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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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ENGL 3140 - Literary Research & Writing
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.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, all with grades of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3160 - Technical & Professional Writing
This course involves advanced study of the principles and practices of technical and professional writing and includes planning, organizing, and writing technical descriptions, instructions, proposals, and recommendation reports, as well as designing visual aids and editing. Assignments include individual and group projects and at least one complete technical report.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, all with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3170 - Advanced Creative Writing
This course will focus on the writing of poetry and/or fiction (focus will vary with semester/instructor.) Students will read and analyze a variety of published poetry. The course includes a workshop format for peer discussion and revision of students’ work.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230, and one ENGL 2100-level literature survey course with grades of B or higher, and ENGL 2270 with a grade of C or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3175 - Poetry Writing Workshop
This course will focus on the writing of poetry. Students will read and analyze a variety of published poetry; further, the course includes a workshop format for peer discussion and revision of student poetry.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230, and one ENGL 2100-level literature survey course with grades of B or higher, and ENGL 2275 with a grade of C or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3180 - Fiction Writing Workshop
This course is an advanced study of fiction with concern for the relation of form to content, viewpoint, narrative voice, audience, syntax, imagery, and diction; further, the course includes a workshop format for peer discussion and revision of students’ fiction.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230, and one ENGL 2100-level literature survey course, each with a grade of B or higher, and ENGL 2280 with a grade of C or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3185 - Creative Non-Fiction Writing Workshop
This course is a study of creative nonfiction, with an emphasis on formal analysis, the history of the genre, and its variations across cultures and includes a workshop format for peer-discussion and revision of student’s nonfiction.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230, and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher, and ENGL 2285 with a grade of C or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3190 - Playwriting Workshop
This course involves advanced study of playwriting with concern for dramatic form and theory and includes a workshop format for peer-discussion and revision of student plays.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230, and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher, and ENGL 2290 with a C or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3195 - Intro to Publishing
This course is an introduction to the culture of and careers in publishing, providing broad professional knowledge of acquisitions, editing, design, publicity, and rights. Editorial principles, production, marketing problems, distribution methods and informational systems and techniques will be discussed. Literary tastes in publishing will also be examined.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230, and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3220 - Poetry & Poetics
This course is a study of poetry, approaches to poetry, and theories of poetry.
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Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230, and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3230 - The Novel
This course is the study of the development of prose fiction from the eighteenth century to present.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230, and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3240 - The Short Story
This course is a study of short stories from various cultures. This 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.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230, and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3250 - World Drama
A comprehensive study of the theatrical literature of the world, from ancient through modern.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, all with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3260 - Creative Nonfiction
This course is a study of the creative nonfiction with the emphasis on formal analysis, the history of the genre, and its variations across cultures.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230, and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3300 - Mythology
An introduction to the mythologies of the world and the uses that writers make of them.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, all with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3310 - Immigrant Literature
This course examines how immigrant authors represent immigrant experiences across time and place. Students will analyze texts by men and women from several different primary cultures who are writing about first as well as second-generation immigrant experiences to several countries. Students will read appropriate works of theory and criticism and analyze how these theories can be applied to the primary texts for the course.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230, and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3320 - Caribbean Literature
This course examines how Caribbean authors represent Caribbean culture and experiences across time and place. Students will analyze texts by men and women from several different Caribbean islands and read appropriate works of theory and criticism as well as analyze how these theories can be applied to the primary texts for the course.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: English 2050, ENGL 2230 and one 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3330 - Indian Literature
This course examines how Indian authors represent Indian cultures and experiences across time and place. Students will analyze texts by men and women from several different areas of India and read appropriate works of theory and criticism as well as analyze how these theories can be applied to the primary texts.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230, and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3340 - Women Writers in World Literature
The course will study the literary representation and self-representation of women and the question of the female identity–in a cultural, social, and psychological sense–in world literature. The class will encompass works from the 8th Century to the present. After a brief overview of gender theory, the course will offer students an understanding of how countries, cultures, and individuals approach the formation of an identity.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, all with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3350 - Postcolonial World Literature
