May 17, 2024  
2020-2021 Catalog 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Catalog Home
  Academic Calendar
  Academic Policies
  Courses
  Majors and Programs
  Programs and Courses by Department
  Degree Planning Tools
  Requirements for Undergraduate Admission
  Requirements for Graduate Admission
  Columbia College Chicago Online
  My Favorites
HELP
2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

As a reminder, all courses have been renumbered beginning with the Fall 2018 semester. Click on Course Number Look-up Tool.
 
  

  • JOUR 128 Comedy Journalism

    This course will explore the evolution and current practice of using comedy to deliver and critique the news, with an emphasis on digital media and video. Students will survey the work of journalists who are at the forefront of experimenting with this format, learn about comic theory, explore the ethical implications and pitfalls of comedy as journalism, and will produce work in this genre through class collaborations. Comedy as a journalistic beat will also be examined.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-1123J
    Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2



  

  • JOUR 140 Smartphone/photo

    This is a hands-on class focusing on the technical, aesthetic and multimedia skills needed to produce images with a smartphone for professional communication and storytelling.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-1520
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • JOUR 141 Smartphone/video

    This is a hands-on class focusing on the technical, aesthetic and multimedia skills needed to produce professional video with a smartphone.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-1521
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • JOUR 142 Social Media and Journalism

    Students will examine the use of social media in journalism and how journalists break news, follow the news and tell stories using different social media platforms. Students also will learn how to curate and create stories using various social media tools and how to uphold professional and ethical standards while using social media.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-1522
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • JOUR 143 Smartphone/audio

    This is a hands-on class focusing on the technical, aesthetic and multimedia skills needed to produce professional audio with a Smartphone.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-1523
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • JOUR 160 War Stories: Following Veterans and Refugees

    This course gives students a broad perspective on the global war on terror that resulted from the 9-11 terrorist attacks on the United States. It explores some of the best narrative writing, art and journalism from this period. Students produce a project on the platform of their choice to tell the story of the war on terror from the veteran or refugee communities in Chicago. All disciplines welcome.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-1620J
    PL
    Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2



  

  • JOUR 168 Essentials of Interviewing

    Effective interviewing enables you to obtain information, capture dynamic quotes and incorporate personalities into a story. In this course, students develop skills and strategies, including how to land an interview, thoroughly research the topic and subject, get the subject to open up and offer candid responses, handle follow-up questions, and select and edit quotations. These techniques apply to documentary practices of all kinds in journalism, audio, fiction, creative nonfiction, marketing and other fields.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 53-1715
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • JOUR 201 History of Journalism

    Course covers multicultural evolution of news from ancient spoken, aural, and visual forms through printed, broadcast, and online journalism of today. Major developments in news media are examined, especially American newspapers, magazines, newsreels, radio, and television, with emphasis on Chicago examples.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-2010
    PL
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 205 Reporting II

    The course helps students refine their reporting, interviewing, researching and writing skills as they conceptualize, pitch and produce journalistic stories. Students further develop critical-thinking skills as well as the use of social media for newsgathering and storytelling. It emphasizes precision and clarity. Equipment is required for this course. See the Department website. 

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-2020A
    Prerequisites JOUR 105 Reporting I  and JOUR 108 Editing Essentials   or  JOUR 106 College News Workshop  and JOUR 108 Editing Essentials  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  
  

  • JOUR 216 Blogging: Beyond the Basics

    Anyone can blog; this course will teach you how to blog well. Students from throughout the college identify a niche, research the editorial opportunities for that audience, report and write posts, shoot and upload relevant photos and videos, and implement blogging best practices, including ethics, copyright, links, SEO, social media and monetization.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 53-2116
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 218 Truth and Beauty: Covering the Cosmetics Industry

    This course offers prospective journalists a multi-dimensional look at the billion dollar personal care Industry, focusing on the science and marketing behind these products. Students will meet and interview cosmetic scientists, entrepreneurs, beauty bloggers and editors, b-to-b editors, manufacturers, representatives, retailers, makeup artists and publicists to identify news sources, topics and continuing controversies in this field. The object is to better understand these perspectives and integrate them into informative, multi-sourced, substantive reporting, which will be captured in the students’ blogging assignments.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-2035J
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • JOUR 234 Broadcast News Writing

