64 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.
employment in the communications field. Employment should be 10 weeks long. Arrangement must be made with Internship Director in advance of employment. Note: See the chapter on "Special Programs" under Internships; listed as Internship: (title). Prerequisite: permission and EN110.
short story, novel, novella, and essay. Students will read texts from a wide variety of genres and historical periods, to examine how litereay forms developed and gain/lost popularity over time. Students will learn the vocabulary and technique of literary analysis. (H)
other popular works of fiction for class, this introductory course will engage students in the fundamental terms and approaches needed to analyze, appreciate and discuss works of fiction at the college level. Students will study introductory elements of literary theory, emphasizing using various social and theoretical perspectives, as a means of learning how to identify cultural and literary meaning within texts. (H)
skills to become effective peer mentors in a variety of situations such as tutoring writing and speech. Students learn how peer mentors enhance mentees' academic performance, social integration, sense of belonging, and overall wellbeing and how mentors benefit from experience, leadership, and communication skills developed in mentoring. Prerequisite: FYC-101. (Formerly titled: Peer Tutor Training) (H)
practical skills to become effective tutors for writing and speech. Students learn how tutors foster the critical "Habits of Mind" that help writers develop their own composing processes and knowledge of conventions by tutoring alongside the practices, concepts, and techniques. Prerequisite: EN-145. (SW-LE)
an indicator of a society's anxiety about the social impact of women's artistic and intellectual development. To read is to expand your knowledge of the world and your place in it. To write is to assert that your ideas, opinions, and voice are worthy of attention. This course presents selections from literature by women beginning with 18th century works before moving into contemporary writing. We will pay special attention to the historical and cultural contexts of our readings. Prerequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109. (H, WK-HT)
Caribbean, and Native American literature. Discussions focus on ways literature reveals cultural perspectives and philosophies. Pre- or corequisite: FYC-101. (H, I, SW-GE)
Departments may offer more than one special topics. Prerequisites vary by title.
on the move. This course examines how English functions now, both in its Standard form and in many of its varieties around the world; how its sounds and structures have changed from its Proto-Indo-European beginnings; and what major factors have influenced those changes. Prerequisites: FYC101, EN110, or
and economic class in U.S. literature. These texts illustrate how social class can define identity and shape perceptions of the American Dream. The class will collect and distribute oral histories about work experiences in collaboration with the local Huntingdon community members. Prerequisite or corequsite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109. (SW-LE)
expectations in the English department and introduces them to professional opportunities within the discipline. This colloquium is intended for students with English, Secondary Education/English or Professional Writing POEs, individualized POEs with foundation in literature or writing, or students with secondary emphases in English. Pre-requisites: sophomore standing, one EN course beyond EN110, or instructor's permission. (H)
short stories and films explore various perspectives on nightmarish or ideal societies through alternative political and social ideologies. The class will introduce various literary theories (including Marxism, approaches to feminism and New Historicism) as well as the genre and history of utopian and dystopian literature. V for Vendetta, Sir Thomas More's Utopia, Plato's Atlantis writings, Children of Men and other works will be covered during the semester. Prerequisites: EN110 or EN109. (H)
writing genres: fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Through assigned texts, we'll establish a common vocabulary of concepts for discussing form, voice, point of view, structure, and other important elements of craft. You'll then put those concepts into practice by writing in each genre. Every student will be required to submit at least one poem, essay, or work of fiction to be read and discussed during in-class workshops. Prerequisite:
rural area bookended by two historic cities, all serving as the backdrop for this course. Using literature and film, as well as articles, musical selections, and local engagement activities, this course will examine stories portraying various cultures, lifestyles, and people in Pennsylvania. This course will also consider how many of the different communities and peoples that make up the Keystone State have been represented historically and in fiction. Students will also explore some of the complex social, political, and economic contexts that have shaped the state's history as well as the lived experiences of its people. Pre-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109. (H, SW-US)
last eighty years reveals the developing and shifting American ideologies concerning subjects such as race, gender, sexuality, and justice, over that same time period. Students will also develop an understanding of the genres and purposes in various forms of sports literature, including newspaper articles, magazine feature articles, short stories, and novels. Prerequisite: EN110 or EN109. (H)
Through analysis and discussion, students will explore the intersections between fictional zombies and actual cultural practices that reflect the mindlessness of a zombie culture. Students will explore the ethical implications of the creation and destruction of zombies. Prerequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109. (CA, H,
through works of fiction and analyzed via cultural, economic and social contexts. The course considers "maleness" as a social construct and how perceptions within American society influence men's actions and the ways in which they perceive themselves, other men, women, and social situations. (H)
disabilities. Via short stories, novels, theoretical articles, films, and memoirs we will explore ways that stereotypical portrayals can stigmatize and discriminate against people with disabilities. The class will also examine narratives and voices that question the definition of 'normal' as well as reinterpret traditional representations of disability. We will consider key concepts such as ableism, justice, access, and the medical and social models of disability. The course will also introduce some of the ways that disability intersects with other aspects of identity such as gender, sexuality, race, and class. Prerequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109. (H, SW-ER)
practices of challenging, censoring, and banning books from American public schools and libraries based on objections to various texts' inclusion of sex, homosexuality, vulgarity, violence, and religion/atheism.
