26 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 100Introduction to College Writing. F3
This course is designed to teach basic language use, writing mechanics, and the principles of elementary composition. The fundamentals of grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure will be stressed. Teaching will focus on the writing process, moving from construction of logical sentences that are mechanically correct, to organization of sentences into simple paragraphs, to organization of paragraphs into essays. This course is for those students who have English ACT scores of 16 or below. This course will be graded “pass/fail”; students must receive a passing grade in this course before continuing to ENG 101 English Composition I. (This course does not meet the liberal arts core requirements toward 6 hours of English Composition.) 344
First-year composition. This course focuses on student development of clear thought and expression through writing. Class time will be devoted to exploring and developing ideas, practicing steps of the writing process, and discussing various styles and patterns of exposition. This course is designed to provide students with tools in critical analysis and effective communication used in subsequent courses. Prerequisite: A minimum score of 17 on the English portion of the ACT OR a passing grade in ENG 100 Introduction to College Writing.
An introduction to research and argumentative writing. Students write research papers, critical essays, and argumentative essays using MLA style. Prerequisite: ENG 101 English Composition I OR the equivalent.
This course serves as an introduction to literature, providing students with interpretive skills and terminology they can use to better understand and appreciate literary works. Texts are drawn from different genres, cultures, and historical periods, with special emphasis given to works in translation. The course may be arranged around a theme at the discretion of the instructor. This course meets the University's Liberal Arts Core requirement for Creative and Critical Works. Prerequisite: ENG101 English Composition I OR the equivalent.
A survey of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present. This course exposes students to a wide range of writers, periods, literary movements, and currents of thought in literature from the English-speaking world, excluding the United States. This course meets the University's Liberal Arts Core requirement for Creative and Critical Works. Prerequisite: ENG 101 English Composition I OR the equivalent.
A survey of American literature from the colonial period to the present. This course exposes students to a wide range of writers, periods, literary movements, and currents of thought in American literature. This course meets the University's Liberal Arts Core requirement for Creative and Critical Works. Prerequisite: ENG 101 English Composition I OR the equivalent.
An introduction to English as a major. This course focuses on critical reading and interpretation of literary texts, research techniques in English studies, and careers for majors. This course includes a significant writing component. Prerequisite: ENG 102 English Composition II OR the equivalent.
ENG 299A/399A. Special Topics in Literature. F., Sp3
A focused study of an area of special interest related to American, British, or World Literature. Topics might include African–American literature, contemporary literature, utopian/dystopian literature, travel writing, or film and fiction. Prerequisite: ENG 102 English Composition II.
ENG 299B/399B. Special Topics in Language and Composition. Offered on3
sufficient demand. A focused study of an area of special interest related to the production, structure, and/or nature of language and writing. Prerequisites: ENG 102 English Composition II AND ENG 305 Advanced Traditional Grammar. 345
A detailed study of the grammatical features of standard written English. This course includes analysis of traditional and structural grammar. Prerequisite: ENG 102 English Composition II OR the equivalent.
An introduction to the mechanics and concepts of short story and poetry writing. Emphasis is given to the structure of the short story: story ideas, characters, dialog, scene, plot, conflict, and the story’s opening, middle, and ending. Depending on student interest, attention may be given to script, play, and screenwriting. Students participate in extensive peer critique and revision. This course includes a significant writing component. Prerequisite: ENG 102 English Composition II OR the equivalent.
ENG 335Romantic Poetry and Prose. (W) Sp. Even years3
A study of the Romantic period of British literature. Writers studied may include: Blake, Burns, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Lamb, and Hazlitt. This course includes a significant writing component. Prerequisite: ENG 102 English Composition II OR the equivalent.
An exploration of the traditions in women’s literature and women as writers in English. This course combines textual analysis, cultural and literary theory, and student-led discussions. The course covers works by writers in various countries, but emphasis is placed on American cultures, including 19th century domestic culture, African–American culture, and/or Native American culture. This course includes a significant writing component. Prerequisite: ENG 102 English Composition II OR the equivalent.
