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Course Descriptions


Note: See Catalog Addenda  as that information supersedes the published version of this catalog.

The course descriptions include all courses that are taught for academic credit at the university. They are arranged in alpha-numerical sequence by course subject code.

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At present, the majority of the 500-600 level courses are offered in the evening hours. Students should be aware that not all courses are offered in the evening or every semester. Students who are only able to enroll in classes 4 pm or after should consult the appropriate department chairperson for information about the availability of evening sections of courses required in a specific major, concentration and/or minor. Students are urged to consult “Available Course Sections” through InfoBear each semester to determine when specific courses are offered.

 

 

 

Elementary Education

  
  • ELED 220 - Introduction to Elementary Education

    (3 credits)
    This foundations course examines elementary education (grade 1 through grade 6) from a variety of perspectives including historical, sociocultural, and developmental. A 40-hour, field-based experience is attached to this course. This field-based experience is used to contextualize topics and issues including typical and atypical child development, learning theories, diversity, developmentally-appropriate practices, teaching models and approaches, professional teaching standards and critical issues related to teaching and child growth and development. This course prepares students to apply for admission into Bridgewater’s teaching licensure program.

  
  • ELED 222 - Digital Literacy and Technology Integration in the PreK-6 Classroom

    (3 credits)
    This course will help students develop a conceptual framework to integrate technology effectively into the PreK-6 classroom. Students will analyze strategies and tools for implementing technology into the PreK-6 classroom and will evaluate these strategies in relation to the Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science Framework. Students will gain an understanding of developmentally appropriate digital literacy skills for children and will acquire the strategies to use technology to increase learning success in the PreK-6 classroom. This course requires observations in an elementary school, and the school may request a Criminal Offenders Record Information (CORI). Offered fall, spring, summer. (CWRT)

  
  • ELED 240 - General Curriculum: The Content of the Curriculum (1-6)

    (3 credits)
    This course is designed to provide an introduction into the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and the Common Core State Standards curriculum outline that has been adopted throughout the United States as the basis for the curriculum for grades 1-6. This course will not only help students learn about the topics included in the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks/Common Core and school expectations for elementary school students, but it will also help teacher candidates prepare for taking the multi-subject portion of the General Curriculum MTEL® and Praxis.

  
  • ELED 250 - Foundations of Reading

    (3 credits)
    This course will explore topics identified by the Foundations of Reading MTEL® (Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure) and other tests that measure knowledge related to reading and language development. MTEL® objectives will be emphasized, supported by content from the five areas of the Put Reading First Initiative: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary, Fluency, and Comprehension. Teacher candidates may enroll in this course prior to being admitted to the Professional Education courses and professional courses. (Formerly ELED 320)

  
  • ELED 282 - STEM Teaching and Learning in Elementary Schools

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ELED 120 or PSYC 224; and ECED 230 or ELED 220; and 45 completed credits
    STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) teaching and learning in grades PreK-6 includes knowledge of curricular resources and standards, confidence with inquiry and the design thinking process, the ability to generate excitement and engagement in STEM for children of all backgrounds and abilities, and connecting STEM learning to the real world. This course will examine these features through an in-depth look at the science, engineering and mathematical practices, learning how STEM professionals undertake their role in generating new knowledge, enacting inquiry and design processes, and learning to support all children in STEM. Major assignments will include writing lesson plans; conducting, writing about, and presenting on an authentic inquiry or design process; and researching and presenting on STEM in the real world. These major assignments will develop the critical thinking and information literacy skills of students as they critically examine the resources available to them as STEM learners and teachers. We will conduct STEM lessons with children, providing students an opportunity to improve their leadership practices and develop their knowledge of learners and effective STEM instructional strategies. Offered fall and spring semesters.

  
  • ELED 286 - Sophomore Honors Colloquium

    (1 credit)
    Prerequisite: Open to Commonwealth Honors students and to others by consent of instructor
    Sophomore Honors Colloquia allow honors students to explore challenging topics in discussion-based small classes. Specific topics vary by semester and instructor. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of three credits. Offered fall semester.

  
  • ELED 287 - Sophomore Honors Colloquium

    (1 credit)
    Prerequisite: Open to Commonwealth Honors students and to others by consent of instructor
    Sophomore Honors Colloquia allow honors students to explore challenging topics in discussion-based small classes. Specific topics vary by semester and instructor. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of three credits. Offered spring semester.

  
  • ELED 298 - Second Year Seminar (Speaking Intensive)

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: _ _ _ _ 199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101, and the speaking skills requirement. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 298 or _ _ _ _ 299 are taken for credit.
    Second Year Seminars (SYS) are speaking-intensive, topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their speaking, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit. (CSYS; CSPI)

  
  • ELED 299 - Second Year Seminar (Writing Intensive)

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: _ _ _ _ 199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101 and ENGL 102. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 298 or _ _ _ _ 299 are taken for credit.
    Second Year Seminars (SYS) are writing-intensive topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their writing, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit. (CSYS; CWRT)

  
  • ELED 300 - Elementary Art Methods

    (.5 credit)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Professional Education Program and passing scores on all appropriate MTEL®: Communication and Literacy, Foundations of Reading and General Curriculum
    An introduction to methods and materials in art for the elementary teacher. Art projects typical of those done by children in grades K-6 are produced. Classroom management, bulletin board design and lesson introduction techniques are explored. Graded on a (P) Pass/(N) No Pass basis. Offered annually.

