English (ENGL)
ENGL 0003 Academic English for Graduate Students
Description: Study and practice of English listening, reading and speaking skills required for graduate study. Graded on satisfactory-unsatisfactory basis.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 1010 Studies in English Composition
Description: Special study in composition to allow transfer students to fulfill general education requirements as established by Regent's policy. Offered for variable credit, 1-2 credit hours, maximum of 2 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-2
Contact hours: Contact: 1-2 Other: 1-2
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: English
ENGL 1113 Composition I
Description: The fundamentals of expository writing with emphasis on structure, development and style.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 1123 International Freshman Composition I
Description: Restricted to students whose native language is not English. Expository writing with emphasis on structure and development. Special attention to problems of English as a second language. This course may be substituted for ENGL 1113. Previously offered as ENGL 1013.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 1213 Composition II
Prerequisites: ENGL 1113 or ENGL 1123 or ENGL 1313.
Description: Expository composition with emphasis on technique and style through intensive and extensive readings.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 1223 International Freshman Composition II
Prerequisites: ENGL 1113 or ENGL 1123.
Description: Restricted to students whose native language is not English. Expository composition with emphasis on technique and style in writing research papers. May be substituted for ENGL 1213. Previously offered as ENGL 1033.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 1313 Critical Analysis and Writing I
Description: Expository writing forms, including summary, critique, and synthesis. Writing assignments based on readings from across the curriculum. May be substituted for ENGL 1113 for gifted writers who seek a more challenging course.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 1413 Critical Analysis and Writing II
Description: Critical thinking, research, and writing skills necessary for success in courses across the curriculum. Some sections available for honors credit. May be substituted for ENGL 1213 for gifted writers who seek a more challenging course.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 1923 Classics Old and New (H)
Description: What’s on your list of must-read books? In this course, you’ll get to dive deep into some of the most celebrated (and controversial) works of literature in a small, discussion-based class. Guided reading, short writing, and creative activities designed to spark your literary curiosity.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 2233 Writing as a Profession (H)
Description: An overview of genres and styles of writing in professional contexts, including organizations, science and industry.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 2243 Language, Text and Culture (HI)
Description: Investigation of how human language relates to culture.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities, International Dimension
ENGL 2253 Theory and Practice of Digital Studies
Description: Introduction to digital studies including historical, cultural, and technological contexts. Students will produce digital projects interrogating issues and challenges of digital cultures including webpages, podcasts, and infographics. No prior computer experience needed.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 2393 Popular Fiction (H)
Description: Readings in several related popular genres of fiction such as science fiction, fantasy, horror, romance, crime fiction, Westerns, graphic novels, comics, and/or fan fiction. Small, discussion-based classes investigate how contemporary popular fiction depicts diverse experiences and identities and engages different communities.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 2413 Exploring Literature (DH)
Description: Readings from a wide range of literature depicting diverse experiences and identities. Class discussions cover literary forms and meanings, along with the imaginative depictions of different communities.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Diversity, Humanities
ENGL 2443 Languages of the World (I)
Description: A comprehensive survey of world languages. The essential structural and historical organization of languages. The process of languages as a basic human function. Same course as FLL 2443.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: International Dimension
ENGL 2453 Introduction to Film and Television (H)
Description: Introduction to the formal analysis of moving images - film, television, and new media - in aesthetic, cultural, and political contexts. Students discuss and write about films and other moving images screened in class.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 2513 Introduction to Creative Writing (H)
Description: Literary composition with emphasis on techniques and style through readings and writings in fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 2543 Survey of British Literature I (H)
Description: The beginnings through the Neo-Classic Period.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 2653 Survey of British Literature II (H)
Description: The Romantic Period to the present.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 2773 Survey of American Literature I (H)
Description: The Puritans through the Romantic Period.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 2883 Survey of American Literature II (DH)
Description: The Romantic Period to the present.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Diversity, Humanities
ENGL 2890 Honors Experience in English
Prerequisites: Honors Program participation and concurrent enrollment in a designated ENGL course.
