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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [FINAL EDITION]
Course Descriptions
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Writing enriched courses are designated W
Service learning courses are designated S.L.
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EE 474 - Computers II
3 Credit(s)
A continuation of EE 473 that includes an overview of computer systems from serial to parallel point of view, the need for pipeline and parallel processing, system attributes to performance, pipeline performance measures, instruction and arithmetic pipelines, pipeline hazards, pipeline scheduling, vector and array processors, static versus dynamic networks, network properties and routing, network topologies such as bus, ring, mesh-connected, hypercube, shuffle-exchange, multistage networks, interconnection design issues, communication models for multiprocessor systems, shared-memory multiprocessors, and message-passing multicomputers.
Prerequisite(s): EE 473 .
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EE 476 - Introduction to Image Processing
3 Credit(s)
An introduction to the theory and application of image processing techniques. Topics include image acquisition and display; the human visual response; image enhancement, smoothing, and sharpening; selected topics from two-dimensional signal and system theory; image segmentation and restoration; and pseudocolor image processing.
Prerequisite(s): EE 346 .
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EE 477 - Communications Systems
3 Credit(s)
An introduction to the theory and design of digital and analog communication systems. Includes a brief review of the Fourier transform, Fourier series, and signal analysis. The generation, detection, design, and performance of baseband pulse modulation, bandpass digital modulation, and analog modulation systems are discussed. If time permits, additional topics may include link budget analysis and spread spectrum systems.
Prerequisite(s): EE 346 or permission of the instructor.
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EE 479 - Optical Fiber Communication Systems
3 Credit(s)
An introduction to optical communication systems covering the characteristics of the optical fiber as well as photodetection/ phototransmission devices. Specific topics include dispersion and attentuation in SI and GRIN fiber, LEDs/semiconductor lasers in phototransmission and PIN/avalanche photodiodes in photodetection.
Prerequisite(s): EE 313 .
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EE 482 - Computer Networking and Data Communications
3 Credit(s)
Students are introduced to the concepts of network communications using the 5-layer Internet model, which consists of the physical, data link, network, transport, and applications layers. Students learn how information is transmitted, how errors in transmission are removed, how data frames are routed in a network, how transmission flow control is achieved, and what services are provided by standard TCP/IP networks from the application viewpoint. By the end of this course, students should understand how data communications operate and should be able to design a basic computer network.
Prerequisite(s): Senior status.
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EE 483 - Wireless Communication Systems
3 Credit(s)
This course extends and builds on the topics covered in EE 477 , with a focus on the analysis and design of wireless communication systems. Topics include transmission fundamentals, antennas, noise, detection and performance of digital modulation sysems, link budget analysis, spread spectrum techniques, satellite communications, and cellular networks.
Prerequisite(s): EE 477 .
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EE 484 - Digital Signal Processing
3 Credit(s)
This course applies the concepts and tools covered in EE 346 , with an emphasis on the analysis and processing of signals and the design of discrete-time linear systems and digital filters. The Fourier and z-transform are utilized and covered in more depth.
Prerequisite(s): EE 346 .
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EE 485 - Introduction to Mechatronics
3 Credit(s)
Design, modeling, and simulation of electro mechanical systems with computational elements that are designed to achieve behavioral response goals. Course topics include models and computer simulation of mechanical and electromechanical system elements, sensors, signal processing, embedded computers, control algorithms, computer interfacing, actuators, and system performance evaluation.
Prerequisite(s): Senior status or permission from the instructor.
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EE 488 - Special Topics in Electrical Engineering
3 Credit(s)
Senior elective offering special topics according to student and faculty interest.
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Engineering |
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ENGR 100 - Undergraduate Engineering Research
1-3 Credit(s)
Independent research with a faculty member on a topic of mutual interest. Credit is granted only to students who function as unpaid undergraduate research assistants, working with a faculty member on research in the professor’s area of expertise.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Optional course.
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ENGR 107 - Engineering Honors Seminar I
0 Credit(s)
Workshops and activities presenting aspects of leadership and professional development, including critical thinking, communication skills, civic and professional engagement, collaboration, creativity and innovation, and engineering ethics.
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ENGR 111 - Engineering Techniques
2 Credit(s)
This course helps freshmen understand the engineering profession and its various disciplines through a variety of seminars and interdisciplinary projects. Attributes and skills that are essential to a successful college life and career, such as professionalism, sense of community, communication skills, ethics, time and stress management, meeting deadlines, and entrepreneurial mindset are emphasized. The course is also designed to help freshmen make a successful transition to academic and extracurricular campus life at Widener, and to become familiar with campus resources, policies, and procedures. One-hour seminar and one two-hour project session per week.
Corequisite(s): MATH 120 .
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ENGR 112 - Computer Programming and Engineering Problem Solving
2 Credit(s)
An introductory course in structured computer programming and its use in solving engineering problems. The emphasis is on the logical analysis of problems and the formulations leading to solutions.
One lecture and one two-hour lab per week.
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ENGR 113 - Computer-Aided Engineering Design
2 Credit(s)
An introduction to graphics and computer-aided drafting skills using Auto-CAD. This course explores various application areas to include architectural, construction, design, civil site, and mechanical systems.
One lecture and one two-hour lab per week.
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ENGR 114 - Engineering Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
2 Credit(s)
An introduction to engineering graphics and visualization, including sketching, line drawing, and solid modeling, using a commercial CAE package to demonstrate various concepts. This course develops students’ ability to think visually, communicate spatial information to an engineering audience through parametric solid modeling drafting standards, and begin to recognize the connection between a virtual design and an actual component.
One lecture and one two-hour lab per week.
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ENGR 115 - Introduction to Computer Programming Using Matlab
2 Credit(s)
This course provides an introduction to structured computer programming using the MATLAB environment. Emphasis is on problems of engineering interest. Topics include variables, arrays, loops, conditionals, and functions.
