English (ENG)
ENG 105 English Composition - 3 Hours
Develops fundamentals of academic writing, including idea development and the effective organization of expression of ideas. Literature may be included; grammar and usage may be included as needed. Prerequisite for Deerfield traditional undergraduate: ACT English score of 19 or more, or SAT verbal score of 450 or more, or successful completion of PCS 108. Offered each semester for Deerfield traditional undergraduate; other modes as scheduled. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate, online.
ENG 106 Critical Thinking and Composition - 3 Hours
Intensive practice in academic writing, with emphasis on the writing process leading to writing effective arguments. A major paper including research and documentation of sources is required. Literature may be included. Prerequisite for Deerfield traditional undergraduate: ACT English score of at least 22, or SAT writing score of at least 15, or successful completion of ENG 105. Prerequisite for online and Florida undergraduate: appropriate scoring on writing placement test or PCS 108. Offered each semester for Deerfield traditional undergraduate; other modes as scheduled. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate, Florida undergraduate, online and Waupun Initiative.
ENG 106H Critical Thinking and Composition - 3 Hours
Intensive practice in academic writing, with emphasis on the writing process leading to writing effective arguments. A major paper including research and documentation of sources is required. Literature may be included. Prerequisite for Deerfield traditional undergraduate: ACT English score of at least 22, or SAT writing score of at least 15, or successful completion of ENG 105. Offered as scheduled for Deerfield traditional undergraduate. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate This course is the enriched version of ENG 106 for students in the Trinity Honors program. Students who take this course must be in the honors program or receive permission from the Director of the Honors Program. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate.
ENG 111 Critical Thinking and Writing - 3 Hours
Intensive practice in academic writing, with emphasis on the writing process leading to writing effective arguments. Students will enhance skills in idea development and in the effective organization and expression of ideas. A major paper including research and documentation of sources is required. Grammar and usage may be included as needed. Prerequisite for Deerfield traditional undergraduate: ACT English score of 19 or more or SAT verbal score of 450 or more or successful completion of ENG 106. Prerequisite for online and Florida undergraduate: appropriate scoring on writing placement test or ENG 106. Offered each semester for Deerfield traditional undergraduate; other modes as scheduled. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate, Florida undergraduate, online.
ENG 115 Writing & Research - 3 Hours
A second level writing course that further develops writing and critical thinking skills. Emphasizes tools and logic of information access, documentation style, and critical use of source material. Delivery mode: Florida undergraduate and Waupun Initiative.
ENG 210X Business Communication - 3 Hours
This course covers the fundamentals of both written and oral communication in the contemporary marketplace. It includes theory while emphasizing practical and varied applications simulating a broad range of professional and organizational situations. Particular attention is paid to persuasive writing, oral presentations, collaboration, and the appropriate use of technology. Prerequisite: ENG 106 or equivalent. Cross-listed with COM 210X. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate, online.
ENG 214 Drama Production - 2 Hours
Participation in a play on campus. The course may be repeated for credit. Consent of instructor required. Offered each year for Deerfield traditional undergraduate. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate. Note: A total of only 4 hours of drama productions count toward the 120 hours required for graduation. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate.
ENG 220 Studies in Poetry - 3 Hours
Basic methods of reading and analyzing poetry: study of forms, techniques, and modern critical approaches. Includes poetry from traditional Western and global authors. Prerequisite: ENG 106 or equivalent. Offered each year for Deerfield traditional undergraduate. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate.
ENG 222 Studies in Fiction - 3 Hours
Basic methods of reading and analyzing fiction: study of forms, techniques and modern critical approaches. Includes fiction by traditional Western and global authors. Prerequisite: ENG 106 or equivalent. Offered each year for Deerfield traditional undergraduate; other modes as scheduled. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate, online, Florida undergraduate and Waupun Initiative.
ENG 224 Studies in Drama - 3 Hours
Basic methods of reading and analyzing drama: study of forms, techniques and modern critical approaches. Includes drama of traditional Western and global authors. Prerequisite: ENG 106 or equivalent. Offered each year for Deerfield traditional undergraduate. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate.
ENG 304 Studies in Film - 3 Hours
Basic introduction to film studies, including cinematic elements and film history (primarily American but including foreign). Required weekly film screenings and reporting. Major paper required. Prerequisite: ENG 106 or equivalent and/or the permission of the instructor. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate.
ENG 305 Argumentation and Persuasive Speaking - 3 Hours
This course is designed for students who wish to improve their ability to structure analytical arguments and communicate persuasively. Students will examine major theories of argumentation and persuasion as related to oral communication in cultural, political, organizational, and interpersonal settings. Special attention is given to audience analysis, message structure, and effective delivery of student's speeches, as well as practical analysis of rhetorical discourse in popular culture. Delivery mode: Florida undergraduate.
