English with an Emphasis in Professional Writing

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Edu 204: Introduction to Education

Examines the historical, philosophical, and social foundations of education; focus upon the organization, curriculum, and administration of the American school system; review of current educational research. Includes a required field component. May not be taken as directed study. 

Eng 321: English Literature I

A chronological study of the major movements and authors of English literature from Old English poetry and prose through the major writers of the Eighteenth Century. 

Eng 322: English Literature II

A chronological study of the major movements and authors of English literature from the Romantic era to Victorian and modern writers. 

Eng 341: American Literature I

An introduction to the major American writers from the Puritans to the Civil War era. 

Eng 342: American Literature II

An introduction to the major American writers from the Realists of the post-Civil War era to contemporary authors. 

Eng 413: World Novel

Masterpieces of the novel in translation including selections from such writers as Cervantes, Voltaire, Flaubert, Dostoyevsky, and Solzhenitsyn. 

Eng 428: Modern British Fiction

A course stressing the aesthetic and thematic developments of the British novel in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Authors include Hardy, Conrad, Lawrence, Woolf, Forster, and Waugh.

Eng 432: Shakespeare

A thorough study of Shakespearean drama, including representative major histories, comedies, and tragedies. Consent of instructor generally required.

Eng 446: Modern American Fiction

This course explores and evaluates the fiction of major American authors from the late nineteenth century to the present, including such writers as James, Drieser, Cather, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, and Steinbeck.

Eng 448: Contemporary and Postmodern American Novel

Major American novelists from 1950 to the present.

Eng 490: Classical Literature

A study of major writings in translation from the Ancient World through the Middle Ages, including Greek and Roman dramatists, Homer and Dante.

Eng 495: Modern World Literature

A survey of the major literary developments of the twentieth century, including such writers as Eliot, Pirandello, Kafka, Silone, Camus, and Mann.

Eng 292: Introduction to Journalism

News, feature, and opinion writing; design and layout; production of Brescia Broadcast. 

Eng 300: Advanced Writing

Students review and polish writing skills and explore various forms of writing, including writing about self and others, social commentary, writing about education, sports, literature, film and television, and science and technology. Some assignments include research. Open to all students; especially recommended for students pursuing graduate or professional studies. 

Eng 301-4: Creative Writing

Recommended for English majors and minors and anyone with an interest in producing creative writing. The focus of instruction is on techniques of fiction and poetry writing, but participants are encouraged to pursue whatever type of imaginative writing interests them, from songs to screenplays. The best writings produced each year appear in Brescia’s literary magazine, URSULA MAJOR. 

Eng 306: Linguistics

An overview of the study of language, including such topics as the nature of human language, its grammatical aspects (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, writing), its social and historical aspects (dialect, slang, sexism), and its biological aspects (language acquisition, language and the brain). Designed chiefly to meet Kentucky secondary teacher certification, as a requirement for the ESL Teaching Endorsement, and as an elective in primary and middle school education programs with areas of emphasis in English or language arts. It may be taken as an elective by any interested student. 

Eng 390: Advanced Grammar and Editing

This course reviews the basic sentence structure of the English language, the principles of sentence formation and combining, the basic rules for punctuation, and the standards for writing correct English prose. Students learn to edit their own writing with a goal to produce clear, correct prose. 

Eng 392: Advanced Journalism

Advanced news, feature, and opinion writing; production of the Brescia Broadcast. 

Eng 400: Professional and Technical Writing

Designed for English majors who want to write professionally and for non-English majors who must write in their careers, Eng 400 focuses on forms of writing which occur in science, business, and industry. The course considers various approaches to technical writing and includes workshops on technical description, document design, graphics/visuals, oral communication, and collaboration. In addition, Eng 400 encourages students to gear assignments/projects to their majors, careers, and/or areas of interest. 

Eng 498: Practicum

English majors and minors use their writing and organizational skills in a supervised work experience. Students work sixty (60) hours a semester at the location of their placement position. Students work an additional sixty (60) hours keeping a journal and portfolio of their experience, planning their job or graduate school search, and meeting with their faculty sponsor on a weekly basis. 

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Jamie Alvey
Assistant Professor of English

Walter Bosse
Associate Professor of English - Chair of the Humanities and Fine Arts Division

Molly Jasper
Assistant Professor of English