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Academic Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ENGL 195 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent Study contract required.
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ENGL 220 - Literature and Human Concerns
2-4 credit(s)
A study of important ideas and problems as they are reflected in the world’s literature. War, racism, death, censorship, film, civil disobedience, minority literature, and the Holocaust are examples of characteristic topics. Please see department for additional information on specific offerings. May be repeated for credit when content varies.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.
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ENGL 221 - Disability and Literature
4 credit(s)
The historian Sander Gilman calls literature “the art of writing down a culture’s dreams.” It is interesting to note, then, how many of Western culture’s dreams are of the physically or mentally different, the monstrous (so-perceived) and the maimed, the crippled and the crazed. From Sophocles’ Philoctetes to Dunn’s Geek Love, this course explores how and why authors of various periods have imagined and represented physical and cognitive difference.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.
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ENGL 223 - Native American Literature
4 credit(s)
This course will examine narrative styles and themes in Native American literature, and focus on how such literature embodies traditional American Indian concepts of identity, time, space, spirit, history, and community. How Native American literature adapts oral literature and its traditions to the requirements of written literature is central to the course. The course also includes study of myths, pastiche, and humor as literary modes employed to challenge stereotypical depictions of “the Indian” in dominant Western culture. Authors include Linda Hogan, Louise Erdrich, N. Scott Momaday, Leslie Marmon Silko, Joy Harjo, Sherman Alexie, James Welch, Paula Gunn Allen.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Civic Engagement (2010-17 catalogs); Diverse Perspectives, Historical Context.
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ENGL 227 - World Literature: Magical Realism
4 credit(s)
An introduction to literature drawn from Western and non-Western cultures, organized around a theme, a literary problem, or the examination of a political condition. Ordinarily, the reading lists will include several genres.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: International Perspectives and Historical Context.
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ENGL 229 - U.S. Literature
4 credit(s)
An introduction to selected American authors and themes.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.
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ENGL 232 - British Literature
4 credit(s)
An introduction to selected British writers and themes.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Historical Context.
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ENGL 236 - Postmodernism in Film and Literature
2 credit(s)
Traces postmodernism from its origins to the present, providing a historical, cultural, and theoretical context to frame discussions of such postmodernist authors as Beckett, Borges and Calvino, and film directors such as Haneke, the Coen brothers and Spike Jonze. We will consider how typical postmodernist techniques, such as the settling of frames within frames, the mosaic of merging of genres and styles, and the use of hyperspace, reflect post-WWII shifts in politics and philosophy. Overall, we will develop an understanding of the fundamental concepts that make postmodernism, such as fragmentation, mise-en-abyme, play, decentering, simulacra, and metafiction.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: International Perspectives and Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.
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ENGL 275 - Internship
1-4 credit(s)
See department for details. Internship contract required.
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ENGL 295 - Independent Study
1-18 credit(s)
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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ENGL 320 - Advanced Literature & Human Concerns
2-4 credit(s)
An advanced study of important ideas and problems as they are reflected in the world’s literature. War, racism, death, censorship, film, civil disobedience, minority literature, and the Holocaust are examples of characteristic topics. Advanced study will include a research component for investigating the literature in a more substantive manner than the lower division section of this same course. Please see department for additional information on specific offerings. May be repeated for credit when content varies.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.
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ENGL 323 - Shakespeare, Text, Performance
4 credit(s)
This course will use the verse works of William Shakespeare to explore the conjunctions of print and performance practices, and the ways they inform the lives of English Renaissance playtexts and playgoers—then and now. Offered every year.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.Prerequisite(s): ENGW 180 or ENGW 201
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ENGL 324 - PostCol Lit:Tales of Conquests Retold
4 credit(s)
We will explore African, Indian, Latino, Caribbean, Eastern-European, and/or Middle-Eastern texts that examine the psychological, political, and cultural effects of colonization and decolonization. We will delve into the power shifts and issues of trauma and identity that accompany decolonization. Furthermore, we will examine historical examples of decolonization and investigate contemporary manifestations of colonization through discussing the complex consequences of globalization, a “new” imperialism, and nationalism.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: International Perspectives and Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.Prerequisite(s): 2 of 200-level ENGL.
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ENGL 336 - Postmodernism in Film and Literature II
2 credit(s)
Traces postmodernism from its origins to the present, providing a historical, cultural, and theoretical context to frame discussions of such postmodernist authors as Beckett, Borges and Calvino, and film directors such as Haneke, the Coen Brothers and Spike Jonze. We will consider how typical postmodernist techniques, such as the setting of frames within frames, the mosaic merging of genres and styles, and the use of hyperspace, reflect post WWII shifts in politics and philosophy. Upper-level students will have advanced readings and assignments on the concepts of postmodernism, such as fragmentation, mise-en-abyme, play, decentering, simulacra, and metafiction.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: International Perspectives and Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.Prerequisite(s): 2 of 200-level ENGL.
