2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    May 18, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Course descriptions are arranged alphabetically by the course prefix codes as listed below. For the purpose of brevity, course descriptions do not follow traditional rules of grammar and may consist of sentence fragments. 

 

Dental Hygiene

  
  • DHYG 4464 - Issues in Contemporary Oral Healthcare Delivery


    Prerequisites: DHYG 4460  and senior standing or permission of the instructor. This course examines the history, structure, and current issues revolving around the U.S. healthcare delivery system, with an emphasis on the delivery of oral healthcare services. It studies the barriers of achieving a high quality healthcare system that delivers cost-effective healthcare to all populations. 3 credits
  
  • DHYG 4468 - Dental Hygiene Senior Project


    Prerequisites: senior standing, completion of the dental hygiene clinical course sequence, or permission of the instructor. This course provides the student with the opportunity to design, implement, and present a project that enriches their existing knowledge and contributes to the profession of dental hygiene. All previous and current coursework will assist the student in the effort. 3 credits
  
  • DHYG 4490 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: dental hygiene major; specifics of course(s) to be determined in consultation with the program director. Opportunity for the student, under the direction of the dental hygiene faculty, to explore an area of interest. 1-3 credit hours; maximum of 6 credits. 2 credits
  
  • DHYG 4491 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: dental hygiene major; specifics of course(s) to be determined in consultation with the program director. Opportunity for the student, under the direction of the dental hygiene faculty, to explore an area of interest. 1-3 credit hours; maximum of 6 credits. 1 credits
  
  • DHYG 4492 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: dental hygiene major; specifics of course(s) to be determined in consultation with the program director. Opportunity for the student, under the direction of the dental hygiene faculty, to explore an area of interest. 1-3 credit hours; maximum of 6 credits. 3 credits
  
  • DHYG 4493 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: dental hygiene major; specifics of course(s) to be determined in consultation with the program director. Opportunity for the student, under the direction of the dental hygiene faculty, to explore an area of interest. 1-3 credit hours; maximum of 6 credits. 1 credits
  
  • DHYG 4494 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: dental hygiene major; specifics of course(s) to be determined in consultation with the program director. Opportunity for the student, under the direction of the dental hygiene faculty, to explore an area of interest. 1-3 credit hours; maximum of 6 credits. 3 credits
  
  • DHYG 4495 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: dental hygiene major; specifics of course(s) to be determined in consultation with the program director. Opportunity for the student, under the direction of the dental hygiene faculty, to explore an area of interest. 1-3 credit hours; maximum of 6 credits. 3 credits
  
  • DHYG 4496 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: dental hygiene major; specifics of course(s) to be determined in consultation with the program director. Opportunity for the student, under the direction of the dental hygiene faculty, to explore an area of interest. 1-3 credit hours; maximum of 6 credits. 3 credits
  
  • DHYG 4497 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: dental hygiene major; specifics of course(s) to be determined in consultation with the program director. Opportunity for the student, under the direction of the dental hygiene faculty, to explore an area of interest. 1-3 credit hours; maximum of 6 credits. 3 credits
  
  • DHYG 4498 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: dental hygiene major; specifics of course(s) to be determined in consultation with the program director. Opportunity for the student, under the direction of the dental hygiene faculty, to explore an area of interest. 1-3 credit hours; maximum of 6 credits. 4 credits
  
  • DHYG 4499 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: dental hygiene major; specifics of course(s) to be determined in consultation with the program director. Opportunity for the student, under the direction of the dental hygiene faculty, to explore an area of interest. 1-3 credit hours; maximum of 6 credits. 1 credits
  
  • DHYG 4593 - Honors Thesis: Dental Hygiene


    Students in this course will complete their Honors Thesis in consultation with their Honors Thesis advisor. 3.00 credits

Dietetics

  
  • DIET 1150 - Sports Nutrition


    Review of the principles of nutrition and exercise with emphasis on counseling the athlete; facts and fallacies of sports nutrition; energy and fluid balance; evaluating sports nutrition information in the lay literature; appropriate diets for training; and managing the young person, older adult, and athlete with special needs. Planning meals for training and competition, as well as using computerized nutrient analysis, will be included. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 1175 - Food, Nutrition, and Culture


