Communications

ENL010

Skills and competencies in basic writing for the workplace and in oral communication to meet the needs of the applied arts certificate student.

3 Credits: 3 Lecture

English Composition I Lab

ENL105

Workshop-focused introduction and practice of word-, sentence-, and paragraph-level standards and strategies with emphases on self-diagnosis, generative skill, and good compositional habits. 

Corequisites:
ENL111

English Composition I

ENL111

Fundamental writing and research skills with an emphasis on expository writing. Emphasis on analysis, discussion, and practice of writing that explores, explains, and argues. Course work includes a significant research component. Select students will be placed in a concurrent lab to improve fluency.

3 Credits: 3 Lecture

English Composition II

ENL121

Continued development of the writing principles developed in ENL111. Emphasis on writing about literature and its themes and applications of the skills learned in ENL111 to examine the purposes and styles of literary writing. Topics include the study of poetry, prose, and drama as well as the social and cultural significance of language and literature. Course work focuses on critical analysis and interpretation of literature through discussions and written assignments.

3 Credits: 3 Lecture

Prerequisites:
ENL111

Technical & Professional Communication

ENL201

Intensive survey of technical writing with practice in preparing reports, instructions, memos, and other communications for business and industry. Develops student skills in analyzing audiences and writing for readers both with and without technical expertise.

3 Credits: 3 Lecture

Prerequisites:
ENL111

Detective Fiction

ENL221

Serious treatment of crime and detection by such sleuths as Dupin, Sherlock Holmes, Perry Mason, Mike Hammer, and Philip Marlow. Examination includes the development of the traditional mystery story and the hard-boiled detective story in terms of how each reflects the values of the culture that produced it. Fall Only.

3 Credits: 3 Lecture

Prerequisites:
ENL111

Creative Writing

ENL235

Development of the insights, sensibilities, and skills necessary for the creation and refinement of expressive and imaginative writing. Early emphasis is upon the principles and techniques common to all genres of writing that seek to define, challenge, and celebrate the individual. After cultivating observation, memory, and consistency, students focus upon crafting fresh and significant works that add to the traditions of poetry, fiction, and/or dramatic scripts. (ART) Spring Only.

3 Credits: 3 Lecture

Prerequisites:
ENL111

Women in Literature

ENL253

Overview of literature written by women of different eras and cultures, using literature from classical times to the present to examine the various ways women see themselves and the ways their cultures view them. Includes responses to and critical analysis of literature from all genres. (Formerly ENL252) (Cultural Diversity) Spring Only.

3 Credits: 3 Lecture

Prerequisites:
ENL111

Advanced Technical Communication

ENL301

Advanced concepts of document organization and design, the processes of information exchange, and document specifications. Each student completes two documentation projects in a specific technical discipline, resulting in two of the major types of technical documents: manual, proposal, or report. Spring Only.

3 Credits: 3 Lecture

Prerequisites:
ENL201