DEGREE PROGRAMS

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Program Description

The study of English provides students with the opportunity to explore the centrality of written expression in understanding and giving meaning to human experience. Through dynamic and multifaceted investigations of the immense creative possibilities of language, students who major in English develop clarity of thought, precise writing and speaking skills, informed critical judgment, and a keen awareness of the power of language to shape personal and social relations. The development of these competencies provides excellent preparation for careers in teaching, law, business and management, government, publishing, technical writing, journalism, writing for media, public relations, library science, and many other areas of professional and creative endeavor. Additionally, the English major is ideal preparation for law or graduate school.

Students majoring in English develop a strong foundation in (1) the historical development of American and British literature; (2) the major genres of literary expression—prose, poetry, and drama; (3) the principal critical-theoretical approaches to reading and writing; and (4) the practice of writing in a variety of professional and academic contexts. Students also are exposed to literature outside of the American and British traditions, as well as to other forms of expression—for example, art, philosophy, theater, music—that make up the Humanities. In addition, English majors have the opportunity to work as interns with local businesses and non-profit organizations. This field experience allows students to apply the knowledge, skills, and values that they have learned in a professional setting.

Students who complete the program earn a Bachelor of Arts in English. Students who have a particular interest in the craft of writing can tailor their curriculum to combine their Bachelor of Arts in English with a formal concentration in either Creative Writing or Professional Writing. While all English majors gain a broad grounding as mature writers in a variety of genres and professional contexts, students who choose one of these formal concentrations extend their learning to develop a thorough understanding of writing as a complex, rigorous discipline of study in its own right. All English majors, but especially those who choose a concentration in Creative or Professional Writing, benefit from one-on-one interactions with faculty who are themselves published writers of literary criticism, poetry, fiction, or multimedia. They also benefit from a number of extracurricular opportunities, such as The Write Thing Reading Series, which allows students to interact with nationally and internationally acclaimed writers in an intimate setting.

to enrich students’ understanding of the historical development of American and British literature and of the English language

to expose students to both canonical and non-canonical literary texts, as well as to literature in English outside of the American and British traditions

to enhance students’ comprehension of the major genres of literary expression: prose, poetry, and drama

to familiarize students with major critical-theoretical approaches to analyzing literary texts: as aesthetic objects, as historical registers, as social documents, as occasions for meditation or revolution

to increase students’ abilities to read closely and to make informed critical judgments

to develop students’ abilities to communicate clearly and persuasively, both orally and in writing

to develop students’ awareness of cultural diversity so that they can communicate with reflection, sensitivity, and intelligence

to prepare students for careers in teaching, writing, and other fields that require precise communication and intellectual discernment

Program Objectives

Upon successful completion of the requirements for the English major, students will be able to:

identify major literary movements and authors in the American and British traditions

explain the historical development of the English language in relationship to social, political, and cultural circumstances

identify significant literary contributions outside of the American and British traditions and traditional literary canons

situate and analyze literary texts in historical, intellectual, and aesthetic contexts

communicate clearly, precisely, and persuasively in a variety of professional and academic contexts, both orally and in writing

integrate the skills and competencies fostered through the study of English in order to develop a desired career and/or pursue graduate study.

Credit Distribution

ENG 110 College Writing II (3)
ENG 200 Analytical Writing (3)
GEN 110 Ideas and Experiences Introduction to Critical Thought and Expression (3)
GEN 220 Colonial North America: Case Study in Cultural Interaction (3)
GEN 240 Scientific Discovery (3)
GEN 410 Baccalaureate Capstone I (3)
GEN 411 Baccalaureate Capstone II (3)
MAT 114 Intermediate Algebra or above as determined by placement test (3)
MAT 201 Statistics and Society (3)
SPE 130 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3)

ENG 205 Introduction to Literature (3)
ENG 210 Introduction to Creative Writing (3)
(fulfills GEN 230 requirement)
ENG 215 Introduction to World Literature (3)
ENG 305 British Literature: Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century (3)
ENG 315 British Literature: Late Eighteenth Century through the Twentieth Century (3)
ENG 325 American Literature: Colonial to the Civil War (3)
ENG 335 American Literature: Civil War through the Twentieth Century (3)
ENG 360 Advanced Report and Proposal Writing (3)
ENG 365 Ethnic Literature in America (3)
ENG 435 Major Literary Figures (3)
ENG 460 Literary Theory & Criticism: English Seminar (3)

Choose one (1) of the following: (3)
ENG 300 Fiction Workshop
ENG 310 Poetry Workshop
ENG 320 Drama Workshop

