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117 courses with the subject ENGL, 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.

ENGL 000English Assessment0

Offered: Residential and Online

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 100Basic Composition3

This course focuses on proficiency in grammar, paragraph development, writing basic essays, and the writing process in general.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 101Composition and Rhetoric3

Resident Prerequisite: ENGL 100 or ESOL 100 or Placement Score-English with a score of 070

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 102Composition and Literature3

Prerequisite: ENGL 101

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 103Technical Communication for the Professions3

Prerequisite: ENGL 101

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 111Introduction to Documentation1

A documentation course on the necessary knowledge and skills to successfully format a research paper and document primary and secondary sources as required in a discipline.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 201American Literature I3

A survey from the early Colonial period through the American Renaissance.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 202American Literature II3

A survey of American literature following the American Renaissance.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 215English Literature I3

A survey of English literature from its beginning to 1660.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 216English Literature II3

A survey of English Literature from 1660 to the present.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 221World Literature I3

A survey of literary works from around the world beginning with the earliest civilizations through about A.D. 1550.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 222World Literature II3

A survey of literary works from around the world starting about A.D. 1550 to the present.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 299Internship0

Professional-supervised experience in first-hand internship opportunities. Application procedures processed through the Career Center. Applicants must apply during the semester prior to internship.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 300Survey of Literary History3

A survey of selected world masterpieces from ancient times to the present.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 301Literary History: Ancient3

A study of selected masterpieces from ancient times to the Renaissance.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 302Literary History: Modern3

A study of selected masterpieces from the Renaissance to the present.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 304Period3

A study of the works of a major period of British or American Literature.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 305Genre3

A study of one of the major literary genres—novel, epic, poetry, drama, or essay—investigating its characteristic features and tracing its development over time.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 306Diversity3

A study of the literature of a minority culture—Jewish, African American, Latino, for example.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 307Expository Writing3

An introduction to Expository writing, with particular attention paid to structure, form, audience, and tone. Reading intensive.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 308Author3

A study of the works and contexts of a major Author.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 310Children's Literature3

A critical interpretation of literature for children and young adults.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 320Adolescent Literature3

This course examines a broad range of young adult literature, both classical and contemporary, with an appeal to a diverse audience, including most adolescents and many adults. The focus is on analyzing works of adolescent literature and acquainting students with critical resources important to the scholar. Research paper required.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 322Shakespeare3

A study of the principal plays of Shakespeare read in the light of the dramatic and literary background of his time.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 333Modern Grammar3

A course emphasizing the nature, structure and modifications of the English language with emphasis upon traditional, structural and generative-transformational grammars.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 334Etymology3

This course is a study of the etymology of the English language with a focus on its changing vocabulary, syntax, and development into a world language.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 341American Realism and Naturalism3

A study of the major writers of American Realism and Naturalism (1865-1930): Twain, James, Chopin, Crane, Dreiser and others. Research paper required.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 350Advanced Expository Writing3

Instruction in the principles of expository and persuasive writing with emphasis on logic and style. Research paper required.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 360Christian Fantasy Literature3

This course provides a critical interpretation of Christian fantasy literature. Students will read selected texts by Christian writers from the 19th through the 21st Centuries, making application to the struggle between good and evil.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 364History of the English Language3

The pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary of the English language in terms of its historical development are emphasized.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 400Seminar in Literature3

A study of selected works or authors, providing students an opportunity to enrich their knowledge and appreciation of literature and to study its relationship to the ideas and problems of life.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 405Literature of the Bible3

An examination of the literature and literary theory of the English Bible, based upon analysis and explication of selected passages.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 412Author3

A Seminar in the works and contexts of a major author. Writing Intensive.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 413Period3

A Seminar in the works of a major period of British or American literature. Writing Intensive.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 414Genre3

A seminar in one of the major literary genres—novel, epic, poetry, drama, essay, and so on- investigating its characteristic features and tracing its development over time.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 415Diversity3

A Seminar in the literature of a minority culture.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 416Writing3

Practice in a variety of literary forms- fiction, poetry, creative, non-fiction, expository—with an emphasis on the development of tone and style.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 417Writing as Cultural Engagement3

Instruction and practice in writing for publication in various mediums (blogs, op-eds, popular journals, online news sites, etc.) with an emphasis on diverse audiences, rhetorical strategies, and cultural context. Writing intensive.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 419Methods and Materials in the Teaching of English3

A study of methods, theories, and activities for teaching language, composition and literature in middle and secondary school English. Must be taken before student teaching. May not be counted toward the English major.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 420Secondary Methods Teaching Practicum0

