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ENG 082 - Basic English Skills
IAI: None 1.4
Basic English Skills is designed to develop skills in English grammar and language use, as well as enhance background and understanding of a variety of literature, in order to prepare the students for the next level of developmental English.
Co-prerequisite: Students must be concurrently enrolled in RDG 080 based on the results of the reading placement test.
Credit: 4 semester hours
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0
ENG 097 - Essentials of Writing
IAI: None 1.4
Essentials of Writing is designed to enhance the development of basic writing strategies with a focus on the writing process. Students will be introduced to strategies for approaching the stages of the writing process and applying these to paragraph modes. ENG 097 is an optional class designed to help students improve their writing to the level necessary for entering ENG 099.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 3 4 semester hours
Lecture: 3 4 Lab: 0
English ENG
Liberal Arts Division
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ENG 099 - Introduction to College Writing
IAI: None 1.4
Introduction to College Writing prepares students for writing at the college level. The course requires substantial practice in writing brief, coherent essays that demonstrate critical thinking skills. Students complete 12-16 pages of formal writing during the course of the semester, including both expressive and expository assignments. A significant amount of reading is also required, both to develop language and critical thinking skills and to provide a context for some usage, particularly within the context of students’ own writing. Students scoring below the cut-off point in the English placement test are required to take ENG 099. A grade of “C” or better is required in this course to advance to ENG 101.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
ENG 101 - Composition I
IAI: C1 900 1.1
Composition I teaches students to write effectively at the college level. Emphasizing writing as a process, this course requires students to write one or more essays of each type: exploratory, expository, and persuasive. Necessary attention is devoted to English grammar and usage. Students are required to write from 16–24 pages during the course.
Prerequisite: Sufficiently high placement test score; a grade of “C” or better in ENG 099, Developmental English.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
ENG 103 - Composition II
IAI: C1 901R 1.1
English Composition II, the second required writing course in a two-semester composition sequence, provides practice with reading and writing. Encouraged to see the power and possibility of language, students learn to responsibly address larger societies of readers. Students will complete research processes, selecting and interacting with sources, culminating in the production of documented, multi-source writing totaling at least 2,500 words. Students will write 16-24 pages during the course.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or higher in ENG 101, Composition I.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
ENG 105 - Business Communications
IAI: None 1.2
Business Communications covers the current trends affecting business communication today. Students will demonstrate both verbal and nonverbal skills through a variety of professional documents such as letters, memos, e-mail and reports. Special emphasis is placed on good news, bad news, and persuasive messages using the psychological approach to writing.
Prerequisite: ENG 101 or consent of instructor.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
ENG 106 - Professional Written Communication
IAI: None 1.2
Professional Written Communication provides an overview of the writing techniques necessary for effective written communication in today’s workplace. It is designed to be a flexible introduction and review of sentence and paragraph structure, readability, the writing process, and letters, memos, proposals, reports, and other professional documents.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: .5-3 semester hours
Lecture: .5-3 Lab: 0
ENG 107 - Grammar and Usage Review
IAI: None 1.2
Grammar and Usage Review is a review of the conventions and standards in modern written English. Problems most frequently encountered in academic, business, and industrial writing are addressed. The emphasis is on functional applications of contemporary rules and attitudes toward language and intensive editing and proofreading practice. This course does not take the place of ENG 099 and cannot be used as a prerequisite for any other English course.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 2 semester hours
Lecture: 2 Lab: 0
ENG 108 - Introductory Creative Writing
IAI: None 1.1
Introductory Creative Writing gives the student practice in the creative writing skills needed for effective expression in a variety of imaginative genres, ranging from fiction to memoir and poetry. Students develop critical judgment as they analyze and discuss their own work, that of their classmates, and that of published writers.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 101.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
ENG 110 - Introductory Technical Writing
IAI: None 1.2
Introductory Technical Writing is the study of objective, analytical report writing in the technical and business fields. The course includes organization, style, and format standards for letters, memos, instructions/procedures, and a variety of reports. Emphasis is on developing problem-solving or investigative reports, and writing processes and procedures.