Choose two (2) of the following: (6)
ENG 345 Film Art and Appreciation
ENG 355 Major Literary Forms
ENG 405 Themes and Topics in American Literature
ENG 415 Themes and Topics in British Literature
ENG 425 Themes and Topics in World Literature

FRE 101 Elementary French I (3)
Or
SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I (3)
FRE 102 Elementary French II (3)
Or
SPA 102 Elementary Spanish II (3)
HUM 300 Literature and the Arts (3)
PHI 170 Issues in Philosophy (3)

Choose one (2) 100 – 200 level courses from the following: (6)
Any APY, ART, BIO, CHE, ECO, ENG, GEO, HIS, HUM, LNG, MAT, MUS, PHI, PHY, POL, PSY, SSC, SOC, THE course

APY, ART, BIO, CHE, ECO, ENG, GEO, HIS, HUM, LNG, MAT, MUS, PHI, PHY, POL, PSY, SSC, SOC, THE, course

Any College Course: 21 credit hours (9 if the student chooses one of the concentrations below)

Choose two (2) of the following:* (6)
ENG 300 Fiction Workshop
ENG 310 Poetry Workshop
ENG 320 Drama Workshop
ENG 498 Independent Study in Writing

ENG 260               Business and Professional Writing (3)
ENG 360            Advanced Report and Proposal Writing (3)
ENG 477            English Field Experience (3)
MCO 267            Basic Desktop Publishing and Graphic Design (3)

*Electives must be chosen in consultation with the Department Chair and/or appropriate Program Director.

**English majors who choose to pursue a formal concentration in either Creative Writing or Professional Writing will use twelve (12) of their free elective credits to fulfill the concentration requirements. As with all elective credits, majors must consult with the Department Chair and/or appropriate Program Director before scheduling any elective credits.

B.A. IN VISUAL & DIGITAL ARTS

The experience and practice of visual art enhances the imaginal and creative aspects of life, develops the aesthetic faculties, and nurtures the human spirit. Through the study and practice of making art, Visual and Digital Arts majors explore both traditional art making forms (including drawing, design, painting, photography & ceramics) and also digital arts (imaging, video, sound design, & communication design). In their senior year, VDA majors will present an exhibition of artwork in either traditional gallery format, a digital portfolio, or both. Graduates will be able to apply traditional and digital arts to a variety of academic, business, and entertainment contexts and will be prepared to pursue graduate studies.

Majors will also benefit from a strong core of classes chosen out of the disciplines which make up the Humanities: Art, Literature, Linguistics, Music, Theatre, and Writing. This core provides students with cultural literacy and sensitivity and leads majors to develop reflective intelligence, honed by exposure to classics of human thought and expression, philosophical rigor, and creativity in various disciplines.

GOALS:

* Graduates have demonstrated proficiency as artists in one or more mediums of expression.
* Graduates read widely, think critically, and express opinions cogently about historical and contemporary ideas in the arts and recent issues, especially involving creative expression and digital technology.
* Use digital technology according to theories and principles of aesthetics in order to translate and communicate traditional visual art forms.
* Create, defend and interpret a Senior Exhibition / Digital Portfolio.

Visual & Digital Arts Component:

ART 230 Two-Dimensional Design and Color Theory

ART 240 Drawing

ART 320 Painting

ART 260 Basic Photography

MMS 200 Fundamentals of Multimedia

MMS 205 Designing Multimedia

MMS 300 Incorporating Interactivity in Multimedia

MMS 350 3-D Design/Rendering

MMS 400 Web Design and Development

ART405 or MMS 405 Senior Exhibition / Digital Portfolio

ART / MMS Electives--(Choose any three courses from the following: ART 305, ART 340, ART 360, ART 370, ART 398, ART 420, ART 450, ART 451, ART 452, ART 453, ART 460, ART 498, MCO 267, MMS 305, MMS 498)

Minimum Major Component Credit Hours

Humanities Component:

ART 214 Survey of World Art I (Ancient Through Medieval)

ART 215 Survey of World Art II (Renaissance Through Modern)

Foreign Language (FRE 101/102 or SPA 101/102)

HUM 300 - Literature and the Arts

Any 3 HUM, LNG, LIT, MUS, PHI, THE, WRT (250 or above)

Minimum Humanities Component Credit Hours

Social Sciences Component:

Any 2 APY, ECO, GEO, HIS, POL, PSY, or SOC

Minimum Social Sciences Credit Hours

Mathematics/Science Component:

MAT 114 - Intermediate Algebra or Above as Determined by Placement Test*

MAT 201 - Statistics and Society

Minimum Mathematics/Science Credit Hours

General Education Component:

GEN 110 - Ideas and Experiences: Introduction to Critical Thought and Expression **

GEN 220 - Colonial North America: Case Study in Cultural Interaction

GEN 240 - Scientific Discovery

SPE 130 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking

ENG 110- College Writing II

ENG 200 - Analytical Writing

GEN 410 - Baccalaureate Capstone I

GEN 411 - Baccalaureate Capstone II

Minimum General Education Credit Hours

Free Electives Component:

5 of any college course

TOTAL

120

*Students who meet the math competency must substitute a Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective.

