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Undergraduate Courses in English
For descriptions of 100-, 200-, 300-, and 400-level courses offered by the Department of English, please consult the Undergraduate Catalog. To aid students in planning their academic-year schedules, the department also maintains a course cycle list that indicates when particular courses typically are offered.
100-Level Courses
100-level courses are designed to help students develop their expository writing skills and sharpen their research skills. ENGL 111 is part of the General Education requirement for all students.
- ENGL 111 - Principles of College Composition
- ENGL 112 - Critical Reading and Writing in the Digital Age
200-Level Courses
200-level courses are selected readings of a national or international literature with emphasis on the development of critical reading skills.
- English 200 - Literary Texts and Contexts
- English 201 - Readings in World Literature
- English 202 - Readings in British Literature
- English 203 - Readings in American Literature
- English 210 - Narratives of Illness, Caretaking, and Disability
300- and 400-Level Courses
300- and 400-level courses are open to all other students who have completed CORE 101 and 102 or CORE 103. They involve a stronger concentration in literature, writing, and research. These courses, designed for English majors but open to all other students who have completed a 200-level course, provide a more in-depth study of language, literature, and writing. All 400-level literature courses require English 300 (Introduction to English Studies) as a prerequisite or, alternatively, permission of the Chair.
- English 300 - Introduction to English Studies
- English 306 - Professional Writing
- English 307 - Business Writing
- English 308 - Professional Writing Technologies
- English 309 - Fiction Writing
- English 310 - Poetry Writing
- English 311 - Playwriting
- English 312 - Creative Nonfiction Writing
- English 314 - Topics in Literature
- English 321 - The Study of Fiction
- English 322 - The Study of Poetry
- English 323 - The Study of Drama
- English 330 - British Literary History I
- English 331 - British Literary History II
- English 340 - American Literary History
- English 402 - Teaching Writing: Theories and Practices
- English 403 - Grammar and Style for Writers
- English 406 - Advanced Technical Writing
- English 407 - Technical Editing
- English 409 - Advanced Fiction Writing
- English 410 - Advanced Poetry Writing
- English 411 - Advanced Playwriting
- English 420 - Introduction to Literary Criticism
- English 424 - Study of Children's Literature
- English 423 - Teaching Reading
- English 425 - Study of Adolescent Literature
- English 426 - Teaching English in the High School
- English 428 - Planning and Teaching Seminar
- English 431 - Medieval Literature
- English 433 - Renaissance Literature
- English 434 - Seventeenth-Century Literature
- English 435 - Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature
- English 437 - Romanticism
- English 438 - Victorian Literature
- English 439 - Modern British Literature
- English 442 - Early American Literature
- English 443 - The American Renaissance
- English 444 - American Realism and Naturalism
- English 445 - Modern American Literature
- English 446 - Appalachian Folklore
- English 447 - Appalachian Literature
- English 449 - African American Literature
- English 450 - Native American Literature
- English 451 - Contemporary Literature
- English 453 - The Female Literary Tradition
- English 454 - Literature and the Environment
- English 463 - Grammar and Language for Teachers
- English 464 - History of the English Language
- English 465 - English Linguistics
- English 470 - The Author in Context
- English 472 - Readings in Shakespeare
- English 488H - Final Honors Project
- English 490 - Summer Workshop
- English 495 - English Internship
- English 496 - Senior Seminar
- English 498 - Independent Study