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2013-2014 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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EGR 241 - Engineering Mechanics I: Statics 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: PHY 111 or PHY 113; MTH 112 or MTH 114
The first course in engineering mechanics, with two major objectives: first, to introduce the student to the science of engineering mechanics and second to introduce the student to the art of applying science to the solution of engineering problems. The specific vehicle or curriculum to accomplish these objectives will be a study of the statics of rigid bodies.
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EGR 242 - Engineering Mechanics II: Dynamics 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: EGR 241; MTH 112 or MTH 114
A continuation of the study of mechanics initiated in EGR 241. Work and energy methods are emphasized. Motion in accelerating coordinate systems and dynamics of systems of particles lead to the discussion of rigid body dynamics in three dimensions. A number of examples of rigid body motion are discussed.
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EGR 301 - Applied Engineering Mathematics 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: MTH 212 or MNE 212
Mathematical methods useful to all engineering students. They include: elements of linear algebra, matrices, eigenvalue problems, systems of ordinary differential equations, Fourier series, partial differential equations, probability theory, mathematical statistics, and a brief introduction to complex numbers.
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EGR 303 - Engineering Economics 3 credits
Prerequisites: MTH 114 or 112
Concepts and methods of engineering economics for decision making in engineering. Introduction of common methods of present worth analysis, rate of return, replacement analysis, and decision making under risk. Market evaluation of technology in competitive world markets including technological change, the environment, public goods and governmental trade policies.
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EGR 396 - Directed Study 1 to 6 credits
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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EGR 497 - Bioengineering Capstone Design I 2 credits 5A and 5B
Prerequisites: ENL 266, BNG 312, BNG 316, BNG 318, Permission of Instructor
Professional and management activities of project engineering as a two course sequence. Students working in teams will integrate their learning by selecting a senior Bioengineering design project, leading to a written and oral presentation of a project proposal. Intellectual property rights, ethics and economic issues, as well as applicable regulations will be considered.
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EGR 498 - Bioengineering Capstone Design II 2 credits 5A and 5B
Prerequisites: EGR 497
Application of knowledge gained in various courses to the synthesis, analysis, and design of a system in a particular bioengineering field of interest selected by the student’s team. The product proposed in EGR 497 will be built in EGR 498.
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ENL 100 - Basic English Review 3 administrative credits
This course develops rhetorical awareness and effectiveness, as well as fluency in standard English, through focus on essential features common to any writing situation (purpose, audience needs, content, organization, style and correctness) at the level of the paragraph and basic essay. Requires one hour per week in the Writing/Reading center in addition to three class hours. Preparation for ENL 101. Preparation for ENL 101. Administrative credits do not count towards the total credits required for graduation.
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ENL 101 - Critical Writing and Reading I 3 credits I & W, Tier 1
Writing in a variety of modes for various purposes and audiences; writing to communicate and to learn in the humanities. Rhetorical choices and revision strategies will be studied. Students will develop skill in critical reading necessary for thinking and writing. English 101 and 102 satisfy the “Tier 1” requirements in Information/Computer Literacy and in Writing Skills.
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ENL 102 - Critical Writing and Reading II 3 credits I & W, Tier 1
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENL 101
A course designed to advance the rhetorical skills and understanding developed in ENL 101. Critical reading of various literary genres and analytic and argumentative writing assignments enhance the student’s awareness and use of effective language. English 101 and 102 satisfy the “Tier 1” requirements in Information/Computer Literacy and in Writing Skills.
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ENL 196 - Directed Study 3 credits
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor, department chairperson, and college dean
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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ENL 200 - Studies in Literature 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A study of selected readings dealing with a special topic chosen by the instructor. Recent special topics include New England Literature, Children’s Literature, the Artist in Literature, Black Music and Black Literature. May be repeated with change of content. Cross-listed as AAS 200, LST 200
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ENL 201 - Major British Writers 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL 102
Exploration of British literature from medieval to modern times, focusing on about ten seminal texts by such writers as Chaucer, Malory, Spenser, Milton, Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Austen, Tennyson, Dickens, Joyce, Woolf, Rushdie, and others. Selections from their contemporaries present historical and cultural contexts and offer opportunities to compare views of the course’s unifying theme, which changes each semester.
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ENL 202 - Major American Writers 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A study of selected works, from several genres, by outstanding American authors.
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ENL 203 - Survey of World Literature I 3 credits C, G
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A study of selected masterpieces from the Golden Age of Greece to the Renaissance.