**Required of first-year students; all other students must substitute a Free Elective 200-level or above).

A survey of world art and architecture from prehistory to 1400 CE. Includes slide lectures, art videos, and field trip(s).
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered Fall semester.

A survey of world art and architecture from approximately 1400 CE to 1940, with an emphasis on Western art. Includes slide lectures, art videos, and field trip(s).
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered Spring semester.

An introductory studio course in which students use the basic elements of art and design principles to learn and apply the language of visual organization. The course also includes basic concepts of typography, layout, and color theory.
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: None. Offered Spring semester.

A studio course providing instruction in basic perceptual skills and drawing techniques in a variety of media.
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: None. Offered Spring semester.

A study of photography composition and use of the camera as an artistic and communication tool. An introduction to the use of the still camera, light, meter, film development, darkroom techniques and photographic enlargement. Students also will learn to “read” photos, speak intelligently about their own personal style and ethics regarding visual communications. Techniques learned here can not only be applied as vocational skills, but the student is encouraged to pursue photography as a lifelong method of personal expression.
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: None. Offered Spring semester.

A studio course providing basic instruction in painting techniques and pictorial organization.
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: None. Offered as needed.

A continuation of ART 240, Drawing. A studio course designed to develop perceptual skills, critical judgment, and the ability to draw using a variety of mediums and subjects.
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: ART 240. Offered as needed.

Further development of skills in color photography, picture composition, and lighting techniques. Features segments in various types of commercial photography, photo-journalism, fine art photography, and digital photography. Additional segments will emphasize studio lighting, medium and large format camera, as well as studio techniques.
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: ART 260. Offered as needed.

A studio course providing instruction in basic ceramic techniques and exploration of clay as a medium of artistic expression. Includes hand-building, throwing, glaze application, kiln loading, firing, and unloading.
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: ART 230. Offered as needed.

Observational and “hands-on” work experience in a visual art or media-related placement situation. A total of 30 hours is required for each credit hour of field experience. Restricted to Visual and Digital Arts majors.
One – Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Sophomore Standing and 2.5 Cumulative GPA. Offered as needed.

A studio course designed to provide Visual and Digital Arts majors with the opportunity and challenge to create an exhibition of artwork as a culmination of course of study.
Four credit hours. Prerequisite: Senior standing. Offered as needed.

A continuation of ART 320, Painting. A studio course designed to develop perceptual skills, critical judgment, and the ability to paint in oils.
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: ART 320. Offered as needed.

The study of art movements since 1940. Emphasis will be placed on how art expresses personal, social, and cultural experience. Includes slide lectures, discussions, art videos, and field trips.
Three credit hours. Prerequisites: ART 100 or ART 214 or ART 215 or GEN 230; and Junior standing. Offered as needed.

A historical survey of the development for photography from its 19th century origins to contemporary practice. The course includes slide lectures, videotapes, and field trip(s).
Three credit hours. Prerequisites: ART 100 or ART 214 or ART 215 or GEN 230; and Junior standing. Offered as needed.

An advanced look at photography using alternative processing techniques. This course will show students that photography is a broad medium that encompasses a wide variety of techniques beyond that of black and white photography. Students will discuss where their inspiration comes from, initiate a plan for creating images using various lighting, camera, darkroom and digital techniques. Each assignment will profile a different technique including but not limited to: hand coloring, cyanotype, Platinum and Palladium printing, digital imaging, Polaroid emulsion transfers, Polaroid manipulations, pin hole photography and much more. Course work will include lectures, hands-on experience, demonstrations, studio experience, and off-campus field trips. Students will create an alternative process notebook as well as a final portfolio.
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: ART 260. Offered as needed.

This course analyzes the forces that keep increasing the demand for verbal, visual, and aural communication skills. The course examines the past, present, and future of information literacy, especially applications of emerging technology in human communication. Hands-on studio work will illuminate the promise and perils of networked intelligence while developing communication skills.
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered as needed.

