Courses

Overview

Our courses for undergraduates fall within certain broad categories: introductory courses; major author and period courses; genre and special topics; creative writing; film and media courses’ journalism, language, and communication; theater; and research. A general list of our courses follows below. Not all courses are taught every academic year, and individual offerings vary by semester in their range and emphasis.

See the main courses page for term schedules and descriptions. Information about which courses count toward particular majors, minors, and clusters can be found by visiting the specific web pages for those subjects. For answers to other questions, contact the director of undergraduate studies. 

Introductory and Gateway Courses

  • ENGL 100 Great Books
  • ENGL 112 Classical and Scriptural Backgrounds
  • ENGL 113 British Literature I
  • ENGL 114 British Literature II
  • ENGL 115 Introduction to American Literature
  • ENGL 116 Introduction to African-American Literature
  • ENGL 117 Introduction to the Art of Film

Major Authors and Historical periods

Pre-1800

  • ENGL 200  History of the English Language
  • ENGL 201 Old English Language and Literature
  • ENGL 203 Medieval Drama
  • ENGL 204 Chaucer
  • ENGL 206 Topics in Medieval Literature
  • ENGL 207 English Renaissance Literature (Topics)
  • ENGL 208 Renaissance Drama (Topics)
  • ENGL 210 Shakespeare
  • ENGL 211 Milton
  • ENGL 215 Eighteenth-Century British Literature (Topics)
  • ENGL 216 Topics in Literary & Textual Recovery

Post-1800

  • ENGL 220 Romantic Literature (Topics)
  • ENGL 221 Nineteenth-Century British Literature (Topics)
  • ENGL 223 Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature (Topics)
  • ENGL 225 American Romantics
  • ENGL 226 American Realists (Topics)
  • ENGL 227 Revolutionaries and Reformers: Black Intellectuals and the Atlantic World
  • ENGL 228 Topics in African-American Literature
  • ENGL 230 Topics in American Literature
  • ENGL 231 Twentieth-Century British Novel
  • ENGL 233 Modern Poetry
  • ENGL 234 Aesthetics
  • ENGL 235 Post-1800 Drama (Topics)
  • ENGL 236 African Diasporic Literature
  • ENGL 238 Studies in Modern and Contemporary Literature (Topics)

Special Topics and Genre courses

  • ENGL 240 Literary Criticism and Theory (Topics)
  • ENGL 241 Lyric Poetry
  • ENGL 242 Literary Topics Across Historical Periods
  • ENGL 243 Major Authors (Topics)
  • ENGL 244 Topics in Poetry
  • ENGL 245 Literary Mode (Topics)
  • ENGL 247 Science Fiction (Topics)
  • ENGL 248 Contemporary Women’s Literature
  • ENGL 249 Gender, Writing, and Representation (Topics)
  • ENGL 251 Literature and Medicine (Topics)
  • ENGL 252 Theater in England
  • ENGL 254 Arthurian Literature

Creative Writing Courses

  • ENGL 121 Creative Writing: Fiction
  • ENGL 122 Creative Writing Poetry
  • ENGL 123 Playwriting
  • ENGL 125 Speculative Fiction
  • ENGL 126 Creative Nonfiction
  • ENGL 274 Advanced Creative Writing: Prose
  • ENGL 275 Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction
  • ENGL 276 Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry
  • ENGL 277 Topics in Screenwriting
  • ENGL 375 Seminar in Fiction Writing
  • ENGL 376 Seminar in Poetry Writing 

Film and Media Courses

  • ENGL 117 Introduction to the Art of Film
  • ENGL 118 Introduction to Media Studies
  • ENGL 161 Intro to Video Art
  • ENGL 255 Film History: Early Cinema
  • ENGL 256  Film History: 1929-1959
  • ENGL 257 Film History: 1959-Present
  • ENGL 260 Studies in Film History
  • ENGL 261 Classical Film Theory
  • ENGL 262 Studies in a National Cinema
  • ENGL 263 Topics in Television and other Media
  • ENGL 264 Studies in a Director (Topics)
  • ENGL 265 Race and Gender in Popular Film
  • ENGL 267 Intro to Literary Publishing
  • ENGL 268 Digital Imaging
  • ENGL 283 Topics in Media and Journalism

Language, Journalism, and Communication

  • ENGL 131 Reporting and Writing the News
  • ENGL 132 Feature Writing
  • ENGL 133 Editing 
  • ENGL 134 Public Speaking
  • ENGL 135 Intro to Debate
  • ENGL 138 Journalism Case Studies
  • ENGL 280 Topics in Debate
  • ENGL 281 Journalistic Writing (Topics)
  • ENGL 282 Humor Writing
  • ENGL 283 Journalism and Media (Topics)
  • ENGL 284 Orality, Language, and Literacy
  • ENGL 285 Advanced Writing and Peer Tutoring
  • ENGL 286 Presidential Rhetoric
  • ENGL 287 Studies in Translation

Theater Courses

  • ENGL 123 Playwriting
  • ENGL 126 Production Experience
  • ENGL 141 Dance for the Actor
  • ENGL 142 Stage Combat
  • ENGL 144 Costume Production
  • ENGL 154 Intro to Design for the Stage
  • ENGL 161 Intro to Video Art
  • ENGL Improvisation
  • ENGL 170 Technical Theater
  • ENGL 172 Intro to Sound for the Stage
  • ENGL 174 Acting I
  • ENGL 176 Movement for the Actor
  • ENGL 177 Actor's Voice
  • ENGL 180 Directing
  • ENGL 182 Staging a Revolution: Creating Theatre for Social Change
  • ENGL 270 Advanced Technical Theater
  • ENGL 290 Acting for the Camera
  • ENGL 291 Musical Theater Performance
  • ENGL 292/293/294/295 Plays in Performance
  • ENGL 296/297 Stage Management
  • ENGL 298/299 Performance Lab

Research and Independent Study Courses 

  • ENGL 360 Special Projects: Theater
  • ENGL 380 Advanced Seminar
  • ENGL 390 Supervised Teaching
  • ENGL 391 Independent Study
  • ENGL 392 Practicum
  • ENGL 394 Internships in English
  • ENGL 396 Honors Seminar
  • ENGL 398 Honors Thesis