Catalog - Virginia Intermont College

Programs of Study 167
210-COLLEGE WRITING. Prerequisite: ENG 101 and 102 or permission of instructor.
An expository writing course exclusively for those students who have not satisfied
the College’s writing competency requirement by completing English 101 and 102
at Virginia Intermont or by passing the Writing Competency Assessment Test. No
others are admitted to the course. Students must earn a C- or better to satisfy the
college’s writing competency requirements.
One hour a week. Credit, one semester hour. Offered as needed.
221-AMERICAN LITERATURE I. Prerequisite: C- or better in English 102/104. A
survey of American literature from the period of Exploration to the Civil War.
Three hours a week. Credit, three semester hours. Offered fall semester.
222-AMERICAN LITERATURE II. Prerequisite: C- or better in English 102/104. A
survey of American literature from the Reconstruction to 9-11.
Three hours a week. Credit, three semester hours. Offered spring semester.
224-HONORS THEMES IN LITERATURE I. Prerequisite: C- or better in English
102/104. A study of selected words from Ancient Greek tragedy to the early
seventeenth century British literature. Students examine the development
of significant intellectual and aesthetic concepts in a cultural context. Themes
designated by instructor.
Three hours a week. Credit, three semester hours. Offered fall semester.
225-HONORS THEMES IN LITERATURE II. Prerequisite: C- or better in English
102/104. A study of selected literary works from the Enlightenment to the
present. Students examine the development of significant intellectual and
aesthetic concepts in a cultural context. Themes designated by instructor.
Three hours a week. Credit, three semester hours. Offered spring semester.
228-DRAMATIC LITERATURE. Students will be introduced to dramatic works that
are representative of important playwrights or that are significant in their own
right. Emphasis will be placed on plays which are still produced. Extensive critical
reading and writing required. Cross listed as THEA 210.
Three hours a week. Credit, three semester hours. Offered spring semester in
alternate years.
231-MASTERPIECES OF WORLD LITERATURE I. Prerequisite: C- or better in English
102/104. An introduction to the great masterpieces in Continental and Asian
literature from the Ancient World through the seventeenth century.
Three hours a week. Credit, three semester hours. Offered fall semester.
Virginia Intermont College 2012–2013 College Catalog