ENGL 170 Rhetoric in a Post-Truth World
3 credit hours
This is an introductory rhetoric course. This course will examine how truth functions through an examination of rhetorical theory from antiquity to the present. Our work in class will prepare student to use rhetorical theory to better understand how truth functions in a world where fake news dominates, and it can be difficult to separate fact from fiction and news from propaganda.
ENGL 220 – Introduction to Literature
3 credit hours
Primer for upper-level literature courses, covering drama, fiction, poetry, and film. This course introduces the terminology of literature as well as the fundamentals of how to read, discuss, and write about a literary text. Offered every spring.
Prerequisite: LDRS 101
THEA 307 – Shakespeare
3 credit hours
This course will be an in-depth examination of Shakespeare’s plays and poetry. Opportunities include attending or participating in at least one Shakespeare performance or event.
Same as ENGL 307
Prerequisite: ENGL 220 or consent of instructor
ENGL 370 Sociolinguistics
3 credit hours
All social spaces are influenced by power structures. In this course students will develop a theoretical foundation for analyzing language patterns to identify the structures mediating specific social contexts and how those structures impact people’s lives. By the end of the course students will be better prepared to navigate institutional and organizational hierarchies; identify how social systems and structures can perpetuate harm; and propose grounded recommendations for systemic reform.
ENGL 460 – Capstone Project
3 credit hours
The Capstone Project is designed to be a culminating experience for English majors. Students will develop a project with a faculty mentor to connect their experience in the English major with their post-collegiate goals. This project could take many forms, but each student’s project will demonstrate the skills, theories, and rhetorical strategies they have learned in English studies. Offered every spring.
357 – Internship
1-6 credit hours
Extensive work experience in an area related to student’s major field of concentration under the direct supervision of a regular faculty member and an on-site work supervisor. Approval of the faculty member, work supervisor, and division chair must be secured in advance of registration. This course may be taken more than once, for up to a total of 6 hours maximum credit per declared major. University guidelines specify a student must perform a minimum of 40 hours of meaningful work per credit hour earned. The division chair will oversee all internships credits.
Select 5 of the following
ENGL 115 – Sports in Film & Literature
3 credit hours
An interdisciplinary course that introduces students to the world of sports as seen through the lenses of film and literature. We will examine how athletes and their sport are perceived in the culture at large by viewing films and reading fiction about different sports, including football, baseball, and soccer. We will view films and read selected short stories which highlight the many facets of an athlete’s life. We will also focus on how the plight of these athletes are influenced by their cultural settings and historical circumstances.
ENGL 223 – Adolescent Literature
3 credit hours
Selected literary and theoretical works are read, which highlight the universal coming-of-age dilemmas of adolescents. Offered every fall.
Prerequisite: ENGL 220 or consent of instructor.
ENGL 226 – British Literature to 1784
3 credit hours
A survey of British literature from the Middle-Ages to the Eighteenth Century, including Beowulf, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Milton. Organized in historical sequence, attention will be paid to both historical interpretation and to the connection between the writer and contemporary reader. Offered fall of even years.
Prerequisite: ENGL 220 or consent of instructor
ENGL 227 – British Literature Since 1784
3 credit hours
A study of selected writings, beginning with Romantics such as Blake, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Shelley and Keats; extending through Victorian poetry and prose; and culminating with twentieth century moderns such as Yeats, Lawrence, Joyce, and Woolf. Offered spring of odd years.
Prerequisite: ENGL 220 or consent of instructor
ENGL 237 – Multiethnic American Literature of the U.S.
3 credit hours
An interdisciplinary course that introduces students to the various voices that make up the evolving canon of ethnic American literature. We will examine a variety of theories to help us make sense of the various voices of modern American writing. We will view videos and documentaries and read selected essays and fictional stories that highlight the challenges and joys of various ethnic communities. Offered spring of odd years.
Prerequisite: ENGL 220 Introduction to Literature
ENGL 238 – American Literature to 1865
3 credit hours
Survey of early American authors from the Colonial, Enlightenment, and Romantic periods. Examines the emergence of an American literary identity from its Puritan origins to the Civil War. Offered fall of odd years.
Prerequisite: ENGL 220 or consent of instructor
ENGL 239 – American Literature Since 1865
3 credit hours
A survey of American writing from the Civil War to the latter part of the Twentieth Century. Examines trends including Realism, Modernism, and Postmodernism; also covers emerging minority writers. Offered spring of even years.
Prerequisite: ENGL 220 or consent of instructor
THEA 307 – Shakespeare
3 credit hours
This course will be an in-depth examination of Shakespeare’s plays and poetry. Opportunities include attending or participating in at least one Shakespeare performance or event.
Same as ENGL 307
Prerequisite: ENGL 220 or consent of instructor
ENGL 309 – Literary Theory
3 credit hours
Literary theory offers students the opportunity to learn to read from various perspectives. In this course students will gain knowledge of the history of literary theory as well as contemporary theories, such as Feminism, Ethical studies, Cultural studies, and others. Students will develop their ability to read, write, and think with greater critical acumen as they analyze and apply theories to literary texts. Offered fall of odd years.
Prerequisite: ENGL 220
ENGL 350 – Early World Literature
3 credit hours
English translations of literary masterpieces from ancient times through the early Eighteenth Century. Representative authors include Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Cervantes. Offered fall of even years.
Prerequisite: ENGL 220 or consent of instructor
ENGL 351 – Modern World Literature
3 credit hours
English translations of significant works of late eighteenth through twenty-first century authors such as Goethe, Dostoevsky, Kafka, Borges, and Camus. Offered spring of odd years.
