This creative writing workshop surveys multiple genres-fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction-and the intersection of those genres. Students engage representative works to develop their voice, perspective, and preferred genre(s) of expression. Course discussions emphasize vital writing craft strategies such as structure, language, description, imagery, point of view, and setting. Students participate in workshops by composing original work in the genre of their choice and responding orally and in writing to the work of their peers in generative conversations.

This course introduces students to writing and literacy theories that examine the way immediate and extended communities influence and are influenced by language and texts. Students explore regional dialects and variations on the English language to learn about the diverse nature of communication in the U.S. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195.

In this course, students explore the way language used in digital texts such as social media, web sites, blogs, and online journalism, perpetuates power and privilege. Students develop skills in media literacy, media ethics, and critical thinking in order to analyze and critique social structures in the U.S. Writing in the course relies heavily on scholarly research in the humanities and social sciences.

This course focuses on a single literary genre, its conventions, and challenges to those conventions. Course may emphasize fiction, non-fiction, drama, adaptations, specific forms of poetry, or other literary genres. Concurrent enrollment in the Advanced Writing Tutorial required. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195. May be repeated once for credit. LA

Required for all English majors, ENGL 253 studies poetry, fiction, drama, and the essay through the lens of genre. Students learn the conventions of genre in literature and apply them to research and write literary-critical arguments. Note: students placing out of ENGL-104 or into ENGL-105 or 195 may take 253 in the fall term of their first semester. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195. Students who qualify for 105 or 195 may enroll in this course concurrently or with instructor consent. LA

English majors analyze narrative poetry, build research skills specific to literary analysis, practice integrating literary criticism, and apply a contemporary literary theory to literary analysis. Students also discuss English-related careers and hone presentation skills. Students who fails ENGL 255 twice will be dismissed from the English major. Restricted to English and English Education majors only. English minors and others with instructor consent. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195. WCII, OC

Examines multiple works by a single author in British literature to consider themes, topics, and development of work over time. This course exists as both a 200-level course for Core Curriculum students and as a more challenging 300-level course required for English majors and minors and open to other interested students and to those who need UD credit. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195. LA

Introduces students to rhetoric, both as a philosophical tradition and as an essential tool for understanding the cultural messages of today - the political, commercial, and artistic "texts" that surround us. Students learn the historical origins of Rhetoric and the main principles of rhetorical criticism. Students then apply that knowledge by analyzing and creating a variety of rhetorical texts, including written, oral, and visual arguments. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195. WCII.

Course will be flexible to allow focus on a survey of women poets, on regional writers, on North and South American poets, or on a single theme or topic. This course exists as both a 200-level course for Core Curriculum students and as a more challenging 300-level course required for English majors and minors and open to other interested students and to those who need UD credit. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195.

Courses on topics of interest to English students offered on the basis of need, interest, or timeliness. Prerequisites as determined by instructor. Restricted to students with freshman or sophomore standing. May be repeated for credit. For specific section description, click to the Section Details in VitNet.