2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Education

A special fee is charged for all practicum and student teaching courses. †

  

  
  • EDUC 455 - Principles of Secondary Education


    1 credit
    Principles and methods of curriculum and instruction in the secondary school with an emphasis on Virginia SOL’s. Required of all majors seeking licensure at the secondary level.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Teacher Preparation Program
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • EDUC 461 - Practicum Application


    3 credits
    Practicum Application is a 90-hour field experience for partnership students to implement lessons based on best practice in Literacy, Mathematics, Science, & Social Studies. Partnership Methods Professors will mentor students and observe students’ implementation of model lessons in the core content areas. This coaching model scaffolds students’ instructional practices to best prepare them for the next step in their training, Student Teaching. This field placement allows for classroom experiences, observations and the opportunity to link theory with practice in the partnership setting. Intensive application of assessments and instructional approaches will be required. Students must receive a B- or better in order to Student Teach.

    Prerequisite(s): EDUC 361  with a C+ or better
    Corequisite(s): EDUC 423  and EDUC 433  

  
  • EDUC 467 - Classroom Management and System Issues (Elementary & Middle)


    3 credits
    This course is an examination of classroom management techniques and the development of skills necessary to foster a supportive learning environment as well as examination of system problems and solutions within traditional education settings. Students must receive a B- or better in order to Student Teach.

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • EDUC 470 - Senior Mentoring for Project Success


    1 credit
    Pre-selected seniors are taught fundamental mentoring and guidance skills and paired with sophomores in a highly interactive “Project Success” class that addresses personal development, civic engagement, career planning and leadership. All students complete a community partnership project and the seniors facilitate that promote a sense of direction, resiliency, and social responsibility, all essential attributes for success at Longwood and beyond.

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • EDUC 473 - Inquiry into the Classroom Community


    3 credits
    Prospective teachers will examine the principles of content planning (curriculum), effective methods for teaching content that reflects best practices (instruction), and demonstrate the alignment of curriculum with assessment. Participants will complete a Teacher Work Sample in a 75 hr. minimum supervised field placement prior to the Professional Internship. Research that informs best practices for grades 6-12 student learning will be examined.

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • EDUC 475 - Educational Leadership II


    1 credit
    Course is for Orientation Leaders who assist with the Longwood Seminar for the second time. Designed to provide additional experiences for Orientation Leaders who work with professors and their first-year students.

    Prerequisite(s): EDUC 275  and permission of instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • EDUC 487 - Classroom Management and System Issues


    3 credits
    An examination of classroom management techniques and the development of skills necessary to foster a supportive learning environment as well as examination of system problems and solutions within traditional education settings, K-12.

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • EDUC 495 - Special Topics. Selected topics in Education


    1-3 credits
    The topics will vary from semester to semester. Descriptions will be available from academic advisors. May be repeated for credit when topics change.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Teacher Preparation Program
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • EDUC 498 - Honors Research in Education


    3 credits
    Students conduct research in education under the direction of a faculty member and the Senior Honors Research Committee. May be repeated as 499.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Teacher Preparation Program
    Corequisite(s): None


English

  

  
  • ENGL 150 - Writing and Research


    3 credits
    Writing and reading for a variety of academic purposes including in-depth research. Oral presentation required. Prerequisite to all other English courses.

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None

    *Fulfills General Education Goal 2

  
  • ENGL 165 - Writing and Rhetoric


    3 credits
    This course prepares students for the writing and research they will do throughout their university experience. Students will learn to explore, to analyze, and to inform within academic contexts using the most effective rhetorical strategies, structures, reference, and language of multiple disciplines. Students will identify the strengths and weaknesses in their written communication.

    *Fulfills Civitae Core Foundation Course
    *Fulfills General Education Goal 2

    WI
  
  • ENGL 205 - Introduction to English Studies


    3 credits
    This course introduces students to the broad field of English studies and some of the principal disciplines within the field (literary studies, creative writing, rhetoric and professional writing).  The analytical methods, critical terminology, and writing conventions that mark English studies as a field will be covered in some depth; the course will also more briefly address the analytical methods and terminology that distinguish some of the field’s principal disciplines. 

