Bachelor of Arts in English

ENGL.1010 College Writing I (3cr)

A workshop course that thoroughly explores the writing process from pre-writing to revision, with an emphasis on critical thinking, sound essay structure, mechanics, and academic integrity. Students will read, conduct rhetorical analyses, and practice the skills required for participation in academic discourse. Students will write expository essays throughout the semester, producing a minimum of four formal essays.

ENGL.1020 College Writing II (3cr)

A workshop course that thoroughly explores the academic research writing process with an emphasis on entering into academic conversation. Building on the skills acquired in College Writing I, students will learn to write extensively with source material. Key skills addressed include finding,assessing, and integrating primary and secondary sources, and using proper documentation to ensure academic integrity. Students will produce analytical writing throughout the semester, including a minimum of four formal, researched essays.

ENGL.2070 English Studies in a Digital Environment (3cr)

Students build on skills acquired in College Writing to gain English Studies discipline-speific mastery of the writing conventions, research, and citation practices used in departments of English. In addition, students practice the digital skills that will support them as they join the online learning community of the UML Department of English.

ENGL.2110 Poetry (3cr)

Studies selections from the Renaissance through contemporary periods.

Notes:

LT

Requirements:

ENGL.1010/1020 pre-req

ENGL.2160 Monsters, Apes & Nightmares (3cr)

This course examines literary responses to science in England and the United States from the early Nineteenth Century to the present. Readings include novels--Frankenstein, The Island of Doctor Moreau, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Jurassic Park--essays, and poems. Meets Core Curriculum Essential Learning Outcome for Social Responsibility & Ethics (SRE).

Notes:

AHE

Requirements:

ENGL.1010/1020 pre-req

ENGL.2170 The Horror Story (3cr)

Explores the genre from Poe to the present.

Notes:

AH

Requirements:

ENGL.1020 pre-req

ENGL.2180 Comedy (3cr)

Presents the theory and practice of comedy from the Greeks to the present.

Notes:

LT

ENGL.2240 Business Writing (3cr)

Studies the theory and practice of writing letters, memoranda and reports on specific business and technical problems. Registration preference for students enrolled in Business programs.

Notes:

Note: Students may not receive credit for both ENGL.2240 and ENGL.2260

ENGL.2320 Turning Fiction into Film (3cr)

Often when we encounter narratives (in the movies or in books) we tend to practice a "suspension of disbelief" letting the story unfold, following the conventions of film and fiction without question This course will direct our critical focus on the mechanisms through whic writers and filmmakers convey meaning to their audiences.

Notes:

LT

Requirements:

ENGL.1010/1020 pre-req

ENGL.2360 Science Fiction and Fantasy (3cr)

Designed to introduce students to understand science fiction and fantasy within the broader context of literature and literary theory. It attempts to develop and hone student's skills of critical analysis as it supplies them with the tools to contextualize their reading experience - i.e., to understand the origins and politics of the books that they read.

Notes:

AH

ENGL.2400 Literature and Women (3cr)

A survey of literary attitudes toward women from the Judaic and Hellenic periods through the present.

ENGL.2420 The Heroine in Modern Fiction (3cr)

Provides a study of selected short stories and novels which deal sympathetically with the changing roles of women.

Notes:

LT

Requirements:

ENGL.1010/1020 pre-req

ENGL.2430 Contemporary Women Writers (3cr)

Contemporary Women Writers introduces students to American women writers of the last fifty years. We examine the historical,socio-cultural, political, and personal influences on these writers' work by studying trends and events in recent American history and themes reflected in the works. By studying contemporary women's writing in this contextualized fashion, students can appreciate larger trends in our society, the role writing plays in examining such trends, and the value of literature as an exploration of human growth and struggle. Through discussion, group collaboration, critical analysis, and by designing their own graphic organizers, students gain a breadth of knowledge in the following areas: the themes and stylistic concerns of contemporary American women writers; the key historical events that influence contemporary American women's writing; the critical reading of literary texts. Meets Core Curriculum Essential Learning Outcome for Diversity and Cultural Awareness (DCA).