The course will study the question of identity-both personal and national-in postcolonial works around the globe. Postcolonial literature occurs at different times for different countries (and cultures), but the majority of the literature will be in the modern era. After a brief overview of the colonial mindset, including such concepts as mimicry and the Other, the course will offer students an understanding of how countries, cultures, and individuals approach the formation of an identity that is both separate from and linked to the former colonizer.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, all with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3360 - African Literatures & Cultures
This course examines how African authors represent African culture and experiences across time and place. Students will analyze texts by men and women from four broad geographic areas (Northern, West, East, and Southern) and several individual countries to see how specific historical, cultural, colonial, linguistic, and religious influences shape African literary expressions. Additionally, we will read appropriate works of Postcolonial theory and criticism and analyze how these theories can be applied to the primary texts for the course.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, all with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3370 - Chinese Literature in Translation
Chinese literature extends back thousands of years. This course, instead of a survey of Chinese literature, is designed to study a selection of Chinese literary masterpieces (prose, poetry, and drama) from different periods. Students will read these works in relation to their historical and social contexts, explore their meanings and ideas, analyze their artistic techniques, and discuss how they reflect a particular time and place and what they mean to us today. Topics may include family and tradition, individual and society, past and present, man and nature, the change of cultural and social values, and women’s role in society. This course emphasizes interactive learning. The instructor will encourage students to raise questions, broaden their perspectives, and become self-aware through their reading activities.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, all with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3410 - Medieval English Literature
This course is a study of major works of Old and Middle English literature.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, all with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3430 - English Renaissance
This course is an examination of English Renaissance prose, poetry, and/or drama, exclusive of Shakespeare.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level Literature course, all with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3450 - Restoration & 18th Century Literature
This course is a study of major British writers from 1660 to 1789.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230, and one ENGL 2100-level Literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3460 - English Literature of the 19th Century: Romanticism
This course is a study of Romanticism as a literary, social, and historical phenomenon.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, all with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3470 - English Literature of the Victorian Era
This course is a study of the major writers in both prose and poetry in the context of the social conditions in England from 1832 to 1900.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3480 - Modern & Contemporary British Literature
This course is a study of the major writers in both poetry and prose in the context of the social and political conditions in England beginning from the twentieth century.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3650 - Early American Literature
This course is a study of American Literature and literary culture during the Colonial and Early National Periods.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230, and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3660 - American Romanticism
This course is a study of American prose and poetry between 1820 and 1860 with emphasis on Emerson, Hawthorne, Thoreau, Melville, and Whitman.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3670 - American Realism & Naturalism
This course is a study of major works of American literary realism and naturalism.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230, and one ENGL 2100-level literature, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3675 - American Modernism
This course is a study of American texts written between 1900 and 1945/50 as part of the Modernist movement.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230, and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3680 - Contemporary American Literature
This course is a study of American Literature from 1950 to the present, including texts, authors, and literary trends of the contemporary period.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3895 - Peace in Global Cultures
This course leads students on an intellectual journey to examine the idea of peace, within different Eastern and Western historical and cultural contexts to reveal its complexities and ways that conditions of peace can unsettle political and social relationships.
Hours:
3
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ENGL 3910 - Tutoring English Composition I
This practicum provides instruction and supervised 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. This course may not be repeated.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: ENGL 3050
Hours:
2
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ENGL 3915 - Tutoring English Composition II
This practicum provides advanced instruction and practice in skills and techniques to be used in one-on-one or small group tutorials and teaching. This course may not be repeated.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: ENGL 3910
Hours:
1
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ENGL 3925 - Tutoring English Composition III
This practicum provides advanced instruction and practice in skills and techniques to be used in one-on-one or small group tutorials and teaching. This course may not be repeated.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 3910 and ENGL 3915
Hours:
1
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ENGL 4100 - Seminar in English Writing
This course involves intensive analysis of and practice in a selected topic in writing. Emphasis is placed on writing professionally for publication and on professional and community outreach.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4110 - Introduction to Eastern Rhetoric
This course is an introductory survey of eastern rhetorics, with emphasis on theories of language and writing from historical and contemporary rhetorians. Emphasis will be placed on analyzing various understandings of rhetoric and placing these understandings within the historical and social context in which they arose.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230, and ENGL 3120, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4140 - Literary Criticism: Selected Topics
This special topics course examines representative primary texts by significant literary theorists, arguments about the nature of literature and literary experience, and the historical roots of selected theories. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230, and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher and ENGL 2900 with a grade of C or higher, or permission of the instructor.
