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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS (ENGL)
ENGL 1101 Rhetoric and Composition I
(3) Fall and Spring
Introduction to expository writing, emphasizing the essay form, the writing process, and rhetorical modes of thesis development. Standardized test scores, among other criteria, will determine each student's placement in either a standard, honors, or grammar-intensive section of ENGL 1101.
Prerequisite to all higher-numbered English courses.
ENGL 1102 Rhetoric and Composition II
(3) Fall and Spring
Introduction to critical thinking and writing about literature, emphasizing reading strategies, analytic writing, research techniques, and modes of documentation. Some students may be invited to join an honors section of ENGL 1102
Prerequisite to all higher-numbered English courses.
ENGL 2200 Introduction to English Studies
(1) Fall 2007
Introduces students to the academic discipline of English and focuses on the critical issues (past and present) involved in English Studies. This course is a prerequisite for English majors for any 3000- or 4000-level course.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1101, 1102
ENGL 2204 British Literature I
(3) Fall 2008
A survey of British Literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the eighteenth century. Short critical essays required, at least one with documentation.
Required of all English majors.
ENGL 2205 British Literature II
(3) Spring 2009
A survey of British literature from the Romantics through the Modern/Postmodern period. Short critical essays required, at least one with documentation.
Required of all English majors.
ENGL 2206 American Literature I
(3) Fall 2007
A survey of American Literature from the Colonial period through American Romanticism. Short critical essays required, at least one with documentation. Required of all English majors.
ENGL 2207 American Literature II
(3) Spring 2008
A survey of American literature from Realism and Naturalism through the Modern/ Postmodern period. Short critical essays required, at least one with documentation. Required of all English majors.
ENGL 2260 Journalistic Writing I
(3) In rotation
An introduction to basic types of writing for newspapers: news, feature, interview, review, and editorial.
ENGL 2261 Journalistic Writing II
(3) In rotation
Advanced instruction and practice in writing news, features, and editorials. Course also involves copy editing and layout and design of news pages.
Prerequisite: ENG 2260 or permission of the instructor
For English majors:
Prerequisite to 3000-level or 4000-level courses: ENGL 1101, 1102, 2200
ENGL 3300 History of the English Language
(3) Spring 2008
Introduction to principles of linguistics; a survey of the origins and development of English, and a study of its structure.
Required of all English majors.
ENGL 3302 Advanced Grammar
(3) Fall 2008
A survey of the basic logic and grammatical structure of English, from morpheme to word, phrase and clause, to sentence.
ENGL 3303 Advanced Composition
(3) Fall 2007
This course is open to all students, regardless of major, who are interested in strengthening their written expression beyond the level of "functional." The focus will be on producing nonfiction prose that is exemplary for its clarity and finesse.
ENGL 3306 Creative Writing Workshop (poetry)
(3) Spring 2009
An advanced course in imaginative writing. Professional models studied, but student writing emphasized. Only one workshop (poetry or fiction) may be taken for major credit.
ENGL 3308 Creative Writing Workshop (fiction)
(3) Spring 2008
An advanced course in imaginative writing. Professional models studied, but student writing emphasized. Only one workshop (fiction or poetry) may be taken for major credit.
ENGL 3312 Business Writing
(3) In rotation (see MGMT 3312)
A study of the basic communication skills needed to prepare business publications in today's world. Special attention given to format and correct usage.
ENGL 3314 Classical Backgrounds
(3) In rotation
An examination of major classics, in modern translation, of Greek, Roman, and Medieval literature.
ENGL 3316 Masterpieces of Continental Literature
(3) In rotation
Major European classics in translation from the Renaissance through the twentieth century.
ENGL 3320 Medieval Literature
(3) In rotation
A survey, mostly in Middle English, of English literature to about 1500.
ENGL 3330 English Literature of the Renaissance
(3) Spring 2009
Renaissance English literature to about 1675, excluding Shakespeare.
ENGL 3335 Development of English Drama
(3) Spring 2008
An examination of the development of English drama, excluding Shakespeare, from its beginnings up to the Restoration.
ENGL 3340 Restoration and Eighteenth-Century English Literature
(3) In rotation
Selected Restoration, Neoclassical, and Pre-Romantic English literature, excluding the novel.
ENGL 3345 The Rise of the English Novel
(3) In rotation
A study of the rise of the English novel with an emphasis on selected works of the late seventeenth-century and eighteenth-century novelists.
ENGL 3350 Romanticism in English Poetry and Selected Prose
(3) In rotation
A study of selected major nineteenth-century British prose and poetry, with emphasis on lyric verse.
ENGL 3355 The English Novel in the Nineteenth Century
(3) In rotation
A study of the selected works of Romantic and Victorian novelists.
ENGL 3360 Victorian Poetry and Selected Prose
(3) In rotation
A study of selected major Victorian prose and poetry, with emphasis on Tennyson, Browning, and the Pre-Raphaelites.
ENGL 3375 American Romanticism
(3) In rotation
Major American Romantic writers of the United States through Whitman and Dickinson.
ENGL 3380 Post Civil War American Literature
(3) Fall 2008
Major American writers of the Realistic and Naturalistic movements in the United States.
ENGL 3385 Southern American Literature
(3) Fall 2007
A study of major Southern writers from about 1815 to the present.
ENGL 4400 Literary Theory and Modern Criticism
(3) In rotation
A study of literary theory through postmodern literary criticism.
ENGL 4410 Chaucer
(3) Fall 2008
A survey of Chaucer's work. Consideration will also be given to Chaucerian influence and criticism.
ENGL 4420 Shakespeare
(3) Fall 2009
The development of Shakespeare's art, as reflected in selected individual plays or groups of plays.
ENGL 4430 Milton
(3) Fall 2007
Selected poetry and prose of Milton.
ENGL 4440 Twentieth Century Fiction
(3) Spring 2009
A study of selected novels and short stories of Modern, Postmodern, and Contemporary American and British fiction writers.
ENGL 4450 Twentieth Century Poetry
(3) In rotation
A study of the major American and British poets of the twentieth century, their verse techniques, and their contributions to poetic art.
ENGL 4460 Twentieth Century Drama
(3) In rotation
A study of major American and British playwrights of the twentieth century, their dramatic techniques, and their contributions to the dramatic arts.
ENGL 4495 Senior Thesis and Presentation
(3) Spring 2008
English majors will write and present orally an original research project based on a significant topic in American or English language or literature.
Required of all English majors.
Prerequisite: Senior Standing
ENGL 4499 Independent Study/Research
(3) On demand
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