Language & Literature (LL)

Courses and Descriptions

LL 037 College Reading and Writing 3 Credits

Required for students placed into this course as a result of the basic skills English testing program. This intensive course reviews effective reading, writing, and study processes and leads students to the level of mastery required to begin CMP 125 Seminar in Writing and Research.

LL 285 Writing About Music: A Seminar for Performers, Teachers, and Academics 3 Credits

A writing intensive course focusing on the essential writing tasks encountered by musicians in their roles as performers, teachers, and scholars.

Prerequisite(s): BHP 150 or CMP 125.

LL 327 Dante's Commedia 3 Credits

An introduction to Dante Alighieri's Commedia ("Inferno", "Purgatorio" and "Paradiso") exploring key ethical and aesthetic elements of the poem through close reading and critical analysis of the primary text.

Prerequisite(s): BHP 150 or CMP 125.