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• ENG 307: Poetry Writing

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Provides the opportunity for students to develop interests and skills in writing poetry. Courses utilizes a workshop approach for discussion and critique of writing as well as individual conferences with the instructor. Students also read and analyze published poetry and engage in writing exercises. Students should expect to write and revise at least fifteen pages of poetry.
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• ENG 308: Fiction Writing

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Provides the opportunity for students to develop interests and skills in writing fiction. Courses utilizes a workshop approach for discussion and critique of writing as well as individual conferences with the instructor. Students also read and analyze published works of short fiction and engage in various writing exercises. Students should expect to write and revise at least two stories and produce a final portfolio of their work.
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• ENG 318: Studies in English Renaissance Literature

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Provides in-depth study of selected English Renaissance literature, from around 1500-1660. Content varies by instructor but will include works by at least two writers. Featured topics may include literary genres or modes (e.g., the sonnet, revenge tragedies or conduct books); themes (e.g., the representation of women or iconography); or topics important to the time period (e.g., the Reformation, New World exploration or the English Civil War). Expect to write at least one analytic paper requiring research.
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• ENG 323: Reviewing the Arts for Publication

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Provides practical experience in writing critical reviews in the arts: music, dance, painting, literature, sculpture and architecture. Writing will be done in a variety of publication formats (mass circulation weekly, daily newspaper, professional journal). Some time will be given to readings in the history of the arts and related ideas.
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• ENG 330: Shakespeare

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Presents a representative range, by chronology and by genre, of Shakespeare's plays. Emphasizes the study of the texts' poetic structure and of dramatic performance, illuminated by contemporary video productions of some plays. Expect to write at least one analytic paper on one or more of the plays read.
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• ENG 333: Cultural Studies

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Involves analysis of cultural artifacts, institutions, rituals, objects, and/or processes that may be interpreted as representing a culture's system of beliefs, values, hierarchies, ideologies, or codes. This may involve work with literary texts as well as historical documents, legal codes, material objects, music, film, and other cultural productions. Possible topics might include studies of body representation in the Civil War era; church doctrine and discourses of gender in the Middle Ages; the rise of the phonograph and the Harlem Renaissance; the politics of fashion and cosmetics during the 1960s; the fanzine and ideologies of gender in punk subculture; or film noir and 'race' in the Cold War. Expect to write at least one analytical paper. Specific content will vary according to instructor. The course meets the departments criticism requirement.
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• ENG 335: Creative Nonfiction Writing

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Provides the opportunity for students to develop interests and skills in writing creative nonfiction such as memoir, essays, travel or nature writing. Course utilizes a workshop approach for discussion and critique of writing as well as individual conferences with the instructor. In addition to reading examples of the genre and writing various short exercises, students should expect to write and revise at least two creative nonfiction essays.
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• ENG 336: Theories and Approaches: Language, Learning, and Literacy

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduces students to theories of literacy practices in the field of English language arts and explores their applications. Readings and assignments engage students in a variety of topics, including, but not limited to: critical and cultural literacy, new media, rhetorical/composition theory, performance, and second language learning. Students can expect to read a variety of theoretical texts, to write analytic papers, and to develop projects that apply these theories. Content and focus varies by instructor.
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• ENG 337: Romanticism

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Provides in-depth study of selected Romantic literature and its cultural and historical background. Content varies by instructor. Featured topics could include Transcendentalism, the iconoclastic hero, or the gothic novel. Expect to write at least one analytical paper dealing with one or more works read for the course. This course satisfies the requirement for a course in History and Movements. Prerequisite:    ENG 130 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR ENG 107 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D
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• ENG 338: Technical Writing for Professionals

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Covers the essential forms of technical writing, including e-mails, memos, letters and instructions. Emphasis on audience analysis, editing for clarity and effectiveness, and incorporation of graphics and design to convey information. An advanced project, such as a proposal report, is tailored to the interests and occupations of the students. Offered exclusively online. Restricted to students in the Degree Completion Program. Prerequisite: enrollment in degree completion program.
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