Apr 18, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Education

  
  • EDU 4895 Special Topics


    1-3 Hours

    Special Topics or pilot courses.

  
  • EDU 4950 Studies Abroad


    3-18 Hours

    Study in a foreign country. Individual course titles and locations are assigned for each course taken. See Studies Abroad program for details.

  
  • EDU 4990 Independent Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.


English

  
  • ENG 1010 First-Year Writing


    3 Hours

    A required first-year course in which students practice recognizing, evaluating, and constructing written arguments, in the process developing their reading and research skills. With ENG 3010 , this course fulfills the general education writing requirement. Does not fulfill Core Humanities, English major, or English minor requirements.

  
  • ENG 1030 Composition Writing Laboratory


    1 Hours

    Uses literature, rhetorical essays, or content material from the student’s major area as a basis for writing. Recommended for students who lack requisite English Composition skills or who wish additional composition practice. Does not fulfill general education humanities requirement.

  
  • ENG 1050 Reading and Writing for English Studies


    3 Hours

    In this general education English course, students will focus on the craft of reading and understanding texts in variety of genres such as poetry, fiction, drama, and the essay while developing the technical literary and rhetorical vocabulary required to write about them.  Students will learn to perform close readings of texts and should thereby gain a heightened appreciation of connections, patterns and themes.  Students will also be introduced to the study of grammar, syntax, and etymology. May not be substituted for ENG 1010  or ENG 3010 .

  
  • ENG 1895 Special Topics


    1-3 Hours

    Special Topics or pilot courses.

  
  • ENG 1900 Introduction to English Studies


    1 Hours

    This course is a survey of the history and current state of English Studies as a set of related disciplines, and an orientation to the areas of English Studies offered at Belmont.  Weekly speakers include faculty, English majors nearing the end of their undergraduate career and alumni. 

  
  • ENG 1950 Studies Abroad


    3-18 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Study through the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad (CCSA), beginning through advanced level. Individual titles will be assigned to each course taken, indicating place of study and subject matter. Courses may count toward major, minor, core, and/or elective credit. Students must consult with the CCSA representative prior to enrollment to determine credit within the program of study.

  
  • ENG 1990 Independent Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1100

    Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes. ENG/ENW 1990 does not fulfill general education humanities requirement. (Note: Final sentence only applies to ENG/ENW 1990).

  
  • ENG 2000 Critical Reading and Writing About Literature


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010  

    A close analysis of several major literary works from a variety of critical approaches. Writing-intensive. Required of all English majors, who are expected to take this course in their sophomore year, prior to enrolling in 3000-level English courses. Does not fulfill general education humanities requirement. This course is for majors and minors only.

  
  • ENG 2895 Special Topics


    1-3 Hours

    Special Topics or pilot courses.

  
  • ENG 2950 Studies Abroad


    3-18 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010

    Study through the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad (CCSA), beginning through advanced level. Individual titles will be assigned to each course taken, indicating place of study and subject matter. Courses may count toward major, minor, core, and/or elective credit. Students must consult with the CCSA representative prior to enrollment to determine credit within the program of study.

  
  • ENG 2990 Independent Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1100.

    Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes. ENG/ENW 1990  does not fulfill general education humanities requirement. (Note: Final sentence only applies to ENG/ENW 1990 ).

  
  • ENG 3000 Junior Seminar in English


    1 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010  or ENG 2000  

    This requirement for all English majors, though open to English minors as well, is designed to be taken late in the junior year or early in the senior year. Students prepare for their future, considering such issues as preparation for graduate school, teaching, and other professional tracks. Guest speakers and graduates of the program will help introduce students to a variety of career paths. Fall semester only. Pass/Fail. Fall semester only.

  
  • ENG 3010 Third-Year Writing


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 

    An advanced writing course required of all Belmont students which builds on the skills students are asked to develop in ENG 1010 and their other General Education classes. In ENG 3010, students work to enhance their critical thinking, reading, writing, and research abilities as they complete a series of thematically linked assignments. With ENG 1010 , this course fulfills the general education writing requirement. Does not fulfill Core Humanities, English major, or English minor requirements.

