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Program Description
The CWI English program promotes critical habits of mind through the study of composition and diverse works, genres, and points of view in literature. It provides students the opportunity to find their voice on the page as writers and to use language as a way to convey their understanding of the human experience. The Associate of Arts in English degrees prepare students for continued university-level study of English or related disciplines.
The Creative Writing Emphasis prepares students for a bachelor’s degree in creative writing by giving students substantive, intense practice while working with faculty writers. It also provides a practical element rare in the first two years of such a degree: working on the literary magazine Stonecrop or completing a writing-related internship in the community.
The Literature Emphasis provides the breadth necessary to support students who plan to complete a bachelor’s degree in literature. In addition, it uses literature as a way to examine and discuss diversity from a national and global perspective.
Degrees and Certificates
English (ENGL)
ENGL 100 English Composition Plus
(2 Credits, Fall/Spring/Summer)
This is a writing course that provides additional instruction and support for ENGL 101 in the form of hands-on work and additional reading and writing assignments with a focus on developing the writing strategies, critical reading, and study skills necessary to be successful in ENGL 101. Placement in this course is based on the Write Class. Students who place into a higher level English course may still elect to take ENGL 100. PREREQ: Satisfactory placement score. COREQ: ENGL 101. (Please Note: If the Write Class Placement test qualifies you to take ENGL 101 but you still wish to take ENGL 100, please register for an ENGL 101P section through myCWI.)
ENGL 101 English Composition 1
(3 Credits, Fall/Spring/Summer)
English 101 emphasizes the process and strategies of writing with critical attention to purpose, audience, and style. Students write analytical essays based on readings, observations, and ideas; develop their inventiveness and voice; and edit for style conventions of standard usage. This course introduces students to academic writing conventions, including integrating sources and using a citation system. PREREQ: Satisfactory placement score or prior completion of ENGL 015, ENGL 020, or ENGL 090. COREQ: ENGL 100, if required by placement score. (This CWI course meets Idaho State Board GEM competency requirements in GEM 1 - Written Communication.) (Please Note: If the Write Class Placement test requires you to take ENGL 100, please register for an ENGL 101P section through myCWI.).
ENGL 102 English Composition 2
(3 Credits, Fall/Spring/Summer)
English 102 furthers the composition skills developed in English 101, focusing on critical reading, writing, and research. Students will write expository and persuasive essays, using literary and/or interdisciplinary materials. This course also requires a researched essay. PREREQ: ENGL 101 or equivalent placement score. (This CWI course meets Idaho State Board GEM competency requirements in GEM 1 - Written Communication.).
ENGL 175 Literature Appreciation
(3 Credits, Varies)
This course introduces literary genres and provides the general student with the terminology and standard techniques of reading and communicating about literature. PREREQ: ENGL 101 or equivalent placement test score. (This CWI course meets Idaho State Board GEM competency requirements in GEM 5 - Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing.).
ENGL 190 Literary Studies: Difficult Differences
(3 Credits, Fall/Spring)
This course introduces literary genres (novel, short story, drama, poetry, essay) and provides the English major with the terminology and standard techniques of literary analysis and explication as explored within an evocative theme. PREREQ: ENGL 101.
ENGL 191 Introduction to Creative Writing
(3 Credits, Spring)
This course introduces creative writing literary genres (short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry), provides the terminology and standard techniques of literary analysis, gives experience writing in the discipline, and introduces the workshop experience. PREREQ: ENGL 101 or equivalent placement test score.
ENGL 199 English Special Topics
(1-5 Credits, Varies)
This course number is designed to permit the offering of special topics appropriate to a program within the English department. Regular or frequently recurring topics are not offered under this title. The course may be repeated as new topics are presented.
ENGL 201 Persuasive Writing
(3 Credits, Fall/Spring)
In this course, students develop persuasive composition skills beyond the freshman level. Emphasis is placed on developing voice, clarifying audience, research-based writing, and evaluating rhetorical choices and logic of texts. Students will inquire, think, and communicate through extensive composing, reflecting, revising, and reading. PREREQ: ENGL 102 or equivalent placement score.
ENGL 202 Technical Communication
(3 Credits, Fall/Spring)
This course is an overview and practice of the principles and applications of technical communication. Topics include audience analysis, the writing process, rhetorical analysis, and the ethics of technical communication. Students will produce letters, memos, instructions, reports, proposals, and other technical documents. PREREQ: ENGL 101.
ENGL 211 Literary Analysis
(3 Credits, Fall/Spring)
This course refines literary analysis skills with emphasis on critical approaches and methods. Students will learn techniques in literary research and apply researched, critical perspectives to a variety of texts. PREREQ: ENGL 102, ENGL 190, ENGL 191, or PERM/INST.
