Course Descriptions

ENGL 151 - Freshman Composition

1. Use rhetorical contexts to guide the development of appropriate written responses.
2. Evaluate key characteristics that may impact a text message and a text suitability for a particular purpose.
3. Implement composing processes to develop and finalize essays.
4. Apply knowledge of academic writing conventions.

ENGL 151H - Freshman Composition - Honors

3 CR
The intellectually able student is permitted to pursue in-depth studies in expository writing. The student must be interested in developing excellence in writing. Lab Fee

Additional Information: Students may enter the Honors course only as part of the Honors Program or with department approval.

1. Use rhetorical contexts to guide the development of appropriate written responses.
2. Evaluate key characteristics that may impact a text’s message and a text’s suitability for a particular purpose.
3. Implement composing processes to develop and finalize essays.
4. Apply knowledge of academic writing conventions.
5. Integrate college writing into a variety of applications.

Honors Outcomes:

1. Collaborate in college, local, and global communities.
2. Demonstrate expertise and research skills in select areas of study.
3. Develop an interdisciplinary perspective across the liberal arts and sciences.
4. Demonstrate intellectual independence through verbal and written work.
5. Demonstrate research skills, including analysis of information and perspectives from diverse sources.
6. Develop plans and skills to further both academic and professional careers.

ENGL 152 - Freshman Composition

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the process of writing academically viable research essays.
2. Utilize resources and strategies for locating academic sources, and employ techniques for accurate documentation.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of guidelines governing APA and MLA style conventions.
4. Apply critical reading skills to published works, peer essays, and personal drafts of research essays.

ENGL 152H - Freshman Composition - Honors

3 CR
A continuation of ENGL 151  or ENGL 151H  with emphasis on the preparation and writing of a research paper on a challenging topic. Analysis of fiction and nonfiction selections to refine critical thinking skills. Honors courses emphasize individual study, personal, and group projects with additional learning outcomes common to the Honors Program.

Additional Information: Students may enter the Honors course only as part of the Honors Program or with department approval.

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the process of writing academically viable research essays.
2. Utilize resources and strategies for locating academic sources, and employ techniques for accurate documentation.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of guidelines governing APA and MLA style conventions.
4. Apply critical reading skills to published works, peer essays, and personal drafts of research essays.

Honors Outcomes:

1. Collaborate in college, local, and global communities.
2. Demonstrate expertise and research skills in select areas of study.
3. Develop an interdisciplinary perspective across the liberal arts and sciences.
4. Demonstrate intellectual independence through verbal and written work.
5. Demonstrate research skills, including analysis of information and perspectives from diverse sources.
6. Develop plans and skills to further both academic and professional careers.

ENGL 153 - Technical English

1. Communicate ideas and opinions clearly and correctly for a variety of readers and purposes through writing and speaking.
2. Examine a written or spoken word and recognize purpose, meaning, and main ideas; locate additional information sources and apply that information in research or problem-solving.
3. Use listening and speaking skills in interpersonal communications, one-to-one, and in a group, with accuracy, insight, and effectiveness in a variety of settings, including online communication.
4. Distinguish between fact and opinion, and recognize biases and fallacies in reasoning.
5. Use systematic, critical, and creative processes to identify problems, analyze alternative solutions, and make decisions, individually and in collaboration with others, in a clear, logical and consistent manner.
6. Demonstrate the ability to effectively use computers to achieve a personal or professional goal.
7. Apply properly the principles of direct letters, indirect letters, persuasive letters, and memoranda.

ENGL 203 - Introduction to Creative Writing

1. Deconstruct professional and student writing for the purposes of craft.
2. Create original work in multiple genres.
3. Implement composing processes to develop and finalize a body of work for publication.