Timeroom: Spring 2024

CPS Online Coll of Professional Studies :: English-CPSO

ENG 545 (01) - The Media and Its Messages

The Media and Its Messages

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Term 3 (01/23/2024 - 03/15/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 56054

Grounded within the context of media studies, this course engages students in a critical and analytical exploration of the media and its influences on American culture and society. The course examines the various ways that the media functions as both a lens for interpreting culture and a tool through which culture is shaped. Through critical engagement with various forms of media, students explore the roles of film, visual art, television, music, mass media, and web- based media in shaping their understanding of literature, writing, and culture.

Advisor Approval Required. Contact your Academic Advisor for approval and registration.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 420 or ENG 500G

Equivalent(s): ENG 508G

Campuses not allowed in section: Durham

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Online (no campus visits), Human Thought & Exp (Gen Ed), EUNH, Environment,Tech&Society(Disc)

Instructors: Susan Nagelsen

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	3/15/2024		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

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ENG 585 (01) - Short Fiction

Short Fiction

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Term 4 (03/25/2024 - 05/17/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 56055

This class focuses on late 19th through early 21st century short fiction, including both the short story and the novella. Readings and discussion of primary works by selected authors combine with study of secondary commentaries that outline the evolution of and theories about the genre. Students develop a basis for interpreting complex texts and for analyzing the techniques and characteristics that give short fiction its distinctive literary flavor.

Advisor Approval Required. Contact your Academic Advisor for approval and registration.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 420 or ENG 500G

Equivalent(s): ENG 633G

Campuses not allowed in section: Durham

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Online (no campus visits), Human Thought & Exp (Gen Ed), EUNH

Instructors: Susan Nagelsen

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
3/25/2024	5/17/2024		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

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ENG 604 (01) - Creative Writing

Creative Writing

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Term 4 (03/25/2024 - 05/17/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 56057

The goal of this course is for students to develop their own capacity for creative expression by writing in fiction, poetry, and other genres using the major craft forms and elements of the genre. They will also generate strategies for reading and interpreting contemporary published writing in the same genres. A workshop format will be used for students to learn how discussing works in progress with other writers can advance their own creative expression and support the creative expression of others. The workshop format will also introduce students to the unique challenges posed by the revision process in reworking an original creative work for an external audience.

Advisor Approval Required. Contact your Academic Advisor for approval and registration.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 420 or ENG 500G

Equivalent(s): ENG 604G

Campuses not allowed in section: Durham

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Online (no campus visits), Human Thought & Exp (Gen Ed), Fine&PerformingArts(Discovery), EUNH

Instructors: Jenny Masana

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
3/25/2024	5/17/2024		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

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ENG 615 (01) - Young Adult Literature

Young Adult Literature

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Term 3 (01/23/2024 - 03/15/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 56058

This course explores a wide range of literature for young adults, along with social and literary criticism that help to illuminate the impact of this literature. Through readings and discussion of both current and classic literature, students identify why literature is a powerful tool and how it can help young adults shape their lives. Learners respond to young adult literature through written analyses and critiques.

Advisor Approval Required. Contact your Academic Advisor for approval and registration.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 420 or ENG 500G or ENGL 401

Equivalent(s): ENG 560G

Campuses not allowed in section: Durham

Attributes: Online (no campus visits), Humanities(Disc), Human Thought & Exp (Gen Ed), EUNH

Instructors: Barbara Krol-Sinclair

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	3/15/2024		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

CPS Online Coll of Professional Studies :: English-CPSO

ENG 730 (01) - The Graphic Novel

The Graphic Novel

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Term 3 (01/23/2024 - 03/15/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 56059

This course will explore several different kinds of graphic novellas, memoir, fantasy, social critiques, adaptations, etc. in an effort to understand how writers and illustrators weave words and images together to create meaning in unique ways that transcend traditional genres and harness new modes of expression. The students will have an opportunity to broaden their knowledge and appreciation of graphic novels as they apply critical concepts to their study and produce their own comics. Recommended: ART 401 and CRIT 501.

Advisor Approval Required. Contact your Academic Advisor for approval and registration.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 420 or ENG 500G

Equivalent(s): ENG 630G

Campuses not allowed in section: Durham

Attributes: Online (no campus visits), Human Thought & Exp (Gen Ed), EUNH

Instructors: James St Pierre

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	3/15/2024		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

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Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 401 (01) - First-Year Writing

First-Year Writing

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 24
CRN: 56435

Training to write more skillfully and to read with more appreciation and discernment. Frequent individual conferences for every student.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): ENGL 401A, ENGL 401H

Mutual Exclusion : ENG 420

Classes not allowed in section: Junior, Senior

Attributes: Writing Skills(Discovery), Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Lawrence Beemer

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	TR	8:10am - 9:30am	HS 103

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ENGL 401 (02) - First-Year Writing

First-Year Writing

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 24
CRN: 56436

Training to write more skillfully and to read with more appreciation and discernment. Frequent individual conferences for every student.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): ENGL 401A, ENGL 401H

Mutual Exclusion : ENG 420

Classes not allowed in section: Junior, Senior

Attributes: Writing Skills(Discovery), Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Lawrence Beemer

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	HS G35

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Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 401 (03) - First-Year Writing

First-Year Writing

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 24
CRN: 56437

Training to write more skillfully and to read with more appreciation and discernment. Frequent individual conferences for every student.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): ENGL 401A, ENGL 401H

Mutual Exclusion : ENG 420

Classes not allowed in section: Junior, Senior

Attributes: Writing Skills(Discovery), Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Clark Knowles

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MWF	8:10am - 9:00am	HS 201

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 401 (04) - First-Year Writing

First-Year Writing

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 24
CRN: 56438

Training to write more skillfully and to read with more appreciation and discernment. Frequent individual conferences for every student.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): ENGL 401A, ENGL 401H

Mutual Exclusion : ENG 420

Classes not allowed in section: Junior, Senior

Attributes: Writing Skills(Discovery), Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Christine O'Keefe

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MW	3:40pm - 5:00pm	HS 344

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 401 (05) - First-Year Writing

First-Year Writing

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 24
CRN: 56439

Training to write more skillfully and to read with more appreciation and discernment. Frequent individual conferences for every student.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): ENGL 401A, ENGL 401H

Mutual Exclusion : ENG 420

Classes not allowed in section: Junior, Senior

Attributes: Writing Skills(Discovery), Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Laura Smith

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MW	2:10pm - 3:30pm	HS 126

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