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CART 219 - Web Design I
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Cross-Listed With: CISC 219
Prerequisite(s): CISC 120 /MATH 120 .
This course presents an introduction to basic Web design and information architecture. It introduces concepts of good design and usability in theory and practice. Elements of page design, site design and structure are discussed, including color, typography, simple image manipulation, links, and site organization. The course has a strong hands-on component in which students will be introduced to elements of HTML and Web design using image manipulation software and Web authoring tools. Prospective students who have significant computer experience are encouraged to seek departmental approval for waiver of CISC 120 /MATH 120 .
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CART 225 - Foundation II: Process, Composition, Color
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of B- in CART 110 , CART 120 and CART 200 .
The fundamentals of two-dimensional visual composition and three-dimensional form, structure, and concepts, including color theory and its application. The course will explore digital and non-digital production techniques for image and form construction. Spring only
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CART 240 - Animation Production I: Storyboarding
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of B- in CART 225 .
An introduction to time-based Design + Animation. Through an investigation of narrative structures, spatial compositions, and sound, students will explore the fundamental techniques and aesthetics of the moving image utilizing storyboarding, two-dimensional animation, and motion design as a means of communication. Research, critical analysis and concept development will be emphasized.
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CART 245 - Image, Sound + Time
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of C+ in CART 110 and CART 120 .
An introduction to basic principles and production of audio as it applies to Design + Animation. The course explores the structural and conceptual relationships between sound and image.
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CART 250 - Modeling for Digital Animation I
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): CART 214 and CART 225 .
An introduction to modeling, texturing, and rendering for three-dimensional digital objects and environments. Topics include lighting and color, concepts of three-dimensional space, geometric transformation, and methods for smoothing. Working from concept art, students will be introduced to the modeling “pipeline” and the theory of, and methods for, compositing. Fall only
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CART 255 - Modeling for Digital Animation II
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): CART 250 .
An introduction to modeling, texturing, and rendering for three-dimensional digital characters. Topics include character development and design, anatomy, and animation theory and methods utilizing rigging, articulation and kinematics. Spring only
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CART 258 - Fundamentals of Writing for Film and Television
Credit(s): 3
This course is about the basic craft of storytelling for the screen; traditional dramatic structure in a visual medium. Issues addressed include the premise, dialogue, characterization, and narrative plot structure. Class work will include workshop discussion of short writing exercises, the examination of professional scripts, and discussion of exemplary professional films.
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CART 259 - Web Design II
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Cross-Listed With: CISC 259
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of B- in CART 219 .
This course presents more advanced design techniques for website development and information architecture. The overall structure, flow, and organization of the website are discussed. The concepts and criteria introduced in Web Design I are utilized with added sophistication to page design, image manipulation, basic animation techniques, and the use of style sheets. The course has a strong hands-on component where, in addition to the software packages used in Web Design I, students will be introduced to DHTML, CSS, and Flash.
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CART 260 - Motion Graphics I
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): CART 370 - Graphic Design I: Word and Image or permission from the Program Director.
An introduction to broadcast design, film graphics, and the principles of motion graphics design. The animation process, theories of montage, timing principles, principles of composition, using color effectively, compositing, integrating type, and integrating still and moving imagery will be covered. Methods for analysis will be introduced, with an emphasis on understanding the relationship between graphics and motion. Students will further develop their own unique design and animation styles plus explore how time can transform visual language.
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CART 262 - Introduction to Acting
Credit(s): 3
Cross-Listed With: COMM 262
Students explore the basis of acting in the reality of doing. The course aims to facilitate an encounter between the student actor and those personal impulses that happen within the collaborative framework of the classroom-theater. Emphasis is placed upon gaining an understanding of the actor’s primary instrument for performance, himself, while developing a basic technique for working within the context of a theatrical performance.
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CART 300 - Drawing III: Figure Drawing
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): CART 214 minimum grade of B-.