One lecture and one two-hour lab per week.
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ENGR 200 - Undergraduate Engineering Research
1-3 Credit(s)
Independent research with a faculty member on a topic of mutual interest. Credit is granted only to students who function as unpaid undergraduate research assistants, working with a faculty member on research in the professor’s area of expertise.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Optional course.
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ENGR 207 - Engineering Honors Seminar II
0 Credit(s)
A continuation of ENGR 107 , this course includes additional workshops and activities presenting aspects of leadership and professional development, such as critical thinking, communication skills, civic and professional engagement, collaboration, creativity and innovation, and engineering ethics.
Prerequisite(s): ENGR 107 or consent of instructor.
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ENGR 213 - Statics
3 Credit(s)
Topics in this course include vector algebra, concurrent force systems and equilibrium of a particle, general force systems and equilibrium of a rigid body, elements of structural analysis, shear and bending moment diagrams, centroids, hydrostatic forces, moments of inertia, and friction.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 131 or MATH 141 .Corequisite(s): PHYS 161 .
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ENGR 213H - Honors Statics
3 Credit(s)
Topics in this course include vector algebra, concurrent force systems and equilibrium of a particle, general force systems and equilibrium of a rigid body, elements of structural analysis, shear and bending moment diagrams, centroids, hydrostatic forces, moments of inertia, and friction. Supplemental work includes solution of open-ended problems and application of software to solve more complex problems.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 131 or MATH 141 .Corequisite(s): PHYS 161 .
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ENGR 214 - Dynamics
3 Credit(s)
Topics in this course include kinematics of a particle; kinetics of a particle using Newtonian, energy, and momentum methods; kinematics of rigid bodies in two dimensions; mass moments of inertia and kinetics of rigid bodies; and mechanical vibrations.
Prerequisite(s): ENGR 213 .Corequisite(s): MATH 133 or MATH 142 .
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ENGR 219 - Electric Circuits
3 Credit(s)
The fundamental laws and procedures of electric circuit analysis, including Kirchhoff’s laws, superposition, and Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems. Elementary transients, sinusoidal steady-state analysis, impedance, power transfer, and operational amplifiers are covered.
Corequisite(s): MATH 133 or MATH 142 , PHYS 162 .
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ENGR 223 - Electric Circuits Laboratory
1 Credit(s)
Laboratory experiments related to the topics in ENGR 219 . Selected topics in linear algebra, matrix methods, and the solution of simultaneous equations are covered.
Corequisite(s): ENGR 219 .
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ENGR 300 - Undergraduate Engineering Research
1-3 Credit(s)
Independent research with a faculty member on a topic of mutual interest. Credit is granted only to students who function as unpaid undergraduate research assistants, working with a faculty member on research in the professor’s area of expertise.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Optional course.
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ENGR 312 - Engineering Economics
2 Credit(s)
An introduction to the concepts and analytical techniques of engineering economics, including present and annual worth, capitalized cost, rate of return, cost/benefit analysis, and risk analysis.
Prerequisite(s): sophomore standing and MATH 131 or MATH 141 .
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ENGR 314 - Introduction to Control Systems
3 Credit(s)
Dynamics of open- and closed-loop systems. Development and linearization of nonlinear system models. Design, analysis, and tuning of PID feedback control based on transient response, Laplace domain, and frequency response methods. Introduction to feedforward, cascade, and advanced control strategies.
Corequisite(s): MATH 242 .
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ENGR 315 - Probability, Statistics, and Random Processes
3 Credit(s)
This course is designed to give engineering students an introduction to the essentials of probability, statistics, and random processes. The engineering application of these concepts is reinforced by example. Topics include conditional probability, Bayes’ theorem, continuous and discrete random variables and their distribution functions, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, ensemble and time averages, stationarity, and ergodicity.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 133 or MATH 142 .
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ENGR 320 - Fluid Mechanics
3 Credit(s)
A study of incompressible fluids at rest and in motion. Topics include hydrostatics, buoyancy, and stability; Eulerian and Lagrangian descriptions; the velocity field; control-volume analysis and the conservation of mass, energy, and momentum; inviscid flows; the Euler and Bernoulli equations; viscous flows; the boundary layer, lift, and drag; dimensional analysis and similarity; laminar and turbulent flow in pipes, fittings, and open channels, as well as application and computer techniques to the solution of problems.
Prerequisite(s): ENGR 214 and MATH 241 .
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ENGR 320H - Honors Fluid Mechanics
3 Credit(s)
A study of incompressible fluids at rest and in motion. Topics include hydrostatics, buoyancy, and stability; Eulerian and Lagrangian descriptions; the velocity field; control-volume analysis and the conservation of mass, energy, and momentum; inviscid flows; the Euler and Bernoulli equations; viscous flows; the boundary layer, lift, and drag; dimensional analysis and similarity; laminar and turbulent flow in pipes, fittings, and open channels, as well as application and computer techniques to the solution of problems. Supplemental work includes open-ended problems, a design project, and additional or more in-depth coverage of class topics.
Prerequisite(s): ENGR 214 and MATH 241 .
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ENGR 323 - Mechanics of Deformable Bodies
3 Credit(s)
Fundamental principles of mechanics: equilibrium, force-deformation relations, geometric compatibility, stress, and strain. Introduction to the analysis of simple structural elements subjected to axial loads, shear, bending, and torsion. Combined stresses at a point. Euler buckling theory.
Prerequisite(s): ENGR 213 .Corequisite(s): MATH 133 or MATH 142 .
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ENGR 325 - Thermodynamics
3 Credit(s)
Properties of pure substances; the ideal gas; the principle of corresponding states; first and second laws of thermodynamics; enthalpy, entropy, and exergy; thermodynamic processes and thermodynamic cycles; equations of state and other thermodynamic relations for simple compressible substances; and introduction to power and refrigeration cycles are the focus of this class.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 145 , PHYS 161 , and MATH 142 or MATH 133 .
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ENGR 325H - Honors Thermodynamics
3 Credit(s)
Properties of pure substances; the ideal gas; the principle of corresponding states; first and second laws of thermodynamics; enthalpy, entropy, and exergy; thermodynamic processes and thermodynamic cycles; equations of state and other thermodynamic relations for simple compressible substances; and introduction to power and refrigeration cycles are the focus of this class. Additional topic areas may be added at the instructor’s discretion, such as the role of thermodynamics in analyzing energy and environmental concerns, unsteady-state processes, heat transfer mechanisms, and biological systems. A project is assigned requiring analysis of a complex multistep process.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 145 , PHYS 161 , and MATH 142 or MATH 133 .
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ENGR 326 - Materials Engineering
3 Credit(s)
The interrelationship between the structure of materials in the solid state (atomic, molecular, crystalline, and aggregate structure) and their engineering properties. Theory of the behavior of materials including metals, polymers, ceramics, asphalt, concrete, wood, and composites. Introduction to corrosion. Processing techniques. Discussion of destructive and nondestructive testing, statistical quality control, joining, composite materials, polymers, and degradation.
Prerequisite(s): ENGR 213 and CHEM 145 .
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ENGR 328 - Computational Methods in Engineering
3 Credit(s)
Application of computational methods to solve engineering problems from various disciplines using numerical solutions typically used in linear algebra, nonlinear systems of equations, differentiation and integration, and ordinary differential equations.
2 hours lab. 2 hours lecture and
Corequisite(s): MATH 242 .
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ENGR 400 - Undergraduate Engineering Research
1-3 Credit(s)
Independent research with a faculty member on a topic of mutual interest. Credit is granted only to students who function as unpaid undergraduate research assistants, working with a faculty member on research in the professor’s area of expertise.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Optional course.
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ENGR 401 - Senior Project I
2 Credit(s)
A capstone experience in which the student undertakes an engineering project incorporating standards and realistic constraints that include the following considerations: economic; environmental; sustainability; manufacturability; constructability; ethical; health and safety; social; and political. These projects involve creative conception, design, development, construction, and evaluation. Students work in small groups under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Progress reports are required in both semesters. A formal written report and an oral presentation are also required at the conclusion of the project.
Prerequisite(s): Senior engineering status.
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ENGR 402 - Senior Project II
2 Credit(s)
A capstone experience in which the student undertakes an engineering project incorporating standards and realistic constraints that include the following considerations: economic; environmental; sustainability; manufacturability; constructability; ethical; health and safety; social; and political. These projects involve creative conception, design, development, construction, and evaluation. Students work in small groups under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Progress reports are required in both semesters. A formal written report and an oral presentation are also required at the conclusion of the project.
Prerequisite(s): Senior engineering status.
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ENGR 488 - Special Engineering Topics
3 Credit(s)
Senior elective offering special topics according to student and faculty interest.
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ENGR 499 - Independent Study
To be arranged Credit(s)
The student, under the general supervision of a faculty member or qualified specialist from the industry, pursues an approved research topic of his or her own choice. The student is encouraged to investigate areas for which background material is not included in the regular curriculum. The student researcher is encouraged to become progressively more independent and experience research as it is done in graduate thesis work. Enrollment is restricted to students recommended by a faculty member.
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English |
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ENGL 100 - Fundamentals of English
3 Credit(s)
This course reviews the fundamentals of English composition: parts of speech, punctuation and mechanics, spelling, diction, sentence structure, the paragraph, outlining, and the theme. The course, designed to assist students in increasing their level of competency in written expression, provides intense drill in fundamentals and frequent short writing exercises. Some writing exercises are designed to teach students the use of the dictionary and the use of the library. After successful completion of ENGL 100, students must enroll in ENGL 101 . Not open to students who have received credit for ENGL 101 .
ENGL 100 may not be used as a humanities elective or to satisfy the humanities distribution requirement.
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ENGL 101 - Reading, Thinking, and Writing
3 Credit(s)
Success in college calls for curiosity, engagement, and a willingness to be challenged, as well as having a strong foundation in reading, writing, and thinking. First-year students at Widener begin their college career with ENGL 101, a course designed to prepare undergraduates for serious academic inquiry, full participation in the intellectual life and mission of the university, and sustained self-directed learning throughout the curriculum. Students have the opportunity to select a section of ENGL 101 focused on a particular theme or topic. Through a variety of challenging reading and writing assignments engaging with the topic of choice (including a common reading), students become more careful and discerning readers. They will express insights and craft sustained arguments supported by carefully chosen evidence from primary and secondary material, and they will strengthen their ability to ask questions, evaluate, and synthesize complex information and draw conclusions.
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ENGL 102 - Literature and Critical Writing (W)
3 Credit(s)
Students are introduced to the principal literary genres of fiction, drama, and poetry as a means of stimulating critical thinking and further developing skills in writing and analysis. Students should consult the descriptions for ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 for specific information about the different focuses offered.
This course contributes toward satisfying the humanities distribution requirement. All sections are writing enriched. Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors. Students who have taken ENGL 103 are exempt from taking ENGL 102 to fulfill first-year writing requirements but may take the equivalent courses ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 for humanities distribution credit. Students pursuing majors that require ENGL 102 should register for ENGL 102 and consult with advisors to identify the theme and focus for their preferred section. Once the 102 requirement has been completed, students may register for a course from ENGL 115 to ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement, as long as a different theme and focus is chosen. Students whose majors do not require ENGL 102 may register for sections of ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or equivalent.
