English Course Descriptions

0123 PRE COLLEGE ENGLISH.

A study of composition, grammar and usage.

(Required of students who lack high school credits in English and those who do not pass entrance examination; does not fulfill general education requirement in grammar and composition.)

1113# COMPOSITION I.

Practice of the fundamentals of the writing process in personal and expository writing.

Emphasis is on supporting a thesis with specific detail, writing for a particular audience, sentence structure. and revising and editing.

(Fulfills three hours of general education requirement in grammar and composition.) (Previously listed as Grammar and Composition)

1213# COMPOSITION II.

(Second Half). Academic writing, with emphasis on technique and style.

Includes a research component and refining of skills.

(Prerequisite: ENG 1113; fulfills three hours of general education requirements in grammar and composition.) (Previously listed as Grammar and Composition)

2313# INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE.

Study of selected literary works, with emphasis on both understanding literary forms and grasping literature as commentary on life. (Same as HUM 2313)

2413# CRITICAL APPROACHES TO LITERATURE.

Introduction to literary analysis and criticism, including a survey of critical approaches, and the writing of short papers from different critical points of view. (Prerequisite: ENG 1113,ENG 1213) (Previously listed as Fundamentals of Literature)

2873# LANGUAGE AND CULTURE.

Analysis of the basic elements of language, language use, and culture; analysis of the relationship between language and culture.(Prerequisites:ENG 1113 and ENG 1213)

3543# ENGLISH LITERATURE TO 1800.

Works of major authors from the beginning to the Romantic Period.

(Prerequisite: ENG 2413 for English majors; permission required for others)

3653# ENGLISH LITERATURE SINCE 1800.

Works of major authors from the Romantic Period to the present.

(Prerequisite: ENG 2413 for English major; permission required for others)

3773# AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1865.

Selections of literature from the Colonial Period through most of the Romantic Era.

(Prerequisite: ENG 2413 for English majors. permission required for others.) (Previously listed as American Literature to Whitman)

3883# AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1865.

Selections of literature from 1865 to the present. (Prerequisite: ENG 2413 for English majors. permission required for others) (Previously listed as American Literature Since Whitman)

3893# WORLD LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION.

A study of selected works from the great authors of Greece, Rome, Spain, Russia, France, Germany, Asia, and Latin America.

3903# TECHNICAL & PROFESSIONAL WRITING.

Study and practice in academic writing and writing of reports, proposals, memoranda, and other kinds of prose used in the fields of academia, business, and industry.(Prerequisite: ENG 1113 and ENG 1213)

4103# CREATIVE WRITING.

A study of literary technique, practice in using a variety of devices, and production of complete imaginative compositions. (Prerequisite: ENG 1113, 1213)

4113# SHAKESPEARE.

A close study of selected plays and Shakespeare’s times.

(Prerequisite: ENG 2413)

4133# HISTORY OF THE NOVEL.

This course will trace the historical development of the novel in English from the 18th century to the postmodern period(Prerequisite: ENG 2413 for English majors; permission required for others)

4233# MODERN WORLD LITERATURE.

The study of selected writers not necessarily in the same genre nor of the same nationality.

Topics might include Existentialism, Post War Japanese fiction, Latin American Magical Realism, etc.

(Course may be repeated)(Prerequisite:ENG 2413 for English majors; permission required for others)

4253# WORLD LITERATURE.

The study of selected writers of different nationalities, genres, and periods.(Prerequisite: ENG 2413 for English majors, permission required for others)

4323# SELECTED BRITISH AUTHORS.

A study of one or a selected group of writers not necessarily in the same literary genre. (Course may be repeated) (Prerequisite: ENG 2413 for English major, permission required for others)

4343# SELECTED AMERICAN AUTHORS.

A study of the selected works of a single author or of a group of related authors, not necessarily in the same genre.

(Course may be repeated) (Prerequisite: ENG 2413 for English majors, permission required for others)

4383# ADVANCED COMPOSITION.

Expository composition with emphasis on technique, style, and audience.