Advanced study of drawing with an emphasis on representation of the human figure, exploring anatomy, proportion, expression, and movement. Fall only
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CART 315 - Animation History
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 110 .
A study of historical and contemporary issues in Animation.
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CART 316 - Design History
Credit(s): 3
A study of historical and contemporary issues in Visual Communication Design, Computer Graphics and Gaming.
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CART 320 - Intro to 2D Animation
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of B- in CART 214 and CART 225 .
A study of animation as a means of storytelling through drawing, narrative and character development, character and scene design, and sound. Students will explore emotion, expression and movement in both realistic and stylized drawing of animated shapes and forms, humans, and animals. Critical analysis and concept development will be emphasized.
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CART 322 - 2D Animation
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): CART 240 and CART 320 or permission from the Program Director.
In this course students will learn and explore how to create memorable characters in moving stories. Some of the topics to be covered include story structure and storyboarding, setting up production schedules and lip synching. Methods for managing large projects will be analyzed and practiced. Copyright basics will be examined. Creating memorable visual characters will be more deeply explored. Students will further develop their own unique animation style.
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CART 325 - Video
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): CART 240 .
Further exploration of visual narrative and the moving image utilizing digital video and audio. The course will cover basic camera techniques, editing, compositing, and visual effects. Critical analysis and concept development will be emphasized.
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CART 330 - Painting I
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): CART 200 .
This course introduces students to the basic language, conventions and material concerns of representational painting and color theory. The emphasis is on drawing, accurate color mixing, and attention to surface.
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CART 335 - Visual Storytelling
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): CART 225 and CART 214 .
A study of visual narrative, character development and design, color systems, and digital illustration as it relates to Design + Animation. Particular emphasis will be placed on illustrated sequences, story-line illustration, thematic series pictorials, and writing story treatments. With an aim towards visual literacy, students will investigate story with reference to style, content and interpretation. Concept development, and methods for analysis and production, will be emphasized.
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CART 340 - Character Animation I
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of B- in CART 250 and CART 320 .
An introduction to the principles of animation this course further develops on principles learned in 2D Animation. Students explore methods for analysis and production of animation through projects that will focus on character performance. Spring only
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CART 345 - Character Animation II
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of B- in CART 255 and CART 340 .
Further exploration of the principles and methodologies associated with two- and three- dimensional digital animation. Topics and techniques will include rigging methodologies, character control, and character animation through project content that will focus on character performance and scene design. Methods for analysis and production of animation will continue to be emphasized. (previously Digital Animation II) Fall only
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CART 350 - Digital Media + Interaction Design I
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): CART 240 .
An introduction to the principles of interactivity, typography, and design for digital media, including the concepts of interface, information design, play, and an understanding of the relationships between image, typography, and sound. Students will explore the basic concepts surrounding the creation of time-based and interactive experiences, with an emphasis on how these experiences relate to design for games and the World Wide Web. Methods for analysis and production will be introduced.
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CART 355 - Digital Media + Interaction Design II
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): CART 350 .
Further exploration of the principles and methodologies associated with digital media and interaction design, including complex multi-media presentations and applications for the World Wide Web. Students will study human-factor variables of design. Utilizing time-based and interactive design processes, the course explores design as a social, political and cultural activity. Methods for analysis and production will continue to be emphasized.
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CART 360 - Game Design I
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): CART 340 .
An introduction to the principles of game design, including an understanding of games as formal, social, and cultural systems. The course will emphasize rapid prototyping and play testing of game concepts, as well as introduce methods for game analysis and production.
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CART 365 - Game Design II
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): CART 360 .
Further exploration of the principles and methodologies associated with the design of games. The course will cover concepts of narrative theory, social play, complexity, emergence, and designed interaction. Prototyping and play-testing will continue to be emphasized.
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CART 370 - Graphic Design I: Word and Image
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of B- in CART 214 and CART 225 .