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 165
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 208 - Principles of Secondary English Education


    1 credit
    Principles and methods of curriculum development, instruction, and assessment in the secondary English classroom with an emphasis on the VA SOL. Required of all English majors with a secondary education concentration. Must be taken during the first semester of the sophomore year.

    Prerequisite(s) or corequisite(s): EDUC 245  and EDUC 260  
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 209 - Introduction to Literary Analysis


    3 credits
    Sustained study of reading and writing skills necessary to the student of literature, including close reading, the ability to conduct research, and an overview of major critical approaches. Emphasis on a variety of poetic, dramatic, and fictional forms from a range of cultures and historical eras.

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 210 - Forms and Genres


    3 credits
    An introduction to the formal analysis of texts, which may include works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, film, and other genres. Students will develop skills in assessing how form and genre enable and constrain expression using relevant techniques of reading and research. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. Fulfills the Foundations Student Learning Outcome in Aesthetic Expression.

    *Fulfills Civitae Core FAES
    *Fulfills General Education Goal 3

    WI
  
  • ENGL 215 - Histories and Cultures


    3 credits
    An introduction to the historical analysis of literary and cultural texts, which may include works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, film, and other creations. Students will develop skills in assessing texts as evidence of continuity and change in one or more contemporary or historical cultures using relevant techniques of reading and research. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. Fulfills the Foundations Student Learning Outcome in Historical and Contemporary Cultures.

    *Fulfills Civitae Core FHCI.
    *Fulfills General Education Goal 3.

    WI
  
  • ENGL 219 - Introduction to Rhetorical Studies


    3 credits
    This course introduces students to the field of rhetorical studies with a focus on its global impact through historical and contemporary texts, events, and artifacts.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 165
  
  • ENGL 220 - Intro to Dramatic Writing


    3 credits
    An intensive introduction to playwriting and screenwriting. Learning and utilizing a workshop format, students will develop skills in reading as a writer, giving and receiving constructive criticism, and developing and using an expanding knowledge and vocabulary of craft to reflect and make judgments about texts they read, their own texts and the creative writing process.

    *Fulfills Civitae Core FAES.
    *Fulfills General Education Goal 4.

    AA
  
  • ENGL 221 - Introduction to Writing Fiction


    3 credits
    An intensive introduction to the writing of short fiction, specifically the short story. Learning and utilizing a workshop formal, students will develop skills in reading as a writer, giving and receiving constructive criticism, and developing and using an expanding knowledge and vocabulary of craft to reflect and make judgments about texts they read, their own texts and the creative writing process.

    *Fulfills Civitae Core FAES.
    *Fulfills General Education Goal 4.

    AA
  
  • ENGL 222 - Introduction to Writing Poetry


    3 credits
    An intensive introduction to the writing of poetry. Learning and utilizing a workshop format, students will develop skills in reading as a writer, giving and receiving constructive criticism, and developing and using an expanding knowledge and vocabulary of craft to reflect and make judgments about texts they read, their own texts and the creative writing process.

    *Fulfills Civitae Core FAES.
    *Fulfills General Education Goal 4.

    AA
  
  • ENGL 223 - Introduction to Writing Creative Nonfiction


    3 credits
    An intensive introduction to the writing of creative nonfiction, including but not limited to memoir, personal essay, travel and environmental writing, and literary journalism. Learning and utilizing a workshop format, students will develop skills in reading as a writer, giving and receiving constructive criticism, and developing and using an expanding knowledge and vocabulary of craft to reflect and make judgments about texts they read, their own texts and the creative writing process.

    *Fulfills Civitae Core FAES.
    *Fulfills General Education Goal 4.

    AA
  
  • ENGL 265 - Writing & Rhetoric Citizenship


    3 credits
    This course prepares students for the writing and speaking they will do throughout their university experience through an investigation of various aspects of citizenship. This course is specifically designed for students with an Associate’s Degree earned in high school through a dual enrollment program. By permission only.

