School of Writing, Literature and Film
The School of Writing, Literature, and Film offers instruction in literary studies, writing (creative, critical, professional/technical), and critical film studies to students in all disciplines who seek the cultural and intellectual values of the humanities and arts, as well as the broadening influence of humanistic studies, creative expression, cultural studies, and writing for the professions. In addition, the school provides courses for those interested in the major or minor in English, especially for those who plan to teach in the elementary, secondary, or college professions, or who plan to pursue graduate work in English, writing, or film. The Writing minor, which is also offered via Ecampus, serves students interested in creative writing and/or writing for the scientific and/or technical and professional fields.
Minor Programs
The minor in English allows students to concentrate in the area of the liberal arts and develop the reading and writing skills often demanded by employers. Students taking a minor in English choose from among three areas: general English studies, English literature, and American literature.
Graduate Programs
The School of Writing, Literature, and Film offers graduate work leading to a Master of Arts degree in English. The major area of concentration may be in literature and culture, or rhetoric, writing, and culture. The school also offers the Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing. Graduate work in the school may also be applied to the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS) degree or to minors in other advanced degree programs.
Main Office
Phone: 541-737-3244
Email: swlf.mainoffice@oregonstate.edu
238 Moreland Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-3502
Website: https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/
Tim Jensen, School Director
Phone: 541-737-1634
Email: tim.jensen@oregonstate.edu
Liddy Detar, Head Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Phone: 541-737-1636
Email: liddy.detar@oregonstate.edu
Kristy Kelly, Director of Writing
Phone: 541-737-4129
Email: kristy.kelly@oregonstate.edu
Elena Passarello, Director, MFA in Creative Writing
Phone: 541-737-1673
Email: elena.passarello@oregonstate.edu
Felicia Phillips, Assistant to the Director
Phone: 541-737-1667
Email: felicia.philips@oregonstate.edu
Megan Ward, Director, MA in English
Phone: 541-737-1061
Email: megan.ward@oregonstate.edu
Faculty
Professors Neil Davison, Evan Gottlieb, Jon Lewis, Susan Jackson Rodgers, Keith Scribner
Associate Professors Peter Betjemann, Nick Dybek, Karen Holmberg, Tim Jensen, Raymond Malewitz, Elena Passarello, Sarah Perrault, Ehren Pflugfelder, Rebecca Olson, Justin St. Germain, Megan Ward
Assistant Professors Tekla Bude, Ana Milena Ribero, Jennifer Richter
Senior Instructors Clare Braun, J.T. Bushnell, Elizabeth Delf, Liddy Detar, Rob Drummond, Gilad Elbom, Emily Elbom, Kristin Griffin, Wayne Harrison, Kristy Kelly, John Larison, Jillian St. Jacques
Instructors August Baunach, Dennis Bennett, David Biespiel, Roby Conner, George Estreich, Sarah McGreevy, Walt Moore, Marcos Norris, Zach Price, Stephanie Roush, Stephen Rust, Sam Schwartz, Lucia Stone, David Turkel
Applied Journalism (AJ)
AJ 199, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
AJ 299, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
AJ 308, WORKSHOP, 1-3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
AJ 311, MEDIA STORYTELLING, 3 Credits
Introduction to community journalism, with a focus on developing storytelling methodologies for a variety of media in firsthand reporting praxis.
Prerequisite: WR 121 with B or better or WR 121H with B or better
AJ 312, ADVANCED MEDIA STORYTELLING, 3 Credits
Continued praxis in journalistic storytelling, with an emphasis on developing intensive hard news stories and photojournalistic essay packages through reporting government agencies.
Prerequisite: AJ 311 with B or better
AJ 313, PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN APPLIED JOURNALISM, 3 Credits
Faculty, staff and students connect to generate in-depth critiques of polished journalistic projects, culminating in the production and distribution of a best practices job kit.
Prerequisite: AJ 311 with B or better and AJ 312 [B]
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
AJ 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
AJ 408, WORKSHOP, 1-3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
AJ 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-6 Credits
Students seeking to obtain the Applied Journalism Minor must complete three sections of AJ 410 Internship, to include reporting, production and/or editorial duties at Orange Media Network (OMN).
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
Available via Ecampus
AJ 490, MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS, 3 Credits
Exploring case studies and other analyses germane to the most relevant and pressing legal and ethical issues in contemporary journalism.
Prerequisite: AJ 311 with B or better
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
English (ENG)
ENG 104, *INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE: FICTION, 3 Credits
Study of fiction for greater understanding and enjoyment. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 104H
Available via Ecampus
ENG 104H, *INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE: FICTION, 3 Credits
Study of fiction for greater understanding and enjoyment. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 104
ENG 105, *INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE: DRAMA, 3 Credits
Study of drama for greater understanding and enjoyment.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
ENG 106, *INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE: POETRY, 3 Credits
Study of poetry for greater understanding and enjoyment.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 106H
Available via Ecampus
ENG 106H, *INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE: POETRY, 3 Credits
Study of poetry for greater understanding and enjoyment.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 106
ENG 107, *INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE: CREATIVE NONFICTION, 3 Credits
An introduction to the study of creative nonfiction as a diverse genre, from journalism to memoir and essay. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
Recommended: WR 121
ENG 108, *INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY, 3 Credits
Focuses on modern and contemporary examples of science fiction and fantasy with some attention paid to the roots of the genres (myths, folklore, and fairy tales). Hypothesizes that both genres reflect the anxieties and aspirations of the eras that produce and consume them. Introduces students to a range of modern classics, including contemporary science fiction and fantasy written by women and people of color. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
ENG 109, *INTRODUCTION TO TRUE CRIME, 3 Credits
Focuses on the American true crime genre, from its origins in the earliest colonial literature to the contemporary popularity of crime stories in various media. Pays particular attention to true crime examples from the last five decades, tracing the genre’s evolution and rise in popularity. Develops a collective understanding of how the true crime genre has evolved, why it has become so popular, and how its constituent texts reflect the cultural assumptions and anxieties of their American eras, especially in terms of their relationship to the genre’s core ideas of violence and truth. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
ENG 199, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 200, LIBRARY SKILLS FOR LITERARY STUDY, 1 Credit
Introduction to library resources for the study of literature. Required for English majors.