    Intended for students entering the Broadcast Journalism concentration, course teaches basic techniques for writing radio and television news scripts.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-2310
    Prerequisites JOUR 105 Reporting I  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  
  

  • JOUR 265 Reporting for Spanish-Language News Media

    Course teaches students to learn how to produce quality journalism for Spanish-language print, online, and television news media in the United States, a fast-growing market. Frequent outside reporting assignments are required. Students will learn to report and write news and feature stories across media platforms. Course in intended for bilingual students.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 53-2540
    DEI GA
    Prerequisites  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 268 Journalism That Changed the World:

    This topics course examines the work of journalists and writers who influenced the discourse on major issues of the day. Specifically, students will apply journalistic standards to works of selected authors as they analyze and discuss works in a seminar setting. Each course will examine a different genre of journalists.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 53-1500
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • JOUR 269 Travel Writing:

    Teaches the fundamentals of travel writing in the field. Students get first-hand experience reporting and writing travel features for newspapers and magazines as well as blogging and taking digital photos.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-2545
    DEI GA
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 270 Study Abroad: Exploring Ireland

    Students will immerse themselves in Dublin, Ireland’a largest city, learning about the country’s history and culture. Students will visit key historical sites and meet with Irish journalists, cultural leaders and other experts as they develop a project that builds on work produced in previous courses in their major.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly JOUR 465
    GA
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 275 Introduction to Games Journalism

    Games are everywhere, and everyone has something to say about them. Learn how we look at games and how to talk about them in meaningful, productive ways beyond the hype and rhetoric. This class helps you understand how and why effective video game journalism is important in today’s culture and how it serves players as well as the game creators themselves. We’ll cover blogging, game reviews, industry, ethics and journalistic practice and current topics.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-2880
    Prerequisites ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I  or ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors  or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I  or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7  
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 299A Topics in Journalism

    This is a topics course in Journalism for the Communication Department. Topics will vary.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly JOUR 299
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 299B Topics in Journalism

    This is a topics course in Journalism for the Communication Department. Topics will vary.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 299C Topics in Journalism

    This is a topics course in Journalism for the Communication Department. Topics will vary.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 299D Topics in Journalism

    This is a topics course in Journalism for the Communication Department. Topics will vary.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 316 Opinion and Commentary

    Course teaches students to write or produce research-based opinion stories in their own voices. Course includes exercises in editorial, column, podcast, op-doc and opinion writing on various platforms, including audio and video. 

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-2510
    DEI
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 318 Investigative Reporting

    Course focuses on exploring methods to track a story to its roots, emphasizing the key watchdog and spotlight functions of journalism. Students are taught how to find and report tough stories that powerful interests would rather not have revealed; gather relevant information and documentation; verify that information; and present results for various media.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-3115
    Prerequisites JOUR 205 Reporting II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 321 Covering Urban Affairs

    This course is about how a variety of societal forces impact people in urban communities. It explores how decisions and actions by various forces – including city and county government, media, community leaders and organizations - impact education, health care, housing, transportation, cultural affairs and other quality of life issues in a community. Students will produce multimedia work illustrating these interactions. The course will often focus on a singular topic area.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-3120
    PL
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 325 Covering the Courts

    Course teaches students the structure of the court system and how to report on criminal and civil cases. Deadline reporting is emphasized.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-3125
    Prerequisites JOUR 205 Reporting II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 328 Interpretive Reporting

    Course focuses on interpretive reporting, an advanced journalistic technique that goes beyond the who, what, where of basic reporting to the why and how to bring perspective, clarity, and insight to major news stories. Students use journalistic tools of interviewing, research, and reporting to explain relevance of major issues.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-3130
    Prerequisites JOUR 205 Reporting II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 332 Magazine Article Writing

    This course introduces students to the world of consumer magazines and teaches them to pitch and write a variety of stories for print and online. The course covers idea generation, targeting, research, interviewing, structuring, writing and rewriting, along with multimedia and social media considerations.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-3216
    Prerequisites JOUR 205 Reporting II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 335 Business-to-Business Magazine Writing

    Course introduces students to the vibrant world of business-to-business (trade) publications and the basics of business reporting, including research, writing, and editing skills for magazines serving various industries and specialized audiences.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-3215
    Prerequisites JOUR 205 Reporting II 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 338 Magazine Editing

