ENG - English Language and Literature
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)
Prerequisites
Permission of Instructor
Corequisites
None.
Subjects not part of regular department offerings. May not be a duplication of a previous section. Prerequisites: 86 credit hours completed; or graduate standing.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
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)
Prerequisites
Graduate standing or completion of 56 hours
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
Graduate standing or ENG 375
Corequisites
None.
Application of skills and knowledge for teaching English in secondary classrooms with diverse student populations. Includes pre-student teaching clinical experience. Prerequisite: ENG 311; Pre/Co-requisite: ENG 319; or graduate standing.
Credits
4(Spec)
Prerequisites
ENG 311
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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 234WI or ENG 381WI.
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)
Prerequisites
Graduate status or the following: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; ENG 234 or ENG 381
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
Graduate status or the following: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; ENG 134 or ENG 234 or ENG 381
Corequisites
None.
Study of genres, formats, and media appropriate for grades 5-9. Emphasizing print, film, and digital texts that reflect diverse cultures, traditions, and perspectives. Prerequisites: Graduate status or the following: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; ENG 234WI or ENG 381WI.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
Graduate status or the following: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; ENG 234WI or ENG 381WI.
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
ENG 391; or admission to MA in English Language & Literature, Creative Writing Concentration
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
ENG 392; or admission to MA in English Language & Literature, Creative Writing Concentration
Corequisites
None.
Theory and practice of teaching creative writing. Prerequisite: Admission to the MA in Creative Writing (accelerated or regular).
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
Admission to the MA in Creative Writing (accelerated or regular).
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Study of notable poetry from 1945 to the present. Recommended: 6 hours of literature at the graduate or undergraduate level. Prerequisite: Admission to the MA in Creative Writing (accelerated or regular).
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
Admission to the MA in Creative Writing (accelerated or regular).
Corequisites
None.
Study of notable fiction from 1945 to the present. Prerequisite: Admission to the MA in Creative Writing (accelerated or regular).
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
Admission to the MA in Creative Writing (accelerated or regular).
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
ENG 375 or equivalent and some foreign language study recommended
Corequisites
None.
Graduate workshop in fiction writing. May be repeated up to six hours. Prerequisite: Admission to M.A. in Creative Writing.
Credits
3-6(3-0)
Prerequisites
Admission to the MA in Creative Writing
Corequisites
None.
Graduate workshop in poetry writing. May be repeated up to 6 hours. Prerequisites: ENG 492; or admission to M.A. in English Language and Literature, Creative Writing Concentration; or permission of instructor based on a portfolio of student's poetry.
Credits
3-6(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 492; or admission to MA in English Language and Literature, Creative Writing Concentration; or permission of instructor based on a portfolio of student's poetry.
Corequisites
None.
Workshop in contemporary approaches to writing creative nonfiction. Course may be repeated up to six hours.
Credits
3-6(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Practice of fiction theories and techniques exemplified by the works of noted authors of short fiction, the novella, and the novel. Prerequisite: Admission to the M.A. in English Language & Literature - Creative Writing Concentration.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
Admission to the MA in English Language & Literature - Creative Writing Concentration
Corequisites
None.
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 M.A. in English Language & Literature—Creative Writing Concentration.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
Admission to the MA in English Language & Literature - Creative Writing Concentration
Corequisites
None.
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 MA program in the Department of English Language and Literature.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
Acceptance to any MA program in the Department of English Language and Literature.
Corequisites
None.
Individualized study in an interest area related to English language, literature, writing, and/or pedagogy agreed upon by the student and supervising instructor. May be repeated when content does not duplicate a previous independent study.
Credits
3-6(Spec)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.