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ENGL 103 - Freshman Honors English (W)
3 Credit(s)
Designed for students in the General Education Honors program, this course provides a challenging and unique experience in advanced exposition and literature. To enhance their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills, students study fiction, poetry, and drama and complete writing assignments pertaining to those literary forms. Note: students who have taken ENGL 103 are exempt from taking ENGL 102 to fulfill first-year writing requirements but may take the equivalent courses ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 for humanities distribution credit.
The course satisfies the ENGL 101 /ENGL 102 requirement in any major. All sections are writing enriched.
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ENGL 111 - English As A Second Language
3 Credit(s)
This course is an intensive study of English grammar and pronunciation and includes systematic vocabulary building. Students work on an individual basis in the particular areas where their communication skills are weakest. Reading, writing, and oral skills correlate with other courses they are attending. After successful completion of ENGL 111, students must enroll in ENGL 101 . Not open to students who have received credit for ENGL 101 .
ENGL 111 may not be used as a humanities elective or to satisfy the humanities distribution requirement.
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ENGL 115 - Literature and Critical Writing— Literary Genres (W)
3 Credit(s)
Writers of literature use imagination and aesthetic form to explore what it means to be human. This course introduces students to the principal categories of literary writing: poetry, fiction, drama, and creative non-fiction—their techniques and modes of presentation, ranging from the expressive to narrative to performative. Selected works may be grouped by instructors around a focused topic or theme and will feature a blend of classic and contemporary writing. Students engage with texts via close reading, class discussion, and writing assignments designed to stimulate critical thinking: e.g., analysis, synthesis, reflection, source-based writing, and multimodal composition. Students discover how literature produces meaning, how it entertains, increases empathic understandings of self and other, and exposes us to the diversity of experience as well as our common humanity.
This course contributes toward satisfying the humanities distribution requirement. All sections are writing enriched. Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors. Students pursuing majors that require ENGL 102 should register for ENGL 102 , and consult with advisors to identify the theme and focus for their preferred section. Once the 102 requirement has been completed, students may register for a course from ENGL 115 to ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement, as long as a different theme and focus is chosen. Students whose majors do not require ENGL 102 may register for sections of ENGL 115–ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or ENGL 103 or equivalent. Students who have taken ENGL 103 may take ENGL 115–ENGL 125 for humanities distribution credit.
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ENGL 116 - Literature and Critical Writing— Poetry and Poetic form (W)
3 Credit(s)
An introduction to the reading, study, and general appreciation of poetry with emphasis on the lyric tradition as it has developed in English and on the formal aspects of poetry (rhyme, meter, diction, etc.). As a writing-enriched course, this course requires that students practice formal and informal academic writing on topics related to the study of poetry.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors. Students pursuing majors that require ENGL 102 should register for ENGL 102 , and consult with advisors to identify the theme and focus for their preferred section. Once the 102 requirement has been completed, students may register for a course from ENGL 115 to ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement, as long as a different theme and focus is chosen. Students whose majors do not require ENGL 102 may register for sections of ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 , ENGL 103 , or equivalent. Students who have taken ENGL 103 may take ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 for humanities distribution credit.
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ENGL 117 - Literature and Critical Writing— Short Fiction (W)
3 Credit(s)
Many are several thousand words. Some are only a few hundred. Whatever their length, short fictions always pack a punch. With limited space, every action, every description, and every single word matters. Because such works can be “read at one sitting,” Edgar Allan Poe went so far as to claim that short fiction is superior to the novel. In this writing enriched survey course, students explore various forms, techniques, and themes of this captivating genre as manifested in works from around the world. Attention is given to larger aesthetic concerns and social context.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors. Students pursuing majors that require ENGL 102 should register for ENGL 102 , and consult with advisors to identify the theme and focus for their preferred section. Once the 102 requirement has been completed, students may register for a course from ENGL 115 to ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement, as long as a different theme and focus is chosen. Students whose majors do not require ENGL 102 may register for sections of ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or ENGL 103 or equivalent. Students who have taken ENGL 103 may take ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 for humanities distribution credit.
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ENGL 118 - Literature and Critical Writing— Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror (W)
3 Credit(s)
Although they have often lacked critical respect, science fiction, fantasy, and horror are vitally important genres in fiction and mass media, especially in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. These genres offer ways to explore questions, dreams, and worries raised by technological innovation and scientific exploration. Texts can include novels, short stories, graphic novels, film, and television, and students will use a variety of critical approaches to study how these fantastical genres provide a lens to consider very human concerns. Students should note that individual sections will usually focus on one of the three genres, and they should contact the professor of each section if they are interested in one genre in particular. All sections are writing enriched.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors. Students pursuing majors that require ENGL 102 should register for ENGL 102 , and consult with advisors to identify the theme and focus for their preferred section. Once the 102 requirement has been completed, students may register for a course from ENGL 115 to ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement, as long as a different theme and focus is chosen. Students whose majors do not require ENGL 102 may register for sections of ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or ENGL 103 or equivalent. Students who have taken ENGL 103 may take ENGL 115 -ENGL 125 for humanities distribution requirements.
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ENGL 119 - Literature and Critical Writing— Sports Literature (W)
3 Credit(s)
Through the analysis of novels, short stories, films, poetry, and essays, this course explores the ways in which sports comment on our needs, desires, and values as Americans. Particular attention is given to the ways in which gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and class influence the way writers (and their characters) think about and use sports. Authors may include Hemingway, Malamud, Irving, Wilson, Kumin, Oates, and DeLillo.