    WI
  
  • ENGL 295 - Special Topics


    1-3 credits
    Selected topics in English. The topics will vary from semester to semester. Descriptions will be available from academic advisors. May be repeated for credit when topics change.

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 301 - Rhetorical Criticism


    3 credits
    Fundamental principles of rhetorical study. Emphases on approaches to analyzing non-literary texts using various rhetorical theoretical approaches.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150  
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 302 - History of Rhetoric


    3 credits
    A history of the major figures, texts, and rhetorical movements from Gorgias to the 20th century.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150  
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 303 - Visual Rhetoric and Document Design


    3 credits
    Examination of the theories, research, and practices of visual rhetoric and document design. Emphasis on ways in which images and other visual methods of communication influence audiences.

    Prerequisite(s): Goal 2
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 305 - Advanced Topics in Rhetoric and Professional Writing


    3 credits
    Advanced study featuring a particular aspect of rhetoric and professional and/or technical writing, such as a time period, genre, or theoretical perspective. May be repeated for credit if topic changes.

    Prerequisite(s): Goal 2
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 310 - The Ecological Imagination: Integrative Approaches to Literature and Environmental Science


    3 credits Crosslisted With: ENSC 310  
    This course considers the work of artists and scientists who model integrative approaches to literature and science as the means of addressing civic and global issues. Over the course of the semester we will investigate how scientific data are used as part of personal storytelling. We will consider how fictional personae have been used to promote scientific ideas. We will also examine how personal experience can be a vehicle for addressing environmental issues​. 

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of the FSRC Pillar and completion of the FAES Pillar
    Corequisite(s): None

    *Fulfills Civitae Core PAES
    WI
  
  • ENGL 319 - Technical Writing


    3 credits
    A study and application of writing techniques for the dissemination of scientific and technical information.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150  
    Corequisite(s): None

    WR
  
  • ENGL 320 - Critical Theory


    3 credits
    This course introduces students to critical theory by providing both an overview of the traditions and contexts that led to theoretical revolutions in different English disciplines and instruction in the practical application of theoretical methods.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 205
  
  • ENGL 325 - British Literature: Medieval to Renaissance


    3 credits
    Medieval and Renaissance literature (the beginnings to 1660) with an emphasis on such major works and writers as Beowulf, Gawain and the Green Knight, Chaucer, Malory, Wyatt, Sydney, Marlowe, Spenser, Jonson, Donne, Marvell and Milton.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 209  or by permission of the department chair
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 326 - British Literature: Restoration to Romanticism


    3 credits
    Restoration, Enlightenment, and Romantic literature (1660 to 1832), with an emphasis on such major authors as Dryden, Behn, Swift, Pope, Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Johnson, Wollstonecraft, Blake, Wordsworth, Charlotte Smith, Coleridge, Byron, Percy and Mary Shelley, Keats, and Austen.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 209  or by permission of the department chair
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 327 - British Literature: Victorian to Contemporary


    3 credits
    Victorian, modern, and postmodern literature (1832 to the present), with an emphasis on such major authors as Dickens, Tennyson, Browning, George Eliot, Wilde, Shaw, Hardy, Conrad, Yeats, Woolf, Joyce, Lawrence, T. S. Eliot, Beckett, Stevie Smith, Heaney, Barnes, and Rushdie.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 209  or by permission of the department chair
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 335 - American Literature: Contact to Romanticism


    3 credits
    The literature of contact and of the colonial, early republic, and antebellum periods, with an emphasis on major authors such as Smith, Mather, Bradstreet, Franklin, Emerson, Hawthorne, Melville, Poe, Douglass, Whitman, and Dickinson.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 209  or by permission of the department chair
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 336 - American Literature: Realism to Contemporary


    3 credits
    Realism, naturalism, modern, and postmodern literature (1865 to the present), with an emphasis on major authors such as Twain, James, Dreiser, Crane, Chopin, Chesnutt, Wharton, Eliot, Frost, Cather, Hemingway, Hughes, Faulkner, Wright, Rich, Morrison, O’Neill, Wilson, Albee, Cisneros, and Harjo.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 209  or by permission of the department chair
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 337 - African American Literature


