The links below contain section-by-section descriptions of the Department of English undergraduate course offerings for each semester. Prepared by individual instructors, these descriptions are much more precise and detailed than those given in the University Catalog.
Information about English 1003, 1004, 1007, 1008, 1010, and 1011 can be found here. Information on Graduate courses is available here.
Fall 2023 By Campus
Avery Point | Fall 2023 |
Hartford | Fall 2023 |
Stamford | Fall 2023 |
Storrs | Fall 2023 |
Waterbury | Fall 2023 |
Summer 2023
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May Term: May 8 – May 26
Poetry
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ENGL 2401 | Dennigan | Storrs | Asynchronous | Content Area 1B GenEd |
Short Story
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ENGL 2407 | Litman | Storrs | Asynchronous | Content Area 1B GenEd |
Short Story
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ENGL 2407 | Carillo | Waterbury | Asynchronous | Content Area 1B GenEd |
Summer Session I: May 30 – June 30
Major Writers | ENGL 1616 | Kneidel | Hartford | In person
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Content Area 1B GenEd |
The Short Story | ENGL 2407 | Gorkemli | Stamford | Online Synchronous | Content Area 1B GenEd |
Shakespeare | ENGL 3503 | Semenza + O’Hara | Storrs | Asynchronous
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Alt Summer Session I: May 30 – July 7
American Utopias and Dystopias
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AMST/ENGL 2276W | Bedore | Avery Point | Asynchronous | Content Area 1B GenEd & W |
Travel Writing
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ENGL 2730W | Deans | Storrs | Asynchronous | Content Area 1B GenEd & W |
Summer Session II: July 10 – August 11
British Literature I
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ENGL 2100 | Codr | Storrs | Asynchronous | Content Area 1B GenEd |
Poetry
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ENGL 2401 | Mahoney | Storrs | Asynchronous | Content Area 1B GenEd |
Summer 2023 and English Major Requirements
2100 BRITISH LITERATURE I
- 2017-2020 Plans: Section B.1 (British Literature) or F (Elective courses) and Distribution Requirement
- 2021-2022 Plans: Core Category: Early Literary, Cultural, and Linguistic History or one of Four Additional Courses
- Meets one requirement for the Literary Histories and Legacies Track
- Meets one of NEAG’s Secondary Education British Literature Requirements
2276/W AMERICAN UTOPIAS & DYSTOPIAS
- 2008-2020 Plans: Section F (Elective Courses)
- 2021-2022 Plans: One of Four Additional Courses
- Meets one requirement for the Cultural Studies/Media Studies Track
- Meets the Cultural, Genre, and Media Studies requirement for the English Teaching Track
- Meets one requirement for the Literature of Place and Environment Track
2401 POETRY
- 2017-2020 Plans: Section C (Genre) or F (Elective courses)
- Meets the Genre requirement for the Concentration in Creative Writing
- 2021-2022 Plans: One of Four Additional Courses
- Meets the Literary Genres or Methods requirement for the Creative Writing Track
- Meets the Cultural, Genre, and Media Studies requirement for the English Teaching Track
- Meets one of NEAG’s Secondary Education Genre Courses requirements
2407 THE SHORT STORY
- 2017-2020 Plans: Section C (Genre) or F (Elective courses)
- Meets the Genre requirement for the Concentration in Creative Writing
- 2021-2022 Plans: One of Four Additional Courses
- Meets the Literary Genres or Methods requirement for the Creative Writing Track
- Meets the Cultural, Genre, and Media Studies requirement for the English Teaching Track
- Meets one of NEAG’s Secondary Education Genre Courses requirements
2730W TRAVEL WRITING
- 2008-2020 Plans: Section F (Elective courses)
- 2021-2022 Plans: One of Four Additional Courses
- Meets the Literary Genres or Methods requirement for the Creative Writing Track
- Meets one requirement for the Literature of Place and Environment Track
- Meets one requirement for the Writing and Composition Studies Track
3503/W SHAKESPEARE I
- 2008-2016 Plans: Section D (Major Author) or F (Elective courses) and Distribution Requirement 1
- 2017-2020 Plans: Section D (Major Author) or F (Elective courses) and Distribution Requirement
- 2021-2022 Plans: Core Category: Early Literary, Cultural, and Linguistic History or one of Four Additional Courses
- Meets one requirement for the Literary Histories and Legacies Track
- Meets one of NEAG’s Secondary Education British Literature Requirements