Description: A supplemental Honors experience in English to partner concurrently with designated English course(s). This course adds a different intellectual dimension to the designated course(s). Offered for fixed credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: Lecture: 1 Contact: 1
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Honors Credit
ENGL 2963 Survey of Postcolonial and Indigenous Literatures (HI)
Description: Introduction to the literature of the indigenous people and postcolonial nations of the world. Previously offered as ENGL 3173.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities, International Dimension
ENGL 3030 Fiction Writing
Description: Directed readings and practice in writing fiction with special attention to techniques. Previously offered as ENGL 3033. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 3040 Poetry Writing
Description: Directed readings and practice in writing poetry with special attention to techniques. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 3060 Creative Nonfiction Writing
Description: Directed readings and practice in writing nonfiction with special attention to techniques. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 3063 Introduction to Linguistics: Exploring Human Language
Description: Introduction to the study of how languages work and how they're used. Looks at speech sounds, how words are formed, the structure of phrases and sentences, the use of language in interaction. Considers English and other languages of the world. Same course as ENGL 4063. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 5143.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 3073 Film Production
Description: An overview of film production introducing students pre-production; the basics of on-set production; and the mechanics of camera operation and editing software.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 3123 Mythology (H)
Description: Myths, their cultural context, and their place in world literature. Same course as LATN 3123.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3133 Readings in Multi-Ethnic American Literature
Description: Literature by American writers of diverse ethnicities.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 3143 Readings in Postcolonial Literature (HI)
Description: Literature in English by writers from parts of the world once colonized by the West.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities, International Dimension
ENGL 3153 Readings in Literature by Women (DH)
Description: The collection of literature written by women in England and America, classical and modern figures. Previously offered as ENGL 4773.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Diversity, Humanities
ENGL 3163 Literatures of the Ancient World (H)
Description: Readings and topics in the cultures and literatures of the ancient world. Same course as LL 3163.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3170 Readings in Literature and Other Disciplines
Description: A study of literature and its historical or thematic connections to one or more of the fine arts or disciplines in the humanities or social sciences. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 3183 Native American Literature (DH)
Description: Origins and development of a literary tradition in its historical and cultural context.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Diversity, Humanities
ENGL 3190 Readings in Postcolonial and Multiethnic Literature
Description: Principal literary and critical texts written in English either by writers from parts of the world once colonized by the West or by American writers of different ethnic origins whose work bridges cultures. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 3193 African-American Literature (DH)
Description: Origins and development of a literary tradition in its historical and cultural context.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Diversity, Humanities
ENGL 3200 Special Problems in Language and Literature
Prerequisites: 9 credit hours of English.
Description: Specialized readings and independent study. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 3 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-3
Contact hours: Contact: 1-3 Other: 1-3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: English
ENGL 3203 Advanced Composition
Prerequisites: 9 hours of English.
Description: An advanced writing course based on contemporary theories of composition.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 3223 Professional Writing Theory
Description: Major theories, issues and methodologies in professional writing.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 3243 Literary Theory and Criticism
Description: Study of the major works of critical theory and literary criticism.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 3263 Film & TV Criticism
Description: An inquiry into the major concepts and debates of mass-media theory. Issues addressed include the nature of the relation between images and reality; the psychological and cultural significance of style in film, television, and new media representations; and the role that mass-media play in the organization of social and political relations.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 3323 Technical Writing
Prerequisites: ENGL 1113 or ENGL 1213 or ENGL 1313 and junior standing.
Description: Applied writing in areas of specialization. Intensive practice in professional/technical writing genres, styles, research techniques and editing for specialized audiences. This course may be substituted for ENGL 1213 with an "A" or "B" in ENGL 1113 and consent of the student's college.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 3333 Short Story (H)
Description: Origins, development, theory and craft of the short story.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3343 Reading Poetry
Description: This course in poetic literacy will introduce students to the major poetic forms, to changes in aesthetics of poetry over time, to figurative language, to prosody, to the particular interpretative skills required to understand and write about the genre.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 3353 Film and Literature
Description: A study of film and literature in relation, whether by way of adaptation studies, the distinct “grammars” of images and language, or the emergence of film and literary forms alongside each other in aesthetic movements.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: English
ENGL 3363 Readings in Drama (H)
Description: Close study of representative plays of various periods (for example, Classical, Renaissance, Restoration, Modern, and others) and of the main formal categories (tragedy, comedy).
