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ENG 090 Basic English (1 C.H.)
A course designed for the student who needs review of English grammar and mechanics, sentence construction, and paragraph writing. The student must earn a grade of C- or higher in order to satisfactorily complete this course and be permitted to enroll in ENG 111.  (Placement by examination)

ENG 111 Oral and Written Expression I (3 C.H.)
This course trains students in clear, effective oral communication and expository writing.It focuses on the planning, preparing, practicing, and presenting of thesis-based speeches and on the planning, drafting, writing, and revising of thesis-based essays. speech and essay assignments progress from a focus on personal experience to informative, evaluative, and argumentative ones. the course emphasizes and integrates the fundamental components of the process of oral and written expression by focusing on similarities and differences between the two forms. Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in order to satisfactorily complete this course and fulfill the competency core requirement.  (Placement by examination or with a grade of C- or higher in ENG 090)

ENG 112 Oral and Written Expression II (3 C.H.)
This course is a continuation of oral and Written Expression I (ENG 111) and builds upon and enhances skills acquired in the previous course. the focus is on presenting orally and writing from critical sources, a more comprehensive study of and practice of argumentation and persuasion as a primary mode of expression, and on extending research skills acquired in Oral and Written Expression I. Students read texts (essays, speeches, short stories) that will serve as the basis for analysis and discussion, as well as for a series of argumentative speeches and essays. The course strengthens students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills and helps them to refine their previouslt acquired oral and written communication abilities. It is designed to meet the demands of oral and written expression in academic, profession, and social settings. Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in order to satisfactorily complete this course and to fulfill the competency core requirement. (P: a grade of C- or higher in ENG 111)

ENG 120 Introduction to Literature (3 C.H.)
An introduction to fiction, poetry, and drama, to techniques of literary interpretation and analysis, and to literary criticism and research. Recommended for Group IV.a. of the Integrative Requirement.

ENG 210 British Literature to Romanticism (3 C.H.)
A survey of the development of English literature from Anglo-Saxon times to the end of the Age of Reason.  (P: ENG 111)

ENG 220 British Literature from 1800 to the Present (3 C.H.)
A continuation of ENG 210, focusing on the development of English literature from Romanticism to the present.  (P: ENG 111)

ENG 230 American Literature to 1865 (3 C.H.)
A survey of the development of American literature from the colonial period to Whitman with a concentration on the American Renaissance.  (P: ENG 111)

ENG 240 American Literature 1865 to the Present (3 C.H.)
A continuation of ENG 230, focusing on the development of American literature from Realism to the present.  (P: ENG 111)

ENG 245 Masterpieces of Western Literature I (3 C.H.)
An introduction to the masterpieces of Western (Continental European) literature in translation, from classical antiquity to the 16th century.  (P: ENG 111)

ENG 255 Masterpieces of Western Literature II (3 C.H.)
A continuation of ENG 370, focusing on Western literary masterpieces in translation, from the 16th century to the present.  (P: ENG 111)

ENG 260 Business and Technical Writing (3 C.H.)
A basic course in writing for business and technical fields including writing letters, abstracts, and reports of several types  (P: ENG 111) .

ENG 270 Advanced Composition and Research (3 C.H.)
A course designed to help students mature as writers and teach them advanced library research. It will prepare students for the kind of writing and research expected in upper-level English courses. English majors must take this course before the end of their sophomore year.  (P: ENG 111)

ENG 280 Introduction to Creative Writing (3 C.H.)
A technical course treating the theoretical and practical aspects of writing short fiction and poetry. (P: Permission of the instructor or junior standing). 

ENG 290 Introduction to Mythology (3 C.H.)
An introduction to the major myths of classical antiquity, and a survey of the theories of myth interpretation, with special reference to the importance of myth in modern literature.  (P: ENG 111)

ENG 305 Children's Literature (3 C.H.)
A survey of children's literature: poetry, nonfiction, biography, the genres of fiction including fantasy, folk literature, realism, and literature about ethnic and minority groups.  (P: ENG 111)

ENG 320 Contemporary Fiction of Africa, Asia, and Latin America (3 C.H.)
A survey of short stories and novels written in the last half of the twentieth century by major figures such as Chinua Achebe, Yukio Mishima, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Read in translation.  (P: ENG 111)

ENG 330 Dramatic Literature (3 C.H.)
A chronological survey of dramatic literature from the fifth century B.C.E. to the present emphasizing major figures and developments. The course includes an introduction to the drama of several cultures with an emphasis on the Western tradition.  (P: ENG 111)

ENG 335 Persuasive Writing (3 C.H.)
A course that introduces students to the skills necessary for constructing, supporting, defending, and refuting persuasive writing. The course includes study and practice in techniques of reasoning, utilization of evidence, and employment of persuasive appeals in a variety of types of
writing ranging from newspaper editorials to scholarly research.

ENG 340 Shakespeare (3 C.H.)
A study of Shakespeare's life and works that stresses his development as a poet and dramatist. (P: ENG 111)

ENG 345 The Development of the Novel (3 C.H.)
A survey of the novel from its beginnings to 1832.  (P: ENG 111)

ENG 355 The Nineteenth-Century Novel (3 C.H.)
A survey of the 19th-century novel in America, England, and Europe including such majorwriters as Melville, Dickens, and Flaubert.  (P: ENG 111)

ENG 365 The Twentieth Century Novel (3 C.H.)

A survey of the modern novel, focusing on the reading and analysis by some of the most significant novelists of our times, including Joyce, Kafka, Faulkner, Mann, Marquez, and Mishima.  (P: ENG 111)

ENG 390 Modern Poetry (3 C.H.)
A survey of modern British and American poetry from Yeats to the present through in-depth treatment of major figures.  (P: ENG 111)

ENG 425 Independent Study (C.H. Variable)

A project, thesis, or reading program carried out under the supervision of a faculty member in the English Department. For English majors and well-qualified non-majors with the permission of the instructor.  (P: junior standing, 3.25 cumulative GPA, permission of the instructor, department chair, and student's academic adviser)

ENG 430 Cooperative Education (C.H. Variable)

ENG 440 Literary Criticism (3 C.H.)
A historical survey of theories of literary criticism from Plato through the twentieth century, with special emphasis on post-structuralist theories. The course includes practice in applying theories to the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of poetry, drama, and fiction.  (P: ENG 111)

ENG 455 The English Language (4 C.H.)
An introduction to historical and descriptive linguistics, with emphasis on the origins and development of the English language and on current English usage.  (P: ENG 111)

ENG 495 Special Topics Seminar (3 C.H.)

A special topics course with seminar meetings for discussion and presentation of research. Topics will be annouinced at least one year in advance. (P: junior standiing and completion of ENG 210, 220, 230, 240, and 270)