    This course teaches students advanced skills necessary to edit stories for consumer magazines. Students learn advanced editing, copy editing and packaging strategies for creating and producing print and online publications.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-3210
    Prerequisites JOUR 332 Magazine Article Writing   
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 342 Magazine Profile Writing

    Students learn to craft profile stories for print magazines and online publications. The emphasis is on careful reporting and observation, savvy interviewing and analysis, and polished writing for a specific audience.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 53-3221
    Prerequisites   JOUR 332 Magazine Article Writing  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 343 Sports Beat

    This advanced sports reporting course emphasizes in-depth coverage, both in subject matter and length of stories. Field-reporting assignments will include sports media, sports business and marketing, and issues including diversity and ethics.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly JOUR 445
    Prerequisites JOUR 205 Reporting II  or PURE 105 Public Relations Writing  or RADI 205 Writing for Radio  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 350 Digital Storytelling

    The Digital Storytelling course offers intensive hands-on training in multimedia news gathering and production, as well as distribution through digital channels, for a range of journalism story forms, including audio, video, photo essays, online writing, social networking, and audio slideshows. Equipment is required for this course. Consult the Department website.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-3231
    Prerequisites JOUR 105 Reporting I  or JOUR 106 College News Workshop 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 351 Multimedia Photo Essay

    In this project-based class, students will be introduced to the basic techniques necessary for the production of narrative picture stories for multimedia online presentations. We will analyze classic photo essays and examine how the techniques used in creating them–opening pictures, transitions, point pictures, closures, expressive camera angles and lighting–apply to modern multi-media applications. Linear and thematic organization of photo essays will be discussed. Students will research, plan, photograph and edit stories incorporating audio, video and still pictures.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly PHOT 361
    Prerequisites PHOT 260 Introduction to Photojournalism  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 352 Writing & Reporting TV News

    Course builds on skills taught in Broadcast News Writing by focusing on development and writing of reporter-news packages as well as news producing. Some stories written in this class are produced in Creating the Television News Package.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-3310
    Prerequisites JOUR 234 Broadcast News Writing  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 360A Advanced Topics in Journalism:

    This is an advanced topics course in Journalism for the Communication Department. Topics will vary.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly JOUR 360
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR), Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 360B Advanced Topics in Journalism:

    This is an advanced topics course in Journalism for the Communication Department. Topics will vary.

    Repeatable: Y
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR), Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 360C Advanced Topics in Journalism:

    This is an advanced topics course in Journalism for the Communication Department. Topics will vary.

    Repeatable: Y
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR), Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 360D Advanced Topics in Journalism:

    This is an advanced topics course in Journalism for the Communication Department. Topics will vary.

    Repeatable: Y
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR), Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 361A Advanced Topics in Broadcast Journalism:

    This repeatable course consists of rotating subjects of interest.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly JOUR 361
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • JOUR 361B Advanced Topics in Broadcast Journalism:

    This repeatable course consists of rotating subjects of interest.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • JOUR 361C Advanced Topics in Broadcast Journalism:

    This repeatable course consists of rotating subjects of interest.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • JOUR 361D Advanced Topics in Broadcast Journalism:

    This repeatable course consists of rotating subjects of interest.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • JOUR 363 Fashion Journalism

    Students study fashion history, terminology and business and craft news, review and trend stories covering fashion shows, boutiques and designers.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-3542
    Prerequisites JOUR 205 Reporting II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 364 Solutions Journalism

    Solutions journalism provides practical insight into how contemporary problems can be addressed. It focuses on effectiveness and provides evidence through in-depth explorations of the people, programs and institutions responding to problems. Students in this upper-level journalism course conduct extensive research as well as in-person interviews, then report and write with intellectual depth, factual accuracy and compelling prose.

