Table of Contents - Hartwick College

The department encourages its majors to do internships in fields such as
journalism, law and publishing. Hartwick English majors graduate with
verbal and analytical skills that serve them well in a wide variety of
occupations, including law and medicine, libraries and museums,
corporate and government agencies, and publications and
communications.
Faculty
English Faculty: Kim H. Noling, chair; Robert R. Bensen; David C.
Cody; Lisa Darien; Carol Frost; Susan Navarette; Margaret K. Schramm;
Julia P. Suarez; Thomas J. Travisano; Marilyn C. Wesley
Other Faculty: Nejla Camponeschi, Martin Christiansen, Neil
Cunningham, Richard Gary, Irene McManus, Brian Madden, Adrienne
Martini, William Rath, Carol Silverberg, Karyn Zapach
Courses
101 Writing Tutorial (2 credits) Practice in writing short compositions
and review of English grammar. Required of, and open only to, students
placed at Level 1 of the Writing Competency Program as preparation for
Level 2. Does not count toward majors or minors in English. Offered fall
and spring.
110 Composition (3 credits) Basic expository writing taught as a
process leading to a product, with ample opportunity for the professor to
intervene in, and the student to practice, the stages of the process.
Includes assigned readings, conferences with the instructor (at least two
per term), peer review and rewriting. Instruction in how to do library
research, how to prepare a bibliography and how to document sources.
One paper based on intensive investigation of a single subject required.
Students write a minimum of 20 finished pages, including the
investigative paper. Does not count toward majors or minors in English.
Offered fall and spring.
111 Composition Workshop (2 credits) Emphasis on the writing and
particularly the revision of various short compositions in preparation for
successful participation in a Level 3 (W) course. Open to Level 2B
students and to transfer students who have taken composition elsewhere
but have been placed at Level 1 or 2. Does not count toward major or
minor in English. Permission required.
115 Principles of Public Speaking (3 credits) Psychological, physical,
and intellectual problems involved in speaking before an audience;
classroom experience in various types of formal speaking; constructive
criticism from the instructor and fellow students. Does not count toward
majors or minors in English. Offered fall and spring.
150 Topics in Literature for Freshmen (3 or 4 credits) These
courses, designed especially for the first-year student, approach the
understanding of literature through topics and themes, such as
“Masculinities,” “Reading American Poetry,” “The Rhythms of Poetry,”
“Children in War,” and “Imperial Nightmares.” Fundamental skills of
reading, writing and interpreting literature are emphasized. Open to firstyear
students and to others by permission of the instructor. Offered fall
and spring.
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