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4160 - Technical Writing Internship
This internship allows students to utilize and develop writing skills in a professional setting. During the internship, students will be responsible for attending weekly group meetings with the instructor, arriving at their work site on time and prepared for the day’s taks, 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.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 3160 or departmental permission
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4310 - Asian Literature in English Translation
This course is an in-depth study of Asian literature in English and in English translation, which involves interpreting and writing about significant Asian literary works within their historical, social, and cultural contexts, along with relevant critical and theoretical readings.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4411 - Chaucer
This course is a study of the major works of Chaucer, with emphasis on The Canterbury Tales, all studied in the original Middle English.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, all with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4431 - Shakespeare I
This course is a study of the tragedies and romances with a focus on their historical contexts and on the major interpretive approaches.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4432 - Shakespeare II
This course is study of the histories and comedies with a focus on their historical background and on the major interpretive approaches.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4435 - Shakespeare
This course is a study of both Elizabethan and Jacobean Shakespeare. This course will include selections from Shakespeare’s comedies, histories, tragedies, romances, and poetry. The focus of the course will be upon historical backgrounds and the major interpretive approaches.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, all with grades of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4437 - Exploring the Literary World
This course seeks to introduce the student to the literary and historical world of London (and in some cases England beyond London) through lecture, readings, and a trip to selected locations for a first-hand archeo-literary experience. Students may take this course more than once for credit only if the course covers a different period than the one already taken for credit.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4441 - Milton
A study of Milton in the context of his classical background and late Renaissance environment. Major emphasis on the poetry.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, all with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4640 - Literature of the American West
This course is an in-depth study of texts written west of the 100th meridian. Major categories to be studied are Native American writing, Chicano writing, environmental literature and nature writing, texts of the Western exploration and the “Manifest Destiny” tradition, texts of the intermountain and urban west, as well as class “Westerns.”
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4650 - Latina/o US Literature
Works of literature by Latina- and Latino-US writers, including works written in English and translations of works originally written in Spanish.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 1101, ENGL 1102, and one ENGL 2000-level survey course
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4651 - Seminar in 19th Century American Literature
This course is a detailed study of a body of texts, literary movements, author(s), or themes in nineteenth-century American literature not otherwise covered in other course offerings.
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Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230, and one ENGL 2100-level literature, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4652 - Seminar in 20th Century American Literature
This is a a detailed study of a body of texts, literary movements, author(s), or themes in twentieth-century American literature not otherwise covered in other course offerings.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, all with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4685 - Readings in American Cultures
This course is an study of literatures from a variety of non-mainstream American cultures, including an examination of texts, authors, and themes from these literatures.
