33 courses with the subject ENG, 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.
ENG 109College Writing I3
This course focuses on the development of proficiency in writing through peer editing, revision, and instruction by the professor. Students will write a number of essays, one of which involves a short literary work, learning the skills required for a variety of writing modes. Students enrolled in the ENG 109-110 sequence may not enroll in ENG 111. A grade of C- or better must be earned in order to continue in the Associate’s degree program.
Students will learn basic elements of critical thinking and the application of those elements to living in the contemporary world. Assignments include a major research paper on a controversial topic and a critical analysis of a topic originating in a major work of literature. Prerequisite: ENG 109. Students enrolled in the ENG 109-110 sequence may not enroll in ENG 111.
Each semester 3 hours This course combines the content of ENG 109 and ENG 110 in a single semester. It focuses on critical thinking, expository writing, research writing, and revising. Students will write a number of essays, at least one of which involves a literary work, learning the skills required for a variety of writing modes. Placement in this course requires a score of 21 or higher on the ACT English OR a score of 530 or higher on the SAT Evidence Based Reading & Writing OR a score of 68 or higher on the CLT. ENG 111 is prerequisite for ENG 211. Credit cannot be earned for both ENG 110 and 111.
ENG 115INTRODUCTION TO THE WESTERN LITERARY CANON3
A study of the development of the Western Canon from Beowulf through Gerard Manley Hopkins. Special emphasis is given to major writers, including Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Pope, Dryden, and Hopkins, among others. Does not apply to English major nor substitute for ENG 211. (This course is typically offered only in conjunction with Summit Ministries, Manitou
Either semester 3 hours A survey of selections from masterpieces of world literature from the Classical period through the Renaissance which examines the works in relation to their cultural backgrounds. Prerequisite: ENG 110 or 111.
Either semester 3 hours A survey of selections from masterpieces of world literature from the neoclassical period to the present which examines the works in relation to their cultural backgrounds. Prerequisite: ENG 110 or 111. Offered on demand. 158
SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES Either semester 3 hours An introductory course that covers the historical context of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), principles of language structure, the process of first and second language acquisition, cultural aspects of language, and teaching contexts. Prerequisite: ENG 110 or 111.
Second semester 3 hours Designed for students interested in learning and practicing the craft of creative writing, including writing poetry, fiction, and the creative nonfiction essay. Discussion of the biblical foundations for creative expression through words and of the Christian writer’s responsibility to art, society, and God. Workshop format. curriculum “Exploring the Arts” requirement.
This course teaches students the theory and practice of technical writing for a wide range of workplace environments. Prerequisite: ENG 110 or 111. Offered on demand.
First semester 3 hours A survey of major and minor works from the seventeenth century to the Civil War which examines the works in relation to their cultural background. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: ENG 110 or 111.
Second semester 3 hours A survey of major and minor works from the Civil War to the present which examines the works in relation to their cultural background. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: ENG 110 or 111.
Either semester 3 hours A study of the structure, major movements, writers, and representative works of African American literature from the beginning (16th-17th centuries) through the 20th century. Offered alternate years. Prerequisite: ENG 110 or 111.
Second semester 3 hours A study of key works of major writers--black and white, male and female--of the Southern Literary Renaissance. We will explore how the paradoxes of Southern culture and letters--Southern Course Descriptions – Undergraduate ― 2026-2027 writers’ sense of the South’s sin in race relations combined with their pride in its conservative moral-spiritual heritage, their use of both traditional and avant garde literary techniques, and their simultaneous criticism and admiration of their region - have helped produce this rich, complex body of literature. Offered on demand and instructor availability. Prerequisite: ENG 110 or 111.
First semester 3 hours Refinement of writing skills through creative nonfiction, with emphasis on awareness and practice of the habits and techniques of professional writers. Prerequisite: ENG 110 or 111; recommended: ENG 211.
* English majors must choose ENG 211 Introduction to Literature in the core curriculum. Major: English Degree: B.A. Option: Literature Minimum Semester Hours Required: 120 Forty-two hours are required for a major in English with a Literature option: Foreign Lang I OR ENG 221 Intro TESOL 3 hours ENG 333 Shakespeare 3 hours Foreign Lang II OR ENG 335 TESOL Methods 3 hours ENG 347 History & Nature of English Language 3 hours ENG 213 World Literature I 3 hours ENG 495 Introduction to Literary Criticism 3 hours ENG 321-322 American Literature I & II 6 hours ENG 496 English Thesis 3 hours
* English majors must choose ENG 211 Introduction to Literature in the core curriculum. Academic Information - Residential Undergraduate ― 2026-2027 107
Second semester 3 hours A survey of major and minor works from the Romantic, Victorian, Modern, and Postmodern periods which examines the works in relation to their cultural backgrounds. Prerequisite:
Second semester 3 hours A study of selected comedies, tragedies, histories, and romances, with attention given to relevant Renaissance background and to major critical comment from the sixteenth century to the present. Offered alternate years. Prerequisite: ENG 110 or 111.
First semester 3 hours A study of one or more of the major Victorian poets (Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Hopkins, Rossetti, etc.) in order to better understand not only the writers and their works but also the Victorian frame of mind, as England transitions between the 159
First semester 3 hours A survey of the development of the novel, including a detailed study of representative novels from both England and America. Offered alternate years. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: ENG 110 or 111.
First semester 3 hours This course is designed for advanced practice of the craft of creative writing in specific genres. Students will discuss the biblical foundations for creative expression through words and of the Christian writer’s responsibility to art, to society, and to God. Workshop format. Offered alternate years. Prerequisite: ENG 245.
First semester 3 hours This course focuses on editing written texts at three levels: for correctness; for precision; and for style. Students will also consider the larger context of language as a gift meant to serve God and neighbor, providing a purpose for its effective use. Prerequisite: ENG 110 or 111. ENG 211 is recommended. Offered alternate years.
Second semester 3 hours Course Descriptions – Undergraduate ― 2026-2027 A study of twentieth-century writers whose works are of significance in modern literature. Emphasis on works which reflect various patterns or views in modern thinking. Offered alternate years. Prerequisite: ENG 110 or 111.
Either semester 1-3 hours An experience-based course in which junior or senior English majors further develop the knowledge and skills gained in their course of study through on-the-job training under the professional supervision and the guidance of a major professor. May be repeated for a total of 6 credits. This course is coordinated by a faculty adviser and may be completed off campus. Permission of Department Chair is required.
Second semester 3 hours A survey of the principles of literary criticism from Plato to the present that relates literary theory to Western intellectual history and helps students develop their own theory of literature, one that is consistent with Christian presuppositions about language, literature, and life. Prerequisite: ENG 110 or 111.
Second semester 3 hours A capstone course in which students will write a thesis on a topic in literature, language, composition, rhetoric, or creative writing. Open only to seniors. EXERCISE AND HEALTH SCIENCE
