ENG 090 Review of Writing Fundamentals (3.00 cr.)
Fall, Course Offered Every Year
A review of the concepts of traditional grammar and punctuation, with ample opportunities to practice proofreading skills, and a refresher course in constructing paragraphs and writing short essays as preparation for freshman composition. Counts as three hours credit toward the semester course load and full-time student status but does not count as college credit.

ENG 111 Principles of Writing (3.00 cr.)
Fall and Spring, Course Offered Every Year
Instruction and practice in writing well-organized compositions with a review of grammar, punctuation and sentence structure. Students must pass ENG 111 with a C or better in order for it to fulfill the prerequisite requirement for other courses in the department.

ENG 112 Expository Writing (3.00 cr.)
Fall and Spring, Course Offered Every Year
A course in expository writing designed to provide students with further practice in the principles of effective composition. Prerequisite: ENG 111.

ENG 150 Apprenticeship - “Herald” (1.00 cr.)
Fall and Spring, Course Offered Every Year
An internship in which students acquire skills in journalism and build a portfolio by working on the campus newspaper. Prerequisite: ENG 111.

ENG 155 Tutor Training (1.00 cr.)
Spring, Course Offered Every Year
This course is designed to prepare prospective tutors for their work in the Learning Center. Enrollment by invitation only. Prospective tutors must be recommended by two members of the English department. Instructor’s consent required.

ENG 175 Grammar (1.00 cr.)
Spring, Course Offered Every Year
Traditional grammar, including a study of elements of sentence structure and applications to proofreading. Required for grades six-nine communication skills and grades nine-twelve English licensure students. Prerequisite: ENG 111.

ENG 200 Texts and Contexts (3.00 cr.)
Fall, Spring, and Summer, Course Offered Every Year
An intertextual course in reading and writing that puts foundational works of the English tradition in conversation with other texts from British, American and world literature. The course emphasizes reading, writing and research skills, and it is a prerequisite for most other literature courses in the department. Credit will not be given for both ENG 200 and ENG 201. Prerequisite: ENG 111.

ENG 202 Development of English Literature (3.00 cr.)
Fall and Spring, Course Offered Every Year
From Old English poetry (in translation) to satirical essays, from popular lyrics to essays on women’s rights, from Renaissance love poetry to twentieth-century political verse, this course introduces students to the classics of English literature and helps place those works in their social and historical contexts. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 200.

ENG 203 World Literature in the Twentieth Century (3.00 cr.)
Fall, Course Offered Every Year
A study of twentieth century fiction, autobiography and drama from Africa, Asia, Europe and South America, emphasizing historical backgrounds of the works. Readings will focus on traditional cultures and conflicts with modernism including major historical issues of colonialism, imperialism, war, revolution, feminism and technology. When linked with HIS 103 this course fulfills the CORE 200 requirement. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 111.

ENG 206 Survey of American Literature (3.00 cr.)
Fall, Spring and Summer, Course Offered Every Year
A study of selected major American writers from the colonial period to the present including many genres: poetry, fiction, drama, essay, history and biography. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 200.

ENG 220 Creative Nonfiction (3.00 cr.)
Fall or Spring, Every Other Year
This course combines critical reading, informal reflection and formal writing on a topic of current intellectual or community interest. Prerequisites: ENG 111

ENG 235 Writing of Poetry (3.00 cr.)
Fall, Odd-Numbered Years Only
A course in the writing of poetry. Contemporary and traditional poetry of various cultures will be examples and guides. Students will write, experiment and criticize. Prerequisite: ENG 111.

ENG 236 Writing of Fiction (3.00 cr.)
Fall, Even-Numbered Years Only
Narration from the writer’s perspective. Includes analysis of contemporary fiction and the writing of fiction. Prerequisite: ENG 111.

ENG 240 Introduction to Film (3.00 cr.)
Fall, Course Offered Every Year
A study of film and how to analyze it, including aesthetic, genre and auteur approaches. The films will include work from the silent period to the present by both American and European directors. This course does not meet the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 111.

ENG 242 Romantic Comedy (3.00 cr.)
Varies, Contact Dept. Head
A study of drama, fiction and film, mostly British and American that have helped to create and sustain this popular twentieth-century tradition. The works will include at least three Shakespeare comedies, one or two Restoration or eighteenth-century comedies, a novel by Jane Austen, plays by Shaw and Wilde, and a contemporary comic novel; and a film a week, chosen to balance movies from the first and the second halves of the sound era. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 111.