  
  • ELED 313 - Teaching Science in the Elementary School

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Admission the Professional Education Program and passing scores on all appropriate MTEL®: Communication and Literacy, Foundations of Reading and General Curriculum, including Mathematics subtest
    This course will examine the development of lessons and curriculum for the teaching of science in elementary school. Emphasis will be placed on the methodologies of constructivist science teaching, scientific inquiry, cooperative learning and assessment. Students will plan and implement units of science study that are based on the methodologies learned and on state and national standards. This course will also help students understand engineering and technology principles and their relation to science.

  
  • ELED 330 - Teaching Reading in the Elementary School

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Professional Education Program and passing scores on all appropriate MTEL®: Communication and Literacy, Foundations of Reading and General Curriculum
    A consideration of the teaching/learning processes involved in the acquisition of literacy: modeling teacher-child interactions and independent exploration. Careful monitoring of pupil progress and appropriate interventions are emphasized. Offered annually.

  
  • ELED 344 - Teaching Language Arts and Social Studies in the Elementary Classroom

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Professional Education Program and passing scores on all appropriate MTEL®: Communication and Literacy, Foundations of Reading and General Curriculum, including Mathematics subtest
    This course will consider and practice classroom strategies for use in the elementary school to enhance the underlying and interdependent competencies of Language Arts (reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and visually representing), as well as the several delineated conceptual, skill and knowledge areas of social studies (history, geography, civics, government and economics) through pupil involvement in purposeful and critical communication activities. Special emphasis will be given to the teaching of writing within the environment of a writer’s workshop and will also be given to the development of critical thinking skills needed to become a lifelong learner as a teacher of writing and social studies. The major practice point of the course will involve a writing pre-practicum project that will provide teacher candidates with an emerging experience in the teaching of writing in both tutorial and small group settings in a nearby elementary school.  

  
  • ELED 350 - Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Professional Education Program and passing scores on all appropriate MTEL®: Communication and Literacy, Foundations of Reading and General Curriculum
    Examining the purpose and content of the contemporary elementary school mathematics curriculum, this course emphasizes how children learn mathematics, a wide variety of teaching procedures and instructional materials, evaluation techniques for use in the classroom and pedagogical methodology for individualization. Designed also to create awareness of effective experiences in the teaching/learning process of elementary school mathematics. Offered annually.

  
  • ELED 355 - International Study Tour in Elementary Education

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Acceptance through the International Programs Office
    This course will offer students a chance to examine educational structures, policies and institutions of diverse societies and the influence of education on the different aspects of those societies. The travel study tour will begin with pre-travel planning at Bridgewater State University where students have the opportunity to study the destination’s educational system and related issues. Course contact will vary depending on faculty and topic selected, as will the specific content requirements and instructional strategies.

  
  • ELED 360 - Teaching in a Standards-Based, Inclusive Elementary Classroom

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Professional Education Program and passing scores on all appropriate MTEL®: Communication and Literacy, Foundations of Reading and General Curriculum
    This course explores ways to plan, teach and assess in a standards-based, inclusive classroom. Topics include standards-based curriculum development, constructivism, education evaluation, and assessment (including the design of a professional teaching portfolio). Classroom-based “inclusive” models and teaching strategies and professional teaching standards will be examined. Offered annually.

  
  • ELED 457 - Strategies for Managing Classroom Behavior

    (3 credits)
    This course will assist education students in developing their skills in classroom management. Consideration will be given to successful management models and teaching strategies as they apply to the developmental levels of children. Offered evenings and summers only. May be taken for graduate-level credit.

  
  • ELED 480 - SEI Endorsement for Teachers

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ELED 120; and ECED 230 or ELED 220 or SPED 202; and acceptance to the Professional Education Program
    This course will provide teachers with the knowledge and skills to effectively shelter content instruction and provide teachers with methods and strategies to integrate language and literacy development into content-area instruction when teaching English Learners (ELs) in kindergarten through Grade 6. Teachers will develop a better understanding of social and cultural factors influencing EL students, the stages of second language acquisition, as well as developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive approaches to teaching and supporting ELs. This course will specifically address instructional planning and assessment, the relationship between speech and print, word identification and vocabulary, reading and writing practices, and content-area reading/writing technology connections. This course requires 10 hours in a supervised field experience, and the school may request a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI). (Formerly ELED 242)

  
  • ELED 485 - Honors Thesis in Elementary Education

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Open to Commonwealth Honors and Departmental Honors students and to others by consent of instructor; formal application required
    The Honors Thesis is the culmination of a student’s work in the Honor’s Program, and may consist of either one or two semesters’ pursuit of an advanced student-generated project. Students meet regularly with their thesis advisor. The thesis is read for approval by the department honors committee or its designees. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of six credits.

  
  • ELED 490 - Supervised Teaching in the Elementary Schools: Art

    (6 or 12 credits)
    Prerequisite: Acceptance into student teaching
    Supervised experiences in classroom art activities. Experiences gained in teaching techniques, materials, individual differences, and classroom management. Supervision by the cooperating teacher and college supervisor. Full time for either one quarter or a full semester. Offered annually. May be taken for graduate-level credit.

  
  • ELED 491 - Internship in Elementary Education

    (6 or 12 credits)
    Prerequisite: Employment in a host school system; completion of all College of Education and Health Sciences and Departmental requirements; approval by the department (including site and mentor)
    An internship is a supervised experience for one semester (at least 400 clock hours). To be eligible for an internship a candidate must be employed by the school system and be in the role of an elementary classroom teacher. During this internship a candidate will gain experience and refine their skills as a classroom teacher. Interns will have a qualified, on-site mentor and will be supervised by the university. A candidate must demonstrate their competencies for initial teaching licensure and complete documentation requirements. May be taken for graduate-level credit.

