English, B.A.
Program Description
The English major at La Salle focuses on the study of literature but complements such study with additional attention to examining the various modes of writing (through courses in creative, professional, business, legal, and Web-based writing) and to considering the role language plays in everyday life and in the continuing history of literature (through courses in grammar, the history of language, and language and prejudice). In so doing, the major prepares students for a number of careers, including teaching at the secondary level, for graduate and professional education, and for a variety of roles in which they can prove themselves responsible, contributing members to society as a whole.
The English major at La Salle provides students with contexts, frameworks, and opportunities to read widely and deeply in a variety of literatures in English and translation; to write well in academic, creative, and professional modes; and to make connections between what they read and the communities in which they live. In doing so, the English major participates in La Salle's broader mission "as a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition" that "challenges students to contemplate life's ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential."
Why Take This Major?
English is the perfect major to prepare students for a number of careers and for post-graduate study in a number of areas. Our graduates have gone on to careers in teaching, in creative writing, in journalism, in medicine and in the law, in public service, in business and management, in technology.
Degree Earned
B.A.
Required for Graduation
- Courses
- Major: 13 (13 required for English / Secondary Education double majors; 10 required for all other double majors)
- Total: 40
- Credits
- Major: 39 (39 required for English / Secondary Education double majors; 30 required for all other double majors)
- Total: 120
- GPA
- Major: 2.0
- Cumulative: 2.0
Student Learning Outcomes
- Write clearly and persuasively in ways appropriate to the study of literature, writing, and/or language.
- Read literary and cultural texts with an awareness of their thematic, formal, and social dimensions.
- Analyze literary and cultural texts using a variety of critical approaches.
- Construct arguments using academic research on a variety of literary and cultural texts.
- Demonstrate familiarity with canonical and non-canonical texts and the historical development of Anglo-American traditions.
Progress Chart
Level One - Core Courses
12 courses and 2 modules required.
Major Requirements
Major requirements include 4 Level Two ILO requirements, fulfilled through the major.
Students in this major must complete 40 courses in total in order to graduate. 13 (13 required for English / Secondary Education double majors; 10 required for all other double majors) courses will be from this major program.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Level One - Core Courses | ||
| Universal Required Courses | ||
| Students must complete the following 4 courses. | ||
| ILO 8.1: Written Communication | ||
| ENG 110 | College Writing I: Persuasion | 3 |
| ILO 5.1: Information Literacy | ||
| ENG 210 | College Writing II: Research | 3 |
| ILO 1.1: Understanding Diverse Perspectives | ||
| FYS 130 | First-Year Academic Seminar 1 | 3 |
| ILO 2.1: Reflective Thinking and Valuing | ||
| REL 100 | Religion Matters | 3 |
| Elective Core Courses | ||
| Students must complete 1 course in each of the following 4 ILOs. | ||
| ILO 3.1a: Scientific Reasoning | ||
| Choose course within ILO | 4 | |
| ILO 3.1b: Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Choose course within ILO | 3 | |
| ILO 6.1: Technological Competency | ||
| Choose course within ILO | 3 | |
| ILO 8.1a/12.1: Oral Communication/Collaborative Engagement | ||
| Choose course within ILO | 3 | |
| Distinct Discipline Core Courses | ||
| Students must complete 1 course in each of the following 4 ILOs. Each course must be from a different discipline. (A "discipline" is represented by the 3- or 4-letter prefix attached to each course.) | ||
| ILO 4.1: Critical Analysis and Reasoning | ||
| Choose course within ILO | 3 | |
| ILO 9.1: Creative and Artistic Expression | ||
| Choose course within ILO | 3 | |
| ILO 10.1: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning | ||
| Choose course within ILO | 3 | |
| ILO 11.1: Cultural and Global Awareness and Sensitivity | ||
| Choose course within ILO | 3 | |
| Universal Required Modules | ||
| Students must complete the following 2 non-credit modules. 2 | ||
| ILO 7.1a | ||
| Health Literacy Module | ||
| ILO 7.1b | ||
| Financial Literacy Module | ||
