Bachelor of Arts in English and New Media Communication Requirements

Prerequisite: ENG 0204, ENG 0205, or Permission Of Instructor (POI).

A close and comprehensive study of the artistry and continuing vitality of William Shakespeare through the consideration of his literature, literary celebrity, modern and contemporary interpretations, and marketing through performance and film. Cross-listed as THE-0302. Offered every other year.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.

Prerequisite: ENG 0204, ENG 0205 or Permission Of Instructor (POI).

This course is designed to be an introduction to advanced literary and cultural studies and research; it is thus intended for students majoring in English, Communication, and related disciplines. Students will analyze a variety of critical, historical, and theoretical perspectives; they will thus develop sophisticated research, analytical, and writing skills to use in future upper-level English courses.

Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)

This course rotates each semester between one of several topics at or above the 400 level.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

An examination of significant literary works from the Romantic poets through James Joyce and Virginia Woolf.

Offered spring semester. (3 credits)

Prerequisite: None

A survey of Realism, Naturalism, and Modernism in fiction, especially James, Gilman, Chopin, Stephen Crane, Robinson, Fitzgerald, and Eliot.

Offered every third year. (3 credits)

Prerequisite: None

This seminar will survey American writing between the wars, considering the works but not limited to Frost, Cummings, Stevens, Williams, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Faulkner. We will aim to identify and study key literary movements and the texts within these movements which help to define “American literature” for years to come. More so, students will critically read and discuss these texts and authors to research the major roles each has played in shaping modern American literature to our current day. In addition, the course attempts to place these writers and their works within the context of the most important literary movements of the time. Students will be able to pinpoint similarities in style, and technique, as well as trace literary themes.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 credits)

Prerequisite: None

Course description coming soon.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

Course description coming soon.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.

• • ENG 200+ Literature Elective recommended for a Creative Writing Minor
  • ENG 0232 or ENG 235 recommended for an Africana and Black Studies Minor
  • ENG 0270 recommended for a Ethics and Leadership Minor (Social Justice Pathway)

Prerequisite: None

Course description coming soon.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.

• • ENG 0362 recommended for Africana and Black Studies Minor

Prerequisite: None

This is an introduction to the “New” in New Media Communications. It introduces students to the primary focus of digital media in all platforms, such as newspapers, television, and radio. It also examines the theories and principles of written and nonverbal communication.

Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)

*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.

Prerequisite: None

This course will be an overview of mass communication theories emphasizing their development and application in practicum and research. The course will also cover mass communication theory from its inception as a field of study, to major trends, followed by current applications of previous paradigms, and finally into the development of new media and how it applies to storytelling in all aspects of media.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.

Prerequisite: COM 0120

This course will introduce students to the form, style, and content found in written forms of multimedia. Students will learn the basics of writing for print, broadcast journalism, advertising, new media and the basis of storytelling.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.

Prerequisite: None

This course will follow the basis of journalism and introduce students to the fundamentals of news judgment, reporting and writing with a purpose of gaining a deeper understanding of the art of multimedia storytelling. By using a combination of text, still photos, video, audio, graphics, mobile apps, social media and other emerging digital storytelling tools, students will build on the storytelling medium with research and analysis of current and evolving industry trends while producing multi-dimensional stories for a digital environment.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.

Prerequisite: None

Course description coming soon.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: None

Course description coming soon.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.

• • COM 0205, COM 0221, COM 0226, COM 0235, COM 0279 or COM 0287 recommended for a Communication Minor
  • COM 0222 recommended for a Sustainability Studies Minor

Prerequisite: None

The Senior Project in Communication combines a particular academic interest of the student and adds a practical component to it, as a bridge to a post-college career in communications. It will involve research about a particular area of interest, production of a magazine prototype, film, public relations campaign, extended piece of journalism, or nonfiction in any variety of media (print, audio, video.) Students in the Senior Project course will meet as a group and individually throughout the semester to work on their projects.

Offered spring semester. (3 credits)

Prerequisite: None

A study of fundamental texts in literary theory from Plato and Aristotle through the early twentieth century. The course also serves as a forum for seniors to develop their senior thesis and to review questions for the English comprehensive exam.

Offered spring semester. (3 credits)

Prerequisite: Advisor consent or Permission Of Instructor (POI).

Practical application of the theory. Requires approval of the instructor and the student’s advisor.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 credits)

Prerequisite: Discuss with Advisor.

Course description coming soon.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 credits)

Prerequisite: None

Course description coming soon.

Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)

*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.