1997-1998 - The University of Scranton

ENGL. 105 Staff
Written Communication 3 credits
An introduction to non-expository forms of writing.
ENGL. 107 Staff
Composition 3 credits
A study of expository and argumentative prose,
and the processes and techniques effective writers
use. Classical rhetorical strategies, a variety of
grammatical and theoretical approaches, and
(often) computer programs are employed to help
students understand composition as a means of
communication and as a mind-shaping discipline
in the liberal arts tradition.
ENGLISH
Dept. and No. Descriptive Title of Course Credits
FIRST YEAR FALL SPRING
MAJOR ENGL 140 English Inquiry 3
MAJOR ENG AREA A Medieval and Renaissance 3
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT Humanities Elective 3
GE S/BH S/BH ELECT Social-Behavioral Elective 3
GE SPCH-WRTG ENGL 107-COMM 100 Composition-Public Speaking 3 3
GE C/IL C/IL102 Computer/Information Literacy 3
GE QUAN QUAN ELECT Quantitative Reasoning Elective 3
GE PHIL-T/RS PHIL 120-T/RS 121 Intro. to Philosophy-Theology I 3 3
GE FSEM-PHED INTD 100-PHED ELECT Freshman Seminar-Physical Education 1 1
16 16
SECOND YEAR
MAJOR ENGL AREA B Restoration & Eighteenth Century 3
MAJOR ENGL AREA C Romantic & Victorian 3MAJOR
MAJOR ELECT English Elective 3
COGNATE COGNATE ELECT 2 Elective 3 3
GE PHIL-T/RS PHIL 210-T/RS 122 Ethics-Theology II 3 3
GE NSCI NSCI ELECT Natural Science Elective 3 3
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT Humanities Elective 3
GE PHED PHED ELECT Physical Education 1 1
16 16
THIRD YEAR
MAJOR ENGL AREA D American Literature to 1865 3
MAJOR ENGL AREA F American Literature 1865-Present 3MAJOR
MAJOR ELECT English Elective 3 3
COGNATE COGNATE ELECT Elective 6 6
GE PHIL or T/RS PHIL or T/RS Elective 3
GE S/BH S/BH ELECT Social-Behavioral Elective 3
GE ELECT ELECT Free Elective 3 3
18 18
FOURTH YEAR
MAJOR ENGL AREA E Modern British Literature 3
MAJOR MAJOR ELECT English Elective 3 6
COGNATE COGNATE ELECT Cognate Elective 3 3
GE ELECT ELECT Free Elective 6 6
15 15
TOTAL: 130 CREDITS
1. Any student declaring an English major who has already completed nine or more hours of courses which will count
toward the major but who has not completed ENGL. 140 will substitute an additional 400-level course for ENGL. 140.
2. For Sophomore COGNATE sequence, History 120-121 or foreign language is recommended.
ENGL. 119-120 Dr. Jordan
Masterworks of Western 6 credits
Civilization
Study of masterpieces of literature from the
Hebrew Old Testament and classic Greek to the
modern European, illuminating the development of
Western civilization.
ENGL. 121 Dr. Jordan
Myth of the Hero 3 credits
Mythic materials are examined to discover the
underlying heroic archetypal patterns. Then modern
literature is examined in the light of the same
mythic patterns.
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