63 courses with the subject SEL, 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.
SEL 105Composition and Culture Part A (English)3
Credit(s) Students develop critical thinking skills in composing, reading, and speaking through an examination of the relationship between culture and literacy, or the ways people use, learn, and value language. SEL105 has focus on critical reading and writing, and SEL106 on the research process. Students must pass SEL105 with a C- or higher in order to enroll in SEL106. SEL105 and SEL106 must be taken in sequence.
Credit(s) Students develop critical thinking skills in composing, reading, and speaking through an examination of the relationship between culture and literacy, or the ways people use, learn, and value language. SEL 105 has focus on critical reading and writing, and SEL106 on the research process.
Students must pass SEL 105 with a C- or higher in order to enroll in SEL106. SEL 105 and SEL106 must be taken in sequence. Liberal Arts Curriculum: Successful completion of both SEL105 and SEL106 with a C- or higher satisfies the Writing requirement.
SEL 107Composition and Culture (English)3
Credit(s) Students develop critical thinking skills in composing, reading, and speaking through an examination of the relationship between culture and literacy, or the ways people use, learn, and value language.
Credit(s) Introduces the study of English with a focus on foundational skills for college and career. Emphasis on literary forms, close reading, analysis, and the research process. Practice in writing the literary essay and other genres. Discussion of careers for English majors and minors. English majors take this course during their first semester.
Credit(s) Offers specialized study of a particular genre, time period, theme, region, author, or other literary/cultural phenomenon. Counts toward the Gender and Women’s Studies minor when the topic is “Feminist Readings.”
Credit(s) Introduction to the reading and writing of popular fiction. Emphasis on understanding the scope and meaning of the conventions of the major genres: romance, mystery, science fiction, fantasy, horror, young adult, etc. Practice in writing popular fiction.
Credit(s) Sophomore-level career workshop for English majors and minors with a focus on setting individualized goals and starting the career journey well before graduation. Every student creates an individualized career plan that charts a course for years 2, 3, and 4 at Seton Hill, possibly including courses to take, minors or second majors, summer, part-time, and work-study jobs, initial internship plans, beginning a publication program.
Credit(s) Exploration of the meticulously sourced style of informative writing practiced by professional journalists, emphasizing news, arts/entertainment, and sports reporting. By reporting on local & current events students will also explore cultural issues such as racial and gender bias and the function journalism plays in a free society.
SEL 220Linguistics: Culture and Literacy (English)3
Credit(s) Studies language as a dynamic, evolving tool situated in cultural practice. Applies fundamental concepts of linguistics including syntax, phonology, morphology, and pragmatics to contemporary issues of literacy and learning. Topics include how language is acquired, how and why languages change over time, how technology and language influence one another, and how English functions as a language.
Credit(s) Students develop skills in advanced nonfiction writing by crafting texts in several common magazine genres and practicing the writing process. Topics include the role of audience and publication analysis, an introduction to various common genres of magazine writing, strategies research in magazine writing, the ethics of magazine writing, an introduction to the process of publication and editing, and the impact of technology on the magazine industry.
Credit(s) This course teaches students to apply college writing skills to the discipline of English, with particular emphasis in the researched essay. Students read a wide variety of primary texts and interpret them through writing, revision, and literary theory. English and journalism majors should take this course in the Fall semester of the sophomore year.
SEL 106 or SEL 107 and SEL 150 , grade of C or better. Writing Intensive Course.
SEL 238Literature and Medicine (English)3
Credit(s) This course explores the complex relationship between literature and medicine, focusing on the role narrative plays in our understanding of illness, healing, and death. Some areas of inquiry include: uncertainty in clinical practice; the interactions among biomedicine, culture, and society; how gender, race, and class relate to illness; and the role medicine should play when it cannot save our lives. This course is suitable for students interested in literature, healthcare, or the intersection of the two fields.
Credit(s) Students develop strategies for reading and composing multiple genres of nonfiction through creative, reflective, and process-oriented practices. The course emphasizes experiential learning and engagement with real-world audiences beyond the classroom.
Credit(s) This is an introductory literature course in reading the Bible. The course surveys the formation of the Bible related to Judaic and Christian traditions. Students examine diverse literary forms: from mythic stories of origin and prophecies to poems and parables. Students develop the skill of critically reading biblical literature through a theological lens.
Credit(s) Junior-level career workshop revisiting, updating, and enacting the individualized career plan created in Career Orientation. Focus on assessing and changing goals, making concrete, achievable plans, and taking action steps, such as applying for jobs and internships, content creation, and publication. Each student creates or revises a resume targeted toward internships and summer employment. Students apply for at least three internships or summer jobs related to career goals. Continued work on English portfolio.
Credit(s) The works of significant British writers from the Anglo-Saxon period to the 18th century, but with special emphasis on Shakespeare and how his works fit into the development of British literature.
SEL 265British Voices from Romantics - Now (English)3
Credit(s) The works of significant British writers from the Romantic Period till today, with emphasis on the historical and cultural development of British literature.
SEL 266American Lit Survey, 1776 to Pres (English)3
Credit(s) Surveys a broad expanse of American literature, including fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction, written in different regions of the United States, by men and women of various cultural groups. Canonical works and movements are studied along with writing from marginalized or emerging viewpoints, such as Native American oral tradition, African American narrative, women’s private and public writing, and multimodal storytelling.
SEL 106 or SEL 107 . Liberal Arts Curriculum: Satisfies the U.S. Cultures requirement.
SEL 268Topics: New Voices (English)3
Credit(s) In this course students will be introduced to the work of a diverse range of writers who because of political and cultural histories of inequality have been marginalized from the literary establishment. The topics and texts will vary and come from diverse literary traditions and genres, calling students to analyze texts in relation to their cultural/historical contexts.
