Academic Catalog 2020-2021

ENG 3213 The Meaning of Myth This class will engage the basic mythological themes such as cosmogony, the flood, the hero/heroine, the trickster, the afterlife, and the apocalypse. We will focus on the concept of deity in different traditions ranging from Greek and Roman, to Babylonian and Egyptian, as well as Indian, African, Middle Eastern, Native Northern American and Mesoamerican mythology. This course fulfills the general education literature requirement. (Odd Fall) ENG 3223 Literature of the Quest This course will explore the themes of journey and quest in world literature with particular attention to the religious dimensions of those themes. Through close reading of literary works from a variety of contexts and genres, we will consider the relationship between interior journeys and journeys through external landscapes, between home and exile, be- tween bewilderment and certainty, and between the religious and aesthetic dimensions of literature. This course fulfills the general education literature requirement. (Every Spring) ENG 3233 Fairy Tales This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary context of major French and German fairy tales. The literary fairy tale developed as a specific genre in the eighteenth and nine- teenth century in France and Germany. This course explores the evolution of fairy tales, em- phasizing the transformation this literary genre into various media. Positioning specific fairy tales in their linguistic, national, and sociocultural context will allow students to map both the evolution and cultural impact of these narratives. Fairy tales will be paired with major fairy tale theories, introducing students to different veins of critical thought about these texts. This course fulfills the general education literature requirement. (Every Fall) ENG 3243 Science Fiction This course is an introductory study of science fiction and is designed to give students an appreciation of this literary genre that is often overlooked by the literary establishment. The course examines the history of the genre. It is designed to teach students how to define, analyze, and interpret the genres of SF through influential works in novels, short stories, poetry and film. This is an eight week course offered in the online delivery format. This course fulfills the general education literature requirement. Every Fall online term. ENG: 3253 Literature and The Life of Faith This course is an introductory study of literature and faith and is designed to give students an appreciation of this literary genre that is part of the integration of faith and learning. The course examines diverse works which relate to the themes of faith, good and evil, faith in relation to society and the world. The texts include well established classics from authors like Emily Dickinson, John Donne, Lee Young Li, Wendell Berry, George MacDonald, Flannery O’Connor and C.S. Lewis. It is designed to teach students how to define, analyze, and interpret the literature through influential works in novels, short stories, poetry and drama. This is an eight-week course offered in the online delivery format. This course fulfills the general education literature requirement. (Every Spring online term) ENG 3503 Directed Study in English This course offers the student the opportunity to explore topics of interest under the direc- tion of a faculty member. Prerequisite: JR Standing. (On Demand) ENG 4043 Advanced Creative Writing A continuation of the writing workshop begun in ENG 3043. Students will focus on one genre: fiction or poetry. (In rotation ith ENG 3043 and ENG 4063)

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