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Course Name
Long Title
Min Credits
Description
Requisites
This course explores classical texts , as well as their influence on contemporary principles and philosophical perspectives and the
ENG-240
History of Rhetoric
3
production of written , oral , visual , and digital texts today . Students will
Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ). discuss important developments in the history of rhetoric and use rhetorical theory to consider issues related to oral , written , and visual discourse .
ENG-272
Literature of War
3
This series of courses treats popular themes as they appear in literature and the media .
Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ).
ENG-286
Literature of Medicine
3
This series of courses treats popular themes as they appear in literature and the media .
Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ).
ENG-288
Film as Art
3
This series of courses treats popular themes as they appear in literature and the media .
Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ).
ENG-290
The Short Story
3
This course analyzes the short story genre and its development in world literature .
Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ).
ENG-299
Selected Topics in English
3
In this course students have the opportunity to explore genres , concepts or authors selected by the instructor . Course may be
Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ).
repeated for credit if the topic changes .
ENG-301
World Masterpieces I
3
Beginning at the ancient epics of eastern and western cultures and end Renaissance , this course focuses on major writers of world literature .
Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ).
ENG-302 World Masterpieces II 3
ENG-305 Persuasive Business Presentations 3
ENG-306 Literary Monster 3
Masterpieces of the modern ages , Romantic through contemporary ,
Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ). are examined . Verbal skills essential to effective business presentations , including negotiation , debating , extemporaneous speaking , and interviewing provides the focus of this course . Oral reporting , management briefing , conference and committee leadership , and active listening are addressed as tools to minimize or eliminate barriers to understanding . In Literary Monsters , we will explore the monster in literature as both a symbol and a functioning character in a story . We will read Beowulf ( 9th century ), Marie de France ' s werewolf story , " Bisclavret " ( 12th century ), Mary Shelley ' s Frankenstein ( 1818 ), Robert Louis Stevenson ' s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr . Hyde ( 1886 ), and excerpts from Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ). Bram Stoker ' s Dracula ( 1897 ), as well as more recent works , such as J . K . Rowling ' s Harry Potter series . Literary Monsters includes as well a study of relevant films inspired by the novels .
ENG-310 Literary Criticism 3
This course examines the aesthetics of literature from Plato to contemporary theory .
Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ).