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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
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EH 204 Writing for the Media (1)
A survey of writing styles and techniques appropriate for news writing, public affairs
reporting, and feature articles for print, broadcast, and Internet media. Prerequisite: EH
102 or EH 208.
EH 205 Introduction to Creative Writing (1)
Beginning work in creative writing in several genres, including fiction, poetry, and either
drama or creative nonfiction, at the discretion of the instructor. Using a combination of
in-class exercises, readings, and workshops, the course introduces students to the
fundamentals of creating, reading, and evaluating short pieces of creative writing.
Prerequisite: EH 102 or EH 208.
EH 207 Topics in Rhetoric: Voices of Birmingham (1)
An introduction to rhetorical analysis and the art of persuasion. The course focuses on
analysis and creation of written and visual texts and discourse using such concepts as
logos, ethos, pathos,
and
kairos
. This course is Birmingham-specific and will require
significant off-campus work. A service-learning integrated course.
EH 208 Intermediate Writing (1)
The development of intensive analytical skills, precise and extensive vocabulary, and
consciousness of style.
A service-learning integrated course.
Prerequisite: EH 102 or
placement by English faculty. Fall, Spring.
EH 209 Teaching and Tutoring Writing (½)
Introduces methods for effective tutoring and teaching of writing. Required for students
who serve as tutors in the Writing Center. Instructor consent required.
EH 210 Introduction to Fiction (1)
An introduction to the short story, in American, British, and world literature, with some
attention to longer fiction. Fall, Spring.
EH 212 Alternate Worlds: Reading Science Fiction (1)
Develops the skills of reading and interpreting science fiction texts through the close
examination of science fiction stories, the comparison of science fiction to other genres,
and the consideration of theoretical approaches to reading. The course emphasizes the
ability to think critically, including the ability to articulate and examine assumptions and
to imagine alternatives.
EH 215 Introduction to Drama (1)
An introduction to dramatic literature from the Greeks to the present.
EH 226 The Tranquillized Fifties: American 1950s Literature and Culture (1)
An introduction to the culture and concerns of 1950s postwar America through study of
the decade’s literature. This course examines poetry, prose, and drama which foregrounds
the flux of personal, public, and national identity during a decade often assumed calm and
tranquil. Students will investigate shifting attitudes toward racial and gender roles, newly