The department offers selected courses as warranted by student needs and availability of faculty. Specific offerings for each term may be found in the schedule of classes.

Courses on the 100 level are directed to students seeking nontechnical, liberally oriented courses to fulfill general education requirements, or for use in minors and particular concentrations. Courses on the 200 level offer broad introductions to literary materials and approaches basic to the study of English. Reading is often extensive and the classes are conducted primarily through lecture. Courses on the 300 level offer more intensive investigations into particular areas of English studies. These courses, the core of the program for majors, are open to advanced students according to their special needs and their preparation in related disciplines. Courses on the 400 level apply theory and methods of literary history, criticism and research to writers, and to problems presented by specific topics. They are designed for upper-class majors. Graduate courses on the 500 level are open to senior majors by permission of the instructor and the departmental chairperson.

Course Prerequisites

Except where noted, 100- and 200-level courses have no prerequisites. Advanced courses (numbered 300 to 499) have a general prerequisite of writing proficiency, plus any special requirements listed with the course descriptions.

ENG 100 - Masterpieces of World Literature (4)
A survey acquainting the student with some of the great literature of the world. For students seeking an English elective or a course to satisfy the university general education requirement in literature.

ENG 105 - Introduction to Shakespeare (4)
A general introduction to representative dramatic works of Shakespeare. For students seeking an English elective or a course to satisfy the university general education requirement in the literature knowledge exploration area.

ENG 111 - Modern Literature (4) 
A general introduction modern literature which can include works written from the early twentieth century to the present, with some attention to literary form and to the way in which literature reflects culture. For students seeking an English elective or a course to satisfy the university general education requirement in the literature knowledge exploration area..

ENG 112 - Literature of Ethnic America (4)
Studies in literature about the American ethnic heritage including examples from such sources as African-American, Native American and American immigrant literatures. For students seeking an English elective or a course to satisfy the university general education requirement in the literature knowledge exploration area. This course also satisfies the university general education requirement in U.S. diversity.

ENG 200 - Topics in Literature and Language (4)
Topics or problems selected by the instructor.

ENG 215 - Fundamentals of Grammar and Rhetoric (4)
A thorough introduction to basic grammatical forms and structures, drawing upon a variety of approaches and models.
Prerequisite: RHT 160 or equivalent.

ENG 217 - Introductory Workshop in Dramatic Writing for the Screen and Television (4)
Entry level creative writing workshop in screen and television writing.
Prerequisite: WRT 160 with a grade of 2.0 or greater.

ENG 241 - British Literature (4)
Introduction to literary analysis and appreciation through readings in the British literary tradition. Emphasis on such authors as Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Dickens. For students seeking an English elective or a course to satisfy the university general education requirement in the literature knowledge exploration area.

ENG 250 - Film: A Literary Approach (4)
Exploration of the dramatic and narrative content of classic and modern films, treating such elements as theme, motif, symbol, imagery, structure and characterization, as well as cultural and philosophical implications. Satisfies the university general education requirement in literature knowledge exploration area.

ENG 300 - Special Topics in Literature and Language (4)
Special problems or topics selected by the instructor.

ENG 301 - Poetry (4)
The major forms of poetic expression studied from generic and historical points of view.

ENG 302 - Cultural Studies (4)
The interaction of texts and cultural contexts, studied from diverse perspectives - aesthetic, economic, historical and technological. Texts may be literary, filmic, televisual, musical, etc.

ENG 303 - Fiction (4)
The major forms of narrative fiction (short story, novella, novel) studied from generic and historical points of view. This course satisfies the university general education requirement in the literature knowledge exploration area.
Prerequisite: Junior standing

ENG 304 - Studies in Literary Mode (4)
A major literary mode (such as tragedy, comedy, epic, romance, satire) studied from generic and historical points of view.

ENG 305 - The Bible as Literature (4)
Emphasis on the artistic, imaginative and historical aspects of the Bible. This course satisfies the university general education requirement in the literature knowledge exploration area. Identical with REL 311.
Prerequisite: Junior standing.

ENG 306 - Drama (4)
The major forms of dramatic expression studied from generic and historical points of view. This course satisfies the university general education requirement in the literature knowledge exploration area.
Prerequisite: Junior standing.

ENG 307 - Modern Drama (4)
Studies in English, American and Continental drama since Ibsen.

ENG 308 - Playwriting (4)
Creative writing for the theatre, emphasizing fundamentals of scene, character, and dialogue development. Identical with THA 340.
Prerequisite(s): WRT 160 with a grade of 2.0 or higher.

ENG 309 - Adaptation: Fiction, Drama, and Film (4) 
Examination of how works of fiction and drama area transformed into film, including focus on creative and industrial practice.This course satisfies university general education requirement in knowledge applications integration area. Prerequisite for knowledge applications integration: completion of the university general education requirement in the literature knowledge exploration area..

ENG 310 - Biography (4) 
The study of biography as a form of literary art, considering both theory and practice. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the knowledge applications integration area. Prerequisite for knowledge applications integration: completion of the general education requirement in the Western civilization knowledge exploration area.
Prequisite: WRT 160 with a grade of 2.0 or higher.

ENG 311 - Chaucer (4)
The major works, with emphasis on The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde.

ENG 312 - Classical Mythology (4)
The principal Greek and Roman myths and their uses in classical and post-classical art and literature. This course satisfies the university general education requirement in the literature knowledge exploration area.
Prerequisite: Junior standing.

ENG 313 - Myth in Literature (4)
Study in the mythic content and/or structure of literature.

ENG 314 - Folklore in Literature (4)
Reflection of folk themes, images and structures in British and American literature by authors such as Twain, Faulkner, Hardy and Joyce.

ENG 315 - Shakespeare (4)
Reading and discussion of representative plays and poetry.

ENG 316 - Milton (4)
His major poetry, with emphasis on Paradise Lost and some attention to his prose.

ENG 317 - Early American Literature (4)
Studies in colonial and early American literature, with emphasis on such writers as Bradstreet, Taylor, Edwards and Franklin.

ENG 318 - American Literature 1820 - 1865 (4)
Studies in American prose and poetry of the pre-Civil War period, with emphasis on such writers as Emerson, Hawthorne, Melville, Thoreau, and Whitman.

ENG 319 - American Literature 1865 - 1920 (4)
Studies in American prose and poetry from the Civil War through World War I, with emphasis on such writers as Twain, James and Dickinson.

ENG 320 - American Literature 1920 - 1950 (4)
Studies in American literature of the modern period.

ENG 324 - Issues in American Literature (4)
Study of literary works ranging across period and/or genre in their relation to a central issue, theme or problem in American literature. Representative topics are romanticism, the Puritan tradition, American humor, and the writer and American society.

ENG 332 - Modern Fiction (4)
Studies in fiction in the first half of the 20th century. This course may emphasize British, American or international fiction in any given semester.

ENG 333 - Modern Poetry (4)
Studies in poetry since the turn of the century. The course may emphasize American or British in any given semester or discuss international currents in modern poetry.

ENG 340 - Studies in Contemporary Literature (4)
Literature since World War II. This course may emphasize a particular theme, genre or nationality.

ENG 341 - Selected Ethnic Literature (4)
Reading and critical analysis of representative selections from American ethnic literature. Special attention to groupings such as American-Jewish and Native American at discretion of the instructor. This course satisfies the university ethnic diversity requirement.

ENG 342 - The African American Experience in Literature (4)
Study of African American literary history, including the evolution of form through slave narrative, sentimental fiction, political protest, to contemporary writing; authors may include Douglass, Jacobs, Chesnutt, DuBois, Hughes, Ellison, Petry, and Morrison.

ENG 343 - Irish Literature (4)
Study of Irish literature with special attention to the Irish political experience and questions of what constitutes a national literature. Authors may include Swift,Edgeworth, Yeats, Lady Gregory, Joyce, or Friel.
Prerequisite: WRT 160 with a grade of 2.0 or higher.

ENG 350 - Topics in Film (4)
Topic or problem to be selected by instructor. May be repeated under a different subtitle.

ENG 354 - British Medieval Literature (4)
Development of Old and Middle English literature to about 1500. Emphasis on the major works from Beowulf to Chaucer and Malory.

ENG 355 - British Literature of the Renaissance (4)
Literature from about 1500 to 1660. Emphasis on the development of the sonnet and lyric, drama, prose and epic. Consideration of such major authors as Sidney, Donne, Shakespeare and Milton.

ENG 356 - British Literature from the Restoration to Romanticism (4)
From 1660 to the Romantic revolution of the early 19th century. Consideration of such major authors as Dryden, Swift, Pop, Johnson, Burns, Blake and Wordsworth.

ENG 357 - British Literature from the Victorian Period to the Early 20th Century(4)
From the Victorians to the 1920s. Authors may include Bronte, Tennyson, Browning, Dickens, Arnold, Carlyle, Rossetti, Shaw, Lawrence, Yeats, and Woolf.

ENG 358 - British Literature and Postcolonial Literature since 1900(4)
British and Anglophone literature from 1900. Authors may include Joyce, Woolf, Eliot, Rhys, Beckett, Rao, and Achebe.

ENG 369 - The English Novel (4)
A study of the origin and development of the English novel from its beginnings to the early 20th century. Among the novelists to be considered are Fielding, Richardson, Austen, Dickens, Conrad, Lawrence and Joyce.

ENG 370 - British Literature of the Restoration and 18th Century (4)
Prose, poetry, and drama from 1660 to the Romantic revolutions. Consideration of such major authors as Dryden, Swift, Pope, and Johnson.

