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  ENG 100 - Writing Seminar

Limited enrollment course designed to facilitate students' transition to academic writing for college. The focus is on developing college writing ability, using readings, discussion, and research as material for writing. Assignments range from personal narrative to analysis and reasoned argument. Each section has a topic, which changes semester to semester and indicates the kind of reading and thematic exploration students will do as they work on their writing. Every semester.



Credit: 4

  ENG 121H - Introduction to Linguistics

This course aims to provide a framework for the discussion of various aspects of language, and introduces you to the intricacy of a behavior which you perform without conscious thought: communicating through language. Topics include language universals (what all languages have in common), language and society (how language reflects society/culture), language as a physical/psychological phenomenon (how we produce and comprehend language), how language works (the internal structures of sounds, words, phrases and sentences), and language acquisition, etc. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100. Every year.



Credit: 4

  ENG 123H - Grammar: A Linguistic Approach

This course focuses on three important components of grammar: phonology (sound and sound patterns of a language), morphology (word formation of a language), and syntax (phrase and sentence structure of a language). It aims to help students understand grammar NOT as a set of rigid prescriptions focusing on correctness or incorrectness of speech, but as a marvelously intricate set of principles and rules governing what is and what is not in a language. The course not only discusses some important facts of grammar (particularly English grammar, including variations of English), but also presents a linguistic (i.e., scientific) way of thinking about grammar. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100. (Pass/Fail option) Every year.



Credit: 4

  ENG 150 - Creative Writing

"Creative Writing" is a course offered every fall, limited to BFA majors. It is a first-year requirement for the major, and may be waived for transfer students.  It introduces Creative Writing students to the four major genres offered in the Program, including visits from faculty in those genres. Readings and short writing assignments in each of the genres will be required. Other topics will include career prospects for creative writers, the apprenticeship and the senior portfolio, with visits from apprenticeship supervisors and a representative from the Center for Human Development. Students will complete a writing portfolio, and give a public reading of their work. Prerequisites: First year student and acceptance into the BFA program. Every year.



Credit: 4

  ENG 152 - Creative Writing for Non-Majors

"Creative Writing for Non-Majors" is a course offered every spring, limited to students not majoring in Creative Writing. It introduces students to the four major genres (Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, and Screenwriting) offered in the BFA Program. Readings and short writing assignments in each of the genres will be required. Spring semester.



Credit: 4

  ENG 181 - Literary Analysis and Interpretation

Intensive practice in reading and writing about poetry, prose fiction, and drama, with an emphasis on basic critical terms and close analysis of the text. Enrollment limited to students who will be taking a series of literature courses in their majors, minors, or concentrations. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 and declared major, minor, or concentration in English, Creative Writing, or Language Arts. Every semester.



Credit: 4

  ENG 200 - Professional Writing

This course focuses on professional writing, including internal and external communication for specific audiences. Attention is paid to style, grammar, visual design, and digital technology. Students analyze and produce professional writing in a variety of genres, media, and contexts (including business correspondence, proposals, manuals, brochures, reports, and job portfolios), and the course requires an oral presentation. Prerequisites: ENG 100 and sophomore standing. Offered every year.



Credit: 4

  ENG 201 - Public Writing

This course focuses on writing that is intended for the general public and for more targeted audiences. It emphasizes writing for the Web and public relations. Students analyze and produce public writing in a variety of genres and media (including pamphlets, brochures, press releases, reviews, blogs, podcasts, wiki pages, and websites for both profit and nonprofit organizations). The course requires an oral presentation. Attention is paid to style, grammar, visual design, and the use of digital technology. Prerequisites: ENG 100 and sophomore standing. Every other year.



Credit: 4

  ENG 210 - Fiction Writing

Study and practice of the process of writing fiction. Includes workshop discussion of student work as well as the work of published writers. Individual conferences and attendance at readings may be required. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100; CWR, ENG, SEN major or ELE/LA concentration, or permission of instructor. (Pass/Fail option) Every semester.



Credit: 4

  ENG 211 - Poetry Writing

Through workshop discussions, reading assignments and practice, students will learn the techniques of poetry writing. Individual conferences and attendance at readings may be required. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100; CWR, ENG, SEN major or ELE/LA concentration, or permission of instructor. (Pass/Fail option) Every semester.



