum is the student's creative writing. Students will submit poems, fiction, or creative nonfiction to their American or Irish mentors at regular intervals, along with critical responses to reading based on an individualized semester long writing and reading schedule intended to improve the student’s writing of poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. 4 credits per practicum
This optional course focuses on preparing students for post-MFA life by developing the skills necessary to work within a professional literary community—whether as a writer, editor, publisher, or organizer of literary projects and programs. In this course, students learn multiple forms of writing related to publishing (query letters for literary, trade, and commercial magazines), securing an agent (book proposals, query letters, treatments), applying for grants and fellowships (narrative statements, writing samples, project plans), and seeking employment (biographical statements, CV, teaching statements). Offered intermittently in the fall or spring semester.
Students produce an original manuscript in poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. In consultation with the program director, students choose their mentors for the creative manuscript by the middle of the fourth semester. Students will complete a manuscript workshop, period of revision, and defend their manuscript with an academic committee composed of at least two (2) MFA mentors and/or a guest writer from the extended university community; give a public reading; and answer questions. A manuscript semester is from January to May or September to December.
Students continue to work with mentor guidance to complete their creative manuscripts as described in EN 750. Students are urged to complete their manuscripts in one semester. Fiction and creative nonfiction students may require 2 to 3 manuscript semesters. A manuscript semester is from January to May or September to December. 1 to 4 credits ADDITIONAL NOTE: When student completes their final manuscript semester, the manuscript defense process (workshop, revision, and final defense and reading) does not require registration for an additional course.
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