ENG 201, *SHAKESPEARE, 4 Credits
The earlier plays. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 201H
Available via Ecampus
ENG 201H, *SHAKESPEARE, 4 Credits
The earlier plays. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 201
ENG 202, *SHAKESPEARE, 4 Credits
The later plays. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 202H
ENG 202H, *SHAKESPEARE, 4 Credits
The later plays. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 202
ENG 204, *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1660, 4 Credits
English literature presented in chronological sequence. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 204H
Available via Ecampus
ENG 204H, *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1660, 4 Credits
English literature presented in chronological sequence. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 204
ENG 205, *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: RESTORATION TO ROMANTIC ERA, 4 Credits
English literature presented in chronological sequence.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 205H
ENG 205H, *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: RESTORATION TO ROMANTIC ERA, 4 Credits
English literature presented in chronological sequence.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 205
ENG 206, *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: VICTORIAN ERA TO 20TH CENTURY, 4 Credits
English literature presented in chronological sequence.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
ENG 207, LITERATURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: CLASSICAL-RENAISSANCE, 4 Credits
The great plays, poems and fiction of Western civilization. Covers the Classical World: (Greek, Hebrew, Roman) and Western European major authors through the Renaissance.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
ENG 210, *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: ASIA, 4 Credits
Representative works of poetry, prose, and drama from nonwestern cultural traditions. Covers literature of Asia.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
ENG 211, *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: AFRICA, 4 Credits
Representative works of poetry, prose, and drama from nonwestern cultural traditions. Covers literature of Africa.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ENG 211H
ENG 211H, *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: AFRICA, 4 Credits
Representative works of poetry, prose, and drama from nonwestern cultural traditions. Covers literature of Africa.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ENG 211
ENG 212, *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MESO/SOUTH AMERICA, CARIBBEAN, 4 Credits
Representative works of poetry, prose, and drama from nonwestern cultural traditions. Covers literature of Meso- and South America and the Caribbean. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
ENG 213, *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MIDDLE EAST, 4 Credits
Representative works of poetry, prose, and drama from nonwestern cultural traditions. Covers literature of the Middle East.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ENG 213H
Available via Ecampus
ENG 213H, *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MIDDLE EAST, 4 Credits
Representative works of poetry, prose, and drama from nonwestern cultural traditions. Covers literature of the Middle East.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: ENG 213
ENG 214, *LITERATURE OF THE WORLD: EUROPE, 4 Credits
Representative works of poetry, prose, and drama written by European authors.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
ENG 215, *CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY, 4 Credits
Greek and Roman mythology, its allusions, continuing influences. Not offered every year. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
ENG 216, *ILLUMINATING HAPPINESS, 3 Credits
Explores subjects essential to human happiness, such as gratitude, kindness, joy, grief, grace, disgrace, emotional and spiritual growth, community, social identity, and global stewardship through the reading of poetry. Explores approaches arising from the reading of poetry, such as Reader Response techniques, imagination studies, and self-awareness inquiries. Develops rewirement models in conjunction with literary analysis and critical writing. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
ENG 217, READING FOR WRITERS, 4 Credits
Introduces students to the varieties of reading necessary to the writer’s life. Surveys the main literary devices common to fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, and engages students in the understanding of these devices through analysis and creative practice.
Equivalent to: ENG 217X
ENG 217X, READING FOR WRITERS, 4 Credits
Practice in close reading and interpretation with an emphasis on how meaning is constructed in literary genres including nonfiction, poetry, and fiction.
Equivalent to: ENG 217
ENG 220, *TOPICS IN DIFFERENCE, POWER, AND DISCRIMINATION, 4 Credits
A comparative treatment of literary topics in the context of institutional and systematic discrimination. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as ENG 220/FILM 220. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
ENG 220H, *TOPICS IN DIFFERENCE, POWER, AND DISCRIMINATION, 4 Credits
A comparative treatment of literary topics in the context of institutional and systematic discrimination. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as ENG 220/FILM 220. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
ENG 221, *AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Reading and critical analysis of African-American literature in historical, political, and/or thematic perspective.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 221H
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 221H, *AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Reading and critical analysis of African-American literature in historical, political, and/or thematic perspective.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 221
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 222, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Surveys a variety of genres, including fairy tales, folktales, and fables, nonsense poetry, picture books, historical and fantasy novels, examining how these texts represent childhood and connect with historical, cultural, and psychological contexts.
Equivalent to: ENG 222H
Available via Ecampus
ENG 222H, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Surveys a variety of genres, including fairy tales, folktales, and fables, nonsense poetry, picture books, historical and fantasy novels, examining how these texts represent childhood and connect with historical, cultural, and psychological contexts.
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ENG 222
ENG 240, *INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL LITERATURE, 4 Credits
An exploration of the key figures, themes, theories, and works of American environmental literature.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
ENG 253, *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: COLONIAL TO 1900, 4 Credits
Readings from American literature presented in chronological sequence, important eras and movements with emphasis on major writers.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
ENG 254, *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT, 4 Credits
Readings from American literature presented in chronological sequence, important eras and movements with emphasis on major writers.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 254H
Available via Ecampus
ENG 254H, *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT, 4 Credits
Readings from American literature presented in chronological sequence, important eras and movements with emphasis on major writers.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 254
ENG 260, *LITERATURE OF AMERICAN MINORITIES, 4 Credits
Study of the literature of American minorities: North American Indian, black, Chicano/Chicana, Asian, Middle Eastern, gay and lesbian.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 260H
ENG 260H, *LITERATURE OF AMERICAN MINORITIES, 4 Credits
Study of the literature of American minorities: North American Indian, black, Chicano/Chicana, Asian, Middle Eastern, gay and lesbian.
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 260
ENG 265, *FILMS FOR THE FUTURE, 4 Credits
An interdisciplinary study of film, literary, and philosophical visions of the future. Three hours of lecture and separate screenings each week. Film fee required.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
ENG 275, *THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Biblical structure, literary types, ideas, influences.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 275H
Available via Ecampus
ENG 275H, *THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Biblical structure, literary types, ideas, influences.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 275
ENG 295, *FEMINISM AND THE BIBLE, 3 Credits
Examines feminist interpretations of the Bible and pays special attention to intersections of race, social class, sexual identity, and nation in biblical interpretation. CROSSLISTED as ENG 295/PHL 295/WGSS 295.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
Equivalent to: ENG 295H, PHL 295, PHL 295H, WGSS 295, WGSS 295H
ENG 295H, *FEMINISM AND THE BIBLE, 3 Credits
Examines feminist interpretations of the Bible and pays special attention to intersections of race, social class, sexual identity, and nation in biblical interpretation. CROSSLISTED as ENG 295/PHL 295/WGSS 295.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ENG 295, PHL 295, PHL 295H, WGSS 295, WGSS 295H
ENG 299, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 301, WAYS OF READING, 4 Credits
What’s the difference between reading a book for pleasure and reading it for a class? What kinds of skills are necessary for upper-level work as an English major? What exactly is literary criticism? Pursue these questions by studying a selection of texts paired with works providing historical and critical context. Learn how to think and write like a literary critic by reading carefully, discussing these works in class, and writing analytical essays.
ENG 302, ^WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE, 4 Credits
The conventions of academic writing in the English major, with the goal of developing original textual interpretations and situating those interpretations in relation to secondary sources. Develop an understanding of a broader scholarly conversation by writing about issues of difference, including but not limited to categories of gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, class, and ability. Practice evaluating scholarly resources, including secondary sources and archival research.
Attributes: CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Course
Prerequisite: ENG 301 with D- or better
ENG 304, CAREER PREPARATION FOR ENGLISH MAJORS, 2 Credits
Introduces students majoring in English to tasks and processes needed to successfully prepare for a future career. Includes exercises in self-reflection, guidance in exploring professional options and networking, and feedback on job-seeking materials.
