English
ENG 1110: Literature and Faith (5)
Offerings
Examines the treatment of belief and disbelief in literature shaped by various Christian traditions and by a variety of social and literary contexts. Instructor may choose to focus on American, British, or contemporary literature.
Attributes: Arts and Humanities B, WK Humanities
ENG 1220: Film and Faith (5)
Offerings
Explores the issue of faith through the medium of film. Examines how belief and disbelief are expressed in culture through this dominant form of contemporary storytelling.
Attributes: Arts and Humanities B, WK Humanities
ENG 2215: Imaginative Writing (3)
Offerings
Fosters the vision and skills necessary for effective creative writing.
Attributes: Writing Skills Competency
ENG 2221: Good Poems (5)
Offerings
Explores poetry of all kinds as a means of expressing what it means to be human including especially the capacity for love.
Attributes: Arts and Humanities B, WK Humanities
ENG 2223: Fantasy and Science Fiction (5)
Offerings
Explores how the literary genres of fantasy and/or science fiction re-conceive the concerns of the present using imaginary worlds of space and time. Themes may include nature, technology, war, utopia/dystopia, and the conflicts of moral duty.
Attributes: Arts and Humanities B, WK Humanities
ENG 2225: Literary Interpretation (5)
Offerings
Prepares students for majoring in English with university-level practice in literary interpretive strategies, including close attention to craft as well as writing and academic research. Recommended especially for freshmen and sophomore students.
Attributes: Writing "W" Course
ENG 2234: Literature by Women (5)
Offerings
A study of poems, stories, plays, and essays written in English by women. The course will include classic as well as rediscovered women writers, and will examine the significant themes, the literary forms, and the social contexts of literature written by women.
Attributes: Arts and Humanities B, WK Humanities
ENG 2248: International Fiction (5)
Offerings
Explores recent fiction from around the world, featuring international authors who write in English such as Salman Rushdie, J.M. Coetzee, Ishiguro, Desai, or Dangarembga.
Attributes: Arts and Humanities B, WK Humanities
ENG 2251: English Literature: Beginnings through Milton (5)
Offerings
Surveys the first three periods of English literary history: Old English, including the eighth-century Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf; Middle English, including Chaucer's Canterbury Tales; and English Renaissance, concluding with Milton's 17th-century Paradise Lost.
Attributes: Arts and Humanities B
Restrictions: English, English-INT, Integrated Studies, Integrated Studies-INT Majors only.
ENG 2252: English Literature: Restoration through Victorian (5)
Offerings
Continues the survey of English literary history, from the Enlightenment through to the end of Victoria's reign. Authors include satirists such as Swift and Wilde, poets such as Pope and Wordsworth, novelists such as Austen and Dickens.
Attributes: Arts and Humanities B
Restrictions: English, English-INT, Integrated Studies, Integrated Studies-INT Majors only.
ENG 2253: American Literature: Beginnings to 1900 (5)
Offerings
Surveys major authors, themes, genres, and movements in American literature from the colonial era to the modern period, including intellectual and social contexts.
Attributes: Arts and Humanities B
Restrictions: English, English-INT, Integrated Studies, Integrated Studies-INT Majors only.
ENG 3000: Study Abroad Orientation (1-3)
Offerings
Orients students to the academic work and cultural landscape of the ensuing study abroad program. Addresses issues of cultural diversity and interpersonal behavior as well as practical matters such as finances, travel safety, and other appropriate topics. May be repeated for credit up to 12 credits.
