ENGLISH (ENG)

English

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College of Liberal Studies

Department Chair: Raymond Schoen

433A Wimberly Hall, 608-785-8295

Professors: Davidson, Gappa, Pandit, Treu; Associate Professors: Cannon, Crutchfield, Graham, C., Jessee, Konas, Lan, Morzinski, Pribek, Schoen, Sullivan, Voiku, Young; Assistant Professors: Barillas, Beck, Butterfield, Crank, Gray, Kopp; Lecturers: Handtke, Heckman, Sheppard.

English Major

(All colleges, excluding Teacher Certification programs). Courses listed in more than one category may be counted only once. 33 credits including three credits from each of the following categories:

A) Shakespeare — ENG 350 or 351; B) Writing — ENG 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 321; C) Language — ENG 330, 332, 333, 337, 338, 339; D) Literature before 1800 — ENG 345, 346, 350, 351, 352, 360, 365, 376, 389, 455, 494*, 495*; E) American 19th-20th Century — ENG 460, 461, 465, 475, 479, 480, 485, 486, 488, 489, 490*, 494*, 495*; F) British 19th-20th Century — ENG 390, 395, 405, 410, 411, 441, 443, 490* 494*, 495*; G) Genre — ENG 352, 360, 389, 390, 395, 405, 430, 431, 436, 437, 444, 446, 455, 479, 480, 487, 488, 490*, 491, 494*, 495*, 496; and H) 12 credits of electives from ENG 310, 312, 315, 325, 326, 327, 400, 401, 440, 442, 448, 455, 459, 490, 492, 493, 494, 495, 497, 498, 499, and any not already taken from groups D, E, F, G.

Option: Students may include in electives one 200-level English course in addition to any taken to fill General Education requirements.

* Additions to University Honors Committee’s minimum requirements.

English Minor

(All colleges, excluding Teacher Certification programs) — 26 credits including ENG 110, six to nine credits in 200-level literature courses including ENG 203 or 204 and at least one of the following: ENG 201, 202, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 215; and 14 to 17 credits of electives in English classes 338 and above; may also include ENG 305 or 321, and ENG 330, 332 or 401.

English Major

(Teacher Certification programs). Courses listed in more than one category may be counted only once. 36 credits beyond General Education including required credits from each category: A) Writing/Language — nine credits: ENG 305, 306 or 321; 334; 330 or 332; B) Shakespeare — three credits: ENG 350 or 351; C) Adolescent Literature — ENG 315; D) Literature before 1800 — three credits from ENG 345, 346, 350, 351, 352, 360, 365, 376, 389, 455; E) American 19th-20th Century — three credits from ENG 460, 461, 465, 475, 479, 480, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490*; F) British 19th-20th Century — three credits from ENG 390, 395, 405, 410, 411, 490*; G) World Literature — three credits from ENG 205, 206, 208, 440, 441, 443, 490*, 494*, 495*; H) Multicultural, Minority Ethnic, and Women’s Literature — three credits from ENG 207, 210, 215, 443, 460, 461, 487, 488, 489, 490*, 492, 493, 494*, 495*; I) Genre — three credits from ENG 352, 360, 389, 390, 395, 405, 430, 431, 436, 437, 444, 446, 455, 479, 480, 487, 488, 490*, 491, 496; J) Electives — three credits from ENG 310, 312, 325, 326, 327, 338, 339, 400, 401, 442, 455, 459, 490, 494, 495, 497, 499, and any not already taken from groups A, B, D, E, F, G, H, or I.

Option: Students may include in electives one 200-level English course not taken for the major or General Education requirements.

English Minor

(Middle Level/Secondary Education) — 26 credits beyond ENG 110, including three credits from ENG 201, 202, 207, 210, 215; three credits from 203, 204, 208; three credits from 305, 306, 315; 321, 330, 332 or 401; 350 or 351; and eight credits of electives in English courses 338 and above; may also include one 200-level English course.

English Minor

(Elementary/Middle Level Education) —

26 credits beyond ENG 110, including three credits from ENG 201, 202, 207, 210, 215; three credits from 203, 204, 208; three credits from 305, 306, 321; 310; 330 or 332 or 401; 350 or 351, and eight credits of electives in English courses 338 and above; may also include one 200-level English course.

