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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course, which is a prerequisite to upper-division writing workshops, will introduce students to the basic structures and strategies used by creative writers working in genres such as fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and drama. In addition to becoming familiar with techniques for idea generation, development, and revision, students will share their own writing in workshop settings, learning to critique the work of their peers in respectful and constructive ways. 3 credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will provide an overview of how the English language has evolved from its Germanic roots, through the infusion of Norman French and beyond, leading eventually to the emergence of contemporary dialects. Students will learn about the historical and intellectual contexts of this evolution, and come to see that rules of grammar and syntax are properly understood as descriptive, rather than prescriptive. 3 credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will survey major trends and developments in American literature from exploration narratives through the flowering of literary experimentation in the years preceding the Civil War. In addition to studying such characteristically American forms as captivity narratives and personal accounts of slavery, students will become familiar with the work of major figures such as Bradstreet, Irving, Hawthorne, Stowe, and Dickinson. 3 credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Building on the knowledge acquired in ENG 2021, students in this course will survey major trends in American literature from the outbreak of the Civil War to the present, developing an understanding of Romantic, Realist, Modernist, and Postmodernist movements. Students will also gain a familiarity with the major American authors of this period, such as Twain, H.D., Hughes, Faulkner, and Morrison. 3 credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course offers students the chance to study literature from cultures that exist beyond the major British and American traditions. Some sections of this course may choose a cross-cultural approach, looking at images of nature, for example, in Asian, African, and Eastern European cultures. Other sections may focus specifically on one cultural tradition, such as Japanese poetry or the modern Arabic novel, or on postcolonial studies of the literature of former British colonies. May be taken more than once when a different subtitle is offered. Prerequisite: ENG 1010 Introduction to Literary Studies or permission of instructor. 3 credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This workshop asks students to focus their original creative writing on the ways in which humans relate to their environments. The course may be taken multiple times as different subtitles are specified. A rotating focus for the Environmental Writing Workshop includes subtopics such as Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Filed Journaling, Fiction, and Natural History Writing. May be taken more than once when a different subtitle is offered. Prerequisite: ENG 2015 Introduction to Creative Writing, or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This intensive writing course focuses on a specific genre or category of writing, such as poetry, playwriting, short fiction, screenwriting, etc. May be taken more than once when a different subtitle is offered. Prerequisite: ENG 2015 Introduction to Creative Writing or permission of the instructor. 3 class hours. 3 credits.
  • 2.00 Credits

    The course combines study of research on teaching writing, examination of dominant schools and authorities on writing instruction, and study of grammar with constant application and reflection on that practice. Theory and practice will be joined in a dialectic. The course is offered spring semester to coincide with Voices of Community. In addition to two hours of class each week, students will be assigned to a section of Voices where they will provide writing assistance for the students in that section. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and demonstrated competence as a writer. Written competence demonstrated by submission of a writing sample at the first class meeting, to be evaluated by the instructor. 3 credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Working closely with a faculty mentor through the semester, the student prepares an extended critical research paper on a topic in English studies. The student must arrange for a mentor before registration. A minimum of seven individualized conferences with the mentor is required. If the thesis is taken as a summer course, the student will be billed separately for tuition. Prerequisite: Junior standing or department permission. 4 credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Supervised by a faculty mentor, the student completes a period of practical experience in a paid or unpaid workplace position which draws on English skills. Prior approval of advisor must be obtained before registering and start of internship. Student's evaluative report, daily journal, and workplace supervisor's letter are required. If taken as a summer course, the internship requires a separate tuition fee. Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of department. 4 credits.
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