Mar 28, 2024  
2021-2022 General Catalog 
    
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Course Numbers and Descriptions


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Elementary Education

  
  • ELED 5050 - Student Teaching - Early Childhood


    3-9 credits

    This course consists of three to nine semester credit hours of student teaching in an early childhood classroom. Student teachers demonstrate competency and professionalism in teaching. An understanding of developmentally appropriate curriculum is necessary.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Licensure Lane Designation

    Corequisite: ELED 5250  

    Pass/Fail only.
    This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
  
  • ELED 5105 - Motivation and Classroom Management


    3 credits

    The purpose of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage classroom behavior, as well as engage and motivate students.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Licensure lane designation

  
  • ELED 5150 - Student Teaching: Elementary


    3-9 credits

    This course constitutes six semester credit hours of student teaching at the upper elementary grade level. Student teachers need to demonstrate competency and professionalism in teaching. Students begin their transition from university student to professional teacher.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Licensure Lane designation

    Pass/Fail only
  
  • ELED 5240 - Public School Internship


    12 credits

    This course is a 30-week internship in the public schools in which students assume full-time teaching responsibilities under the direction of a university supervisor and district mentor.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission

    Corequisite: ELED 5250  Advanced Behavior Management and Student Teaching Seminar (3 Credits)

    Pass/Fail only
  
  • ELED 5250 - Elementary Education Student Teaching Seminar


    3 credits

    This course provides opportunities for student teachers/interns to learn about and practice skills in classroom management, curriculum development, instructional strategies, and lesson design and implementation in classroom contexts. Mentor teachers and University supervisors support context-appropriate, effective teaching. 

    Prerequisite/Restriction:  

    Licensure Lane Designation

    One of the following concurrently: 



    Pass/Fail only.
    This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Spring 2021.

  
  • ELED 5300 - Associate Teaching - Level V


    3-6 credits

    Designed to allow students who have completed student teaching to extend their teaching time in a classroom. In order to better prepare for their own classroom, students continue to develop individual teaching skills and competencies.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Pass/Fail only.
  
  • ELED 5900 - Independent Study


    0.5-2 credits

    This course allows undergraduate students to pursue personal research interests by formalizing an independent project under the guidance of a professor or faculty mentor.

    Repeatable for credit.

Engineering

  
  • ENGR 1000 - Introduction to Engineering Design


    2 credits

    Introduction to engineering design, problem solving, and computer application skills. Orients students to college programs, academic advising, student services, professional societies, ethics, and engineering careers. A background in trigonometry is strongly recommended.

  
  • ENGR 1005 - Introduction to Engineering Laboratory


    1 credit

    For students concurrently enrolled in  . Laboratory builds skills in using the HP48G/GX calculator to solve engineering problems; the use of word processors for report writing; spreadsheets to solve engineering problems; MathCAD for engineering problem solving; an introduction to Pro Engineer for engineering design; an introduction to Access for data base management; and power point for engineering presentations. Mainly hands-on, team learning is emphasized as well as team writing and presentation skills. Students should gain an appreciation for the skills needed to solve engineering problems and prepare engineering communications.

    Corequisite:   

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGR 1500 - Research Experience for Undergraduate Students


    1 credit

    Students work as undergraduate research assistants under a faculty mentor. Through the course, students will learn and apply data collection, analysis, synthesis, and presentation skills specific to the research project.

    Repeatable for credit.


  
  • ENGR 1510 - Engineering Success Strategies and Insights


    1 credit

    This introductory engineering course aims to help prospective and early undergraduate students to develop professional insights (e.g., professional functions, ethics) as well as strategies (e.g., time management) to succeed in their degree. The course culminates in an end-of-semester project.

    Prerequisite/Restriction:  

    • Admission to the College of Engineering
    • MATH 1050  with a grade of C- or better
    • MATH 1060  with a grade of C- or better


  
  • ENGR 1940 - Women in Engineering Seminar


    1 credit

    Designed for incoming female freshman engineering students. Speakers selected from practice share their knowledge and experience about the many career options available in engineering. Discussions center on ways in which women balance their professional and personal lives. Provides information and strategies for the academic and interpersonal skills needed for women to succeed in engineering.

