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ENG 503 Document Design

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)

ENG 504 Technical Editing

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)

ENG 510WI Writing Center Practicum

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)

ENG 513 Special Topics

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)

ENG 514 Language and Media Discourse

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)

ENG 517 Reading and the English Classroom

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)

ENG 519 Teaching Composition

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)

ENG 520 Diachronic Linguistics and the History of English

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)

ENG 535 History of Literary Criticism

Review of critical attitudes and approaches of enduring significance. Prerequisite: 6 hours of literature.

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 539 Seminar in Major Nonfiction Writers

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)

ENG 545 Love, Plague, and Chivalry: Chaucer’s Works and World

Study of the life, works, and world of Geoffrey Chaucer. Prerequisites: ENG 201; 234; or graduate standing. Recommended: ENG 334.

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 547 Seminar in Major British Writers

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)

ENG 549 Advanced Shakespeare

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)

ENG 559 Seminar in Major American Writers

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)

ENG 561 European Romanticism

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)

ENG 566 Human Rights in Literature, Art, and Film

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)

ENG 569 Seminar in Major World Writers

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)

ENG 570 Old English

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)

ENG 571 Methods in Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages

Principles and techniques for teaching English to students whose first language is not English. This course may be offered in an online format. Pre/Co-requisite: ENG 375, or admission into graduate program.

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 574 TESOL Materials, Assessment, Curriculum

Techniques for designing curricula, teaching materials, and tests and other assessment tools for K-12 and adult ESL/EFL or bilingual/bicultural classrooms. This course may be offered in an online format. Pre/Corequisite: ENG 571.

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 575 English Learner Standards and Assessments: K-12

State and English language proficiency (ELP) standards and assessments, including administration, data analysis, and related instructional practices. ELP assessment certification: WIDA K-12. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; Admission to Teacher Education or graduate status.

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 577 Introduction to Second Language Acquisition

An introduction to the principles and theories of second language acquisition and their implications for language teaching. This course may be offered in an online format. Pre/Co-requisite: ENG 375 or graduate status.

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 578 Applied Sociolinguistics

Topics include language variation and identity, bilingualism/multilingualism in both social and institutional structures, language contact, and language standardization, discrimination, and policy. This course may be offered in an online format. Pre/Co-requisite: ENG 375 or graduate standing.

Credits
3(3-0)

ENG 580 Young Adult Literature

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)

ENG 581 The History of Children's Literature in English

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)

ENG 582 Seminar in Diversity in Children’s and Young Adult Literature

Rotating topics course exploring diversity in children’s and young adult literature; a focus may include race/ethnicity, disability, gender/orientation, nationality, and/or intersectionalities. May be repeated up to 9 hours when content does not duplicate previous topics. Prerequisite: Graduate status or the following: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; ENG 134 or 234 or 381.

Credits
3-9(3-0)

ENG 583 The Heroic Tradition in Children's Literature

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)

ENG 591 Seminar: Writing Fiction

Undergraduate/Graduate workshop in fiction writing. May be repeated up to 6 hours. Prerequisite: ENG 391; or admission to MA in English Language & Literature, Creative Writing Concentration. Recommended: Permission of instructor based on portfolio of student's fiction.

Credits
3-6(3-0)

ENG 592 Seminar: Writing Poetry

Undergraduate/Graduate workshop in poetry writing. May be repeated up to 6 hours. Prerequisite: ENG 392; or admission to MA in English Language & Literature, Creative Writing Concentration. Recommended: Permission of instructor based on portfolio of student's poetry.

Credits
3-6(3-0)