WRITING

WRTG 104 Exposition (3) Focuses on basis writing skills, plus the larger elements of the expository essay: the development of a central thesis, the organization of material and the responsible use of supporting detail.

WRTG 202 Survey of the English Language (3) Deals with the nature and history of the English language, with particular emphasis on grammar and syntax. Also includes basic linguistic and semantic principles.

WRTG 204 Copyediting (3) Introduces students to the profession of writing and publishing, focusing on craft fundamentals (grammar and mechanics), publishing and copy editing, resources for writers, literary analysis, and submission procedures.

WRTG 205 Introduction to Imaginative Writing (3) Introduces the student to the basic experience and techniques of description, characterization, poetry and narration.

WRTG 206 Introduction to Poetry Writing (3) Teaches basic forms and structures of poetry; concentrates on techniques as well as content.

WRTG 207 Introduction to Short Story Writing (3) Teaches elements of short story writing; concentrates on plot construction with attention to character, dialogue and setting. Prerequisite: Writing 205 or permission of the instructor.

WRTG 306 Short Story Writing (3) Teaches the techniques for creating characters and turning experiences into short stories. Prerequisite: Writing 207 or permission of instructor.

WRTG 307 Poetry Writing (3) Teaches the techniques of great poets and provides opportunity for students to write their own poems. Prerequisite: Writing 206 or permission of instructor.

WRTG 308 Creative Nonfiction (3) Teaches the techniques of great essayists and creative nonfiction writers and provides opportunity for students to write their own essays and creative nonfiction.

WRTG 312 Advanced Exposition (3) Deals with principles of effective expository writing, with emphasis on problems of logic, organization and clarity of expression.

WRTG 390 Screenwriting (3) Teaches the techniques of screenwriting and allows students to initiate their own screenplays. Prerequisite: Writing 207 or permission of instructor.

WRTG 420 Linguistics (3) Emphasizes phonemology, morphemics and syntax. Individual projects study applications of linguistic concepts to literature, teaching and writing in fields of students' interest.

WRTG 490 Writing Workshop (3) Provides opportunity to write short stories, poems, essays and plays with weekly discussion and criticism in a small group. May be taken three times. Prerequisite: One course in creative writing or permission of instructor.

WRTG 494 Writing Internship (1-6) Provides opportunity for on-site experience in a variety of settings for writing experience.

WRTG 495 Creative Writing: Independent Study (1-9) Provides opportunity for independent work on writing projects with criticism and assistance. May be taken three times.

WRTG 500 Graduate Writing Workshop (3) Provides opportunity for advanced work on short stories, poems, essays, and plays with intensive discussion and criticism in a small group. May be taken once.

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE

LIT 231 Masterpieces of English Literature I (3) Studies major works of English literature from Beowulf (750) to Blake (1780). Includes such authors as Chaucer, Marlowe, Donne, Milton and Swift.

LIT 232 Masterpieces of English Literature II (3) Studies major works of English literature from 1780 to 1970. Includes such authors as Wordsworth, Byron, Keats, Eliot, Dickens, Wilde and Lawrence.

LIT 241 Major American Writers I (3) Focuses on major American works from 1620 to 1900 with emphasis on the central figures of the American Renaissance including Poe, Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman and Dickinson.

LIT 242 Major American Writers II (3) Covers major American works from 1900 to the present. Includes important modern writers such as Frost, Sandburg, Cather, Anderson, O'Neill, Eliot, Crane, Williams, Cummings and Lowell.

LIT 300 Early English Writers (3) Studies The Canterbury Tales and other major works of late medieval literature including Gawain and the Green Knight, Morte D'Arthur, The Pearl, Piers Plowman, plus some drama and lyric poetry.

LIT 303 Oral Interpretation of Literature (2) Teaches communication of literature through performance with emphasis on analysis and delivery.

LIT 310 The Renaissance (3) Studies Renaissance English literature emphasizing works by Sidney, Spenser, Marlowe, Bacon, Jonson, Bunyan, Marvel, Herrick and Donne.

LIT 320 17th Century (3) Covers prose, poetry and drama of the post-Renaissance period through the Restoration with special focus on works of John Milton.

LIT 330 Special Topics in Literature (1-3) Examines a body of literature from a perspective that allows the student to gain fresh insight. Topics will vary.

LIT 350 Shakespeare (3) Studies 12 of Shakespeare's greatest works, including the histories, the comedies and the tragedies.

LIT 351 English Novel (3) Focuses on major English novelists including Defoe, Fielding, Austen, Dickens, Hardy, Conrad, Joyce and Lawrence.

LIT 353 The American Novel (3) Studies major American novelists including Melville, Twain, Crane, Dreiser, Fitzgerald, Hemingway and Faulkner.

LIT 370 The Age of Enlightenment (3) Studies such figures as Pope, Swift, Johnson, Boswell, Sheridan and Goldsmith.

LIT 375 The Romantic Movement (3) Covers major English works from 1789 to 1837, emphasizing those by Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats.

LIT 380 The Victorian Period (3) Includes English literature from 1837 to 1900, emphasizing works by Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Carlyle, Ruskin and Newman.

LIT 385 The 20th Century (3) Focuses on such writers as Conrad, Yeats, Eliot, Joyce, Lawrence and Thomas.

LIT 399 Independent Study in Literature (1-3) Provides opportunity to do independent Study in English language literature.

LIT 445 Seminar in Literary Criticism (3) Introduces the student to major literary critics and covers critical approaches to drama, fiction and poetry.

LIT 500 Contemporary British Literature (3) Focuses on contemporary British writers such as Wendy Cope, Martin Amis, Seamus Heaney, Thomas Kinsella, Will Self, Eavan Boland, and Salman Rushdie, among others.

WORLD LITERATURE

WLIT 122 Modern World Literature (3) Covers poetry, short fiction, novel and drama of the 20th century. Favors literature originally written in English but includes translations as well.

WLIT 223 World Classics (3) Explore some of the world's best imaginative literature from the age of homer up to the present century. Specific works will vary from section to section.

WLIT 224 African-American Literature in its Global Context (3) Covers major African-American writers as well as others contributing to the genre, principally those of the Caribbean.

WLIT 340 Contemporary World Fiction (3) Studies outstanding world fiction since World War II. Includes major African and Latin American Writers.

WLIT 342 Greek and Roman Classics (3) Focuses on major works of Greek and Roman literature, including those by homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Ovid and Virgil.

WLIT 343 Norse Myth, Saga and Legend (3) Studies the Eddas and sagas of Norway and Iceland plus related works of the 13th century from elsewhere in northern Europe.

WLIT 344 Masterpieces of Russian Literature (3) Explores the great works of 19th century Russian literature with focus on such writers as Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy and Chekhov.

WLIT 348 Woman’s Literature (3) Focuses on feminine authors and criticism. Emphasis will vary depending on instructor. Prerequisites: WC 203 and one literature course or permission of instructor.

WLIT 352 European Novel (3) Studies major European novelists such as Dostoyevsky, Flaubert, Tolstoy and Kafka.

WLIT 480 Literature and Its Relations (3) Relates a body of literature to theoretical and/or artistic works of kindred disciplines. Specific topics will vary from semester to semester. Capstone course for all English majors.