ENGL 341 – Advanced Composition for Teachers
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ENGL-102(3122); Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Extensive work in analysis and composition of texts written by and for professional educators. Assignments involve careful reading and practice composing in various modes relevant to early-childhood, elementary, and middle-level teachers. Students also explore connections among writing, teaching, and learning as […]
ENGL 326 – Medieval British Literature
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ENGL-102(3122); Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Surveys the literature produced in England during the Old and Middle English periods, with special attention to the epic, lyric poetry, visionary literature, admonitory prose, histories, and drama. Readings from earlier periods or contemporaneous European sources may also be included.
ENGL 333 – The Victorians
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ENGL-102(3122); Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Explores the intersection between imaginative writing and cultural issues during this period (1830 to 1900) of intensive change regarding gender roles, economic and social inequality, individual liberty versus traditional values, the rise of science (including evolution), religious difference, the role of […]
ENGL 313 – Literature for the Young Child
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ENGL-102(3122); Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Studies the prominent writers and illustrators of books for young children. Special emphasis on the process of sharing books with children. Required of all Early Childhood majors. Not applicable toward General Education Requirements (Literature), English Liberal Arts major, Professional Writing option, […]
ENGL 315 – Literature for Children
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ENGL-102(3122); Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Studies the history and scope of children’s literature as well as the prominent illustrators of children’s books. Emphasis on the evaluation of books suitable for the preschool, elementary, and middle school child. Required of all Elementary Education majors. Not applicable toward […]
ENGL 318 – Technical Communication
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ENGL-102(3122). (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Introduces students to the conventions of writing in technology and the sciences. Students learn technical writing style, the integration of visual aids, collaborative processes, and document production cycles. To be eligible for English 498, majors and minors in Professional Writing must earn at least […]
ENGL 308N – Survey of British Literature
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ENGL-102(3122); Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Surveys British Literature covering major authors, periods, and key texts from the 9th through the 21st centuries; provides an introductory foundation for further study.
ENGL 309 – Survey of American Literature
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ENGL-102(3122); Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description:
ENGL 300 – Foundations for Literary Studies
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ENGL-102(3122); Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Introduces literary studies with emphasis on research methodologies, elementary literary theory, analysis, and the skills necessary to read and respond to poetry, fiction, and drama
ENGL 305 – Business Writing
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ENGL-102(3122); Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Introduces students to the written communications requirements of business and industry. Students write for specific audiences and learn organization, conciseness, and clarity in writing. Class simulates real-life business situations. To be eligible for English 498, majors and minors in Professional Writing […]
ENGL 306 – Development of Modern English
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ENGL-102(3122); Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Treats the evolution of English in an historical light, giving special emphasis to each phase of its development. Comparatively examines Old English, Middle English, and Modern English. Gives attention to the nature of language, as well as to the history and […]
ENGL 250 – Introduction to Literature
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ENGL-102(3122); Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Introduces a variety of fiction, poetry, and drama; helps students to appreciate, interpret, and analyze imaginative literature while understanding how literature relates to the human condition and the social and natural worlds around us. May be supplemented with multimedia and readings […]