An introduction to the principles of communication design problem solving while exploring visual semiotics–the interrelationships between form, function, content, and meaning. The fundamentals of typographic design and hierarchies are explored through practical and experimental print projects. Methods for analysis and production will be introduced, with an emphasis on understanding the relationship between words and images in developing a visual language. Fall only
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CART 375 - Graphic Design II: Grid and Identity
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of B- in CART 370 .
Further exploration of the principles and methodologies associated with communication and typographic design through the use of various design strategies. Utilizing visual identity, package and print design processes, the course explores graphic design as a social, political and cultural activity. Methods for analysis and production will continue to be emphasized. Spring only
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CART 395 - Special Topics in Design + Animation
Credit(s): 3
Hours: variable depending upon topic.
Prerequisite(s): variable depending on topic.
An investigation of special topics within the Design + Animation industry. The course may be repeated when topics vary, with permission of the chair.
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CART 397 - Independent Study in Design + Animation
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): GPA of 3.0, successful completion of at least 75 credits toward their degree, and approval of the program director.
This course is designed to allow highly self-motivated students to develop special skills and conduct advanced research in topics beyond those found among the regular course descriptions. Working closely with a faculty mentor, students pursue subjects in their particular field of interest via guided readings, research and project assignments.
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CART 399 - Internship in Design + Animation
Credit(s): 1-3
Prerequisite(s): Minimum of 36 credits and 3.0 GPA in the major, and permission of the CART Internship Coordinator. May be repeated up to a maximum of nine credits.
A supervised internship within the Design + Animation industry.
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CART 425 - Animation Techniques
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): CART 240 and CART 300 .
An exploration of animation as a means of storytelling and communication using classical animation techniques and materials such as stop-motion, time-lapse, rotoscoping, puppets and claymation.
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CART 440 - Animation Production II
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of B- in CART 240 and CART 345 .
Advanced study of two- and three-dimensional digital animation, focusing on post-production, dynamics, and compositing, through self-directed projects that are structured in such a way as to allow students to refine their personal creative process and develop the ability for critical analysis of their work. (previously Digital Animation III) Spring only
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CART 450 - Digital Media + Interaction Design III
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): CART 355 .
Advanced study of digital media and interaction design through self-directed projects that are structured in such a way as to allow students to refine their personal creative process and develop the ability for critical analysis of their work.
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CART 460 - Game Design III
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): CART 365 .
Advanced study of game design through self-directed projects that are structured in such a way as to allow students to refine their personal creative process and develop the ability for critical analysis of their work.
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CART 470 - Graphic Design III: Complex Content Systems and Personal Voice
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of B- in CART 375 .
Advanced study of communication and typographic design utilizing complex design strategies through self-directed projects that are structured in such a way as to allow students to refine their personal creative process and develop the ability for critical analysis of their work. Students must receive a grade of B- or better in this course to enroll in CART 495 Senior Project I. Students who receive C+ or lower grades aren’t prepared to move forward in the course sequence and must repeat this class. Fall only
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CART 495 - Senior Project I
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): completion of one of the following: CART 440 , CART 450 , CART 460 or CART 470 , or permission of the Program Director.
A self-directed project including both visual and written components developed under faculty advisement. This course will focus on the ideation and pre-production stages of the student’s project, and should be taken in the last year of study. Formal presentations to faculty advisors are required. The course also covers interview skills, job search practices, and professional portfolio presentation as it relates to the Design + Animation industries. Students must pass with a minimum grade of B- in order to receive credit for this course. Fall only
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CART 496 - Senior Project II
Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours, 1.5 hours studio/lab per week
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of B- in CART 495 .
Completion of the self-directed project begun in CART 495 - Senior Project I . This course will focus on the realization, visual production and written components of the project, and should be taken in the last semester of study. The final project will be exhibited and formally reviewed by faculty advisors. Students must pass with a minimum grade of B- in order to receive credit for this course. Spring only
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ECON 115 - The Economy, Jobs, and You
Credit(s): 3
This course will introduce the student to the ways different economists view the free market economy of the American society and help solve its problems; and an understanding of the variety of economic policies and their impact on public policy issues. A knowledge of diverse economic approaches to public questions ranging across the political spectrum will help the student critically evaluate the diversity of opinion on today’s economic issues.