Prerequisite: ENG 101 or consent of instructor.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
ENG 201 - Advanced Composition
IAI: None 1.1
Advanced Composition is intended for the student interested in pursuing additional study of the writing of non-fiction prose. The course involves advanced study of both the theory and practice of stylistic analysis.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or higher in ENG 101.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
ENG 204 - Introduction to Linguistics
IAI: None 1.1
Introduction to Linguistics is a practical investigation into many facets of the English language in daily use. Topics include phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, dialectology, and history of the English language.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 101.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
ENG 206 - Creative Writing: Poetry
IAI: None 1.1
Creative Writing: Poetry focuses on students’ understanding of the structure and elements of poetry and the writing process. Students will produce fully-developed works of poetry, and demonstrate an understanding of the critical terminology of the creative writer. A minimum of 25 pages of original work is recommended.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or higher in ENG 101.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
ENG 207 - Creative Writing: Fiction
IAI: None 1.1
Creative Writing: Fiction focuses on students’ understanding of the structure and elements of fiction and the writing process. Students will produce fully developed works of fiction, and demonstrate an understanding of the critical terminology of the creative writer. A minimum of 45 pages of original work is recommended.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 101.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
ENG 208 - Creative Writing: Screenwriting
IAI: EGL 923 1.1
Creative Writing: Screenwriting focuses on students’ understanding of the essential elements of dramatic art, the structure and formatting requirements of a screenplay or teleplay, and proven principles of visualization, development, revision, completion, and submission of creative dramatic writing. Students will produce fully developed works of drama suitable for stage, cinema, television, radio, and/or the emerging interactive hypermedia. A minimum of 45 pages of original work is recommended.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 101.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
ENG 209 - Creative Writing – Literary Non-Fiction
IAI: EGL 924 1.1
Creative Writing – Literary Non-Fiction is designed to introduce students to the structure and elements of literary non-fiction and the writing process. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the critical terminology of the creative writer, the essentials of form and structure, and the process of writing for publication including revision, completion, and submission of creative non-fiction writing. Students will produce fully-developed works of non-fiction in genres which may include memoir, diary, personal essay, travel writing, nature writing, and writing of witness. A minimum of 25-30 finished pages of original work is recommended. Journals, a midterm, and a final exam are also required.
Prerequisite: A grade or “C” or higher in ENG 101.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
ENG 210 - Technical Writing
IAI: None 1.2
Technical Writing includes document design, visual and graphic elements, word processing/desktop publishing methods, and print production. Typical assignments include articles for publication, proposals, brochures, newsletters, manuals, and media presentations based on students’ majors or work experiences.
Prerequisite: ENG 110 or consent of the instructor.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
ENG 220 - Technical Writing Internship
IAI: None 1.2
Technical Writing Internship provides approximately 150 hours of writing experience on special projects appropriate to the student’s major and work experience. The internship provides further development and exposure to technical writing through supervised field experiences.
Prerequisite: ENG 110, ENG 210 (or concurrent enrollment), and consent of instructor.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 1 Lab: 10
Journalism JRN
Liberal Arts Division
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JRN 105 - Newspaper Production I
IAI: None 1.1
Newspaper Production I is a course in which students participate in the production of the college newspaper, The Valley Forge, and meet with the instructor/advisor and the editor(s) to learn and apply the principles and practices of newspaper production in a state-of-the-art, computerized newsroom environment.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 1 semester hour
Lecture: 0 Lab: 2
JRN 110 - Newspaper Production II
IAI: None 1.1
Newspaper Production II is a continuation of Journalism 105. Emphasis will be placed upon proofreading and copy editing, headline writing, and the elements of good journalistic style.
Prerequisite: JRN 105
Credit: 1 semester hour
Lecture: 0 Lab: 2
JRN 122 - Newswriting
IAI: MC 919 1.1
Newswriting serves as an introduction to the principles and practices of gathering, evaluating, writing, and editing basic news stories. Students are also instructed in principles of ethical journalism while learning newsroom management skills and techniques that are critical in the writing process.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
JRN 123 - Feature Writing and Editing
IAI: None 1.1
Feature Writing and Editing is an introductory course in preparing feature articles for newspapers and magazines. Students write articles that are generally from two – 10 pages long, and they are encouraged to submit their work for publication.
Prerequisite: JRN 122 is recommended but not required.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
JRN 135 - News Editing
IAI: None 1.1
News Editing is an introduction to print media editing principles and practices, including headline writing and copy editing skills, revision of material for style, newspaper design theory, principles of photo editing, and typography.
Prerequisite: JRN 122 or consent of instructor.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
JRN 139 - Literary Magazine Production
IAI: None 1.1
Literary Magazine Production is a comprehensive, hands-on introduction to the management of a “little magazine,” including creative writing, solicitation of materials, aesthetic decision-making, advertising, layout and design, promotion and sales. Field trip to printer required. May not earn more than six credits. This course may be repeated two times.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 2 semester hours
Lecture: 2 Lab: 0
JRN 146 - Advanced News Writing
IAI: None 1.1
Advanced News Writing is a continuation of JRN 122, focusing on investigative reporting, feature writing, series writing, and advanced reporting and writing skills.
Prerequisite: JRN 122 or consent of instructor.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
JRN 205 - Newspaper Production III
IAI: None 1.1
Newspaper Production III is a continuation of Journalism 110. Emphasis will be placed upon graphic design theories, principles of page layout and production, and photojournalism.