Creative Writing Minor

(All colleges) — 18 credits including ENG 305; (prior to enrolling in the remaining courses in the minor, students must meet with a creative writing adviser): three credits to be selected from ENG 312, 321, 329, 330, 332, 337, 338, 339, 447; six credits to be selected from literature courses numbered 340 through 495, ENG 497; three credits to be selected from either ENG 446 or 496; and three credits to be selected from either ENG 448 or 498.

Professional Writing Minor

(All colleges) — 19 credits, including ENG 339 and ENG 451, with 15 credits to be selected from ENG 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 312, 321, 325, 326, 327, 329, 330, 332, 333, 334, 337, 338, 401, 442, 447, 450 (up to three credits), 497, or up to six credits from CST 314, 360, 370 (except for CST majors and Public Relations/Organizational Communications minors who may not count CST credits toward the Professional Writing minor). Students should consult a professional writing minor adviser before enrolling in ENG 450 or 451. Note: Students can group courses in a variety of ways to create specific tracks within the minor.

* Transcript credit does not count toward graduation.

For English Majors/Writing Minors:

English majors who elect to take one of the writing minors must complete the requirements for both the major and the minor. Only three credits from the major may also be counted toward the minor.

For English Minors/Writing Minors:

English minors who elect to take a writing minor must complete the requirements for both. Only nine credits from the English minor may also be counted toward the writing minor.

English Department Honors Program Requirements

B. Program

+ above a course number indicates a General Education course.

ENG 050 Cr. 3 transcript*

Fundamentals of Composition

English 050 will facilitate fluency in writing. It will prepare students for the writing demands encountered in English 110 and other academic environments. To learn conventions of formal academic writing and to understand and employ effective writing processes and habits are the objectives of this course. Pass/Fail grading.

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ENG 110 Cr. 3

College Writing I

An introductory course in composition. The course will emphasize writing practice in various rhetorical modes with focus on all stages of the writing process and writing as a thinking process. (Students who qualify with a grade of “BC” or better in ENG 110 will be exempt from further writing requirements in the General Education skills category but this does not exempt students from the writing emphasis course requirement.) Prerequisite:

ENG 050 or equivalent placement.

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ENG 200 Cr. 3

Literature and Human Experience

Intensive study of selected literary texts, with emphasis on various ways of reading, studying, and appreciating literature as an aesthetic, emotional, and cultural experience. Content varies with instructor. Prerequisite: ENG 110.

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ENG 201 Cr. 3

American Literature I

An exploration of American literature from early times to the late nineteenth century; including such authors as Bradstreet, Franklin, Hawthorne, Poe, Melville, and Dickinson. Prerequisite: ENG 110.

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ENG 202 Cr. 3

American Literature II

An exploration of American literature from the late nineteenth century to the present; including such authors as Twain, Freeman, James, Chopin, Frost, Hemingway, Faulkner, Wright, and Bellow. Prerequisite: ENG 110.

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ENG 203 Cr. 3

English Literature I

Encounters with major works of English literature from medieval times through the eighteenth century, including fiction, drama, essays, and poetry. Prerequisite: ENG 110.

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ENG 204 Cr. 3

English Literature II

Encounters with major works of English literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including fiction, drama, essays, and poetry. Prerequisite: ENG 110.

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ENG 205 Cr. 3

Western Literature I

An examination of the expression and development of the ideas and values of Western Civilization in time-honored works of literature ranging from Biblical times, through the Greek and Roman eras, to the European Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Prerequisite: ENG 110.

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ENG 206 Cr. 3

Western Literature II

An examination of the conflicting ideas and values of Western Civilization as expressed in the literature of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries; with special attention to the literary and cultural impact of science and modern philosophy and the roots and identity of the modern age. Prerequisite: ENG 110.

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ENG/ERS 207 Cr. 3

Multicultural Literature of the United States

This course examines cultural themes in American literature in an effort to enhance student awareness of the multi-ethnic nature of American culture. Students engage in close reading, discussion, analysis, and interpretation of texts written by individuals from a variety of American ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Content varies with instructors. Prerequisite: ENG 110. (Cross-listed with ERS; may only earn credit in ENG or ERS.)

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ENG 208 Cr. 3

International Studies in Literature

A study of representative authors from selected regions and ages of the world, ranging from such non-Western traditions as the Indic, Arabic, African, Chinese, and Japanese to such Western traditions as the Icelandic, Scandinavian, Australian, Russian, and South American. Content and focus vary with instructors. Prerequisite:

ENG 110.