Notes:

LT, AH

Requirements:

ENGL.1020

ENGL.2460 Gay & Lesbian Literature (3cr)

Explores the treatment of homoeroticism and homosexual love in literature from Antiquity to the present. Emphasis is given to texts reflecting the construction of a homosexual identity and recurring motifs among gay, lesbian, and bisexual writers. Meets Core Curriculum Essential Learning Outcome for Diversity and Cultural Awareness (DCA).

ENGL.2580 Disability in Literature (3cr)

This course explores how texts -- including novels, short stories, poems, memoirs, essays, plays, and videos -- portray people with disabilities. We will consider the problematic stereotypes about disabilities that sometimes appear in popular culture and literary depictions, and read texts that provide insight into a diverse community of people with a range of disabilities.

ENGL.2770 American Ethnic Literature (3cr)

The course addresses the literature of America's immigrant and cultural groups and how it contributes to defining our national character. Meets Core Curriculum Essential Learning Outcome for Diversity and Cultural Awareness (DCA).

Requirements:

Pre-Req: ENGL.1020 College Writing II.

ENGL.2810 British Literary Traditions (3cr)

A survey of British Literary history from the medieval through the modernist periods.

ENGL.2820 American Literary Traditions (3cr)

A survey of American Literary history from early contact between Native American populations and European colonists through contemporary American writing.

Notes:

LT

Requirements:

ENGL.1020, or English Majors

ENGL.3020 Creative Writing: Fiction (3cr)

Studies the theory and practice of fiction. Conducted as a workshop with close analysis of student work.

ENGL.3030 Creative Writing: Poetry (3cr)

Discusses the theory and practice of poetry. Conducted as a workshop with close analysis of student work.

ENGL.3070 History of the English Language (3cr)

Explores the origins and structure of the English language, tracing the ways that English has evolved from Old English through Middle English to the varieties of Modern English in England and its former colonies, including the United States. We will also examine the literary, social, and political implications of these developments, for instance the evolution of Standard English or the use of dialects. The course does not assume any knowledge of Old or Middle English.

ENGL.3150 Old English Language and Literature (3cr)

Students will acquire reading knowledge of the Old English Language, spending half the semester mastering grammar and vocabulary, and the second half translating texts such as The Wanderer, Dream of the Rood, and Beowulf. Attention will also be given to early medieval cultures in England.

Requirements:

ENGL.1010/1020 pre-req

ENGL.3200 Personal and Reflective Writing (3cr)

A workshop format encourages peer criticism of individual writings and discussion of models from various texts.

ENGL.3330 American Autobiography (3cr)

A Study of autobiographical writing from Colonial America to the present. Works from the 17th to the 21st century will allow students to explore the genre of autobiography and related sub-genres, including the captivity narrative, the slave narrative, and the immigration narrative. Readings will also explore literary and political autobiographies. Meets Core Curriculum Essential Learning Outcome for Diversity and Cultural Awareness (DCA) and Social Responsibility & Ethics (SRE).

Requirements:

ENGL.1010/1020 pre-req

ENGL.3350 American Women Novelists (3cr)

A study of selected novels by American women. Focus on the female voice within the American tradition. Treatment of such issues as domesticity, education, and authorship. Meets Core Curriculum Essential Learning Outcome for Diversity and Cultural Awareness (DCA) and Social Responsibility & Ethics (SRE).

Requirements:

ENGL.1020 pre-req

ENGL.3410 Studies in Film (3cr)

A rigorous examination of a topic of current interests in film studies organized by particular themes, genres or filmmakers.

Notes:

AH

Requirements:

ENGL.1020

ENGL.3420 Women Writers and the Past (3cr)

Women Writers and the Past. Meets Core Curriculum Essential Learning Outcome for Diversity and Cultural Awareness (DCA) and Social Responsibility & Ethics (SRE).

Requirements:

Pre-Req: ENGL.1020 College Writing II.

ENGL.3450 British Women Novelists (3cr)

Selected novels by writers such as Austen, the Brontes, Eliot, Woolf, Bowen, and Drabble. Meets Core Curriculum Essential Learning Outcome for Diversity and Cultural Awareness (DCA) and Social Responsibility & Ethics (SRE).

