COURSES IN ENGLISH
ENGL
1101 - English Composition I,
3 hours *
A
composition course focusing on skills required for effective writing in a
variety of contexts, with emphasis on exposition, analysis, and argumentation,
and also including introductory use of a variety of research skills.
ENGL
1102 - English Composition II,
3 hours *
Prerequisite:
English 1101. A
composition course that develops writing skills beyond the levels of proficiency
required by ENGL 1101, that emphasizes interpretation and evaluation, and that
incorporates a variety of more advanced research methods.
ENGL
2111 - World Literature I,
3 hours
Prerequisite:
English 1102. A
chronological study of world literature from the beginnings through the
seventeenth century.
ENGL
2112 - World Literature II,
3 hours
Prerequisite:
English 1102. A
chronological study of world literature from the eighteenth century to the
present.
ENGL
2121 - British Literature I,
3 hours
Prerequisite:
English 1102. A
chronological study of British literature from the beginnings through the
eighteenth century.
ENGL
2122 - British Literature II,
3 hours
Prerequisite:
English 1102. A
chronological study of British literature from the nineteenth century to the
present.
ENGL
2131 - American Literature I,
3 hours
Prerequisite:
English 1102. A
chronological study of American literature from the
beginnings
through the Civil War.
ENGL
2132 - American Literature II,
3 hours
Prerequisite:
English 1102. A
chronological study of American literature from the Civil War to the present.
ENGL
2660 - Introduction to Film Studies,
3 hours
Prerequisite:
ENGL 1102. Through readings, screenings, and discussion, this course provides an
introduction to the history and the art of film.
ENGL
2980 - Literary
London in the Renaissance,
1 hour
The
course seeks to introduce the student to the literary and historical world of
Renaissance London through lecture, readings, and a one-week trip to London for
a first-hand archeo-literary experience.
ENGL
3010 - History of the English Language,
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100-level literature survey course.
A detailed introduction to the background, origins, development, and
structure of the English language and the fundamental tools and concepts used in
the study of a language’s history.
ENGL
3050 - Applied English Grammar,
3 hours
Prerequisite:
English 1102 and a 2100- level literature survey course.
Assumes a mastery of prescriptive English grammar.
A study of the grammatical structure of English in relation to rhetorical
and logical structures.
The course introduces theories of structural linguistics,
transformational-generative grammar, and rhetorical grammar.
ENGL
3100 - Advanced Composition (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
English 1101 and 1102 with a grade of C or better and a 2100- level literature
survey course. Intensive
analysis of and practice in the various approaches to writing, including
defining, summarizing, classifying, comparing and persuading.
The course also considers the composing process in light of rhetorical
theory, current research, and technological advancements.
ENGL
3140 - Literary Research and Writing (W) (O),
3 hours
Prerequisites:
English 1102; English or English Education Major or departmental permission.
A study of research methods and writing strategies essential to the
criticism and interpretation of literary texts. Practice in writing and making
public presentations on literary topics.
ENGL
3160 - Technical and Professional Writing (W),
3 hours
Prerequisites:
English 1101 and 1102 with grade of C or better and 2100 - level literature
survey course. Study of the principles and practices of technical and
professional writing, with several individual and group projects, typically
related to the student’s field of study.
ENGL
3180 - Creative Writing (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
ENGL 1101 and 1102 with a grade of C or better and a 2100-level
literature
survey course. A
course on creative writing—poetry, prose, and drama—with concern for the
relation of form to content, viewpoint, narrative voice, audience, syntax,
imagery, and diction.
ENGL
3220 - Poetry and Poetics (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100- level literature survey course.
A study of poetry, approaches to poetry, and theories of poetry.
ENGL
3230 - The Novel (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100- level literature survey course.
Studies in the development of prose fiction from the eighteenth century
to the present.
ENGL
3240 - The Short Story (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100-level literature survey course.
A study of short stories from various cultures.
The course emphasizes recognition of recurrent formal and thematic
patterns, and introduces methods of literary interpretation and analysis
appropriate to understanding and teaching the short story.
ENGL
3250 - World Drama (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100- level literature survey course.
A comprehensive study of the theatrical literature of the world, from
ancient through modern.
ENGL
3300 - Mythology (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100- level literature survey course.
An introduction to the mythologies of the world and the uses that writers
make of them.
ENGL
3410 - Medieval English Literature (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100- level literature survey course.
