Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023 | Page 243

Course Name
Long Title
Min Credits
Description
Requisites
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
Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ).
literature .
ENG-302
World Masterpieces II
3
Masterpieces of the modern ages , Romantic through contemporary , are examined .
Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ).
ENG-305
Persuasive Business Presentations
3
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 .
ENG-306
Literary Monsters
3
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 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 .
Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ).
ENG-310 Literary Criticism 3
ENG-315 Essay Writing 3
This course examines the aesthetics of literature from Plato to
Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ). contemporary theory . An advanced study of expository writing processes , this course stresses techniques of research , logic , and organization of writing . Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ).
ENG-320 Cinema and Cinematography 3
This course focuses on the history of films and analysis of film scripts with emphasis on class discussion of major directors including Carol Reed , Alfred Hitchcock , Stanley Kubrick , and Orson Welles .
Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ).
ENG-330 Myth and Fantasy 3
This course studies ancient and modern mythology through its embodiment in literature and in themes common to all cultures . Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ).
ENG-400 Tutorial in Acting 3
Students participate in the university production as actors or actresses and research the various styles and theories of acting : Classical , Elizabethan , Restoration , Stanislavskian , Brechtian . Research paper required .
Take ENG-103 . ( Required , Previous ).