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Courses will explore literary representations of, and literary contributions made by, under-represented peoples. Students will develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills, and increased appreciation of the diversity of human experience. Potential topics include: Multi-Ethnic Literature, Literature and Disability. May be repeated as topics change.

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ENG 101
Graduation Requirements:
Goal Area 6 - Humanities and the Arts | Goal Area 7A - Human Diversity | Diverse Cultures - Purple | Writing Intensive
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Courses will introduce students to works of literature from a variety of world cultures. Designed to increase knowledge of world cultures and appreciation and understanding of cultural differences in representation, and in seeing, believing, and being. Emphasizes critical thinking, reading, and writing. May be repeated with different topics.

Prerequisites:
ENG 101
Graduation Requirements:
Goal Area 6 - Humanities and the Arts | Goal Area 8 - Global Perspective | Writing Intensive
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Courses will focus on some characteristic ways in which literature addresses and explores the ethical dimensions of human society and the relationships between works and their cultural contexts. Emphasizes critical thinking, reading and writing. May be repeated as topics change.

Prerequisites:
ENG 101
Graduation Requirements:
Goal Area 6 - Humanities and the Arts | Goal Area 9 - Ethical and Civic Responsibility | Writing Intensive
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The arts and humanities play an important role in our shared challenge of forging an environmentally better future. Poets, filmmakers, photographers, and artists make important environmental interventions. This course explores the emergence of environmental thinking and its development in art, literature, history, philosophy, theology, music, theater, film, and many other areas of the arts and humanities. Topics may include urbanization, land use, environmental politics, human/nonhuman relations, disaster capitalism, environmental fiction, the anthropocene, global environmental justice, energy, and climate change.

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Goal Area 9 - Ethical and Civic Responsibility | Goal Area 10 - People and the Environment | Diverse Cultures - Purple
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Introduction to learning the written and oral communication of technical information. Assignments include writing and presenting proposals, reports, and documentation. Emphasis on use of rhetorical analysis, computer applications, collaborative writing, and usability testing to complete technical communication tasks in the workplace.

Prerequisites:
ENG 101
Graduation Requirements:
Goal Area 2 - Critical Thinking | Goal Area 13 - Information Technology | Writing Intensive
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Introduction to business communication. Assignments include writing and presenting proposals, reports, and documentation typical to a business/industry setting. Emphasis on use of rhetorical analysis, software applications, collaboration, and usability testing to complete business communication tasks. Fall, Spring

Graduation Requirements:
Goal Area 2 - Critical Thinking | Goal Area 13 - Information Technology | Writing Intensive
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Introduction to written and visual communication of technical information in agricultural contexts. Through rhetorical analysis, collaborative and independent writing, and usability testing, students will learn strategies to produce clear, concise, accurate, and effective documents and presentations.

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Writing Intensive
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An introduction to literary genres and to the techniques of writing about literature.

Prerequisites:
ENG 101
Graduation Requirements:
Writing Intensive
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A review of traditional grammar designed to prepare students for advanced work in language and grammar. This course will run for a half-semester.

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We are all members of communities, whether geographical or familial or hobbyist or academic. Every community we participate in has its own way of thinking, talking, and writing. Literacy is at the heart of every community practice. In this course, students will learn more about literacy and community, create texts that introduce and explore communities of interest, and create reflective practices on reading, writing, language, learning, and creating. Building from the social literacy framework, this course engages students in participatory action research in the area of community writing.

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Writing Intensive
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Topic-oriented course in literature. May be repeated with change of topic.

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This course examines how literary texts engage with and represent the natural world and humanity's place in it. It studies literature from various time periods, genres, and geographical locations to explore topics such as climate change, sustainability, environmental ethics, human/nonhuman relations, and ecology. Possible course topics might include Latinx Environmentalisms, Eco-Disaster Fiction, Global Environmental Justice, and Victorian Environments.

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Specific topics in multicultural literature with detailed study of a particular period, region, or group in the United States and their contributions to a diverse literature. Topics include African American Literature, American Indian Literature, Southern Writers of Color, and others. May be repeated as topics change.

Graduation Requirements:
Diverse Cultures - Purple
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Animals and Literature is a required class for the Human-Animal Studies minor. The course examines literature focusing on animals from various time periods, genres, and geographical locations. By analyzing the role of animals in various literary texts, students will develop a greater understanding of human-animal interactions and relationships, will be exposed to ethical issues surrounding human-animal relationships, and will understand and engage in theoretical issues central to Human-Animal Studies. Topics may vary and the course can be repeated with change in content.

Graduation Requirements:
Diverse Cultures - Purple
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Education and Training
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Topics in British literature covering various periods, literary movements, and themes. The course will study works of fiction, poetry, and drama, and their historical and cultural contexts. Potential topics include Victorian Literature & Art, Gothic Literature, British Colonial & Post-Colonial Literature, Performing Identity in Early Drama, Monsters and Magic, and others. This course may be repeated with change of topic.

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This topics course examines some of the major developments in US literature. In reading a variety of canonical and noncanonical works, students will develop a greater understanding of US literature within specific sociocultural transformations and attendant literary movements. The course may be taught thematically, with possible topics including postcolonialism, environmental studies, immigration, and popular culture. May be repeated with change of topic.

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Introduction to authors, genres, illustrations, and works of literature published for elementary age children. Current and classic works.

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Theory, practice, and materials for teaching English language arts in middle school and high school, with particular attention to literature.

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Theory, practice, and materials for teaching English language arts in middle school and high school, with particular attention to language and writing.

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The English language considered structurally (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics) and sociolinguistically (geographical and social dialects, gender issues, acquisition of first and second language, standard and nonstandard forms).

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This course introduces students to sociolinguistics with some specific focus on the role of culture and language in education. Topics of study focus on diverse student populations in American schools, particularly language learners. The course examines the interaction between language(s) and culture and helps students explore how individuals are members of many communities and are influenced by a host of different cultural markers, such as language, race, ethnicity, regionalism, social class, gender, and other differences.

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Students will examine a current area of interest in the field of Writing Studies, including the topic's theoretical, scholarly, and pedagogical implications for writing and/or the teaching of writing. This course can be repeated for credit as the topic changes each time it is offered.

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Selected topics course on literature about gender and gendered experiences

Graduation Requirements:
Diverse Cultures - Purple | Writing Intensive
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Studies in selected authors. Specific authors change. May be repeated with content changes.

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Writing Intensive
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This course examines Shakespeare's poetry and dramatic works within their social and historical context. The plays will be considered as both literary texts and dramatic performances.

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