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2018-2019 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog

2018-2019 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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	ENL 257 - Rhetoric I: Introduction to Rhetoric Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 101, ENL 102, English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations or Permission of Instructor The study and contemporary application of ancient Greek and Roman rhetorical theory. Students will apply rhetorical theory in ongoing analyses of a wide range of communication media (written, spoken, visual) and in their own writing. Graded
	ENL 258 - Literary Studies Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Literature Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 102; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts Majors, 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. Graded
	ENL 259 - Critical Methods: Theory and Practice Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 102; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts Majors, 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. Graded
	ENL 260 - Intermediate Composition Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Intermediate Writing Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 102; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts Majors, or permission of instructor 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. Graded
	ENL 262 - Introduction to Journalism Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL102 An introduction to the principles of journalism, news, and article writing. The course concentrates on reporting practice and techniques, information gathering, writing style, ethics, objectivity in reporting, and current trends in journalism. Graded
	ENL 262 - Journalism I Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: 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. Graded
	ENL 264 - Communicating in the Sciences Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Intermediate Writing Workshop Requirements: Prerequisite: 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. Graded
	ENL 265 - Business Communication Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Intermediate Writing Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: 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. Graded
	ENL 266 - Technical Communication Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Intermediate Writing Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: 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. Graded
	ENL 267 - Creative Writing: Poetry Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL102 The study of contemporary techniques in the writing of poetry. Manuscripts are read and discussed in class and during individual conferences. Workshop format. Graded
	ENL 268 - Creative Writing: Fiction Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: 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. Workshop format. Graded
	ENL 269 - Creative Writing: Drama Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL102 A study of the fundamental principles of dramaturgy. Manuscripts are read and discussed in class and during individual conferences. Workshop format. Graded
	ENL 270 - Speech Communication Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL102 An introduction to the art of public speaking through the study of effective principles combined with practice in speaking before a group. Graded
	ENL 271 - Oral Interpretation of Literature I Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL102 Study of and practice in the oral interpretation of literary works with heavy emphasis on acting and the Stanislavski method. Cross-listed with BLS 271 Graded
	ENL 272 - Oral Interpretation of Literature II Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL102 Study of and practice in the oral interpretation of literary works with heavy emphasis on acting and the Stanislavski method. Graded
	ENL 276 - Contemporary International Films Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL102 An intensive study of outstanding films with attention to the techniques of film criticism. Graded
	ENL 279 - Tutoring Writing Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prereq: 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. Graded
	ENL 296 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00 Independent Study Requirements: Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor, 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. Graded
	ENL 298 - Experience Program Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00 Practicum Requirements: Prerequisite: At least Sophomore standing, GPA 2.0 or greater. Permission of the instructor, department chair, 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. Graded CR/NC. For specific procedures and regulations, see section of catalog on Other Learning Experiences. Cross-listed with ENL 900 Credit / No Credit
	ENL 300 - Survey of British Literature I Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: 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. Graded
	ENL 302 - Survey of British Literature II Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; 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. Graded
	ENL 303 - Survey of American Literature I Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; 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. Graded
	ENL 304 - Survey of American Literature II Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; 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. Graded
	ENL 305 - Medieval Literature Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor An exploration of the range of vernacular literatures that developed during the European Middle Ages between the decline of the Roman empire and the height of the Renaissance, roughly during the period from 500-1500 CE. May also include comparative analysis of literary texts from within this historical time period but from outside Europe. Graded
	ENL 307 - The English Renaissance Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; 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. Graded
	ENL 308 - The Enlightenment Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; 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. Graded
	ENL 309 - Romantic Age Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; 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, with some study of novels and personal essays. Graded
	ENL 310 - Victorian Age Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor A study of the major English writers of nonfiction from 1832-1900, covering some prose nonfiction (Carlyle, Ruskin, Mill), but emphasizing such poets as Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Rossetti, Swinburne, Meredith, Hopkins, and Housman. Graded