Attributes: Upper-Division
ENG 3002: Literature and Leadership (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. Students will examine complex ethical issues represented in literary texts about business and leadership, practice ethical reasoning in discussing plot and character, and articulate the ways that Christian values and beliefs might affect decisions.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Ways of Engaging, Writing "W" Course
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 3003: Literature and Medicine (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. A consideration of the role of the health care provider from a literary perspective. By reading, discussing, and writing about stories, novels, movies, and plays representing illness, suffering, and medical care, aspiring doctors and nurses will learn how to interact with patients with compassion, empathy, and humanity.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Ways of Engaging, Writing "W" Course
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 3150: The Sentence (3)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. Treats the craft of writing sentences with clarity and grace. Less interested in grammar for its own sake, the course shows students how to deploy grammatical strategies for desired effect in writing. Shows students how to write with substance through style.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 3180: Advanced Grammar (3)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. This basic grammar course brings insights from both traditional and generative-transformational approaches to explain how language works. The course also introduces students to parts of speech, phrases, and clauses, as well as to grammatical and mechanical rules for generating standard American English.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 3205: Issues and Practices in Workplace Writing (3)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. Develops abilities associated with writing tasks in the professions, including reports, correspondence, proposals, and procedure manuals. Emphasizes role of persuasion in routine and special writing tasks. Also addresses visual design in the preparation of documents and the impact of digital technologies on writing in the professional workplace.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Ways of Engaging, Writing "W" Course
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
OR English Courses - EXEMPT: EXMPT or better
ENG 3208: Professional and Business Writing - M (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: Writing course or score of 5-6 on English Placement Test. Reviews basic written-commmunication skills and strategies before moving on to practice in fundamentals of professional communication: professional correspondence, business reports, proposals, oral presentations. Emphasis is placed on persuasion, ethics and the impact of digital technologies on business communication. May not be taken for credit if ENG 3207 Business Writing has previously been taken. Offered only by Media.
Attributes: Media, Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
ENG 3301: Advanced Expository Writing (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. Moves students beyond the academic essay and shows them techniques for addressing an audience beyond the academy. Focuses on the exploratory, open-ended essay as a lens for examining topics chosen by students in consultation with the instructor.
Attributes: Advanced Academic Writing, Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 3310: Elements of Prosody (3)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 (or score of 5-6 in Writing Placement). For English majors and others interested in exploring in greater depth the workings of poetry, with particular attention paid to the relationship between the elements that make up the poem (rhythm, structure, sound qualities, the "music" of the poem) and where those elements take us.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR English Proficiency Exam-Essay: 5 or better
OR English Proficiency Exam-Essay: 6 or better
OR English Courses - EXEMPT: EXMPT or better
ENG 3311: Elements of Narrative (3)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 (or score of 5-6 in Writing Placement). For English majors and others interested in exploring in greater depth the field of narrative studies, with particular attention paid to the relationship between the elements of storytelling, character, plot, time, setting, closure, etc., and their larger philosophical implications.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR English Proficiency Exam-Essay: 5 or better
OR English Proficiency Exam-Essay: 6 or better
OR English Courses - EXEMPT: EXMPT or better
ENG 3316: Workshop in Writing Poetry (3)
Offerings
Refines skills and techniques necessary for the writing of formal styles of poetry (the sonnet, the sestina, etc.). Students examine the work of professional poets from the perspective of apprentices to the craft.
Attributes: Upper-Division
ENG 3317: Workshop in Writing Fiction (3)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2215 or permission of instructor. Refines skills and techniques necessary for the effective writing of short fiction. Students analyze the work of professional fiction writers from the perspective of apprentices to the craft.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Prerequisites: ENG 2215: D or better
ENG 3318: Creative Nonfiction (3)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. Examines the literary essay, emphasizing contemporary authors such as Diane Ackerman, Annie Dillard, and Barry Lopez; "schools" such as the new journalists and the environmental essayists; and publications such as The New Yorker and The Atlantic. Special attention will be paid to students' development as writers of nonfiction.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: English, Integrated Studies Majors only.
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 3325: Film and Story (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. Examines the elements of film storytelling in the context of literary studies, including theme, character, genre, plot, setting, and point-of-view. Pays close attention to the technology and craft of film-making as a means of exploring film's unique aesthetic power.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 3332: African American Literature (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. Introduces students to African American literature from the nineteenth century to the present. Topics include slavery and resistance, the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts movement, and black popular culture. We will read such authors as Harriet Jacobs, Lanston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, and Toni Morrison.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 3333: Asian American Literature (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2253 or permission of instructor. Examines Asian American literature through classic and modern novels, autobiographies, plays, poetry, and cultural criticism. We will discuss the complex varieties of Asian American cultures in relation to Chinese immigration and settlement patterns in America, Japanese American internment and its cultural legacy, Filipino American labor history, Korean Americans in Los Angeles, Southeast Asian refugees and the Vietnam War, and South Asian women's writing of the diaspora. Offered alternate years.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Prerequisites: ENG 2253: D or better
ENG 3334: American Ethnic Literature (5)
Offerings
Traces the expression in novels, plays, poems, and essays of the minority groups who have been a part of the American 涩里番 throughout history.
