ENG 3120 (Advanced Composition—WID
This course focuses on the writing of critical essays and documented research papers. Students explore the concepts of Socially Determined Illnesses and Environmental Racism in order to produce a critical essay with publication potential on selected global instances of the aforementioned with a focus on promoting environmental justice while acquiring new competencies and skills in academic writing. Heavy emphasis is placed on learning methods of planning and organization, brainstorming, critical reading, inter-textual engagement, argument formation, and documentation of secondary source material.
ENG 3410 (African American Literature I)
This course surveys African American Literature from slavery to the Harlem Renaissance in conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones’s The 1619 Project (2019). Jones offers new perspectives on topics such as race, fear, church, democracy, citizenship, and music. Students in ENG 3410 use The 1619 Project to foreground their readings of various anthologized texts by African American writers, exploring the ongoing conversation between the “new” and the “old,” and the continuity of racial concepts. This is done in preparation for a final project that asks them to draft a reflective/argumentative essay of their own that offers valuable student perspectives on a relevant topic of their choosing from this orbit of critical issues.
ENG 3410 SYLLABUS & COURSE OVERVIEW
HON3600 (Honors Thesis Seminar—WID)
This course introduces students to research methods in various academic disciplines, with concentration on reading, writing, and research toward honors project development in each student’s academic discipline. Each student investigates the research conventions and writing practices in their discipline, culminates in a sustained research project intended for publication in an academic journal in their discipline. Students focus on the research inquiry process (starting with choosing a topic, developing research questions, identifying and annotating researched sources, and developing a proposal) that culminate in writing the early stages of their honors thesis project, along with developing an abstract on their project for submission to a specific journal of their academic discipline. Students also work with a subject area advisor in their discipline, as well as reference librarians throughout the various stages of their project development.
HON 3600 (Honors Thesis Seminar) Syllabus
ENG 1110 (1st Year Composition—WAC)
This course introduces students to transferable critical reading and writing strategies that will benefit all of their university assignments. Its emphasis is on helping students develop essay writing fluency. We also use writing as a strategy to learn about topics not related to composition during this class. Student participation in workshop activities and discussions enhance the reading, writing, and research they do independently. By the end of the semester, students have gained writing experiences that help make connections between reading, thinking, and conversations with others.
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