English

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

 

 

 

 

Classes

ENGL 009 : Tech Writing Pre-Professional

Study written and oral communication in technical writing. Produce documents encountered within the workplace, especially in a global marketplace, including but not be limited to correspondence, memos, business reports, collaborative and individual proposals, formal emails, argumentative essays, job search strategies, visually appealing brochures, and portfolios. Hone communication skills essential to achieving success in the competitive work environment.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Successful completion of First Year Writing Sequence (ENGW courses) with grade of or higher. Satisfies 3rd Writing Requirement of COAS

ENGL 010 : Tech Writing Pre-Law Students

Study fundamental concepts of legal writing, whether the career goal is to become an attorney, paralegal, journalist, or corporate executive, success will depend on the ability to think, analyze, and communicate in an effective style. Engage in the exercises anddevelop skills necessary to complete a first semester legal research and writing course in law school, including case citation methodology, writing memoranda, and preparing an appellate brief.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: successful completion of First Year Writing Sequence (ENGW courses) with grade of or higher. Satisfies 3rd Writing Requirement of COAS.

ENGL 014 : Intro to Humanities I

Study key foundational texts in the Western classical tradition and devote critical attention to the seminal works in other fields. Learn about the fundamental goals and objectives of the global humanities, which later artists and men and women of letters (during the Renaissance period) imitated and applied, the traditional classical forms, from the Greeks and Romans, to illustrate what moral values and collective ideals should define the pursuit of knowledge and human experience.

Credits

3

ENGL 015 : Humanities II

Explore a global record of writers, artists, musicians, poets, etc. who have influenced generations. Study texts from world's narrative traditions (from archaic Greece to modern America through those of Africa). Engage with the texts of the world's dramatic traditions (drama and ritual).

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Students do not need to take ENGL 014 to be able to take this course

ENGL 054 : Afro-American Lit to 1940

Engage with the major authors, genres, journals, themes, movements, and debates that have shaped the African American literary tradition. Examine the cultural experiences of African/African Americans who helped shape the growth of the United States from its earliest beginnings through the early 1940s. Study the works of the authors, poets, artists, activists, and critical analysts who made an indelible mark in this area of literature, culture, and history.

Credits

3

ENGL 055 : Afro-American Lit From 1940

Explore representative texts from the African American literary tradition in a mostly historical/chronological order. Study key units and ideas from the African American literary tradition after 1940 through a study of works that think about, describe, create, resist, defy, and/or break variousboundaries. Through lectures, readings, and other assignments, understand the development of African American literary production from the beginning of the 1940s to the present era.

Credits

3

ENGL 056 : Introduction to Caribbean Lit

Explore literature produced by Caribbean writers both locally and across the Caribbean's diasporas and ideas that have shaped these writers' literary output. Engage in a critical exploration of Caribbean history, development, and political/cultural identity. Understand major socioeconomic and political forces that have shaped the region, including slavery, colonization, struggles for independence and migration, and examine ways in which these issues have affected Caribbean writers' literary imagination.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Also satisfies a requirement in the Caribbean Studies minor

ENGL 084 : Honors for Sophomores I

Engage in directed reading for sophomores in the COAS Honors Program to begin formulating ideas for the Honors Thesis. Undertake independent reading, research and writing in preparation for the completion of an Honors Thesis.

Credits

1

Prerequisites

Restricted/reserved for English majors in the COAS Honors Program.

ENGL 088 : Honors for Juniors

Through seminar, workshop, and independent study formats, map a senior honors thesis project. Complete short weekly written assignments and engage in additional reading, discussion, and workshop activities in order to improve research and writing skills and to hone a senior thesis prospectus.

Credits

1

Prerequisites

Restricted/reserved for English majors in the COAS Honors Program.

ENGL 092 : Directed Honors for Seniors

Provides guidance in completing the research for the Honors Thesis and working toward a first draft. Comparable to Senior Thesis

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/reserved for English majors in the COAS Honors Program.

ENGL 104 : Sophomore Sem I

Study methodologies of close reading that reveal the rich complexity of literary texts and provide an appreciation of the way those texts signify in relation to their aesthetic, social, and historical contexts. Learn the critical vocabulary, the basic reading and writing skills, and the knowledge of information technologies and library resources essential to an English major or minor.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/reserved for English majors. Required for English majors and minors. Prerequisite: successful completion of First Year Writing Sequence (ENGW courses) with grade ofC or higher. This course must be taken in residence, no transfer credit will be accepted for this course. Restricted/Reserved to English Majors or Minors.

