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ENGL 101Introduction to College Writing3
In this course, students will investigate the purposes, both academic and non-academic, for writing and reading. Students will learn to identify meaning and draw inferences from context cues. They will develop increased writing fluency, clarity, and coherence; a fuller understanding if rhetorical principles, including invention, organization, and audience; improved strategies for revising and editing their prose, emphasizing the standards of edited American English; and an understanding of writing and reading as tools for learning and communication. Students should take this course before taking 102 by advisement, by their own choice, of if any one of the following applies to them: if the SAT Verbal score is 399 or less. if the SAT Writing score is 399 or less, or if the ACT Writing score is 11 or less.Credits: 3
Students will develop an understanding of rhetorical principles, including invention, organization, and audience, along with strategies for revising and editing their prose that emphasize clarity, coherence, and support. They will learn to develop positions on selected issues and questions and compose strongly supported and reasoned arguments regarding those issues and questions. Finally, they will learn basic information literacy skills, which will include how to locate, evaluate, and incorporate a variety of sources into their writing. They will use these to conduct independent research and integrate it into a written essay.Credits: 3
In this course, students will learn to read academic and persuasive discourse in an active, critical manner; develop deliberated positions on selected issues and questions; compose strongly supported and reasoned arguments regarding those issues and questions; acquire information literacy skills, learning efficient and productive strategies for research from both print and online sources; and complete documented essays which effectively integrate source materials into a persuasive whole.Prerequisite: ENGL 101CC Requires minimum grade of C. Credits: 3
Students will refine and extend understanding of the rhetorical principles introduced in Critical Writing, applying them through the critical reading and analysis of complex texts. The texts to be considered will be drawn from a variety of media, genres, historical periods and diverse cultures. Students will examine the methods authors use in developing and expressing ideas to meet the needs of particular audiences and historical moments. They will practice extracting implied meanings, analyzing purpose, tone and style, and assessing causal factors and rhetorical effects to critical reading. As a reading, intensive course, English 104 will reinforce and refine compositional skills introduced in Critical Writing.Prerequisites: ENGL 102C or ENGL 103CC Requires minimum grade of C. Credits: 3
Foundations of Academic Discovery serves as the entry point to the Rock Integrated Studies Program. With its strong faculty-student interaction, the course promotes intellectual inquiry, critical and creative thinking, and computer skills needed for academic success. Through varied content, the course introduces students to academic discourse and information literacy while exploring topics such as diversity and inclusion and global awareness. This course will set students along the path to becoming engaged with issues and scholarship important to a 21st century education while they learn about themselves and their place in the world.Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as NeededEnrollment limited to students with a semester level of Freshman 1 or Freshman 2. Enrollment limited to students with the ROCK STUDIES 2 STUDENT or ROCK STUDIES STUDENT attributes.
An intensive writers' workshop where participants and facilitators work individually and in small groups to fine-tune the craft of their writing. Course may be repeated up to 4 credits.Credits: 1
Society on the Screen asks students to examine the question that humanist approaches ask — what is the human experience? — and to explore what answers film might offer. Students will identify and practice historical, philosophical, cultural and literary methods of inquiry and research.Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall & Spring TermsEnrollment limited to students with the ROCK STUDIES 2 STUDENT or ROCK STUDIES STUDENT attributes.
A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.Credits: 1-3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic.Credits: 1-6Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.Credits: 1-3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
Students will study rhetorical theory and its application in expository and persuasive forms of writing.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210C or ENGL 220C) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring Terms
This course will introduce students to a variety of documents typically produced by writers in professional workplace. It will build essential skills for communicating with varied audiences with whom one interacts in a professional capacity. Students will develop collaborative skills, learn effective rhetorical strategies for document design, and refine writing for clarity, conciseness, and usage. The concept of organizational communities of practice will be introduced, as well as ethical considerations and responsibilities that accompany professional discourse.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall & Spring TermsThematic Thread(s): Cultural Literacy & Community Building, Conservation, Technology & Imagination, Transfer Thread Completion Course
This course surveys contemporary and classic films, and introduces the practices of film analysis.Prerequisites: ENGL 102D and ENGL 104DD Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall & Spring TermsThematic Thread(s): Conservation, Technology & Imagination, Human Diversity & Well-Being, Institutions & Human Innovations, Transfer Thread Completion Course
ENGL 220Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies3
Students will read and write critically about literary texts (written and visual), cultural theory, and avenues of inquiry that theoretical approaches open for interpretation. Students will also learn how to locate and evaluate the resources that literary, historical, philosophical, and cultural studies depend on, and how to use disciplinary-specific methods of presenting and documenting work.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C)C Requires minimum grade of C. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall & Spring TermsThematic Thread(s): Cultural Literacy & Community Building, Conservation, Technology & Imagination, Transfer Thread Completion Course, United Stated in Global Context
Introduction to Creative Writing offers students the opportunity to develop their abilities to write poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Original student work is read and discussed in class and in conferences with the instructor. Reading of classic and contemporary literature supplements the study of one's own writing.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall & Spring Terms
Students will study language structure, including grammar (consisting of phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics) within psycholinguistic and sociohistorical linguistic approaches.Prerequisites: ENGL 102C and (ENGL 210D or ENGL 104D or ENGL 220D or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major')C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall & Spring Terms
This course gives students the opportunity to explore how to write for non-print text like digital and social media, blogs, and film. Students will examine the use of audience, tone and purpose in these types of communication and its application in classrooms as well as in virtual communities.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall Terms
Video games have become one of the most popular forms of storytelling. Video games offer players an interactive experience and complex, multi-directional narratives. Furthermore, millions of people play video games every day, experiencing those narratives. This course introduces literary theories for engaging and critiquing narratives. Students then use those theories to analyze and critique the video games they and others play.Prerequisites: ENGL 102C and ENGL 104CC Requires minimum grade of C. Credits: 3
Students will be introduced to literature written by black Americans as it pertains to the American experience.Prerequisites: (ENGL 103C or ENGL 102C) and (ENGL 210D or ENGL 104C or ENGL 220D or ENGL 025D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring Terms OddThematic Thread(s): Citizenship & Social Problems, Human Diversity & Well-Being, Transfer Thread Completion Course
Students will be introduced to literature written by women authors from various periods who offer multidimensional perspective on the world. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 and 210 or English Major status.Prerequisites: (ENGL 103C or ENGL 102C) and (ENGL 210D or ENGL 104C or ENGL 220D or ENGL 025D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall Terms EvenThematic Thread(s): Citizenship & Social Problems, Transfer Thread Completion Course
Students will be introduced to literature written by Native Americans as it pertains to the American experience.Prerequisites: (ENGL 103C or ENGL 102C) and (ENGL 210D or ENGL 104C or ENGL 220D or ENGL 025D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall Terms EvenThematic Thread(s): Cultural Literacy & Community Building, Human Diversity & Well-Being, Transfer Thread Completion Course
Students will be introduced to literature written in English by Latino Americans as it pertains to the American experience.Prerequisites: (ENGL 103C or ENGL 102C) and (ENGL 210D or ENGL 104C or ENGL 220D or ENGL 025D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall Terms OddThematic Thread(s): Cultural Literacy & Community Building, Transfer Thread Completion Course, United Stated in Global Context
Students will study of such standard works as the Bhagavad-Gita, the writings of Confucius, and the Bible, in addition to contemporary works from India, China, Japan, and additional regions in Asia.Prerequisites: (ENGL 103C or ENGL 102C) and (ENGL 210D or ENGL 104C or ENGL 220D or ENGL 025D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring Terms EvenThematic Thread(s): Human Diversity & Well-Being, Transfer Thread Completion Course
Life/Lit/Service will explore selected literary and linguistic concerns-e.g. representations of place, class, ethnicity and/or dialectal variation-through a service learning experience, in this case, an intensive week-long trip/service project at an off-campus location (e.g. San Francisco). This course may be repeated for up to three credits.Credits: 1
This course provides students further study of the Latin language, concentrating on the study of advanced grammar and more complex readings.Prerequisite: ENGL 260DD Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3
The study of classic drama, climaxed by a trip to the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario, Canada; the Shaw Festival Theater; or other appropriate theaters in Toronto. Offered in the summer. Travel fee required.Prerequisites: (ENGL 103C or ENGL 102C) and (ENGL 210D or ENGL 104C or ENGL 220D or ENGL 025D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3
A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.Credits: 1-3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic.Credits: 1-6Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 210D or ENGL 104C or ENGL 220D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 1-3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall Terms
Queer Literature and Film is a survey of LGBT+ texts highlighting “queer” as both a term of identity and as a practice of analysis and critique. Students will read, watch, discuss, and analyze a variety of media produced by and about diverse queer writers, filmmakers, and activists from pre-Stonewall to current creators employing an intersectional understanding of how differences in race, class, and ability also impact experiences of gender and sexuality.Prerequisites: ENGL 102D and ENGL 104D and ENGL 220DD Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Enrollment limited to students with a semester level of Junior 1, Junior 2, Post Baccalaureate, Senior 1, Senior 2 or Sophomore 2.