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3373 Readings in Nonfiction
Description: Theory and practice of creative nonfiction in English, including autobiography, travel writing, literary journalism, correspondence and the essay.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 3383 Readings in Narrative
Description: Readings in narrative of different periods and different genres.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 3410 Readings in Popular Fiction
Description: Historical study of a popular fictional genre’s development. Course content varies by semester; individual courses may focus on science fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, the Western, horror and the Gothic, romance, graphic novels, or other popular narrative categories. Exploration of the characteristics and evolution of the genre while developing skills in reading, writing and thinking critically. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 3433 Introduction to Television Studies (H)
Description: A focused examination of one aspect of television culture, technology, history and/or style. While the particular topics to be considered vary, and include everything from TV genres to TV theories, in each instance the course gives students an in-depth understanding of how television shapes the social and political world in which we live. Previously offered as ENGL 3430.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3440 Studies in Film Genre
Description: A comparative study of types of films both inside the Hollywood system and in other national cinemas. The western, the film noir and the musical, as well as genres from such countries as France, Germany and Japan. Focused knowledge of selected genres, a sense of the economic imperatives that necessitate generic “contracts” between film producers and viewers and knowledge of the history of specific genres. Previously offered as ENGL 3443. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: English
ENGL 3453 History of American Film (H)
Description: Examines the history of cinema in the U.S. from its beginnings until the present, addressing such issues as: the origins of cinema, the coming of sound, American film genres, the Hollywood studio system, censorship, the challenge of television, the new American cinema of the 1970s, the politics of independent film production, and the rise of computer-generated imagery.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3463 History of International Film (HI)
Description: Introduction to the history of international cinema and the principal eras in film history, focusing on the moments when different national cinemas flourished.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities, International Dimension
ENGL 3473 Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in American Film (D)
Description: A survey of race, gender, and ethnicity as they have been represented in American films. Same course as AMST 3473.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Diversity
ENGL 3483 Screenwriting
Description: Introduction to the craft of screenwriting. Students will write and workshop their own screenplays and treatments.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 3503 Television and American Society (DH)
Description: Examination of television within the social and cultural context of the U.S. Looks at the aesthetic and industrial practices that shape representation on TV and the effects of those practices, particularly for socially disempowered groups. Same course as AMST 3503.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Diversity, Humanities
ENGL 3813 Readings in the American Experience (DH)
Description: Life in the New World from the colonial to the postmodern era using a multiplicity of interdisciplinary texts that demonstrate the emergence and ongoing evolution of distinctive American identities. Same course as AMST 3813.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Diversity, Humanities
ENGL 3890 Advanced Honors Experience in English
Prerequisites: Honors Program participation and concurrent enrollment in a designated ENGL course.
Description: A supplemental advanced honors experience in English to partner concurrently with designated upper-division English course(s). This course adds a different intellectual dimension to the designated course(s). Offered for fixed credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: Lecture: 1 Contact: 1
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Honors Credit
ENGL 3903 Writing Center Theory and Practice
Prerequisites: Six hours English or consent of instructor.
Description: Writing center research with practical applications in writing instruction.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Lab: 4 Contact: 7
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: English
ENGL 3933 Shakespeare (H)
Description: Recurring themes and their variations in Shakespeare's work. Nature of these genres in the period and Shakespeare's innovations. The structure and language of the plays, occasional examination of historical documents and contexts, modern performances, and critical essays.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 4003 History of the English Language
Description: The growth of the English language.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4013 English Grammar
Description: The traditional terminology and concepts of English grammar leading or evolving into the several current systems of description. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 5130.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4033 Discourse Analysis
Description: Introduction to the analysis of the language used in spoken and written discourse contexts in a variety of genres. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 5340.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4043 Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Description: Designed to develop the skills and techniques needed in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). Examines the theoretical issues behind the practice and methodologies and classroom techniques, including the testing of English and the selection and preparation of teaching materials.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4053 Film Directing
Description: An overview of film direction introducing students to the dramatic elements of film production and best practices for working with cast and crew by way of hands-on experience of film directing.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4073 Introduction to Sociolinguistics
Description: The study of how languages and varieties vary in social contexts and how they are regarded. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 5173.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4080 Studies in Linguistics
Description: Study of a topic in linguistics, chosen at the instructor's discretion. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 5140 or ENGL 6410. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4083 Applied Linguistics
Description: Introduction to the applied study of language in use, including aspects of discourse, power, identity, and language choice among other topics.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4093 Language in America (DS)
Description: Historical development of American English. Regional, social and cultural language differences.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Diversity, Social & Behavioral Sciences
ENGL 4100 Studies in Medieval British Literature
Description: Special topics encompassing the many different ethnic traditions and genres found in medieval British literature. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4110 Studies in 16th Century British Literature
Description: Literature themes of the English Renaissance focusing on related authors and topics. Authors include Shakespeare, Spenser, Sidney, Marlowe, Raleigh, Wyatt, and Surrey. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4120 Studies in 17th Century British Literature
Description: Obtaining an understanding of 17th century British literature while developing skills as a critical thinker, a reader of literary texts and a writer of expository prose. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4130 Studies in 18th Century British Literature
Description: Selected topics in British literature from 1660-1800. Various writers and their works and themes and literary developments of the period. Topics vary by semester. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4143 Language and Technology
Description: Introduction to the use of linguistic knowledge in computer applications today. How the study of language has contributed to the advancement of technology and how certain computational problems have influenced the way linguists study language.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4160 Studies in 19th Century British Literature
Description: Exploration of the literary culture of nineteenth-century Britain. Topics might range from romantic poetry to the Victorian novel. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4170 Studies in 20th Century British Literature
Description: Various topics focusing on the literature and culture of Britain and Ireland, such as 20th century British and Irish fiction, poetry, or drama; The City; The Irish Renaissance. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4180 Internship in TESL
Prerequisites: ENGL 4043 or CIED 4133 or permission from instructor. Note: CIED 4133 (formerly EDUC 4110) has been submitted for approval for a name change.
Description: This internship is designed to provide instructional support and professional mentoring for students seeking the undergraduate certificate in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). Previously offered as ENGL 4173. Offered for variable credit, 3-4 credit hours, maximum of 4 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3-4
Contact hours: Contact: 3-4 Other: 3-4
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: English
ENGL 4200 Studies in Early American Literature
Description: Readings and topics in early American literature and culture. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4210 Studies in 19th Century American Literature
Description: Themes in 19th century American literature with attention to social and cultural contexts. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4220 Studies in 20th Century American Literature
Description: Topics focusing on the literature and culture of the United States, such as 20th century American fiction, poetry, or drama; alienation and activism; the impact of science and technology. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4223 Introduction to Old English
Description: The basics of pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar, enabling students to read short works in prose and poetry. Previously offered as ENGL 5023.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4230 Literature of Diversity
Description: Readings on topics such as gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, and class. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4263 Moving Image Aesthetics (H)
Description: A historical and theoretical examination of the stylistic and affective dimension of moving images, including questions of beauty and ugliness, cuteness and the graphic, enjoyment and disgust, high and low culture. Screenings will vary from semester to semester, but may include examples of realism, lo-fi production, prestige pictures, documentary, music videos and cult cinema, and will include material from both American and international contexts.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 4300 Studies in Romanticism
Description: Principle works of Romanticism, reflecting the cultural, social, and political developments. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4310 Studies in Modernism
Description: Selected topics in literature of the early twentieth century. Texts and themes will vary by semester. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4320 Contemporary Literature
Description: Studies and topics in contemporary literature. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4333 Studies in Native American Literature
Description: Readings and topics in Native American Literature and culture. Previously offered as ENGL 4330.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4340 Studies in Postcolonial and Multi-ethnic Literature
Description: Readings and topics in postcolonial literature and culture or multiethnic literature and culture. Offered for variable credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4350 Contemporary International Cinema
Description: Examines major trends in contemporary international cinema of the last fifteen years. National cinema may include France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, China, Taiwan, India, South Korea, and Russia, amongst others. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: English
ENGL 4400 Studies in Regional Literature
Description: Literature of a nation such as Ireland or Canada, or of a region such as the American Southwest. Topic varies by semester. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4450 Culture and the Moving Image
Prerequisites: ENGL 2453.
