Examines multiple works by a single author in World literature to consider themes, topics, and development of work over time. This course exists as both a 200-level course for Core Curriculum students and as a more challenging 300-level course required for English majors and minors and open to other interested students and to those who need UD credit. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195. LA
Examines a recurrent theme, symbol, or image in American literature to consider how texts reveal, respond to, and influence change in American culture or society over time. Topics will vary in their specificity and may explore more than one genre, literary-historical period, or non-Western culture. This course exists as both a 200-level course for Core Curriculum students and as a more challenging 300-level course required for English majors and minors and open to other interested students and to those who need upper division credit. May be repeated once for credit.
Examines a recurrent theme, symbol, or image in British literature to consider how texts reveal, respond to, and influence change in British culture or society over time. Topics will vary in their specificity and may explore more than one genre, literary-historical period, or non-Western culture. This course exists as both a 200-level course for Core Curriculum students and as a more challenging 300-level course required for English majors and minors and open to other interested students and to those who need UD credit. May be repeated once for credit.
Examines a theme, symbol, or image in Western and/or non-Western literature to consider how texts reveal, respond to, and influence culture or cultural change over time. Topics will vary in specificity and may explore more than one genre, literary-historical period, or culture. This course exists as both a 200-level course for Core Curriculum students and as a more challenging 300-level course required for English majors and minors and open to other interested students and to those who need UD credit. May be repeated once for credit.
Required for all English majors, ENGL 253 studies poetry, fiction, drama, and the essay through the lens of genre. Students learn the conventions of genre in literature and apply them to research and write literary-critical arguments. Note: students placing out of ENGL-104 or into ENGL-105 or 195 may take 253 in the fall term of their first semester. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195. Students who qualify for 105 or 195 may enroll in this course concurrently or with instructor consent. LA
Designed specifically for students enrolled in the Honors Program, this first-year writing seminar facilitates students development into skilled practitioners of college-level argument through practice, guidance, and collaborative learning. In addition to reading complex texts critically, writing frequently, and completing several major assignments of increasing complexity, students will work with a similar group in a lab setting on the processes of writing.
The course will be flexible to allow for a survey of English, European, North or South American writers, for the history of the genre, or for a thematic or topical focus. INstruction will focus on developing the language and interpretive skills necessary to analyze literature written in English. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195. Restricted to students whose primary language is not English. LA
Through course readings and writing exercises this course engages students in the conventions of three literary genres - the short story, poetry, and creative nonfiction - from the perspective of writers. Students explore the creative process and begin learning to channel artistic expression in order to communicate intended effects to audiences. Reflective essay assignments help students to articulate the nature of their own learning in the course. Students learn to participate effectively in a workshop setting by responding orally and in writing to the work of their peers.
Students in this course will be introduced to the history and ethics of journalism in addition to gaining practical experience in information gathering, interviewing, writing, and editing for newspapers, magazines, and new media. Articles produced in this course may be shared publically in digital or print publications. Prerequisite: 104 or 105 or 195. WCII
In this introduction to college writing, students learn to read closely to summarize, analyze, and respond to literary texts and relevant scholarship. Students also practice the basic conventions of college essay writing, including crafting a thesis, organizing evidence, and achieving sentence-level effectiveness. By semesters end, students write a thesis-driven literary analysis supported by library research. Placement into this course requires an ACT English score of 18-22. Grade of C required to pass the course. Prerequisite to ENGL 104. WCI, IL