English - ENG (20)
Administered by Department of English
Effective Spring 2007
When 20.203 is listed as a prerequisite, any 100-level or 200-level literature course may be substituted as the prerequisite.
20.101 Composition I (3) - Study and practice of the principles of composition to improve proficiency in writing skills. Three hours lecture per week.
20.111 Language and Social Interaction (3) - A study of varieties of language, verbal and non-verbal and their communicative and social functions. Three hours lecture per week.
20.151 Introduction to Literature (3) - Exploration of literature as experience and the techniques by which it communicates in short story, novel, drama and poetry. Three hours lecture per week.
20.152 Literature and Society (3) - Readings selected for consideration of purposes, characteristics, issues and values of specific areas (such as business, psychology or science) from a humanistic perspective. Three hours lecture per week.
20.153 Folklore (3) - A survey of such traditional forms of oral literature as epic, ballad, folksong, folktale and superstitions examined in terms of origin, transmission and influence on literature. Three hours lecture per week.
20.156 Popular Literature (3) - Study of one type of popular literature (such as detective fiction, science fiction, literature of terror or popular drama) and examination of its forms, conventions and ideas. Course content varies with each presentation of the course. Three hours lecture per week.
20.200 Writing Proficiency Examination (3) - A series of compositions written under examination conditions on topics provided by the staff. Faculty consultations and a writing laboratory are available for students in the course. Three hours lecture per week. Not for English majors. Prerequisite: 20.101.
20.201 Composition II (3) - Intermediate-level study and practice in composition, reinforcing and expanding basic writing skills. Instruction in short and long essays and in research-supported writing. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 20.101 or consent of department chairperson.
20.203 Approaches to Literary Study (3) - An introduction to writing about literature; a consideration of research techniques and types of literary analysis. Three hours lecture per week. Satisfies requirement for Composition II. Required for all English majors. Prerequisite: 20.101; open to all students. When 20.203 is listed as a prerequisite, any 100-level or 200-level literature course may be substituted as the prerequisite.
20.204 Introduction to Creative Writing (3) - An introductory course that covers theory and methods of creative writing in prose and poetry forms. Students create and revise their own imaginative works using models by established writers, exercises and peer and instructor comments. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 20.101 or permission of the instructor.
20.212 Practical Grammar and Usage (3) - A study of grammatical forms, rules and accepted usage of current written standard English, with practical application to improve diction, sentence structure and style. Three hours lecture per week.
20.221 The Bible as Literature (3) - Examination of literary types found in the Old and New Testaments and their profound influence on Western culture. This course satisfies 3 credits in communication: the second level writing or writing intensive literature courses for general education/This course counts as a Group A, Humanities and The Arts General Education Requirements. Prerequisites: 20.101. Three hours lecture per week.
20.226 European Literature I (3) - Major Continental literary works in translation from the classical Greek period through the Renaissance, including Biblical backgrounds. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 20.101.
20.227 European Literature II (3) - Major Continental literary works in translation from the 17th century to the present. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 20.101.
20.236 American Literature I (3) - Survey of American literature from its colonial beginnings through the Civil War. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 20.101.
20.237 American Literature II (3) - Survey of American literature from the Civil War through the modern era. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 20.101.
20.246 British Literature I (3) - Survey of British literature from Beowulf through Samuel Johnson. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 20.101.
20.247 British Literature II (3) - Survey of British literature from the Romantics through the modern era. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 20.101.
20.256 Non-Western Literature I (3) - Study of a literature or literatures outside the traditions of European-American cultures. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 20.101. This course is approved as a Diversity General Education Course.
20.257 Non-Western Literature II (3) - Study of a literature or literatures outside the traditions of European-American cultures, differing from 20.256 by either the literature(s) or the works studied. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 20.101. This course is approved as a Diversity General Education Course.
20.280 Poetry (3) - Exploration of the nature of poetry in terms of its aims, forms and substance. Three hours lecture per week. Not offered every semester. Prerequisite: 20.101.
20.281 U.S. Latino Literature (3) - Introduction to literary works by Latino and Latina writers in the United States. Consideration of texts from varied historical periods, genres, and backgrounds, including Mexican-American, Puerto Rican, Cuban-American, and Dominican-American. Attention to the historical and literary context(s) specific to each work. All texts will be in English. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 20.101. This course is approved as a Diversity General Education Course.
20.283 Jewish Fiction: An International Perspective (3) – Studies Jewish fiction writing in or translated into English particularly in the twentieth center in different parts of the world including the Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle-East and South Africa. Focus will be placed on close reading of the fiction. Attention will be paid to the trajectories of Jewish migrations. Emphasis will be laid on the social, intellectual, and political impact of the forced Jewish migrations on the fiction by Jewish writers. To bring the complexity of the Jewish migrations into perspective, some knowledge of global culture, geography, and history will be useful.
20.287 Black Women Writers (3) - Introduces students to a wide range of black women writers from the United States, Caribbean and Africa. Three hours lecture per week. Not offered every semester. Prerequisite: 20.101. This course is approved as a Diversity General Education Course.
20.288 Feminist Reading of Culture (3) - Teaches students to "read" culture through a wide range of "texts," including television and film and to analyze sexism, racism, classism and homophobia. Three hours lecture per week. Not offered every semester. Prerequisite: 20.101. This course is approved as a Diversity General Education Course.
20.300 Writing Children's Literature (3) - Approaches to and practice in writing children's books for publication. Consideration of various literary types and techniques with discussion of field research in writing nonfiction, fiction and poetry for children. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 20.384 or 20.385 and 20.204 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.301 Creative Writing: Fiction (3) - Original creative work in fiction; critical analysis by the instructor and the class in group discussion. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 20.204 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.302 Creative Writing: Non-fiction (3) - Advanced study of writing nonfiction prose: form, style, audience, editing, evaluation. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 60 semester hours and 20.204 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.303 Creative Writing: Poetry (3) - Lecture and discussion concerning the fundamental theory and techniques of poetry writing together with writing and evaluation of poems in a workshop situation. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 20.204 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.306 Theory and Practice of Writing (3) - Introduction to new theories of writing and the teaching of writing including both study of and practice in the methods the theories require. Recommended for secondary education students in English, but open to all students interested in advanced work in writing. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor. Offered in fall semester only.
20.307 Writing for the Internet (3) - An advanced course, open to all majors but particularly oriented toward those interested in publishing, e-commerce and media studies. Students will demonstrate critical awareness of rhetorical conventions on the Internet as well as producing websites, both individually and in collaboration with other members of the class. Previous experience with word-processing and web-browsing programs is assumed; no other computer experience is necessary. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.308 Advanced Expository Writing (3) - An advanced course in the essay, with emphasis on expository writing. Readings will explore the history and contemporary trends in the genre. Students will also study theory, and write essays with an emphasis on the writing process (drafting, revision, polishing) to develop clear, mature prose. The course will be beneficial for students who enter graduate or professional school, whose professional lives will include writing, and who enter the teaching profession. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor.
20.311 Structure of English (3) - Study of the sound patterns, morphology, word formation processes, semantics and syntax of modern English and of children's acquisition of their first language. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor.
20.312 History of the English Language (3) - Survey of the major developments in the English language from its Anglo-Saxon origins to the present. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor.
20.334, 20.335 Studies in American Literature (3) - Major American writers instrumental in shaping and interpreting the American experience. Writers vary with each presentation of the course. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.341 Medieval Literature (3) - Major works of the Old and Middle English periods (the former in translation) that relate to a common theme, period or genre (such as drama or metrical romance), generally excluding the works of Chaucer. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 and 20.246 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.342 The Renaissance (3) - The poetry and non-dramatic prose of the 16th and 17th centuries (to 1660), excluding the works of Milton. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 and 20.246 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.344 Restoration and Eighteenth Century (3) - The prose, poetry and drama of the period from 1660 through the end of the 18th century. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 and 20.247 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.345 Romantic and Victorian Literature (3) - The poetry and prose of the late 18th and 19th centuries. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 and 20.247 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.346, 20.347 Studies in British Literature (3) - Major writers or themes instrumental in shaping and interpreting the British experience. Writers vary with each presentation of the course. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.348 British Modernism (3) - A study of British Modernism from 1890 to 1939, including authors, movements, themes, as well as social, political and philosophical contexts. Emphasis will be on literature but links with architecture, cinema and the visual arts may also be explored. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 and 20.247 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.363 Shakespeare (3) - Study of Shakespeare's works, with emphasis on Shakespeare as poet and playwright and attention to conditions of the Elizabethan theater and history of the Shakespearean text. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 and 20.246 or permission of the instructor.
20.364 Chaucer (3) - Chaucer's major poetry (with practice in speaking and reading Middle English) including consideration of the medieval social and intellectual contexts of his work. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 and 20.246 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.365 Milton (3) - The poetry and prose of John Milton considered in the contexts of his age, his Puritanism and his learning. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 and 20.246 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.370 The English Novel (3) - History and development of the novel in England from its inception to the end of the 19th century. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 and 20.247 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.372 Modern Novel (3) - Major modern novels, with emphasis on developments in fictional art. Writers vary with each presentation of the course. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.374 Short Story (3) - The history, characteristics and techniques of the modern short story. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor. Offered summer only.
20.375 Renaissance Drama (3) - The plays of Shakespeare's predecessors and contemporaries and those of later Jacobean and Caroline dramatists. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 and 20.246 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.377 Modern Drama (3) - Major Continental, English and American plays from Ibsen to the present with emphasis on contemporary attitudes, themes and style. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.379 Modern Poetry (3) - A survey of contemporary poetry and poetic movements. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.384 Literature for Children (3) - Studies the development of literature for children, including consideration of criteria for selecting literature for the classroom and library and methods for presenting literary works in an elementary classroom. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor.
20.385 Literature for Young Adults (3) - Critical discussion of literature aimed at young adult readers or popular with them, by such writers as S.E. Hinton, Robert Cormier, Judy Blume and Paul Zindel. Consideration of literary works for the secondary classroom with attention to the subject of censorship. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor. Offered spring semester only.
20.386, 20.387 Studies in Contemporary Literature (3) - Study of a topic, author or movement significant in post-World War II literatures. Course content will vary. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.388 Gender/Race/Class (3) - Analyzes identity-construction and cultural processes in constructing categories of gender, race and class. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester. This course is approved as a Diversity General Education Course.
20.391 Literature and Film (3) - Film translations of literary texts, focusing on cinematic techniques, genre constructions, the formal codes and conventions of film, and critical vocabulary. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.401 Writing in the Professions (3) - An advanced course, open to all majors but designed for students in the humanities and social science, in which students will complete writing projects geared toward on-the-job writing, e.g., proposals, reports, market surveys. Students are expected to enter the class with specific career objectives in mind. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.404 Creative Writing Seminar (3) - An advanced course in creative writing. Through revision and editing, students have the opportunity to create a publishable body of work in a genre of their choosing, and create a portfolio suitable for job/graduate school interviewing. This course will enable students to develop a significant creative writing project while in a workshop setting and under the guidance of an instructor. Exercises to hone craft and essays to articulate theory are also included. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 20.404 and 90 earned credits. Not offered every semester.
20.411 Modern Linguistic Theory (3) - A survey of modern developments in linguistics, including transformational-generative grammar; applications of theory to patterns of language acquisition; current adaptations of theory for presentation as grammar in schools. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.413 Language in American Society (3) - Review of social, political and philosophical perspectives on the historical development and current status of English and other languages in American society. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.431 American Romanticism (1820-1865) (3) - An advanced course in the significant literary and cultural movements and writers of the period 1820-1865. Special emphasis given to the works of Irving, Cooper, Emerson, Hawthorne, Poe, Thoreau, Melville, Douglass, Whitman and Dickinson. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 and 20.236 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.432 American Realism (1865-1914) (3) - Study of American literature between the Civil War and 1914. Content varies, but will include Twain, Howells, James, Wharton, Crane and Dreiser. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 and 20.237 and permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.433 American Modernism (1914-1945) (3) - Consideration of significant fiction, drama and poetry written between 1914 and 1945, with emphasis on writers and texts reflecting the social, political, intellectual and artistic diversity of the period. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 and 20.237 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.434 Contemporary American Literature (3) - Consideration of significant fiction, drama and poetry since World War II, with emphasis on writers and texts reflecting the social, political, intellectual and artistic diversity of the period. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 and 20.237 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.436 African-American Literature (3) - A detailed study of one of the three major areas in African-American literature: the African-American novel, the Harlem Renaissance or African-American Writers. Three hours lecture per week. Not offered every semester. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor. This course is approved as a Diversity General Education Course.
20.480 Special Topics (3) - Study of a topic in literature; topic varies with each presentation of the course. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor.
20.481 Special Topics (3) - Study of a topic in literature; topic varies with each presentation of the course. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor. Not offered every semester.
20.488, 20.489 Seminar (3) - An opportunity to explore, at an advanced level, a literary or linguistic subject not offered in regularly scheduled courses. Content determined by the instructor. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor.
20.491 Topics in Criticism (3) - An examination of a selected topic in literary-critical practice in light of contemporary theoretical debate. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor. Offered fall semester only.
20.492 Literary Theory and Criticism (3) - Study of traditional literary criticism from Aristotle to the present, as well as of contemporary trends in literary theory, at an advanced level. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor. Offered spring semester only
20.493 Bibliography and Literary Research (3) - Investigation of methods of literary scholarship and study of book history and production with practice in preparing specialized bibliographies and planning scholarly projects. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor.
20.495 English Practicum (1-3) - Enables a student to work with a faculty member on research, publication, or other professional project, expanding previously gained knowledge to a specific professional application. One academic credit for each 40 hours of work. Requires 60 credit hours.
20.497 English Internship (1-12) - A work-study program. Open to English majors; others by departmental consent. Prerequisite: 45 credits and either 20.201 or 20.203 or permission of the instructor.