College of Arts & Sciences Catalog
English
The Department of English approaches the study of literature and the craft of writing from a Christian perspective that recognizes faith as integral to all learning. We value language as created by God and words as the medium through which we best understand the human experience. Through extensive knowledge of English and American literature, as well as exposure to literature of other cultures, students better understand themselves, vicariously experience the lives of others, and increase their knowledge of the world around them. We equip students to pursue education at the graduate level; to work in fields closely related to the discipline (such as education, journalism, and publishing); or to bring their skills in careful analysis, effective writing, and creative thinking to a variety of other professional careers. The disciplines of literary study and writing develop the intellectual capacity for critical thought, the emotional capacity for sympathetic understanding, the aesthetic capacity for appreciating beauty, the moral capacity for ethical action, and the creative capacity for effective communication. Each of these areas must be nurtured if students are to develop as whole persons with lives committed to meaningful work and enriched by the capacity for lifelong learning.
Courses
Literature Courses
ENL100N • Great Writers: An Introduction to Literature (fall, spring) 3 credits
Why do great works of literature endure, and how do they illuminate the human experience? Works by classic and contemporary authors are studied for their artistry; their portrayal of great ideas, hopes, joys, and sorrows; and their insight into beauty, truth, and self-understanding.
ENL102 • Survey of British Literature I (fall) 4 credits
Major literary works from Anglo-Saxon times through the 18th century, with some attention given to the development of literary movements and genres. Authors include the Beowulf poet, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, and Pope.
ENL111N • American Life Stories (fall or spring) 3 credits
An introduction to American autobiography, exploring how individual Americans write their life stories. Consideration of the translation of some personal narratives into film. Selections reflect the rich cultural diversity of American life.
ENL200 • Juvenile Literature (spring) 3 credits
Reading of a wide range of juvenile literature. Study and discussion of reading interests and reading characteristics of juveniles. Review of bibliographies for juvenile reading. Intended especially for prospective teachers.
ENL202 • Survey of British Literature II (spring, fall occasionally) 4 credits
Major writers and works from the Romantic, Victorian, and early 20th century periods. Historical and intellectual background. Writers include Blake, Wordsworth, Keats, Shelley, Arnold, Hopkins, Joyce, Conrad, and Yeats.
ENL204 • American Literary Traditions (fall, spring) 4 credits
Major American authors studied in their historical and cultural contexts, from the colonial era to the present.
ENL206 • Shakespeare and Film (occasionally) 4 credits
Study of the full range of strategies for adapting Shakespeare to film, with an emphasis on recent movements. Multiple cinematic versions of the same text are compared to achieve insight into Shakespeare's work and to develop understanding of film as an artistic medium.
ENL215U • World Literature (fall, occasionally interim, spring) 3 credits
Selected great works of non-American/non-British literature with an emphasis on non-Western works in their social and historical contexts. Prerequisite: GES130 or GES145, 146.
ENL241L • Modern Mythmakers (fall or spring) 3 credits
Consideration of how writers and filmmakers appropriate mythic structures and archetypes to create meaningful narratives of human experience. Modern mythmakers may include: J.R.R. Tolkien, George Lucas, Toni Morrison, C.S. Lewis, and others. Prerequisite: GES130 or GES145, 146.
ENL300 • Modern American Poets: Their Voices and Visions (offered by special arrangement) 3 credits
Individualized study of 13 representative modern American poets based on films produced by the New York Center for Visual History. This series explores the range and diversity of modern American poetry while focusing on each poet’s unique craft, sources of inspiration, and distinct vision. Prerequisites: ENL204 or a Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course; consent of instructor.
ENL301 • Chaucer and Writers of Arthurian Quests (spring 2010) 4 credits
Major emphasis on The Canterbury Tales and Arthurian literature. Medieval pilgrimage and the Grail quest, as treated by English and Continental authors.
ENL303 • Shakespeare: The Art of the Dramatist (spring) 4 credits
Major plays in Shakespeare’s distinct periods and genres: history, comedy, tragedy, and romance. Both literary and theatrical aspects are examined, with attention to historical context. Emphasis on performance.
ENL304 • Milton and the 17th Century (spring 2012) 4 credits
Major emphasis on Milton’s Paradise Lost and his other poems and prose, with readings in metaphysical and religious poetry of such writers as Donne and Herbert.
ENL309 • Enlightenment and Romantic British Literature (spring 2011) 4 credits
British literature from Dryden, Pope, Swift, and Johnson, to Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Shelley, and Byron. Emphasis on social and literary satire, prose forms, Romantic nature poetry, the changing role of the imagination, and criticism.
