English

Classes

ENG 099: INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE WRITING

Class Program
Credits 1

This course places emphasis on providing students with additional academic and noncognitive support with the goal of success in the students' paired ENG 101 class. The material covered or practiced in the ENG 099 course is complementary to and supportive of material taught in ENG 101 and the needs of the ENG 099 student.

Prerequisites

ENR 098 with a minimum grade of C or appropriate placement scores in English.

Corequisites

ENG 101

ENG 101: ENGLISH COMPOSITION I

Class Program
Credits 3

This course provides instruction and practice in the writing of at least four extended compositions and the development of rhetorical strategies, analytical and critical reading skills, and basic reference and documentation skills in the composition process. English Composition I may include instruction and practice in library usage and information literacy.

Prerequisites

ENR 098 with a minimum grade of C or appropriate placement scores in English.

Corequisites

If required, ENG 099. (ENG 099 is required for students who completed ENR 098). 

Notes
Part of the Alabama General Studies Curricula for Areas I-IV.

ENG 102: ENGLISH COMPOSITION II

Class Program
Credits 3

English Composition II provides continued instruction and practice in the writing of at least four extended compositions or equivalent assignments of which at least one is a research project using outside sources and/or references effectively and legally. Additionally, English Composition II provides instruction in the development of analytical and critical reading skills in the composition process. English Composition II may include instruction and practice in library usage and information literacy.

Prerequisites

ENG 101 with a minimum grade of C or equivalent.

Notes
Part of the Alabama General Studies Curricula for Areas I-IV.

ENG 131: APPLIED WRITING I

Class Program
Credits 3

This course is a study of various types of written documents required in scientific, technical, and other specialized fields. Emphasis is placed on the production of such documents, including research, documentation, graphical displays, the abstract, appropriate diction, grammar, punctuation and audience. Students will demonstrate the ability to produce effective reports, letters, memoranda, and similar documents.

Prerequisites

Appropriate score on the ASSET placement test or the equivalent.

ENG 251: AMERICAN LITERATURE I

Class Program
Credits 3

This course is a survey of American literature from its beginnings to the mid-nineteenth century. Emphasis is placed on representative works and writers of this period and on the literary, cultural, historical, and philosophical forces that shaped these works and that are reflected in them.

Prerequisites

ENG 102 with a minimum grade of C. 

Notes
These courses do not have to be taken in sequence.

ENG 252: AMERICAN LITERATURE II

Class Program
Credits 3

This course is a survey of American literature from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Emphasis is placed on representative works and writers of this period and on the literary, cultural, historical, and philosophical forces that shaped these works and that are reflected in them.

Prerequisites

ENG 102 with a minimum grade of C. 

Notes
These courses do not have to be taken in sequence.

ENG 261: English Literature I

Class Program
Credits 3

This course is a survey of English/British literature from its inception to the end of the eighteenth century. Emphasis is placed on representative works and writers of this period and on the literary, cultural, historical, and philosophical forces that shaped these works and that are reflected in them.

Prerequisites

ENG 102 with a minimum grade of C. 

ENG 262: English Literature II

Class Program
Credits 3

This course is a survey of English/British literature from the late eighteenth century to the present. Emphasis is placed on representative works and writers of this period and on the literary, cultural, historical, and philosophical forces that shaped these works and that are reflected in them.

Prerequisites

ENG 102 with a minimum grade of C.

ENG 271: WORLD LITERATURE I

Class Program
Credits 3

This course is a survey of world literature from its inception to the mid-seventeenth century. Emphasis is placed on representative works and writers of this period and on the literary, cultural, historical, and philosophical forces that shaped these works and are being reflected in them.

Prerequisites

ENG 102 with a minimum grade of C. 

Notes
Part of the Alabama General Studies Curricula for Areas I-IV. These courses do not have to be taken in sequence.

ENG 272: WORLD LITERATURE II

Class Program
Credits 3

This course is a survey of the world literature from the mid-seventeenth century to the present. Emphasis is placed on representative works and writers of this period and on the literary, cultural, historical, and philosophical forces that shaped these works and that are reflected in them.

Prerequisites

ENG 102 with a minimum grade of C.

Notes
Part of the Alabama General Studies Curricula for Areas I-IV. These courses do not have to be taken in sequence.

ENR 098: WRITING AND READING FOR COLLEGE

Class Program
Credits 4

This course integrates reading and writing skills students need to comprehend and interact with college- level texts and to produce original college-level writing. Reading skills will center on processes for literal and critical comprehension, as well as the development of vocabulary skills. Writing skills will focus on using an effective writing process including generating ideas, drafting, organizing, revising, and editing to produce competent essays using standard written English. This course includes a lab component.

Prerequisites

Appropriate placement score in English.