This course teaches students the basic writing skills needed for college success, including grammar and composition. Students will practice sentence construction (in the context of short writing assignments), paragraph construction, and the organization of ideas. They will build on these basic skills by planning, writing, and revising short essays and experiencing writing as a multi-step process. The course also teaches several types of,purposes of,and audiences for general essays. Required for the Liberal Arts Curriculum. Fall and spring semesters. 3 credits.

Students will develop critical thinking skills in writing, reading, and speaking through the context of multiple points of view about cultural identities. Prerequisite: C- or better in SLA100 or score of 8 or higher on essay portion of SAT or ACT. Required for the Liberal Arts Curriculum. Fall and spring semesters. 3 credits.

Component of first year experience; incorporates academic strategies and orientation to college life and resources. Fall and spring semesters. Corequisite: SLA100 or SLA101. 1 credit.

An exploration of the foundational roles of faith and spirituality in human growth and development and in the shaping of human cultures. Opportunity to engage with the spiritual traditions of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. This course is strongly recommended for the first semester of enrollment. Fall and spring semesters. 3 credits. Fee.

A capstone seminar which provides students an opportunity to examine personal values in relationship to society. Students reflect on their discipline, pursuit of knowledge, and personal life philosophy. Juniors and seniors only. Fall, spring, and summer. 3 credits.

Introduction to reading, research, grammar, and writing in the study of literature. Emphasis on literary forms, research tools, and the vocabulary of literary study. Practice in writing the literary essay. English majors take this course during their freshman or sophomore year. Spring semester. 3 credits.

This course teaches students to apply college writing skills to the discipline of English, with particular emphasis in the researched essay. Students will read a wide variety of primary texts and interpret them through writing, revision, and literary theory. English and journalism majors should take this course in the fall semester of the sophomore year. Writing Intensive course. Fall semester. Prerequisite: SLA101 and SEL150, grade of C or better. 3 credits.

Explores a diverse body of nineteenth-century literature, including fiction, poetry, narrative, and essays, written in different regions of the United States by men and women of various cultural groups. Works of the American literary renaissance are studied alongside writing from other traditions, such as Native American autobiography, African American narrative, and women’s fiction. Prerequisite: SLA101. Fall semester. Satisfies the U.S. Cultures requirement of the Liberal Arts Curriculum. 3 credits.

Traces the emergence of multiple perspectives in twentieth century U.S. literature. Examines the ways fiction, poetry, and drama represent an increasing diversity of voices, with an emphasis on contemporary novels by writers from various cultural groups. Prerequisite: SLA101. Spring semester. Satisfies the U.S. Cultures requirement of the Liberal Arts Curriculum. 3 credits.

Topics vary from term to term; emphasis is on upper-level (junior and senior) in-depth study, e.g., Medieval Studies, Social Themes in the Novel, Austen and the Brontes, Development of the British Novel, Victorian Literature, Twentieth Century Studies. Prerequisites: SEL150 and two other English courses. Spring semester, odd-numbered years. Repeatable for credit. 3 credits.

Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, with introductory study of Middle English language, literary and historical traditions. Fall semester, even-numbered years. 3 credits.

Selected works of Shakespeare,tracing his development as dramatist and poet. Fall semester, odd-numbered years. Juniors and seniors only. 3 credits. Fee.

Theories of literary criticism, focused on contemporary theory and practice. Prerequisite: SEL237. Spring semester, odd-numbered years. 3 credits.

Study of the roles of the journalist in society, the types of journalism, the newsgathering process, and journalism history. Fall semester, odd-numbered years. 3 credits. Fee.

Emphasis varies from term to term, e.g., Exposition and Argument, Editorial Writing, Contemporary Journalism. Repeatable for credit. Fall semester, odd-numbered years. 3 credits.

Emphasis varies from term to term, e.g., Creative Thinking and Expression, Writing Science Fiction, Finding Forms for Personal Experience, Short Creative Forms. Spring and summer semesters. Repeatable for credit. Satisfies the Artistic Expression requirement of the Liberal Arts Curriculum. 3 credits.

Instruction and practice in the writing of short fiction. Prerequisite: SLA101. Fall semester, even-numbered years. Satisfies the Artistic Expression requirement of the Liberal Arts Curriculum. 3 credits.

Instruction and practice in the writing of poetry. Consideration of contemporary poetic theory and practice. Fall semester, odd-numbered years. Satisfies the Artistic Expression requirement of the Liberal Arts Curriculum. 3 credits.

A survey of selected European writers, from ancient times to the present, and of how, through literature, they express their understanding of human experience. Fall semester, even-numbered years. 3 credits.

The works of significant British writers, from the Beowulf poet to Austen. Fall semester, odd-numbered years. 3 credits.

The works of significant British writers, from Blake to the present. Spring semester, even-numbered years. 3 credits.

Introduction to reading, research, grammar, and writing in the study of literature. Emphasis on literary forms, research tools, and the vocabulary of literary study. Practice in writing the literary essay. English majors take this course during their freshman or sophomore year. Spring semester. 3 credits.

Introduction to reading, research, grammar, and writing in the study of literature. Emphasis on literary forms, research tools, and the vocabulary of literary study. Practice in writing the literary essay. English majors take this course during their freshman or sophomore year. Spring semester. 3 credits.

Study of the roles of the journalist in society, the types of journalism, the newsgathering process, and journalism history. Fall semester, odd-numbered years. 3 credits. Fee.

Emphasis varies from term to term, e.g., Creative Thinking and Expression, Writing Science Fiction, Finding Forms for Personal Experience, Short Creative Forms. Spring and summer semesters. Repeatable for credit. Satisfies the Artistic Expression requirement of the Liberal Arts Curriculum. 3 credits.

Instruction and practice in the writing of short fiction. Prerequisite: SLA101. Fall semester, even-numbered years. Satisfies the Artistic Expression requirement of the Liberal Arts Curriculum. 3 credits.

Instruction and practice in the writing of poetry. Consideration of contemporary poetic theory and practice. Fall semester, odd-numbered years. Satisfies the Artistic Expression requirement of the Liberal Arts Curriculum. 3 credits.

An understanding of, and appreciation for, contemporary American magazine journalism, skills in research, and writing for magazines. Satisfies the Artistic Expression requirement of the Liberal Arts Curriculum. Prerequisite: SEL227. Spring semester, even-numbered years. 3 credits.

Surveys the forms of online writing, including text messaging, e-mail, message boards, weblogs, web pages, and wikis. Students will create or contribute to such texts, examine the conventions that have developed for each form (in social and professional contexts), and reflect upon their cultural significance. Fall semester, even-numbered years. 3 credits. Fee.

The works of significant British writers, from Blake to the present. Spring semester, even-numbered years. 3 credits.

Traces the emergence of multiple perspectives in twentieth century U.S. literature. Examines the ways fiction, poetry, and drama represent an increasing diversity of voices, with an emphasis on contemporary novels by writers from various cultural groups. Prerequisite: SLA101. Spring semester. Satisfies the U.S. Cultures requirement of the Liberal Arts Curriculum. 3 credits.

Selected works of Shakespeare,tracing his development as dramatist and poet. Fall semester, odd-numbered years. Juniors and seniors only. 3 credits. Fee.

Provides strategies and methods of writing for publication for diverse markets in journalism and creative writing. Topics include freelancing as a business, researching the marketplace, the editorial process, and coping with rejection. New material will be critiqued in collaborative peer groups. Writing will be submitted for publication. Prerequisite: One of SEL227, SEL231, SEL232, SEL233, or SEL236. Spring semester, even-numbered years. Juniors and seniors only. 3 credits.