Jun 02, 2024  
2013-2014 General Catalog (Spring 2014) 
    
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Course Descriptions


 

English

  
  • ENGL 2030 - Great Books and Ideas


    3 credits

    Campus: USU Eastern only
3
  
  • 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 CL1 requirement through coursework or examination ( ) recommended

    Campus: USU Eastern only
3
  
  • 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 CL1 requirement through coursework or examination ( ) recommended

    Campus: USU Eastern only
3
  
  • 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
3
  
  • 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
1
  
  • 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
1
  
  • ENGL 2200 - Understanding Literature (BHU)


    BHU Breadth Humanities
    3 credits

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

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
3
  
  • 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 .

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • 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.

    Campus: USU Eastern only
3
  
  • 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 CL1 requirement through coursework or examination ( ) is highly recommended

    Campus: USU Eastern only
3
  
  • 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
3
  
  • ENGL 2251 - Poetry Writing


    3 credits

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

    Campus: USU Eastern only
3
  
  • ENGL 2300 - Introduction to Shakespeare (BHU)


    BHU Breadth Humanities
    3 credits

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

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • 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
3
  
  • 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
3
  
  • 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
3
  
  • 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
3
  
  • 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 only.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • 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
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Once every two years
3
  
  • 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
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Once every two years
3
  
  • 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.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • 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 .

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • 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: Permission of instructor

    Campus: USU Eastern only
1-3
  
  • ENGL 2988 - Special Problems


    1-3 credits

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

    Campus: USU Eastern only
1-3
  
  • 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.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
3
  
  • 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.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
3
  
  • ENGL 3040 - Perspectives in Writing and Rhetoric (DHA)


    DHA Depth Humanities and Creative Arts
    3 credits

    In-depth study of rhetoric and writing for nonmajors. Topics vary according to faculty expertise.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
3
  
  • ENGL 3050 - Masterpieces of World Literature (DHA)


    DHA Depth Humanities and Creative Arts
    3 credits

    In-depth study of masterpieces of world literature from the earliest times to the present. For nonmajors.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 3070 - Perspectives in Folklore (DHA)


    DHA Depth Humanities and Creative Arts
    3 credits

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

    Cross-listed as: HIST 3070 .

    Repeatable for credit
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Summer
3
  
  • ENGL 3080 - Introduction to Technical Communication (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    3 credits

    Introduces students to a variety of technical documents and improves their written and oral communication skills. Available to nonmajors as a technical communication service course.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Fulfillment of Communications Literacy CL2 requirement.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 3300 - Period Studies in American Literature


    3 credits

    Exploration of single period or movement in literary history of the United States, or a comparative study of a topic during various periods. Periods and topics will vary.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 3305 - Medieval Literary History


    3 credits

    Covers a variety of literary genres and movements from the medieval era

3
  
  • ENGL 3310 - Period Studies in British Literature


    3 credits

    Exploration of single period or movement in British literary history, or a comparative study of a topic during various periods. Periods and topics will vary.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 3315 - Early Modern British Literary History


    3 credits

    Covers a variety of literary genres and movements from the early modern period (roughly the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries) in the British Isles

3
  
  • ENGL 3320 - Period Studies in World Literature


    3 credits

    Exploration of single period or movement in literary history outside the United States and Great Britain, or a comparative study of a topic during various periods. Periods and topics will vary.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 3325 - Eighteenth-Century British Literary History


    3 credits

    Covers a variety of literary genres and movements from the eighteenth century in the British Isles

3
  
  • ENGL 3335 - Nineteenth-Century British Literary History


    3 credits

    Covers a variety of literary genres and movements from the nineteenth century in the British Isles

3
  
  • ENGL 3345 - Literary History of the British Isles Since 1900


    3 credits

    Covers a variety of literary genres and movements from the British Isles since 1900

3
  
  • ENGL 3355 - Literary History of the Early Americas


    3 credits

    Covers a variety of literary genres and movements from the Americas before 1800

3
  
  • ENGL 3365 - Nineteenth-Century American Literary History


    3 credits

    Covers a variety of literary genres and movements from the nineteenth century in the Americas

3
  
  • ENGL 3375 - Literary History of the Americas Since 1900


    3 credits

    Covers a variety of literary genres and movements from the Americas since 1900

3
  
  • ENGL 3385 - World Literary History Pre-1900


    3 credits

    Covers a range of pre-twentieth century texts in a variety of genres from outside the United States and the British Isles. Specific subject matter varies according to faculty expertise.

