English Minor (18):

*ENG 101 and 201 fulfill 6 credits of core requirements.

COURSES:

ENG 101 Composition: Writing and Research
In this course, students learn to communicate in the college setting through written rhetoric in various forms: narrative, descriptive, analytical and persuasive writing, which then culminates with a formal research paper. The course includes a review of grammatical and usage skills as well as providing students with a variety of readings within which to consider broader issues of perspective, worldview and social responsibility. Prerequisite: Scores on the ACT of 18 or higher in English or 460 in the Verbal section of the SAT I; alternately three or more years of college preparatory English with grades of a C+ or above, or a grade of C or above in English 100 (3 credits).

ENG 201 Introductory Studies in Literature
This course involves a study of selected literary works with an emphasis on the fundamental elements of literature and methods of reading. Discussion topics include the genres of literature and their conventions, the tools authors use to create meaning and effect, the ways readers can interpret and respond to texts, and the roles of imaginative literature in shaping and reflecting culture. (3 credits)

ENG 210 Approaches to Literary Study
This course will provide the student with a framework for further work in literary studies. The student will gain skills in evaluating, reflecting on and writing about both primary literary texts and secondary criticism. A few novels of the instructor’s choosing will help to orient the course around pertinent themes and subject matter. Prerequisite: ENG 101. (3 credits)

ENG 211 American Literature to 1865
This course will provide a survey of significant works in American literature from Native American writing, colonial writing and pamphleteering, as well as works by Brown, Irving, Cooper, Emerson, Fuller, Poe, Hawthorne and Melville. Attention will be paid to defining Enlightenment and Romantic writing in American literature. Prerequisites: ENG 101. (3 credits)

ENG 212 American Literature from 1865
This course will provide a survey of American literature since the Civil War and will focus on such antebellum authors as Twain, Howells, James, Crane, Eliot, Fitzgerald, Cather, and contemporary writers, Attention will be paid to literary realism, the ‘woman question’ and the effect of war on American
writing. Prerequisites: ENG 101. (3 credits)

ENG 221 British Literature 1
This course surveys British literature from the Middle Ages to the late eighteenth century. Prominent works by Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Spenser, Locke, and Boswell will be discussed as well as these works’ historical context. Prerequisites: ENG 101. (3 credits)

ENG 222 British Literature II
This course surveys major works of British literature from the late-eighteenth century to the present. Attention will be paid to identifying elements of the literary periods of the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Modernism and Postmodernism. Prerequisite: ENG 101 and ENG 201. (3 credits) 

ENG 311 Non-Western Literature
As one of the comparative courses on offer, Non-Western Literature will help to broaden a student’s literary education that is usually based solely on the Anglo-American tradition. The course will rotate according to the instructor’s preferences; possible topics may include: African Literature, Jewish Literature, Indian literature, Ancient Greek literature, or Pacific literature. Prerequisites: ENG 101, 201 and 210. (3 credits)

ENG 331 Transatlantic Comparisons
This course will look at comparison between different national literary traditions of those countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean. The Anglo-American relationship will be primarily studied, while attention to Continental Europe, South America, Africa and the Caribbean will be available to the student in research projects. Prerequisites: ENG 101, 201 and 210. (3 credits)

ENG 341 Studies in World Literature
This course will provide a broad exposure to literature from around the world. Alongside focus on poetry and prose from various continents, some initial work in effective comparison as well as how globalization affects literary study will be examined. Prerequisites: ENG 101, 201 and 210. (3 credits)

ENG 385 - 395 Special Topics in Literature
These courses will cover a variety of topics that are not studied in depth in other departmental courses. Topics will be chosen according to student interest and instructor expertise. Sample topics may include: Women and Literature; Literature and the Environment; Theology and Literature; and Race and Literature. Prerequisites: ENG 101, 201 and 210. (1-3 credits)