Students will learn to develop, respond to, evaluate, and grade student writing and related tasks. They will also be introduced to concepts important in the tutoring of student writers, as well as introductory theory used in the teaching of writing. Required for certification to teach English in the secondary schools.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall TermsStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll. Enrollment limited to students in the BSED1224 program.
This course develops writing and theoretical skills in an examination of issues in electronic and digital media studies. Students analyze issues and individual examples relating to such topics as the Internet, texting, television, film, video games, print and visual journalism, media convergence, and mass media economics.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall TermsStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
Work in the writing and production of advertising copy.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
Students will study works by Chaucer and his contemporaries within the context of later medieval culture.Prerequisites: (ENGL 103C or ENGL 102C) and (ENGL 025D or ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall Terms OddStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
Students will study selected comedies, tragedies and histories within their literary and historical contexts.Prerequisites: (ENGL 103C or ENGL 102C) and (ENGL 210D or ENGL 104C or ENGL 025D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring TermsThematic Thread(s): Cultural Literacy & Community Building, Conservation, Technology & Imagination, Transfer Thread Completion CourseStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
Students will critically analyze films from countries in the European Union with particular emphasis on those with high annual film productivity such as France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, and Germany. The emphasis in on contemporary films, with optional contrast to historical trend-setting films.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210C or ENGL 220C) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall Terms EvenThematic Thread(s): Citizenship & Social Problems, Conservation, Technology & Imagination, Human Diversity & Well-Being, Transfer Thread Completion CourseStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
ENGL 315The Cinematic Review: Historical and Critical Writing3
This course surveys significant motion pictures with emphasis upon the techniques of film making and film reviewing.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring TermsThematic Thread(s): Cultural Literacy & Community Building, Conservation, Technology & Imagination, Transfer Thread Completion CourseStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
Students will critically analyze films from India and East Asia, with emphasis is on contemporary films from China and Japan. Also meets requirements for the Asian Studies Minor.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 025D or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall Terms OddThematic Thread(s): Citizenship & Social Problems, Human Diversity & Well-Being, Transfer Thread Completion Course, United Stated in Global ContextStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course provides a comprehensive study of authors and literary works from the Old English period through Milton.Prerequisites: (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major')C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall TermsStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course provides a comprehensive survey of authors and literary works from the Civil War and Restoration through the early 20th century.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D)C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring TermsStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course provides a comprehensive survey of American literature from Puritan times through Melville.Prerequisites: (ENGL 103C or ENGL 102C) and (ENGL 210D or ENGL 104C or ENGL 220D or ENGL 025D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall TermsStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course provides a comprehensive survey of American literature from Whitman through modern times.Prerequisites: (ENGL 103C or ENGL 102C) and (ENGL 210D or ENGL 104C or ENGL 220D or ENGL 025D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring TermsStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
Students will develop the advanced literacy and research skills needed for writing successfully in the healthcare field. Working individually and in teams typical of medical practice, students will explore strategies for effective written and spoken interaction with both patients and colleagues. Coursework relies heavily on learning to use medical databases and provide students with the theories and additional tools necessary to translate medical information into presentations for both medical professionals and the general public.Prerequisite: ENGL 102CC Requires minimum grade of C. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring TermsThematic Thread(s): Human Diversity & Well-Being, Institutions & Human Innovations, Transfer Thread Completion Course, United Stated in Global ContextStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course surveys literature for adolescents and young adults and is intended to cultivate book appreciation, improve book knowledge, and provide curriculum enrichment in intermediate, junior and senior high school libraries.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring TermsThematic Thread(s): Cultural Literacy & Community Building, Human Diversity & Well-Being, Transfer Thread Completion CourseStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course offers students a deeper understanding of print and production practices for students with critical and creative writing backgrounds. Students will study theories and models - both historical and contemporary - for print design, layout, typography and production environment, while applying such theory to the practice of publishing literary artifacts.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 210D or ENGL 104C or ENGL 220D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring Terms EvenStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll. Enrollment is limited to students with a major in English, English Literature, Engl Lit-Language & Literature, Engl Lit-Literary&Cult Studies, English Writing, English Writing-Professional or English Writing-Creative.