  
  • ELED 492 - Supervised Teaching in Public Schools: Elementary

    (6 or 12 credits)
    Prerequisite: Acceptance into student teaching
    This student-teaching practicum is a supervised experience for one semester. Candidates are assigned by the College of Education and Health Sciences to an appropriate elementary-school classroom (grades 1-6) where they will work to develop and refine their teaching skills. Candidates will have the opportunities to observe students and classrooms, design curriculum, practice effective classroom-management techniques, utilize contemporary teaching strategies and differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners. Candidates will be coached and supervised by a qualified, on-site cooperating practitioner and a faculty member of the elementary and early childhood department. Candidates are required to attend periodic seminars on educational topics relevant to the student teaching experience. A candidate must demonstrate their competencies for initial teaching licensure and complete all departmental requirements. May be taken for six or 12 credits. Dual licensure majors take ELED 492 for six credits. Offered annually. May be taken for graduate-level credit.

  
  • ELED 498 - Internship in Elementary Education

    (1-12 credits)
    Prerequisite: Consent of the department; formal application required
    Off-campus experience in an area related to the major. In-depth exposure to educational programs, centers and institutions. This internship does not lead to teacher licensure. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of 12 credits.

  
  • ELED 499 - Directed Study in Elementary Education

    (1-3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Consent of the department; formal application required
    Directed study is open to juniors and seniors who have demonstrated critical and analytical abilities in their studies and who wish to pursue a project independently. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of six credits. Offered annually.

  
  • ELED 500 - Digital Media and Mobile Devices in the Classroom

    (3 credits)
    The goal of this course is to help teachers and teacher candidates identify and acquire the strategies to use digital media and mobile devices to increase learning success in a PreK-6 classroom in any content area. Offered fall semester.

  
  • ELED 502 - Research

    (3 or 6 credits)
    Prerequisite: Consent of the department; formal application required
    Original research undertaken by the graduate student in their field. For details, consult the paragraph titled “Directed or Independent Study” in the “College of Graduate Studies” section of this catalog. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of six credits.

  
  • ELED 503 - Directed Study

    (1-3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Consent of the department; formal application required
    Directed study is designed for the graduate student who desires to study selected topics in a specific field. For details, consult the paragraph titled “Directed or Independent Study” in the “College of Graduate Studies” section of this catalog. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of six credits.

  
  • ELED 508 - Technology and STEM Education

    (3 credits)
    Through the exploration of current and cutting edge science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education technologies, educators will discover effective ways to enhance student learning in STEM. Participants will learn how to distinguish STEM domains by their unique ways of knowing and the means by which knowledge is constructed. We will address issues of using technology with young learners and examine best practices for engaging students in meaningful learning experiences that support their conceptual understandings across STEM domains. Applied project design will enable participants to examine the complexities of practical implementation. Offered annually.

  
  • ELED 510 - Fundamentals of Elementary Education

    (3 credits)
    This course is intended to be an introductory course at the graduate level for candidates seeking initial licensure as an elementary teacher (grades 1-6). The course is designed to offer students an understanding of numerous relevant topics in education, for example, the foundations of education as it relates to student learning, effective instructional practices and appropriate accommodations for diverse learners, classroom management models, lesson plan models, diversity and exceptionalities, technological applications for the elementary classroom and resources for practicing teachers. The course is also designed to help students make an informed decision as to their choice of becoming an elementary teacher. During a 40-hour pre-practica experience, aspiring teachers grow as professional educators as they interact with teachers and children, confirming their choice as an elementary educator. Offered fall and spring semesters.

  
  • ELED 511 - Theory and Practice in Teaching Reading

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MEd in Elementary Education (Initial Licensure) program and completion of ELED 510
    A thorough explanation is given of the social-psycho linguistic view of reading and its practical application in the elementary classroom. The acquisition of literacy will be explored through alphabetic principle, guided reading techniques, self-monitoring, teacher-child interactions and a variety of assessments. Students will design, implement and reflect on research-based elementary level reading lessons. The English/Language Arts Curriculum Framework will serve as a guide for classroom instruction.

  
  • ELED 513 - Mathematical Applications for the Classroom

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MEd in Elementary Education (Initial Licensure) program and completion of ELED 510
    Teaching in the context of current research about how children learn mathematics, this course helps participants develop an understanding of what it means to do mathematics. Participants will explore and experience ways math can be taught through problem solving that develops both concepts and procedures. The Massachusetts State Frameworks and National Standards will be considered.

  
  • ELED 515 - Differentiating Instruction: Creating Inclusive Classrooms

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MEd in Elementary Education (Initial Licensure) program and completion of ELED 510
    By participating in in-class and out-of-class experiences and by reviewing the literature related to child development, researched-based instructional and assessment practices and other related topics relevant to differentiating instruction, including child-study procedures and current laws, teacher candidates will be able to use assessment to guide classroom practices and instructional supports to differentiate instruction for all learners.

  
  • ELED 517 - Exemplary Practice in Science Classrooms

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MEd in Elementary Education (Initial Licensure) program and completion of ELED 510
    This course will enable students to critique and develop science lessons and curriculum used in elementary schools. Emphasis will be placed on the nature of science and methodologies of constructivist science teaching, scientific inquiry, cooperative learning, and assessment. Students will plan and implement units of science study that are based on the methodologies learned and on state and national standards. This course will also help students understand engineering and technology principles and their relation to science.

