DM/EN220
INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL FILM
(4 credit hours)
FallPrerequisites: ---
Introduction to video production. Includes screenwriting, lighting, camera work, and video and sound editing. Final project an approximately five-minute film. Lab fee assessed.
DM/EN225
DESKTOP PUBLISHING
(4 credit hours)
SpringPrerequisites: CI101
Principles and practices of gathering, evaluating, and presenting information for mass audiences, with attention to print and electronic media. Students will learn the latest publishing software. Lab fee assessed.
DM/EN290
DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION
(4 credit hours)
SpringPrerequisites: CI101
Focus on film editing. Particular emphasis on working with large audio and image files. Lab fee assessed.
DM/EN295
DIGITAL AUDIO PRODUCTION
(4 credit hours)
Summer/Odd YearPrerequisites: CI101
This course acquaints the student with the theory and techniques of sound recording as applied to film and video. Professional digital sound creation and editing software will be introduced. This course will also examine how the artist uses the techniques of multi-track sound recording principles to achieve the goal of integrating audio and visual imagery. Lab fee assessed.
DM180
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
(4 credit hours)
Summer/Even YearPrerequisites: ---
Theory and practice of digital photography. Focus on composition, lighting, and software enhancements. Lab fee assessed.
DM240
COMPUTER GRAPHIC DESIGN I
(4 credit hours)
WinterPrerequisites: CI101
This course will teach students to use Adobe Illustrator for graphic designs. The course concentrates on the application of design elements in graphic design. The topics are include drawing and composing illustrations, transforming and distorting object, creating and using patterns, applying different effects and creating 3D objects. Lab fee assessed.
DM245
COMPUTER GRAPHIC DESIGN II
(4 credit hours)
FallPrerequisites: DM240
This course is the second course of graphic designs. The course is focused on complex designs. Using Adobe Illustrator, students learn to finish complex designs. Lab fee assessed..
DM260
DIGITAL IMAGING: PHOTOSHOP I
(4 credit hours)
FallPrerequisites: CI101
This course introduces the most features of Adobe Photoshop. Student will learn how to work with layers, make selections, incorporate color techniques, painting tools, working with special layer functions, creating special effects with filters, adjusting colors, clipping masks, transforming type, liquefying an image, performing image surgery, and creating images for the Web. Lab fee assessed.
DM265
DIGITAL IMAGING: PHOTOSHOP II
(4 credit hours)
WinterPrerequisites: DM260
This course is the second course of digital imaging. The course introduces advanced features of image processing. Using Adobe Photoshop software, students learn to perform complex image manipulations. Various image rotation, editing, and enhancement techniques will be covered. Lab fee assessed.
DM275
COMPUTER GAME DESIGN I
(4 credit hours)
FallPrerequisites: CI101
This course takes students through the creative game-making process from theory to project completion. Students will use software to create a video game with everything from health meters to collision detection. Lab fee assessed.
DM285
ANIMATION FOR THE WEB I
(4 credit hours)
WinterPrerequisites: CI101
This course introduces an animation tool for drawing objects, creating animated graphics and movies, adding sound/video and publishing animated movies for digital media and web. Lab fee assessed.
DM305
ANIMATION FOR THE WEB II
(4 credit hours)
SpringPrerequisites: DM285
This course is the continuation of DM285, and introduces the students to advanced features of web animation. The course covers the latest techniques for creating cutting edge productions. Students will earn more advanced skills such as masking, transformation, distortion, motion techniques and character animations to create vivid movies for digital media and the web. Lab fee assessed.
DM320
DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION II
(4 credit hours)
Fall/Odd YearPrerequisites: DM290
This course is integrated of digital video and audio productions. It includes a comprehensive project using all the technologies covered in DM290. Final project an approximately twenty-minute film. Lab fee assessed.