ENG 306 Renaissance Literature - 3 Hours
Study of major authors, including Spenser, Milton, Donne, Herbert, and the English sonneteers. Prerequisites: ENG 220 or ENG 222, and ENG 224. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate.
ENG 308 Nineteenth-Century Women Authors - 3 Hours
This course is an introduction to nineteenth-century literature written by women. It explores the ways women writers construct gender and identity, portray women's roles in culture and society, and develop their own creative expression. Since women writers of the nineteenth century are a diverse group, the authors studied in this course represent a variety of class, regional, racial, ethnic, and religious identities. This course also analyzes how women writers shape, challenge, or support our own worldviews. Delivery mode: Florida undergraduate.
ENG 310 Romantic Literature - 3 Hours
Studies of major romantic poets: traces from the 18th-century roots the evolution of romanticism as a worldview. Prerequisite: ENG 220. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate.
ENG 318 American Literature I: Puritanism Through Transcendentalism - 3 Hours
American cultural and intellectual history as reflected in such authors as Jonathan Edwards, John Woolman, Emerson, Thoreau, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville. Prerequisite: ENG 220 or ENG 222. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate.
ENG 320 American Literature II: Civil War Through Depression - 3 Hours
Continuation of ENG 318. Authors studied may include Whitman, Dickinson, Twain, Dreiser, F. Scott Fitzgerald, T. S. Eliot, Anderson, Hurston, and Flannery O'Connor. Prerequisite: ENG 220 or ENG 222. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate.
ENG 323 Children's and Adolescent Literature - 3 Hours
A survey by genre of literature for children and adolescents, with an emphasis on diversity in formats, themes, and the global cultures of author, illustrator, and setting. The course includes learning to read visual images and responding to literature via spoken, written, and visual language. Students engage in critically thinking with and through literature. Prerequisite: ENG 106 or instructor approval. Offered fall semesters, even years. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate.
ENG 336 Creative Writing - 3 Hours
In-depth study of fiction writing techniques and extensive writing practice. The course may include components of poetry and/or drama writing at the discretion of the professor. Prerequisites: ENG 111 and ENG 220 or ENG 222 or ENG 224 and permission of the instructor. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate.
ENG 350 Topics in Literature - 1-3 Hours
Selected topics in the field of literature not taught under specific course title. May be repeated for credit if topics differ. Offered on demand for Deerfield traditional undergraduate. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate.
ENG 355 Literature and Ideas - 3 Hours
Practical field experience, preferably off-campus, of at least 43 hours of supervised work including a strong writing component in an approved area of the communication field as established by the department. Does not satisfy the professional experience requirement for the English/Communication major. Offered each semester for Deerfield traditional undergraduate. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate.
ENG 357X Christian Classics - 3 Hours
This interdisciplinary, team-taught honors seminar will investigate significant primary works on the nature of religious spirituality from a variety of Christian traditions from the second century to the present. Cross listed with HI 357X and PH 357X. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate.
ENG 400 Writing Fiction - 3 Hours
Analysis and practice of fiction writing techniques that culminates in the development of a portfolio of short stories. Classes follow a workshop format. Does not satisfy College Writing requirement. Offered on demand. Delivery mode: Florida undergraduate.
ENG 406 Shakespeare - 3 Hours
In-depth study of major histories, comedies, and tragedies, plus sonnets, with special attention given to dramatic interpretation and criticism. Prerequisite: ENG 306. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate.
ENG 414 History and Structure of the English Language - 3 Hours
Examination of origins and development of English; principles of word origin and change. Emphasis on language as reflection of human condition. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate.
ENG 420 Capstone Seminar in the British Novel - 3 Hours
Study of important British novels from the 18th to the 20th century. Strong emphasis is placed on cultural and historical context and on seminal developments in fictional technique. Students will study and research the critical literature on a single text extensively and develop, over the course of the semester, a senior paper supporting an argument. Ethical perspectives on doing and presenting research in the scholarly community are included. Prerequisite: ENG 222. This course fulfills the IDS 499X Integrative Thought Capstone requirement for students in the English, English/Communication, and English with Secondary Licensure majors. Offered spring semester for Deerfield traditional undergraduate. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate.
ENG 431X Contemporary Theory - 3 Hours
A study of significant theorists and perspectives in the late-modern period. Cross listed with PH 431X. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate.
ENG 444 Professional Experience - 1-4 Hours
An individually tailored experience such as library or academic assistant, using the skills developed in the major. Students wishing to pursue professional writing internships will need to fulfill prerequisites as approved by the department. Satisfies the professional experience requirement for English majors. Offered each semester for Deerfield traditional undergraduate. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate.
ENG 450 Independent Study - 1-4 Hours
To include a semester of optional senior honors thesis, bibliography and research, sophisticated in-depth study of student's choice. Limited to juniors and seniors. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Delivery mode: Deerfield traditional undergraduate.