Requirements:

ENGL.1010/1020 pre-req

ENGL.3640 African American Drama (3cr)

A study of the history and development of African American drama, with emphasis on major aesthetic, political, and social movements in African American culture. Meets Core Curriculum Essential Learning Outcome for Diversity and Cultural Awareness (DCA) and Social Responsibility & Ethics (SRE).

Requirements:

Pre-Req: ENGL.1020 College Writing II.

ENGL.3760 African-American Literature (3cr)

A study of selected works by black American writers, such as Toomer, Wright, Ellison, Walker, and Morrison. Meets Core Curriculum Essential Learning Outcome for Diversity and Cultural Awareness (DCA) and Social Responsibility & Ethics (SRE).

Requirements:

ENGL.1010/1020 pre-req

ENGL.3770 Theories of Rhetoric and Composition (3cr)

This course will examine the history and theories of composition and rhetoric, studying the field from its inception to more recent developments and challenges. We will also explore our own writing processes and literary practices. The course is furthermore grounded on the idea that literary practices are shaped by our culture. The course introduces practical approaches to as well as theoretical frameworks beneficial for those interested in composition studies. Meets Core Curriculum Essential Learning Outcome for Applied & Integrative Learning (AIL).

ENGL.3780 Asian American Literature (3cr)

Asian Americans hold an intriguing place in the cultural imagination: as perpetual foreigners, as so-called 'model minorities' that serve to maintain hegemonic power relations, and as living embodiments of America's memory of its involvement in recent wars. As artists, however, Asian Americans have contributed and impressive body of literary work, and we'll examine some of the most enduring and provocative of these texts. We'll explore themes such as trauma and the immigrant experience, issues of exile and dislocation, Asian Americans' embattled place in our country's history, and the intersections of race and ethnicity with gender and sexuality. Meets Core Curriculum Essential Learning Outcome for Diversity and Cultural Awareness (DCA) and Social Responsibility & Ethics (SRE).

Requirements:

ENGL 1020 pre-req

ENGL.3790 Post Colonial Literature (3cr)

When the peoples of Africa, India, the Caribbean, Ireland, and Canada finally gained, to a greater and lesser extent, independence from the British during the 20th century, they found that their national, cultural, and individual identities had been radically altered by the experience of colonization. In this course, we will examine how authors have related this postcolonial condition. We will examine a diverse body of texts--poetry which eloquently describe the heroic journey out of colonialism, drama which lays bare the conflicts of assimilation, and novels which fantastically present political struggle--as we determine how postcolonial theory and literature affects and possibly redefines all literature.

Notes:

LT

Requirements:

ENGL.1020.

ENGL.3880 Undergraduate Seminar on the Teaching of Writing (3cr)

Training in writing theory for direct application in peer tutoring. Discussion supplemented by experimental exercises, class presentations, reading, and writing. Meets two hours each week. Students tutor four hours each week.

Requirements:

ENGL 2000,or 227,or 238,or 239

ENGL.3920 Visual Rhetoric (3cr)

This course introduces students to the theory and practice of visual communication. Students will explore what scholars mean by terms such as visual rhetoric and visual literacy in order to think concretely about how these concepts apply to the communication practices they will engage in their academic, professional, and everyday life. Special attention will be paid to the ways in which visual representations communicate culturally-specific meanings about race, gender, class, sexuality, age, nationality, and difference. Assignments include contributions to a course blog, rhetorical analyses of visual texts, design modules, and a multimodal project.

ENGL.4010 Selected Authors (3cr)

A study of selected works. Authors to be announced each semester.

Requirements:

ENGL.1020

ENGL.4230 Shakespeare I (3cr)

A study of selected histories, comedies, and tragedies. Meets Core Curriculum Essential Learning Outcome for Information Literacy (IL) and Written & Oral Communication (WOC).

Requirements:

ENGL.1010/1020 pre-req

ENGL.4240 Shakespeare II (3cr)

A study of selected histories, comedies, and tragedies not covered in 42.243. Shakespeare I is not a prerequisite.

Requirements:

ENGL.1010/1020 pre-req

ENGL.4290 Introduction to Literary Theory (3cr)

A solid introduction to major trends in contemporary critical theory. Emphasis on producing a sample critical paper treating one or more current critical approaches to reading a literary text.

Requirements:

ENGL.1010/1020 pre-req