English Courses

ENGL 0010 Writing Studio for Engl 1010 Credit Hrs: 3
Pre-Req: Placement by Testing
Co-Req: ENGL 1010
Co-requisite course for students with English ACT scores of 17 and below enrolling in ENGL 1010. This course provides additional instruction, workshops, conferencing, and/or other activities designed to enhance the student's experience in ENGL 1010. This course does not meet English requirements for graduation or elective credits for graduation.

ENGL 0890 Academy Writing Credit Hrs: 0
Co-Req.: ENGL 0891
Supplemental instruction in grammar required for students whose TBR placement scores indicate the need for required supplemental intervention. This course does not meet English requirements for graduation nor elective credits for graduation.

ENGL 0891 Learning Support in Writing I Credit Hrs: 3
Co-Req.: ENGL 0892
A modularized course designed to introduce the basic principles of writing to prepare students for the rigors of college-level writing projects. Grammar, mechanics, formatting, academic tone, essay structure, basic research, and citation are covered at TBR Competency Level 1. This course is co-requisite with ENGL 0892. These courses must be taken concurrently. This course does not meet English requirements for graduation nor elective credits for graduation.

ENGL 0892 Learning Support in Writing II Credit Hrs: 3
A modularized course designed to introduce the basic principles of writing to prepare students for the rigors of college-level writing projects. Grammar, mechanics, formatting, academic tone, essay structure, basic research, and citation are covered at TBR Competency Levels 1 and 2. This course does not meet English requirements for graduation nor elective credits for graduation.

ENGL 1010 English Composition I Credit Hrs: 3
Pre-Req: ACT READ 19, ACT ENGL 18 (ACT ENGL below 18 must also enroll in ENGL 0010)
Co-Req: None
A course designed to emphasize the development of writing skills applied to different purposes with emphasis on logic, organization, levels
of usage, information gathering, and audience awareness. Familiarity with basic essay form and outlining techniques is assumed.

ENGL 1020 English Composition II Credit Hrs: 3
Pre-Req: ENGL 1010
Co-Req: None
A course designed to focus on expository writing using both research and documentation procedures and the ideas found in literature.

ENGL 1199 Honors English Credit Hrs: 1

ENGL 2055 African-American Literature Credit Hrs: 3
Pre-req.: ENGL 1010, ACT READ 19
Coreq: None
A survey of African-American Literature, emphasizing an exploration of African-American literary identity through an examination of literary trends, themes, and historical and political contexts.

ENGL 2110 Early American Literature Credit Hrs: 3
Pre-Req: ENGL 1010; recommended: ENGL 1020
Co-Req: None
A survey of American Literature from pre-colonial times to the American Civil War, emphasizing an exploration of American literary identity through an examination of literary trends, themes, and historical and political contexts. Literature courses may be taken in any order.

ENGL 2120 Modern American Literature Credit Hrs: 3
Pre-Req: ENGL 1010; recommended: ENGL 1020, ACT READ 19
Co-Req: None
A survey of American Literature from the American Civil War to today, emphasizing an exploration of American literary identity through
an examination of literary trends, themes, and historical and political contexts. Literature courses may be taken in any order.

ENGL 2130 Topics in American Literature Credit Hrs: 3
Pre-Req: ENGL 1010; recommended: ENGL 1020
Co-Req: None
Topics in American Literature is a study of representative works of American prose, poetry, drama and non-fiction from the Colonial period through the present day. Specific course material will vary based on instructor expertise and student interest.

ENGL 2210 Early British Literature Credit Hrs: 3
Pre-Req: ENGL 1010; recommended: ENGL 1020, ACT READ 19
Co-Req: None
A survey of British Literature from the early Medieval period to the Renaissance and the 18th-Century Neoclassical period, emphasizing
the changing literary trends and themes these works represent as well as their historical and political context and relating them to relevant
contemporary issues. Literature courses may be taken in any order.

ENGL 2220 Modern British Literature Credit Hrs: 3
Pre-Req: ENGL 1010; recommended: ENGL 1020, ACT READ 19
Co-Req: None
A survey of British Literature from the Romantic, Victorian, early 20th Century, and Modern periods, emphasizing those ideas and events
of the 19th and 20th Centuries which have shaped this literature and which still influence our contemporary experience. Literature courses
may be taken in any order.

ENGL 2230 Topics in World Literature Credit Hrs: 3
Pre-Req: ENGL 1010; recommended: ENGL 1020
Co-Req: None
Topics in World Literature examines the diversity of world literature through the study of representative authors and works from various cultures ancient to modern. Specific course material will vary based on instructor expertise and student interest.

ENGL 2235 Topics in British Literature Credit Hrs: 3
Pre-Req: ENGL 1010; recommended: ENGL 1020
Co-Req: None
Topics in British Literature is a study of representative works of British prose, poetry, drama and non-fiction from the Anglo-Saxon period through the present day. Specific course material will vary based on instructor expertise and student interest.

ENGL 2250 Topics in English Credit Hrs: 1-3
Pre-Req: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020 or permission of the instructor.
Co-Req: None
A course designed to explore specific literary, writing, or language interests. The focus of the course will be either theme, genre, or media. Typical topics: literature of ethnic groups, literature by women, modern drama, Shakespeare on film, or the American novel on film. May be taken more than one time for credit.

ENGL 2260 Technical Writing Credit Hrs: 3
Pre-Req: ENGL 1010 or permission of the instructor.
Co-Req: None
A course designed to prepare students for the writing they will do in their careers. By preparing students? writing skills and developing their insights regarding readers? needs, reactions, and reading circumstances in the business and industrial workplace, this course aims to help students become confident, flexible, and effective communicators on the job.

ENGL 2261 Print Media Applications Credit Hrs: 3
Pre-Req: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 2260 or COM 121, or permission of instructor.
Co-Req: None
A course designed to train students to develop sophisticated professional publications ? printed and electronic media that involve challenges in collecting, managing, and effectively using text, graphic designs, photographs, and other data. Students use standard publication software to plan, draft, and edit text and graphics electronically, in a manner used by today's businesses that create product brochures, newsletters, advertisements, bulletins, training materials, and the like.

ENGL 2310 Early World Literature Credit Hrs: 3
Pre-Req: ENGL 1010; recommended: ENGL 1020
Co-Req: None
A survey of selected world literature from ancient times to the early seventeenth century, reflecting the changes within civilizations, exploring the struggle with universal problems, and analyzing the influence of the past upon the present. Literature courses may be taken in any order.

ENGL 2320 Modern World Literature Credit Hrs: 3
Pre-Req: ENGL 1010; recommended: ENGL 1020
Co-Req: None
A survey of world literature from the late seventeenth century to the late twentieth century, emphasizing changes in public standards of taste and morality, exploring the pursuit of individual liberties, and analyzing societal values that influence contemporary cultures and issues. Literature courses may be taken in any order.