A study of the interrelationship between literature and the various arts: visual art, music, and theatre which make up the humanities discipline.
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered Fall semester.

The consideration of selected topics and themes drawn from literature and seen from a corresponding philosophical viewpoint.
Three credit hours. Prerequisites: ENG 110 and a philosophy course. Offered as needed.

This course introduces students to the process of writing they will need for success in college. It increases students’ abilities to communicate confidently with others, to think clearly, and to organize ideas. Pre-writing, drafting, revising, and editing are emphasized. Students will produce a portfolio of their writings including a self assessment.

Three credit hours (3). This course is required for and limited to all students who place within the specified range on the placement test. Offered every semester.

This course develops students' abilities to write effectively in college. It assists students to make judgments regarding content within their own writing, particularly when utilizing researched sources. It also emphasizes organization, structure, revision, and mechanics. Students will produce a portfolio of their written work, including a self assessment.

Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: ENG 100 or suitable score on the writing assessment. Offered every semester.

This course is designed to follow ENG 110. It develops students' skills in critical thinking and in writing analyses, using subject matter from across the curriculum. Each writing assignment requires research and writing from sources. Students will produce a portfolio of their written work, including a self assessment. Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: ENG 110 or its equivalent in transfer credits. Offered every semester.

This course introduces students to the basic literary forms, techniques and processes used in poetry, drama and the short story, as well as to some of their classical origins. In addition to selections from European and American literature, students will read selected classical and religious texts that have contributed to the development of Western Literature.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: None. Offered every semester.

This course introduces students to the tools and techniques needed to compose different types of creative writing, including fiction, poetry, drama and, at the discretion of the instructor, perhaps one other genre such as creative non-fiction or the personal essay. This course also is designed to help students learn how to express idea, emotion, and other experiences in language through traditional, contemporary, and experimental forms of stories, poems, plays, and essays. This course also will help build students’ confidence in the oral performance of their creative writing and provide them knowledge about how to publish their own work.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: GEN 110. Offered Spring semester.

This survey course is designed to introduce students to representative works (short stories, poems and plays) of world literature.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: None. Offered Spring semester.

This course explores the different types of business and professional writing, helping students to recognize the variety of career options for and responsibilities of professional and business writers and the most important resources in the field. Students review and learn how most effectively to implement the basic grammar and usage rules they have studied in other courses, as well as how to incorporate graphs, pictures, and other visual information effectively into their written texts. Students also investigate the necessary relationship between audience and style, and the ethical implications of business and professional forms of communication, while learning how to apply persuasive writing strategies to different professional contexts. Students produce a portfolio in both print and web-based media that will include a resume, letters, memoranda, brochures, instructions, and short reports.

This course offers a detailed study of the principles employed in effective written arguments and persuasive pieces. The course will familiarize students with the tools and techniques of persuasion, and place special emphasis on the nature of argument. Practical application of the art of persuasion in the professional world will be included. The course will provide extensive writing practice.

This course helps the student to focus his/her creative ideas and thoughts and write short pieces of fiction with a view toward entering contests, freelancing his/her work and other areas of publication. The student through actual writing of short stories will come to a better awareness and appreciation of the short story as an art form.

This course surveys selected major authors from the Middle Ages through the Restoration and early 18th century. Emphasis of the course is on major authors, the historical contexts of literary production and reception, and the historical development of the English language.

Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature courses. Offered Fall semester.

This course is designed to introduce the student to the tools and techniques needed for writing poetry. It is a course in the creative expression of thought and idea combined with the discipline of learning traditional, contemporary, and experimental forms of poetry. It is also designed to give the student confidence in oral reading of poetry and knowledge of how to publish.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: ENG 200. Offered Spring semester.

ENG 315 BRITISH LITERATURE: LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY THROUGH THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

This course surveys selected major authors from the Romantic Period through the 20th century. Emphasis of the course is both on major authors and the historical development of literary traditions.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course. Offered Spring semester.

This course will provide a practical introduction to writing for the stage. It will include a study of dramatic structure, character, themes, and theatrical devices. Through experiential activities, students will gain an appreciation for issues such as the effective use of space, movement, light, dialogue, and sound. Students will write exercises or short scenes every week, and that writing will become the basis of a one-act play, which will be the final project.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: ENG 200. Offered Fall semester.

This course is an intensive critical study of American literature beginning with texts of the New World exploration and settlement up until the Civil War, inclusive of Native American oral literature. Emphasis in the course is on both individual works and literary/historical traditions.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course. Offered Fall semester.