ENG 245 Introduction to Journalism (3.00 cr.)
Fall, Course Offered Every Year
An introductory course in news, feature and editorial writing. Topics to be examined include the role, history and production of newspapers. Prerequisite: ENG 111.

ENG 247 Introduction to Professional Editing (3.00 cr.)
Spring, Course Offered Every Year
Editorial skills for working with a wide range of publications. Stylistic editing, substantive editing and production editing. Prerequisite: ENG 111.

ENG 250 Document Design (3.00 cr.)
Spring, Course Offered Every Year
This course offers an introduction to theory and practice of text/image relationships in specific communication contexts. Students will study the ways in which texts and images work together to create meaning in various written and electronic documents, and they will design print and electronic documents. This course aims to prepare professional communications minors to contribute to communication projects and teams in the workplace.

ENG 270 Literary Research/Critical Theory (3.00 cr.)
Fall and Spring, Course Offered Every Year
An introduction to the research tools in English studies and a practicum in research methods including finding sources, recognizing different critical approaches, creating an annotated bibliography and introducing quoted or paraphrased material correctly. Prerequisite: ENG 200.

ENG 280 Special Topics in Professional Writing (3.00 cr.)
Course Offered As Needed
This course draws upon the specialized expertise of the instructor and focuses upon one type of writing used in professional settings. Topics include public relations, business, research and promotional writing. Students will study strategies and contexts for the selected topic and generate original writing projects and presentations. Prerequisites: ENG 111. This course may be taken more than once under rotating topics.

ENG 330 African-American Writers (3.00 cr.)
Fall and Spring, Course Offered Every Year
A survey of African-American literature from slave narratives to recent works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 200.

ENG 335 20th Century World Literature in Translation (3.00 cr.)
Fall, Even-Numbered Years Only
A study of 20th-century literature from Europe, Africa, Asia and South America, including novels, short stories, autobiography and drama. Readings will show perspectives of different cultures and a variety of artistic modes. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 200.

ENG 340 Development of the British Novel (3.00 cr.)
Spring, Odd-Numbered Years Only
A study of the development of the British novel from its origins to the beginning of the 20th century. The novels to be studied will represent a variety of forms and styles and will include writers such as Austen, Dickens, Eliot, Hardy and others. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 200.

ENG 345 Irish Renaissance (3.00 cr.)
Spring, Even-Numbered Years Only
A study of the Irish Literary Revival focusing on works by Lady Gregory, W.B. Yeats, J.M. Synge, James Joyce and others. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 200.

ENG 350 Modern Drama (3.00 cr.)
Spring, Course Offered Every Year
A study of modern theatre from 1875 to the present, this course will look at the development of drama through playwrights and their works. Beginning with Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov and Shaw, the class will explore important twentieth century plays and conclude with contemporary drama. Work will include substantial reading and writing, with viewing and reviewing of performances. Also offered as THE 350. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 200.

ENG 351 Old English (3.00 cr.)
Fall, Course Offered Every Year
A study of Old English language and a reading of a history of the English language. Readings of selected prose and poetry in Old English. Prerequisite: ENG 200.

ENG 352 Chaucer (3.00 cr.)
Spring, Course Offered Every Year
A study of Chaucer’s poetry with a few selections from other Middle English writings. Supplementary study of etymology of English words and supplementary reading in background material. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 200.

ENG 355 Shakespeare (3.00 cr.)
Fall, Course Offered Every Year
A study of selected English history plays and early comedies. Supplementary reading in non-dramatic works of Shakespeare and a few major pieces of criticism. Special attention to live and filmed performances. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 200.

ENG 356 Shakespeare (3.00 cr.)
Spring, Course Offered Every Year
A study of selected tragedies, late comedies and romances. Supplementary reading in non-dramatic works of Shakespeare and a few major pieces of criticism. Special attention to live and filmed performances. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 200.

ENG 357 Seminar in 17th Century Poetry (3.00 cr.)
Fall, Odd-Numbered Years Only
A study of verse by major figures of the British Renaissance besides Shakespeare: Jonson, Donne, Herbert, Marvell and particularly Milton. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 200, ENG 270.