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ENG/ERS 210 Cr. 3

The Literature of Black America

Survey and exploration of Black American prose and poetry from their eighteenth century beginnings to the end of the Harlem Renaissance and the depression years. Prerequisite: ENG 110. (Cross-listed with ERS; may only earn credit in ENG or ERS.)

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ENG/ERS 215 Cr. 3

African American Authors

A study of the principal post-depression (1940 to present) African American authors, critics, and scholars which clarifies the relationship between these writers and the general field of American literature and which illustrates their unique contributions as representatives of African American culture. Prerequisite: ENG 110. (Cross-listed with ERS; may only earn credit in ENG or ERS.)

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ENG 220 Cr. 3

Women and Popular Culture

Fundamentals of cultural studies, with a focus on analyzing representations of women in modern American popular culture and their historical reception. Primary texts from media such as film, television, advertising, and popular fiction will be studied for how they communicate cultural values regarding women and femininity. Prerequisite: ENG 110.

ENG 303 Cr. 3

College Writing II

An advanced course devoted to the theory and practice of expository writing and related rhetorical forms, especially persuasion and argument. Emphasis placed on coherent organization, clear and forceful phrasing, logical thinking and other aspects of effective communication. Prerequisite: ENG 110 and at least sophomore standing. (Not open for credit in the English education major or minors except for credit in the professional writing minor.)

ENG 304 Cr. 3

Writing in the Arts and Humanities

An advanced writing course designed especially for students majoring in the arts and humanities. The course will focus on the types of inquiry and discourse appropriate to these disciplines. Students will be instructed in the rhetorical strategies of invention (that is, discovering content and establishing lines of reasoning, analyzing audience, and determining the writer’s purpose and persona), arrangement and style. Prerequisite: ENG 110 and at least sophomore standing. (Not open for credit in the English education major or minors except for credit in the professional writing minor.)

ENG 305 Cr. 3

Creative Writing

An advanced course which emphasizes the

writing of poetry, short fiction, and analytical-evaluative writing about each of these genres. The course is taught by a practicing and published fiction writer or poet and is intended as the basic course in the creative writing English minor. It is also for those students interested in writing short fiction and/or poems. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses. (Not applicable for credit in the English minor to students who have taken ENG 321.)

ENG 306 Cr. 3

Writing for Teachers

An advanced writing course open to students

who intend to become teachers in any field. This course helps students achieve several goals: understanding and practicing the several steps of the writing process and the various types of writing; exploring the ways in which writing can be a method of learning; strengthening composition skills; developing a “theory of composition” (a set of principles) which will serve students well both as writers and as teachers of writing. Prerequisite: ENG 110 and at least sophomore standing. (Not open for credit in the creative writing minor.)

ENG 307 Cr. 3

Writing for Management, Public Relations and the Professions

An advanced course focusing on written communication for relations with clients, boards, organizations, customers, constituents, or the public. Students practice writing as an effective process of gathering and conveying information, answering questions, and solving problems. The course will explore appropriate language, tone, and format for effective letters, memos, news releases, reports, proposals, abstracts, and summaries. There is emphasis on purpose, audience, and clarity. Prerequisite: ENG 110 and at least sophomore standing. (Not open for credit in the English education major or minors except for credit in the professional writing minor.)

ENG 308 Cr. 3

Technical Writing

An advanced writing course designed for technically oriented students whose career goals require skill in conveying technical information through writing. Students will become acquainted with the types of writing forms and rhetorical styles which they are likely to encounter as professionals and will practice using these styles with technical subjects. Prerequisite: ENG 110 and at least sophomore standing. (Not open for credit in the English education major or minors except for credit in the professional writing minor.)

ENG 309 Cr. 3

Writing in the Sciences

An advanced writing course for students in the sciences. The course will focus both on the role writing plays in the conduct of scientific work and on the rhetorical and stylistic conventions of the various scientific disciplines: in short, on the relationship between writing and scientific knowledge. Taught through an inquiry process, students will be led to develop their composition skills and understanding as they discover the procedures and conventions of their individual disciplines. Prerequisite: ENG 110 and at least sophomore standing. (Not open for credit in the English education major or minors except for credit in the professional writing minor.)