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ENGL 337 - Making of Medieval English Literature
4 credit(s)
An advanced study of the major works of Anglo-Norman and Middle English literature (673-1485 CE), whose production was informed by vernacular developments in religious life, commonwealth politics, and the rise of the individual. Questions of individual and collective subjectivities will be explored via early Anglo-Saxon poetry, “Beowulf,” “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” “Everyman,” and other mystery cycle plays, as well as works by Geoffrey of Manmouth, Marie de France, Geoffery Chaucer, Margery Kempe, and Sir Thomas Mallory, among others.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Historical Context.Prerequisite(s): ENGW 201 .
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ENGL 338 - English Renaissance Literature
4 credit(s)
An advanced study of the major works of the English Renaissance (1485-1660 CE) exploring the question: how does a culture make itself again or see itself anew? This question will be explored via poetic movements illustrated by Sir Thomas Wyatt, Sir Philip Sidney, John Donne, George Herbert, and Andrew Marvell; developments in political thought via Thomas More, Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Bacon, Thomas Hobbes, and John Milton; the dramatic output of John Lyly, William Shakespeare, and Christopher Marlowe; and the representation of female and minority voices with the works of Anne Askew, Amelia Lanyer, and Margaret Cavendish among others.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Historical Context.Prerequisite(s): ENGW 201 .
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ENGL 340 - Studies in Drama
4 credit(s)
The reading and analysis of chief European and American playwrights from the authors of the morality plays to the present, with some consideration of the dramaturgy involved in the production of plays. Offered every year.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.Prerequisite(s): 2 of 200-level ENGL.
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ENGL 341 - Studies in Poetry
4 credit(s)
An upper level introduction to reading poetry, with an emphasis on structure, traditional models, periods and interpretation. Offered every year.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.Prerequisite(s): 2 of 200-level ENGL.
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ENGL 342 - Studies in Fiction
4 credit(s)
A study of the development of the short story and novel, with an emphasis on exploring interpretive models. Also listed GSS 342 when content allows. Offered every year.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.Prerequisite(s): 2 of 200-level ENGL.
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ENGL 343 - Studies in Criticism & Theory
4 credit(s)
A study and application of some of the critical and theoretical approaches used in the study of literature. Also listed as PHIL 343 . Offered alternate years.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.Prerequisite(s): 2 of 200-level ENGL.
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ENGL 344 - Studies in Creative Nonfiction
4 credit(s)
A study of the various modes of creative nonfiction in history (personal essays, journalism, travel and nature writing, memoirs, lyric, etc.) and the more recent controversy over the collision of factual stories employing literary techniques.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.Prerequisite(s): 2 of 200-level ENGL.
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ENGL 395 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent Study contract required.
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ENGL 421 - The Romantic Period
4 credit(s)
An advanced study of the poetry and poetics and prose of the Romantic Period of British Literature, with special emphasis on the affects on a variety of poets of the emerging Industrial Revolution, the French Revolution and its aftermath, and new paradigms of thought in the way people perceived nature and gender roles, among other topics. Offered alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed) and 2 courses (minimum 2 each) from 200-level ENGL or above.
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ENGL 422 - The Victorian Period
4 credit(s)
An advanced study of several literary genres during the Victorian Period of British Literature (1837-1901), with special emphasis on the affects on authors of the triumph of the Industrial Revolution, the rise of Darwin’s theories, the challenges to religious and social orthodoxies, and changes in aesthetics, among other topics. Authors to be studied could include such figures as Austen, Dickens, Eliot, Tennyson, the Rosettis, Arnold, Swinburne, Hopkins, Ruskin, Shaw, Gissing, the Brownings, Mill, and others. Offered alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed) and 2 courses (minimum 2 each) from 200-level ENGL or above.
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ENGL 423 - The American Romantics
4 credit(s)
Intensive study in the period including such writers as Irving, Poe, Hawthorne, Emerson, Thoreau, Dickinson, Whitman, Gilman, and the literature of slavery and abolition.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed) and 2 courses (minimum 2 each) from 200-level ENGL or above.
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ENGL 425 - Studies in 20th Century Literature
4 credit(s)
In-depth studies of the major movements in Twentieth Century Literature. Not a survey class, the content will vary. The focus may be on a particular genre. Offered intermittently.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed) and 2 courses (minimum 2 each) from 200-level ENGL or above.