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ENL 204 - Survey of World Literature II 3 credits C, G
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A study of selected masterpieces from the Renaissance to the present.
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ENL 205 - Travel Literature 3 credits C, G
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
Exploration of contemporary travel writing and the genre it represents, creative nonfiction. It treats the history, forms, and thematic concerns of travel literature and the nature of the “fourth genre” of creative nonfiction. In addition to reading travel literature, students explore a variety of contextual materials online, such as articles, interviews, podcasts, blogs, and videos. A passport to virtual travel, the course examines a wide range of ideas about the world and the ways we live in it and develops one’s sense of global geography.
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ENL 206 - Detective Fiction 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A study of famous mystery, suspense, and detective fiction.
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ENL 209 - The Bible as Literature 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
Readings from the Old and New Testament discussed in the context of the history of ideas, literary genres, the effectiveness of communication to the intended audience, and influences on other literature.
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ENL 210 - Literature of the American West 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
An exploration of the myths and realities of the American West (west of the Mississippi) as they are reflected in literature - e.g., the cowboy, westward expansion, the Spanish conquistadors.
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ENL 211 - The American Dream 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A study of the meaning of success as reflected in works ranging from those of Benjamin Franklin and Horatio Alger to the plays of Arthur Miller. Cross-listed as LST 211
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ENL 216 - Comedy and Satire 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A study of the philosophy and psychology of literary and other forms of comedy and satire, including works by such writers as Aristophanes, Shakespeare, Swift, Voltaire, Wilde, Shaw, Waugh, Heller, Vonnegut, and others, as well as film artists such as Chaplin, Sellers, and Woody Allen.
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ENL 217 - Greek Myth and Drama 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
An exploration of the role of myth in the creation of the plots of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes.
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ENL 218 - Literature and Society 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A study of the relationship between the individual and society through readings in modern literature. Cross-listed as LST 218
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ENL 223 - Fantasy Literature 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A study of fantasy as a genre, comparing other works with Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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ENL 224 - Jewish Literature 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A study of modern Jewish stories and novels with emphasis on such writers as Singer, Bellow, Wiesel, Malamud, and others. Cross-listed as JST 224
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ENL 226 - Multicultural American Literature 3 credits C, D
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A study of imaginative literature by writers representing the rich variety of racial, ethnic, religious, social, and regional groups in America. Specific focus of the course may vary depending on the instructor.
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ENL 227 - Semiotics of Culture 3 credits C, O
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
Introduces basic theories of communication and models of semiotic analysis. Topics include iconicity, proxemics, kinetics, and the multiple levels of decoding. Readings include analysis of common cultural artifact, verbal and visual media. Students will analyze popular myths and television and print advertising.
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ENL 246 - Women Writers 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
When the subject matter is related to the minor: an examination of the relationship between the woman writer and her work through a study of literature by and about women. Cross-listed WMS 246, AAS 246
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ENL 250 - Introduction to Poetry 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A course in the analysis of poetry showing how formalistic and thematic elements in the poem interact to create meaning through an examination of a variety of poetic forms.
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ENL 251 - Introduction to the Short Story 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A consideration of short fiction to illustrate the history, range, and properties of the genre. The course treats such representative authors as Poe, Hawthorne, Tolstoy, Joyce, Faulkner, and other 19th and 20th century figures from a variety of national literatures.
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ENL 252 - Introduction to the Novel 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A study of how to read and identify the various types of novels, coupled with an introduction to the history of the novel.
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ENL 253 - Introduction to Drama 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
An introductory course in how to read and view a play, including instruction in the nature and methods of tragedy, comedy, melodrama, tragicomedy.
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ENL 254 - Autobiographical Writing 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A course emphasizing the development of techniques of lifewriting through exercises in journal-keeping and autobiographical writing. The course includes readings in sample journals and autobiographies and study of autobiographical theory.
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ENL 255 - Introduction to Film 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
Provides beginning students of film with a comprehensive view of its history, aesthetics, and critical terminology. Attention will also be paid to elementary film theory, to a comparison of film with other genres (especially drama and narration), and to representative works of such major figures in the artistic development of the genre as Chaplin, Renoir, Welles, Bergman, Hitchcock, and Kurosawa.
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ENL 257 - Introduction to Rhetorical Studies 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102, English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor.
Basic rhetorical theories and concepts developed in ancient Greece and Rome and practiced today. Students will read about classical theories and apply those theories in ongoing analyses of contemporary texts (verbal, visual, electronic); they will also apply those theories to a range of writing assignments, including but no limited to essays, letters, posters, brochures, and more.
