Fall 2015 Course Offerings 1
Table of Contents General Education Courses in English..... 3-6 General Education Courses in Philosophy.. 6-7 Courses for the English Major............ 8-12 Courses for the Philosophy Major......... 12-13 Graduate Courses...................... 13-15 2
General Education Courses in English Excepting composition courses, also available as electives within the English major. Objective 1: Composition Various days/times on Pocatello and Idaho Falls campuses and online: check ISU fall class schedule International Students: begin with English 1122 or 1123 depending upon IELTS score. Domestic Students: begin with English 1101 or 1101Plus depending upon ACT/SAT score (if no ACT or SAT score, consult the Chair, Department of English and Philosophy). Objective 4A: Literature, Pocatello Campus English 1110-01 - Introduction to Literature - Trickster Figures and Hybridity T/R 9:30-10:45 Alan Johnson and Jeff Howard What do Jack Sparrow, Bugs Bunny and Bart Simpson have in common? They re all tricksters! English 1110-02 - Introduction to Literature - The Literature of Soldiers MWF 9:00-9:50 Kelly Ricken Explore the writing of soldiers from the battle of Gettysburg to Operation Enduring Freedom. English 1110-03 - Introduction to Literature MWF 10:00-10:50 Dawn Lattin a little something for everyone. English 1110-04 - Introduction to Literature T/R 11:00-12:15 Michael Stubbs Explore humor, tragedy, and beauty through graphic novels, short stories, poems, plays. 3
General Education Courses in English Objective 4A: Literature, Pocatello Campus Continued English 1115-01 - ST: Fantasy Literature MWF 11:00-11:50 Valah Steffen-Wittwer There and back again, down the rabbit hole, to a school of witchcraft and wizardry, through a secret door, and into magical worlds of goblins, spirits and mysts prowled by murderers...come on a grand adventure in Fantasy Literature! English 2257-01 - Survey of World Literature I Alan Johnson What do you call a class that includes the Bible, dragons, Hamlet, and the Trojan War? Exactly: World Literature! Come find out how these all go together, and why we're still making readings (and movies) about them. Objective 4A: Literature, Idaho Falls Campus English 1110-05 - Introduction to Literature T/R 9:30-10:45 Idaho Falls campus Enjoy literature old and new from England and USA. Objective 4A: Literature, Online English 1110-06 - Introduction to Literature Online Ryan Topper Read and write about literary texts from a variety of social, geographic, and historical contexts. English 1110-07 - Introduction to Literature Online Dahood El-Oqla Hone your reading, interpretive, and writing skills through reading representative literary works, authors, and genres from major historical periods. 4
General Education Courses in English Objective 4A: Film, Pocatello Campus English 1126-01/02 - Art of Film I M/W 2:30-3:45 Carlen Donovan Love film? Study genre, technique, and historical context of important cinematic texts. Films from 1902 to 2015, including important movements and technical developments in film history. Objective 7: Critical Thinking, Pocatello Campus English 1107-01 - Nature of Language Chris Loether Everything about the English language (and all the other languages in the world) that you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask. Objective 9: Diversity, Pocatello Campus English 2210-01 - American Cultural Studies MWF 11:00-11:50 Tera Cole If you have ever wanted to learn more about the lives and times of famous Americans such as Marilyn Monroe, Walt Disney and Andy Warhol then take English 2210-01! English 2210-02 - American Cultural Studies T/R 9:30-10:45 William Donovan Examine American culture through the study of ghostly folklore, Halloween, and more! 5
General Education Courses in English Objective 9: Diversity, Pocatello Campus Continued English 2212-01 - Introduction to Folklore/Oral Traditions MWF 9:00-9:50 Amy Howard Discuss, collect, and analyze folklore such as legend, myth, folk tale, customs, foodways, material culture, superstition and beliefs about the supernatural found in domestic, international, and digital folk groups. Objective 9: Diversity, Online English 2212-02 - Introduction to Folklore/Oral Traditions Online Jennifer Attebery From old-time proverbs and folktales to memes and other 21 st C digital folklore. General Education Courses in Philosophy Also available as electives within the Philosophy major. Objective 4A: Pocatello Campus Philosophy 1101 - Introduction to Philosophy T/R 9:30-10:45 Staff T/R 11:00-12:15 Jacob Berger Staff T 7:00-9:30 Staff MWF 9:00-9:50 Carl Levenson MWF 10:00-10:50 Carl Levenson MWF 11:00-11:50 Russell Wahl MWF 12:00-12:50 Bill McCurdy 6
