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include composing a total of at least 4,500 words (approximately
20 pages). Students may receive credit for only one of the following
courses: ENGL 101 or ENGL 101X.
ENGL 106 Introduction to Research Writing (1)
Designed to help students enhance their research and writing
skills. Instruction and practice in the fundamentals of the research
and writing process: planning and beginning a paper, composing
the paper, citing sources, and presenting the paper in manuscript
form. Both the MLA and APA styles of documentation are used.
ENGL 201 Western World Literature: Homer to the
Renaissance (3)
(Fulfills the historical or international perspective requirement.)
Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent. A survey of classic writings
from Greek, biblical, Roman, and medieval civilizations. Literary
forms and the ways the works reflect the values of their cultures
are discussed. Readings may include selections from the Bible
and the writings of Homer, Sophocles, Virgil, Dante, and Chaucer.
Selections may vary each semester.
ENGL 202 Western World Literature: Renaissance to the
Present (3)
(Fulfills the historical or international perspective requirement.)
Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent. A survey of European
classic writings from the Renaissance to the modern age. Literary
form and the way the works reflect the changing ideas and values
of European civilization are discussed. Readings may include works
by Shakespeare, Moliere, Voltaire, Goethe, Dostoyevsky, and
Camus. Selections may vary each semester.
ENGL 205 Introduction to Shakespeare (3)
(Fulfills the historical or international perspective requirement.)
Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent. An examination of
representative Shakespearean plays from each genre (comedy,
history, tragedy, and romance).
ENGL 211 English Literature: Beginning to 1800 (3)
(Fulfills the historical or international perspective requirement.)
Prerequisite: ENGL 101. An introduction to significant works of
English literature, surveying earlier works to the Romantic period.
Readings include Beowulf, and works by Chaucer, Spenser,
Marlowe, and Milton.
ENGL 212 English Literature: 1800 to the Present (3)
(Fulfills the historical or international perspective requirement.)
Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent. A survey of the major
literary movements of the 19th and 20th centuries, from Romantic
to Victorian to Modern. Authors studied may include
Wordsworth, Keats, the Brontes, Tennyson, Browning, Yeats,
Joyce, and Woolf.
ENGL 221 American Literature: Beginning to 1865 (3)
(Fulfills the historical perspective requirement.) Prerequisite:
ENGL 101 or equivalent. A close study of some masterpieces of
American literature, covering the period from the beginning of
American literature to 1865.
ENGL 222 American Literature: 1865 to the Present (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent. A study of the development
of American literature since the Civil War, emphasizing
representative authors and works. Genres investigated include stories
and poems as well as novels and plays. Significant films may be
viewed.
UMUC Course Descriptions — ENGL 106 through ENGL 303
ENGL 234 Introduction to African American Literature (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 101 or equivalent. A survey of African
American literature from the late 18th century to the present.
ENGL 240 Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent. An introduction to fiction,
poetry, and drama, with emphasis on developing critical reading
skills. Study may be organized either by genre or by theme. Writers
covered vary from semester to semester. Films may be included.
Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses:
ENGL 240 or ENGL 340.
ENGL 241 Introduction to the Novel (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent. A survey of the
development of the genre, with emphasis on the techniques and
styles of representative novelists. Six to eight novels (depending
on length) are studied, in English or in English translation.
ENGL 246 The Short Story (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent. An analysis of the
attributes of the well-written short story. Emphasis is on aspects
such as theme, plot, characterization, point of view, tone, imagery,
irony, and symbolism, as exemplified in representative works of
the 19th and 20th centuries. Only minimal biographical and
historical background is provided; focus is on the selected writings.
ENGL 250 Introduction to Literature by Women (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent. A survey of literature by
and about women from the Middle Ages to the present.
ENGL 281 Standard English Grammar, Usage, and Diction (3)
(Fulfills the general education requirement in communications,
but is not a writing course.) Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent.
An overview of grammatical structures of standard formal and
written English. Topics may include parts of speech, punctuation,
choice and usage of words, sentence patterns, and advanced
grammatical issues. Students may receive credit for only one of
the following courses: ENGL 281 or ENGL 281X.
ENGL 291 Expository and Research Writing (3)
(Fulfills the general education requirement in communications.)
Prerequisites: ENGL 101 and LIBS 150. Continued practice in
critical reading, thinking, and writing skills. Focus is on analyzing,
evaluating, and synthesizing diverse sources and viewpoints to
be used in developing persuasive and argumentative writing
projects. Assignments include written exercises, two short research
essays, and a research project, resulting in a total of at least 4,500
words (approximately 20 pages). Students may receive credit for
only one of the following courses: ENGL 291 or ENGL 291H.
ENGL 294 Introduction to Creative Writing (3)
(Fulfills the general education requirements in communications)
Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent. An introductory study
of creative writing designed to develop critical awareness, creativity,
and skill in writing and analyzing poems and short stories.
ENGL 303 Critical Approaches to Literature (3)
(Fulfills the general education requirement in intensive upperlevel
writing. Designed as a foundation for other upper-level
literature courses.) Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent. A study
of the techniques of literary analysis, emphasizing close reading of
texts. The goal is to better understand and appreciate literature
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