List of Courses

English

• ENG 01 Preparing for College Writing I (3 Cr.)

  Helps students discover and develop writing processes needed to bring their proficiency to the level necessary for entrance into their respective curricula. Guides students through the process of starting, composing, revising and editing. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 04 Reading Improvement I (3 Cr.)

  Helps students improve their reading processes to increase their understanding of reading materials. Includes word forms and meanings, comprehension techniques and ways to control reading pace. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 111 College Composition I (3 Cr.)

  Introduces students to critical thinking and the fundamentals of academic writing. Through the writing process, students refine topics: develop and support ideas; investigate, evaluate and incorporate appropriate resources; edit for effective style and usage; and determine appropriate approaches for a variety of contexts, audiences and purposes. Writing activities will include exposition and argumentation with at least one researched essay. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: Placement Test score

• ENG 112 College Composition II (3 Cr.)

  Continues to develop college writing with increased emphasis on critical essays, argumentation and research, developing these competencies through the examination of a range of texts about the human experience. Requires students to locate, evaluate, integrate and document sources and effectively edit for style and usage. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 115 Technical Writing (3 Cr.)

  Develops ability in technical writing through extensive practice in composing technical reports and other documents. Guides students in achieving voice, tone, style and content in formatting, editing and graphics. Introduces students to technical discourse through selected reading. Prerequisite: placement testing approval for ENG 111 or instructor approval. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 116 Writing for Business (3 Cr.)

  Develops ability in business writing through extensive practice in composing business correspondence and other documents. Guides students in achieving voice, tone, style and content appropriate to a specific audience and purpose. Includes instruction in formatting and editing. Introduces students to business discourse through selected readings. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 120 Survey of Mass Media (3 Cr.)

  Examines radio, television, newspapers, magazines, books and motion pictures. Emphasizes the nature of change in and the social implications of, communications media today. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 195 English Honors Seminar (1 Cr.)

  Explores works on an annual theme selected by the English faculty. Presents varied faculty and student viewpoints and encourages students to research and present individual aspects of theme. Offered for honors credit. Students may enroll more than once. Instructor approval required.

• ENG 205 Technical Editing (3 Cr.)

  Prepares business and technical communicators to edit self-generated writings as well as writings prepared by others, including individual or collaborative authors. Teaches students to make editorial content decisions, verify information and copyright compliance, adapt and design formats for audience and purpose and edit the work of several authors into a seamless final product. Covers basic proofreading and editing skills. Prerequisite: ENG 111 or equivalent. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 210 Advanced Composition (3 Cr.)

  Helps students refine skills in writing non-fiction prose. Guides development of individual voice and style. Introduces procedures for publication. Prerequisite: ENG 112. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 211 Creative Writing I (3 Cr.)

  Introduces the student to the fundamentals of writing imaginatively. Students write in forms to be selected from poetry, fiction, drama and essays. Prerequisite: ENG 112. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 212 Creative Writing II (3 Cr.)

  Introduces the student to the fundamentals of writing imaginatively. Students write in forms to be selected from poetry, fiction, drama and essays. Prerequisite: ENG 112. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 215 Creative Writing – Fiction I (3 Cr.)

  Introduces the fundamentals and techniques of writing short and long fiction. Prerequisite: ENG 112. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 216 Creative Writing – Fiction II (3 Cr.)

  Introduces the fundamentals and techniques of writing short and long fiction. Prerequisite: ENG 112. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 236 Introduction to the Short Story (3 Cr.)

  Examines selected short stories emphasizing the history of the genre. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 241 Survey of American Literature I (3 Cr.)

  Examines American literary works from colonial times to the present, emphasizing the ideas and characteristics of our national literature. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite: ENG 112. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 242 Survey of American Literature II (3 Cr.)

  Examines American literary works from colonial times to the present, emphasizing the ideas and characteristics of our national literature. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite: ENG 112. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 243 Survey of English Literature I (3 Cr.)

  Studies major English works from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present, emphasizing ideas and characteristics of the British literary tradition. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite: ENG 112. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 244 Survey of English Literature II (3 Cr.)

  Studies major English works from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present, emphasizing ideas and characteristics of the British literary tradition. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite: ENG 112. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 245 Major English Writers (3 Cr.)

  Examines major writers in English literary history. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112 or divisional approval. Reading prerequisite required.  Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 246 Major American Writers (3 Cr.)

  Examines major writers of American literary history. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite: ENG 112. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 251 Survey of World Literature I (3 Cr.)

  Examines major works of world literature. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite: ENG 112. 3 hours per week.

• ENG 252 Survey of World Literature II (3 Cr.)

  Examines major works of world literature. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite: ENG 112. 3 hours per week.

• ENG 255 Major Writers in World Literature (3 Cr.)

  Examines major writers selected from a variety of literary traditions. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 261 Advanced Creative Writing I (3 Cr.)

  Guides the student in imaginative writing in selected genres on an advanced level. Prerequisite: ENG 112 and ENG 211 or 212. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 262 Advanced Creative Writing II (3 Cr.)

  Guides the student in imaginative writing in selected genres on an advanced level. Prerequisite: ENG 112 and ENG 211 or 212. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 276 Southern Literature (3 Cr.)

  Examines the themes and techniques of selected writers dealing with the American South as a distinctive cultural entity. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 278 Appalachian Literature (3 Cr.)

  Examines selected works of outstanding authors of the Appalachian region. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 280 Writing User Manuals (3 Cr.)

  Provides instruction on how to design, write and test a manual. Focuses on the principles used in writing technical manuals, the document process, design and drafting procedures and finally, testing and revising the manual. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or division approval. Lecture 3 hours per week.

• ENG 295 Special Studies in Technical Writing (3 Cr.)

  Teaches students about three specialized technical writing areas: grant proposals, standard operating procedures and government documents. Grant writing – focuses on grant proposals to develop new programs, support existing programs, and strengthen operating budget; provides hands-on practice producing a grant proposal for a hypothetical or actual grant. Standard operating procedures – covers the procedure-writing process and helps ensure that procedures meet primary audience needs; focuses on design procedures, regulatory requirements, quality standards and common industry practices; includes practice in gathering information and developing an effective procedure format. Government documents – exposes students to a wide range of documents and forms created for county, state and federal agencies and gives them practice in writing and rewriting a wide sampling of government documents with a special emphasis on plain language. Lecture 3 hours per week.