English

Division of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies

Faculty: Christine Atkins, Dann Coble, Edward Dougherty, Emma Draper- Reich, Marie Hannan-Mandel, Ryan Hersha

Note: All students begin their English courses according to their writing ability as determined by assessment and evaluation of prior course work.

Courses

ENGL 0980: Reasoning, Reading & Writing for Academic Studies

Class Program
English
Credits 5
Integrates reading, critical thinking, and writing assignments aimed at improving students' literacy skills for success in college studies. Students apply reading strategies to challenging texts, using previewing, annotation, guide questions, and discussion to understand key points. Major projects require students to develop paragraph/essay ideas through reading comprehension activities, discussion, and other prewriting strategies, and culminating with essays responding to and integrating source material with no serious errors. Students who successfully complete this course should enroll in ENGL0999 and ENGL1010 Lecture. Grading: Pass/Fail. Does not fulfill degree or program requirements. Prerequisite: Placement by assessment.
Semester Offered
fall/spring

ENGL 0999: Support for College Composition 1

Class Program
English
Credits 2
Integrates reading, critical thinking, and writing to improve literacy skills for success in College Composition I. Students apply reading strategies to challenging texts, using previewing, annotation, guide questions, and discussion. Students will apply writing strategies to produce essays for the ENGL 1010 companion course. Emphasis on selecting and integrating source material with effective critical responses. Rhetorical strategies and strategic editing will be reviewed to improve sentence structure and correct errors. Lecture. Grading: Pass/Fail. Does not fulfill degree or program requirements. Prerequisite: ENGL 0980, placement, or Department recommendation. Co-requisite: ENGL 1010.
Semester Offered
fall/spring

ENGL 1010: College Composition I

Class Program
English
Credits 3

Essay writing designed to sharpen the student's perceptions of the world and to facilitate communications with correctness, clarity, unity, organization, and depth. Assignments include expository writing, argumentation, and research techniques. Writing Process. Prerequisites: Placement, ENGL 0980, or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 0999.

Semester Offered
fall/spring
General Education Areas
Information Literacy; Written Comm Gen Ed

ENGL 1020: College Composition II

Class Program
English
Credits 3
Essay writing course designed to advance critical, analytical, and writing abilities begun in ENGL 1010. Literary analysis essays and interpretation on works of fiction, poetry, and drama. Writing Process. Prerequisites: ENGL 1010.
Semester Offered
fall/spring
General Education Areas
Humanities Gen Ed

ENGL 1110: College Communication

Class Program
English
Credits 3

Written and oral communication designed to sharpen the student's perceptions of the world and to facilitate communications with correctness, clarity, unity, organization, and depth. Assignments include expository writing, argumentation, speeches, and research techniques. May take this course in place of ENGL 1010 if in one of the following programs: CHEM-AAS; CSCI-AS; CYBR-AS; DIGD-AS; ELTC-AAS; ENVR-AS; ENGR-AS; INFT-AAS; LAMS-AS; MACT-AAS; MCDT-AAS; MECR-AAS; NURS-AAS. Prerequisites: Placement or ENGL 0980.

Semester Offered
fall/spring
General Education Areas
Information Literacy; Communication Written and Oral

ENGL 1410: Police Report Writing

Class Program
English
Credits 2
Assists students in developing a knowledge of the conventions of written and spoken English in a variety of writing situations within the context of police work, including incident reports, accusatory instruments, arrest and court documents, accident reports, DWI documents, mental health and domestic violence reports. Prerequisite: ENGL1010.
Semester Offered
Spring

ENGL 1510: Honors College Composition I

Class Program
English
Credits 3

Honors course in essay writing designed to sharpen the student's perceptions of the world through the study and use of non-fiction writings and to facilitate communications with correctness, clarity, unity, organization, and depth. Assignments include expository writing, argumentation, and research techniques. Writing Process. Must be Honors eligible. An alternative degree requirement for students in the Honors Program. Cannot earn credit for this course and ENGL 1010. Prerequisites: Placement or ENGL0980, and departmental permission.

Semester Offered
As Needed
General Education Areas
Information Literacy; Written Comm Gen Ed

ENGL 1520: Honors College Composition II

Class Program
English
Credits 3
Honors course in essay writing designed to advance critical, analytical, and writing abilities begun in ENGL 1010. Literary analysis essays and interpretation on works of fiction, poetry, and drama. Writing Process. Must be Honors eligible. An alternative degree requirement for students in the Honors Program. Cannot earn credit for this course and ENGL 1020. Prerequisites: ENGL 1010.
Semester Offered
As Needed
General Education Areas
Humanities Gen Ed

ENGL 2010: American Literature I

Class Program
English
Credits 3
Important writings and American culture from the early 1600's through 19th century Romanticism. Writing in content area. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020.
Semester Offered
As Needed