  
  • ELED 519 - Theory and Practice in Teaching Language Arts and Social Studies

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MEd in Elementary Education (Initial Licensure) program and completion of ELED 510
    This course will consider and practice classroom strategies for use in the elementary school to enhance the underlying and interdependent competencies of language arts (reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and visually representing), as well as the several delineated conceptual, skill and knowledge areas of social studies (history/geography, civics/government, economics) through candidate involvement in purposeful and critical communication activities. Special emphasis will be given to the teaching of writing within the framework of a writer’s workshop and to the development of critical thinking skills needed to become a life-long learner as a teacher of writing and social studies. The seamless integration of the language arts into the content areas will be considered throughout the course with a global perspective being the overall organizing principle of this integration.

  
  • ELED 521 - Differentiated Instruction in the Elementary Classroom

    (3 credits)
    This course is designed to inspire educators to explore the many aspects of differentiated instruction and learning. Participants will learn how to design assessments and activities that allow students of all abilities to learn the same essential concepts in different ways. We will analyze examples of successful differentiated activities and discuss differentiation and classroom management. Educators will leave this course with a rich variety of practical strategies to utilize in different content areas in their classroom. This course will include a focus on how technology can be used to support differentiation in the elementary classroom. Offered fall and spring semesters.

  
  • ELED 522 - Science & Engineering Practices in the Elementary Classroom

    (3 credits)
    This course will focus on the science and engineering practices as described in NGSS and their relationship to real-world science and engineering careers. Teachers in this course will learn how to develop lesson and unit plans that attend to multiple science and engineering practices. They will learn how to use the teaching tool called a science notebook to support students’ use and learning of the science and engineering practices through writing and/or drawing. Teachers will learn how to assess when and how their students are engaging in the appropriate science and engineering practices for the task and concepts being taught. Teachers will create posters, make presentations, develop a unit plan, use their own science notebook entries during hands-on investigations, showcase their students’ science notebook work, and develop rubrics for assessment. Offered summer session.

  
  • ELED 527 - Graduate Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement for Teachers

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ELED 510 and ELED 513 and ELED 517
    This course will provide graduate students and in-service teachers with the knowledge and skills to effectively shelter content instruction and provide them with methods and strategies to integrate language and literacy development into content-area instruction when teaching English Language Learners (ELLs) in kindergarten through grade 12. Graduate students and in-service teachers will develop a better understanding of social and cultural factors influencing ELL students, the stages of second language acquisition, as well as developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive approaches to teaching and supporting ELLs. This course will specifically address instructional planning and assessment, the relationship between speech and print, word identification and vocabulary comprehension, reading and writing practices, and content-area reading/writing technology connections.

  
  • ELED 535 - Mentoring Beginning Teachers

    (3 credits) Cross Listed with EDHM 535
    This course provides preparation and support for teachers who are currently mentoring beginning teachers in their school or district. It is also for teachers who host student teachers. Teachers will learn strategies for observing teachers and conducting pre- and post-observation conferences. Teachers will learn models for mentor and induction programs for beginning teachers. Teachers will also study problems and issues facing beginning teachers in Massachusetts schools. The Guidelines for Professional Standards for Teachers will be used as a guide to mentoring and program development.

  
  • ELED 554 - Graduate Seminar in Elementary Education

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: GRPP 501 and EDMC 530 and EDMC 531 and EDMC 532 and EDMC 533 and four content electives preapproved by advisor (no more than two of any content area)
    This course is an integration of formal study, current research and personal experience. Each student will make an extensive study of a significant problem in elementary teaching. This course must be taken the final semester of the program. It may be taken alone or with one elective.

  
  • ELED 560 - Special Topics in Elementary Education

    (variable credit)
    Prerequisite: Course prerequisite may be specified depending upon the nature of the topic
    Special topics of current relevance in elementary education will be offered from time to time. The topic to be addressed will be announced prior to registration. Repeatable with the consent of advisor.

  
  • ELED 567 - Mathematics for Practicing Teachers: PreK-Grade 6

    (3 credits)
    The Massachusetts Curriculum Framework calls for math to be taught with coherence, focus, rigor and clarity, with the goal of improving learning progressions across grades. In order to teach this way, practicing PreK-grade 6 educators need to be secure in their own understanding of the concepts and procedures they teach. Participants in this course will experience mathematical concepts from a multitude of perspectives and use a variety of modeling strategies to deepen and broaden their understanding. Participants will learn why standard computational algorithms work the way they do and the relationship between conceptual understanding and computational fluency.

  
  • ELED 571 - International Study Program in Elementary Education

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Consent of the International Programs Office
    This course will offer Bridgewater State University students a chance to examine educational structures, policies and institutions of diverse societies and the influence of education on different aspects of those societies. The travel study abroad program will begin with pre-travel planning at Bridgewater State where students have the opportunity to study the destination’s system and related issues. Course content will vary depending on faculty and topic selected, as will the specific content requirements as long as Bridgewater State requisites are followed. Each course will use a variety of instructional strategies, once again depending on their professor’s intentions, goals for the students and resources available in-country. Repeatable.

