Curriculum

Critical examination of selected works representing different historical and socio-cultural contexts.

Survey of major American authors from the colonial period to the present.

Historical survey of the literature of England to the twentieth century.

Study of the science and art of using written language to promote information gain, induce attitude change, and affect behavior. Beginning with Aristotelian concepts such as logos, ethos, and pathos, this course will provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to generate, arrange, and write effective arguments. Psychological and sociological principles of persuasion will be examined and the various uses of argument in contemporary situations explored.

In-depth analysis of advertisements, speeches, film, and literature as persuasive texts. Students will learn both the nature and scope of persuasion and be introduced to several different methods for analyzing the argumentative strategies of texts. Among these are the traditional, Burkeian, sociological, feminist, and postmodern perspectives. Students will also consider the ethical, aesthetic, and political problems raised by texts designed to persuade an audience.

In-depth study of selected Shakespearean plays and poems. Emphasis on the author's artistic development. Same as TH 407.

Analysis of English grammatical structures. Emphasis on modern descriptive analysis.

Content to be determined each semester by the Department as requested by faculty and/or students to fill specified needs or interests. Students may repeat ENG 300 as long as course content varies with each repetition.

Activist Rhetoric has been offered since 2015.

Critical examination of selected novels.

Study of poetic and narrative works representing distinct Latino groups. Texts are examined within their sociopolitical and historical contexts. Latino/a writers bring together the Hispanic and U.S. literary traditions and provide a new literary perspective based on their history, migratory experience, and cultural diversity. Issues such as race, class, and gender, as well as ethnic and national identity, are thoroughly examined.

Study of literary works by women or themes concerning women in literature. Analysis of readings from the aesthetic and other theoretical points of view.

Examination of texts that reflect political, social, and cultural issues related to Caribbean life and culture. Students will read literature by Caribbean authors residing both inside and outside of their countries.

An examination of the major works of African American writers from colonial times to the present. (Formerly ENG 245).

Examination of the nature of literature and the methods of approaching it. Implications for criticism across the arts.

Critical examination of selected works from major writers of the period.

Critical examination of selected works from major writers of the period.

Critical examination of selected works from major writers of the period.

In-depth study of selected literary topics, works, figures, and genres. ENG 429 may be repeated as long as course content varies with each repetition.

In-depth study of major literary works of the period.

In-depth study of major literary works of the period.

Introduction of terminology and methodology for critical viewing of films. Discussion of the role of theory in film analysis. Practice in reading films as reflecting social, cultural, religious, economic, and aesthetic values of the periods and countries which produce the films. Prerequisite: COM 366 or PHO 421.

In-depth study of selected works of the period.

In-depth study of selected works of the period.

Courses taught under this heading focus on the way social relations of power are constructed in and by cultural practices and the workings and consequences of those relations and practices. These courses examine through verbal and non-verbal texts what seems natural and familiar in order to unmask these representations and to critically examine the implications of these cultural practices in everyday life. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or ENG 210

Courses taught under this heading focus on the distinctive social, political, cultural, linguistic and historical experiences of ethnic groups in the United States. These courses explore through verbal and non-verbal texts the ways places are represented as home, exile, or myth and how these representations affect the sense of self, gender, family, community, history, memory and nationalism. Additionally, special topics courses taught in this category include those grounded in postcolonial theory, i.e., examining texts as an assertion of power against colonialism and as agencies for exploring experimental or alternative forms of artistic expressions. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or ENG 210

Courses taught under this category focus on the construction and role of gender in culture. These courses examine verbal and non-verbal texts which through representations, shape gender identity by historical and cultural practices. These courses also examine gendered identities in terms of their construction, codification, representation and dissemination within society. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or ENG 210

Courses taught under this category focus on what contemporary theorists tend to call "family resemblances" or what psycholinguists would describe in terms of "prototypicality." The courses examine texts as familiar, codified, conventionalized and formulaic structures located within specific cultural contexts and, as such, influence and reinforce social conditions. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or ENG 210

Study of fiction models. Students will engage in exercises that explore the creative process and various modes of fiction. Students will write and revise fiction, to compile a portfolio of the semester's work.

Study of models of classic and contemporary poetry. Students will engage in exercises that explore the creative process and various poetic forms. Students will write and revise poems to compile a portfolio of the semester's work.

Study of editing materials for publication. Students will explore questions of correctness and style, while also addressing the mechanics of proofreading. Students will learn how to create prose that is correct in syntax, usage, and punctuation; how to adapt prose style to fit a variety of audiences and situations; and how to edit manuscripts in preparation for printing. (Formerly ENG 244)

Examination of the role of rhetoric in all aspects of public life. Students will explore the uses of persuasive discourse in the processes of uniting societies, in creating and pursuing their goals and desires, and in negotiating changes to and challenges of their traditions. The approach is fundamentally chronological beginning with Aristotle and surveying key figures in the development of Renaissance and 18th and 19th century rhetoric. The focus of the course is on contemporary thinkers and theories and the ways in which they influence current persuasive practices.

An advanced course for students interested in learning to write for popular periodicals. The class explores the differences between magazine articles and newspaper journalism. Students learn how to analyze magazines, research articles, interview subjects, write articles, and prepare them for publication.

Study of composition and journalism using a variety of media. Students will produce interactive multimedia documents within a hybrid genre in order to recognize the multiple ways in which narratives can be told. Same as JOU 364.

Study of organizational patterns, navigation systems, and Internet etiquette. Teaches students basic skills for creating hypertext and hypermedia documents. Students in this course distinguish traditional text documents from e-texts (electronic texts) and hypertexts (text including hyperlinks and text encoded with hypertext markup language), examining the stylistic consequences of these formal distinctions from a humanistic perspective. The class emphasizes the sense that traditional notions of authorship and authority are reconstituted by the contemporary writing environment, and students apply their findings via the creation of original hypertext documents both individually and in collaboration with their peers.

In-depth study of the theory and techniques necessary to produce successful advertising copy. Students also learn to integrate the written word with the appropriate visual symbols in order to produce effective messages. Ethical issues within the industry will be emphasized

Study and practice of the kinds of internal and external writing used in different organizations-utilities, for-profit corporations, non-profit organizations, and others. Practice in the researching, writing, and editing of letters, memos, reports, market analyses, promotions, product descriptions, grants, proposals, etc. Relevant ethical issues will be included.

An advanced writing course designed for students interested in learning how to write scripts for film and television. Students learn the various forms, genres, techniques, and styles of writing for film and television. The course will require students to write both a teleplay and a full-length screenplay. Prerequisite: COM 204 or permission of the instructor. Same as COM 446

Research, writing and editing general technical materials such as manuals, descriptions, and specifications. Applications to particular technologies-computers, engineering, aerospace, and others-will also be included. Relevant ethical issues will be addressed.

Design and production of high quality publications from desktop computers. Text editing and text manipulation. Creating, importing, pasting and cropping graphics. Use of design elements. Printing. Color processing. Building books and booklets. Different types of hardware and software will be discussed. Prerequisite: CS 180 or equivalent.

Advanced instruction and practice in researching, reporting, and writing complex news stories, including consideration of the ethics of reporting in multi-cultural communities.

A capstone course. Writing a senior paper analyzing text from at least three critical perspectives. Completing a comprehensive literature examination.