ENGL 105 : Sophomore Seminar II

Acquire effective methods of writing literary analyses informed by current critical theory, including African American critical strategies and intellectual discourses. Demonstrate mastery of essential critical concepts, an ability to use critical theory to illuminate literary texts, and an ability to write with clarity and insight about literature.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/reserved for English majors. Required for English majors and minors. Prerequisite. ENGL 104 with grade ofC or higher. *This course must be taken in residence, no transfer credit will be accepted for this course

ENGL 110 : Linguistics Foundation

Learn the principles and methods of linguistic analysis. Apply this knowledge to the study of human language in general and English in particular, demonstrate a metalinguistic awareness as it relates to registers and styles and an awareness of the differences between oral and written language and standard and non-standard dialects and grammars.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

estricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Required for English majors. Prerequisite. ENGL 104 withC or higher or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 104

ENGL 111 : African American Literature Foundation

Understand African American literary production and critical theory by examining representative African American literary discourses from the colonial period to the present, consider the contribution of the African American folk tradition to the creative process. Gain a foundational knowledge of the deep roots and rich diversity of the literary African American tradition and be able to write about it with clarity, accuracy, and insight.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Required for English majors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 withC or higher or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 104.

ENGL 112 : American Lit Foundation

Study the major texts, genres, periods, authors and ideas that make up the literature of what becomes the United States, from its origins to the present. Learn to appreciate the continuities and discontinuities of the multi-cultural literary traditions in American writing and be able to write about it in a clear and informed way.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Required for English majors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 withC or higher or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 104.

ENGL 113 : British Literature Foundation

Explore the texts exemplary of key moments, movements, and discourses marking the development of the British literary tradition, from the medieval era to the modern age, with emphasis on the cultural dynamics and literary modes affecting the literary production of British writers from various cultures who use English to express themselves. Learn the texts, authors, and cultural interactions whose significance endures to the present as well as how to write effective, informed literary analyses.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Required for English majors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 withC or higher or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 104.

ENGL 114 : College Grammar

Engage in an advanced comprehensive examination of English grammar from traditional, structural, and generative perspectives. Learn the vocabulary necessary to analyze grammatical functions, be able to do detailed analysis of word classes, phrases, and sentences using a variety of strategies, precisely identify and correct usage problems, and appreciate the rhetorical effects of various language structures.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 withC or higher or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 104. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 117 : Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction / Poetry

Examine the art and craft of fiction writing, explored from the perspective of both writer and reader. Study the elements of successful fiction writing aided by texts about craft as well as published stories and excerpts provided by the instructor and stories created by classmates. Analyze fiction's architectural details including voice, imagery, character, plot, dialogue, narrative, metaphor, description, resolution, etc.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: Completion of First Year Writing Sequence (ENGW courses) with grade of or higher. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective, Satisfies a requirement for English Majors with Creative Writing concentration.

ENGL 117 / 118 : Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction / Poetry

Examines the art and craft of fiction writing, explored from the perspective of both writer and reader. Students will study the elements of successful fiction writing aided by texts about craft as well as published stories and excerpts provided by the instructor and stories created by classmates. Through these examples, they will analyze fiction's architectural details " including voice, imagery, character, plot, dialogue, narrative, metaphor, description, resolution, etc. Prerequisite: Completion of First Year Writing Sequence (ENGW courses) with grade of or higher. Satisfies a requirement for English Majors with Creative Writing concentration; Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective (Note: course does not fulfill a Division A or 3rd Writing Requirement of COAS)

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Completion of First Year Writing Sequence (ENGW courses) with grade of  <C> or higher.

ENGL 118 : Intro: Creating Wrtg Poetry

Produce poetry in various forms and engage in an intense environment with an emphasis on reading, writing, performance, and collaboration. Work on projects that may include of a mock anthology of other people's poetry and a portfolio of individual, original work. Engage with a rich body of work by contemporary poets. Read and respond to the texts through critical analysis or creative production. Perform original readings individually, as well as participate in a group project.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: Completion of First Year Writing Sequence (ENGW courses) with grade of or higher. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective, Satisfies a requirement for English Majors with Creative Writing concentration.