  
  • ENGR 2010 - Engineering Mechanics Statics


    3 credits

    This course covers force and position vectors; equilibrium of particles; rigid bodies; equivalent system of forces; equilibrium; free body diagrams; static analysis of trusses, frames, and machines; centroids and centers of gravity; friction; and moments of inertia.

    Prerequisite/Restriction:
    • The following courses:
    • Student must be in the Pre-Professional or Professional Engineering program


    This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
  
  • ENGR 2030 - Engineering Mechanics Dynamics


    3 credits

    This course covers equations of motion, kinetics of particles, kinetics of rigid bodies, work and energy, impulse and momentum, three-dimensional kinematics, and vibrations.

    Prerequisite/Restriction:
    • The following courses:
    • Student must be in the Pre-Professional or Professional Engineering program


    This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
  
  • ENGR 2140 - Mechanics of Materials


    3 credits

    Students study stress, strain, and deflection due to axial loads; moment and torsion; shear and moment diagrams; and equations of equilibrium and compatibility.

    Prerequisite/Restriction:
    • ENGR 2010  
    • Student must be in the Pre-Professional or Professional Engineering program


    This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
  
  • ENGR 2210 - Fundamental Electronics for Engineers


    3 credits

    This course covers the study and application of DC and AC concepts, circuit fundamentals, circuit design, construction and analysis of AC/DC circuits, the use of measuring instruments, power supplies, and signal generators. It is not available for majors in ECE.

    Prerequisite/Restriction:
    • The following courses:
    • Student must be in the Pre-Professional or Professional Engineering program

     

    This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.

  
  • ENGR 2450 - Numerical Methods for Engineers


    3 credits

    Numerical analyses applied to engineering problems, including simultaneous solutions of linear and nonlinear equations, optimization, curve fitting, numerical differentiation and integration, and numerical solutions of differential equations.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: A structured programming experience in MATLAB, C, FORTRAN, EXCEL-VBA, or similar language; MATH 1220  and (MATH 2250  or MATH 2280 MATH 2250  or MATH 2280  may be taken concurrently

  
  • ENGR 2455 - Numerical Methods for Engineers Laboratory


    1 credit

    Lab course covering more computer software and, Math, such as Linear Programming, Fourier Series, Eigenvalues and Non-Linear Optimization.

    Corequisite:  

    Campus: USU-Eastern



  
  • ENGR 2930 - Special Problems


    1-18 credits

    Independent or group student study of engineering problems not covered in regular course offerings.

  
  • ENGR 2977 - Internship Education Experiences


    1-3 credits

    This course provides an on-the-job experience for students majoring in engineering technology. Positions with manufacturing, design, and technology may be available. Students are expected to meet with the instructor or internship coordinator and employer at the beginning and periodically during the course to determine and evaluate objectives, hours to be worked, and credit.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission

    Repeatable
    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGR 2999 - Workshop


    1-3 credits

    Designed to meet the changing needs of students in Engineering.

    Repeatable for credit


    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGR 3080 - Technical Communication for Engineers (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    3 credits

    The goal of this course is to prepare engineering students with the foundational research, individual and collaborative technical writing, teamwork, and presentation skills necessary to be effective technical and professional communicators in academic and professional settings.

    Prerequisite/Restriction:
    • ENGL 2010  
    • Must be admitted to a Professional Program in the College of Engineering

     

    This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.

  
  • ENGR 5930 - Special Problems


    1-3 credits

    The formulation and solution of practical or theoretical problems are addressed in a specified topic within the general field of engineering as determined by the faculty.

    Prerequisite/Restriction:
    • Department head permission
    • Must be admitted to a Professional Program in the College of Engineering or have graduate standing


    Repeatable
    This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.

Engineering Education

  
  • EED 6090 - Developing an Engineering Education Curriculum


    3 credits

    This course reviews the basic principles and practices of curriculum development required for an online course in any educational program. The emphasis of this course is placed on the integration of research findings and best practices into online course design.

  
  • EED 6150 - Teaching, Learning & Assessment in Engineering Education


    3 credits

    An overview of the various methods used to measure and evaluate student achievement within the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains are covered. The principles of learning and assessment as it is applied to Engineering Education are also reviewed. 

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Graduate standing

  
  • EED 6900 - Independent Study


    1-6 credits

    This course offers individually directed reading and conference.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Approval of department

    Repeatable for credit
    Pass/Fail only
    This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Spring 2022.
  
