English & Creative Writing

Courses:

• ENG 100: Expository Writing (4)
• ENG 117: Childbirth and Women's Writing (4)
  Also listed as WS 117.
• ENG 123: Contemporary Literature of Exile (4)
• ENG 129: Monsters and Marvels (4)
• ENG 141: Fundamentals of Writing Poetry and Fiction (4)
• ENG 142: Intermediate Creative Writing (4)
• ENG 152: The Child’s Imagination: Children in Literature (4)
• ENG 160: Extreme Fictions (4)
• ENG 197F: First-Year Seminar - The Nature and Culture of Water (4)
  Also listed as ES 197F.
• ENG 197F: First-Year Seminar - Women, Health, and Culture (4)
  Also listed as WS 197F.
• ENG 207, 208: Advanced Creative Writing (2, 2)
• ENG 211: Multicultural Women Writers (4)
  Also listed as WS 211.
• ENG 221: African-American Literature (4)
• ENG 223: Major British Writers I (4)
• ENG 224: Major British Writers II (4)
• ENG 225: Modern Southern Writers (4)
• ENG 227: The Early Modern Cyborg (4)
• ENG 230: The Textual Construction of Gender (4)
  Also listed as WS 230.
• ENG 242: Children’s Literature (4)
• ENG 248: Buddhist Literature: East and West (4)
• ENG 250: Special Topic - Imagining Race in American Letters (4)
• ENG 251: 19th-Century British Novel (4)
• ENG 252: Modern British Novel (4)
• ENG 263: Holocaust Literature (4)
• ENG 264: New Media and Literature (4)
• ENG 273: Studies in Lyric Poetry (4)
• ENG 281: United States Literature to 1860 (4)
• ENG 282: United States Literature From 1860 To Present (4)
• ENG 284: The Beat Generation (4)
• ENG 290: Independent Study (2 or 4)
• ENG 302: Advanced Grammar (4)
• ENG 303: Literary History and Theory I (4)
  Also listed as PHIL 303.
• ENG 304: Advanced Expository Writing (4)
• ENG 306: How Writing Is Written (4)
• ENG 307: Literary History and Theory II (4)
• ENG 310: Chaucer (4)
• ENG 311: Origins of Poetry (4)
• ENG 313: Literature of the Renaissance (4)
• ENG 315: Dante (4)
• ENG 317: Medieval Literature (4)
• ENG 320: Immigrant Literature (4)
• ENG 321: Screenwriting I (4)
  Also listed as FILM 321.
• ENG 322: Screenwriting II (4)
  Also listed as FILM 322.
• ENG 323: Cinematic Adaptation (4)
  Also listed as FILM 323.
• ENG 324: Poetry in Performance (4)
• ENG 325: Romantic Poetry (4)
• ENG 330: 17th- and 18th-Century Literature (4)
• ENG 331: Shakespeare's Rome (4)
• ENG 332: Shakespeare and the Theatre (4)
• ENG 333: Shakespeare’s Women (4)
• ENG 334: The "Atlantic" 18th Century (4)
• ENG 335: Milton (4)
• ENG 336: Shakespeare's Tragedies (4)
• ENG 337: 17th-Century Poetry (4)
• ENG 339: 18th-Century British Novel (4)
• ENG 340: Shakespeare as Screenwriter (4)
  Also listed as FILM 340.
• ENG 342: Advanced Studies in Children's Literature: The Tomboy Character (4)
  Also listed as WS 342.
• ENG 343: The Modern Novel I (4)
• ENG 344: The Modern Novel II (4)
• ENG 345: Arab Women Writers (4)
• ENG 346: Arab-American Literature (4)
• ENG 347: Studies In Short Fiction (4)
• ENG 350: Special Topic - Writing the Body, 1630 - 1750 (4)
• ENG 350: Special Topic - Craft in Contemporary Fiction (4)
• ENG 353: Film as a Narrative Art I (4)
  Also listed as FILM 353.
• ENG 354: Film as a Narrative Art II (4)
  Also listed as FILM 354.
• ENG 355: Modern British and American Poetry (4)
• ENG 356: Contemporary U.S. Poetry (4)
• ENG 377: Truth Scribbled in Margins: Unconventional Writing by Women (4)
• ENG 379: Feminist Theory (4)
  Also listed as WS 379.
• ENG 382: Advanced Studies in American Literature: Literature of Protest (4)
• ENG 385: Victorian Literature (4)
• ENG 390: Independent Study (2 or 4)
• ENG 399: Internship (4)
• ENG 407, 408: Advanced Creative Writing (Senior Option) (4)
• ENG 484/584: Advanced Studies in Poetry (4)
• ENG 485/585: Advanced Studies in the Novel (4)
• ENG 486/586: Advanced Studies in Creative Nonfiction (4)
• ENG 487/587: Advanced Studies in Short Fiction (4)
• ENG 490: Senior Honors Thesis (4, 4)

