Undergraduate 2019-2020

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of English

Before students register for ENG 122, they are strongly encouraged to take the First-Year
Composition Directed Self-Placement Survey. Student DSP scores will determine whether they are advised to take:

  • ENG 122: College Composition (3 credit hours, LAC1a, GtP CO-1), or
  • ENG 122: College Composition (3 credit hours, LAC1a, GtP CO-1) with ENG 132:Composition Enrichment (1 credit hour, corequisite support)
For additional information about Writing Program Placement or about the DSP, please contact the Writing Program Administrator, wpa@unco.edu

ENG 122 College Composition

Extensive practice in writing clear and effective academic prose with special attention to purpose, audience, organization, and style. Instruction in critical analysis and revision.
3

Course Attribute

LC1a-Elementary Composition and GT Intro to Writing

ENG 123 College Research Paper

Instruction in diction, style, logical analysis, research techniques and organization of college level research papers.
3

Prerequisites

(S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122)

Course Attribute

LC1b-Intermediate Composition and GT Intemediate Composition

ENG 131 Introduction to Literature

The study of selected poetry, plays and works of fiction with an emphasis on developing skills in analysis, interpretation and critical thinking.
3

Course Attribute

LC3b-Literature & Humanities and GT Literature

ENG 132 College Composition LAB

This one-hour composition enrichment course provides supplemental academic instruction with an emphasis on the relationship of reading and grammar to writing. Students who have scored below 18 on ACT in English, below 470 on SAT in English, and/or have below a 2.75 cumulative high school GPA are encouraged to enroll in this course.
1

Corequisites

ENG 122

ENG 195 Introduction to the Discipline of English

Study of a specific topic designed to train students in the writing and research skills integral to the discipline of English.
3

Prerequisites

(S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122)

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours

ENG 200 Introduction to Creative Writing

An introduction to the reading and writing of creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and drama.
3

Prerequisites

(A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122: with minimum grade of C-)

ENG 201 Writing as a Job

Course exposes students to genre, technologies, and skills needed for professional /technical writers. Units include grant/proposal writing, documentation writing, usability testing, user manuals, and resumes.
3

Prerequisites

(A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122: with minimum grade of D-)

Course Attribute

Community Engaged Learning

ENG 203 Creative Writing: Nonfiction

An introduction to the reading and writing of creative nonfiction, with a focus on different forms. Includes intensive study of examples of creative nonfiction.
3

Prerequisites

(A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122: with minimum grade of D-)

ENG 204 Literature about Childhood and Adolescence

Focus on literature by and/or about children.
3

Prerequisites

(S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122: with minimum grade of D-)

ENG 205 World Mythology and Folklore

Study of the riches of world mythology and folklore in translation. Course content will be designated by subtitle.
3

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours

ENG 211 Survey of American Literature

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.
3

Prerequisites

(S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122: with minimum grade of D-)

Course Attribute

LC3b-Literature & Humanities and GT Literature

ENG 213 Survey of British Literature I

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.
3

Prerequisites

(S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122: with minimum grade of D-)

Course Attribute

LC3b-Literature & Humanities and GT Literature

ENG 214 British Literature II

Survey of British literature from the Romantic Period to the present. Emphasizes close reading of selected major works in historical context.
3

Prerequisites

(S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122: with minimum grade of D-)

Course Attribute

LC3b-Literature & Humanities and GT Literature

ENG 218 Introduction to Linguistics

This course introduces English linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, language acquisition) with an emphasis on application to young English language learners.
3

Prerequisites

(S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122: with minimum grade of D-) and completion of the LAC category 1b.