3
  
  • ENGL 3395 - World Literary History Since 1900


    3 credits

    Covers a range of texts in a variety of genres written since 1900 from outside the United States and the British Isles. Specific subject matter varies according to faculty expertise.

3
  
  • ENGL 3400 - Professional Writing (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    3 credits

    Introduces students to workplace writing as a profession, emphasizing transition from writing for academic audiences to writing for readers of workplace documents. Students learn to design and write professional documents for science, industry, business, and/or government, including print portfolios and other job search materials.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Enrollment limited to English majors only.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 3410 - Professional Writing Technology


    3 credits

    Introduces students to technologies of professional writing. Surveys software used in the Professional and Technical Writing emphasis curriculum. Students learn to design and implement electronic portfolios documenting their work in the program.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Enrollment limited to English majors only.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 3420 - Fiction Writing


    3 credits

    Covers basic elements of writing fiction: form, structure, plot, theme, characterization, dialogue, point of view, and imagery.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 3430 - Poetry Writing


    3 credits

    Covers basic elements of writing poetry: language, detail, voice, tone, literal and figurative imagery, rhythm, open and closed form, structure, and theme.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 3440 - Creative Nonfiction Writing


    3 credits

    Focuses on the essay as creative nonfiction, emphasizing persona, audience, purpose, tone, and style. Students study difference between fiction and nonfiction. Goal is to write publishable nonfiction.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 3450 - Methods and Research in Professional and Technical Communication


    3 credits

    Teaches students to conduct research using methods employed by professional and technical communicators in the workplace. Students learn to work with Subject Matter Experts, gather data in organizational contexts, and design user-centered documents.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 3460 - Modern Rhetorical Theory


    3 credits

    Teaches students to analyze rhetoric as it is enacted in a variety of texts and contexts. Students learn to define and understand rhetorical situations and to evaluate rhetorical strategies chosen by other writers.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
3
  
  • ENGL 3510 - Teaching Young Adult Literature


    3 credits

    Study of a variety of genres written specifically for adolescent audience. Intended for those interested in teaching secondary school English.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
3
  
  • ENGL 3520 - Multicultural American Literature


    3 credits

    Introduction to study of diverse literatures of the United States, including Native American, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, and African American.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 3530 - Children’s Literature


    3 credits

    Study of aesthetic merit of poetry and prose available for children, ages 1-12. Intended for those interested in teaching or writing for children.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 3620 - Native American Studies


    3 credits

    Multidisciplinary introduction to study of Native Americans, emphasizing folklore, history, anthropology, literature, traditions, and contemporary issues such as the environment.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 3630 - The Farm in Literature and Culture (CI/DHA)


    CI/DHA Communications Intensive/Depth Humanities/Creative Arts
    3 credits

    The Farm in Literature and Culture explores the “culture of agriculture.” Students will read classical texts that provide a foundation to literature and other texts of the American farm as well as explore farming through the lens of art, architecture, folklore, popular culture, and genre.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring,
3
  
  • ENGL 3700 - Regional Folklore (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    3 credits

    Study of folklore and folklife as they relate to regional cultures.

    Cross-listed as: HIST 3700 .

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 3710 - Folklore Colloquium (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    3 credits

    Issues, problems, and methodologies in folklore study. Focus and instructor variable.

    Cross-listed as: HIST 3710  and RELS 3710 .

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 4200 - Linguistic Structures


    3 credits

    Introduction to linguistic science: phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax, especially as relating to English. Exposure to other aspects of linguistic analysis, including language origins and linguistic diversity.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
3
  
  • ENGL 4210 - History of the English Language


    3 credits

    Introduction to linguistic history of English, beginning with its Indo-European roots and continuing through Old English and Middle English to Modern English. Covers sociolinguistic aspects of English use, as well as strict grammatical history.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 4220 - Teaching Literacy in Diverse Classrooms


    3 credits

    Examines the diversity of literacy skills in American ethnic groups and explores appropriate teaching methods. Topics include effects of socio-economic status, child-rearing practices, first and second language acquisition, American dialects, etc.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 4230 - Language and Society


    3 credits

    Covers sciences of sociolinguistics and anthropological linguistics. Introduces concepts dealing with relationship of language to society and culture, and interaction of language with society and culture.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
3
  
  • ENGL 4250 - Playwriting


    3 credits

    Study of dramatic theory and sample plays, combined with practice in writing short plays. Students must write a minimum of three plays.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: THEA 1713 .

