ENGH 305: Dimensions of Writing and Literature

ENGH 305-001: Dimensions Writing and Lit
(Fall 2025)

12:00 PM to 01:15 PM MW

Horizon Hall 1007

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Section Information for Fall 2025

Required for all English and Creative Writing majors, ENGH 305 teaches students the conventions of writing in literary studies. In this course you will develop the interpretive skills you will need for further study in the major, through in-depth close reading, intertextual analysis, and critical reading in literary scholarship.

Through the work we do in this class, you will 

•       expand your understanding of literary studies, its key terms, concepts, and practices,;
•       develop professional habits of analytical reading;
•       learn to compose arguments appropriate to analytical essays in literary studies;
•       improve your ability to contribute to scholarly conversations, both in the classroom and in your writing, according to conventions within literary studies;
•       learn to articulate and to refine a scholarly question that is relevant to the study of literature, and
•       hone your ability to evaluate the key assumptions, arguments, and use of evidence in secondary source materials.

 

This section is restricted to students in the Yangzhou University China 1-2-1 program. Please contact Rachel Spence at rspenc@gmu.edu for permission to enroll.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Teaches students the conventions of writing in literary studies while emphasizing writing process. Develops interpretive skills for further study in the major though the teaching of in-depth close reading, intertextual analysis, and critical reading in scholarship. Offered by English. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Writing Intensive in Major
Recommended Prerequisite: Satisfaction of University requirements in 100-level English and in Mason Core literature.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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