    Prerequisite: fluent in Microsoft Office and have web access. This course introduces the student to the study of food and culture of diverse groups in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. It examines how ethnic foods and dietary practices may affect the nutritional status of a population. It explores intercultural communication strategies and studies the history, religion, family structure, and traditional health practices to illuminate the cultural context from which ethnic cuisine emerges, evolves, and influences North American fare. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 2200 - Food Science & Prep with Lab


    Prerequisite: BIOL 1121  or BIOL 1125  or CHEM 1115  /CHEM 1117  ; co-requisite: DIET 2201 .  Provides knowledge of food science, cooking and baking principles; physiology of taste; components of food including color and flavor pigments (phytochemicals); application of scientific reactions during preparation and cooking; accurate weighing and measuring skills; proper tasting and product evaluation techniques; safe handling of knives, kitchen equipment, and food products.  Instruction will include sanitary food experimentation and preparation in a food laboratory in addition to classroom lectures. Laboratory fee 4 credits
  
  • DIET 2201 - Lab DIET 2200


    NULL 0 credits
  
  • DIET 2215 - Principles of Nutrition


    Prerequisite: BIOL 1121  An introduction to nutrition science including nutrient interactions, digestion, absorption, sources of nutrients, and importance of phytochemicals. Energy metabolism, weight control, contemporary nutrition issues, and individual nutrition analysis are included. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 2217 - Institutional Food Service


    Prerequisite: DIET 2215. Students learn principles of food sanitation, safety, and purchasing. Students will also prepare policies, procedures, and conduct an in-service training class for a food service facility. Prevention of food poisoning, legal responsibilities of management, food handling and delivery systems are discussed for safe and sanitary practices. Procurement specifications for food and equipment, facility layout, receiving principles, issuing of food items, cost control, and budget preparation are also included. Principles of meal planning and writing menus for volume food combinations, texture, color, nutrition, and cost will be presented. The interrelated steps involved in quantity food production, the delivery of food, and the responsibilities of management will be discussed. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 2222 - Issues and Careers in Nutrition and Dietetics


    Prerequisite:  Majors only or permission of instructor.  An overview of the US health care system related to the field of nutrition and discussion of public policy issues affecting dietetics practice.  Introduction to statistical review of professional literature.  Career preparation for nutrition professionals including resume and manual and e-portfolio design. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 3315 - Nutrition and Disease I


    Prerequisite: DIET 2215 . Prerequisite or co-requisite: BIOL 2259 . Aspects of diet in treating and preventing various symptoms and syndromes, diseases, inherited errors of metabolism, and physiological stress conditions. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 3326 - Principles of Dietetics Management


    Provides knowledge required to effectively manage the provision of dietetic services in a food service operation, clinical nutrition department, community or ambulatory nutrition program, private practice office, or other food/nutrition facility. Management principles will be discussed using human resource applications, leadership theories, decision-making tools, and organizational skills for the successful dietetics manager. Managing materials, productivity, financial data, and information in a dietetics environment will be discussed using quality improvement principles. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 3330 - Nutrition Care Process I


    Prerequisite or co-requisite: DIET 3315 . Provides knowledge of the nutrition care process for patients including nutrition screening and assessment, nutrition diagnosis and terminology, intervention strategies, and monitoring and evaluation tools.  Medical abbreviations, medical terminology, laboratory values, format of the medical record, documenting nutrition care using acceptable medical nutrition therapy (MNT) processes.  Complete nutrition assessment through identification of nutrition risk factors. Determine ideal body weight, calorie, protein, and fluid needs.  Write the nutrition diagnosis using the problem, etiology, sign and symptoms (PES) format.  Complete nutrition intervention, monitoring, and evaluation using the nutrition care process standardized language and terminology. Diseases covered include: obesity, diabetes, cancer, HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease, and gastrointestinal diseases. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 3335 - Nutrition and Disease II


    Prerequisite or co-requisite:  Prerequisite: DIET 3315 . This course applies the knowledge of physiology using a body systems approach to describe appropriate medical nutrition therapy in treating and preventing various syndromes and diseases. It provides the latest framework for nutrition therapy and the most current research on the integration of evidence-based practice within the context of the nutrition care process. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 3342 - Healthy Food Preparation