Credit: 4

  ENG 212 - Creative Nonfiction

A workshop approach to writing the personal essay, autobiography, biography, memoir, new journalism, and many other forms of creative nonfiction. Individual conferences and attendance at readings may be required. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100; CWR, ENG, SEN major or ELE/LA concentration, or permission of instructor. (Pass/Fail option) Every semester.



Credit: 4

  ENG 213H - Journalism

The study and practice of journalism, with emphasis on news gathering and writing in a journalistic style. Students will get hands-on experience filing stories for UMF's campus newspaper, The Farmington Flyer. An introduction to the history and ethics of the profession is included. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100. Every semester.



Credit: 4

  ENG 214 - Screenwriting

This workshop-oriented course will introduce students to the fundamentals of screenwriting and focus on practical approaches to dialogue, plot, character and cinematic language, with the goal of completing a feature-length screenplay by the end of the semester. Reading will include screenplays, essays on craft, and interviews with screenwriters. Individual conferences and attendance at readings or screenings may be required. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 and CWR, ENG, or SEN major or ELE/LA concentration; or permission of instructor. Every semester.



Credit: 4

  ENG 218 - Writing for the Stage

An introduction to dramatic writing with an emphasis on developing characters through monologue and conversational dialogue within the context of scene and script structures, including ten-minute plays and longer stage works. Students will also study the technical aspects of performance and the creation of the play’s environment through lighting, sound and scenic elements. Individual conferences and attendance at readings may be required. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 and CWR, ENG, or SEN major or ELE/LA concentration; or permission of instructor. (Pass/Fail option) Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 220 - Nature Writing

Field course in nature writing, with most of class time spent outdoors. Includes multiple local field trips and may include at least one multi-day/overnight excursion. Students learn skills for close observation in nature and techniques for vivid nonfiction writing about the natural world. Readings provide an opportunity for critically assessing the craft elements of nature writing, and for discussing the rich literary history of this genre. Limited to 15 students. Course fee. No Prerequisites. Pass/Fail Option. May or Summer term only.



Credit: -4

  ENG 224 - Teaching English as a Second Language

This is an introductory course for students who are new to the field of TESL/TEFL (Teaching of English as a Second or Foreign Language) and for those who have practical experience but little formal exposure to the area. It is intended to present to students an overview of the contemporary ESL/EFL theories and methodologies, and at the same time encourage an analytical approach to teaching ESL/EFL. The course is designed to help students explore the underlying assumptions of the various methods, materials and techniques to be studied, and provide them with opportunities to work on ESL data, perform error analysis, and develop and teach ESL lessons.  Pass/Fail option. Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 230 - Writing/Teaching of Writing

Explores the theory and practice of writing and teaching writing; fosters the ability and confidence to analyze and respond to the writing of others; and examines the pedagogical and psychological issues involved. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 and sophomore standing. Every semester.



Credit: 4

  ENG 250H - Shakespeare

An introductory study of Shakespeare's works with emphasis on the plays. Further considerations may include genre studies (comedy, tragedy, history, etc.) and film and stage adaptations. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100; for students in CWR, ENG, SEN, or ELE-Language Arts, ENG 100 and ENG 181. (Pass/Fail option) Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 251H - British Texts and Contexts I

A study of representative English poetry, prose, and drama from the medieval period through 1798, with an emphasis on literary, historical, and cultural contexts. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100; for students in CWR, ENG, SEN, or ELE-Language Arts, ENG 100 and ENG 181. (Pass/Fail option) Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 252H - British Texts and Contexts II

Study of representative texts of British literature from the Romantic Period (roughly 1798-1832), the Victorian Period (roughly 1832-1901), and the twentieth century with an emphasis on literary, historical, and cultural contexts. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100; for students in CWR, ENG, SEN, or ELE-Language Arts, ENG 100 and ENG 181. (Pass/Fail option) Every year.



Credit: 4

  ENG 263H - Studies in Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century American Literature

Study and discussion of representative twentieth- and twenty-first-century American writers. Texts chosen from the works of writers such as Henry James, Robert Frost, William Carlos Williams, Lorine Niedecker, Vladmir Nabokov, Sherman Alexie, Alice Notley. Prerequisite(s): for all students, ENG 100; for students in CWR, ENG, SEN, or ELE-Language Arts, ENG 100 and ENG 181. Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 265H - African American Literature and Culture

An interdisciplinary study of African American literature examined in the context of music, art, film, and other media representations of African American life that will include a wide range of literary, historical, and cultural materials (from ancient African folk tales to contemporary black writers, performers, and artists). Prerequisite(s): ENG 100; for students in CWR, ENG, SEN, or ELE-Language Arts, ENG 100 and ENG 181. (Pass/Fail option) Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 267H - Twentieth-Century American Poetry

Beginning with a study of backgrounds of American poetry in the twentieth century, students in this course will examine the work of selected modern and contemporary poets in America.  Prerequisite(s): ENG 100; for students in CWR, ENG, SEN, or ELE-Language Arts, ENG 100 and ENG 181. Every two years.