Description: An advanced class that examines in-depth the relation between moving images and a particular cultural phenomenon, including mass media and the production of violence, the moving image as common culture, television and the construction of domestic life, to name only a few possibilities. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: English
ENGL 4513 Literary Art in the Bible
Description: This course will explore literary devices (foreshadowing, allegory, symbolism, etc) and how they are implemented in biblical texts. The Bible will be the primary focus, but comparative texts will be used to build an understanding and recognition of literary devices. We will examine the texts and their history on their own terms, rather than promote a particular religious or non-religious viewpoint. Same course as REL 4513.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4520 Problems in English
Prerequisites: 12 credit hours of English.
Description: Specialized readings and independent studies. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 5990. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-3
Contact hours: Contact: 1-3 Other: 1-3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: English
ENGL 4523 Professional Writing Internship
Prerequisites: ENGL 4543 and ENGL 4553 or permission of instructor.
Description: Supervised work-and-learning experience in writing, editing, document design, and research in the workplace. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 5520.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4530 Studies in Professional Writing
Prerequisites: Six credit hours of English.
Description: Selected topics in professional writing, focusing on a particular theme, issue or theoretical approach. Previously offered as ENGL 4533. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 5560.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4543 Style and Editing
Description: An intensive study of writing style and editing from the sentence level (including diction and grammatical arrangement) to the levels of genres of communication. Writing assignments on style for different audiences. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 5593.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4553 Visual Rhetoric and Design
Description: Major theories, issues, and methodologies in visual rhetoric and design. Practice of theory through guided composing work. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 5553.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4573 Games and Writing
Description: Major theories, practices, and methods of digital and procedural rhetorics. Students will study, analyze, and design games, with special emphasis on how they make persuasive appeals through software and code.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4583 Writing for the Public
Description: Examination and practice of writing for varied publics. Students will produce projects grounded in public advocacy, nonprofit, and/or community sites situated in local, national, and/or web spaces.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4593 Writing Across the Disciplines
Description: A course that explores writing in multiple disciplinary contexts and the complexities that come with entering a particular academic discourse community. We will examine writing in STEM, the social sciences, and the humanities and analyze the ways in which writing in these disciplines changes and adapts. This course aims to help students understand different rhetorical moves made in discipline-specific writing and how this knowledge transfers to their own writing abilities and growth.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4600 Studies in Chaucer or Milton
Description: Various topics focusing on the works of Chaucer or Milton. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4620 Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing
Description: Intensive practice in creative nonfiction writing with emphasis on specific craft topics. Previously offered as ENGL 4460. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 5720 or ENGL 6160. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4630 Advanced Fiction Writing
Description: Intensive practice in fiction with emphasis on specific craft topics. Previously offered as ENGL 4633. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 5730 or ENGL 6130. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Contact: 3 Other: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: English
ENGL 4640 Advanced Poetry Writing
Description: Intensive practice in poetry writing with emphasis on specific craft topics. Previously offered as ENGL 4643. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 5740 or ENGL 6140. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Contact: 3 Other: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: English
ENGL 4700 Single Author or Work Pre-1800
Description: Study of a single author or work prior to 1800 along with supporting literature. Chosen at the instructor's discretion. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4710 Single Author or Work Post-1800
Description: Study of a single author or work after 1800 along with supporting literature. Chosen at the instructor's discretion. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 4723 Studies in Shakespeare (H)
Description: Focus on advanced topics in major plays and selected criticism.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 4993 Senior Honors Thesis
Prerequisites: Admission to Arts and Sciences Honors Program and 3.50 cumulative GPA. For Honors students in their final semester.
