(ENG) English
Note: Initial selection of an English composition course is determined by results of college skills placement testing. Applicability of credits for courses below the 100 level toward degree requirements is limited. Consult an academic advisor.
ENG 023 - Introduction to College Composition I (4 credits)
First-level foundation course designed to help students compose 100- to 200-word essays on carefully selected topics in the social and natural sciences and humanities. Students are guided in improving coherence, grammar, punctuation and orthography. Prepares students for Introduction to College Composition II, a second-level foundation course. 4 lecture hours
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ENG 024 - Introduction to College Composition II (4 credits)
Prerequisite: ENG 023 or placement test
Second-level foundation course designed to help students compose 200- to 400-word essays on carefully selected topics in the social and natural sciences and humanities. Students practice being more focused and analytical, and receive further guidance on coherence, grammar and punctuation. Prepares students for ENG 101, English Composition I. 4 lecture hours
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ENG 033 - Introduction to College Reading I (4 credits)
Prerequisite: placement test
Intended to help students become better readers and thinkers who take ownership of their learning. Through reading, analyzing, discussing and writing on intermediate college-level readings -- both fiction and non-fiction -- students build comprehension and study skills to succeed in college courses. 4 lecture hours
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ENG 034 - Introduction to College Reading II (4 credits)
Prerequisite: ENG 033 or placement test
Intended to help students become better readers and thinkers who take ownership of their learning. Exposed to the beginning principles of critical reading and thinking, students analyze text to identify facts, fallacies, claims, premises, arguments. Students are expected to take notes, improve vocabulary, and independently interpret text. 4 lecture hours
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ENG 101 - English Composition I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: placement test or minimum C grade in ENG 024 and ENG 034
With focus on close reading and critical thinking, emphasizes development of skills required for effective written communication. In conjunction with careful analysis of varied readings, students develop carefully thought-out essays. Short library paper required. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 102 - English Composition II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENG 101 with a minimum C grade
Further development of skills required for effective written communication, emphasizing more complex forms of writing. Readings focus on introducing students to literature. Students are expected to master several forms of longer compositions including the formally documented research paper. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 112 - English Composition II with Speech (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENG 101 with a minimum C grade
A variation on standard ENG 102, differing with its focus on the interpretation, analysis and creation of a broad spectrum of workplace documents rather than on literature. Construction of a lengthy, well-supported research paper and accompanying PowerPoint presentation is central. Speech component is fulfilled through multiple in-class presentations. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 201 - Introduction to Literature: Drama (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Examines the evolution of staged presentations from religious ritual to secular theater, covering works from the classical Greek period to the present day. Focuses on Elizabethan theater, Restoration comedy, 19th century realism, and contemporary theater. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 202 - Introduction to Literature: Novel (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Study of novels from various periods selected for their intrinsic value and as representative types of fiction. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 203 - World Literature I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Survey of representative works of world literature beginning with Homer and the Old Testament and proceeding to the Renaissance. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 204 - World Literature II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Survey of representative works of world literature from the Renaissance and the Reformation through the present day. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 205 - American Literature I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Introduction to and selective study of authors representing the enduring traditions and styles of American literature from the Puritan period through the Civil War. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 206 - American Literature II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Introduction to and selective study of authors who represent the traditions and styles of American literature from the end of the Civil War to the present. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 208 - Modern American Novel (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Traces the triumph of prose Realism over Naturalism and the recurrent forms and techniques of the contemporary novel in the American idiom. Emphasizes the novel as the dominant modern American literary art form, as a social document, and as a portrait of time and place. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 211 - Shakespeare (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Introduction to the poems and major plays of Shakespeare with emphasis on dramatic methods, subject matter, and use of theatrical and linguistic conventions. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 212 - Introduction to Literature: Poetry (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Explores poetry as imagery, figurative language, allusion, tone, rhythm, meter, rhyme and stanza form. Students read major English and American poetry as well as verse from a variety of cultures to provide background for reading poems more incisively. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 213 - African American Literature (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
