Siena Heights University
ENG 221
ENGLISH GRAMMAR
3
The study of rules that govern the structure of the English language, including parts of speech and other
grammatical conventions. Students will also examine syntax, that is, how words are put together to form phrases,
clauses, and sentences. Intended primarily for students in Teacher Education.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 or equivalent
Course is offered: FA, WI, and SU Every Year
ENG 225
INTRODUCTION TO CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
3
This course explores the history of attitudes toward children and the history and theory of children’s literature. It
also explores folk tales and myths, poetry, realistic fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and picture books. The course
covers literature for children from pre-school through grade 6.
Prerequisite: ENG 113 strongly recommended
Course is offered: FA Every Year
ENG 226
ADOLESCENT LITERATURE
This course covers theory and examples of classic and contemporary fiction and non-fiction for children from
grades 6-12. The course includes attention to the field of adolescent fiction and to current issues in the field of
children’s literature.
Prerequisite: ENG 113 strongly recommended
Course is offered: WI Every Year
3
ENG 240
INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM
3
This course introduces students to the basic theory, analysis, and practice of journalism. Through criticism of
news media texts, discussions of trends in journalism, and the production of news stories, students will develop
critical media literacy and writing skills.
Prerequisite: ENG 102
Course is offered: FA Every Year
ENG 242
SPECTRA
This is a course in which students will have direct experience in the techniques of news and feature writing
through participation in Spectra, the student news organization. The course is offered as needed and may be
taken up to three times.
Prerequisite: ENG 240 or permission
Course is offered: FA and WI Every Year
1
ENG 251
WORLD LITERATURE I: FROM ORAL TRADITIONS TO 1700
3
This course explores the mythologies and oral traditions of various world cultures including Europe, Africa, Asia,
and the Americas; and the development of those traditions into written literatures in the centuries leading up to
1700. A major emphasis of the course is on the transformation to written literature and the development of literary
traditions.
This class will include a balance of European texts and non-European texts.
Prerequisite: ENG 113
Course is offered: WI 2017, WI 2019
ENG 260
APPROACHES TO LITERARY CRITICISM
3
This course introduces literary criticism as a formal study. It surveys major critical approaches, including Reader-
Response, Deconstructive, Feminist, Psychological, Historical and New-Historical, Cultural, and New Criticism.
Students will write several short essays, each employing a different critical approach, and one long research
paper using a variety of analytical perspectives.
Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENG 113 or equivalent
Course is offered: FA Every Year
ENG 270
INTRODUCTORY POETRY WORKSHOP
3
This course introduces students to the craft of poetry. Students will learn basic forms and techniques, will
produce multiple poems, and will participate in workshops. Students will produce their own poems which will be
Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2016-2018
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