English

This course is the capstone and experiential component for the Media and Communication Studies Major. The course provides students with hands-on experience in the field of media and communications and is designed to bridge the gap between academic theories and real-world practice. Students will work in various fields, including public relations, brand strategy, digital marketing and messaging, journalism, corporate
communications, and broadcasting. This internship will be at least 120 hours over the course of a semester. Content will vary depending on the organization in which the student is placed.

This course is designed to aid international students with the English language and with the English-language educational style so that they might read, write, speak, and understand English sufficiently well to benefit from other classes and experiences.

Readings in the major literary genres— poetry, fiction and drama. This course introduces critical concepts and vocabulary that enable students to analyze literature seriously and to create well-organized essays demonstrating their own competence in literary interpretation. Students will receive level-appropriate instruction in research.

First-Year Seminars (FYS) constitute a common and academically significant experience in a student’s first year at Converse. All incoming first-year students are required to take a 3- or 4-credit hour FYS course in the fall semester, choosing from a variety of discipline specific topics. Each FYS carries the corresponding departmental prefix, but with a common course number.  Each FYS carries the corresponding departmental prefix but with a common course number. Special emphasis is given to cultivating critical thinking, effective speaking, and writing skills. 

First-Year Seminars (FYS) constitute a common and academically significant experience in a student’s first year at Converse. All incoming first-year students are required to take a 3- or 4-credit hour FYS course in the fall semester, choosing from a variety of discipline specific topics. Each FYS carries the corresponding departmental prefix, but with a common course number.  Each FYS carries the corresponding departmental prefix but with a common course number. Special emphasis is given to cultivating critical thinking, effective speaking, and writing skills. 

Selections from British literature beginning with the Anglo-Saxon period. The works of major writers are studied in chronological order and appropriate attention is given to backgrounds and characteristics of major literary periods. The first half studies the literature to 1660.

The second half of the British Writers survey studies the literature from 1660 to the present.

SP20 topic: Literature & Translation

A focused study on a particular time period, genre, geographical area, cultural milieu, or theme within the framework of comparative literary studies. Topics in this course typically cross national boundaries and perhaps even traditional structures of periodization.

The course emphasizes works originating from outside of Europe or originally written in languages other than English. These works are taught in English translation with attention to the original culture that produced them. English majors may not take more than one such course to count toward major requirements. Non-European and non-Anglophone GEP requirement.

A study of literature from around the world. Course of study may look at specific geographical areas, such as Africa, or may more typically combine literature from a variety of cultures. Non- European and non-Anglophone GEP requirement.

Topics in creative writing by women. Topics may include Feminist Literature, Reading and Writing Women, women writers within certain periods and cultural contexts, and specific themes such as women and art. 

In this course, students will learn to compose in a range of related “modes” or systems of representation, including written, oral, and visual communication. Students may study and produce academic and new media artifacts, such as presentations, podcasts, videos, research posters, and more. Multimodal Composition will satisfy the GEP composition requirement only for those students who place in the course by a score of three on either the Literature/Composition or the Language/Composition Advanced Placement tests. Writing Intensive.

In this course, students will analyze and compose genres of writing and communication used in professional, technological, and scientific contexts, including proposals, reports, and instructional manuals. Students will deepen their understanding of principles developed and practiced in either English 101 or 290 by designing multimodal artifacts that communicate technical and specialized information to both expert and non-expert audiences. English 323 prepares English majors and non-English majors alike for unique writing and rhetorical situations in the classroom, laboratory, and workplace.

Topics in creative writing by women. Topics may include Feminist Literature, Reading and Writing Women, women writers within certain periods and cultural contexts, and specific themes such as women and art.