University of St. Thomas

4 Credit Hours

This course explores urban experience through the perspectives of writers working in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. It will focus on the way writers in those three genres use language and literary devices to address the life and landscape of the city. Although most of the writing done in this class will be analytical, we will also look at each of the three genres from a user's perspective, using some of the tools of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry to make our own sense of the urban environment. The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. Prerequisite: ENGL 121.

4 Credit Hours

This course explores urban experience through the perspectives of writers working in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. It will focus on the way writers in those three genres use language and literary devices to address the life and landscape of the city. Although most of the writing done in this class will be analytical, we will also look at each of the three genres from a user's perspective, using some of the tools of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry to make our own sense of the urban environment. The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. Prerequisite: ENGL 121.

4 Credit Hours

This course introduces students to skills necessary for imaginative writing. It includes close readings of literary texts that model basic techniques, weekly writing exercises that encourage exploration and development of craft, and workshop discussions to develop students' critical skills. This course will include instruction in setting, character, voice, point of view, literal and figurative imagery, rhythm and sound patterns, and literary structures. Prerequisites: ENGL 201, 202, 203, or 204

4 Credit Hours

This course introduces students to skills necessary for imaginative writing. It includes close readings of literary texts that model basic techniques, weekly writing exercises that encourage exploration and development of craft, and workshop discussions to develop students' critical skills. This course will include instruction in setting, character, voice, point of view, literal and figurative imagery, rhythm and sound patterns, and literary structures. Prerequisites: ENGL 201, 202, 203, or 204

4 Credit Hours

This advanced course focuses on the student's development of a substantial body of work in a chosen genre: poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. Students will review their previous writing, do further exploration of a chosen genre, and produce significant new work in that genre. Readings will include theoretical and creative texts. Prerequisite: ENGL 321 or 322 or 323 or permission of instructor based on examination of a portfolio

4 Credit Hours

This advanced course focuses on the student's development of a substantial body of work in a chosen genre: poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. Students will review their previous writing, do further exploration of a chosen genre, and produce significant new work in that genre. Readings will include theoretical and creative texts. Prerequisite: ENGL 321 or 322 or 323 or permission of instructor based on examination of a portfolio

2 Credit Hours

These interdisciplinary seminars are intended to develop integrating insights through an analysis of topics chosen from different disciplines. Often they are taught by two faculty members or by a visiting lecturer who holds one of the endowed chairs at the university. (IDSC 479 is used if the seminar has been approved to partially fulfill a requirement in the core curriculum.)

2 Credit Hours

These interdisciplinary seminars are intended to develop integrating insights through an analysis of topics chosen from different disciplines. Often they are taught by two faculty members or by a visiting lecturer who holds one of the endowed chairs at the university. (IDSC 479 is used if the seminar has been approved to partially fulfill a requirement in the core curriculum.)

4 Credit Hours

This course explores urban experience through the perspective of writers working in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. It will focus on the way writers in those three genres use language and literary devices to address the life and landscape of the city. Although most of the writing done in this class will be analytical, we will also look at each of the three genres from a user's perspective, using some of the tools of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry to make our own sense of the urban environment. The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. This course is available only to students in the Aquinas Scholars Honors program.

4 Credit Hours

This course explores urban experience through the perspective of writers working in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. It will focus on the way writers in those three genres use language and literary devices to address the life and landscape of the city. Although most of the writing done in this class will be analytical, we will also look at each of the three genres from a user's perspective, using some of the tools of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry to make our own sense of the urban environment. The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. This course is available only to students in the Aquinas Scholars Honors program.

4 Credit Hours

This course introduces students to skills necessary for imaginative writing. It includes close readings of literary texts that model basic techniques, weekly writing exercises that encourage exploration and development of craft, and workshop discussions to develop students' critical skills. This course will include instruction in setting, character, voice, point of view, literal and figurative imagery, rhythm and sound patterns, and literary structures. Prerequisites: ENGL 201, 202, 203, or 204. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CREATIVE WRITING COURSE DOES NOT COUNT TOWARDS THE CORE LITERATURE AND WRITING REQUIREMENT.

4 Credit Hours

This course introduces students to skills necessary for imaginative writing. It includes close readings of literary texts that model basic techniques, weekly writing exercises that encourage exploration and development of craft, and workshop discussions to develop students' critical skills. This course will include instruction in setting, character, voice, point of view, literal and figurative imagery, rhythm and sound patterns, and literary structures. Prerequisites: ENGL 201, 202, 203, or 204. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CREATIVE WRITING COURSE DOES NOT COUNT TOWARDS THE CORE LITERATURE AND WRITING REQUIREMENT.

2 Credit Hours

These interdisciplinary seminars are intended to develop integrating insights through an analysis of topics chosen from different disciplines. Often they are taught by two faculty members or by a visiting lecturer who holds one of the endowed chairs at the university. (IDSC 479 is used if the seminar has been approved to partially fulfill a requirement in the core curriculum.)

2 Credit Hours

These interdisciplinary seminars are intended to develop integrating insights through an analysis of topics chosen from different disciplines. Often they are taught by two faculty members or by a visiting lecturer who holds one of the endowed chairs at the university. (IDSC 479 is used if the seminar has been approved to partially fulfill a requirement in the core curriculum.)