English

This course is an experiential learning capstone option for students across a range of majors in the Arts and Humanities. Students will participate in an internship or substantial community service activity for a minimum of 45 hours and will produce a 10-12 page research-based written or scripted project (e.g., paper, video, podcast, website) that demonstrates their understanding of a professional or theoretical issue related to their internship field. Students will also develop a public presentation about their work. Students whose internships are> 90 hours should consider ARHUM 4970B or ARHUM 4980C instead. Course may be repeated for credit to meet capstone requirements for multiple majors. Prerequisite: Junior Standing.

This course is an experiential learning capstone option for students across a range of majors in the Arts and Humanities. Students will participate in an internship or substantial community service activity for a minimum of 90 hours and will produce a 6-8 page research-informed written or scripted project (essay, video, podcast, website, etc.) demonstrating their awareness of a professional or theoretical issues related to their internship field. Students will also develop a public presentation about their work. This course requires an internship of at least 90 hours. Students whose internship is for fewer hours should take to take ARHUM 4970A; those whose internship is for 135 or more hours may choose to take ARHUM 4970C (but note that ARHUM 4970C is not Speaking Instructive or Writing Instructive). Course may be repeated for credit to meet capstone requirements for multiple majors. Prerequisite: Junior Standing.

This course is an experiential learning capstone option for students across a range of majors in the Arts and Humanities. Students will participate in an internship or substantial community service activity for a minimum of 135 hours. Students will also do a public presentation about their internship experience. This course requires an internship of 135+ hours. Students whose internship will be fewer hours should consider ARHUM 4970A or 4970B. Course may be repeated for credit to meet capstone requirements for multiple majors. Prerequisite: Junior Standing.

In this course, upper level students in the Arts and Humanities students reflect on their disciplinary learning and plan for their post-baccalaureate lives. This course also helps prepare students for their capstone experience. Course content includes vocational and career exploration activities, reflection on and documentation of the student's skill development in their major, and developing a proposal for the student's capstone project to be completed in ARHUM 4970/4990.

Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor.

This course is an experiential learning capstone option for students across a range of majors in the Arts and Humanities. Students will participate in an internship or substantial community service activity for a minimum of 135 hours. Students will also do a public presentation about their internship experience. Course may be repeated for credit to meet capstone requirements for multiple majors.

Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor.

Students in this composition course will develop their skills in academic writing as they learn about topics drawn from the study of language, such as the history of language, language and gender, linguistic diversity and language policies in government and education.
(Normally offered every fall and spring semester.)

Students in this composition course will develop their skill in academic writing as they respond to and analyze literature.

Student in this multi-genre composition and writing course will develop their skill in both academic and creative writing as they explore what it means to be creative across multiple written mediums.
(Normally offered annually in fall or spring semester.)

Students in this composition course will develop their skill in academic writing as they explore the relationship between academic discourse and the evolution of identity.

A topical course designed to investigate relevant subject matter not included in any standard courses. The title and the content will be determined by current mutual interests of students and faculty. This course may be offered to meet a requirement for a major only by approval of the department chair.

This course will introduce new English majors and minors to the critical methodologies, concepts, and terminology needed for the analysis and discussion of literature and other cultural texts and to the kinds of research and scholarship they will be asked to do in their later coursework. Students will also learn about a range of career paths open to those with a background in English.
(Normally offered every spring semester.)

A survey of British literature that provides a historical perspective to British writers and genres, from the middle ages to the present.
Prerequisite(s): First-Year Writing.
(Normally offered every fall semester.)

A survey course providing a historical perspective on the culture of the United States through the study of its literature from its historical beginnings to the present.
Prerequisite(s): First Year Writing
(Normally offered every spring semester.)

An introduction to the writing of fiction with an emphasis upon a variety of forms, techniques, and narrative voices. Discussion of student writing will take place in a workshop setting.
Prerequisite(s): First Year Writing or permission of the instructor.
(Normally offered every spring semester.)

This introductory course explores the reading and writing of creative nonfiction. Students will analyze how writers use storytelling techniques to craft true stories drawn from personal experience, observation, and research. Readings may include personal essays, literary journalism, and place-based writing. Through discussion, annotation, and workshop activities, students practice shaping real-life material into engaging narratives for a range of audiences and purposes. 

Prerequisite: First Year Writing Course

An introduction to the writing of poetry with an emphasis upon a variety of forms and techniques. Discussion of student writing will take place in a workshop setting.
Prerequisite(s): First Year Writing or permission of the instructor.
(Normally offered every fall semester.)