ENGL 119 : Intro: Creative Wrtg Non Fict

Students will learn the fundamentals of non-fiction writing and crafting a successful personal essay by learning and applying the techniques for self-critique and revisions: will understand the importance of and mechanics for creating realistic characters, captivating details, powerful images, believable dialogue, and, learn to apply formulas using their own lives as the foundation for non-fiction writing.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: Completion of First Year Writing Sequence (ENGW courses) with grade of or higher. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective, Satisfies a requirement for English Majors with Creative Writing concentration.

ENGL 127 : Creative Writing Fiction / Poetry

Learn the techniques required in the writing of fiction.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 117 (Intro to Creative Writing Fiction) withC or higher. Satisfies a requirement for English Majors with Creative Writing concentration, Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.)

ENGL 127 / 128 : Creative Writing Fiction / Poetry

Focuses on the techniques required in the writing of fiction. English Majors and Minors. Fulfills a requirement for English Majors with Creative Writing concentration Prerequisite. ENGL 117 (Intro to Creative Writing Fiction) with "C" or higher. Satisfies a requirement for English Majors with Creative Writing concentration; Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective (Note: course does not fulfill a Division A or 3rd Writing Requirement of COAS)

Credits

3

Prerequisites

ENGL 117 (Intro to Creative Writing Fiction) with “C” or higher

ENGL 128 : Creative Writing Fiction / Poetry

Learn the techniques required in writing poems in various subgenres.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/reserved for English Majors/Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 118 (Intro to Creative Writing Poetry) withC or higher. Required for English Majors with Creative Writing concentration. Satisfies a requirement for English Majors with Creative Writing concentration, Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 129 : The Art of the Essay

Explore the theory and practice of expository writing by reading exemplary texts and practicing a variety of organizational strategies. Study different specified discourses (Ethnography, Political Rhetoric, Current Events, Cinema, Short Fiction, Poetry). Write engaging essays characterized by stylistic expressiveness and grammatical precision

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective, satisfies 3rd Writing Requirement of COAS.

ENGL 130 : Rhetoric, Theory and Practice

Critically examine exemplary argumentative writing as well as classical and modern rhetorical theories to learn strategies for writing argumentative or persuasive essays, specifically including those requiring researched evidence. Deploy a variety of rhetorical strategies to write convincing essays characterized by stylistic finesse and thoughtful, well-researched development. ENGL 114 is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 with grade ofC or higher.

ENGL 140 : Crosscult-Drama

Explore a cross-cultural genre. Understand the essential features of drama both ancient and modern from a variety of cultures, which may include European, American, African, African American. Study the vocabulary necessary to analyze drama critically, understand the particular meaning drama creates through performance or imagined performance, and write about it effectively and insightfully.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 with grade ofC or higher. Satisfies the period/cross-cultural genre course requirement for English majors, satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 141 : Poetry Across Cultures

Explore a cross-cultural genre. Study the choices of style and genre that offer specific creative and interpretative possibilities to the poet, from the ritual chants to the epic, from the African praise song to the sonnet. Understand the essential nature of poetry, the conventions governing a variety of verse forms, as well as the vocabulary necessary to write about poetry with precision and critical acumen.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 with grade ofC or higher. Satisfies the period/cross-cultural genre course requirement for English majors, satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 142 : Fiction Across Cultures

Explore a cross-cultural genre. Study fiction of a wide variety of authors (e.g., Aesop, Charles Dickens, Ralph Ellison, Christina Garcia, Chinua Achebe, Toni Morrison) to arrive at an essential understanding of the genre and a selection of sub-genres (e.g., fable, short story, novel, novella). Understand narrative strategies, the conventions governing specific forms (e.g., gothic, science fiction, mystery, adventure, romance), as well as the vocabulary, to write about prose fiction in a critically illuminating way.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 with grade ofC or higher. Satisfies the period/cross-cultural genre course requirement for English majors, satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 201 : Featured Author