ENGL 331Historical Development of the English Language3
Students will examine each historical period to discover the structure of the language, its spelling, vocabulary, syntax, and the influences of social conditions upon it.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major')C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall TermsStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course provides a brief history of the English language and thorough study of traditional and transformational grammar with emphasis on syntax. Differences between prescriptive and descriptive grammar and problems of current usage are also considered.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major')C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring TermsStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
The course will prepare students to research and engage local communities as well as write a range of professional writing genres to engage those communities, particularly professional writing narratives. Students will learn research methods for studying their local communities. They will learn to study the community’s discourse, collective issues, social norms, and larger narratives. Students will then learn to research, draft, and revise a range of writing genres and narratives that enable the students to engage and/or support their local communities.Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring TermsEnrollment limited to students with a semester level of Junior 1, Junior 2, Post Baccalaureate, Senior 1, Senior 2, Sophomore 1 or Sophomore 2.
In this course, students will learn to create the two types of writing essential to contemporary video games: storytelling and technical writing. Students will learn the essential skills of plot, character, and dialogue writing, enabling them to create the stories that players experience in video games. Students will also learn the skills of usability, plain language, and explanation writing, which they will use to create instructions and documentation for video games. By the end of the course, students will have produced a video-game narrative, an introductory setup for a video game, and instructions on how to modify the video game using the platform used to create the game.Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall TermsEnrollment limited to students with a semester level of Junior 1, Junior 2, Post Baccalaureate, Senior 1, Senior 2, Sophomore 1 or Sophomore 2.
This course acquaints the prospective teacher with theories of second language acquisition (SLA). SLA surveys the processes of acquiring/ learning language including the following issues: sound system-phonemic inventory; words-lexicon; semantics; syntax; critical period for second language learning; linguistic creativity, competence and performance.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major')C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This writing workshop provides the opportunity for students to develop their abilities in writing creative nonfiction. Original student work is read and discussed in class and in conferences with the instructor. Students will also read and analyze classic and contemporary creative nonfiction. This course may be repeated for up to six credits.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major') and ENGL 225DC Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall TermsThematic Thread(s): Cultural Literacy & Community Building, Conservation, Technology & Imagination, Transfer Thread Completion CourseStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This writing workshop provides the opportunity for students to develop their abilities in writing fiction. Original student work is read and discussed in class and in conferences with the instructor. Students will also read and analyze classic and contemporary fiction. This course may be repeated for up to six credits.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major') and ENGL 225DC Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring TermsStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This writing workshop provides the opportunity for students to develop their abilities in writing poetry. Original student work is read and discussed in class and in conferences with the instructor. Students will also read and classic and contemporary poetry is assigned. This course may be repeated for up to six credits.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major') and ENGL 225DC Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall TermsStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This creative writing workshop provides an opportunity for students to develop their abilities in creating graphic novels. Original student work is read and discussed in class as well as critiqued in conference with the instructor. Students will also read and analyze historic and contemporary graphic novels. This course may be repeated for up to six (6) credits.Prerequisites: ENGL 102D and (ENGL 104D or ENGL 220D) and ENGL 225D and (ART 105D or ART 205D or ART 305D or ART 106D or ART 206D or ART 306D or ART 107D or ART 207D or ART 307D or ART 108D or ART 208D or ART 308D or ART 114D or ART 214D or ART 314D or ART 213D or ART 313D or ART 413D)D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring Terms OddStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
Students enrolled in Creative Writing:Screenplay will learn how to write the Hollywood narrative screenplay. Students will develop a workable story and characters that show growth. They will then write a screenplay and develop a marketing plan to sell it.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major') and ENGL 225DC Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring Terms Even
This course focuses on classical and medieval Latin verse and prose, with a continuing review of grammar as necessary.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major') and ENGL 260D and ENGL 261DC Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course examines the structure, form and rhetoric or writing for web environments.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major')C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall TermsStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
Students will study of the works and time of Shakespeare in cultural context. The trip concludes with travel to the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Offered in the summer only. Travel fee required.Prerequisites: (ENGL 103C or ENGL 102C) and (ENGL 210D or ENGL 104D or ENGL 220D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.Credits: 1-3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as NeededStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic.Credits: 1-6Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as NeededStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.Credits: 1-3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as NeededStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
