English
General Education Literature
Welcome to General Education Literature!
The English Department offers courses in general education literature. Explore this page to learn about our course offerings, topics, and more!
Why topics (why different number)?
The following courses satisfy the "Humanistic Studies" General Education requirement: ENG 200, 203, 204, 205, and 206.
Each instructor chooses a different emphasis or unifying theme—giving you a chance to focus on issues or ideas that interest you most. Check the current course offerings to see what your options are.
Note: Within the 200s, higher numbers don’t mean harder classes!
What General Education Category will my ENG 200-level course satisfy?
Some 200-level courses satisfy different GE requirements.
- ENG 200-206 satisfies Gen Ed 1010.
- ENG 207, 208, 210, and 215 satisfies Gen Ed 1005.
- ENG 208 satisfies 1013.
- ENG 220, Women and Popular Culture, satisfies Gen Ed 1009.
How will this Gen Ed course add to my academic and career goals?
- Cultivating critical reading skills, applicable in many fields such as business, law, medicine, and counseling—which often involve documents or oral accounts likely to have ambiguity or needing interpretation.
- Investigating the power of narrative, which relates to marketing, narrative medicine, and psychology, fields where it is important for people to be able to tell their own story.
- Using texts to better understand the full range of perspectives on and responses to life’s enduring questions
- Exercising these Eagle Advantages: Career and Self-Development, Communication, Critical Thinking & Problem Solving, and Adaptability.
Will the English class I took at my old college transfer into UWL?
If your class was at a University of Wisconsin college, Wisconsin Technical College, or Wisconsin Tribal College system, use this site to find out how your credits transfer to UWL:
Transfer Wisconsin: www.wisconsin.edu/transfer
If your class was at another college or university, use this site to find out how your credits transfer to UWL:
Transferology: www.transferology.com
Can I take English 110 at the same time as English 200?
No--ENG 110 is prerequisite for ENG 200-level courses.
The Literary Salon is a spring event that celebrates General Education Literature students’ work while promoting conversation and dialogue in a uniquely "literary" format.
Traditionally, the literary salon was an informal (and often private) space for writers and other artist-types to come together and share their ideas about art and culture and life with other like-minded individuals. Although generally said to have originated in 16th-17th century Europe, new research suggests they trace all the way back to the pre-Islamic Arab world of the 7th century.
Literary Salon
Literary Salon
Literary Salon