Table of Contents
General Education Courses in English . . . 3 - 6
General Education Courses in Philosophy . . 6 - 7
Courses for the English Major . . . 8 - 12
Courses for the Philosophy Major . . . 12 - 13
General Education Courses in English
Excepting composition courses, also available as electives within the English major.
Various days/times on Pocatello and Idaho Falls campuses and online: check ISU fall class schedule International Students:begin with English 1122 or 1123 depending upon IELTS score.
Domestic Students:begin with English 1101 or 1101Plus depending upon ACT/SAT score (if no ACT or SAT score, consult the Chair, Department of English and Philosophy).
English 1110-01 - Introduction to Literature - Trickster Figures and Hybridity
T/R 9:30-10:45
Alan Johnson and Jeff Howard
What do Jack Sparrow, Bugs Bunny and Bart Simpson have in common? They’re all tricksters!
English 1110-02 - Introduction to Literature - The Literature of Soldiers
MWF 9:00-9:50
Kelly Ricken
Explore the writing of soldiers from the battle of Gettysburg to Operation Enduring Freedom.
English 1110-04 - Introduction to Literature
T/R 11:00-12:15
Michael Stubbs
Explore humor, tragedy, and beauty through graphic novels, short stories, poems, plays.
Objective 4A: Literature, Pocatello Campus
Objective 1: Composition
English 1110-03 - Introduction to Literature
MWF 10:00-10:50
Dawn Lattin
General Education Courses in English
English 1115-01 - ST: Fantasy Literature
MWF 11:00-11:50
Valah Steffen-Wittwer
There and back again, down the rabbit hole, to a school of witchcraft and wizardry, through a secret door, and into magical worlds of goblins,
spirits and mysts prowled by murderers...Come on a grand adventure in Fantasy Literature!
Objective 4A: Literature, Pocatello Campus Continued
English 2257-01 - Survey of World Literature I
T/R 1:00-2:15
Alan Johnson
What do you call a class that includes the Bible, dragons, Hamlet, and the Trojan War? Exactly: World Literature! Come find out how these all go together, and why we're still making readings (and movies) about them.
Objective 4A: Literature, Idaho Falls Campus
English 1110-05 - Introduction to LiteratureT/R 9:30-10:45
Idaho Falls campus
Enjoy literature old and new from England and USA.
Objective 4A: Literature, Online
English 1110-06 - Introduction to LiteratureOnline
Ryan Topper
Read and write about literary texts from a variety of social, geographic, and historical contexts.
English 1110-07 - Introduction to Literature
Online
Dahood El-Oqla
Hone your reading, interpretive, and writing skills through reading representative literary works, authors, and genres from major historical periods.
General Education Courses in English
Objective 4A: Film, Pocatello Campus
English 1126-01/02 - Art of Film IM/W 2:30-3:45
T/R 1:00-2:15
Carlen Donovan
Love film? Study genre, technique, and historical context of
important cinematic texts. Films from 1902 to 2015, including important movements and technical developments in film history.
Objective 7: Critical Thinking, Pocatello Campus
English 1107-01 - Nature of LanguageT/R 1:00-2:15
Chris Loether
Everything about the English language (and all the other languages in the world) that you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask.
Objective 9: Diversity, Pocatello Campus
English 2210-01 - American Cultural StudiesMWF 11:00-11:50
Tera Cole
If you have ever wanted to learn more about the lives and times of famous Americans such as Marilyn Monroe, Walt Disney and Andy Warhol then take English 2210-01!
English 2210-02 - American Cultural Studies
T/R 9:30-10:45
William Donovan
Examine American culture through the study of ghostly folklore, Halloween, and more!
General Education Courses in English
Objective 9: Diversity, Pocatello Campus Continued
English 2212-01 - Introduction to Folklore/Oral TraditionsMWF 9:00-9:50
Amy Howard
Discuss, collect, and analyze folklore such as legend, myth, folk tale, customs, foodways, material culture, superstition and beliefs about the supernatural found in domestic, international, and digital folk groups.
Objective 9: Diversity, Online
English 2212-02 - Introduction to Folklore/Oral Traditions
Online
Jennifer Attebery
From old-time proverbs and folktales to memes and other 21st C digital folklore.