A study of major works of Old and Middle English literature.
ENGL
3430 - English Renaissance (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100- level literature survey course.
An examination of English Renaissance prose, poetry, and/or drama,
exclusive of Shakespeare.
ENGL
3450 - English Literature of the Restoration and the Eighteenth Century (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100-level literature survey course.
A study of major British writers from 1660 to 1789.
ENGL
3460 - English Literature of the Nineteenth Century: Romanticism (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100- level literature survey course.
A study of Romanticism with emphasis on the major poets.
ENGL
3470 - English Literature of the Victorian Era (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100- level literature survey course.
A study of the major writers in both prose and poetry in the context of
the social conditions in England from 1832 to 1900.
ENGL
3480 - Modern and Contemporary British Literature (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100- level literature survey course.
A study of British literature beginning with the twentieth century.
ENGL
3660 - American Romanticism (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100- level literature survey course.
American prose and poetry between 1820 and 1860 with emphasis on Emerson,
Hawthorne, Thoreau, Melville, and Whitman.
ENGL
3670 - American Realism and Naturalism (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100- level literature survey course.
A study of major works of American literary realism and naturalism.
ENGL
3680 - Modern and Contemporary American Literature (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100- level literature survey course.
A study of twentieth-century American prose, poetry, and drama.
ENGL
3910 - Tutoring English Composition,
1-2 hour
Prerequisite:
English 3050 or writing lab director’s approval and a 2100-level literature
survey course. This course may be repeated once. This practicum provides
instruction and practice in skills and techniques to be used in one-on-one or
small group tutorials and teaching. The student will receive instruction and
continued supervision throughout the semester.
ENGL
4160 - Technical Writing Internship,
3 hours
Prerequisite:
English 3160, or departmental permission.
This internship allows students to utilize and develop writing skills in
a professional setting.
During the internship, students will be responsible for attending the
weekly group meeting with the instructor, arriving at their work site on time
and prepared for the day’s task, and keeping a daily log of their activities
at their designated jobs.
At the end of the internship, students will write an evaluation of their
experience, including an evaluation of the particular establishment at which
they worked.
ENGL
4411 - Chaucer (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100- level literature survey course.
The major works of Chaucer, with emphasis on the Canterbury Tales, all studied in the original Middle English.
ENGL
4431 - Shakespeare I (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100- level literature survey course.
A study of the tragedies and romances with a focus on their historical
contexts and on the major interpretive approaches.
ENGL
4432 - Shakespeare II (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100-level literature survey course.
A study of the histories and comedies with a focus on their historical
background and on the major interpretive approaches.
ENGL
4441 - Milton (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100- level literature survey course.
A study of Milton in the context of his classical background and late
Renaissance environment.
Major emphasis on the poetry.
ENGL
4690 - Southern Literature (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100- level literature survey course.
An examination of the literature of the South with a background study of
the literary trends of the nineteenth century and a concentration on writers of
the Southern Renaissance and beyond.
ENGL
4810 - Seminar in English: Selected Topics,
1-3 hours
Prerequisite:
Permission of the instructor and a 2100- level literature survey course.
A detailed study of a body of texts which encompass a literary movement,
theme, or trend not covered in other catalog listings.
ENGL
4820 - Seminar in English: Selected Topics,
1-3 hours
Prerequisite:
Permission of the instructor and a 2100- level literature survey course.
A detailed study of a body of texts which encompass a literary movement,
theme, or trend not covered in other catalog listings.
ENGL
4830 - Seminar in English: Selected Topics,
1-3 hours
Prerequisite:
Permission of the instructor and a 2100- level literature survey course.
A detailed study of a body of texts which encompass a literary movement,
theme, or trend not covered in other catalog listings.
ENGL
4901 - Teaching English,
3 hours
Prerequisite:
A 2100- level literature course, admission to the Teacher Education program and
concurrent enrollment in EDUC 4000. Students preparing to be English teachers
will learn about methods and materials for teaching reading, writing, and
speaking in grades 6-12, including the use of technology. Students will analyze
and assess student writing, design an English course, and demonstrate effective
teaching. Students will also observe English classes in the public schools,
under direction of the professor.
ENGL
4910 - Teaching Internship in Freshman Composition (First Experience),
1 hour
Prerequisites:
Completion of 2100- level literature surveys and permission of the instructor.