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ECON 120 - The World of Business
Credit(s): 3
This course introduces students to the world of business. The course presents the methods and practices that are used not only in business organizations but also in health care, education, government, and other organizations. With its coverage of management, marketing, finance, and information systems, the course provides a broad foundation for further study of these areas as well as useful knowledge for the workplace.
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ECON 125 - Statistical Applications for Economic Decision Making
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): MATH 116 .
This course provides an introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics and basic econometric methods to enhance the student’s decision-making skills. Students will be instructed in the application of statistical analysis to real world situations. Students will also learn to understand the underpinning mathematical concepts, which drive statistical analysis. Formerly: Statistical Applications for Business Decision Making.
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ECON 200 - Managing Your Money
Credit(s): 3
Personal financial literacy is the student’s ability to read about, analyze, manage, and communicate the personal financial conditions that affect his/her material wellbeing. It includes the ability to make financial choices, discuss money and financial issues, plan for the future, and respond competently to life events that affect every day financial decisions, including events in the general economy. This course was designed to address the fact that a growing number of people lack knowledge of the basic personal economics they need to make informed financial judgments and manage their money effectively.
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ECON 210 - Business Presentations and Personal Branding
Credit(s): 3
Career readiness in today’s business environment requires excellence in managerial literacy to, among other purposes, effectively communicate and promote business objectives as well as individuals’ unique strengths. This course undertakes the development of written and presentation skills, utilizing the latest modes of communication technologies. Additionally, the course highlights personal branding through tools like LinkedIn, elevator speeches and mock interviews.
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ECON 220 - Macro-Economics
Credit(s): 3
A study of the modern mixed American economy, national income, employment, output, price levels, economic growth and fluctuations, monetary and fiscal policies, current events relating to the American economy.
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ECON 221 - Micro-Economics
Credit(s): 3
A study of the foundation of the economic analysis including markets, the price system, production costs, allocation of resources, organized labor and collective bargaining, monopoly power, distribution of income, international trade and finance.
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ECON 225 - The History of Macro-Economic Theory
Credit(s): 3
An exploration of the ideas and forces that shaped the economic development of the world’s economic communities. Particular emphasis will be placed on success or failure as historical applications are reviewed. Projections will be offered as to the differences to be anticipated within the 21st century and an analysis will be used to determine if past economic events are relative to the new world that lies ahead.
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ECON 230 - Ethics in the Global Community
Credit(s): 3
A discussion of general ethical concepts and issues in society and the role ethics plays in the global community. Legal versus ethical issues of truthfulness, fair play, collaboration and competition among organizations and ethical matters between co-workers are analyzed. Ethical codes of conduct applicable to positions at all levels are studied for their importance to the society. Formerly: Ethics: The Corporate Community in Society.
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ECON 298 - Honors Topics in Economics
Credit(s): 3
Cross-Listed With: HONR 298
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 or ENGL 191 and CINQ 101 or CINQ 190
This course explores a current topic in the field of economics as determined by the instructor. Possible themes include Personal Finance, Game Theory, and Economic Development and will be advertised to honors students before registration. No background in the disciplinary content is necessary, but students should expect increased academic rigor befitting an honors course. This course fulfills Social Perspectives general education requirement.
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ECON 344 - Money and Banking
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ECON 220 .
A study of the nature and functions of money and credit; structure of financial institutions and the Federal Reserve system; current theories of monetary analysis; the dynamics of a rapidly changing banking system.
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ECON 410 - Advanced Business Communication
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ECON 210 .