Engage in an advanced and intensive scholarly study of the texts of a single author (Douglass, Swift, Morrison, Shakespeare, among others) within their formal and cultural contexts. Gain a complex understanding of the canon of one important writer and produce a sophisticated piece of researched literary analysis (15 pages minimum) that takes into account the body of criticism on that writer. The Foundation course (ENGL 111, 112, or 113) relevant to the author is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Required for English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies the featured author requirement for English majors, satisfies an English Major/Minor elective

ENGL 202 : Featured Author

Engage in an advanced and intensive scholarly study of the texts of a single author (Douglass, Swift, Morrison, Shakespeare, among others) within their formal and cultural contexts. Gain a complex understanding of the canon of one important writer and produce a sophisticated piece of researched literary analysis (15 pages minimum) that takes into account the body of criticism on that writer. The Foundation course (ENGL 111, 112, or 113) relevant to the author is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Required for English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies the featured author requirement for English majors, satisfies an English Major/Minor elective

ENGL 203 : Featured Author

Engage in an advanced and intensive scholarly study of the texts of a single author (Douglass, Swift, Morrison, Shakespeare, among others) within their formal and cultural contexts. Gain a complex understanding of the canon of one important writer and produce a sophisticated piece of researched literary analysis (15 pages minimum) that takes into account the body of criticism on that writer. The Foundation course (ENGL 111, 112, or 113) relevant to the author is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Required for English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies the featured author requirement for English majors, satisfies an English Major/Minor elective

ENGL 204 : Featured Author

Engage in an advanced and intensive scholarly study of the texts of a single author (Douglass, Swift, Morrison, Shakespeare, among others) within their formal and cultural contexts. Gain a complex understanding of the canon of one important writer and produce a sophisticated piece of researched literary analysis (15 pages minimum) that takes into account the body of criticism on that writer. The Foundation course (ENGL 111, 112, or 113) relevant to the author is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Required for English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies the featured author requirement for English majors, satisfies an English Major/Minor elective

ENGL 205 : Featured Author

Engage in an advanced and intensive scholarly study of the texts of a single author (Douglass, Swift, Morrison, Shakespeare, among others) within their formal and cultural contexts. Gain a complex understanding of the canon of one important writer and produce a sophisticated piece of researched literary analysis (15 pages minimum) that takes into account the body of criticism on that writer. The Foundation course (ENGL 111, 112, or 113) relevant to the author is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Required for English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies the featured author requirement for English majors, satisfies an English Major/Minor elective

ENGL 206 : Featured Author

Engage in an advanced and intensive scholarly study of the texts of a single author (Douglass, Swift, Morrison, Shakespeare, among others) within their formal and cultural contexts. Gain a complex understanding of the canon of one important writer and produce a sophisticated piece of researched literary analysis (15 pages minimum) that takes into account the body of criticism on that writer. The Foundation course (ENGL 111, 112, or 113) relevant to the author is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Required for English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies the featured author requirement for English majors, satisfies an English Major/Minor elective

ENGL 207 : Featured Author

Engage in an advanced and intensive scholarly study of the texts of a single author (Douglass, Swift, Morrison, Shakespeare, among others) within their formal and cultural contexts. Gain a complex understanding of the canon of one important writer and produce a sophisticated piece of researched literary analysis (15 pages minimum) that takes into account the body of criticism on that writer. The Foundation course (ENGL 111, 112, or 113) relevant to the author is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Required for English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies the featured author requirement for English majors, satisfies an English Major/Minor elective

ENGL 209 : Major Author - British Author

An advanced course that provides an intensive scholarly study of the texts of a single author (Douglass, Swift, Morrison, Shakespeare, among others) within their formal and cultural contexts; requires a research paper of substantial length (15 page minimum). One major author course is required for English majors; at least one major author will be offered each semester. Successful students will achieve a complex understanding of the canon of one important writer and be able to produce a sophisticated piece of researched literary analysis that takes into account the body of criticism on that writer. The Foundation course (ENGL 111, ENGL 112, or ENGL 113) relevant to the particular author is strongly recommended. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade of "C" or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher WITH concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors" Satisfies the major author requirement for English majors; Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Required for English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies the featured author requirement for English majors, satisfies an English Major/Minor elective

ENGL 210 : Early African-Am Lit

Engage in an advanced examination of African American literature from its earliest beginnings to the texts of the first decades of the twentieth century. ENGL 111 is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher WITH concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies the period/cross-cultural genre course requirement for English majors, satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 211 : Af Am Realism, Naturalism, Mod

Engage in an advanced examination of African American literature from the Harlem Renaissance to the 1960s, including but not limited to texts written by authors of the Harlem Renaissance, as well as Hayden, Brooks (early), Petry, Ellison, Wright, Baldwin, and Hansberry. ENGL 111 is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies the period/cross-cultural genre requirement for English majors, Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 212 : Afro-Amer Lit Blk Arts to Pres

Engage in an advanced study of African American literature from the Black Arts Movement of the late 1960s to contemporary writing. ENGL 111 is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies the period/cross-cultural genre requirement for English majors, Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 213 : African-American Drama

Engage in an advanced study of the development of African American drama. ENGL 111 is strongly recommended. Prerequisite:

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 214 : African-American Poetry

Engage in an advanced analysis of the poetry and poetics of major African American writers. ENGL 111 is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 215 : African-American Fiction

Analyzes the prose fiction genre as practiced by African American writers. ENGL 111 is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher WITH concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 217 : African Literature

Explore the literature of continental Africa, from ancient oral epics, tales, and poems to the postcolonial prose fiction, drama, and poetry of the past four decades. Study the works by authors such as Leopold Senghor, Amos Tutuola, Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Okot p'Bitek, Mariama Ba, Buchi Emecheta and Alex LaGuma.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 218 : Ethnic American Literature

Explore ethnic American literature, music and film, focusing on U.S. Latinx, Asian American and African American cultures.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 225 : Modern Caribbean Lit

Study the literature of the Caribbean people, and its historical, cultural, and social contexts. to the literature of the Caribbean people, and its historical, cultural, and social contexts.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors or students in the Interdisciplinary Caribbean Studies Minor. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher WITH concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective, satisfies a requirement in the Interdisciplinary Caribbean Studies minor.

ENGL 226 : Caribbean Author

Engage in an advanced examination of the writings and cultural contexts of a single Caribbean author in depth.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors/Minors or students in the Interdisciplinary Caribbean Studies minor. Satisfies the featured author requirement for English majors, satisfies an English Major/Minor elective, fulfills an elective for the Interdisciplinary Caribbean Studies minor.

ENGL 231 : American Realism & Naturalism

Examine the efforts of both Black and White writers in the late nineteenth century to form a literature expressive of theNew America resulting from the revolutionary changes brought about by Emancipation, Reconstruction, industrialization, immigration, and urbanization.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher WITH concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies the period/cross-cultural genre course requirement for English majors, satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 233 : American Genre

Explore a broad genre, like poetry or drama, or examine a particular sub-genre, such as detective fiction, captivity narrative, Theater of the Absurd, the Western epic, poems of Native Americans, etc. ENGL 112 is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/reserved for English Majors/Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 118 (Intro to Creative Writing Poetry) withC or higher. Required for English Majors with Creative Writing concentration. Satisfies a requirement for English Majors with Creative Writing concentration, Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 234 : American Genre

Explore a broad genre, like poetry or drama, or examine a particular sub-genre, such as detective fiction, captivity narrative, Theater of the Absurd, the Western epic, poems of Native Americans, etc. ENGL 112 is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/reserved for English Majors/Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 118 (Intro to Creative Writing Poetry) withC or higher. Required for English Majors with Creative Writing concentration. Satisfies a requirement for English Majors with Creative Writing concentration, Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 235 : American Genre

Explore a broad genre, like poetry or drama, or examine a particular sub-genre, such as detective fiction, captivity narrative, Theater of the Absurd, the Western epic, poems of Native Americans, etc. ENGL 112 is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/reserved for English Majors/Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 118 (Intro to Creative Writing Poetry) withC or higher. Required for English Majors with Creative Writing concentration. Satisfies a requirement for English Majors with Creative Writing concentration, Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 242 : Age of Rev Brit Lit 1660-1800

Explore the changes in British literature resulting from the emergence of a print culture in England that empowered new categories of writers (middle class citizens, women and Africans) and promoted for new literary genres (novel, periodical essay, biography, and autobiography). ENGL 113 strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher WITH concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies the period/cross-cultural genre course requirement for English majors, satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 243 : British Romantic Sensibilities

