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English
English and Law
English prepares students for a career in law because it develops their critical thinking skills and writing
ability, both essential to the practice of law. In addition to the English major, students should consider
the following courses:
AC222 Accounting Concepts
BU312 Business Law I
CJ111 Introduction to Criminal Justice
PH102 Logic
PS332 American Constitutional Law II
Department Courses:
E105 Writing Skills 3 credits
This course is designed to prepare students for college-level writing. Included is practice in sentence,
paragraph, and essay structure as well as significant review of grammar, punctuation, and usage
fundamentals. Emphasis is placed on the development of writing as a process of thinking and
communicating that involves the stages of generating, drafting, and revising. The course serves as a
preparation for E120, English Composition. Students who are required to take E105 must complete the
course with a passing grade before enrolling in E120.
E120 English Composition 3 credits
This course emphasizes the process of writing, from the generation of ideas to the editing of the final
text. Students practice strategies to improve the organization, development, and style of their essay
writing. The course also stresses helping students achieve competence in grammar, punctuation, usage,
and mechanics and includes a review of MLA citation and documentation format in concert with writing
a shorter research paper. Prerequisite: E105 or placement.
E175 Introduction to Literature 3 credits
In this course, students gain exposure to works of fiction, poetry, and drama and acquire experience
in critical reading and interpretation of literature. Students not only read but also actively engage with
literary texts, in the process becoming familiar with literary conventions and discourse. Readings may
explore a particular theme (e.g., The Heroic, The Quest, The Individual and Community, Coming of Age);
themes and reading selections vary by instructor. Prerequisite: E120 or E120/220 placement.
E195-204 Special Topics in English 1-3 credits
Selected topics in English may be offered depending on student and faculty interest.
E220 Argumentative and Research Writing 3 credits
In this intermediate writing course, students learn how to read and produce informative and persuasive
essays. Students write essays and a research paper incorporating outside source material. Review of
MLA citation and documentation style is included, along with practice in doing library and web-based
research. Prerequisite: E120 or placement.
E250 Literary Imagination 3 credits
This course for potential English majors and minors introduces students to various critical reading
strategies, provides practice in close reading and the development and defense of a thesis appropriate
for literary analysis, and offers multiple writing opportunities. The course aims to convey a sense of
literary history by exposing students to intensive study of the representation of a particular theme or
strain (e.g., ambition, desire) in different genres over time. Prerequisite: E120 or E120/220 placement.
E295 Practical Grammar 2 credits
The purpose of this course is to teach students to identify basic and advanced grammatical structures.
Students are asked to apply this grammatical knowledge to exercises that require them to edit for
grammar and punctuation. Offered spring semester. Prerequisite: E120 or equivalent.
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