	ENL 311 - Western Literature I Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: 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. Graded
	ENL 314 - Colonial American Lit Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; 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. Graded
	ENL 315 - American Renaissance Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 101, 102 or permission of instructor A study of selected major writers from mid 19th century America: Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, Fuller and Douglass. Additional readings about the intellectual and social movements of the period are required. Graded
	ENL 316 - The 19th Century American Novel Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 101, 102 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. Graded
	ENL 317 - 19 Cent American Poetry Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 101, 102 or permission of instructor A careful study of the major American poets of the 19th century from Freneau to Whitman and Dickinson. Graded
	ENL 318 - Chaucer Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; 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. Graded
	ENL 319 - Shakespeare Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; 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. Graded
	ENL 320 - Major Author Credits 3 Lecture Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; 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. Graded
	ENL 321 - Golden Age of Drama Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; 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 Moli Graded
	ENL 323 - Postcolonial Theory & Criticism Credits 3 Lecture Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258 Introduction to basic concepts, keywords questions and critical debates in the field of postcolonial theory and criticism. The course will begin with an examination of the term “postcolonial” before engaging with a variety of postcolonial thinkers and historical contexts. Key ideas and issues explored will include: colonialism, Orientalism, empire, nationalism, race, gender and sexuality, migration, globalization and diaspora. Graded
	ENL 326 - Studies in Modern Irish Literature and Culture I Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; 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. Graded
	ENL 328 - Survey of African American Literature I Credits 3 Lecture Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor 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 with BLS 328, WGS 328 Graded
	ENL 329 - Survey of African American Literature II Credits 3 Lecture Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor 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, intellectual, and cultural climate surrounding the literature. Cross-listed with BLS 329, WGS 329 Graded
	ENL 331 - Postcolonial Literature Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor 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. Graded
	ENL 333 - Modern British Poetry Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor A study of the chief trends and the major poets and movements in modern British poetry. Graded
	ENL 334 - The Victorian Novel Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: 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. Graded
	ENL 335 - 20th Century American Fiction Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor A study of the 20th-century American novel including Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, West, and McCullers. Graded
	ENL 336 - 20th Century American Fiction - 1945 to the Present Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor 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. Graded
	ENL 337 - 20th Century American Poetry Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor A study of major American poets of this century from Frost to Richard Wilbur. Graded
	ENL 338 - Modern Drama Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor 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. Graded
	ENL 339 - American Drama Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 101, 102 or permission of instructor A study of American drama from its beginnings to the present. Graded
	ENL 340 - Literature & Psychology Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor 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. Graded
	ENL 341 - Copywriting Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 101, 102 or permission of instructor Explores copywriting theories, principles, and techniques. Students will learn to compose within a variety of copywriting genres, such as space advertising, brochures, sales letters, radio scripts, and interactive advertising. Graded
	ENL 345 - Literary Theory Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor Introduction to key primary documents in the history of literary theory, from Plato and Aristotle through contemporary critical theory. Graded
	ENL 347 - Special Topics in Women’s Literature Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor Advanced study of a specialized topic chosen by the instructor. Cross-listed as WMS 347. Cross-listed with WGS 347 Graded
	ENL 348 - American Women Playwrights Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor 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. Cross-listed with WGS 348 Graded
	ENL 350 - Report and Proposal Writing Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor 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. Graded
	ENL 351 - Comedy Writing Credits 3 Seminar / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite:Major in English and ENL 260; or Minor in Writing, Rhetoric and Communication and ENL 264, 265, 266 or 260; or Minor in Communication and ENL 264, 265, 266 or 260; or LAR-BA An advanced course on the subject of comedy writing. Students will study the techniques of successful comedy - voice, timing, exaggeration, introspection, and social commentary - by analyzing a variety of genres, from satire to personal essay, to stand-up. Using writers and performers like Jonathan Swift, David Sedaris, Nora Ephron, Louis C.K. and Richard Pryor as models, students will investigate the role of comedy in cultural discourse, while also crafting and editing their own original pieces, both written and performed. Graded
	ENL 352 - Public Relations Writing Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor 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. Graded
	ENL 353 - Sports Writing Credits 3 Seminar / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite:Major in English and ENL 260; or Minor in Writing, Rhetoric and Communication and ENL 264, 265, 266 or 260; or Minor in Communication and ENL 264, 265, 266 or 260; or LAR-BA An advanced writing course focusing on sports-related literary journalism. Students will read examples of great sports writing from the past century, from writers like Tom Wolfe, Gay Talese, and Joyce Carol Oates, and use those pieces as models for their own work. Students will use the topic of sports as a vehicle through which to practice the techniques of opinion writing, personal writing, and deeply researched literary journalism. Graded
