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ENGLISH (EH) |
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| EH 101 |
Composition
I |
3 cr |
|
| Prepares
students for diverse types of college writing.
Covers the writing process, general criteria used
to evaluate writing, collaborative writing, and
rhetoric, especially audience analysis. Grading
is "A", "B", "C", and "U". Core Course. |
| |
| EH 102 |
Composition
II |
3 cr |
|
| Prepares
students for college writing by focusing on argumentation,
research, and the critical thinking required to
argue effectively. Students must earn a "C" or higher
in EH 102 to fulfill the University requirement
for composition. Core Course. |
| |
| NOTE:
EH 101 and EH 102 are prerequisites for all subsequent
English courses. |
| |
| EH
105 |
Honors
Composition |
3
cr |
|
| This
course emphasizes the types of writing that students
will do in college and reflects goals of the Honors
Program with advanced work in critical thinking
and research. Prerequisite: students must have
been accepted in the Honors Program. |
| |
| EH 203 |
Literary
Genres |
3 cr |
|
| Variable-content
course featuring literary forms. May be repeated
once for credit when topic varies. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 204 |
Literary
Themes |
3 cr |
|
| Variable-content
course treating particular concepts that recur
in literature. May be repeated once for credit
when topic varies. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 207 |
Literature
and Gender |
3 cr |
|
| A
variable-topics course to study gender issues
in literary texts. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 215 |
Survey
of British Literature I |
3 cr |
|
| This
course introduces the student to the cultural
heritage of English-speaking peoples by studying
representative works from Anglo-Saxon times to
Blake. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. Core
Course. |
| |
| EH 216 |
Survey
of British Literature II |
3 cr |
|
| This
course introduces the student to the cultural
heritage of the English-speaking peoples by studying
representative works from Blake to the present.
Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. Core
Course. |
| |
| EH 225 |
Survey
of American Literature I |
3 cr |
|
| This
course traces the development of American literature
from the beginning through 1865 by studying the
works of representative writers. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. Core
Course. |
| |
| EH 226 |
Survey
of American Literature II |
3 cr |
|
| This
course traces the development of American literature
from 1865 to the present by studying the works
of representative writers. Prerequisites: EH 101
and EH 102. Core Course. |
| |
| EH 235 |
Survey
of World Literature I |
3 cr |
|
| A
survey of literature from the Ancient World, the
Middle Ages, and the Renaissance, featuring selections
in translation. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102.
Core Course. |
| |
| EH 236 |
Survey
of World Literature II |
3 cr |
|
| A
survey of literature from Neoclassicism,
Romanticism, Nineteenth-century
Realism and Naturalism,
and the modern world, featuring selections in
translation. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. Core
Course. |
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| EH 242 |
Black
Writers in America |
3 cr |
|
| A
survey of literature by major African-American
authors from the days of slavery to the present.
Readings will include fiction, poetry, drama,
autobiography, and polemical prose. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
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|
|
| A study of the history and themes of horror from the early 19th century to the present, including representative texts, films, and critical scholarship. |
| |
| EH 288 |
Academic
Writing (W) |
3 cr |
|
| Practice
in the writing necessary in various academic disciplines.
Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 290 |
Special
Topics |
3 cr |
|
|
A variable-content course treating selected topics
in literature and language. May be repeated once
for credit when topic varies. Prerequisites: EH
101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 301 |
Poetry:
Critical Reading and Analysis |
3 cr |
|
| Introduction
to close reading and interpretation of poetry,
including written explications and analysis. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
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| EH 302 |
Drama:
Critical Reading and Analysis |
3 cr |
|
| Introduction
to close reading and interpretation of drama,
including written analysis. Prerequisites: EH
101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 303 |
Fiction:
Critical Reading and Analysis |
3 cr |
|
| Introduction
to close reading and interpretation of fiction,
including written analysis. Prerequisites: EH
101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 310 |
Classical Mythology |
3 cr |
|
| Through the disciplines of English and Philosophy, this course will provide an introduction to myths and to the literature that recounts the myths, legends, and folktales of ancient Greece and Rome. Not only will this course offer a survey of Greek and Roman myth, but also it will look at how different writers treat the material and why their treatments vary. Prerequisites: EH 101 & EH 102. Cross-listed with PHL 310 & REL 310. Credit cannot be received for both EH 310 and either PHL 310 or REL 310. |
| |
| EH 311 |
Chaucer’s
Canterbury Tales |
3 cr |
|
| Introduction
to the poetry of Chaucer with instruction in the
background and the language of Chaucer’s
England and with readings of selected tales
such as those of the Knight, the Miller, the Wife
of Bath. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 321 |
Renaissance
Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Non-dramatic
literature of the English Renaissance through
1600. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 322 |
Shakespeare’s
Comedies and Romances |
3 cr |
|
| Study
of Shakespeare’s comedies and romances. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 323 |
Shakespeare’s
Tragedies and Histories |
3 cr |
|
| Study
of Shakespeare’s tragedies and histories.
Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 324 |
Seventeenth-Century
Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Non-dramatic
literature 1600-1660. Prerequisites: EH 101 and
EH 102. |
| |
| EH 331 |
American
Novel to 1900 |
3 cr |
|
| American
novel from its beginning
to 1900. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 332 |
American
Nonfiction Prose |
3 cr |
|
| Major
American nonfiction prose. Prerequisites: EH 101
and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 334 |
American
Poetry to 1900 (W) |
3 cr |
|
| American
poetry from its beginning to 1900. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 340 |
Restoration
and Early 18th-Century Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Literature
of the period, including such authors as Behn,
Dryden, Finch, Defoe, Pope, Montagu, Swift, and
Fielding. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 342 |
Later
18th-Century Literature (W) |
3 cr |
|
| Literature
of the period, including such authors as Gray,
Boswell, Johnson, Sheridan, Radcliffe, Wollstonecraft,
Blake, and Austen. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 343 |
18th-Century
British Novel |
3 cr |
|
| Eighteenth-century
British novel. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH
348 |
19th-Century
Continental Philosophy and
Literary Theory |
3
cr |
|
| An
examination of selected
themes and issues in 19th-century
Continental philosophy and literary theory. Topics
may include Idealism, Romanticism, Existentialism,
Marxism, Freudianism. Identical with PHL 348 &
LG 348. Credit cannot be received for both EH
348 and either PHL 348 or LG 348. (For LG credit,
students will be required to complete some course
work in their language of concentration.) Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH
349 |
20th-Century
Continental Philosophy and
Literary Theory |
3
cr |
|
| An
examination of selected themes and issues in 20th-century
Continental philosophy and literary theory. Topics
may include Phenomenology, Existentialism, Hermeneutics,
Structuralism, and Post-Structuralism. Identical
with PHL 349 & LG 349. Credit cannot be received
for both EH 349 and either PHL 349 or LG 349.
(For LG credit, students will be required to complete
some course work in their language of concentration.)
Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 351 |
British
Romanticism |
3 cr |
|
| The
poetry and prose of Romantic-era writers, including
Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Keats, and Shelley.
Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 352 |
Victorian
Poetry |
3 cr |
|
| The
poetry and critical ideas of Tennyson, Browning,
Arnold, and the Pre-Raphaelites, with some attention
to other writers. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 353 |
Victorian
Prose |
3 cr |
|
| Prose,
exclusive of the novel, with emphasis on Carlyle,
Newman, Mill, Ruskin, and Arnold. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 354 |
19th-Century
British Novel |
3 cr |
|
| Novels
of the Romantic and Victorian periods. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 360 |
Anglo-American
Poetry Since 1900 |
3 cr |
|
| A
study of Anglo-American poets such as D. H. Lawrence,
T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Robert Graves, W. H.
Auden, Dyan Thomas, Derek Walcott, Paul Muldoon,
Eavan Boland, Seamus Heaney, Galway Kunnell, Adrienne
Rich, Robert Penn Warren, John Crowe Ransom, Margaret
Walker, Elizabeth Bishop, Gwendolyn Brooks, Gary
Snyder, Charles Olson, Allen Ginsberg, Anne Sexton,
and Sylvia Plath. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 361 |
American
Novel Since 1900 |
3 cr |
|
| Twentieth-century
American novel. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 367 |
British
Novel Since 1900 |
3 cr |
|
| Twentieth-century
British novel. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 369 |
The Modern
Short Story |
3 cr |
|
| Representative
modern short story writers of America,
Britain, and Continental Europe. Oral and written
analyses and critiques required. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 370 |
History
of the English Language |
3 cr |
|
| A
study of the development from Old English through
Middle English to Modern English. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 371 |
Approaches
to English Grammar (W) |
3 cr |
|
| A
course designed primarily to help education majors
translate between the languages of conventional
grammar and the syntactical grammar relevant to
the teaching of English at pre-college levels.