Advanced practice of business communications, including practice in the writing of case studies and reports; emphasis on navigating the business communication environment, including corporate culture, interpersonal communication, team projects, oral presentations and use of multimedia techniques. This senior-level undergraduate course focuses on content that will be applicable throughout the student’s professional career. (Mandatory for all students in BS/M.B.A. dual program.)
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ECON 430 - The International Dimension
Credit(s): 3
The objective of this course is to expand the perspective of students by examining the international dimension of the knowledge acquired in previous courses. The course emphasizes the opportunities for organizations that arise from the process of globalization.
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English NOTE: Placement in the appropriate level is based on assessment of the high school or college transcript. Students must take the course designated by the assessment and all subsequent courses in the English composition sequence through the Literature and Communication requirement.
The Learning Centers at Mercy College provide students with individual assistance in writing. The writing tutors at the Learning Centers are professional instructors, and their help is provided free of charge for all registered students. Currently, Learning Centers are operating at the Dobbs Ferry, Bronx, Manhattan and Yorktown campuses, and at every extension center.
ENGL 112 is a Prerequisite for all English courses numbered 200 and above.
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ENGL 110 - Elements of Exposition
Credit(s): 3
Corequisite(s): ENGL 111 . Placement determined by Admissions.
Introduction to the expository writing process. Students read and examine literary texts in order to formulate essays in several rhetorical modes.
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ENGL 111 - Written English and Literary Studies I
Credit(s): 3
Introduction to elements of expository writing and research methods through the study of literary texts (nonfiction genre). Students read and examine these texts in order to formulate essays in several rhetorical modes. Placement determined by the English faculty.
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ENGL 112 - Written English and Literary Studies II
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 or ENGL 191 / HONR 191 .
Students read and critically analyze literary works (fiction and/or drama). Students compose a full-length research essay based on assigned topics.
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ENGL 191 - Honors English I
Credit(s): 3
Cross-Listed With: HONR 191
Prerequisite(s): For Honors students only.
This course will focus on the development of critical reading and critical thinking skills and the development of formal academic writing skills. This will be done through close readings and analyses of literary texts of diverse literary traditions from the ancient world to the early modern world. Writing assignments include essay writing and the writing of a research paper. This course replaces the general education requirement ENGL 111 .
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ENGL 192 - Honors English II
Credit(s): 3
Cross-Listed With: HONR 192
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 or ENGL 191 / HONR 191 . For Honors students only.
This course will focus on the development of critical reading and critical thinking skills and the development of formal academic writing skills. This will be done through close readings and analyses of literary texts of diverse literary traditions from the modern world. Writing assignments include essay writing and the writing of a research paper. This course replaces the general education requirement ENGL 112 .
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ENGL 200 - Poetics: Introduction to Literary Texts
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192
An analysis of literary texts. Students examine the use of words, images, metaphors and symbols to create the structures basic to the verbal imagination. English majors should take this course as early as possible.
This is the Core Course for students in the B.A. English program prior to Fall 2020. For an explanation of the Core Course Requirement , click here.
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ENGL 202 - Business Writing
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
This course focuses on professional writing, including preparation of memos, reports, letters, proposals, and other documents. It emphasizes the use of appropriate language, accurate reporting of information, and correct use of page formatting.
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ENGL 205 - Survey of English Literature I
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
A survey of the traditions in structure and content that shaped English literature from the Old English period through Milton.
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ENGL 206 - Survey of English Literature II
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
A survey of the traditions in structure and content that shaped English literature from the Restoration through the 1950s.
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ENGL 207 - American Lit Survey I: Beginnings to 1865
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
This course introduces students to significant works of American literature from the early Colonial period up through the 1865 end of the Civil War. This time-span includes works related to early encounters between Native Americans and Europeans; the Salem Witch Trials; early African-American literature; slave narratives; early American women’s writing; literature of and related to the American Revolution; early environmentalist and nature writing; and Romanticist essays, poems, and stories of the nineteenth century. Attention will be paid to the historical and cultural contexts in which these writings were produced, and to studying writers of diverse gender and ethnic backgrounds. While exploring these early American writings students will question what it means to be “American,” the various ways that we define the term, and the complexities surrounding the term and any definition of it.