    Repeatable: N
    Prerequisites JOUR 205 Reporting II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 401 The Business Beat

    Course teaches students to understand and report on the economy, big and small business, financial markets, technology and media, labor, real estate, personal finance, and more.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-4110
    Prerequisites JOUR 205 Reporting II 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 405 Covering Politics:

    Students will learn the fundamentals of covering political campaigns by reporting on local, state and/or presidential races. Students will produce content on deadline and more enterprising work in a variety of formats. Course is open to non-majors with an interest in politics.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 53-4120
    Prerequisites JOUR 105 Reporting I  or JOUR 106 College News Workshop  
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 440 Launching a Journalism Startup

    Knowing how to think like an entrepreneur is a crucial skill for journalists today. This class will teach students how to conceive of a sustainable journalistic business that meets the practical informational needs of a specific audience. Students will learn about methods for funding new businesses, understand how journalism businesses run and prepare to pitch their ideas to multimedia platform publishers.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-4535
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  
  

  • JOUR 463 Global Multimedia

    This course is a practical guide to being a foreign correspondent and to covering international issues in the United States, focusing on immigrant communities in Chicago to understand and report issues of global importance. Students will follow and analyze breaking news and in-depth reporting from around the world. This is a multimedia and social media course that gives students the opportunity to choose from multiple, emerging platforms to tell their stories.

     

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-4660 
    Requirements Senior standing (SR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  
  

  • JOUR 471 Data Storytelling

    In this course, students will learn to bring data to life by turning information into stories. They will find and analyze data, then synthesize that information into a story that crosses several different media forms. Students will create and publish a portfolio-ready digital story that will engage a target audience to learn about an important social issue.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-4890
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 481 Practicum in Television News: Newsbeat

    Course teaches all facets of planning and executing a local news program: ideas, story assignment, shooting, research, interviewing, editing, anchoring, and stand-ups. Students gain experience in breaking news, sports, weather, entertainment, and enterprise packages. Broadcast Journalism students, in cooperation with advanced students enrolled in Cinema and Television Arts’ Directing and Production: Live Broadcast, produce the live, twice-weekly Newsbeat.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 53-4601A
    Prerequisites TELE 337 Creating the TV News Package  and JOUR 352 Writing & Reporting TV News  
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 6 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • JOUR 482 Practicum Television News: Metro Minutes

    Metro Minutes is a television news program that is reported, anchored and produced by students. All facets of planning and executing a local news program are taught. Students are involved in story conception and assignment, research, interviewing, shooting, crafting reporter packages, editing, anchoring, and producing both the show segments and the overall program. Students can focus on reporting or producing during the semester, or they can work on both skills.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 53-4601B
    Prerequisites TELE 337 Creating the TV News Package  and JOUR 352 Writing & Reporting TV News  
    Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4



  

  • JOUR 484 College Magazine Workshop

    In this fast-paced, hands-on course, students in the Journalism and Design programs work together to create a glossy, four-color magazine and a companion website in a single semester. Students redesign the publication, write and edit all stories, create or assign all photos and illustrations, design the pages, sell the advertisements, copy edit, fact check and proofread all pages; and send the magazine out the printer. They also create a website with unique content.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 53-4536
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 6 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • JOUR 495 Directed Study: Journalism

    Directed Studies are appropriate for students who wish to explore a subject beyond what is possible in regular courses, or for students who wish to engage in a subject or activity not otherwise offered that semester by the College. Directed Studies involve close collaboration with a faculty advisor who will assist in development and design of the project, oversee its progress, evaluate the final results, and submit a grade.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-3599
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • JOUR 496 Independent Project: Journalism

    Course requires that the student, with approval of a supervising faculty member, designs an independent project to study a subject area that is not available in the journalism curriculum. Prior to registration, the student must submit a written proposal that outlines the project. Department permission is required.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 53-3598
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • JOUR 550 Storytelling Lab

    The class offers intensive hands-on training in multimedia storytelling with an emphasis on audio and video story forms. Students will learn to produce multimedia on deadline and in-depth feature stories focusing on newsworthy trends and issues. Students also will analyze and critique professional multimedia pieces.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-5840
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 654 Digital Journalism

    The Digital Storytelling course offers intensive hands-on training in multimedia news gathering and production for a range of story forms, including audio stories, video, photo essays, online writing and audio slideshows. Equipment is required for this course.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 53-6675
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • JOUR 699 Topics in Journalism

    Students will study, interview and assist journalists who are applying their skills and training in non-traditional roles and jobs both inside and outside news organizations. The students will contribute written and multi-media elements to ongoing research about the rapidly evolving media environment and employment trends affecting the journalism field.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 53-5570
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  
  

