• ENWR 1520

    Writing and Critical Inquiry: Community Engagement
     Rating

    4.79

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.82

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Requires off-grounds work with local non-profits. A single-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement-- intended to be taken during the first year of study-- approaches writing as a way of generating, representing, and reflecting on critical inquiry. Graded A, B, C, or NC. Students whose last names end in A-K must satisfy the first writing requirement in the fall; those with last names ending in L-Z in the spring.

  • ENWR 1530

    Writing & Critical Inquiry Lecture
     Rating

    4.67

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

    3.85

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    The single-semester lecture option for meeting the first writing requirement-- intended to be taken during the first year of study-- this course approaches writing as a way of generating, representing, and reflecting on critical inquiry. Graded A, B, C, or NC. Students whose last names start in A-K must take ENWR 1510, 1520, or 1530 in the fall; those with last names starting in L-Z take it in the spring.

  • ENGL 2500

    Introduction to Literary Studies
     Rating

    4.44

     Difficulty

    3.33

     GPA

    3.43

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Introduces students to some fundamental skills in critical thinking and critical writing about literary texts. Readings include various examples of poetry, fiction, and drama. The course is organized along interactive and participatory lines. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.

  • ENGL 2506

    Studies in Poetry
     Rating

    4.36

     Difficulty

    3.07

     GPA

    3.67

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Examines the poetic techniques and conventions of imagery and verse that poets have used across the centuries. Exercises in scansion, close reading, and framing arguments about poetry. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.

  • ENGL 2508

    Studies in Fiction
     Rating

    3.98

     Difficulty

    2.63

     GPA

    3.66

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Studies the techniques of fiction. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.

  • ENWR 2510

    Advanced Writing Seminar
     Rating

    4.48

     Difficulty

    2.84

     GPA

    3.80

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    A single-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement-- intended to be taken during the first year of study-- this course approaches writing as a way of generating, representing, and reflecting on critical inquiry. Enrollment limited to students meeting benchmarks determined by the Writing Program.

  • ENWR 2520

    Special Topics in Writing
     Rating

    4.38

     Difficulty

    2.42

     GPA

    3.74

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Includes courses on writing studies, corporate communications, and digital writing. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Completion of first writing requirement.

  • ENGL 2527

    Shakespeare
     Rating

    3.33

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.63

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Studies selected sonnets and plays of Shakespeare. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.

  • ENGL 2560

    Contemporary Literature
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.76

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Introduces trends in contemporary English, American, and Continental literature, especially in fiction, but with some consideration of poetry and drama. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.

  • ENGL 2592

    Women in Literature
     Rating

    4.33

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.64

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Analyzes the representations of women in literature as well as literary texts by women writers. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.