  
  • ELED 591 - Employment-Based Practicum: Elementary Education

    (12 credits)
    Prerequisite: Matriculation into the MEd Elementary Education program (Initial License); a passing score in all state licensure exams required for elementary teachers prior to enrolling in this course; employment in a host elementary school as the classroom teacher of record; completion of all College of Education and Health Sciences and departmental requirements; application to the department; approval by the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education as well as the site of employment and the on-site mentor.
    This is an employment-based practicum where the candidate is employed as the official teacher of record for the elementary classroom and will be in the role of the elementary classroom teacher. During this practicum, the candidate will gain experience and refine their skills as an elementary classroom teacher. Candidates will have a qualified, on-site mentor and will be supervised by the university. The candidate must demonstrate their competencies for initial teaching licensure and complete documentation requirements.

  
  • ELED 592 - Practicum: Elementary Education

    (6 or 12 credits)
    Prerequisite: Acceptance and good standing in teacher preparation program
    This graduate-level practicum involves supervised experiences in classroom activities and experiences gained in teaching techniques, individual differences and classroom management. Opportunities are available in a variety of instructional environments. Supervision by the cooperating teacher and university supervisor. Full-time for either one quarter or a full semester. Offered annually.


English

  
  • ENGL 101/101E - Writing Rhetorically

    (3 credits)
    ENGL 101 Prerequisite: First-Year Writing Placement Essay score of 3 or SAT Verbal between 550-639
    ENGL 101E Prerequisite: First-Year Writing Placement Essay score of 2 and SAT Verbal below 550; if there is no SAT Verbal, Placement Essay score of 2
    Corequisite: Students enrolled in ENGL 101E must also enroll in the corequisite course ENGL 144

    By intensive practice in composing persuasive texts, writers explore various techniques for discovering, developing and organizing ideas in relation to rhetorical context. Special attention is given to developing an effective writing process and an awareness of the relationships among text, audience and purpose. (CWR1)

  
  • ENGL 102 - Writing Rhetorically with Sources

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or transfer equivalent; or First-Year Writing Placement Essay score of 4 or SAT Verbal 640 or higher
    Continuing to develop knowledge of persuasive writing and rhetoric, the writer learns and practices various approaches to conducting research and to integrating the ideas of others into one’s own text. Emphasis is on writing longer and more substantive texts that incorporate a variety of sources. (CWR2)

  
  • ENGL 135 - Freshman Honors Colloquium

    (1 credit)
    Prerequisite: Open to Commonwealth Honors students and to others at the discretion of the instructor and ENGL 102
    Freshman Honors Colloquia in English allow exceptionally able students to explore a challenging topic in small classes under close faculty supervision. Colloquia meet once a week for 50 minutes and culminate in a paper or scientific project, which provides the major part of the grade. Topics vary from semester to semester. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of six credits. Offered fall semester.

  
  • ENGL 136 - Freshman Honors Colloquium

    (1 credit)
    Prerequisite: Open to Commonwealth Honors students and to others at the discretion of the instructor and ENGL 102
    Freshman Honors Colloquia in English allow exceptionally able students to explore a challenging topic in small classes under close faculty supervision. Colloquia meet once a week for 50 minutes and culminate in a paper or scientific project, which provides the major part of the grade. Topics vary from semester to semester. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of six credits. Offered spring semester.

  
  • ENGL 144 - Academic Strategies Colloquium

    (1 credit)
    Prerequisite: First-Year Writing Placement Exam or consent of Academic Achievement Center
    Corequisite: ENGL 101E (formerly ENGL 101T)

    Under faculty supervision, students acquire strategies such as reading texts, developing thesis into argument and integrating opinion into argument, which will enhance their success in the corequisite course. Successful completion of ENGL 144 requires successful completion of the corequisite ENGL 101E.

  
  • ENGL 145 - Academic Strategies Colloquium

    (1 credit)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 and consent of the Academic Achievement Center
    Corequisite: Targeted section of ENGL 102

    Under faculty supervision, students develop the strategies necessary to develop a sustained research paper following academic norms, which will enhance their success in the corequisite course. Based on each student’s needs, students will participate in a book club or be given a conversation partner.  

  
  • ENGL 199 - First Year Seminar

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Open to all freshmen and sophomores with a writing placement score of 3 or above or a SAT score of 500 or above or who have completed ENGL 101. Students with 24 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived.
    First Year Seminars (FYS) are writing-intensive, topic courses that introduce students to academic thought, discourse and practices. FYS courses prepare and orient students toward productive and fulfilling college careers by actively engaging them in a specific academic area of interest. Students will improve their writing, reading, research and basic information literacy and technology skills while learning to work both collaboratively and independently. These courses fulfill the First Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one FYS course may be taken for credit. (CFYS; CHUM; CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 200 - Personal and Public Writing

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    This course will explore ways writers move from personal, private writing into more public spheres. Narrative, ethnographic writing, representation, case studies, and genre are concepts which help students consider how writers situate themselves in their research in order to enter and intervene in ongoing public conversations. Students will bring rhetorical awareness to writing projects as they consider various strategies and audiences. (CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 201 - Technical Writing I

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    This course emphasizes writing with practical applications such as summaries, abstracts, outlines, proposals, interviews, progress reports and a guided research paper. Subject matter is often drawn from the students’ own disciplines. (CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 202 - Business Communication

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    This course focuses on the analysis and creation of documents that rely on a critical understanding of reader-text relationships, rhetorical contexts, and visual rhetoric. In this course, students gain experience with genres that are used in a variety of disciplines and workplaces, such as letters, memos, proposals, instructions, final reports, and Web pages. (CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 203 - Writing about Literature

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102, which may be taken concurrently; open to English majors and minors only
    This course will help students develop the skills needed for writing papers in upper-level literature courses. By reading, discussing and writing about works in various genres, students will learn what sorts of questions are likely to generate insight into a work of literature, how to develop and support such insights in a paper, how to distinguish a valid from an invalid interpretation and how to use the specialized terminology associated with each of the major genres.