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Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4690 - Southern Literature
This course is an examination of the literature of the South with a background study of the literary tends of the nineteenth century and a concentration on writers of the Southern Renaissance and beyond.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4810 - Selected Topics in English
This course is a detailed study of a body of texts which encompass a literary movement, theme, or trend not covered in other catalog listings.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
1-3
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ENGL 4820 - Selected English Topics
This course is a detailed study of a body of texts which encompass a literary movement, theme, or trend not covered in other catalog listings. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level Lit, each with a grade of B or higher.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
ENGL 2050 with B or greater and ENGL 2230 with B or greater and (ENGL 2111 with B or greater or ENGL 2111H with B or greater or ENGL 2112 with B or greater or ENGL 2121 with B or greater or ENGL 2122 with B or greater or ENGL 2131 with B or greater or ENGL 2132 with B or greater or ENGL 2135 with B or greater or ENGL 2140 with B or greater)
Hours:
1-3
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ENGL 4830 - Selected English Topics
This course is a detailed study of a body of texts which encompass a literary movement, theme, or trend not covered in other catalog listings. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level Lit, each with a grade of B or higher.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
ENGL 2050 with B or greater and ENGL 2230 with B or greater and (ENGL 2111 with B or greater or ENGL 2111H with B or greater or ENGL 2112 with B or greater or ENGL 2121 with B or greater or ENGL 2122 with B or greater or ENGL 2131 with B or greater or ENGL 2132 with B or greater or ENGL 2135 with B or greater or ENGL 2140 with B or greater)
Hours:
1-3
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ENGL 4880 - Senior Seminar in English: Writing
This is the capstone class for the English Major with a Writing Concentration. Review of training in scholarship, review of personal writing portfolio, extensive discussion of writing theory and preparation for professional careers as well as graduate school. Development of a sound sense of identity as a professional in writing will be encouraged. It is recommended that students take the Senior Seminar in their final semester; however, to accommodate unusual circumstances, advanced students may request instructor’s permission to take the class as juniors.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230, and either ENGL 2111, ENGL 2111H, ENGL 2112, ENGL 2121, ENGL 2122, ENGL 2131, ENGL 2132, ENGL 2135, or ENGL 2140, all with grades of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4890 - Senior Seminar in English: Literature
This capstone class is for the English major with a Literature Concentration and includes review of training in scholarship, review of personal reading schedules, and preparation for professional careers as well as graduate school. Development of a sound sense of identity as a professional in the field of English will be encouraged. It is recommended that students take the Senior seminar in their final semester; however, to accommodate unusual circumstances, advanced students may request instructor’s permission to take the class as juniors.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level Literature course, each with a grade of B or higher; and at least 18 hours of upper-level credit in the English major
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4901 - Teaching English
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 and teach English classes in the public schools, under the direction of the professor.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4950 - Composition Study for Teachers
This 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.
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Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGL 4960 - Internship
This course involves practical experience and written reflection in a seminar setting. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGL 2050, ENGL 2230 and one ENGL 2100-level literature course, each with a grade of B or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGR 1000 - Introduction to Engineering
What engineering is and what engineers do. The engineering approach to the solution of technical problems.
Hours:
2
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ENGR 1101 - Introduction to Engineering & Design
This course will provide an introduction to the ethical, historical, philosophical, political, and socioeconomic aspects of engineering. The student will also be introduced to engineering careers, fields of engineering, spreadsheets, statistics, technical communications, graphical communication, mechanisms, engineering design and problem solving.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: Regular college placement or permission of instructor
Hours:
3
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ENGR 1770 - Engineering Graphics & Design
An introduction to engineering graphics, visualization and design procedures including sketching, line drawing, and solid modeling plus the development and interpretation of working drawings and specifications for product realization.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: MATH 1113 with a grade of C or higher, or permission of instructor
Hours:
3
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ENGR 2001 - Statics
The study of forces and moments on structures, frames, and machine parts including the equilibrium of force systems in two and three dimensions, centroids, moments of inertia, friction, and shear and moment diagrams are studied.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: PHYS 2211, PHYS 2211L, and MATH 2460 with grades of C or higher, or permission of instructor
Hours:
3
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ENGR 2203 - Strength of Materials
The study of the mechanics of deformable bodies in compression, tension, bending, and torsion. Including axial stress and strain, thermal stress and strain, statically indeterminant systems, torsional stress and strain, power transmission in shafts, bending stresses in beams, beam deflections, combined stresses, and elastic buckling in columns.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENGR 2001 and MATH 2460 with grades of C or higher