ENL311 • Studies in American Literature: The Civil War (spring, odd # yrs) 4 credits
Study of the American Civil War and its appeal to historical and literary imaginations. Selected works are studied in historical context, including the causes, the course of the war, and the consequences of the war for the nation.
ENL313 • Studies in American Literature: The Harlem Renaissance (spring, even # yrs) 4 credits
The massive migration north of African Americans after World War I resulted in a rich literary and artistic movement known as the Harlem Renaissance. Major African-American writers from this period through the Civil Rights era are studied, including: Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, W.E.B. DuBois, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, Alice Walker, and Toni Morrison.
ENL315G • Literature of the Oppressed (fall or spring) 3 credits
Literature that arises out of oppression. Explores oppression through the imaginative response of the oppressed. Typical historical foci include the Holocaust; totalitarianism; and the experience of African Americans, Native Americans, and women. Prerequisites: GES130 or GES145, 146; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course or GES245; World Cultures (U) course.
ENL316G • Literatures of Faith: Christianity and Islam (fall) 3 credits
Compares important literary works from both the Christian and Islamic worlds from the Middle Ages to the present. Emphasizes literary and historical study, as well as vigorous dialogue and inquiry, as vital tools for understanding present-day Christian and Muslim cultures. Prerequisites: GES130 or GES145, 146; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course or GES245; World Cultures (U) course.
ENL321 • Drama in Great Britain (England Term, fall, odd # yrs) 4 credits
Drama in performance, using the plays seen abroad during the England Term. Special attention paid to Shakespeare.
ENL341K • Environmental Writing (fall or spring) 3 credits
As the environmental crisis has deepened, American nature writing has evolved into a richly creative endeavor to understand the complex interactions of nature, technology‚ and society. A study of environmental writing as a means for valuing biodiversity and for envisioning changes in global policies, applications of technology‚ and environmental ethics. Prerequisites: Laboratory Science (D) course; mathematics (M) course. Carries cross-credit in Environmental Studies.
ENL350 • 20th Century Literature (fall, even # yrs) 4 credits
Major writers, movements, and themes in early 20th century literature in their historical and intellectual context. Emphasis on the rise of modernism in England, France, and America. Major figures include Eliot, Pound, Joyce, Hemingway, Lawrence, Woolf, Stevens, Williams, and Faulkner.
ENL352 • Contemporary Literature (fall, odd # yrs) 4 credits
Major writers, movements, and themes in literature published since World War II. Emphasis on responses to modernism, current trends, and the emergence of minority and women writers, especially in America.
ENL354 • Literature on Location: Major British Authors (England Term, fall, odd # yrs) 4 credits
Selected British authors in conjunction with the places that inspired or were the focus of their work. Authors may include Chaucer (Canterbury), Joyce (Dublin), Wordsworth and Coleridge (Lake District), Hardy (Dorset), and Woolf (Bloomsbury).
ENL355 • Modernism in London, Dublin, and Paris (England Term, occasionally) 4 credits
On-location study of the rise of modernism in literature and art in London, Dublin, and Paris in the early part of the 20th century. Focus on the intellectual and historical context, and on such figures as Eliot, Woolf, Pound, Joyce, Stein, and Hemingway.
ENL365 • Topics in Literary Studies (fall, even # years; spring, even # years) 4 credits
Close study in a specific topic or genre of literature. Emphasis on applying the skills of literature study to a closely focused topic. Prerequisites: ENL102; ENL202; ENL204; or consent of instructor.
ENL498 • Research Seminar in English (fall) 1 credit
Research methodology in literature or journalism. Development of a proposal for a scholarly project to be completed and formally presented in ENL499 or ENW499. May not be taken concurrently with ENL499 or ENW499. Prerequisites: Major in Journalism, or Literature and Writing; junior standing.
ENL499 • Senior Seminar: The Writer as Believer (spring) 3 credits
Consideration of the problems and opportunities of combining religious belief and the writing of literature, and an investigation of how specific writers have responded. Culminates in the completion of a major research project. Prerequisites: Senior standing; major or minor in English; ENL498.
Writing and Language Courses
ENW100A • Introduction to Creative Writing (fall, occasionally interim, spring) 3 credits
Exploration of the creative act, addressing writing as a means for discovering the created world and ourselves as created beings within it. Emphasis on writing original work in three major genres: fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry.
ENW115 • News Writing (fall, spring) 4 credits
Introduction to fundamentals of reporting and writing for the news media, emphasizing print journalism. Covers news values, news judgment, the structure of news stories, information gathering, research techniques, and Associated Press style. Students learn to write quickly, accurately, and concisely on deadline.
