Biology - Major in Biology Program

Gateway Courses:
ENG 120 Introduction to Literature

Introduction to literary genres and the basic methodology, terminology and concepts of the study of literature. Fulfills requirement: Critical Thinking through Writing. 3 credits.

ENG 150 Introduction to Creative Writing

Introduction to a variety of models and craft concepts useful in writing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and other genres. This course provides the basis for the student's acquisition of a repertoire of techniques. Fulfills requirement: . Prerequisite: FYE 112 or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.

Theory Courses:
ENG 250 Creative Writing Publication Form & Theory

This process-based course focuses on forms of publication in creative writing, with an emphasis on practical skills application and professionalization. The course provides an introduction to publication steps and processes, including formatting work for submission, editing, and organizing a collection of manuscripts for publication as a literary journal, personal chapbook, or other literary artifact. Prerequisite: ENG 150 and FYE 111, or permission of instructor. 3 credits.

Application and Specialization Courses:
One course from the following:
ENG 211 Myth, Mythmaking, and Mythologies

In this course, students will read myths from diverse historical periods and cultures, including the religious scripture (Genesis), comic books (Superman), films (The Life of Brian), and contemporary novels (Lamb: The Gospel according to Christ's Childhood Friend Biff). Students will examine theoretical approaches to myth and mythmaking, read a diversity of myths, and learn about mythmaking by reading and writing their own myths. Fulfills requirement: . 3 credits.

ENG 221 Survey of American Literature I

This course offers a survey of selected major American authors from the colonial period to the end of the nineteenth century. During this period, Americans are beginning to explore the ways in which "being American" differs from "being English" (or some other nationality). They are wrestling with big topics like the role of religion, the meaning of equality (especially with regard to slavery, our treatment of Native Americans, and the status of women), and whether science can tell us everything there is to know about who we are and why we behave as we do. Particular authors will vary from year to year, but typically we will read non-fiction, fiction, and poetry. Fulfills requirement: . 3 credits.

ENG 222 Survey of American Literature II

The course is an introduction to major American authors from 1865 to the present. The survey offers an insight into how American literature shapes American identity and is in turn informed by it. We will explore the question of American identity by observing the relationship between the nation and the individual, the evolution of the artist in society, the recognition of multi-ethnic subjectivity, the relationship between urbanism and regionalism, and the diverse and innovative use of language. The course will follow different literary movements in this period from Realism, Naturalism, Modernism, the Harlem Renaissance, Post-War Poetry, and Postmodernism through poetry, short stories, plays, and novels. Our readings will be informed by historical, social, philosophical, cultural, and thematic perspectives. Fulfills requirement: . 3 credits.

ENG 225 Survey of English Literature I

This course offers a survey of selected major English works from the early Middle Ages to about 1800. The course will also pay significant attention to the evolution of the English language as evidenced within the literature read and the historical and linguistic factors contributing to that change, including the rise of book culture, literacy rates, and urban migration in England. Authors studied may vary from semester to semester, but works read will range from heroic verse composed by anonymous poets in the early part of the period to Chaucer to the speeches of Queen Elizabeth and the fantastical worlds of Margaret Cavendish to Shakespeare and the poets and essayists of the Restoration. Fulfills requirement: . 3 credits.

ENG 226 Survey of English Literature II

The course is an introduction to major English authors from 1800 to the present. Through novels, short stories, poetry, plays, and non-fiction the course engages with construction of English identity. The survey offers an insight into the evolution of English literature through an examination of the role of the artist in society against the backdrop of the rise and fall of British Empire. The course begs the question who writes English literature? Fulfills requirement: . 3 credits.

ENG 227 Survey of World Literature I

This course will investigate the relationship between the local and the global through literature from Antiquity (2nd millennium BCC) to the European Renaissance (15th century CE). Organized around major literary forms, the course will familiarize students with different cultural, socio-political, religious, and economic movements across the globe. How do we read and understand other cultures while situated in our own, and how does our reading of other cultures inform our understanding of our own culture? How does the attempt to respond to the unique cultural and political movements of the period manifest itself in literature from the period? Through religious texts, origin myths, epics, lyrics, plays, short stories, poetry, and non-fiction, the course will consider the question of how a specific localized form adapts when it crosses geographical boundaries. Fulfills requirement: Critical Thinking through Writing. 3 credits.