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ENL 258 - Literary Studies 3 credits W, O
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
A foundation course for all English majors, examining traditions and innovations in literature and in the study of literature in English. Students develop writing and research skills in the discipline and improve their knowledge of literary terms and forms, literary history and conventions, literary influence, and new and emerging forms and approaches. Genres studied include poetry, drama, fiction, and literary (creative) non-fiction. The course also examines key issues in the profession of literary studies, such as the development of departments of literature, canon formation, and the relationship of literary theory to literary practice.
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ENL 259 - Critical Methods, Theory, and Practice 3 credits I & W, Tier 2
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
A foundation course for English majors in the literature concentration. Introduce students to literary criticism, as well as critical thinking and writing in English Studies. Emphasis in on the application of principles and methods of literary study to selected texts, which prepares students to examine and respond to texts from a variety of critical perspectives.
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ENL 260 - Intermediate Composition 3 credits C, W
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A course emphasizing the development of skill in organizing materials, the formation of a lively and concrete style and an authentic personal voice, and the growth of useful techniques in the arts of exposition, persuasion, and argumentation.
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ENL 262 - Journalism I 3 credits C, W
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
An exploration of the principles of journalism as applied in effective news writing and media reporting. Students develop skills in story design and structure, note-taking and story development, accuracy, balance, fairness, style, and writing technique. Legal and ethical issues are explored in detail as students develop and write local stories.
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ENL 264 - Communicating in the Sciences 3 credits
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
Introduction to the writing and communication skills required in the sciences. Students read and analyze scientific texts, create documents to meet the needs of various audiences, and deliver conference-style (oral) presentations.
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ENL 265 - Business Communications 3 credits W, O
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
Introduction to the communication skills required in business and industry. Students will learn how to prepare, produce, revise, and deliver business reports, professional communications, computer-supported presentations, and oral presentations.
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ENL 266 - Technical Communication 3 credits W, O
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
Introduction to the technical communication skills used in business and industry. Students practice techniques for creating, managing, and presenting information in written, oral, visual, and electronic forms and use a variety of tools to research and collaborate on projects that relate to many audiences, purposes, forms, and formats of technical communication.
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ENL 267 - Creative Writing: Poetry 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
The study of contemporary techniques in the writing of poetry. Manuscripts are read and discussed in class and during individual conferences. Workshop format.
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ENL 268 - Creative Writing: Fiction 3 credits C
Workshop
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
Techniques of writing fiction. Guides students through writing and refining short fiction. This course develops students’ abilities to create and revise short stories reflecting an understanding of the elements of fiction, including characterization, dialogue, plot, setting, point of view, and theme. In addition, students will analyze their own writing, peer stories, and model stories. Students will learn how to respond to the writing of their peers and offer helpful feedback.
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ENL 269 - Creative Writing: Drama 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A study of the fundamental principles of dramaturgy. Manuscripts are read and discussed in class and during individual conferences. Workshop format.
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ENL 270 - Speech Communications 3 credits C, O
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
An introduction to the art of public speaking through the study of effective principles combined with practice in speaking before a group.
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ENL 271 - Oral Interpretation of Literature 3 credits C, O
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
Study of and practice in the oral interpretation of literary works with heavy emphasis on acting and the Stanislavski method.
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ENL 272 - Oral Interpretation of Literature II 3 credits C, O
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
Study of and practice in the oral interpretation of literary works with heavy emphasis on acting and the Stanislavski method.
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ENL 276 - Contemporary International Films 3 credits C, G
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
An intensive study of outstanding international films with attention to the techniques of film criticism.
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ENL 279 - Tutoring Writing Theory and Methods,Honors 3 credits C, W
Prerequisites: ENL 102
Theories and dynamics of writing consultation and course-based tutoring. Readings theorize the writing process, conflicting ideas about writing itself, as well as writing center history, theory, and practice. The course is highly interactive, calling on students to use readings as the grounding for the critical examination of writing consultant practices, as well as the co-construction of classroom discussions and activities. Field work (one hour per week) as a writing consultant is required.
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ENL 293 - Literature of the American South 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A study of such Southern writers as Faulkner, Wolfe, Warren, McCullers, O’Connor, Ellison, Ransom, Tate, and Tennessee Williams with the following questions in mind: What was the mood of the South which produced the 20th century renaissance? In what manner are the works related to or dependent on the writers’ Southern background? What is the relationship of Southern to American literature?