Study major issues and debates in English life and culture reflected in the literature of the first half of the nineteenth century. English 113 is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher WITH concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies the period/cross-cultural genre course requirement for English majors, satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 245 : Modern and Post Col Brit Lit

Study major writers and significant trends in British writing from 1901 to the present, with special emphasis on writing by Black Britons. ENGL 113 is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

or ENGL 104 with or higher WITH concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies the period/cross-cultural genre course requirement for English majors, satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 247 : Genres in British Lit

May focus on historical surveys of the development of broad genres, like drama or prose fiction, or may focus on specialized topics such as The Jacobean Revenge Play, The Post-Colonial Novel, Abolitionist Poetry, or Afro-British Playwrights. ENGL-113 is strongly recommended. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade of “C” or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher WITH concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105…   Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective    

Credits

3

Prerequisites

ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade of “C” or higher), or ENGL 104 with <C> or higher WITH concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105.

ENGL 248 : Genres in British Lit

Explore the historical development of broad genres, like drama or prose fiction, or specialized topics such as The Jacobean Revenge Play, The Post- Colonial Novel, Abolitionist Poetry, or Afro-British Playwrights. ENGL 113 is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 250 : Comparative Literature

Explore the history, theory, and practice of comparative literature, with attention to such topics as literary movements, genre formation, constructions of gender, interdisciplinary relations. Study major texts and develop abilities to do comparative analysis

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 261 : Topics in Linguistics

Explore various topics in linguistics, such as American English Dialects, African American Vernacular English, Forensic Linguistics, Narrative Analysis, Language and Social Media. ENGL 110 is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. ENGL 110 is strongly recommended. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 262 : Topics in Linguistics

Explore various topics in linguistics, such as American English Dialects, African American Vernacular English, Forensic Linguistics, Narrative Analysis, Language and Social Media. ENGL 110 is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. ENGL 110 is strongly recommended. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 263 : Topics in Linguistics

Explore various topics in linguistics, such as American English Dialects, African American Vernacular English, Forensic Linguistics, Narrative Analysis, Language and Social Media. ENGL 110 is strongly recommended.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. ENGL 110 is strongly recommended. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 271 : Topics in Literary Criticism

Explore a particular critical issue and/or approach, such as The Politics of the Canon, Post-Colonial Criticism, Narratology, African American Criticism, or examine in depth the theory, method, and applications of one or two major critics, such as Michel Foucault, Roland Barthes, Henry Louis Gates, or Barbara Christian.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 272 : Topics in Literary Criticism

Explore a particular critical issue and/or approach, such as The Politics of the Canon, Post-Colonial Criticism, Narratology, African American Criticism, or examine in depth the theory, method, and applications of one or two major critics, such as Michel Foucault, Roland Barthes, Henry Louis Gates, or Barbara Christian.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 273 : Topics in Literary Criticism

Explore a particular critical issue and/or approach, such as The Politics of the Canon, Post-Colonial Criticism, Narratology, African American Criticism, or examine in depth the theory, method, and applications of one or two major critics, such as Michel Foucault, Roland Barthes, Henry Louis Gates, or Barbara Christian.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 280 : Topics in Lit and Writing

Study special literary topics such as Women Writers,The Bible as Literature,The Blues and Literature, or explore interdisciplinary studies linking music or art with literature, or engage in an intensive study of one major text like Invisible Man, Paradise Lost, Gulliver's Travels, or Their Eyes were Watching God. Possibilities for special topics in writing include Ethnographic Writing, Advanced Argumentation, Persuasive Rhetoric, and so forth. Taught at an advanced level, these courses require extensive research.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: successful completion of First Year Writing Sequence (ENGW courses) with grade of or higher. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective (Note: these courses do not satisfy a Division A or 3rd Writing Requirement of COAS.