| Major Requirements | ||
| Level Two | ||
| Students must complete 1 course/learning experience in each of the 4 commitments. | ||
| ILO 2.2: Broader Identity (Capstone Course/Experience) | ||
| ENG 480 | Capstone Seminar (ILO 2.2) | 3 |
| Select one ILO from 3.2a, 3.2b, 4.2, 5.2, 6.2, 7.2a, or 7.2b: Expanded Literacies | ||
| ENG 324 | Shakespeare (ILO 4.2) | 3 |
| ILO 8.2b: Effective Expression (Writing-Intensive Course) | ||
| Select one of the following: (ILO 8.2b) | 3 | |
| World Literature, The Western Tradition | ||
| Studies in British Literature and Culture To 1700 | ||
| Studies in British Literature and Culture 1700-1900 | ||
| Studies in American Literature and Culture To 1900 | ||
| Select one ILO from 10.2, 11.2, or 12.2: Active Responsibility | ||
| Select one of the following: (ILO 11.2) | 3 | |
| World Literature, The Non-Western Tradition | ||
| Studies in British Literature and Culture Since 1900 | ||
| Studies in American Literature and Culture Since 1900 | ||
| All Other Required Courses | ||
| For the Major in English 3 | ||
| ENG 180 | Introduction to Literary Study | 3 |
| ENG 245 | Survey of British Literature and Culture To 1798 | 3 |
| ENG 246 | Survey of British Literature and Culture Since 1798 | 3 |
| ENG 248 | Survey of American Literature and Culture To 1865 | 3 |
| ENG 249 | Survey of American Literature and Culture Since 1865 | 3 |
| ENG 324 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENG 480 | Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| One course in literature before 1900: 4 | 3 | |
| Studies in British Literature and Culture To 1700 | ||
| Studies in British Literature and Culture 1700-1900 | ||
| Studies in American Literature and Culture To 1900 | ||
| Two courses at the 400 level | 6 | |
| Topics in Creative and Professional Writing II | ||
| Advanced Fiction Workshop | ||
| Advanced Fiction Workshop | ||
| Publication Design | ||
| History and Structure of the English Language | ||
| World Literature, The Western Tradition | ||
| World Literature, The Non-Western Tradition | ||
| Studies in British Literature and Culture To 1700 | ||
| Studies in British Literature and Culture 1700-1900 | ||
| Studies in British Literature and Culture Since 1900 | ||
| Studies in American Literature and Culture To 1900 | ||
| Studies in American Literature and Culture Since 1900 | ||
| Two courses in literature at the 300 or 400 level: | 6 | |
| Young Adult Literature | ||
| Literary Theory and Criticism | ||
| Gender and Ethnicity | ||
| Genre and Form | ||
| Contemporary Literature | ||
| Living American Writers | ||
| Literature and Film | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| World Literature, The Western Tradition | ||
| World Literature, The Non-Western Tradition | ||
| Studies in British Literature and Culture To 1700 | ||
| Studies in British Literature and Culture 1700-1900 | ||
| Studies in British Literature and Culture Since 1900 | ||
| Studies in American Literature and Culture To 1900 | ||
| Studies in American Literature and Culture Since 1900 | ||
| Free Electives for the Major | 3-12 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| In addition to the requirements listed above, students must take enough courses to the fulfill graduation credit requirements for their School and major. | ||
| Total Credits | 88-97 | |
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NOTE. The following students use Level 2 Capstone Experience in Major instead of FYS 130 First-Year Academic Seminar: Honors, BUSCA, Core-to-Core, Transfer, and Non-Traditional/Evening.
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The Modules are not required for Transfer Students, Core-to-Core Students, or BUSCA Students. BUSCA students are required to take modules if/when they pursue a bachelor’s degree.
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NOTE: There is a maximum number of courses taken outside the department that students can count toward their 13 course major. No more than 5 courses taken outside the department can count toward the 13 course major. Such courses include AP credit, courses taken while studying abroad, courses taken at another institution, and Honors courses taught by faculty in English--HON 111 Early Literary Traditions + HON 112 Modern Literary Traditions count as a single course: traditionally ENG 245 Survey of British Literature and Culture To 1798.
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Note that ENG 351 Gender and Ethnicity, ENG 367 Literature and Film, ENG 370 Special Topics-ENG 379 Special Topics, ENG 437 World Literature, The Western Tradition may meet requirement depending on course topic (consult chair for more information).
Free Electives for the Major
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 243 | Religion and Contemporary Literature | 3 |
| ENG 302 | Language and Prejudice | 3 |
| ENG 303 | Writing for Business | 3 |
| ENG 305 | Fiction Writing I | 3 |
| ENG 306 | Poetry Writing | 3 |
| ENG 307 | Playwriting | 3 |
| ENG 308 | Legal Writing | 3 |
| ENG 309 | Topics in Creative and Professional Writing I | 3 |
| ENG 310 | Editing and Publishing | 3 |
| ENG 315 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| ENG 316 | Literary Theory and Criticism | 3 |
| ENG 318 | Advanced Composition and the Writing Process | 3 |
| ENG 330 | 3 | |
| ENG 351 | Gender and Ethnicity | 3 |
| ENG 352 | Genre and Form | 3 |
| ENG 353 | Contemporary Literature | 3 |
| ENG 357 | Living American Writers | 3 |
| ENG 367 | Literature and Film | 3 |
| ENG 370 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ENG 371 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ENG 372 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ENG 373 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ENG 374 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ENG 375 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ENG 376 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ENG 377 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ENG 378 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ENG 379 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ENG 492 | 3 | |
| ENG 405 | Advanced Fiction Workshop | 3 |
| ENG 406 | Advanced Fiction Workshop | 3 |
| ENG 410 | Publication Design | 3 |
| ENG 417 | History and Structure of the English Language | 3 |
| ENG 437 | World Literature, The Western Tradition | 3 |
| ENG 438 | World Literature, The Non-Western Tradition | 3 |
| ENG 441 | Studies in British Literature and Culture To 1700 | 3 |
| ENG 442 | Studies in British Literature and Culture 1700-1900 | 3 |
| ENG 443 | Studies in British Literature and Culture Since 1900 | 3 |
| ENG 446 | Studies in American Literature and Culture To 1900 | 3 |
| ENG 447 | Studies in American Literature and Culture Since 1900 | 3 |
Recommended Course Sequence
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credits | |
| ENG 110 | College Writing I: Persuasion | 3 |
| ENG 180 | Introduction to Literary Study | 3 |
| Three core courses | 9 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENG 245 | Survey of British Literature and Culture To 1798 | 3 |
| ENG 248 | Survey of American Literature and Culture To 1865 | 3 |
| Three core courses | 9 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ENG 210 | College Writing II: Research (students should complete course during sophomore year) | 3 |
| ENG 246 | Survey of British Literature and Culture Since 1798 | 3 |
| ENG 249 | Survey of American Literature and Culture Since 1865 | 3 |
| Mix of core courses, controlled electives in the major, free electives | 6 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENG 324 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| Mix of core courses, controlled electives in the major, free electives | 12 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Mix of core courses, controlled electives in the major, free electives | 15 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Mix of core courses, controlled electives in the major, free electives | 15 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ENG 480 | Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| Mix of core courses, controlled electives in the major, free electives | 12 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Mix of core courses, controlled electives in the major, free electives | 15 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Dual Major Requirements
Double Major in English and Secondary Education
(13 courses)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 180 | Introduction to Literary Study | 3 |
| ENG 245 | Survey of British Literature and Culture To 1798 | 3 |
| ENG 246 | Survey of British Literature and Culture Since 1798 | 3 |
| ENG 248 | Survey of American Literature and Culture To 1865 | 3 |
| ENG 249 | Survey of American Literature and Culture Since 1865 | 3 |
| ENG 324 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENG 480 | Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| One course in literature before 1900: 1 | 3 | |
| Studies in British Literature and Culture To 1700 | ||
| Studies in British Literature and Culture 1700-1900 | ||
| Studies in American Literature and Culture To 1900 1 | ||
| Two courses at the 400 level: | ||
| ENG 417 | History and Structure of the English Language | 3 |
| ENG 438 | World Literature, The Non-Western Tradition | 3 |
| Two courses in literature at the 300 or 400 level: | ||
| ENG 315 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| ENG 438 | World Literature, The Non-Western Tradition | 3 |
| Free Elective for the Major | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 39 | |
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Note that ENG 351 Gender and Ethnicity, ENG 367 Literature and Film, ENG 370 Special Topics-ENG 379 Special Topics, ENG 437 World Literature, The Western Tradition may meet requirement depending on course topic (consult chair for more information)
NOTE: There is a maximum number of courses taken outside the department that students can count toward their 13 course major. No more than 5 courses taken outside the department can count toward the 13 course major. Such courses include AP credit, courses taken while studying abroad, courses taken at another institution, and Honors courses taught by faculty in English--HON 111 Early Literary Traditions + HON 112 Modern Literary Traditions count as a single course: traditionally ENG 245 Survey of British Literature and Culture To 1798. This rule also applies to the full double majors in Secondary Education and English where students take 13 courses in both Secondary Education and in English.
