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ENGL 3220 –ArgumentativeWriting (3-0-3)
A course in the methods of developing academic, professional, and civic written
arguments; the course includes the application of classical and contemporary
rhetorical theories of argument, the analysis of various arguments, and multiple
revisions of papers.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 (C).ENGL 3300 -Women andLiterature (3-0-3)
Texts by women and/or works that treat issues of gender and sexuality. Primary texts
are supplemented by additional readings designed to enhance students’ abilities to
think and write critically about women writers and motifs of gender and sexuality. May
be repeatedwhen topics vary.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 (C) and [ENGL 2111 (C), ENGL 2112 (C), ENGL 2121
(C), ENGL2122 (C), ENGL 2131 (C), or ENGL 2132 (C)].
ENGL 3410 - AfricanAmericanLiterature I (3-0-3)
A course focusing on the major movements, issues, or themes in the study of African
American Literature from 1750-1877.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 (C) and [ENGL 2111 (C), ENGL 2112 (C), ENGL 2121
(C), ENGL2122 (C), ENGL 2131 (C), or ENGL 2132 (C)].
ENGL 3420 - AfricanAmericanLiterature II (3-0-3)
A course focusing on the major movements, issues, or themes in the study of African
American Literature from 1877-present.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 (C) and [ENGL 2111 (C), ENGL 2112 (C), ENGL 2121
(C), ENGL2122 (C), ENGL 2131 (C), or ENGL 2132 (C)].
ENGL 3501 - Multicultural Literature (3-0-3)
Primary focus on texts by members of one or more traditionally marginalized cultural
groups within the United States and with attention to historical and theoretical
aspects. Topicsmay vary from semester to semester.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 (C) and [ENGL 2111 (C), ENGL 2112 (C), ENGL 2121
(C), ENGL2122 (C), ENGL 2131 (C), or ENGL 2132 (C)].
ENGL 3600 - Careers inWriting (3-0-3)
An introduction to issues and practices relevant to careers in professional writing with
an emphasis on understanding contexts, genres, and technologies and producing
documents for a variety of professional writing communities andworkplaces.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 (C).
ENGL 3620 - Postcolonial Literature (3-0-3)
An introduction to postcolonial literatures inEnglish. The coursemay include literature
fromAfrica, theCaribbean, andAsia.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 (C) and [ENGL 2111 (C), ENGL 2112 (C), ENGL 2121
(C), ENGL2122 (C), ENGL 2131 (C), or ENGL 2132 (C)].
ENGL 3650 -Writing for Non-Profits (3-0-3)
This writing course will be balanced with theory and be influenced by a strong service
learning component. Small groups of students, under the guidance of the instructor,
will work directlywith a local or regional nonprofit organization, using their writing skills
and rhetorical strategies to address a real need in the community.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 (C).
ENGL 3700 - Response toWriting (3-0-3)
An introduction to one-on-one writing instruction, classroom based writing
consultancy, and the theories that guide these practices. Students will write many
kinds of documents, including essays about tutoring and consulting, and they will have
applied what they have learned inpeer review situations.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 (C).
ENGL 3800 - Introduction toCreativeWriting (3-0-3)
Introductory study in imaginative writing emphasizing both selected readings in poetry,
fiction, and creative nonfiction and student writing in thesegenres.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101 (B) andENGL 1102 (B).