This course contributes toward satisfying the humanities distribution requirement. All sections are writing enriched. Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors. Students pursuing majors that require ENGL 102 should register for ENGL 102 , and consult with advisors to identify the theme and focus for their preferred section. Once the 102 requirement has been completed, students may register for a course from ENGL 115 to ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement, as long as a different theme and focus is chosen. Students whose majors do not require ENGL 102 may register for sections of ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or ENGL 103 or equivalent. Students who have taken ENGL 103 may take ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 for humanities distribution credit.
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ENGL 120 - Literature and Critical Writing— Film As Narrative (W)
3 Credit(s)
An introductory course that focuses on analyzing and interpreting film as narrative art. Beginning with the early days of film, members of the class study cinema in its historic and artistic contexts using the tools of literary analysis, such as characterization, perspective, metaphor, symbolism, allusion, and intertextuality. Emphasis is placed on theories of narrative, genre, and authorship. Works studied include a range of genres (comedies, musicals, film noir, war film) by filmmakers such as Charlie Chaplin, Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, and the Coen Brothers. Students are expected to attend screenings as part of the course requirements.
This course contributes toward satisfying the humanities distribution requirement. All sections are writing enriched. Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors. Students pursuing majors that require ENGL 102 should register for ENGL 102 , and consult with advisors to identify the theme and focus for their preferred section. Once the 102 requirement has been completed, students may register for a course from ENGL 115 to ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement, as long as a different theme and focus is chosen. Students whose majors do not require ENGL 102 may register for sections of ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or ENGL 103 or equivalent. Students who have taken ENGL 103 may take ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 for humanities distribution credit.
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ENGL 121 - Literature and Critical Writing— Introduction to Shakespeare (W)
3 Credit(s)
Shakespeare continues to be a central part of American education, and almost no student enters college without having encountered his plays. This course, therefore, is not really an introduction to Shakespeare. Instead, it is an introduction to the variety of ways to engage with the plays. In addition to reading the plays as literature, approaches may include editing the text, watching or creating performances, and interacting with adaptations, as well as considering the question of why Shakespeare is so highly regarded. This course is not open to students who have completed ENGL 336 .
This course contributes toward satisfying the humanities distribution requirement. All sections are writing enriched. Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors. Students pursuing majors that require ENGL 102 should register for ENGL 102 , and consult with advisors to identify the theme and focus for their preferred section. Once the 102 requirement has been completed, students may register for a course from ENGL 115 to ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement, as long as a different theme and focus is chosen. Students whose majors do not require ENGL 102 may register for sections of ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or ENGL 103 or equivalent. Students who have taken ENGL 103 may take ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 for humanities distribution credit.
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ENGL 122 - Literature and Critical Writing— Gender and Genre (W)
3 Credit(s)
This course examines the ways that men and women use literary expression from past to present to explore and reflect upon gender. Students study the literary forms, genres, and techniques that women writers use to share their experiences around work, family, love, sex, the body, as well as to respond to male literary tradition.
This course contributes toward satisfying the humanities distribution requirement. All sections are writing enriched. Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors. Students pursuing majors that require ENGL 102 should register for ENGL 102 , and consult with advisors to identify the theme and focus for their preferred section. Once the 102 requirement has been completed, students may register for a course from ENGL 115 to ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement, as long as a different theme and focus is chosen. Students whose majors do not require ENGL 102 may register for sections of ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or ENGL 103 or equivalent. Students who have taken ENGL 103 may take ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 for humanities distribution credit.
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ENGL 123 - Literature and Critical Writing: Literature of the Gay and Lesbian Experience (W)
3 Credit(s)
This course introduces students to writing by historical and contemporary LGBTQ writers. Skills in analysis and in critical thinking are enhanced. This course contributes toward satisfying the humanities distribution requirement and is writing enriched. Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors. Students pursuing majors that require ENGL 102 should register for ENGL 102 , and consult with advisors to identify the theme and focus for their preferred section. Once the 102 requirement has been completed, students may register for a course from ENGL 115 to ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement, as long as a different theme and focus is chosen.
Students whose majors do not require ENGL 102 may register for sections of ENGL 115 – ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or ENGL 103 or equivalent. Students who have taken ENGL 103 may take ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 for humanities distribution credit.
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ENGL 124 - Literature and the Environment (W)
3 Credit(s)
The literary imagination has depicted the natural world in varied ways—as untamed wilderness, pastoral ideal, scenic and sublime landscapes, and the damaged and threatened environment of industrialized society. Whenever human impact on the non-human environment has changed, authors have continued re-imagining nature’s significance and rethinking relationships between environment, self and society. In this course, students explore how the natural environment gets mythologized, celebrated, altered, lost, lamented, and recovered in works of classic and contemporary literature. The course investigates the work of nature writing as genre—its common tropes, archetypes, and aesthetic strategies. Students use literary interpretation as a lens for seeing and reflecting on a range of environmental issues such as sustainability, ecology, urbanization, pollution, overpopulation, consumerism, tourism, climate change, animal rights, and land stewardship. They are also asked to situate their own experience of nature into environmental discourse.
This course contributes toward satisfying the humanities distribution requirement. All sections are writing enriched. Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors. Students pursuing majors that require ENGL 102 should register for ENGL 102 , and consult with advisors to identify the theme and focus for their preferred section. Once the 102 requirement has been completed, students may register for a course from ENGL 115 to ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement, as long as a different theme and focus is chosen. Students whose majors do not require ENGL 102 may register for sections of ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or ENGL 103 or equivalent. Students who have taken ENGL 103 may take ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 for humanities distribution credit.
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ENGL 125 - Literature and Critical Writing: Identities and Voices in American Literature (W)
3 Credit(s)
America is often called a great melting pot, yet many voices are often ignored or marginalized because they are not the voices of majority culture. In this class, students examine significant works from African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and others. Studied writers include Zora Neale Hurston, June Jordan, Maxine Hong Kingston, M. Scott Momaday, Simon Ortiz, and Alberto Rios.
