600
For graduate students seeking to develop advanced nonfiction writing skills in various academic and non-academic genres. This course may be offered in an online format.
Credits
3(3-0)
Instruction in materials and methods for research in language and literature. Prerequisites: Admission to Graduate Program in English.
Credits
3(3-0)
Advanced study of the theory and practice of professional and technical communication. May be repeated to a maximum of six hours. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Recommended: ENG 303, 503, and/or 504 or previous work-related experience with a professional/technical communication focus.
Credits
3-6(Spec)
Study and practice of the theories, methods, and materials of teaching first-year college composition. Prerequisites: Open to English graduate assistants assigned to teach
ENG 101: Freshman Composition.
Credits
3(3-0)
An analysis of the issues, methods, and techniques of teaching English.
Credits
3(3-0)
Theory and practice of teaching creative writing. Prerequisite: Admission to graduate program in English.
Credits
3(3-0)
How to design and evaluate empirical research in English; emphasis on the teaching and learning of writing, literature, and English as a second language. Recommended:
ENG 601 and/or 602.
Credits
3(3-0)
A non-credit course intended for students who have completed all program credits but still need to use university resources to complete their degree requirements.
Credits
1(1-0)
A study of selected contemporary poets in the context of major developments in the poetry of the twentieth century. Recommended: 6 hours of literature at the graduate or undergraduate level.
Credits
3-6(3-0)
Study of notable fiction from 1945 to the present.
Credits
3(3-0)
A study of English literature from one of four historical periods: prior to 1650, from 1650-1800, from 1800-1900, or from 1900 to the present. Prerequisite: Admission to the graduate program. Recommended: Six hours of English Literature. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours.
Credits
3-9(Spec)
A study of the major theories and theorists in contemporary literary studies and selected critical problems generated by them. Recommended: 6 hours of literature.
Credits
3(3-0)
Theoretical issues, practices, history, texts, and applications in rhetoric and composition. This course may be offered in an online format.
Credits
3(3-0)
A course designed to prepare students for editing responsibilities found in a variety of fields, including education and scholarly publications.
Credits
3(3-0)
The role of nature, frontier, or other factors in American literature of one of the following periods: A. Pre-Romantic Period; B. Romantic Period; C. Realistic and Naturalistic Periods; D. Modern Period. Recommended: 6 hours of American literature. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours.
Credits
3-9(Spec)
The tracing of ideas through World Literatures from one of the following periods: A. Classical literature; B. Medieval and Renaissance literature; C. 18th and 19th Century literature; D. Modern literature. Recommended: 6 hours of world literature. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours.
Credits
3-9(Spec)
Linguistic approaches to textual analysis and the application of research findings in teaching written standard English.
Credits
3(3-0)
Examination of the sound patterns of English at the segmental and suprasegmental levels with applications for teaching English as a second or foreign language. This course may be offered in an online format.
Credits
3(3-0)
A functional approach to English grammar, examining the uses of the major grammatical constructions. Includes analysis of language of native and non-native speakers of English. Recommended:
ENG 571,
ENG 574.
Credits
3(3-0)
Problems in sociolinguistics, discourse, bilingualism, historical grammar, the applications of modern linguistic theory to the teaching of English or foreign languages. May be repeated to a maximum of nine credit hours. Prerequisites:
ENG 375 or equivalent and some foreign language study recommended.
Credits
3-9(3-0)
Writing workshop, composition pedagogy, educational technology, and classroom research. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisites: Admission by application for the institute as outlined by requirements from the Chippewa River Writing Project.
Credits
3(3-0)
A graduate seminar that explores issues in the studies of Children’s and/or Young Adult Literature. Repeatable up to nine hours when content does not duplicate previous topics.
Credits
3-9(3-0)
An examination and application of methods, materials, and classroom management techniques necessary to teach English effectively to speakers of other languages. May be repeated to a maximum of three hours. Prerequisites: Final one-credit unit requires completion of
ENG 571 or 577.
Credits
1-3(Spec)
Graduate workshop in fiction writing. May be repeated up to six hours. Prerequisite: Admission to M.A. Creative Writing Concentration. Recommended: Permission of instructor based on portfolio of student's fiction.
Credits
3-6(3-0)
Workshop in poetry writing. May be repeated up to 6 hours. Prerequisites: Admission to M.A. Program in English Language and Literature: Creative Writing Concentration.
Credits
3-6(Spec)
Workshop in contemporary approaches to writing literary nonfiction. Course may be repeated up to six hours. May be offered in an online or hybrid format.
Credits
3-6(Spec)
Practice of fiction theories and techniques exemplified by the works of noted authors of short fiction, the novella, and the novel. Prerequisite: Acceptance to any of the English department's MA programs.
Credits
3(3-0)
Poetic techniques, practices, theories, and approaches as exemplified in the works of notable poets and as examined in prosody and poetic forms. Prerequisites: Admission to the English department graduate program in Creative Writing or permission of the instructor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Creative Nonfiction techniques, practices, theories, and approaches as exemplified in the works of noted authors and as examined in the genres of creative nonfiction. Prerequisite: Acceptance to any of the English department's MA programs.
Credits
3(3-0)
Explorations of special problems in language and literature individually agreed upon by student and instructor. May be repeated a maximum of six hours. Prerequisites: Approval by instructor and department chairperson required before registration.
Credits
3-6(Spec)