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ENG 300 Study Abroad: Special Studies in English Studies

Study abroad course in English Studies. Course may be repeated up to six hours when content does not duplicate previous topic. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a grade of 'C' or higher; permission of instructor. Recommended: ENG 234.

Credits
3-6(3-0)

ENG 301WI Nonfiction Writing

Development of nonfiction writing skills through individual projects in diverse genres. May be offered in an online or hybrid format. Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a grade of'C' or better.

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 303WI Technical Writing

Writing technical documents common in business, industry, government agencies, and non-profit organizations, e.g., reports, proposals, and instructions. Emphasis on readability, accessibility, suitability, and usability. Writing Intensive. May be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a C or better; 56 credit hours completed.

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 311 Teaching Literature in the Secondary School

Methods of teaching literature and reading in middle and high schools. Includes clinical experience. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a C or better; ENG 211 or 56 credit hours completed; ENG 234.

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 315WI Teaching Writing in Elementary and Middle Schools

Introduction to theories and pedagogies on writing in elementary and middle schools. Pre-student teaching field experience. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; Tier Two - Admission of Candidacy to Teacher Education.

Credits
4(3-1)

ENG 319 Teaching Composition in the Secondary School

Methods of teaching writing and rhetoric in secondary English classrooms. Prerequisites: ENG 234, 211, and 56 credit hours completed.

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 323 Fantasy and Science Fiction

History, meaning, and influence of fantasy and science fiction. Emphasis on 19th-21st century literature and film. May be offered in an online or hybrid format. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 324 Popular Culture in America

A study of popular American art forms in relation to their historical, social, cultural, technological, critical, and/or theoretical contexts. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better.

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 325 Stories, Spells, and Songs: Folklore and Folklife

Discussion and comparison of folktales, songs, superstitions, and customs preserved in both oral and literary traditions. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a C or better.

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 326 The Literary Dimensions of Film

Study of film from the viewpoints of formal literary criticism and cultural history through analysis of original screen plays, genre movies, and adaptations. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. (University Program Group I-B: The Arts)

Credits
3(2-2)

ENG 327 Women Writers: Gender, Sexuality, and Literature

Examination of women writers in a variety of historical and cultural traditions, approached through the lenses of feminist and queer theory. Identical to WGS 327. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better.

Credits
3(3-0)

Cross Listed Courses

WGS 327

ENG 328 Native American Literature and Film

A study of Native American literature and film within their cultural contexts. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 329 African American Literature

Examines the literary and cultural contributions of African Americans from colonial times to present through written and oral forms of expression. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better. (University Program Group IV-C: Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity)

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 330 Gods, Monsters, and Immortality: Mythic Literature

The origins and development of mythic patterns with major emphasis on the adaptation and interpretation of classical and Northern myths to literary usage. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 333 Literatures of Non-Western Cultures

Introduction to literatures of non-Western cultures, such as African, Asian, Middle Eastern, Aboriginal, Caribbean, or Latin American. Prerequisites: Grade of 'C' or better in ENG 101, ENG 103/193 or ELI 198, Grade of 'C' or better in ENG 201.

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 334 Literary and Cultural Theory

Intensive survey of theories of literature, interpretation, and culture that have been of historical importance to literature and cultural studies. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with grade of C or better; ENG 234. Recommended: at least three hours of literature courses at the 300-level or above.

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 335 Topics in Ancient or Medieval Literature

Topics that introduce key literary movements and historical contexts from antiquity to 1500 in one of the following traditions: B. British; C. World. Prerequisite: ENG 234.

Credits
3-6(3-0)

ENG 336 Topics in Early Modern Literature

Topics that introduce key literary movements and historical contexts from 1500-1800 in one of the following traditions: A. American; B. British; C. World. Prerequisite: ENG 234.

Credits
3-9(3-0)

ENG 337 Topics in Romantic or Realist Literature

Topics that introduce key literary movements and historical contexts from 1790-1910 in one of the following traditions: A. American; B. British; C. World. Prerequisite: ENG 234.

Credits
3-9(3-0)

ENG 338 Topics in Modern or Contemporary Literature

Topics that introduce key literary movements and historical contexts from 1890-present in one of the following traditions: A. American; B. British; C. World. Prerequisite: ENG 234.

Credits
3-9(3-0)

ENG 349 Shakespeare

A study of selected sonnets and a variety of comedies, histories, and tragedies with consideration of their historical and cultural contexts. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better. Recommended: ENG 234.

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 371 Teaching Grammar

Links the study of college-level grammar and its application in the classroom. Focuses on both professionally written and student-generated texts. Prerequisites: ENG 101 or 103/193 or ELI 198 with a grade of C or better; ENG 201 with a grade of C or better. Recommended: ENG 271.

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 375 Introduction to Linguistics

A survey of the field of linguistics, including discussion of sounds, word structure, sentence structure, meaning, acquisition, social use and historical change of language. Prerequisite: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better.

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 381WI Children's Literature

Examination and analysis of contemporary prose and poetry suitable for children from literary, aesthetic, sociocultural and educational perspectives. Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 382 Racism and Diversity in Children’s and Young Adult Literature

Examination of racism, racial identity and diversity, historically and in the present, through a range of genres of American literature for children and young adults. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a C or better; ENG 134 or 234 or 381. (University Program Group IV-C: Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity)

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 391WI Creative Writing: Fiction

Discussion and critical evaluation of student fiction. Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: ENG 294 with a grade of B or better.

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 392WI Creative Writing: Poetry

Discussion and critical evaluation of student poetry. Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: ENG 294 with a grade of B or better.

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 395 Special Topics

Consideration of subjects not listed in the regular department offerings. May be repeated when content is not a duplication of a previous special topic offering. English majors and minors, see general statement. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisite: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better.

Credits
1-6(Spec)

ENG 397 Independent Study

Explorations of special problems in language and literature individually agreed upon by student and instructor. Prerequisites: Approval of the instructor and department chairperson required before registration; ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; ENG 134 or 234.

Credits
1-9(Spec)