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	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