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ENGL 208 - American Lit Survey II – 1865 to the Present
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
This survey of American literature is from the post-Civil War period to the Present. The first part includes the emergence of Realism and Naturalism; the second part includes the Modern Period, in which the influence of social change, including World War I, Women’s Suffrage, Prohibition, and the Depression will be examined. In the Contemporary period, we will watch our national literature search for meaning, and prepare for change. We will question what it means to be “American,” the various ways that we define the term, and all the complexities surrounding the term.
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ENGL 212 - Science Fiction
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
This course involves the study and discussion of a variety of science fiction, also known as speculative fiction. Throughout the semester students will explore what science fiction is, will learn about when and why it emerged as a form of literature, and will consider what value or power it might have in our world and lives today. Readings will include works from across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, beginning with those of the “pulp” era of the early-twentieth century; moving up through the “Golden Age” of the mid-twentieth century; through the “new wave” of the 1960s and ‘70s; and into the science fiction of today. Works studied will typically be short fiction but other media such as film, video, and internet/television shows could be included.
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ENGL 214 - Cyberpunk / Technoculture
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
Students in this class will read and discuss “cyberpunk” science-fiction and related writings; meaning, writings that consider the recent, current, and near-future states of the relationship between technology, humanity, and culture (technoculture). Throughout the semester we will explore the impact of technocultural aspects such as social media, smartphones and other cyber-technology, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, and immersive online environments (e.g. massive multiplayer online games) on our world and selves. Students will consider the benefits and dangers of humanity’s increasing interweave with such technology and online/virtual realities—with the way that humanity is becoming post-human or cyborg. In addition to studying fiction and related writings, students will study and discuss other relevant media: e.g., tech-media, Technology/ Entertainment/ Design (TED) talks, and other visual media depicting cyberpunk and other technocultural stories and situations (e.g., Black Mirror).
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ENGL 215 - Literature and Medicine
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
Through its many genres and forms, literature captures various states of the human mind and body, in sickness and in health, through devices of language, theme, structure, metaphor, and characterization. Literature can portray caregivers, patients, and those in the medical community to create empathy and understanding and to highlight ethical issues and existential questions. In this course, students will study literature in order to examine the way writing and reading can reflect and challenge notions of autonomy and care as well create conversations about the intersectionality of race, gender, and culture in both medical professions and literary studies.
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ENGL 216 - Introduction to Poetry Writing
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
Students define the nature and range of creative writing in poetry and explore the particular writing forms by examining the works of established poets. Workshop format. (Only open to B.S. Organizational Management students.)
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ENGL 217 - Creative Writing: Fiction
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
Students define the nature and range of creative writing in prose fiction and explore the particular writing forms by examining the work of established authors. Workshop format
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ENGL 218 - Creative Writing: Poetry
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
Students define the nature and range of creative writing in poetry and explore the particular writing forms by examining the works of established poets. Workshop format.
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ENGL 219 - Creative Writing: Nonfiction
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
This course introduces students to the literary form of creative nonfiction. Students will discuss sub-genres such as the memoir, the personal essay, literary journalism, travel writing, and/or nature writing. Students will study texts from established authors in order to learn the stylistic and structural elements of the genre and will write creative work based on their experiences, observation, and/or research. Workshop format.
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ENGL 220 - The Short Story
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
An introduction to the historical and structural development of the short story, as well as to the major practitioners of the craft. Students should acquire a critical lexicon so that they can examine, evaluate, and appreciate the art of the short story.
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ENGL 222 - The Graphic Novel
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art, either in an experimental design or in a traditional comics format. The term is employed in a broad manner, encompassing non-fiction works and thematically linked short stories as well as fictional stories across a number of genres. In this class, we will be tracing the history of the graphic novel from its roots in stained glass windows (The Bible as Graphic Novel) through transmediations to film and to current trends in graphic novels on e-readers.
