English

Course Descriptions - 2006-07

Writing Center
A non-credit tutorial service available to
any Utica College student who wishes
help with particular writing problems.

ENG 100 – Writing Skills
(1–2) F,S,U
Provides in-depth review of grammar,
improvement of mechanical accuracy,
emphasis on sentence writing, and construction
of paragraphs. Two credits
during regular semesters and one credit
during summer sessions. By permission
of Academic Support Services Center.

ENG 101 – Written Communication I
(3) F,S
Practice in college-level writing, focusing
on the expository essay.

ENG 102 – Written Communication II
(3) F,S
Further practice in college-level writing,
focusing on research. Prerequisite:
English 101 or equivalent.

ENG 103 – Introduction to the English
Language (3) F,S
An examination of the influence of language
on attitude and perception, manipulative
use of language, types of change within
English, and writing systems.
The course involves no technical
linguistic concepts or theories.

ENG 135 – Introduction to Literature
(3) F,S
Study of literary genres: fiction, poetry,
drama, basic strategies for better understanding
and enjoyment.

ENG 195 – American Literature and Culture
(3) F,S
Exploration of this country’s hopes, failures,
and achievements as depicted in
major poetry, prose, drama, cinema,
painting.

ENG 235H – Studies in Literature
(3) S
Introduction to literary genres, periods,
or themes. Authors and works vary from
term to term. Extensive writing. Core literature
requirement for Honors students.
Open by permission to other students
for elective credit.

ENG 245 – Major Figures in English Literature:
Through the 18th Century
(3) F,S
British literature from the Anglo Saxon
period through the Restoration. May
include Beowulf, Chaucer’s The
Canterbury Tales, poetry, prose, and
drama from 16th and 17th centuries,
Milton’s Paradise Lost, and selected
writings from other authors.

ENG 246 – Major Figures in English Literature:
Since the 18th Century
(3) F,S
British authors from the Romantic
movement to beginning of 21st century.
Authors covered may include
Wordsworth, Keats, Austen, Tennyson,
Browning, George Eliot, Dickens,
Conrad, Woolf, Yeats, T. S. Eliot, Larkin,
Heaney, Byatt, and Murdoch.

ENG 295 – Major Figures in American Literature
(3) F
Major American writers from colonial
times to present. May include Bradstreet,
Franklin, Hawthorne, Emerson,
Whitman, Dickinson,Wharton,
Hemingway, Faulkner, Arthur Miller,
Ginsberg, Morrison, others.

ENG 303 – Perspectives on Traditional Grammar
(3) Y
Study of traditional grammar from a
variety of perspectives, including
handbook definitions and exercises, sentence
parsing, grammar and language learning,
and grammar and literacy pedagogy.

ENG 304 – Advanced Composition
(3) O
Practice in various techniques of expository
writing combined with analysis of the
expository, descriptive, argumentative,
and narrative modes, with the intent
of helping each student develop
an individual and effective prose style.

ENG 307 – Beginning Creative Writing
(3) Y
Writing projects in poetry, short story,
and drama. Reading assignments to
illustrate each genre, exercises to develop
creative skills, and regular writing.
Frequent presentations of student work
in class.

ENG 311 – Modern English Grammar
(3) O
An extensive study of the structure of
the English language using structuralist
and transformational models with a
short introduction to the development of
the traditional school grammars.
Recommended for prospective teachers.

ENG 313 – American Social Dialects
(3) O
A practical introduction to the study of
geographic, social, and urban dialectology
with an emphasis on the relationship
to the students’ field of interest
such as social work, sociology education,
and others.

ENG 315 – Writing in the Professions
(3) O
Practice, theory, and research concerning
writing techniques used in business,
scientific, and technical disciplines.
Letters, reports, abstracts, technical
manuals, charts and graphs, outlines,
and proposals. Documentation required
in industry, science, and technical management.
Prerequisite: English 102.

ENG 316 – Principles and Practice of ESL
(3) F
Theory of second language acquisition;
linguistics, as relevant to TESL; teaching
approaches and methods, including testing,
in speaking, reading, writing, communication,
and culture.

ENG 317 – ESL Through the Subject Areas
(3) S
Provides materials and techniques for
teaching ESL through mathematics, science,
and social studies.

ENG 318 – Introduction to Linguistics
(3) O
An introduction to the systematic nature
of language and methods of analysis of
the system of sound, word formation,
and syntax. Includes analysis of non-
English languages.

ENG 335 – Literature of the Tudor Period
(3) IR
Major British writers 1485-1603.
Development of drama, poetry and
prose. Transition from medieval to modern
modes of thought as reflected in literature.

ENG 336 – Literature of the Early Stuart Period
(3) IR
Major poetry, prose and drama, including
Milton, from 1603-1660. Influence of
political, social, scientific, and religious
conflicts on development of literary
forms.

ENG 345 – Restoration and Eighteenth Century
Literature: 1660 – 1792
(3) IR
Readings in the poets, novelists, and
dramatists of the Restoration and 18th
century (1660–1792). May include
Dryden, Congreve, Swift, Pope, Gay,
DeFoe, Fielding, Sterne, Johnson,
Boswell, Goldsmith, and Sheridan.

ENG 351 – Language and Culture
(3) IR
The interrelation between culture and
language; consideration of language
impact on cultural behavior, cognition,
and perception. Introduction to problem
of socio-linguistics and communication.
Same as Anthropology 351.

ENG 355 – Literature of the Romantic Period
(3) IR
Novels, poetry and essays of such
authors as Scott, Radcliffe, Austen,
Wordsworth, Coleridge, Blake,
Wollstonecraft, and Shelley. Emphasis
on modes of literary expression and
Romantic attitudes and ideas.

ENG 356 – Literature of the Victorian Period
(3) IR
Novels, essays, and poetry of such
authors as Tennyson, Browning,
Hopkins, Ruskin, Pater, Dickens, George
Eliot, Wilde, and Hardy. Consideration
of pervasive Victorian ideas and attitudes.

ENG 357 – Modern British Literature
(3) IR
Major British writers and works from
1900 to the present, viewed in a historical
context. All genres will be included.

ENG 367 – Shakespearean Drama
(3) F,S
Selected comedies, histories, tragedies,
and romances. Emphasis on
Shakespeare’s development as a dramatist
within context of English Renaissance.

ENG 372 – Studies in Short Fiction
(3) O
Interpretations of earlier to contemporary
short stories. Includes techniques of
short fiction writing.

ENG 373 – The Novel
(3)
Historical development of the novel in
either the British, American, or Western
Literary Tradition. Topics include point
of view, narrative voice and technique,
idea and form, and character.

ENG 374 – Forms and Art of Poetry
(3) O
An intensive reading and critical analysis
of selected short poems in English and
American literature with emphasis on
those most frequently taught in secondary
schools.

ENG 375 – Literature of the Theatre
(3) IR
Forms of drama (tragedy, comedy, tragicomedy,
and others) from ancient Greece to the present.
Same as Theatre 375.

ENG 385 – American Literature: 1820–1860
(3) O
Advanced survey of Irving, Cooper,
Emerson, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville,
Thoreau, Whitman, and others.

ENG 386 – American Literature: 1860–1910
(3) O
Advanced survey of Dickinson, Mark
Twain, Chopin, James, Howells,
Wharton, Crane, and others.

ENG 392 – The African-American Novel
(3) IR
Major African-American novelists from
Charles Chestnutt to Toni Morrison.
Emphasis on development of a literary
tradition, critical responses, and
dominant themes and styles.

ENG 395 – American Literature: 1910–1945
(3) O
In-depth survey of Stein, Anderson,
Fitzgerald, Cather, Hurston,
Hemingway, Faulkner, Wright, others.

ENG 396 – American Literature: 1945 to the Present
(3) O
In-depth survey of major contributions
by American poets and fiction writers
since the Second World War.

ENG 397 – Contemporary American Poetry
(3) IR
Ethnic, experimental, feminist, imagistic,
mythic, populist, and surrealist
approaches to contemporary poetry.
Style and technique examined within
context of inherited traditions.

ENG 398 – Literary Criticism and Theory
(3) O
History of literary criticism and theory,
from Plato to the contemporary scene.
Recommended for students intending
graduate study. Prerequisite: Limited to
English majors, junior or senior status.

ENG 400 Studies in Language and Literature
(3) IR
Concentrated study on topics in English.
May count twice towards the
English major provided subspecialties
(American literature, British literature,
linguistics) are not the same.

ENG 406 – Advanced Fiction Workshop
(3) Y
Advanced practice, analysis, and study
in writing fiction as well as overview of
mechanics and markets of current fiction
publishing. Prerequisite: English
307 or permission of instructor.

ENG 407 – Advanced Poetry Workshop
(3) Y
Advanced practice, analysis, and study
in writing poetry as well as overview of
mechanics and markets of current poetry
publishing. Prerequisite: English 307
or permission of instructor.

ENG 408 – History of the English Language
(3) O
A study of the evolution of English from
earliest to modern times, with emphasis
on sound, word-formation, and syntactic
changes and some attention to the external
history and social forces.

ENG 410, 420, 430 – Topics in Language and Literature
(1) IR
A series of mini-courses treating aspects
of language and literature especially suitable
to relatively brief and concentrated
study. Topics may vary from term to
term. May count twice toward English
major, provided subspecialties
(American literature, British literature,
linguistics) are not the same.

ENG 489, 499 – Honors Tutorial
(3, 3) F,S
Students work with a faculty supervisor
on a challenging academic or creative
project. By invitation only.

ENG 490 – Independent Study
(3) F,S


* Also see courses listed under World Literature.


Note: The figure in parentheses following the title of the course indicates the credit hours per term. Courses that extend through two terms are shown as follows: (3, 3). Courses that are one term only are shown by: (3). Courses with variable credit are shown with the range of credit available, for example: (1-6).

Letters appearing after course credit hours in this section are explained as follows:
S=Spring
IR=irregularly
F=Fall
U=Summer Session
Y=at least once each academic year Check schedule for Winter Session
O=every other year

The College reserves the right to cancel any course if registration does not justify continuance and to make changes in curricula at any time.