Courses in English Literature, Communications and Theater
ENG 099.
Internship Portfolio.
A formal collection of the student's completed communications-oriented work, to be submitted to the department as part of the student's formal request to take ENG 400 (Internship). The portfiolio must include a minimum of seven examples of communications related work, three of which must be submissions to La Vie Collegienne, the campus newspaper. Offered every semester. 0 credits.
ENG 111.
English Communications I.
Helps the student find his or her own voice within the demands and expectations of public expression. Both courses emphasize the development of clear, organized and rhetorically effective written prose. 3 credits.
ENG 112.
English Communications II.
Helps the student find his or her own voice within the demands and expectations of public expression. Emphasizes the development of clear, organized and rhetorically effective written prose. This course also emphasizes speaking, reading and research skills. Prerequisite: ENG 111 or permission of chairperson. 3 credits.
ENG 120.
Introduction to Literature.
An introduction to literary genres and to the basic methodology, terminology and concepts of the study of literature. Usually offered every semester. 3 credits.
ENG 140.
Introduction to Mass Communications.
An introduction to career-oriented uses of language and to the skills used universally by reporters, editors, advertising copywriters, public relations personnel and technical writers. Usually offered every semester. 3 credits.
ENG 201.
Introduction to Acting.
The development of skills in speech and movement through the use of theater games and improvisations. Usually offered fall semester. 3 credits.
ENG 202.
Advanced Acting.
An exploration of the relationship between the actor and the text through script analysis and the performance of scenes and monologues. Usually offered spring semester. 3 credits.
ENG 203.
Stagecraft: Technical Skills.
Instruction in the mechanics of backstage theater operations, including lighting as well as set and property construction. Usually offered alternate fall semesters. 3 credits.
ENG 204.
Theater Production and Performance.
Instruction in all aspects of producing and performing a full-length play. Usually offered alternate fall semesters. 3 credits.
ENG 210.
Management Communications.
The development of writing, speaking and listening skills for business management. Prerequisite: ENG 111, 112, or permission of the instructor. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
ENG 213.
Journalism: News Reporting.
The development of the basic skills of journalistic writing such as interviewing, covering meetings, gathering and reporting news and writing features according to standard formats and styles. The course also covers legal and ethical aspects of journalism. Writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENG 111 and 112 or permission of the instructor. Usually offered fall semester. 3 credits.
ENG 214.
Creative Writing: Poetry.
A workshop in writing poetry. Usually offered alternate fall semesters. 3 credits.
ENG 215.
Creative Writing: Fiction.
A workshop in writing short fiction. Usually offered alternate alternate fall semesters. 3 credits.
ENG 216.
Technical Applications in Writing.
The development of writing, speaking and illustrating skills to convey specialized, often technical information to a non-technical audience. Prerequisite: ENG 111 and 112 or permission of the instructor. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
ENG 218.
Oral Communication.
Introduction to informative, persuasive and other types of oral communication, with emphasis on the student's own performance as well as the judgment of others' performance. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
ENG 221.
Survey of American Literature I.
A survey of selected major American authors from the colonial period to about 1900. Writing process. Usually offered fall semester. 3 credits.
ENG 222.
Survey of American Literature II.
A survey of selected major American authors from about 1900 to the present. Writing process. Usually offered spring semester. 3 credits.
ENG 225.
Survey of English Literature I.
A survey of selected major English authors from the Middle Ages to about 1800. Writing process. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
ENG 226.
Survey of English Literature II.
A survey of selected major English authors from about 1800 to the present. Writing process. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
ENG 227.
World Literature I.
A survey of selected major writers from earliest literate hisory to about A.D. 1000. This includes literature from western Europe and non-western cultures. Usually offered fall semester. 3 credits
ENG 228.
World Literature II.
A survey of selected major writers from about A.D. 1000 to about 1800. This course includes literature from western Europe and non-western cultures. Usually offered spring semester. 3 credits.
ENG 229.
World Literature III.
A survey of selected major writers from about 1800 to the persent. The course includes literature from Europe and Russia, as well as non-western cultures. Usually offered fall semester. 3 credits.
ENG 291.
Journal Writing.
Exploration of overseas experience by engaging students in a dialogue between themselves and the new society and culture. 1 credit
ENG 301.
Acting Lab.
A workshop that meets once a week to explore specific issues in acting; course content changes every semester. Usually offered every semester. 1 credit.
ENG 310.
Advanced Journalism.
Enhancement of basic journalistic skills by reading and writing longer investigative and feature articles. Writing process. Prerequisite: ENG 213. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
ENG 312.
Writing for Radio and TV.
Theory and technique of writing news and features for broadcast media. Editing and rewriting press association dispatches, gathering local news, recording interviews, and preparing newscasts and feature programs. Usually offered alternate fall semesters. 3 credits.
ENG 313.
Advertising Copy and Layout.