  
  • ENG 3895 Special Topics


    1-3 Hours

    Special Topics or pilot courses.

  
  • ENG 3950 Studies Abroad


    3-18 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Study through the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad (CCSA), beginning through advanced level. Individual titles will be assigned to each course taken, indicating place of study and subject matter. Courses may count toward major, minor, core, and/or elective credit. Students must consult with the CCSA representative prior to enrollment to determine credit within the program of study.

  
  • ENG 3960 Internship


    1-3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010  Normally taken in the junior or senior year.

    A formal intern education assignment with a publisher or other organization involved with the production of writing. (Students who work on the staff of the Belmont Literary Journal or another Belmont publication are eligible to register for and count their service as an ENW 3960  internship.) Students are responsible for seeking their own internship placements, in consultation with the members of the English faculty; the internship can be undertaken only with the prior approval of a faculty member in English and supervisor of the sponsoring publication/ organization. As a final assignment, internship students will produce a written reflection assessing the value of the learning experience. Collectively, only a maximum of three hours of credit for ENL 3960  / ENW 3960 , ENW 3970 , 3980 may count toward hours in the English major, minor, or Writing Minor. Does not fulfill general education humanities requirement.

  
  • ENG 3990 Independent Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1100

    Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes. ENG 1990 /ENW 1990  does not fulfill general education humanities requirement. (Note: Final sentence only applies to ENG 1990 /ENW 1990 ).

  
  • ENG 4015 English Capstone Seminar


    1 Hours

    This course is a culminating experience in the major, which also addresses the goals for the Senior Capstone as defined in the course description for BEL 4015 . These goals include reflection on the students’ whole educational experiences and on their transition from the university setting to post-graduation.

  
  • ENG 4895 Special Topics


    1-3 Hours

    Special Topics or pilot courses.

  
  • ENG 4900 Seminar in English Studies


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 , ENG 2000

    Required of all English majors in their senior year. Each offering of the course will focus on a specific literary problem; students will synthesize their experience as English majors by engaging the current critical conversation surrounding the chosen topic and by completing a researched project. Students will also complete their major portfolio as a requirement of this course. Does not fill core Humanities requirements.

  
  • ENG 4950 Studies Abroad


    3-18 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Study through the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad (CCSA), beginning through advanced level. Individual titles will be assigned to each course taken, indicating place of study and subject matter. Courses may count toward major, minor, core, and/or elective credit. Students must consult with the CCSA representative prior to enrollment to determine credit within the program of study.

  
  • ENG 4990 Independent Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1100

    Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes. ENG 1990  / ENW 1990  does not fulfill general education humanities requirement. (Note: Final sentence only applies to ENG 1990  / ENW 1990 ).


Literary Studies

  
  • ENL 1990 Special Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ENL 2110 British Literature I


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    A survey of representative works through the 18th century in the first semester. The second semester studies the literature of the 19th and 20th centuries.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ENL 2120 British Literature II


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    A survey of representative works through the 18th century in the first semester. The second semester studies the literature of the 19th and 20th centuries.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ENL 2210 American Literature I


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 

    The first semester surveys representative works from the colonial period to the Civil War. The second semester includes readings from the Civil War to the present.

  
  • ENL 2220 American Literature II


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    The first semester surveys representative works from the colonial period to the Civil War. The second semester includes readings from the Civil War to the present.

