English Literature Courses, ENG*

The following information is directly from the 2011-2012 College Catalog, pg. 109. To download a full pdf version of the catalog, click here.

ENG*110, 3 Credits, Introduction to Literature 

Introduction to Literature Analysis of the ideas and vocabulary associated with the appreciation of literature. Broad reading list in fiction, drama, and poetry. Prerequisite: ENG*101 with a grade of "C" or better.

ENG*210, 3 Credits, Fiction 

Analysis of the novel as an art form. Broad reading list introduces a history of fiction techniques. Prerequisites: ENG*101  and either ENG*102  or ENG*110 . This is an "L" course.

ENG*211, 3 Credits, Short Story 

Analysis of the short story as an art form. Broad reading list introduces a history of fiction techniques. Prerequisites: ENG*101  and either ENG*102 or ENG*110. This is an "L" course.This is a "D" course.

ENG*213, 3 Credits, Poetry 

Analysis of the poem as an art form. Broad reading list introduces a history of poetic techniques. Prerequisites: ENG*101 and either ENG*102 or ENG*110 . This is an "L" course.

ENG*214, 3 Credits, Drama

Analysis of the drama as an art form. Broad reading list introduces a history of dramatic techniques. Prerequisites: ENG*101  and either ENG*102 or ENG*110. This is an "L" course.

ENG*218, 3 Credits, Autobiography 

Classic and Modern writers react to their exemplary lives and times as "personal mythology." Ranging from St. Augustine, Benvenuto Cellini, Rousseau to W.E.B. DuBois, Margaret Sanger, Russell Baker. Prerequisites: ENG*101 and either ENG*102 or ENG*110. This is an "L" course. This is a "D" course.

ENG*220, 3 Credits, Studies in American Literature 

Survey of the American novel since World War II. Broad reading list. Prerequisites: ENG*101 and either ENG*102 or ENG*110. This is an "L" course.

ENG*221, 222,  3,3 Credits, American Literature I and II 

Significant American prose and poetry from the beginning to the present, with attention to general concepts of a literary and historical nature. Prerequisites: ENG*101 and either ENG*102  or ENG*110. This is an "L" course.

ENG*231, 232 3,3, Credits British Literature I and II 

Significant British prose and poetry from the beginning to the present, with attention to general concepts of a literary and historical nature. Prerequisites: ENG*101 and either ENG*102 or ENG*110. This is an "L" course.

ENG*233, 3 Credits, Shakespeare

An introduction to the dramatist, poet and thinker. History and character in the Richard II-Henry V Cycle. Development of Comedy and Tragi-Comedy, Taming of the Shrew to Measure for Measure. Prerequisites: ENG*101 and either ENG*102 or ENG*110. This is an "L" course.

ENG*234, 3 Credits, Shakespeare II 

Shakespeare's later development. The great tragedies (Hamlet, MacBeth, Lear). Final statements (The Tempest, Winter's Tale). Prerequisites: ENG*101 and either ENG*102 or ENG*110. This is an "L" course.

ENG*291, 3 Credits, Mythology 

Readings in ancient and modern myths. Discussions designed to uncover the timeless patterns behind modern concerns and events. Examination of Graeco Roman and Judeo Christian approaches to man, nature, the cosmos. Prerequisites: ENG*101 and either ENG*102 or ENG*110. This is an "L" course.

ENG*298, 3 Credits, Special Topics in English 

An in-depth exploration of a specialized topic in literature. Prerequisites: ENG*101 and either ENG*102 or ENG*110 . This is an "L" course.

From College Catalog 2011-2012, p. 109-110