Hours:
4
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ENGR 3200 - Engineering Dynamics
The study of the kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies that includes the dynamics of particles, work and kinetic energy, impulse and momentum, rigid body motions, moving coordinate systems and relative motion, and basic mechanical vibrations.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: ENGR 2001 with a grade of C or higher
Hours:
3
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ENGR 3301K - Thermodynamics
The definitions, concepts and laws of thermodynamics will be covered from an Engineering emphasis. Applications to ideal and real gases, vapor and gas power systems and heat pump systems. Equations of state, phase equilibrium, and phase transitions. The course will introduce students to real world energy systems and develop analysis techniques for these systems. A systematic problem solving process will be emphasized.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: MATH 2470, MATH 3000, PHYS 2211, and PHYS 2211L
Hours:
3
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ENGR 3340K - Fluid Mechanics
As a first course of fluid behavior, it analyzes the forces and energies generated by fluids at rest and in motion. Topics include fluid statics, control-volume analysis, the Navier-Stokes equations, similitude, viscous, inviscid and turbulent flows, boundary layers and open channel flows etc.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: MATH 2470, MATH 3000, and ENGR 2001
Hours:
4
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ENST 2030 - Environmental Studies & Sustainability
A seminar course that addresses the social, political, and cultural aspects of human ecological problems. As an introduction to the field of Environmental Studies & Sustainability, it examines both past and current human activities and their influence on our species and the physical environment as it explores the place of cultural elements in creating sustainable practices and solving environmental problems.
Hours:
3
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ENST 3040 - Environmental Communication
A study of communication styles, strategies, and campaigns of participants in environmental policy debates (government, industry, environmentalists, scientists, the media, private citizens and anti-environmentalists). Students consider the various types of communication, the ways in which they shape and are shaped by different approaches to the environment and their interaction in a number of case studies. Students also reflect on their own environmental positions and arguments.
Hours:
3
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ENST 3045 - Environment and Community Organization
The course examines the history, theory and practice of community organizing with an emphasis on sustainability. Topics will include environmental problems and the struggles, social processes and responses of societies and community organizations.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: ENST 2030, SOCI 1101, or SOCI 1160, or permission of instructor
Hours:
3
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ENST 3055 - Environment and Society
The course will develop a critical understanding of the reciprocal relationship between humans and the natural environment. In exploring the ways in which humans influence the environment and the ways the environment sets the parameters of human society, the course applies a sociological framework to evaluate the interactions between social factors (class, race, gender, religion) and environmental factors (air and water quality, biodiversity, deforestation, ozone depletion) and discussions of current issues, including the U.S. environmental movement, ecotourism, waste management, energy policies, and “NIMBYism.”
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: ENST 2030 or SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1160, or permission of instructor
Hours:
3
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ENST 3060 - History and the Environment
This course explores the evolving historical relationship between humans and the global environment from pre-historical times to the present. The focus of the course is on political, economic, and cultural themes at different historical epochs, and includes the examination of such issues as the rise and fall of civilizations, colonialism, industrialization, and the changing perception and understanding of the environment around the world at different times. This class is cross-listed with HIST 3060.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: ENST 2030, GISC 2011, and GISC 2011L, or permission of instructor
Hours:
3
Cross-listed
HIST 3060
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ENST 3065 - Social Influence and the Environment
This course examines the ways in which institutions and other people influence our thoughts, attitudes, and ultimately our behavior in regard to the environment. Topics examined include things such as: research methods, knowing, conformity, compliance, obedience, social facilitation, social loafing, attitude formation, attitude change, persuasion, bargaining, and group decision-making processes.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: ENST 2030, SOCI 1101, or SOCI 1160, or permission of instructor
Hours:
3
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ENST 3070 - Health and the Environment
This course explores the relationships among people, health, and the environment from a systems perspective. It examines topics such as: healthcare decision-making, behavioral responses to pathogens, healthcare systems, and the built environment’s effects upon improving or worsening health. The course will exam health concerns from the perspectives of international, national, state, and local involvement. This class may be cross-listed with GEOG 3070.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: ENST 2030 or GEOG 1101, or permission of the instructor
Hours:
3
Cross-listed
GEOG 3070
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ENST 3157 - Native American History
The course explores the role of the environment in pre-historic/historic Native-American cultures and how it impacted the relationship between Native-Americans and Europeans. The course broadly examines Native-American history from the colonial age through the current era, focusing on academic areas which intersect environmental themes. This course is cross-listed with HIST 3157.
