500
Theories and applications of information design and visual rhetoric for print and electronic documents. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or
ENG 201 with a C or better. Recommended: ENG 303.
Credits
3(3-0)
Methods and technologies used in editing and publishing technical documents in print and electronic media; publication management and production. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or
ENG 201 with a B or better and 86 credit hours completed. Recommended: ENG 303.
Credits
3(3-0)
Examines key issues in writing and teaching writing and provides a mediated, instructional experience for working one-on-one with writing. Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor.
Credits
1-3(Spec)
Subjects not part of regular department offerings. May not be a duplication of a previous section. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisites: 86 credit hours completed; or graduate standing.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Examination and application of rhetorical and discourse theory and techniques in media. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or completion of 56 credit hours. Recommended: ENG 301.
Credits
3(3-0)
The relationship of reading to the teaching of English through an introduction to the reading process, the needs of reluctant readers, and K-12 and ESL literacy issues.
Credits
3(3-0)
Research and methodology in the teaching of composition. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or completion of 56 hours.
Credits
3(3-0)
Theory and methodologies of diachronic linguistics, with a focus on the development of the English language. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or
ENG 375.
Credits
3(3-0)
Review of critical attitudes and approaches of enduring significance. Prerequisite: 6 hours of literature.
Credits
3(3-0)
Creative and critical approaches to the study of representative works by selected major nonfiction writers. May be repeated to a maximum of nine hours. May be offered in a hybrid or online format. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites:
ENG 201 with a C or better;
ENG 134 or 234; or graduate standing.
Credits
3-9(Spec)
Middle English grammar and pronunciation. The life and works of Chaucer with emphasis on the Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde.
Credits
3(3-0)
A study of one or more British writers, selected by the instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of nine credit hours. Prerequisites: Graduate status or the following: Grade of 'C' or better in
ENG 101,
ENG 103/193 or
ELI 198; Grade of 'C' or better in
ENG 201; either
ENG 134 or ENG 234.
Credits
3-9(Spec)
Close study of a selection of Shakespearean texts. May be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; ENG 234;
ENG 349.
Credits
3(3-0)
A study of one or more American writers selected by the instructor. May be repeated a maximum of nine hours. Prerequisites: Graduate status or the following:
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better;
ENG 134 or 234. Recommended: Six hours of American Literature.
Credits
3-9(Spec)
Comparative exploration of the Romantic movement in literature and philosophy with special attention to Germany and France. Prerequisites: ENG 234 and 6 hours of literature; or graduate standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
Exploration of the history, development, and application of human rights as represented in literature, the arts, and film. Prerequisite: Admission to any of the English department's MA programs or
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better,
ENG 134 or 234.
Credits
3(3-0)
A study of one or more writers, selected by the instructor, from various regions of the world. May be repeated for a maximum of nine credit hours. Prerequisites: Graduate status or the following:
ENG 101 or 103/193 or
ELI 198 with a grade of C or better;
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better;
ENG 134 or ENG 234. Recommended: 6-9 hours of
ENG 300 and/or ENG 400 level courses.
Credits
3-9(Spec)
A study of one or more writers, selected by the instructor, from various regions of the world. May be repeated for a maximum of nine credit hours. Prerequisites: Graduate status or the following:
ENG 101 or 103/193 or
ELI 198 with a grade of C or better;
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better;
ENG 134 or ENG 234. Recommended: 6-9 hours of
ENG 300 and/or ENG 400 level courses.
Credits
3-9(Spec)
Study of the grammar and pronunciation of Old English and analysis of Old English literary texts. Prerequisites: Graduate Status or
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better;
ENG 134 or 234.
Credits
3(3-0)
Principles and techniques for teaching English to students whose first language is not English. Prerequisite:
ENG 375.
Credits
3(3-0)
The reading process, the effects of language on reading, the relation between language and writing, and the ways people process information. Prerequisite:
ENG 375 or ENG 576.
Credits
3(3-0)
Techniques for designing curricula, teaching materials, and tests and other assessment tools for ESL/EFL or bilingual/bicultural classrooms. Prerequisites:
ENG 571; Graduate status or the following:
ENG 101 or 103/193 or
ELI 198 with a grade of C or better;
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better.
Credits
3(3-0)
An introduction to the principles and theories of second language acquisition, and their implications for language teaching. Recommended:
ENG 375.
Credits
3(3-0)
Topics include cross cultural aspects of conversation, speech act theory, language and gender, nonverbal behavior and the role of socio cultural variables in language acquisitions. Prerequisites: Graduate status or the following:
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better;
ENG 375.
Credits
3(3-0)
Examination of literary texts designed for and about adolescents and adolescence. Prerequisites: Graduate status or the following:
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; ENG 234 or 381.
Credits
3(3-0)
Study of the historical development of British and American Children’s Literature (including colonial, multicultural, and European Fairy Tale traditions) with attention to socio-cultural influences. Prerequisites: Graduate status or the following:
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; ENG 234 or 381.
Credits
3(3-0)
An exploration of the literature and heritage of diverse American cultures, primarily through folk literature, fiction, and biography. Prerequisite: Graduate status or the following:
ENG 101 or 103/193 or
ELI 198 with a grade of C or better;
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better;
ENG 134 or 234 or 381.
Credits
3(3-0)
Study of the heroic tradition and its development in classic and contemporary Children’s Literature as influenced by epic, myth, folktale, and legend. Prerequisites:
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; and one of ENG 234 or ENG 381; or graduate standing.
Credits
3(3-0)