70 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.
EN 0012Fundamentals of Writing
Students build fluency and confidence as college-level readers and writers by working on the features of an academic essay: engaging introduction, clear thesis, well-organized body paragraphs, solid use of evidence and correct mechanics. Students review the fundamentals of grammar, punctuation and sentence structure, learning how to read and edit their papers for mistakes that interfere with clarity and comprehension. - 3 institutional credits (Institutional credit will not be applied to either required or elective credits, but will be counted toward determining full-time status.) 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 institutional credits (Institutional credit will not be applied to either required or elective credits, but will be counted toward determining full-time status)
This course is open to students for whom English is a second language. Such students should take this course instead of Developmental English. It covers fundamentals of grammar, writing, and reading. 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 institutional credits (Institutional credit will not be applied to either required or elective credits, but will be counted toward determining full-time status)
Students write several academic essays for diverse audiences and purposes, writing through a process that involves brainstorming, drafting, receiving feedback and substantive revising. Students move beyond the standard “five paragraph theme” learned in high school, with greater emphasis on originality, critical thinking, personal style and vocabulary. Students develop peer feedback techniques and learn strategies for reading, annotating and responding to texts. 3 hours Lecture and Discussion - 3
EN 0012 - Fundamentals of Writing or the placement test, required for entering students. 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 Credits
EN 1111Advanced English I3
Literary interpretation, research, and writing are taught in this course. The essay and longer research paper are emphasized. The course replaces English I for certain advanced students. With permission of the Department Chairperson, students who complete this course may substitute another literature course for Introduction to Literature. Requirement: Placement score indicating advanced writing skills. 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 credits
Students build fluency and confidence as college-level readers and writers by working on the features of an academic essay: engaging introduction, clear thesis, well-organized body paragraphs, solid use of evidence and correct mechanics. Students review the fundamentals of grammar, punctuation and sentence structure, learning how to read and edit their papers for mistakes that interfere with clarity and comprehension. - 3 institutional credits (Institutional credit will not be applied to either required or elective credits, but will be counted toward determining full-time status.)
Students build on the skills of drafting and revising developed in EN 1101, applying them to longer essays that incorporate multiple sources and that involve analysis, synthesis and critical thinking. Students study how to formulate a valid research question and thesis, analyze methods of logic and argumentation, and practice rhetorical strategies for crafting essays that affect real readers. Students learn how to evaluate, incorporate and document scholarly sources., how to use the library’s electronic databases, and how to maintain their own voice and point of view when writing researched essays that call for more than easy answers or mere opinions. 3 hours. Lecture and Discussion - 3 credits.
EN 1101 - College Writing I 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 Credits
EN 1211Advanced College Writing3
Students in Advanced College Writing partake in a rigorous, accelerated course that combines elements of College Writing I and II. Students sharpen recursive writing habits as they practice composing personal, analytical, and argumentative essays at the college level, learning to write with substance, style, and precision. Students then apply these skills and strategies in the production of a researched essay that involves developing a valid research question and thesis, locating, evaluating, and integrating sources to shape an argument that calls for more than easy answers or mere opinions. The course is reserved for students entering the University with the requisite score on the AP English Language and Composition exam. This course satisfies the first-year writing requirement. 3 hours Lecture and Discussion - 3 credits
EN 1101 - College Writing I 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 credits
EN 1220Storytelling
This course involves more advanced development of concepts introduced in Graphic Design I. The course emphasizes practical assignments that examine applied problem solving and professional solutions for graphic designers. 3.00
This course examines the external history of the English language - the political, social and technological forces that have shaped it, as well as the internal history - the effects of those forces on the sound system (phonology), structure (syntax) and vocabulary. Chronologically arranged texts from Old English to Present-Day English serve as sample material for the course.
EN 1101 - College Writing I and EN 1201 - College Writing II or EN 1211 - Advanced College Writing . 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 Credits
EN 2010Linguistics3
This course provides an overview of how humans acquire and use language. The components of language are examined, as well as the principles, concepts and models of language acquisition.
