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ENG 12A0 - Composition I ALP
3 Credit(s) + 1 Equated Credit(s) Hours: 6 hrs. (2 hrs. lecture, 4 hrs. lab)
College-level reading and writing, and the development of ideas in essays, including how language communicates facts, ideas and attitudes. Writing is practiced as process involving revision based on feedback from readers. College-level essays emphasize close reading and intertextual analysis, and reading across and between texts drawn from various disciplines. This course includes an Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) component for students who are eligible for a corequisite course per CUNY English Proficiency Index guidelines.
Equivalent to ENG 1200 Composition I
Prerequisite(s): This course is open to the ALP Student Group. Eligibility is determined as follows: (1) Score of 50-55 on the CATW AND a Passing score on the CUNY Assessment Test in Reading, or (2) Passing in ENG 93A9 , or (3) Instructor approval AND Passing grade in ESL 102 or ESL 91A7, or (4) Grade of “S” or “R” in UIP ENGRW, or (5) CUNY Proficiency Index score of 64 or below.
Required Core: Required Core: English Composition
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English
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ENG 1200 - Composition I
3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
College-level reading and writing, and the development of ideas in essays, including how language communicates facts, ideas and attitudes. Writing is practiced as a process involving revision based on feedback from readers. College-level essays emphasize close reading and intertextual analysis, and reading across and between texts drawn from various disciplines.
Prerequisite(s): Eligibility is determined as follows: (1) CUNY Proficiency Index score of 65 or higher; or (2) instructor placement from ESL coursework or placement via the ELSDA, or (3) Q exemption for English, or (4) passing grade in ENG 93A9 , or (5) grade of P in UIP ENGRW, or (6) passing grade in CUNY Start, or (7) score of 55 or higher on the CATW and passing score on the CUNY assessment test in reading.
Required Core: English Composition
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ENG 2400 - Composition II
3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
Multidisciplinary reading, writing and research focusing on the various ways knowledge is produced and articulated within the academy. Through a multidisciplinary process of inquiry, several required projects will emphasize different modes of research and information literacy.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
Required Core: English Composition
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English Electives |
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ENG 81XX - Independent Study
1-3 Credit(s) Hours: 1-3 hrs.
Independent study of English is developed individually between student and faculty member and must be approved by the Department.
Department: English
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ENG 82XX - Topical/Pilot Course
1-3 Credit(s) Hours: 1-3 hrs.
This course is of a topical and pilot nature and is designed to meet the immediate needs and interests of various student populations. It is offered for a maximum of two semesters.
Department: English
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ENG 3000 - Introduction to Literature
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Close reading of texts in a range of forms, including poetry, fiction, and drama, providing an introduction to the methods and tools of literary studies.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
Flexible Core: Creative Expression (Group C)
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ENG 3100 - Classical and Biblical Literature
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Introduction to ancient works that have inspired and influenced world literature, including works of Greek and Roman authors, and selections from the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Texts are read in English translation.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
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ENG 3200 - World Literature
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
The diverse body of literature written by authors around the globe, including works written in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries from the Far East and Africa as well as from Europe and the Americas.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues (Group A)
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ENG 3300 - Introduction to Literary Studies
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Teaches students methods for analyzing, interpreting and writing about literature, including schools of thought such as psychoanalytic, new historic, and race, class, and gender perspectives. Students demonstrate proficiency in interpretation and critique, employing terms, tools and concepts of literary critic, and identifying assumptions informing analysis of poetry, drama, fiction, film, etc. The course looks at critical history reviews, foundations from the 19th and 20th centuries, and surveys the critical approaches important today. Students enrich their skills as scholastic writers by applying learned methodologies to close reading of literary texts.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
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ENG 3500 - Modern European Literature
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
An introduction to and survey of the great works of European literature in English translation, including poems, plays, and fiction.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
Department: English
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ENG 4000 - Short Fiction
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Great short works of fiction, by authors representing different cultures and eras, with an emphasis on what makes the short story a distinctive literary form.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
Flexible Core: Creative Expression (Group C)
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ENG 4200 - Poetry
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
An introduction to the study of poetry, in a range of styles and from various historical periods and cultures, including the spoken word performances and electronic poetry of the present day.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
Flexible Core: Creative Expression (Group C)
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ENG 4300 - Drama
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Plays by a range of contemporary and classic dramatists, with attention to such literary elements as dramatic form, character, and action.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
Flexible Core: Creative Expression (Group C)
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ENG 4800 - American Environmental Literature
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
A survey of American nature writing and environmental literature from its roots in the colonial era through its flowering in the twentieth century. Examples of reading include Thoreau’s Walden, Aldo Leopold’s Sand County Almanac, and Rachel Carson’s Silent Song and a representative range of shorter works from four centuries to explore the evolution of ideas about nature. Selections include natural histories, travelogues, journals and diaries, essays, poetry, and short stories.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
Flexible Core: U.S. Experience in Its Diversity (Group B)
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ENG 5050 - Integrative Studies Seminar
1 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
This course serves as a place where students in learning communities can practice integration and application of thematic concepts explored in the Integrative Studies Link.
