| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
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ENGL 2060
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Creating Stories II
Continuing study of the process of creating and developing stories as either fiction or creative non-fiction. Feedback in a workshop environment. Reading, writing and performance assignments.
| 3 |
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ENGL 2030
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Creating Poetry I
Study of the fundamentals involved in the process of creating and developing poetry, both formal and free verse. Includes feedback in a workshop environment. Reading, writing and performance assignments.
| 3 |
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ENGL 1520
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Comparative Mythology
Introduces students to mythological and folkloric materials from a variety of cultural traditions, including, but not limited to, Greek, Roman, Norse, Native American, Aboriginal, Chinese, Japanese, East Indian, and Arthurian and Celtic. Themes within the course structure will encompass Creation myths, gods and goddesses, the Fall of Humankind, the Heroic ideal, the Afterlife, and rites of passage.
| 3 |
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ENGL 2040
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Creating Poetry II
Continuing study of the process of creating and developing poetry, both formal and free verse. Feedback in a workshop environment. Reading, writing and performance assignments.
| 3 |
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ENGL 2140
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Introduction to Shakespeare
Focus is on an examination of the plays by William Shakespeare and the history that influenced the major themes of his canon. Students will study several of his plays from the three major divisions of his work as a playwright: the tragedies, history plays, and the comedies.
| 3 |
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ENGL 2150
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Survey of American Literature I
Critical reading and evaluation of writers of prose and poetry from the colonial period to 1865. Emphasizes such writers as Edwards, Hawthorne, Melville, Longfellow, Emerson, Thoreau, and Native American writing.
| 3 |
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ENGL 2160
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Survey of American Literature II
Covers American writers from 1865 to the present, such as Whitman, Twain, Frost, Hemingway, Faulkner, and Eliot.
| 3 |
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ENGL 2210
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Survey of English Literature II
Study and comprehensive reading in English literature from the Romantic movement to the present day, including poetry and the essay with works by representative novelists.
| 3 |
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ENGL 2720
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Introduction to Literature of the Great Plains and the American West
The study, through written literature of fiction, nonfiction and poetry of the territory west of the Missouri River, especially that expanse called the Great Plains. Study would include both the early people and those who attempted to displace them.
| 3 |
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ENGL 2730
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The Novel and the Movie
Readings in fiction and viewing of films based on or elaborating on that fiction with class discussions on the relationships between the fiction and the film. Written response to reading and viewing is expected.
| 3 |
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FREN 1200
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Elementary French I
Introduction to the grammatical and conversational study of French.
| 4 |
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FREN 1210
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Elementary French II
Continuation of FREN1200 with more intense concentration on verbs and conversation.
| 4 |
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HIST 2010
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American History I
A survey of American history from the Age of Discovery through the Civil War or Reconstruction. Emphasis is on the political, economic, cultural, and social issues in the development of the American nation.
| 3 |
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HIST 2020
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American History II
A survey of American history from the end of the Civil War to the present. Emphasis is on the political, economic, cultural, and social issues that arise in America’s development as a global power.
| 3 |
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SPAN 1200
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Elementary Spanish I
An introduction to the grammatical and conversational study of the Spanish language. Emphasis on the history and culture of the Spanish speaking world.
| 4 |
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SPAN 1210
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Elementary Spanish II
A continuation of the grammatical and conversational study of the Spanish language. Emphasis on reading Spanish at a literary level.
| 4 |
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THEA 1010
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Introduction to Theatre
An introduction to the forms and functions of the dramatic arts within a historical perspective. Includes an introduction to basic theatre skills as well as an introduction to a range of dramatic literature.
| 3 |