Attributes: Arts and Humanities B, Upper-Division, WK Humanities
ENG 3339: Latino/Latina Literature (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. Introduces students to English-language literature written by North American Latinos and Latinas. Topics include the legacy of Spanish colonialism, the dissemination of Mexican, Cuban, Puetro Rican, and Dominican cultures, the development of "Spanglish," and the controversy over immigration and the border. We will read such authors as Rudolfo Anaya, Richard Rodriguez, Sandra Cisneros, Ana Castillo, Jimmy Santiago Baca, and Junot Diaz.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 3345: Medieval English Literature (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. This course covers the Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman, and high-medieval periods of early English literature. It examines Old English heroic verse, the literature of chivalry and the courtly love tradition, and the accounts of medieval mystics such as Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 3346: English Renaissance Literature (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. Considers the Golden Age of Elizabeth I and the revolutionary, adventurous days that followed, as seen through the works of Wyatt, Sidney, Raleigh, Shakespeare, Bacon, Milton, Donne, Herbert, and Marvell.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 3347: Literature of Enlightenment and Revolution (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. Studies 18th and early 19th century literature in the context of the Age of Reason and Revolution. Focuses on emerging western thought about individualism, freedom, and gender, through the works of writers such as Defoe, Swift, Sterne, and Austen.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 3348: Romantic Poetry and Fiction (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. Studies selected works of such British Romantic writers, including Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Keats, and the Shelleys.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 3351: Victorian Literature (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. Studies selected works from the age of Queen Victoria in Britain, including such authors as Dickens, the Brontes, G. Eliot, and Wilde.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 3380: African Literature (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. Examines the work of a variety of authors from the continent of Africa in the light of colonialism and its aftermath. Focuses primarily on English-language writers such as Achebe, Coetzee, Dangarembga, Fugard, Gordimer, Adichie and Soyinka.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 3381: Middle-Eastern Literature (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. Examines the work of a variety of authors from the East/Middle East, especially stories of crossing between East and West. Particular attention will be paid to the concept of hybrid identities, exile, diaspora. Authors may include Ruffo, Mernissi, Hosseini, and Pamuk, as well as Arab-American short stories.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 3382: South African Literature and Theatre (5)
Offerings
Introduces students to the literature and culture of South Africa during study abroad tour. Examines the work or a variety of authors and playwrights. Requires original research based on viewing performances in South Africa.
Attributes: Arts and Humanities B, Upper-Division, Ways of Engaging
ENG 3383: Arab Spring: Writing and Resistance (5)
Offerings
This study abroad course will analyze how gender and religion are critical components to recent democratic movements in Islamic countries. Students will read articles on economic challenges, local women's movements, and historical connections between Christian and Muslim regions, such as Spain and Morocco, as well as Moroccan women writers such as Fatima Mernissi and Laila Lalami.
Attributes: Arts and Humanities B, Upper-Division, Ways of Engaging, Writing "W" Course
ENG 3384: Empires of Asia (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. Challenging the western-centric gaze, this course invites students to reconsider patterns of global power and to listen to voices of resistance in both East and West Asia. Topics include imperial Japan and its twilight, the fallout of empire in Korea and China, the pinnacle and collapse of the Ottoman Empire, and history and power in the Persian Empire. Authors may include Kazuo Ishiguro, Teresa Hak Kyung Cha, Orhan Pamuk, and Shahranush Parsipur.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 3385: Japanese Literature (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. Examines work of Japanese authors in light of the country's social and cultural history. Includes works by such writers as Murasaki Shikibu, Basho, Shusaku Endo, Yasunari Kawabata, Yukio Mishima and Kobo Abe.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.