ENGL 215 Survey of World Mythology
(3 Credits, Fall/Spring)
This course is a broad survey of mythologies from Western and Eastern world cultures. Students will analyze, discuss, and write about world mythologies, their cultural contexts, and their relationship to contemporary culture. PREREQ: ENGL 101. (This CWI course meets Idaho State Board GEM competency requirements in GEM 5 - Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing.).
ENGL 227 Literature in Translation
(3 Credits, Varies)
This course provides an introduction to literature produced by the Spanish speaking world. The course is taught in English and will focus on the historical and cultural contexts of the chosen literature. Students will analyze the literary works through discussion and writing. (This course is cross-listed with SPAN 227.) PREREQ: ENGL 102.
ENGL 235 Introduction to Shakespeare
(3 Credits, Varies)
This course introduces the interpretation and analysis of Shakespearean comedies, tragedies, and histories with attention to Elizabethan life and thought. PREREQ: ENGL 101.
ENGL 241 Creative Writing Poetry
(3 Credits, Fall/Spring)
(This course was previously ENGL 291.) The goal of this course is to study the devices, techniques, and craft of poetry and to implement these fundamentals when writing original poetry. May be repeated one time for a maximum of six credits.
ENGL 242 Creative Writing Fiction
(3 Credits, Fall/Spring)
(This course was previously ENGL 292.) The goal of this course is to study the devices, techniques, and craft of literary fiction in order to implement these fundamentals when writing original fiction. May be repeated one time for a maximum of six credits.
ENGL 243 Creative Writing Nonfiction
(3 Credits, Fall/Spring)
(This course was previously ENGL 293.) The goal of this course is to study the devices, techniques, and craft of literary creative nonfiction in order to implement these fundamentals when writing original creative nonfiction. May be repeated one time for a maximum of six credits.
ENGL 257 Survey of Western World Literature 1
(3 Credits, Fall)
This course is a study of literary masterworks of the Western World, from the ancient world through the seventeenth century. Students will analyze literary works through discussion and writing. PREREQ: ENGL 101. (This CWI course meets Idaho State Board GEM competency requirements in GEM 5 - Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing.).
ENGL 258 Survey of Western World Literature 2
(3 Credits, Spring)
This course is a study of literary masterworks of the Western World, from the seventeenth century to the present. Students will analyze literary works through discussion and writing. PREREQ: ENGL 101. (This CWI course meets Idaho State Board GEM competency requirements in GEM 5 - Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing.).
ENGL 267 Survey of British Literature 1
(3 Credits, Fall)
This course is a study of British literature from Old English through the Neoclassical Period. Students will analyze literary works through discussion and writing. PREREQ: ENGL 101. (This CWI course meets Idaho State Board GEM competency requirements in GEM 5 - Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing.).
ENGL 268 Survey of British Literature 2
(3 Credits, Spring)
This course is a study of British literature from the Romantic Period to the present. Students will analyze literary works through discussion and writing. PREREQ: ENGL 101. (This CWI course meets Idaho State Board GEM competency requirements in GEM 5 - Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing.).
ENGL 277 Survey of American Literature 1
(3 Credits, Fall)
In this course, students will analyze, discuss, and write about American literature from early writings to the Civil War. PREREQ: ENGL 101. (This CWI course meets Idaho State Board GEM competency requirements in GEM 5 - Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing.).
ENGL 278 Survey of American Literature 2
(3 Credits, Spring)
In this course, students will analyze, discuss, and write about American literature from the Civil War to the present. PREREQ: ENGL 101. (This CWI course meets Idaho State Board GEM competency requirements in GEM 5 - Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing.).
ENGL 286 Literary Magazine
(3 Credits, Spring)
This course is a study and practice of the basic concepts of literary editing and publication. Students will learn about the process for selecting, editing, and publishing literary works. The course will culminate in the design and publication of a literary magazine of CWI student writing. May be repeated one time for a maximum of six credits. PREREQ: ENGL 241, ENGL 242, ENGL 243, or PERM/INST.
ENGL 290 English Capstone
(1 Credit, Fall/Spring)
This course is a capstone for the English degree. Students will reflect on learning through discussion and writing and make plans for their future studies. Students will take this course in their final semester. PREREQ: PERM/INST.
ENGL 293 English Internship
(1-3 Credits, Varies)
Internships allow students to apply learning to real-life career possibilities. Credits are earned through supervised field work specifically related to the field of English. PREREQ: Permission of department's internship coordinator.
ENGL 296 Independent Study (Portfolio)
(2 Credits, Varies)
This is a term-long project. Each credit hour is equivalent to 45 hours of work on a project. With department approval, students may earn credits in independent study, usually through directed reading or by completing a special project. Before enrolling for independent study, a student must obtain the approval of the assistant dean acting on the recommendation of the instructor who will be supervising the independent study. An independent study cannot be substituted for a course regularly offered at CWI nor can independent study credits be used to improve a grade in a course the student has already taken. PREREQ: PERM/INST.