    Prerequisites: DIET 2215  nutrition major, minor, or permission of instructor. Preparing food according to today's healthy eating goals. Food laboratory strategies include modifying recipe content to include natural sources of protein, fat, and carbohydrates in healthy meals, snacks, and sports beverages while incorporating accurate nutrition analysis and costing of recipes using the latest technology. Discussion of organic, functional, and genetically engineered foods. Students design recipe or food demo projects incorporating course content. Laboratory fee. 4 credits
  
  • DIET 3343 - Lab DIET 3342


    Laboratory to be taken concurrently with DIET 3342. 0 credits
  
  • DIET 3350 - Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle


    Prerequisite: DIET 2215  Emphasizes the nutritional foundations needed for the growth, development, and normal functioning of individuals in each stage of the lifecycle - pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and aging adulthood; covers age-specific clinical and nutritional interventions from preconception to the elderly stages of life. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 3360 - Nutrition Care Process II


    Prerequisite: DIET 3330 . Course continues teaching students to perform the practical application of dietetics practice in the clinical or community setting utilizing the nutrition care process.  Continue writing nutrition diagnosis using problem, etiology, signs and symptoms (PES) format.  Continue nutrition intervention, monitoring, and evaluation using the nutrition care process standardized language and terminology.  Apply the nutrition care process to case studies in renal disease, liver disease, respiratory disease, and critical care for trauma, burns, wounds, and sepsis.  Enteral and parenteral nutrition therapy will be reviewed and practiced.  Motivational interviewing and ambulatory counseling will also be reviewed and practiced. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 3370 - Nutrition Counseling


    Prerequisite: DIET 2215 ; co-requisite: DIET 3315  . This course examines nutritional intervention strategies and counseling skills that pertain to disease prevention and management. It is designed to build appropriate knowledge base and skills levels needed to create appropriate care plans and counseling strategies designed to meet individual client assessment/counseling situations. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 4405 - Community Nutrition


    Prerequisite: DIET 2215  Emphasizes tools for developing community nutrition programs including planning, needs assessment, implementation, and evaluation. Public health nutrition programs and policies for varying population groups will be discussed for cultural, economic, and social health practices. Budgeting food for low-income populations, complementary/alternative medicine practices, and presenting nutrition education programs will be included. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 4450 - Special Topics


    Selected topics in dietetics, health care, food service management, team concepts, and a variety of current issues. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 4451 - Special Topics


    Selected topics in dietetics, health care, food service management, team concepts, and a variety of current issues. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 4452 - Special Topics


    Selected topics in dietetics, health care, food service management, team concepts, and a variety of current issues. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 4453 - Special Topics


    Selected topics in dietetics, health care, food service management, team concepts, and a variety of current issues. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 4454 - Special Topics


    Selected topics in dietetics, health care, food service management, team concepts, and a variety of current issues. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 4455 - Special Topics


    Selected topics in dietetics, health care, food service management, team concepts, and a variety of current issues. 0 credits
  
  • DIET 4456 - Special Topics


    Selected topics in dietetics, health care, food service management, team concepts, and a variety of current issues. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 4457 - Special Topics


    Selected topics in dietetics, health care, food service management, team concepts, and a variety of current issues. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 4458 - Special Topics


    Selected topics in dietetics, health care, food service management, team concepts, and a variety of current issues. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 4459 - Special Topics


    Selected topics in dietetics, health care, food service management, team concepts, and a variety of current issues. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 4593 - Honors Thesis: Dietetics


    Students in this course will complete their Honors Thesis in consultation with their Honors Thesis advisor. 3.00 credits
  
  • DIET 4597 - Dietetic Practicum


    An elective course that provides an opportunity for students to gain practical work experience in the dietetics field. Students must spend a total of 130 hours at a field site under the supervision of a registered dietitian and an additional 20 hours of course time devoted to preparation of a term paper or case study directly related to their practicum experience. This opportunity will help students meet competencies required for entry into a post-graduate internship. 3 credits
  
  • DIET 4599 - Independent Study


    Prerequisite: permission of the program coordinator. Independent research projects or other approved phases of independent study. 1 - 3 credits

