Critical Writing ENG 130 TBA 05/10/27 - 08/15/27 3 Study and practice of the process of composition, concentrating on exposition. In addition to emphasis on audience, purpose, and rhetorical awareness, coursework focuses on the principles of unity, development, coherence, and sentence effectiveness in the paragraph and essay. Students draft, share, and revise their writing through feedback from instructors and peers. Accuracy, correct grammar, vocabulary development, and the conventions of academic writing are also emphasized.
Critical Writing I ENG 175 TBA 08/24/26 - 12/13/26 3 Study and practice of the process of composition, concentrating on exposition. In addition to emphasis on audience and purpose, coursework focuses on the principles of unity, development, coherence, and sentence effectiveness in the paragraph and essay. Accuracy, correct grammar, and vocabulary development are also emphasized.
Critical Writing II ENG 176 MW 08/24/26 - 12/13/26 3 Study and practice of the standard methods of development (Definition, Division, Example, Comparison, Cause, and Process) as techniques for development in writing. Coursework will focus on each method individually and then on a combination of methods employed for different writing purposes (Description, Narration, Argument, and Exposition). Accuracy, grammar, and vocabulary development are also emphasized. Prerequisite(s): ENG 175
Critical Writing II ENG 176 TBA 08/24/26 - 12/13/26 3 Study and practice of the standard methods of development (Definition, Division, Example, Comparison, Cause, and Process) as techniques for development in writing. Coursework will focus on each method individually and then on a combination of methods employed for different writing purposes (Description, Narration, Argument, and Exposition). Accuracy, grammar, and vocabulary development are also emphasized. Prerequisite(s): ENG 175
Intro to Literature ENG 255 T 08/24/26 - 12/13/26 3 The course acquaints students with the basic tools for beginning to analyze and discuss literature. Students will therefore read excerpts from a variety of different literary genres, including drama and poetry. The mechanics and terms specific to each genre will be discussed. Prerequisite(s): ENG 175, ENG 176
Creative Writing ENG 256 T 08/24/26 - 12/13/26 3 The course provides a treatment of the elements of fiction, drama, and poetry from the writer鈥檚 point of view. Students work with the instructor and other students to analyze their creative works. Imagination and personal experience are both employed as tools used during the creative process of writing. With consultation from students, the instructor will determine specific genres to emphasize. Prerequisite(s): ENG 175, ENG 176
Research Writing ENG 265 TR 08/24/26 - 12/13/26 3 This course equips students with essential research, analysis, and communication skills necessary for academic and professional success. Students will learn to ethically integrate sources using appropriate citation styles (APA or MLA), analyze scholarly articles in their field, and synthesize information from multiple sources to develop data-driven arguments. Emphasis will be placed on evaluating source credibility and relevance. Students will also create and deliver engaging oral presentations with accompanying visuals to effectively communicate research findings to diverse audiences. Prerequisites: ENG-110 and ENG-130
Introduction to Fiction Writing ENG 270 T 01/19/27 - 05/09/27 3 A treatment of the elements of fiction from the writer鈥檚 point of view. Elements covered are Getting Started (Freewriting, Journal Keeping), Story Form and Structure (Conflict, Crisis, and Resolution), Showing and Telling (Detail), Characterization (Direct and Indirect Methods of Presentation of Character), Fictional Place and Time (Setting, Atmosphere), Point of View (Narrator, Person) and Revision. Imagination and personal experience are both employed as tools used during the creative process of writing. Prerequisite(s): ENG 176
Survey of British Literature ENG 274 T 01/19/27 - 05/09/27 3 Students will study the stylistic and thematic characteristics of the important periods of British literature. Students will become aware of the historical, social, and political contexts for each of the periods. Students will become familiar with the key figures and major works within each period. Prerequisite(s): ENG 175, ENG 176
Survey of American Literature ENG 276 R 08/24/26 - 12/13/26 3 Students will study a selection of American texts that were central to the development of a uniquely American vein of literature. We will trace the development of a variety of American identities and examine the cultural and intellectual changes that paralleled these developments. Prerequisite(s): ENG 175, ENG 176
Contemporary World Literature ENG 355 R 08/24/26 - 12/13/26 3 This course examines contemporary texts from outside the traditional Western canon to analyze and appreciate the diversity of expressions of the human experience through literature. Prerequisite(s): ENG 175, ENG 176, ENG 255
Literary Criticism ENG 421 R 01/19/27 - 05/09/27 3 The way we read a text determines the kind of information we gain from it. This course will examine different methodologies (psychoanalysis, feminist, deconstruction, etc.) for reading texts, and students will explore a variety of texts in light of these methodologies in order to understand what is offered by each. Prerequisite(s): ENG 175, ENG 176, ENG 255
Approaches to Writing Center Work ENG 450 T 08/24/26 - 12/13/26 3 This course offers an introduction to writing center theory and tutoring pedagogy, preparing undergraduate students to serve as embedded tutors in English 175: Critical Writing I. Through readings, class discussions, and hands-on practice, students will explore composition theory, peer mentorship strategies, and best practices in academic support. The course emphasizes the development of tutoring techniques that are inclusive, collaborative, and student-centered. Prerequisites: ENG-110, ENG-130 and instructor approval
Research Writing I ENG 465 MW 08/24/26 - 12/13/26 3 A capstone writing and research course which uses an adaptation of the scientific method to initiate significant research in business. This course should be taken in the senior year. Students will design, research, draft, and revise a mini-thesis on an important 鈥渉ot鈥� topic in their major. Special attention will be paid to the use of the Internet in conducting research. This course is to be taken in the senior year. Prerequisite(s): ENG 175 and STA 326 or MGT 202
Research Writing I ENG 465 MW 01/19/27 - 03/14/27 3 A capstone writing and research course which uses an adaptation of the scientific method to initiate significant research in business. This course should be taken in the senior year. Students will design, research, draft, and revise a mini-thesis on an important 鈥渉ot鈥� topic in their major. Special attention will be paid to the use of the Internet in conducting research. This course is to be taken in the senior year. Prerequisite(s): ENG 175 and STA 326 or MGT 202
Research Writing I ENG 465 TBA 08/24/26 - 10/18/26 3 A capstone writing and research course which uses an adaptation of the scientific method to initiate significant research in business. This course should be taken in the senior year. Students will design, research, draft, and revise a mini-thesis on an important 鈥渉ot鈥� topic in their major. Special attention will be paid to the use of the Internet in conducting research. This course is to be taken in the senior year. Prerequisite(s): ENG 175 and STA 326 or MGT 202
Research Writing I ENG 465 TBA 01/19/27 - 03/14/27 3 A capstone writing and research course which uses an adaptation of the scientific method to initiate significant research in business. This course should be taken in the senior year. Students will design, research, draft, and revise a mini-thesis on an important 鈥渉ot鈥� topic in their major. Special attention will be paid to the use of the Internet in conducting research. This course is to be taken in the senior year. Prerequisite(s): ENG 175 and STA 326 or MGT 202
Research Writing I ENG 465 TBA 05/10/27 - 06/27/27 3 A capstone writing and research course which uses an adaptation of the scientific method to initiate significant research in business. This course should be taken in the senior year. Students will design, research, draft, and revise a mini-thesis on an important 鈥渉ot鈥� topic in their major. Special attention will be paid to the use of the Internet in conducting research. This course is to be taken in the senior year. Prerequisite(s): ENG 175 and STA 326 or MGT 202
Research Writing I ENG 465 TBA 08/24/26 - 10/18/26 3 A capstone writing and research course which uses an adaptation of the scientific method to initiate significant research in business. This course should be taken in the senior year. Students will design, research, draft, and revise a mini-thesis on an important 鈥渉ot鈥� topic in their major. Special attention will be paid to the use of the Internet in conducting research. This course is to be taken in the senior year. Prerequisite(s): ENG 175 and STA 326 or MGT 202
Research Writing II ENG 466 MW 03/15/27 - 05/09/27 3 The course builds upon the foundation of research established in ENG 465, which required a significant piece of research in the student鈥檚 major. In this course students will prepare an analysis of the credibility and reliability of research sources with special attention to Internet sources. Students will also be required to write a piece of writing typically found in their major based on a detailed audience analysis. Students will use Power Point to present polished, formal presentations summarizing their work. Special attention will be paid to the skills required to put a written research document into an oral presentation. This course is to be taken in the senior year. Prerequisite(s): STA 326 or MGT 202
