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• ENGL 0300 - Basic Grammar & Composition I

  Helps students improve basic writing, usage, and grammar skills. Focuses on the development and organization of short writing assignments. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec/1 lab) view syllabus

• ENGL 0301 - Basic Grammar & Composition II

  Helps students address college entry-level issues of grammar, idea organization, and concept development in single-to-multiparagraph writing tasks. Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 0300 or the required THEA or approved alternative writing test score. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec/1 lab) view syllabus

• ENGL 1301 - Freshman Composition I

  Focuses on developing the core skills of reading, critical thinking, writing, and researching. Emphasizes writing processes and outcomes and includes attention to standard language conventions. Prerequisite: THEA or approved alternative writing test passed or credit for ENGL 0301. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) view syllabus

• ENGL 1302 - Freshman Composition II

  Focuses on college-level research techniques while emphasizing the writing process of argumentation/persuasion and critical thinking skills. Refines core communication skills. Equivalent course: ENGL 2311. Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 or its equivalent with a grade of C or better, or consent of division director. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) view syllabus

• ENGL 2307 - Creative Writing

  Emphasizes writing for pleasure and publication. Provides opportunities for students to critique and practice the techniques of imaginative writing in order to develop a sound original style in various genres, such as poetry, short stories, short drama, and nonfiction. Addresses practical problems of marketing. Prerequisite: ENGL 1302 or consent of instructor or division director. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) view syllabus

• ENGL 2311 - Technical Communication

  Emphasizes techniques and skills of technical and business writing. Includes such projects as product description, process description, a written and oral research report, interview skills, and standard business correspondence such as letters, memos, proposals, and resumes. Continues attention to standard language conventions. Equivalent to ENGL 1302. Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 or POFT 1302 with a grade of C or better. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) view syllabus

• ENGL 2321 - British Literature

  Surveys British literature from its origins through the present. Includes historical background as well as social and literary development. Emphasizes appreciation of selected works of a range of writers such as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and Woolf. Prerequisites: ENGL 1302, ENGL 2311 or equivalent; THEA or approved alternative reading test passed or credit for READ 0302. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) view syllabus

• ENGL 2322 - British Literature to the Romantics

  Surveys British literature from its origins through the 18th century. Includes historical background as well as social and literary development. Emphasizes appreciation of selected works of a range of writers such as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, and Behn. May be taken before, after, or concurrently with other literature courses. Prerequisites: ENGL 1302, ENGL 2311 or equivalent; THEA or approved alternative reading test passed or credit for READ 0302. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) view syllabus

• ENGL 2323 - British Literature: Romantics to Present

  Surveys British literature of the 19th and 20th centuries. Includes historical background as well as social and literary development. Emphasizes appreciation of selected works of a range of writers such as Wordsworth, Tennyson, Yeats, and Woolf. May be taken before, after, or concurrently with other literature courses. Prerequisites: ENGL 1302, ENGL 2311 or equivalent; THEA or approved alternative reading test passed or credit for READ 0302. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) view syllabus

• ENGL 2326 - American Literature

  Surveys American literature from its origins through the present. Includes historical background as well as social and literary development. Emphasizes appreciation of selected works from a range of writers such as Emerson, Hawthorne, Chopin, Dickinson, and Morrison. Prerequisites: ENGL 1302, ENGL 2311 or equivalent; THEA or approved alternative reading test passed or credit for READ 0302. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) view syllabus

• ENGL 2327 - American Literature to the Civil War

  Surveys a range of American works through the Civil War with a variety of authors including Hawthorne, Douglass, Poe, Wheatley, and Rowlandson. Includes historical background as well as literary development. May be taken before, after, or concurrently with other literature courses. Prerequisites: ENGL 1302, ENGL 2311 or equivalent; THEA or approved alternative reading test passed or credit for READ 0302. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) view syllabus

• ENGL 2328 - American Lit: Civil War to Present

  Surveys a range of American works, from the conclusion of the Civil War to the present including such authors as Chopin, Fitzgerald, Hurston, Hemingway, and Walker. Includes some historical background as well as literary development. May be taken before, after, or concurrently with other literature courses. Prerequisites: ENGL 1302, ENGL 2311 or equivalent; THEA or approved alternative reading test passed or credit for READ 0302. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) view syllabus

• ENGL 2331 - World Literature

  Surveys representative literature from world cultures that have influenced the evolution of modern civilization. Emphasizes selected writers and works from antiquity to the present. Prerequisites: ENGL 1302, ENGL 2311 or equivalent; THEA or approved alternative reading test passed or credit for READ 0302. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) view syllabus

• ENGL 2332 - World Literature to the 17th Century

  Surveys representative literature from world cultures that have influenced the evolution of modern civilization. Emphasizes selected writers from antiquity through the 16th century. May be taken before, after, or concurrently with other literature courses. Prerequisites: ENGL 1302, ENGL 2311 or equivalent; THEA or approved alternative reading test passed or credit for READ 0302. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) view syllabus

• ENGL 2333 - World Literature:17th Century to Present

  Surveys representative literature from world cultures that have influenced the evolution of modern civilization. Emphasizes selected writers from the 17th century to the present. May be taken before, after, or concurrently with other literature courses. Prerequisites: ENGL 1302, ENGL 2311 or equivalent; THEA or approved alternative reading test passed or credit for READ 0302. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) view syllabus

• ENGL 2341 - Forms of Literature

  Includes selections in literature organized by areas such as genre, theme, period, or geographical region. Course descriptions, which may change from semester to semester, are available each semester prior to registration. May be repeated for credit when different topics are covered. May be taken before, after, or concurrently with other literature courses. Prerequisite: ENGL 1302, ENGL 2311 or equivalent. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) view syllabus