Accredited Online English Courses

This course will introduce students to masterpieces of children's literature. Emphasis will be placed on thematic expression, on historical perspective, and on developing a framework…

This first-year course is a skills-based introduction to critical reading, writing, and critical thinking. Through in-class work, interdisciplinary reading assignments, and a series of papers,…

In this first-year course, students apply critical reading, writing, and thinking skills to analyze and develop ideas in written and oral forms. Through interdisciplinary reading…

This course will examine folklore and fantasy from around the world with attention paid to relevant sociological, historical, and literary- historical background. Modern authors who…

An introduction to reading and writing about the primary genres of literature including fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction prose. Literary devices, techniques, and themes will…

An examination of works of literature and the films based on them. Through careful analysis of both, such aspects of literature as plot, characterization, theme,…

This course will study major American novelists of the 20th century and their responses to major themes and events of the century. Through reading and…

Using representative works in English or English translation, this course will examine one specific theme as presented in fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction prose from…

Many critics argue that the short story is the most successfully developed form of American literature. This course will examine the American short story from…

Through an introduction to the study of literature, this course further develops the writing, critical thinking, and research skills that students have begun in their…