This course introduces students to the tools and strategies needed to publish the Prelude, Medaille’s creative arts journal. This course will help students learn how to obtain submissions for publication, set up editorial criteria for selection of submissions, notify authors about selection or rejection of their submissions, and create a story board for format and layout of the journal. This course also will help students learn how to edit selected copy and how to organize, publicize, and implement campus and community readings or other events to encourage interest in and support for the Prelude.
One and a half credit hours (1.5). Prerequisite: None. Offered Fall semester.

This course helps students master the tools and strategies needed to complete desk-top publication of the Prelude, as well as a website. This course also is designed to help students learn how to edit and organize copy, as well as how to use desk-top publishing software to format and layout a book of poems, stories, and visual art. The course also helps students master the software skills necessary to build a web-related materials for the Prelude.
One and a half credit hours (1.5). Prerequisite: ENG 330. Offered Spring semester.

This course is an intensive critical study of American literature from the start of the Civil War through the 20th century, emphasizing both individual works and literary/historical traditions.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course. Offered Spring semester.

This course explores the development of film as an art form in its historical, political, and cultural contexts. Students learn to become active viewers of film through analysis of film technique, genre, and theory. Special emphasis is placed on the connections between cinematic “language” and the world of literature: not only because film and literature are closely linked in their use of narrative, but also because methods of literary analysis provide a useful avenue into film analysis.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course. Offered as needed.

This courses studies one of the important forms of literature: drama, short story, novel, or poetry using representative examples. The course will include the history and development of the form as well as its nature and variety. A student may take the course
more than once for credit under different literary forms.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course. Offered Fall semester.

This course teaches advanced critical thinking and writing skills for application in various academic disciplines and professional contexts. Students also learn how most effectively to produce professional and academic discipline specific texts that are print-ready, coherent, and cohesive. Students produce a portfolio in both print and web-based media that will include an advanced research report and a proposal.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: ENG 200. Offered Spring semester.

This course analyzes the literature of selected minority groups. The course will focus on the literature of African-Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics, and Jews. It will cover the cultural and historical heritage expressed through the literature as the vision of the minority experience in America and the more universal nature of the human condition.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course. Offered Spring semester.

This course is a study of modern approaches to the teaching of writing, emphasizing writing for practice, responding to writing, and developing practical tools for secondary school writing instruction. Coursework will include holistic scoring and portfolio evaluation.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisites: EDU 200, EDU 233 or 234, or by instructor permission. Offered as needed.

This course is a study of modern adolescent literature, which focuses primarily on novels, and includes poetry and drama, in the context of teaching middle and high school language arts. The course will examine the history, development, and genres of secondary school literature.

Three credit hours (3). Prerequisites: ENG 200, any 200-level Literature course, EDU 233 or 234, or by instructor permission. Offered as needed.

Topic specified in each semester course offered.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: ENG 200 or higher. Offered as needed.

In this workshop, students with previous experience in writing for business, technical writing, and/or creative writing, learn how to write for publication. The class employs a workshop approach, whereby students are exposed to all types of writing and publication issues, while themselves choosing one area of writing in which to focus on publication. Students learn what manuscripts should look like, how to professionally submit them for publication, and how to identify markets and submit to internet publications. They will also learn about the business of publishing, about grants and contests, self-publishing options, and how to use revision to turn manuscripts into finished products.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: Any writing course 260 or above. Offered Spring semester.

This course analyzes selected themes or topics from American literature. A student may take this course more than once for credit under different themes/topics.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course. Offered Spring semester.

This course provides an in-depth study of a specific theme or topic from British literature. A student may take this course more than once for credit under different themes/topics.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course. Offered Fall semester.

This course explores a significant theme or topic reflected in major literary works and/or authors from world literature. A student may take this course more than once for credit under different themes/topics.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course. Offered Spring semester.

This course provides an intensive study of the works of a major writer or a highly limited number of related authors. A student may take this course more than once for credit under
different literary figures.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course. Offered Fall semester.

This course considers the history of literary theory and criticism from New Criticism through contemporary theoretical developments. Over the course of the semester, students will apply theoretical approaches to the analysis of literary works and other forms of creative expression. Students will also explore the relationship of literary theory and criticism to the construction and revision of literary canons.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: This course is restricted to English and Secondary Education majors. Other majors may enroll with special approval from department chairs. Offered Fall semester.

In this field experience, students work with a local publication or in some other writing-based career employer. Skills practiced in the field experience are expected to be at a high-level of competence and difficulty, as well as approved by the Humanities Department Chairperson and/or appropriate Program Director.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: Any writing course 260 or above; and a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA. Offered every semester.