ENG 3550: The Gothic (5)
Offerings
Prerequisites: ENG 2201 or a score of 5-6 in Writing placement. Examines the idea of "gothic" from its 18th-century roots through to its continued prevalence in popular culture. Explores themes such as the emotional and intellectual purposes of horror and the grotesque, conflicts between scientific rationalism and the uncanny, as well as issues surrounding religious belief and the nature of evil.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR English Proficiency Exam-Essay: 5 or better
OR English Proficiency Exam-Essay: 6 or better
OR English Courses - EXEMPT: EXMPT or better
ENG 3710: 19th Century American Literature (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. Examines major American authors, themes, and literary movements of the nineteenth century. Topics may include the American renaissance, transcendentalism, American realism, sentimentalism, regionalism, and the Civil War.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 3715: 20th Century American Literature (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. Examines major American authors, themes, and literary movements of the twentieth century. Topics may include modernism, World War I, World War II, the Harlem renaissance, the Beat generation, Southern gothic, and Postmodernism.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 3776: Modern India: History & Literature (5)
Offerings
This course will examine the history of modern India through a survey of works of history, colonial literature, missionary tracts, adventure stories, and post-colonial literature. The focus will be on parallels between stories of individual education and formation and narratives of colonial and post-colonial development and formation of the nation. We will explore how these narratives of 鈥渃hildhood鈥� entrench social problems like economic inequality and environmental degradation, and we will ask what alternative narratives are possible鈥攐nes that address, rather than defer, the problems of the present.
Equivalents: HIS 3776
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.
ENG 3840: Lewis and Tolkien (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. Studies the major literary works, themes, and ideas of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien in the context of their lives, faith, and friendships. Examines themes such as the use of myth to explore problems of modernity, the relationship between Christian faith and art, as well as the debates over "literary" vs. "popular" fiction.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 4152: Modernist Literature (5)
Offerings
Prerequisites: ENG 2252 or 2253, or permission of instructor. Studies the major authors and literary works of the early twentieth century modernist period. Authors may include T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Virginia Woolf, or James Joyce.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2252: D or better
OR ENG 2253: D or better
ENG 4162: Postmodern Literature (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2252 or 2253, or permission of instructor. Studies the emerging authors and literary works of the contemporary postmodern period. Authors and works will vary. (See English department website for a detailed description of this year's course specifics.)
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2252: D or better
OR ENG 2253: D or better
ENG 4316: Advanced Poetry Writing (3)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 3316. A writing workshop for experienced writers of poetry. Also addresses such topics as poetry magazines, small presses, agents and editors, the submission process, and current trends in publishing. Offered alternate years.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 3316: D or better
ENG 4317: Advanced Fiction Writing (3)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 3317. A writing workshop for experienced writers of fiction. Also addresses such topics as fiction magazines, publishing houses, agents and editors, the submission process, and current trends in publishing.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 3317: D or better
ENG 4318: Advanced Creative Nonfiction (3)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 3318. A writing workshop for experienced writers of creative nonfiction. Also addresses such topics as literary magazines, publishing houses, agents and editors, the submission process, and current trends in publishing. Offered alternate years.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 3318: D or better
ENG 4440: Geoffrey Chaucer (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2251 or permission of instructor. An in-depth study of the major works of British writer Geoffrey Chaucer, the author of "Canterbury Tales".
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2251: D or better
ENG 4442: John Milton (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2251 or permission of instructor. An in-depth study of the major works of British writer John Milton, the author of "Paradise Lost".
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2251: D or better
ENG 4445: Shakespeare (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2251 or permission of instructor. Considers Shakespeare's comedies, histories, tragedies, and romances while studying his art and thought in relation to the Elizabethan background.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2251: D or better
ENG 4449: Jane Austen (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2252 or permission of instructor. An in-depth study of the major works of British novelist Jane Austen, the author of "Pride and Prejudice".
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2252: D or better
ENG 4450: Emily Dickinson (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2253 or permission of instructor. An in-depth study of the major works of American poet Emily Dickinson.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2253: D or better
ENG 4451: Toni Morrison (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2253 or permission of instructor. An in-depth study of the major works of African American novelist Toni Morrison, the author of Beloved.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2253: D or better
ENG 4452: Major American Authors (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2253 or permission of instructor. An in-depth study of a major American author whose works have achieved centrality in the literary canon. (See English department website for a detailed description of this year's course specifics.)
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.
ENG 4455: Major British Authors (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2251 or 2252, or permission of instructor. An in-depth study of a major British author whose works have achieved centrality in the literary canon. (See English department website for a detailed description of this year's course specifics.)
