English
About the Program
Bachelor of Arts Degree: 182.0 quarter credits
Specifically designed to engage students in critical thinking and applied writing skills, the English major offers a wide-ranging curriculum on British, American and World literatures and stresses the cultural, historical and political contexts that shape and affect literary production. The Department of English and Philosophy also offers variety of courses on periods and genres; creative writing; and the relationship between literature and the visual arts, science and technology.
Students develop solid techniques in critical inquiry as well as in writing, literary, and reading skills. Implicit in our undertaking is the leadership role of our department in the formulation and discussion of such broad theoretical and practical questions as the following: the connection between oral and written communication skills; analytical, ethical, and critical thinking; questions of value and morality; the relevance and relation of the past to the present; the relations between and among cultures; the role of literary and philosophical texts in our attempts to explain human motives and behavior; and the relations between the sexes.
Degree Requirements
| University Requirements | ||
| ENGL 101 | Expository Writing and Reading | 3.0 |
| ENGL 102 | Persuasive Writing and Reading | 3.0 |
| ENGL 103 | Analytical Writing and Reading | 3.0 |
| UNIV H101 | The Drexel Experience | 3.0 |
| Two Mathematics Courses | 6.0-8.0 | |
| Two Science Courses | 6.0-8.0 | |
| Foreign Language Courses | ||
| Any two (2) consecutive foreign language courses (completing level 201) | 8.0 | |
| Humanities and Fine Arts | ||
| Select four of the following: | 12.0 | |
| History of Art I: Ancient to Medieval | ||
| History of Art II: High Renaissance to Modern | ||
| History of Art- Early to Late Modern | ||
| Dance Appreciation | ||
| Introduction to Dance | ||
| History of Dance | ||
| Twentieth Century Dance | ||
| American Classic Cinema | ||
| The Documentary Tradition | ||
| Contemporary Cinema | ||
| Intermediate Cinematography | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| Music History I | ||
| Music History II | ||
| Rock Music Through the Mid-60s | ||
| Rock Music Since the Mid-60s | ||
| Introduction to Western Philosophy | ||
| Critical Reasoning | ||
| Metaphysics | ||
| Epistemology | ||
| Aesthetics | ||
| Ethics | ||
| Photography | ||
| Photographic Principles | ||
| Theatrical Experience | ||
| Theatre History I | ||
| Theatre History II | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Select four of the following: | 12.0 | |
| Human Past: Anthropology and Prehistoric Archeology | ||
| Worldview: Science, Religion and Magic | ||
| Mass Media and Society | ||
| Techniques of Speaking | ||
| Themes in World Civilization I | ||
| Themes in World Civilization II | ||
| Themes in World Civilization III | ||
| Introduction to Political Science | ||
| History of Political Thought | ||
| General Psychology I | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Approaches to Personality | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| Sociology of the Family | ||
| International Studies | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6.0 | |
| Topics in World Ethnography | ||
| Approaches to Intercultural Behavior | ||
| International Communication | ||
| International Public Relations | ||
| International Negotiations | ||
| European Cinema | ||
| Non-Western Cinema | ||
| The United States & Central America: From Monroe Doctrine to Cold War | ||
| The Great War, 1914-1918 | ||
| World War II | ||
| History of Europe in the 20th Century | ||
| Introduction to Latin American History | ||
| World Musics | ||
| Global Ethical Issues | ||
| International Politics | ||
| Globalization | ||
| Studies in Diversity | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6.0 | |
| Introduction to Africana Studies | ||
| Cross Currents in Africana Studies | ||
| Introduction to Cultural Diversity | ||
| Anthropology of Gender | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| American Ethnic Literature | ||
| Jewish Literature and Civilization | ||
| Women and Literature | ||
| Topics in African American Literature | ||
| Themes in African-American History | ||
| United States Civil Rights Movement | ||
| American Slavery | ||
| Freedom in America | ||
| Race and Film in United States History | ||
| Women and Work in America | ||
| Women in American History | ||
| Modern Jewish History | ||
| Jewish Literature and Civilization | ||
| Jewish Life and Culture in Middle Ages | ||
| Modern Jewish History | ||
| Afro-Amer Music USA | ||
| Race and Ethnic Relations | ||
| Developing Nations and the International Division of Labor | ||
| Introduction to Women's Studies | ||
