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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
A course that will focus on British literary history written prior to 1800. Emphasis will be on the relations among literary works produced during the same historical period, on the interactions between literature and culture during a historical period, and on the changes and developments that establish the boundaries between one period in literary history and another. Sample topics: Self and Society in the Middle Ages, Early Modern Travel Narratives, From Renaissance to Restoration Comedy.
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4.00 Credits
A course that will focus on British literary history after 1800. Emphasis will be on the relations among literary works produced during the same historical period, on the interactions between literature and culture during a historical period, and on the changes and developments that establish the boundaries between one period in literary history and another. Sample topics: From Romantic to Victorian Literature, From Victorian Literature to Modernism, British Literature of the Two World Wars.
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4.00 Credits
A course that will focus on American literary history. Emphasis will be on the relations among literary works produced during the same historical period, on the interactions between literature and culture during a historical period, and on the changes and developments that establish the boundaries between one period in literary history and another. Sample topics: American Literature and War, Sentimentalism and Realism, The Puritan Tradition.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to literatures in English that exist alongside the dominant Euro-American tradition. African American, Asian American, Hispanic, and Native American literatures, as well as certain texts that depart from mainstream values for reasons other than race, may be considered within the context of cultural diversity.
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4.00 Credits
Study of the craft of fiction through the critical examination of both professional and student work. Emphasis is on the creative process through the exploration of plot structure, language, voice, setting and characterization. Prerequisite: English 200 or FS ENG 201.
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4.00 Credits
Study of the craft of poetry through the reading and writing of poems and through critical examination of both professional and student work. Emphasis is on the creative process through the exploration of structure, language, and quality of observation. Prerequisite: English 200 or FS ENG 201.
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4.00 Credits
A beginning level journalism class, with emphasis on the writing and gathering of news in an objective manner. Work often simulates the intense life of the news reporter-writing under short deadlines with extensive research requirements. Study also stresses fundamental writing skills, such as developing concise language and learning to copy-edit and re-write.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the fundamentals and types of technical and professional writing. Students critically examine professional samples of such writing, develop their own writing projects, and respond to each other's writing in a workshop setting. Emphasis is on defining specific audiences and purposes for writing and on communicating technical information clearly. Required of all students who pursue the Technical/ Professional Writing Track and recommended for all students who pursue the Environmental Writing Track.
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4.00 Credits
A comparative study of the environmental imagination as expressed in literature. Of primary concern are questions of style, narrative, and representation in light of larger social, ethical, and political concerns about the natural world. In contrast to environmental philosophy or policy, the emphasis in this course is on the form of expression as well as the ideas presented. Authors studied may include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Thoreau, nnie Dillard, Aldo Leopold, and Peter Matthiessen. Required for all students who pursue the Environmental Writing Track. Prerequisite: English 200 or FS ENG 201.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to nonfiction writing that incorporates environmental knowledge from a range of disciplines. Students develop their own writing projects, and respond to each other's writing in a workshop setting. Emphasis is on matters of style, on defining audience and purpose, and on incorporating source material. Required for all students who pursue the Environmental Writing Track. Prerequisite: English 209 or permission of the instructor.
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