Department: English
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ENG 5500 - Cultural/Linguistic Aspects of Teaching Language
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Prepares students for work as tutors in the Writing Center, emphasizing various aspects of the English language and the cultural awareness needed for effective tutoring.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
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ENG 5600 - Creative Writing: Fiction
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Instruction and practice in the forms and types of fiction. Analysis of peer writing on a workshop basis, assists students develop mastery of the form of fiction best suited for them.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
Flexible Core: Creative Expression (Group C)
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ENG 5700 - Creative Writing: Poetry
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Practice in the art and craft of writing poetry. Includes extensive reading in poetry, from traditional to experimental. Classes will be both workshop and discussion-based.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
Flexible Core: Flexible Core: Creative Expression (Group C)
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ENG 5800 - Creative Writing: Non-Fiction
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Instruction and practice in the art of writing non-fiction, including autobiography and memoir, cultural memoir and critique, nature, travel, community writing, and literary journalism.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
Department: English
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ENG 5900 - Introduction to Creative Writing
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3
Introduction to the writing of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, in which students explore literary form and the writing process. Students will write, revise, and share their work with other members of the class, and read and analyze selected works by contemporary authors.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
Flexible Core: Flexible Core: Creative Expression (Group C)
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ENG 6000 - Creative Writing: Screenwriting
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Instruction and practice in the art of writing screenplays and scripts, along with study of works of screenplays as examples and models. Analysis of peer writing in a workshop format.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200 and ENG 5900
Flexible Core: Creative Expression (Group C)
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ENG 6300 - Shakespeare Survey
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
An introduction to Shakespeare’s poetry and plays, with attention to Shakespeare’s language, dramatic art, and historical context.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
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ENG 6500 - Literature and Film
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
How literature is interrelated with film, explored through analysis of fictional works and their film treatments.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
Flexible Core: Creative Expression (Group C)
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ENG 6600 - Literature and Psychology
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Imaginative literature as a source of insight into human psychology. Works include classics of world literature in a range of genres.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
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ENG 6700 - Women and Literature
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
An exploration of selected themes in writings by women drawn from worldwide literature, and including a range of genres, as well as different forms such as fiction, drama, poetry and creative non-fiction.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
Department: English
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ENG 6800 - Gothic and Horror Fiction
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Survey of British and American Gothic and horror literature, including short stories, novels, and narrative poetry. Analysis of Gothic trappings and creatures such as vampires and werewolves as they appear in literature.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
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ENG 7000 - Sexuality and Literature
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
An introduction to the study of literature in which themes of heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer identity are central. These include the relationships between these works and the larger historical, philosophical, political, and cultural contexts, and its local and global intersections with the social identities of race, class, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and ability.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
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ENG 7300 - Themes in American Literature I: Beginnings to 1865
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
A survey of American literature and literary history from early America through the Civil War, focusing on the historical, philosophical, religious and literary forces that shaped American life.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
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ENG 7400 - Themes in American Literature II: 1865 to Present
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
A survey of American literature and literary history from the late 19th century to the present, examining works that depict urbanization, immigration, class conflict, and social change.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
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ENG 7600 - Violence in American Literature and Visual Culture
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
The course explores the ways in which violence permeates and shapes people’s different experiences in the United States. Students will examine different forms of violence, from war and terrorism, to crime and domestic violence, as they appear in post-1945 American literature, film, and photography. Students will also explore related issues such as punishment and justice. Students will discuss, analyze, and compare the different texts and their relevance to one’s daily life.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
Department: English
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ENG 7700 - The Roots of African-American Literature
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Analysis and study of black literature in the United States and study of its history and development to 1950.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
Department: English
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ENG 7800 - Contemporary African-American Literature
3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
Development and study of black literature in the United States from 1950 to the present.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200
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Developmental English
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ENG R00 - Preparation for CUNY Reading Test
0 Credit(s) 2 Equated Credit(s) Hours: 2
A pre-freshman intervention focused on helping students sustain close attention to brief texts, draw distinctions among different question types, and become familiar with the computer-adaptive testing modality to meet these stated learning goals and pass the CUNY Reading exam.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 92A6 or ENG 88A6 or ENG 400 .