Consideration will also be given to the rationales
basic to the formation of different grammars and
to methods of presenting grammatical material
in a classroom situation. Non-education majors
interested in a sophisticated approach to the
study of grammar might also benefit from this
course. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 372 |
Technical
Writing (W) (C) |
3 cr |
|
| The
purpose of this course is to train students in
the kinds of written reports required of practicing
professionals, aiming to improve mastery of the
whole process of report writing from conceptual
stage through editing stage. Prerequisites: EH
101 and 102. |
| |
| EH 373 |
Writing
in the Professions (W)
(C) |
3 cr |
|
| Practice
in the kinds of writing done in such professions
as speech pathology and audiology, nursing, teaching,
criminal justice, and business. Assignments, which
emphasize persuasive writing, may include position
papers, correspondence, and reports. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 374 |
The English
Bible - Old Testament |
3 cr |
|
|
King James Version of the Bible studied with respect
to literary forms, philosophical concepts, and
problems of translation. Prerequisites: EH 101
and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 375 |
The English Bible - Apocrypha
and New
Testament |
3 cr |
|
| King
James Version of the Bible studied with respect
to literary forms, philosophical concepts, and
problems of translation. Prerequisites: EH 101
and EH 102. |
| |
| EH
380 |
Science
Fiction |
3
cr |
|
| A
study of the history and themes of science fiction
literature and film from the end of the 19th century
to the present. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 390* |
Special
Topics |
3 cr |
|
| A
variable-content course addressing selected topics
in literature and writing. May be repeated once
for credit when course content varies. |
| |
| EH 391,
392 |
Fiction
Writing I, II |
3 cr |
|
| Intensive
practice in the writing of the short story. Constructive,
critical discussions are conducted on each composition.
Emphasis is upon creation of high-quality fiction
with possible view to publication. These courses
require special permission. Prerequisites: EH
101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 393, 394 |
Creative Nonfiction I, II |
3 cr |
|
| Intensive study of and practice in writing creative nonfiction - nonfiction that stresses personal voice and the use of literary elements. Concentrates on genres of creative nonfiction (personal or narrative essay, travel, and nature writing, cultural criticism, memoir) with emphasis on producing high-quality writing. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 395,
396 |
Poetry
Writing I, II |
3 cr |
|
| The
English language as it may be used in embodying
poetic knowledge. Readings in contemporary poetry,
study of fixed and open verse forms and their
metrics, and practice in producing poems and explications.
Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 401* |
Teaching
Composition (W) |
3 cr |
|
| Study
of theories of composition and their applications
for teaching writing at the secondary school level.
Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 402* |
Rhetoric:
Ancient and Modern (W) |
3 cr |
|
| Readings
in rhetorical theory, ancient and modern, are
applied in specific writing assignments which
encourage students to adopt a point of view and
address a specific audience. Prerequisites: EH
101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 403* |
Art of
the Essay (W) |
3 cr |
|
| Advanced
expository writing. Discussion of British and
American essays by such writers as Bacon, Addison,
Swift, Arnold, Emerson, Chesterton, Lewis Thomas,
and Joan Didion, with applications in written
assignments. Student writings are discussed in
class or in conference. Prerequisites: EH 101
and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 421* |
Literary
Criticism to 1900 (W) |
3 cr |
|
| Classical,
Neoclassical, Romantic, and Victorian literary
theory. Identical with PHL 421. Credit cannot
be received for both PHL 421 and EH 421. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 422* |
Literary
Criticism Since 1900 (W) |
3 cr |
|
| Modern
and Contemporary Literary theory. Identical with
PHL 422. Credit cannot be received for both EH
422 and PHL 422. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH
102. |
| |
| EH 460* |
Medieval
Drama |
3 cr |
|
| Mystery
or Corpus Christi plays of the great cycles of
Wakefield, York, Chester, or N-Town, and morality
plays such as Everyman or The Castle of Perseverance.
Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 461* |
Tudor
and Stuart Drama |
3 cr |
|
| A
historical and generic study of plays by authors
including Kyd, Marlowe, Dekker, Jonson, Middleton,
Beaumont, Fletcher, and Webster. The course will
include a performance component. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 462* |
Restoration
and 18th-Century Drama (W) |
3 cr |
|
| A
historical and generic study of plays by
authors such as Wycherley, Etheridge, Behn, Dryden,
Otway, Congreve, Steele, Goldsmith, and Sheridan.
