EN100 English Composition I 3 credits
This course provides a forum for students to practice the entire writing process, from generating ideas and drafting to responding to feedback and revising. Students gain editorial skills through offering peer commentary on each others work. Emphasis is also placed on understanding appropriate use of grammar and mechanics. The primary course objectives are to help participants learn to think, read, and write more critically and to express themselves more articulately, especially in written form. Verbal skills learned in this class form a vital foundation for success in later courses. Students may be required to participate in lab sessions in the Writing Center and/or the English Language Program unless waived on the basis of an in class diagnostic. Students must earn a grade of C- or better to receive credit for this course. Art History and Creative Writing Minor students must earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher in Composition I and II.
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Fulfills: English Composition I Requirement

EN200 English Composition II 3 credits
This course reviews writing techniques developed in English Composition I and refines these skills through analyzing and responding to a range of literature. It also provides an opportunity for students to conduct research and write about a subject of their choice. The course is designed to strengthen critical reading and thinking abilities, enhance enjoyment and understanding of literature, and provide a solid introduction to academic research methods. Students may be required to participate in lab sessions in the Writing Center and/or the English Language Program unless waived on the basis of an in class diagnostic. Students must earn a grade of C- or better to receive credit for this course. Art History and Creative Writing Minor students must earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher in Composition I and II.
Prerequisites: English Composition I
Fulfills: English Composition II Requirement

HU301 Introduction to Creative Writing 3 credits
Students write their own poetry, fiction, and drama, and critique each others' writing in workshops. They study the form and theory behind the genres with examples from noted writers. The course sharpens students' analytical skills, increases their appreciation of the genres, and gives them opportunities for self-expression.
Prerequisites: English Composition I and II; Art History I and II
Fulfills: Creative Writing Minor Requirement, Humanities Elective or Liberal Arts Elective

HU303 Journal Writing (Viterbo, Italy) 3 credits
This course is administered by the director of the Italy Program. This course examines various ways that journal writing can be used by writers and artists to explore and develop ideas, with attention paid to the relationship between the verbal and the visual. Students keep a journal throughout the semester. During in-class writing exercises students practice techniques for improving their writing and rework sections of their journals. At the end of the semester they select material from their journals to develop into more formal pieces of writing for a broader audience. The class also looks at examples of artists', authors', and travelers' journals, such as those of Frida Kahlo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Dan Eldon, Jack Kerouac, Thomas Wolfe, and Paul Gauguin.
Prerequisites: English Composition I and II; Art History I and II
Fulfills: Creative Writing Elective, Humanities Elective, or Liberal Arts Elective

HU342 Writing for Children 3 credits
This class will introduce students to writing for young readers. We will explore the story and novel formats appropriate for children aged 4-17 by reading picture books and middle grade and young adult novels. Students will write and workshop a story in each category, as well as be responsible for keeping a review journal of outside readings. As a class, we will discuss the creative writing process and focus on point of view, character development, plot, setting and theme, as they relate to children's writing.
Prerequisites: English Composition I and II; Art History I and II
Fulfills: Creative Writing Minor Elective, Humanities Elective or Liberal Arts Elective

HU365 Aspects of Modern Fiction 3 credits
In this course students read modern novels and short stories (i.e., fiction from the 20th and 21st century). They analyze these works with reference to the forms and techniques of fiction and the meaning of structural decisions and values of society.
Prerequisites: English Composition I and II; Art History I and II
Fulfills: Creative Writing Elective; Humanities Elective or Liberal Arts Elective

HU372 Fiction Writing 3 credits
This course is for students who have already taken Introduction to Creative Writing and wish to pursue their interest in fiction writing. In it students write their own short stories and critique each others' work in workshops. They also read selections of modern fiction writers and write papers in which they analyze the fiction in light of their own writings.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Creative Writing
Fulfills: Creative Writing Elective; Humanities Elective; Liberal Arts Elective

HU374 Writing Poetry 3 credits
This course is for students who have already taken Introduction to Creative Writing and wish to pursue their interest in writing poetry. In it students write their own poetry and critique each others' work in workshops. They also read selections of modern poets and write analyses of these readings in light of their own writings.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Creative Writing
Fulfills: Creative Writing Elective; Humanities Elective; Liberal Arts Elective

HU381 Advanced Creative Writing Workshop 3 credits
In this course students may work in various genres of creative writing, such as short stories, poetry, or film-writing. By mid-semester each student should propose an independent project for a portfolio to be completed by the end of the course. Appropriate readings in the genre will also be assigned. Though students may work in separate genres, they will still workshop each others' writing. The class will emphasize individual attention from the instructor.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Creative Writing or permission of instructor
Fulfills: Creative Writing Elective; Humanities Elective; Liberal Arts Elective