Credit: -4

  ENG 272H - American Texts and Contexts

A study of representative American literature from pre-Colonial and Colonial to Contemporary, with an emphasis on literary, historical, and cultural contexts. This course will be attentive to the study of the cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity of American literary voices. Individual sections of the class may focus on a particular literary theme or tradition. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100; for students in CWR, ENG, SEN, or ELE-Language Arts, ENG 100 and ENG 181. Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 277 - Topics in English

Study of an author, a literary form, a sequence of texts, or specific area or genre of creative writing, or some other special topic not included in the regular curriculum. Prerequisite(s): To be determined for each course. (Pass/Fail option) Varies. 



Credit: 4

  ENG 279H - Multicultural Literature and Film

In this course we will study a diverse range of representations of ethnicity in literature and film. The course will likely include the study of several filmed adaptations in conjunction with their literary sources. The course will also likely require some attendance at films outside the regular class meeting times (possibly a screening of a recently released movie or possibly in conjunction with a campus film series or a nearby film festival). Prerequisite(s): ENG 100; for students in CWR, ENG, SEN, or ELE-Language Arts, ENG 100 and ENG 181. (Pass/Fail option) Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 283H - Fiction by Women

Study of selected fiction by nineteenth- and twentieth-century American and British women. This course explores women's literary traditions from feminist perspectives. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100; for students in CWR, ENG, SEN, or ELE-Language Arts, ENG 100 and ENG 181. (Pass/Fail option) Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 291H - Twentieth-Century Short Story

Study of the development of the short story, from writers such as Chekhov and Conrad to contemporary writers. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100; for students in CWR, ENG, SEN, or ELE-Language Arts, ENG 100 and ENG 181. (Pass/Fail option) Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 293H - Literary Nonfiction
Study and discussion of forms of literary nonfiction, including the personal and lyric essay, literary journalism, memoir, the nonfiction novel, and more. Students will explore the historical origins of literary nonfiction as well as contemporary forms. Different semesters may concentrate in special areas such as environmental writing, writing about place, women’s literary nonfiction, the English essay, the brief essay, or other topics. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100; for students in CWR, ENG, SEN, or ELE-Language Arts, ENG 100 and ENG 181. (Pass/Fail option) Every two years.


Credit: 4

  ENG 295H - ENG

In this course we will examine historical and contemporary understandings of the female body in Western culture. We will study constructions of the female body in medicine and science, in the law, in the media, in literature, and in sport culture. Our goals are  to become more astute cultural critics, to better understand the political, personal, intellectual, and social ramifications of dominant representations of the female body, and to analyze challenges to these representations—in theory, research, literature, the arts, and in everyday embodied practices. (Students taking this course may not receive credit for WST 266H.) Prerequisites: ENG 100 or permission of instructor. Every three years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 296H - Postcolonial Literature

Study of literature in English by writers from formerly colonized regions, such as Africa, the Caribbean, and South Asia, with some attention to the context of colonization and decolonization. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100; for students in CWR, ENG, SEN, or ELE-Language Arts, ENG 100 and ENG 181. (Pass/Fail option) Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 300 - Critical Concepts

Students enrolled in English 300 will investigate foundational schools of literary theory, learn about the field of English as an academic discipline, and think about how being an English major prepares them for life and career after their degrees are completed. As a result, students will become aware of different critical approaches to literature and will begin to formulate for themselves the hows and whys of studying English. To reach these goals, students will continuously engage with literary and critical texts through discussion and writing. At the end of the course, students will complete a concentration proposal that will outline their career as English majors at UMF and that will be approved by the instructor in consultation with the English faculty. Prerequisite(s): ENG major, ENG 100, ENG 181, and one 200-level ENG-literature course, or permission of instructor. Every semester.