ENGL 281 : Topics in Lit and Writing

Study special literary topics such as Women Writers,The Bible as Literature,The Blues and Literature, or explore interdisciplinary studies linking music or art with literature, or engage in an intensive study of one major text like Invisible Man, Paradise Lost, Gulliver's Travels, or Their Eyes were Watching God. Possibilities for special topics in writing include Ethnographic Writing, Advanced Argumentation, Persuasive Rhetoric, and so forth. Taught at an advanced level, these courses require extensive research.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: successful completion of First Year Writing Sequence (ENGW courses) with grade of or higher. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective (Note: these courses do not satisfy a Division A or 3rd Writing Requirement of COAS.

ENGL 282 : Topics in Lit and Writing

Study special literary topics such as Women Writers,The Bible as Literature,The Blues and Literature, or explore interdisciplinary studies linking music or art with literature, or engage in an intensive study of one major text like Invisible Man, Paradise Lost, Gulliver's Travels, or Their Eyes were Watching God. Possibilities for special topics in writing include Ethnographic Writing, Advanced Argumentation, Persuasive Rhetoric, and so forth. Taught at an advanced level, these courses require extensive research.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: successful completion of First Year Writing Sequence (ENGW courses) with grade of or higher. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective (Note: these courses do not satisfy a Division A or 3rd Writing Requirement of COAS.

ENGL 283 : Topics in Lit and Writing

Study special literary topics such as Women Writers,The Bible as Literature,The Blues and Literature, or explore interdisciplinary studies linking music or art with literature, or engage in an intensive study of one major text like Invisible Man, Paradise Lost, Gulliver's Travels, or Their Eyes were Watching God. Possibilities for special topics in writing include Ethnographic Writing, Advanced Argumentation, Persuasive Rhetoric, and so forth. Taught at an advanced level, these courses require extensive research.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: successful completion of First Year Writing Sequence (ENGW courses) with grade of or higher. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective (Note: these courses do not satisfy a Division A or 3rd Writing Requirement of COAS.

ENGL 284 : Topics in Lit and Writing

Study special literary topics such as Women Writers,The Bible as Literature,The Blues and Literature, or explore interdisciplinary studies linking music or art with literature, or engage in an intensive study of one major text like Invisible Man, Paradise Lost, Gulliver's Travels, or Their Eyes were Watching God. Possibilities for special topics in writing include Ethnographic Writing, Advanced Argumentation, Persuasive Rhetoric, and so forth. Taught at an advanced level, these courses require extensive research.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: successful completion of First Year Writing Sequence (ENGW courses) with grade of or higher. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective (Note: these courses do not satisfy a Division A or 3rd Writing Requirement of COAS.

ENGL 285 : Topics in Lit and Writing

Study special literary topics such as Women Writers,The Bible as Literature,The Blues and Literature, or explore interdisciplinary studies linking music or art with literature, or engage in an intensive study of one major text like Invisible Man, Paradise Lost, Gulliver's Travels, or Their Eyes were Watching God. Possibilities for special topics in writing include Ethnographic Writing, Advanced Argumentation, Persuasive Rhetoric, and so forth. Taught at an advanced level, these courses require extensive research.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: successful completion of First Year Writing Sequence (ENGW courses) with grade of or higher. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective (Note: these courses do not satisfy a Division A or 3rd Writing Requirement of COAS.

ENGL 286 : Intro to Black LGBTQ Studies

Explore literature, film, and other media that engage gender and sexuality from a Black and Diasporic perspective. Examine texts using an intersectional framework that incorporates Black Feminism, Black and Queer of Color Theory, literary criticism, and critical race theory. Study how gender and sexuality shape and transform cultural understandings of Blackness and how Blackness continues to shift our understanding of gender and sexual identity and expression.

Credits

3

ENGL 287 : Topics in Lit and Writing

Study special literary topics such as Women Writers,The Bible as Literature,The Blues and Literature, or explore interdisciplinary studies linking music or art with literature, or engage in an intensive study of one major text like Invisible Man, Paradise Lost, Gulliver's Travels, or Their Eyes were Watching God. Possibilities for special topics in writing include Ethnographic Writing, Advanced Argumentation, Persuasive Rhetoric, and so forth. Taught at an advanced level, these courses require extensive research.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: successful completion of First Year Writing Sequence (ENGW courses) with grade of or higher. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective (Note: these courses do not satisfy a Division A or 3rd Writing Requirement of COAS.