ENG 355Medieval English Poetry and Prose. Offered on sufficient demand3
A study of Old and Middle English literature. This course concentrates on Langland, Chaucer, Old and Middle English lyrics, religious writers, and Malory. Prerequisite: ENG 102 English Composition II OR the equivalent.
A study of representative dramas of Renaissance England. Students read plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Writers studied may include: Kyd, Marlowe, Jonson, Webster, and Middleton. This course includes a significant writing component. Prerequisite: ENG 102 English Composition II OR the equivalent.
A study of the Victorian period of British literature. Writers studied may include Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, and Mill. Prerequisite: ENG 102 English Composition II OR the equivalent.
An overview of the craft of non-fiction, academic, and professional writing. Students participate in extensive journaling, drafting, peer critique, and deep revision. This course includes a significant writing component. Prerequisites: ENG 295 Introduction to English Studies AND ENG 305 Advanced Traditional Grammar.
A study of important British novels from the beginning through modern times. Writers studied may include: Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Austen, Dickens, Trollope, and Conrad. Prerequisite: ENG 295 Introduction to English Studies. 346
A study of the short story and the novel in America. Writers studied may include: Brockden Brown, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, Chopin, Cather, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, and Hurston. This course includes a significant writing component. Prerequisite: ENG 295 Introduction to English Studies.
Capstone course for English majors. Students will produce individual research projects guided by an English faculty member. The class will meet to discuss research methods, topic exploration, progress, and peer revision. Students will meet individually with the instructor. Upon completion of the project, the students will make an oral presentation of the research findings and submit a portfolio of representative writing in English. Prerequisite: Senior standing as an English major.
ENG 508Teaching College English. On sufficient demand3
An introduction to teaching composition and literature in the college classroom. This course will feature modules on classroom strategies, pacing, and pedagogical theory of teaching composition in the college classroom. A smaller portion will address strategies for shaping class discussions, assignments, and high-impact activities for college-level courses in literature. Portions of this course will conducted in workshoping format.
A study of the literary works of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe. This course explores a variety of works by Hawthorne and Poe, as well as secondary sources about the authors, their works, the literary history of their era, and their influence on later
ENG 545Women Writing Through Trauma. On sufficient demand3
A thematic review of selected women authors, this course will provide an introduction to feminist literary theory and literary trauma theory to explore ways that women writers utilize trauma and traditional definitions of the home in their texts.
ENG 565Native American Renaissance. On sufficient demand3
A survey of Native American literature and accompanying theories starting with the “Renaissance” that began in 1968 with publication of Momaday’s House Made of Dawn. Discussions and readings will include authors such as Joy Harjo, Simon Ortiz, Paula Gunn Allen, Linda Hogan, Louise Erdrich, Leslie Marmon Silko, James Welch, and Gerald Vizenor. Works will include poetry and fiction while exploring the issues of nationality and identity, tribal connections, and historical perspectives.
A survey of trend in poetry starting with the Modernist movement of the early 20th century. This course will feature British and American poets and will focus on thematic and stylistic development of poetry from the early 20th century to the present. Authors include Yeats, Frost, Stein, Williams, Hughes, Brooks, and more recent poets. 347
A seminar on the origins, history, and works of the popular genre. In this course, we will closely examine detective stories and novels, paying particular attention to the history of the genre and its social and cultural influences. We will also consider the meaning of "genre" and the idea of "genre literature" and discuss its usefulness for teaching essential narrative elements like voice, plot, and setting. We will begin with the protodetective story Oedipus Rex, moving from there to works by Edgar Allen Poe and Wilkie Collins, who are generally accepted as the inventors of the genre. We will then explore detective fiction's "golden age" (Arthur Conan Doyle to Agatha Christie) and the American tradition of hardboiled detective fiction (Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, etc.), ending with an examination of contemporary works, including film.
