Course Descriptions

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

Learn more about summer session here 

May Term: May 8 – May 26

 

Poetry

 

ENGL 2401 Dennigan Storrs Asynchronous Content Area 1B GenEd
Short Story

 

ENGL 2407 Litman Storrs Asynchronous Content Area 1B GenEd
Short Story

 

ENGL 2407 Carillo Waterbury Asynchronous Content Area 1B GenEd

 

Summer Session I: May 30 – June 30

Major Writers ENGL 1616 Kneidel Hartford In person

 

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

 

 

Alt Summer Session I: May 30 – July 7

American Utopias and Dystopias

 

AMST/ENGL 2276W Bedore Avery Point Asynchronous Content Area 1B GenEd & W
Travel Writing

 

ENGL 2730W Deans Storrs Asynchronous Content Area 1B GenEd & W

 

Summer Session II: July 10 – August 11

British Literature I

 

ENGL 2100 Codr Storrs Asynchronous Content Area 1B GenEd
Poetry

 

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