Prerequisite: ENG 301 with D- or better
ENG 311, ^STUDIES IN BRITISH PROSE, 4 Credits
An introduction to the prose genre in British literature with intensive practice in reading and writing practices for literary study. (Writing Intensive Course)
Attributes: CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Course
ENG 317, *THE AMERICAN NOVEL: BEGINNINGS TO CHOPIN, 4 Credits
Chronological survey of the novel in America. Covers from the beginnings to Chopin.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
ENG 318, *THE AMERICAN NOVEL: MODERNIST PERIOD, 4 Credits
Chronological survey of the novel in America. Covers Modernist Period from Dreiser to Faulkner.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
ENG 319, *THE AMERICAN NOVEL: POST-WORLD WAR II, 4 Credits
Chronological survey of the novel in America. Covers Post-World War II: Mailer to the present.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Available via Ecampus
ENG 320, *STUDIES IN PAGE, STAGE, AND SCREEN, 4 Credits
Study of a particular theme, genre, movement, or author through the relations of text and performance. Topics change from term to term and may include content from film, drama, digital sources, and other visual media. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 321, *STUDIES IN WORD, OBJECT, AND IMAGE, 4 Credits
Study of a particular theme, genre, movement, or author through the relations of texts to material artifacts and/or static visual objects (e.g., paintings, engravings, printed matter, or photographs). Topics change from term to term. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 322, *STUDIES IN GLOBALISM, TEXT, AND EVENT, 4 Credits
Study of a particular theme, genre, movement, or author as informed by patterns of globalization, issues in international relations, and/or landmark moments of cultural exchange. Topics change from term to term.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 330, *THE HOLOCAUST IN LITERATURE AND FILM, 4 Credits
Study of fiction, memoir, and film representing Nazi Holocaust of European Jewry. Reviews history of racial Anti-Semitism and rise of Nazism as context for textual analysis of Holocaust literature. Examines literary and filmic form as productive to social awareness of the roots, events, and aftermath of the Holocaust. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
ENG 340, LITERATURES OF THE COAST, 4 Credits
Introduces the diverse means by which literature and the arts represent coastal and marine life. The working thesis is that modern cultural artifacts and literary theories are reflected in and have the power to transform the societal challenges facing coastal community and ocean health. Explores the significance of such interdisciplinary translations through a variety of generic perspectives including poetry, short story, philosophy, creative nonfiction, and graphic narrative.
ENG 345, INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY CRITICISM AND THEORY, 4 Credits
Focuses on study and analysis of critical frameworks and methodologies for the interpretation of literature and culture.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Prerequisite: ENG 301 (may be taken concurrently) with D- or better
ENG 360, *NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE, 4 Credits
An introduction to the prose and poetry written by Native Americans of the North American continent. Not offered every year. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Available via Ecampus
ENG 362, *AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS, 4 Credits
Study of important literary works of any genre by American women from historical, thematic, or formalist perspectives. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 362H
ENG 375, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Surveys a variety of genres, including fairy tales, folktales, and fables, nonsense poetry, picture books, historical and fantasy novels, examining how these texts represent childhood and connect with historical, cultural, and psychological contexts.
Equivalent to: ENG 375H
ENG 375H, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Surveys a variety of genres, including fairy tales, folktales and fables, nonsense poetry, picture books, historical and fantasy novels, examining how these texts represent childhood and connect with historical, cultural, and psychological contexts.
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ENG 375
ENG 386, A CULTURAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE: PART I, 4 Credits
The first course in an interdisciplinary sequence that examines the development and interrelationships of American art and literature from contact to the present. Covers Conquest to Civil War. CROSSLISTED as ART 386/ENG 386.
Equivalent to: ART 386
ENG 387, A CULTURAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE: PART II, 4 Credits
The second course in an interdisciplinary sequence that examines the development and interrelationships of American art and literature from contact to the present. Covers Civil War to Harlem Renaissance. CROSSLISTED as ART 387/ENG 387.
Equivalent to: ART 387
ENG 388, A CULTURAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE: PART III, 4 Credits
The third course in an interdisciplinary sequence that examines the development and interrelationships of American art and literature from contact to the present. Covers Great Depression to Postmodernity. CROSSLISTED as ART 388/ENG 388.
Equivalent to: ART 388
ENG 399, SELECTED TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
(H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 399H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 399H, SELECTED TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
(H)
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 399
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 401, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 406H, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: ENG 406
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 407, ^SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
CROSSLISTED as AMS 407/ENG 407. (Writing Intensive Course)
Attributes: CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Course
Equivalent to: ENG 407H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 408, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 410, INTERNSHIP IN ENGLISH, 1-16 Credits
Provides upper-division English majors with supervised, on-the-job work experience, accompanying academic readings.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: 16 credits of literature; 6 credits of writing beyond WR 121
ENG 416, POWER AND REPRESENTATION, 4 Credits
Critical analysis of works by colonized peoples, women, and ethnic minorities, with a focus on the issue of representation.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above
ENG 418, THE ENGLISH NOVEL: VICTORIAN PERIOD, 4 Credits
Selected English novels focusing on those from the Victorian period. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 425, STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Particular genres, themes, and writers in medieval literature. Topics change from term to term. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 427, GLOBAL MEDIEVAL, 4 Credits
Investigates how the “medieval period”, spanning the fall of the Western Roman Empire (5th century CE) and the Fall of Constantinople (1453) and generally cast as European, was a complex millennium of global travel, commerce, and cultural exchange, far more heterogeneous than contemporary television, movies, and medievalising fantasy literature usually depicts. Identifies how the literature, travelogues, and life narratives written in Europe, Africa, and Asia reflect political, religious, philosophical, and artistic interpenetration. Examines how these texts help us redefine the medieval and illuminate modern discourses of the nation-state, debates about race and ethnicity, and the concerns of post- and decoloniality.
Prerequisite: ENG 301 with C- or better
Recommended: 8 credits of 200-level ENG courses
ENG 430, STUDIES IN PRE-1700 LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Explores literature and culture of the medieval and early modern periods, 1000 BCE – 1700 CE. Topics vary and address current conversations in medieval and early modern studies. Content may include a variety of genres and include modern responses to premodern texts and traditions. Emphasizes texts in their historical context and examines the premodern development of social categories, concepts, and/or crises.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: ENG 301
ENG 434, STUDIES IN ROMANTICISM, 4 Credits
Romantic-period writing and culture, with emphasis on one or more of the following authors: Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Byron and Shelley. May also include Romantic novelists and prose writers (e.g., Austen, Wollstonecraft, Burke). Not offered every term. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 435, STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE, 4 Credits
Shakespeare's works from a variety of critical and scholarly perspectives. Not offered every term. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 438, STUDIES IN MODERNISM, 4 Credits
Studies in the literature and contexts of the Modernist period in Anglo-American letters (1890s to 1940s). Authors may include Wilde, Crane, Conrad, Eliot, Stevens, James, Woolf, Joyce, Lawrence, Shaw, Forster. Topics change from term to term. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 440, STUDIES IN MODERN IRISH LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Studies in the literature and contexts of the period of Irish writing often referred to as the Irish Renaissance. Authors may include Yeats, Joyce, Shaw, O'Casey, Gregory, Synge, Bowen, Moore, Behan, O'Brien, Kavanaugh, Cronin. Sometimes offered as a study of Joyce's works alone. Topics change from term to term. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 445, ^STUDIES IN NONFICTION, 4 Credits
Particular essayists and journalists, movements, problems, conventions, and types of nonfiction writing in English. Topics change from term to term. Not offered every year. (H) (Writing Intensive Course)
Attributes: CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Course; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 454, MAJOR AUTHORS, 4 Credits
Advanced study of major and influential authors from various cultures and backgrounds. Subjects change from term to term. Not offered every year. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 460, STUDIES IN DRAMA, 4 Credits
Particular dramatists, movements, conventions, and types of world drama. Topics change from term to term. Not offered every term. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 465, STUDIES IN THE NOVEL, 4 Credits
Particular novelists, movements, conventions, and types of the novel throughout its history. Topics change from term to term. Not offered every term. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 470, ^STUDIES IN POETRY, 4 Credits
Particular poets, movements, problems, conventions, and types of poetry in English or English translation. Topics change from term to term. Not offered every term. (H) (Writing Intensive Course)
Attributes: CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Course; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 480, STUDIES IN LITERATURE, CULTURE AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
Study of literature in its relationship to society and culture; study of literary culture. Topics change from term to term. Not offered every term. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: FILM 480
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 482, STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE, CULTURE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 4 Credits
Creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and film from the mid-19th century to the present, examining relationships between rural and urban, and investigating the development of important patterns in how the physical environment is perceived, represented, interpreted, and used in the United States.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 485, ^STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Special topics in American literary history. Organized around movements, regions, themes, or major authors. Topics change from term to term. Not offered every term. (H) (Writing Intensive Course)
Attributes: CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Course; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 488, LITERATURE AND PEDAGOGY, 4 Credits
Practices, approaches, histories, and theories of teaching literature appropriate for secondary through college settings. Considers text selection, assignments, and evaluation. (H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
ENG 489, WRITING, LITERATURE AND MEDICINE, 4 Credits
Considers medical themes in literature, social meanings of illness, and writing strategies appropriate to the healing arts.
