For descriptions of the following 100-, 200-, 300-, and 400-level courses please consult the Undergraduate Catalog.
100-level courses are designed to help students develop their expository writing skills and sharpen their research skills. These courses are part of the Core Curriculum requirements for all students.
- CORE 101 Introduction to Expository Writing
- CORE 102 Reading, Writing, and Research
200-level courses are selected readings of a national or international literature with emphasis on the development of critical reading skills.
- English 200 Literary Texts and Contexts
- English 201 Readings in World Literature
- English 202 Readings in British Literature
- English 203 Readings in American Literature
300- and 400-level courses are open to all other students who have completed CORE 101 and 102 or CORE 103. They involve a stronger concentration in literature, writing, and research. These courses, designed for English majors but open to all other students who have completed a 200-level course, provide a more in-depth study of language, literature, and writing. All 400-level literature courses require English 300, Introduction to English Studies as a prerequisite or permission of Chair.
- English 300 Introduction to English Studies
- English 306 Professional Writing
- English 307 Business Writing
- English 309 Fiction Writing
- English 310 Poetry Writing
- English 312 Creative Nonfiction Writing
- English 314 Topics in Literature
- English 321 The Study of Fiction
- English 322 The Study of Poetry
- English 323 The Study of Drama
- English 330 British Literary History I
- English 331 British Literary History II
- English 340 American Literary History
- English 402 Teaching Writing: Theories and Practices
- English 403 Grammar and Style for Writers
- English 406 Advanced Technical Writing
- English 407 Technical Editing
- English 409 Advanced Fiction Writing
- English 410 Advanced Poetry Writing
- English 420 Introduction to Literary Criticism
- English 424 Study of Children's Literature
- English 425 Study of Adolescent Literature
- English 426 Teaching English in the High School
- English 428 Planning and Teaching Seminar
- English 431 Medieval Literature
- English 433 Renaissance Literature
- English 434 Seventeenth-Century Literature
- English 435 Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature
- English 437 Romanticism
- English 438 Victorian Literature
- English 439 Modern British Literature
- English 442 Early American Literature
- English 443 The American Renaissance
- English 444 American Realism and Naturalism
- English 445 Modern American Literature
- English 446 Appalachian Folklore
- English 447 Appalachian Literature
- English 449 African American Literature
- English 450 Native American Literature
- English 451 Contemporary Literature
- English 453 The Female Literary Tradition
- English 454 Literature and the Environment
- English 463 Grammar and Language for Teachers
- English 464 History of the English Language
- English 465 English Linguistics
- English 470 The Author in Context
- English 472 Readings in Shakespeare
- English 488H Final Honors Project
- English 490 Summer Workshop
- English 495 English Internship
- English 496 Senior Seminar
- English 498 Independent Study
