Journalism Experience
Students in this practicum experience support paid staff members in creating Viterbos student newspaper, Lumen. Students working on the Lumen gain skills writing and editing hard news, features, sports reports, arts and…
Literary Journal Experience
Students in this practicum experience support paid staff members in creating Viterbos literary and arts journal, Touchstone. Students gain skills in reviewing submissions, editing, professional communication,…
Genre Studies
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.…
Shakespeare
Major comedies, histories, and tragedies studied as poetry and as drama; selections from the sonnets. This course exists as both a 200-level course for Core Curriculum students and as a more challenging 300-level course…
Single Author in American Literature
Examines multiple works by a single author in American 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…
Single Author in World Literature
Examines multiple works by a single author in World 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…
Topics in American Literature
Examines a recurrent theme, symbol, or image in American literature to consider how texts reveal, respond to, and influence change in American culture or society over time. Topics will vary in their specificity and may…
Topics in British Literature
Examines a recurrent theme, symbol, or image in British literature to consider how texts reveal, respond to, and influence change in British culture or society over time. Topics will vary in their specificity and may…
Topics in World Literature
Examines a theme, symbol, or image in Western and/or non-Western literature to consider how texts reveal, respond to, and influence culture or cultural change over time. Topics will vary in specificity and may explore…
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…
Introduction to Literary Studies
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…
AI Rhetoric and Literacy
This course introduces students to digital rhetoric, critical AI literacy, and what it means to compose and read digital texts through human-computer interaction and the way that affects both writers and readers. Based…
Single Author in British Literature
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…
Introduction to Rhetorical Studies
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…
Modern and Contemporary Poets
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…
Special Topics
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…
Experiential Learning: Internship
Non-classroom experiences in the field of English. Placements are off-campus, and may be full- or part-time, and with or without pay. Credit for experiences must be sought prior to occurance, and learning contracts…
Independent Study
Independent reading and/or research under the guidance of an English faculty member. Refer to the academic policy section for independent study policy. Independent study contract is required. May be repeated for credit.
Argumentative Writing Across Genres
Students in this course analyze and construct arguments using the rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos but also read and write arguments according to the conventions of particular genres such as op-ed pieces,…
Creative Writing Workshop
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…
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…
Language, Power, and New Media
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…
Genre Studies
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.…
This course offers a descriptive study of English grammar along with the historical development of the English language. Students identify grammatical features and diagram sentences in Present Day English and learn…
Students will engage with theories of rhetoric and social justice to explore what it means to do socially responsible journalism in the digital age. Building on their engagement with these theories and their…