DM325
VIDEO SPECIAL EFFECT DESIGN
(4 credit hours)
Spring/Even yearPrerequisites: DM290
The student will learn the tools of After Effects for compositing, animation and special effects that motion-graphics exports, visual effects artists, web designers and film and video professionals need. Students will practice and composite layers in various methods, apply and combine sophisticated visual and audio effects and animate both objects and effects. Lab fee assessed.
DM370
3D ANIMATION DESIGN
(4 credit hours)
As NeededPrerequisites: DM305
The course covers 3D animation designs, and incorporating the use of drawn, vector, and bitmapped formats as a means of generating animated sequences. Lab fee assessed.
DM377
COMPUTER GAME DESIGN II
(4 credit hours)
As NeededPrerequisites: DM275
This course is the second course of computer game design. Students will create complex and realistic landscapes, work with existing models and skins, design levels, assign character actions, and create lighting and shadow effects. This course offers the chance for students to immerse themselves in a 3D world. Lab fee assessed.
DM490
DIGITAL MEDIA PORTFOLIO PRODUCTION
(4 credit hours)
As NeededPrerequisites: Senior level and DM240, DM260 and DM290
This course requires senior students to finish a comprehensive project using all the technologies covered in the previous courses. The project will include print and web design components.
EN/DM220
INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL FILM
(4 credit hours)
FallPrerequisites: ---
Introduction to video production. Includes screenwriting, lighting, camera work, and video and sound editing. Final project is an approximately five minute film. Lab fee assessed.
EN/DM225
DESKTOP PUBLISHING
(4 credit hours)
WinterPrerequisites: CI101 and EN152
Principles and practices of gathering, evaluating, and presenting information for mass audiences, with attention to print and electronic media. Students will learn the latest publishing software. Lab fee assessed.
EN/DM290
DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION
(4 credit hours)
SpringPrerequisites: CI101 or consent of instructor
Focus on film narration and editing. Particular emphasis on working with large audio and image files. Lab fee assessed.
EN/DM295
DIGITAL AUDIO PRODUCTION
(4 credit hours)
Summer/Odd YearPrerequisites: CI101 or consent of instructor
This course acquaints the student with the theory and techniques of sound recording as applied to film and video. Professional digital sound creation and editing software will be introduced. This course will also examine how the artist uses the techniques of multi-track sound recording principles to achieve the goal of integrating audio and visual imagery. Lab fee assessed.
EN105
POETRY: COMPOSITION AND INTERPRETATION
(4 credit hours)
FallPrerequisites: ---
In this workshop course, students develop their craft by being exposed to and modeling best poets of all eras, from ancient to contemporary; students are expected to complete seven poems throughout the course. Classroom activities include responses to texts and imaginative exercises. Students study the power of rhythm, diction, imagery, irony, and organization. The course uses poetry as a tool for students to explore the potential of language and creation of an identity.
EN106
FUNDAMENTALS OF COMEDIC PERFORMANCE AND WRITING
(4 credit hours)
FallPrerequisites: ---
In this workshop course, students explore various forms of comedic performance such as stand-up, improvisation, and sketch, with opportunities for writing and performing. The course is useful for writers wishing to add to their toolbox. In addition, students will use critical thinking and analysis to evaluate comedy in terms of performance, writing styles, and unique ways of expression. The question “how and why do we use humor?” will be addressed.
EN125
COLLEGE PREPARATORY ENGLISH
(4 credit hours)
Fall/Winter/SpringPrerequisites: Placement.
This reading and writing course is designed to improve students’ English skills to reach the level required for college work. Students improve vocabulary, strengthen reading comprehension, improve grammar, and build confidence in college level writing. Reading and writing are based on contemporary materials and topics relevant to students’ lives. Credits do not count towards graduation.
EN151
RHETORIC AND STYLE
(4 credit hours)
Fall/Winter/SpringPrerequisites: EN125 or Placement.
This course is designed to familiarize students with the writing process, empowering them to effectively produce polished, coherent academic essays, which employ critical, analytical and research skills. This course applies a holistic approach to academic writing while helping students to develop clear, thoughtful essays in standard academic forms.