ENG/EDM 310 Cr. 3

Children’s Literature

A basic course in literature for children of the primary grades through middle school. Special emphasis is given to picture books, easy books, story books, informational materials, folklore and poetry. Modern trends in the literature for this age level are highlighted. A short unit on censorship is included. Nonprint material is used selectively. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses and junior or senior standing. (Not open for credit in the English minor except for elementary/middle education minors.) (Cross-listed with EDM; may only earn credit in ENG or EDM.)

ENG 312 Cr. 3

Creative Nonfiction

An advanced course which emphasizes the personal essay, memoir, and other forms that blur the distinction between fiction and factual writing. While creative nonfiction may be informative, it may also be personal and lyrical. Students will study voice, prose style, and techniques of structuring content. Prerequisite: ENG 110 and three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG/EDM 315 Cr. 3

Adolescent Literature

Survey of literature suitable for reading by adolescent boys and girls. The course is designed primarily for secondary education students. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses and junior or senior standing. (Not open for credit in the English minor except for education minors.) (Cross-listed with EDM; may only earn credit in ENG or EDM.)

ENG 321 Cr. 3

Advanced Writing About Literature

An advanced writing course for English majors and minors and for creative and expository writing minors, emphasizing analytical and evaluative writing about literary works: fiction, poetry, and drama. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses. (Not applicable for credit to the English minor for students who have had ENG 305.)

ENG 325 Cr. 3

Reporting and Copy Editing

Study of news gathering methods; practice organizing and writing; assigning and directing reporting and writing; preparing news copy for publication. Prerequisite: ENG 110.

ENG 326 Cr. 3

Feature and Specialized Writing for Journalism

Writing feature articles for newspapers and magazines; includes study of genre and practice with information gathering, interviewing, and composing and editing techniques. Application of reporting and writing techniques to specialized areas of news, such as editorials, reviews, sports, science and business; includes critical and interpretive writing. Prerequisite: ENG 110.

ENG 327 Cr. 3

Publications Production

Planning, editing, designing of newspaper and magazine publications. Research, writing, editing, layout, design, photographs and art work included. Prerequisite: ENG 110.

ENG 329 Cr. 3

Literary Fine Press

This course will explore the contributions of the literary fine press to twentieth century literature, the special problems of editing new limited edition fine press publications, and the various techniques and technologies of making printed books and ephemera by hand. The student will learn what a literary fine press is by engaging in the process, studying the history of the printed book, and studying the models available in the Murphy Library Special Collections. The course may also include visits from editing and publishing professionals. Each semester will have a unique focus and employ various techniques we may need. Prerequisite: 6 credits of English, including ENG 110. Lect. 2, Lab 3.

ENG 330 Cr. 3

The English Language

The historical development of the English language and its structure and usage. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses, or qualifying conference with instructor. (Not applicable to the English minor for students who have had

ENG 332.)

ENG 332 Cr. 3

Modern English Grammars: An Analysis of Language

An examination of traditional, structural, and transformational-generative grammar with special emphasis on one method of analyzing and describing the English language. Investigation of phonology, morphology, and syntax. Some treatment given to the historical development of grammar and the concept of usage. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses. (Not applicable to the English minor for students who have had ENG 330.)

ENG 333 Cr. 3

Rhetoric and Composition: Theory and Practice

An introductory course which presents theories of rhetoric and composition, emphasizing both conceptual knowledge and practical skills. Prerequisite: ENG 110 and at least sophomore standing.

ENG 334 Cr. 3

Language Studies for Secondary Teachers

Designed for secondary teachers, this course is intended to provide a theoretical base for structuring effective language education and for teaching writing and other language activities. It will cover issues basic to understanding how language acquisition is a developmental process and how language functions in thinking and learning. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 337 Cr. 3

A Rhetorical Approach to Styles

A rhetorical study of various textual styles, this class will systematically examine the social/cultural as well as the literary implications and impact styles have had in history. The class will focus on issues such as the nature of writing styles and strategies for improving writing styles. Prerequisite: ENG 110 and junior standing or higher.

ENG 338 Cr. 3

Comparative Analysis of Styles

Linguistic analysis of the literary styles of various prose and poetry writers. The course will focus on how their careful selection of language produces intended effects on their readers. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 339 Cr. 3

Prose Style and Editing

A practical course in developing a flexible and effective capacity for writing prose. Students will master techniques and strategies of emphasis, coherence, clarity, conciseness, balance, and rhythm. Use of tropes and figures (particularly metaphorical language and imagery) and tone will be explored in the context of rhetorical appropriateness and strategy. The course will provide students with the fundamentals of prose technique—the basis for an art which they can continue to refine and develop for the rest of their lives. Prerequisite: ENG 110.