Double Major in English and Another Discipline Other Than Secondary Education
(10 courses)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 180 | Introduction to Literary Study | 3 |
| ENG 245 | Survey of British Literature and Culture To 1798 | 3 |
| ENG 246 | Survey of British Literature and Culture Since 1798 | 3 |
| ENG 249 | Survey of American Literature and Culture Since 1865 | 3 |
| ENG 324 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENG 480 | Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| One course in literature before 1900: 1 | 3 | |
| Studies in British Literature and Culture To 1700 | ||
| Studies in British Literature and Culture 1700-1900 | ||
| Studies in American Literature and Culture To 1900 1 | ||
| One course at the 400 level: | 3 | |
| Topics in Creative and Professional Writing II | ||
| Advanced Fiction Workshop | ||
| Advanced Fiction Workshop | ||
| Publication Design | ||
| History and Structure of the English Language | ||
| World Literature, The Western Tradition | ||
| World Literature, The Non-Western Tradition | ||
| Studies in British Literature and Culture To 1700 | ||
| Studies in British Literature and Culture 1700-1900 | ||
| Studies in British Literature and Culture Since 1900 | ||
| Studies in American Literature and Culture To 1900 | ||
| Studies in American Literature and Culture Since 1900 | ||
| Two courses in literature at the 300 or 400 level: | 6 | |
| Young Adult Literature | ||
| Literary Theory and Criticism | ||
| Gender and Ethnicity | ||
| Genre and Form | ||
| Contemporary Literature | ||
| Living American Writers | ||
| Literature and Film | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| World Literature, The Western Tradition | ||
| World Literature, The Non-Western Tradition | ||
| Studies in British Literature and Culture To 1700 | ||
| Studies in British Literature and Culture 1700-1900 | ||
| Studies in British Literature and Culture Since 1900 | ||
| Studies in American Literature and Culture To 1900 | ||
| Studies in American Literature and Culture Since 1900 | ||
| Free Electives for the Major | 3-6 | |
| Total Credits | 33-36 | |
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Note that ENG 351 Gender and Ethnicity, ENG 367 Literature and Film, ENG 370 Special Topics-ENG 379 Special Topics, ENG 437 World Literature, The Western Tradition may meet requirement depending on course topic (consult chair for more information)
NOTE: There is a maximum number of courses taken outside the department that students can count toward their 10 course double major. No more than 4 courses taken outside the department can count toward the 10 course double major. Such courses include AP credit, courses taken while studying abroad, courses taken at another institution, and Honors courses taught by faculty in English--HON 111 Early Literary Traditions + HON 112 Modern Literary Traditions count as a single course: traditionally ENG 245 Survey of British Literature and Culture To 1798.
Free Electives for the Major
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 243 | Religion and Contemporary Literature | 3 |
| ENG 302 | Language and Prejudice | 3 |
| ENG 303 | Writing for Business | 3 |
| ENG 305 | Fiction Writing I | 3 |
| ENG 306 | Poetry Writing | 3 |
| ENG 307 | Playwriting | 3 |
| ENG 308 | Legal Writing | 3 |
| ENG 309 | Topics in Creative and Professional Writing I | 3 |
| ENG 310 | Editing and Publishing | 3 |
| ENG 316 | Literary Theory and Criticism | 3 |
| ENG 318 | Advanced Composition and the Writing Process | 3 |
| ENG 330 | 3 | |
| ENG 351 | Gender and Ethnicity | 3 |
| ENG 352 | Genre and Form | 3 |
| ENG 353 | Contemporary Literature | 3 |
| ENG 357 | Living American Writers | 3 |
| ENG 367 | Literature and Film | 3 |
| ENG 370 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ENG 371 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ENG 372 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ENG 373 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ENG 374 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ENG 375 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ENG 376 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ENG 377 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ENG 378 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ENG 379 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ENG 492 | 3 | |
| ENG 405 | Advanced Fiction Workshop | 3 |
| ENG 406 | Advanced Fiction Workshop | 3 |
| ENG 410 | Publication Design | 3 |
| ENG 417 | History and Structure of the English Language | 3 |
| ENG 437 | World Literature, The Western Tradition | 3 |
| ENG 438 | World Literature, The Non-Western Tradition | 3 |
| ENG 441 | Studies in British Literature and Culture To 1700 | 3 |
| ENG 442 | Studies in British Literature and Culture 1700-1900 | 3 |
| ENG 443 | Studies in British Literature and Culture Since 1900 | 3 |
| ENG 446 | Studies in American Literature and Culture To 1900 | 3 |
| ENG 447 | Studies in American Literature and Culture Since 1900 | 3 |
Course Descriptions
English
This course introduces students to rhetorical analysis and argument, while helping students to improve their writing skills and to develop a writing process suited for college-level work. Students learn to read critically from a variety of texts, disciplines, and media. They learn to synthesize texts to develop original arguments aimed at an academic audience. The course establishes a community of learners whose writing engages in ethical inquiry and reasoned debate, and it prompts students to use writing to make meaningful connections between and among their academic, social, and political lives.
Required of all day English majors but open to all studnets in place of ENG 150, this course in literature introduces students to the fundamental principles and practices of literary studies, provides a general overview of literary periods, genres and theories, and offers directed practice in the use of library and database resources essential for the study of English.
This course offers an introduction to writing in a variety of literary genres and to the workshop format of reading and discussing student writing.
This course builds upon the writing skills and rhetorical knowledge students gained in ENG 110, training them to conduct academic research and to compose innovative and original research papers that are appropriate for upper-division coursework in a variety of disciplines. Built around shared texts, concerns, or themes, this course is driven by individual research projects that students develop through consultation with the instructor and in conversation with the projects of their peers. Students learn to develop strong research questions, and they learn to find, critically evaluate, and synthesize a broad range of academic texts.
Web Design and Development is an introduction to the practice of World Wide Web document design, grounded in an understanding of the Web's development and theories of graphics and communication. The course focuses on researching, creating, revising, and editing Web sites, using "hard code" and applications-based layout and editing. Cross-listed with DART 230.
This course offers a study of religion and religious themes in literature. Attention will be paid both to literary critical concern and to religious analysis of poetry, fiction, and drama. Cross-listed as REL 243.
This survey course considers important authors, works, and literary movements in British literature from its beginnings to 1798 within the context of shifts in history and culture. Students gain not only an overview of significant works within this time frame, including early Celtic literature, but also a broad understanding of the cultural and aesthetic underpinnings indicated by terms like Medieval literature, Renaissance or Early Modern literature, and Restoration and 18th-century literature.
This survey course considers important authors, works, and literary movements in British literature from 1798 to the present within the context of shifts in British history and culture. Students gain not only an overview of significant works within this time frame, including Irish literature, but also a broad understanding of the cultural and aesthetic underpinnings indicated by terms like Modernism and Post-Modernism.
This survey course considers important authors, works, and literary movements of early American literature from its beginnings to the Civil War. Students gain not only an overview of significant works within this time frame, but also a broad understanding of the cultural and aesthetic underpinnings indicated by terms like the Age of Faith, the Age of Reason and Revolution, Transcendentalism, and the American Renaissance.
This survey course is the standard second half of the college survey of American literature written during the great transformations from 1865 to the present. Students will deepen their awareness of literary movements such as Realism, Naturalism, Modernism, and Postmodernism. Students will also improve their familiarity with the works of important writers during this period.
In this intermediate literature course, students discuss a literary theme in its cultural contexts. Topics vary by section (Literature and the Family, Literature and Gender, Literature and Food, and so on) and will be discussed in terms of multiple genres, including film, and different historical and social contexts.
This course studies how language affects the way we view ourselves and others in our culture. Case studies of language in relation to sexism, racism, and politics will be supplemented by discussions of introductory concepts of language systems and stylistic analysis.
By providing instruction in planning and executing effective business writing, this course helps students learn to write the documents required of them as professionals: letters, resumes, memos, proposals, abstracts, and reports.
This course offers an introduction to the writing of fiction using a workshop format.
This course offers an introduction to the writing of poetry using a workshop format.
This course will offer a study of the art of playwriting from the traditional and contemporary points of view, and provides guided writing of a one-act play.
Legal Writing is a challenging yet practical course in the reading, planning, and writing of effective legal documents (legal letters and memoranda, briefs, contracts, and personal statements for applications to law schools). It is designed for students planning careers in areas such as law, business, communication, and media studies.
This course offers instruction in various types of specialized writing such as grant writing, creative nonfiction, and satire. Topics and emphases vary each time the course is offered, so students may take this course for credit more than once.
This course takes a workshop approach to provide students with experience in judging manuscripts, proofreading, typographical design, and production of short documents: e.g., forms, resumes, flyers, brochures, and newsletters. ENG 310 offers an introduction to, and directed practice in, the use of desktop publishing software.
In this course, attention will be paid to the reading and discussion of contemporary young adult fiction representing a variety of themes and genres. Other topics include adolescent psychology, the history and development of young adult literature, current trends in young adult literature, and the young adult in film and other mass media. In addition, this course prepares prospective and actual teachers, librarians, and parents to understand and to direct the reading of young adults.
Students in ENG 316 read and discuss major critical theories that have dominated literary and cultural studies in the last several decades.
ENG 318 is an advanced course in writing and rewriting skills designed to show students how to write more effectively for different purposes and to different audiences in such genres as essays, articles, and reviews. Attention will be paid to a writer's method and audiences and to the several steps in the writing process.
This course considers selected poems and plays, including tragedies, comedies, history plays, and romances, exploring the literary, dramatic, and historical dimensions of Shakespeare's art.
The course focuses on texts that represent various representations of gender or ethnicity in Western literature (primarily American ethnic literature and/or writers representing diaspora). The course may include literature from any time period, or be narrowed to specific groups, nationalities, or historic periods (i.e., Asian American women writers during World War II) or broadened to include cross-cultural, cross-gendered representations (i.e., British and French women writers).
In this course, students examine literature through the lens of form and genre. Specifically, topics may include history of the elegy, history of the novel, literature of detection, science fiction, autobiography and memoir, environmental writing, or satire. Students will leave this course with a deeper understanding of how a specific genre is represented across time periods and from various cultural traditions.
This course examines fiction or drama or poetry from roughly 1950 to the present. It may include both Western and non-Western texts (including works in translation). The focus of the course in any given semester may be in one or more genres, with an emphasis on applying various critical methods for analysis.
Students read from the works of four or five well-known American writers who visit the class to discuss their work. Although topics of discussion will vary according to the writers being studied, consideration will be given to such matters as canonicity, the role of the writer in the broader culture, literary form, theme as it evolves over the course of an author's career, and the business of publishing.
This course examines the uneasy relationship between literature and film, a relation long debated by writers and filmmakers alike. Specifically, students will study an eclectic selection of literary works and an equally eclectic collection of films based on those works. The literary texts will be drawn from different genres and national literary traditions, and the films will be drawn from different cinematic traditions and genres. Cross listed as FLMS 367
Specially designed courses in literature built around a topic chosen by the instructor. Topics vary from semester to semester.
Specially designed courses in literature built around a topic chosen by the instructor. Topics vary from semester to semester.
Specially designed courses in literature built around a topic chosen by the instructor. Topics vary from semester to semester.
Specially designed courses in literature built around a topic chosen by the instructor. Topics vary from semester to semester.
Specially designed courses in literature built around a topic chosen by the instructor. Topics vary from semester to semester.
Specially designed courses in literature built around a topic chosen by the instructor. Topics vary from semester to semester.
Specially designed courses in literature built around a topic chosen by the instructor. Topics vary from semester to semester.
Specially designed courses in literature built around a topic chosen by the instructor. Topics vary from semester to semester.
Specially designed courses in literature built around a topic chosen by the instructor. Topics vary from semester to semester.
Specially designed courses in literature built around a topic chosen by the instructor. Topics vary from semester to semester.
This course includes special topics in advanced writing, including memoir writing, magazine writing, advanced business writing, advanced poetry writing, and writing about the environment. Topics and emphases vary each time the course is offered, so students may take this course for credit more than once.
ENG 405 and ENG 406 offer students further direction in the writing of fiction within a workshop. Students may repeat these courses for credit.
ENG 405 and ENG 406 offer students further direction in the writing of fiction within a workshop. Students may repeat these courses for credit.
Publication Design reviews and extends knowledge of copyediting and layout and design for both print and Web. The emphasis is on the use of Adobe InDesign to produce a range of documents, from logos, advertisements, and personal identity packages to magazine pages, magazine dummies, and Web layouts. Copy from La Salle journalism students will be used for some layout and photography exercises and posted to the Web. ENG 310 or experience with InDesign is helpful, but not required.
This course studies the ways in which the language we call English has developed over the centuries, the kinds of English that are spoken in the world today, and the underlying structure of these varieties of English and their different grammars. ENG 417 combines theory with text, using works by authors from the 7th century to the 21st as base texts in which to analyze how English has continued to develop as an important linguistic force throughout the world.
This course surveys the literature of Western Europe from the ancient Greeks to the modern period, emphasizing drama and narrative in their many forms. Literary works will be studied in relationship to their historical and cultural contexts.
This course considers primarily 20th- and 21st-century readings in selected works from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim, emphasizing literature as a reflection of its cultural background.
In this course, students intensively study aspects of Medieval British and Renaissance literature and culture up to the beginnings of the modern period. Although topics may vary from section to section, this course concentrates on selected authors, examining them in light of their historical and cultural contexts, as well as their continental counterparts.
In this course, students intensively study British Restoration and 18th- and 19th-century literature, and the culture. Although topics may vary from section to section, this course concentrates on selected authors from this time period, examining them in the light of their historical, literary, and cultural contexts, as well as competitive or complementary continental traditions.
In this course, students intensively study British literature and culture from 1900 to the present. Although topics may vary from section to section, this course concentrates on selected authors from this time period, examining them in the light of their historical and cultural contexts, as well as continental traditions.
This course provides the student with an opportunity to do research with a faculty member. The student and the faculty member agree on the research project before the student registers for the course.
This course is a continuation of the 444 research course. It provides the student with an opportunity to continue to conduct research with a faculty member.
In this course, students intensively study American literature from its beginnings to 1900. Although topics may vary from section to section, this course concentrates on selected authors from this time period, examining them in the light of their historical and cultural contexts.
In this course, students intensively study American literature from 1900 to the present. Although topics may vary from section to section, this course concentrates on selected authors from this time period, examining them in the light of their historical and cultural contexts.
Students may intern at a variety of sites including advertising and public relations firms, publishing and broadcasting companies, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, and social service or health care agencies. Student interns work under professional supervision to learn how to apply their education to the everyday demands of the world of work. Students can earn 3 credits for internships requiring 12-15 hours per week of work, and 6 credits for internships requiring 24-30 hours per week of work. In addition, students can complete two 3-credit internships in different semesters.
Students may intern at a variety of sites including advertising and public relations firms, publishing and broadcasting companies, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, and social service or health care agencies. Student interns work under professional supervision to learn how to apply their education to the everyday demands of the world of work. Students can earn 3 credits for internships requiring 12-15 hours per week of work, and 6 credits for internships requiring 24-30 hours per week of work. In addition, students can complete two 3-credit internships in different semesters.
The major and double major in English conclude with a capstone seminar in which students pursue an independent research, pedagogical, or writing project of significant depth and scope directed by a faculty facilitator and in consultation with faculty knowledgeable in each student's field of inquiry. The goal of the capstone seminar is to provide students with the opportunity to pursue a topic of interest in a sustained way and to support each student's project through the discussion and application of advanced research in the discipline and a workshop in which the student is able to present material in draft on the way to the production of the final project. The capstone provides a forum in which students can share ideas, provide feedback to one another, and solve problems related to scholarly research, pedagogy, and creative projects. ENG 480 may also be taken by students minoring in English.
Program Contact Information
Bryan Narendorf, Chair
Hayman Hall 141
narendorf@lasalle.edu
(215) 951-1145