This initial practicum provides instruction and practice in skills and
techniques to be used in teaching students to write coherent and cohesive
arguments, to use standard English grammar, and to become critical readers and
thinkers.
ENGL
4920 - Teaching Internship in Writing About Literature (Second Experience),
1 hour
Prerequisites:
ENGL 4910 and permission of the instructor.
This initial practicum provides instruction and practice in skills and
techniques to be used in teaching students the writing-intensive approach to
literature.
ENGL
4930 - Teaching Internship in Advanced English Studies I (Third Experience),
1 hour
Prerequisites:
ENGL 4910
and 4920 and permission of the instructor.
ENGL
4940 - Teaching Internship in Advanced English Studies II (Fourth Experience),
1 hour
Prerequisites:
ENGL 4910, 4920, and 4930 and permission of the instructor.
ENGL
4950 - Composition Studies for Teachers (W),
3 hours
Prerequisites:
ENGL 3050 and 3100.
The course includes study of composition theory and its application to
the teaching of composition.
Students will analyze and assess student essays and design a writing
course and program.
*Note:
One section of this course is designated for students with English as a second
language (ESL) and is conducted in accordance with the theories and principles
of ESL.
COURSES IN
JOURNALISM
JOUR
1000 -
Newspaper Practicum,
1, 2, or 3 hours
An
introduction to the various forms of print journalism combined with practical
experience in publication of the college newspaper, The
Collegiate Voice.
JOUR
1010 - Writing for the Media I,
3 hours
This
course introduces students to news reporting and writing for print and broadcast,
as well as to public relations news release writing.
It trains students in the fundamentals of such writing and provides
opportunities to practice these skills.
JOUR
2000 -
Newspaper Practicum,
1, 2, or 3 hours
Prerequisite:
JOUR 1000. An
introduction to the various forms of print journalism combined with practical
experience in publication of the college newspaper, The
Collegiate Voice.
JOUR
3000 -
Newspaper Practicum,
1, 2, or 3 hours
Prerequisite:
JOUR 2000. An
introduction to the various forms of print journalism combined with practical
experience in publication of the college newspaper, The
Collegiate Voice.
JOUR 3010 - Writing
for the Media II (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
JOUR 1010. This
course builds on the work begun in JOUR 1010 and includes advanced writing of
news, features, and in-depth reports for print, broadcast, and public relations.
JOUR 3100 - Editing
and Layout (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
JOUR 1010. This
course involves learning the basic principles of general editing, copy editing,
layout, and
production of print publications.
It also involves a significant amount of hands-on practice of these
skills, as well as instruction in the use of computerized page layout software.
JOUR 3700 - Public
Relations Principles and Cases (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
JOUR 1010. This
course teaches the basic principles and theories of modern public relations
practice, as well as the basic skills needed for such practice.
It also includes a study of actual public relations cases.
JOUR
4000 - Seminar on Significant Issues in Mass Communication (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
JOUR 1010 and at least one other course from the professional writing minor.
This course addresses a selected topic (or topics) related to a
significant issue in mass communication.
Such issues might include diversity and the media, women in
communications, or the influence of new technology on mass communication and
professional writing.
In order to have a basis for this study, the course also includes an
exploration of mass communication research methods and theories.
JOUR 4850 -
Contemporary Media: Internship and Analysis (W),
3 hours
Prerequisite:
JOUR 1010. This
course combines practical experience in a media internship with reading and
analysis of specified issues in mass media.
COURSES IN MODERN
LANGUAGES
MLAN
2010 - Introduction to Linguistics,
3 hours
Prerequisite:
ENGL 1101 and 1102.
An introduction to linguistics and related subfields, emphasizing the
structure, history, and dialects of English, in preparation for advanced study
in foreign languages, literature, education, psychology, computer science, and
other disciplines.
MLAN
4440- Teaching of Modern Languages,
3 hours.
Prerequisite:
permission of the department and admission to the Teacher Education program.
Study of modern foreign language methodology including issues in foreign
language teaching, history of foreign language education, as well as practical
application of theory through activities and projects.
Required of
all foreign language teacher education majors.
MLAN
5010 - Applied Linguistics,
3 hours
Prerequisite:
none. Designed
for teachers of language, this course discusses principles of linguistics and
theories of first- and second-language acquisition.
MLAN
5100 - Language Assimilation and Culture,
3 hours
Prerequisite:
none. Designed
for teachers of language, this course explores how language and culture affect
values and perceptions.