| Women and Society in a Global Context | ||
| African American Herstories | ||
| Major Requirements | ||
| Foundational and Professional Courses | ||
| ENGL 205 [WI] | American Literature I | 3.0 |
| ENGL 206 [WI] | American Literature II | 3.0 |
| ENGL 211 [WI] | British Literature I | 3.0 |
| ENGL 212 | British Literature II | 3.0 |
| ENGL 315 [WI] | Shakespeare | 3.0 |
| ENGL 380 | Literary Theory | 3.0 |
| ENGL 490 | Seminar in English and American Literature | 4.0 |
| ENGL 492 | Seminar in World Literature | 4.0 |
| ENGL 499 | Senior Project in Literature | 4.0 |
| Select three of the following: | 9.0 | |
| Classical to Medieval Literature | ||
| Renaissance to the Enlightenment | ||
| Romanticism to Modernism | ||
| Post-Colonial Literature I | ||
| Post-Colonial Literature II | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Readings in Fiction | ||
| Readings in Poetry | ||
| Readings in Drama | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9.0 | |
| Period Studies | ||
| Major Authors | ||
| Topics in World Literature | ||
| The Bible as Literature | ||
| Mythology | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9.0 | |
| The Mystery Story | ||
| Literature of Baseball | ||
| Literature of the Holocausts | ||
| Literature and Other Arts | ||
| American Ethnic Literature | ||
| Jewish Literature and Civilization | ||
| Women and Literature | ||
| Literature and Society | ||
| Topics in African American Literature | ||
| Special Studies in Literature | ||
| Independent Project in Literature | ||
| Philosophy in Literature | ||
| Creative and Professional Writing | ||
| Select five of the following: | 15.0 | |
| Writing About the Media | ||
| Literary Editing & Publication | ||
| The Practice of Professional Writing | ||
| Writing in Cyberspace | ||
| Internship in Literary Publishing | ||
| Fundamentals of Journalism | ||
| On-line Journalism | ||
| Technical Communication | ||
| Investigative Journalism | ||
| Electronic Publishing | ||
| Desktop Publishing | ||
| Writing & Peer Tutoring Workshop | ||
| Creative Nonfiction Writing | ||
| Creative Writing | ||
| Writing Poetry | ||
| Writing Fiction | ||
| Writing Humor and Comedy | ||
| Screenwriting I | ||
| Screenwriting II | ||
| Science and Technology in the Humanities | ||
| Select four of the following: | 12.0 | |
| Literature & Science | ||
| Environmental Literature | ||
| Science Fiction | ||
| Topics in Literature and Medicine | ||
| History of Science: Ancient to Medieval | ||
| History of Science: Enlightenment to Modernity | ||
| Technology in Historical Perspective | ||
| Technology in American Life | ||
| Computer Ethics | ||
| Engineering Ethics | ||
| Philosophy of the Environment | ||
| Philosophy of Medicine | ||
| Philosophy of Technology | ||
| Philosophy of Science | ||
| Electives | ||
| Free Electives | 30.0 | |
| Total Credits | 182.0-186.0 | |
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Center. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
Sample Plan of Study
| Term 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 101 | Expository Writing and Reading | 3.0 |
| UNIV H101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
| HIST 161 | Themes in World Civilization I | 3.0 |
| Math Elective | 4.0 | |
| Foreign Language Course (1st consecutive course) | 4.0 | |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| ENGL 102 | Persuasive Writing and Reading | 3.0 |
| HIST 162 | Themes in World Civilization II | 3.0 |
| UNIV H101 | The Drexel Experience | 2.0 |
| Foreign Language Course (2nd consecutive course, 201-level) | 4.0 | |
| Math Elective | 4.0 | |
| Term Credits | 16.0 | |
| Term 3 | ||
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Cultural Diversity | 3.0 |
| ENGL 103 | Analytical Writing and Reading | 3.0 |
| MUSC 130 | Introduction to Music | 3.0 |
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Western Philosophy | 3.0 |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology I | 3.0 |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 4 | ||
| ENGL 205 [WI] | American Literature I | 3.0 |
| ENGL 211 [WI] | British Literature I | 3.0 |
| PHIL 105 | Critical Reasoning | 3.0 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3.0 | |
| Lab Science Elective | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 5 | ||
| ENGL 206 [WI] | American Literature II | 3.0 |
| ENGL 212 | British Literature II | 3.0 |
| International Studies Elective | 3.0 | |
| Lab Science Elective | 3.0 | |
| Diversity Studies Elective | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 6 | ||
| COM 260 [WI] | Fundamentals of Journalism | 3.0 |
| ENGL 202 [WI] | Romanticism to Modernism | 3.0 |
| ENGL 203 [WI] | Post-Colonial Literature I | 3.0 |
| SOC 210 | Race and Ethnic Relations | 3.0 |