The course will include a performance component.
Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 463* |
Drama
1890-Present |
3 cr |
|
| Twentieth-century
British, American and Continental drama, with
major emphasis on the plays of Ibsen, Chekhov,
Shaw, Pirandello, O’Neill, and Beckett. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 465* |
Middle
English Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Major
romances and dream-visions of the late Middle
Ages such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,
Troilus and Criseyde, Sir Orfeo, Pearl, Parliament
of Birds, and others. Prerequisites: EH 101 and
EH 102. |
| |
|
|
| Milton’s
major poems, with emphasis on Paradise Lost. Poetic
methods and structure analyzed. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 468* |
Contemporary
Black Fiction |
3 cr |
|
| A
close reading of selected fiction published since
World War II by such authors as James Baldwin,
Ralph Ellison, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Ernest
J. Gains, Gloria Naylor, and Julius Lester. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 470* |
Studies
in Medieval Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics from medieval literature. Prerequisites:
EH 101, 102 and junior standing. |
| |
| EH 471* |
Studies
in Renaissance Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics from Renaissance literature.
Prerequisites: EH 101, EH 102 and junior standing. |
| |
| EH 472* |
Studies
in Shakespeare |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics from Shakespeare. Prerequisites:
EH 101, EH 102 and junior standing. |
| |
| EH 474* |
Studies
in Restoration and 18th-Century Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics from Restoration and 18th-Century
Literature. Prerequisites: EH 101, EH 102 and junior
standing. |
| |
| EH 475* |
Studies
in 19th-Century Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics from 19th-century literature.
Prerequisites: EH 101, EH 102 and junior standing. |
| |
| EH 476* |
Studies
in 20th-Century Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics from 20th-century
literature. Prerequisites: EH 101, EH 102 and junior
standing. |
| |
| EH 477* |
Studies
in Genre |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics from various genres. Prerequisites:
EH 101, EH 102 and junior standing. |
| |
| EH 478* |
Studies
in Film |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics from film studies. Prerequisites:
EH 101, EH 102 and junior standing. |
| |
| EH 479* |
Studies
in Modern/Postmodern Poetry |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics from modern/ postmodern poetry.
Prerequisites: EH 101, EH 102 and junior standing. |
| |
| EH 480* |
Studies
in Gender and Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics dealing with gender issues
in literature. Prerequisites: EH 101, EH 102 and
junior standing. |
| |
| EH 481* |
Studies
in Composition and Rhetoric (W) |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics dealing with writing, rhetoric,
or language studies. |
| |
| EH 482* |
Studies
in American Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics from American literature. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 483*,
484* |
Advanced
Fiction Writing I, II |
3 cr |
|
| Advanced
work in writing the story and the novel, for students
of exceptional talent. Prerequisites: EH
101 and EH 102, EH 391 and EH 392 or the equivalent.
These courses require special permission. |
| |
| EH 485*(C),486* |
Advanced
Poetry Writing I, II |
3 cr |
|
| Advanced
work in writing poetry, for students of exceptional
talent. Prerequisite: EH
101 and EH 102, EH 395 and EH 396 or equivalent.
These courses require special permission. |
| |
| EH 487*,
488* |
Screen
Writing I, II |
3 cr |
|
| Guided
workshops in writing a dramatic narrative screenplay.
Prerequisites: EH 101,
EH 102 and junior standing. |
| |
| EH 490* |
Special
Topics |
3 cr |
|
| Selected
topics in writing in literary studies. May be
repeated once for
credit when course content varies. |
| |
|
|
| Specific
topics in literature. Can be taken twice for credit
when topic varies. May be
repeated once for credit. |
| |
| EH 494* |
Directed
Studies |
1-3 cr |
|
| Directed
individual study. Prerequisites: EH 101, EH 102 and
permission of the directing professor and department
chair. |
| |
| EH 496* |
Professional
Studies: Internship |
1-3 cr |
|
| On-the-job
experience which relates to the student’s
classroom work in the field of English; reports
required. A maximum of six
hours of credit may be earned in internships.
Students consult with the department chair regarding
internship opportunities and specific required
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