  • EED 6910 - Special Topics in Engineering Education


    1-3 credits

    Graduate level independent or group study of engineering education related topics not covered in regular course offerings.

    Repeatable for credit


  
  • EED 6960 - Master’s Research Project


    1-6 credits

    This course consists of individual work on research problems for students enrolled in the Master’s Plan B program, including project report and final presentation.

    Repeatable for credit
    Pass/Fail only
    This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Spring 2022.
  
  • EED 6970 - Master’s Thesis Research


    1-9 credits

    This course consists of individual work on research problems for students enrolled in the Master’s Plan A program.

    Repeatable for credit
    Pass/Fail only
    This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Spring 2022.
  
  • EED 7010 - The Role of Cognition in Engineering Education


    3 credits

    Study of cognitive science and research relating to engineering education.

  
  • EED 7040 - Qualitative Methods in Engineering Education


    3 credits

    Essential principles and practices of qualitative research methods typically used in engineering education research will be introduced.  Emphasis of the course will be placed on the development and proposal design for a qualitative research project with an engineering education context.

  
  • EED 7230 - Foundations of Engineering Education


    3 credits

    Investigation of the history, philosophy, and foundations of engineering education within social, political, and economic contexts. Analysis of important works of historical and modern philosophers, educators, and leaders, to help students gain an understanding of the status of engineering education.

  
  • EED 7460 - Finance and Grant Writing


    3 credits

    Procedures in financial administration of industrial education monies. Budget preparation, budget operation and control, and school accounting. In-depth review of steps and techniques needed for grant writing.

  
  • EED 7810 - Research Seminar


    1 credit

    Identification of research problems, consideration of research strategies and methods, application of research and statistical concepts in departmental focus, and interaction with faculty.

    Repeatable for credit.


    Pass/Fail only.
  
  • EED 7900 - Independent Study


    1-3 credits

    Individually directed reading and conference.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Approval of department

    Pass/Fail only.
  
  • EED 7970 - Dissertation Research


    1-15 credits

    This course consists of individual work on research problems for students enrolled in doctoral programs.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Pass/Fail only.
  
  • EED 7990 - Continuing Graduate Advisement


    1-3 credits

    This course provides graduate students with continued support and advisement. It is usually taken following completion of all coursework required for the degree.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Pass/Fail only.

Engineering Drafting and Design Technology (USU Eastern)

  
  • EDDT 0010 - Engineering Design


    1-180 contact hours

    An introductory course to explore engineering and technical design solutions using critical thinking in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).  Learning modules include:  The Engineering Design Process & Professions, Sketching & Documentation, Design Measuring, Introduction to CAD & Geometric Constraints, Design Visualization, Orthographic Projection & Multi-View Drawings, Fasteners, Assembly Drawings, Dimensioning, Tolerancing, Final Design Projects, and Final Review & Assessment.

    Pass/Fail only
  
  • EDDT 0798 - Special Problems


    1-360 contact hours

    Individual work approved by the department instructor. Time and membership hours to be arranged.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • EDDT 0799 - Special Problems


    1-360 contact hours

    Individual work approved by the department instructor. Time and membership hours to be arranged.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • EDDT 1010 - Technical Drafting


    5 credits

    Beginning course stressing the fundamentals of mechanical drafting as related to industry. Students will gain a knowledge of drafting instruments and their use, lettering, geometric construction, orthographic projection, sectional views, auxiliary views, and dimensioning standards. Additional procedures in geometric dimensioning, developments, threads and fasteners will be studied. Applications will include working drawings and assembly drawings.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • EDDT 1040 - CAD Level I: Intro to CAD


    3 credits

    Covers the fundamentals of computer-aided-drafting (AutoCAD). Students will train using the basic operating features, menus, commands, file management, drawing set up, and plotting. Applications will include, orthographic projection, sections, dimensioning techniques, tracing, pictorial drawing and coordinate features will be included.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • EDDT 1070 - CAD Level II: Intro to 3-D


    3 credits

    Continuation of   with additional emphasis on drawing productivity. Students will utilize the advance features of AutoCAD to produce industry quality drawings. Students will use the customizing commands of AutoCAD to create custom symbols, line types, and hatch patterns, 3D modeling capabilities, third party software applications, inserting CAD drawings into work processing programs, scanning, and advance plotting techniques. Students should be prepared to spend additional time outside of class in the CAD Lab to complete their assignments.