Prerequisite: ENGL 220 or consent of instructor
Select 3 of the following
EDUC 350 – Technology in the Classroom
3 credit hours
Designed to strengthen the student’s writing and critical thinking skills by providing a close examination of how the media constructs messages. Tailored to fit the student’s needs for a variety of future career paths, students will explore and compose in various genres such as social media, print journalism, advertisements, and documentary film. Offered spring of odd years.
Prerequisites: EDUC 100
ENGL 231 – Creative Writing
3 credit hours
Dynamics of creative process in fiction, poetry, and drama. Exploration of student writing through interchange of ideas and reactions in weekly seminars. Offered every spring.
Prerequisite: LDRS 102
ENGL 245 – Writing Consultation
3 credit hours
Students will learn techniques for tutoring individuals and groups, including strategies for critiquing others’ work, writing collaboratively, and giving presentations. Offered every fall.
Prerequisite: LDRS 102 with grade of B or above
ENGL 300 – Technical Editing
3 credit hours
By working with a diverse array of professional documents in various media from multiple industries, students will learn strategies for designing processes that respond to the unique demands of specific editing tasks. Offered fall of odd years.
ENGL 310 – Advanced Writing
3 credit hours
Designed to build on the student’s writing skills and individually tailored to meet the student’s needs in personal development towards the chosen career field. Non-fiction writing, in-depth analysis of current issues, narrative essays, interviews, reviews, and creative writing may be used as course assignments. Offered every spring.
Prerequisite: C or higher in LDRS 102
ENGL 319 – Rhetoric and Technology
3 credit hours
Technology mediates all human activity including thought itself. As such, any technological change will affect how we see ourselves and the world around us, which affects how we communicate and persuade. In this course, students will use rhetorical theory to analyze specific contexts to understand how technology structures power and influences belief. From this understanding, students will be better prepared to make critical choices regarding the use of technology. Offered fall of odd years.
ENGL 330 – Information Design and Usability
3 credit hours
Students will learn how elements of design affect how people engage with print, multimedia, and web-based texts, and as such, how those design elements elicit or hinder a desired social action. From this understanding, students will learn how to develop protocols for conducting, analyzing, and making recommendations from usability testing. Offered spring of even years.
ENGL 345 – Grant & Proposal Writing
3 credit hours
This course will familiarize students with key genres of writing related to grants, such as letters of inquiry, applications, assessment documents, and reporting documents. In conversation with local professionals, students will learn rhetorical strategies for designing and composing these documents in response to specific community needs and in relation to stakeholder values. Offered fall of even years.
ENGL 360 – Advanced Argument
3 credit hours
Advanced Argumentation looks at argument as a means for problem solving. Students study argumentation theories as well as written and visual arguments in order to understand how argumentation can be used to improve communication, find common ground, and solve complex problems. Offered spring of odd years.
ENGL 390 – Special Topics in Technical Communication
3 credit hours
This course will focus on a topic that’s currently under debate in the field of technical communication. Through summarizing, synthesizing, and responding to scholarly arguments, students will develop their own stance on the special topic based on how it relates to their current and future professional endeavors. Some possible topics may include globalization and communication, communication in health care, plain language, universal design and accessibility, and copyright and fair use. Offered spring of even years.
ENGL 200 – Theory of Language
3 credit hours
This is an introductory linguistics course. Students are introduced to modern grammar, including structural and transformation grammar, with some review of traditional grammar. A survey of the historical development of the English language is also included. Offered spring of odd years.
ENGL 220 – Introduction to Literature
3 credit hours
Primer for upper-level literature courses, covering drama, fiction, poetry, and film. This course introduces the terminology of literature as well as the fundamentals of how to read, discuss, and write about a literary text. Offered every spring.
Prerequisite: LDRS 101
THEA 307 – Shakespeare
3 credit hours
This course will be an in-depth examination of Shakespeare’s plays and poetry. Opportunities include attending or participating in at least one Shakespeare performance or event.
Same as ENGL 307
Prerequisite: ENGL 220 or consent of instructor
Select one of the following sequences
ENGL 226 – British Literature to 1784
3 credit hours
A survey of British literature from the Middle-Ages to the Eighteenth Century, including Beowulf, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Milton. Organized in historical sequence, attention will be paid to both historical interpretation and to the connection between the writer and contemporary reader. Offered fall of even years.
Prerequisite: ENGL 220 or consent of instructor
ENGL 227 – British Literature Since 1784
3 credit hours
A study of selected writings, beginning with Romantics such as Blake, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Shelley and Keats; extending through Victorian poetry and prose; and culminating with twentieth century moderns such as Yeats, Lawrence, Joyce, and Woolf. Offered spring of odd years.
Prerequisite: ENGL 220 or consent of instructor
ENGL 238 – American Literature to 1865
3 credit hours
Survey of early American authors from the Colonial, Enlightenment, and Romantic periods. Examines the emergence of an American literary identity from its Puritan origins to the Civil War. Offered fall of odd years.
Prerequisite: ENGL 220 or consent of instructor
ENGL 239 – American Literature Since 1865
3 credit hours
A survey of American writing from the Civil War to the latter part of the Twentieth Century. Examines trends including Realism, Modernism, and Postmodernism; also covers emerging minority writers. Offered spring of even years.
Prerequisite: ENGL 220 or consent of instructor
Select one of the following
ENGL 350 – Early World Literature
3 credit hours
English translations of literary masterpieces from ancient times through the early Eighteenth Century. Representative authors include Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Cervantes. Offered fall of even years.
Prerequisite: ENGL 220 or consent of instructor
ENGL 351 – Modern World Literature
3 credit hours
English translations of significant works of late eighteenth through twenty-first century authors such as Goethe, Dostoevsky, Kafka, Borges, and Camus. Offered spring of odd years.
Prerequisite: ENGL 220 or consent of instructor