ENG 101 Composition I
3 cr. hrs.; 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
Prerequisite: ACT English score of 22 or above; or appropriate COMPASS score; or English 091 “C” or better.
English 101 is designed for students who are competent in the fundamentals of composition. Students will write essays using a variety of expository strategies and will apply standard techniques of documentation when appropriate. IAI: C1 900
ENG 102 Composition II
3 cr. hrs.; 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
Prerequisite: English 101 “C” or better.
English 102 is a continuation of English 101, is a required composition course that involves reading, discussion, and analysis of a body of literature to generate ideas for critical and persuasive papers, including one documented research paper. IAI: C1 901R (Grade of “C” or higher required for this course to be eligible to be included in the IAI General Education Core Curriculum.)
ENG 190 Introduction to Literature
3 cr. hrs.; 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
Prerequisite: Appropriate COMPASS score or concurrent enrollment in REA 098.
This course offers an introduction to works of poetry, drama, and fiction in order to develop the reader’s interpretive skills. The course is designed to promote an awareness of excellence in literature as well as an appreciation of diversity. IAI: H3 900
ENG 208 Introduction to Poetry
3 cr. hrs.; 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 101 “C” or better.
ENG 208 is an introductory course designed to expose students to poetry as a genre with an emphasis on reading, discussing and writing effectively about a range of poems. 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: H3 903
ENG 210 Introduction to Fiction
3 cr. hrs.; 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 101 “C” or better.
Reading and discussion of representative short stories and novels from a range of literatures, with some attention to critical work on fiction. IAI: H3 901
ENG 213 American Literature I
3 cr. hrs.; 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 101 “C” or better.
A survey of representative works illustrating the development of American literature from its beginning to the Civil War with emphasis on major literary movements understood in relation to their intellectual, social and political contexts. IAI: H3 914
ENG 214 American Literature II
3 cr. hrs.; 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 101 “C” or better.
A survey of representative works illustrating the development of American Literature from the Civil War to the present, with a emphasis on major literary movements understood in relation to their intellectual, social, and political context. IAI: H3 915
ENG 221 British Literature I
3 cr. hrs.; 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 101 “C” or better.
A survey of representative works illustrating the development of British Literature from its beginnings to 1800, with an emphasis on major literary movements understood in relation to their intellectual, social and political contexts.
IAI: H3 912
HIST 105 History of the United States to 1877
3 cr. hrs.; 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
Surveys the history of the United States from the discovery of America through 1865, including settlement and westward expansion, the development of the American government, the growth of the American economy, the evolution of an American style of life and thought, and the development of sectionalism culminating in the Civil War. IAI: S2 900
HIST 106 History of the United States Since 1877
3 cr. hrs.; 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
Prerequisite: HIST 105 not required for enrollment.
Examines history of the United States from close of the Civil War through the present, including the rise of the U.S. as a major world power, the continued growth and development of the federal government, efforts to improve the status of minorities and women, the growth of the economy, and the changing pattern of American life. IAI: S2 901
SPEC 101 Principles of Speech Communication
3 cr. hrs.; 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
The oral communication course combines communication theory with the practice of oral communication skills. The oral communication course: (1) develops awareness of the communication process; (2) provides inventional, organizational, and expressive strategies; (3) promotes understanding of and adaptation to a variety of communication contexts; and (4) emphasizes critical skills in listening, reading, thinking and speaking. IAI: C2 900
THEA 111 Introduction to Theatre Arts
3 cr. hrs.; 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
Theatre as a major fine art form through contribution of playwright, actor, director, designer, and technician.
IAI: F1 907
