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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
These courses examine authors outside the traditional British and American canons. English majors can take this course for upper-level credit (ENGL 348). Courses offered in this category might include: . Diasporic Literature in the 20th and 21st Centuries . Representing South Asia in the Contemporary Moment
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3.00 Credits
These courses examine literature from a thematic approach, focusing on genres such as science fic-tion or gothic fiction and/or on topics/issues/ideas across a range of authors. English majors can take this course for upper-level credit (ENGL 349). Courses offered in this category might include: . Science Fiction . Fairy Tale Themes in Literature . Villains in Literature and Film . Haunted Houses and Haunted Minds
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students of literature and writing to the discipline of English. The course includes an overview of British and American literary history from Old English to hyper text; a study of the elements of literature and practice in close textual analysis with some introduction to critical theory; and seminar-style discussions of current topics in literature (canon studies, multiculturalism, popular culture, etc.). Prerequisite: ENGL 141-149.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to fundamentals of professional interpretative methods and to writing essays about literature. The course surveys major move-ments and tendencies in literary theory (new criticism, structuralism, deconstruc-tion, Marxism, psychoanalysis, feminism, new historicism, and postcolonial and race studies). Emphasis is given to developing a vocabulary and techniques for discussing and writing about literature with sophistication and purpose. Prerequi-site: ENGL 141-149
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3.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to the scope of writing as a profession (for those students who wish to build a career around writing--technical writers, public relations specialists, freelance science reporters) and writing in professional con-texts (for those students who will have writing responsibilities in their careers--lawyers, accountants, scientists). The course will introduce strategies of effective communication and students will work individually and collaboratively to produce a variety of documents ranging from basic correspondence to reports, proposals, presentations, and a workplace ethnography to better understand the kinds of writing required in their chosen field.
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3.00 Credits
This course asks students to work in several genres, including poetry, fi ction, creative nonfi ction, and/or drama. Class focuses on defi ning "good" writing and encouraging a process approach. Students will be asked to work through multiple drafts of work and participate in group editing sessions.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers an overview of rhetorical theory and an introduction to all forms of writing at an advanced level, including informational, critical, argumentative, and creative. We will examine the rhetoric, structure, and presentation of material, and we will study the writings of a range of current and past authors in detail. Building on the foundation of ENGL 110, this course focuses on higher-order skills such as developing a sophisticated style, creating arguments, establishing a voice, understanding and being able to adapt to different genres, and doing research. Required in the sophomore year. Prerequisite: ENGL 110.
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3.00 Credits
Student writing of poetry supervised through tutorial, small group, and class critiques. Some study of current techniques/practices in poetry will enhance the guided writing of poetry. Prerequisite: ENGL 225 is recommended.
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3.00 Credits
Student writing of short fiction supervised through private seminars and class critiques. Study of the techniques of short story writers (plot, focus, voice, point of view) and guided practice in writing the short story. Prerequisite: ENGL 225 is recommended.
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3.00 Credits
Student writing of nonfiction fiction supervised through private seminars and class critiques. Study of the techniques of nonfiction writers (narrative, focus, voice, point of view) and guided practice in writing nonfiction. Prerequisite: ENGL 225 is recommended.
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