    Prerequisite/Restriction:   

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • EDDT 1100 - Residential Architectural Drafting


    3 credits

    Designed to teach AutoCAD techniques utilized in architectural drafting. The student will apply architectural drafting standards in the preparation of a complete set of house plans. Students will learn architectural terminology and nomenclature as used in the building industry. Applications of advance AutoCAD features and third party software will be employed in the course. Students should have CAD skills and be prepared to spend extra time in the CAD lab to complete their assignments.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • EDDT 1500 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems


    3 credits

    Introduction for the Geographic Information System field. Students planning careers in Engineering, Drafting, Geology, Natural Resources, and Law Enforcement will find this elective class useful either for employment or transfer support. The course covers general GIS applications and teaches the use of software for research and problem solving. Class requires a computer lab experience. In class discussion and lecture methods are used to achieve course goals and objectives. This course is taught on an as needed basis.   is recommended.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • EDDT 2100 - Commercial Architectural Drafting


    3 credits

    Designed to teach CAD techniques utilized in commercial architectural drafting. The student will apply architectural drafting standards in the layout, detailing, and dimensioning, of commercial small building plans. Students will learn the architectural terminology and nomenclature associated with the building industry. Applications of advanced AutoCAD features and third party software will be employed in the course. Students should have CAD skills and be prepared to spend extra time in the CAD lab to complete their assignments. Completers should have sufficient entry level skills to work in an architectural design office.

    Prerequisite/Restriction:   

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • EDDT 2500 - Introduction to Global Positioning Systems


    3 credits

    An overview to Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and emphasizes hands-on Trimble Resource and Mapping grade GPS experience. Covers general GPS technology, applications, research, field data collection techniques, differential correction and export to other computer softwares such as CAD and GIS. Class requires a computer lab experience. In-class discussion and lecture methods are interspersed with computer applications to achieve course goals and objectives. Course will be useful for teaching students methods to input data into GIS and CAD systems. It is useful preparation for careers in health care, business, agriculture, planning, law enforcement, transportation, engineering, surveying and natural resource development and conservation. GEOG 1010 or   or    are suggested prerequisites.

    Prerequisite/Restriction:   or   or a basic CAD course

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • EDDT 2620 - 3-D Modeling Advanced


    3 credits

    Descriptive geometry and orthographic projection are the graphic tools of engineering. Students will learn to use the descriptive geometry to not only determine true size and shape, but also intersections, true distances, true distances of lines space, and exact piercing points. Students will solve practical problems applying the principles of descriptive geometry.

    Prerequisite/Restriction:   

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • EDDT 2650 - Mechanical Blueprint Reading


    2 credits

    Support course to other departments. Designed to assist the technician in the interpretation of blueprints as they apply to industrial technology. Includes the introduction of technical drawing theory and practices. Students will be exposed to a wide variety of technical drawings in order to gain information about simple or complex parts, assemblies, systems, standards, and practices used in the world of manufacturing for precision and quality control.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • EDDT 2977 - Internship Education Experiences


    1-3 credits

    This course provides supervised on-the-job training in engineering drafting and design technology areas. Students meet with the instructor and internship coordinator periodically to determine and evaluate learning objectives, hours to be worked, and credit.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission 

    Repeatable
    Pass/Fail only
    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • EDDT 2988 - Special Problems


    1-3 credits

    Individual work approved by instructor. Time and credit to be arranged.

    Repeatable for credit
    Campus: USU Eastern only




Engineering Education Certificate

  
  • EEDC 6090 - Engineering Course Design


    3 credits

    This course teaches students the necessary skills to create effective educational or training engineering curricula. Focus is on different types of engineering courses, creating goals and objectives, choosing effective teaching methods, choosing course reference materials, accreditation concerns, lesson planning, and course design.

  
  • EEDC 6150 - Assessing Learning and Teaching in Engineering


    3 credits

    The focus of this course is assessment, planning for assessment, validity and reliability, preparing and using achievement test, writing traditional test questions, more authentic assessment methods, grading and reporting, and using assessment in action research.

    This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Spring 2018.
  
