Guidelines & Learning Outcomes

First-Year Composition Learning Outcomes

Official UW Colleges Course Guides:  These are the official documents used by the UWC and other UW campuses for transfer. Access each by clicking on the appropriate course title below. 

Course Guidelines:  These are the old, more informative course guidelines used just within the department. The English Department Curriculum Committee will be updating them soon, but in the meantime you may access them in clusters here: Writing, Literature, Film, and Independent.

UWC Catalog: For a catalog of the UW Colleges, including the specific course offerings of the English department, click here.

Syllabi

Click on the semester next to a name to see a specific syllabus by a faculty or instructional academic staff member. 
As of February 2009, all syllabi before Spring 2004 have been removed--unless there's only one available syllabus for a course.

English 098, Basics of Composition

Learning Outcomes
Laura Apfelbeck, Fall 2002 (UW Manitowoc)
Heidi Schafer-Edwards, Spring 2009 (UW Marathon)

English 101, Composition I

Learning Outcomes
Greg Ahrenhoerster, Spring 2004, Fall 2004, Spring 2005 (UW Waukesha)
Laura Apfelbeck, Spring 2004, Fall 2004, Spring 2005 (UW Manitowoc)
Nancy Chick, Fall 2004, Fall 2005, Fall 2006 (UW Barron)
Christina McCaslin, Fall 2008 (UW Marathon)
Jennifer Stolpa Flatt, Spring 2004, Spring 2005 (UW Marinette)
Holly Hassel, Winter 2009 (UW Marathon)
Mike Mattek, Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Spring 2008 Service Learning, Fall 2008 (UW Washington)
John Pruitt, Fall 2004 (UW Marshfield)

Learning Outcomes
Greg Ahrenhoerster, Fall 2004 (UW Waukesha)
James Alexander, Spring 2004, Fall 2005 (UW Marshfield)
Laura Apfelbeck, Spring 2004, Fall 2004, Spring 2005 (UW Manitowoc)
Sherri Byrand, Fall 2004, Spring 2005 (UW Sheboygan)
Nancy Chick, Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2009 (UW Barron)
Marnie Dresser, Spring 2007, Fall 2007 (UW Richland)
Jennifer Flatt, Spring 2005 (UW Marinette)
Holly Hassel, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Fall 2008 (UW Marathon)
Janet LaBrie, Fall 2005, Spring 2006 (UW Waukesha)
Mike Mattek, Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008 (UW Washington)
Christina McCaslin, Fall 2008 (UW Marathon)
Joe Milicia, Spring 2005 (UW Sheboygan)
Christine Pavesic, Fall 2005 (UW Waukesha)
Alayne Peterson, Fall 2005 (UW Fond du Lac)
Cassandra Phillips,Spring 2009 (UW Waukesha)
John Pruitt, Fall 2004 (UW Marshfield)
Peter Whalen, Fall 2005 (UW Waukesha)

English 201, Intermediate Composition

Holly Hassel, Spring 2004, Spring 2005 (UW Marathon)
Cassie Phillips, Spring 2009 (UW Waukesha)

English 203, Creative Writing I

Greg Ahrenhoerster, Spring 2004, Spring 2005 (UW Waukesha)
Marnie Dresser, Spring 2007, Fall 2007 (UW Richland)
Kelly Dwyer, Spring 2005 (UW Baraboo)
Peggy Rozga, Spring 2009 (UW Waukesha)

Marnie Dresser, Spring 2002 (UW Richland)

    We need some sample syllabi!

English 206, Technical Writing

English 210, Business Communication

Cassandra Phillips, Spring 2009 (UW Waukesha)

Alayne Peterson, Fall 2006 (UW Fond du Lac)
Julie Tharp, Spring 2005 (UW Marshfield)

English 253, Introduction to Narrative Literature

Janet LaBrie, Spring 2006 (UW Waukesha)

Holly Hassel, Fall 2008 (UW Marathon)

English 260, English Literature Before 1798

Mike Mattek, Fall 2005, Fall 2007 (UW Washington)

James Alexander, Spring 2004 (UW Marshfield)
Mike Mattek, Spring 2006, Spring 2008 (UW Washington)

English 262, American Literature Before 1865

Mike Mattek, Fall 2006 (UW Washington)
Alayne Peterson, Fall 2006 (UW Fond du Lac)

English 263, American Literature After 1865

Mike Mattek, Spring 2007 (UW Washington)

Patricia C. Roby, Fall 2002 (UW Washington)

English 266, Modern Literature (Before 1945)

Joe Milicia, Spring 2005 (UW Sheboygan)
Alayne Peterson, Spring 2009: The Existential Crisis (UW Fond du Lac)

Mat Bartkowiak, Spring 2009 (UW Marshfield)

English 268, International Literature Before 1750

English 269, International Literature After 1750

English 270, English Literature

English 272, American Literature

Alayne Peterson, Fall 2005 (UW Fond du Lac)

Elizabeth Zanichkowsky, Spring 2007 (UW Waukesha)

English 274, The Western Tradition in Literature

English 275, Twentieth Century Novels of the World

English 276, Twentieth Century Literature

Greg Ahrenhoerster, Fall 2004 (UW Waukesha)
Katie Kalish, Spring 2009 (UW Marshfield)

Nancy Chick, Fall 2005, Winter 2009: Myths & Monsters (UW Barron)
Holly Hassel, Fall 2004, Fall 2006 (UW Marathon)
Joe Milicia, Fall 2006: The City in Cinema (IS with GEO 297/Special Topics: The City in Space) (UW Sheboygan)
Elizabeth Zanichkowsky, Spring 2007 (UW Waukesha)

Laura Apfelbeck, Spring 2004, Spring 2005 (UW Manitowoc)
Nancy Chick,  Fall 2004, Fall 2006 (UW Barron)

Nancy Chick, Spring 2005, Spring 2007: The Biology and Literature of Sexuality (UW Barron)
John Pruitt, Spring 2007, Fall 2007 (UW Rock)

Greg Ahrenhoerster, Fall 2005 (UW Waukesha)

English 281 (formerly English 370), A Theme in Literature

Bill Drennan, Spring 2006: The Hero’s Quest in Myth and Literature (UW Baraboo)
Marnie Dresser, Fall 2007: Religion and Literature (UW Richland)
Brian Duckwitz, Fall 2007: Is the Pen Mightier than the Sword? (UW-Rock)
Holly Hassel, Spring 2005: American Short Story (UW Marathon)
Elizabeth Zanichkowsky, Spring 2009: Graphic Novels (UW Waukesha)

William R. Drennan, Spring 2004: Shakespeare's Rivals, Winterim 2005: Milton  (UW-Baraboo)

English 285, The Literature of Nature

Sherri Byrand, Fall 2006 (UW Sheboygan)

Greg Ahrenhoerster, Fall 2006 (UW Waukesha)
Mat Bartkowiak, Spring 2009 (UW Marshfield)

Mike Mattek, Fall 2008 (UW Washington)

Jennifer Flatt & Jane Oitzinger (IS: ENG 288/PHI 258), Fall 2008: Spiritual Journeys in Literature and Philosophy  (UW Marinette)

English 290, Special Topics

Joe Milicia, Spring 2005: Science Fiction Film and Literature (UW Sheboygan)
Alayne Peterson, Spring 2009: Science Fiction (UW Fond du Lac)
James Reitter, Spring 2009: Intro to Folklore (UW Sheboygan)

Looking for ENG 370 or ENG 380?  They've been renumbered, so look above for ENG 281 and ENG 283, respectively.