Hours:
3
Cross-listed
HIST 3157
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ENST 3230 - Social Change
The course reviews theories, concepts and categories used by sociologists to explain social change with emphasis on institutional change, social movements, and nonviolence. The course is commonly conducted with a Service Learning component. Cross-listed with SOCI 3230.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: ENST 2030, SOCI 1101, or SOCI 1160, or permission of instructor
Hours:
3
Cross-listed
SOCI 3230
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ENST 3410 - Environmental Sociology
A comprehensive exploration of the sociological relationships between technology, economic policies, natural resources, population growth, and environmental degradation. Emphasis is on understanding these problems from an ecological perspective and the seriousness of these issues for future survival.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: SOCI 1101
Hours:
3
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ENST 3420 - Environmental Studies Symposium
An in-depth examination of the interdisciplinary field of Environmental Studies to include: conflict and contradictions, societal responses to environmental problems including social adjustments to natural and technological hazards, socio-cultural aspects of technological risk, and emergence of environmental social policies and movements are explored via case studies and interviews with local experts. This class may have a substantial service learning component of at least 30 hours in the field. Cross-listed with SOCI 3420.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: ENST 2030, SOCI 1101, or SOCI 1160, or permission of instructor
Hours:
3
Cross-listed
SOCI 3420
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ENST 4035 - Environmental Law, Policy, and Politics
This course introduces students to milestone environmental laws and policy, their formation, and application, as well as the social, economic, and political factors that facilitate and sometimes impede them. Specifically, the course will cover laws and policies that regulate air pollution, water rights and quality, endangered species, and toxic substances, both in the United States and internationally, their formulation and application processes, and how they affect and are affected by society in real life situations.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: ENST 2030 or permission of instructor
Hours:
3
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ENST 4070 - Practicum in Environmental Studies
A directed studies course which primarily involves practical application in some area of work related to the environment utilizing GIS. The instructor supervising the directed study will be associated with the area of application in which the student chooses to do his/her practicum, such as public policy, community relations, business, etc. The student is also introduced to possible positions available in his/her particular area of interest.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: Completion of 15 semester hours of coursework in the Environmental Studies Track
Hours:
4
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ENST 4220 - Environmental Ethics
This course is designed to present students with the foundational and central issues of environmental ethics. The course examines a variety of approaches including, but not necessarily limited to individualistic approaches, holistic approaches, deep ecology, ecofeminism and political ecology. This course is cross-listed with PHIL 4220.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: ENST 2030, PHIL 2010, or permission of instructor
Hours:
3
Cross-listed
PHIL 4220
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ENTR 3010 - Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurial Mindset
This course develops the entrepreneurial mindset of students to enable them to add value in various contexts through critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and innovation while encouraging initiative, adaptability and self-direction. The course employs an active classroom approach to help students cultivate and grow their creative and entrepreneurial capacities, understand how to apply these skills to various problems, and ultimately develop a solution. The course focuses on creativity and innovation within corporate, social and entrepreneurial contexts. Students learn creative tools and applications to assist in opportunity development, recognition and evaluation process by examining how people, industry, and social environments interact to identify, and shape creative and innovative alternatives and opportunities.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: Minimum of 60 earned credit hours
Hours:
3
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ENTR 3020 - Entrepreneurial Startup & Process
This course is an introduction to entrepreneurship and new venture startup exploration that leads to new ventures. An emphasis is placed on entrepreneurship as a process that can be managed and applied in any organizational setting or context. The Lean Startup and Customer Development methodologies are employed to develop an idea into a proof of concept. The Business Model Canvas is integrated into the course as a part of the idea to proof of concept process. The course culminates in a fast pitch challenge presentation.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: Minimum of 60 earned credit hours
Hours:
3
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ENTR 3030 - Launching a New Venture