  
  • ENGL 204 - Responding to Writing

    (1 credit)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and consent of the Director of the Writing Studio
    This course teaches students to negotiate the demands of responding to writers and their work face-to-face and one-on-one, with an emphasis on collaborative learning techniques, writing processes, interpersonal dynamics and rhetorical analysis. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of three credits.

  
  • ENGL 205 - Supporting Second Language Learners

    (1 credit)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and consent of the director of Second Language Services
    This one-credit course teaches students how to effectively support second language learners in one-on-one sessions and in small groups, with the emphasis on collaborative learning techniques, language learning as a process and contrastive rhetoric. Students will explore major theoretical approaches to second language acquisition, discuss the role of cross-cultural differences in second language discourse, and develop effective language support strategies to use in one-on-one and/or small group setting. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of three credits.

  
  • ENGL 206 - Sustainability: Reading and Writing the Environment

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    Writers from the beginning of history have sought to understand and shape the relationship between people and the world they inhabit. In our own time, the sustainability of this relationship has emerged as one of humanity’s central issues. Students in this course will read from some of this vast literature and use writing to explore their own relationship to the environment we share. Areas of focus might include different traditions of nature writing; key figures in ecological writing like Thoreau, Muir, Leopold and Carson; the idea of wilderness; evolving attitudes towards animals; the literature of food; or the writing of specific places. Students can expect to read widely and write at least fifteen pages of prose in a variety of critical, creative and research modes. Offered annually. (CHUM; CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 207 - Technical Writing I for English Majors

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: English major or consent of instructor
    This course is designed to prepare students for the rhetorical, design, and writing skills required of a technical writer. These kinds of writing could be emails with potential clients, presentations with visuals, manuals/guidebooks, proposals, user experience (u/x), and human-computer interaction (HCI). This course emphasizes document design and visual rhetoric as well as the use of current and field-specific technology in designing, developing and delivering documents. Offered annually. (CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 211 - Literary Classics of Western Civilization to 1600

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    Major works of Western literature from ancient times through the Renaissance are studied. The course encompasses diverse literary forms and themes through such works as the Bible, Homeric epic, Greek drama, and The Divine Comedy. (CGCL; CHUM; CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 214 - The Classical Tradition

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    Major Greek and Roman writers in Modern English translation are studied. Included will be such figures as Homer, Sophocles, Plato and Euripides. (CGCL; CHUM; CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 216 - Early Irish and Celtic Literature

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    This course will focus on the history of language and writing in early Celtic and Irish cultures from the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age to the diaspora of the Celtic world in the British Isles. The course will also explore the historical and political construction of the concept of the “the Celts.” Primary texts might include translations to English of Early Irish Myths and Sagas , Tales of the Elders of Ireland, and The Tain , among others. Offered alternate years. (CGCL; CHUM; CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 221 - Major British Writers to 1800

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    Representative works by major British writers from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 18th century are studied, including such figures as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Donne, Pope and Swift. (CHUM; CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 222 - Major British Writers since 1800

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    Representative works by major British writers of the 19th and 20th centuries are studied, including such figures as Wordsworth, Keats, Tennyson, Dickens, Shaw, Yeats, Eliot, Woolf and Joyce. (CHUM; CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 223 - Survey of British Literature to 1800

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102, which may be taken concurrently; open to English majors and minors only
    This survey course will acquaint English majors and minors with key literary texts from the Anglo-Saxon, medieval, Renaissance and 18th century periods. Students will study literary historical periods, the development of literary forms and genres, and the historical and cultural contexts informing these writers’ world views. This course will investigate the self-image of the island nation that established one of the world’s greatest empires. Writers may include Bede, the Beowulf Poet, the Gawain Poet, Julian of Norwich, Chaucer, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Donne, Marvell, Milton, Haywood, Pope and Swift.

  
  • ENGL 226 - Writing about Writing

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102, which may be taken concurrently; open to English majors and minors only
    As the gateway course to the Writing and Writing Studies concentration and minor, this course introduces students to writing as a subject of inquiry. Students explore their own experiences with writing, read landmark research on writing, investigate topics related to writing, and learn more about opportunities for writing and writing research at BSU and beyond.

  
  • ENGL 227 - Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102 or consent of instructor
    Class members will study the art and craft of creative nonfiction writing through the reading and discussion of published creative nonfiction and creative nonfiction written by students. The goal of this course is to improve writing through careful reading and refection, thoughtful discussion of and written response to student produced creative nonfiction. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of six credits.

  
  • ENGL 228 - Fiction Writing Workshop

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    Class members will study the art and craft of fiction writing through the reading and discussion of published stories and stories written by students. The goal of this course is to improve writing through careful reading and refection, thoughtful discussion of and written responses to student produced fiction. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of six credits.

  
  • ENGL 229 - Poetry Writing Workshop

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    Class members will study the art and craft of poetry writing through the reading and discussion of published poems and poems written by students. The goal of this course is to improve writing through careful reading and refection, thoughtful discussion of and written responses to student produced poetry. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of six credits.