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ENGL 430 - Major Writers
4 credit(s)
A detailed study of the works of selected writers; for example, Chaucer, Milton, Dickens, Blake, Yeats, Thoreau, Woolf. Also listed as GSS 430 when content allows. Offered intermittently.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed) and 2 courses (minimum 2 each) from 200-level ENGL or above May be repeated once for when content varies.
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ENGL 431 - Literature & Publishing: Special Topics
4 credit(s)
An in-depth study of a Major Writer with the background material of his or her experiences with publishing. Each section of the course will explore the works of an author within the historical, technological and economic context of his/her contemporary modes of publication. For example: Dickens’ experience provides a particularly illustrative example of serialized publication practices and their influences on the style of 19th century fiction.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed) and 2 courses (minimum 2 each) from ENGL 200-level or above.
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ENGL 475 - Internship
See department for details. Internship contract required.
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ENGL 495 - Senior Seminar: Literature
2 credit(s)
Students in this capstone experience for literature majors will discuss the state of literature, criticism, and writers in contemporary society, reflecting on the tradition of literature and literary study, and develop, present, and critique original critical work. Students will produce a 20-30 page thesis, with annotated bibliography, and present their work publicly. Offered every year.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing (90 or more completed) and declared Literature major.
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ENGL 496 - Senior Seminar: Literature
2 credit(s)
Students in this capstone experience for literature majors will discuss the state of literature, criticism, and writers in contemporary society, reflecting on the tradition of literature and literary study, and develop, present, and critique original critical work. Students will produce a 20-30 page thesis, with annotated bibliography, and present their work publicly. Offered every year.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 495 .
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English Writing |
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ENGW 180 - Writing & Research
4 credit(s)
Academic inquiry where students design and develop a research project in a subject area of their choosing that culminates in a major written assignment. Students will learn the conventions of academic writing and develop critical reading and writing skills relevant across the disciplines to draft, revise, and edit a print or digital text. Counts toward core requirement: Writing (2010-2017 catalogs). Students may take ENGW 180 or ENGW 181 or ENGW 182 to satisfy the core, but may only earn credit for one of these courses. ENGW 201 Offered every semester.
Core Requirement(s): Writing
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ENGW 201 - Expository Writing
4 credit(s)
An expository writing course in which various topics and genres are used to help students develop and evidence critical thinking skills, understand rhetorical methods, and shape effective prose styles. Students will be writing expository essays and a research paper. Some sections focus on a particular theme.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Writing. Students may take ENGW 201 or ENGW 202 or ENGW 203 to satisfy the core, but may only earn for one of these courses.Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above (30 or more completed credits).
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ENGW 202 - Writing About Disability
4 credit(s)
This is both a writing intensive course and an introduction to Disability Studies. Disability Studies understands disability as referring not only to a biological or medical condition, but also to a community of people (the largest minority in the U.S.); to a civil rights movement; to a complex set of social and ethical issues; to a universal human experience; and to the ways cultures respond to particular bodies, minds, and behaviors. The class, taught with the assistance of two faculty from Pacific’s School of Physical Therapy, will help students understand disability in its social, cultural, and ethicaldimensions. It will also help students develop critical thinking skills, understand rhetorical methods, and shape effective prose styles through writing expository essays and a research paper.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Writing and Civic Engagement.Students may take ENGW 201 or ENGW 202 or ENGW 203 to satisfy the core but may only earn for one of these courses.Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above (30 or more completed credits).
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ENGW 203 - Writing: Book Editing and Design I
4 credit(s)
Professional Writing and Editing is a writing intensive class in which students will write analytical, expository, and creative essays with the goal of developing a portfolio of professional writing, including a research paper. The class will also include practical training in editing techniques, including developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading. Students will develop critical thinking skills, sharpen and deepen their creative work, and understand the role editing plays in developing concise, effective prose. Because students will be working with more advanced peers enrolled in ENGW 304 , they will, with the assistance of student mentors, collaborate with student writers to organize their critical and creative work into a larger collection of student writing (edited by ENGW 304 students and made available for purchase). Students enrolled in ENGW 203 will actively be working with the more advanced publishing and editing minors (enrolled under ENGW 304 ) to gain a more sophisticated understanding of how to design a collection of writing.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Writing. Students may take ENGW 201 or ENGW 202 or ENGW 203 to satisfy the core but may only earn for one of these courses. Students may receive for both ENGW 203 and ENGW 304.Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above (30 or more completed credits).