ENG 219 Language and Society

An examination of the interaction of language with society and the individual, including how language establishes power, gender, and social identity.
3

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours

ENG 220 Writing, Transformation, and Change

Study of the fundamentals and practice of rhetoric and writing. Topics include orality and literacy, writing genres, language play, and writing in a post-factual world.
3

Prerequisites

(A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122: with minimum grade of D-)

ENG 225 Communications on a Theme

Topics for writing chosen from ideas of historical influence and/or contemporary problems.
3

Prerequisites

(S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122)

Course Attribute

LC1b-Intermediate Composition and GT Intemediate Composition and Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course may be repeated 2 times

ENG 227 Technical Writing

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.
3

Prerequisites

(S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122: with minimum grade of D-)

ENG 229 Professional Writing and Digital Video

This course develops proficiency with digital video production. It is designed as an introductory course to filmmaking, rhetorical theory, and visual rhetoric and design principles.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 122: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 236 Ethnic American Literature

Introduce themes and ideas in ethnic American literature by studying representative authors of one or more U.S. ethnicities.
3

Course Attribute

LC3b-Literature & Humanities and LC8-US Multicultural Studies and GT Literature and Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles with no limits on the number of times it can be repeated

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.
3

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 9 credit hours

ENG 242 Creative Writing-Fiction

An introduction to the mechanisms of fiction, with a focus on style and voice. Includes intensive study of contemporary short fiction written in English.
3

ENG 243 Creative Writing: Screenwriting

An introduction to screenwriting for film and television. Students will study oral and written pitches, formal treatments, and screenplay structure and format..
3

Prerequisites

(A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122: with minimum grade of D-)

ENG 244 Creative Writing: Poetry

An introduction to the reading and writing of poetry, with a focus on different poetic forms. Includes intensive study of contemporary poetry in English.
3

Prerequisites

(A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122: with minimum grade of D-)

ENG 250 Reading Shakespeare

An introduction to Shakespearse's works for non-majors, including poetry, history, comedy, tragedy, and romance. Includes analyses of selected theatrical productions and film adaptations.
3

Prerequisites

(S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122: with minimum grade of D-)

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.
3

Course Attribute

LC3b-Literature & Humanities and GT Literature and Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 9 credit hours

ENG 263 Western World Literature I

Study of the early literature of Europe and the Americas in translation. Emphasizes the cultural, historical, and formal appreciation of selected representative works and contribution of the literature to contemporary life and thought.
3

ENG 264 Western World Literature II

Study of the modern literature of Europe and the Americas in translation. Emphasizes the cultural, historical, and formal appreciation of selected representative works and contribution of the literature to contemporary life and thought.
3

ENG 295 Approaches to Literary and Cultural Analysis

An in-depth examination of a specific concept or practice in literary and cultural studies. Topics may include "Intertextuality," "Voice," "Social class and social capital," "Allegory."
3

Prerequisites

ENG 122: with minimum grade of D-

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

ENG 303 Intermediate Creative Writing: Nonfiction

An intermediate creative nonfiction course. Emphasis on reading and writing personal essays that could be submitted for publication.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 203: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 312 Shakespeare in Context: Histories and Comedy

An in-depth study of Shakespeare's histories and comedies, as well as relevant plays, poetry and prose by contemporary authors. Includes background on literary and theatrical history, and recent criticism.
3

Prerequisites

(S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122)

ENG 313 Shakespeare in Context: Tragedies and Romances

An in-depth study of Shakespeare's tragedies and romances, as well as related plays by his contemporaries. Includes background on literary and theatrical history, and recent criticism.
3

Prerequisites

(S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122)

ENG 314 Shakespeare in Context: Poetry

An in-depth study of Shakespeare's non-dramatic works, as well as related poetry by his contemporaries. Includes background on literary history and recent criticism.
3

Prerequisites

(S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122)

ENG 318 Traditional and Modern Grammars

Describes English as treated by traditional grammarians, structuralists and transformationalists. Topics range from word classes, tense and voice, to operations and processes underlying modern grammar.
3

ENG 319 Writing and Rhetorical Theory

This advanced writing course is designed to help students study and employ rhetorical concepts that will enable them to write persuasively in a variety of contexts.
3

Prerequisites

(S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122) and completion of the LAC category 1b.