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ENL 296 - Directed Study 3 credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor, department chairperson, and college dean
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered.
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ENL 298 - Experience Program variable credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged
Prerequisites: At least sophomore standing; permission of the instructor, department chairperson, and college dean
Work experience at an elective level supervised for academic credit by a faculty member in an appropriate academic field. Conditions and hours to be arranged. For specific procedures and regulations, see section of catalogue on Other Learning Experiences. For specific procedures and regulations, see the section of catalogue on Other Learning Experiences. Graded CR/NC
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ENL 299 - Introduction to Shakespeare 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A course designed primarily for non-English majors, which examines some of the typical plays of the greatest dramatist in the English language.
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ENL 300 - Survey of British Literature I 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102, ENL 258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
A study of British literature from Beowulf to 1798, with attention given to the cultural and historical context.
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ENL 302 - Survey of British Literature II 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102, ENL258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
A study of British literature from 1798 to the mid-20th Century, with attention given to cultural and historical context.
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ENL 303 - Survey of American Literature I 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102, ENL258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
A survey of American writing from the Colonial Period to the Civil War, with emphasis on the historical, cultural, and philosophical developments which parallel the development of an American literature.
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ENL 304 - Survey of American Literature II 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102, ENL258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
A continuation of ENL 303. A survey of American writing from the Civil War to the present, with some emphasis on historical, cultural, and philosophical developments in America during the period covered.
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ENL 305 - Medieval Literature 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, , ENL258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
Explores seminal literature of the European Middle Ages in historical and cultural contexts, focusing on English Literature from the Anglo-Saxon period into the 15th century. Organized thematically as well as chronologically, the course looks at how texts represent and influence their times and how they participate in the development of enduring literary traditions.
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ENL 307 - The English Renaissance 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102, ENL258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
A chronological overview of the major literary works, themes, and genres of the English Renaissance from Caxton and the inception of printing through Milton and the last of the great Renaissance epics. The course focuses on the development of poetic genres and on representative prose forms. Writers studied include Spenser, Sidney, Shakespeare, Donne, Herbert, Vaughn, and Milton.
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ENL 308 - The Enlightenment 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102, ENL258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
A study of English Neo-classical and Pre-romantic writings by Dryden, Swift, Pope, Fielding, Johnson, Boswell, Goldsmith, and others.
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ENL 309 - The Romantic Age 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102, ENL258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
A survey of English literature from 1796-1832, stressing the major poets: Blake, Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. Includes some study of novels and personal essays.
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ENL 311 - Western Literature I 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL 258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor.
Studies the origins of English literature embedded in Biblical, Classical and Medieval sources, with special emphasis on Homer, the Greek dramatists, Virgil, and Dante. Designed to help English majors understand the allusions that enrich English literature.
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ENL 314 - Colonial American Literature 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102, ENL258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
A study of 17th and 18th Century American literature from Captain John Smith through Benjamin Franklin with emphasis on the historical background and the various types of literature produced in the period.
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ENL 316 - The 19th-Century American Novel 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102, ENL258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
A study of American novelists from Cooper to Crane and Chopin with focus on individual novels as works of art and as examples of the development of the novel form in America in the 19th century.
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ENL 318 - Chaucer 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102, ENL258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
Intensive and critical reading of Chaucer’s major writings with attention to his cultural context. This course is designed primarily for English majors.
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ENL 319 - Shakespeare 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102, ENL258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
A careful reading of Shakespeare’s plays selected from the comedies, tragedies, and histories. The course explores Shakespeare’s development as a dramatist, the reasons for his reputation as the greatest poet in the language, and the manner in which his plays reflect Elizabethan custom, attitudes, and beliefs. Some outside readings required in Shakespearean criticism and in the background of the period.
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ENL 320 - Major Author 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102, ENL258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
Intensive and critical reading of a major author with attention to cultural contexts. Selected author will vary and be identified each time the course is scheduled. Course may be repeated with change of author.
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ENL 321 - The Golden Ages of Drama 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102, ENL258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
Representative plays from the most famous and most productive eras in the history of world drama - Fifth Century B.C. Greece, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the age of Molière, and the realistic and romantic drama of 19th century France and Germany.
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ENL 326 - Studies in Modern Irish Literature and Culture 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102, ENL258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
Development of Irish literature from the end of the 19th century through the first decades of the 20th century. Writers include Yeats, Joyce, Synge, O’Casey. The course examines the cultural, historical, and political background of Anglo-Irish relations.
