Welcome to our Courses Index page, where you will discover descriptions of upper-division undergraduate courses and graduate courses of the past, present, and future: that is, courses that are currently being taught, courses that have recently been taught, and courses that will soon be taught. Through a rich array of course offerings in literary, film, and cultural
studies, we rigorously train our students in critical reading, thinking, and
writing skills, and ensure their preparation in a broad range of canonical and
non-canonical texts. While the theoretical, methodological, and historical
training of our faculty is diverse, we share the conviction that close,
sustained engagement with the written word can be at once aesthetically
exhilarating, ethically compelling, and politically transformative.
Please visit our course offerings for the upcoming term. To visit offerings from previous terms, visit our COURSE ARCHIVE (coming soon).
We hope that you find this description of English Department elective courses helpful. Please be aware of some special resources and opportunities:
The Advising Office: ROOM 114 This is the place for help with problems you face in courses, information on your academic progress and information on: scholarships, internships, prizes; URI in England summer program; and opportunities for becoming a peer tutor, tutoring foreign speaking students.
If you plan to take English courses at other schools, bring a prior approval form here for an advisor's signature. Sign-up and walk-in appointments are available.
Internship Courses (ENG 493, ENG 494) These courses give academic credit for work in professional settings. Internships have included work in the Mayor's office in Providence, at a publishing company in Wakefield, R.I., at the Coastal Resources Center, and in the RI Office of the Attorney General. For more information please click here.
E-Mail If you are an English major or minor and have an E-mail address, please leave it with one of the department secretaries or e-mail us at engugrad@etal.uri.edu. We have set up an English major E-mail list that is used for sharing information and sending special announcements to all English majors and minors.
URI Writers Collective Watch for the calendar of the fall and spring semester series of creative writing readings by URI faculty and students sponsored by the URI Writers Collective. There is also a poetry reading at the end of each semester given by students currently enrolled in Creative Writing seminars. Stay alert to posters for additional information. Join us! Listen to the readings, ask questions, and engage in casual conversation with faculty and students. Refreshments served.
Contests/Prizes The English Department sponsors five writing contests--the Nancy Potter Short Story Contest, Academy of American Poets Poetry Contest, Creative Non-Fiction Contest, Critical Essay Contest, and the Rumowicz Maritime Essay Contest. These contests are conducted during the Spring semester. Watch for announcements that provide detailed information about each contest.
Scholarships There are four English department scholarships available to undergraduate English majors. The scholarships are awarded on an annual basis and include the Nancy Potter Scholarship, Edna Steeves Scholarship, Rox-Ellene Greenlaw Memorial Scholarship, and the Dana Shugar Memorial Scholarship. Detailed information about these scholarships can be obtained in the Department's Advising Office, Room 110.
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