100 Level Courses

Course Number	Name	Gen. Eds	Description	Credits
100	Composition	-	A study of the process of writing with practice in a variety of forms, emphasizing the development of composition skills.	3
104	Thought and Expression	FYW	A workshop-based course that develops more effective reading and writing skills. It uses the process of revision to help students clarify their prose and to construct cogent arguments and analyses. Developing research skills and incorporating secondary sources into student work are also emphasized. This course is one of the required writing intensive courses in the College's General Education Program.	3
106	Intro to Creative Writing	IIIW, V6b	An introductory course in the writing of fiction and poetry. The course may include other genres such as creative nonfiction or drama.	3
108	Women and Literature	IIIW, V2, V5	A study of women characters and women writers in English, American and foreign literature. This course may be counted as an adjunct course for the minor in Women and Gender Studies.	3
110	Writing Across Worlds	IIIO, V2	This course focuses on selected works by acclaimed international writers, emphasizing historical and cultural contexts and exploring cross-cultural connections. For Fall 2008, readings include works by Azar Nafisi, Yiyun Li, Zakes Mda, and Chimamanda Adichie, who will be participating in the College's 2008-09 International Writers Series. All works will be read in English.	3
112	Literature of the South	V2	A study of such 20th-century Southern authors as Faulkner, Warren, Wolfe, Wright, Porter, Welty, McCullers, O'Connor, Williams, Bambara, Walker and Tyler. Topics will include the Southern Renaissance, narrative experimentation, women's writing and Southern authors' interest in their characters' storytelling.	3
116	American Fiction	FYW, IIIW, V2	A selection of predominantly 20th-century writers such as Chopin, Faulkner, Hemingway, Wright, Hurston, Morrison, Erdrich, O’Connor, and Carver. Topics may include ethnic and gender identity, literary experimentation, regional writing, and realism.	3
124	Myth, Legend, & their Retelling	FYW, IIIW, V2	A study of myths and legends from biblical, classical, and medieval sources, and of their modern retellings in both literature and film. Works to be examined will include the story of Samson from the Book of Judges and Milton's "Samson Agonistes," "The Odyssey" and the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," "Beowulf" and John Gardner's "Grendel."	3
132	Romantic Comedy through the Ages	V2	Reading works by Shakespeare, Austen, Wilde, and Shaw and viewing films such as "Bringing Up Baby," "Love Actually," and "Sex and the City," we will explore the genre of romantic comedy over time. We will study the relationship between gender, genre, and the social and examine comedy's fascination with the creation of fantasy worlds and disguise.	3
134	Jane Austen in Context	V2	This course will introduce students to the changes in British literature from roughly 1790 to 1820, that is, as it moves from the Age of Enlightment into Romanticism. The readings will include Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion; the poetry of Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Keats; and the prose of Burke and Wollstonecraft. Closed to students who have credit for ENGL 204 in Spring 2005 or ENGL 218 in Spring 2007.	3
143	Intro to Shakespeare	FYW, IIW, V2	This course is an overview of Shakespeare's plays, narrative poems, and sonnets. No prior experience of Shakespeare is necessary. We will proceed slowly, learning how to read and take enjoyment in Shakespeare's pyrotechnical wordplay. Works studied may include Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, The Sonnets, The Rape of Lucrece, and others. This course cannot be taken on a P/CR/NC grading option.	3
149	Intro to Film Studies	IIIW, V6a	Students will become familiar with the aesthetic elements of cinema (visual style, sound, narrative, and formal structure), the terminology of film production and film theories relating to formalism, psychoanalysis, and feminism. Films will be discussed from aesthetic, historical, and social perspectives.	3
150	Intro to Film History	V6a	This course will introduce students to the history and analysis of film. Students will learn the technical and critical vocabularies of film studies and analyze films representing a variety of styles and genres. The global and historical scope of this course will lead us to consider films from America, Italy, France, Germany and Japan and from the silent period to the present.	3
150	Intro to Film History	V6a	This course will introduce students to the history and analysis of film. Students will learn the technical and critical vocabularies of film studies and analyze films representing a variety of styles and genres. The global and historical scope of this course will lead us to consider films from America, Italy, France, Germany and Japan and from the silent period to the present.