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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS:
| COM 1101 |
COM 1321 |
EDRD 4516 |
EDRD 4517 |
ENG 2201 |
ENG 2215 |
ENG 2248 |
ENG 2251 |
ENG 2252 |
ENG 2253 |
ENG 3180 |
ENG 3246 |
ENG 3247 |
ENG 3301 |
ENG 3318 |
ENG 3334 |
EUR 3287 |
LIN 2100 |
TRE 1110 |
TRE 1310 |
TRE 1931 |
TRE 3800 |
TRE 3931 |
TRE 4770 |
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| COM 1101: () Offerings |
| In this fundamental course in communication between people, class sessions incorporate lectures with discussion and examples from popular culture and media. The focus of this course is on direct application of basic communication concepts essential to our daily lives. Topics include perception, gender, and culture and their effects on ourselves and others; self-expression and disclosure; friendship, family, and dating; verbal and nonverbal cues and their meanings; listening; and conflict management. |
| Attributes:Arts and Humanities B
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| COM 1321: () Offerings |
| Analyzes platform speaking; includes analysis, preparation and presentation of formal speeches. Includes rhetorical criticism of significant models. Recommended for students planning to major in communication; open to other students as well. |
| Attributes:Arts and Humanities B
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| EDRD 4516: () Offerings |
| Examines the variety and richness of literature available for children preschool through eighth grade; presents major genres and notable authors and illustrators; and develops familiarity with varied responses to literature adaptable for classroom use. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded. |
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| EDRD 4517: () Offerings |
| A study of young adult literature, including intensive reading in the best of this literature and application of both critical and pedagogical strategies to the reading. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
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| ENG 2201: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: Score of two, three or four on English Placement test. Improves upon elementary college-writing skills through readings, discussion, and the assignment of writing tasks typically found in college coursework. Tutorial sessions in the Writing Center may be required. |
| Attributes:Writing Skills Competency
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| ENG 2215: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: (ENG 1110, 2230, 2234, 2248, or 3334) and (ENG 2201 or score of five to six on English Placement test). Fosters the vision and skills necessary for effective writing of poetry and fiction. |
| Attributes:Writing Skills Competency
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| ENG 2248: () Offerings |
| Explores recent fiction from around the world, featuring international authors who write in English (e.g., Ngugi Wa Thiongo, Salman Rushdie) or have been strongly influenced by British or American literature (e.g., Gabriel Garcia-Marquez, Assia Djehar). |
| Attributes:Arts and Humanities B
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| ENG 2251: () Offerings |
| Surveys the first three periods of English literary history: Old English, including the eighth-century Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf; Middle English, including Chaucer's Canterbury Tales; and English Renaissance, concluding with Milton's 17th-century Paradise Lost. |
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| ENG 2252: () Offerings |
| Surveys major authors, themes, genres and movements in British literature of the 18th and 19th centuries, including intellectual and social contexts. |
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| ENG 2253: () Offerings |
| Surveys major authors, themes, genres, and movements in American literature from the colonial era through the modern period, including intellectual and social contexts. |
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| ENG 3180: () Offerings |
| This basic grammar course brings insights from both traditional and generative-transformational approaches to explain how language works. Especially designed for teachers of English, it also introduces students to parts of speech, phrases, and clauses, as well as to grammatical and mechanical rules for generating standard American English. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
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| ENG 3246: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: ENG 1110, 2230, 2234, 2248, or 3334. Explores the literary heritage of British and American literature through intensive study of selected classics in translation, including works by authors such as Homer, Sophocles, Virgil, and Dante. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
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| ENG 3247: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: ENG 1110, 2230, 2234, 2248 or 3334. Explores the literary heritage of British and American literature through intensive study of selected classics in translation, including works by such authors as Cervantes, Goethe, Dostoevsky, and Camus. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
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| ENG 3301: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: ENG 2201 or score of five to six on English Placement test. Moves students beyond the academic essay and shows them techniques for addressing an audience beyond the academy. Focuses on the exploratory, open-ended essay as a lens for examining topics chosen by students in consultation with the instructor. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course, Writing Skills Competency
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| ENG 3318: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: ENG 2215 or 3301, or permission of instructor. Examines the literary essay, emphasizing contemporary authors such as Diane Ackerman, Annie Dillard, and Barry Lopez; "schools" such as the new journalists and the environmental essayists; and publications such as The New Yorker and The Atlantic. Special attention will be paid to students' development as writers of nonfiction. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course, Writing Skills Competency
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| ENG 3334: () Offerings |
| Traces the expression in novels, plays, poems, and essays of the minority groups who have been a part of the American people, particularly emphasizing the writing of African Americans. |
| Attributes:Arts and Humanities B, Upper-Division
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| EUR 3287: () Offerings |
| Studies mythological traditions from the Near Eastern world through the classical Mediterranean to Europe, as well as material from Asia and tribal societies. Emphasis on mythic themes especially significant for European literature. |
| Attributes:Arts and Humanities B, Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
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| LIN 2100: () Offerings |
| Develops conceptual tools for understanding the nature and the processes of language: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. Personal and professional attitudes toward the world of language are reexamined. This course is also offered via distance learning. Please note that the distance learning version of this course is not eligible for financial aid nor is it part of the on-campus tuition plateau; full payment is required at the time of registration. |
| Attributes:Arts and Humanities B, Media
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| TRE 1110: () Offerings |
| A study of the theatre as both a distinctive art form and a social instrument, considered from three viewpoints: those of the artist, the spectator, and the critic. Requires attendance at three to four evening theatrical performances. Extra fees required for events collected in class. |
| Attributes:Arts and Humanities A
Restrictions:Theatre Majors are excluded. |
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| TRE 1310: () Offerings |
| Intended for non-theatre majors or minors. An introduction to the actor's task in preparation for the dramatic performance; focuses on developing sensory awareness, observation skills, selective imagination, and ensemble relationships through improvisation and scene work. No credit for students who have taken TRE 1340. |
| Attributes:Arts and Humanities A
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| TRE 1931: () Offerings |
| Offered for design, technical theatre, or management activity associated with approved theatrical productions. May be repeated an unlimited number of times. |
| Attributes:Arts and Humanities A
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| TRE 3800: () Offerings |
| Explores contemporary methods and trends in the teaching of theatre, emphasizing management of a production program; critical response to artistic experiences; contexts of theatrical works; connections within the arts; and pedagogy. Attention is given to National Arts Standards and Washington Essential Academic Learning Requirements in the Arts. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| TRE 3931: () Offerings |
| Offered for design, technical theatre, or management activity associated with approved theatrical productions. May be repeated an unlimited number of times. |
| Attributes:Arts and Humanities A, Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| TRE 4770: () Offerings |
| Presents a workshop exploring methods to move children from their inner circle of knowledge and experience to their outer circle of thought, expression, and product through the use of creative drama. Offered alternate years. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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