A survey of literary works by writers of the African Diaspora produced in the Americas from the 18th century to the present. Proceeds chronologically, starting with African-born producers of the literature, oral and written, continuing with the folk tradition, moving through the slave narratives, the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Movement and ending with contemporary works and the immigrant experiences. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 214 - Literature of the East (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Introduction to representative works of Eastern literature from 2500 BCE including selections from the Pyramid Texts of Unas, The Confucian Analects, The Bhagavad Gita, The Tale of Genji, and the Qur'an. 3 lecture hours
ENG 215 - Creative Writing I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Develops writing skills in various genres, such as fiction, poetry, and essay. Recognized models in literary modes are analyzed for craftsmanship. Through workshop framework, students benefit from peer and instructor criticism and are encouraged to find individual voice under instructor guidance. [Not a Literature elective.] 3 lecture hours
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ENG 216 - Literature Into Film (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Focuses on the writer and Hollywood - the marriage of two art forms - and pays particular attention to how the medium affects the writer and the writer the medium. Examines selected novels, short stories, plays, and poems as original works and as each evolves into film. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 218 - Creative Writing II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Promotes continuing development of creative writing skills; analyzes recognized models by major modern writers. Through workshop framework, peers and instructor critique student work. Students are encouraged to hone their writing voices under instructor guidance. [Not a Literature elective.] 3 lecture hours
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ENG 220 - Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Explores science fiction and fantasy through a study of genre elements and the challenges these genres present. By examining a diverse selection of fantastic literature, participants better appreciate and interpret such works and how they both reflect and change our culture. 3 lecture hours
ENG 221 - Women in Literature (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
A discussion-based course that explores literature by women writers. Texts cover a variety of authors and genres as well as themes, issues and theories concerning the production of gender in literary works. Further develops the literary analysis and academic writing skills acquired in ENG 102. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 222 - Children's Literature (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Critical evaluation of the various genres of literature written for children. Examines ancient folk tales like Aesop's Fables, modern picture books such as those by Maurice Sendak, and classic fiction such as the masterpieces of Lewis Carroll and Mark Twain. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 227 - English Literature I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Survey of representative English literature from the Middle English period through the Neoclassical period. Particular attention to the works of Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Donne, Dryden and Pope. 3 lecture hours
ENG 228 - English Literature II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Survey of representative English literature from the Romantic and Victorian periods up to the present. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 230 - Special Studies in Literature (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Consists of special courses in literature which cater to needs expressed by the student and the broader general community. Taking advantage of particular faculty expertise, the course is offered on an occasional basis. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 231 - The Literature of AIDS: Confronting Catastrophe (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Close readings of the stories and poems emerging from AIDS-affected writers, with widely representative writing emphasizing the work of gay authors. Examines divergent responses to the widespread societal denial of AIDS. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 232 - Post-Colonial Women Writers (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Examines works written in English by women of color in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Australia. Explores contributions of the writer to the body of modern world literature - poetry, fiction, drama - along with aspects of the writers' politics and the social milieus that form their work. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 234 - Caribbean Literature (3 credits)
Prerequisite: minimum C grade in ENG 102 or divisional permission
Surveys Caribbean literature, poetry, drama, fiction and essays from the 17th century to the present. Introduces historically significant texts as well as modern writers like Walcott, Cliff, Dandicott and Naipaul. Social and political contexts that influenced the texts are explored. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 235 - Encounters Between Religions Studied Through Literature (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENG 102 with a minimum C grade or permission of instructor
[also offered as REL 235] Prize-winning fiction and films contribute to an understanding of how great world religions come into contact with, and influence, each other in a globalizing world. Students become familiar with the elements of the principal world religions and how they change through dynamic encounters. 3 lecture hours
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ENG 238 - American History and Literature: Violence, Money, and the American Dream (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENG 102 with a minimum C grade or divisional permission
An interdisciplinary examination of American literature and society with special emphasis on contemporary perspectives and the historical context in which texts were written. Focuses on American history and literature since 1865, covering such topics as gender, race, ethnicity and immigration, social class, the West, war, and popular culture. 3 lecture hours
ENG 239 - Literature of War and Conflict (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENG 102 with a minimum C grade
Surveys literary responses to war and conflict with particular focus on the psychological effects of warfare. Examines multiple genres, cultures, eras, and viewpoints, but primary focus may rest on a particular era or conflict. May include texts by Homer, Sun Tzu, Stephen Ambrose, Oppenheimer, Hemingway, Tim O'Brien, and Elie Wiesel. 3 lecture hours