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ENL 328 - Survey of African-American Literature I three credits
Survey of African-American Literature from colonial times to the turn of the twentieth century. Course surveys genres of poetry, slave narrative, fiction, essay, and drama with attention to the social, political, and cultural histories of African-Americans from slavery to freedom to Reconstruction. This course may also include sections on oral narratives (oral slave narratives, speeches, folktales, and sermons) and music (such as sorrow songs and spirituals). Cross-listed as AAS 328, WMS 328
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ENL 329 - Survey of Aftrican-American Literature II three credits
Survey of African American Literature from the turn of the twentieth century to the present. Course begins with the work of DuBois and Washington and continues through the Harlem Renaissance, the post-war period, the Black Arts Era, into the present, paying particular attention to the women writers who led the post-1970s Renaissance. Course examines all genres of literature and may also include sections on oral literature (such as spoken word poetry) and music (such as jazz, rap, and hip hop). Like the Survey of African American Literature I, this course pays particular attention to the social, political, intellectural, and cultural climate surrounding the literature. Cross-listed as AAS 329, WMS 329
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ENL 331 - Postcolonial Literature 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL 101, 102, 258
An introduction to 20th century Anglophone Postcolonial Literature from Africa, Caribbean, and South Asia. Course surveys genres of fiction, drama, poetry, theoretical writing, with attention to the socio-political and historical contexts. This course may also include study of other cultural forms such as films.
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ENL 333 - Modern British Poetry 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A study of the chief trends and the major poets and movements in modern British poetry.
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ENL 334 - The Victorian Novel 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL 258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
A study of the Victorian novel, both historically and generically, from Jane Austen to Thomas Hardy, including works by Austen, the Brontes, Dickens, Thackeray, George Eliot, Trollope, Meredith and Hardy.
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ENL 335 - 20th-Century American Fiction 1900-1945 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A study of the 20th-century American novel including Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, West, and McCullers.
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ENL 336 - 20th-Century American Fiction 1945-present 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A study of significant fiction in America since the middle of the 20th-century, including Bellow, Ellison, Heller, Pynchon, LeGuin, Doctorow, Morrison, O’Brien, and others.
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ENL 337 - 20th-Century American Poetry 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A study of major American poets of this century from Frost to Richard Wilbur.
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ENL 338 - Modern Drama 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
A study of modern dramatists from Ibsen, Chekhov, and Strindberg through such playwrights as Shaw, Brecht, O’Neill, Galsworthy, Eliot, Williams, Miller, Giraudoux, Albee, Pinter, and Ionesco.
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ENL 340 - Literature and Psychology 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
An introduction to psychological interpretations of literary works, including character analysis, ethnopoetics, and the psychology of audience. The course requires reading of selected literary texts in all genres, as well as works by psychoanalytical literary critics, philosophers, and anthropologists.
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ENL 341 - Writing of Advertising 3 credits
Prerequisites: ENL 101, ENL 102
Reviews the semiotic theories of Saussure, Peirce, Jakobson, Barthes and others. Using theories of verbal and visual persuasion, poetic diction and bits of plot, students study techniques of attracting and convincing audiences of radio, print, poster, and television ads. Finally, students will create effective ads.
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ENL 346 - Wise Women 3 credits
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
Multidisciplinary perspective of the phenomena of women and aging in American society in a team-taught format. The experiences of older women are explored through literature, oral histories, and intergenerational class projects to determine the forces that affect quality of life and productivity in later life. Cross-listed as GRT 346, WMS 346
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ENL 347 - Special Topics in Women’s Literature 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
Advanced study of a specialized topic chosen by the instructor. Cross-listed as WMS 347
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ENL 348 - American Women Playwrights 3 credits C, D
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102
Analysis, evaluation, comparison, and appreciation of plays by 20th-century American women playwrights and insights into their themes and the images of women which they create.
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ENL 350 - Report and Proposal Writing 3 credits W
Prerequisites: ENL 260
Advanced professional writing course focusing on reports and proposals as used in the workplace. Students learn methods of gathering, analyzing, and presenting information in written and visual forms and use a variety of tools to create documents that are accessible, usable, and relevant to the audience.
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ENL 352 - Public Relations Writing 3 credits W
Prerequisites: ENL 260
Development of a comprehensive understanding of the principles and purposes of public relations. This writing-intensive course explores rhetorical strategies used by individuals, agencies, corporations, and governments to reach intended audiences. Students gain experience in public speaking and writing press releases, brochures, speeches, and audio-visual press releases.
