ENG 110 - The Autobiographical Adventure

The study of autobiography and memoir is designed to help us make meaning of our lives. In this course we will be reading great texts that both tell compelling stories and make meaning of those stories. Then, we'll be taking ideas and techniques from those texts to inspire our own stories. We will be reading selections from works such as Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", Frank McCourt's "Angela's Ashes", Mary Karr's "The Liars Club", Luix J. Rodriguez's "La Vida Loca: Gang Days in LA", James McBride's "The Color of Water", Nora Seton's "The Kitchen Congregation" and Steven King's "A Memoir on the Craft of Writing". We will be researching, developing and shaping our own life stories and responding to the work of others in a workshop format. Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101 (EN 1103). General Education Electives: Humanities 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours

ENG 112 - American Humor

The humorous literature of America covers a wide variety of topics and methods to elicit laughter from readers. This course explores that variety by reading authors as diverse as James Thurber and Erma Bombeck, Mark Twain and Larry King. It will try to answer the question, "What makes Americans laugh?" Correlated audio and visual aids will enrich this lighthearted but focused look into American humor. Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101 (EN 1103). General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Written Communication 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: General Education Elective, Humanities Elective, Literature Elective, Written Comm Intensive

ENG 113 - Classics Of Childrens Lit.

A survey of children's books from nursery rhymes through modern fiction for young adults. Concentrating on a core of classic children's books, the course treats texts and illustrations to determine how literature helps the child deal with the world. Note: Children's Literature will include methods for reading literature to children and fostering children's language and literacy development. Service-Learning placements (2 hours per week) will be available to aspiring teachers who wish to practice in school settings the skills learned in this course. Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101 (EN 1103). General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: General Education Elective, Humanities Elective, Literature Elective

ENG 115 - Family Matters In Lit,Tv & Adv

A study of the literature and media that affect 20th century views of the family and our place in it. We will read literature by and about parents and children, and husbands and wives, as well as other family relationships. In addition, the course will examine how media such as MTV and modern domestic comedies influence our perceptions of family, and how advertisements and films reinforce these perceptions. Prerequisite: Placement above ENG 065 (EN 1100) and Introduction to College Reading I, ENG 055 (EN 2102). General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Values/Ethics/Social Policy 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: General Education Elective, Humanities Elective, Literature Elective, Val,Eth,Soc Pol Intensive

ENG 117 - History Of Theater

Familiarizes students with the major periods of world theatrical history and with the evolution of theater between periods. Among others, the periods include Ancient Greek, Italian Renaissance, Elizabethan, French Classic, and Modern. General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Written Communication 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: FPA & FPS Approved Elective, General Education Elective, Humanities Elective, Literature Elective, Written Comm Intensive

ENG 118 - Modern Drama

Explores the significant theatrical movements and theories of the 19th and 20th centuries, beginning with Ibsen and including contemporary, living playwrights. Plays are selected and studied from the point of view of the director, actor and designer. Attending area theatrical events is required for discussion and analysis. General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Written Communication 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: FPA & FPS Approved Elective, General Education Elective, Humanities Elective, Literature Elective, Written Comm Intensive

ENG 119 - Shakespeare

The world of William Shakespeare, examined in a global context, in Elizabethan London. We'll study his poetic and dramatic vision by reading select poems and plays, and by examining themes dealing with inequalities in race, religion, gender and age. We'll see some plays live or on film, and read some scenes aloud in class. Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101 (EN 1103) General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Values/Ethics/Social Policy 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: FPA & FPS Approved Elective, General Education Elective, Humanities Elective, Literature Elective, Val,Eth,Soc Pol Intensive

ENG 120 - Holocaust

Remember. We must remember. That is the single clearest message we have from the literature of the Holocaust. In this course, students will learn about and remember the events surrounding WWII and the Nazi era through the literature: memoirs, diaries, essays, poetry, and histories. Topics such as racism, anti-semitism, homosexuality, genocide, propaganda, heroism, and post-war traumatic stress syndrome will be explored. Although generalities will be drawn, the focus will be on how the Holocaust affected individuals and families. Corequisites: ENG 101 (EN 1103). General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Written Communication; Multicultural/Global Awareness; Values/Ethics/Social Policy 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: General Education Elective, Humanities Elective, Literature Elective, Multicultural Intensive, Val,Eth,Soc Pol Intensive, Written Comm Intensive

ENG 121 - Kerouac

Called "the father of the Beat Generation," and considered by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century, Lowell-born writer Jack Kerouac remains one of America's least understood authors. Students will read some of Kerouac's most important works, including "On the Road", "Lonesome Traveler", "Visions of Gerard" and "Doctor Sax"; look at his influence on fellow Beatniks such as Alan Ginsburg and William Burroughs; and understand why Kerouac is still a powerful influence on American popular culture. General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: General Education Elective, Humanities Elective, Literature Elective

