ENG 099 | Introduction to Writing | 3 credit credits
This is a course in the fundamentals of the English language. Instruction and practice in grammar usage, mechanics, and effective written composition comprise the developmental process for writing short critiques, evaluating one's personal writing, and finding the student writer's own voice/persona/style. Through a progressive approach, students will practice applying language concepts to a variety of writing tasks. Appropriate readings provide examples of mature written expression and suggest topics for student composition. The course will introduce students to the close reading of literature, to issues of interpretation, and to written responses to literature. Individual tutorials will give attention to specific problems. A grade of C or better and an approved portfolio are required to pass. Fall

ENG 103 | Composition I: The Essay | 3 credits
Students develop skills in writing the traditional expository essay and are introduced to library and electronic research skills. Freshman essays will be evaluated through a departmentally designed assessment tool. Fall & Spring

ENG 104 | Composition II: Critical Writing | 3 credits
Students develop the ability to read critically, to reason, and to write critical, persuasive prose. Students further develop the research and writing skills needed to produce a formal research paper. Prerequisite: ENG 103 or equivalent Fall & Spring

ENG 210 | Introduction to Literature | 3 credits
Students develop their skills as readers, writers, and thinkers by reading and responding both orally and in writing to fiction, drama, and poetry. Prerequisite: ENG 103 On Demand

ENG 220 | The Short Story | 3 credits
The student will study the form of the short story and develop competence in reading selected stories. Prerequisite: ENG 103, 104 Fall

ENG 250 | World Literature | 3 credits
Students will study works of major authors of the Eastern and Western world exclusive of British and American from artistic, cultural, and historical perspectives. Prerequisite: ENG 103, 104 Spring Odd

ENG 255 | European Fiction | 3 credits
Students will study typical and significant works of major authors of Europe exclusive of British from artistic, cultural, and historical perspectives. The course will give the students an appreciation of the diversity of different cultures' interpretations of human problems and of the common concerns that cut across the differences of time, place, and culture. Prerequisite: ENG 103, 104 On Demand

ENG 303 | Creative Writing | 3 credits
Students write poetry, short stories and drama in a workshop setting, critiquing and helping to shape the work of fellow students. They also learn strategies for marketing free-lanced writing. Prerequisites: ENG 103,104 Spring Even

ENG 310 | Early American Literature | 3 credits
Students will explore American literature from its beginning to the late 19th century from artistic, cultural, and historical perspectives. Prerequisites: ENG 103,104 Fall Odd

ENG 311 | Recent American Literature | 3 credits
Continuation of English 310 with focus on American writers of the 20th century. Prerequisite: ENG 103, 104 Spring Odd
ENG 343 | Early British Literature | 3 credits
Students will study selected works of British writers from Beowulf through the 18th century from artistic, cultural, and historical perspectives. Prerequisite: ENG 103, 104 Fall Even

ENG 344 | Recent British Literature | 3 credits
Continuation of ENG 343, with focus on British authors of the 19th and 20th centuries. Prerequisite: ENG 103, 104 Spring Even

ENG 348 | Theatre: An Overview (STH 348) | 3 credits
Students explore the dramatic experience to gain appreciation of the theatre through an understanding of its historical development, the principles of drama theory and criticism, and theatrical forms, styles, and production techniques. Spring Odd

ENG 349 | History of Film (STH 349) | 3 credits
The first audience watched a motion picture flicker on a screen in 1895, a little over a century ago. In this one century the movies have developed from a simple recording device to a complex art and business. Today film stands on its own as a distinct means of artistic expression. The purpose of this course is to explore the history of film on both the international and American scenes. Since it is one of the major arts to have evolved within the past century, it can be vividly respected as a significant contribution to our understanding of the culture and history of our daily lives. The course is limited to narrative fiction film and will analyze the film as a mass medium of cultural communication. Prerequisite: ENG 103, 104 Fall Odd

ENG 355 | Shakespeare's Drama (STH 355) | 3 credits
A study of selected Shakespearean tragedies, histories, and comedies, this course focuses on developing an appreciation of both theatrical and literary aspects of the plays. Prerequisite: ENG 103,104 Spring Even

ENG 356 | The Novel | 3 credits
The student will study the form of the novel and develop competence in reading selected works of major novelists. Prerequisite: ENG 103, 104 Fall Even

ENG 360 | Mythology | 3 credits
Through this course, students will explore the role of myth in human experience, from early times until our own, with special emphasis on myths of classical Greece and Rome, Asia, Africa, Northern Europe, and the Americas. Myths will be studied from literary, anthropological, psychological, and religious perspectives, with special attention to similarities among myths from diverse peoples. Prerequisite: ENG 103, 104 Fall Odd

ENG 369 | Advanced Composition | 3 credits
Students write various prose forms, developing style and personal voice in a systematic program of writing. Prerequisite: ENG 103, 104 Fall

ENG 370 | The English Language | 3 credits
This course offers an integrated approach to the study of the English language. Although the origins and diversity of the language will be presented and discussed, the emphasis will be on a descriptive linguistic analysis of it phonology, morphology, and syntax; and an in-depth examination of its supportive grammar. Prerequisite: ENG 103, 104 On Demand

ENG 490 | Senior Seminar | 2 credits
Required of English majors and recommended for English minors. Each senior completes an approved research project, prepares a formal paper, and makes a public oral presentation of the research findings. Spring