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ENGW 206 - Creative Writing, Poetry
4 credit(s)
An introduction to writing poetry.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Artistic Practice and Creative Process.Prerequisite(s): ENGW 201 or ENGW 202 with minimum grade C-.
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ENGW 207 - Mixed Genres
4 credit(s)
An introduction to writing in two or more of the following genres: short fiction, drama, poetry, and the personal essay.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Artistic Practice and Creative Process.Prerequisite(s): ENGW 201 or ENGW 202 with a minimum grade of C-.
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ENGW 208 - Creative Writing, Fiction
4 credit(s)
An introduction to writing fiction.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Artistic Practice and Creative Process.Prerequisite(s): ENGW 201 or ENGW 202 with a minimum grade of C-.
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ENGW 209 - Creative Writing, Nonfiction
4 credit(s)
An introduction to creative nonfiction.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Artistic Practice and Creative Process.Prerequisite(s): ENGW 201 or ENGW 202 with a minimum grade of C-.
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ENGW 222 - Travel Writing Prep
2 credit(s)
The class prepares students for ENGW 226 - Travel Writing . This semester long course will provide students the necessary skills pertinent to writing in response to travel. Students will be exposed to the various modes of writing within the genre through readings and practice those modes through their own writing about place in a variety of forms such as blogs, essays, memoir, guidebooks, articles, etc. A specific focus on journal keeping, observational skills, and strong, narrative based prose will provide a solid foundation for students seeking an introduction to travel writing.
Core Requirement(s): Counts towards core requirements: International Perspectives and Artistic Practice and Creative Process.
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ENGW 226 - Travel Writing
2 credit(s)
Provides students the opportunity to apply the skills learned in the Preparation for Travel Writing course while traveling abroad. By immersing themselves in another culture and place, students will practice the skills of effective journaling, deep observation, and descriptive writing. Upon return from travel, students should be equipped with both the skills and material to craft an engaging, travel story.
Core Requirement(s): Counts towards core requirements: International Perspectives and Artistic Practice and Creative Process.
Corequisite(s): ENGW 222 .
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ENGW 275 - Internship
1-4 credit(s)
See department for details. Internship contract required.
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ENGW 295 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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ENGW 303 - Tutoring in Writing Skills
1 credit(s)
Tutoring in Writing Skills prepares students working in the Writing Resource Center to consult with peers on their writing. Through reflection, discussion, and practice with their own writing and tutoring processes, students will gain a deeper understanding not only of themselves as writers but also as mentors to others in their writing.
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ENGW 304 - Writing: Book Editing and Design II
4 credit(s)
This writing-intensive course simulates a working arts environment in which students will work on expository, analytical, and creative essays, including a research paper, and collaborate with their peers to create a compilation of student writing. ENGW 304 students will play a significant role in the design, editing, and marketing of the collection. ENGW 304 students will mentor their ENGW 203 peers in publishing and editing while expanding their own knowledge of book design and promotion. The topic of the course rotates: students may choose a social, humanitarian, arts, or science focus for their collective project.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Artistic Practice and Creative Process.Prerequisite(s): ENGW 180, ENGW 181, or ENGW 182 (previously ENGW 201, ENGW 202,
or ENGW 203) with minimum grade C-.
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ENGW 305 - Research Methods in English
4 credit(s)
This required class for English Literature and Creative Writing majors will concentrate not only on the up-to-date methods of research used for scholarship in the Humanities, but also the traditional methods of pursuing a topic, note-taking, assimilation of materials and the presentation, written and oral, of completed research. The class is also open to non-English majors in the Humanities.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed credits).
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ENGW 306 - Advanced Poetry Writing
4 credit(s)
A workshop for writing and discussing poetry.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Artistic Practice and Creative Process.Prerequisite(s): ENGW 201 or ENGW 202 with a minimum grade of C- and ENGW 206 with a minimum grade of B.
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ENGW 308 - Advanced Fiction Writing
4 credit(s)
A workshop for writing and discussing fiction.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Artistic Practice and Creative Process.Prerequisite(s): ENGW 201 or ENGW 202 with a minimum grade of C- and ENGW 208 with a minimum grade of B.
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ENGW 309 - Advanced Creative Nonfiction
4 credit(s)
A workshop for writing and discussing creative nonfiction.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Artistic Practice and Creative Process.Prerequisite(s): ENGW 201 or ENGW 202 with a minimum grade of C- and ENGW 209 with a minimum grade of B.
