ENGLISH CRW 1301 Beginning Poetry Writing. Credits: 3;for freshmen and sophomores only. A course designed to acquaint the student with the fundamentals of poetry writing by exploring the vari- ous forms and techniques of poetry. Original works of poetry by the students will be read and discussed in class. Students may also be required to read and dis- cuss published writing. Fulfills the general education requirement. (C) CRW 2100 Fiction Writing. Credits: 3; Prereq: CRW 1101 or status as a junior or senior. May be repeated for credit. No preregistration. Must be added during Drop/Add. An intermediate course in the resources and imagina- tion of fiction. Original work by students will be con- sidered and discussed, and the work of representative authors compared for a deeper understanding of the fictional act. (C) CRW 2300 Poetry Writing. Credits: 3; Prereq: CRW 1301 or status as a junior or senior. May be repeated for credit. No preregistration. Must be added during Drop/Add. An intermediate course in the resources and imagina- tion of poetry. Original work by students will be con- sidered and discussed, and the work of representative authors compared for a deeper understanding of the poetic act. (C) CRW 3110 Imaginative Writing: Fiction. Credits: 3; Prereq: CRW 2100 or permission of the director of creative writing. No preregistration. Must be added during drop/add. May be repeated for credit. An advanced seminar inr fiction writing for students who wish to develop their command of the problems and techniques of the art. Ordinarily conducted by workshop and individual conference, the course will include discussion of published writing. (C) CRW 3310 Imaginative Writing: Poetry 1. Credits: 3; Prereq: CRW 2300 or permission of the director of creative writing. No preregistration. Must be added during drop/add. May be repeated for credit. An advanced seminar in poetry writing, for students who wish to develop their command of the problems and techniques of the art. Ordinarily conducted by workshop and individual conference, the course will include discussion of published writing. (C) CRW 4905 Individual Work in Fiction Writing. Credits: 3; Prereq: CRW 3110 or permission of the director of creative writing. No preregistration. Must be added during drop/add. May be repeated for credit. The senior advanced seminar in writing fiction. For students considering graduate school or careers as writers. CRW 4906 Individual Work in Poetry Writing. Credits: 3; Prereq: CRW 3310 or permission of the director of creative writing. No preregistration. Must be added during drop/add. May be repeated for credit. The senior advanced seminar in writing poetry. For students considering graduate school or careers as writers. English Composition (See also CREATIVE WRITING for other writing courses.) ENC 1101 Expository and Argumentative Writing. Credits: 3 A course offering instruction in critical reading and writing of expository and argumentative essays and in the library for research purposes. 6000 words min. (C) ENC 1102 Writing About Literature. Credits: 3 A course offering instruction in writing about fiction, drama, and poetry. 6000 words min. (C) tt Grading is on S-U basis only. ENC 1145 Topics for Composition. Credits: 3 In each section, instruction in expository-argumenta- tive writing will be related to one special topic select- ed by the instructor. Readings will include varied gen- res from different disciplines. 6,000 words minimum. (C) ENC 2213 Technical Writing and Business Communication. Credits: 3; Students may not take both ENC 2213 and ENC 3250 for credit. A survey of the forms and methods of communication used in business, industry, and government, including nonformal and formal reports, letters and resumes, and proposals. (C) ENC 3250 Professional Communication. Credits: 3; Prereq: Junior year or senior standing+2 courses of Gordon-Rule English. Students may not take both ENC 2213 and ENC 3250 for credit. A professional communication course relevant in busi- ness, industry, government, and other institutional set- tings. Covers major elements of organizational commu- nication with emphasis on composition of letters and memos, reports, proposals, manuals, and presentations. (C) ENC 3310 Advanced Exposition. Credits: 3 An advanced composition course in the methods of exposition: the writing of definition, classification, comparison and contrast, analysis, illustration, identi- fication. (C) ENC 3312 Advanced