Requirements for a Major in English:
8 courses (32 credits)

• One course at the 300 level in each of the following areas:
  A genre (poetry, drama, novel, short story, film)
  Pre-17th Century
  17th or 18th Century
  19th or 20th Century (English or American)
• Four additional English electives
• A senior portfolio

It is strongly recommended that majors take ENG 223: Major British Writers or ENG 281: United States Literature to 1860, or both, during their sophomore year.

No course may be counted for fulfillment of more than one requirement.

Upperclass women who require assistance in writing should request that short essays be assigned them in any class in which they enroll. They may also request to work with a student writing tutor and may consult with the director of the Writing Center.

Requirements for a Major in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing:
40 credits

• One course at the 300 level in each of the following areas (16 credits):
  A genre (poetry, drama, novel, short story, film, creative nonfiction)
  Pre-17th Century
  17th or 18th Century
  19th or 20th Century
• 24 additional English credits, to be distributed as follows:
  4-8 credits in literature at the 100 or 200 level
  16-20 credits from among:
  ENG 141: Fundamentals of Writing Poetry and Fiction (4)
  ENG 142: Intermediate Creative Writing (4)
  ENG 207/407: Advanced Creative Writing (2, 2) (may be repeated for credit)
  ENG 208/408: Advanced Creative Writing (2, 2) (may be repeated for credit)
  ENG 304: Advanced Expository Writing (4)
  ENG 306: How Writing Is Written (4)
  ENG 321: Screenwriting I (4)
  ENG 322: Screenwriting II (4)
  ENG 323: Cinematic Adaptation (4)
  ENG 350: selected Special Topics courses, as determined by the chair of the creative writing program (this will generally apply to courses taught by the Louis D. Rubin, Jr. Writer-in-Residence)
• ENG 490: Senior Honors Thesis (4, 4)
• A senior portfolio

Requirements for a Minor in English:
5 courses (20 credits)

• Two courses from:
  ENG 223, 224: Major British Writers
  ENG 281, 282: United States Literature
• Two courses at the 300 level (8)
• One additional course at any level (4)

Requirements for a Minor in Creative Writing:
20 credits

• ENG 141: Fundamentals of Writing Poetry and Fiction (4)
• 16 additional credits from among:
  ENG 142: Intermediate Creative Writing (4)
  ENG 207/407: Advanced Creative Writing (4)
  ENG 208/408: Advanced Creative Writing (4)
  ENG 304: Advanced Expository Writing (4)
  ENG 306: How Writing Is Written (4)
  ENG 321: Screenwriting I (4)
  ENG 322: Screenwriting II (4)
  ENG 323: Cinematic Adaptation (4)
  ENG 350: selected Special Topics courses, as determined by the chair of the creative writing program (this will generally apply to courses taught by the Louis D. Rubin, Jr. Writer-in-Residence)
  (ENG 207, 208: Advanced Creative Writing may be repeated for credit.)

The English department has established the following prerequisites for upper-level courses:

• Creative writing courses: The prerequisites for ENG 207/407, 208/408: Advanced Creative Writing is ENG 141: Fundamentals of Writing Poetry and Fiction or ENG 142: Intermediate Creative Writing, or permission; the prerequisite for ENG 142 is ENG 141 or permission.
• 200-level English courses other than creative writing: The prerequisite is at least one semester of college work, including a writing requirement course, or permission of the instructor.
• 300-level English courses: Sophomore standing or higher; previous course work in English at the 200 level is recommended. Sophomores wishing to enroll in 300-level courses are strongly advised to consult with the instructor before registration.
• Term 1: All 100-level courses, except ENG 141, are reserved for first-year students. Upper class students may elect these courses if space is available after the first-year students have registered.
  

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