ENG 358 Professional Writing (3.00 cr.)
Fall and Spring, Course Offered Every Year
A sequence of writing assignments designed to provide experience in writing for different audiences and in different formats, including a proposal, an academic paper, a review, a how-to piece and an opinion piece. A brief review of grammar and proofreading. Prerequisite: ENG 111.

ENG 359 Seminar in American Women Writers (3.00 cr.)
Spring, Course Offered Every Year
A study of fiction, poetry, biography, drama and criticism in which American women have explored their own lives and the culture which shaped them. Students of art, history, sociology, psychology and religion have been welcome and successful members of this class. The seminar offers opportunity for personal expression and independent research. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisites: ENG 200, ENG 270.

ENG 360 Seminar in Southern Writers (3.00 cr.)
Fall, Even-Numbered Years Only
A study of fiction, poetry, drama, essays and autobiographies by Southern American writers. Topics include artistic structures and genre, issues of family and social institutions, religious and philosophical differences, and treatments of the land. Students of several disciplines have been successful and valued members of the seminar. The seminar format offers opportunity for personal expression and independent research. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisites: ENG 200, ENG 270.

ENG 364 20th Century Poetry in English (3.00 cr.)
Spring, Even-Numbered Years Only
A study of 20th-century poetry in the English language, with concentration on some of the major poets and principal schools of poetry, and with briefer study of a wide range of contemporary poets and their works. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 200.

ENG 365 English Poetry of the Romantic Period (3.00 cr.)
Fall, Odd-Numbered Years Only
A study of Wordsworth, Shelley and Keats, with selections from other poets of the Romantic period. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 200.

ENG 367 English Literature of the Victorian Period (3.00 cr.)
Fall, Even-Numbered Years Only
A study of Victorian poetry and prose [fiction and non-fiction], with attention to the works of both men and women of the period. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 200.

ENG 368 English Literature of the 18th Century (3.00 cr.)
Spring, Even-Numbered Years Only
A study of major works of Swift, Pope, Boswell and Johnson with additional reading from other authors illustrating the age and significant literary forms. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 200.

ENG 370 20th Century Prose Through 1945 (3.00 cr.)
Fall, Even-Numbered Years Only
A study of fiction, non-fiction and drama by British and American writers from 1900-1945. Works are chosen to illustrate schools, trends and the range of prose from the first half of the century. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 200.

ENG 371 20th Century Prose After 1945 (3.00 cr.)
Fall, Odd-Numbered Years Only
A study of fiction, non-fiction and drama by British and American writers along with works in English by contemporaries from around the globe. Works are chosen to illustrate schools, trends and the range of prose after 1945. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 200.

ENG 495 Seminar in European Literature (3.00 cr.)
Spring, Course Offered Every Year
Representative epics, dramas and novels of continental literature studied in relation to English literature. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisites: ENG 200, ENG 270.

ENG 498 Honors Research Project (3.00 cr.)
Fall and Spring, Course Offered Every Year
Under the supervision of a faculty member, a student will investigate the critical response to a literary work, come to her own conclusions about the pattern of response to it and enter the critical debate, giving and defending her own interpretation. Projects will culminate in a research paper and an oral presentation. Prerequisites: ENG 200, ENG 270.

ENG 499 Research Project
Fall, Spring and Summer, Course Offered Every Year
Under the direction of a faculty member, a student will investigate the critical response to a literary work and come to her own conclusions about the pattern of response to it. In projects of more than one hour, she will enter the critical debate, giving and defending her interpretation. All projects will culminate in a research paper. Projects of more than one hour will also be presented orally. Prerequisites: ENG 200, ENG 270.

ENG 505 Study of Linguistics (3.00 cr.)
Fall, Course Offered Every Year
An exploration of the systematic nature of language, looking at the systems of phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics in English, and how these systems have changed over time. Attention will be given to the application of linguistic constructs in machine translation, artificial intelligence, sign language and learning a second language.

ENG 764 The Teaching of English (2.00 cr.)
Spring, Course Offered Every Year
A pre-professional course aimed at identifying the goals of English teachers and exploring different methods of reaching these goals. The student will begin building a file of teaching materials, including lesson plans, unit plans and a plan for a year.

ENG 765 Practicum in Teaching English (1.00 cr.)
Fall, Course Offered Every Year
A lab in which students will teach sample lessons, videotape lessons and critique their own performance and that of their peers.