ENGL 288 : Topics in Lit and Writing

Study special literary topics such as Women Writers,The Bible as Literature,The Blues and Literature, or explore interdisciplinary studies linking music or art with literature, or engage in an intensive study of one major text like Invisible Man, Paradise Lost, Gulliver's Travels, or Their Eyes were Watching God. Possibilities for special topics in writing include Ethnographic Writing, Advanced Argumentation, Persuasive Rhetoric, and so forth. Taught at an advanced level, these courses require extensive research.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: successful completion of First Year Writing Sequence (ENGW courses) with grade of or higher. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective (Note: these courses do not satisfy a Division A or 3rd Writing Requirement of COAS.

ENGL 289 : Topics in Lit and Writing

Study special literary topics such as Women Writers,The Bible as Literature,The Blues and Literature, or explore interdisciplinary studies linking music or art with literature, or engage in an intensive study of one major text like Invisible Man, Paradise Lost, Gulliver's Travels, or Their Eyes were Watching God. Possibilities for special topics in writing include Ethnographic Writing, Advanced Argumentation, Persuasive Rhetoric, and so forth. Taught at an advanced level, these courses require extensive research.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: successful completion of First Year Writing Sequence (ENGW courses) with grade of or higher. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective (Note: these courses do not satisfy a Division A or 3rd Writing Requirement of COAS.

ENGL 290 : Principles of Editing

Edit writing produced by self or others by employing strategies from linguistics, rhetoric, and literature. Learn professional proofreading symbols. Identify ineffective strategies or styles and know how to correct them. ENGL 110 or ENGL 114 is strongly recommended. WID/WIC (Writing in the Disciplines/Writing Intensive Course)

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher with concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 291 : Writing Critical Reviews

Explore the critical review as a genre. Develop the skills necessary to write reviews of contemporary literary, film, or dramatic performances. Study critical writing and artistic appreciation and evaluation, including exemplary and theoretical readings. Attendance at performances may be required.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Restricted/Reserved for English Majors or Minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 and 105 (with grade ofC or higher), or ENGL 104 with or higher WITH concurrent enrollment in ENGL 105. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 295 : Creative Writing Workshop

Further develop creative writing abilities in a workshop setting. Portfolio submission is required.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Required for English Majors with Creative Writing concentration. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 127 or 128 with or higher. Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective.

ENGL 296 : Senior Thesis

Engage in independent research. Gain experience in writing a lengthy researched essay on a literary topic or creative work.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Satisfies an English major/minor requirement. Note: English majors in the COAS Honors Program may substitute ENGL 296 for ENGL 092 (Directed Honors for Seniors) with approval from the Program Director.

ENGL 297 : Internship Practicum-ENGLISH

Receive guidance and evaluation for working in internships. Reflect on work experiences in consultation with a faculty advisor and develop a professional plan for their future careers. Keep an active work log of at least 6 entries detailing work experiences and submit a final reflection essay that addresses the internship's significance to professional aspirations.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: Students must have completed at least 90 credits of course work (having passed first-year writing courses with a grade of C or better) and must have secured an internship.

ENGL 298 : Creative Writing Thesis

The culmination of a student's Concentration in Creative Writing. Produce a complete manuscript of their creative work: approximately 50 pages of either poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, or a hybrid mixed genre manuscript (inclusive of the prerequisite pages).

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: ENGL 295 and a portfolio of original creative work (25 pages). Required for English majors with the Creative Writing concentration.

ENGL 890 : Study Abroad

Study Abroad. Experiences vary by department, topic, semester, and locale.

Credits

3 - 12

Prerequisites

Department Approval

ENGW 103 : Freshman Composition

Intended to increase the student’s ability to write effectively, to read critically, and to present ideas logically. 

Credits

3

ENGW 103 : Persuasive Writing & Research

The second course of the two-semester required writing course requirement for First-Year Writing.  This course builds on the  study of rhetoric begun in ENGW 101 or 102, and introduces students to  argumentation and persuasive writing techniques, in addition to the conventions of academic research. English Writing 103 stresses the examination of counter-arguments, the exploration of primary and secondary sources, and familiarity with academic style conventions. Students will be expected to engage in discussion of contemporary issues through class discussion and their writing.  Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGW 101 or 102 with a grade of  or higher. Note: Successful completion of this First Year Writing course requires a grade of  or higher.

Credits

3