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ENGW 322 - Travel, Write and Publish Prep
2 credit(s)
Prepares students for ENGW 326 - Travel, Write and Publish . Will provide students the necessary skills pertinent to writing in response to travel. Students will be exposed to the various modes of writing within the genre through readings and practice those modes through their own writing about place and publishing such writing in a variety of forms such as blogs, essays, memoir, guidebooks, articles, etc. A specific focus on journal keeping, observational skills, and strong, narrative based prose will combine with an aim to publishing original work.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Artistic Practice and Creative Process.Prerequisite(s): ENGW 201 , ENGW 202 , or ENGW 203 .
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ENGW 326 - Travel, Write and Publish
2 credit(s)
Provides students the opportunity to apply the skills learned in the preparation for travel in Travel, Write, and Publish course while traveling abroad. By immersing themselves in another culture and place, students will practice the skills of effective journaling, deep observation, and descriptive writing. Upon return from travel, students should be equipped with both the skills and material to craft an engaging, travel story, and identify outlets for publishing their original work.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: International Perspectives and Artistic Practice and Creative Process.Prerequisite(s): ENGW 322 - Travel, Write and Publish Prep and ENGW 201 , ENGW 202 , or ENGW 203 .
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ENGW 395 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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ENGW 466 - Literary Magazine Production
2 credit(s)
A course in literary magazine production. Students work with graduate students in Pacific’s MFA in Writing program to produce a nationally distributed literary review. May be repeated for credit. Pass/No Pass.
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ENGW 475 - Internship
See department for details. Internship contract required.
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ENGW 495 - Independent Study
1-18 credit(s)
See department for details. Independent Study contract required.
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ENGW 497 - Senior Seminar: Creative Writing
2 credit(s)
Creative Writing majors will study and write about the work of a writer or writers, addressing craft or technique, including influences upon that writer and the work(s).
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing (90 or more completed); and ENGW 306 , ENGW 308 , ENGW 309 , or ENGW 310.
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ENGW 498 - Senior Seminar: Creative Writing
2 credit(s)
Creative Writing majors will study and write about the work of a writer or writers, addressing craft or technique, including influences upon that writer and the work(s).
Prerequisite(s): ENGW 497 .
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ENV 100 - Environmental Studies Seminar
1 credit(s)
The study of the environment encompasses a broad field that links theory from many disciplines to applications in human society. This course provides a survey of both the major issues in environmental science and the environmental professions that address these issues. Faculty and outside speakers from government and private industry will make presentations and lead discussions. The structure of environmental regulation and management in the U.S. will be described.
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ENV 121 - Our Global Environment
4 credit(s)
This course will cover scientific views of the major environmental issues facing the planet as well as solutions to these problems according to current scientific research. Students will read from a variety of sources (science, policy, economics, and ethics), so students can understand the complexity of environmental problems. This course will include environmental awareness/activism projects.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Natural Sciences (2010-17 catalogs); Sustainability, Scientific Perspectives of the Natural World.
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ENV 131 - Intro to Environmental Issues in Hawaii
2 credit(s)
This pre-trip course for Environmental Issues in Hawaii (ENV 132 ) will use readings, lecture, and discussion to introduce students to Hawaiian culture and the plant and animal communities of the Hawaiian island arc. Participants will learn about common species in local habitats ranging from the coast to the forested volcanoes. We will use ecology, life history, and behavior to build frameworks that define tropical terrestrial and marine communities. We will explore Hawaiian history and investigate the cultural connections that bind Hawaiian people such as the kua’ina to the natural world. By identifying connections between culture, geology, climate and the biotic realm, students will gain a better understanding of the interplay between people and this unique landscape.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Diverse Perspectives and Sustainability.
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ENV 132 - Environmental Issues in Hawaii
2 credit(s)
Among the most remote islands on the planet, the Hawaiian Islands provide a remarkable location for studying biological and human dimensions of the environment. Students will have a unique opportunity to learn about issues and solutions relating to cultural modification of landscapes, land use and conservation policies, development, resource production and other key environmental global topics by studying the Hawaiian landscape. This field course, taught on the Big Island and Oahu, will aim to connect academic discussion of the meaning of sustainability to real-life environmental challenges facing island ecosystems.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Diverse Perspectives and Sustainability.Prerequisite(s): ENV 131 .
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ENV 141 - Permaculture Design Science
4 credit(s)
Permaculture is about designing ecological human habitats and food production systems. It is a land use and community building movement, which strives for the harmonious integration of human dwellings, microclimate, annual and perennial plants, animals, soils, and water into stable, productive communities. The focus is not on these elements themselves, but rather on the relationships created among them by the way we place them in the landscape. This synergy is further enhanced by mimicking patterns found in nature. This course is designed to help students understand the basic principles of permaculture through classroom lectures and hands-on experience.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Natural Sciences (2010-17 catalogs); Scientific Perspectives of the Natural World, Sustainability.