Topic developed by student and instructor for each semester offered.
Three credit hours (3). Prerequisite: ENG 260 or above. Offered as needed.

An introduction to the art of multimedia using photo-graphs, video, sound and animation. This course provides students with a critical understanding of multimedia. Assignments are provided using preconstructed modules to be followed step-by-step. These modules promote creative expression and critical thinking and provide the students with the necessary skills to compile a multimedia presentation using sound, video, still images and text.
Four credit hours. Prerequisite: CIS 115 or equivalent experience. Offered every semester.

This course examines the components used in multimedia and the multimedia design process. By manipulating and combining digital images with other forms of multimedia, students will enhance their critical and aesthetic under-standing of multimedia.
Four credit hours. Prerequisite: ART 230 or equivalent experience. Offered Fall semester.

This course will provide the students with the necessary skills and judgment to create interactivity in their multi-media presentations. Students will create interactive movies that allow users to communicate by receiving and sending information in a variety of ways.
Four credit hours. Prerequisite: MMS 200. Offered Spring semester.

This course will prepare students for the development and designing of an interactive multimedia production. Students will develop an interactive media production guide by discussing the fundamentals of planning, design-ing, and developing an interactive media project–from conceptualization to production to distribution.
Four credit hours. Prerequisite: MMS 200. Offered Fall semester.

Students will be introduced to the process of creating three dimensional graphics and illustrations. In addition, students will learn the basics of three dimensional modeling and rendering through projects that work with special 3D programs. Students will learn how to navigate in 3D space, create complex models from simple parts, apply textures, set up lights, and position cameras to transform their ideas into dynamic worlds filled with depth, warmth, presence, and even humor.
Four credit hours. Prerequisite: MMS 200 and MMS 205; or portfolio assessment by department. Offered Fall semester.

This course will provide students with the necessary skills and judgment to create effective interactive multimedia web pages for the World Wide Web. Students will create, test, and publish web pages that demonstrate their ability to produce and troubleshoot video, audio, images and 3D animation on the Internet.
Four credit hours. Prerequisite: MMS 300. Offered Spring semester.

Students will use the skills, knowledge and judgment they have learned regarding pre-production, production and post-production to formulate and arrange ideas. Students will use a variety of techniques; discuss aesthetic issues regarding layout and design; incorporate original content; and produce, present and defend a digital portfolio.
Four credit hours. Prerequisite: MMS 300 and portfolio review. Offered as needed.

MUSIC COURSES

MUS 100 EXPERIENCING MUSIC
A course designed to introduce students to the essentials of music appreciation,
comprehension, and enjoyment. The course focuses on major musical genres,
aiding the student in developing skills needed for critical evaluation and better
enjoyment of music as an integral creative art form. Three credit hours. Offered
Spring semester (d); offered Fall semester (e).

MUS 255 EXPLORING MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS
An introduction to music, enabling the student to learn standard musical notation
and other significant structural elements; emphasis is on group participation,
including work in composition and performance. Computer software is used to
enhance instruction. Three credit hours. Offered as needed.

MUS 298 SPECIAL TOPIC IN MUSIC
(Topic to be specified each semester course offered.)

MUS 340 CONCERT SERIES
An in-depth study with professionals of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and/or
other major orchestras. Prior to each concert in the series, at least one member of
the music community presents specialized information to help the student
understand the music, the instruments, and the performance. Concerts are given at
times other than regular class hours. Students will be notified of concert times in
advance of registration. A fee, paying for reduced-price tickets and other
expenses, is charged. Three credit hours. Offered Fall semester in even
numbered years (d); offered Spring semester (e).

MUS 398 SPECIAL TOPIC IN MUSIC
(Topic to be specified each semester course offered.)

MUS 430 CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
A survey of the major musical developments in Western Europe and the Americas
from 1900 to the present. Three credit hours. Offered Fall semester in odd
numbered years (e).

MUS 498 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN MUSIC

The course introduces students to rival theories of human nature: instinct, genetic, behaviorist, interactionist; demonstrates how these theories influence social, political and educational policy; and teaches students how to critically evaluate rival theories.
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: None. Offered Spring semester.

This is a course in applied philosophy. The philosophical perspectives of important thinkers are used to examine issues that dramatically affect the direction and quality of our lives.
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: None. Offered as needed.

This course introduces the student to informal and formal reasoning and the principles of scientific reasoning.
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: None. Offered Spring semester.

