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Academic Credits - The number of academic credits for each course is the number of credits earned in one semester with successful completion of that course.
Prerequisite and Corequisite - “Prerequisite” means that the listed course[s] must be successfully completed with the indicated grade. A “corequisite” may be taken in the same semester.
Course #
Course Description
Credits
ENG 206
Introduction to Literature -- Prerequisites: ENG 111. Development of basic strategies for critically reading and interpreting poetry, fiction, and drama; introduction to the premises and motives of literary analysis and critical methods associated with various literary concerns through class discussion and focused writing assignments. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
ENG 214
Introduction to Poetry -- Prerequisites: ENG 111. Provides an introduction to the art and history of poetry. Emphasizes a greater appreciation and understanding of the genre through critical analysis of various poetic forms and literary devices. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
ENG 220
Introduction to World Literature I -- Prerequisite: ENG 111. A survey of literature course designed to acquaint the student with influential works from the ancient Greeks to Shakespeare. Included in assigned readings will be epic poetry, the sonnet, drama, and the philosophic essay. Combines practice in advanced expository writing with literary study. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
ENG 221
Introduction to World Literature II -- Prerequisite: ENG 111. A survey of literature course designed to acquaint the student with influential works from Shakespeare to the present. Included in assigned readings will be work by the Eastern, Continental, British, and American authors. Instruction in research techniques and writing research papers is combined with literary study. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
ENG 222
American Literature I -- Prerequisite: ENG 111.This course is designed to survey major American poets and prose writers from the early Colonial period to the time of the Civil War. Included will be a discussion of the major historical, cultural, intellectual, and political events which influenced the authors. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
ENG 223
American Literature II -- Prerequisite: ENG 111. This course is designed to survey major American poets and prose writers from the Civil War to the present. Included will be a discussion of the major historical, cultural, intellectual, and political events which influenced the authors. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
ENG 224
Survey of English Literature I -- Prerequisite: ENG 111.A study of major British poets and prose writers, beginning with Beowulf and ending with the eighteenth century. Emphasis will be given to the development of genres of the period. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
ENG 225
Survey of English Literature II -- Prerequisite: ENG 111. A study of British poets and prose writers emphasizing the Romantic, Victorian and Modern periods. 3 lecture hours.
3
ENG 227
Introduction to World Fiction -- Prerequisite: ENG 111. A general education course designed to acquaint students with the fiction genre. The course examines fiction of various types and periods by Continental, Eastern, American and British writers. 3 lecture hours
3
   
ENG 240
Children’s Literature -- Prerequisite: ENG 111.This course is designed both for education majors who need to meet state requirements and for the general student who may wish to gain or regain appreciation for the best literature written for children. Classic and modern children’s books, ranging from kindergarten to junior high level, will be read and discussed. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
ENG 245
Literature of Old Testament -- Prerequisite: ENG 111. Surveys the Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture as a literary work. Emphasizes history, composition, structure, cultural context, and recognizing the contribution it has made to human development. 3 lecture hours.
3
   
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