ENG 345 Cr. 3

Middle English Literature, Excluding Chaucer (11th through 15th Centuries)

Backgrounds, literary influence, chief works of the period and development of the vernacular literature. Some attention to the Middle English language, but largely in translation. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 346 Cr. 3

Chaucer

Careful study of the Canterbury Tales and selected other poems. Some attention to language and pronunciation. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 350 Cr. 3

Shakespeare I

Close study of several principal plays, chiefly from the early and middle parts of Shakespeare’s career. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 351 Cr. 3

Shakespeare II

Close study of principal plays, chiefly plays coming after “Hamlet.” Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 352 Cr. 3

English Renaissance Drama, Excluding Shakespeare

The plays of Shakespeare’s predecessors, contemporaries, and successors, with special attention to the works of Marlowe, Jonson, and the Jacobean tragedians. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 360 Cr. 3

Renaissance Non-Dramatic Poetry and Prose

Non-dramatic writers of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries in England, excluding Milton. Emphasis on Sidney, Spenser, Bacon, Jonson, Herrick, Donne, Browne, Marvell. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 365 Cr. 3

Milton

Poetry and selected prose. Emphasis on Paradise Lost. Some attention given to Milton’s life and times. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 376 Cr. 3

Restoration and 18th-Century Literature

Study of the principal works of the period 1660-1800, with emphasis on Dryden, Swift, Defoe, Pope, Fielding, Johnson, and Boswell. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 389 Cr. 3

The English Novel I

Eighteenth-century novelists and their works. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 390 Cr. 3

The English Novel II

Nineteenth-century novelists to Conrad. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 395 Cr. 3

British Romanticism (1770-1830)

This course examines the works of many British writers as they broke free from the tenets of the Enlightenment on their individual paths to self-expression. Romantic writers pursued several literary genres (essays, poems, novels, personal narrative, memoir) as texts to explore the concerns of all individuals in society. Works by Anna Barbauld, Mary Robinson, Mary Wollstonecraft, William Blake, Charlotte Smith, William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth, Samuel Coleridge, Thomas Dequincey, Charles Lamb, John Keats, Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley, and others are studied. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 400/500 Cr. 1-3

Workshop

Projects involving trends and issues in composition, language, or literature related to various professional uses of English, with a central topic to be announced before each workshop. No more than three credits are applicable to an English major or minor. Repeatable for credit — maximum 6.

ENG 401/501 Cr. 3

Introduction to Linguistics

Investigation of the nature of linguistic systems (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics), theories of language development and the acquisition of first and second languages in diverse cultural settings. Review of idiosyncratic elements as they pertain to second-language learning. Prerequisite: MLG 109 or a foreign language at the 200 level or ENG 332. Offered Sem. II.

ENG 405 Cr. 3

Victorian Poets

Browning, Tennyson, the Pre-Raphaelites, and others. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 410 Cr. 3

Twentieth-Century British Literature I

Major writers and movements in British literature, 1890-1930, including Shaw, Conrad, Hardy, Yeats, Eliot, Joyce, Lawrence, Woolf, and Huxley. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 411 Cr. 3

Twentieth-Century British Literature II

Writers and movements in British literature, 1930 to the present day, including Auden, Thomas, Larkin, Orwell, Waugh, Lessing, Amis, Beckett, Osborne, and Pinter. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 430 Cr. 3

The Essay

The development of the essay form and extensive reading of contemporary examples. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 431 Cr. 3

The Short Story

Reading the great stories of the world. Some emphasis upon modern techniques. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 436 Cr. 3

Drama I

Survey of European drama from Greek tragedy to the time of Ibsen, consideration of dramatic principles. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 437 Cr. 3

Drama II

Survey of European drama from Ibsen to the present, consideration of dramatic principles. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 440 Cr. 3

Twentieth-Century World Literature I

A survey of outstanding European literature of the twentieth century. Works are read in translation. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 441 Cr. 3

Twentieth-Century World Literature II: International Writers in English

A survey of outstanding works by authors who write in English but who were not born in the United States or England. These include writers whose native tongue was not English as well as those who grew up speaking English in the widespread former colonies of the British Empire. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 442 Cr. 3

Chinese Discourse: Different Ways of Thinking and Writing

This course compares and contrasts discourse in China to that in the West. It examines the culturally similar and crucially different ways of creating, elaborating, and presenting the writer’s ideas. Introducing the students to a culture at once similar to and different from their own, the course activates the students’ implicit knowledge of their own cultural/discursive heritages and supplements that knowledge when necessary. Readings for this class include ancient and modern Chinese philosophical essays, literary works, and writings on both Chinese calligraphy and paintings in relation to Chinese thinking. All texts used are in English. Prerequisite: three credits 200-level English courses.