ENG 228 Global Science Fiction

How do we read and understand other cultures while situated in our own, and how does our reading of other cultures inform our understanding of our own culture? As we think of global futures, this course will examine science fiction from across the world. We will explore how sci-fi intersects with environmental, cultural, socio-political, religious, and economic conditions to address and (re)invent our future(s). Fulfills requirement: . 3 credits.

ENG 229 Survey of World Literature II

This course will investigate the relationship between the local and the global through 20th- and 21st- century literature from around the world. How do we read and understand other cultures while situated in our own, and how does our reading of different cultures inform our understanding of our own culture? How does the attempt to respond to the period's unique cultural and political movements manifest itself in literature from the period? Students will be exposed to differing worldviews, experiences, and perspectives. This course will allow students to explore modern and contemporary literature and different cultures to establish an understanding of cultural, socio-political, religious, and economic identities. We will also consider how forms of literature adapt as they cross geographical boundaries and what those changes reveal. Fulfills requirement: Critical Thinking through Writing. 3 credits.

ENG 231 Journalism and News Reporting

Introduction to the basic skills of journalistic writing such as interviewing, gathering and reporting news and writing feature stories according to standard formats and styles. The course also covers ethical and legal considerations related to news reporting. Fulfills requirement: . Prerequisite: FYE 112, or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.

ENG 233 Multimedia Narratives

Hands-on introduction to storytelling through a variety of mediums, including audio, video, voiceover and print. The course will focus on career exploration through writing, going from academic discourse to communicating in such fields as public relations, social media, print journalism, broadcasting and podcasting. Fulfills requirement: Critical Thinking through Writing. Prerequisite: FYE 112, or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.

ENG 241 Introduction to Performance: Speaking and Movement

ENG 241 Introduction to Performance: Speaking & Movement introduces "performers" (actors, clinicians, salespersons . anyone attempting to inhabit roles to achieve communicative goals for a given "audience") to the skills necessary to behave truthfully within imagined or contrived scenarios ("real," or fictional). Through a combination of physical and emotional exercises, students will learn to apply "bodymind" techniques within "contentless scenes" and short improvisatory playlets (among others) relevant and adaptable across professional fields. Students also will learn theories and terminology central to acting, as well as foundational methods in verbal and non-verbal communication. No prior experience in theater or acting is required. Fulfills requirement: . 3 credits.

ENG 321 Poetry

This course draws on English, American, and Commonwealth traditions in poetry from the Middle Ages to the present, introducing students to a wide range of poems, a critical vocabulary, and varied approaches to interpretation. Fulfills requirement: Critical Thinking through Writing. Prerequisite: ENG 120 or 200-level literature survey, or permission of instructor. 3 credits.

ENG 322 Environment and Literature

How can literature help us observe, analyze, (re)connect with, and (re)imagine human relationships to environments, natures, places, animals, climate, ecologies, landscapes, and more broadly, the planet? How can it (re)connect us with conservation, sustainability, intervention and interference, and our own ways of living? Within this course, we'll prioritize applied-learning and depth over breadth--across genres and media--as we engage with environments through literature and experiment with opportunities to help bring about positive change. Fulfills requirement: . 3 credits.

ENG 324 Shakespeare I

Concentrated study of early Shakespearean drama, especially the comedies and the histories. Writing process. Fulfills requirement: . Prerequisite: ENG 120 or 200-level Literature Survey. 3 credits.

ENG 325 Shakespeare II

Concentrated study of late Shakespearean drama, especially the tragedies and the romances. Fulfills requirement: . Prerequisite: ENG 120 or 200-level literature survey. 3 credits.

ENG 326 Major Poets

This course will engage students in close and extensive readings of the work of selected major British or American poets. Students will develop their skills as readers and interpreters of poetry and literary criticism. The particular poets studied will vary from semester to semester. Fulfills requirement: Critical Thinking through Writing. Prerequisite: ENG 120 or 200-level literature survey, or by permission of instructor. 3 credits.

ENG 327 Queer Literature

From elusive subtext to proud Own Voices work, queer literature is where the literary canon, the closet, and cultural norms collide. In this course, we'll explore the literature, theory, and criticism of LGBTQ+ writers that have shaped the literary and cultural landscape of the 20th and 21st century. We'll expand our conceptions about literature, sexuality, and gender by critically analyzing the ways in which the authors and texts we read subvert and challenge sexual, gender, and cultural "norms." Fulfills requirement: Human Diversity. Fulfills requirement: . Prerequisite: FYE 112, or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.

