2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

Course Descriptions
ENG 220 (CS 220) Survey of Chicano Literature
3(3-0)
Survey of outstanding contemporary Chicano works.
Literature deals with Chicano themes, including analysis
of folklore and myth. (*)
ENG 221 Masterpieces of Literature I 3(3-0)
Significant writings in world literature from the ancients
through the Renaissance and their backgrounds. (F)
ENG 222 Masterpieces of Literature II 3(3-0)
Significant writings in world literature from the seventeenth
century to the present and their backgrounds. (S)
ENG 231 Literature of England I 3(3-0)
Literature and literary history of England from the Anglo-
Saxon Period through the 18th Century. Prerequisite:
ENG 102. (*)
ENG 232 Literature of England II 3(3-0)
Literature and literary history of England in the Romantic,
Victorian and Modern Periods. Prerequisite: ENG 102. (*)
ENG 240 Survey of Ethnic Literature 3(3-0)
This course provides an introduction to the literature of
four major ethnic groups in the U.S.: Native American,
African American, Chicano, and Asian American.
Prerequisite: ENG 101. (*)
ENG 251 Traditional Grammar Theory 3(3-0)
Primarily for non-majors who wish to improve their
understanding of how language works, for teacher
education majors, and for English majors who want
additional background for advanced language courses.
Prerequisite: ENG 102. (*)
ENG 254 Literature of Science Fiction 3(3-0)
Imaginative literature of fact and fiction, reading, lectures,
movies, and television. (*)
ENG 291 Special Topics (1-3 VAR) (*) Repeatable
ENG 303 Adv. Comp., Rhetoric, and Grammar 3(3-0)
Advanced persuasive writing, including rhetoric and
grammar. Prerequisite: ENG 102. (*)
ENG 305 Technical and Scientific Report Writing
3(3-0)
Emphasis on discrete professional formats and styles in
writing manuals, proposals, government contracts and
reports. For upperclassmen in technical and professional
fields. Prerequisite: ENG 102. (F,S)
ENG 307 Poetry 3(3-0)
Poetry as a genre; prosody and techniques of fixed-form
and free verse; poetic traditions from ancient to contemporary;
poetic theory and criticism. Prerequisite: ENG 201. (*)
ENG 308 Fiction 3(3-0)
Prose fiction as a genre, including the modern short story
and representative novels from 1700 to the present.
Prerequisite: ENG 201. (*)
ENG 309 Drama 3(3-0)
Drama as a literary genre; representative works from the
ancient, medieval, Renaissance, modern, and contemporary
traditions; historical, theatrical, and critical contexts.
Prerequisite: ENG 201. (*)
ENG 309L Drama on Screen 1(0-1)
Provides students the opportunity to see filmed performances
of plays studied in ENG 309, spanning 2,500 years
of dramatic history. Corequisite: ENG 309 recommend. (*)
ENG 315 Creative Writing: Poetry 3(3-0)
Introduction to writing poetry. A studio workshop for
students to grow in their appreciation of poetic processes.
Prerequisite: ENG 114. (*)
ENG 316 Creative Writing: Fiction 3(3-0)
Introduction to creating character, situation, and overall
structure, emphasis on imaginative and real-life portrayal.
Prerequisite: ENG 114. (*)
ENG 317 Creative Nonfiction 3(3-0)
Introduction to writing the reflective essay. Prerequisite:
ENG 114. (*)
ENG 318 Creative Writing: Drama 3(3-0)
Introduction to playwriting. Composition of a one-act play
and development of creative and critical thinking through
the study of major playwrights. Prerequisite: ENG 114. (*)
ENG 321 American Romanticism 3(3-0)
A study of the major figures in the development of
American Romanticism. Prerequisites: ENG 310 and 312,
or permission of instructor. (*)
ENG 322 American Literary Realism, 1870-1910
3(3-0)
A study of the development of Realism and Naturalism in
American literature during the late 19th century and the
early 20th century. Prerequisites: ENG 310 and 312, or
permission of instructor. (*)
ENG 323 Modern American Literature 3(3-0)
A study of major writers’ themes, and developments in
American literature from the 1910s to the 1960s.
Prerequisites: ENG 310 and 312 or permission of
instructor. (*)
ENG 324 American Cinema/American Culture 3(3-0)
From early twentieth century to date, a survey of
profoundly influential, selected American films, their
aesthetic, cultural and technological impacts. (*)
ENG 325 Nature Writing in the West 3(3-0)
Studies in writings about the western landscape and
environment by American nature writers; intensive
practice in nature writing. (*)
ENG 326 Writing for the WEB 3(3-0)
Writing for the World Wide Web and intranets, including
rhetorical approaches, elements of design, and organizing
informative sites for education, government, business,
and the arts. Prerequisite: ENG 102. (*)
ENG 328 Contemporary American Lit 3(3-0)
Advanced study of a focused topic in contemporary
American literature (genre, theme, or set of related texts),
in historical, cultural, and critical contexts. Prerequisite:
ENG 201. (*)
ENG 330 Modern European Drama 3(3-0)
Survey of major developments in modern European
drama. Prerequisite: ENG 101. (*)
ENG 331 Development of the Novel 3(3-0)
Emphasis on social problems and European influences,
focus on trends coming to full development in the 20th
century. Includes recent works. Prerequisite: ENG 201. (*)
ENG 335 (SPCOM, WS 335) Gender and Communication
3(3-0)
This course examines the ways that gender affects
communication behaviors and helps develop an awareness
of the processes that affect gender socialization and
stereotyping. Prerequisite: ENG 102. (*)
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