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ENG W00 - Preparation for CUNY Writing Test
0 Credit(s) 2 Equated Credit(s) Hours: 2
A pre-freshman intervention focused on helping students improve their writing and thinking proficiencies to meet these goals and pass the CUNY Writing exam. Activities and assignments include writing summaries, identifying and responding to key ideas in a clear and organized manner, demonstrating competence in sentence construction, variety, and word choice.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 93A9
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ENG 88A6 - Intensive Reading
0 Credit(s) 4 Equated Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
A pre-freshman course offered in the summer and winter modules for students who have not succeeded in any English Department and CUNY measure at the conclusion of the fall and/or spring ENG 92A6 course. Offered during summer and winter, this six-week course focuses on the development of critical reading and thinking abilities through instruction and intensive practice in vocabulary and comprehension. Students read and analyze interdisciplinary materials in preparation for required readings in typical college courses. At the end of this course, students will retake the English Department and CUNY reading measures.
Prerequisite(s): Open to students who complete ENG 92A6 in the fall or spring and do not pass
Department: English
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ENG 91A5 - Developing Fluency in Reading and Writing
0 Credit(s) 6 Equated Credit(s) Hours: 6 hrs.
A pre-freshman integrated reading and writing course for students who score a 47 and below on the CATW and receive any reading score on the CUNY ACT Reading. Students in ENG 91A5 will build fluency in both reading and writing and critical thinking. Fluency refers to the ability to understand reading assignments and to write comprehensible essays. The primary focus of ENG 91A5 is the development of fluent expression and comprehension. To that end, students will do a significant quantity of reading and writing. These reading and writing activities ask students to focus on the construction of meaning as they build fluency.
Department: English
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ENG 92A6 - Developing Competence in Reading and Writing
0 Credit(s) 6 Equated Credit(s) Hours: 6 hrs.
A pre-freshman course focused on the development of critical reading, writing, and thinking abilities necessary for success in college-level courses. Also emphasized is the use of writing to develop ideas in relation to rich and complex texts.
Prerequisite(s): Failed the CUNY Skills Assessment test in Reading with a 54 or below or Failed the CUNY Assessment Test in Writing with a 47 or below.
Department: English
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ENG 93A9 - Developing Competence in Writing
0 Credit(s) 4 Equated Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
A pre-freshman writing course focused on the development of critical reading, writing, and thinking abilities necessary for success in college-level courses and the professions. College-level reading selections in a number of academic areas provide rigorous practice with the drafting process. Writing is used in order to develop ideas in relation to readings.
Prerequisite(s): Failed the CUNY Skills Assessment test in Writing with a score of 48-50 and passed the CUNY Skills Assessment test in Reading
Department: English
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ENG 400 - Analytical Reading
0 Credit(s) 3 Equated Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.
A pre-freshman course focused on the development of critical reading, writing, and thinking abilities through instruction and intensive practice in vocabulary and comprehension. Students will read and analyze interdisciplinary materials in preparation for required readings in typical college courses.
Prerequisite(s): A passing score of 56 or above on the CUNY Writing exam and a CUNY Reading exam score below 70. Incoming Students Only
Department: English
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ENG 1050 - Integrative Language Seminar
1 Credit(s) 2 Equated Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
This one-semester ESL Learning Community course offered in the fall semester, open to all incoming student’s whose first language is not English and whose results on the CUNY Reading and Writing exams indicate that they need to work on developing these areas. Students in ENG 1050 will build language awareness through an integrative, content-based, and contextualized approach. Students act as “language researchers,” attending to language form as they build fluency, and drawing meaningful links between work in all Learning Community courses from a linguistic perspective.
Prerequisite(s): ESL Student Group and CUNY Assessment Scores on the CATW of 22 to 47 and any ACT Reading score
Corequisite(s): ESL 101
Department: English
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ENG 1220 - Accelerated Learning Program
0 Credit(s) 1 Equated Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
The Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) is a two-hour companion course to ENG 1200 for students who pass the CUNY administered Reading exam, but score 51 to 55 on the CATW. ALP provides small-group instruction that will reinforce the reading and writing activities of ENG 1200 .
Corequisite(s): ENG 1200
Department: English
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English: College Now |
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ENG BW00 - Foundations for College-Level Writing
0 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.
A portfolio-based course that develops thinking skills and competency in reading and writing needed for both high school exit and college entrance English classrooms.
Department: English
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ENG W100 - Intensive Writing 1
0 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
Development of critical thinking and writing skills needed for freshman-level college coursework. Students create portfolios based on freshman-level reading assignments in the sciences.
Students are urged to participate in a 3-credit “College Now” course
Department: English
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ENG W200 - Intensive Writing 2
0 Credit(s) Hours: 2 hrs.
Course builds on the work of ENG W100 . Based on readings in psychology, students develop advanced critical thinking and writing skills required for success in English classes during and beyond the freshman year.
Students are urged to participate in a 3-credit “College Now” course
Department: English
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