ENW201 • Methods of Tutoring Writing (fall, spring) 1 credit
Introduction to the practical applications of writing theory, with a focus on tutoring student writers. Course readings with supervision will guide reflection on the student’s work as a Writing Center tutor. Required of all first-time Writing Center tutors.
ENW202A • Fiction Writing (fall or interim) 4 credits
Practice in modern narrative techniques. Emphasis on writing and peer criticism of short fiction.
ENW205A • Essay Writing (fall, occasionally interim, spring) 4 credits
Exploration of the great diversity of essay forms with an emphasis on the expository, persuasive, and personal essay. Prerequisite: GES110 or GES145, 146.
ENW206, 306 • Journalism Workshop (fall, spring) 1 credit
Students may receive one hour of credit for a minimum of 40 hours of writing for an approved campus publication or the campus radio station. Students are limited to one workshop per semester. S/U grading only. May be repeated up to six credits. Not open to first-semester, first-year students.
ENW211 • Feature Writing for Newspapers and Magazines (fall, odd # yrs) 4 credits
Analyzing, writing, and marketing feature stories of various types—service articles, profiles, human-interest pieces, and in-depth issue articles—for possible publication in newspapers or magazines. Prerequisite: ENW115.
ENW212 • Principles of Editing and Design (fall) 4 credits
Preparation of copy for publication in newspapers and magazines and exposure to the book publishing process. Includes evaluation of news display, headlines, photos, and typography and working with the Associated Press and Chicago style manuals.
ENW215 • Photojournalism (interim, odd # yrs) 3 credits
Reporting the news as a photojournalist. Stresses recognition, development, and creation of news photographs and the skills of the photo editor. Provides experience in shooting and editing photos using digital technology. Prerequisites: ENW115 or COM213 or consent of instructor.
ENW300A • Writers Workshop (interim, occasionally fall or spring) 3 credits
Open to students with a well-defined writing project in a genre of their choice (e.g., fiction, nonfiction, poetry, biography, etc.) to be completed by the end of the course. Regular and frequent consultations with instructor and class sessions with peers for critique and encouragement. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Workshop may be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.
ENW301A • Writers Workshop in New York City (NYCAMS, spring) 4 credits
Open to students with a well-defined writing project in a genre of their choice (e.g., fiction, nonfiction, article collection, poetry, biography) to be completed by the end of the course at the New York Center for Art and Media Studies. Regular and frequent consultations with instructor and class sessions with peers for critique and encouragement will be part of the course, as well as special events and interaction with the writing resources available in New York City. Prerequisite: GES125; Enrollment in the NYCAMS Program in Writing.
ENW303AZ • Travel Writing (occasionally) 3 or 4 credits
Art and craft of travel writing are studied and practiced while traveling. Focus on reading travel writing from the past and present, and writing about one’s own travel experience as it is happening. May also include reading literature and other books related to the place of travel.
ENW308 • Community Journalism (interim, even # yrs) 3 credits
Principles of news coverage and management in a community context, including small town, suburban, ethnic, and urban neighborhood publications. Includes exposure to community publications in the metro and out-state areas and a reporting assignment for a community newspaper. Prerequisite: ENW115.
ENW310 • Nonfiction Prose (fall 2010) 4 credits
Focus on the craft of creative nonfiction, which offers a freedom and scope beyond that of any other genre. Includes examples of well-crafted memoir, nature, travel, and spiritual writing from writers such as E.B. White, Barbara Kingsolver, Anne Lamott, Wendell Berry, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Reynolds Price. Students polish their own nonfiction prose for publication. Prerequisites: ENW205A or ENW211; consent of instructor.
ENW317A • Poetry Writing (spring) 4 credits
Metrics, imagery, and other techniques of versification, with practice in writing in a wide variety of genres.
ENW319 • Advanced Reporting (fall, even # yrs) 4 credits
Refinement of interviewing, researching, and writing skills in the development of substantive news stories. Emphasis on off-campus newsgathering and use of public documents and multiple interview sources in the reporting process.
ENW342 • Advocacy Journalism (interim, odd # yrs) 3 credits
Study of journalism that promotes causes, with special consideration of journalistic history, standards of objectivity and fairness, and methods of newsgathering and reporting. Taught either as an overview or with a focus on one type of advocacy journalism (such as environmental, religious, or political). Prerequisite: ENW115.
ENW360 • Topics in Journalism (spring) 3 credits
Study of a specialized topic of relevance to the practicing journalist with emphasis on the impact of journalism within a specific cultural context and the unique role of the Christian journalist. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department chair.