This course contributes toward satisfying the humanities distribution requirement. All sections are writing enriched. Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors. Students pursuing majors that require ENGL 102 should register for ENGL 102 , and consult with advisors to identify the theme and focus for their preferred section. Once the 102 requirement has been completed, students may register for a course from ENGL 115 to ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement, as long as a different theme and focus is chosen. Students whose majors do not require ENGL 102 may register for sections of ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 to fulfill a humanities general education requirement.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or ENGL 103 or equivalent. Students who have taken ENGL 103 may take ENGL 115 –ENGL 125 for humanities distribution credit.
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ENGL 131 - Literature of the Western World I
3 Credit(s)
A critical and historical survey of the significant works in Western literature from the Ancient World through the Renaissance. Authors and works may include the Bible, Homer, Sophocles, Sappho, Ovid, Marie de France, Dante, Milton, and others.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
Prerequisite(s): No prerequisite.
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ENGL 132 - Literature of the Western World II
3 Credit(s)
A critical and historical survey of the significant works in Western literature from the early modern period to the present day. Authors may include Voltaire, Dostoevsky, Dickinson, Duras, Achebe, and others.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for nonmajors.
Prerequisite(s): No prerequisite.
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ENGL 133 - British Literature I (Formerly English Literature I)
3 Credit(s)
A critical and historical survey of the significant works in British literature from the medieval period to the early modern period. Authors and works may include Beowulf, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Donne, Wroth, Milton, Behn, and others.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
Prerequisite(s): No prerequisite.
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ENGL 134 - British Literature II (Formerly English Literature II)
3 Credit(s)
A critical and historical survey of the significant works in British literature from the early modern period to the present day. Authors may include Blake, Austen, Tennyson, Joyce, Woolf, Lessing, and others.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for nonmajors.
Prerequisite(s): No prerequisite.
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ENGL 135 - American Literature
3 Credit(s)
A critical and historical survey of the significant works in American literature from the colonial period through the modern and postmodern periods. Authors may include Franklin, Poe, Hawthorne, Dickinson, Faulkner, Hughes, O’Connor, Erdrich, and others.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 145 - World Literature
3 Credit(s)
A study in literary traditions ranging from China, India, Japan, African nations, and other cultures. The course investigates connections between Eastern and Western writers. Works studied include those by Li Po, Basho, Roy, Achebe, Dangarembga, Rumi, Aidoo, Desai, and others.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
Formerly: (FORMERLY ENGL 130)
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ENGL 156 - Introduction to Fiction Writing
3 Credit(s)
This course introduces the beginning fiction writer to the technical aspects of the short story: setting, character, dialogue, point of view and plot. In addition, each class emphasizes the aesthetic dimensions of language. Not open to students who have completed ENGL 306.
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ENGL 157 - Introduction to Poetry Writing
3 Credit(s)
This course introduces the beginning poet both to the aesthetic and qualitative dimension of poetry writing and to the technical and quantitative considerations: meter, forms, rhyme, image, simile, metaphor, and symbol. Not open to students who have completed ENGL 307.
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ENGL 188 - Special Topics in English
3 Credit(s)
Topics offered in response to student and faculty interest.
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ENGL 205 - Promoting Community Literacy at the Chester Writers House
3 Credit(s)
This course introduces students to community engagement, writing center work, and literacy’s power to effect social change. The Chester Writers House focuses on encouraging public artistic expression; building community; exploring a sense of voice, identity, and agency; and fostering intellectual openness, an understanding of narrative capital, and the power of story as we. As Ellen Cushman suggests in “The Rhetorician as an Agent of Social Change,” “use language and literacy to challenge and alter the circumstances of daily life.” This academic service-learning course prepares students to perform community writing center work, tutoring one-on-one, developing workshops, and fostering community relationships. After the successful completion of the course, students have the option to become permanent tutors at the Chester Writers House.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or ENGL 103 .
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ENGL 288 - Special Topics in English
3 Credit(s)
Topics offered in response to student and faculty interest.
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ENGL 301 - Methods of Literary Study
3 Credit(s)
An introduction to advanced literary study for English majors covering both research methods and reading and writing literary criticism. The course uses a workshop format. Work includes practice in library, archival, and online research; a study of significant critics and critical traditions; an introduction to literary theory; bibliography and editing; and explication.
Prerequisite(s): English major or permission of the instructor.
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ENGL 305 - Writing for the Public
3 Credit(s)
This course explores the theory and practice of writing nonfiction prose for specific public purposes. It is an advanced study of modes of textual and verbal communication ranging from tweets to blogs to essays. A major focus of the course is the role of the public intellectual and writing in the public sphere, with attention given to theorists and thinkers such as Habermas, Arendt, Nussbaum, Foucault, and others. The course culminates in an extended work of long-form essay writing, examples of which make up a substantial portion of the content to be read and studied.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or ENGL 103 .
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ENGL 313 - Genre Studies: Narrative Film
3 Credit(s)
The rise of film as an artistic medium and as a vehicle for storytelling has shaped our understanding of narrative in the 20th and 21st centuries. We can learn a great deal about how stories work in terms of character, theme, and perspective through the study of film, and an appreciation of how film directors, actors, and their creative teams have developed and exploited the medium through specific artistic choices can deepen our grasp of how narrative works in a variety of genres and contexts. This course offers the opportunity to explore cinema in depth, using critical studies and film theory to develop vocabulary and techniques to analyze an array of special topics given on a rotating basis—from screwball comedy to cinema of the 1970s; from the work of Billy Wilder to the Coen Brothers; from women in film to westerns.
Satisfies a 300-level English elective for majors and minors or a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 , ENGL 103 , ENGL 120 , or COMS 130 , or permission of the instructor.