Credit: 4

  ENG 310 - Advanced Fiction Writing

This course deepens and extends the understanding of fictional form and the writing process as studied in ENG 210 and ENG 219. Workshop format. Individual conferences and attendance at readings may be required. May be taken twice for credit. Prerequisite(s): CWR, ENG, SEN major or ELE/LA concentration, and ENG 210 or ENG 219 or HON 275H, or permission of instructor. (Pass/Fail option) Every Spring.



Credit: 4

  ENG 311 - Advanced Poetry Writing

Further development of poetry writing skills learned in ENG 211. Workshop format. Individual conferences and attendance at readings may be required. May be taken twice for credit. Prerequisite(s): CWR, ENG, SEN major or ELE/LA, concentration, and ENG 211, or permission of instructor. (Pass/Fail.) Every Spring.



Credit: 4

  ENG 312 - Advanced Nonfiction Writing

Offers the opportunity to polish, practice, and develop the processes and techniques of creative nonfiction as learned in ENG 212, ENG 213 or ENG 217. Workshop format. Individual conferences and attendance at readings may be required. May be taken twice for credit. Prerequisite(s): CWR, ENG, SEN major or ELE/LA concentration, and ENG 212 or ENG 217 or ENG 213, or permission of instructor.  (Pass/Fail option) Every Fall.



Credit: 4

  ENG 314 - Advanced Screenwriting

Beginning with the feature-length screenplay developed in ENG 214, this workshop-format class encourages students to engage the crafts of revision and collaborative development through multiple drafts. Individual conferences and attendance at readings or screenings may be required. May be taken twice for credit. Prerequisite(s): CWR, ENG, SEN major or ELE/LA concentration, and ENG 214, or permission of instructor. Every Fall.



Credit: 4

  ENG 344 - Eighteenth-Century English Literature

English poetry, prose, and drama of the Restoration and the eighteenth century, with an emphasis on satire and other forms of moral and social commentary. Texts chosen from the works of writers such as Congreve, Dryden, Behn, Addison, Swift, Pope, Goldsmith, Johnson, Wollstonecraft, Burney, and others. Prerequisite(s): For ENG majors following the catalogs of 2014-2015 or later, ENG 300; for all other students, one 200-level ENG Literature course. (Pass/Fail option) Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 345 - Romantic Era

Study of representative literature from 1798 to 1832, with an emphasis on the development of lyric poetry. Texts are chosen from the works of writers such as Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Austen, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. Prerequisite(s): For ENG majors following the catalogs of 2014-2015 or later, ENG 300; for all other students, one 200-level ENG Literature course. (Pass/Fail option) Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 346 - Victorian Literature

Study of British literature written during the period from the first Reform Bill (1832) through the death of Queen Victoria (1901). Texts chosen from the works of writers such as the Brontes, the Brownings, Carlyle, Dickens, George Elliot, Gaskell, Hopkins, Christina Rossetti, and Tennyson. Prerequisite(s): For ENG majors following the catalogs of 2014-2015 or later, ENG 300; for all other students, one 200-level ENG Literature course.. (Pass/Fail option) Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 350 - English Novel

Study of selected English novels from the beginning of the eighteenth century through the present, with particular attention to the emergence and historical development of the novel as a form. Eight or more novels chosen from the works of Behn, Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Sterne, Smollett, Burney, Austen, the Brontës, Eliot, Dickens, Hardy, Conrad, Forster, Lawrence, Woolf, Joyce, and others. Prerequisite(s): For ENG majors following the catalogs of 2014-2015 or later, ENG 300; for all other students, one 200-level ENG Literature course. (Pass/Fail option) Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 362 - American Environmental Writing

An exploration of the concept of environment in American writing from the 19th century to the present, this course will address fundamental questions about the relation between nature and culture at play in American writing about the natural world. Prerequisite(s):For ENG majors following the catalogs of 2014-2015 or later, ENG 300; for all other students, one 200-level ENG Literature course. (Pass/Fail option) Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 366 - Early American Novel, 1780-1900

This course studies the rise of the novel in the United States from the Revolutionary Period to the late nineteenth century. We will consider the possibilities of the novel as a vehicle of republican ideas, investigate the initial resistance to the genre among the literary elite, and trace the socio-political establishment of the novel as an American genre through the nineteenth century. Authors may include, but are not limited to, Susanna Rowson, Charles Brockden Brown, Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, Lydia Maria Child, Catherine Maria Sedgwick, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Louise May Alcott, and William Dean Howells. Prerequisite(s): For ENG majors following the catalogs of 2014-2015 or later, ENG 300; for all other students, one 200-level ENG Literature course. (Pass/Fail option) Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 370 - The Splendid Drunken Twenties

This course considers the Harlem Renaissance in the larger context of modernism and the culture of the 1920s and focuses particularly on the representation of African Americans in literature, music, and film. Prerequisites: For ENG majors following the catalogs of 2014-2015 or later, ENG 300; for all other students, one 200-level ENG Literature course. Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 377 - Advanced Topics in English

Intensive study of a single author or special topic, or intensive workshop study of a specific area or genre of creative writing. Prerequisite(s): Vary by topic. (Pass/Fail option) Varies.