EN152
WRITING FROM SOURCES
(4 credit hours)
Fall/Winter/SpringPrerequisites: EN151.
The second part of the required freshman writing sequence. Students read essays and books written for a general educated audience, paraphrase and summarize them, isolate premises and evaluate the evidence of arguments. Students incorporate their readings into original papers, and practice documenting their research.
EN153
HONORS ENGLISH
(4 credit hours)
FallPrerequisites: Placement.
Students analyze outstanding literary and nonfiction texts, write documented research papers, and give talks based on their research papers. Students can take this course instead of the EN151/EN152 sequence.
EN154
TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
(4 credit hours)
As NeededPrerequisites: EN152
Organization and design of standard documents common to business, science and technology, letters, memos, reports and resumes. Emphasis is placed on audience, purpose and style.
EN155
INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM
(4 credit hours)
Spring/Odd YearPrerequisites: EN151.
The course addresses the following issues: What is fake news? What is real news? How do ethics, honesty and bias weigh in when gathering and reporting news? What are the most effective ways of presenting and reporting news to the public? Students understand the changing role of journalism and learn the art of reporting and writing narrative stories. Readings include some of the best examples of modern journalism from a diverse range of authors and sources. Coursework includes news reports, features, narratives and interviews that are ready for publication. The students leave class with a mastery of basic journalism skills and a portfolio of their best pieces. The course culminates with an issue of Phantom Press, the campus newspaper.
EN156
ENGLISH TUTORING WORKSHOP
(4 credit hours)
As NeededPrerequisites: EN152
An introduction to tutoring. Course conducted as a practicum in the Writing Center, overseen by the head of tutoring. Emphasis is placed on interaction between tutor and client and strategies to help the client master written Standard English. Includes a review of mechanics and punctuation, written clarity, methods of research, standard documentation, and a survey of the types of writing demanded by different disciplines and addresses the different strategies required for English as a second language students and native speakers.
EN157
PRACTICAL RESEARCH WRITING
(4 credit hours)
Fall/Winter/SpringPrerequisites: EN152
The third in the freshman composition sequence. Students pose questions and use research to help develop and justify answers. Students evaluate the quality and reliability of data found in different sources, and use critical thinking to draw inferences, generate ideas, and propose solutions to problems. Students learn about resources provided by professional organizations, and about scholarly journals in their major; students use research databases, produce an annotated bibliography using citation style appropriate to their major (APA, IEEE, MLA), a literature review, and at least one research paper.
EN160/CI105
WEB PAGE DESIGN
(4 credit hours)
Fall/Winter/SpringPrerequisites: CI101
An introductory web design course that explains the fundamentals of how the web works, including working knowledge of HTML and web-authoring tools. Topics include how to page layouts, templates and links, set font styles, create tables, align images, build frames, create rollovers, work with form objects, redefine HTML with CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and integrate images. Lab fee assessed.
EN166
SPEECH
(4 credit hours)
Fall/Winter/SpringPrerequisites: ---
An introduction to public speaking. Requires oral presentations by students in a variety of public speaking situations. Emphasis is placed on diction, delivery, audience analysis, purpose and research.
EN175
INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL MEDIA
(4 credit hours)
FallPrerequisites: Placement above EN125
This course deals with the language and concepts of contemporary media. Students study the digital communication tools and their effect on communication and economic and social structures. Students acquire basic writing skills necessary to create messages for the multimedia environment, such as web-based and other digital formats including text, audio, still images and moving images. Upon completion of the course students will be able to write multimedia scripts, understand the nuances of writing for multimedia vs. standalone texts, and understand the limitations and advantages of multimedia as conduits for communication.
EN201/BS205
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
(4 credit hours)
Fall/SpringPrerequisites: BS101, EN152, and EN166
This course will assist students in developing the skills needed to communicate effectively in an increasingly diverse work environment. Communication theories and skills essential for success in management, with emphasis placed on research, organization, writing, and presentation of business communications will be examined. Topics integrated throughout the course include global communication, business ethics, and cultural differences in the business environment. Included are technological applications and ethical and cross- cultural considerations in the workplace.