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2251: or better
OR ENG 2252: D or better
ENG 4458: Major World Authors (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2225, or permission of instructor. An in-depth study of a major world author whose works have achieved centrality in the literary canon. (See English department website for a detailed description of this year's course specifics.)
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2225: D or better
ENG 4601: History of English (3)
Offerings
Examines Anglo Saxon, Middle, and Modern forms of English in historical development. Includes phonology, morphology, syntax, and some discussion of the relationship of each language stage to literary expression during its era. Offered alternate years.
Equivalents: LIN 4601
Attributes: Upper-Division, Ways of Engaging
ENG 4685: Literary Theory (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2225 or permission of instructor. Studies the major issues and schools of literary theory in terms of their historical development. The course is especially appropriate for advanced majors or those who might be considering graduate studies. Offered alternate years.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2225: D or better
ENG 4701: Teaching Writing:Theory and Practice (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or WRI 1100. Interrogates various writing pedagogies for (1) the assumptions each makes about what "good writing" is and (2) how these asumptions play out in the classroom. Recommended for prospective secondary teachers and prospective graduate students in various disciplines.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR WRI 1100: D or better
ENG 4822: The Novel (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 (or score of 5-6 in Writing Placement). Examines the novel form in its historical varieties and contexts, including a close attention to the relationship between theory, craft, and meaning.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR English Proficiency Exam-Essay: 5 or better
OR English Proficiency Exam-Essay: 6 or better
OR English Courses - EXEMPT: EXMPT or better
ENG 4823: The Poem (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 (or score of 5-6 in Writing Placement). Examines the poetic form in its historical varieties and contexts, including a close attention to the relationship between theory, craft and meaning.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR English Proficiency Exam-Essay: 5 or better
OR English Proficiency Exam-Essay: 6 or better
OR English Courses - EXEMPT: EXMPT or better
ENG 4824: The Short Story (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2225, or permission of instructor. Examines the short story form in all its historical varieties and contexts, including a close attention to the central relationship between theory, craft and meaning.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2225: D or better
ENG 4825: The Essay (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: ENG 2201 (or score of 5-6 in Writing Placement). Examines the essay form in all its historical varieties and contexts, including a close attention to the central relationship between theory, craft and meaning.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
Prerequisites: ENG 2201: D or better
OR English Proficiency Exam-Essay: 5 or better
OR English Proficiency Exam-Essay: 6 or better
OR English Courses - EXEMPT: EXMPT or better
ENG 4899: Senior Capstone in English (3)
Offerings
Provides senior English majors with an opportunity to gather their thoughts on faith and literature, to explore their vocations, and to evaluate their educational experiences at SPU.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: English Majors only. Post-Baccalaureate, Senior students only.
ENG 4900: Independent Study (1-5)
Offerings
Independent Study May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ENG 4930: English Practicum (1-5)
Offerings
For advanced students who wish to assist as tutors, discussion leaders, and readers in lower-division English classes. May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ENG 4940: Coop Education: English Internship (1-5)
Offerings
Applies writing skills in varied employment settings; possibilities include public relations offices, newspapers, and other informational services. Students may suggest their own internships in consultation with the faculty supervisor as long as writing skills are used and other internship criteria are met. May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ENG 4941: Coop Education: English Internship (1-5)
Offerings
Applies writing skills in varied employment settings; possibilities include public relations offices, newspapers, and other informational services. Students may suggest their own internships in consultation with the faculty supervisor, as long as writing skills are used and other internship criteria are met. May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ENG 4950: Special Topics (1-5)
Offerings
Topics will vary. May be repeated for credit up to 5 credits.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
ENG 4953: Writing Workshop:Special Topics (1-5)
Offerings
Offers an intensive writing experience in a small workshop setting. Genres, themes, and locations vary. May be repeated for credit up to 10 credits.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
ENG 4954: Literature Abroad: Special Topics (5)
Offerings
Offers advanced study of special topics in literature written in English while participating in SPU study abroad programs. Genres, themes, and locations vary.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Ways of Engaging, Writing "W" Course
ENG 4970: Independent Research in English (5)
Offerings
Under the direction of the English faculty, qualified students bound for postgraduate study will design and complete a senior project: either an article-length scholarly paper or a substantial creative writing project.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: English Majors only. Post-Baccalaureate, Senior students only.