    3 credits
    Literature by African American writers from slavery to the present, with a focus on major themes and authors such as Douglass, Jacobs, Chesnutt, Larsen, Ellison, Baldwin, Hansberry, and Morrison.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 165
  
  • ENGL 345 - World Literature I


    3 credits
     

    This course introduces students to major authors from a variety of world cultures (exclusive of British and American literature) from antiquity to 1650, such as Homer, Sappho, Valmiki, Li Po, Dante, and Cervantes. 

     

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 209

  
  • ENGL 346 - World Literature II


    3 credits
    This course introduces students to major authors from a variety of world cultures (exclusive of British and American literature) from 1650 to the present, such as Juana Inés de la Cruz, Molière,  Proust, Goethe, Emecheta, Murakami, Rushdie, Roy, and Coetzee. 

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 209
  
  • ENGL 350 - Linguistics and Language Learning


    3 credits
    An introduction to the study of language with an emphasis on language as a human system, including language acquisition, the cognitive and social significance of language, language change and variation, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, discourse analysis, historical linguistics, and psycholinguistics.

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 351 - Philosophy and Literature


    3 credits Crosslisted With: PHIL 351 
    Literature and philosophy are both means by which people attempt to assign meaning, shape, and value to human life and experience.  This course will apply philosophical methods and questions to the interpretation of specific literary texts and will explore the possibility that literary narrative also possesses its own contribution to make to philosophical reasoning. 

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of FHBS and FAES Pillars
    Corequisite(s): None

    *Fulfills Civitae Core PAES
    WI
  
  • ENGL 352 - Digital Narrative and Publishing


    3 credits
    An introduction to the digital world of narrative and publishing. Students will develop skills in creating digital narratives in various contexts, online manuscript submission, establishing and maintaining author websites and blogs, editing and managing an online creative arts magazine, techniques in digital interviewing, and more.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 165
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 356 - The Art of Film I


    3 credits
    Introduction to theory and techniques of the motion picture through screenings of classic and contemporary feature films.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150  
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 357 - The Art of Film II


    3 credits
    A study of major directors or film genres.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150  
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 358 - Women and Film


    3 credits
    A study of women directors and the history and conventions of portraying women in film.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 150  
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 360 - Genre Studies


    3 credits
    Study of literature in the context of a genre such as, but not limited to, the following: Humor, Mythology, Folk Literature, Detective Fiction, Science Fiction, Lyric Poetry, The Sonnet, Narrative Non-Fiction. May be repeated for credit when the topic changes.

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 361 - Literature of Places and Spaces


    3 credits
    Study of literature that is shaped by its setting or place of origin. Could include, but not limited to, the literature of Ireland, West Africa, the American West. May be repeated for credit when the topic changes.

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 362 - Literature of Diversity


    3 credits
    Study of a literature that has been historically marginalized or underrepresented, such as ethnic literature, queer studies, postcolonial literature, or women’s literature.  May be repeated for credit when the topic changes. May be repeated for credit when the topic changes.

    Prerequisite(s) or corequisite(s): ENGL 165 
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 365 - Shakespeare


    3 credits
    An introductory study of Shakespeare’s works.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 209 , THEA 230 , or by permission of the department chair. For theatre majors THEA 230  is a prerequisite
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 372 - American Masculinities


    3 credits
    This course investigates how scholars, writers, and filmmakers have depicted the idea of “masculinity” in America and what their depictions mean for contemporary men.  It will explore historical, social, and psychological models for masculinity and use those models to interpret popular and literary texts.  