General Education Courses in Philosophy Objective 4A: Pocatello Campus Continued Philosophy 1103 - Introduction to Ethics T/R 11:00-12:15 Melissa Norton Melissa Norton MWF 10:00-10:50 Jim Skidmore Objective 4A: Idaho Falls Campus and Online Philosophy 1101 - Introduction to Philosophy online Jacob Berger IF M/W 11:00-12:15 Melissa Norton Philosophy 1103 - Introduction to Ethics IF M/W 1:00-2:15 Melissa Norton Objective 7: Critical Thinking Philosophy 2201 - Introduction to Logic MWF 10:00-10:50 Russell Wahl MWF 11:00-11:50 Bill McCurdy 7
Courses for the English Major, Pocatello Literature English 2211 - Introduction to Literary Analysis T/R 11:00-12:15 Matt Levay English 2267 - Survey of British Literature I MWF 10:00-10:50 Tom Klein English 2277 - Survey of American Literature I MWF 12:00-12:50 Hal Hellwig English 3311 - Writing and Research about Literature Matt VanWinkle English 3327 - Short Story Sequence MWF 9:00-9:50 Tom Klein English 3356 - Ethnicity in Literature MWF 11:00-11:50 Amanda Zink English 4433 - Methods of Teaching English W 7:00-9:30 David Lawrimore 8
Courses for the English Major, Pocatello Literature Continued English 4465 - Studies in 18 th Century Literature (American focus) T 4:00-6:30 David Lawrimore English 4468 - Studies in Early 20 th Century Literature (American focus) MWF 12:00-12:50 Amanda Zink English 4476 - Shakespeare T 4:00-6:30 Jessica Winston English 4491 - Seminar: World Religious Texts as Literature W 4:00-6:30 Curt Whitaker English 4492 - Folklore and Literature: The Postmodern Fairy Tale MWF 1:00-1:50 Brian Attebery A look at how traditional tales became the hot new genre and a vehicle for exploring race, gender, belief, and power. 9
Courses for the English Major, Pocatello Creative Writing English 2206 - Creative Writing Workshop T/R 9:30-10:45 T/R 11:00-12:15 Bethany Schultz Hurst English 4406 - Advanced Creative Writing Workshop T/R 11:00-12:15 Susan Goslee Professional Writing English 3307 - Professional and Technical Writing Rob Watkins T/R 11:00-12:15 Rob Watkins MWF 10:00-10:50 Staff English 3308 - Business Writing T/R 9:30-10:45 Tera Cole T/R 11:00-12:15 Tera Cole M/W 11:00-12:15 Staff English 4407 - Topics in Professional Writing MWF 12:00-12:50 Staff 10
Courses for the English Major, Pocatello Language Studies English 2281 - Introduction to Language Studies Brent Wolter English 4480 - Varieties of American English Sonja Launspach Courses for the English Major, IF & Online Literature English 4433 - Methods of Teaching English W 7:00-9:30 David Lawrimore Professional Writing English 3307 - Professional and Technical Writing W 7:00-9:30 Robyn DeWall Online Tonya Charles English 3308 - Business Writing M/W 1:00-2:15 Robyn DeWall Online Deb Shein 11
Courses for the English Major, IF & Online Language Studies English 2281 - Introduction to Language Studies Brent Wolter Courses for the Philosophy Major, Pocatello Philosophy 2220 - Philosophical Issues in Religion M/W 2:30-3:45 Carl Levenson Philosophy 2230 - Medical Ethics M/W 2:30-3:45 Ralph Baergen Philosophy 2250 - Contemporary Moral Problems MWF 9:00-9:50 Jim Skidmore Philosophy 4450 - Ethical Theory M/W 1:00-2:15 Jim Skidmore Philosophy 4499 - Philosophy of Cognitive Science Jacob Berger 12
Courses for the Philosophy Major, IF, TF, Meridian & Online Philosophy 2230 - Medical Ethics M/W 2:30-3:45 Ralph Baergen Online Ralph Baergen Online Staff English Graduate Courses English 5506 - Advanced Creative Writing Workshop T/R 11:00-12:15 Susan Goslee English 5565 - Studies in 18 th Century Literature (American focus) T 4:00-6:30 David Lawrimore English 5568 - Studies in Early 20 th Century Literature (American focus) MWF 12:00-12:50 Amanda Zink English 5576 - Shakespeare T 4:00-6:30 Jessica Winston English 5580 - Varieties of American English Sonja Launspach 13
Graduate Courses English Continued English 4492 - Folklore and Literature: The Postmodern Fairy Tale MWF 1:00-1:50 Brian Attebery A look at how traditional tales became the hot new genre and a vehicle for exploring race, gender, belief, and power. 6610 - Careers in English TBD Jessica Winston 6612 - Introduction to Graduate Studies in English M 4:00-6:30 Matt Levay 6613 - Literary Bibliography/Manuscripts/Editing: Creating Digital Editions W 7:00-9:30 Hal Hellwig 6625 - Seminar in a Literary Period: Cognitive Science and Renaissance Literature T 7:00-9:30 Curt Whitaker 6631 - Seminar in Teaching Writing M 7:00-9:30 Rob Watkins 6680 - Introduction to Linguistics R 7:00-9:30 Sonja Launspach 14
Graduate Courses Philosophy Philosophy 5550 - Ethical Theory M/W 1:00-2:15 Jim Skidmore Philosophy 5599 - Philosophy of Cognitive Science Jacob Berger Like us on Facebook! "ISU English and Philosophy" Get all the latest news and info on upcoming events Department of English and Philosophy Idaho State University Stop 8056, Pocatello ID 83209-8056 208-282-2478 www.isu.edu/english 15