An introduction to science fiction literature, focusing primarily on texts from the late 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Examines the interaction between scientific change and the resulting ethical questions as depicted in fictional texts. Emphasis will be on short stories written by authors from diverse cultural backgrounds and contexts. Fulfills Foundations - Philosophy and Literature. Offered fall and winter semesters.
Spring/Summer 2025 - Online
A comparative look at myths, folk tales, and fairy tales and how they derive from, and work on, the mind of a culture, both socially and aesthetically. Examines these tales as works of art and as metaphors expressing a society's major values, themes, and preoccupations. Fulfills Cultures - Global Perspectives. Offered fall and winter semesters. Prerequisite: Fulfillment of general education Foundations - Writing.
Winter 2025 - Online Spring/Summer 2025 - Online
An introduction to the principles of linguistics and linguistic analysis, with a focus on the structure and use of English. Coverage includes phonology, morphology, syntax, descriptive and prescriptive grammar, language history, and language variation. Prerequisite for 300- to 400-level English courses in applied linguistics. Offered fall and winter semesters.
Spring/Summer 2025 - Hybrid
This course examines the comics medium and its role in popular culture and academic studies. Students read and analyze historical and contemporary comics from varying genres, learn the formal elements of comics, consider the possibilities and limitations of the medium, and critique representations of race, class, and gender within comics. Part of the Information, Innovation, or Technology Issue. Offered spring/summer semester. Prerequisites: Fulfillment of general education Foundations - Writing and junior standing.
An examination of American multicultural literature for children and young adults, such as African American, Asian American, Latino, and Native American literatures. This service-learning course requires service reading, dramatic presentations, or other creative ways of engaging the community with literature. Prerequisites: Fulfillment of general education Foundations - Writing and junior standing.
Studies the importance and variety of literature by American minorities, such as African American, Native American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and other minority or marginalized authors. Emphasis will be on multiplicity of literary voices, social-historical contexts, and themes of negotiating identity between/among majority and minority cultures. Fulfills Cultures - U.S. Diversity. Part of the Identity Issue. Offered fall and winter semesters. Prerequisites: Fulfillment of general education Foundations - Writing and junior standing.
This course prepares students to provide culturally sustaining English Language Arts instruction. The course offers PK-6 teacher candidates the tools they need to build curricular bridges between students' home cultures, literacies, and languages and the English Language Arts. Field experience required; students provide transportation; some placements on bus line. Offered every semester. Prerequisite: ENG 301.