(Prerequisites: ENG 1113, 1213)

4433# NINETEENTH & TWENTIETH CENTURY WOMEN AUTHORS.

An in depth study of nineteenth and twentieth century women writers; includes the fiction, poetry, drama, and non fiction prose of a variety of authors.(Prerequisite: ENG 2413 for English majors, permission required for others)

4463# AMERICAN ETHNIC LITERATURES.

An investigation of the literature, art, and philosophy that tells of the encounters between “Western” and “non Western” cultures by focusing on issues of national immigration and migration. (Prerequisite: ENG 2413 for English majors, permission required for others)

4563# NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURES.

This course is a survey of literature written by Native Americans.

It may include works of fiction, non fiction, poetry, drama, and literary criticism. (Prerequisites: ENG 1113 and ENG 1213)

4663# LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM.

A study of selected literary critics, criticism, and critical theory from Aristotle to the present (Prerequisite: ENG 2413 for English majors, permission required for others)

4783# ENGLISH GRAMMAR.

An intensive study of accounts of English structure and standards of usage.(Prerequisites: ENG 1113 and ENG 1213) (Previously listed as Advanced English Grammar)

4853# GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD.

Central literary, historical, and philosophical works of the Western tradition from the ancient world to the Enlightenment.

4863 COMPOSITION THEORY AND PRACTICE.

Expository composition with emphasis on theory, technique, style, and audience, and the application of these to teaching.(Prerequisites: ENG 1113 and ENG 1213)

4883# HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

Historical development of sounds, vocabulary, inflections and syntax of the English language.(Prerequisites: ENG 1113 and ENG 1213)

4893# CHILDREN’S LITERATURE AND STORY TELLING.

A study of the various types of literature appropriate for children, preschool through middle school. (Prerequisite: ENG 1213)

4903 METHODS & MEDIA IN SECONDARY ENGLISH.

An intensive study of pedagogical theories and their applications in Middle School and High School English classes. (Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education. This course fulfills a professional education requirement.)

4923# MYTHOLOGY.

A study of the origin and elements of myth. (Prerequisites: ENG 2143 for English majors, permission required for others)

4943# MIDDLE SCHOOL & HIGH SCHOOL LITERATURE.

Middle and high school literature with emphasis on the modern period.

Will also address “classic” literature for adolescents. (Prerequisite: ENG 2413 for English majors, permission required for others) (Previously listed as Advanced Children’s Literature)

4960 DIRECTED READING.

Supervised reading in an area selected in consultation with professor directing.

4970 SPECIAL STUDIES.

Supervised research or project selected with advice of professor.

4980 SEMINAR.

Research or reading seminar on subject listed in Schedule of Classes.

4990 RESEARCH.

Supervised research on a topic selected in consultation with professor (permission required)

5103 STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE.

Advanced studies in American literature relating to such subjects as an author, a work, a genre, an idea, a critical principle, or an aesthetic theory. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. (May be repeated)

5113 RHETORIC FOR WRITTEN ENGLISH.

Study and application of rhetorical principles on an advanced level.

5203 STUDIES IN BRITISH LITERATURE.

Advanced studies in British literature relating to such subjects as an author, a work, a genre, an idea, a critical principle, or an aesthetic theory. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. (May be repeated)

5323 STRUCTURE & USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

Advanced study of the structure of English sentences and their use in writing and speaking.

5403 STUDIES IN WORLD LITERATURE.

Advanced studies in world literature relating to such subjects as an author, a genre, an idea, a critical principle, or an aesthetic theory. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of classes. (May be repeated)

5533 STUDY AND APPLIC OF LITERARY THEORIES.

An intensive study of selected works of major literary critics from Aristotle to the present with practice in the application of literary theory to reading.

5960 DIRECTED READINGS.

Supervised reading in an area selected in consultation with professor directing.

5970 SPECIAL STUDIES.

Supervised research or project selected with advice of professor.

5980 SEMINAR.

Research or reading seminar on subject listed in schedule of classes.

5990 RESEARCH.

Supervised research on a topic selected with advice or professor.

# Liberal Arts and Sciences Course