will view and read works from Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan, Kurt Vonnegut, Salman Rushdie, David Foster Wallace and others to examine ways that consumerism, technology, social institutions and other facets of modern culture and society shape identities and influence the human condition. Prerequisite: FYC- 101 or EN-110 or EN-109. (CA)
those who see Nature as moral and liberating, and those who see society as the taming of savage, godless wilderness. This course will examine that tension in writers from Hawthorne and Melville to Faulkner. (H)
have used that violence to explore questions of justice, truth, and human nature. This course will examine the portrayal of violence in writers from Poe to Cormac McCarthy. Prerequisite or corequisite: FYC-101. (H,
that strives to bring about social change. Students will explore the argumentative tactics of writing in the service of advocacy, activism, and non-profit organizations, as well as its circulation across audiences and platforms. In addition to crafting public-facing genres like op-eds, persuasive articles, and posters, students investigate the process of grant-writing and the strategies of media campaigns. Prerequisite: FYC-101. (Previously titled Writing for Social Change) (H, SW-US)
the foundational works of the African American literary tradition, and they have influenced generations of
marked by great cultural change. In response to the trauma of the First World War, the "lost generation" broke traditional social barriers while embracing radically new forms of art. Beginning in 1920 (the year both women's suffrage and prohibition were passed as constitutional amendments) and concluding with the 1929 stock market crash that signaled the start of the Great Depression, we will examine the role of the Harlem Renaissance in inspiring and sustaining domestic and expatriate American modernism. With special emphasis on the interplay of art, music, and literature, this class will examine the literature of the Jazz Age across genre"and racial" boundaries, concluding with two contemporary works that evaluate the lasting significance of this era on American culture. Prerequisite: EN110 or EN109. (H)
reimagined. Most often depicting racial passing (when a person "passes for" someone of another race), these narratives also can be about performing another gender or sexual identity. In this course, we will trace the evolution of this trope through American literature and film. Prerequisites: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109. (CA, H)
and those that suffer them, have captivated dramatists, novelists, philosophers, and theoreticians since the first tragedy was staged in ancient Athens over 2,500 years ago. This course will explore how literary cultures have understood and expressed notions of tragedy in different historical periods. By examining the ways in which we inflict and endure suffering, we will consider how literary tragedy informs our understanding of the human condition. (H)
course will familiarize students with health literacy, plain language, and visual communication skills. Students will analyze and compose common genres of public health writing, including reports about health in the media, advocacy documents, science journalism articles, and public health posters. Prerequisites: EN110 or EN109. (H, CW)
professionalism? What characterizes professional communication? In today's world, what does it mean to use professional writing ethically? To answer these questions, this course focuses on the study, practice, and revision of writing in professional settings. Examining and producing memos, proposals, and reports, students take concrete steps towards exploring potential future careers. Prerequisite or Corequisite: FYC- 101 or EN-110 or EN-109. (H, CW, SW-ER)
arguments in numerous ways, and new technologies of the visual demand new forms of literacy to understand, interpret, and create visual communication. Through comics and graphic novels, maps, visual arguments, and theories of seeing, this course immerses students into the theory and practices of visual literacy. Prereq: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109. (H, WK-HT)
Departments may offer more than one special topic. Prerequisites vary by title.
