2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

ENG 200 Introduction to Creative Writing

Prerequisite:  ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher. An introduction to the reading and writing of creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and drama.

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ENG 203 Introduction to Creative Nonfiction

Prerequisite:  ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher. An introduction to the reading and writing of creative nonfiction, with a focus on different forms. Includes intensive study of examples of creative nonfiction.

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ENG 204 Literature about Childhood and Adolescence

Prerequisites: ENG 122 or its equivalent, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher. Focus on literature by and/or about children.

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ENG 211 Survey of American Literature

Prerequisite: ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher. Study of American Literature from its beginning to the present. Emphasizes the cultural, historical appreciation of selected representative works and contribution of the literature to contemporary life and thought. (LAC, gtP)

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ENG 213 Survey of British Literature I

Prerequisite: ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher. Chronological survey of English literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 18th century. This literature will be considered from various perspectives, but with constant attention to its historical context. (LAC, gtP)

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ENG 214 British Literature II

Prerequisite: ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher. Survey of British literature from the Romantic Period to the present. Emphasizes close reading of selected major works in historical context. (LAC, gtP)

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ENG 218 Introduction to Linguistics

Prerequisites: ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher; any course satisfying LAC category 1b. This course introduces English linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, language acquisition) with an emphasis on application to young English language learners.

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ENG 225 Communications on a Theme

Prerequisite: ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher. Topics for writing chosen from ideas of historical influence and/or contemporary problems. Repeatable, may be taken two times, under different subtitles. (LAC, gtP)

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ENG 227 Technical Writing

Prerequisite: ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher. Analysis of sentence structure, order of presentation and use of illustration in writing essential for the technician, engineer, scientist, with emphasis on arranging and stating information clearly.

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ENG 236 Ethnic American Literature

Prerequisite: ENG 122, an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher. Introduce themes and ideas in ethnic American literature by studying representative authors of one or more U.S. ethnicities. Repeatable, under different subtitles. (LAC, gtP)

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ENG 238 Introduction to Folklore

The study of tales, legends and other lore passed on orally or by customary example in groups bound by common background or experience. Subtitle may indicate specific group or groups. Repeatable, maximum of six credits, under different subtitles.

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ENG 239 Topics in Women's Literature

Investigation, from a feminist perspective, of writing by or about women. Figures, nationalities, genres and periods will vary with subtitles. Repeatable, maximum of nine credits, under different subtitles.

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ENG 242 Creative Writing-Fiction

Prerequisite:  ENG 200. An introduction to the mechanisms of fiction, with a focus on style and voice. Includes intensive study of contemporary short fiction written in English.

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ENG 243 Introduction to Screenwriting

An introduction to screenwriting for film and television. Students will study oral and written pitches, formal treatments, and screenplay structure and format.

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ENG 244 Creative Writing - Poetry

Prerequisite:  ENG 200.  An introduction to the reading and writing of poetry, with a focus on different poetic forms.  Includes intensive study of contemporary poetry in English.

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ENG 262 Masterpieces of World Literature

Study of the riches of world literature in translation. Course content will be designated by one of the following subtitles: Continental Masterpieces, Masterpieces of Russian Literature, Masterpieces of the Orient. Repeatable, maximum of nine credits, under different subtitles. (LAC, gtP)

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