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ENL 354 - Usability Studies 3 credits
Prerequisites: ENL 260
Principles and methods for creating user-centered documents. Students learn techniques that professional writers use to research and interpret the needs of their audience to create reader-based documents. Students design and conduct a usability test, analyzing specific documents (print and online) from a user’s perspective. Students also use a variety of tools to write, design, and test documents.
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ENL 355 - Rhetoric II: Advanced Rhetoric 3 credits
Prerequisites: ENL 257, 260
Non-traditional, modern, or emerging rhetorical theories. Building from Rhetoric I, students will apply post-Classical rhetorical approaches to study and practice public and professional forms of communication, across a range of media.
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ENL 356 - Language and Culture 3 credits
Prerequisites: ENL 257 and ENL 260
An examination of language’s pivotal role in shaping a culture’s values, beliefs, biases, and world view. By reading a broad range of essays, excerpts, and articles, students will learn how language shapes thought, molds perceptions, and determines how we think about and react to various people, groups, and cultures. Students will write a series of articles for lay audiences based on what they learn during the course.
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ENL 357 - Special Topics in Rhetorical Studies 3 credits
Prerequisites: ENL 260, ENL 257; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
Advanced study of rhetorical communication within a specific genre, field, historical period, or community. Focus will change with instructor, but may include such topics as: Social Activism; Photography and Iconography; Music; Public Policy; more. Course may be repeated for credit with a change in topic.
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ENL 358 - Theories of Visual Communication 3 credits
Prerequisites: ENL 257 and ENL 260
Fundamental theories of visual communication. Provides an introduction to visual rhetoric, communication studies, critical and cultural studies, media studies, psychoanalysis, and art history regarding the visual and society. Topics may include the role of marketing and advertising, the culture of consumption, commodity fetishism, modernity and postmodernity, meaning making through images, mimesis, representation, semiotics, ideology, the gaze, and the public and private power of images.
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ENL 360 - Special Topics in Writing and Communications 3 credits C, W
Prerequisites: ENL 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
Intensive writing course emphasizing an advanced critical approach to a topic in writing, writing studies, communications or rhetoric. Through readings, class discussions, independent research, and writing assignments, students will practice refining analytic and persuasive content.
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ENL 361 - Techniques of Critical Writing and Communications 3 credits C, W
Prerequisites: ENL 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
Advanced critical writing and communications course with emphasis selected by the instructor. The course requires composition of a wide array of essays ranging from critical examinations of critical techniques to analysis of advanced persuasive discourses. Intensive practice in the critical, linguistic, or rhetorical evaluation of selected texts.
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ENL 362 - Writing Reviews 3 credits W
Prerequisites: ENL 260
Fosters the ability to write effectively and to communicate the journalist’s own interpretation and evaluation of art forms. Students produce reviews suitable for publication on and off campus.
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ENL 363 - Journalism II 3 credits W, O
Prerequisites: ENL 260
An exploration of news writing and reporting in selected areas of politics, social services, social science, technology, environment, law, natural science, education, arts, media, business, and other significant media subject areas. The course concentrates on effective research, story design, and writing technique for news stories and features across these areas.
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ENL 364 - Feature Story and Article Writing 3 credits W
Prerequisites: ENL 262 or ENL 363
An exploration of the problems and principles of such feature story modes as profiles, how-to articles, narrative adventures, humor, news features, investigative reporting, interpretive and analytic reporting, opinion columns, and editorials.
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ENL 366 - Creative Writing: Forms of Fiction 3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL 268 or permission of instructor
Exploration of the forms of fiction and how a writer’s creative choices with regard to form determine characterization, dialogue, plot, and narration. Assignments will include writing various creative pieces. Forms include, but are not limited to, the paragraph, the short short story, the short story, the novella, and the novel.
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ENL 368 - Internet Communications and Culture 3 credits I
Prerequisites: ENL 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
Introduction to Internet communications and culture. The course focus will change with the instructor, but topics may include Internet Cultural Production and the Global Digital Divide; Cyborg Communications; Uploading Identity, Downloading Decrepitude; Augmented Reality, or the Composition of Everyday Life.
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ENL 369 - Document Design 3 credits I
Prerequisites: ENL 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor
Principles of document design, a genre of professional writing using industry-standard design and publishing software and techniques. Emphasis is on learning fundamentals of page layout and design: combining textual and graphical components (including color, illustrations, photography, and typography) to create organized, readable, and inviting professional-quality documents.
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