105 Crime Literature
Crime Literature entails close reading, analysis, and interpretation of fictional and non-fictional writing about the crime of murder. The Benedictine values of respect for persons, community, and moderation will be emphasized throughout the course. This course is reading and writing intensive. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
4 credits

110 Introduction to Literature
Relationships of literature to other arts; genres, and elements of literature; close reading, analysis, and interpretation of fiction, poetry, and drama; introduction to criticism and critical writing.
4 credits

203 Intermediate Composition
Analysis of rhetoric and grammar (descriptive). Continued experience in writing essays and group critiquing. Emphasis on issue-oriented synthesis.
4 credits

221 Survey of British Literature I
From Beowulf to the Neoclassicists. Emphasis on periods and the development of form.
4 credits

224 Survey of British Literature II
From the Romantics to the present. Emphasis on styles and movements.
4 credits

236 Survey of American Literature I
Literature of the United States from colonization through the Civil War. Emphasis on the development of forms and literary movements.
4 credits

237 Survey of American Literature II
Literature of the United States from the Civil War to the present. Emphasis on the development of forms and literary movements.
4 credits

303 Advanced Composition
Advanced work in the analysis of argument and the production of research-based argument. Emphasis on the development of an effective style.
4 credits

326 Major Period in the American Novel
Intensive study of a selected period or movement in the development of the novel.
4 credits

327 Major Period in the British Novel
Intensive study of a selected period or movement in the development of the novel.
4 credits

328, 428 Readings and Research in English
1-4 credits

330 Survey of World Literature I
Literature of the entire world including India, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas from the beginning of recorded literature to 1500.
4 credits

331 Survey of World Literature II
Literature of the entire world including India, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas from 1500 to the present.
4 credits

332 Acting
Guided experience in basic principles and major styles. Study will correspond to techniques applicable to student professional goals regardless of major.
4 credits

343 World Drama
Global survey of dramatic traditions from before the Greeks to the present emphasizing cultural influences and applied criticism.
4 credits

351 Creative Writing - Fiction
Guided experience in writing short fiction. Emphasis on effective use of form, technique, and style. Can substitute for ENG 303.
4 credits

352 Introduction to Theater Production: Directing
Directing theory and practices.
2 credits

353 Introduction to Theater Production: Stagecraft
Theory and practices of lighting and set design.
2 credits

354 Major Period in Poetry
Intensive study of a selected period or movement in British or American poetry. Can substitute for British or American Novel.
4 credits (on demand)

355 Native American Literature
Examination of traditional and contemporary American Indian oral and written literary expression. Survey of representative myths, songs, oration, trickster tales, legends, autobiography, poetry and fiction.
4 credits

356 Contemporary Literature
Selected major authors of the past quarter century primarily American and European.
4 credits (on demand)

357 American Drama
From the beginnings to the present. Emphasis on development and major authors.
4 credits (on demand)

412 English Language and Linguistics
Focus on the history of the English language and an introduction to modern linguistics.
4 credits

413 Adolescent Literature
A survey of adolescent literature emphasizing critical thinking and selection of readings suitable for the young adult learner.
4 credits

418 Internship
2 credits

432 Literature of the Plains
Works and writers using Great Plains settings.
4 credits

444 Shakespeare
Major plays and selected minor works of William Shakespeare and related historical and aesthetic study.
4 credits

451 Literary Criticism
History, theory, and practice of literary criticism.
4 credits

481 Senior Seminar
Selected topics for study, research, discussion, and written analysis. Guided work in the development of an extended scholarly essay emphasizing collaborative refinement of ideas and approaches. Required oral presentation of findings.
4 credits

125, 225, 325, 425 Special Offerings in English
1–4 credits