Classroom observation at the middle or secondary school level and the teaching of two to three consecutive lessons. Minimum number of observation hours are assigned by the professor.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 433Literary Criticism3

A study of the major philosophies and theories, both historical and contemporary, with attention also given to understanding the various views of literary theory and to the student's development of his or her own defensible literary theory.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 442Musical Theatre3

This course is a survey of the history of musical theatre, beginning with Vaudeville and continuing through to the contemporary stage, with special emphasis given not only to the text but to the performance aspect of the libretto as well.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 460Christian Literature3

A survey of literary works representing 2,000 years of Christian history, covering a broadly-defined range of literature that either serves or is shaped by the Christian worldview.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 461Contemporary Christian Fiction3

This contemporary and popular Christian fiction course explores the major themes, styles, and archetypes in imaginatively communicating Christian theology, the human condition, and redemption.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 462Religious Issues in Dramatic Literature3

A study of dramatic literature from the classical Greek plays to contemporary dramas, with special attention given to religious criticism.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 465Lewis and Tolkien3

A study of the major works of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 491Senior Capstone3

Prerequisite: (ENGL 301 or ENGL 302) and ENGL 101

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 495Directed Research1-3

Students who qualify will pursue studies of a particular interest as approved and supervised by the instructor.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 497Special Topics in English3

A seminar focusing on a particular topic in literature.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 499English Internship1-6

Professorial-supervised experience in first-hand internship opportunities: writing, editing, researching and comparable duties. Applications are processed through the department Faculty Intern Advisor. Applicants must apply the semester prior to starting the internship.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 501Christian Poetics3

This course assists the student in developing, through reading and discussion of salient critical texts, a distinctly Christian poetics: a set of principles by which the reader analyzes, interprets, and evaluates literature in a manner consistent with a Biblical worldview.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 503Bibliography and Research3

This course provides students with an introduction to graduate-level research and bibliography methods in the field of English.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 505Advanced Literary Criticism3

This course inquires into the nature and function of literary criticism and theory, including a review of ancient and modern figures significant to the study of literature.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 510Studies in Ancient Literature/Classics3

This course examines the literature of the ancient world.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 511Christian Authors3

This course examines the works of authors that demonstrate a reliance upon, or a demonstration of, Christian belief, analyzing the relationship of Christian culture and the broader literary world.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 512Seminar in British Authors3

This course explores the works and contexts of major British authors.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 513Linguistics3

This course lays a foundation for studying and understanding not only English, but any language, primarily from the functional/typological approach, but also from the generative one. Principles will be learned via text analysis, breaking down a language into its basic constituents relative to its phonology, morphology, syntax and discourse.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 515Studies in British Literature3

This course offers a focused study of a specific time period, genre, or major figure in British literature.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 517Old English Literature3

This course examines Old English language, literature, and culture, focusing on an introduction to the language and the nature of translation.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 520Adolescent Literature3

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 521Victorian Literature3

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 522Modern Drama3

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 523Shakespeare3

This course examines the work of Shakespeare.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 529Studies in American Literature3

This course offers a focused study of a specific time period, genre, or major figure in American literature.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 532Seminar in American Authors3

This course explores the works and contexts of major American authors.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 534Literary Criticism3

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 539Early American Literature3

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 540The American Renaissance3

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 542The American Novel3

Critical and cultural analysis of the American novel, with a focus on representative works from the American Renaissance to the present.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 543Elizabethan Literature3

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 550Nonfiction Writing3

This course focuses on the writing of nonfiction.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 551Poetry Writing3

This course focuses on the writing of poetry.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 552Fiction Writing3

This course focuses on the writing of fiction.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 553Chaucer3

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 562Text Analysis3

This course is an in-depth examination and application of principles and practices of text analysis, both oral and written. Focus will be upon the full range of genres: narrative, procedural, hortatory, and expository discourse.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 56317th Century English Literature3

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 570Classical Rhetoric3

A study of classical skills of argumentation and persuasion, focusing on theory and application.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 58218th Century English Literature3

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 595Directed Research3

This course will allow a student to work individually with a professor or to take an approved course outside of the English program for credit.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 597Special Topics3

This course focuses on a special topic in the field of English.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 600Editing and Publishing3

This course provides students with a practical working knowledge of the fundamentals of editing and publishing for multiple contexts, modalities, and audiences.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 601Writing as Cultural Engagement3

Instruction, practice, and evaluation of writing for publication in various mediums with an emphasis on diverse audiences, rhetorical strategies, and cultural contexts.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 602Methods and Materials of Research3

This course provides students with an introduction to graduate-level research and bibliography methods. In addition, students will practice the primary forms of writing expected of graduate students.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 603Literary Theory and Practice3

