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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
A comparison of folk and fairy tales common to numerous cultures throughout the world and over time, as well as an examination of unique stories with folk origins. Special emphasis will be given to the multi-cultural aspects of the study of folk literature, as well as the importance of fairy tales in the education and development of children. A variety of teaching and learning practices are included in this course: e.g., traditional lecture, oral readings, group discussions, creative and/or analytical writing, listening activities, oral and/or dramatic presentations, visits with authors, interviews, internet and off-campus activities, research practice, etc. Prereq: ENG 102, or c/i.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the genre of science fiction and fantasy from its origins to the present day, with particular emphasis on how it voices contemporary concerns. Authors may include H.G. Wells, Jules Verne, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Philip K. Dick, and Ursula K. LeGuin. A variety of teaching and learning practices are included in this course: e.g., traditional lecture, oral readings, group discussions, creative and/or analytical writing, listening activities, oral and/or dramatic presentations, visits with authors, interviews, internet and off-campus activities, research practice, etc. Prereq: ENG 102, or c/i.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the way literature interacts with political life. Examples may be taken from a wide variety of time periods and cultures. The course will involve students in relating literature to real-life issues. A variety of teaching and learning practices are included in this course: e.g., tradi-tional lecture, oral readings, group discussions, creative and/or analytical writing, listening activities, oral and/or dramatic presentations, visits with authors, interviews, internet and off-campus activities, research practice, etc. Prereq: ENG 102, or c/i.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the issue of gender in literature in different cultures and time periods. The course will focus on the construction of gender roles, and may include issues of femininity, masculinity, and gay and lesbian orientations. A variety of teaching and learning practices are included in this course: e.g., traditional lecture, oral readings, group discussions, creative and/or analytical writing, listening activities, oral and/or dramatic presentations, visits with authors, interviews, internet and off-campus activities, research practice, etc. Prereq: ENG 102, or c/i.
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4.00 Credits
This course probes the whole idea of being at home in the natural world. It foregrounds ways in which physical environment directly affects human lives. It studies how the outdoors-whether wilderness areas, urban landscapes, or something in between-shapes and changes people, in some cases enabling them to aesthetically and morally redefine themselves. A variety of teaching and learning practices are included in this course: e.g., traditional lecture, oral readings, group discussions, creative and/or analytical writing, listening activities, oral and/or dramatic presentations, visits with authors, interviews, internet and off-campus activities, research practice, etc. Prereq: ENG 102, or c/i.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines ways in which particular literary texts capture and reflect defining characteristics of popular culture at a given time. In some cases such texts may themselves be best sellers rather than works regarded over time as literary masterworks. The divergence between best sellers and literary masterworks invites analysis of the whole notion of literary reception. A variety of teaching and learning practices are included in this course: e.g., traditional lecture, oral readings, group discussions, creative and/or analytical writing, listening activities, oral and/or dramatic presentations, visits with authors, interviews, internet and off-campus activities, research practice, etc. Prereq: ENG 102, or c/i.
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4.00 Credits
In this course the student will be introduced to a variety of creative writing genres including but not exclusive to fiction, nonfiction, scriptwriting/playwriting, and poetry. The course will include the reading of texts in the various areas. Prereq: ENG 102, or c/i. (fall/spring)
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4.00 Credits
Study of news reporting, writing, and editing of news and feature stories. Production, layout, advertising, circulation, and production and procedures for publication of a school newspaper are also covered. Regular class hours are augmented by hands-on experiential laboratory periods as part of the actual newspaper publication schedule. Prereq: ENG 102, or c/i. (fall)
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4.00 Credits
News reporting and the writing of various kinds of news stories and feature articles, news editing, the study and publication of a school paper. Regular class hours are supplemented by laboratory, experientially-based periods in connection with the campus newspaper. Prereq: ENG 102, or c/i. (spring)
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3.00 Credits
Selected topics under faculty supervision. Prereq: c/i and c/vc. (fall/spring)
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