Credit(s) Introduction to novels and picture books for elementary school-aged children, with emphasis on presenting such books in the classroom, encouraging a love of reading, and addressing geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic differences through books. Fulfills the literature requirement for teaching certification candidates.
Credit(s) A survey of selected European writers (non-British) from ancient times to 1750, and of how, through literature, they express their understanding of human experience.
Credit(s) A survey of selected European writers (non-British) from the Enlightenment to the present, and of how, through literature, they express their understanding of human experience.
Credit(s) Explores a major author, genre or theme in American literature, providing an in-depth study of the chosen topic. Offerings might include topics such as Broadway Musicals as Literature, Poe and a Popular Fiction Innovator, Individualism and Communities in American Poetry, or Cyborg Bodies in American Literature.
Credit(s) An exploration of speculative storytelling that examines humanity’s evolving relationship with technology. Through novels, short fiction, poetry, film, and interactive media, students analyze how speculative narratives both critique contemporary technological systems (like AI, robotics, and digital surveillance) and envision more equitable and sustainable technological futures for all.
Credit(s) Topics vary from term to term; emphasis is on upper-level (junior and senior) in-depth study, e.g., Southern Women Writers, The Vampire in Literature, Literature of the Sea, Digital Storytelling, The Sublime, Avant Garde Cinema, Contemporary Irish Literature, Remixes.
Credit(s) A study of diverse literary theories, emphasizing the practical application of criticism through deep textual analysis. Students will perform critical writing informed by advanced schools of thought, contemporary cultural issues and significant methods of literary research.
Credit(s) Provides strategies and methods of writing for publication for diverse writing markets including nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and hybrid writing/art formats. Topics include freelancing as a business, researching the marketplace, the editorial process, and coping with rejection. New material will be critiqued in collaborative peer groups. Writing will be submitted for publication.
Credit(s) Students critique as well as compose their own creative, multimodal texts (texts that combine writing with other modalities such as images, sounds, movement, etc.) in digital environments. Principles from rhetorical theory including audience, purpose, ethos, and other rhetorical devices (metaphor, juxtaposition, etc.) are applied in the analysis and composition of multimodal texts.
Credit(s) An introduction to literature targeted toward middle and high school readers. Includes poetry and short fiction; emphasizes novel-length fiction from Catcher in the Rye to contemporary fantasy. Includes teaching strategies, principles of selection, and special concerns of those writing adolescent literature.
Credit(s) Senior level workshop focusing on finding employment in an English-related field. Students apply for jobs, fill out graduate school applications, and/or submit to appropriate publications, enacting the career plans made in previous years. Troubleshooting of job-hunting or internship challenges; professional conduct in person and online. Each student creates an updated resume, a schedule for job-hunting, and an online career portfolio. Advice on development of summary English project.
Variable. Credit(s) Topic or project must be initiated by the student and accepted by the instructor before registration. Students interested in similar or related topics may arrange to meet with one faculty member. Permission Required. Repeatable for credit.
Variable. Credit(s) Supervised involvement in a Writing Popular Fiction residency or other experiential work in the field of English. Permission Required. Repeatable for credit. Fee.
Credit(s) Students will participate in Seton Hill’s MFA’s January residency, participating in graduate program modules and learning more about graduate school. Undergraduates will also work one-on-one and in class activities with Seton Hill’s visiting professor, who is always a high-profile novelist. Students must be able to attend six full days of residency on campus in January.
SEL 490Grammar/Style for Fiction Writing (English)1
Credit(s) An overview of grammatical issues with which fiction writers of all skill levels struggle. May be required as part of the WPF curriculum at faculty or director’s discretion.
Credit(s) Readings vary between classical, contemporary, and historical/critical works under specific topics, including defining individual genres, industry studies, and the craft of writing in action.
SEL 605International MA/MFA Induction Res (English)5
Credit(s) Introductory residency for students enrolled in the International MA and MFA in Writing Popular Fiction, followed by online bridging activities leading up to the student’s arrival in Edinburgh. Residency activities will include bespoke induction sessions with faculty from Seton Hill’s and Edinburgh Napier’s programs, intensive writing workshops, lectures, and interactive modules on the craft of writing popular fiction, while online bridging activities will help the student-transition to their study away at Edinburgh Napier University.
SEL 641Teaching Pop Fiction and Writing (English)3
Credit(s) Preparation for the student teaching module in their fifth residency and general instruction on writing pedagogy and the kinds of teaching situations students might encounter as professional writers: workshops, lectures, modules, online courses.
Credit(s) Emphasis on the writer’s platform, online marketing and self-publicizing, websites, and podcasts; academic and non-fiction publications; writing of the introduction to the thesis presentation. Theoretical issues in the study of popular fiction and culture.
Variable Credit(s) Independent writing project with faculty mentor for students who need additional support for writing prior to completion of program. Permission Required. Pass/fail Only.
Credit(s) Readings vary between classical, contemporary, and historical/critical works under specific topics, including defining individual genres, industry studies, and the craft of writing in action. For graduates of Seton Hill’s MFA in Writing Popular Fiction or another accredited MFA program.
Variable Credit(s) Individualized writing project or intensive workshop in consultation with faculty. Permission Required. Repeatable for credit. Pass/fail Only.
Credit(s) Intensive writing workshops, lectures, and interactive modules on the craft of writing popular fiction, for students who already hold an MFA from Seton Hill or another accredited institution.
Credit(s) Individualized writing projects with a faculty mentor, goal to be determined by the student. (Course could be crossposted with SEL 665–It’s the exact same course)
Credit(s) Summation, presentation, and evaluation of term writing projects, completed during the final residency. Students teach one hour in a morning session, and present a public reading from their manuscript.
