2010-2011 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

ENGL 1313, 1323 Composition and Literature
Prerequisite for ENGL 1313: A combined score of a least 8 (4 or more from each of the two graders) on the SAT Essay
or a score of at least 500 on the SAT Writing Section or a grade of C or better in ENGL 1303 Basic Grammar and
Composition at HBU or transfer credit for the equivalent.
Prerequisite for ENGL 1323: ENGL 1313 (or its equivalent)
An introduction to the principles of composition and rhetoric: accomplished through the writing of expository essays
and through the study both of the principles of composition and of essays which employ specific rhetorical strategies.
ENGL 1323 is a continuation of the study of composition and rhetoric introduced in ENGL 1313. ENGL 1323
concentrates on the writing of expository, argumentative and researched essays through the study of the principles of
composition, of research, and of literary analysis. Students complete a research paper. In ENGL 1313 students will be
required to complete a diagnostic essay the first week of class. Those who do not successfully complete the essay will
be required to drop ENGL 1313 and complete ENGL 1303 with a grade of C or better before enrolling in ENGL 1313.
ENGL 2310 Walking to Piraeus: Conversations with Great Minds of the Ancient World
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors College
This course is fundamental to the Honors College Curriculum. By focusing on the intellectual contributions of the
Ancient world, it provides the foundation by which we can understand and evaluate the evolution and growth of human
thought, identify the major ideas that influenced Western Civilization, and become familiar with some of the most
frequently cited great thinkers of the Ancient world. The course draws on a variety of great works from science,
literature, history, ethics, philosophy, and politics. Each course will allow students to discover ancient conceptions of
broad themes such as love, war, politics, ethics, leadership, truth, race, and community and compare those conceptions
with modern conceptions of the same theme. In the end, students will discuss the extent to which modern man has
evolved from the conceptions of the Ancient world, or how similar we really are. (Also offered as HNRS 2310.)
ENGL 2315 – Great Works of Literature I
A reading course in the literary heritage of western civilization. This course includes readings from the Greeks, the
Romans, and the Middle Ages.
ENGL 2320 Faith, Reason and Romance: The Struggle for the Medieval Mind
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors College
This course is fundamental to the Honors College Curriculum. By focusing on the intellectual contributions of the
Medieval world, it provides the foundation by which we can understand and evaluate the evolution and growth of
human thought, identify the major ideas that influenced Western Civilization, and become familiar with some of the
most frequently cited great thinkers of the ―Dark Ages.‖ In particular, this course focuses on the tension among the
forces of faith, reason, and human desire that permeate medieval thought. The course draws on a variety of great works
from science, literature, history, ethics, philosophy, and politics. Each course will allow students to discover medieval
conceptions of broad themes such as love, war, politics, ethics, leadership, truth, race, and community and compare
those conceptions with modern conceptions of the same theme. In the end, students will discuss the extent to which the
medieval mind embraces or divests itself of the Ancient world, and the extent to which modern man has evolved or
embraced the ideals of the medieval world. (Also offered as HNRS 2320.)
ENGL 2325 – Great Works of Literature II
A reading course in the literary heritage of western civilization. This course includes readings from the Renaissance to
the present.
ENGL 3121, 3221, 3321 Special Topics
Prerequisites: ENGL 1313 and 1323.
Topics are determined by faculty and interested students with the approval of the Department Chair. Ethnic literature,
science fiction, and Christ archetypes in literature are examples of possible areas of interest.
ENGL 3313 English Literature I
Prerequisites: ENGL 1313 and 1323.
A survey of the historical development of English literature from its beginning through the eighteenth century:
historical background and major authors of each period. The course will provide requisite information for advanced
study in major periods of English literature. For English majors or by permission of the instructor.
ENGL 3323 English Literature II
Prerequisites: ENGL 1313 and 1323.
A survey of the historical development of English literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: historical
background and major authors of each period. The course will provide requisite information for advanced study in
major periods of English literature. For English majors or by permission of the instructor.
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