EN 101 Approaches to Literature 3 CR
An introduction to the experience of literature, including fiction, poetry and drama. Introduces critical techniques, critical and technical vocabulary and a broad spectrum of critical approaches. It also requires written work and introduces research tools specific to literature. This is not a required course for English majors. Prerequisite: EN 110 Not available to students entering after July 1 2007.
EN 109 Introduction to Rhetoric 3 CR
Introduces the student to rhetorical strategies and techniques for clear and effective writing. Stresses the recursive nature of writing, encouraging students to think of writing as a means to generate thinking and enhance learning as well as to communicate. English Placement/Proficiency Exam required. Students must pass this course with a C or better.
EN 110 Academic Writing 3 CR
This course introduces students to the rhetorical strategies and techniques necessary for clear and effective college-level writing. Students study and practice academic discourse, including research techniques. The course emphasizes essay organization and development, analysis, argument, documentation and critical evaluation of academic writing. Placement by department testing.
EN 121 The British Tradition I 3 CR
From Beowulf to the Augustans, from Anglo-Saxon runes to Restoration comedy, this course features writings by Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare and Milton. Sophomore level, for English majors and minors. Does not satisfy Humanities requirement in the core.
EN 122 The British Tradition II 3 CR
From the Age of Reason to the Age of Anxiety. Course highlights romantic writers like Words-worth and Keats, Victorians like Dickens and Arnold, modernists like Joyce and Woolf. Sophomore level, for English majors and minors. Does not satisfy Area B 1 literature requirement. Prerequisite: EN 121
EN 131 American Voices I 3 CR
From Plymouth Rock to Gettysburg, puritanism, federalism and American Romanticism are examined. Bradford, Edwards, Franklin, Poe, Emerson, Hawthorne and Whitman. Sophomore level, for English majors and minors. Does not satisfy Area B 1 literature requirement.