ENG 490, HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, 4 Credits
A study of the origins, changes, and reasons for changes in the grammar, sounds, and vocabulary of English from its earliest stages through its modern forms.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above
ENG 497, *INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S VOICES, 4 Credits
A study of women and literature in an international context, focusing on the cultural differences among women and the effects of gender on language and literature.
Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above
ENG 499, SELECTED TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
(H)
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
ENG 501, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
ENG 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 506, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 507, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
CROSSLISTED as AMS 507/ENG 507.
Equivalent to: AMS 507
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 510, GRADUATE INTERNSHIP IN ENGLISH, 1-2 Credits
Provides graduate students with supervised, on-the-job work experience and professional development. Graded P/N.
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
ENG 512, STUDIES IN BRITISH THEATER AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
Study of major dramatists and the audiences they addressed, of socio-economic conditions and their interrelations with theatrical institutions. Readings may include dramatic and non-dramatic literature. Historical period and content may vary.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 514, INTRODUCTION TO GRADUATE STUDIES, 4 Credits
Introduction to the MA program; theories and methods of English studies. Offered fall term only. Required for first-year MA students.
ENG 516, POWER AND REPRESENTATION, 4 Credits
Critical analysis of works by colonized peoples, women, and ethnic minorities, with a focus on the issue of representation. Not offered every year.
ENG 518, THE ENGLISH NOVEL: VICTORIAN PERIOD, 4 Credits
Selected English novels focusing on those from the Victorian period.
ENG 521X, STUDIES IN WORD, OBJECT, AND IMAGE, 4 Credits
Study of a particular theme, genre, movement, or author through the relations of texts to material artifacts and/or static visual objects (e.g., paintings, engravings, printed matter, or photographs).
ENG 525, STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Particular genres, themes, and writers in medieval literature. Topics change from term to term.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 527, GLOBAL MEDIEVAL, 4 Credits
Investigates how the “medieval period”, spanning the fall of the Western Roman Empire (5th century CE) and the Fall of Constantinople (1453) and generally cast as European, was a complex millennium of global travel, commerce, and cultural exchange, far more heterogeneous than contemporary television, movies, and medievalising fantasy literature usually depicts. Identifies how the literature, travelogues, and life narratives written in Europe, Africa, and Asia reflect political, religious, philosophical, and artistic interpenetration. Examines how these texts help us redefine the medieval and illuminate modern discourses of the nation-state, debates about race and ethnicity, and the concerns of post- and decoloniality.
ENG 530, STUDIES IN PRE-1700 LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Explores literature and culture of the medieval and early modern periods, 1000 BCE – 1700 CE. Topics vary and address current conversations in medieval and early modern studies. Content may include a variety of genres and include modern responses to premodern texts and traditions. Emphasizes texts in their historical context and examines the premodern development of social categories, concepts, and/or crises.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 534, STUDIES IN ROMANTICISM, 4 Credits
Romantic-period writing and culture, with emphasis on one or more of the following authors: Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Byron and Shelley. May also include Romantic novelists and prose writers (e.g., Austen, Wollstonecraft, Burke). Not offered every term.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 535, STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE, 4 Credits
Shakespeare's works from a variety of critical and scholarly perspectives. Not offered every term.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: At least one quarter of Shakespeare
ENG 538, STUDIES IN MODERNISM, 4 Credits
Studies in the literature and contexts of the Modernist period in Anglo-American letters (1890's to 1940's). Authors may include Wilde, Crane, Conrad, Eliot, Stevens, James, Woolf, Joyce, Lawrence, Shaw, Forster. Topics change from term to term.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 540, STUDIES IN MODERN IRISH LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Studies in the literature and context of the period of Irish writing often referred to as the Irish Renaissance. Authors may include Yeats, Joyce, Shaw, O'Casey, Gregory, Synge, Bowen, Moore, Behan, O'Brien, Kavanaugh, Cronin. Sometimes offered as a study of Joyce's works alone. Topics change from term to term.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 545, STUDIES IN NONFICTION, 4 Credits
Particular essayists and journalists, movements, problems, conventions, and types of nonfiction writing in English. Topics change from term to term.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 554, MAJOR AUTHORS, 4 Credits
Advanced study of major and influential authors from various cultures and backgrounds. Subjects change from term to term. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 560, STUDIES IN DRAMA, 4 Credits
Particular dramatists, movements, conventions, and types of world drama. Topics change from term to term. Not offered every term.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 565, STUDIES IN THE NOVEL, 4 Credits
Particular novelists, movements, conventions, and types of the novel throughout its history. Topics change from term to term. Not offered every term.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 570, STUDIES IN POETRY, 4 Credits
Particular poets, movements, problems, conventions, and types of poetry in English or English translation. Topics change from term to term. Not offered every term.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 575, STUDIES IN CRITICISM, 4 Credits
Particular critics, critical movements, issues, and histories of criticism. Topics change from term to term. Not offered every year.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 580, STUDIES IN LITERATURE, CULTURE AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
Study of literature in its relationship to society and culture; study of literary culture. Topics change from term to term. Not offered every term.
Equivalent to: FILM 580
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
ENG 582, STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE, CULTURE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 4 Credits
Creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and film from the mid-19th century to the present, examining relationships between rural and urban, and investigating the development of important patterns in how the physical environment is perceived, represented, interpreted, and used in the United States.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 585, STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE, 4 Credits
Special topics in American literary history. Organized around movements, regions, themes, or major authors. Topics change from term to term. Not offered every term.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
ENG 588, LITERATURE AND PEDAGOGY, 4 Credits
Practices, approaches, histories, and theories of teaching literature appropriate for secondary through college settings. Considers text selection, assignments, and evaluation.
ENG 589, WRITING, LITERATURE AND MEDICINE, 4 Credits
Considers medical themes in literature, social meanings of illness, and writing strategies appropriate to the healing arts.
ENG 590, HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, 4 Credits
A study of the origins, changes, and reasons for changes in the grammar, sounds, and vocabulary of English from its earliest stages through its modern forms.
Film Studies (FILM)
FILM 110, *INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES: 1895-1945, 3 Credits
An introduction to the serious study of world cinema, 1895-1945. Class lectures will offer a variety of historical, critical and theoretical approaches. Weekly screenings of important films from the U.S., Europe, and Asia accompany the lectures. Film fee required.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
FILM 125, *INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES: 1945-PRESENT, 3 Credits
Provides an introduction to the serious study of world cinema, 1945-present. Class lectures will offer a variety of historical, critical and theoretical approaches. Weekly screenings of important films from the U.S., Europe, and Asia accompany the lectures. Film fee required.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
FILM 145, *INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES: 1968-1999, 3 Credits
Explores and examines American and European cinema, 1968-1999. Emphasizes on important films and filmmakers of the era as well as key events in American and European cultural history.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
Equivalent to: FILM 145H
Available via Ecampus
FILM 145H, *INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES: 1968-1999, 3 Credits
Explores and examines American and European cinema, 1968-1999. Emphasizes on important films and filmmakers of the era as well as key events in American and European cultural history.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: FILM 145
FILM 220, *TOPICS IN DIFFERENCE, POWER, AND DISCRIMINATION, 4 Credits
A comparative treatment of literary topics in the context of institutional and systematic discrimination. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as ENG 220/FILM 220. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
FILM 220H, *TOPICS IN DIFFERENCE, POWER, AND DISCRIMINATION, 4 Credits
A comparative treatment of literary topics in the context of institutional and systematic discrimination. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as ENG 220/FILM 220. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
FILM 245, *THE NEW AMERICAN CINEMA, 4 Credits
A formalist, ideological, and commercial investigation into contemporary American cinema.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: FILM 245H
Available via Ecampus
FILM 245H, *THE NEW AMERICAN CINEMA, 4 Credits
A formalist, ideological, and commercial investigation into contemporary American cinema.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: FILM 245
FILM 252X, INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING, 4 Credits
Focuses on the basic components of screenwriting. Explores professional examples of documents intrinsic to the craft—coverage, story treatments, storyboards, script outlines, series bibles and production drafts for films and television shows. Creates students’ versions of several of these forms to generate creative content through a series of “recipes” designed to teach the core concepts of character, setting, dramatic conflict and visual storytelling.
Equivalent to: WR 252X
Available via Ecampus
FILM 255, *WORLD CINEMA PART I: ORIGINS TO 1968, 4 Credits
A systematic introduction to the arts and history of international cinema, from the invention of the medium in 1895 to the rise of New Wave and Third Cinema in the 1960s. Weekly screenings of films such as Rashomon, Tokyo Story, Pather Parchali, Terra em Transe, and La Noire de. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
FILM 256, *WORLD CINEMA PART II: 1968-PRESENT, 4 Credits
A systematic introduction to the arts and history of international cinema, from the decolonization movement in the 1960s and the 1970s to the dynamics of globalization that we are experiencing today. Weekly screenings include such films as A Better Tomorrow, Chungking Express, Spirited Away, Oldboy, Bombay, and City of God. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
FILM 265, *FILMS FOR THE FUTURE, 4 Credits
An interdisciplinary study of film, literary, and philosophical visions of the future. Three hours of lecture and separate screenings each week. Film fee required.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
FILM 265H, *FILMS FOR THE FUTURE, 4 Credits
An interdisciplinary study of film, literary, and philosophical visions of the future. Three hours of lecture and separate screenings each week. Film fee required.
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
FILM 310, *FILM THEORY AND CRITICISM, 4 Credits
Survey of significant works and movements in film theory and criticism, from classical to contemporary eras. Begins with the question of what distinguishes film from other visual arts, pursuing questions about the ontology of film, medium specificity, and aesthetics. Proceeds with investigations concerning issues of technology, authorship, genre, the avant-garde, gender, race and ethnicity, commercialism, transnationalism, queer theory, and affect. Weekly screenings will supplement class readings, lectures and discussions. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPLA – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Literature & The Arts
Prerequisite: FILM 110 with C or better or FILM 125 with C or better
FILM 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: FILM 399H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FILM 399H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: FILM 399
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FILM 445, DOCUMENTARY FILM STUDIES, 4 Credits
Examines the worldwide development of documentary filmmaking. Interrogates the nature, form, and function of non-fiction cinematic forms by analyzing diverse films, filmmakers, and theoretical models, while paying attention to social, technological, and aesthetic influences. Studies significant modes of documentary including the city symphony, political documentary, direct cinema/cinema verite, and postmodern documentary. Pays special attention to the cross-fertilization of non-fiction with other filmmaking modes. Seeks to answer the following questions: How do documentary conventions mark the "Real"? How is documentary film a tool for social change?
FILM 452, ^STUDIES IN FILM, 4 Credits
Particular cinematographers, movements, types, conventions, or problems in film. Topics change from term to term. Lecture and separate screenings each week. Film fee required. Not offered every year. (H) (Writing Intensive Course)
Attributes: CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Course; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 452, ENG 452H, FILM 452H
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
FILM 452H, ^STUDIES IN FILM, 4 Credits
Particular cinematographers, movements, types, conventions, or problems in film. Topics change from term to term. Lecture and separate screenings each week. Film fee required. Not offered every year. (H) (Writing Intensive Course)
Attributes: CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Course; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 452, FILM 452
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above
FILM 480, STUDIES IN FILM, CULTURE AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
Study of film in its relationship to society and culture; study of film culture.
Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core
Equivalent to: ENG 480
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: Sophomore standing; 8 credits of ENG 200-level or above.
FILM 501, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FILM 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FILM 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
FILM 506, SPECIAL PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FILM 507, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FILM 508, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FILM 510, INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FILM 545, DOCUMENTARY FILM STUDIES, 4 Credits
Examines the worldwide development of documentary filmmaking. Interrogates the nature, form, and function of non-fiction cinematic forms by analyzing diverse films, filmmakers, and theoretical models, while paying attention to social, technological, and aesthetic influences. Studies significant modes of documentary including the city symphony, political documentary, direct cinema/cinema verite, and postmodern documentary. Pays special attention to the cross-fertilization of non-fiction with other filmmaking modes. Seeks to answer the following questions: How do documentary conventions mark the "Real"? How is documentary film a tool for social change?
FILM 552, STUDIES IN FILM, 4 Credits
Particular cinematographers, movements, types, conventions, or problems in film. Topics change from term to term. Lecture and separate screenings each week. Film fee required. Not offered every year.
Equivalent to: ENG 552
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
FILM 580, STUDIES IN FILM, CULTURE AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits
Study of film in its relationship to society and culture; study of film culture.
Equivalent to: ENG 580
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Written English (WR)
WR 115, INTRODUCTION TO EXPOSITORY WRITING, 3 Credits
Introduction to rhetorical concepts and writing strategies necessary for university level written composition. Includes substantial discussion of grammar, punctuation, and usage conventions of standard written English. Does not satisfy WR 121 requirement.
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
WR 121, *ENGLISH COMPOSITION, 4 Credits
Focuses on analytical writing and rhetorical awareness. Approaches writing as a dynamic process and mode of inquiry, including acts of information literacy, research, analysis, and revision. Builds flexible strategies for using key rhetorical concepts across multiple genres and attending to issues of audience, purpose, convention, and discourse community. Emphasizes revision, particularly at the sentence- and paragraph-level, and establishing a reflective writing process. The term in which the student takes the course is determined alphabetically. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSW1 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing I
Equivalent to: WR 121H
Recommended: WR 130
Available via Ecampus
WR 121H, *ENGLISH COMPOSITION, 4 Credits
Focuses on analytical writing and rhetorical awareness. Approaches writing as a dynamic process and mode of inquiry, including acts of information literacy, research, analysis, and revision. Builds flexible strategies for using key rhetorical concepts across multiple genres and attending to issues of audience, purpose, convention, and discourse community. Emphasizes revision, particularly at the sentence- and paragraph-level, and establishing a reflective writing process. The term in which the student takes the course is determined alphabetically. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSW1 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing I; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: WR 121
Recommended: WR 130
WR 130, FUNDAMENTALS OF GRAMMAR, SYNTAX, AND SENTENCE BUILDING, 1 Credit
Provides opportunities to improve writing at the sentence level. Focuses on the fundamental elements of the sentence (grammar), the principles and rules of sentence structure (syntax), and techniques for writing meaningful, compelling sentences (sentence building). Use modules, activities, and quizzes to advance understanding of grammar fundamentals and to practice writing, editing, and revising sentences. Emphasizes student questions and applying lessons to other academic writing projects.
Available via Ecampus
WR 199, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WR 201, *WRITING FOR MEDIA, 3 Credits
Introduction to newspaper style. Introduction to reporting. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II
Recommended: Grade B or higher in WR 121 or WR 121H and 30 wpm typing speed
Available via Ecampus
WR 214, *WRITING IN BUSINESS, 3 Credits
Continued practice in writing with an emphasis on the rhetorical and critical thinking demands of writers in business and industry. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II
Prerequisite: WR 121 with C- or better or WR 121H with C- or better or Exam for Waiver - WR 121 with a score of 1
Available via Ecampus
WR 220, *STORIES OF THE US-MEXICO BORDER, 4 Credits
Analyzes stories from and about the US-Mexico border. Explores and challenges conventional ideas about undocumented immigration in the US and considers immigration as a complex phenomenon with various causes. Examines historical and current causes of migration across the US-Mexico border and the difficulties experienced on the migrant trail. Analyzes discriminatory practices of dehumanization, deportation, and detention and reveals immigrant resistance to oppression. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
WR 222, *ENGLISH COMPOSITION, 3 Credits
Continued practice in expository writing with an emphasis on argumentation and research.
Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II
Prerequisite: WR 121 with C- or better or WR 121H with C- or better or Exam for Waiver - WR 121 with a score of 1
Equivalent to: WR 222H
Available via Ecampus
WR 222H, *ENGLISH COMPOSITION, 3 Credits
Continued practice in expository writing with an emphasis on argumentation and research.
Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Prerequisite: WR 121 with C- or better or WR 121H with C- or better or Exam for Waiver - WR 121 with a score of 1
Equivalent to: WR 222
WR 224, *INTRODUCTION TO FICTION WRITING, 3 Credits
Discussion workshop. Student work examined in context of contemporary published work.
Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II; LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
Prerequisite: WR 121 with C- or better or WR 121H with C- or better or Exam for Waiver - WR 121 with a score of 1
Equivalent to: WR 224H
Available via Ecampus
WR 224H, *INTRODUCTION TO FICTION WRITING, 3 Credits
Discussion workshop. Student work examined in context of contemporary published work.
Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
Prerequisite: WR 121 with C- or better or WR 121H with C- or better or Exam for Waiver - WR 121 with a score of 1
Equivalent to: WR 224
Available via Ecampus
WR 228, *WRITING ABROAD, 3 Credits
Prepares students to compose thoughtful, nuanced, and journalistically-grounded writing for a Web-based audience based on experiences studying abroad. By reading deeply in the lifestyle and creative nonfiction genres, students will develop strategies for communicating their observations effectively. Instruction follows an editorial model, allowing students to practice the role of editor, freelancer, and designer, all with an eye towards publishing in a course-affiliated online magazine. To achieve success in this course, students must demonstrate knowledge of writing techniques appropriate to the genre and must demonstrate editorial skill. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II
Prerequisite: WR 121 with C- or better or WR 121H with C- or better
WR 230, *ESSENTIALS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR, 3 Credits
Introduces students to the structure of sentences with a focus on beginning grammar. Students in WR 230 will learn the differences between clauses and phrases, how to recognize subjects and predicates in a variety of sentence types, how to avoid the most common grammatical errors in student writing, and how to use punctuation correctly--and with intention. Students will complete readings, watch videos, participate in discussions, and demonstrate understanding through weekly quizzes. They will also challenge themselves with numerous writing activities, and complete writing analysis projects. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II
Available via Ecampus
WR 240, *INTRODUCTION TO NONFICTION WRITING, 3 Credits
Discussion workshop. Student work examined in context of contemporary published work. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II; LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
Prerequisite: WR 121 with C- or better or WR 121H with C- or better
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
Available via Ecampus
WR 241, *INTRODUCTION TO POETRY WRITING, 3 Credits
Discussion workshop. Rudiments of mechanics and some background in development of modern poetry. (FA) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II; LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
Prerequisite: WR 121 with C- or better or WR 121H with C- or better or Exam for Waiver - WR 121 with a score of 1
Available via Ecampus
WR 250, *PODCAST STORYTELLING, 3 Credits
Focuses on the skills needed to write, record, and produce informative and engaging podcasts. Students develop themes, write scripts, conduct interviews, and learn to make thoughtful editing decisions in the production of audio podcasts.
Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II
Prerequisite: WR 121 with C- or better or WR 121H with C- or better
WR 252X, INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING, 4 Credits
Focuses on the basic components of screenwriting. Explores professional examples of documents intrinsic to the craft—coverage, story treatments, storyboards, script outlines, series bibles and production drafts for films and television shows. Creates students’ versions of several of these forms to generate creative content through a series of “recipes” designed to teach the core concepts of character, setting, dramatic conflict and visual storytelling.
Equivalent to: FILM 252X
Available via Ecampus
WR 299, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WR 301, *PUBLISHING AND EDITING, 3 Credits
Invites students to learn about editing and copyediting techniques, broader editorial decisions, and current publishing platforms. Students will learn about scholarly publishing in the U.S. and about how social media and public relations fit into this world. Participants will also explore editing within a rhetorical dimension, considering purpose and audience, as well as conventions of grammar, mechanics, and usage. Students will review a scholarly article reporting on research in editing and/or publishing; as well as develop a publication-ready work of their own. As part of a final project, the class will work toward a collaborative publication. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II
Prerequisite: WR 121 with D- or better or WR 121H with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
WR 303, *WRITING FOR THE WEB, 3 Credits
Concerns the production of instructive, informative, and rhetorically savvy writing for Web-based locations and applications. Helps people find information, get things done, convey their opinions, build communities, and collaborate on complex projects. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II
Prerequisite: WR 121 with D- or better or WR 121H with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
WR 310, WRITING THE YOUNG ADULT NOVEL, 3 Credits
Explores the literary Young Adult (YA) novel by analyzing the plot, character, language, setting, and voice of established authors. Incorporates YA-specific craft elements to produce novelistic and literary writing. Develops and adapts an established structure and outline for a YA novel. Embarks on YA novel writing journey with rigorous revisions from peer review and instructor feedback.
Prerequisite: WR 224 with C- or better or WR 224H with C- or better
This course is repeatable for 6 credits.
WR 320, NARRATIVE MEDICINE: BODIES, BEHAVIORS, AND BELIEFS, 4 Credits
Focuses on contemporary poetry and nonfiction by writers who are medical professionals, patients, and caregivers. Studies the authors’ different perspectives to consider the griefs and joys, concerns and comforts they have in common. Explores the body’s struggles and failures, recoveries and triumphs. Encourages a heightened sense of empathy and develops a practice of thoughtful self-examination through in-depth class discussions and weekly writing prompts.
WR 323, *ENGLISH COMPOSITION, 3 Credits
Continued practice in writing with an emphasis on the elements of style: diction, tone, precision and economy, emphasis, figurative language. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II
Prerequisite: WR 121 with C- or better or WR 121H with C- or better or Exam for Waiver - WR 121 with a score of 1
WR 324, SHORT STORY WRITING, 4 Credits
Study and writing of the short story. (FA)
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
Prerequisite: WR 224 with D- or better or WR 224H with D- or better
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Available via Ecampus
WR 327, *TECHNICAL WRITING, 3 Credits
Continued practice in writing with an emphasis on the rhetorical and critical thinking demands of writers in scientific and technological fields. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II
Prerequisite: WR 121 with C- or better or WR 121H with C- or better or Exam for Waiver - WR 121 with a score of 1
Equivalent to: WR 327H
Available via Ecampus
WR 327H, *TECHNICAL WRITING, 3 Credits
Continued practice in writing with an emphasis on the rhetorical and critical thinking demands of writers in scientific and technological fields. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Prerequisite: WR 121 with C- or better or WR 121H with C- or better or Exam for Waiver - WR 121 with a score of 1
Equivalent to: WR 327
WR 329, WRITING FOR LAW AND LAW SCHOOL, 3 Credits
Improves the rhetorical and structural sophistication of persuasive writing, and gives practice in writing the law application essay. Provides a thorough review of logical, grammatical, usage, and sentence-level errors.
Prerequisite: WR 121 with C- or better or WR 121H with C- or better
WR 330, *UNDERSTANDING GRAMMAR, 3 Credits
Advanced study of traditional grammatical forms and conventional grammatical terms with emphasis on the assumptions underlying the structure of traditional grammar. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II
Prerequisite: WR 121 with C- or better or WR 121H with C- or better or Exam for Waiver - WR 121 with a score of 1
Available via Ecampus
WR 340, CREATIVE NONFICTION WRITING, 4 Credits
Intermediate study and writing of creative nonfiction.
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
Prerequisite: WR 240 with D- or better
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Available via Ecampus
WR 341, POETRY WRITING, 4 Credits
Study and writing of verse. (FA)
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
Prerequisite: WR 241 with D- or better
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
WR 353, WRITING ABOUT PLACES, 3 Credits
Utilizing personal experience, reading, and research, students, study, discuss, and practice the conventions of writing about place far and near, global and local, for various audiences and in a range of formats.
Prerequisite: WR 121 with D- or better or WR 121H with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
WR 362, *SCIENCE WRITING, 3 Credits
Students learn and practice the conventions for writing scientific material for a variety of audiences. Involves writing and research assignments, multimedia presentations, lecture, and in-class and online activities. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II
Prerequisite: WR 121 with C- or better or WR 121H with C- or better
Equivalent to: WR 362H
Available via Ecampus
WR 362H, *SCIENCE WRITING, 3 Credits
Students learn and practice the conventions for writing scientific material for a variety of audiences. Involves writing and research assignments, multimedia presentations, lecture, and in-class and online activities. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Prerequisite: WR 121 with C- or better or WR 121H with C- or better
Equivalent to: WR 362
WR 383, FOOD WRITING, 4 Credits
Students will write about food and food issues for a variety of audiences, including print and digital, adapting their texts to become increasingly sophisticated critical thinkers and writers who can shape material effectively. Will also address food science and food studies from a historical and cultural background.
Prerequisite: (WR 121 with D- or better or WR 121H with D- or better) and (HC 199 [D-] or PHL 121 [D-] or WR 201 [D-] or WR 214 [D-] or WR 222 [D-] or WR 224 [D-] or WR 224H [D-] or WR 241 [D-] or WR 323 [D-] or WR 324 [D-] or WR 327 [D-] or WR 327H [D-] or WR 330 [D-] or WR 341 [D-] or WR 362 [D-] or WR 362H [D-])
Available via Ecampus
WR 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: WR 399H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WR 399H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: WR 399
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WR 401, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WR 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WR 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WR 404, WRITING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WR 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WR 406, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WR 407, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
WR 408, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WR 411, ^THE TEACHING OF WRITING, 4 Credits
Pedagogy and theory in composition; prepares teachers (secondary through college) in writing process, assignment design, evaluation, and grammar. Also focuses on students' own writing.
Attributes: CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Course
WR 414, ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING, 4 Credits
Writing news releases, annual reports, brochures, newsletters, and other PR materials. Writing advertising copy.
Prerequisite: WR 121 with B or better or WR 121H with B or better
Available via Ecampus
WR 420, STUDIES IN WRITING, 4 Credits
Selected topics in rhetoric and composition.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Available via Ecampus
WR 424, ADVANCED FICTION WRITING, 4 Credits
Workshop. (FA)
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
Prerequisite: WR 324 with D- or better
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
WR 435, SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, & PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION CAPSTONE, 1 Credit
Complete a portfolio comprised of material generated throughout previous courses in the Certificate in Scientific, Technical, and Professional Communication.
Recommended: Completion of 18 credits towards the Scientific, Technical, and Professional Communication Certificate
WR 440, ADVANCED CREATIVE NONFICTION WRITING, 4-8 Credits
An advanced course in creative nonfiction writing, centered around workshops of polished material.
Prerequisite: WR 340 with D- or better
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
WR 441, ADVANCED POETRY WRITING, 4 Credits
Advanced poetry workshop. (FA)
Attributes: LACF – Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core
Prerequisite: WR 341 with D- or better
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
WR 448, MAGAZINE ARTICLE WRITING, 4 Credits
Writing the magazine article. Analyzing markets and writing query and cover letters, marketing manuscripts to magazines. Interviewing and researching.
WR 449, CRITICAL REVIEWING, 4 Credits
Writing critical reviews of books, television programs, movies, plays, and restaurants for newspapers and magazines. The role of criticism in popular culture.
WR 460X, WRITING OF THE SEA, 4 Credits
Introduces the traditions and modalities of writing used in marine studies disciplines, including technical, creative, analytical, and journalistic writing. Uses rhetorical structure and strategies to express personal beliefs about, responses to, and ethical commitments toward the world’s oceans.
WR 462, ^ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING, 4 Credits
Writing about environmental topics from multiple perspectives. Includes science journalism, research and writing on current scientific issues and controversies, and theories of rhetoric and environmentalism.
Attributes: CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Course
Prerequisite: WR 121 with C- or better or WR 121H with C- or better
This course is repeatable for 12 credits.
Available via Ecampus
WR 466, ^ADVANCED TECHNICAL WRITING, 4 Credits
Introduces the texts, contexts, and concepts important to the practice of professional communication in organizational contexts, addressing practical writing skills, rhetoric, and ethics. Course readings concern what professional technical writers do and what theories govern their actions, bridging the gap between real-world problems and academic research. Emphasizes solving real-world writing and communication problems with empirical research, usability testing, and information design.
Attributes: CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Course
Prerequisite: WR 121 with D- or better or WR 121H with D- or better
WR 475, RHETORICS OF RACE, 4 Credits
By exploring the interrelated concepts of race, racialization, and racism, Rhetorics of Race problematizes race as a taken-for-granted phenomenon. Through reading, writing, and discussion, class participants study racial formations as historically specific and analyze contemporary forms of racism in the US. Readings and discussion pay close attention to how rhetoric and discourse have the power to reproduce and challenge white supremacy and race-based oppressions. Emphasizing the intersectionality of oppression—that racism necessarily takes place at intersections with other forms of subordination including sexism, homophobia, ablelism, etc.—Rhetorics of Race draws from Queer Black Feminism, Chican@ Feminism, and Critical Race Theory.
WR 495, ^INTRODUCTION TO LITERACY STUDIES, 4 Credits
Literacy studies in multidisciplinary contexts. Examines historical, theoretical, and practical relationships among reading, writing, language, culture, and schooling. (Writing Intensive Course)
Attributes: CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Course
WR 497, DIGITAL LITERACY AND CULTURE, 4 Credits
From pencils to pixels, telegraphs to texts, and semaphores to social networking, Digital Literacy and Culture focuses on the relationships between human expression and the technologies that provide context, meaning, and shape to those expressions.
Prerequisite: WR 121 with C- or better or WR 121H with C- or better
WR 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WR 500, MFA RESIDENCY, 1-20 Credits
Low-Residency Masters of Fine Arts Residency. Required course for graduate students in the Low-Residency Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.
This course is repeatable for 48 credits.
WR 501, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WR 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WR 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 999 credits.
WR 504, WRITING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WR 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WR 506, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WR 507, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WR 508, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WR 509, PRACTICUM, 1-16 Credits
Required practicum for graduate students teaching introduction to poetry writing.
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WR 511, THE TEACHING OF WRITING, 4 Credits
Pedagogy and theory in composition; prepares teachers (secondary through college) in writing process, assignment design, evaluation, and grammar. Also focuses on student's own writing.
WR 512, CURRENT COMPOSITION THEORY, 4 Credits
Current rhetoric and composition theory and its applications for teachers and writers.
WR 513, LOW-RESIDENCY MFA MENTORSHIP, 5-12 Credits
Low-Residency Masters of Fine Arts Mentorship. Required course for graduate students in the Low-Residency Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.
This course is repeatable for 36 credits.
WR 517, TEACHING PRACTICUM: ENGLISH COMPOSITION, 2 Credits
Required practicum for graduate students teaching English Composition.
WR 519, TEACHING PRACTICUM: WR 222, 1 Credit
This practicum prepares graduate teaching assistants to teach Writing 222 (Argumentation). It includes both theoretical and practical components, providing an overview of the curriculum and addressing course development, lesson planning, and pedagogical best practices. The practicum is required for SWLF graduate students with a focus in rhetoric and composition.
WR 520, STUDIES IN WRITING, 4 Credits
Selected topics in rhetoric and composition.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Available via Ecampus
WR 521, TEACHING PRACTICUM: FICTION WRITING, 1 Credit
Required practicum for graduate students teaching introduction to fiction writing.
This course is repeatable for 3 credits.
WR 522, TEACHING PRACTICUM: POETRY WRITING, 1 Credit
Required practicum for graduate students teaching introduction to poetry writing.
This course is repeatable for 3 credits.
WR 523, TEACHING PRACTICUM: NONFICTION WRITING, 1 Credit
Required practicum for graduate students teaching introduction to nonfiction writing.
This course is repeatable for 3 credits.
WR 524, ADVANCED FICTION WRITING, 4 Credits
Advanced fiction workshop with an emphasis on developing longer pieces.
This course is repeatable for 24 credits.
WR 537, WRITING FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, 3 Credits
Build graduate-level writing and rhetorical skills and identify and utilize the conventions of researched-based writing in their field with the end goal of being more confident and effective writers of academic argument. Analyze writing in their own fields, develop papers through all stages of the writing process, and work to expand graduate-level academic vocabulary and scientific and technical writing conventions.
This course is repeatable for 15 credits.
WR 540, ADVANCED NONFICTION WRITING, 4 Credits
Advanced creative nonfiction workshop with an emphasis on developing longer pieces.
This course is repeatable for 24 credits.
WR 541, ADVANCED POETRY WRITING, 4 Credits
Advanced poetry workshop.
This course is repeatable for 24 credits.
WR 548, MAGAZINE ARTICLE WRITING, 4 Credits
Writing the magazine article. Analyzing markets and writing query and cover letters, marketing manuscripts to magazines. Interviewing and researching.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
WR 562, ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING, 4 Credits
Writing about environmental topics from multiple perspectives. Includes science journalism, research and writing on current scientific issues and controversies, and theories of rhetoric and environmentalism.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
Recommended: WR 121
WR 566, ADVANCED TECHNICAL WRITING, 4 Credits
Introduces the texts, contexts, and concepts important to the practice of professional communication in organizational contexts, addressing practical writing skills, rhetoric, and ethics. Course readings concern what professional technical writers do and what theories govern their actions, bridging the gap between real-world problems and academic research. Emphasizes solving real-world writing and communication problems with empirical research, usability testing, and information design.
WR 573, THESIS & DISSERTATION WRITING, 3 Credits
Supports students who are in the writing stages of their thesis or dissertation. Teaches rhetorical analysis of model texts, techniques for drafting and revising texts, strategies for overcoming writing blocks, and methods of self-care for managing stress.
This course is repeatable for 30 credits.
WR 575, RHETORICS OF RACE, 4 Credits
By exploring the interrelated concepts of race, racialization, and racism, Rhetorics of Race problematizes race as a taken-for-granted phenomenon. Through reading, writing, and discussion, class participants study racial formations as historically specific and analyze contemporary forms of racism in the US. Readings and discussion pay close attention to how rhetoric and discourse have the power to reproduce and challenge white supremacy and race-based oppressions. Emphasizing the intersectionality of oppression—that racism necessarily takes place at intersections with other forms of subordination including sexism, homophobia, ablelism, etc.—Rhetorics of Race draws from Queer Black Feminism, Chican@ Feminism, and Critical Race Theory.
WR 585, CONTEMPORARY RHETORIC THEORY, 4 Credits
Familiarizes students with a range of theories that have significantly contributed to or influenced the field of modern and contemporary rhetorical research. The course examines scholars, concepts, and methodologies that are central to contemporary rhetorical theory, while touching on key critical theorists who, although may be considered outside the field of rhetoric studies, impact the ways in which language, persuasion, and communication are currently understood. From this work, students develop their own perspectives and generate evidence-based arguments concerning those same issues.
Recommended: WR 121
WR 593, THE RHETORICAL TRADITION AND THE TEACHING OF WRITING, 4 Credits
Major past and contemporary theories of written communication, their historical context, and their impact on writing and the teaching of writing.
WR 595, INTRODUCTION TO LITERACY STUDIES, 4 Credits
Literacy studies in multidisciplinary contexts. Examines historical, theoretical, and practical relationships among reading, writing, language, culture, and schooling.
WR 597, DIGITAL LITERACY AND CULTURE, 4 Credits
From pencils to pixels, telegraphs to texts, and semaphores to social networking, Digital Literacy and Culture focuses on the relationships between human expression and the technologies that provide context, meaning, and shape to those expressions.
Recommended: WR 121
WR 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 30 credits.