This course offers a fundamental study of the techniques of formal reasoning. After an introduction to basic argument identification and analysis procedure, students will develop formal tools for analyzing and evaluating arguments in the categorical and propositional systems of logic, paying special attention to the relationship between natural language and its expression in categorical and propositional notation. Selected problems in the history and philosophy of logic shall also be considered.
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: This course is designed to support programs of study in Secondary Education and Mathematics; students pursuing other majors may enroll with permission of instructor. Offered as needed.

The course examines rival theories of making ethical choices, clarifies what theories of human nature and self they presuppose and directly tests their workability by requiring students to use them to resolve conflicts of values, personal and interpersonal.
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: None. Offered Fall semester.

This course teaches the theory, appreciation, and performance of theatre. The theory component examines structures and techniques. The appreciation component examines classic and contemporary texts and performances. In the performance component, the students rehearse for in-class presentation.
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: None. Offered Fall semester.

An in-depth study of plays produced locally. The course includes analysis of the text, history and style; the cultural and social world from which the plays are drawn; particulars of staging, costuming, and set design; and reviews of performances. The course also includes presentations by actors and other professionals to give insight into the behind-the-scenes skills necessary to put on a production. Students will attend at least one rehearsal and a final production. A fee for the reduced-price ticket to the performance and other course-related expenses is charged.
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: None. Offered Spring semester.

ENG 098 WRITING IMPROVEMENT
This course is designed to develop the students' understanding of the writing
process and strengthen their writing skills. It is a basic skills course with emphasis
on mechanics and the fundamentals of written expression and communication. No
credit hours. Offered as needed.

ENG 100 COLLEGE WRITING I
This course introduces students to the process of writing they will need for success
in college. It increases students' abilities to communicate confidently with others, to
think clearly, and to organize ideas. Prewriting, writing, revising, and editing are
emphasized. Students will produce a portfolio of their writings including a
self-assessment. Three credit hours.
This course is required for and limited to all students who place within the
specified range on the placement test. Offered every semester (d & e).

ENG 110 COLLEGE WRITING II
This course develops the students' abilities to write effectively in college. It assists
students to make judgments regarding content, organization, structure and
mechanics. Research and revision are emphasized. Students will produce a
portfolio of their writings including a self- assessment. Three credit hours.
Prerequisite: WRT 150 or a suitable score on the placement test. Offered every
semester (d & e).

ENG 200 ANALYTICAL WRITING
This course is designed to follow WRT 175. It develops students' skills in thinking
and writing analyses, using subject matter from across the curriculum. Each writing
assignment requires research and writing from sources. Students will produce a
portfolio of their writings including a self-assessment. Students are required to pass
an examination in writing basics appropriate to the level of the course. Three credit
hours. Prerequisite: WRT 175. Offered every semester (d & e).

ENG 260 BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING
This course emphasizes the formal and analytical report. Reports are produced on
the computer. Computer skills will include word processing, graphics, and
professional packaging. Students write memorandums and letters. The course,
which includes grammar and usage review, teaches practical skills to those who
write on the job. Three credit hours. Prerequisites: CIS 115 or CIS 120; and
WRT 200. Offered Fall semester (d & e).

WRT 260 PROFESSIONAL WRITING I: PERSUASION & PROMOTION (Technical Writing)
This course explores the different types of professional writing, helping students to recognize the variety of career options for professional writers and the most important resources in the field. Students also investigate the ethical structure of English studies and technical communication while learning how to apply persuasive writing strategies to professional contexts. The relationship between audience and style is covered as well. Students produce a portfolio of short proposals, brochures, catalogues, letters, resumes, and web-based productions. Prerequisite: WRT 200

WRT 290 ARGUMENTATION AND PERSUASION
A detailed study of the principles employed in effective written arguments and
persuasive pieces. The course will familiarize students with the tools and
techniques of persuasion, and place special emphasis on the nature of argument.
Practical application of the art of persuasion in the professional world will be
included. The course will provide extensive writing practice. Three credit hours.
Prerequisites: PHI 200 and WRT 200. Offered as needed.

WRT 298 SPECIAL TOPIC IN WRITING
(Topic to be specified each semester course offered.)

ENG 300 FICTION WORKSHOP
This course teaches the structures and techniques of fiction. Primarily workshop in format, the course teaches creativity in development of plot, character, and manipulation of the devices of fiction. The workshops give the students confidence in oral reading of their work and in the give-and-take of constructive criticism. These are supplemented by readings of notable works of traditional and innovative fiction and information on how and where to publish work and enter it in contests. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: WRT 200. Offered Fall semester (d); offered Spring semester (e).