ENG 122 - Genocide in the 21st Century

Genocide occurs as an extreme form of tribalism in which members of one group consider themselves to be superior to members of another group. Whether this tribalism occurs in developed countries, such as 1930's Germany, or Third World countries, such as Iraq and Sudan, the impact is the same, hundreds to millions of innocent men, women and children lose their lives in the most brutal and demoralizing ways their oppressors have access to. In this literature course, students will read survivor stories and other works of literature, synthesize historical research from the 21th Century, and try to grasp the breath and depth of this human experience. The class will emphasize experiential learning as a tool to research the events surrounding the genocide of the Native Americans, Armenians, Ukranians, Jews, Manchurians, Chinese, Rwandans, Sudanians, Angolans, Argentineans, Cambodians, Bosnians, Israelis and Palestinians. The effects of post-war traumatic stress syndrome expressed in literature and memoirs of survivors will be applied to questions regarding genocide in the 21st century. Students may take this class as an honors option contract course, please see the instructor for details. Prerequisites: ENG 101 (EN 1103) General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Written Communication; Multicultural/Global Awareness; Values/Ethics/Social Policy 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: Humanities Elective, Literature Elective, Multicultural Intensive, Val,Eth,Soc Pol Intensive, Written Comm Intensive

ENG 125 - Literature Of Protest And Hope

An exploration of protest and hope found in literature, music, and art throughout the world. We examine art forms such as short stories, poetry, drama, music, paintings, and film which helped to inform, sustain, comfort, and empower during difficult periods of human history. We look at, and listen to, "voices" of dissent, despair, and hope - artistic responses to the Holocaust, China's Cultural Revolution, 9/11, the Cambodian "killing fields," American abolitionist and civil rights movements, human rights struggles in Latin America, South Africa's apartheid years, and conflicts in the Middle East. General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Multicultural/Global Awareness; Values/Ethics/Social Policy 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: General Education Elective, Humanities Elective, Literature Elective, Multicultural Intensive, Val,Eth,Soc Pol Intensive

ENG 130 - Voices From Behind Bars:Prison

Explores the world of prisons, both as a reality and as a metaphor in our lives, utilizing literature from prisons around the globe. This course asks students to consider issues of incarceration while reading passages from classics such as "The Falconer", "Merchant of Venice" and the Bible, as well as more modern texts as "Short Eyes" and "Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number". Prerequisite: ENG 071 (EN 1101) or eligible for ENG 101 (EN 1103) General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Written Communication; Values/Ethics/Social Policy 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: General Education Elective, Humanities Elective, Literature Elective, Val,Eth,Soc Pol Intensive, Written Comm Intensive

ENG 135 - World Masterpieces

This course is a wide-ranging survey of exceptional literary works from around the world. We will explore a variety of stories, poems, and plays from ancient times to the modern era. Selections may vary each semester, and may include masterpieces by Sophocles, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Voltaire, Chekhov, Kafka, Virginia Woolf, Chinua Achebe, Amy Tan and others. Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101 (EN 1103) General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Multicultural/Global Awareness; Written Communication 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: General Education Elective, Humanities Elective, Literature Elective, Multicultural Intensive, Written Comm Intensive

ENG 140 - World Literature I

A survey of major literary works from the classical world through the European Renaissance. Readings will feature various literary genres and themes, with an emphasis on gaining insights into the foundations of our contemporary global civilization. Selections may vary and may include the Bible, ancient Greek drama, Buddhist and Asian philosophies, medieval literature, Shakespeare and others. Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101 (EN 1103) General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Written Communication; Multicultural/Global Awareness 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: General Education Elective, Humanities Elective, Literature Elective, Multicultural Intensive, Written Comm Intensive

ENG 141 - World Literature II

A survey of the literary and philosophical influences from the Renaissance through modern times. Selections may vary and may include Shakespeare, Voltaire, Pushkin, Hesse, Esquivel, and others. Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101 (EN 1103) (World Literature I not required). General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Multicultural/Global Awareness; Written Communication 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: General Education Elective, Humanities Elective, Literature Elective, Multicultural Intensive, Written Comm Intensive

ENG 150 - Creative Writing I

The forms of poetry, the short story and the novel are explored through each student's written efforts to find the genre in which he/she is most comfortable. All classes are seminars in which each individual is expected to assume, at various and appropriate times, the roles of author-reader, critic and editor. Prerequisite: ENG 101 (EN 1103) General Education Electives: Humanities 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: General Education Elective, Humanities Elective

ENG 151 - Creative Writing & Publishing

Students enrolled in this course will seek to write poetry, fiction, and drama with an eye towards publication. Students will employ a process of editing and revision to imporve their own works, as well as participate in the editorial and decision-making processes that go into producing a magazine. One of the goals of this class will be to produce and publish a magazine of student writings. General Education Electives: Humanities 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Study, Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: General Education Elective, Humanities Elective

ENG 160 - American Literature I

A survey of literature from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The course reflects the diversity of the American experience through its writers. Readings include such literary forms as letters, journals, essays, autobiographies, and selections from the Native American oral tradition as well as traditional genres. Included will be writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Anne Bradstreet, Henry David Thoreau, Edgar Allan Poe, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Prerequisite: ENG 101 (EN 1103) General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: General Education Elective, Humanities Elective, Literature Elective