ENG 330 Strategic Communications and Newsroom Workshop

This course builds on the basic skills of journalistic writing, interviewing, and fact gathering to provide training in storytelling and communicationsáapplicable to a variety of professional fields. Together, we will learn how information is conveyed across a changing media landscape; to gather and assimilate information across a wide variety of media platforms; to produce work consistent with contemporary demands in journalism and communications;áand to explore how newsrooms operate today. Students also will have the exciting opportunity to see their work published (so valuable for resumes) with stories produced in the course contributing to LVC's student-run newspaper. Fulfills requirement: . Prerequisite: ENG 231 or DCOM 285, or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.

ENG 331 Persuasive Writing

Investigation of the theory and practice of advanced composition and rhetoric in multiple communications contexts. This course introduces the student to classical and contemporary rhetoric, and contributes to the enhancement of persuasive writing skills. Fulfills requirement: Critical Thinking through Writing. Prerequisite: FYE 112; or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.

ENG 335 Editing

Introduction to the theory and practice of editing, with an emphasis on reading closely, revising, and other aspects of refining and preparing content for publication or online distribution. Fulfills requirement: . Prerequisite: FYE 112, or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.

ENG 341 Reading and Performing Between the Lines

ENG 341 Reading + Performing Between the Lines equips "performers" (actors, clinicians, salespersons . anyone attempting to inhabit roles to achieve communicative goals for a given "audience") with the skills necessary to turn scripts into performances. Through a combination of acting exercises and script analysis, students will learn to read scripts and connect them with the performer's task of giving life to characters. By learning to recognize and use "actor-friendly" elements of scripts-which can allow performers to unlock the energies of body and mind for the purpose of creating fully realized characters-students will exploit their imaginations and senses in a discovery process that can be applied to contexts (across professional fields and beyond) that involve performance. Fulfills requirement: Humanistic Perspectives, Oral Communication. Fulfills requirement: . 3 credits.

ENG 360 Global Film

Introduction to analysis and critique of a broad range of foreign and US films and an overview of film's history as a form of political, social, and cultural expression. This course contributes to the student's acquisition of a critical vocabulary and development of critical thinking skills. It also provides opportunities for creative/hands-on work. Fulfills requirement: . Prerequisite: ENG 120, 160, a 200-level or higher survey or film course, or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.

ENG 390 Special Topics

Topic announced at the time of registration. Fulfills requirement: . This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. 3 credits.

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ENG 420 African-American Literature

Examination of African-American literature as a lens through which students may more clearly view the ways that African Americans have contributed to, been influenced by, appropriated and transformed notions of American identity, specifically conceptions of freedom, equality, gender, sexuality, religion, class, and literature. Fulfills requirement: . Prerequisite: FYE 112, or by instructor permission. This course satisfies a formative course requirement in the College Honors Program. Enrollment is open to all students. 3 credits.

ENG 421 Literature by Women

Investigation of the ways in which women from a broad diversity of cultural backgrounds respond to and reshape a tradition that has typically been gendered as masculine. This course explores the effects of culture, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and religion on women's writing. Fulfills requirement: . Prerequisite: FYE 111 or 112. 3 credits.

ENG 422 Literature Under/Against Oppression

What does it mean to live and write under conditions of oppression and the legacy of that oppression-in its many forms-once it's "gone"? How do these circumstances and creativity's response to them (re)shape nations, community, and even identity itself? As we think through these and related questions, this course will examine fiction, poetry, short films, and even music videos from across the world by artists working under/against colonial powers seeking their domination. Of central interest will be how these struggles and this work matter to history, contemporary life, and our own global futures. Fulfills requirement: . 3 credits.

ENG 423 The Literature of Native America

This course considers the ways in which literature written by and/or about Native Americans reflects indigenous cultural histories and values, as well as the ways in which that literature reflects the differences between Native American and European literary forms. In addition to studying literature, we will study the historical, political, and cultural background of that literature, as well as the critical commentary that surrounds it. Fulfills requirement: . 3 credits.