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ENGL 314 - Genre Studies: Graphic Narrative
3 Credit(s)
Graphic narrative—fiction, nonfiction, and life writing—has emerged as an important form in late-20th- early-21st century literary study and in the literary marketplace. More than just comic books, graphic narrative engages with subjects as personal as coming of age and mourning, as global as 9/11 and conflict in the Middle East, and everything in between. The form allows for the opportunity to think about the relationship between word and image, author and artist. This course examines the way these books use sophisticated storytelling strategies, as well as visual innovation. It provides a survey of the form and focuses on significant works of graphic narrative.
Satisfies a 300-level English elective for majors and minors or a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 315 - Genre Studies: Life Writing
3 Credit(s)
It seems as though everyone has a life story to tell—from memoirs and social media to biopics and reality television, people feel compelled to tell the stories of their lives, and readers and audiences feel compelled to consume them. In this course, students study and analyze the artistic and cultural phenomenon of life writing with a focus on narrative technique. Texts are drawn from biography, autobiography, memoir, graphic narrative (“autography”), and film.
Satisfies a 300-level English elective for majors and minors or a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 316 - Genre Studies: Literary Criticism
3 Credit(s)
An advanced study of critical thinking and writing about literature. The course may survey major developments in literary criticism from Aristotle to the present, or it may focus specifically on a limited number of schools or approaches. Students read the works of some of the best literary critics and practice writing their own critical essays on these models. The course may combine a workshop format with lecture and discussion formats. Recommended for English majors and minors, creative writing majors and minors, and for students seeking teaching certification in English or language arts.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or ENGL 103 .
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ENGL 317 - Genre Studies: Satire
3 Credit(s)
A consideration of the nature of the satirical approach to life through literature, viewing the historical development of satire from the satyr play of Greek drama proceeding to satire written in English (fiction, essay, drama, poetry).
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ENGL 324 - Issues in Bilingualism
3 Credit(s)
This course is a study of current research on literacy and bilingualism from linguistics and related fields. Educational programs as well as related social and political issues are considered. Case studies are used to explore individual experiences.
Satisfies a 300-level English elective for majors and minors or a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 326 - Languages and Cultures
3 Credit(s)
An interdisciplinary approach to the study of languages as they reflect cultures. Focus is on cultural factors which influence the communication process. Topics include linguistic analysis of English sounds, structures, and meanings; contrastive analysis of English and several other languages; contrastive analysis of several cultures; and consideration of differences in non-verbal language across cultures. Investigation of sociolinguistic implications of intercultural communication.
Satisfies a 300-level English elective for majors and minors or a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 327 - English Linguistics
3 Credit(s)
The course is designed to increase students’ knowledge of the grammatical and phonic features of the English language and the major influences on its development, as well as to acquaint them with more general linguistic topics, including the communication of animals, theories of language origin, psychological differences among languages, types of semantic change, sources of new words, the development of lexicography, and recent theories such as those of structural linguistics and generative grammar.
Satisfies a 300-level English elective for majors and minors or a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 328 - History of English: Variations and Change
3 Credit(s)
A linguistic investigation of the changes in English from Old English to Modern English. Study of differences among the varieties of contemporary English found throughout the world, with emphasis on American English. Analysis of regional dialects, social and ethnic dialects, gender, language variation, and language diversity.
Satisfies a 300-level English elective for majors and minors or a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 329 - Semantics
3 Credit(s)
An introduction to semantics from both a historical and linguistic approach. Students observe, analyze, and discuss meaning in human languages and become familiar with traditional and modern semantic theories. While English is used to illustrate universal concepts in semantics, semantic structures in other languages are also analyzed.
Satisfies a 300-level English elective for majors and minors or a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 330 - Studies in Medieval and Early Modern British Literature
3 Credit(s)
An in-depth examination of an author, theme, or genre significant to medieval and early modern British literature. Topics vary according to student and faculty interest.
Satisfies a 300-level English elective for majors and minors or a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 335 - Medieval Literature (Formerly Chaucer: Medieval Literature)
3 Credit(s)
A study of English and related literature from the 8th through the 15th centuries. Works and authors may include Beowulf, de Troyes, Chaucer, Kempe, Julian of Norwich, Langland, and Arthurian legends. Attention will be given to the historical and cultural foundations of the literature.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 336 - Shakespeare
3 Credit(s)
An in-depth study of various aspects of Shakespeare’s plays and poems, with special attention given to his cultural and historical importance. The course considers Shakespeare’s influence on other authors, the plays in performance, and the variety of critical responses to his work.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 337 - Renaissance Literature
3 Credit(s)
A study of the nondramatic literature of the late 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries. Authors may include More, Spenser, Sidney, Donne, Lanyer, Wroth, Bacon, Browne, and others. Special attention is given to the development of poetic form during the Renaissance.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
Formerly: (FORMERLY 16TH-CENTURY LITERATURE)
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ENGL 338 - Renaissance Drama
3 Credit(s)
A study of drama in England—exclusive of Shakespeare—from the 14th century to the closing of the theaters in 1642. The course examines the development of drama from religiously oriented plays to complex and professional works during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James. Attention is given to the continuing cultural unease with actors during this time. Works and authors may include The Second Shepherd’s Play, Everyman, Greene, Heywood, Marlowe, Jonson, and Webster.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for nonmajors.