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of FHCI Pillar
    Corequisite(s): None

    *Fulfills Civitae Core PHCI
    SI
  
  • ENGL 373 - Transformations of Medieval Literature


    3 credits
    The medieval period continues to be misidentified both as a primitive ‘dark age’ and as an idealized utopian golden age of racial and religious homogeny. Popular culture creates an impression of the Middle Ages as violent and lawless, racist and misogynistic. This course seeks to dispel those misconceptions through integrative analysis of literary and historical works, in conjunction with modern media, popular culture, and current political issues. By focusing on the original historical context of a selection of medieval texts set against the interpretation presented to modern audiences in novels, comics, short stories and film, this course takes an in-depth look at the way in which the medieval world has been reconfigured for modern readers and viewers-new “medievalisms”-and how those interpretations are shaped by civic and global issues like race, gender, sexuality, and social justice.​

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of FHCI Pillar
    Corequisite(s): None

    *Fulfills Civitae Core PHCI
    WI
  
  • ENGL 376 - Culture & Story: A Cultural Approach to Writing


    3 credits
    A workshop in writing fiction, framed through the fundamental cross-cultural understanding of Cultural Anthropology.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of FAES Pillar
    Corequisite(s): None

    *Fulfills Civitae Core PAES
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  • ENGL 377 - Representing Civil Rights


    3 credits
    This course will focus on literary, cultural, and historical texts that depict the American civil rights movement and its core issues as a means of understanding how literature treats historical and political issues such as rights, politics, ethics, and historical recovery. 

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of FHCI Pillar
    *Fulfills Civitae Core PHCI
    WI
  
  • ENGL 378 - Law, Literature, and Difference: Racism & US Law


    3 credits
    This course explores how American law works in concert with custom to attempt to encode definitions of race into U.S. society. We will attempt to understand how conceptual categories like “citizen” and “the Human” are cut by race as it is crafted through court decisions, written laws, and material enforcement. Students can expect to read widely and deeply across disciplines including law, history, and literary theory in order to grapple with the problems and implications of the legal history of race.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of FHCI Pillar
    Corequisite(s): None

    *Fulfills Civitae Core PHCI
    WI
  
  • ENGL 379 - Representing Nonhumans


    3 credits
    This course will focus on literary and cultural texts that use nonhuman entities and configurations to explore questions of science, ethics, morality, and identity.  In specific, we will look at how writers reconfigure the human through depictions of the animal, technology and the cyborg, the superhero, and the monster/alien (or some combination of these areas).

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of FAES Pillar
    Corequisite(s): None

    *Fulfills Civitae Core PAES
    SI
  
  • ENGL 380 - Children’s Literature


    3 credits
    A survey of poetry, prose, and other media appropriate for elementary students. Primarily for those preparing for careers in elementary education and library science.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 165 
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 381 - Literature for Young Adults


    3 credits
    A survey of young adult literature from 1967 to the present. Selection and evaluation of books, poetry, short stories, and other media. Instruction in and practice with response theory using written assignments and oral presentations.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 165 
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 382 - Grammar: Theory and Practice


    3 credits
    A study of the various aspects of English grammar for elementary, middle, and secondary level pedagogical purposes. Includes two mutually informed focuses: (1) the descriptive review of the fundamentals of English grammar and (2) the discussion of the theoretical and pedagogical issues and best practices related to the teaching of English grammar. 

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 165  or Goal 2 
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 383 - History of Literature for Young Readers


    3 credits
    An introduction to British and American literature for children, from its roots in the oral tradition and medieval literature through contemporary works.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 380 
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 384 - Diversity in Literature for Young Readers


    3 credits
    This course provides opportunities for investigating children’s literature that is representative of a variety of ethnic and religious groups. We will discuss major issues of multiculturalism, the history of multicultural children’s books, stereotyping, authenticity of perspective, as well as criteria for selecting and evaluating these books.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 380 
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 390 - Directed Study or Independent Study


    1-18 credits
    Must be approved by the head of the department. May be repeated as 391.

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 395 - Special Topics


    1-3 credits
    Selected topics in English. The topics will vary from semester to semester. Descriptions will be available from academic advisors. May be repeated for credit when topics change.