EN 1101 - College Writing I and EN 1201 - College Writing II or EN 1211 - Advanced College Writing . 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 Credits
EN 2027Editing
Editing will instruct students on everything from the efficiency of editorial software to the art of manuscript editing. Students will receive instruction on style and editorial judgement as well as copyediting and continuity tricks. The broad reach of this course will introduce students to the numerous responsibilities of an editor and the various technologies and resources she must manage. 3 Credits Lecture
This course presents selections from outstanding authors of world literature written after 1650. It is the required course in literature for the Core Curriculum.
EN 1101 - College Writing I and EN 1201 - College Writing II or EN 1211 - Advanced College Writing . 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 Credits
EN 2043Semantics and Semiotics3
This course explores language forms and establishes the relationships between signs and symbols and what they represent. It covers the use and abuse of verbal and non-verbal language and applies semantic/semiotic principles to the language of politics, popular culture, advertising, and prejudice. The course objectives include familiarizing students with the nature of language meaning, alerting them to language abuses, and enhancing their communications skills.
EN 1101 - College Writing I and EN 1201 - College Writing II or EN 1211 - Advanced College Writing . 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 Credits
EN 2120Popular Science Writing
Misinformation spread in the media can have significant, and sometimes even catastrophic, consequences. As scientists, discovering and understanding truths about complex concepts is rendered useless if you cannot accurately and effectively communicate this information to the public. This course is designed to teach students effective communication skills in the format of popular science writing. Students will explore the rhetorical techniques specific to science writing. This course will be key to understanding the gaps between communication, reading literacy, and scientific literacy. Students taking this course will learn the cues and miscues of writing scientific arguments for a broad audience. Students will be tasked in writing their own popular science articles, based on information they gather from primary research journals. This course will also explore the ethical, social, and political issues that arise when the press covers crucial issues such as climate change, disease outbreaks, genetic engineering, and pollutants such as microplastics 3.00
The course provides intensive training in both grammar and methods of teaching grammar (particularly at the secondary level). The course objectives include: an introduction to traditional grammar terminology, sentence structure, various grammatical theories, and multiple approaches to grammar instruction for secondary school teachers and English majors. Prereq/Corequisite
Special attention is devoted to the development of the novel from the 18th century to the modern period. While the English novel will be emphasized, translations from other languages may be used. Major writers of the various periods, such as Fielding, Hardy, and Joyce will be highlighted.
EN 1101 - College Writing I and EN 1201 - College Writing II or EN 1111 - Advanced English I and EN 1211 - Advanced College Writing . 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 credits
EN 2134Literary Interpretation3
This course provides the English major with the vocabulary of literary criticism, with a basic understanding of generic forms, and with a specific knowledge of significant poems, stories, short novels, a novel and a play. Short papers and an essay final test are assigned to cover the required material.
EN 1101 - College Writing I 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 Credits
EN 2135Classic and Medieval Literature3
This course will cover Western literature from its earliest literary works through the Greek and Roman eras, and the Medieval period up to the Renaissance. Students will become familiar with major writers through selected texts. In addition, they will be presented with the necessary philosophical, historical and mythological background. Students will demonstrate ability by reading, analyzing, discussing, and writing about the literature.
EN 1101 - College Writing I and EN 1201 - College Writing II or EN 1111 - Advanced English I and EN 1211 - Advanced College Writing . 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 Credits
EN 2136American Literature Before the Civil War3
This survey introduces students to selected American literary texts from 1614 to 1865. Works by Emerson, Hawthorne, Melville, Poe, Thoreau, Whitman, and other major figures are included.