    Cross-listed as: THEA 4760 .

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
3
  
  • ENGL 4300 - Shakespeare


    3 credits

    Selected works of William Shakespeare, with attention to biographical and cultural contexts.

    Repeatable for credit
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 4310 - American Writers


    3 credits

    Selected works of either a single author or a closely related group of authors based in the United States, with attention to biographical and cultural contexts.

    Repeatable for credit
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 4320 - British Writers


    3 credits

    Selected works of either a single author or a closely related group of authors based in Great Britain, with attention to biographical and cultural contexts.

    Repeatable for credit
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 4330 - World Writers


    3 credits

    Selected works of either a single author or a closely related group of authors based outside the United States, with attention to biographical and cultural contexts.

    Repeatable for credit
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
3
  
  • ENGL 4340 - Studies in Prose


    3 credits

    Analysis of the genre of prose fiction and/or prose nonfiction, emphasizing nature and evolution of specific forms.

    Repeatable for credit
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 4350 - Studies in Poetry


    3 credits

    Analysis of the genre of poetry, emphasizing nature and evolution of specific forms.

    Repeatable for credit
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
3
  
  • ENGL 4360 - Studies in Drama/Film


    3 credits

    Analysis of dramatic and cinematic genres, emphasizing nature and evolution of specific forms.

    Repeatable for credit
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 4400 - Professional Editing (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    3 credits

    Editing of technical and scientific documents; working with deadlines, different levels of editing, and editing marks; working with groups of editors and clients; and revising document design.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 4410 - Document Design and Graphics


    3 credits

    Explores elements of page layout, graphic design, type fonts, and design of documents to suit client’s needs for print (F) or digital (Sp) media.

    Repeatable for credit
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 4420 - Advanced Fiction Writing (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    3 credits

    Offers advanced study in art and skill of writing publishable fiction. Relies on workshop method.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: ENGL 3420  or equivalent.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 4430 - Advanced Poetry Writing (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    3 credits

    Provides course for undergraduate students desiring to write publishable poetry. Relies on workshop method.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: ENGL 3430  or equivalent.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 4440 - Advanced Nonfiction Writing (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    3 credits

    Offers advanced study in the art and skill of writing publishable literary or creative nonfiction.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: ENGL 3440 .

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 4500 - Teaching Writing (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    3 credits

    Prepares students to teach writing at secondary level. Teaches appropriate pedagogical techniques for teaching writing for a variety of purposes and contexts to diverse students. Techniques taught include designing effective writing assignments, responding constructively to student writing, assessing student writing, and incorporating technology into writing courses.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 4510 - Teaching Literature (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    3 credits

    Prepares students to teach literature through a variety of texts. Explores multiple pedagogical strategies for teaching diverse literary traditions to students of various backgrounds and developmental levels.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 4610 - Western American Literature


    3 credits

    Examines major themes and important writers (both “popular” and “literary”) in western regional writing. Investigation of significance of environment, history, gender, and ethnicity in a variety of genres. Appropriate for American Studies majors and minors.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 4620 - Advanced Seminar in American Studies (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    3 credits

    Practical introduction to theories and methods of American Studies, utilizing interdisciplinary research around a central theme, subject, or text(s). Strongly recommended for American Studies majors and American Studies minors. Open to students who have taken three courses in literature and/or history.

    Cross-listed as: HIST 4620 .

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 4630 - American Nature Writers


    3 credits

    Interdisciplinary study of historical, social, literary, and environmental contexts of nature writing. Examines key authors, major theories, enduring concerns (e.g., conservation, preservation, and management), and current issues (including gender and ethnicity). Appropriate for American Studies majors and minors.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 4640 - Studies in the American West (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    3 credits

    Interdisciplinary course in American Studies, exploring the region of the West through the analysis of literary texts, historical sources, and socio-cultural materials.

    Cross-listed as: HIST 4640 .

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 4700 - Folk Material Culture


    3 credits

    Study of folk objects and their connections with culture and history.

    Cross-listed as: HIST 4700 .

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 4750 - Advanced Folklore Workshop: Fife Conference


    3 credits

    Focuses on a theme or topic in folklore, and offers lectures from nationally prominent scholars in the area. Taught during one week, every day and all day.

    Cross-listed as: HIST 4750 .