ENG 310 POETRY WORKSHOP
This course teaches the structures and techniques of poetry. Primarily workshop in format, the course teaches creativity in recognizing and employing image, meter, and other devices of poetry. The workshops give the students confidence in oral reading of their work and in the give-and-take of constructive criticism. These are supplemented by readings of notable works of traditional and innovative poetry and information on how and where to publish work and enter it in contests. Prerequisite: WRT 200.

ENG 320 DRAMA WORKSHOP
This course teaches the structures and techniques of drama. Prerequisite: WRT 200.

WRT 312 CREATIVE WRITING: VIDEO
This course explores the tools of the digital video camera and computer editing capabilities for the purposes of creating student videos in narrative and non-narrative forms. Through scripting, improvising, creating cooperative projects with classmates and editing, students will learn an appreciation of the short video form and of video as a collaborative art form. Prerequisite: WRT 200.

WRT 320 INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL THEORY
A writing-intensive survey of current ideas in critical theory, including feminist, post-colonial, psychoanalytic, semiotic, Marxist, and other relevant theoretical approaches. In the course of the semester, students will apply theoretical approaches both to the analysis of literary works and to the examination of current cultural issues.

ENG 330 PRELUDE PRACTICUM I & II

WRT 350 RESEARCH AND ADVANCED REPORT WRITING
This course teaches advanced skills for those who write for academic disciplines.
Half the course gives hands-on computer experience in using library and other
professional research tools, applying techniques of analysis, using research as
evidence, and writing and editing. The other half of the course gives workshop
experience in the give-and-take of constructive criticism to reinforce writing as a
process. This course is especially useful for those who will write on-the-job in
business, industries, academics, agencies, and organizations. Three credit hours.
Prerequisite: WRT 200. Offered Spring semester (d & e).

ENG 360 ADVANCED REPORT AND PROPOSAL WRITING
In this course, students explore the connections among rhetoric, design, and technical communication within organizational contexts. Using a problem-based approach, students practice writing a variety of documents, such as formal and informal reports, literature reviews, instructions, descriptions, specifications, policies, and related correspondence. Students examine the advantages and challenges of writing in teams while enhancing their skills at analyzing general technical communication issues and bringing their insights to bear on specific problems in organizational settings. Students create a team-produced web page and deliver an oral presentation, both of which report how students applied principles of technical writing to a specific organizational problem. Prerequisite: WRT 260.

ENG 400 SENIOR PORTFOLIO

WRT 420 PUBLICATION WORKSHOP
In this workshop, students with previous experience in writing for business, technical writing, and/or creative writing, learn how to write for publication. The class employs a workshop approach, whereby students are exposed to all types of writing and publication issues, while themselves choosing one area of writing in which to focus on publication. Students learn what manuscripts should look like, how to professionally submit them for publication, and how to identify markets and submit to Internet publications. They will also learn about the business of publishing, about grants and contests, self-publishing options, and how to use revision to turn manuscripts into finished products. Prerequisite: WRT 250 or above.

ENG 460 LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM: ENGLISH SEMINAR

ENG 477 WRITING FIELD EXPERIENCE
In this internship, students gain experience working with a local publication or in some other writing-based career employer. Skills practiced in the internship are expected to be at a high-level of competence and difficulty and approved by the Humanities department Chair. Prerequisite: WRT 250 or above.

ENG 498 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN WRITING
Prerequisite: WRT 175.

MCO 110 JOURNALISM: ORGANIZATION AND PRACTICE
This course is an examination of the basic tenets of newspaper journalism-how to research, organize and write a story. This course also covers internal structures of a newspaper: advertising, circulation and editorial policies and practices. Newspaper censorship and libel laws will also be discussed.

MCO 211 WRITING FOR MEDIA
This course is intended to provide the students with an opportunity to practice non-persuasive and persuasive writing for mass media audiences. This course will introduce students to the various styles of writing for public relations, advertising, radio and television broadcasting and print media (newspaper and magazine).

MCO 212 NEWS WRITING
This course will teach special writing skills needed to write effective breaking news or “deadline” stories. Students will hone their writing skills and practice efficient organization of facts under time pressure. Police, court, government and sports writing will be examined in depth.

MCO 276 BASIC DESKTOP PUBLISHING
This course will introduce students to the basics of desktop publishing. They will be exposed to a form of communication that combines writing skills, design techniques and computer capabilities. Students will be given the opportunity to create ads, fliers and newsletters through hands-on experience.

MCO 315 FEATURE WRITING
This course is designed to train students with an interest in professional writing careers in print journalism. Elements of this course will prepare students to meet a growing demand in the industry for people who can write features as well as hard news. Multimedia Course Descriptions.