Principles and techniques of copywriting; selection and presentation of sales points; creative strategy in production of layouts. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
ENG 314.
Public Relations.
Purposes and methods of modern public relations as practiced by business and industry, organizations and institutions, trades and professions. Public opinion evaluation. Planning of public relations programs. Prerequisite: ENG 213, or permission of the instructor. Usually offered alternate fall semesters. 3 credits.
ENG 315.
Editing.
Editing theory and exercises in copyreading, rewriting and headlining. Writing process. Prerequisite: ENG 213, or permission of the instructor. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
ENG 316.
Journalism in the Digital Age.
This course will investigate ways that digital technology continues to transform journalistic standards, practices, and values. Participants will study and learn how to create professional blogs, use audio and video equipment, and employ varied techniques to create narratives appropriate for multimedia platforms. By the end of the semester students should have enhanced their communications skills, and heightened their awareness of social, cultural, economic, and political implications of online technologies and applications. Prerequisite: ENG 213 or DCOM 285, or by permission of instructor. 3 credits.
ENG 321.
History and Grammar of the English Language.
An examination of the evolution of English phonology, morphology, syntax and vocabulary, including current conventions and usage. Usually offered fall semester. 3 credits.
ENG 330.
Literary Genres.
In this course we will trace the history of this genre by reading eight important short novels or excerpts of longer ones that span the four-century life of this art form. We will concentrate on novels that were especially provocative, even scandalous, in their day for either what they said or how they said it?or in some cases both. We will read, discuss, and write about the works of novelists such as Cervantes, Stern, Defoe, Bronte, Flaubert, Chopin, Joyce, Lawrence, Woolf, Hemingway, Nabokov, Vonnegut, Atwood, Silko, and Rushdie. Writing process. Prerequisite: ENG 120 or a 200-level survey (ENG 221-229). 3 credits.
ENG 341.
Shakespeare I.
A concentrated study of early Shakespearan drama, especially the comedies and the histories. Writing process. Prerequisite: ENG 120 or a 200-level survey (ENG 221-229). Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
ENG 342.
Shakespeare II.
A concentrated study of the late Shakespearean drama, especially the tragedies and the romances. Writing process. Prerequisite: ENG 120 or a 200- level survey (ENG 221-229). Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
ENG 350.
Major Authors.
Intensive study of one or two major American or British authors. Recent subjects have included Faulkner, Joyce, Woolf, O'Connor, Morrison, Chaucer, Milton, Pound and Williams. The authors will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit. Writing process. Prerequisite: ENG 120 or a 200-level survey (ENG 221-229). Usually offered fall semseter. 3 credits.
ENG 360.
Teaching of English in Secondary Schools.
The teaching of writing and literature in the junior high and high school classroom, exploring literary, pedagogical and composition theory as they apply to actual teaching practice. Writing process. Prerequisite: ENG 120 and EDU 110. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
ENG 370.
Literary Theory and Its Applications.
Consideration of fundamental questions such as the definition of literature, the value of literature, and the validity of the literary canon. Provides an introduction to a variety of critical approaches to literary interpretation, on both a theoretical and practical level. Prerequisite: ENG 120. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
ENG 380.
Politics and the Mass Media.
One of the goals of this course is to encourage students to think about the impact of the mass media on political process and vice versa. Students will read texts whose authors attempt to prove their theories concerning the extent and nature of the impacts mass media and politics have on each other. We will consider the history of the interaction between politics and media, and we will examine how emerging technologies are changing the face of political communication in the United States. Prerequistes: One of the following: ENG 140; HIS 125, 126, 127; PSC 100, 110, or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.
ENG 390.
Special Topics.
Topics vary from semester to semester. Recent topics have included Native American Literature, Myths and Their Meaning, Revolutions, Sports and Literature, Irish Literature, Gender and Communication, the Vietnam War and American Literature. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ENG 120 or a 200-level survey (ENG 221-229). Usually offered every semester. 3 credits
ENG 400.
Internship.
Practical and professional work experience, on or off campus, related to the student's career interests, involving both on-site and faculty supervision. Generally limited to juniors and seniors. All internships are graded pass/fail. Prerequisite: ENG 099; permission of the chairperson; application form from the Registrar's office must be completed prior to registration. 1-12 credits.
ENG 495.
Storytelling: Books to Video Games.
From classic novels and poetry, to popular fiction, to hypertext/media, participants will explore how the art of storytelling changes with the medium in which the story is told. This course first focuses on close reading and analysis of literature, and then explores the aesthetic and theoretical implications and opportunities of hypertext/media, which has created a rich new platform for the creation of literary and artistic works. Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of the instructor. This course fulfills an English 390 (Literature) requirement. It also meets an L5 requirement in the General Education Program. 3 credits.
ENG EDLIT.
Literature for PDE Ed. Req..
This course is used to apply transfer credit as an approved British or American literature course for PDE certification purposes.