300
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)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of 'C' or higher; permission of instructor
Corequisites
None.
Development of nonfiction writing skills through individual projects in diverse genres. Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a grade of 'C' or better.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of'C' or better
Corequisites
None.
Processes and strategies for writing technical correspondence, reports, proposals, and instructions; emphasizes ethics and usability. Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a C or better; completion of 56 credits.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a C or better; 56 credit hours completed
Corequisites
None.
Methods of teaching literature and reading in middle and high schools. Includes clinical experience. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a C or better; ENG 211WI or 56 credit hours completed; ENG 234WI.
Credits
3(3-0)
Preparation for teaching writing and grammar in grades 3-6. Includes 20 student contact hours in local 3rd- 6th grade classroom. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better, ENG 381, EDU 330.
Credits
3(3-1)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better, ENG 381,
EDU 330
Corequisites
None.
Methods of teaching writing in secondary English classrooms. Prerequisites: ENG 201, ENG 234WI , ENG 211WI, and 56 credit hours completed.
Credits
3(3-0)
History, meaning, and influence of fantasy and science fiction. Emphasis on 19th-21st century literature and film. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Examination of the techniques and technologies of story as it is shifted from one frame of reference (media, format, intended audience, culture, time) to another. Recommended: ENG 201. (University Program Group I-B: The Arts)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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. (University Program Group IV-A: Studies in Discrimination)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites
None.
Cross Listed Courses
WGS 327
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)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites
None.
Examines literary and cultural contributions of African Americans from colonial times to present through written and oral expression, e.g., poetry, fiction, drama, nonfiction, and music. 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)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Introduction to literatures of non-Western cultures, such as African, Asian, Middle Eastern, Aboriginal, Caribbean, or Latin American. Repeatable up to 6 hours when content does not duplicate previous topics. Prerequisites:
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better or
ENG 234WI with a grade of C or better.
Credits
3-6(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better or ENG 234WI with a grade of C or better
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with grade of C or better; ENG 234
Corequisites
None.
Pairs literary texts (before 1900) across historical contexts and uses digital archives and resources to contextualize these texts. Prerequisites: ENG 201, ENG 234WI.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG201;
ENG 234WI.
Corequisites
None.
Topics in literary analysis that focus on genre, media, and modalities, with comparative approaches to reading and writing among genres, authorship, adaptation, and audience interaction. Prerequisites: ENG 201, ENG 234WI.
Credits
3-6(3-0)
Use and exploration of literary and non-literary texts to investigate a complex idea or social phenomena (e.g., revolution, technology, migration/diaspora, utopia/dystopia, justice/criminality, madness, urban/rural experience). Prerequisites: ENG 201, ENG 234WI.
Credits
3-6(3-0)
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)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites
None.
Introduction to best practices for teaching K-6 students how to apply grammar concepts to their writing and other means of communication. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; admission to Teacher Education. Recommended: ENG 175.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; admission to Teacher Education
Corequisites
None.
Methods of teaching grammar in middle and high schools, grades 5-12. Prerequisite: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better. Pre/co-requisites: ENG 211WI, ENG 175.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better.
Corequisites
None.
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. Recommended: ENG 175.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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 ENG 234 or ENG 381. (University Program Group IV-C: Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a C or better;
ENG 134 or ENG 234 or ENG 381
Corequisites
None.
Discussion of craft of fiction and constructive evaluation of student fiction. Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: ENG 294 with a grade of B or better. Recommended: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 294 with a grade of B or better
Corequisites
None.
Discussion and critical evaluation of student poetry. Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: ENG 294 with a grade of B or better.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 294 with a grade of B or better
Corequisites
None.
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. Prerequisite: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better
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. Prerequisites:
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; at least one other English course at the 200-level or higher; approval of the instructor and department chairperson required before registration.
Credits
1-9(Spec)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; at least one other English course at the 200-level or higher; approval of the instructor and department chairperson required before registration
Corequisites
None.
Experiential learning in a workplace that requires application of three or more skills in English: reading, writing, communicating orally, or editing. CR/NC Only. Prerequisites: Students must be enrolled in a major, minor, or certificate program in the Department of English Language & Literature; students must have completed at least 75 credits toward their degree, including ENG 101, ENG 201 and at least 12 credits of ENG courses at the 300-level or higher with a “C” or better.
Credits
3(Spec)
Prerequisites
Students must be enrolled in a major, minor, or certificate program in the Department of English Language & Literature; students must have completed at least 75 credits toward their degree, including
ENG 101,
ENG 201 and at least 12 credits of ENG courses at the 300-level or higher with a “C” or better.
Corequisites
None.