Prerequisite: JRN 110
Credit: 1 semester hour
Lecture: 0 Lab: 2
JRN 210 - Newspaper Production IV
IAI: None 1.1
Newspaper Production IV is a continuation of Journalism 205. Emphasis will be placed upon editorial practice and opinion writing and advanced design theories.
Prerequisite: JRN 205
Credit: 1 semester hour
Lecture: 0 Lab: 2
Literature LIT
Liberal Arts Division
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LIT 139 - Mythology
IAI: H9 901 1.1
Mythology is an introductory course in reading and analyzing the more important myths, studying what distinguishes mythology from other story forms, and noting the influences of mythology on traditional literature. A typical literature course approach will be used in that the basic format will consist of reading, analysis, and discussion.
Prerequisite: ENG 099 with a grade of “C” or better; or sufficiently high English placement score.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 140 - The Bible as Literature
IAI: H5 901 1.1
The Bible as Literature is an introduction to the literature of the Bible: the quality and style of its literary forms and its influence on English and American literature.
Prerequisite: ENG 099 with a grade of “C” or better; or sufficiently high English placement score.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 141 - Film as Literature
IAI: F2 908 1.1
Film as Literature is an examination of the relationships and interactions between film and literature through comparative study, including literary aspects of film, aural and visual adaptations, and techniques and criticism common to both areas.
Prerequisite: ENG 099 with a grade of “C” or better; or sufficiently high English placement score.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 142 - Introduction to Poetry
IAI: H3 903 1.1
Introduction to Poetry involves instruction and practice in close reading of poetry, focusing on reading, discussing, and writing effectively about a range of poems, not an historical survey. Students will be able to use relevant critical terms in their analyses of poems; to discuss poetic forms, genres, and techniques in an informed way; and to deal effectively with questions of interpretation.
Prerequisite: ENG 099 with a grade of “C” or better; or sufficiently high English placement score.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 143 - Introduction to Drama
IAI: H3 902 1.1
Introduction to Drama involves reading and discussion of representative plays, ranging from classical to modern drama, with some attention to dramatic and theater criticism. Students will be able to use relevant critical terms in their analyses of plays, will analyze and interpret individual works, and will become familiar with such dramatic genres as tragedy, comedy, melodrama, and farce. Students will write effective analyses and interpretive (expository) essays on plays and their conventions.
Prerequisite: ENG 099 with a grade of “C” or better; or sufficiently high English placement score.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 144 - Introduction to Fiction
IAI: H3 901, EGL 917 1.1
Introduction to Fiction involves reading and discussion of representative short stories and novels from a range of literatures, with some attention to critical work on fiction. Students will increase their enjoyment and appreciation of fiction by reading a variety of works and writers; come to understand the forms and functions of prose fiction; be able to use relevant critical terms effectively; and analyze and interpret prose fiction both in class discussion and in formal critical essays.
Prerequisite: ENG 099 with a grade of “C” or better; or sufficiently high English placement score.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 155 - Contemporary Literature
IAI: None 1.1
Contemporary Literature is designed to provide an awareness of the contemporary literary and philosophical trends in poetry, drama, and fiction. Twentieth century British, American, and European authors will be selected, with emphasis on recent works.
Prerequisite: ENG 099 with a grade of “C” or better; or sufficiently high English placement score.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 201 - American Literature – Colonial Days to the Civil War
IAI: H3 914, EGL 911 1.1
American Literature – Colonial Days to the Civil War involves a survey of representative works illustrating the development of American literature from its beginnings to the Civil War, with an emphasis on major literary movements understood in relation to their intellectual, social, and political contexts. Written work includes substantial formal essay assignments totaling 9-12 typed pages.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 101.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 202 - American Literature – Civil War to the Present
IAI: H3 915, EGL 912 1.1
American Literature – Civil War to the Present involves a survey of representative works illustrating the development of American literature from the Civil War to the present, with an emphasis on major literary movements understood in relation to their intellectual, social, and political contexts. Written work includes substantial formal essay assignments totaling 9-12 pages.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 101.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 205 - British Literature – Beginning to 1800
IAI: H3 912, EGL 913 1.1
British Literature Beginning to 1800 involves a survey of representative works illustrating the development of British literature from its beginnings to 1800, with an emphasis on major literary movements understood in relation to their intellectual, social, and political contexts. Written work includes substantial formal essay assignments totaling 9-12 pages.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 101.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 206 - British Literature – 1800
to the Present
IAI: H3 913, EGL 914 1.1
British Literature 1800 to the Present involves a study of representative works illustrating the development of British literature from 1800 to the present, with an emphasis on major literary movements understood in relation to their intellectual, social, and political contexts. Written work includes substantial formal essay assignments totaling 9-12 pages.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 101.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 210 - Women Writers: The Early Years (to 18th Century)
IAI: H3 911D 1.1