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 400 - Active Citizenship: An Advanced Writing Seminar


    3 credits
    Develops rhetorical skills needed for citizenship in a democracy. Includes interdisciplinary inquiry into and analysis of at least one significant public issue across all sections.

    Prerequisite(s): Fulfillment of General Education Goals 2 and 3; 75 credit hours or permission of the Chair of the General Education Committee
    Corequisite(s): None

    *Fulfills General Education Goal 13.

  
  • ENGL 411 - Epic


    3 credits
    Study in the tradition and qualities of the epic as a unique genre with emphasis on one or more forms or a period in which the genre flourishes.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 412 - Poetry


    3 credits
    Study in the tradition and qualities of poetry as a unique genre with emphasis on one or more specific forms or a period in which the genre flourishes. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 413 - The Novel


    3 credits
    Study in the tradition and qualities of the novel as a unique genre with emphasis on one or more forms or a period in which the genre flourishes. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 414 - Short Story


    3 credits
    Study in the tradition and qualities of the short story as a unique genre with emphasis on one or more forms or a period in which the genre flourishes. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 415 - Drama


    3 credits
    Study in the tradition and qualities of drama as a unique genre with emphasis on one or more forms or a period in which the genre flourishes. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 416 - The Bible as Literature


    3 credits
    This course will both study the Bible as a work of literature and glance at its appropriation in later literary works. Students will examine the Bible itself primarily through the lens of the principal genres of biblical literature: wisdom writings, liturgical poetry, theological history, prophecy, gospel, epistle, and apocalypse. Students will also look at how the Bible is treated in later literature as both a generally accepted source of literary authority and a contested site of interpretive debate.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 417 - Nonfiction


    3 credits
    Study in the tradition and qualities of nonfiction as a unique genre with emphasis on one or more forms or a period in which the genre flourishes. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 421 - Major Figures in Fiction


    3 credits
    Extended study in the work of from one to three major English or American writers. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 422 - Major Figures in Fiction


    3 credits
    Extended study in the work of from one to three major English or American writers. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 423 - Major Figures in Poetry


    3 credits
    Extended study in the work of from one to three major English or American writers. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 424 - Major Figures in Poetry


    3 credits
    Extended study in the work of from one to three major English or American writers. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 425 - Studies in Shakespeare


    3 credits
    Extended study of specific themes and topics in Shakespeare’s works. Topics may include, but will not be limited to studies of a specific genre (comedy, tragedy, history), studies of Shakespeare’s Roman plays or history plays, or studies in Shakespearean stage on film history.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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    SP
  
  • ENGL 426 - Major Figures in Drama


    3 credits
    Extended study in the work of from one to three major English or American dramatists. May be repeated for credit when the topic changes.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 427 - Major Figures in Drama


    3 credits
    Extended study in the work of from one to three major English or American dramatists. May be repeated for credit when the topic changes.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

    WR
    SP
  
  • ENGL 431 - Arthurian Literature


    3 credits
    Comparative study of Arthurian material of various countries from the medieval through the modern periods.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 432 - Women and Literature


    3 credits
    Comparative study of the tradition of literature by and about women.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor.
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 438 - Studies in World Literature


    3 credits
    This course engages students in the advanced study of the literature of a specific author, country, or region exclusive of England and the United States.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 440 - Studies in Literary History


    3 credits
    This course engages students in advanced study of a specific literary period or movement. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 441 - Ethnic Literature


    3 credits
    Comparative study of the literary tradition of an ethnic group such as Afro-American, Jewish, Chicano, or Native American peoples.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 442 - Regional Literature


    3 credits
    Comparative study of the literary tradition of a region, such as the American South, or Ireland.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 443 - Postcolonial Literature


    3 credits
    Study of literature written in English from countries during and after colonial contact with Britain, excluding the United States.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 444 - Literature and Culture


    3 credits
    Extended study of British or American literature and culture at a particular point in time or of a literary theme over time. Emphasis on the relationship of literature to its cultural context, including politics, social organization, art, and music. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 445 - Studies in Children’s Literature