	ENL 354 - Usability Studies Credits 3 Lecture Requirements: Prereq: 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. Graded
	ENL 355 - Rhetoric II: Advanced Rhetoric Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Pre-reqs: ENL 257 and 260; English Majors, Minors, or Liberal Arts English Concentrations 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. Graded
	ENL 356 - Language and Culture Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor 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. Graded
	ENL 357 - Special Topics in Rhetorical Studies Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite:Major in English and ENL 260; or Minor in Writing, Rhetoric and Communication and ENL 264, 265, 266 or 260; or Minor in Communication and ENL 264, 265, 266 or 260; or LAR-BA 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. Graded
	ENL 358 - Theories of Visual Communication Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Pre-reqs: ENL 260 ENL 257; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor Exploration of current theories and processes of visual communication within the public sphere. Drawing on notions of visuality in rhetoric, visual studies, cultural studies, art history, media studies, and communication studies, this course considers the role of the visual in our increasingly hyper-visualized and digital world. Graded
	ENL 359 - Tutoring Writing Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequsite: 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. Graded
	ENL 360 - Special Topics in Writing and Communications Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: 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. Graded
	ENL 361 - Techniques of Critical Writing and Communications Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: 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. Graded
	ENL 362 - Writing Reviews Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor 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. Graded
	ENL 363 - Journalism II Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 260 & ENL 262 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. Graded
	ENL 363 - Topics in Journalism Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 260 & ENL 262 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. Graded
	ENL 364 - Feature Story and Article Writing Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor 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. Graded
	ENL 365 - Community & Envir Report Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Studying and reporting on ways in which communities see themselves and their environments, and ways in which these self-images lead to specific policies and actions. This course focuses on researching and writing and explores the rhetorical situation for the reporter and the treatment meted out to nature. Graded
	ENL 366 - Creative Writing: Forms of Fiction Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, 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 story, the novella, and the novel. Graded
	ENL 367 - Multimodal Writing: Theory and Practice Credits 3 Lecture Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor.ENL 367 Exploration of the intersections of multimodal writing theory and practice. Students produce and analyze multimodal texts - documents that variously employ writing, images, audio, and video, often in combination. Students will use and critically examine a variety of digital capture and editing technologies. No previous technology experience required; all necessary skills will be taught. Graded
	ENL 368 - Internet Communications and Culture Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: 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. Graded
	ENL 369 - Document Design Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: 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. Graded
	ENL 370 - Women, Writing, and the Media Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor Studying and writing about issues related to gender, gender-specific language, and the representation of women in various forms of media. The course focuses on discovering, exploring, researching, and writing about women’s issues. Cross listed as WGS 370 Cross-listed with WGS 370 Graded
	ENL 372 - Writing about Popular Culture Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor Studying, thinking critically, and writing about popular culture and issues arising from it. This course involves exploring, researching and writing about such diverse and interconnected cultural elements as literature, politics, media, religion, science, food, fashion, sports, and the arts. Graded
	ENL 373 - World Cinema I: Origins to New Wave Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 101, 102 or permission of instructor A study of the international emergence and evolution of narrative film as a major genre of story-telling, from its origins in late 19th century photographic technology through its maturation in the mid-20th century. Through a combination of readings, film-viewing, and Internet research, students study the impact of technological change on the film medium, the development of film theory and aesthetics, major historical movements like German Expressionism and Italian Neorealism, and the impact of such seminal figures as Griffith, Eisenstein, Renoir, Welles, Bergman, Kurosawa, Hitchcock, and Fellini. Graded
	ENL 374 - World Cinema II: New Wave to the Present Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 102; ENL 373 recommended, not required A continuation of ENL 373, focusing on developments in film production, theory, and criticism since 1960. As in ENL 373 course materials include readings, films, and Internet resources. Among the topics are the French New Wave and its influence on European and American film, the emergence of Third World cinemas, post-modern theory and criticism, and the work of important contemporary filmmakers like Godard, Bunuel, Fellini, Tarkovsky, Wertmuller, Wenders, Altman, Scorsese, Nair, Lee, Zhang, Campion, and Tarantino. Graded
	ENL 375 - Modern and Contemporary British Fiction Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prereq: ENL 258 British fiction written between 1900 and the present. Students will examine the development of the novel and the short story form. Writers studies may include Conrad, Lawrence, Woolf, Joyce, Mansfield, Forster, Rhys, Ford, Spark, Murdoch, Phillips, Rushdie, Kureishi, Ishiguro, McEwan, and Smith. Graded