EN205
CREATIVE WRITING
(4 credit hours)
As NeededPrerequisites: EN151
A writing workshop for students interested in writing fiction and poetry. Students analyze published pieces to study basic techniques of storytelling and description, and apply them in their own work.
EN217
PERSUASION AND PUBLIC ISSUES
(4 credit hours)
WinterPrerequisites: EN152
Students study the ways to present versions of reality by selecting and structuring information. Students analyze the nature and impact of rhetoric in public controversy. Critical analysis of the effect of speeches, debates, commentaries. Rhetorical analysis of arguments. Students explore and practice effective persuasive techniques, and create professional documents addressing a public issue.
EN227
INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE
(4 credit hours)
SpringPrerequisites: EN152
The course studies what makes a poem, a story or a play good literature. Students learn to appreciate cultural contexts, conventions of genres, innovations and skills of the writers, and to make informed value judgments about works of literature.
EN260
APPLIED GRAMMAR
(4 credit hours)
Winter/Odd YearPrerequisites: EN152
The course explores the difference between prescriptive and descriptive approaches to grammar, and introduces the structure of the English language on the level of phonetics, morphology and syntax. The students learn how the knowledge of structure can be applied to their writing, to mythic tradition.
EN271
SCIENCE FICTION
(4 credit hours)
Winter/Odd YearPrerequisites: EN152
Discusses classic and modern science fiction literature and films. Identifies the appeal of the genre, its generic features, and the social issues it addresses.
EN301
ADVANCED COMPOSITION
(4 credit hours)
As NeededPrerequisites: EN152
Sophisticated level of reading and writing. Intensive analysis of complex essays, using the ideas of one essay to explore the implications of another. Study of unusual writing techniques. Practice creating writing pieces modelled on unusual techniques of advanced writers.
EN341
AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE
(4 credit hours)
Fall/Odd YearPrerequisites: EN157 and sophomore standing
Major works of fiction, prose and poetry by African American writers. A brief overview of the historical, social, and political context of African-American literature.
EN342
LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE
(4 credit hours)
Fall/Even YearPrerequisites: EN157 and sophomore standing
Major works of fiction by Latin American writers. A brief overview of the historical, social, and political context of Latin American literature.
EN351
FILM ADAPTATION
(4 credit hours)
As NeededPrerequisites: EN157 and sophomore standing
Students will analyze the film adaptation of novels. Emphasis on film language, editing, and pacing.
EN352/DM320
DIGITAL VIDEO/AUDIO PRODUCTION
(4 credit hours)
SpringPrerequisites: EN290
This course integrates digital video and audio productions. It includes a comprehensive project using all the technologies covered in EN290. Final project is an approximately twenty minute film. Lab fee assessed.
EN360
NARRATIVE AND HORROR
(4 credit hours)
As NeededPrerequisites: EN157 and sophomore standing
Discusses classic and modern horror literature and films. Enhances students ability to identify patterns. Identifies the appeal of the genre, generic features, and the social and psychological issues it addresses.
EN361
THE ROLE OF ROMANCE IN LITERATURE
(4 credit hours)
As NeededPrerequisites: EN157 and sophomore standing
Discusses classic and modern romance novels and films. Enhances students ability to identify patterns. Identifies the appeal of the genre, generic features, and the social and psychological issues it addresses.
EN362
MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE
(4 credit hours)
As NeededPrerequisites: EN157 and sophomore standing
Discusses classic and modern mystery and suspense novels and films. Enhances students ability to identify patterns. Identifies the appeal of the genre, generic features, and the social and psychological issues it addresses.
EN366
COMEDY
(4 credit hours)
As NeededPrerequisites: EN157 and sophomore standing
The course explores what makes a work of literature of a film funny. What are the patterns which create a comedy? Students read and view comedic literary works and films. They explore the structure and conventions of comedy, and comedy’s role in imaginative and human life as seen through ethical, cognitive, and literary theory. Enhances students ability to identify patterns.