  • LITR 101H Introduction to Literature: Honors

    Course introduces students to genres of fiction, drama, and poetry. By studying important works by writers of culturally diverse backgrounds, students gain experience in reading, analyzing, interpreting, and writing about literature. Course establishes connections between literature and other areas of arts and communications. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-1600HN
    HL
    Prerequisites ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B  or ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I  or ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors  or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I  or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7  
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • LITR 103 Introduction to Literary Interpretation

    Course introduces students to key terms, concepts, and techniques of literary interpretation, with attention to questions of genre, period, and critical perspective. Students analyze selections of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and/or drama representing a range of historical periods and cultural traditions, and they learn to compose evidence-based interpretive arguments. Designed for students in English and Creative Writing.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-1701
    DEI
    English or Creative Writing Major or Minor Only (4ECW)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • LITR 105 Literature, Culture, and Power

    This course examines how literary texts are connected to social power and privilege. Sections might focus on one or more of the following topics: race, class, gender, sexuality, religion, disability, ethnicity, language, technology, empire, diaspora, etc….

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-1601
    HL DEI
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  
  
  

  • LITR 120 Introduction to Readings in Creative Nonfiction

    A survey class in Creative Nonfiction which will focus on several genres of nonfiction writing: autobiography/memoir, the essay, travel writing, aphorism, prose poetry, biography, etc. This class will introduce students to some of the larger issues in nonfiction and some of the more specific questions that arise within its sub-genres. Students will also have an opportunity to try their hands at writing creative nonfiction through exercises and/or prompts provided by the instructor.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-1603
    HL
    Prerequisites ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B  or ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I  or ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors  or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I  or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • LITR 202H English Authors: Romantics to Contemporary: Honors

    Course’s selected readings range from Blake and the Romantic poets to contemporary figures such as Harold Pinter. Significant writers studied may include Wollstonecraft, Austen, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats, the Brownings, the Brontes, Hardy, Woolf, Yeats, Joyce, and Lawrence. This course is part of the Honors program and requires, at a minimum, a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher to register.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-2611HN
    HL
    Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  
  
  

  • LITR 217 The Beat Generation in Literature

    This course will place the Beat writers firmly within the context of their times and trace the cultural and historical currents which shaped this body of poetry, literature, art and film. Students will explore how these writers broke with the cultural past of America and the West while also building continuities with that past. Authors studied might include Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Diane Di Prima and Allen Ginsberg, among others.

    Repeatable: N
    HL
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  
  
  
  

  • LITR 225 Postcolonial Literature

    Course introduces students to the literature and scholarship of postcolonialism. Students examine literature that explores experiences of colonization and decolonization as well as broader postcolonial issues such as globalism and trans-nationalism. Authors studied will vary between sections and might include figures such as Salman Rushdie, Mahasweta Devi, Chinua Achebe, Isabel Allende, Derek Walcott, Buchi Emecheta, and Zadie Smith, among others.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-2760
    HL DEI
    Prerequisites ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B  or ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I  or ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors  or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I  or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • LITR 225H Postcolonial Literature: Honors

    Generally understood as the literature written in countries that have gone through colonization and decolonization, postcolonial literature includes writing concerned with a wide variety of political and literary issues that include, but are by no means limited to: colonial power and anticolonial conflict, political and cultural legacies of imperialism in the newly independent postcolony, and the role of diaspora. Our class will be structured around these three broad sets of ideas, and will attempt the daunting work of balancing a global understanding of the various moves in postcolonial literature with a particularized and intense analysis of individual works. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-2760HN
    HL DEI
    Prerequisites ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B  or ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I  or ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors  or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I  or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7  
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  
  
  

  • LITR 238 Asian American Literature

    A rotating topics course tracing the emergence and development of Asian American Literature. Course examines the artistic contributions of Asian American authors, and how they have explored issues of concern to Asian Americans. Topics may include Survey of Asian American Literature, Asian American Fiction, Asian American Theatre and Film, or others. Authors studied may include Maxine Hong Kingston, John Okada, Lan Samantha Chang, Philip Kan Gotanda, David Henry Hwang, and Diana Son.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-2647
    HL PL
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • LITR 238H Asian American Literature: Honors

