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Modern Short Story is the study of the short story as a specific artistic genre with attention given to fictional elements that enable each story to achieve its purpose. In addition, each story is read as a unique literary statement that affords a special vision of human experience. (Prerequisite: ENGL 1001)
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Designed to teach critical reading skills and the process of literary analysis, particular attention is paid to theme, artistic style, and literary techniques. Students should gain an understanding of and an appreciation for good literature. Several selected novels will be read and analyzed. (Prerequisite: ENGL 1001)
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The study of selected poetry read to understand, appreciate, and enjoy this literary art form. Attention is given to major techniques and mechanics poets use. (Prerequisite: ENGL 1001)
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Survey of plays from Ibsen to present. Almost every kind of writer in the modern theatre is represented: realistic, expressionistic, and absurd. Emphasis is placed on the summation of humans as people have come to sense themselves in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. (Prerequisite: ENGL 1001)
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The nature and possibilities of film as an art are examined in this course so that the viewer may gain a better understanding and appreciation of how the art works. Emphasis is centered on the relationship between the techniques of film making and their creative application. Also emphasized are the affinities film shares with literature. In addition, the student will investigate the history of cinemas, become acquainted with contemporary film makers, and will be exposed to critical approaches to film viewing. Designed to create intelligent and critical viewers, the course incorporates film and textual materials. (Prerequisite: ENGL 1001)
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Designed to offer the student an understanding of the key concerns of science fiction, the course examines the relationship between humans and technology, the possibilities involved in alternate futures, and the ramifications of alternate value systems as reflected in the literature. (Prerequisite: ENGL 1001)
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3.00 Credits
An overview of myths from around the world. The student will be introduced to myths' place in literature and examine the allegorical, symbolic, and psychological aspects of myths. Myths from American Indian, Middle East, Greek and Roman, European, and African cultures will be studied. (Prerequisite: ENGL 1001)
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An examination of literature by and about women which explores how and why women write about their problems, aspirations, and search for self-identification and self-determination as writers. (Prerequisite: ENGL 1001)
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3.00 Credits
What is language, how does language happen to a human, and how do humans judge each other on the basis of language? How are new languages born, and why do some die? English 2050 introduces students to the complex nature of human language and its biological, structural, and social dimensions through readings, lectures, speakers, and fieldwork. (Prerequisite: ENGL 1001)
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3.00 Credits
Students will learn the history, terminology, concepts, business structures, governmental regulations, technologies, and future of the electric power utility industry. Activities will include Internet and library research, class discussions, and tours of electric utility sites. Students will learn how electricity affects their lives and culture. The technical skills needed by electric utilities will be discussed.
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