Special Note: Completion of English 101 is required for registration in any English course with a higher catalog number.
199R. Service Leadership Internship in English (1-3) (F, W, Sp, Su) Off-campus service learning. Activities related to the major and employment will be approved. Prior approval is necessary, a program coordinated by a faculty member and an on-site supervisor.
201. Critical Composition, Speech and Literature (3) (F, W, Sp, Su) In-depth experience in composition, and literature and speech to strengthen students' abilities to think critically. Requires variety of oral and written responses to literature, including a research paper. (Prerequisite: English 101.)
218R. Introduction to Creative Writing (3) (F) An introductory course in creative writing. Students will learn principles of creative writing and will be assigned to write in several genres, including such forms as poetry, fiction, and drama, etc. (Prerequisite: English 101 or permission of the instructor.)
251. Fundamentals of Literature (3) (F, W) English 251 is prerequisite to upper-division literature courses. Basic course in literary appreciation and criticism, literary terminology, and interpretive writing. Long library paper. Required of all English majors and minors. (Prerequisite: English 201.)
314. Exposition and Analysis in the Humanities (3) (As Needed) Designed to improve analytical skills of interpretation, evaluation, and application, as well as writing skills, through an intensive focus on a limited number of humanistic works and published essays about them. Primarily for majors in the humanities and education. (Prerequisite: English 201.)
315. Exposition and Report Writing (3) (F, W, Sp, Su) Intensive course in critical thinking, expository prose, as actually used in office, industry, and school. (Prerequisite: English 201.)
316. Technical Writing (3) (on demand) Intensive course in composition and rhetorical techniques used particularly by the scientist, such as technical reports, probability studies, and smooth handling of large amounts of data. Research techniques in the scientific disciplines are stressed. Primarily for science majors. (Prerequisite: English 201.)
318R. Advanced Creative Writing (3) (W, Sp) Offers advanced students an opportunity to refine their skills and expand their knowledge of editing and publication. In addition to creative work and assigned reading, students will serve as Editorial Staff for the Kula Manu, the literary journal of BYUH. Students in spring will focus in the writing of poetry.
321. English Grammars (3) (W) Historical survey of major theories of English grammar, including traditional, structural, and generative grammars, with focus on the morphological and syntactic structure of English and its description for teaching and writing.
341. World Literatures in English (3) (F) Includes literatures in English not written by American or British Authors, including works from Africa, Canada, the Caribbean, India, and the Middle East (Prerequisite: English 251 or ICS 251)
342 Pacific Literatures (3) (Sp) Offers views of Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia as we read a cross-section of literary works (novels, poetry, short stories) from the region. (Prerequisite: English 251 or ICS 251 for English majors) (Permission of the instructor for non majors)
343. Asian Literature (3) (W) Studies in English original literature and translations of the major classics and modern Asian literatures such as Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, and Near Eastern languages. Emphasize fiction and drama, but also include poetry and other genres. (Prerequisite: English 201.)
345R. Ethnic Literature (3) (Variable) A content course emphasizing ethnic literature from varying venues; considers the culture of these areas as reflected in imaginative literature (Class may be repeated for credit if content is different)
351. Literary Criticism and Theory (3) (Sp) Surveys literary criticism and theory from classical to post-modern schools. (Prerequisite: English 251 or ICS 251.)
358R. Special Studies: Major Authors or Genres (3) Intensive study of a different author, combination of authors, or genre each time the course is offered. Maybe repeated for credit.
361. American Literature From the Beginnings to Mid-Nineteenth Century (3) (F) Selected works from colonial literature through the American Renaissance, including Hawthorne, Melville, Emerson, and Thoreau. (Prerequisite: English 251.)
362. American Literature From Mid-nineteenth Century to World War I (3) (W) Selected works representative of realism and naturalism, including Dickinson, Twain, Howells, James, Chopin, Wharton, Crane, Norris, and Dreiser. (Prerequisite: English 251.)
363. American Literature From 1914-1965 (3) (W) Includes drama, poetry, and prose of the period and gives attention to selected literary trends and theories of criticism. (Prerequisite: English 251.)
364. American Literature from 1965-Present (3) (F) Surveys selected works of contemporary American drama, poetry, fiction, and criticism, including works by women and minority writers. (Prerequisite: English 251.)
371. English Literature to 1500: The Medieval Period (3) (Sp) Selected Works from Old and Middle English literature, including the Beowulf poet, the Gawain poet, Chaucer and Langland. (Prerequisite: English 251.)
372. English Literature From 1500 To 1660: The Renaissance Period (3) (F) English drama, poetry, and prose of the Renaissance period, including Milton but excluding Shakespeare. (Prerequisite: English 251.)
373. English Literature From 1660 To 1780: The Restoration and Eighteenth Century (3) (W) English literature from the Restoration through the Age of Reason to the beginnings of romanticism, including Defoe, Swift, Fielding, Dryden, Pope, and Johnson. (Prerequisite: English 251.)
374. English Literature From 1780 To 1832: The Romantic Period (3) (Sp) Includes the works of Burns, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Scott, Lamb, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. (Prerequisite: English 251.)
375. English Literature From 1832 To 1890: The Victorian Period (3) (F) The middle and late-nineteenth century, including works of Carlyle, Ruskin, the Brontės, Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Dickens, Thackeray, George Eliot, the Rossettis, Hardy, Swinburne, and Meredith. (Prerequisite: English 251.)
376. English Literature From 1890 To the Present (3) (W) English literature from the aesthetic movement to the present, emphasizing major authors up to 1950. (Prerequisite: English 251.)
382. Shakespeare (3) (F, W, Su) From eight to ten major plays studied intensively. (Prerequisite: English 201.)
390R. Special Topics in English (1-3) (Variable).
395R. Tutoring Composition (1) (F, W) Designed to give students who are likely to teach writing or other related language skills the practical and theoretical background necessary to tutor English composition.
399R. Internship in English (1-12) Maximum 12 (F, W, Sp, Su) Credit for applied experience in English. Prior approval must be obtained and coordinated by a faculty member and onsite supervisor.
418R. Writing for Publication (3) (F) Advanced creative writers will develop and polish manuscripts for publication. Students will also learn professional skills such as writing query letters and finding a publisher. (Prerequisite: English 201.)
420. Literature for Young Adults (3) (W) Examination of literature written for adolescents; consideration of the role of young adult literature in secondary curriculum, and debates surrounding its audience, purpose, publishing, and content. Required of English majors planning to obtain teacher certification. (Prerequisite: English 201.)
421. History of the English Language (3) (Sp) Descriptive study of the language in stages of development, related to historical events. (Prerequisite: English 201.)
490. Senior Seminar (2) (F, W) Review of English and American literature and other required course work for the English Major. Students will be examined on the major curriculum and will also compose and present a quality senior thesis to an audience of students and faculty.
496R. Student Research(1-3) (Variable) Supervised individual research for students who have been granted a student research and development associateship. (Required for all English research associates.)
