EN - English
EN 105: Variable Topics in English (1-4)
In this course students have the opportunity to study material not usually covered in the present course offerings.
EN 113: College Composition I (3)
This is a course designed to help students develop competence in writing at the college level with integrated reinforcements of critical reading and thinking skills. Students study the writing process and are instructed and guided in carrying this process through planning, drafting, and revising stages to final drafts of essays in the narrative/descriptive, analysis, casual, and comparative techniques. Students will receive reinforcement in editing and proofreading for organization, fluency, and conventions. (General Education: Foundational Series: Communication.)
Students need a minimum of C in order to progress to EN133 College Composition II
Prerequisite: Appropriate score on English placement test or appropriate ACT/SAT English and Reading subscore.
EN 114: College Composition Ib (4)
This course will assist students in reinforcing and using the critical reading and writing skills necessary for successful completion of college-level academic coursework. Through an integrated approach to reading and writing, students will practice applying concepts to a variety of reading and writing tasks with a laboratory component to enhance writing, reading, and critical thinking skills. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours laboratory per week. (General Education: Foundational Series: Communication.)
Students need a minimum of C in order to progress to EN133 College Composition II
Prerequisite: Course required of all students with an ACT English or Reading subscore of less than 18 or Redesigned SAT Reading and Writing subscores less than 480, or ACCUPLACER score of 79 or less in Sentence Skills or 77 or less in Reading.
EN 133: College Composition II (3)
This course helps students to achieve higher levels of writing competencies while applying critical reading and thinking skills to research and writing in the disciplines. Students must take EN 133 in addition to EN 113 or EN 114 to fulfill core requirements for the baccalaureate and associate degrees. (General Education: Foundational Series: Communication.)
Prerequisite: 'C' or above in EN 113 or EN 114.
EN 200: Variable Topics in English (1-4)
In this course students have the opportunity to study material not usually covered in the present course offerings.
EN 201: Research, Writing and APA (1)
This writing course is designed to provide students with techniques for effective academic writing. It focuses on writing styles and academic research and includes a review of APA style.
Prerequisite: EN 113. Corequisite: EN 133.
EN 203: Introduction to Linguistics (3)
This course introduces the learner to the scientific study of language by analysis of its internal structure. It is not the study of any particular language, but rather the study of language, as such. Language will be investigated from two points of view: sound and meaning, or as Gleason (1961) refers to them: expression and content.
EN 213: Introduction to Literary Criticism (3)
This course introduces the major principles of literary theory and criticism and its major schools of thought, both historical and modern. Students will analyze theories and then apply their knowledge of specific literary theories to works of literature.
Prerequisite: EN 113 and EN 133.
EN 223: Introduction to Literature (3)
This course includes study of the elements and forms of fiction, drama, and poetry; reading of short stories, dramas, and poetry; and writing in response to literature.
EN 263: Creative Writing (3)
This course offers the students opportunity to creatively communicate in a variety of genres. The class primarily works with fiction, poetry, and drama although the class structure allows individuals to pursue genres of particular interest to them. The course also examines styles and form.
Prerequisite: EN 113.
EN 300: Variable Topics in English (3)
In this course students will have the opportunity to study material not usually covered in the present course offerings.
Prerequisite: EN 113 and EN 133.
EN 303: Elements and Forms of Literature (3)
This course includes the study of the elements and forms of fiction, drama, and poetry; reading of short stories, dramas, and poetry that range both over time and ethnic background; and writing in response to literature. The course will study and apply literary criticism to fiction, dramas, and poetry. (General Education: Intellect & Inquiry Series: Arts/Language/Literature)
Prerequisite: EN 113 and EN 133.
EN 3053 – Great Shakes (3)
This course is an exploration of the range of Shakespeare's work in drama and poetry. Students will read a variety of Shakespeare's comedies, tragedies, and historical plays as well as his sonnets. (General Education: Intellect & Inquiry Series: Arts/Language/Literature)
Prerequisite: EN 113 and EN 133.