    3 credits
    Advanced study featuring a particular aspect of Children’s Literature, such as a time period, a genre, or a theoretical perspective.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 446 - Studies in Young Adult Literature


    3 credits
    Advanced study of literature featuring a particular aspect of young adult literature, such as a time period, a genre, or a theoretical perspective.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 461 - Literary Criticism: Senior Seminar


    3 credits
    Study of the history and aims of literary criticism from Plato and Aristotle to the present, including oral and written criticism of literary works. Capstone course for English majors. Enrollment limited to seniors and those with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course in a literary period, or permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 470 - Professional Writing Skills


    3 credits
    This course will focus on writing for workplace settings from a rhetorical perspective. Students will study strategies for effective professional communication, including the basics of copyediting and document design, and produce writing genres commonly found in the professional world (e.g., business, government, and media). The course will culminate in a portfolio that students can use to showcase their skills in the professional world. 

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 165
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 475 - Advanced Dramatic Writing


    3 credits
    An advanced workshop in writing forms of drama.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 220  with a grade of C or higher
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 476 - Advanced Fiction Writing


    3 credits
    An advanced workshop in writing the short story.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 221  with a grade of C or higher
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  
  • ENGL 478 - Advanced Creative Non-Fiction Writing


    3 credits
    An advanced workshop in writing various forms of creative non-fiction.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 223  with a grade of C or higher
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 479 - Writing: Theory and Practice for the Middle and Secondary Classroom


    3 credits
    A study of theories and strategies for improving writing. Includes a discussion of analyzing subject matter, determining purpose and audience, drafting, revising, editing (including using correct mechanics), and evaluating the elements of effective writing instruction at the middle and secondary levels. This course will also contain a field-based component in a classroom setting when students will examine current pedagogical practices in the teaching of writing.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 350  and ENGL 382  
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 480 - The Teaching of English


    3 credits
    Prospective English teachers will examine and demonstrate the principles of content planning, effective methods for teaching content that reflect best practices, and the alignment of curriculum and assessment.. Offered in fall semesters only.

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 482 - Directed Teaching in the Secondary Classroom


    12 credits
    Each student is assigned to work with a qualified cooperating teacher in a selected off-campus school setting. The student teacher goes to the school setting and follows the schedule of the cooperating teacher(s) for a thirteen-week period.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of all major and professional education coursework; minimum cumulative and major GPA of 2.5; passing scores on all tests required for English 6-12 licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 483 - Writing: Theory and Practice for the Elementary Classroom


    3 credits
    A study of theory and practice relating to writers at emergent, early, and developing stages. Includes discussion of the complex factors involved in literacy acquisition at the elementary level, along with exploration of effective ways to address these factors through writing instruction. Also includes extensive experience with writing: processes, strategies, and evaluation.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 382  
    Corequisite(s): None

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  • ENGL 485 - Practical Issues for the Working Writer


    1 credit
    An introduction to practical issues beginning writers face, including but not limited to manuscript preparation, researching journals and markets, preparation for and giving public readings, and imaginative ways to deal with rejection.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 220  or ENGL 221  or ENGL 222  or ENGL 223 , with a grade of C or higher
    Corequisite(s): None

  
  • ENGL 490 - Independent Study


    1-3 credits per semester
    A directed reading and/or research program administered by qualified specialists in the department. One option is to do an extended research project in conjunction with a 300- or 400-level English course for an additional one-hour credit. The student must secure the director’s approval prior to registering for the course.

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None

    *Fulfills General Education Goal 14.

  
  • ENGL 492 - Internship in English


    1-6 credits
    Directed practicum in an applied setting that permits supervised experiential learning. Students perform meaningful tasks related to the discipline in professional environments, such as publishing and journalism on and off campus. The student will complete a practicum agreement established with the department chair, department adviser, and work supervisor.

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None

    *Fulfills General Education Goal 14

  
  • ENGL 495 - Special Topics


    1-3 credits
    Selected topics in English. The topics will vary from semester to semester. Descriptions will be available from academic advisors. May be repeated for credit when topics change.

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None

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