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ENGL 225 - Classical Literature
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
A study of epic, lyric, and satiric works of Greek and Roman writers selected for their pervasive influence and present vitality.
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ENGL 230 - The Bible as Literature
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
An examination of the major themes, characters, and genres of the Old and New testaments. Students read the Bible as a work of literature and gain awareness of it as a source of inspiration for literature and all of the other arts.
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ENGL 234 - Literature by Women
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
An exploration of traditions in writing by women; of the relationships between writing by women and the male tradition. At the discretion of the instructor, the course can be organized by genre, period, nationality, or theme.
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ENGL 235 - Life Stories: Memoir, Essay, Biography
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
True stories utilize narrative devices to convey factual information about real people. Descriptive language and unique structures can elevate a life story artistically and dive deeply into an author/subject’s history and community(ies). While memoir, essay, and biography have been traditionally associated with personal nonfiction, this course will also examine other formats of autobiographical and biographical storytelling such as: the biopic film; full-length or short documentary films; flash memoir; comic-strips/graphic novels; and/or podcasts.
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ENGL 239 - American Studies I
Credit(s): 3
Cross-Listed With: HIST 239
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
An interdisciplinary approach to American character and culture, treating such themes as the frontier tradition; the American hero; the impact of popular culture; the significance of race, ethnicity, and gender; and national values and ideals.
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ENGL 240 - From Literature to Film
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
This course is an investigation of some of the history, processes, and challenges of translating works of literature (plays, stories, novels, essays, poems) to the medium of film. Attention is directed toward social, psychological, philosophical and technical (aesthetic) aspects of literary texts and then to their screen adaptations. Representative films will be screened in full during some class meetings.
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ENGL 242 - Literature and Psychology
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
This course is an interdisciplinary course that examines novels, plays, biographies, short stories, and poems through the lens of psychology. The theories of Freud, Jung, Erikson, et al. will be referenced in the discussion of such literary themes as: identity, perception, love, forgiveness, memory, and relationships.
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ENGL 249 - American Gothic
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
This course studies the American Gothic tradition from the beginning of the nineteenth century through to today. The American Gothic genre includes texts dealing with horror, the eerie, the macabre, the supernatural, and the darkly psychological. Students in the course may study American Gothic authors such as H.P. Lovecraft, Joyce Carol Oates, Edgar Allen Poe, Shirley Jackson, Stephen King, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Brandon Massey, among others. Attention will be paid to the transformation of writings in the genre over time, and to the historic and cultural contexts in which the different writings emerged.
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ENGL 257 - Latin American Literature
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
This is an introductory survey course that introduces students to the work of some of the major writers from different countries of Latin America. In this course students will learn about critical issues that are part of the Latin American experience, and explore how different writers have explored these issues via different literary techniques, at different times in Latin American history, and in different Latin American countries.
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ENGL 259 - Oral Performance of Literature
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
Principles of and practice in the oral presentation of prose, poetry, and drama with a focus on understanding and control of voice production and diction.
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ENGL 263 - The Black Atlantic World: Literature/History
Credit(s): 3
Cross-Listed With: HIST 263
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
A study of the historical background of the Third World, the rise of nationalist movements, and the issues that these nations face today. The course follows an interdisciplinary approach that includes the study of Third-World literature.
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ENGL 265 - Introduction to Playwriting
Credit(s): 3
Cross-Listed With: MEDA 265
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
This course will offer a step-by-step practical guide for the budding playwright from idea or scenario through to a finished one-act play. We will focus on developing full characters within articulate environments and illustrating concepts through dramatic situations.