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ENGL 340 - Studies in 18th and 19th Century British Literature
3 Credit(s)
An in-depth examination of an author, theme, or genre significant to 18th and 19th century British literature. Topics vary according to student and faculty interest.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 345 - Milton
3 Credit(s)
An in-depth study of Milton’s Paradise Lost, emphasizing close reading of the poem and critical thinking about such topics as the problem of evil, free will, divine retribution, titanic aspiration, women’s rights, human sexuality, and Christian ethics. The course considers the poem in its literary, historical, and religious contexts with special attention given to Milton’s reworking of epic conventions and Biblical material and to its reception in the centuries following its publication.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 346 - 18th-Century British Literature
3 Credit(s)
A study of 18th-century literature from Great Britain, including some study of the late 17th century, the Restoration period. The course places particular emphasis on the works of Swift and Pope and examines various genres and modes of the period such as Restoration comedy, satire in prose and verse, the periodical essay, Enlightenment science and aesthetics, and literature of sensibility. Other authors studied may include Dryden, Behn, Defoe, Johnson, Wollstonecraft, and Godwin.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 347 - British Romanticism
3 Credit(s)
An in-depth study of British literature of the late 18th century and early 19th century, particularly of the canonical Romantic poets— Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats—and selected works by their contemporaries, including various women writers of the period. The aesthetic concept of Romanticism is explored in its literary and historical context with critical attention also given to certain writers, texts, and genres of the period that challenge the traditional view of the Romantic literature.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 350 - Studies in 19th and 20th Century British Literature
3 Credit(s)
An in-depth examination of an author, theme, or genre significant to 19th and 20th century British literature. Topics vary according to student and faculty interest.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 356 - Victorian Literature
3 Credit(s)
The Victorian Period (1832–1901) was a dynamic era caught between tradition and innovation. Victorian writers and thinkers questioned everything: the existence of God, the value of science and technology, the role of women, the purpose of work and art. They defined public life through ethical demands and social engagement and private life through new forms of intimacy and companionship— and tried to balance both. In this course, students study the poetry and prose of mid- and late-19th century England, considering social and historical context, literary technique, and relevance to our own lives. Emphasized authors may include Thomas Carlyle, Alfred Tennyson, Elizabeth Gaskell, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Oscar Wilde.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 357 - Rise of the British Novel
3 Credit(s)
A study of the rise of the novel in Great Britain from the 18th century to the 20th century, considering the change in the novel’s cultural status during this time and its increasing popularity and social relevance. The course takes various critical approaches to novels by such authors as Burney, Austen, the Brontës, Gaskell, Dickens, George Eliot, Hardy, and others.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for nonmajors.
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ENGL 359 - Dickens
3 Credit(s)
This course examines the career of British novelist Charles Dickens, with emphasis on selected novels as popular and literary culture. Dickens’ achievement is studied in terms of the elements of fiction; the Victorian literary marketplace and its audience; the conditions of serial authorship; the generic expectations for fiction as art and as entertainment; the literary, political, social, and biographical contexts of Dickens’ books; and the continuing appeal of his novels today.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 360 - British Literature: 1890–1945
3 Credit(s)
This course examines major literary movements and authors from 1890 through World War II. Students consider the impact of Modernism and its transformation through the period. Writers studied include Hardy, Wells, Ford, Joyce, Woolf, Rhys, and Green.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for nonmajors.
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ENGL 361 - British Literature: 1945 to Present
3 Credit(s)
This course examines British literature after World War II. Writers and texts are considered in light of the changing place of England in the world and the economic and social transformation of Britain. Authors studied include Beckett, Amis, Murdoch, Burgess, Winterson, and Ishiguro.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for nonmajors.
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ENGL 362 - 20th-Century British Drama
3 Credit(s)
A study of modern British drama in its various modes (realistic, comic, experimental). The course examines concepts of performance and staging and looks at the plays within their social and historical contexts. Playwrights covered include Shaw, Synge, Coward, Osborne, Delaney, Beckett, Pinter, Stoppard, Churchill, and others.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 363 - Literature in English After Empire
3 Credit(s)
Studies in literature written in English from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Indian subcontinent, Africa, and the Caribbean. Students consider the authors in light of ideas about identity and origin, as well as their historical and political contexts.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for nonmajors.
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ENGL 365 - Rise of the American Novel
3 Credit(s)
An investigation of thematic and formal developments of the American novel from the early 19th century to the present. Writers may include Hawthorne, Melville, James, Twain, Cather, Faulkner, Hurston, Morrison, Erdrich, and DeLillo.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 366 - Early American Literature
3 Credit(s)
This course surveys the burgeoning American literary scene in the 17th and 18th centuries. Students consider within a historical context the moral, social, and aesthetic issues raised in the work of such representative writers as Bradstreet, Taylor, Edwards, Franklin, Jefferson, and Cooper.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
Formerly: (FORMERLY AMERICAN LITERATURE OF THE COLONIAL AND EARLY FEDERAL PERIODS)
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ENGL 367 - American Romanticism
3 Credit(s)
A study of the manifestations of Romanticism in the essays, novels, and poems of such 19th-century American writers as Hawthorne, Poe, Thoreau, Emerson, Douglass, Melville, Whitman, and Dickinson.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
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ENGL 368 - American Realism and Naturalism
3 Credit(s)
A study of prose and poetry by late 19th- and early 20th-century American writers from Rebecca Harding Davis to Theodore Dreiser, including such major figures as Twain, James, Crane, Chesnutt, Wharton, Chopin, Frost, and Robinson. Some attention is given to European influences and parallel developments in the other arts.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.
Formerly: (FORMERLY REALISM AND NATURALISM IN AMERICAN LETTERS)
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ENGL 369 - African American Literature
3 Credit(s)
This course explores the African American literary tradition from its beginnings in the 18th century to the present day. Students cover a variety of genres, periods, and topics, including the slave narrative, local color and regionalist fiction, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Black Arts movement. Along the way, they consider recurring aesthetic and political questions that continue to shape African American writing. Representative writers include Frederick Douglass, Phillis Wheatley, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, and Toni Morrison.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for nonmajors.
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