English (ENGL)

Dana Brewer, Ph.D., Department Chair
Faculty Offices (FACL-101), Room A
817-598-8829 • dbrewer@wc.edu

English majors should seek advisement within the English department regarding specific transfer degree requirements in the Associate of Arts Degree.

Course Descriptions

ENGL 1301: Composition I

Class Program
English (ENGL)
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
23.1301.51 12
Intensive study of and practice in writing processes, from invention and researching to drafting, revising, and editing, both individually and collaboratively. Emphasis on effective rhetorical choices, including audience, purpose, arrangement, and style. Focus on writing the academic essay as a vehicle for learning, communicating, and critical analysis. Note: ENGL 1301 is a pre-requisite for all 2000-level literature courses. Three hours lecture per week.

ENGL 1302: Composition II

Class Program
English (ENGL)
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
23.1301.51 12
Intensive study of and practice in the strategies and techniques for developing research-based expository and persuasive texts. Emphasis on effective and ethical rhetorical inquiry, including primary and secondary research methods; critical reading of verbal, visual, and multimedia texts; systematic evaluation, synthesis, and documentation of information sources; and critical thinking about evidence and conclusions.

Prerequisites

ENGL 1301 or consent of the English Department Chair. Three hours lecture per week.

ENGL 2307: Creative Writing

Class Program
English (ENGL)
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
23.1302.51 12

Practical experience in the techniques of imaginative writing. May include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, or drama.

ENGL 2311: Technical & Business Writing (single-semester course)

Class Program
English (ENGL)
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
23.1303.51 12

Intensive study of and practice in professional settings. Focus on the types of documents necessary to make decisions and take action on the job, such as proposals, reports, instructions, policies and procedures, e-mail messages, letters, and descriptions of products and services. Practice individual and collaborative processes involved in the creation of ethical and efficient documents. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisites

ENGL 1301 recommended.

ENGL 2321: British Literature

Class Program
English (ENGL)
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
23.1404.51 12

A survey of the development of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical, linguistic, and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisites

ENGL 1301. Recommended ENGL 1302.

ENGL 2322: British Literature I

Class Program
English (ENGL)
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
23.1404.51 12

A survey of the development of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Eighteenth Century. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical, linguistic, and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisites

ENGL 1301. Recommended ENGL1302.

ENGL 2323: British Literature II

Class Program
English (ENGL)
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
23.1404.51 12

A survey of the development of British literature from the Romantic period to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisites

ENGL 1301. Recommended ENGL 1302.

ENGL 2326: American Literature (single-semester course)

Class Program
English (ENGL)
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
23.1402.51 12

A survey of American literature from the period of exploration and settlement to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from among a diverse group of authors for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving American experience and character. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisites

ENGL 1301. Recommended ENGL 1302.

ENGL 2327: American Literature I

Class Program
English (ENGL)
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
23.1402.51 12

A survey of American literature from the period of exploration and settlement through the Civil War. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from among a diverse group of authors for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving American experience and character. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisites

ENGL 1301. Recommended ENGL 1302.

ENGL 2328: American Literature II

Class Program
English (ENGL)
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
23.1402.51 12

A survey of American literature from the Civil War to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from among a diverse group of authors for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving American experience and character. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisites

ENGL 1301. Recommended ENGL 1302.

ENGL 2331: World Literature (single-semester course)

Class Program
English (ENGL)
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
16.0104.5213

A survey of world literature from the ancient world to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisites

ENGL 1301. Recommended ENGL 1302.

ENGL 2332: World Literature I

Class Program
English (ENGL)
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
16.0104.52 13

A survey of world literature from the ancient world through the sixteenth century. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisites

ENGL 1301. Recommended ENGL 1302.

ENGL 2333: World Literature II

Class Program
English (ENGL)
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
16.0104.52 13

A survey of world literature from the seventeenth century to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisites

ENGL 1301. Recommended ENGL 1302.