English

  
  • ENGL 1102 - Academic Reading and Speaking


    Reading, analyzing and interpreting nonfiction for the purpose of learning to comprehend textbooks. Locating and organizing material for public speaking and presenting it with confidence and fluency. Open only to Developmental Bloc students. 3 excess credit hours. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 1103 - Developmental Writing


    Provides an introduction to composition through instruction and guided practice in effective reading and writing strategies. This is a process-based writing course that emphasizes mastering academic writing conventions in preparation for E 105. 3 excess credit hours. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 1104 - Fundamentals for Internationals


    For international students. Designed to increase awareness of the structure of English. Intensive practice in writing to improve the student's ability to construct effective sentences, paragraphs, and short essays. 3 excess credit hours, 6 class hours per week. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 1105 - Composition


    Prerequisite:  Grade of C or better in ENGL1103  or placement by English department. Provides instruction in rhetoric and composition concepts and practices that enable students to write effectively at the college level. Students will develop strategies for conducting academic research, constructing effective written arguments, and analyzing the arguments of others. Emphasis will be placed on writing for different audiences, purposes, and contexts. 3 credit hours. 3 credits

  
  • ENGL 1106 - Composition for Internationals


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1103  or placement by English department. For international students. Analytical study of essays for the purpose of improving skills of written communication. Practice in writing in a variety of rhetorical modes with emphasis upon clarity and precision. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 1110 - Composition and Literature


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1105  or placement by the English department. Reading, analyzing, and interpreting literature in three basic genres: fiction, poetry, and drama. Writing of analytical and critical essays. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 1112 - Seminar in Academic Inquiry and Writing


    Prerequisite: placement by the English Department or a grade of C or better in ENGL 1103 . This course introduces students to the conventions of academic writing and the habits of critical inquiry they will need in university courses and beyond.  Students read and annotate texts on a topic (or topics) selected by the instructor, develop original avenues of inquiry through classroom discussion, and transform their questions into well-supported academic arguments.  Assignment sequences incorporate opportunities for research, drafting, revision, editing, and reflection to help students find writing processes that can be replicated in future courses and workplace projects that require only polished work.  Because different disciplines and career paths present different scenarios for critical thinking and writing, this course also teaches students how to adapt the conventions of academic inquiry to a variety of contexts. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 1113 - Seminar in Academic Inquiry and Writing for International Students


    Prerequisite: placement by the English Department or a grade of C or better in ENGL 1104 . This course introduces students to the conventions of academic writing and the habits of critical inquiry they will need in university courses and beyond.  Students read and annotate texts on a topic (or topics) selected by the instructor, develop original avenues of inquiry through classroom discussion, and transform their questions into well-supported academic arguments.  Assignment sequences incorporate opportunities for research, drafting, revision, editing, and reflection to help students find writing processes that can be replicated in future courses and workplace projects that require only polished work.  Because different disciplines and career paths present different scenarios for critical thinking and writing, this course also teaches students how to adapt the conventions of academic inquiry to a variety of contexts. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 1150 - Peer Tutoring Practicum


    Prerequisites: ENGL 1110  and permission of instructor. This course provides an opportunity for newly hired tutors in the Writer to Writer peer tutoring program to meet weekly and learn the theory and practice of peer tutoring. Class discussion and assigned reading will address situations emerging from actual tutoring sessions. 1 Credit hour.
  
  • ENGL 2200 - Studies in Literature


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1105   or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113  or consent of department.  This course provides students with an introduction to literary genres and writing about literature.  Skills developed include close reading, literary analysis and interpretation, research, and critical writing.  Attention is paid to literary techniques, terminology, and critical theories.  Course topics vary depending on the focus chosen by the instructor.  3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2201 - Early World Literature


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Selected world classics of prose, poetry, and drama from ancient times through the sixteenth century, written in or translated into English. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2202 - Modern World Literature


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Selected world classics of prose, poetry, and drama from the seventeenth century to the present, written in or translated into English. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2211 - Early British Writers


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . A study of important British writers from the beginning of literature in English through the Neoclassic era. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2212 - Modern British Writers


