Composition/Rhetoric CurriculumComposition courses at Columbus State help develop skills needed for success. ENGL 101 (Beginning Composition) or its equivalent is required for all degrees.
Depending on placement scores, transfer credit, or proficiency exam credit, students may enter the department's sequence with either ENGL 100, 101, or 111. Please contact the below instructors if you would like more information:
English 100 and 102 - lead instructor Robyn Lyons-Robinson. ENGL 100 Language Development(A,W,SP,SU) - 5 credits ENGL 101 Beginning Composition(A,W,SP,SU - DL) - 3 creditsPrerequisite: ENGL 100 with a grade of “C” or higher or placement by test. This course or its equivalent is required for all degrees. Students compose clear, concise expository essays using various modes such as definition, exemplification, process, analysis, cause and effect, comparison and contrast. Lecture: 3 hours – Lab: 0 hours. Lab fee: $3.00 ENGL 102 Essay and Research(A,W,SP,SU - DL) - 3 credits ENGL 111 English Composition(A,W,SP,SU- DL) - 5 creditsPrerequisite: Placement test score This course is an accelerated combination of ENGL 101 and ENGL 102. Students receive training in the fundamentals of exposition and argumentation through using the writing process. The course stresses critical reading of the students’ own and professional writing. It includes units on library research and documentation. Lecture: 5 hours – Lab: 0 hours. Lab fee: $3.00 ENGL 220 Composition and Literature(A,W,SP,SU) - 3 creditsPrerequisite: ENGL 102 or 111 with a grade of “C” or higher English 220 (Composition and Literature) is a course in the writing of expository and critical essays with an introduction to literature. Students will be introduced to a variety of works by American and British authors, as well as works in translation. This course is designed primarily for students in career and technical programs. Lecture: 3 hours – Lab: 0 hours. Lab fee: $3.00 ENGL 250 Writing About the American Experience(A,W,SP,SU - DL) - 5 creditsPrerequisite: ENGL 102 or 111 with a grade of “C” or higher. Not open to students who have credit for ENGL 251, 252, or 253 English 250 (Writing About the American Experience) is an intermediate writing course that extends and refines skills in expository and argumentative writing, critical reading, and critical thinking by having students analyze, discuss, and write about major topics pertaining to the theme of the American Experience and the ways in which individual writers have articulated this theme. Assigned reading of United States literature will address such issues as race, culture, ethnicity, disability, class, gender, and sexual orientation, and will stimulate writing and facilitate an awareness of the interplay among purpose, audience, content, structure, and style. This course requires students to plan, draft, and revise essays that represent a sophisticated application of expository skills and critical analysis. This course will also refine skills in the areas of researching a topic, documenting sources, working collaboratively, and preparing and giving oral presentations. Lecture: 5 hours – Lab: 0 hours. Lab fee: $3.00 ENGL 251 The American Identity(A,W,SP,SU - DL) - 5 creditsPrerequisite: ENGL 102 or 111 with a grade of “C” or higher. Not open to students who have credit for ENGL 250, 252, or 253 English 251 (The American Identity) is an intermediate writing course that extends and refines skills in expository and argumentative writing, critical reading, and critical thinking by having students analyze, discuss, and write about major topics pertaining to the theme of identity in the United States, and the ways in which writers have discovered, defined, celebrated, and criticized what it means to be American. Assigned readings of United States literature will address such issues as race, culture, ethnicity, disability, class, gender, and sexual orientation, and will stimulate writing and facilitate an awareness of the interplay among purpose, audience, content, structure, and style. This course requires students to plan draft, and revise essays that represent a sophisticated application of expository skills and critical analysis. This course will also refine skills in the areas of researching a topic, documenting sources, working collaboratively, and preparing and giving oral presentations. Lecture: 5 hours – Lab: 0 hours. Lab fee: $3.00 ENGL 252 Images of Men and Women(A,W,SP,SU - DL) - 5 creditsPrerequisite: ENGL 102 or 111 with a grade of “C” or higher. Not open to students who have credit for ENGL 250, 251, or 253 English 252 (Images of Men and Women) is an intermediate writing course that extends and refines skills in expository and argumentative writing, critical reading, and critical thinking by having students analyze, discuss, and write about major topics pertaining to the theme of gender in the United States, and the ways in which issues of gender have shaped not just the writer’s voice but the content, politics, and style of writing. Assigned readings of United States literature will address such issues as race, culture, ethnicity, disability, class, gender, and sexual orientation, and will stimulate writing and facilitate an awareness of the interplay among purpose, audience, content, structure, and style. This course requires students to plan, draft, and revise essays that represent a sophisticated application of expository skills and critical analysis. This course will also refine skills in the areas of researching a topic, documenting sources, working collaboratively, and preparing and giving oral presentations. Lecture: 5 hours – Lab: 0 hours. Lab fee: $3.00 ENGL 253 Regional American Writing(A,W,SP,SU- DL) - 5 creditsPrerequisite: ENGL 102 or 111 with a grade of “C” or higher. Not open to students who have credit for ENGL 250, 251, or 252 English 253 (Regional American Writing) is an intermediate writing course that extends and refines skills in expository and argumentative writing, critical reading, and critical thinking by having students analyze, discuss, and write about major topics pertaining to the theme of American Regionalism and the ways in which individual writers have articulated this theme. Assigned reading of United States literature will address such issues as race, culture, ethnicity, disability, class, gender, and sexual orientation, and will stimulate writing and facilitate an awareness of the interplay among purpose, audience, content, structure, and style. This course requires students to plan, draft, and revise essays that represent a sophisticated application of expository skills and critical analysis. This course will also refine skills in the areas of researching a topic, documenting sources, working collaboratively, and preparing and giving oral presentations. Lecture: 5 hours – Lab: 0 hours. Lab fee: $3.00
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