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Summer
3
  
  • ENGL 4900 - Internship/Cooperative Work Experience


    1-15 credits

    Offers credit for professional experience obtained outside the classroom, prior to graduation. Requires statement of professional goals and summary report following the experience.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Permission of department.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Pass/Fail only.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
1-15
  
  • ENGL 4910 - Tutoring Practicum


    1 credit

    Inservice training class for first-semester Writing Center staff members. Repeatable for up to 2 credits.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
1
  
  • ENGL 5210 - Topics in Linguistics


    3 credits

    Provides students with opportunity to study topics which are not regularly taught, but which are designed to enrich understanding of linguistics. Typical topics include Old English, roots of English in Germanic, discourse analysis, and English as a world language.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
3
  
  • ENGL 5300 - Literature, Arts and Culture (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    3 credits

    The interdisciplinary study of literature in relation to other arts and areas of culture. Topics vary.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: ENGL 2600  and at least one literature course at the 3000 or 4000 level, or instructor permission.

    Repeatable for credit
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 5320 - Literature, Politics and Society (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    3 credits

    The interdisciplinary study of literature in relation to political and social contexts. Topics vary.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: ENGL 2600  and at least one literature course at the 3000 or 4000 level, or instructor permission.

    Repeatable for credit
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 5340 - Literature, Science and Environment (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    3 credits

    The interdisciplinary study of literature in relation to science and environmental issues. Topics vary.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: ENGL 2600  and at least one literature course at the 3000 or 4000 level, or instructor permission.

    Repeatable for credit
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 5400 - Specialized Documents


    3 credits

    Students in the Professional and Technical Writing emphasis prepare documents frequently encountered in business and government, including proposals, environmental impact statements, brochures, and newsletters.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Admittance to program and completion of ENGL 3400  and ENGL 3410  with grades of B- or better.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 5410 - Studies in Writing for Digital Media Production


    3 credits

    Students in the Professional and Technical Writing emphasis examine process of publishing online documents, studying digital media and genres. Topics vary and include building complex CD-ROM environments, help files, websites, interactive animations, and games.S

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Admittance to program and completion of ENGL 3400  and ENGL 3410  with grades of B- or better.

    Repeatable for credit
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
3
  
  • ENGL 5420 - Publications Production


    3 credits

    Students in the Professional and Technical Writing emphasis examine process of publishing printed documents, beginning with idea and ending with hard copy, printed and bound.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Admittance to program and completion of ENGL 3400  and ENGL 3410  with grades of B- or better.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 5430 - Professional Writing Capstone (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    3 credits

    Capstone course for students in Professional and Technical Writing emphasis, in which students develop a professional portfolio of their own writing. Should be taken during the senior year.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Admittance to program and completion of ENGL 3400  and ENGL 3410  with grades of B- or better.

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 5490 - Topics in Professional and Technical Writing


    3 credits

    Provides students with opportunity to study topics designed to enrich understanding of professional and technical writing. Typical topics include usability studies, career investigation, game theory, medical writing, and writing for magazines and journals.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Admittance to program and completion of ENGL 3400  and ENGL 3410  with grades of B- or better.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 5690 - American Studies Capstone Seminar (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    3 credits

    Required for students majoring in American Studies. Enables students to synthesize American Studies theory and methods with interdisciplinary cognate courses. Supports senior thesis design and writing, allowing topics to reflect individual programs of study.

    Cross-listed as: HIST 5690 .

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 5700 - Folk Narrative


    3 credits

    Forms and functions of folk narrative genres: myth, legend, folktale, memorate, and ballad.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Fulfillment of Communications Literacy CL2 requirement and completion of a 3000-level course having an ANTH, ENGL, or HIST prefix.

    Cross-listed as: ANTH 5700  and HIST 5700 .

    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 5900 - Senior Honors Seminar


    1-3 credits

    Capstone course for students enrolled in English Honors Program.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Enrollment in English Honors Program.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
1-3
  
  • ENGL 5910 - Senior Honors Thesis (CI)


    CI Communications Intensive
    1-6 credits

    Students work in conjunction with English faculty member to write a thesis.

    Prerequisite/Restriction: Enrollment in English Honors Program.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
1-6
  
  • ENGL 5920 - Directed Study


    1-3 credits

    Provides students with opportunity to work individually with faculty member. Contract for work to be completed must be signed by faculty member and student, then filed with English Department.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
1-3
  
  • ENGL 6320 - Literary Theory


    3 credits

    Introduces students to advanced literary theories and provides training in sophisticated critical method.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
  
  • ENGL 6330 - Topics in Literary Studies


    3 credits

    Allows in-depth study of specific literary topics and theoretical questions.

    Repeatable for credit.
    Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring
3
 

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