  
  • ENGL 231 - Major American Writers to 1865

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    Representative works by major American writers from the 17th century through the Civil War are studied. Included are such figures as Franklin, Wheatley, Poe, Emerson, Douglass, Hawthorne, Melville and Whitman. (CHUM; CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 232 - Major American Writers since 1865

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    Major American writers from the Civil War to the present are studied including such figures as Twain, Dickinson, James, Frost, Hemingway and Faulkner. (CHUM; CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 233 - Introduction to the African American Novel

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    African-Americans have distinguished themselves artistically in many modes of expression, but perhaps none as profoundly as the novel. Tracing the development of this tradition that began before slavery’s end, students will read the works of writers such as Hannah Crafts, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, Alice Walker and Toni Morrison. The course will present these novels not only in their historical and cultural contexts but also in the evolving narrative tradition of African-American writers. Students will understand better how the human questions posed by familiar American authors are also explored by African-American novelists. (CHUM; CMCL; CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 234 - Survey of American Literature

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102, which may be taken concurrently; open to English majors and minors only
    This survey course will acquaint English majors with key American literary texts and literary-historical periods (colonial, early republican, romantic, realist, naturalist, modernist and postmodernist). Examining literature in the context of 400 years of cultural and historical change, the course will investigate constructions of U.S. national identity as well as changes in literary conventions. Writers may include Bradstreet, Rowlandson, Franklin, Poe, Emerson, Douglass, Melville, Whitman, Dickinson, Twain, James, Hughes, Stein, Hemingway, Faulkner, Morrison, Pynchon and Alexie.

  
  • ENGL 235 - Topics in Native American Literature

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    Native Americans have been creating texts for thousands of years, and they are as varied and dynamic as the many nations themselves. In this course, students will explore some aspect of this literature, with topics ranging from the most enduring oral traditions to the most contemporary novels, stories and poems. Whatever the topic, students will examine how Native texts take shape in specific tribal and historical contexts and learn how Native people have used writing to engage in the long struggle to preserve Native sovereignty. Offered alternate years. (CHUM; CMLT; CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 241 - Shakespeare

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    This general introduction to Shakespeare’s plays is set against the background of his time and includes a detailed study of representative tragedies, comedies and histories. (CHUM; CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 251 - Literary Themes

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    Major literary texts are examined from the perspective of a common theme. In a given semester the course might concern itself with love, the family, madness, law, nature (as examples of particular themes) to illustrate how writers from diverse cultures and/or historical periods working with different genres shape imaginative responses to enduring themes. Repeatable for different topics. (CHUM; CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 252 - Literary Types

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    Major literary texts are examined from the perspective of one genre or type and focus in a given semester on the novel, drama, poetry, short story and biography. Works from diverse cultures and/or historical periods will be used to illustrate how conventions of type or genre shape a writer’s discourse. Repeatable for different topics. (CHUM; CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 253 - Non-Western Literature

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    This course introduces the student to the fiction, poetry and drama of the non-Western world. The works to be studied are chosen both for their literary qualities and for insight into different social contexts and cultural conditions. (CGCL; CHUM; CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 254 - Literature for Elementary Education Majors

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    Literary texts from diverse cultures and historical periods will be examined in the context of either a common theme or a single literary genre. Representative works for British, American and world literature in translation will be used to practice techniques of close reading and to develop an understanding both of literary form and technique. Special attention will be given to the manner in which literature reflects the beliefs and values of its historical context. The student will learn various ways of talking and writing about literature. (Designed for non-English major elementary education students.) (CHUM; CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 255 - East Asian Literature in Translation

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    The course is a writing-intensive seminar designed to introduce students to a variety of texts by East Asian authors. Students will gain insight into other cultures through the examination and analysis of literary works from China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines. (CGCL; CHUM; CMCL; CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 261 - Film Study: Introduction to the Art

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    Major American and foreign films and directors from the silent era to the present are evaluated to develop critical awareness and esthetic appreciation of film as an art form. In addition, film viewing, readings in film theory, interpretation and criticism are required. (CHUM; CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 262 - Film Study: Literature and Film

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    A cross-disciplinary study of film and literature, this course will develop an understanding of the various aesthetic and narrative demands of both forms of representation. Potential topics may include cinematic techniques adopted by writers, literary devices in film narrative, point of view and perspective, singular versus collaborative authorship and adaptations of literature into film. Viewing and reading works in both media will be required. (CHUM; CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 269 - Topics in Children’s Literature

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    Focusing on genre, period, author or topic, this writing intensive course allows students to gain an in-depth knowledge of a field or particular body of texts within children’s literature, including relevant critical histories. Areas of inquiry might include form and aesthetics, historical and cultural backgrounds, intertexuality, gender and sexuality, class, race and constructions of disability and able-bodiedness. Offered annually. (CHUM; CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 270 - Reading Film Language

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    This course introduces students to the art of cinema through viewings of films that represent various styles, genres, historical moments and national traditions. Students will become familiar with technical concepts including cinematography, mise-en-scène, editing and sound, and will learn how to perform formal, ideological and narrative analysis of film texts. In addition to film viewing, readings in film criticism and film theory will also be assigned. Offered annaully.

  
  • ENGL 280 - The Journalistic Essay

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    This course focuses on the journalistic essay - a genre that incorporates journalistic research methods (reporting) and literary writing techniques. Students read published journalistic essays, are introduced to reporting methods (such as identifying a news story and interviewing), and write a series of journalistic essays based on primary research. Projects may include feature stories, travel essays, profiles, and other human interest pieces. (CWRT)

  
  • ENGL 286 - Sophomore Honors Colloquium

    (1 credit)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and consent of instructor
    Sophomore Honors Colloquia in English allow exceptionally able students to explore a challenging topic in small classes under close faculty supervision. Colloquia meet once a week for 50 minutes and culminate in a paper or scientific project, which provides the major part of the grade. Open to Commonwealth Honors students and to others at the discretion of the instructor. The minimum enrollment is two and the maximum is 12. Topics vary from semester to semester. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of 12 credits. Offered fall semester.

  
  • ENGL 287 - Sophomore Honors Colloquium

    (1 credit)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and consent of instructor
    Sophomore Honors Colloquia in English allow exceptionally able students to explore a challenging topic in small classes under close faculty supervision. Colloquia meet once a week for 50 minutes and culminate in a paper or scientific project, which provides the major part of the grade. Open to Commonwealth Honors students and to others at the discretion of the instructor. The minimum enrollment is two and the maximum is 12. Topics vary from semester to semester. Repeatable. Offered spring semester.

  
  • ENGL 298 - Second Year Seminar (Speaking Intensive)

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: _ _ _ _ 199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101, and the speaking skills requirement. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 298 or _ _ _ _ 299 are taken for credit.
    Second Year Seminars (SYS) are speaking-intensive, topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their speaking, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit. (CSYS; CSPI; CHUM)

  
  • ENGL 299 - Second Year Seminar (Writing Intensive)

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: _ _ _ _ 199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101 and ENGL 102. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 298 or _ _ _ 299 are taken for credit.
    Second Year Seminars (SYS) are writing-intensive, topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their writing, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit. (CSYS; CWRT; CHUM)

  
  • ENGL 300 - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

    (3 credits)
    Designed for prospective teachers and students interested in international careers, this course introduces the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). The course explores current research in second language acquisition and connects it to different teaching contexts, including teaching English as a second language at the secondary level, inclusive ESL methodologies in the mainstream classes, workplace ESL and teaching English abroad. Special attention is paid to the issues of identity construction, language ownership and creative expression in a second language. Offered alternate years. (Formerly LANG 330)

  
  • ENGL 301 - Writing and the Teaching of Writing

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    Designed for prospective teachers, the course undertakes an investigation of current research in the writing process and in writing pedagogy with application made to the student’s own writing, school curriculum and effective teaching practice.

  
  • ENGL 302 - Technical Writing II

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and ENGL 201
    This course expands on the genres and skills developed in English 201 Technical Writing: emails with potential clients, formal reports, usability testing and presentations with visuals and other audience-centered texts. This project-based course focuses on both individual and collaborative projects as well as document design, visual rhetoric and research methods in designing, developing and delivering documents. Offered alternate years.

  
  • ENGL 303 - Writing Our Heritages

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    In this course students investigate their family stories, migrations and heritages using field, archival, genealogical and library research, as well as oral histories, family photos and artifacts, and draw from these materials as well as their own life experiences to compose a variety of writing projects. Students also read essays and memoirs that explore the connections among identity, family history, landscape and heritage. Offered alternate years.

  
  • ENGL 304 - Classical Mythology

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    This course explores the mythology of Classical Greece and Rome with a focus on the literary accounts of gods and heroes. The course will offer a who’s who of the ancient imaginative world, study the main ancient sources of well known stories, and introduce approaches to the study of mythology. The course will also give attention to the afterlife of classical mythology in later literature, the visual arts and popular culture. Offered annually.

  
  • ENGL 305 - History of the English Language

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    This course considers the development of English from its Indo-European origins to its present status as a de facto international language. It traces the historical, literary and philological features of English in the Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman, Early Modern and Modern periods; special attention is also paid to the developments of American English as well as to the different varieties of English spoken around the globe.

  
  • ENGL 306 - Sagas of the Icelanders

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 102
    This is a course of study incorporating the literature and cultural history of medieval Iceland. The course addresses several important authors and texts (including Snorri Sturluson, the Eddas, Heimskringla, Njals saga, Hrafnkels saga and others) from an interdisciplinary perspective that includes elements of history, cultural anthropology and literary study.

  
  • ENGL 307 - Author Studies

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 203
    This course gives students an opportunity to focus deeply on the life and work of a single author while situating their work within its context. Repeatable for different topics: may earn a maximum of six credits. Offered alternate years.

  
  • ENGL 308 - History of Rhetoric

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 226 or consent of instructor
    The study of the history of western rhetoric is closely tied to the development of democracy and to issues of power, social mobility and social change. It is a living history with new chapters still being written. In our investigations into more than two millennia of rhetoric, we will focus on a few major questions, such as these: What is the relationship of rhetoric to the good, the just and the true? What is its relationship to philosophy and logic? What is its relationship to knowledge-making? How is rhetoric both dependent upon and a shaper of culture? Offered alternate years.

  
  • ENGL 309 - Early American Literature, Beginnings to 1820

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 203 and ENGL 234 or consent of instructor
    This course begins with the first colonization of the Americas and stretches beyond the Revolution to the early national period and the beginnings of Romanticism. The full range of early American writing is covered, including poetry, drama, fiction and autobiography, as well as English-language texts of Native Americans. Authors such as Anne Bradstreet, Olaudah Equiano, Benjamin Franklin and Washington Irving will be explored.

  
  • ENGL 312 - Modern British Fiction

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 203 and ENGL 223
    This course focuses on earlier 20th-century British fiction writers such as Conrad, Forster, Lawrence, Joyce and Woolf.

 

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