ENG 443 Cr. 3

Postcolonial Anglophone Literatures

The course surveys important works (poetry, fiction, non-fiction, drama, autobiography) of literature of Anglophone writers in a selection of the formerly colonized countries of the British Empire. The course examines literary texts within their historical contexts. Prerequisite: 3 credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 444 Cr. 3

Critical Theory

This course focuses on generating a reflective understanding of the processes of reading, writing and interpretation of literature. Reading materials are drawn from various fields in humanities and culture studies. An informed understanding of concepts and methodologies — developed by various European, non-European and American theorists — facilitates a more systematic and insightful study of literature. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 446 Cr. 3

Forms of Fiction

An investigation of traditional and contemporary narrative forms and some problems involved in writing within them. Students will be invited to write fictions of various kinds and find solutions to specific writing problems. Each student will present a seminar paper on aspects of narrative form in the work of a representative writer. Prerequisite: ENG 305 or 321.

ENG 447 Cr. 3

Literary Journal Production/Publication

A workshop course in literary magazine production and publication. The class will assemble and publish a magazine of quality writing each semester. Emphasis will be placed on inter-disciplinary and multicultural content and participation. Prerequisite: 300-level writing course or consent of instructor. Repeatable for credit — maximum 6. Not applicable for credit in the English major or minor. Pass/Fail grading.

ENG 448 Cr. 3

Seminar in Advanced Fiction Writing

The writing of fiction under the guidance of an experienced fiction writer. Classes will operate on the workshop model, with as many individual conferences between students and teacher as possible. The class will also include information about literary magazines, ideas about publishing, and visits from other fiction writers. Prerequisite: ENG 305 and/or consent of instructor.

ENG 450 Cr. 2-6

English Internship

An internship of the English Department to offer its majors and minors opportunities to learn, on the job, how to apply language skills acquired from course work. Students can select jobs or field experiences related to writing and communication skills. These experiences could be with government agencies, business firms, and industry or community agencies locally or throughout the United States. While many internships are remunerative, not all are necessarily so. Only jobs and experiences approved by an adviser in the English department and the English department chairperson are acceptable for credit. Students interning will be expected to make regular reports to their English adviser and to comply with any course arrangements that the adviser should deem suitable. Prerequisite: junior standing and consent of adviser; a cumulative grade point average of 2.50 required. ENG 450 does not count toward credit on the English major or minor or on the creative writing minor. Repeatable for credit — maximum 6. Pass/Fail grading.

ENG 451 Cr. 1

Writing Portfolio

A workshop course in which students assemble a portfolio of their work which demonstrates their abilities as writers and/or publishers. Prerequisite: ENG 110, at least six other credits in the professional writing minor, and consent of the instructor. Pass/Fail grading.

ENG 455 Cr. 3

Literature of North America Prior to 1800

Study of selected authors and works coming from the geographical region of North America which becomes the United States and bordering countries. Emphasis on literature written in English, with selected works from Native American traditions and from colonists other than English. Most readings predate the U.S. Revolution. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 459 Cr. 3

Literature and Environmental Action

A study of literature of many genres written by nature and environmentalist writers, both traditional and contemporary, all serving as models for students’ essays and projects. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 460 Cr. 3

Literature of American Ethnic and Minority Cultures

Study of selected works representative of American ethnic and minority cultures, including American Indian, Chicano, and Jewish. Emphasis will vary according to the interests of students and the instructor. For the current content, consult the instructor or the department chairperson. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 461 Cr. 3

American Indian Literature

A study of a broad range of American Indian literature, both traditional and contemporary, in cultural and historical contexts. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 465 Cr. 3

The American Renaissance

The milieu and literature of America’s literary emergence, 1815-1860. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 475 Cr. 3

American Literature Between Two Wars: 1865-1914

A study of major and minor writers and literary movements. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 479 Cr. 3