Students will critically read and analyze selected works by global writers beyond the U.S. and Britain.Prerequisites: (ENGL 103C or ENGL 102C) and (ENGL 210D or ENGL 104D or ENGL 220D or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major')C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall TermsThematic Thread(s): Cultural Literacy & Community Building, Conservation, Technology & Imagination, Transfer Thread Completion CourseStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
Students will study select literary and cultural theory from Plato to the present day, with application to critical analysis of the literary arts.Prerequisites: (ENGL 103C or ENGL 102C) and (ENGL 210D or ENGL 104C or ENGL 220D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall & Spring TermsStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
ENGL 409 instructs upper-level English majors in the goals, audiences, sources, and methods for professionalization. In this course, students reflect on and define their individual undergraduate experiences and create a personal narrative from their experiences. Students will then identify and define a career field. By the end of the course, students will develop strategies for connecting their individual narrative to their specific desires for possible career fields.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major')C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall TermsStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course encourages those interested in the rhetoric of science, nature writing, and environmentalism to pose informed questions regarding the language, rhetoric, images, and ideas found in significant poetry and prose, fiction and nonfiction, that concern the environment.Prerequisites: (ENGL 103C or ENGL 102C) and (ENGL 210D or ENGL 104C or ENGL 220D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring Terms OddThematic Thread(s): Citizenship & Social Problems, Conservation, Technology & Imagination, Transfer Thread Completion CourseStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
Science Fiction situates the genre as a form of critique of the concept of the future. The course provides a literary and historical path for comprehending the genre's evolution. It engages students in cross-disciplinary conversations about scientific and technological advancements that inform narratives as well as establishes how metaphors of the alien drive science fiction's forecasts. The course highlights how science fiction shapes particular ways of seeing and enacts such modes through the study of diverse texts and application of concepts in projects about our future lives.Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall TermsThematic Thread(s): Conservation, Technology & Imagination, Institutions & Human Innovations, Transfer Thread Completion CourseEnrollment limited to students with a semester level of Junior 1, Junior 2, Senior 1, Senior 2, Sophomore 1 or Sophomore 2.
Students will review the research and rhetoric associated with writing successful grants and proposals.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major')C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring Terms OddThematic Thread(s): Cultural Literacy & Community Building, Conservation, Technology & Imagination, Human Diversity & Well-Being, Transfer Thread Completion CourseStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
Students will gain applied writing experience at a venue outside of the classroom.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major')C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 1-12Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as NeededStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
The seminar focuses on a major author or pair of authors, a single literary genre, or a specific literary period.Prerequisites: (ENGL 103C or ENGL 102C) and (ENGL 210D or ENGL 104C or ENGL 220D) or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major'C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
A program of supervised independent study. Independent Study courses give students the opportunity to pursue research and/or studies that are not part of the university's traditional course offerings. Students work one on one or in small groups with faculty guidance and are typically required to submit a final paper or project as determined by the supervising professor.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major')C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 1-3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as NeededStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
Creative or expository writing projects.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major')C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 1-3Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic.Credits: 1-6Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as NeededStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.Prerequisites: (ENGL 102C or ENGL 103C) and (ENGL 104C or ENGL 210D or ENGL 220D or minimum score of 1 in 'English Major')C Requires minimum grade of C.D Requires minimum grade of D. Credits: 1-3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as NeededStudents with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.Credits: 1-3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as NeededEnrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic.Credits: 1-6Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as NeededEnrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.Credits: 1-3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as NeededEnrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
ENGL 601Introduction to Writing in the Disciplines3
This course traces the development of the study of literate practices within professions and disciplines, identifying research methods, areas of inquiry and current gaps in knowledge. The various social, technological, teleological and rhetorical factors that influence the forms and practices of writing within human enterprises and activities are examined.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Students will study theory and research in rhetoric and media that examine the uses of verbal and visual communication. Students will read in foundational works in classical, medieval, modern and contemporary rhetoric. The course will explore the interdisciplinary value of persuasive communication, particularly in light of pervasive digital and network technologies. Studies in contemporary rhetoric are therefore supplemented by investigations into culture and media; the course also focuses on new modes of writing and publishing enabled by computer technology.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