Women Writers: The Early Years will consider ways in which women have presented themselves and have been presented in texts from early history to the mid-to-late 19th century. Works will be primarily by women, from various communities and traditions. LIT 210 will focus on female life cycles and roles, especially as these delineate and reflect women’s experience. It will show how a selection of women during this period saw themselves, were seen by others, and began to challenge the limits of these perceptions. Written work includes substantial formal essay assignments totaling 9-12 pages.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 101 or consent of instructor.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 211 - Women Writers: The 19th & 20th Centuries
IAI: H3 911D 1.1
Women Writers: The 19th & 20th Centuries will consider ways in which women have presented themselves and have been presented in texts from the mid-to-late 19th century to the present. Works will be primarily by women, from various communities and traditions. LIT 211 will focus on ways in which women have not only questioned the limits of traditional roles but also have created new ways to perceive, reflect, and transform their experience. Written work includes substantial formal essay assignments totaling 9-12 pages.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 101 or consent of instructor. Written work includes substantial formal essay assignments totaling 9-12 pages.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 241 - Shakespeare
IAI: H3 905 1.1
Shakespeare is a first course in the works and world of Shakespeare that focuses on reading, discussion, and criticism of the major histories, comedies, tragedies, problem plays and poetry. Written work includes substantial formal essay assignments totaling 9-12 pages.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 101 or consent of instructor.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 243 - Masterpieces of World Literature Through 1800
IAI: H3 906 1.1
Masterpieces of World Literature Through 1800 is a study of major literary works of Western civilization from Greek epics and drama through selected prose, verse, and drama of the 18th century. Written work includes substantial formal essay assignments totaling 9-12 pages.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 101 or consent of instructor.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 244 - Masterpieces of World Literature Since 1800
IAI: H3 907 1.1
Masterpieces of World Literature Since 1800 is a continuation of the study of major literary works in Western civilization from the Enlightenment through the Romantic period and Realism-Naturalism to the present. Written work includes substantial formal essay assignments totaling 9-12 pages.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 101 or consent of instructor.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 251 - Non-Western Literature
Before 1800
IAI: H3 908N, EGL 919 1.1
Non-Western Literature Before 1800 involves an introduction to literature in English by writers from non-Western cultures—Asian, South Asian, African, Caribbean, Middle-Eastern, etc.—with an emphasis on the intellectual, social, and political contexts of their works before 1800. Written work includes substantial formal essay assignments totaling 9-12 typed pages.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 101.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 252 - Non-Western Literature Since 1800
IAI: H3 908N, EGL 919 1.1
Non-Western Literature Since 1800 involves an introduction to literature in English by writers from non-Western cultures—Asian, South Asian, African, Caribbean, Middle-Eastern—with an emphasis on the intellectual, social, and political contexts of their works after 1800. Written work includes substantial formal essay assignments totaling 9-12 typed pages.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 101.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 260 - Contemporary African Literature
IAI: H3 908N 1.1
Contemporary African Literature is a survey course designed to introduce students to the post-1920 works of some major African writers. Selected contemporary works representing a cross-section of Africa will be studied. Written work includes substantial formal essay assignments totaling 9-12 pages.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 101.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 273 - French Literature in Translation
IAI: H3 909 1.1
French Literature in Translation surveys representative works illustrating the development of French literature from the Middle Ages to the present with an emphasis on literary movements understood in relation to their intellectual, social, and political contexts. Written work includes substantial formal essay assignments totaling 9-12 pages.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 101.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 274 - Spanish Literature in Translation
IAI: H3 909 1.1
Spanish Literature in Translation is an introductory course in which all works are read and discussed in English. Students are not required to have any previous knowledge of Spanish language or culture. The course surveys representative works illustrating the development of Spanish literature from the Middle Ages to the present, with an emphasis on literary movements understood in relation to their intellectual, social and political contexts. Written work includes substantial formal essay assignments totaling 9-12 pages.
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of the first general education writing course (ENG 101) with a grade of “C” or better.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
LIT 275 - Latin American Literature in Translation
IAI: H3 909 1.1
Latin American Literature in Translation is an introductory course in which all works are read and discussed in English. Students are not required to have any previous knowledge of Latin American languages or culture. The course surveys representative works illustrating the development of Latin American literature from the Middle Ages to the present, with an emphasis on literary movements understood in relation to their intellectual, social, and political contexts. Written work includes substantial formal essay assignments totaling 9-12 pages.
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of the first general education writing course (ENG 101) with a grade of “C” or better.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
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