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . A study of important British writers from the Romantic era to the present. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2213 - Early American Writers


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . A study of important American writers from Colonial times to the 1850s. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2214 - Modern American Writers


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . A study of important American writers from the 1860s to the present. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2217 - African-Amer Literature I


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . A survey of African-American writers from the late 1700s to 1940. Texts selected from a variety of genres with emphasis on the African-American experience and heritage. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2218 - African-Amer Literature II


    Prerequisite: ENGL 2217  or permission of instructor. A survey of African-American writers from the Harlem Renaissance to the present. Texts selected from a variety of genres with emphasis on the African-American experience and heritage. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2220 - Writing for Business and Industry


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Intensive practice in the various types of writing required of executives, business people, engineers, and other professionals, with emphasis on business letters, memos, resumes, internal and external reports, evaluations and recommendations, descriptions of procedures and processes. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2225 - Technical Writing and Presentation


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110   or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Intensive practice in the common forms of technical writing, with emphasis on technical description, processes, reports, and manuals. Oral presentation of written work. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2230 - Public Speaking & Group Discussion


    Development of proficiency in organizing and presenting material in speaking, group interaction, conference management, and small-group discussion. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2235 - The Graphic Novel


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113  or consent of department. An exploration of the genre of graphic novels, including some of the most well-known representative texts. Emphasis is placed on the emergence of the genre from early comics, the functional elements of sequential art, and the cultural context of the production and reception of this genre. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2251 - Narrative Nonfiction


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Exploration of and practice in writing "the fourth genre", creative nonfiction. Emphasis on the short piece, the literary memoir, and the personal essay.  Repeatable up to three times (9 credits total) with consent of the current instructor and advisor. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2260 - Short Story


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . A critical studies of the best stories of American and British writers as well as stories, in translation, of writers of other nationalities. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2262 - Immigrant Literature


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113  or consent of department. Analytical and critical study of literature about the immigrant experience. Texts selected from poetry, novels, and memoirs about people adapting to life in a new country. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2267 - Introduction to Creative Writing


    Prerequisire: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Exercises and instruction in writing short fiction and poetry. Composing, critiquing, and editing skills developed in workshop format. Repeatable up to three times (9 credits total) with consent of the current instructor and advisor. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2270 - Advanced Essay Workshop


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Variable topics selected from travel, nature, science, social critique, humor. Repeatable up to three times (9 credits total) with consent of the current instructor and advisor. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2275 - Popular Lyrics


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Popular lyrics from the songs of the Jazz Age, the Depression, and World War II to rock'n'roll and the music video revolution of today. Through printed lyrics, recordings, and videos played in class, such topics as the American Dream, love and relationships, the changing image of women, teen angst, and war and protest will be traced in the songs of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and Rogers and Hammerstein; from Tin Pan Alley and Broadway to the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Paul Simon; from rhythm & blues and country & western to folk, rock, and rap. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2277 - Poetic Form and Formal Experimentation


    Prerequisite: ENGL 2267  or consent of department. Students will focus on the components of poetic form as they relate to modern and contemporary poetry. The class will study traditional as well as experimental forms of poetry. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2281 - Science Fiction


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . A survey of the development of science fiction during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Reading of American, English, and European science fiction novels and short stories. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 2287 - Story Structure and Narrative Form


    Prerequisite: ENGL 2267  or consent of department. A detailed study of story structures and the formal aspects of fiction and other prose genres. Attention is given to the technical aspects of writing, including structure, characterization, setting, tone, imagery, point of view, and style. This course explores the relationship between form and content through lectures, readings, discussions, and writing exercises. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 3300 - Writing Proficiency Assessment


    Required of each student after earning 57 credit hours (including transfer credits). See Writing Proficiency Examination statement in undergraduate catalog, or contact English Department Chair. 0 credits
  
  • ENGL 3315 - Production Dramaturgy


    Prerequisite:ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113  or ENGL 2200  or THEA 1131  , or permission of department.  Analytical and experiential study of the practice of dramaturgy.  Dramaturgy focuses on the study of dramatic literature with an emphasis on questions of composition, structure, staging, performance, and audience, employing literary analysis, performance analysis, and historiography.  Texts include dramatic literature from various times and places, covering categories such as classical drama, contemporary drama, and musical theater.  Students will have hands-on experience, engaging in dramaturgical practice in relation to a production staged by the University Theater program, among other projects. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 3323 - Renaissance in England