Adult Lit category. Students will engage in class discussions and make presentations based on individual research. (H)
means of protesting social injustice throughout U.S. history. How have American authors used novels, poems, stories, and essays to illustrate social problems, create empathy, and advocate for social change? What are the boundaries between art and politics? How might literary aesthetics inspire social action? How has literature shaped social progress and vice versa? Questions of literary form, merit, and content will guide our search, as will questions of representation, politics, and economics. Though topics will range widely (but often intersect), we will ask how each literary work engages with the foundational statement of American dissent, "The Declaration of Independence." Prerequisite or corequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109. (SW-
Students will study fiction as a craft, read and discuss fiction by major writers, critique each other's work, and write and revise extensively. Prerequisite: FYC- 101. (F, H, WK-CE)
essay-types of essays, variety of forms, and purposes of the essay. Students will write essays, revise extensively, and critique each other's work throughout the course. Through this process, students become familiar with the formal elements of prose style. Prerequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109. Also must have sophomore class standing or above. (H, CW, WK-CE)
societies to its members. By combining theoretical approaches to myth with film analysis, we will explore the ways in which cinema both influences and reflects the way we think, what we value, fear, and aspire to achieve. Focusing on some of the most prevalent themes in this genre, students will be introduced to Classical and contemporary adaptations of myths and their historical and cultural contexts, examining how those narratives provide meaning today via cinema. Prerequisites: EN110 or EN108 and EN109. (H, WK-HT)
taken in the junior year. Students will learn and negotiate the research process, applying the skills learned to their analysis of literary works or writing research. Writing, ethics, and constructing effective research questions and arguments will be covered to prepare students for completing their senior research thesis, paper, or creative project. Pre-req: EN-204 English Colloquium and Junior Standing
students to the genres and techniques of journalism. Students will write a number of news and feature stories. The writing process involves interviewing, note-taking and other forms of data gathering on campus and at local news events, creating multiple story drafts, and participating in peer-editing workshops. Work culminates in a portfolio of stories written throughout the semester. Students need not plan to become professional media writers to benefit from the course. Prerequisite: FYC-101, EN-110, or EN-109. (H, CW)
human culture while tracing its role as a literary device from the bloodbaths of Greek tragedies to the
towards the classics-works of art that have stood the test of time as culturally significant. How did those books become classic in the first place? We will study the histories of canon formation before debating what works to include in a self-designed literary anthology. Prerequisite: FYC-101. (H, WK-HT)
those designs in expressions appropriate to audience and purpose. Ethical discussion focuses on quality control, accuracy, and various forms of bias. Prerequisites: FYC-101 and sophomore, junior or senior standing. (H, CW, SW-ER)
theatrical constructs that shaped the writing, acting, and reception of Shakespeare's comedies, tragedies, and history plays. Prerequisite: EN110 or EN109. (H)
a personal cry of emotion or in a piercing cultural commentary. This course studies representative poets from our own age, with emphasis on the social context of the times. Different poets are discussed each time the course is taught, but every year you'll actually get to meet one of them up close and personal, as part of our Pennsylvania Poet series. Prerequisite: EN110 or EN109. (CA, H)
games and the critical study of ethical games, which position players to make ethical decisions throughout the game. After learning about ethical principles through play and analysis, students design a text-based game where players make ethical choices shaping the narrative and experience of the game. Prerequisite:
and sounds. In response, this course immerses students into the theory and practice of how and why we choose the media in which we communicate. Through an assignment sequence that includes text, webtext, image, sound, and video, students gain strength and versatility as writers by honing their awareness of genre, audience, and rhetorical situation. Pre-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109 (H, CW, WK-CE, CTDH)
contemporary rhetoric, creative inquiry, design thinking, media authorship, self-reflection, and social engagement. Students complete directed writing such as journal entries, scripts, storyboards, and shotlists in concert with video production, facilitating an integrated process of thinking, creating, and problem-solving. Take FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109 (H, CW, CTDH, WK-CE)
document development, publication, and use. Students will learn to edit effectively on a range of editing tasks and documents and edit documents for a community partner project. These skills will prepare students for a variety of professional editing positions. Prerequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109. (H, SW-LE)
examine literary representations of LGBTQ identity. Readings will include works by James Baldwin, John Rechy, Audre Lorde, Leslie Feinberg, Tony Kushner, and others. Topics will include: biological essentialism
of good guys and bad guys. But why do we think in those categories? And what exactly do we mean by good guys and bad guys? And should we even be in the business of separating good guys from bad guys? This course will take a detailed look at heroes and villains in literature, movies, and television, and ask you to think about the whole duality, and what it means for the stories we tell. Prerequisites: EN110 or EN109. (H)
20th- and 21st-century literature about immigration to the United States. Using critical race theory, this class will put works of fiction and autobiography in historical context to better investigate the influence of immigration law on U.S. national literature. Beginning with short texts from the turn of the twentieth century, we will focus primarily on contemporary works dealing with the post-1965 (or "new wave") immigrant experience. Topics will include: "American Dream" mythology, social mobility, generational conflict, acculturation and assimilation, hyphenated identity, nativism, barriers to full citizenship, and more. Pre-req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109 (H, CW, SW-US)
past examples include "Terry Pratchett" and "Renaissance Drama". Note: Students may take each ST: course for credit.
on-the-job internships. Requires permission of the instructor and sophomore, junior, or senior standing.
research methodology in literature and linguistics for senior English POEs. Students will work simultaneously with the course instructor and a thesis advisor from within the English department to develop a thesis plan and to begin its execution. Prerequisites: EN120, EN122 and EN204; Senior standing; instructor permission only. (H)
the student is required to complete academic research related to the placement. Requires permission of instructor and sophomore, junior, or senior standing. Corequisite: EN-490. (H)
culminates in a substantial written thesis. The individual research project is conducted under the guidance of an English department faculty member. When completed, the thesis is presented in a public forum such as Liberal Arts Symposium, an oral defense, or a conference. Prerequisites: EN120, EN122, EN204 and EN493;
by title. EN-INS Independent Study (1-4 credits) See catalog. EXERCISE SCIENCE & KINESIOLOGY (ESK)
Source: Juniata College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