	ENL 376 - Digital Filmmaking I Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite:Major in English and ENL 260; or Minor in Writing, Rhetoric and Communication and ENL 264, 265, 266 or 260; or Minor in Communication and ENL 264, 265, 266 or 260; or LAR-BA Introduces aspiring filmmakers to the basic process and techniques of filmmaking with digital video cameras, including filming, writing, directing, editing, and production managing film production projects. Students work towards producing digital video content and a production book documenting their efforts in the planning and implementation of their project. Cross-listed with BLS 376 Graded
	ENL 377 - Special Topics in Film and Video Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor Advanced and specialized studies in film (e.g., Shakespeare on Film) or in video production; topic selected by the instructor. May be repeated with change of topic. Graded
	ENL 378 - Screenwriting Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 260 An introduction to the principles of dramatic film writing, with emphasis on structure and form from treatment to finished script. Graded
	ENL 379 - Playwriting Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite:Major in English and ENL 260; or Minor in Writing, Rhetoric and Communication and ENL 264, 265, 266 or 260; or Minor in Communication and ENL 264, 265, 266 or 260; or LAR-BA A comprehensive experience in the art and craft of dramatic writing. Students will engage in creating and developing an original one-act play, with an emphasis on scene and character development. Students will work toward preparing a public reading of the play. Graded
	ENL 380 - Magazine Writing Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 262 or ENL 363 or 369 Advanced writing course with a focus on magazine writing. Students will work in a collaborative environment to research, write, proof, copyedit, and deliver stories for a magazine. The process of pitching & writing for popular, specialized, small & wide-circulation magazines will be covered, as well as the broader aspects of the publishing market. Graded
	ENL 385 - Topics in Multicultural Literature Credits 3 Lecture Requirements: Prereqs: ENL 101,102 Special topics course in multicultural American Literature, offering a directed approach to literature by multiethnic or African American authors. Topics might focus on a specific historical era or literary movement (like the Harlem Renaissance), a particular cultural group (like African American, Native American, Chicano/a, Jewish, Indian-American, etc.), a genre, or an individual theme in multicultural American literature. The course can be repeated for credit with different topic. Graded
	ENL 390 - Topics in Literary Studies Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor Advanced study in a topic concerning literary texts in any genre, literary history, or literary culture. Areas of focus may include genre studies, literary theory of criticism or other aspect(s) of the creation, production, reception or consumption of literature. Past topics have included: The American Immigrant Experience, Literary Nonfiction, Reading and Writing Nature and Utopian Dreams, among others. Graded
	ENL 396 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00 Independent Study 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. Graded
	ENL 397 - Internship Credits 3.00 Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 260 Internship opportunities in the public and private sector. Students will augment their internship with on campus seminar meetings and assignments designed to integrate the student’s real-world experience with the academic discipline. Typical internships are with organizations in publishing, government, media, journalism, software, public relations, and a variety of public and non-profit areas.
	ENL 400 - Seminar in American Literature Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Capstone Study Seminar / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258, 259, and 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor The particular topic of each seminar is announced immediately before each registration period. Graded
	ENL 401 - Seminar in 19th Century American Literature Credits 3 Seminar / 3 hours per week The particular topic of each seminar is announced immediately before each registration period. Graded
	ENL 402 - Seminar in 20th Century American Literature Credits 3 Seminar / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258, 259, and 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor The particular topic of each seminar is announced immediately before each registration period. Graded
	ENL 403 - Seminar in an American Author Credits 3 Seminar / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258, 259, and 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor The particular topic of each seminar is announced immediately before each registration period. Cross-listed with WMS 403 Graded
	ENL 410 - Sem:Brit Lit before 17 Cen Credits 3 Seminar / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258, 259, and 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor The particular topic of each seminar is announced immediately before each registration period. Graded
	ENL 411 - Seminar in 17th Century British Literature Credits 3 Seminar / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258, 259, and 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor The particular topic of each seminar is announced immediately before each registration period. Graded
	ENL 413 - Sem:19 Cent British Lit Credits 3 Seminar / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258, 259, and 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor The particular topic of each seminar is announced immediately before each registration period. Graded
	ENL 414 - Sem:20 Cent British Lit Credits 3 Seminar / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258, 259, and 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor The particular topic of each seminar is announced immediately before each registration period. Graded
	ENL 415 - Seminar in a British Author Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Capstone Study Seminar / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258, 259, and 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor The particular topic of each seminar is announced immediately before each registration period. Graded
	ENL 421 - Sem:American Lit Theme Credits 3 Seminar / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258, 259, and 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor Seminar in an American Literature theme. Cross-listed with WGS 421 Graded
	ENL 422 - Sem:British Lit Theme Credits 3 Seminar / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 258, 259, and 260; English Majors, Minors, Liberal Arts English Concentrations, or permission of instructor The particular topic of each seminar is announced immediately before each registration period. Graded

