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.
ENG 345: with minimum grade of D-
Analysis of modern short stories.
ENG 195: with minimum grade of D- and ENG 345: with minimum grade of D-
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.
Study of language choices in a wide variety of texts that meet specific rhetorical situations.
ENG 319: with minimum grade of D-
Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.)
Content includes the history of scholarly editing, study of different editorial approaches and principles, and the construction of a digital scholarly edition.
ENG 195: with minimum grade of D-
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.
ENG 229: with minimum grade of D-
This course asks students to engage critically with primary and secondary texts in World Literature, Folklore, or Mythology.
ENG 195: with minimum grade of D- and ENG 345: with minimum grade of D-
Intensive focus on a critical and/or literary problem, discourse, theme, genre or individual author.
ENG 195: with minimum grade of D- and ENG 345: with minimum grade of D-
An advanced workshop course focusing on short fiction. Emphasis on the analysis of the short story form and how it works.
ENG 342: with minimum grade of D-
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.
ENG 344: with minimum grade of D-
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.
(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)
An intensive study of one particular cultural phenomenon from a variety of critical perspectives.
(ENG 345: with minimum grade of D- or ENG 347: with minimum grade of D-)