  
  • ENL 2310 European Literature I


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    In the first semester, a study of masterworks of the ancient world, the medieval world, and the Renaissance. In the second semester, a study of masterworks of neo-classicism, romanticism, realism, and the twentieth century, excluding Anglo-American literature.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ENL 2320 European Literature II


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 

    In the first semester, a study of masterworks of the ancient world, the medieval world, and the Renaissance. In the second semester, a study of masterworks of neo-classicism, romanticism, realism, and the twentieth century, excluding Anglo-American literature.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ENL 2330 World Literature I


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    In the first semester, this course presents important works of literature of the world from their earliest beginnings to 1650. Content may vary, but these courses establish a historical perspective while seeking to encourage both comparative perspective and common ground among works from European tradition and several non-Western cultures. Each semester may be taken independently of the other.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ENL 2340 World Literature II


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    In the first semester, this course presents important works of literature of the world from their earliest beginnings to 1650. Content may vary, but these courses establish a historical perspective while seeking to encourage both comparative perspective and common ground among works from European tradition and several non-Western cultures. Each semester may be taken independently of the other.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ENL 2400 Literature Survey Special Topics


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 

    This writing-intensive survey course involves literature from periods and/or countries of origin which extend beyond the delineations of our traditional survey courses, combining the study of literature in a historical/cultural context with a focused refinement of writing skills developed in Freshman Composition. Students may repeat this course, under different topics, once, for a total of six (6) hours credit.

  
  • ENL 2990 Special Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ENL 3300 Classical Mythology


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    (See CLA 3300  for course description.)

  
  • ENL 3310 Special Topics in Classical Literature


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    (See CLA 3310  for course description.)

  
  • ENL 3440 Teaching English as a Foreign Language


    1-3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 ; and permission of instructor.

    This course will examine the various strategies in the teaching of EFL as well as review English syntax and pronunciation. Does not count for English or language majors or minors, or fulfill general education humanities requirement.

  
  • ENL 3500 History of the Language and Linguistics


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Traces the development of English from Anglo-Saxon to modern English in the context of history, linguistic theory, and the Indo-European family of languages.

  
  • ENL 3520 Special Topics in Medieval Literature


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 

    An in-depth study of subjects relative to medieval literature, British and Continental. Possible topics include allegory, Arthurian romance, Old English poetry, religious drama. One topic will be chosen for focus each time the course is offered.

  
  • ENL 3540 Chaucer


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    A survey of Chaucer’s major works and selected shorter poems in the philosophical and historical setting of the Middle Ages.

  
  • ENL 3600 Special Topics in Early Modern British Literature


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    An in-depth study of sixteenth and seventeenth century writers. Each offering of the course will focus on a specific topic; topics may include for example, a genre, a limited historical period, an interdisciplinary topic, a single writer such as Spenser or Milton.

  
  • ENL 3620 Shakespeare: Representative Plays


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Traces the development of Shakespeare’s career through the study of representative tragedies, histories, comedies, and romances.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ENL 3660 Restoration and Eighteenth-Century English Literature


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    A study of poetry, drama, and non-fictional prose of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century England, with emphasis on Dryden, Pope, Swift, and Johnson, and with attention to concurrent trends in music, art, philosophy, and social history.

  
  • ENL 3720 Romanticism in England


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Covers the transition from neo-classicism to Romanticism, with emphasis on Burns, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats.

  
  • ENL 3740 Victorian Literature


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Traces major developments of the Victorian Age as background for the study of writers from Carlyle to Yeats, with special emphasis on Tennyson, Arnold and Browning.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ENL 3760 The Novel


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Each offering of this course will focus on a specific topic related to the development of the novel.

  
  • ENL 3800 Special Topics in World Literature


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Required of all English majors. Intensive study of non-western literature through exploration of a theme, genre, and/or culture.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ENL 3810 Folklore Studies


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 

    This course examines folklore methodologies and genres. Seminar topics may include ethnographic research (fieldwork) and the study of folk groups; folk narratives (fairy tales, legends, etc.); folk ballads and poetry; customs and rituals; folklore and literature.

  
  • ENL 3840 Twentieth Century Poetry


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Significant trends in twentieth century poetry will be explored through the study of primarily British and/or American poets.