| WMST 101 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3.0 |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 7 | ||
| COM 300 [WI] | On-line Journalism | 3.0 |
| ENGL 207 [WI] | African American Literature | 3.0 |
| ENGL 216 [WI] | Readings in Drama | 3.0 |
| Free Elective | 3.0 | |
| Science, Technology and Human Affairs Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 8 | ||
| COM 340 | Desktop Publishing | 3.0 |
| ENGL 315 [WI] | Shakespeare | 3.0 |
| WRIT 220 [WI] | Creative Nonfiction Writing | 3.0 |
| Free Electives | 6.0 | |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 9 | ||
| WRIT 310 | Literary Editing & Publication | 3.0 |
| English Major Foundational Courses* | 6.0 | |
| Free Electives | 6.0 | |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 10 | ||
| ENGL 300 [WI] | Literature & Science | 3.0 |
| ENGL 323 | Literature and Other Arts | 3.0 |
| ENGL 360 [WI] | Literature and Society | 3.0 |
| Free Electives | 6.0 | |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 11 | ||
| ENGL 380 | Literary Theory | 3.0 |
| HIST 281 | History of Science: Enlightenment to Modernity | 3.0 |
| PHIL 361 | Philosophy of Science | 3.0 |
| ENGL 492 or 490 | Seminar in World Literature Seminar in English and American Literature | 4.0 |
| Free Electives | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 16.0 | |
| Term 12 | ||
| ENGL 499 | Senior Project in Literature | 4.0 |
| WRIT 312 | The Practice of Professional Writing | 3.0 |
| Free Electives | 8.0 | |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Total Credit: 182.0 | ||
| * | See degree requirements. |
Co-op/Career Opportunities
English majors pursue many professional fields in addition to teaching and creative writing. Many go on to law school, politics and government, or business careers. The critical thinking, analytical and writing skills provided by our program are essential for high-level decision-making and problem solving in any professional situation.
Co-op employment is an option for English majors, who can explore co-op or internship opportunities at Philadelphia museums, city government and visitors’ bureaus, television and radio stations, law firms, and nonprofit organizations.
Visit the Drexel Steinbright Career Development Center for more detailed information on co-op and post-graduate opportunities.
Minor in English
The English minor provides students from other majors with a more intensive background in literature. Coursework in the minor exposes students to literature from a variety of periods, cultures and genres and also provides practice in critical thinking, literary analysis and writing. These courses enrich students' intellectual lives and provide them with skills that are valuable in a variety of professional situations.
Note: Where a course required for the minor is already required for a student's major, the student is directed to choose another English elective. Other substitutions are permissible at the discretion of the Program Director.
| Requirements | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9.0 | |
| Classical to Medieval Literature | ||
| Renaissance to the Enlightenment | ||
| Romanticism to Modernism | ||
| Post-Colonial Literature I | ||
| Post-Colonial Literature II | ||
| American Literature I | ||
| American Literature II | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| British Literature I | ||
| British Literature II | ||
| Readings in Fiction | ||
| Readings in Poetry | ||
| Readings in Drama | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6.0 | |
| Creative Nonfiction Writing | ||
| Creative Writing | ||
| Writing Poetry | ||
| Writing Fiction | ||
| Writing Humor and Comedy | ||
| Special Topics in Writing | ||
| Writing About the Media | ||
| Literary Editing & Publication | ||
| The Practice of Professional Writing | ||
| Writing in Cyberspace | ||
| Internship in Literary Publishing | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9.0 | |
| Literature & Science | ||
| Environmental Literature | ||
| Science Fiction | ||
| The Mystery Story | ||
| Literature of Baseball | ||
| Literature of the Holocausts | ||
| Period Studies | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Major Authors | ||
| Topics in World Literature | ||
| The Bible as Literature | ||
| Mythology | ||
| American Ethnic Literature | ||
| Jewish Literature and Civilization | ||
| Women and Literature | ||
| Literature and Society | ||
| Topics in African American Literature | ||
| Topics in Literature and Medicine | ||
| Literary Theory | ||
| Total Credits | 24.0 | |
The Drexel Writing Center
The Drexel Writing Center (DWC) is dedicated to helping students, faculty, and staff, at all levels of experience and across all disciplines, in their development as writers.
