EN 110(W) Introduction to Literature. A study of a variety of literary works on a topic chosen by the instructor. Sections of the course taken as part of a freshman learning community may not be used to fulfill the writing intensive course requirement. Offered fall and spring semesters.

Fictionalizing Fact & Factual Fiction             Brown             6:00 – 7:30 PM           M,W          MH 26
Discovering Gotham                                     Kubacki           9:40 – 11:10 AM         T,R          MH 29A
Discovering Gotham                                     Kubacki           11:20 – 12:50 PM       T,R          MH 29A
Discovering Gotham                                     Kubacki           1:00 – 2:00 PM           T,R          MH 29A

EN 111-01, H1 (W)(I) World Literature. An introductory course covering fiction from English speaking countries other than the U.S. and Great Britain such as Canada, India, and South Africa and writing in translation from such areas as Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. The course will focus on a specific theme. This course is part of the foundation of the English major and should be taken by the end of the sophomore year.  Offered spring semester.

EN 203-H1 The Spiritual Quest in Literature. An examination of some major pieces of literature which draw heavily upon religious themes and concepts for their content. How, for example, do fictional works deal with the issues of guilt, punishment, faith, and the quest for salvation? What is salvation? How, also, are God and Christ conceived in contemporary fiction? (Cross listed as Religion 203.) Prerequisite: EN 212 or permission of instructor.  Offered fall and spring semesters.

                                                                        Kaelber            6:00 – 9:00 PM           W                 MH 11

EN 211-01 (W) British Literature Survey. A reading of major works from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century with a focus on their historical context. Readings will be selected from such authors as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Pope, Keats, Austen, Conrad, Eliot, Joyce, and Woolf. The course is part of the foundation of the English major and should be taken by the end of teh sophomore year.  Offered spring semester.

                                                                        Schotter           2:40 – 4:10 PM           M,W              MH 23A

EN 280-01 (W) Writing-Intensive Tutoring. This course trains Writing-Intensive Tutors (WITS) to provide writing support to Learning Communities and to the rest of the campus. Discussion, written response, and staff meetings will draw on the shared experiences in Reflective Tutorials and in the Writing Center, as well as on readings in composition theory. (This course is restricted to selected students.) Offered fall semester.

                                                                        Zanfani            10:10 – 11:10 AM       M,W,F          CAMH 217

EN 313-01 (I) Contemporary Irish Literature. An examination of the best works and writers from Ireland today. The course considers such areas as the effects of the political troubles and religious differences on the literary artist’s aesthetic vision. Current novels, short fiction, poetry, and plays are examined, with special attention to major contemporary figures such as Seamus Heaney and Edna O’Brien. Offered fall semester of even-numbered years.

                                                                        Sharpe             6:00 – 7:00 PM           M,W              MH 44                                                                                                                                                                     

EN 329- 01(W) Creative Writing. Designed for students who have demonstrated superior ability in one of the forms of composition. Considerable practice will be afforded in the writing of the short story and/or poetry. Offered as required.

                                                                        Brown             4:20 – 5:50 PM           M,W                 MH 26

EN 330-01(W) Shakespeare Survey. A study of selected plays representative of Shakespeare’s career as a dramatist. The source is required of English major and should be taken by the end of the junior year.  Prerequisite: EN 212 or permission of instructor. Offered fall semester.

                                                                        Hurley             9:40 – 11:10 AM         T,R                 CAMH 228

EN 348-H1 (W) (D) Southern Women Writers.  This course explores the work of important American writers from the South, including Eudora, Welty, Flannery O'Connor, Katherine Anne Porter, Kaye Gibbons, Doris Betts, Ellen Gilchrist, Carson McCullers, Elizabeth Spencer, Dorothy Allison and Alice Walker.  Their regional perspectives--on love and loyalty, independence and work, race and family--underpin a unique sense of place and a rootedness in tradition that permeates their work.  Prerequisite: EN 212 or permission of instructor.  May not be taken by students who have taken EN 110: Introduction to Literature: "Southern Women Writers."  Offered fall semester. 

                                                                        Sharpe             9:40 – 11:10 AM         T,R                 PH B2

EN 351-01(W) (I) French Women Writers in Translation. This course explores women’s writing from the unique literary and cultural perspectives of French speaking society. Readings include such authors as Madame de Sevigne, George Sand, Simone de Beauvoir, Colette, Nathalie Sarraute, and Marguerite Duras. The course also includes writings by francophone West African, Caribbean, and Canadian authors. (Cross- listed as French 351.) Prerequisite: EN 212 or permission of instructor.  Offered spring semester of even-numbered years.

                                                                        Edwards          2:40 – 4:10 PM           T,R                CAMH 207

356-LC (I) (F) French Cinema: Retrogrades, Rebels, and Realists.  This course introduces students to the major developments in the history of French cinema.  The course aims to develop students' skills of analysis and interpretation in order to enable them to read and appreciate film as an art form.  The course is divided into three parts which present the three principal moments of French cinematic history: the films of Poetic Realism from the 1920s and 1930s; the films of the New Wave from the 1950s and 1960s and fin-de-siecle films of the 1980s and 1990s.  Film-viewings are supplemented by the study of film theory.  Taught in English.  Cross listed w/FR 356.  Offered fall semester. 

                                                                        Edwards          2:40 - 4:10 PM             M,W  

EN 425-S1 Senior Seminar. A culminating experience for the senior English major in a class limited to fifteen students. The advanced level will permit an intensive study of the subject, and the seminar format will permit active student participation. Topics may include an author, a genre, or the relationship between the study of literature and another discipline. Prerequisite: senior standing in English literature. Offered fall semester.

                                                                      Hogarth           2:40 - 4:10                    M,W                MH 23

Journalism

JR 261 (W) Introduction to Journalism.  An introduction to newspaper and magazine writing, including news, feature articles, and editorials.  Offered fall and spring semester.

                                                                      Regan              6:30 – 8:00 PM           M,W   

JR 363(W) Newspaper Design and Editing.  Students will learn the elements of newspaper and magazine design by exploring such programs as Photoshop and QuarkXPress, and will learn how to combine photographs, graphics, and type for a successful page layout.  In addition, students will learn editorial technique, including copy editing and headline writing.  Prerequisite: English 261 or permission of instructor.  Offered spring semester of even-numbered years.

                                                                        Regan              6:00 – 9:00 PM           R