A study of the relationship between contemporary literary theory and critical practice, with emphasis on using a variety of critical approaches to analyze literary texts.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 607Composition Studies3

This course introduces composition studies—its theory, research, scholarship and pedagogy—and the teaching of academic composition classes. Students will engage in both theoretical and practical approaches to teaching writing.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 608Modern Rhetoric3

A study of contemporary rhetorical approaches, focusing on theory and application.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 610Classical Literature3

An examination of literary works from around the world beginning with the earliest civilizations through the Renaissance, exploring the diversity of global literary traditions and universal themes.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 612Contemporary Literature3

A reading-to-write course focused on the literary craft and style of contemporary writers.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 613Contemporary and Postmodern Literature3

A study of contemporary (post-World War II) fiction, poetry, and/or drama and of postmodern world literature.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 621Seminar: The Novel3

Offered: Residential

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 633Advanced English Grammar3

This course is an advanced study of the full-range of English grammar, from phonology, morphology and syntax to discourse.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 634Etymology3

This course is an advanced study of the etymology of the English language, analyzing changes in vocabulary, syntax, and development into a world language.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 637Studies in African-American Literature3

This course is a study of the periods and major genres of African-American Literature—poetry, prose, drama, vernacular tradition, essays, and non-fiction. Selected major works and authors are taken from all the periods of African-American literature to show the breadth and variety of African-American literary tradition.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 644Literary Reflections on Aging3

Prerequisite: ENGL 503 or ENGL 603 or ENGL 695 or ENGL 697

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 654Methods of Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum3

This course is a study of the theories, practices, and different scenarios of writing to learn, including pedagogy of using writing as a means of learning in the English classroom and within the disciplines.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 656Studies in World Literatures3

This course is a study of some of the world's literary masterpieces from antiquity to the present with particular emphasis on religious texts, diverse literary traditions, and universal themes.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 664English as a World Language3

This course analyzes the reasons for the rise of English language to a position of global dominance over other major world languages.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 688Research Seminar3

Prerequisite: ENGL 602

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 689Thesis Proposal and Research3

This course assists students in the creation of their thesis project, including the development of their topic, bibliography, and a formal proposal.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 690Thesis Defense3

This course assists students in the creation of their thesis project, including the development of successive drafts and a culminating thesis defense.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 695Directed Research3

Offered: Residential

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 697English Seminar3

Offered: Online

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 699Thesis3

Offered: Residential

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 701Advanced Textual Analysis3

An examination of advanced skills to identify and analyze the contents and contexts of a text with special attention to important methodologies, prominent interpretive approaches, and rhetorical aspects involved in textual analysis.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 705Origin and Evolution of English3

A global and contextual examination of the origins, history, and development of the English language throughout the world, beginning with the earliest dialects of Germanic peoples to the present.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 715Seminar in British Literature3

A seminar in British Literature with targeted analyses of texts and contexts, including selective approaches such as historical, intertextual, Christian Worldview, thematic, and genre, with balanced attention given to prominent and lesser-known authors.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 716Seminar in American Literature3

A seminar in American Literature with targeted analyses of texts and contexts, including selective approaches such as historical, intertextual, Christian Worldview, thematic, and genre, with balanced attention given to prominent and lesser-known authors.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 730Christian Literary Tradition3

A study of literature in the Christian tradition with special attention paid to important Christian writers, key theological underpinnings, pivotal historical moments in Christian literary history, and influence on Western literature.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 735Major Christian Authors3

A study of major authors and texts in the Christian literary tradition with attention paid to the theological, literary, and historical developments surrounding the lives and writings of these writers.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 797Special Topics3

Exploration of a select text, author, period, genre, literary movement, emerging topic, theme, or theory in English.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 897Advanced Research Seminar3

Focused investigation of specifics themes, authors, or texts in the English language.

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 900Comprehensive Readings and Examination3

Prerequisite: ENGL 602 and ENGL 603 and ENGL 701 and ENGL 705 and ENGL 715 and ENGL 716 and ENGL 730 and ENGL 735 and ENGL 797 and ENGL 897

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 980Prospectus Comprehensive Examination3

Prerequisite: ENGL 900

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 987Bibliography and Literary Research5

Prerequisite: ENGL 980

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 5
Credits (max): 5
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 988Dissertation I5

Prerequisite: ENGL 987

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 5
Credits (max): 5
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 989Dissertation II5

Prerequisite: ENGL 988

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 5
Credits (max): 5
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

ENGL 990Dissertation Defense0

Prerequisite: ENGL 989

Subject: ENGL
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Credit Hour(s)
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: catalog.liberty.edu

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