- The DWC works with writers at all stages in the writing process, from brainstorming ideas to polishing final drafts.
- The DWC focus is on individual, one-on-one sessions that feature a conversational, collaborative relationship between the reader and the writer they work with.
- Interaction with the DWC will help writers develop not just writing but critical thinking and reading skills.
- While DWC readers do not perform copy-editing services, they will help students learn strategies for proofreading and editing their documents.
- The DWC also offers workshops on specific writing topics, primarily, but not exclusively, for graduate students.
The DWC is located at 0032 MacAlister Hall and can be reached at (215) 895-6633. Further information and access to our services can be found at the Drexel Writing Center website.
Courses
ENGL 101 Expository Writing and Reading 3.0 Credits
Develops students' abilities to read and write expository academic discourse. Teaches students how to read with understanding; how to access print and technological sources; how to research, plan, draft, revise, and edit academic essays and reports. Requires students to write expository essay and to keep a journal to express their responses to material read and study in the course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
ENGL 102 Persuasive Writing and Reading 3.0 Credits
Develops students' abilities to read and write persuasive academic discourse. Teaches students to think and read critically, to evaluate and use print and technological sources effectively, and to present a written argument effectively. Requires students to write persuasive essays and research papers and to keep a journal to express their responses to material read and studied in the course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: ENGL 101 [Min Grade: D]
ENGL 103 Analytical Writing and Reading 3.0 Credits
Develops students' skills in critical and analytical reading and writing through a study of literature. Teaches students techniques to help them understand and appreciate literature. Requires students to read, analyze, and write essays and research papers about selected works of poetry, drama, and fiction and to keep a journal to express their responses to the literature studied.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: D]
ENGL 105 Honors Freshman English 3.0 Credits
Develops students' abilities to read and write expository and persuasive academic discourse. Teaches students the components of the writing process and strategies to think and read critically and to present a written argument. Requires students to write expository and persuasive essays and research papers and to keep a journal to express their responses to the material read and studied in the course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is HONR.
ENGL 200 [WI] Classical to Medieval Literature 3.0 Credits
A survey of Greek and Roman literature (Homer, Aeschylus, Euripides, Virgil and Cicero), up to and including the Medieval period (Aquinas, Cavalcanti, Chaucer, and Dante). This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 201 Renaissance to the Enlightenment 3.0 Credits
A survey of Western literature from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, focusing on works by Cervantes, Erasmus, Rabelais, Petrarch, Voltaire, Rousseau, Swift and Pope.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 202 [WI] Romanticism to Modernism 3.0 Credits
A survey of Western literature of the 19th and 20th centuries focusing on the major periods of Romanticism (Blake, Coleridge and Keats), Realism (Balzac and Ibsen), and Modernism (Kafka, Borges and Woolf). This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 203 [WI] Post-Colonial Literature I 3.0 Credits
A survey of nonwestern literatures produced before the modern era in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, representing the more important periods and genres. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 204 Post-Colonial Literature II 3.0 Credits
A survey of nonwestern literatures written in the 20th century by writers from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, and focusing on the effects of social, aesthetic and contemporary events on artistic creation.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 205 [WI] American Literature I 3.0 Credits
A survey of American literature from Colonial times through the Civil War, including works by such writers as Anne Bradstreet, Emily Dickinson, Frederick Douglass, Cotton Mather, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 206 [WI] American Literature II 3.0 Credits
A survey of American literature from the Civil War through the 21st century, including works by such writers as Kate Chopin, W.E.B. Du Bois, T.S. Eliot, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Henry James, Philip Roth, Mark Twain and John Updike. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 207 [WI] African American Literature 3.0 Credits
Introduces students to African-American Literature, from the mid-18th century to the present. Provides a basic understanding of social, political and cultural influences and an awareness of the African-American literary tradition. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 211 [WI] British Literature I 3.0 Credits
A historical survey of British literature from its beginning to the end of the eighteenth century. Students will read texts selected to represent major authors, forms and thematic material that illustrates the development of English literature through the medieval, Renaissance, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 212 British Literature II 3.0 Credits
A historical survey of British literature form the turn of the nineteenth century to the present; students will read texts selected to represent major authors, forms and thematic material of the Romantic, Victorian and modern periods.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 214 Readings in Fiction 3.0 Credits
A basic course, which focuses on fiction as a genre through the study of a variety of short stories and fiction, organized by theme, period or form. One of three genre courses.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 215 [WI] Readings in Poetry 3.0 Credits
A basic course which focuses on poetry as a genre through the study of a variety of poems organized by theme, period or form. One of three genre courses. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 216 [WI] Readings in Drama 3.0 Credits
A basic course which focuses on drama as a genre through the study of a variety of plays organized by theme, period or form. One of three genre courses. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 300 [WI] Literature & Science 3.0 Credits
This course studies the impact of scientific and technological change on works of literature and art produced in various historical periods. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 302 Environmental Literature 3.0 Credits
This course explores the relatively recent discipline of Ecocriticism and considers the literary relationship between human beings and the natural environment--both altered and unaltered by human activity. The approach is interdisciplinary in its investigation of the relationships among science, culture, and personal observation. Students will read a selection of seminal texts of American environmental literature.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 303 Science Fiction 3.0 Credits
Provides reading and discussion of works illustrating the development of modern science fiction.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 304 Young Adult Fiction 3.0 Credits
This course introduces students to young adult (YA) fiction and to secondary sources useful for the appreciation of it. Topics discussed include: young adults as n audience, the genres of YA fiction, keeping up with YA fiction, literary and psychological theory applied to YA fiction.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 305 [WI] The Mystery Story 3.0 Credits
A study of the mystery story, from its inception as a genre in the 19th century to the present, through short stories and novels. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 306 Literature of Baseball 3.0 Credits
An examination of novels, short stories, and poetry about our "national pastime" that illumine American ideals and values, history and culture from 1845 to the present. A study of how the game's symbols and rituals, its history and mythology help us understand American belief systems and ideologies.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 307 Literature of the Holocausts 3.0 Credits
To underline the fact that more than one Holocaust has occurred, the course offers different points of view about the systematic slaughter of several religious and ethnic groups, pre-and post-World War II, through fiction, children's literature and films.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 308 [WI] The Literature of Business 3.0 Credits
In this advanced reading course, students read literary works about business and work and write analytically about these works, grounding that analysis in nonfiction readings from business publications. Course writing assignments ask students to respond to problems and issues raised in the texts. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (ENGL 101 [Min Grade: D] and ENGL 102 [Min Grade: D] and ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D]) or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 310 [WI] Period Studies 3.0 Credits
This is a variable topics course, focusing on the literature of a particular period (i.e., Classical Literature; Victorian Literature; the Harlem Renaissance). May be repeated for credit. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 312 Research Project Development 1.0-3.0 Credit
Acquisition of knowledge and skills related to the development of researchable original ideas that involves literature, philosophy, history, or any other humanities area, or a creative work or portfolio.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 2 times for 6 credits
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 315 [WI] Shakespeare 3.0 Credits
This course focuses on Shakespeare's major plays and sonnets, providing the historical and cultural contexts that gave rise to his work. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 320 [WI] Major Authors 3.0 Credits
A course focused on intensive study of one or more authors, for example: Jane Austen; Joseph Conrad; Hemingway, Faulkner and Fitzgerald; Writers of the Harlem Renaissance; Carlos Fuentes and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. May be repeated for credit. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 1 times for 6 credits
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 323 Literature and Other Arts 3.0 Credits
A variable topics course which studies relationships between literature and one or more of the visual arts, theater or music (i.e., Surrealism; Memoir and Documentary Film; The Faust Legend). May be repeated for credit.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 1 times for 6 credits
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: D]
ENGL 325 Topics in World Literature 3.0 Credits
A variable topics course which focuses on a particular national or regional literature within its cultural, historical and political contexts (i.e., African Literature; French Literature; Latin American Literature). May be repeated for credit.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 1 times for 6 credits
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 330 The Bible as Literature 3.0 Credits
This course provides a close reading of selected books of the Old and New Testaments alongside selected literary works to discover both the literary qualities of these texts and their influence on literature.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 335 Mythology 3.0 Credits
This course investigates the specific forms mythological stories have taken in the literature, art and ritual of some or all of the following: Greece, Rome, Iceland, Mesopotamia and Native American and European cultures in the United States.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 340 [WI] Classic Rhetoric 3.0 Credits
A study in the theory and practical application of Greek and Roman rhetorical strategies in composition. Focuses on influential figures, terminology, the five canons, and the ancient composition processes known as “progymnasmata” to look at historical texts, the rhetoric of popular media, and the students’ writing. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 101 [Min Grade: D] and ENGL 102 [Min Grade: D]
ENGL 345 American Ethnic Literature 3.0 Credits
A variable topics course which studies the literature of one or more of the United States ethnic populations within their historical and cultural contexts. May be repeated for credit.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 350 Jewish Literature and Civilization 3.0 Credits
Focuses on the Jewish Bible, a classic literary document of Western civilization, deemed by many people of the world as fundamental to their religion; stresses aspects of cultural diversity and awareness.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 355 [WI] Women and Literature 3.0 Credits
This course focuses on literature written by, and/or about women and considers issues relating to women's place in literary history. May be repeated for credit. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 360 [WI] Literature and Society 3.0 Credits
This course examines the relationship between literature and the society it reflects and helps shape. May be repeated for credit. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 365 Topics in African American Literature 3.0 Credits
A variable topics course designed to further develop the ideas first presented in the African American Lit survey by exploring, in much more depth, significant authors, periods, and genres within the African American literary and cultural tradition. Topics include Science and Technology in African American Lit; the Slave Narrative; and Black Travel Writing.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 2 times for 6 credits
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 370 Topics in Literature and Medicine 3.0 Credits
This is a variable topics course which focuses on aspects of illness, healing, care-giving, aging, grief, and mortality as presented in narrative. Exploration of how literary construction and analysis affect understanding of these experiences. Topics include ?Illness and Healing in Literature? and ?The Physician in Literature and Film.? May be repeated three times for credit.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 3 times for 9 credits
ENGL 380 Literary Theory 3.0 Credits
This course examines literary theoretical thinking, and focuses on twentieth century structuralism, post-structuralism, and contemporary theory. We will examine the ways in which language is conceived and reconceived by major theoretical writers and the implications of this rethinking for conceptualizations of history, politics, ideology, sexuality, and trauma, among others.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is ENGL.
Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman or Sophomore
Prerequisites: ENGL 101 [Min Grade: C] and ENGL 102 [Min Grade: C] and (ENGL 202 [Min Grade: C] or ENGL 203 [Min Grade: C] or ENGL 204 [Min Grade: C] or ENGL 205 [Min Grade: C] or ENGL 206 [Min Grade: C] or ENGL 211 [Min Grade: C] or ENGL 212 [Min Grade: C] or ENGL 214 [Min Grade: C])
ENGL 395 [WI] Special Studies in Literature 3.0 Credits
This is a variable topics course, providing intense literary study on a specific theme. May be repeated for credit. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 399 Independent Project in Literature 0.5-12.0 Credits
This course provides independent study on a project for one term only.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
Prerequisites: ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: A]
ENGL 470 Capstone Seminar in Medical Humanities 3.0 Credits
This seminar gives students the opportunity to synthesize, contextualize, and deepen their understanding of how disciplines in the humanities and the social sciences approach the experiences and implications of illness, aging, mortality and healing. Regular guest lecturers, discussion of assigned readings, student presentations, and written projects.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (ENGL 103 [Min Grade: D] or ENGL 105 [Min Grade: D]) and HUM 315 [Min Grade: B]
ENGL 490 Seminar in English and American Literature 4.0 Credits
An advanced course with variable topics in British or American Literature stressing textual analysis, cultural and historical contexts and research; provides students with intensive preparation for advanced and professional studies.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 3 times for 12 credits
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is ENGL and classification is Junior or Senior.
ENGL 492 Seminar in World Literature 4.0 Credits
An advanced course with variable topics in World Literature stressing textual analysis, cultural and historical contexts and research; provides students with intensive preparations for advanced and professional studies.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 3 times for 12 credits
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is ENGL and classification is Junior or Senior.
ENGL 499 Senior Project in Literature 4.0 Credits
Open to English Majors only, the senior project in literature should reflect the student's interest in a specific subject, author or theme and should demonstrate the student's research, critical and analytical expertise at an advanced, pre-professional level.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is ENGL and classification is Senior.
