An introduction to college writing, reading and discourse. 学生和教师之间的积极讨论仅限于18人参加. 研讨会通常关注当前的社会问题或讲师特别感兴趣的话题. Not for credit in the major or minor. 4 SH. CC: Writing and Thinking.

An introduction to the history of modern publishing, to the art and business of producing books (including current trends and problems), 以及在该行业就业所需的实用知识和关键技能. 4 SH.

Specialized courses surveying a particular theme or topic of literary study and fostering in students the capacity for critical thinking. Texts are chosen according to the interest and expertise of instructors. 最近的例子是荒野文学、垮掉的文学、活着的作家和旅行文学. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or second-semester students who have successfully completed the Writing and Thinking course. 4 SH. CC: Literary Expression, Writing Intensive.

An introductory, 文学中突出主题的历史调查，包括与民族有关的主题, transnational, and ethnic literatures. Course topics vary and may include coming of age, human-nature relations, war and revolution, technology, and publishing house culture. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or second-semester first-year students who have successfully completed ENGL-100. 4 SH. CC: Literary Expression.

Surveys the literature of one or more cultural groups, both within and outside the U. S.，包括非裔美国人、印第安人、拉丁裔/拉丁裔、亚裔美国人等. In every case, factors of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and class will be of prime concern. Course selections and course topics vary according to instructor preference. Prerequisite: English and creative writing major or sophomore standing. Satisfies Multicultural/Non-Western requirement. 4 SH. CC: Diversity, Literary Expression.

Surveys the literature, primarily in translation,of both historical and contemporary world writers, emphasizing the global context of literature. Prerequisite: English and creative writing major or sophomore standing. Satisfies Multicultural/Non-Western requirement. 4 SH. CC: Literary Expression.

A variable topic survey, in English translation, of the texts, writers, histories and languages that describe Jewish literatures. The course is especially concerned with debates over definitions of “Jewish literature” (what makes Jewish literatures Jewish?), the significance of Jewish literary and cultural diversity and Jewish literary navigations between diaspora and homeland, secularism and religiosity. Readings may include Hebrew and Israeli literature, Yiddish literature, Sephardic literature, or Jewish literatures of Europe and the Americas. Same as JWST:255. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Satisfies Multicultural/Non-Western requirement. 4 SH. CC: Diversity, Literary Expression.

Courses designed to examine both the formal characteristics of a particular genre and its historical development. Focus of a particular section may be the novel, the short story, drama, poetry, the essay, memoir, epic, or popular writing. Prerequisite: English or creative writing major or sophomore standing. 4 SH. CC: Diversity Intensive, Literary Expression, Writing Intensive.

对美国英语语法和英语历史的描述性研究. 2 SH.

Intensive and advanced study of reading and writing about literature. Includes close analysis of literary texts in historic, generic and cultural contexts; study of research methods and writing the research paper; and attention to traditional and recent critical theory. Prerequisite: English or creative writing major or sophomore standing. 4 SH. CC: Artistic Expression, Interdisciplinary, Writing Intensive.

This course introduces students to academic writing in English studies by exploring varied models of successful scholarly writing. Emphasis is placed on students developing the skills and strategies writers need in order to participate effectively in the diverse conversations that define this field. Prerequisite: ENGL-100 or HONS-100. 4 SH. CC: Writing Intensive.

学生可以通过为Me/Us/U ., a publicly circulated podcast. Working in teams and engaging a variety of analytical and writing practices, students brainstorm, record, edit, 并在苹果播客和其他播客平台上发布一系列播客剧集. Prerequisites: ENGL-100, ENGL-190, and WRIT-270. 4 SH.

An introduction to and an intensive, rigorous workshop in the basic forms of book reviewing: the short book review, the review essay, and the longer literary critical essay. The course builds on the writing skills students have learned in ENGL-100 and 200-level courses in literature, and it includes intensive reading in the forms listed above. 前提条件:英语100或同等水平，大二成绩或导师许可. 4 SH.

This course offers experience in the theory and practice of professional writing (writing that occurs in the workplace, especially in businesses, in government, and for nonprofits). While the course is required for students in the Publishing and Editing emphasis of the Department of English and Creative Writing, students from other majors are welcome. 学生首先要选择一个他们想要为之写作的公司或组织. They will then gain experience writing a wide range of genres such as letters and memos; feature stories, interviews, and biographical sketches; press kits; flyers and brochures; and proposals. We also will study the theory of professional writing, including how genres (generally seen as set formulas) evolve over time in response to changing situations; how genres engage power relations; and how genres can be made more open to divergent points of view. Prerequisite: ENGL-100 or HONS-100. 4 SH. CC: Writing Intensive.