General Education Courses in Philosophy
Objective 4A: Pocatello Campus
Also available as electives within the Philosophy major.Philosophy 1101 - Introduction to Philosophy
T/R 9:30-10:45 Staff T/R 11:00-12:15 Jacob Berger T/R 1:00-2:15 Staff T 7:00-9:30 Staff MWF 9:00-9:50 Carl Levenson MWF 10:00-10:50 Carl Levenson MWF 11:00-11:50 Russell Wahl MWF 12:00-12:50 Bill McCurdy
General Education Courses in Philosophy
Objective 4A: Pocatello Campus Continued
Philosophy 1103 - Introduction to EthicsT/R 11:00-12:15 Melissa Norton
T/R 1:00-2:15 Melissa Norton
MWF 10:00-10:50 Jim Skidmore
Objective 4A: Idaho Falls Campus and Online
Philosophy 1101 - Introduction to Philosophyonline Jacob Berger
IFM/W 11:00-12:15 Melissa Norton
Philosophy 1103 - Introduction to Ethics
IFM/W 1:00-2:15 Melissa Norton
Objective 7: Critical Thinking
Philosophy 2201 - Introduction to LogicMWF 10:00-10:50 Russell Wahl
Courses for the English Major, Pocatello
Literature
English 2211 - Introduction to Literary Analysis
T/R 11:00-12:15
Matt Levay
English 2267 - Survey of British Literature I
MWF 10:00-10:50
Tom Klein
English 2277 - Survey of American Literature I
MWF 12:00-12:50
Hal Hellwig
English 3311 - Writing and Research about Literature
T/R 1:00-2:15
Matt VanWinkle
English 3327 - Short Story Sequence
MWF 9:00-9:50
Tom Klein
English 3356 - Ethnicity in Literature
MWF 11:00-11:50
Amanda Zink
English 4433 - Methods of Teaching English
W 7:00-9:30
Courses for the English Major, Pocatello
Literature Continued
English 4465 - Studies in 18th Century Literature (American focus)
T 4:00-6:30
David Lawrimore
English 4468 - Studies in Early 20th Century Literature (American focus)
MWF 12:00-12:50
Amanda Zink
English 4476 - Shakespeare
T 4:00-6:30
Jessica Winston
English 4491 - Seminar: World Religious Texts as Literature
W 4:00-6:30
Curt Whitaker
English 4492 - Folklore and Literature: The Postmodern Fairy Tale
MWF 1:00-1:50
Brian Attebery
A look at how traditional tales became the hot new genre and a vehicle for exploring race, gender, belief, and power.
Courses for the English Major, Pocatello
Creative Writing
English 2206 - Creative Writing Workshop
T/R 9:30-10:45
T/R 11:00-12:15
Bethany Schultz Hurst
English 4406 - Advanced Creative Writing Workshop
T/R 11:00-12:15
Susan Goslee
Professional Writing
English 3307 - Professional and Technical Writing
T/R 1:00-2:15 Rob Watkins
T/R 11:00-12:15 Rob Watkins
MWF 10:00-10:50 Staff
English 3308 - Business Writing
T/R 9:30-10:45 Tera Cole
T/R 11:00-12:15 Tera Cole
M/W 11:00-12:15 Staff
English 4407 - Topics in Professional Writing
MWF 12:00-12:50
Courses for the English Major, Pocatello
Literature
English 2281 - Introduction to Language Studies
T/R 1:00-2:15
Brent Wolter
English 4480 - Varieties of American English
T/R 1:00-2:15
Sonja Launspach
Courses for the English Major, IF & Online
Language Studies
English 4433 - Methods of Teaching English
W 7:00-9:30
David Lawrimore
Professional Writing
English 3307 - Professional and Technical Writing
W 7:00-9:30 Robyn DeWall
Online Tonya Charles
English 3308 - Business Writing
M/W 1:00-2:15 Robyn DeWall
English 2281 - Introduction to Language Studies
T/R 1:00-2:15
Brent Wolter
Courses for the English Major, IF & Online
Language Studies
Courses for the Philosophy Major, Pocatello
Philosophy 2220 - Philosophical Issues in Religion
M/W 2:30-3:45
Carl Levenson
Philosophy 2230 - Medical Ethics
M/W 2:30-3:45
Ralph Baergen
Philosophy 2250 - Contemporary Moral Problems
MWF 9:00-9:50
Jim Skidmore
Philosophy 4450 - Ethical Theory
M/W 1:00-2:15
Jim Skidmore
Philosophy 4499 - Philosophy of Cognitive Science
T/R 1:00-2:15
Courses for the Philosophy Major, IF, TF,
Meridian & Online
Philosophy 2230 - Medical Ethics
M/W 2:30-3:45 Ralph Baergen
Online Ralph Baergen
Online Staff
Graduate Courses
English
English 5506 - Advanced Creative Writing Workshop
T/R 11:00-12:15
Susan Goslee
English 5565 - Studies in 18th Century Literature (American focus)
T 4:00-6:30
David Lawrimore
English 5568 - Studies in Early 20th Century Literature (American focus) MWF 12:00-12:50
Amanda Zink
English 5576 - Shakespeare
T 4:00-6:30
Jessica Winston
English 5580 - Varieties of American English
T/R 1:00-2:15
Graduate Courses
English Continued
English 4492 - Folklore and Literature: The Postmodern Fairy Tale
MWF 1:00-1:50
Brian Attebery
A look at how traditional tales became the hot new genre and a vehicle for exploring race, gender, belief, and power.
6610 - Careers in English
TBD
Jessica Winston
6612 - Introduction to Graduate Studies in English
M 4:00-6:30
Matt Levay
6613 - Literary Bibliography/Manuscripts/Editing: Creating Digital Editions
W 7:00-9:30
Hal Hellwig
6625 - Seminar in a Literary Period: Cognitive Science and Renaissance Literature
T 7:00-9:30
Curt Whitaker
6631 - Seminar in Teaching Writing
M 7:00-9:30
Rob Watkins
6680 - Introduction to Linguistics
R 7:00-9:30
Graduate Courses
Philosophy
Philosophy 5550 - Ethical Theory
M/W 1:00-2:15
Jim Skidmore
Philosophy 5599 - Philosophy of Cognitive Science
T/R 1:00-2:15
Jacob Berger