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CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS• Certificate in Professional Communications: A programdesigned for the working professional who wants to enhancehis/her communication skills. Requirements include: COM200, COM 250, and twelve elective credits. Electives may bechosen from three credit courses or one credit special topicofferings including: COM 206, 226, 227, 239, 307, 308, 330,337, 350; BUS 331, CIS 202, 214, 230,335.• Certificate in Irish Studies: An interdisciplinary program thatmay be taken for cultural enrichment or for academic credit.Requirements include 6 credits of language and 6 creditschosen from among electives in literature, history and otherdisciplines. The Irish language courses fulfill the core foreignlanguage requirement. Electives vary each semester; courseofferings are listed in the semester Course Guide or may beobtained from the Department.ENGLISH HUMANITIES CORE: All students in thebaccalaureate program must take six credits in composition and a100 level literature course.101. Principles of Writing (3)Introduction to college writing and review of Englishfundamentals. (Does not replace ENG 106-107 requirement.)106-107. Composition I, II (3, 3)Introduction to academic writing and research techniques withemphasis on using language clearly and correctly. (ENG 106 isprerequisite for ENG 107.)113 - 114. HON English I, II (3, 3)Proficiency in research and critical writing based on a variety ofthemes.122. Introduction to Literature (3)Short story, poetry, and drama. Emphasis on techniques ofliterary analysis and appreciation.125. Introduction to Drama (3)Representative drama from the Classical Greek period to the20th century.126. Introduction to Poetry (3)Themes and techniques of poetry from all ages.132. Themes in Literature (3)Themes of innocence and experience, conformity and rebellion,culture and identity, love and hate, and the presence of death invarious literary forms.150. Special Topics in Literature (1-2)Varied approaches to authors, themes, and literary genres.216. HON: World Literature (3)An introduction to the literature of many cultures. Students writeresponse papers that explicate and analyze different literary works.They also research and compose a critical essay that explores theworks of two writers, one from the traditional canon, one fromoutside the traditional canon. (Cross-cultural studies course)241. Principles and Practice of Research (3)Fundamental grounding in research methodology focusing ontheoretical understandings and practical applications of the researchprocess. (Offered only in the accelerated format.)242. Writing for Applied Research (3)Theoretical principles and practical applications of academicresearch with a focus on business. Students learn to form initialinquiry questions; locate and evaluate print and electronic sources;and summarize, paraphrase, and incorporate source material inwritten presentations using the APA citation format. (Offered onlyin the accelerate format.)260. Literary Analysis and Research (3)Methods of research for literary studies with emphasis on printand electronic secondary sources. (Required for all English majors.)261. Major American Fiction (3)Readings in modern American short stories and novels.262. Twentieth Century British Authors (3)Trends in 20th century British literature. Analysis of the worksof significant authors.263. Modern Drama (3)Major 20th century dramatists. Analysis of plays and criticalwriting.264. Modern Poetry (3)Major American and British poetry and poetic theory.265. Modern Women Writers: Fashioning “A Room of One’sOwn” (3)This course will explore the energies, purposes, attitudes andliterary contributions of both modern and contemporary feminineauthors.266. Modern Women Writers: Part 2: Furnishing “A Room ofOne’s Own” (3)This course considers the work of women writers of mid- andlate twentieth century. While ENG 265 is not a prerequisite for thiscourse, its background would serve as a wonderful framework forthis sequel.299. Advanced Composition (3)Strategies of rhetoric and style. Students learn writing byinvestigating theories of writing, particularly argumentation.(Required for all English and Communication majors.)314. HON: Film Adaptations of Literature (3)This course exposes students to good literature and good filmsmade from this literature as a means of learning to appreciate thevalue of both methods of presenting great stories and ideas.Students will form a critical apparatus that allows perceptivejudgments of both genres.321: Literary Theory (3)Introduction to literary theory and analysis. Students learn howto apply literary theory to specific works of literature.329. Ancient and Medieval World Literature (3)Representative works of ancient and medieval world literatureconcentrating on myth, epic, and drama.337. History of the English Language (3)Development of modern English, with historical backgroundproviding proper perspective for examination of current linguistictrends.55