ENG 320 History of the English Language

Students will study the history of English from its origins as a Germanic and Indo-European language to the present, with special focus on historical development of modern English varieties.
3

ENG 325 Studies in Fantasy and Science Fiction

Different approaches to the literature of wonder, including concentration on a particular writer, a theme such as women in science fiction, or a historical study of the genre.
3

ENG 327 Editing

Course introduces students to the combination of knowledge, practice, and skills needed to edit professional, peer, and their own writing.
3

Prerequisites

(A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122: with minimum grade of D-)

ENG 328 Professional Writing and Desktop Publishing

This course introduces professional genres and technologies. Students compose a green paper, documentation, and a usability report. Technologies include Adobe InDesign and Photoshop. The class requires no previous technology experience.
3

ENG 337 Chicana/o Literature and Theory

In-depth study of contemporary Chicana/o literature and theory. Course will be thematic and will focus on the disciplinary and cultural connections between the literary, the aesthetic, and the theoretical.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 122: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 338 Sacred Texts as Lit

Study and interpretation of sacred texts, including sections from Hebrew, Christian, and Apocryphal scriptures, using cultural, historical, and literary hermeneutics.
3

Prerequisites

(S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122: with minimum grade of D-) and completion of the LAC category 1b.

ENG 342 Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction

An intermediate workshop course focusing on short fiction. Emphasis on the analysis of the short story form and how it works.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 242: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 343 Intermediate Creative Writing: Screenwriting

Intermediate study of the screenplay's elements, including premise, plot, subplot, theme, conflict, character, dialogue, and transitions. Students will learn the correct format for a professional screenplay.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 243: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 344 Intermediate Creative Writing: Poetry

An intermediate workshop course focusing on poetry. Emphasis on the analysis of and experimentation with poetic form, and different voices.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 244: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 345 Literary Theory and Criticism

This course introduces students to major issues and movements in literary theory and criticism, such as structuralism, post-structuralism, psychoanalysis, Marxism, theories of gender and sexuality, and post-colonial theory.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D- and (ENG 349: with minimum grade of D- or ENG 350: with minimum grade of D- or ENG 351: with minimum grade of D- or ENG 352: with minimum grade of D- or ENG 353: with minimum grade of D- or ENG 354: with minimum grade of D- or ENG 355: with minimum grade of D- or ENG 356: with minimum grade of D- or ENG 370: with minimum grade of D- or ENG 371: with minimum grade of D- or ENG 372: with minimum grade of D- or ENG 373: with minimum grade of D- or ENG 374: with minimum grade of D-)

ENG 347 Cultural Theory

A historical survey of the development of cultural studies. The investigation of culture as a symbolic practice, and the various critical methodologies used to interpret cultural texts.
3

ENG 349 Old English (700-1200)

This course is designed to introduce students to the literature and language of the Anglo-Saxon period. Some works will be read in translation and some in Old English.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 370 Colonial American Literature, 1492-1800

This course provides a survey of early American literature from the age of exploration through the American Revolution.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 371 Antebellum American Literature, 1800-1865

This course examines major movements in literature and culture in the decades leading up to the Civil War. Major authors will include Irving, Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller, Douglass, Whitman, & Dickinson.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 372 American Realism and the Making of America

This course examines major movements in literature and culture in the decades between 1865 and 1900 focusing on American realism and the making of America.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 373 American Modernism and the Crisis of Representation

A study of Modernism and Postmodernism in twentieth-century American literature, with particular emphasis on innovations in literary form.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 374 American Diaspora and Globalization

This course provides a survey of late nineteenth through early twenty-first century American literature focusing on the themes of globalization and diaspora.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 375 Literature and the Environment

Explore human relationships with nature writing from various periods and cultures. Economic, scientific, philosophic and religious attitudes emerge from attitudes about nature. Do these influence human treatment of natural things? Explore human relationships with nature writing from various periods and cultures. Economic, scientific, philosophic and religious attitudes emerge from attitudes about nature. Do these influence human treatment of natural things?
3

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ENG 375 and ENST 375

ENG 380 Medieval Literature

This course is designed to introduce students to the literature and language of the Middle English period through a historical approach in order to develop a more sophisticated understanding of the distinction and relationship between text and context.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D-