Credit: 4

  ENG 396 - Writing Apprenticeship

Practical work in writing, editing, or publishing outside of the classroom, coordinated by a member of the writing faculty and supervised by a community professional. Prerequisite(s): CWR major and permission of writing faculty. (Pass/Fail option.) Every semester.



Credit: 4

  ENG 397 - Independent Study in English

This course provides superior advanced students the opportunity to study in depth topics in literature and language of special interest to them. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 and permission or instructor. (Pass/Fail option) Every semester.



Credit: 1-4

  ENG 401 - Seminar in Writing

In this capstone course, CWR majors will create a professional-quality portfolio of old and new written work in one or more genres. Through workshop discussions, reading assignments and practice, they will hone craft skills and extend their awareness of publishing practices, the writing life, and their roles as writers. Panels of visiting writers will discuss post-graduate opportunities and students will participate in a senior reading and exit interview. Individual conferences and attendance at readings may be required. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and CWR major, or permission of instructor. Every semester.



Credit: 4

  ENG 449 - Twentieth-Century British Literature

Focused study of twentieth-century British literature, concentrating on one or more aspects of it and its cultural context with an emphasis on texts that stretched literary and social conventions.  Texts chosen from the works of writers such as Conrad, T.S. Eliot, Joyce, Woolf, and Yeats. Prerequisite(s): One 300-level ENG literature course other than ENG 300. (Pass/Fail option) Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 455 - Literary Theory and Cultural Studies

Study of various theoretical approaches (psychoanalysis, feminism, ethnic studies, etc.) used in the analysis of literature, with the emphasis on contemporary developments in literary theory and cultural studies. Texts will include an anthology of literary theory, one major literary work, and various examples drawn from contemporary popular culture. Prerequisite(s): One 300-level ENG literature course other than ENG 300. (Pass/Fail option) Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 462 - Philosophy and Modern American Literature

An examination of the relationship between literature and philosophy with particular focus on American writers who transgress traditional disciplinary boundaries and with possible forays into European and Classical thought. Texts chosen from the works of writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, William James, Wallace Stevens, Robert Frost, William Carlos Williams, Charles Peirce, Susan Howe, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Martin Heidegger, Plato. Prerequisite(s): One 300-level ENG literature course other than ENG 300. Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 463 - Colonial Americas

This course comparatively investigates textual and visual representations of Native-European contact and encounter beginning with Columbus' exploration of the Americas and including French, Dutch, and English narratives from the seventeenth century. All readings will be in English. Prerequisite(s): One 300-level ENG literature course other than ENG 300. Every two years.



Credit: 4

  ENG 477 - Seminar Topics in English

Intensive study of a single author or special topic, in a seminar format, with students presenting materials and leading portions of class discussion. Students will also undertake independent research projects under the guidance of the instructor. Prerequisite(s): Varies by topic. (Pass/Fail option) Varies.



Credit: 4

  ENG 481 - Early European Literature

Seminar on early European and Mediterranean literatures in translation, including some classical antecedents (Virgil, Ovid, etc). Writings from Italy (Dante, Petrarch, Boccacio, Machiavelli), France (Rabelais, Montaigne), Spain (Cervantes, Lope de Vega), North Africa (Leo Africanus), and elsewhere. Prerequisite(s): One 300-level ENG literature course other than ENG 300. (Pass/Fail option) Every two years. 



Credit: 4

  ENG 491 - Capstone Seminar in English

In this course, students develop and execute research projects based on their individual concentrations. Students draw on their concentration statements and the knowledge developed during their upper-level coursework to create a project that synthesizes and extends that knowledge and engages in a wider scholarly or professional conversation. Research topics may be influenced by the instructor’s areas of expertise. Students present capstone projects publicly and write a reflection connecting the project to the concentration statement. Prerequisite(s):  ENG major and one 400-level ENG literature course. Every year.



Credit: 4

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