EN370
GROUP DYNAMICS AND TEAM BUILDING
(4 credit hours)
As NeededPrerequisites: EN152
Application of the principles of group dynamics to effective communication in a variety of contexts. Students examine the effects of group structure, collaboration, and decision-making on performance. Special emphasis on critical thinking and personal involvement in the group process. Students will work on a collaborative research project and will organize a symposium.
EN371
SOCIAL MEDIA IN TODAY’S WORKPLACE
(4 credit hours)
As NeededPrerequisites: EN152
This applications-based course provides an overview of technology tools used in the digital age. Students will learn how to create projects using new media such as Facebook and Twitter, as well as analyze the appropriate use of media choices in professional settings. The course is designed to assist students in understanding and effectively using a variety of technology tools.
EN373
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
(4 credit hours)
summerPrerequisites: EN152
A study of the communication variables in intercultural contexts including culture and meaning, nonverbal styles across cultures, culture shock and communication, and values in intercultural professional settings.
EN375/MR311
PUBLIC RELATIONS
(4 credit hours)
Winter/Even YearPrerequisites: MR201 or consent of instructor
This course emphasizes the communication and the presentation elements of the public relations function. The course introduces strategic issues and effective practices of communication between organizations and their constituencies. Includes the study of public opinion research, media relations, public communication campaigns, consumer identity, and representational ethics. Students gain practical experience in writing news releases, conducting surveys, and designing integrated campaigns. Oral and written group and individual presentations are required.
EN380
NEGOTIATION
(4 credit hours)
Spring/Even YearPrerequisites: EN152
Negotiation theory and its application to the world of work. Topics covered include negotiating in multi-party situations; challenges of representing groups whether they are corporations, class parties, or families; the effect of intra-group and inter-group negotiations, barriers to dispute resolution; and the role of third parties in complex negotiations.
EN404
STUDIES IN THE BIBLE
(4 credit hours)
Winter/Even YearPrerequisites: EN157 and sophomore standing
This course is appropriate for people of any faith (Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, atheist, Christian, Hebrew or Zoroastrian). It addresses the origins and structure of the foundational text of the three Abrahamic faiths. Who wrote the Bible? When? Where? How do we know? Explores selections from the Old and New Testament. Analysis of literary form and of the historical and cultural contexts. Discussion of sources and canon formation.
EN406
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
(4 credit hours)
As NeededPrerequisites: EN157 and sophomore standing.
We will study seven of the greatest plays ever written. They depict the joys and ambiguities of love, the illusions of politics, the depths of hatred, and the need for forgiveness. They portray some of the greatest characters in literature in the most beautiful language in English.
EN412
MEDIA AND SOCIETY
(4 credit hours)
Fall/Odd YearPrerequisites: EN152
A study of the way media shape messages; the economic, psychological, and cultural effects of media; and the interaction of media with humans.
EN433
LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY
(4 credit hours)
Fall/Even YearPrerequisites: EN260
An introduction to sociolinguistics with emphasis on the relation of language to social stratification and cohesion. Students explore the role of language as a social and political instrument.
EN440
PERSUASION AND DEBATE
(4 credit hours)
Winter/Odd YearPrerequisites: EN157 and sophomore standing
The persuasion and debate course is designed to improve critical thinking and argumentation skills. The student will develop the ability to apply those skills in a variety of communication situations (business, legal, personal). Students will research, analyze, and develop sound arguments on various relevant issues and apply the basic principles of argumentation to various forms of debate.
EN453
GENDER AND IDENTITY
(4 credit hours)
As NeededPrerequisites: EN152
Investigates how gender is constituted, how it changes over time, how it interacts with other cultural institutions and symbols, and considers the social and individual consequences of notions of gender and the role of gender in forming identity and structuring personal experience.
EN493
READINGS IN ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATIONS
(4 credit hours)
As NeededPrerequisites: Senior standing
An intensive study of a major writer or issue of current interest.
English and Communication
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