  • EEDC 6450 - Principles of Engineering Teaching and Learning


    3 credits

    Topics covered in this course include ways to improve efficiency as an engineering educator, problem-solving and creativity, active learning strategies, content delivery methods, types of learners, Piaget’s and Perry’s theories of cognitive development, Constructivism, and different learning and teaching styles.

    This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Spring 2018.
  
  • EEDC 7310 - E-learning Course and Training Development in Engineering


    3 credits

    The focus of this course is on the integration of research findings and best practices of online teaching and learning as well as tips and strategies for online course development and implementation.

  
  • EEDC 7900 - Teaching Internship in Engineering Education


    1 credit

    This is a capstone activity for students pursuing a Graduate Engineering Education Certificate to gain experience, improve understanding of teaching, reflect on their own teaching, and obtain feedback from faculty members and possibly from students.


English

  
  • ENGL 0010 - Writing Tutorial


    3 credits

    Provides additional instruction for students whose score on the ACT is 16 or less, or who are advised into the course on the basis of writing diagnosis given the first day of class in ENGL 1010 . Remedial class not carrying USU or transfer credit.

    Remedial
  
  • ENGL 0900 - Developmental Language Arts


    3 credits

    Intensive practice in reading, writing, grammar, and analytical skills as preparation for composition courses.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: English ACT score of 9-13 OR 0-59 Reading ACCUPLACER score

    Remedial
    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 0950 - English Skills Lab


    1-3 credits

    Laboratory course in which the students will perform activities and assignments to help them understand and reinforce the material taught during their English or ESOL courses. Will focus on listening, speaking, reading, vocabulary, spelling, grammar, sentence, paragraph, and essay skills. Assignments will be individually tailored to meet the needs of each student.

    Remedial
    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 0960 - Intermediate Integrated English Language Skills


    3 credits

    Integrated language skills course for English Speakers of Other Languages at the intermediate level. Concentrates on reading comprehension and analysis, on writing for different purposes and audiences, on syntax and mechanics of English grammar, and on building an academic vocabulary base. Active listening and speaking activities are also part of the course to help students prepare for participation in the college classroom.

    Remedial
    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 0970 - Advanced Integrated English Language Skills


    3 credits

    Integrated language skills course for English Speakers of Other Languages at the advanced level. It concentrates on reading comprehension and analysis, on writing for different purposes and audiences, on syntax and mechanics of English grammar, and on building an academic vocabulary base. Active listening and speaking activities are also part of the course to help students prepare for participation in the college classroom.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 0980 - College Preparation: Reading and Vocabulary


    3 credits

    This is a basic language skills class that concentrates on reading comprehension and analysis, vocabulary development, and writing fluency in response to various genres. In addition to these skills, the course is designed to help students develop the analytical thinking appropriate for success at the college level.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 0985 - College Preparation: Writing and Grammar


    3 credits

    This is a basic language skills class that concentrates on reading comprehension and analysis, vocabulary development, and writing fluency in response to various genres. In addition to these skills, the course is designed to help students develop the analytical thinking appropriate for success at the college level.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 0990 - Developmental Composition


    3 credits

    Emphasizes basic composition skills: generating ideas, developing unified, coherent paragraphs, writing and revising short essays, and editing for clarity and grammatical correctness. Includes reading and analysis of short essays. Instructors use a variety of instructional methods including group work, lecture, and tests. Students demonstrate their competence primarily by writing and revising short papers.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: English ACT score of 14-16 OR 60 or higher Reading ACCUPLACER score OR 0-69 Sentence Skills ACCUPLACER score

    Remedial
    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 1010 - Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)


    CL1 Communications Literacy
    3 credits

    Students learn skills and strategies for becoming successful academic readers, writers, and speakers: how to read and write critically, generate and develop ideas, work through multiple drafts, collaborate with peers, present ideas orally, and use computers as writing tools.

  
  • ENGL 1020 - Individualized Writing Instruction


    1-3 credits

    For students in Distance Education international programs who need further practice in specific areas of writing.

    Repeatable for credit.
  
  • ENGL 1050 - Academic Reading


    3 credits

    Designed to provide general strategies for improving reading skills for academic course work. Includes critical reading, comprehension, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. Also encompasses skills in taking notes, preparing for exams, and interpreting visual aids..

    Cross-listed as:  

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 1055 - Vocabulary


    2 credits

    Emphasis is on academic vocabulary. Develops strategies for increasing vocabulary using context clues and word parts (root words, prefixes and suffixes). Class will prepare students for academic course work and standardized test taking.