Description: Thesis written on a topic of student's choice and directed by a faculty member. Final approval of thesis requires oral defense.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
General Education and other Course Attributes: Honors Credit
ENGL 5000 Master's Thesis
Description: MA thesis. Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 12 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-9
Contact hours: Contact: 1-9 Other: 1-9
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: English
ENGL 5013 Introduction to Graduate Studies
Description: Principles and procedures in scholarly research.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5063 Seminar in Shakespeare
Description: Intensive study of a limited number of plays. Assignment of problems to individual students.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5093 Seminar in Milton
Description: Poetry, major prose and criticism.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5120 Studies in Teaching English as a Second Language
Description: Selected topics in teaching English as a second language; e.g. cross-cultural communication, materials preparation, bilingual education. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-3
Contact hours: Contact: 1-3 Other: 1-3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: English
ENGL 5123 Approaches to Language Acquisition
Description: An overview of theories of first and second language acquisition.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5130 Studies in English Grammar
Description: Selected study of current topics in grammatical theory as it applies to the teaching of English. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5133 Phonetics and Phonology
Description: Exploration of fundamental aspects of the use of sound in human language.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5140 Seminar in Linguistics
Description: Selective study of current topics in linguistics. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 4080. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5143 Descriptive Linguistics
Description: An introduction to phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 4063.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5153 Syntax
Description: The study of the principles and rules for constructing phrases and sentences in natural languages.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5163 Middle English Literature
Description: Major works in Middle English.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5173 Sociolinguistics
Description: Introduction to linguistic change and variation in speech communities, focusing on the methods of data collection and analysis. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 4073.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5183 Acoustic Phonetics
Description: An introduction to acoustic phonetics. Students will learn basic principles of the acoustics of speech sounds, develop practical skills in instrumental measurement, and learn how acoustic data can answer questions about sounds and sound patterns in language.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5201 Writing Center Theory and Pedagogy
Description: The study of writing center theory and practice with the goal of application to one-to-one pedagogy.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: Lecture: 1 Contact: 1
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5210 Sem or Directed Study
Description: Specialized readings or independent studies. Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-6
Contact hours: Contact: 1-6 Other: 1-6
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: English
ENGL 5213 Composition Theory and Pedagogy
Description: The study of methods and materials for effective one-to-one and one-to-many teaching.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5223 Professional Writing Theory and Pedagogy
Description: The study of the needs of students in technical and professional writing service courses, major approaches to teaching professional writing, and the genres often taught in professional writing service courses.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5243 Teaching English as a Second Language
Description: Materials and methods of second language instruction.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5313 Internship, Teaching English as a Second Language
Description: Supervised teaching of beginning through advanced English as a second language courses.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5333 Second Language Assessment
Description: Introduction to the fundamental principles of second and foreign language assessment, including theories of language testing and practical aspects of developing and using language tests. Topics include test design, construction, administration and scoring, psychometric and measurement concepts, basic statistics, as well as test analysis and reporting.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5340 Studies in Discourse Analysis
Description: Selected topics in the study of language in use in spoken or written contexts. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 4033. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5353 Studies in the History of Rhetoric
Description: An exploration of selected topics and texts in the history of Western and non-Western rhetoric from the classical period to the present.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5360 Seminar in Screen Studies
Description: The exploration of key aesthetic issues of analysis and evaluation as they pertain to film criticism. Previously offered as ENGL 5463. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: English
ENGL 5363 Critical Approaches to Screen Studies: Theory and History
Description: Designed to provide students with an overview of fundamental theoretical and historical scholarship in film and television studies.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: English
ENGL 5370 Studies in Television and New Media
Description: Exploration of aesthetic, cultural, and ideological aspects of television and new media in the United States and abroad. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: English
ENGL 5410 Seminar in British Literature of the 16th Century
Description: Selected writers and their works, themes and literary developments of the 16th century. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5420 Seminar in British Literature of the 17th Century
Description: Selected writers and their works, themes and literary developments of the 17th century. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5440 Seminar in British Literature of the 18th Century
Description: Selected writers and their works, themes and literary developments of the 18th century. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5460 Seminar in British Literature of the 19th Century
Description: Selected writers and their works, themes and literary developments of the 19th century. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5480 Seminar in Modern Literature
Description: Selected writers and their works, themes and literary developments of modern literature. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5520 Internship in Professional Writing
Prerequisites: Permission of department.
Description: Supervised work-and-learning experience in writing, editing, document design, and research in the workplace. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 4523. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5523 Genres in Professional Writing
Description: The study of the current status of genre in professional writing theories and its crucial role in professional writing practices.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5553 Studies in Visual Rhetoric and Design
Description: Advanced study of design and visual rhetorical theory. Practice of theory through guided composing work. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 4553.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5560 Seminar in Professional Writing
Description: Advanced study of selected theories, themes, methods, debates, and developments in professional writing. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 4530. Offered for variable credit, 3-9 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5583 Environmental Writing
Description: Consideration of the historical, political, cultural, and ethical contexts of modern environmentalism and examination of the rhetorical strategies in several types of environmental discourse. Major writing project tailored to individual research interests and career goals.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5593 Seminar in Style and Editing
Description: An advanced study of writing style and editing from the sentence level (including diction and grammatical arrangement) to the levels of genres of communication. Writing assignments on style for different audiences. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 4543.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5630 Seminar in Early American Literature
Description: Selected writers and their works, themes and literary developments of the 17th and 18th centuries. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5660 Seminar in American Literature of the 19th Century
Description: Selected writers and their works, themes and literary developments of the 19th century. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5680 Seminar in Contemporary Literature
Description: Selected writers and their works, themes and literary developments in contemporary literature. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5693 Research Writing for International Graduate Students
Description: Analysis and practice in the grammar and rhetorical structures specific to writing research papers in the disciplines. Previously offered as ENGL 4893.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5720 Seminar in Creative Nonfiction
Prerequisites: Admission to MFA or PhD in Creative Writing or consent of instructor.
