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174 Course Descriptions
ENGL - ENGLISH
Department of English (CAS)
ENGL 003 Academic Literacies (2-0-2), fall, spring. Theory and
practice in critical reading and expository writing to prepare students
for college-level reading and writing. A review of grammar and
editing skills will also be included. Required for students (1) with an
ACT English subcore of 15 or below or (2) with an equivalent SAT
verbal score or (3) who have exited the highest level of ESL and have
no ACT or SAT scores. Requires concurrent enrollment in ENGL 004.
Does not satisfy the University Core composition requirement and is
non-graduation credit.
ENGL 004 Academic Literacies Workshop (0-1-1), fall, spring.
Practice in critical reading and expository writing facilitated by
computer-aided instruction. A review of grammar and editing skills
will also be included. Required for students (1) with an ACT English
subscore of 15 or below or (2) with an equivalent SAT verbal score
or (3) who have exited the highest level of ESL and have no ACT or
SAT scores. Requires concurrent enrollment in ENGL 003. Does
not satisfy the University Core composition requirement and is
non-graduation credit.
ENGL 006 Academic Composition Workshop (0-1-1), fall, spring.
Practice in reading and writing expressive and informative essays.
Some persuasive writing will be included. A review of grammar and
editing skills will also be included. Required of students (1) with an
ACT English subscore of 16 to 18 or equivalent SAT Verbal score or (2)
who have completed ENGL 003 and ENGL 004. Requires concurrent
enrollment in ENGL 106. ENGL 006 does not meet the University Core
composition requirement and is non-graduation credit.
ENGL 007 Rhetoric and Persuasion Workshop (0-1-1), fall, spring.
Practice in analyzing and writing persuasive essays. Some researched
writing will be included. A review of editing and revision skills will
also be included. Required of students who took ENGL 106 and
ENGL 006. Requires concurrent enrollment in ENGL 107. ENGL 007
does not meet the University Core composition requirement and is
non-graduation credit.
ENGL 106 Academic Composition (2-0-2), fall, spring. Theory and
practice in reading and writing expressive and informative essays.
Some persuasive writing will be included. A review of grammar and
editing skills will also be included. Prerequisite: (1) an ACT English
subscore of 16-18 or equivalent SAT Verbal score or (2) completion of
ENGL 003 and ENGL 004. Requires concurrent enrollment in ENGL 006.
The combination of ENGL 106 and ENGL 107 satisfies the University
Core composition requirement and one hour of elective credit.
ENGL 107 Rhetoric and Persuasion (2-0-2), fall, spring. Theory and
practice in analyzing and writing persuasive essays. Some researched
writing will be included. A review of editing and revision skills will
also be included. Prerequisite: ENGL 106 and ENGL 006. Requires
concurrent enrollment in ENGL 007. The combination of ENGL 106
and ENGL 107 satisfies the University Core composition requirement
and one hour of elective credit.
ENGL 111 Composition and Rhetoric (3-0-3), fall, spring, summer.
The theory of and practice in reading and writing descriptive,
expository, and persuasive essays. Prerequisite: meet one of the
following - SAT verbal score of 470 or above; ACT English score of 19
or above; or COMPASS placement into ENGL 111. Must be used to
satisfy Core English requirements.
ENGL 112 Composition and Literature (3-0-3), fall, spring, summer.
Expository, critical, and persuasive writing with research based on the
reading of literary works. Prerequisite: ENGL 107 or 111. May be
used to satisfy some Core English requirements.
ENGL 221 Major British Writers I (3-0-3), fall, spring, summer.
From the Beowulf poet to Samuel Johnson. Recommended for
English majors and future teachers. Prerequisite: completion of
freshman English requirements as required by degree plan.
May be used to satisfy Core English requirements.
ENGL 222 Major British Writers II (3-0-3), fall, spring, summer.
From the 18th century to the present. Recommended for Englishmajors and future teachers. Prerequisite: completion of freshman
English requirements as required by degree plan. May be used to
satisfy Core English requirements.ENGL 231 World Literature I (3-0-3), fall. Survey of world
masterpieces outside the English and American traditions, with
emphasis on continental literature from the Classical, Medieval, and
Renaissance periods. Prerequisite: completion of freshman English
requirements as required by degree plan. May be used to satisfy
Core English requirements.
ENGL 232 World Literature II (3-0-3), spring. Survey of world
masterpieces after 1700, with attention to the connections between
culture and literature. Prerequisite: completion of freshman English
requirements as required by degree plan. May be used to satisfy
Core English requirements.
ENGL 262 American Literature Before 1900 (3-0-3), fall, spring,
summer. From Native American myth to the turn of the century. The
course emphasizes the multicultural voices, both male and female, that
constitute American literature. Prerequisite: completion of freshman
English requirements as required by degree plan. May be used to
satisfy Core English requirements.
ENGL 263 American Literature After 1900 (3-0-3), fall, spring,
summer. From the early 20th century to the present. The course
emphasizes the multicultural voices, both male and female, that
constitute American literature. Prerequisite: completion of freshman
English requirements as required by degree plan. May be used to
satisfy Core English requirements.
ENGL 299 Introduction to the English Major (1-0-1), fall.
Information for success in the English major and in later careers.
Topics include approaches to reading, kinds of writing, tools for
research, opportunities for graduate study, and opportunities for
employment. Prerequisite: completion of freshman English
requirements as required by degree plan. For majors only.
ENGL 311 Literary Criticism and Bibliography (3-0-3), fall.
Readings of major critical texts from Plato through the mid-20th
century, with practice in writing original criticism according to major
literary approaches. Prerequisite: completion of sophomore
English requirements.
ENGL 320/520 Creative Nonfiction Workshop (3-0-3), spring.
Writing of literary works grounded in factual reality, using techniques
of novelists and poets. Includes autobiography, nature writing, travel
narrative, cultural criticism, spiritual memoir. Involves peer review;
offers strategies for revision and publication. Prerequisite: completion
of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 322/522 Fiction Workshop (3-0-3), fall. Writing of fiction
with guidance from lectures and class members' critiques. Prerequisite:
completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 323/523 Poetry Workshop (3-0-3), spring. Writing of poetry
with guidance from lectures and class members' critiques. Prerequisite:
completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 324 Play Writing Workshop (3-0-3), on demand. A basic
method of developing a playscript with critiques and readings by
actors. Includes workshop by professional playwright. Same as
THEA 457.
ENGL 325/525 Advanced Composition (3-0-3), spring. Analysis
of the writing process, step by step, with practice in the major
types (description, narration, evaluation, exposition, persuasion,
and research) and with emphasis on revision. Prerequisites:
completion of sophomore literature requirements and junior standing.
A writing-intensive course. Designed for future teachers and writers.
ENGL 326/526 Business and Professional Writing (3-0-3), fall,
spring, summer. Introduction to the theory and accepted practices
of composition in occupational fields, including correspondence and
report writing based on content in upper-division courses in the
student's major field. Some oral work required. Prerequisites:
completion of sophomore literature requirements and junior standing.
ENGL 329/529 Rhetoric as Written Discourse (3-0-3), spring,
even years. A survey of major rhetorical texts from classical times
to present. Emphasis on the development of rhetorical theory as
it relates to written discourse. Prerequisite: completion ofsophomore English requirements. COMS 491/591 may be
substituted for this course.
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