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ENGL 267 - Caribbean Literature
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
This course surveys authors from the English, French, Dutch, and Spanish-speaking islands of the Caribbean. Some issues that will be explored are the writer’s choice of language (the language of the colonizer versus nation language); the rising voice of Caribbean women carving out distinctive space for themselves; the significance and spiritual force of carnival; Negritude; and the writer in exile. Authors to be studied include Caryl Phillips and Gabriel G. Marquez.
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ENGL 268 - The Harlem Renaissance
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
The Harlem Renaissance, 1919–1931, was one of the most exciting periods in American literary and cultural history. Although many Black intellectuals of that period saw art as a means to eliminate racial prejudice, there was a growing controversy about the efficacy of the period. This course assesses the pros and cons of this issue through examination of the fictional and critical texts of writers such as Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Henry Louis Gates.
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ENGL 269 - Hispanic/Latino Literature
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
In this course, the work of various Latino writers will be read and analyzed. The novel will be the main focus of study, but various short stories, essays, and poems will also be examined and discussed in order to trace the evolution of Latino literature and examine the critical issues raised through these works of literature.
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ENGL 271 - Modern British Novel: 1900 to Present
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
A study of Anglo-Irish novels written between the end of the nineteenth century and the present, and the ways in which works from this period break with the past through changing concepts of time and reality. Symbolism and stream-of-consciousness, the role of the absurd, and the women’s movement are some of the developments in form and content analyzed in the works of this era. Students will also explore different critical strategies for approaching texts.
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ENGL 275 - Modern American Fiction
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
This course defines American literature in the context of a multicultural society. It introduces the student to the major figures in the growth and development of American fiction after 1920, including Hemingway, Faulkner, Ellison and Morrison.
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ENGL 276 - Contemporary American Literature
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
This course will cover American literature from the second half of the twentieth century through today, and will involve American writers of diverse backgrounds, ethnicities and genders. Readings can include any combination of novels, short stories, drama, non-fiction and poetry.
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ENGL 280 - History of Drama
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
An overview of drama from its classical origins in Ancient Greece through the birth of modern drama in the latter part of the nineteenth century.
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ENGL 281 - Modern Drama
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
An introduction to the major playwrights of the twentieth century beginning with Ibsen and Strindberg to the present including such writers as August Wilson, Athol Fugard, Wole Soyinka, David Henry Wang, and Wendy Wasserstein, among others.
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ENGL 285 - Modern Poetry
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
The objectives of this course are to acquaint the student with the works of the major modern poets and to work toward an understanding of what is meant by “modern” when applied to poetry. Poets include Yeats, Pound, Eliot, Stevens, and Williams.
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ENGL 294 - Major Authors
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
Intensive study of a single author. The author studied will vary from semester to semester depending on faculty specialty and interest.
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ENGL 295 - Topics in Literature
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
Recent course descriptions have included African-American Women Writers, The Quest, Reclaiming the Other, Morrison and Walker, and the Romance. Offered in response to particular interests of students and faculty. Intensive study of a major work, single author, genre, mode, theme, critical method, or literary period.
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ENGL 300 - Magic, Romance, and Science in Medieval Literature
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
In this course, we will track magic, science, fantasy, and romance through medieval literature written in the vernacular across the continent to determine how these concepts connect and intersect. Furthermore, we will interrogate how their portrayal in medieval genres has shaped some of the most popular forms of entertainment today, from the MMORPG World of Warcraft to Dungeons & Dragons to Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings to George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones.
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ENGL 301 - Dystopian Literature
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112 or ENGL 192 / HONR 192 .
This course is a study of literary dystopias and utopias from ancient through contemporary times. This course will examine imaginative descriptions of both ideal and nightmare societies and what makes them so. The course will explore various issues such as the function of groups and institutions, the role of technology, the place of art and culture, questions of ethics, and what happens to individuals in these societies. Works might include Renaissance-era writings, such as those by Sir Thomas More or Jonathan Swift; twentieth-century writings such as those by Ray Bradbury or Eugene Ianesco; and contemporary efforts such as Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games or James Dashner’s The Maze Runner.
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