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ENV 160 - Energy & the Environment
4 credit(s)
In order to live, humans require energy, and methods of energy production significantly affect the environment in which humans live. This course examines fundamental thermodynamic concepts such as energy and power and then explores the comparative environmental costs and benefits, including potential long term consequences, of producing energy from various sources such as fossil fuels, nuclear reactors, wood burning, solar panels, wind turbines, etc. Methods of estimation and risk assessment are emphasized so that meaningful comparisons between energy sources and their environmental consequences can be made. Also listed as PHY 160 .
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Natural Sciences (2010-17 catalogs); Quantitative Reasoning.
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ENV 170 - Intro to Geographical Informational Sys
2 credit(s)
This course is designed for both newcomers to the field of GIS who want to understand the concepts and technology and for students with some knowledge of GIS who want to go beyond the software manuals to understand the fundamental concepts of GIS. Through lecture we will explore the basic concepts of mapping and spatial databases and their use in fields ranging from land-use planning to ecological research. Students will also gain a working knowledge of GIS software through the use of ArcView GIS, the most widely used GIS software package.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Natural Sciences (2010-17 catalogs); Quantitative Reasoning.
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ENV 195 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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ENV 200 - Sustainability Science
4 credit(s)
Sustainability Science probes interactions between global, social, and human systems, the complex mechanisms that lead to degradation of these systems, and concomitant risks to human well-being. Understanding the near-term and long-term effects of these actions on the quality of the environment requires a broad view of the science on how the earth functions without human intervention, and how society has changed these functions to support itself. Includes laboratory and field experiences.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Natural Sciences (2010-17 catalogs); Scientific Perspectives of the Natural World, Sustainability.Prerequisite(s): ENV 100 (or concurrent enrollment).
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ENV 201 - Agroecology Methods
2 credit(s)
Food is one of the platforms of life that all humans need in order to survive. Yet, currently, many systems of agriculture production are harming humans, animals, insects, and the plants they cultivate. In this class, we will examine sustainable agriculture production systems from around the world, and compare and contrast how they handle the challenges of the modern age. Students will develop basic respect for the forces of nature and how they interact in ways that can lead to environmental problems when not understood. Practical applications of horticulture, soil science, systems thinking, economics, and environmental management will be a part of the coursework and associated fieldwork. Offered alternate years.
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ENV 204 - Sustainable Use: Soil & Water
4 credit(s)
Soil and water are interconnected systems, but the current global use of them is not sustainable. Students in this course will learn about the properties of these systems in undisturbed natural ecosystems, current problems facing the quality and quantity of these systems, and methods used to assess the health of these systems. Students will also learn techniques for sustainable practices for these systems. Includes laboratory and field experiences. Offered alternate years.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Natural Sciences (2010-17 catalogs); Quantitative Reasoning, Sustainability.
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ENV 210 - Tropical Environmental Biology
4 credit(s)
A study of the effects of human activity on natural environments associated with Third World, developing countries (i.e. Belize and Guatemala, Central America). A variety of ecosystems and areas will be studied, including lowland savannas, tropical seasonal forests, limestone caves, coastal lagoons, mangrove swamps, sea-grass flats, coral reefs and urban and rural societies. The course meets during the spring, in order to present lectures and background materials, which will prepare students for activities in Belize and Guatemala in May. Additional fee required. Sophomore standing or above (30 or more completed credits).
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Natural Sciences (2010-17 catalogs); International Perspectives, Scientific Perspectives of the Natural World.Prerequisite(s): Instructor’s consent required.
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ENV 222 - Environmental Literature
4 credit(s)
Environmental Literature aims to critically examine our relationship to nature through the study of major American nature writers. We will consider each writer’s ability to generate environmental thought (historically, politically, philosophically) and to survey how nature writing as a genre has taken its current form. The course hopes to acknowledge and challenge current assumptions on nature such as how wilderness has shaped the American imagination and even how labeling nature as “Mother Earth” implies a great deal of how we perceive and receive nature now.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.
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ENV 224 - Environmental Politics
4 credit(s)
This course introduces students to environmental disputes and the forces that affect environmental policy. Topics include the history and evolution of environmentalism and environmental policy, and an extensive case study of a local environmental issue. Also listed as POLS 224 .
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Sustainability.
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ENV 228 - Sustainable Systems
2 credit(s)
This course will explore the diversity of sustainable systems used to reduce human impacts on the planet and start to develop a focus in one or more areas of interest in this diverse discipline. Students will delve into a variety of literary sources on sustainable systems and gather background information on areas of interest related to sustainability. In addition, students will do site visits, employee interviews, and initiate hands-on experiences in one or more areas of sustainability.
Prerequisite(s): ENV 100 .
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ENV 233 - Interpersonal Sustainability Leadership
2 credit(s)
Personal leadership development is a life-long experience. This course will help students develop an understanding of themselves and others to become effective leaders, followers, and team members in a variety of personal and social contexts. Personality and leadership learning assessments will be used to help build a personal toolkit for current and future involvement in projects, causes and learning. This course includes taking a personality assessment inventory, self-development activities, and leadership observations.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Sustainability.
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ENV 234 - Organizational Sustainability Leadership
2 credit(s)
Will apply principles of personal leadership to organizations and communities. Students will: develop skills for successful teams at work and in volunteer settings; build a toolkit for meeting management, group decision-making, and planning; and practice leadership principles using real-time situations and case studies. This course includes a team project, self-reflection activities, and organizational observations.
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ENV 260 - Oregon Natural History
4 credit(s)
Oregon Natural History will introduce students to the plant and animal communities of the Pacific Northwest. Participants will learn to identify common species in local habitats ranging from the coast to the Cascades. We will use ecology, life history, and behavior to investigate the interactions that define communities. By exploring connections between geology, climate, and the biotic realm, students will gain a better understanding of and appreciation for the biodiversity of this region.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Natural Sciences (2010-17 catalogs); Sustainability.
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ENV 265 - Biodiversity & Ecosystem Resilience
4 credit(s)
Accelerating rates of environmental change and the continued loss of global biodiversity threaten the health of the world’s ecosystems and jeopardize ecosystem services that benefit humankind. This course will explore the meaning of biodiversity and ask how it is perceived, valued, measured, and protected. Can biodiversity be conserved while also meeting human needs now and into the future? Through the assessment of ecosystem resilience (the maintenance of ecosystem functions and services under stress), the risk of system failure can be determined. The maintenance of biodiversity is necessary for the long-term resilience of living systems in a world undergoing dramatic change.
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ENV 270 - Geospatial Analysis using GIS
4 credit(s)
The course will provide students with a basic knowledge of geographical information systems including sources of GIS data, various data models, capturing GIS data and manipulating GIS data. Concepts in geography, spatial data, analysis of spatial information, real-world applications, and map creation will be included. During this course students will gain a working knowledge of GIS software through the use of ArcGIS, the most widely used GIS software package.
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ENV 275 - Internship
See department for details. Internship contract required.
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ENV 295 - Independent Study
See department for details. Independent study contract required.
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ENV 311 - Technology of Sustainable Agriculture
2 credit(s)
Farming is one of the oldest professions on earth, and yet as we move into the 21st century, there are many ways in which technology can be and is currently applied in both traditional and modern agriculture systems to make them more sustainable. We will examine a myriad of technologies (both sophisticated and simple) used in agriculture, how they work, and why they are important to productive systems. Significant course time will be devoted to lecture and fieldwork on modern soil testing technology (such as ISE, XRF, NIR), plant testing technology (chlorophyll, tissue, sap, genetics), UAV’s, informatics resources, nutrient delivery systems, precision sensors, agricultural robotics, and more. We will also examine the impact of low-tech solutions often used in developing nations such as shade cloth, greenhouses, biofuels, nutrient extractions, and other low-impact technology. Offered alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): ENV 201 .
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ENV 312 - Sustainable Ag in the Global Economy
2 credit(s)
There is mounting concern in the scientific and technological communities about how to feed the growing world population in the near future. We will focus on modern agriculture in the context of a global economy interconnected by natural resources. The basics of operations management, marketing, food safety, small business accounting, and business analysis as applied to agricultural systems will receive significant course time through lecture, discussion and fieldwork. Students will also learn strategies for assessing the sustainability and financial viability of a number of advanced growing methods as well as the basics of implementing these techniques. Offered alternate years.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Sustainability.Prerequisite(s): ENV 201 .
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ENV 313 - Ecopsychology
4 credit(s)
This course is an overview of psychological research in environmental attitudes, conservation, sustainability, effects of the environment on human behavior and well-being, and how to design and implement programs to promote ecologically aware behaviors. Course will include seminar discussion, travel for field trips, and community-based programming. Also listed as PSY 313 .
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Sustainability.Prerequisite(s): PSY 150 with a minimum grade of C.
