Studies in Critical Thinking & Writing 3 A continuation of 100 or 110A, this course uses literary works as content for reading and discussion of ideas and methods in writing, stressing critical thinking, persuasion and evaluation; experience in writing essays and the research paper. Prerequisite: 100 or 110A. Notes: Required. 3 Intensive practice in writing at the college level. Designed for the students who have not satisfactorily fulfilled their department’s WCR (Writing Competency Requirement) as described in the General Studies section. A grade of C+ or better will fulfill the competency requirement. Prerequisites: English 100 or 110A, 110B; two unsuccessful attempts to complete GNRC 300; and instructor’s signature. ELSP students must have passed the EDET. Notes: Fee: $25. Writing for Competency Literature & Film 3 Designed to fulfill the general education literature requirement. Comparison of fictional and dramatic texts with their cinematic adaptations. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 110B. Notes: Fee: $25. 3 Designed to fulfill the general education literature requirement. Selected writers representative of international or ethnic literatures. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 110B. Literature in Context
English: Honors Graduate School Preparation
ENGL 110B
Concentration Requirements For those committed to rigorous professional training in preparation for graduate study in English, application can be made for admission to this concentration, which requires 42 units. Having first registered as generalists or declared one of the other tracks, candidates may apply to the concentration after three semesters of undergraduate study, having attained at least a 3.8 GPA in their major or having obtained departmental consent. Students then take six specialized upper–division courses (ENGL 340, two sections of 454, 471, 490, and 491) in addition to the English core.
138
ENGL 210
ENGL 220
Advanced Composition Studies in Literary Theory
Units: 3
ENGL 340
Units: 3
ENGL 454
Complete two sections of ENGL 454
Honors Seminar English Practicum
Units: 3
ENGL 471
ENGL 230
Units: 1–3
ENGL 490
Senior Thesis
Units: 3
ENGL 491
British Literature I
3
Humanities Major / English Concentration
ENGL 251
A study of selected writers and their works from the early Middle Ages to 1616. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 110B.
For students seeking to compliment an English major with coursework in History and/or Philosophy, the department offers an English concentration for the Humanities major (for details, see the Humanities section).
British Literature II 3 A study of selected writers and their works from 1616 to 1832. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 110B. 3 A study of selected writers and their works from 1832 through the present. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 110B. British Literature III American Literature I 3 A study of selected writers from the Colonial period through the Age of Romanticism. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 110B. 3 A study of selected writers from the Age of Realism through the present day. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 110B. American Literature II
ENGL 252
ENGL 253
English Minor
ENGL 281
Minor Requirements An English Minor is offered upon the completion of 18 units, 12 of which must be upper division. (Of these 12, 6 must be taken on Biola’s campus.) The minor consists of six classes selected from the ENGL course list (excluding ENGL 103–109).
ENGL 282
Race & Ethnicity in American Literature Studies in minority literatures of the United States. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 110B.
3
ENGL 283
Courses (ENGL)
World Literature 3 Surveys of global literatures from ancient times to the present. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 110B. 3 Introductory language course for education students: history of language, grammatical systems, usage/composition; teaching applications. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 110B; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282 or consent. Studies in Grammar & Language
ENGL 290
Basic Studies in Critical Thinking & Writing
3
ENGL 100
Reading and discussion of ideas and methods in writing, stressing fundamentals of grammar, punctuation, spelling and paragraph writing, along with critical thinking persuasion and evaluation. International students scoring below 480 on the verbal section of the SAT II (and under 510 on the SAT II Writing Exam, if applicable) and undergraduate students finishing ENGL 109 in ELSP must take ENGL 100 within the first term of residence. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours of lecture, two hours of lab. Prerequisite to 110B. Studies in Critical Thinking & Writing 3 Reading and discussion of ideas and methods in writing, stressing critical thinking, persuasion and evaluation; experience in writing a variety of expository and persuasive essays. Students scoring 480 or higher on the verbal section of the SAT or 510 or higher on the SAT II Writing Exam may enroll in ENGL 110A. Prerequisite to 110B.
ENGL 320
Advanced Composition
3
ENGL 340
Study of the theories of writing and rhetorical models. Extensive practice in writing. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 110B; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282 or consent. 3 Poetry workshop. Students will read and critique each other’s work, study selected modern and contemporary poems and investigate the creative writing process. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 110B; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282 or consent. Notes: Permission of instructor required. Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGL 110A
ENGL 343
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