EN 325: Children's Literature (3)
This course is designed to acquaint students with a broad range of children's literature and with critical tools for evaluating that literature. Students will learn about the types of children's literature and then immerse themselves in reading that literature. Students will also explore how diversity issues of western culture have been reflected in literature written for children. This course stresses both critical reading skills and reading for enjoyment. (General Education: Intellect & Inquiry Series: Arts/Language/Literature)
Prerequisite: EN 113 and EN 133.
EN 326: British Literature I (3)
Students study selected works of British poetry, drama and fiction from medieval to eighteenth-century works. (General Education: Intellect & Inquiry Series: Arts/Language/Literature) (Writing Intensive)
Prerequisite: EN 113 and EN 133.
EN 329: British Literature II (3)
Students will study selected works of British poetry, drama, fiction, and essays from the nineteenth and twentieth century. (General Education: Intellect & Inquiry Series: Arts/Language/Literature) (Writing Intensive)
Prerequisite: EN 113 and EN 133.
EN 335: Women in Literature (3)
This course introduces students to representative works by and about women from various historical, social and literary perspectives as it seeks to inform students about gender identities. Interdisciplinary and feminist approaches will be used to engage race, ethnicity, and class in addition to those of gender. Students will learn how gender roles develop and change and how women's views of themselves are reflected through their writing. (General Education: Intellect & Inquiry Series: Arts/Language/Literature)
Prerequisite: EN 113 and EN 133.
EN 347: American Literature I (3)
This is a survey course of American literature to 1865. Students study selected works in American literature from the Colonial Period to 1800 and the early nineteenth century to 1865 in historical and cultural contexts. (General Education: Intellect & Inquiry Series: Arts/Language/Literature) (Writing Intensive)
Prerequisite: EN 113 and EN 133.
EN 350: American Literature II (3)
Students study selected works of American literature since 1865 in historical and cultural contexts. (General Education: Intellect & Inquiry Series: Arts/Language/Literature) (Writing Intensive)
Prerequisite: EN 113 and EN 133.
EN 383: World Literature I (3)
This course introduces students to masterpieces of ancient, classical, medieval, and renaissance literature. Works in foreign languages are read in English translation. Students are expected to study the literature as well as its historical and cultural contexts. (General Education: Intellect & Inquiry Series: Arts/Language/Literature)
Prerequisite: EN 113 and EN 133.
EN 393: World Literature II (3)
This course introduces students to masterpieces of Enlightenment, Romantic, Realist, Symbolist, Modernist, Post-Modernist, and Colonial literature. Works in foreign languages are read in English translation. Students are expected to study the literature as well as its historical and cultural contexts. (General Education: Intellect & Inquiry Series: Arts/Language/Literature)
Prerequisite: EN 113 and EN 133.
EN 403: History of English Language (3)
This linguistics course is a phonological, syntactic, and semantic study of the origin and development of the English language from Indo-European through Modern English. The course explores the historical milieu that prompted the evolution and dispersal of the English language.
Prerequisite: EN 113, EN 133, EN 203.
EN 413: Mythology (3)
This course is designed to increase student awareness and understanding of the relationships between mythology and culture, both historically and currently. Course instruction will focus on the ancient Greek mythological system and its influence on Western thought and literature. Student research will focus on another mythological system and its interrelationships both with its culture and other mythological systems. (General Education: Intellect & Inquiry Series: Arts/Language/Literature)
Prerequisite: EN 113 and EN 133.
EN 423: Advanced Composition (3)
This course develops the proficiency gained in Composition II, and expands that proficiency so that students gain experience in a diverse array of writing situations, particularly focused on writing for media audiences and with attention to advanced concepts, such as levels of style, unique sentence patterns, and developing the writer's voice. Forms of writing required include the formal essay, the interview report, and the press release, among others.
Prerequisite: EN 113 and EN 133.