Course Syllabi

A chronological survey of English Literature from the Medieval period through the 18th century. Works studied will include Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and selections from Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, and Alexander Pope.

A chronological survey of English Literature from the Romantic period to the present. Major authors will include Wordsworth, Browning, Joyce, Woolf, and Samuel Beckett.

A critical examination of the literature of cultures whose origins lie outside the Western tradition, including various minority cultures in the United States.

This course will introduce the works of Mexican-American writers of the Southwest and explore how Chicanos have used creative writing to reflect upon and express their experiences as people of Mexican descent living within the United States. Works include poetry, fiction, and essays viewed in their relationship to American cultural heritage and to contemporary culture.

A survey of American literature from colonial times to the Civil War. Emphasis on Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Thoreau, and Whitman.

A survey of American literature from Civil War to present. Emphasis on Dickinson, Twain, Frost, Eliot, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, and Steinbeck.

African American Literature will explore the linguistic and cultural roots and traditions of literary writing by African Americans in three centuries of American history focusing on select readings in poetry, drama, and fictional prose. The overall goal of the course is to introduce students to the history of the different genres, contexts, and content of literary production by African American writers from the 1700s to the late 20th century. Essential to the course is writing that represents African Americans’ varied cultural, sexual, economic, ethnic, racial, and gendered experiences to inform the identities of these African American writers and their writing.

Representative comedies, histories, and tragedies are analyzed. Shakespeare's life and times will be studied in some detail.

In this introductory survey course, students will explore fiction, poetry, plays, and non-fiction written by women in English. Included in this exploration are the critical examination of the context in which women have written and continue to write, and the impact of that writing on the canonical tradition of literature. Essential to the course is writing that represents women's varied cultural, sexual, economic, ethnic, and racial experiences as they intertwine with gender to inform the identities of these women writers and their writing.

The study of movies as a medium for telling stories and communicating ideas. Includes such topics as narrative and visual elements, historical development and genres, and thematic and cultural issues.

A course in the techniques of writing creative nonfiction, taught through exercises, the critiquing of students original nonfiction, and readings in contemporary nonfiction.

A course in the techniques of fiction writing, taught through exercises, the critiquing of students original fiction, and readings in contemporary fiction.

A course in the techniques of poetry writing, taught through exercises, the critiquing of students original poetry, and readings in contemporary poetry.

The focus within the entrepreneurship course is to help students develop the discovery, thinking, reasoning, and implementation skills necessary to thrive in uncertain business environments. Students will develop entrepreneurial skills that can be used in all types of startups and organizations. With cutting-edge topics such as design thinking, business model canvas, bootstrapping, and crowdfunding, students are exposed to the latest developments in the field of entrepreneurship.

The objective of this course is for students to apply and build upon the entrepreneurship theoretical fundamentals.

Overview of small business marketing including: doing research, determining the target market, and developing a marketing strategy.

Introduction to creating an effective business plan.

Introduction to the interralationships of biological, chemical, and geological cycles and their hazards to urbanized societies, and the impact of modern society on earth's habitats and resources.

Introduction to the scientific method of investigating and solving environmental problems. Interdisciplinary analysis of interaction among living and nonliving environmental components, focusing on human interactions. Lab emphasizes critical thinking, experimental design, and problem solving through use of the scientific methods. ENV 230 is intended as a first course for students majoring in the Environmental Sciences.

Introduction to the study of the Earth's atmos- phere, emphasizing composition, chemical process- ing, and physical transport, while addressing aspects of human impact and policy.