A study of literary works by a single author or perhaps of two writers whose works may be studied in tandem. By reading a number of texts by a single author, students will come to understand individual works better and will gain insight into the author’s particular vision and sense of literary craft. 这些作品可能包括乔叟、莎士比亚、弥尔顿、吐温、奥斯汀、狄金森和莫里森. 4 SH. CC: Writing Intensive.

A study of literature written originally in English by writers from countries other than the United States and Britain. The course may include writers from Canada, Ireland, the Indian subcontinent, the Caribbean and English-speaking countries in Africa. Satisfies Multicultural/Non-Western requirement. 4 SH.

Advanced courses designed to examine the formal characteristics of a genre as well as the historical factors influencing its development or manifestation at any given moment, and the theoretical approaches to understanding the genre. The focus of a particular section may be the novel, short story, drama, poetry, the essay, or autobiography. 4 SH.

Courses exploring such topics as women in literature, literature by women, literature and sexuality, the construction of gender in literature and feminist literary theory. Same as WGST-365. 4 SH. CC: Writing Intensive.

An advanced experiential learning course where students apply editing, design, and business theories to hands-on practice. Students work for SU Press, a professional publisher that seeks to bridge the gap between the creative and business sides of the industry. Students gain real-world experience in copyediting, proofreading, cover design, typesetting, web development, marketing, management, accounting, and strategic planning. They also learn how to market their skill sets toward a variety of career paths. Prerequisites: WRIT 270. 4SH.

In this course we will study the book as a material object, a concrete text that is produced, sold, circulated, and read. More broadly, we will address the wider social and political pressures that have shaped book production as well as the social and political consequences of producing books and other media. We will first examine manuscripts and manuscript culture through a consideration of the New Testament’s publication history. We will then shift our attention to the medium of print. 作为一门课，我们将研究印刷机发明的更广泛的影响. What effect, for instance, did print have upon literacy, the rise of natural science, the transformation of religion, and the twin concepts of authorship and literary property (copyright)? 审查制度是如何限制作家、印刷商和书商能够出版的内容的? Finally, we will study the Internet as an engine of change. In many scholars’ estimation, 互联网对社会的影响将比印刷术更深远. 我们将尝试评估这种影响，并评估超文本改变文学的方式, journalism, and, what’s more, how we read and write. Early Period. 4 SH.

An interdisciplinary workshop course focusing on the environment. Students explore the way scientists’ knowledge, methods, and values have informed public rhetoric and scholarly rhetorical criticism, as well as the ways that rhetorical criticism and awareness have in turn had an impact on scientific discourse. Fundamental to the course is the crafting of students’ written arguments in response to readings and personal involvement with environmental issues. The process of writing these arguments is informed by research from the field of composition and models the best practices of that field, making this course useful for future teachers and professional writers, as well as to those who are interested in environmental issues. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. 4 SH. CC: Interdisciplinary, Writing Intensive.

Students explore the ways that difference impacts everyone’s–students’, instructors’, and others’–experiences of reading, writing, and teaching/learning. “Difference” includes, among other factors, gender, race, class, religion, ability, sexuality, and national origin. This interdisciplinary course uses readings and concepts from the fields of education, literature, and composition and rhetoric. Students will apply these concepts and readings to their own or to others’ reading, writing, and learning experiences inside and/or outside of the traditional classroom. Prerequisite: ENGL-100 and sophomore standing or instructor’s permission. 4 SH. CC: Interdisciplinary, Diversity Intensive.

In these polarized times, how can citizens learn to cooperate or communicate across political camps and parties? We will use the field of politics to understand the evolution of democratic ideals from ancient Greece to Contemporary America and to provide empirical means to explore actual trends in political behavior. We will also learn rhetorical concepts that help us create better dialog and more carefully judge the political claims made by others. Students will engage in hands-on community projects to help them implement what they learn outside of the classroom. Prerequisites: ENGL 100 and sophomore standing. 4 SH.

This course explores the cultural, political and commercial functions of publishing. We explore how published texts ask us to take on certain ethical roles as art critics, citizens and consumers. We start by reading Addison and Steele’s Spectator; next we examine Jurgen Haberma’s theory that newspapers’ publication of literary criticism helped enable democratic government; finally, we consider the ways changes in marketing, new formats like the Internet and increases in profitability have obscured the political purposes that may have been served in publishing. Pre-requisite: must be junior or senior Publishing and Editing major or minor, with at least 8 SH at ENGL-100- or 200-level; HONS-100 may be substituted for ENGL-100. 4 SH. Capstone. CC: Ethics Intensive, Writing Intensive.

Occasional offerings of specialized courses exploring subjects of serious interest to faculty members and to students. 4 SH. CC: Writing Intensive. When the topic being offered is Race and Identity in U.S. 文学，这门课是多样性强化和伦理强化，但不是写作强化.

The capstone course for the major focuses on post-graduate preparation and applying knowledge and skills to projects related to core subjects in the discipline: reading, writing, critical thinking, and producing and transmitting cultural knowledge. Prerequisites: Senior standing for literature track; junior or senior standing for secondary-education track; and at least eight hours at 200 level or above. 4 SH. Capstone. CC: Writing Intensive

在适当的部门成员的监督下进行独立的研究和写作. Prerequisites: 24 semester hours in ENGL-200 and 300-level courses, 48 total semester hours with at least a 3.0 GPA in the major and department approval. 2-4 SH.

在适当的部门成员的监督下进行独立的研究和写作. Prerequisites: 24 semester hours in ENGL 200- and 300-level courses, 48 total semester hours with at least a 3.0 GPA in the major, and departmental approval. 2-4 SH.

Applied projects in language, literature or craft, including supervised work in literacy projects, in writing projects, at public and school libraries, in shelters and in public institutions. The Susquehanna University Office of Volunteer Programs provides contacts. May apply for major or minor credit to a maximum of four semester hours, depending on the nature of the project. Prerequisites: 24 semester hours in ENGL 200- and 300-level courses, 48 total semester hours with at least a 3.0 GPA in the major, and departmental approval. S/U grade. 2-4 SH.

Research, writing and editing for various public and private organizations, and various on and off campus publications. Open only when positions are available. May apply for major or minor credit to a maximum of four semester hours, depending on the nature of the internship. Prerequisites: 24 semester hours in ENGL 200- and 300-level courses, 48 total semester hours with at least a 3.0 GPA in the major and department approval. 2-4 SH.

The social justice project prioritizing diversity, equity, 包容性关注的是对话，往往忽略了媒体和文学的消费. This course counters this omission by exploring what it means to create for these gazes of dominant cultures, 以及作为多元化人群的生活经历如何颠覆常规和更大的权力体系. This course uses readings and assignments that explore race, gender, sexuality, religion, dis/ability, and other identity markers to encourage students to examine their personal and professional connections as they relate to compassion, empathy, and justice in the classroom and beyond. 4SH. CC: First Year Seminar, Diversity.

In this course, students write stories, poems and creative non-fiction. As T.S. Eliot teaches us in “Tradition and the Individual Talent,” there is no ultimate separation between understanding and practicing an art. By studying published authors, we will learn about the forms, techniques, elements, and processes associated with writing a work of literature. By composing original creative work-in playing with form, voice, structure, character, image, setting, and in undertaking processes like idea development, writing first drafts, getting and receiving peer and professional feedback, and revision and editing-we will become more skilled readers and critics. This course should not be taken by creative writing majors. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or second-semester students who have successfully completed Writing and Thinking. 4 SH. CC: Literary Expression, Writing Intensive.

这个工作坊写作课程向学生介绍各种类型的写作技巧, including screenwriting, children’s literature, and science fiction. Genres may vary, depending on semester and instructor expertise. 4 SH. CC: Artistic Expression when the topic is Experimental Writing.

在这门动手实践的课程中，学生将围绕特定的主题展开创造性写作项目, local, environmentally important/precarious sites. In doing so, students will perform both traditional academic (scientific/historical) and experiential (place-based/creative) research that evolves into works of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, or cross-genre work. In this course you will dwell in the space between and including environmental studies and creative writing, developing your own voice and vision as witness to environmental change and trauma. 4 SH.

除小说以外的流派主题研究与实践的入门工作坊课程, poetry, and creative nonfiction. 4 SH. CC: Team Intensive, Writing Intensive. May be repeated as long as the topic changes.

Introductory workshop course in the study and practice of fiction. 4 SH. CC: Team Intensive, Writing Intensive.

Introductory workshop course in the study and practice of poetry. 4 SH. CC: Team Intensive, Writing Intensive.

Introductory workshop course in the study and practice of creative nonfiction. 4 SH. CC: Team Intensive, Writing Intensive.

Inspired by the original choreopoem by Ntozake Shange, this course introduces the choreopoem form, 调查生活文本的概念，因为它适用于跨多个学科的合作. Using literary analysis, creative writing, and theatre, students research the choreopoem form, write one as a class, and publicly perform it, reflecting on the tension of intention vs. impact in performance spaces. Sophomore or higher standing required. (Same as AFRC-260 and THEA-260.) 4 SH. CC: Interdisciplinary, Diversity Intensive, Team Intensive.

An introductory workshop course in the study and practice of publishing and editing for small presses; includes both historical study of the industry and hands-on publishing and editing projects. 4 SH. CC: Artistic Expression.

An intensive, rigorous discussion of student writing in a workshop atmosphere. 本课程建立在学生在write -250创意写作导论中学到的基础上. It includes intensive reading of literature in the genre being studied. Special emphasis on the development of a body of work. Genre topics include all those other than fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Prerequisite: WRIT-250 or instructor’s permission. 4 SH. CC: Literary Expression, Team Intensive, Writing Intensive. May be repeated as long as the topic changes.

An intensive, rigorous discussion of student writing in a workshop atmosphere. This course builds upon what students learned in WRIT-250 Introduction to Fiction. It includes intensive reading of fiction. Special emphasis on the development of a body of work. Prerequisite: WRIT-251 or instructor’s permission. 4 SH. CC: Team Intensive, Writing Intensive. May be repeated as long as the topic changes.

An intensive, rigorous discussion of student writing in a workshop atmosphere. This course builds upon what students learned in WRIT-250 Introduction to Poetry. It includes intensive reading of poetry. Special emphasis on the development of a body of work. Prerequisite: WRIT-252 or instructor’s permission. 4 SH. CC: Team Intensive, Writing Intensive. May be repeated as long as the topic changes.

WRIT-353 Intermediate Creative Nonfiction An intensive, rigorous discussion of student writing in a workshop atmosphere. 本课程以学生在write -253创造性非小说导论中学到的内容为基础. It includes intensive reading of creative nonfiction. Special emphasis on the development of a body of work. Prerequisite: WRIT-253 or instructor’s permission. 4 SH. CC: Team Intensive, Writing Intensive. May be repeated as long as the topic changes.

An intensive, rigorous discussion of student writing in a workshop atmosphere, along with intensive reading in the genre. Special emphasis on the development of a significant body of work in preparation for an understanding of what is required to write a book in the genre being studied. Genre topics include all those other than fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Prerequisite: WRIT-350 or instructor’s permission. 4 SH. May be repeated.

An intensive, rigorous discussion of student writing in a workshop atmosphere, along with intensive reading in fiction. Special emphasis on the development of a significant body of work in preparation for an understanding of what is required to write a fiction book. Prerequisite: WRIT-351 or instructor’s permission. 4 SH. May be repeated.

An intensive, rigorous discussion of student writing in a workshop atmosphere, along with intensive reading. Special emphasis on the development of a significant body of work in preparation for an understanding of what is required to write a poetry book. Prerequisite: WRIT-352 or instructor’s permission. 4 SH. May be repeated.

An intensive, rigorous discussion of student writing in a workshop atmosphere, along with intensive reading. Special emphasis on the development of a significant body of work in preparation for an understanding of what is required to write a creative nonfiction book. Prerequisite: WRIT-353 or instructor’s permission. 4 SH. May be repeated.

在适当的部门成员的监督下进行独立的研究和写作. 1-4 SH.

在一名适当的部门成员的监督下，以书面形式申请项目. Prerequisites: 24 semester hours in WRIT 200 and 300-level courses, 48 semester hours with at least a 3.0 GPA in the major, and departmental approval. 2-4 SH.

Research, writing and editing for various public and private organizations, and various on and off campus publications. Open only when positions are available. 2-4 SH.

所有创意写作专业(以及对创意写作感兴趣的未成年人)的必修课程. Students will prepare a portfolio of their written work with the expectation of the portfolio going “public,” that is, meeting the demands of graduate school, employment, or the marketplace. Required for senior creative writing majors; others by successful completion of WRIT-350. 4 SH.

Completion of a suitable portfolio of fiction, poetry, drama or creative nonfiction, by invitation of the department only, and in accordance with departmental honors guidelines. 4 SH.