    Cross-listed as:  

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 1070 - Introduction to Native American Literature and Philosophy (BHU)


    BHU Breadth Humanities
    3 credits

    General education class intended for all students. Introduces general principles of Indian world view. The realm of mythology, legends and tales; trickster tales and religious drama; songs, poetry and figurative language; autobiography; contemporary Indian literature; and cross-cultural literary criticism.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 1410 - Elements of Grammar


    3 credits

    Introduction to the study of the English sentence. Discussion of punctuation and usage to facilitate editing, as well as clarity and precision in writing.

  
  • ENGL 1600 - American Cultures in Film


    3 credits

    Introduction to major ethnic groups in America and their treatment in recent feature films.

    Cross-listed as: HIST 1600 .

  
  • ENGL 2010 - Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)


    CL2 Communications Literacy
    3 credits

    Writing of reasoned academic argument supported with appropriately documented sources. Focuses on library and Internet research, evaluating and citing sources, oral presentations based on research, and collaboration.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Fulfillment of Communications Literacy CL1  requirement through coursework (C- or better in ENGL 1010 ) or examination

  
  • ENGL 2030 - Great Books and Ideas


    3 credits

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 2040 - Introduction to Western American Literature (BHU)


    BHU Breadth Humanities
    3 credits

    Offers students a comprehensive introduction to the literature of the American West including both historical and contemporary works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Course material - ranging from literature that chronicles early explorations to Native American storytelling to the reality and myth of Hollywood’s vision of the “western” - will introduce students to the diversity and complexity that makes up Western American Literature. Instructional methods will include lecture, discussion, student presentations, and group projects.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Fulfillment of Communications Literacy CL1  requirement through coursework or examination ( ) recommended

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 2050 - Literature by Women (BHU)


    BHU Breadth Humanities
    3 credits

    Will focus on literature by primarily British and American women within the historical and cultural framework of their times. Lectures, videos, and class discussion, as well as some group work, will take place. Quizzes, examinations and at least one paper are required.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Fulfillment of Communications Literacy CL1  requirement through coursework or examination ( ) recommended

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 2060 - Literature and Diversity (BHU)


    BHU Breadth Humanities
    3 credits

    Open to all students. Gives students the opportunity to read literature representative of the diversity in America and world cultures, focusing on groups not usually covered in most traditional literature courses.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 2070 - Digital English Studies: Literature, Culture, Technology (BHU)


    BHU Breadth Humanities
    3 credits

    This course introduces the perspectives and applications of the digital humanities as they relate to English studies. Students examine born-digital and digitized literary and cultural materials, enhancing their information literacy and quantitative reasoning skills.

  
  • ENGL 2120 - Literary Magazine


    1 credit

    Course in which students work on the College’s literary magazine, The Nighthawk Review. Student editors who enroll in the course will learn how to put together a manuscript with poems, stories, essays, and artwork provided by students. Annual journal shows off the excellent writing done by the USU-Eastern students who submit their work for publication.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 2130 - Literary Magazine


    1 credit

    Course in which students work on the College’s literary magazine, The Nighthawk Review. Student editors who enroll in the course will learn how to put together a manuscript with poems, stories, essays, and artwork provided by students. Annual journal shows off the excellent writing done by the USU-Eastern students who submit their work for publication.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 2200 - Understanding Literature (BHU)


    BHU Breadth Humanities
    3 credits

    Introduction to fiction, drama, and poetry of different periods and cultures.

  
  • ENGL 2210 - Introduction to Folklore (BHU)


    BHU Breadth Humanities
    3 credits

    Introduction to major genres of folklore (folk narrative, custom, folk music and song, vernacular architecture and arts), folk groups (regional, ethnic, occupational, familial), and basic folklore research methods (collecting and archiving).

    Cross-listed as: ANTH 2210  and HIST 2210  

  
  • ENGL 2220 - Introduction to Fiction (BHU)


    BHU Breadth Humanities
    3 credits

    Readings in fiction, including novels, novellas, and stories. The course will examine elements of the genre such as character, plot, theme, and style. Various critical approaches and contexts will be discussed, as well as the historical development of the form.