ENW405 • Publishing and Being Published in New York (NYCAMS, spring) 4 credits
An advanced class covering practical aspects of publishing from an editorial perspective (article selection, editing, layout) and the author’s point of view (query letters, book proposals, contracts, agents). Visits by local writers and editors, as well as visits to publishing houses included. Prerequisites: ENW212; 4 credits in one other writing course; enrollment in NYCAMS program in New York.
ENW481 • Internship in Writing (offered by arrangement) 4 credits
Placement in an off-campus writing position. Must be planned well in advance of placement in consultation with advisor. Prerequisites: Major or minor in the Department of English; completion of 10 credit hours in English; consent of instructor.
ENW499 • Critical Issues in Journalism (spring) 3 credits
Analysis of a variety of topics relevant to the practice of journalism, such as access to the media, protection of confidential sources, truth, accuracy, objectivity, fairness, and diversity, with special consideration given to the role of the Christian journalist. Culminates in the completion of a major research project. Prerequisites: ENW115; ENW212; ENW319; ENL498.
Education Course (see Department of Education)
EDU406 • Methods in Teaching Middle Level English
EDU407 • Practicum in Teaching Middle Level English
EDU408 • Methods in Teaching 9–12 English
Programs
In this section, semester credit hours will be shown after the course number and description.
Major in English Literature (B.A.)
| ENL102 | Survey of British Literature I | 4 |
| ENL202 | Survey of British Literature II | 4 |
| ENL204 | American Literary Traditions | 4 |
| ENL303 | Shakespeare: The Art of the Dramatist | 4 |
| ENL498 | Research Seminar in English | 1 |
| ENL499 | Senior Seminar: The Writer as Believer | 3 |
| Choose from: | 4 | |
| ENL301 | Chaucer and Writers of Arthurian Quests | |
| ENL304 | Milton and the 17th Century | |
| ENL309 | Society and Nature: From Classic to Romantic | |
| Choose from: | 4 | |
| ENL311 | American Civil War Literature | |
| ENL313 | The Harlem Renaissance and Beyond | |
| Choose from: | 4 | |
| ENL350 | 20th Century Literature | |
| ENL352 | Contemporary Literature | |
| Choose from: |
|
3-4** |
| ENL215U* | World Literature | |
| ENL365 | Topics in Literary Studies | |
| Total | 35-36 | |
| General Education | 51-52 | |
| Electives |
|
34-36 |
| TOTAL | 122 |
* A student may also choose to use this course to meet a General Education requirement.
** This requirement can be fulfilled by FRE305, SPA300, SPA305, SPA312, SPA313, or SPA318.
Major in Journalism (B.A.)
| ENW115 | News Writing | 4 |
| ENW206 | Journalism Workshop | 1 |
| ENW211 | Feature Writing for Newspapers and Magazines | 4 |
| ENW212 | Principles of Editing and Design | 4 |
| ENW306 | Journalism Workshop | 1 |
| ENW319 | Advanced Reporting | 4 |
| ENW481 | Internship in Writing | 4 |
| ENL498 | Research Seminar in English | 1 |
| ENW499 | Critical Issues in Journalism | 3 |
| COM213 | Media Communication | 3 |
| COM302 | Media Law | 3 |
| One literature course | (300-level or above)*** | 3-4 |
| Choose from: | 4 | |
| ENL102 | Survey of British Literature I | |
| ENL202 | Survey of British Literature II | |
| ENL204 | American Literary Traditions | |
| Choose from: | 3 | |
| ENW308 | Community Journalism | |
| ENW342 | Advocacy Journalism | |
| ENW360 | Topics in Journalism | |
| Choose from:** |
|
3-4 |
| ENL341K | Environmental Writing | |
| ENW215 | Photojournalism | |
| ENW303AZ* | Travel Writing | |
| COM300 | Online Journalism | |
| COM352 | Broadcast Journalism | |
|
Total |
47-47 | |
| General Education |
|
51-52 |
| Electives | 23-26 | |
|
TOTAL |
122 |
* A student may also choose to use this course to meet a General Education requirement.