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Major writers of the English Renaissance, including Sidney, Spenser, Donne, and Milton. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 3325 - Irish Literature


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113  or consent of department. A study of poetry, drama, and fiction from Ireland and the Irish Diaspora. Authors studied might include Swift, Yeats, Wilde, Synge, Joyce, Beckett, and Heaney. Attention will be given to Irish literature's relationship to the development of a transnational Irish identity. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 3341 - Shakespeare


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . An analysis of representative tragedies, comedies, and history plays. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 3342 - Grant Writing


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . An introduction to the grant writing process, including how to identify funding opportunities, interpret requests for proposals, plan and compose a grant proposal, and manage a received grant. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 3343 - Writing for Digital Environments


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . An introduction to the essential strategies needed to write and edit effectively in digital spaces for corporate and technical communications. Emphasis is placed on visual design, tailoring writing strategies to a variety of new media channels, and establishing interactivity with an audience. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 3345 - Advanced Poetry Workshop


    Prerequisite: ENGL 2267  or consent of department. Study and practice in writing and critiquing poetry, as well as practice in addressing the work of published poets through a workshop setting. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 3353 - Lit of the Romantic Era


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Poetry and prose of the major Romantics - Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Lamb, and Hazlitt - with attention given to the milieu of the writers, the Continental background, and theories of Romanticism. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 3355 - Advanced Fiction Workshop


    Prerequisite: ENGL 2267  or consent of department. Advanced exercises and instruction in writing fiction. Composing, critiquing, and editing skills developed in workshop format. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 3356 - Victorian Literature


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Poetry and prose from 1830-1900. The works of Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Carlyle, Mill, Newman, Ruskin, and others studied in the light of the social, political, and religious problems of the period. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 3365 - The Bible as Literature


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . A study of literary genres in the Bible: narrative, drama, poetry, wisdom literature, books of prophecy, letters. Extensive readings in both the Old and New Testaments. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 3371 - Literature of the Neoclassic Era


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . British writers of the period 1660-1789, with emphasis on Dryden, Pope, Swift, and Johnson. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 3375 - American Lit Between World Wars


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110   or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . A study of the achievements of the main figures of the generation that flourished between the two world wars and brought about "America's Coming of Age". Poets Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, Robert Frost, Wallace Stevens, and William Carlos Williams; novelists Hemingway, Faulkner, Fitzgerald. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 3385 - Contemporary American Literature


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Intensive study of recent American fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 3390 - The Novel in English


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Great novels written in English (with the exception of the American novels, which are studied in American literature courses). 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 3392 - Poe, Hawthorne, and Melville


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . A study of the poetry and fiction of the three major representatives of the tragic outlook on life in mid-nineteenth century American literature. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 3393 - Mark Twain


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Major works by America's greatest humorist and moral spokesman studied through interactive discussions, online research, and a portfolio of course work. Selections from travel works, including Innocents Abroad; the major works, including Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn; and some short stories and sketches. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 3394 - American Humor


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Intensive study of the history of American humor and its relevance to modern America, including major humor writers from Mark Twain to Woody Allen. Taught online. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 3395 - American Realism


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Readings in the works of such major realists as Howells, Twain, and James and important naturalist successors such as Norris, Crane, and Dreiser. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4406 - International Literature - Russia


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Selected poetry, drama, and fiction, in translation, from Russia. Topic to be announced for each semester. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4407 - International Literature - France


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Selected poetry, drama, and fiction, in translation, from France. Topic to be announced for each semester. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4408 - International Literature - Germany


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Selected poetry, drama, and fiction, in translation, from Germany. Topic to be announced for each semester. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4409 - International Literature - Spain


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110   or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Selected poetry, drama, and fiction, in translation, from Spain. Topic to be announced for each semester. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4480 - Internship


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . A work experience, arranged through the department, that will require the effective use of written or spoken English. 3 credits
  
  • ENGL 4481 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1110  or ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . Special topics in literature, speaking, or writing. 3 credits
 

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