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3.00 Credits
Emphasis upon the techniques of writing fiction, poetry, and drama for the beginning writer. Reading and discussion of manuscripts in class. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: ENG102 or ENG103.
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3.00 Credits
A general introduction to the large field of professional writing, focusing on the many different types of writing and the specific requirements for each area -business, technical, journalism, internet, media, etc. This course will include classroom analysis and lectures from professionals in the field, with some practical writing assignments due throughout the course. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: ENG102, ENG103 or ENG106H.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers literary editing techniques appropriate for the option in professional writing. Students will develop both reading and critical skills, focusing not only on correct grammar and usage, but also on purpose, audience, and especially styles. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: ENG102, ENG102E, ENG103, or ENG106H.
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A writing course in literary journalism requiring students to write assignments intended for publication on-line as well as in newspapers, periodicals, and books. These assignments, including profiles, book reviews, personal reportage, and journalistic essays, reflect the genre's focus on journalism of enduring literary value, as distinct from the primarily quotidian value of news reporting. Works by professional literary journalists serve as models. Students critique one another's work and place successful work in the college newspaper. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: ENG102, ENG103 or ENG106H.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of journalistic styles in writing, focusing on the interactions between journalism and literature, as, for example, the relationship between periodical journalism and Addison's essays, or Boswell's influence on the writing of popular profiles. Attention will also be paid to reading current journalistic pieces in a literary context - reviews, plus critical, social, political, ethical, and legal commentary. Writing assignments, including work for The Log and other campus publications may be both practical and analytical. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: ENG102, ENG103 or ENG106H.
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3.00 Credits
A comparative study and examination of the expression of certain themes, ideas and styles in short stories, drama, novels, and poetry in print and on film. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: ENG102.
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3.00 Credits
An analytical study of short films, and media productions based on literature. Students will prepare productions of film and slide tapes on literature and library themes. Three lecture hours including workshop sessions per week. Prerequisite: ENG102.
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3.00 Credits
An intensive examination of major critical statements from Plato to the present that delineate the contours and the problems of literary discourse. Required of Bachelor of Arts English majors with a concentration in Literature. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: ENG102.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the historical development of sounds, inflection, structure, and vocabulary of English, with particular attention to Middle English and early modern English. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: ENG102.
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3.00 Credits
The study of grammar for professional writers of prose in areas such as journalism, essay writing, fiction and professional or business writing. The course will review basic grammar, including the parts of speech, phrases, clauses and types of sentences. It will focus on correct, efficient and stylistically distinguished sentence structures. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: ENG102.
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