EN 278 - Introduction to Women’s Literature

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3

Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None

English Prerequisites: IRW 98 or Higher (C or Higher) OR

EN 97 (C or Higher) OR

Accuplacer Writing 5 or Higher OR

ACT English 18 or Higher OR

SAT Writing 25 or Higher

Math Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

Description: EN 278 is an introduction to literature by women writers in which students may study various genres, historical time periods, classes, races, and nationalities. The course explores the variety of writing styles women have used to think about issues such as the search for identity, power, societal roles, relationships and conflict, marriage, sexuality, treatment as the other, responses to patriarchy, achievement, and daily life. The impact of gender on literature, expression, and experience is considered.

Department Consent: No Department Consent Required

General Education Distribution Category Met: Humanities