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ENL 257 - Rhetoric I: Introduction to Rhetoric

ENL 258 - Literary Studies

ENL 259 - Critical Methods: Theory and Practice

ENL 260 - Intermediate Composition

ENL 262 - Introduction to Journalism

ENL 262 - Journalism I

ENL 264 - Communicating in the Sciences

ENL 265 - Business Communication

ENL 266 - Technical Communication

ENL 267 - Creative Writing: Poetry

ENL 268 - Creative Writing: Fiction

ENL 269 - Creative Writing: Drama

ENL 270 - Speech Communication

ENL 271 - Oral Interpretation of Literature I

ENL 272 - Oral Interpretation of Literature II

ENL 276 - Contemporary International Films

ENL 279 - Tutoring Writing

ENL 296 - Directed Study

ENL 298 - Experience Program

ENL 300 - Survey of British Literature I

ENL 302 - Survey of British Literature II

ENL 303 - Survey of American Literature I

ENL 304 - Survey of American Literature II

ENL 305 - Medieval Literature

ENL 307 - The English Renaissance

ENL 308 - The Enlightenment

ENL 309 - Romantic Age

ENL 310 - Victorian Age

ENL 311 - Western Literature I

ENL 314 - Colonial American Lit

ENL 315 - American Renaissance

ENL 316 - The 19th Century American Novel

ENL 317 - 19 Cent American Poetry

ENL 318 - Chaucer

ENL 319 - Shakespeare

ENL 320 - Major Author

ENL 321 - Golden Age of Drama

ENL 323 - Postcolonial Theory & Criticism

ENL 326 - Studies in Modern Irish Literature and Culture I

ENL 328 - Survey of African American Literature I

ENL 329 - Survey of African American Literature II

ENL 331 - Postcolonial Literature

ENL 333 - Modern British Poetry

ENL 334 - The Victorian Novel

ENL 335 - 20th Century American Fiction

ENL 336 - 20th Century American Fiction - 1945 to the Present

ENL 337 - 20th Century American Poetry

ENL 338 - Modern Drama

ENL 339 - American Drama

ENL 340 - Literature & Psychology

ENL 341 - Copywriting

ENL 345 - Literary Theory

ENL 347 - Special Topics in Women’s Literature

ENL 348 - American Women Playwrights

ENL 350 - Report and Proposal Writing

ENL 351 - Comedy Writing

ENL 352 - Public Relations Writing

ENL 353 - Sports Writing

ENL 354 - Usability Studies

ENL 355 - Rhetoric II: Advanced Rhetoric

ENL 356 - Language and Culture

ENL 357 - Special Topics in Rhetorical Studies

ENL 358 - Theories of Visual Communication

ENL 359 - Tutoring Writing

ENL 360 - Special Topics in Writing and Communications

ENL 361 - Techniques of Critical Writing and Communications

ENL 362 - Writing Reviews

ENL 363 - Journalism II

ENL 363 - Topics in Journalism

ENL 364 - Feature Story and Article Writing

ENL 365 - Community & Envir Report

ENL 366 - Creative Writing: Forms of Fiction

ENL 367 - Multimodal Writing: Theory and Practice

ENL 368 - Internet Communications and Culture

ENL 369 - Document Design

ENL 370 - Women, Writing, and the Media

ENL 372 - Writing about Popular Culture

ENL 373 - World Cinema I: Origins to New Wave

ENL 374 - World Cinema II: New Wave to the Present