ENGLISH II

Catalog description

A sequel to English I ( ENGL1100 ) in which students will continue to develop their writing and research skills and will study for Western cultural movements - the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Modernism, and Postmodernism - which will provide them with the cultural and historical framework necessary for beginning their humanities and social science electives. Students will explore these movements through the critical reading of a range of texts, including fiction, poetry, drama, philosophy, political theory, cultural history and theory, aesthetic criticism and theory, and the personal essay. Prerequisite: ENGL1100 ; or 0900 placement and ENGL0900 and ENGL1100 (4 credits) fall, spring, summer