  
  • ENL 3850 The Short Story


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    This course considers the modern short story and short narrative fiction from Poe to the present, including numerous texts and authors from non-Anglo-American literatures and cultures.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ENL 3860 Modern Fiction


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    A study of major works in fiction, mostly in British and American literature of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ENL 3870 Ethnicity and Literature


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 

    This course will probe the impact of ethnic difference on literature by studying representative texts from a variety of ethnic groups.

  
  • ENL 3880 Gender and Literature


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    An introduction to the ways in which femininity and/or masculinity have been represented in literature and constructed in culture. Individual offerings of this course may focus on specific eras and nationalities and/or on particular issues in the study of gender and sexuality.

  
  • ENL 3890 African-American Literature


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Reviews the contribution made by African-American authors, canvassing the traditions from slave narratives to contemporary works.

  
  • ENL 3900 Introduction to Literary Criticism


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Explores various critical approaches to literature, past and present.

  
  • ENL 3910 Early American Literature


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Studies of authors and/or major literary and cultural trends from the first explorations of America through the revolution and early national period.

  
  • ENL 3920 American Renaissance


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    A study of the major American writers of the mid-nineteenth century, including Emerson, Hawthorne, Melville, Thoreau, and Whitman.

  
  • ENL 3930 American Realism


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    This course examines the development of Realism (and Naturalism) in American fiction, focusing on major writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

  
  • ENL 3940 American Southern Literature


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Deals with fiction, and perhaps some poetry of the modern South. Authors may include Faulkner, Porter, O’Connor, Welty, Percy, Price, Tyler, Taylor, and Mason, among others.

  
  • ENL 3960 Religion and Literature


    3 Hours

    This course will examine the relationship of religion to literature in a variety of historical and cultural settings by studying representative texts of a particular author, time period, theme, or genre.

  
  • ENL 3990 Special Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ENL 4350 British Advanced Studies


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Studies of authors and works or major trends, genres, and patterns not covered in regular course listings.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ENL 4360 American Advanced Studies


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Studies of authors and works or major trends, genres, and patterns not covered in regular course listings.

  
  • ENL 4370 World Advanced Studies


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Studies of authors and works or major trends, genres, and patterns not covered in regular course listings.

  
  • ENL 4380 Genre Advanced Studies


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Studies of authors and works or major trends, genres, and patterns not covered in regular course listings.

  
  • ENL 4620 Special Studies in Shakespeare


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    This advanced Shakespeare course offers a more specific topic in Shakespeare, such as Shakespeare and Film, Shakespeare Historical Plays and Their Sources, Shakespeare’s Problem Plays. A research paper is required. 

  
  • ENL 4990 Special Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).

Writing

  
  • ENW 1950 Studies Abroad


    3-12 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Study through the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad (CCSA), beginning through advanced level. Individual titles will be assigned to each course taken, indicating place of study and subject matter. Courses may count toward major, minor, core, and/or elective credit. Students must consult with the CCSA representative prior to enrollment to determine credit within the program of study.

  
  • ENW 1990 Special Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 ;

    ENG 1990 /ENW 1990 does not fulfill general education humanities requirement. (Note: Final sentence only applies to ENG 1990 /ENW 1990).

  
  • ENW 2100 Digital Literacies: Composing for On-line Environments


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    This course explores a variety of digital literacies. Students will critically analyze and compose within a variety of multimedia genres. In addition to learning industry-standard publication and design software and HTML/CSS code, students will work with many modes (words, image, sound, hypertext, arrangement) of texts to investigate the process and the rhetorical consequences of authoring in these digital environments - from conception to publication to distribution. Courses may count in Humanities credit in the General Education Core curriculum. 

  
  • ENW 2210 Writers in Context: Conversations in Composition Studies


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010  

    Designed as an introduction to composition studies, this course offers insights into how this field of study informs our identities, shapes our uses of language, and aids in our communication.  Students will examine core conversations in the field and apply foundational texts as interpretive frameworks while building a critical awareness of writing.  

  
  • ENW 2310 Introduction to Rhetoric


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010  

    This class introduces students to the history, theory, and range of rhetorical studies.  