  
  • ENGL 2240 - Introduction to Poetry (BHU)


    BHU Breadth Humanities
    3 credits

    Emphasizes analytical reading: considering a poem’s formal elements such as rhythm, diction, imagery, form and sound. assuming that such understanding. Assists students in forming their own critical approaches and responses to poems by exploring a variety of major critical theories. Instructors employ a lecture and discussion format. Students demonstrate their understanding of course material by writing papers and/or essay examinations.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Fulfillment of Communications Literacy CL1  requirement through coursework or examination ( ) is highly recommended

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 2250 - Creative Writing


    3 credits

    Techniques for writing fiction and poetry through reading contemporary works and work shopping student writing.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 2251 - Poetry Writing


    3 credits

    Techniques for writing poetry through reading contemporary works and work shopping student writing.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 2300 - Introduction to Shakespeare (BHU)


    BHU Breadth Humanities
    3 credits

    Introduction to comedies, histories, tragedies, and nondramatic poetry for nonmajors.

  
  • ENGL 2330 - Introduction to Children’s Literature


    3 credits

    Review of the development of children’s literature, past to present: types and characteristics of literature written for children; major award winners; practical uses within the classroom.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 2340 - Navajo Literature and Philosophy


    3 credits

    Survey course that examines Navajo literature in its many traditional and contemporary forms: mythology, tales, autobiography, fiction, and poetry. Lecture/discussion/reading/are the central activities of the course.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 2510 - Survey of American Literature I


    3 credits

    Materials covered in this course provide an overview of the major authors, works, and trends in American literature from the earliest narratives of encounter, through the colonial and national periods, to the end of the Civil War.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 2520 - Survey of American Literature II


    3 credits

    Materials covered in this course provide an overview of the major authors, works and trends in American literature from the Civil War period to the present.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 2600 - Literary Analysis


    3 credits

    Writing-intensive course in literary analysis and research. Introduces English majors to techniques and problems of critical interpretation.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Enrollment limited to English majors and minors only

  
  • ENGL 2610 - Survey of British Literature I


    3 credits

    Selected readings in British literature from Beowulf to the 18th century. Writers covered include Chaucer, Spenser, Jonson, Shakespeare, Milton, Swift and Pope. British literature I is a standard English major course at the sophomore level, as preparation for upper division, more specific, more intensive courses.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 2620 - Survey of British Literature II


    3 credits

    Selected readings in British literature from the early 19th century to the present. Writers covered include Blake, Wordsworth, Keats, Browning, Conrad, Joyce, Woolf and Orwell. British literature II is a standard English major course at the sophomore level, as preparation for upper division, more specific, more intensive courses.

    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 2630 - Survey of American Culture (BHU)


    BHU Breadth Humanities
    3 credits

    Introduces students to American Studies methodology through a broad selection of American literary, historical, artistic, and cultural works, allowing them to examine the roots of American culture. Focuses on interdisciplinary research.

  
  • ENGL 2640 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies (BHU)


    BHU Breadth Humanities
    3 credits

    This course introduces central approaches and concepts for the study of race and ethnicity. It examines the history of these concepts, their role in the present time, and the debates and divisions surrounding these ideas from an interdisciplinary perspective.

  
  • ENGL 2720 - Survey of American Folklore


    3 credits

    Principal ethnic, regional, and occupational folk groups in America. Relations between folklore and American history, literature, and society. Key genres in American folklore (narrative, art, song, etc.) and their role in American culture.

    Cross-listed as: ANTH 2720  and HIST 2720 .

  
  • ENGL 2977 - Cooperative Education


    1-3 credits

    Provides supervised on-the-job training in literature. The student meets with the instructor/coordinator periodically during the course to determine and evaluate learning objectives, hours to be worked, and credit agreements.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission

    Repeatable for credit


    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 2988 - Special Problems


    1-3 credits

    Individual work approved by instructor. Time and credit will be arranged.

    Repeatable for credit


    Campus: USU Eastern only



  
  • ENGL 3020 - Perspectives in Linguistics (DHA)


    DHA Depth Humanities and Creative Arts
    3 credits

    In-depth study of linguistics for nonmajors. Topics vary according to faculty expertise.

  
  • ENGL 3030 - Perspectives in Literature (DHA)


    DHA Depth Humanities and Creative Arts
    3 credits

    In-depth study of literature for nonmajors. Topics vary according to faculty expertise.

 

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