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ENV 320 - Advanced Tropical Environmental Biology
4 credit(s)
An in depth study in the effects of human activity on tropical ecosystems associated with developing countries, and current environmental science research in tropical ecosystems. A variety of tropical ecosystems will be studied with an emphasis on tropical seasonal forests and marine ecosystems. The course meets once a week during the spring semester, in order to present lectures and background materials, which will prepare students for activities in Belize and Guatemala in May. Students will be assigned outside readings from peer-reviewed scientific research articles and text books dealing with environmental impacts on tropical ecosystems. Students will be required to demonstrate their knowledge of this material in addition to the material that is required for students taking ENV 210 (Tropical Environmental Biology for Nonscience majors). Students will participate in hands-on field research, design research proposals, and learn environmental problem solving through a case study approach. This will be in addition to the daily requirements for students in ENV 210 . Additional fee required.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International Perspectives.Prerequisite(s): ENV 200 and BIOL 200 or BIOL 201 each with a minimum grade of C-.
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ENV 321 - Environmental Ethics
4 credit(s)
A study of the key concepts in environmental ethics, such as biodiversity loss, corporate responsibility, animal rights, over-population, and environmental racism. Also listed as PHIL 321 .
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above (30 or more completed credits).
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ENV 322 - Animal Ethics
4 credit(s)
An investigation of the relationship between human and non-human animals. What is the moral standing of non-human animals? We will study both the theoretical and practical facets of this question by focusing on the ethical dilemmas and practices involving animals, including animal experimentation, factory farming, and companion animals. Also listed as PHIL 322 . Offered alternate years.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Sustainability and Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above(30 or more completed credits).
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ENV 324 - Special Topics in Sustainable Design
1-4 credit(s)
Courses of varying formats on specific topics not included in the regular curriculum such as natural building, sustainable agriculture, plant propagation, kinship gardening, animal forage systems, tool building, social entrepreneurship and renewable energy. The topic of this course changes from year to year and is selected by the instructor and approved by the Environmental Studies Department. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
Prerequisite(s): ENV 142 and ENV 200 .
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ENV 330 - Ecosystems & Ecological Design
4 credit(s)
Ecosystems and Ecological Design will explore the application of ecological principles to the design of sustainable technologies, buildings, communities and landscapes. The strategies of conservation, sustainability and stewardship can be applied at all scales to produce revolutionary forms of buildings, landscapes and applied technologies. The course is focused on understanding how ecological knowledge informs the design process. Fundamental ecological concepts such as primary production, energy flow, nutrient cycles, community structure and ecosystem stability are used as the foundation for exploring process is introduced in the form of participatory methods for design. Laboratory exercises and group projects provide opportunities for experiential learning through the application of ecological design principles to the solution of real problems, with particular focus on the Pacific University campus and its surroundings. Ecological design will enable us to realize that environmental problems are largely problems of design.
Prerequisite(s): ENV 142 and ENV 200 .
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ENV 333 - Environmental Economics
4 credit(s)
Environmental economics studies the role of environmental amenities such as clean air and clean water in the economic system. This course analyzes the problems of market outcomes when such amenities are not priced. The problems associated with estimating economic costs and benefits are also carefully examined. Throughout the course, the connection between economic understanding and improved public policy is emphasized. The course will include a lab section which will be devoted in large measure to experiences in the field. Also listed as ECON 333 .
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Sustainability.Prerequisite(s): ECON 102 .
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ENV 335 - Education for Sustainability
4 credit(s)
Guided by the nine core content standards for Education for Sustainability; students will explore and experience formal, non-formal, and informal methods for engaging citizens in learning and participating in life-long stewardship. Includes a self-driven focus, a team project and field trips. Offered alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): ENV 233 , ENV 234 , and EDUC 260 .
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ENV 340 - Restoration Ecology
4 credit(s)
Restoration ecology seeks to enhance the natural recovery of damaged ecosystems. Through lectures, readings, and field/lab work, we will review the conceptual bases of restoration ecology, investigate the tools used by restoration ecologists to solve practical problems, and discuss the scope and success of actual restoration projects. Working with local partners, students will independently produce a restoration plan for a degraded region that includes an assessment of baseline conditions, development of an ecological model, restoration goals, project implementation, monitoring, and budgeting. Previously offered as ENV 230.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Sustainability.Prerequisite(s): ENV 200 or BIOL 200 .
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ENV 344 - Environmental Toxicology
2 credit(s)
Pollutants impact the structure and function of ecological systems at all levels of biological organization. This course will focus on the effects of toxicants on ecological structures, from the molecular to the individual organism to the community and the ecosystem.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Sustainability.Prerequisite(s): CHEM 300 .
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