** This requirement can be fulfilled by FRE306, GER306, SPA314, or SPA315.
*** This requirement can be fulfilled with FRE305, SPA305, SPA312, SPA313, or SPA318.
Major in English Literature and Writing (B.A.)
| ENL102 | Survey of British Literature I | 4 |
| ENL202 | Survey of British Literature II | 4 |
| ENL204 | American Literary Traditions | 4 |
| ENW100A* | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENW205A* | Essay Writing | 4 |
| Choose from: | 3-4 | |
| ENL498 | Research Seminar in English | |
| ENL499 | Senior Seminar: The Writer as Believer | |
| or | ||
| ENW481 | Internship in Writing | |
| Choose two from: | 8 | |
| ENL301 | Chaucer and Writers of Arthurian Quests | |
| ENL303 | Shakespeare: The Art of the Dramatist | |
| ENL304 | Milton and the 17th Century | |
| ENL309 | Society and Nature: From Classic to Romantic | |
| Choose two from: | 8 | |
| ENL311 | American Civil War Literature | |
| ENL313 | The Harlem Renaissance and Beyond | |
| ENL350 | 20th Century Literature | |
| ENL352 | Contemporary Literature | |
| ENL365 | Topics in Literary Studies | |
|
Electives from |
writing (ENW) courses, excluding ENW340 | 11 |
|
Total |
49-50 | |
| General Education | 51-52 | |
| Electives | 20-22 | |
| TOTAL | 122 |
* A student may also choose to use this course to meet a General Education requirement.
Major in Communication Arts and Literature Education 5–12 (English Education) (B.A.)
| ENL102 | Survey of British Literature I | 4 |
| ENL200 | Juvenile Literature | 3 |
| ENL202 | Survey of British Literature II | 4 |
| ENL204 | American Literary Traditions | 4 |
| ENL215U* | World Literature | 3 |
| ENL303 | Shakespeare: The Art of the Dramatist | 4 |
| Choose from: | 4 | |
| ENL313 | The Harlem Renaissance and Beyond | |
| ENL350 | 20th Century Literature | |
| ENL352 | Contemporary Literature | |
| ENW201 | Methods of Tutoring Writing | 1 |
| ENW205A* | Essay Writing | 4 |
|
Choose one 3- or |
4-credit ENW course | 3-4 |
| COM110N* | Basic Communication | 3 |
| COM213 | Media Communication | 3 |
| EDU200 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| EDU201 | Introduction to Education Field Experience | 1 |
| EDU203 | School Health and Drugs | 2 |
| EDU220 | Introduction to Middle Level Education | 3 |
| EDU240 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDU241 | Educational Psychology Field Experience | 1 |
|
EDU317GZ* |
Understanding Diversity | 3 |
| EDU406 | Methods in Teaching Middle Level English | 3 |
| EDU407 | Practicum in Teaching Middle Level English | 1 |
| EDU408 | Methods in Teaching 9–12 English | 4 |
| EDU490 | Student Teaching Block | 15 |
| Total | 79-80 | |
| General Education * | 51-52 | |
| TOTAL | 129-131** |
* A student may also choose to use this course to meet a General Education requirement.
** Because of possible double counting between General Education and the major, the actual total can be reduced to 124-125 credits.
Additional Requirements: Students must complete at least one extracurricular activity such as forensics, debate, drama, journalism, a literary journal, or other experience as determined in consultation with the advisor.
Students must earn a grade of C or better in each content area and education course (ENL, ENW, COM, EDU) in the major. Courses with grades of C- or lower must be repeated.
Minor in English Literature
| ENL204 | American Literary Traditions | 4 |
| Choose from: | 4 | |
| ENL102 | Survey of British Literature I | |
| ENL202 | Survey of British Literature II | |
|
Electives from |
literature (ENL) courses at the 200-level or above * | 10 |
| TOTAL | 18 |
* Can include up to 4 credits from FRE305, SPA300, SPA305, SPA312, SPA313, or SPA318 to fulfill this requirement.
Minor in Creative Writing
| ENW100A* | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 |
| Choose from: | 4 | |
|
COM305A* |
Screenwriting | |
| ENW202A* | Fiction Writing | |
| ENW317A* | Poetry Writing | |
| Choose from: | 3-4 | |
| ENW303AZ* | Travel Writing | |
| ENW310 | Nonfiction Prose | |
| ENL/ENS341K* | Environmental Writing | |
| Choose from: | 3-4 | |
| ENW300A* | Writers Workshop | |
| ENW481 | Internship in Writing | |
|
Two electives |
from courses listed above | 6-8 |
| TOTAL | 19-22 |
Additional Requirement: At least one approved extracurricular activity such as Clarion, Coeval, Broadsheet, or other experience as determined in consultation with advisor.
* A student may also choose to use this course to meet a General Education requirement.
Minor in Journalism
| COM213 | Media Communications | 3 |
| ENW115 | News Writing | 4 |
| ENW206 | Journalism Workshop | 1 |
| ENW211 | Feature Writing for Newspapers and Magazines | 4 |
| ENW212 | Principles of Editing and Design | 4 |
| Choose from: | 3-4 | |
| ENW308 | Community Journalism | |
| ENW319 | Advanced Reporting | |
| ENW342 | Advocacy Journalism | |
| TOTAL | 19-20 |