EN 1101 - College Writing I and EN 1201 - College Writing II or EN 1211 - Advanced College Writing . 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 Credits
EN 2138World Literature3
This course will examine literary texts from around the world, with particular attention to the emergence of national and ethnic voices in the twentieth century. Students will become familiar with issues of modernism and postmodernism, and post-colonialism as reflected in literature from the areas of the course’s primary literary focus: Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
EN 1101 - College Writing I and EN 1201 - College Writing II or EN 1211 - Advanced College Writing . 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 Credits
EN 2210Understanding Knowledge
Understanding Knowledge: Science vs. Humanities is a Capstone course which will focus specifically on the interactions of scientific disciplines and humanistic thinking. This course focuses on where human knowledge comes from and the dangers of confusing or ignoring different types of knowledge. 3.00
This course will introduce students to the critical interpretation of film as a narrative form and cultural product. The textual analysis of film involves examining the formal aspects of the medium - e.g., screenwriting, acting, cinematography, editing, mise-en-scene, narrative and sound - through a variety of theoretical and critical approaches. Students successfully completing this course will have improved their ability to communicate by using writing as a means of personal discovery and intellectual growth, as well as a practical method for recording what has been learned; they will also have garnered a fuller understanding of how to evaluate, apply and experiment with the intersection of visual and textual narratives.
College Writing I and II. This course may be substituted for EN 2028 with approval of English Department Chair.
EN 2230Intro to Poetry3
The goals for this class focus on the idea that poetry is often imagined as difficult. For this reason, this course will attempt to engage in and answer many of the complicated questions that arise when students are faced with explicating, understanding, and communicating with and through poetry. The course will introduce key concepts and simultaneously introduce some of the most important examples of poetry the world has produced. Students will be tasked with learning a wide variety of poetic concerns-everything from typical poetic conventions (form & meter), to how to read a poem, to the history of poetry, to current arguments about the nature, importance, and value of poetry. 3 Hours 3 Credits
EN 2238American Literature II (after the Civil War)3
This survey covers selected fiction, poetry, and drama from the Civil War to the present. Works by Twain, James, O’Neill, Eliot, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and other major figures are included.
EN 1101 - College Writing I and EN 1201 - College Writing II or EN 1211 - Advanced College Writing . 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 Credits
EN 2240Graphic Novel3
We will be studying “the graphic novel” which I think we can all agree is a really fancy way of saying “let’s nerd out over comic books.” No pressure, but I’m counting on you for seriously nerdy conversations. If you’ve never read a comic book or graphic novel don’t fear. While you may have a learning curve in precisely how to read, the tropes, and what to expect those are all questions I sincerely hope this class answers. 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 Credits
This course explores the literary and cultural roots of Horror Fiction and Horror Film, from the first Gothic romances to the phantasmagorical ghost stories that captivated popular reading audiences in the early nineteenth century, to the popular film adaptations of the early twentieth century which immortalized the images of Dracula and Frankenstein’s monster, to the early founders and the modern masters of the literary genre of horror, including Edgar A. Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Clive Barker, among many others. The course will ask students to consider the common social, psychological, and cultural sources of Horror’s lasting appeal-a genre whose popularity fuels its commercial success in bookstores and movie theaters despite its intended design of appalling and terrifying its readers and audiences. The course will also expect students to appreciate how Horror has evolved and shape-shifted over the centuries and between decades to continually tap into the particular personal and social fears of changing audiences. 3 hours Lecture and Discussion - 3 credits
This literary survey course introduces students to the major writers and works of England’s Anglo-Saxon, Medieval, Renaissance, Restoration, and Enlightenment periods. Following a chronological sequence from the ninth onto the eighteenth century-from Beowulf to Chaucer to Shakespeare to Swift-the course will also situate the literary texts and their traditions within the historical and cultural contexts that shaped the first millennium of British literature.British Literature I 3 Hours Lecture 3 Credits
This literary survey course introduces students to the major writers of 19th- and 20th-century, especially those whose great works illustrate the styles and sensibilities that have since become associated with such latter-day labels as “Romantic,” “Victorian,” and “Modern.” Following a chronological sequence from the French Revolution to WW2, the course will introduce students to the literary traditions and trends-as well as the historical and cultural contexts-that gave shape to the literature produced in England, Scotland, and Ireland over the past two-plus centuries. 3 Hours Lecture 3 Credits
Special projects designed to meet individual needs of junior level students in specialized fields within English or Media and Communications. Projects will be arranged with a department faculty member and with the approval of the department chairperson.