ENGL 2020: American Literature II

Class Program
English
Credits 3
Important writings and American culture from the mid-19th century to the present. Writing in content area. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020.
Semester Offered
As Needed

ENGL 2030: Children's Literature

Class Program
English
Credits 3
A study of the different types of literature created for children: picture books, young adult novels, poetry, folklore, fairy tales, fantasy, historical fiction, contemporary realistic fiction, biography and non-fiction. Discussion of issues in the field, book selection, etc. through reading, discussion, papers, and projects. Writing in content area. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020.
Semester Offered
As Needed
General Education Areas
Humanities Gen Ed

ENGL 2040: Fantasy and Science Fiction

Class Program
English
Credits 3
An historical approach to the genres of science fiction and fantasy through a study of acknowledged masterpieces and contemporary authors. Adaptations and works in other media may also be examined. Writing in content area. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020.
Semester Offered
Spring

ENGL 2090: The Bible as Literature

Class Program
English
Credits 3
Secular discussion of readings from the Old and/or New Testaments. Literary qualities of the selected text (genre, philosophical motif and aesthetics) as related to the time, place and conditions of composition. May include historical, textual, reductive and form criticism. Writing in content area. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020.
Semester Offered
Fall

ENGL 2160: The Short Story

Class Program
English
Credits 3
The short story as a literary form; study of significant writers with emphasis on recent works. Writing in content area. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020.
Semester Offered
As Needed

ENGL 2170: Modern Drama

Class Program
English
Credits 3
Drama in literary form; study of significant playwrights with special attention to recent works. Writing in content area. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020.
Semester Offered
As Needed

ENGL 2180: Modern Novel

Class Program
English
Credits 3
The novel as a literary form; significant authors with special attention to recent works. Writing in content area. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020.
Semester Offered
As Needed

ENGL 2190: Modern Poetry

Class Program
English
Credits 3
Poetry as a literary form and as a reflection of modern trends in human thought and human experience. Special attention is given to the 20th and 21st century. Writing in content area. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020.
Semester Offered
As Needed

ENGL 2220: Major African-American Writers

Class Program
English
Credits 3
Cultural influence of literature by major African-American writers with special attention to themes, language, and style. Writing intensive. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020.
Semester Offered
As Needed

ENGL 2310: English Literature I

Class Program
English
Credits 3
Major writers and their works in England from the beginning of the Anglo Saxon era to the end of the Age of Reason. Writing in content area. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020.
Semester Offered
As Needed

ENGL 2320: English Literature II

Class Program
English
Credits 3
Major writers and their works in Great Britain and Ireland from the beginning of the Romantic Movement to the present. Writing in content area. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020.
Semester Offered
As Needed

ENGL 2330: Shakespeare

Class Program
English
Credits 3
The major plays of Shakespeare with consideration of the Elizabethan theater and culture. Writing in content area. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020.
Semester Offered
As Needed

ENGL 2410: World Literature I

Class Program
English
Credits 3
Masterworks of Western literature in translation from ancient times through the Renaissance. Writing in content area. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020. (
Semester Offered
As Needed

ENGL 2420: World Literature II

Class Program
English
Credits 3

A study of representative works of world literature from the seventeenth century to the present. The course emphasizes the study of selected great works of the Western and non-Western literary traditions, including women's, minority, and ethnic literature from around the world. An important goal of the class is to promote an understanding of the works in their cultural/historical contexts and the enduring human values which unite the different literary traditions. The course's pedagogy gives special attention to critical thinking and writing within a framework of cultural diversity as well as comparative and interdisciplinary analysis. Writing in content area. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020.

Semester Offered
Fall
General Education Areas
Diversity,
Equity Gen Ed; Humanities Gen Ed

ENGL 2480: Creative Writing - Fiction & Drama

Class Program
English
Credits 3
A writing course to develop talents in creative writing. Original works will be evaluated by the class and Instructor. Additional outside reading may be assigned. Emphasis will be on creative writing talents. Focus is on short stories and plays. Writing Process. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020.
Semester Offered
Fall

ENGL 2490: Creative Writing - Poetry

Class Program
English
Credits 3
A writing course to develop talent in creative writing. Focus is on poetry. Original works evaluated by the class and instructor. Emphasis will be on creative writing talents and critical abilities. Additional outside reading may be assigned. Writing process. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020.
Semester Offered
As Needed
General Education Areas
The Arts Gen Ed

ENGL 2770: American Heritage Literature

Class Program
English
Credits 3
Literature of the various cultural groups that comprise the American Experience (Native American, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Jewish, and European American). Explores unique values, contributions and problems of ethnic groups as seen through the eyes of their own writers. Writing intensive. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020.
Semester Offered
As Needed

ENGL 2800: Special Topics in Literature

Class Program
English
Credits 3
An in depth examination of literature from a particular theme/genre, not covered by existing courses. Writing Intensive. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020.
Semester Offered
As Needed