  
  • ENW 2430 Intermediate Creative Writing: Multi-Genre


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Introduces students to theory and practice of writing in different creative genres, including fiction and poetry. Students will craft their own works in each genre, using multiple drafts.

  
  • ENW 2510 The Art of the Essay


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    This course engages students in the deceptively simple question, “What is an essay?” Finding the answer requires a semester long survey to see how writers both past and present have handled this varied and flexible art form. This is a reading-and-writing-intensive course designed to prepare students for future academic work and for an intellectually engaged life beyond college. Required of all students following the “writing Emphasis” in the English major.

  
  • ENW 2950 Studies Abroad


    3-12 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Study through the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad (CCSA), beginning through advanced level. Individual titles will be assigned to each course taken, indicating place of study and subject matter. Courses may count toward major, minor, core, and/or elective credit. Students must consult with the CCSA representative prior to enrollment to determine credit within the program of study.

  
  • ENW 2990 Special Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 ;

    ENG 1990  / ENW 1990  does not fulfill general education humanities requirement. (Note: Final sentence only applies to ENG 1990  / ENW 1990 ).

  
  • ENW 3050 Writing and Learning: The Peer Tutor Seminar


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    This course focuses on theories and practices involved in the writing and editing process, including invention, writing strategies, issues of editing and grammar, and revision, and the student’s own composing process. Each person enrolled in this course will be required to tutor ten hours for the semester and observe other writing classes and tutorials. Does not fulfill general education humanities requirement. May not be used in substitution for ENG 3010 Third-Year Writing .

  
  • ENW 3410 Craft of Fiction


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENW 2430  or Instructor Permission.  

    This course is developed to studying the craft of fiction through close-reading of short stories and intense practice of related craft techniques.  

  
  • ENW 3420 The Craft of Poetry


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENW 2430  or Instructor permission.

    This course is devoted to studying the craft of poetry through close-reading and intense practice of craft techniques.  

  
  • ENW 3500 History of the Language and Linguistics


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Traces the development of English from Anglo-Saxon to modern English in the context of history, linguistic theory, and the Indo-European family of languages. Cross Listed with ENL 3500 . May not be used in substitution for ENG 3010 Third-Year Writing .

  
  • ENW 3510 Creative Nonfiction


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    As readers and writers, students will be introduced to the still-evolving genre of creative nonfiction, including such subgenres as the memoir, literary journalism, and cultural critique, among others. This course aims to be both theoretical and practical in that students will alternate between learning about the genre, reading in the genre, and writing extensively in the genre.

  
  • ENW 3530 Writing About Place


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Each offering of this course will concern writing that is centered on particular locations. Students will both read and write about appropriate places of interest to them. Seminar topics may include, for example, Writing (About) Nashville, Writers in the Community, and Travel Writing. May not be used in substitution for ENG 3010 Third Year Writing. Course may be repeated given a different topic.

  
  • ENW 3540 Reading as a Writer


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010  

    Through the vehicle of reading closely, this course investigates the creative process of contemporary writers across the genres of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, and asks students to articulate how and why certain pieces of writing are crafted the way they are.  Students will also apply this knowledge creatively and critically to their own work.  

  
  • ENW 3550 Exploratory Writing


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    This course introduces the art of writing and rewriting exploratory prose. Possible topics include Nature Writing; Writing and Spirituality; Journal Writing. May not be used in substitution for ENG 3010 Third-Year Writing . Courses may be repeated given a different course topic.

  
  • ENW 3560 Reading and Writing in the Genres


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 

    Each offering of this course will focus on the writing of literature in a specific genre. Students will both read and write in the genre under consideration. Seminar topics may include, for example, Reading and Writing Memoir, Reading and Writing Ethnography, Reading and Writing Children’s Literature, Reading and Writing Biography, Reading and Writing ‘Zines, or Reading and Writing for the World Wide Web. May not be used in substitution for ENG 3010 Third-Year Writing . Course may be repeated given a different topic.

  
  • ENW 3570 Professional Writing


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    An introduction to the art of writing in business and technology. Course topics include Technology and Writing, and Technical and Professional Writing. May not be used in substitution for ENG 3010 Third-Year Writing . Course may be repeated, given a different course topic.

  
  • ENW 3580 Writing in the Community


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    An upper-level service-learning course. Students in this class will write for (and with) local organizations in ways that serve both the needs of the organization and the students. Emphasis will be placed on the ways in which context and audience shape writing and the writing process. The particular nature of the writing projects will depend on what the students and the organizations determine to be essential goals. May not be used in substitution for ENG 3010 Third-Year Writing .

    Gen. Ed. Designation: EL (S - Service Learning).
  
  • ENW 3590 Writing and Spirituality


    3 Hours

    Foundational course for those interested in writing about issues of faith. It provides an opportunity to explore the basic aspects of spirituality and their relationship to one’s growth as a writer. The course includes an awareness of several traditions and belief systems, focusing upon personal disciplines (e.g. spiritual reading, journal keeping, and the role of silence) as a means of being attentive to God. Students will also read a variety of texts related to spirituality and writing. May not be used in substitution for ENG 3010 Third-Year Writing .

  
  • ENW 3660 History of Rhetoric


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Students in this course will seek to develop an awareness of how and why public discourse and rhetorics have changed over time and influenced a wide variety of social movements. This class will survey classical to contemporary rhetorics in the effort to engage with central, timeless questions about ways in which language intersects with power and culture.

  
  • ENW 3670 Perspectives of Literacy


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Over time, literacy has been seen from a variety of perspectives: as salvation, as obligation, and - as a civil right. This course will consider individual acts of reading and writing and the connections of those acts to larger social, historical, political, economic, and material systems.

  
  • ENW 3680 Book Editing in Context


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Students in this course will examine the cultural history of book editing and will consider a range of editing techniques, including developmental editing, content editing, and copy editing. Assignments will demonstrate how these techniques are used in contexts from commercial to scholarly publishing.

  
  • ENW 3950 Studies Abroad


    3-12 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Study through the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad (CCSA), beginning through advanced level. Individual titles will be assigned to each course taken, indicating place of study and subject matter. Courses may count toward major, minor, core, and/or elective credit. Students must consult with the CCSA representative prior to enrollment to determine credit within the program of study.

  
  • ENW 3960 Internship


    1-3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010  and junior standing.

    A formal intern education assignment with a publisher or other organization involved with the production of writing. Students who work on the staff of the Belmont Literacy Journal or another Belmont publication are eligible to register to count their service as an ENW 3960 internship. The internship can be undertaken only with the prior approval of a faculty member in English and supervisor of the sponsoring publication/ organization, who will also oversee the production of a written reflective component assessing the value of the experiential learning experience. Does not fulfill general education humanities requirement.

  
  • ENW 3970 Journal Workshop


    1-3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    Students who work on the staff of the Belmont Literary Journal may receive 1 to 3 hours per semester. The criteria for credit is established by the adviser. No student may earn more than 6 hours credit. Does not count for core literature credit. Does not fulfill general education humanities requirement.

  
  • ENW 3990 Special Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 ;

    ENG 1990 /ENW 1990  does not fulfill general education humanities requirement. (Note: Final sentence only applies to ENG 1990 /ENW 1990 ).

  
  • ENW 4010 Writing Seminar: The Portfolio


    1 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENG 1010 .

    This course serves as the capstone for students completing the Writing Minor. Students will compile a professional portfolio of their best writing for public exhibition.

  
  • ENW 4360 Advanced Studies in Writing


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENW 2210  or ENW 2310  

    An advanced course devoted to special topics in Writing and/or Composition studies.  

  
  • ENW 4370 Advanced Studies in Rhetoric


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ENW 2210  or ENW 2310  

    An advanced course devoted to special topics in Rhetoric.  

 

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