This course will introduce students to the history and range of methods used and genres produced within the disciplines of literary and cultural studies. Students will study the history and development of journalistic and academic genres of literary criticism; the expansion of interdisciplinary applications of theory to analysis of literary and cultural texts; new forms of "distant" reading, through data mining and related collaboration with the computer sciences; intersections of literary and cultural analysis with the cognitive neurosciences and other scientific fields; and the persistence of formal analysis in subfields of criticism and creative writing.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Serves as introduction to basic language structure, use and theories. The course will introduce the scientific study of language; familiarize students with the linguistic knowledge held by native speakers of any language; foster an appreciation of the complexity of spoken and written forms of English; and explore language variation, specifically English social dialects, as well as how attitudes toward these variations reflect ideology.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
This course extends into practice the theoretical considerations of English 602 and 603. Students will study and practice techniques for teaching writing and literature.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
This course applies a variety of theories, disciplinary constructs and empirical investigations to an understanding of the dynamics of genre formation, helping students identify genre theory as a category of inquiry. This course examines the ways by which exisiting and evolving forms of writing found in classrooms, disciplines, professions and civic colloquies assume cultural importance and expand social constraints. the course explores problems of general description and definition, including taxonomy, semantic ontology, conventionality, mediation and social/organizational knowledge. Also, the course considers how learning, social interactiona and a sense of agency contribute to the textual and contextual features of various written forms, inclluding shared ideological constructs, choices of media and other features.Credits: 3Enrollment limited to students in the MA 9525 or MA 9527 programs. Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Digital Writing and Publishing explores the variety of publication and archival practices in the digital media age, the gathering, categorizing and analyzing of information as preparation for writing in new and hybrid media, and the presentation of academic work to multiple audiences. This course emphasizes the social activity of scholarship within and beyond the boundaries of the 21st century learning institution, emphasizing the implications of networked communication for contemporary writing, with a focus on how swriters expand their appeal across disciplinary boundaries and to the public. By approaching the possibilities and practices for creation, distribution, curation, indexing, and storing of digital media, Digital Writing and Publishing will help knowledge workers confront the challenges of creating meaningful content for their peers and the public.Credits: 3Enrollment limited to students in the MA 9527 program. Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Will instruct masters students in the professional writing program in the theory and practice of visual rhetoric in technical design and familiarize them with the growing body of empirical research into how visual persuasiveness is achieved in professional documents.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
ENGL 659Researching Academic and Professional Writing3
Expands upon the research mehtods first discussed in the introductory course, closely considering research in writing in the disciplines (WID), with a focus on text, practices and processes. Students will embark on a research project that could carry over into the Consultancy course that serves as a capstone for the program.Credits: 3Enrollment limited to students in the MA 9525 or MA 9527 programs. Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Provides students with the opportunity to develop their abilities in writing poetry, fiction or dramatic writing (stage or screen). While the student will be expected to become knowledgeable of the techniques of each genre, the major writing project for each student will focus on one genre. Thus, while providing a wide range of options for the advanced student, the course provides depth and focus in one selected genre. The course may be repeated up to six credits.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.Credits: 1-3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as NeededEnrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic.Credits: 1-6Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as NeededEnrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
ENGL 697Consultancy in Writing in the Disciplines6
As the program's capstone, the course offers students the opportunity to work with representatives of other disciplines and professional organizations to facilitate research or to foster interdisciplinary writing or interdisciplinary writing instruction. Through relationships with scholars and professionals outside English studies students will develop competencies in interdisciplinary writing methods; sharpen both their conceptual and procedural knowledge of another discipline or profession; amplify their expertise in writing or teaching across the disciplines; improve their skills in working collaboratively; and learn to assess their performances in and contributions to a collaborative relationship.Credits: 6Enrollment limited to students in the MA 9525 or MA 9527 programs. Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.Credits: 1-3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as NeededEnrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Independent Study courses give students the opportunity to pursue research and/or studies that are not part of the university's traditional course offerings. Students work one on one or in small groups with faculty guidance and are typically required to submit a final paper or project as determined by the supervising professor.Credits: 1-3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as NeededEnrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Professional experiences geared to students'' vocational goals. Writing for newspapers, magazines, and social welfare agencies, film production with filmmakers, and other job-related experiences.Credits: 3-6Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as NeededEnrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.Credits: 1-3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as NeededEnrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic.Credits: 1-6Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as NeededEnrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.Credits: 1-3Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as NeededEnrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Students pursuing a thesis program should contact their academic advisor concerning research after completing about one-half of their degree coursework. The advisor will assist the student with the necessary steps (such as preliminary selection of a topic and arranging for the appointment of a committee) to proceed.Credits: 3Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
