First-year Honors Seminar
ENGL 181 is a first-year honors literature seminar with varying topics and materials.
Summary
Historical reviews of Karen Britland: Karen Britland pushes students to improve writing and close-reading skills, rated as difficult by one reviewer.
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Prerequisites
Course mapFirst Year students only and declared in an Honors program
- First Year students only
- declared in an Honors program
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- First Year students only
- declared in an Honors program
Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Karen Britland: Karen Britland is described as a fun and passionate instructor who provides fair grading while pushing students to improve their writing and close-reading skills.
KAREN BRITLAND is recorded teaching in Fall 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MARTIN FOYS is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews describe ENGL 181 as a great, passionate, and motivating seminar experience under instructors Karen Britland and Martin Foys.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Karen Britland: Karen Britland pushes students to improve writing and close-reading skills, rated as difficult by one reviewer.
Historical reviews of Martin Foys: Martin Foys provides helpful, motivating expansion on student thoughts in a seminar format, though initial interaction felt one-sided.
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