Permission of the Department Chair. Minimum 3 hours of effort per week per credit. 1.00
EN 3005History of the English Language3
This course examines the external history of the English language - the political, social and technological forces that have shaped it, as well as the internal history - the effects of those forces on the sound system (phonol- ogy), structure (syntax) and vocabulary. Chronologically arranged texts from Old English to Present-Day English serve as sample material for the course. 3 hours Lecture and Discussion
TAKE EN-1101 College Writing I, EN-1201 College Writing II, OR EN-1211 Adv. English 3 Credits
EN 3010Adolescent and Young Adult Literature3
This course is an introduction to literature written for adolescents and young adults. It discusses the psychological needs of the young reader, addresses methods of evaluation and presentation, and familiarizes students with electronic resources in this field. Issues such as censorship, community standards, mass media and popular culture are also covered.
EN 1101 - College Writing I and EN 1201 - College Writing II or EN 1111 - Advanced English I and EN 1211 - Advanced College Writing . 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 Credits
EN 3020Environmental Literature3
This course will study a variety of written works addressing the intricate and ever-changing relationship between humans and the natural world.
EN 1101 - College Writing I and EN 1201 - College Writing II or EN 1211 - Advanced College Writing . 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 Credits
EN 3030Shakespeare3
The course attempts to take the student into depth on one author. It will look at the social background of Shakespeare’s time, his life, and his works. The course will also cover textual problems, methods of interpretation, and significant critical approaches.
EN 1101 - College Writing I and EN 1201 - College Writing II or EN 1211 - Advanced College Writing . 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 Credits
EN 3031Structures of the English Language3
The course provides intensive training in both grammar and methods of teaching grammar (par- ticularly at the secondary level). The course objec- tives include: an introduction to traditional grammar terminology, sentence structure, various grammati- cal theories, and multiple approaches to grammar instruction for secondary school teachers and English majors. 3 Credits
In an effort to familiarize students with contemporary literature in English, texts will be studied from the second half of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first. Works from Australia, India, South Africa, the Caribbean, New Zealand, and Canada will be featured in addition to works from America and England.
EN 1101 - College Writing I and EN 1201 - College Writing II or EN 1211 - Advanced College Writing . 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 Credits
EN 3055Renaissance and Enlightenment Literature3
The course emphasizes the inventiveness and humanism of the Renaissance period in dramatic and poetic works. The shift to satire, the essay, and the invention of the novel are discussed in the second part of the course. Major writers such as Shakespeare, Milton, Pope, Swift, and Johnson will be emphasized.
EN 1101 - College Writing I and EN 1201 - College Writing II or EN 1211 - Advanced College Writing . 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 Credits
EN 3060Theory of Writing3
This course examines competing theories of the writing process and of the methods used to teach writing. Students will study the rise of expressivism in the 1960s, and the influence of cognitive, social constructionist, feminist and post-colonial theories on language and learning, including an overview of how college writing centers have been shaped by these movements. Through a series of scholarly readings both theoretical and practical, students gain a richer understanding of their own writing processes; explore shifting perceptions of the relationship between the writer, the subject, and the audience; develop a greater understanding of writing as a mode of thinking and learning; and recognize the collaborative nature of writing and knowledge-making. 3 hours Lecture and Discussion - 3 credits
Welcome to Writing about Animals, a course designed to be a little different: Instead of looking at assignments as “homework” we will look at them as “opportunities to write.” Instead of viewing the class period in terms of “what we are going to cover,” we will try to view it as “what we are going to share.” 3 Hours Lecture 3 Credits
Do you enjoy writing about environmental issues? Featuring colorful messages like, “Not in My Backyard!” and “Don’t Buffalo Me!,” the field of eco-critical writing is vast and intriguing. With topics ranging from protecting the last remaining swaths of pristine wilderness to practicing vertical farming, and contemporary psychological concepts including Biophilia, Nature Deficit Disorder, and Behavioral Sink, eco-critical writing encompasses a truly trans-disciplinary host of interests. Examining the writing approaches and topics of such iconic authors as Bill McKibben, Bill Bryson, Annie Dillard, Aldo Leopold, Tom Wolfe, Terry Tempest Williams, Richard Louv, Barry Lopez, and Joyce Carol Oates, this course introduces you to the environmental writer’s market and provides practice in using distinctive stylistic techniques to engage and persuade your audience. Actual publication venues are discussed in detail, making this course practical for your career ambitions. 3-credits lecture. 3.00
This course will focus on the breadth, depth, history, ethics, and practice of travel writing. As an art form, travel writing has been around as long as travel. Basho wrote a travel log in medieval Japan. James Boswell wrote in the 18th Century about Scotland. We will write about the contemporary world after having read past greats and current geniuses of the form. -3 Credits Lecture 3 Hours Lecture 3 Credits
In this course, students will learn, through critical reading and rhetorical analyses of texts and through creating their own texts, how writing can promote social justice. Several different genres will be studied. Along with discovering how genre can affect the overall success of an appeal for justice or change, students will examine how the components of the rhetorical situation and rhetorical devices contribute to the effectiveness of writing for social justice. Students will prepare and publish several texts aimed at making a positive difference regarding a social issue of concern. 3 credits lecture
This course provides an overview of how humans acquire and use language. The components of language are examined, as well as the princi- ples, concepts and models of language acquisition. 3 hours Lecture and Discussion - 3 credits
English I and II or Advanced English I and II 3 Hours Lecture 3 Credits
EN 3080Fiction Writing Workshop3
Simply put, this course aims to improve your fiction writing skills. If you took Creative Writing, this course will have some similarities, but a number of differences as well. We will be more focus on the minutiae as we have only the one genre to deal with. Therefore, we will practice our setting, characterization, voice, tone, dialogue, form and anything else necessary for the construction of compelling and innovative fiction. 3-credits lecture. 3 Hours Lecture 3 Credits
This course is a 3000-level workshop that will provide students an opportunity to explore how elements of composition like dialogue, structure, and pacing have shaped modern playwriting. Playwriting stands apart as the only course aimed directly at the composition of drama. In this course students learn the theoretical underpinnings of writing for performance and the literary devices unique to the stage. Students will write several major plays beginning with a focus on scene and building towards a comprehensive production. 3-credits lecture. 3 Hours Lecture 3 Credits
This course is a 3000-level workshop that will provide students an opportunity to explore how elements of composition like metaphor, rhythm, and linguistic construct have shaped modern poetry. Poetry writing is an invaluable skill for aspiring writers as it forces attention to both the tools of English (literary devices) and the structure (meter, rhythm, rhyme.) In this course students will learn the theoretical underpinnings of writing poetry as well as several different approaches. Students will write several poems of varying length and composition. 3-credits lecture. 3 Hours Lecture 3 Credits
This course is a 3000-level workshop that will provide students an opportunity to explore style, adaptation, and interpretation through the medium of fanfiction. Fanfiction is an entirely crowd-sourced media that has gained global attention in recent years through the open-access Archiveofourown.org (AO3) and the growing field of Fan Studies. In this course students will read a variety of authors from classics like Shakespeare to modern fanfiction writers on AO3. We will write a series of fanfics around the most common tropes in fandom: the AU, domestic fiction, shipping, and cross-fandom mashups. 3 Credit Lecture.
This course is a 3000-level workshop that will provide students an opportunity to explore how elements of composition like vocabulary, adaptation, and style operate according to genre-specific guidelines. Genre is an umbrella term encompassing the most popular fiction on the market (Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Mystery) and also one of many “languages” aspiring writers must speak. In this course students learn the theoretical underpinnings of genre while exploring the techniques specific to the most popular genres on the market. Students will write several major stories in the following genres: . Sci-fi/Fantasy . Romance . Young Adult . Mystery . Contemporary . Mash-Up 3-credits lecture.
This course is a 3000-level workshop that will provide students an opportunity to explore how game designers tell their stories. Game Design is a wide-reaching term that includes video game plots, board game design, role-playing module construction, etc. In this course students learn the theoretical underpinnings of game design while exploring the techniques specific to the most popular games on the market. Students will write in multiple modes for multiple media, including: . Board Games . Video Games . Role-Playing Modules . Escape Rooms 3-credits lecture.
This course is a 3000-level workshop that will provide students an opportunity to explore how elements of composition like metaphor, plot, and characterization operate in nonfiction narratives. Creative nonfiction is an incredibly popular form used to communicate academic research to the broader public, to write memoirs, and for “cultural influencers.” In this course students will learn the theoretical underpinnings of creative nonfiction and how elements of style apply to fiction and nonfiction alike. 3-credits lecture.
This course will examine literary texts from around the world, with particular attention to the emergence of national and ethnic voices in the twentieth century. Students will become familiar with issues of modern- ism and postmodernism, and post-colonialism as reflected in literature from the areas of the course’s primary literary focus: Asia, Africa, and Latin America. 3 hours lecture and discussion - 3 credits
English I and II or Advanced English I and II 3 Hours Lecture 3 Credits
EN 3210Classical Literature3
This course will cover Western literature from its earliest literary works through the Greek and Roman eras, and the Medieval period up to the Renaissance. Students will become familiar with major writers through selected texts. In addition, they will be presented with the necessary philosophical, historical and mythological background. Students will demon- strate ability by reading, analyzing, discussing, and writing about the literature. 3 hours Lecture and Discussion - 3 credits
Take EN-1101 EN-1201 or EN-1211 3 Hours Lecture 3 Credits
EN 3235Mass Communications3
A course designed to introduce the fundamentals, theories and impact of contemporary mass media. The course surveys mass media systems with a focus upon how they operate in American culture. Emphasis is placed upon the contemporary growth of the print, film, radio, television, and recording industries, and on how these media have altered and influenced our lives. 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 credits
This course is aimed at two audiences: those who have a specific interest in creative writing and want to develop their skills further, and those whose primary interest is in interpreting literature. Literary texts and the students’ own experiences serve as the basis for writing.
EN 1101 - College Writing I and EN 1201 - College Writing II or EN 1211 - Advanced College Writing . 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 Credits
EN 3310Classical Literature3
This course will cover Western literature from its earliest literary works through the Greek and Roman eras, and the Medieval period up to the Renaissance. Students will become familiar with major writers through selected texts. In addition, they will be presented with the necessary philosophical, historical and mythological background. Students will demon- strate ability by reading, analyzing, discussing, and writing about the literature.
This course focuses on the critical discussion and analysis of literary texts written by African Americans, representing various historical and thematic aspects of the African American experience in the United States. Texts can include forms such as films, novels, non-fiction, paintings, plays, poetry, and short stories, ranging from the late 18th century to the present. 3 Hours Lecture 3 Credits
Women’s Literature is a literary survey course where students will learn the historical, cultural, and artistic importance of text produced by and/or for women. Students consider the intersections of gender, class, race, and sexuality in text and how the subject position of “man” or “woman” shapes literature, philosophy, and the meanings we make. Students practice and apply these skills through the production of reflective, nuanced writing and textual analysis. This course satisfies the literature requirement. 3 hours Lecture and Discussion - 3 credits This course can be substituted for EN 2028 Introduction to Literature. 3 Hours Lecture 3
Special projects designed to meet individual needs of senior students in specialized fields within English or Media and Communications. Projects will be arranged with a department faculty member and with the approval of the department chairperson.
By examining the history of literary criticism and selected texts by contemporary and older literary critics, this course acquaints the student with critical terms, schools of critical theory, analytic procedures and the history of criticism. Students will apply several critical methods to literary works.
EN 1101 - College Writing I and EN 1201 - College Writing II or EN 1211 - Advanced College Writing . 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 Credits
EN 4030Place Studies
This course will focus on the literature, history, and culture of a specific place–and include a mid-semester Spring Trip tour. The course will introduce students to the authors, works, history, and sites that have contributed to the chosen destination. 3 Hours Lecture 3
EN 4050English Literature of the 19th and Early 20th Century3
British texts from major writers of the Romantic, Victorian, and Modern periods are highlighted in this class. The focus is on the major writers with an historical sequence to the course. Experimental works will be increasingly emphasized as the class approaches the contemporary period.
EN 1101 - College Writing I and EN 1201 - College Writing II or EN 1211 - Advanced College Writing . 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 Credits
EN 4055Themes in Literature3
This course focuses on a particular theme in literature, allowing students a greater depth of approach than possible in other courses. The course will concentrate on an intriguing thematic area or author, such as the works of William Faulkner or war-protest literature. Pertinent historical and philosophical information will provide situational context for the theme’s development. Through reading and writing assignments, students will gain an appreciation of significant literary themes.
EN 1101 - College Writing I and EN 1201 - College Writing II or EN 1211 - Advanced College Writing . 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 3 credits
EN 4120Author/Auteur
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a major author in possession of a sizeable canon of literary works must be in want of a college course. And it is also true that no English writer but Shakespeare has enjoyed so much critical approval and popular acclaim as Jane Austen. This course provides an in-depth survey of the life and works of Jane Austen based on close readings of her six published novels, beginning with Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, continuing on to Mansfield Park and Emma, and concluding with Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, as well as some of her lesser known works. The course will likewise pay special attention to the critical tradition that has attended the growth of Austen scholarship and Austenmania, as well as the various forms Austen’s life and literary have been represented on film, on stage, and throughout modern popular culture. 3 hours Lecture and Discussion - 3 credits This course can be substituted for EN 2028 Introduction to Literature. 3.00
As the capstone of the English major’s program, the student studies, under the guidance of a faculty member, a specific period or author. This tutorial approach culminates in the preparation of a paper of considerable length and quality and an oral defense of it. 3 hours Lecture and Discussion - 3 credits
English I and II or Advanced English I and II and senior standing. 3.00
EN 9903Gay & Lesbian Lit
In this course students will consider a variety of fiction, non-fiction, and theoretical texts exploring the intersection of identity and genre, the shifting boundaries of gender and sexuality rhetoric, and reading as many books as can be found where people don’t die at the end. 3 hours Lecture and Discussion - 3 credits This course can be substituted for EN 2028 Introduction to Literature.
This course is a 3000-level workshop that will provide students an opportunity to explore style, adaptation, and interpretation through the medium of fanfiction. Fanfiction is an entirely crowd-sourced media that has gained global attention in recent years through the open-access Archiveofourown.org (AO3) and the growing field of Fan Studies. In this course students will read a variety of authors from classics like Shakespeare to modern fanfiction writers on AO3. We will write a series of fanfics around the most common tropes in fandom: the AU, domestic fiction, shipping, and cross-fandom mashups. 3 hours Lecture and Discussion - 3 credits This is a writing course and cannot be substituted for EN 2028 Introduction to Literature.
This course is a 3000-level workshop that will provide students an opportunity to explore how elements of composition like metaphor, rhythm, and linguistic construct have shaped modern poetry. Poetry writing is an invaluable skill for aspiring writers as it forces attention to both the tools of English (literary devices) and the structure (meter, rhythm, rhyme.) In this course students will learn the theoretical underpinnings of writing poetry as well as several different approaches. Students will write several poems of varying length and composition. 3 hours Lecture and Discussion - 3 credits This is a writing course and cannot be substituted for EN 2028 Introduction to Literature.
Ever wondered why today’s car commercials show vehicles romping in the wilderness? A theme throughout American life and literature concerns the supreme importance of land in general and the wilderness in particular. From the start, people have had designs upon “this incomparable land.” To be American is to be invested in the spirit of the wilderness; it permeates our very souls. Examining authors ranging from Captain John Smith to Bill Bryson, Lewis and Clark to Terry Tempest Williams, this course explores environment and ethos, borders and identity, so that we may understand why as John Muir phrases it, “Wilderness is a necessity.” 3 hours Lecture and Discussion - 3 credits This course can be substituted for EN 2028 Introduction to Literature.
This writing-intensive course introduces students to the terminology and techniques of film art and the various genres related to writing about the movies. In addition to watching several significant films, assigned reading will consist of a series of scholarly articles, film history, and movie reviews, which will serve as models for our analytical viewing and writing assignments.