ENG 430 Multimedia Feature Writing

Introduction to the fundamentals of feature writing, with an emphasis on specific kinds of research, interviewing, storytelling, and editing text for diverse media. The course is run as a writing workshop. Fulfills requirement: . Prerequisite: ENG 231 (formerly 213) or ENG 233 (formerly 217), or permission of instructor. 3 credits.

ENG 451 Advanced Creative Writing

A blended craft and theory course for students that culminates in a collection of the student's best completed and polished creative work, as well as a substantial exploratory and analytical essay on craft and aesthetics. This course also includes study in the philosophical and aesthetic theories that shape approaches to creative writing. 3 credits.

HUM 287 Live Better: Workshop on the Arts as a Social Practice

This interdisciplinary course provides students with an opportunity to bring about positive change on campus and in their own lives through art as social practice. Art in this sense expands beyond the constraints of traditional media (painting, drawing, genre-bound writing, etc.)-as well as limited definitions of art/artist/writer itself-to engage in forms of intentional, experimental, and often DIY forms of making, doing, and community building. Within and beyond the classroom and across majors, this course combines individual research, group work, and experiential learning to find new ways to engage with everyday life, art, and the community. Together, we'll slow down; advance individual and collective wellness; and discover opportunities for new forms of engagement. No experience with art necessary. Fulfills requirement: . 3 credits.

Workshops:
One from the following introductory workshops:
ENG 251 Creative Writing Workshop in Poetry

Craft-specific workshop in poetry. Intensive focus on the student's own writing as well as study of literary works designed to enhance familiarity with and understanding of craft concepts. Prerequisite: ENG 150 or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.

ENG 252 Writing for Life: A Nonfiction Workshop

In this process-based course, students will hone their writing skills through intensive focus on the student's own writing in the genre, as well as a study of nonfiction as a genre designed to enhance familiarity with and understanding of craft concepts. Students will consider multiple approaches to nonfiction writing and the essay as a form, and the course emphasizes drafting, information literacy, and revision. Fulfills requirement: Critical Thinking through Writing. Prerequisite: FYE 112, or by permission of the instructor. 3 credits. (This course is cross-listed with ENG 352)

ENG 253 Scriptwriting Workshop

This course is an introduction to and study of script writing. Intensive focus on the student's own writing as well as study of literary works designed to enhance familiarity with and understanding of craft concepts specific to the writing of scripts for stage, screen, and other purposes. Fulfills requirement: . Prerequisite: FYE 112, or by permission of the instructor. 3 credits. (This course is cross-listed with ENG 353)

ENG 254 Creative Writing Workshop in Fiction

Craft-specific workshop in fiction. Intensive focus on the student's own writing as well as study of literary works designed to enhance familiarity with and understanding of craft concepts. Prerequisite: ENG 150 or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.

One from the following intermediate creative writing workshops:
ENG 351 Intermediate Creative Writing Poetry Workshop

Intermediate workshop in poetry. Intensive focus on the student's own writing as well as study of literary works designed to enhance understanding and mastery of craft concepts. Students in ENG 351 will lead workshops and will produce a chapbook of polished work at the semester's conclusion. Prerequisite: ENG 251, or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.

ENG 352 Intermediate Nonfiction Workshop

Intermediate workshop creative nonfiction. Intensive focus on the student's own writing as well as study of literary works designed to enhance understanding and mastery of craft concepts. Students in ENG 352 will lead workshops and will produce a significant body of polished work at the semester's conclusion. Fulfills requirement: Critical Thinking through Writing. Prerequisite: ENG 252. 3 credits. (This course is cross-listed with ENG 252)

ENG 353 Intermediate Scriptwriting Workshop

Intermediate workshop in scriptwriting. Intensive focus on the student's own writing as well as study of literary works designed to enhance understanding and mastery of craft concepts. Students in ENG 353 will lead workshops and will produce a significant body of polished work at the semester's conclusion. Fulfills requirement: . Prerequisite: ENG 253. 3 credits. (This course is cross-listed with ENG 253)

ENG 354 Intermediate Creative Writing Workshop in Fiction

Intermediate workshop in fiction. Intensive focus on the student's own writing as well as study of literary works designed to enhance understanding and mastery of craft concepts. Students in ENG 354 will lead workshops and will produce a chapbook of polished work at the semester's conclusion. Prerequisite: ENG 254; or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.