Argumentative Writing. Credits: 3 A course in advanced composition concerned with the writing of argument and critical analysis. (C) ENC 4255 Propaganda and the Humanities. Credits: 3 A study of the techniques of propaganda and of the relationship of propaganda to the humanities. (C) ENC 4260 Advanced Professional Writing. Credits: 3; Prereq: ENC 2213, ENC 3250, or instruc- tor's permission. This course will focus on administrative communica- tion, professional papers, research reports, proposals, and other major professional documents depending on the needs of the students, who must have devel- oped communication skills. (C) English-General ENG 1131 Writing About Film. Credits: 4 Writing about films in all modes (narrative, documen- tary, experimental), and from the full range of nation- al cinemas. Six papers are required. This course satis- fies 3 hours of the General Education requirement in Composition or Literature and the Arts and the Communication-Computation Rule requirement. (C) ENG 2935 English: College Honors 1. Credits: 3 Enrollment by invitation. Writing about novels and short stories, primarily by American and British authors. Textual materials and assignments are chosen to match the abilities of honor students. (C, L) ENG 2937 English: College Honors 2. Credits: 3 Enrollment by invitation. Writing about drama and poetry, primarily by American and British authors. Textual materials and assignments are chosen to match the abilities of honor students. (C, L) ENG 3010 The Theory and Practice of Moder Criticism. Credits: 3 An intensive study of the idea of art as it has evolved in 20th century literary criticism and of the application of that idea to specific narrative, poetic and dramatic texts. ENG 3011 The Major Critics. Credits: 3 A reading in historical order of the major texts of liter- ary criticism. ENG 3112 Introduction to Film: Criticism and Theory. Credits: 4 (This course is a prerequisite for other upper-division film courses in the department.) An introduction to the principal theoretical and criti- cal issues raised by the first century of the cinema. ENG 3113 The Movies as Narrative Art. Credits: 4; Prereq: ENG 3112 or ENG 1131 or ENG 3121 or ENG 3122 or permission of instructor. An examination of the movies as a mode of story- telling, with emphasis upon the difference between verbal and visual narration, and relation to contempo- rary thought and values. ENG 3121 History of the Film, Part I. Credits: 4. History of the film from its beginnings to the intro- duction of sound. ENG 3122 History of the Film, Part II. Credits: 4. History of the film from sound to the present. ENG 4015 Psychological Approaches to Literature. Credits: 3 This course explores the use of various psychological concepts to the application of literary study. ENG 4060 History of the English Language. Credits: 3 The origins of the English language and its develop- ment from prehistoric times to the present. ENG 4110 Genres, Directors, and Periods. Credits: 4; Prereq: ENG 1131 or ENG 3112 or ENG 3121 or ENG 3122 or instructor's permission. A variable topics course concentrating on either film genres (e.g., documentary, the musical, melodrama, the western, film noir), specific directors, or major peri- ods in cinematic history. ENG 4114 Television and Electronic Culture. Credits: 4; Prereq: ENG 1131 or ENG 3112 or ENG 3121 or ENG 3122 or instructor's permission. Explores the development of new modes of thought, forms of art, popular culture, and social practices based on electronic technology (video and computers.) ENG 4115 Women and Film. Credits: 4; Prereq: ENG 1131 or ENG 3112 or ENG 3121 or ENG 3122 or instructor's permission. A study of the roles and function of women in main- stream and alternative cinema. The course includes stud of feminist film criticism and general theories of gender. ENG 4118 Race and Ethnicity in Film. Credits: 4; Prereq: ENG 1131 or ENG 3112 or ENG 3121 or ENG 3122 or instructor's permission. A critical and historical study of films and videos by and about people of color in the Americas, Africa, Australia, and Europe. ENG 4133 Film Studies. Credits: 4; Prereq: ENG 3112 or ENG 1131 or ENG 3121 or ENG 3122 or permission of instructor, May be repeated with a change of topic up to a maximum of 12 credits. A course of variable content providing an opportunity for the in-depth study of film genres, notable film directors, and other significant topics on subjects relat- ed to film.