May 16, 2024  
2019-2020 College Catalog 
    
2019-2020 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


T = Theory (Instruction via lecture, recitation, discussion, demonstration, or seminar.)
L = Laboratory (Practical Application)
C = Clinical

 

English

  
  • ENG 099 - Introduction to College Writing


    1 Hour

    Co-Requisite: ENG 101  
    This course places emphasis on providing students with additional academic and noncognitive support with the goal of success in the students’ paired ENG 101 class.  The material covered or practiced in the ENG 099 course is complementary to and supportive of material taught in ENG 101 and the needs of the ENG 099 student.
  
  • ENG 100 - Vocational Technical English I


    3 Hours

    This course is designed to enhance reading and writing skills for the workplace. Emphasis is placed on technical reading, job-related vocabulary, sentence writing, punctuation, and spelling with substantial focus on occupational performance requirements. Upon completion, students should be able to identify main ideas with supporting details and produce mechanically correct short writings appropriate to the workplace.
  
  • ENG 101 - English Composition I


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: ENR 098  with grade of C or higher placement
    English Composition I provides instruction and practice in the writing of at least six (6) extended compositions and a research paper. The development of analytical and critical reading skills as well as basic reference and documentation skills in the composition process are also emphasized. English Composition I includes instruction and practice in library usage.
  
  • ENG 102 - English Composition II


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: A letter grade of C or higher in ENG 101 
    English Composition II provides instruction and practice in the writing of six (6) formal, analytical essays, at least one of which is a research project using outside sources and/or references effectively and legally. Additionally, English Composition II provides instruction in the development of analytical and critical reading skills in the composition process. English Composition II includes instruction and practice in library usage.
  
  • ENG 246 - Creative Writing I


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: A letter grade of C or higher in ENG 102 
    This course provides instruction and practice in the writing of critical analysis of imaginative forms of literature. Emphasis is placed on originality in the creative writing process, and this course may include instruction on publishing. The student will compose a significant body of imaginative literature, which may be read by or to the class.
  
  • ENG 251 - American Literature I


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: A letter grade of C or higher in ENG 102 
    This course is a survey of American literature from its inception to the middle of the nineteenth century. Emphasis is placed on representative works and writers of this period and on the literary, cultural, historical, and philosophical forces shaping these works and reflected in them. Upon completion and in written compositions, the student should be able to interpret the aesthetic and thematic aspects of these works, relate the works to their historical and literary contexts, and understand relevant criticism and research.
  
  • ENG 252 - American Literature II


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: A letter grade of C or higher in ENG 102 
    This course is a survey of American literature from the middle of the nineteenth century to the present. Emphasis is placed on representative works and writers of this period and on the literary, cultural, historical, and philosophical forces shaping these works and reflected in them. Upon completion, the student should be able to interpret the aesthetic and thematic aspects of these works, relate the works to their historical and literary contexts, and understand relevant criticism and research.
  
  • ENG 261 - English Literature I


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: A letter grade of C or higher in ENG 102 
    This course is a survey of English literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Romantic Age. Emphasis is placed on representative works and writers of this period and on the literary, cultural, historical, and philosophical forces shaping these works and reflected in them. Upon completion and in written compositions, the student should be able to interpret the aesthetic and thematic aspects of these works, relate the works to their historical and literary contexts, and understand relevant criticism and research.
  
  • ENG 262 - English Literature II


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: A letter grade of C or higher in ENG 102 
    This course is a survey of English literature from the Romantic Age to the present. Emphasis is placed on representative works and writers of this period and on the literary, cultural, historical, and philosophical forces shaping these works and reflected in them. Upon completion and in written compositions, the student should be able to interpret the aesthetic and thematic aspects of these works, relate the works to their historical and literary contexts, and understand relevant criticism and research.
  
  • ENG 271 - World Literature I


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: A letter grade of C or higher in ENG 102 
    This course is a study of selected literary masterpieces from Homer to the Renaissance. Emphasis is placed on major representative works and writers of this period, and on the literary, cultural, historical, and philosophical forces shaping these works and reflected in them. Upon completion and in written compositions, the student should be able to interpret the aesthetic and thematic aspects of these works, relate the works to their historical and literary contexts, and understand relevant criticism and research.
  
  • ENG 272 - World Literature II


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: A letter grade of C or higher in ENG 102 
    This course is a study of selected literary masterpieces from the Renaissance to the present. Emphasis is placed on major representative works and writers of this period and on the literary, cultural, historical, and philosophical forces shaping these works and reflected in them. Upon completion and in written compositions, the student should be able to interpret the aesthetic and thematic aspects of these works, relate the works to their historical and literary contexts, and understand relevant criticism and research.