Description: Writing creative nonfiction at the professional level. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5730 Seminar in Fiction Writing
Prerequisites: Admission to MFA or PhD in Creative Writing or consent of instructor.
Description: Writing fiction at the professional level. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 4630. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5740 Seminar in Poetry Writing
Prerequisites: Admission to MFA or PhD in Creative Writing or consent of instructor.
Description: Writing poetry at the professional level. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 4640. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5760 Craft and Forms of Prose
Prerequisites: Admission to MFA or PhD in Creative Writing or consent of instructor.
Description: Theory and practice of the prose forms. Previously offered as ENGL 5763. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5780 Craft and Forms of Poetry
Prerequisites: Admission to MFA or PhD in Creative Writing or consent of instructor.
Description: Theory and practice of the poetic forms. Previously offered as ENGL 5723. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 5990 Special Problems
Description: Topical study in various disciplines taught by faculty from the undergraduate colleges for juniors and seniors. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 4520. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-3
Contact hours: Contact: 1-3 Other: 1-3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: English
ENGL 6000 Doctoral Dissertation
Description: Doctoral dissertation. Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-9
Contact hours: Contact: 1-9 Other: 1-9
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: English
ENGL 6130 Studies in Fiction Writing
Prerequisites: Admission to MFA or PhD in Creative Writing or consent of instructor.
Description: Individual projects in fiction. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 4630. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Contact: 3 Other: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: English
ENGL 6140 Studies in Poetry Writing
Prerequisites: Admission to MFA or PhD in Creative Writing or consent of instructor.
Description: Individual projects in poetry. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 4640. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 6160 Studies in Creative Nonfiction
Prerequisites: Admission to MFA or PhD in Creative Writing or consent of instructor.
Description: Individual projects in creative nonfiction. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 4620. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 6210 Seminar or Directed Study
Description: Specialized readings or independent studies. Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 1-6
Contact hours: Contact: 1-6 Other: 1-6
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: English
ENGL 6220 Seminar in Genre
Description: The development, traditions, concerns or characteristics of genre in selected texts. Major genres and subgenres considered. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Contact: 3 Other: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: English
ENGL 6240 Studies in Literature
Description: Advanced topics in literature and literary research. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Contact: 3 Other: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study
Department/School: English
ENGL 6250 Seminar in Race and Ethnicity
Description: Study of the complex representation of race and ethnicity in literature. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 6260 Studies in Literary Criticism
Description: Selected work in literary criticism, for example ancient and neo-classical, 19th century, 20th century. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 6270 Seminar in Region
Description: Study of regional literature or language variation. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 6280 Seminar in Gender
Description: Examination of gender as an analytical category in the study of literature, discourse and society. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 6350 Topics in Rhetorical Theory
Description: Study of advanced topics in rhetorical theory and research, focusing on an important scholar in the field, a specific theme, or some combination of the two. Previously offered as ENGL 6353. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 6360 Seminar in Film and Society
Description: Social conduct and value systems as they affect the role of media in culture. Previously offered as ENGL 6253. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 12 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Contact: 4
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: English
ENGL 6410 Topics in Linguistics
Prerequisites: ENGL 5143.
Description: Study of advanced topics in linguistic theory and research. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 4080. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 6420 Topics in Second Language Acquisition
Prerequisites: ENGL 5243.
Description: Study of topics in second language theory and research. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English
ENGL 6500 Topics in Professional Writing
Description: In-depth study of selected topics in professional writing. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3
Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: English