In this course, students will develop their critical reading and analytic writing skills through the study of literature. Course materials will include literary works from diverse national and historical traditions, all of which consider gender roles and interpersonal relationships in the context of specific cultures and with respect to individuals' lived experiences.
Cross listed with GEND 2200.
Prerequisite(s): Any First Year Writing course.
(Normally offered every fall and spring semester.)

In this course, students will develop their critical reading and analytic writing skills through the study of literature. Course materials will include literary works from diverse national and historical traditions, that address topics such as nationalism, identity, and migration.
Prerequisite(s): Any First Year Writing course.

In this course, students will develop their critical reading and analytic writing skills through the study of literature. Course materials will include literary works from diverse national and historical traditions, all of which demonstrate particular cultural understandings of health and wellbeing.
Prerequisite(s): Any First Year Writing course.

This class draws on the tools of rhetoric--audience, purpose, modes of discourse, style, etc. as applied to global experience. By engaging with culturally specific texts and exploring a particular international location,students will contextualize their experience with reflection and analysis.

This course introduces basic linguistic concepts such as phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, lexicology and grammar through study of the English language in its present forms and its historical development.

(Normally offered even spring semesters.)

Analysis of and practice in writing news feature stories for a variety of publications. The course will stress audience appraisal, interviewing, and research.

An introductory course in journalism concentrating upon basic techniques of news gathering and writing, including a basic history of news media.

A workshop on writing style where instruction on content (clarity and grace) alternates with student editing and discussion of classmates' writing. For the purposes of the workshop, students are expected to provide at least two pieces of writing completed for other courses. Prerequisites: First Year Writing

A topical course designed to investigate any relevant subject matter not included in any of the standard courses. The title, content, and credit will be determined by current, mutual interests of students and faculty. This course may focus on literature, language theory, or writing.

This is a research course. The student initially meets with the department chair to select a study topic and review research methods. At this time the student will be assigned a faculty resource person to guide his or her work and assist in an advisory capacity. A copy of the student's work is filed in the archives for the department. Independent study may not duplicate courses described in the catalog.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chair.

Supervised individual projects for students on topics selected by the student in consultation with the instructor. Special Projects may not duplicate courses described in the catalog.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.

An on-the-job experience oriented toward the student's major interest (e.g., writing, editorial, The Flintlock, literacy instruction, textual analysis, research). The student is to secure a position in an organization that satisfies the mutual interests of the instructor, the sponsor, and the student. P/F Only.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chair.

This workshop class focuses on reading and writing fiction that experiments with form, content, genre, or audience expectations.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 1030FYW Writing and the Creative Arts, ENG 2170 Introduction to Fiction Writing, or ENG 2190 Introduction to Poetry Writing, or instructor permission.

This workshop class focuses on reading and writing creative works that examine the multifaceted experiences of the human body, whether medical, sexual, cultural, or emotional.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 1030FYW Writing and the Creative Arts, ENG 2170 Introduction to Fiction Writing, or ENG 2190 Introduction to Poetry Writing, or instructor permission.

This workshop class focuses on reading and writing creative works that cross the accepted boundaries of genre and form. In addition to written genres such as poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, course content may include multimodal genres such as graphic novel, video, collage, or installation.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 1030FYW Writing and the Creative Arts, ENG 2170 Introduction to Fiction Writing, or ENG 2190 Introduction to Poetry Writing, or instructor permission.

This workshop class focuses on reading and writing creative nonfiction works of various kinds. Genres may include feature writing, literary journalism, personal essay, and place-based writing. The class will also include writing for visual or audio media such as podcast, video, or graphic nonfiction.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 1030FYW Writing and the Creative Arts, ENG 2170 Introduction to Fiction Writing, ENG 2190 Introduction to Poetry Writing, or ENG 2630 Journalism and Free Speech, or instructor permission.

An advanced course in the writing of fiction within a continued emphasis on a variety of
forms, techniques, and narrative voices. In particular, this course will focus on the creation of voice in writing via discussions of identity and authorial perspective.  Discussion of student writing will take place in a workshop setting.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 1030FYW Writing and the Creative Arts or ENG 2170 Introduction to Fiction Writing.

(Normally offered each fall semester.)

An advanced course in the writing of poetry with a continued emphasis on a variety of forms and techniques. Discussion of student writing will take place in a workshop setting. Specific topics will vary by semester. Course may be repeated for credit with the permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1030FYW Writing and the Creative Arts or ENG 2190 Introduction to Poetry Writing.
(Normally offered each spring semester.)

A course on the work of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer, his London dialect of Middle English, the different genres and subject matter of his major poetry, and that poetry's cultural and literary context.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 2000 Introduction to Textual Studies and junior standing

This course in the development of the novel since the end of World War II, uses examples drawn primarily from Great Britain, the United States, and the Anglophone world.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 2000 Introduction to Textual Studies and junior standing.
(Normally offered alternate spring semesters.)

Fiction and essays by women from various cultures (including the U.S., Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean) will be the focus of this course. The multicultural, international reading list will provide students insight into the lives and experiences of women most likely very different from themselves; thus they can appreciate and learn from the differences and make connections across cultures.
Cross listed with GEND-3410.
Prerequisite(s): First Year Writing and sophomore standing.

A thematic course designed to complement the more traditional offerings in British and American literature. The emphasis will be on the shock of colonization, the oppression of imperialism, and the struggle for independence. Attention will also be paid to the encounter of the individual with the questions of God, family, love, war, work, change, and death.
Prerequisite(s): First Year Writing and Sophomore standing.

A supervised, hands-on experience in literary magazine editing and publishing. Students work together as members of the Flintlock staff to produce Nebraska Wesleyan University's undergraduate literary journal. Enrolling in the spring semester, students lead the editorial and production process built on submission solicitation and outreach completed in the fall. Duties include evaluating submissions, making editorial decisions, editing accepted work, proofreading, and preparing the issue for print. Students gain exposure to magazine design and layout using Adobe lnDesign. The course culminates in a public launch event celebrating the published issue. Students also complete brief weekly "Magazine of the Week" presentations and selected readings on the history, craft, and business of literary publishing. The course meet once per week and requires approximately four hours of work per week, including meeting time. This course is repeatable for credit.

Prerequisite: Completion of First Year Writing

Introduces Shakespearean and related texts that explore the nature and definitions of justice. Prerequisite: ENG-2000 or Junior Standing.

A study of Shakespearean and related texts that demonstrate a range of views about the operations of power in society.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 2000 Introduction to Textual Studies or junior standing.

A study of Shakespeare and related texts that address issues of gender, sex, sexuality and sexuality identity.

Pre or corequisite(s): ENG 2000 Introduction to Textual Studies or junior standing.

A study of Shakespearean and related texts that deal with diverse conceptions of identity: how it is formed, whether it is continuous, how it is influenced by others and by one's environment.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 2000 Introduction to Textual Studies or junior standing.

This course supplements the basic American survey course. Its aim is to acquaint students with representative autobiography, fiction, drama, poetry, literary criticism, and essays by African-American writers from Frederick Douglass to Toni Morrison.
Prerequisite(s): First Year Writing and Sophomore standing.
(Normally offered alternate spring semesters.)

An advanced course designed to investigate any relevant subject matter not included in any of standard courses. The title, content, and credit will be determined by current, mutual interests of students and faculty. This course may focus on literature, language, or writing. This course may be offered to meet a group requirement for a major only by approval of the department chair.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or instructor approval.

An opportunity for students, under the supervision of a faculty member, to pursue a topic and readings not covered in other coursework.

This is a research course. The student initially meets with the department chair to select a study topic and review research methods. At this time the student will be assigned a faculty resource person to guide his or her work and assist in an advisory capacity. A copy of the student's work is filed in the archives for the department. Independent study may not duplicate courses described in the catalog.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chair.

A projects course designed to analyze and develop techniques and subjects not involved in any of the standard courses. The topic, content, and credit will be determined by current, mutual interests of students and faculty. This course may be counted toward a major emphasis area with the approval of the department chair.

An on-the-job experience oriented toward the student's major interest (e.g., writing, editorial, The Flintlock, literacy instruction, textual analysis, research). The student is to secure a position in an organization that satisfies the mutual interests of the instructor, the sponsor, and the student.  P/F Only.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chair.

A course in the theory and development of literary criticism including a general overview of theories of literary criticism before the 20th-century and 20th-century critical theories.

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.

A topical course designed to investigate relevant courses. The title and the content will be determined by current mutual interests of students and faculty. This course may be offered to meet a requirement for a major only by approval of the department chair.

An opportunity for students, under the supervision of a faculty member, to pursue topics and readings not covered in other coursework.

This is a research course. The student initially meets with the department chair to select a study topic and review research methods. At this time the student will be assigned a faculty resource person to guide his or her work and assist in an advisory capacity. A copy of the student's work is filed in the archives for the department. Independent Study may not duplicate courses described in the catalog.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and permission of the department chair.

Supervised individual projects for students on topics selected by the student in consultation with the instructor. Special Projects may not duplicate courses described in the catalog.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.

A senior-level research and writing seminar. In this course, students participate in a senior capstone experience and produce a research paper and/or an original creative work. At the end of the term, students make panel presentations about their work to the entire department.

Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.