ENG 161 - American Literature II

A survey of representative American authors from the mid-19th century to the present day. Selections may vary and may include Whitman, Dickinson, Twain, Frost, Hemingway, Morrison and others. Prerequisite: ENG 101 (EN 1103). Note: ENG 160 American Literature I (HU 6104) not required. General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: General Education Elective, Humanities Elective, Literature Elective

ENG 162 - 20th Century American Lit

Examines the writing of late 19th and 20th century American writers such as Chopin, Gilman, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Frost, O'Conner, Tan, Gaines, Carver, Banks, and others focusing on the theme of connections and disconnections in relationships, nature, class, race and war. Prerequisite: ENG 101 (EN 1103) 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department

ENG 170 - Crime and Punishment in Lit

Through history, writers have been fascinated by criminal acts, those who commit them and those who bring wrong doers to justice. This course is a survey of literature exploring the criminal mind and society's response to criminal acts and will consider topics such as the causes of crime, the motivations of criminals and crime fighters, rationales for punishment and the desire for redemption. A variety of literary genres will be covered including true crime, fiction and non-fiction. Prerequisites: Placement above or successful completion of ENG 060 (EN 2103) and ENG 101 (EN 1103). General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Written Communication; Values/Ethics/Social Policy 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: General Education Elective, Humanities Elective, Literature Elective, Val,Eth,Soc Pol Intensive, Written Comm Intensive

ENG 175 - Irish Literature

The unique Irish wit and love of language expressed in stories, plays, poems and songs. Readings concentrate on early Celtic legends and tales, and such important modern writers as Synge, O'Casey, Joyce, Yeats, O'Connor, Lavin and Heaney. Although the emphasis of the course is on literature, time is devoted to the origin and culture of the early Celts, to the history and continuing struggles of the Irish people. Prerequisite: ENG 101 (EN 1103) General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: General Education Elective, Humanities Elective, Literature Elective

ENG 180 - Science Fiction & Fantasy

An examination of major representative works of science fiction and fantasy by such writers as Bradbury, Asimov, Poe and Lovecraft. Not an historical survey, but an exploration of significant trends, themes and techniques from a literary point of view. Prerequisite: ENG 101 (EN 1103) General Education Elective: Humanities Intensive Values: Technology/Environment/Health 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: General Education Elective, Humanities Elective, Tech/Env/Hlth Intensive

ENG 185 - The Short Story

Examination of short stories from around the world, presenting the techniques and the nature of the short story as literature so that the reader may better understand and enjoy the genre. Short analytical papers and exams are required. Prerequisite: ENG 101 (EN 1103) General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid, Web Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: General Education Elective, Humanities Elective, Literature Elective

ENG 200 - Creative Writing II

A continuation of Creative Writing I. Examines the techniques of fiction and poetry through the study of a few writers and through discussion of student manuscripts. Prerequisite: ENG 102 (EN 1105) General Education Electives: Humanities 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Study, Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: General Education Elective, Humanities Elective

ENG 901 - Creative Writing Honors Sem

This course examines the techniques of fiction and poetry through works of selected writers and through workshop discussion of student manuscripts. Students will learn how to put their writing into manuscript format with the intent of submission consideration for small presses, contests, chapter books and magazines. This is an intensive seminar in which each participant is expected to assume, at various and appropriate times, the roles of author-reader, critic and editor. Prerequisite: 12 credits with a GPA of 3.2, ENG 102 (EN 1105), ENG 150 (HU 8121) or permission of instructor. General Education Electives: Humanities 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division English Department Course Attributes: General Education Elective, Humanities Elective

ENG 920 - Holocaust Studies Honors Sem

Remember. We must remember. That is the single clearest message we have from the literature of the Holocaust. In this honors level seminar course, students will research topics such as racism, anti-Semitism, homosexuality, genocide, propaganda, heroism, and America's role in the final years of World War II. Students will participate in group research projects, critically analyze Holocaust literature, synthesize historical research, and present these materials in a variety of ways (websites, multimedia productions, pod casts, and classroom presentations). The class will emphasize service learning and experiential learning as tools to research the events surrounding WWII and the Nazi era including attending presentations by local Holocaust survivors as well as trips to local Holocaust memorials and museums. The effects of post-war traumatic stress syndrome expressed in literature and memoirs of Holocaust survivors will be applied to questions regarding genocide in the 21st century. Co requisites: ENG 102 (EN 1105) Open to Honors students or by recommendation or permission of instructor or application to the Honors Program. General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Written Communication; Multicultural/Global Awareness; Values/Ethics/Social Policy 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Classroom/Web/Hybrid Middlesex Community College Humanities Division Humanities Department Course Attributes: Humanities Elective, Literature Elective, Multicultural Intensive, Val,Eth,Soc Pol Intensive, Written Comm Intensive

ENG 980 - Learn,Gaming SciFi and Fantasy

This independent study will provide a theoretical and experiential course on learning and gaming. Central to this study will be an examination of the interplay between learning and virtual world simulations. The student will serve as a virtual world and in-class coordinator to assist students with their interface and interactions in the virtual world and help the professor connect the virtual world to the course literature, assisting with student discussions, and tutoring students about course content as needed. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours