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References to the timing of course offerings which follow
apply only to day courses. Evening and summer school course offerings
are scheduled according to need. Christian Brothers University reserves
the right to cancel classes at any time due to insufficient enrollment.
ENGLISH COURSES
ENG 100. DEVELOPMENTAL COMPOSITION I
Intensive work on basic grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, paragraph
development, and reading skills designed to prepare students for ENG
111. Separate sections will be offered for native and non-native speakers.
Offered in the Fall semester. One semester; three credits
ENG 111. ENGLISH COMPOSITION I
An introduction to rhetorical modes and methods for critical reading.
Writing sequences with practical application of specific strategies
for invention, drafting, frequent revision, peer review, and editing.
Offered in the Fall and Spring. One semester; three credits
ENG 112. ENGLISH COMPOSITION II
An introduction to argumentative strategies, research skills, and other
applied writing. Students will write several short pieces and a research
paper. Special sections which focus on a specific topic, such as “censorship”
or “gender,” may be designated. Prerequisites: ENG 111.
Offered in the Fall and Spring. One semester; three credits
ENG 211. INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE I
A study of the literary forms of the novel and the short story, including
the reading of significant world novels and short stories. This course
will include an emphasis on writing skills cultivated in ENG 111, 112.
Prerequisites: ENG 111, 112. Offered in the Fall and Spring. One semester;
three credits
ENG 212. INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE II
A study of the literary forms of drama and poetry, including the reading
of significant world plays and poems. This course will include an emphasis
on writing skills cultivated in ENG 111, 112. Prerequisites: ENG 111,
112. Offered in the Fall and Spring. One semester; three credits
ENG 215. GATEWAY COURSE FOR MAJORS
A survey of the elements of poetry, drama, and fiction, and an introduction
to contemporary critical approaches and MLA style. Will include an emphasis
on writing about literature and incorporating critical research. For
English, ECCM, and English Education majors, this course is required
before enrolling in any 300-400 level English course. One semester;
three credits.
ENG 221. SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I
A survey of the representative prose and poetry writers of Great Britain
from the beginnings through the 18th Century. Fulfills ENG 211 requirements.
Prerequisites: ENG 111, 112 or Permission of Department Chair. One semester;
three credits
ENG 222. SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE II
A survey of the representative prose and poetry writers of Great Britain
since 19th-century Romantic Period. Fulfills ENG 212 requirement. Prerequisites:
ENG 111,112 or Permission of Department Chair. Offered in the Spring
semester. One semester; three credits
ENG 231. HONORS SURVEY OF WORLD LITERATURE I
A survey of significant prose and poetry writers of world literature
from ancient times through 1600. This course will include an emphasis
on writing skills. ENG 231 by itself can be substituted for ENG 111.
Prerequisite: Membership in the Honors Program. Offered in the Fall
semester. One semester; four credits
ENG 232. HONORS SURVEY OF WORLD LITERATURE II
A survey of significant prose and poetry writers of world literature
from 1600 through the present. This course will include an emphasis
on writing skills. ENG 232 by itself can be substituted for ENG 112.
ENG 231 and 232 together can be substituted for ENG 111, 112, and one
of the following: ENG 211, 212, 221, or 222. Prerequisite: Membership
in the Honors Program. Offered in the Spring semester. One semester;
four credits
ENG 240-249. SPECIAL TOPICS
Topics vary with the instructor. Prerequisite: ENG 111,112 or ENG 231,232.
One semester; three credits
ALL 300 AND 400 LEVEL COURSES ARE OPEN TO STUDENTS WHO
HAVE COMPLETED ONE 200 LEVEL ENGLISH COURSE (211, 212, 221, 222, 231,
232). ENGLISH, ECCM, AND ENGLISH EDUCATION MAJORS MUST HAVE COMPLETED
ENG 215.
ENG 315. HISTORY OF THE THEATRE
An in-depth study of the theatre including samples of dramatic literature
from ancient Greece to the present. (Same as THEA 315) One semester;
three credits
ENG 331. AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1865
A study of the representative prose and poetry writers of American literature
set against the political, religious, and philosophical backgrounds
from the Colonial Period through the Romantic Period. One semester;
three credits
ENG 332. AMERICAN LITERATURE FROM 1865
A study of representative prose and poetry writers of American literature
set against the social, political, and philosophical backgrounds since
the Romantic Period. One semester; three credits
ENG 339. EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH NOVEL
Extensive reading in novels by representative eighteenth-century British
novelists such as Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Smollett, and Sterne.
One semester; three credits
ENG 340. NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH NOVEL
Extensive reading in novels by representative nineteenth-century British
novelists such as Austen, the Brontes, Dickens, Eliot, and Hardy. One
semester; three credits
ENG 341. NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN NOVEL
Extensive reading in representative nineteenth-century American novels,
set against the social, political, and literary backgrounds of their
times. One semester; three credits
ENG 342. AMERICAN ROMANTICISM
A study of the representative influences, characteristics, and figures
of the American Romantic Movement from 1830 to 1860. One semester; three
credits
ENG 343. LITERATURE OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH
A survey of Southern American literature, including its background and
themes, with emphasis on twentieth-century writers such as Faulkner,
Welty, and Warren. One semester; three credits
ENG 351. MODERN NOVEL
An examination of modern modes of fiction through representative novelists
and the stylistic concepts that shape their expression. One semester;
three credits
ENG 352. MODERN POETRY
A study of theory and representative poets in the United States,
Great Britain, and Ireland from 1900 to the 1960’s. One semester;
three credits
ENG 354. MODERN DRAMA
An examination of modern American drama from 1880-1960, beginning with
a survey of late nineteenth-century European works followed by an intensive
study of major playwrights amd movements of the twentieth century. One
semester; three credits
ENG 361. AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE
A study of poetry and prose by representative African-American writers,
reflecting the development of African-American literature in the United
States. One semester; three credits
ENG 362. WOMEN IN LITERATURE
An examination of literature by women in light of feminist literary
theory. One semester; three credits
ENG 370. ADVANCED PRACTICAL GRAMMAR
The forms, relationships, and functions of language with emphasis on
the elements of words and sentences. One semester; three credits
ENG 371. BUSINESS WRITING
An examination of logical and psychological patterns of business communication
and adaptation to varying audiences. A study of forms of written and
oral communication in the business world from letters for both routine
and problem situations to memos, proposals, short and long reports,
in the context of relevant technologies. Offered in the Fall and Spring.
One semester; three credits
ENG 373. ADVANCED COMPOSITION
A study of rhetorical theory and rhetorical models accompanied by advanced
practice in composition. One semester; three credits
ENG 375. SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL WRITING
An examination of the principles of effective communication in industry,
business, and government with emphasis on practical writing skills for
technical articles, reports, proposals, and documentation. Heavy emphasis
on the computer as the technical writer’s workspace. One semester;
three credis
ENG 376. CREATIVE WRITING
A workshop in writing fiction and/or poetry. Texts will be assigned
for discussion of techniques and form. One semester; three credits
ENG 377. COMPUTERS FOR COMMUNICATIONS
A practical introduction to the working world of corporate communications
and electronic publishing. Students design and create websites as well
as desktop publishing projects while they explore the world of digital
photography. To provide the language and conceptual context for cybertext,
lectures and discussions include the history of ink-and-fiber publishing
as well as the emergence of hypertext and the Internet. One semester;
three credits
ENG 380-389. SPECIAL TOPICS
Topics vary with the instructor. Prerequisite: ENG 111, 112, and one
200 level English course (211, 212, 215, 221, 222, 231, 232). One semester;
three credits
ENG 390-399. HONORS ENGLISH SPECIAL TOPICS
Special topics in English open to members of the Honors Program or by
Permission of the instructor. One semester; one to four credits
ENG 432. MEDIEVAL LITERATURE
A study of representative works, European as well as British, from the
Medieval Period. One semester; three credits
ENG 440.CHAUCER
A study of Chaucer’s major works with emphasis on The Canterbury
Tales and Troilus and Criseyde. One semester; three credits
ENG 441. SHAKESPEARE
An extensive and intensive study of both the comedies and tragedies.
One semester; three credits
ENG 442. RENAISSANCE LITERATURE
A study of the major poets and prose writers of the English Renaissance
Period including Spenser, Marlowe, and others. One semester; three credits
ENG 443. MILTON
A study of Milton’s poetry with emphasis on Paradise Lost. One
semester; three credits
ENG 444. RESTORATION AND THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Dryden, Pope, Swift, and Johnson together with minor writers in poetry,
prose, and drama. One semester; three credits
ENG 445. ROMANTIC PROSE AND POETRY
Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats-their practice and theory-as
well as the Romantic essayists. One semester; three credits
ENG 446. VICTORIAN PROSE AND POETRY
Tennyson, Arnold, Browning, Hopkins, Carlyle, Newman, Ruskin-their lyrics
and essays. One semester; three credits
ENG 447. SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY POETRY
A study of the poets of the seventeenth century including Jonson, Donne,
Herbert, Marvell, Herrick, Lady Mary Wroth, and Aemilia Lanyer. One
semester; three credits
ENG 450. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE
A study of American and British fiction, poetry, and drama of the past
twenty-five years. One semester; three credits
ENG 460-469. SPECIAL TOPICS
Topics of special interest including Comic Drama, Literary Non-Fiction,
Tragic Drama, Detective Fiction, Publishing History of the United States,
Baseball in American Literature, etc. Topics vary with instructor. Prerequisite:
one 200 level English class (211, 212, 215, 221, 222, 231, 232). One
semester; three credits each
ENG 479. JUNIOR SEMINAR
This course should be taken in the Spring semester of the junior year.
Students will examine contemporary critical approaches to literature
and will engage in preliminary work on their senior seminar thesis.
Offered in the Spring semester. One semester; one credit
ENG 480. SENIOR SEMINAR
This course should be taken during the Fall semester of the senior year.
In the course students will examine methods and approaches to literary
research and will produce a major term paper, their senior thesis, on
a writer or literary theme of their choosing. Offered in the Fall semester.
One semester; three credits
ENG 486. CASTINGS INTERNSHIP
Experience in editing CBU’s literary magazine. For editor(s) only.
Students may enroll in this course more than one time. Pass/Fall Grading.
One semester; one credit
ENG 487. HONORS JOURNAL INTERNSHIP
Experience in soliciting submissions for and editing the Honors Journal.
Prerequisite: Honors Program membership and Approval by the Honors Program
Director. Students may enroll in this course more than one time. Pass/Fail
Grading. One to two semesters; one to three credits
ENG 488. WRITING CENTER TUTOR PRACTICUM
A practical introduction to the problems and management of a writing
center and to the skills of one-to-one intervention in the student’s
writing process. Enrollment limited to Writing Center Tutorial Staff.
Students may enroll in this course more than one time. Pass/Fail Grading.
One semester; one credit.
ENG 489. INTERNSHIP
Major-related work experience through which students apply English subject
matter skills to professional activity. Prerequisite: Junior standing
and Permission of the English faculty. Offered in the Spring Semester.
One hour per week in class required. One semester; three credits.
ENG 490-498. RESEARCH TOPICS IN ENGLISH
Original writing projects or independent study and research in literature
pursued under the guidance of a member of the English faculty. Syllabus
and credit hours contracted by the student with the English Department.
One semester each; one to three credits each
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