Hello, Books & Authors! For those of you with a degree in any sort of English...

mLmm[msHarry]

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...major, will you mind helping me? I know for sure that I want to major in something English related, though not English Literature--more on a writing basis. What courses do you recommend that I should take? I will be a freshmen, by the way. Thanks :)

In addition to the courses below, the department may offer the following Special Topics courses:
ENGL 3100-19. Special Topics in Literature. (1-3). Topics are varied and in online class listings.
ENGL 4101-10. Special Topics In English. (3). Topics are varied and in online class listings.
ENGL 4540-4550. Special Topics in Language and Linguistics. (3). Topics are varied and in online class listings.
ENGL 4606-15. Topics In Advanced Technical Writing. (3). Theories, contexts, and practices of writing in the world of technology; topics vary; extensive practice in writing, editing, and preparing technical publications.

ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3)
(1101). Practice in expository writing with emphasis on content, organization, and style (levels of usage and sentence structure) for different purposes and audiences. PREREQUISITE: DSPW 0800 with a minimum grade of "C", or ACT English subscore of 19 or above, or SAT verbal score of 460 or above, or satisfactory completion of placement essay. [G]

ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3)
English composition for entering freshmen.

ENGL 1020 - English Comp/Analysis (3)
(1102). Practice in expository writing that synthesizes ideas from various readings. Includes library work and production of documented papers. PREREQUISITE: ENGL 1010 with a minimum grade of "C", or equivalent. [G]

ENGL 2201 - Literary Heritage (3)
Major texts of literary heritage; modes of literary expression and cultural context; emphasis on works as products of their historical contexts and as processes shaping human consciousness. Composition and critical thinking beyond levels expected of freshmen. PREREQUISITE: ENGL 1010 and 1020, with a minimum grade of "C", or their equivalent. [G]

ENGL 2202 - Lit Heritage: African-American (3)
Consideration of major texts of literary heritage with emphasis on African-American culture; modes of literary expression and cultural context; emphasis on work as products of historical contexts and as processes shaping human consciousness; composition and critical thinking beyond levels expected of freshmen. PREREQUISITE: ENGL 1010 and 1020, with a minimum grade of "C", or their equivalent. [G]

ENGL 3210 - British Lit To 1750 (3)
Survey of major authors, themes, and movements from the medieval period through the 18th Century.

ENGL 3212 - British Lit 16th Century (3)
Study of the prose, poetry,and dram of 16th Century England.

ENGL 3213 - 17th Century British Lit (3)
Study of the prose, poetry, and drama of 17th Century England.

ENGL 3214 - 18th Century Brit Lit (3)
Study of the drama, fiction, poetry, and essays from Restoration and 18th Century Britain.

ENGL 3215 - Shakespeare I (3)
Background in the study of Shakespeare and discussion of selected works.

ENGL 3220 - British Lit Since 1750 (3)
Survey of major authors, themes, and movements from the Romantic period through the present.

ENGL 3221 - British Lit Romantic Age (3)
Survey of major authors, themes, and movements in British Romantic literature.

ENGL 3222 - British Lit/Victorian Era (3)
Study of important writers of poetry, prose, fiction, and drama in the context of the historical and social circumstances of the Victorian period.

ENGL 3224 - British Lit 20th Century (3)
Study of important works of poetry, prose, fiction, and drama written between 1890 and 2000.

ENGL 3325 - Af/Am Lit thru Harlem Ren (3)
Examination of works by black authors starting with the Colonial Enlightenment, continuing with slave narratives, and ending with the rise of the black novel.

ENGL 3326 - Af/Am Lit since Harlem Ren (3)
Examination of African American literary tradition from the Harlem Renaissance to the present; Chicago writers, integrationist aesthetics of the 1950's; black aesthetics of the 1960's.

ENGL 3327 - American Lit To 1890 (3)
Survey of major authors, themes, and movements in American literature from the colonial period through 1890.

ENGL 3328 - American Lit Since 1890 (3)
Study of American literature and literary movements from 1890 to the present.

ENGL 3401 - Childrens Literature (3)
Children's literature through reading, discussion, and writing about history, characteristics, and authors of its major genres.

ENGL 3404 - Studies/Popular Texts (3-6)
Selected genre of popular texts, such as science fiction, fantasy, crime, mystery, or biography. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit.

ENGL 3500 - Practical EnglishGrammar (3)
Extended study of the fundamentals of English grammar, sentence structure, usage, diction, punctuation, and spelling. Does not apply to the English major or minor.

ENGL 3501 - Modern English Grammar (3)
Introduction to current g
 
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