    A rotating topics course tracing the emergence and development of Asian American Literature. Course examines the artistic contributions of Asian American authors, and how they have explored issues of concern to Asian Americans. Topics may include Survey of Asian American Literature, Asian American Fiction, Asian American Theatre and Film, or others. Authors studied may include Maxine Hong Kingston, John Okada, Lan Samantha Chang, Philip Kan Gotanda, David Henry Hwang, and Diana Son. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-2647HN
    HL PL
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  
  
  

  • LITR 241 Spike Lee and August Wilson

    This course examines the relationship between the written and filmed versions of a story, novel, or play. The course will explore how character development, plot, narrative, symbols, and language are translated from text to film. To facilitate analysis, students will acquire a basic vocabulary for discussing literature and film. African-American themes regarding socio-historical context, aesthetics, and critical theory will be examined. The course establishes connections between literature and other areas of arts and communications.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-2707
    HL PL
    Prerequisites ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B  or ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I  or ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors  or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I  or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • LITR 243 Singleton & Hughes

    This course examines the relationship between the written and filmed versions of a story, novel, play, or poetry. The course will explore how character development, plot, narrative, symbols, and language are translated from text to film. To facilitate analysis, students will acquire a basic vocabulary for discussing literature and film. African American themes regarding socio-historical context, aesthetics, and critical theory will be examined. The course establishes connections between literature and other areas of arts and communications.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 52-2717
    HL PL
    Prerequisites ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B  or ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I  or ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors  or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I  or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  
  
  

  • LITR 260 Dramatic Literature

    Series of courses focuses on figures, periods, or movements in dramatic literature. Content includes modern American drama, which surveys twentieth-century American playwrights such as O’Neill, Odets, Heilman, Williams, Miller, Inge, and Hansberry, and experimental drama, which explores the development of experimental theater through figures such as Jarry, Beckett, Stein, Ionesco, Shepard, and Shange. Course is repeatable as topic changes.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-2665
    HL
    Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • LITR 260H Dramatic Literature: Honors

    This writing intensive course focuses on dramatic texts by contemporary minority playwrights. We will examine the emergence and development of ethnic American drama, looking at works by African American, Asian American, Native American, and Latino/a playwrights. We will investigate issues relating to the politics of self-representation, the ways hegemonic dominant beliefs discursively construct the Other, and the intersections between race, gender, and sexuality. We will attempt to answer some of the following questions: What is at stake in the representation of people of color and queer people on the American stage How do issues of racial conflict and sexual politics inform the seemingly neutral domestic space of families and personal relations What are the linkages between race and class in contemporary society, as depicted by these playwrights By the end of this course, students will be able to think critically about issues of race, gender and sexuality in American drama, be conversant with theoretical issues of craft and practice in theater studies, and be able to speak and write in a sophisticated, articulate manner about literature in general, and contemporary ethnic American drama in particular. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 52-2665HN
    HL
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  
  

  • LITR 266A Shakespeare

    Students examine Shakespeare’s works in their literary, historical, and artistic contexts. Course topics include an introduction to Shakespeare, which provides an overview of Shakespeare’s works;  Shakespeare: Tragedies, which may include Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth; Shakespeare: Comedies, which may include the Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, and The Tempest; Shakespeare: Histories, which may include plays from Richard II to Richard III. Texts studied may vary from section to section. Course is repeatable as topic changes.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly LITR 365
    HL
    Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • LITR 266B Shakespeare

    Series of courses examines Shakespeare’s works in their literary, historical, and artistic contexts. Shakespeare: Tragedies may include Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. Shakespeare: Comedies may include The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, and The Tempest. Shakespeare: Histories focuses on Shakespeare’s dramatization of English history from Richard II to Richard III. Shakespeare: Political Plays considers some histories and plays such as Julius Caesar and Coriolanus. Course is repeatable as topic changes.

    Repeatable: Y
    HL
    Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • LITR 266H Shakespeare: Honors

    Series of courses examines Shakespeare’s works in their literary, historical, and artistic contexts. Shakespeare: Tragedies may include Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. Shakespeare: Comedies may include The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, and The Tempest. Shakespeare: Histories focuses on Shakespeare’s dramatization of English history from Richard II to Richard III. Shakespeare: Political Plays considers some histories and plays such as Julius Caesar and Coriolanus. Course is repeatable as topic changes. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly LITR 365H
    HL
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II 
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



 

Page: 1 <- Back 10 … 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 -> 25