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours

ENG 381 Renaissance Literature

Discuss significant literary movements, genres, and themes of Tudor and Stuart England. Possible themes include: "Renaissance epic from Spenser to Milton" and "Sex, money, and gender in early modern England."
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D-

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours

ENG 382 Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature

This course explores the ways in which eighteenth century literature engaged with and reflected on Britain’s emergence as a leading colonial and mercantilist power, the New Sciences, party politics, and notions of the modern self, among many other related topics.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D-

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours

ENG 383 Romanticism

This course will explore topics related to Romantic-era literature and culture in Britain from roughly the period 1798-1832.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D-

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours

ENG 384 Victorian Literature and Culture

This course will explore topics related to Victorian-era literature and culture in Britain from roughly the period 1832-1901.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D-

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours

ENG 385 Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Literature

Study of British fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and A/V texts from WWI to present. Emphasis on social, cultural, and political contexts that shape literary movements and production. Authors may include Shaw, Joyce, Yeats, Kazuo Ishiguro, China Mièville, and Zadie Smith.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D-

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours

ENG 395 Studies in Literature, Theory and Writing

Focus on a critical, rhetorical,or literary problem or theme.
3

Prerequisites

(S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122) and completion of the LAC category 1b.

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 9 credit hours

ENG 400 Special Topics in Literary and Cultural Theory

This course allows students to explore a specific problematic in literary theory and criticism, drawing from more than one theoretical movement, such as structuralism, post-structuralism, psychoanalysis, Marxism, theories of gender and sexuality, and post-colonial theory. May or may not involve reading literary texts.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 345: with minimum grade of D-

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours

ENG 402 The Short Story

Analysis of modern short stories.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D- and ENG 345: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 419 English Linguistics

A survey of general linguistics as applied to the history of the English language. Includes vocabulary and dictionary study, regional and social dialects, semantics and pragmatics, childhood acquisition of language.
3

ENG 420 Special Topics in Creative and Professional Writing

Study of language choices in a wide variety of texts that meet specific rhetorical situations.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 319: with minimum grade of D-

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 9 credit hours

ENG 422 Directed Studies

Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.)
1- 3

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations

ENG 427 E-Editing: from Text to Scholarly Edition

Content includes the history of scholarly editing, study of different editorial approaches and principles, and the construction of a digital scholarly edition.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 429 Digital Self-Publishing

This course reviews professional design software and expands knowledge of visual rhetoric and design. Students prepare for the job market by assembling a professional portfolio via a CMS site.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 229: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 430 Advanced Studies in World Literature, Folklore, or Mythology

This course asks students to engage critically with primary and secondary texts in World Literature, Folklore, or Mythology.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D- and ENG 345: with minimum grade of D-

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 9 credit hours

ENG 441 Colloquium in Literature

Intensive focus on a critical and/or literary problem, discourse, theme, genre or individual author.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D- and ENG 345: with minimum grade of D-

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours

ENG 442 Advanced Creative Writing-Fiction

An advanced workshop course focusing on short fiction. Emphasis on the analysis of the short story form and how it works.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 342: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 444 Advanced Creative Writing - Poetry

An advanced course in the reading and writing of poetry, with attention to different poetic forms and their history; the current publication scene in American poetry; an examination of print and on line journals; the preparation of a chapbook manuscript. Includes intensive study of contemporary poetry in English as well as a sampling of contemporary world poetry in translation. Includes poetry workshops almost every week.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 344: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 492 Writing Internship

One semester of full-time work in professional writing in public or private agencies, such as state government offices, publishing companies, newspapers, magazines, advertising agencies or related organizations.
1- 3

Prerequisites

(S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122)

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 3 credit hours

ENG 495 Advanced Cultural Studies

An intensive study of one particular cultural phenomenon from a variety of critical perspectives.
3

Prerequisites

(ENG 345: with minimum grade of D- or ENG 347: with minimum grade of D-)

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours