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| ENG 102 - Fundamentals of Writing |
ENG 102 (Formerly EN 100) – Fundamentals of Writing
The purpose of this course is to help students develop a clear understanding of grammar, punctuation, and usage, in order to effectively produce academic essays in a knowledgeable manner. Students will be required to critically analyze literary works and refine their analysis as they prepare academic essays. ENG102 does not fulfill the writing core curriculum requirement. This course may be used for matriculation.
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ENG 103 - Critical Reading |
ENG 103 - Critical Reading
The primary purpose of this course is to prepare students for college reading material – textbooks, journals, articles and newspapers. The emphasis is on active reading and developing specific strategies for understanding assigned college reading materials. The course begins with basic reading strategies, including vocabulary development and then moves into more advanced strategies for comprehension, study reading, and specialized reading. This course may be used for matriculation (3 Credits).
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ENG 105 - College Writing |
ENG 105 (Formerly EN 105) - College Writing
This course is designed to explore the background and development of education, and to examine how this historical development has affected the various types of current educational programs, trends, issues and ethical considerations. The development of specialized branches of education, such as early learning and special education, will also be explored. Through this course, students will experience a comprehensive introduction to the field of Education (3 Credits).
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ENG 110 - Introduction to Literature |
ENG 110 (Formerly EN 106) - Introduction to Literature
English 110 introduces students to poetry, prose and drama while acquainting them with critical frameworks for interpreting literature. The course will employ a holistic approach to writing as a process, requiring students to compose original, critical essays that discuss primary literary works. While requiring classes to employ sound research skills, the course will allow individual students to develop critical approaches related to their academic and personal experiences (3 Credits). Prerequisite: ENG 110.
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ENG 115 - Business Communications |
ENG 115 (Formerly EN 111) - Business Communications
EN 115 is a practical course that introduces students to various media and the standard protocols of business communications, helping them to become competent, dependable communicators. Although written communication is the primary focus of the course, students will also investigate other forms of communication, including electronic mail and networking. This course employs a process approach to message development and empowers students as informed and effective listeners, speakers and writers (3 Credits).
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ENG 215 - Survey of American Literature |
ENG 215 (Formerly EN 231) - Survey of American Literature to 1900
English 215 is a one semester course designed to provide the student with an appreciation of American poetry, fiction and drama by presenting the achievements of classic American writers of the late seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in their historical context. By reading and discussing in class a number of representative works from William Bradford, Benjamin Franklin, James Fenimore Cooper, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson and others, students should develop greater analytic power, literary insight and deeper understanding of the main currents of American thought (3 Credits).
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ENG 220 - American Women's Literature |
This course will recognize the changing role women have experienced culturally, sexually, and psychologically through their writing. The course will also question biases and stereotypes that have defined women's roles in the United States and compare them to contemporary attitudes toward women and their culture.
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ENG 225 - Masterworks of Western Lit I |
ENG 225 (Formerly EN 237) - Masterworks of Western Literature I
English 225, Masterworks of Western Literature I, introduces the student to representative masterpieces of Classical Greek, Roman, Medieval and Renaissance literature. Its purpose is to make each student more familiar with and more appreciative of the literary foundations of Western civilization. (3 Credits).
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ENG 235 - Masterworks of World Lit |
ENG 235 (Formerly EN 240) – Masterworks of World Literature
English 235 introduces students to masterpieces of non-Western cultures as well as to literature from the Native American, African-American and Latino traditions of Western Culture. With such a multi-cultural perspective, this course heightens students’ awareness of the diverse influences that have shaped today’s global literary community (3 Credits).
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