ENG 371 - British Literature of the Romantic Period (4)
Prose and poetry from the age of Austen, Blake, Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, and Keats.

ENG 375 - Studies in Modern Literature (4)
Literature of the first half of the 20th century. This course may emphasize a particular theme, genre or nationality.

ENG 376 - History of the English Language (4)
A detailed survey of the English language from its beginning to modern times.

ENG 380 - Advanced Writing (4)
Emphasis on techniques of persuasion including analysis, argument and the study of rhetorical context.

ENG 383 - Workshop in Fiction (4)
Creative writing workshop, with emphasis on narrative.

ENG 384 - Workshop in Poetry (4)
Creative writing workshop, with emphasis on both traditional and experimental poetic forms.

ENG 385 - Interdisciplinary Issues (4)
The relationship of literature and literary study to one or more complementary academic disciplines, such as art, history, religion and the social sciences.

ENG 386 - Workshop in Creative Non-Fiction (4)
Creative writing workshop, with emphasis on stories of real life, balancing artistry and accuracy. May include the personal essay, autobiography or travel literature.

ENG 387 – Screenwriting (4)
Creative writing for motion pictures, emphasizing fundamentals of scene construction, characterization, and dialogue creation.
Prerequisite(s): CIN 150 or ENG 250; WRT 160 with a grade of 2.0 or higher.

ENG 388 – Workshop in Dramatic Writing for Television (4)
Creative writing workshop with an emphasis on writing for television.
Prerequisite: ENG 217

ENG 391 - Literary Theory, Early Modern to Present (4)
The development of literary theory, presented as a survey. Applications of theory in critical practice will be considered.

ENG 392 - Film Theory and Criticism (4)
Study of major critical approaches to film such as those of Eisenstein, Kracauer, Arnheim, Bazin, Sarris and Metz. 
Prerequisite : A course in film.

ENG 400 - Advanced Topics in Literature and Language (4)
Advanced topics and problems selected by the instructor.
Prerequisite : Four courses in English.

ENG 401 - Studies in Literary Kinds (4)
The study of a single literary kind, whether genre (such as novel, lyric or drama) or mode (such as tragedy or comedy). May be repeated under different subtitle.
Prerequisite : Four courses in English.

ENG 410 - Advanced Workshop in Fiction (4)
Creative writing workshop in fiction.
Prerequisite : ENG 383 and permission of instructor.

ENG 411 - Advanced Workshop in Poetry (4)
Creative writing workshop in poetry.
Prerequisite : ENG 384 and permission of instructor.

ENG 412 - Advanced Playwriting (4)
Identical with THA 440. May be repeated once for credit. 
Prerequisite: ENG 308 or THA 340. English and theatre majors or minors. Permission of instructor.

ENG 413 – Advanced Workshop in Dramatic Writing for the Screen (4)
Advanced creative writing workshop in screenwriting.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 387 and permission of instructor.

ENG 414 - Advanced Workshop in Dramatic Writing for Television (4)
Advanced creative writing workshop in writing for television.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.

ENG 451 - Major American Writers (4)
Studies in one or two American writers to be selected by the instructor. May be repeated for credit with different writers.Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
Prerequisite : Four courses in English.

ENG 452 - Major British Writers (4)
Studies in one or two British writers to be selected by the instructor. May be repeated for credit with different writers. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
Prerequisite : Four courses in English.

ENG 453 - Studies in Major Authors (4)
Intensive study of a selected group of authors: British, American or both. May be repeated for credit with different writers.Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
Prerequisite : Four courses in English.

ENG 465 - Shakespeare (4)
Analysis of four or five of the plays. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
Prerequisite : Four courses in English.

ENG 490 - Studies in Literary Theory and Research (4)
Designed to acquaint students with the application of tools, techniques and materials of literary scholarship. Especially recommended for students who intend to pursue graduate studies in English. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
Prerequisite: Four courses in English.

ENG 491 - Internship (4)
Practical experience in appropriate work position at an approved site, correlated with directed study assignments. In the semester prior to enrollment, the student will plan the internship in conjunction with the instructor and with the approval of the department chair. A final analytical paper will be required. May be repeated once in a different setting for elective credit only. Prerequisites: 16 credits in English, of which at least 8 must be at the 300-400 level, and permission of the instructor and the department chair.

ENG 498 - The Theories of Teaching Literature, Language and Composition
Designed for the future teacher of English, this course focuses on materials and methods for teaching English in junior and senior high schools. Offered only during winter semester.
Prerequisite: English and language arts secondary education majors and minors only.

ENG 499 - Independent Study (2 or 4)
A proposed course of study must be submitted to the prospective instructor in the semester before the independent study is to be taken. Only 8 credits of 499 may apply toward the major, and only 4 credits may apply toward the minor. May be elected on an S/U basis.
Prerequisite: Four courses in English and the permission of the instructor.