The American Novel I

Critical analysis of masterpieces of such novelists as Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, and James. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 480 Cr. 3

The American Novel II

Critical analysis of the art of the American novel in the work of such novelists as Anderson, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, O’Connor, and Oates. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 485 Cr. 3

Twentieth-Century American Literature I

Major and representative writers and movements in American poetry, fiction, and drama of the earlier twentieth century. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 486 Cr. 3

Twentieth-Century American Literature II

Major and representative writers and movements in American poetry, fiction, and drama of the later twentieth century. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 487 Cr. 3

African American Essay and Short Story

An examination of the African American literary short form, specifically the essay and short story, across literary periods, including such writers as D. Walker, F. Harper, M. Delany, C. Chesnutt, P. Dunbar, P. Hopkins, W. DuBois, L. Hughes, C. McKay, Z. Hurston, R. Wright, J. Baldwin, A. Baraka, E. Cleaver, S. Sanchez, and I. Reed. Prerequisite: three credits in any 200-level literature course. ENG 210 or 215 recommended.

ENG 488 Cr. 3

Twentieth-Century African American Novels

A study of significant novels written by preeminent twentieth-century African American writers, including DuBois, Toomer, Wright, Ellison, Baraka, and Morrison. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 489 Cr. 3

The Fiction and Nonfiction of Richard Wright

A study of Richard Wright’s fiction and nonfiction: illustrative of his versatility as a literary artist and of his aesthetic and intellectual leadership among African-American authors after the Harlem Renaissance. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level ENG courses. ENG 210 or 215 recommended.

ENG 490 Cr. 2-4

Seminar in Contemporary Literature

A study of selected contemporary writers and works, chiefly British and American. As funds and personnel are available, the course may be offered with writers, translators, editors, critics, and scholars invited to the campus as guests of the university to discuss important aspects of contemporary literature, with members of the local department providing necessary background and continuity. For the current content and emphasis, consult the instructor or the department chairperson. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses. Repeatable for credit — maximum 6. This course may be taken only once for credit in the majors or minors.

ENG 491 Cr. 2-3

Films and Literature

Viewing and criticism of films and reading their sources in drama and fiction. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses.

ENG 492 Cr. 3

Women Authors I From the Middle Ages to World War I

Study of selected works by women, drawn from the English tradition and including works by writers primarily from Great Britain, Canada, and the United States. Prerequisite: three credits of English courses 200 and above.

ENG 493 Cr. 3

Women Authors II: 1914-Present

Study of selected works by women writing in English, from World War I to the present. Prerequisite: three credits of English courses 200 and above.

ENG 494 Cr. 1-3

Special Topics in Literature

Study of a literary topic of special interest. Topics will vary according to the interests of students and the instructor. For current content, consult the instructor or the department chairperson. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses. Repeatable for credit — maximum 6. Only three credits may be applied to an English major or minor.

ENG 495 Cr. 3

Advanced Study of Major Authors

Study beyond the survey or period level in the works of some English or American author or authors. Prerequisite: three credits in 200-level English courses. Repeatable for credit — maximum 6. Only three credits may be applied to an English major or minor.

ENG 496 Cr. 3

Forms of Poetry

An investigation of traditional and contemporary forms of poetry. Students will be asked to write poems in various forms. In addition, each student will present a seminar paper on aspects of form in the work of an established poet. Prerequisite: ENG 305 or 321.

ENG 497 Cr. 3

Seminar in Advanced Expository Writing

A seminar for advanced writers bringing together students with a variety of majors to explore the similarities and differences of writing in different disciplines. Topics will vary according to the interests of students and the instructor. For the current content, consult the instructor or the department chair. Prerequisite: one 200-level literature course, a 300-level writing course, and/or consent of instructor.

ENG 498 Cr. 3

Seminar in Advanced Poetry Writing

An advanced seminar in writing poetry with an experienced poet. Emphasis on the creative process, poetics, revision. Workshop format and individual tutorial meetings with poet. The class will also include information about literary magazines, ideas about publishing, and visits from other poets. Prerequisite: ENG 305 and/or consent of instructor.

ENG 499 Cr. 1-3

Individual Projects

Directed individual studies under the supervision of a department faculty member. Registration with consent of instructor and department chair. Prerequisite: 12 credits and excellent grades in English courses. Repeatable for credit — maximum 3.

* Transcript credit does not count toward graduation.