In this course students develop a viable business plan to launch a new business. The course is a critical component for students who desire to start their own businesses and culminates with student teams pitching their business plan before a panel of judges selected from financial professionals, successful entrepreneurs and other business professionals. The class is very hands-on, providing the opportunity to apply learned topics. This course is exempt from the MCCB Admission to Upper Division restriction.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: ENTR 3020 with a grade of C or higher
Hours:
3
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ENTR 3040 - Entrepreneurial Finance
This course focuses on understanding funding and financial management for various types of entrepreneurial ventures from inception through various stages of growth and on through harvest. Teaching methods will include case studies targeted at specific learning objectives, guest speakers such as entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, banker and legal professionals. This course is exempt from the MCCB Admission to Upper Division restriction.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: ENTR 3020 with a grade of C or higher
Hours:
3
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ENTR 4021 - Social Entrepreneurship
The objective of this course is to build entrepreneurial skills required to identify opportunities and craft innovative responses to social issues locally, nationally and internationally. This course is exempt from the MCCB Admission to Upper Division restriction.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: ENTR 3020 with a grade of C or higher
Hours:
3
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ENVE 1103 - Introduction to Environmental Professions
This course introduces the student to environmental professions. The course will also provide an introduction to the ethical, legal, philosophical, societal and environmental implications of geospatial science, environmental analysis, engineering, and technology professions. The student will also be introduced to careers, computational and spatial thinking, statistics, technical communications, networking, graphical communication, spatial analysis, remote sensing, modeling, geodesign and problem solving strategies.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: Regular college placement
Hours:
3
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ENVE 2221K - Surveying I
This course will focus on the basic principles of plane land surveying. Topics will include the history, equipment, field methods, and calculations used in land surveying. Students will become familiar with the link between field data collection and office data practices and will gain valuable field experience in the techniques associated with topographic surveys, boundary surveys, and construction staking.
Hours:
3
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ENVE 2771K - Graphics and Information Visualization
This course is a 2000 level graphics, visualization, schematics, file conversion and geodesiqn course for geospatial and earth scientist and engineers. This course is designed particularly for these fields and includes sketching, line drawing, and solid modeling, the development and interpretation of site plans, utilities, CAD and GIS interfaces, working drawings and specifications for system visualization and realization.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: ENVE 1103 with a grade of C or higher, or permission of instructor
Hours:
4
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ENVS 2202 - Environmental Science
This course is an interdisciplinary course integrating principles from biology, chemistry, ecology, geology, and non-science disciplines as related to the interactions of humans and their environment. Issues of local, regional, and global concern will be used to help students explain scientific concepts and analyze practical solutions to complex environmental problems. Emphasis is placed on the study of ecosystems, human population growth, energy, pollution, and other environmental issues and important environmental regulations.
Hours:
3
Notes:
Course equivalent to BIOL 1260.
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ESCI 1105 - Environmental Issues
Environmental Issues is an interdisciplinary course that explores the many facets of current environmental issues. Using a variety of sources, students will examine these issues from both historical and scientific perspectives. Concepts will be presented in the context of the natural laws and ecological processes which govern the outcome of human-environmental interactions.
Hours:
2
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ESCI 2001 - Fundamentals of Land Use and Conservation
This course introduces the fundamental concepts of land use management and conservation including analytical techniques.
Hours:
3
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ESCI 2001L - Fundamentals of Land Use and Conservation Lab
This course is the laboratory component of ESCI 2001.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Corequisite: ESCI 2001
Hours:
1
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ESCI 2002 - Fundamentals of Soil Science
This course introduces fundamental concepts in soil science including soil formation, taxonomy, and chemistry.
Hours:
2
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ESCI 2002L - Fundamentals of Soil Science Lab
This course is the laboratory component of ESCI 2002.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Corequisite: ESCI 2002
Hours:
1
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ESCI 2010 - Fundamentals of Wetland & Aquatic Ecology
This course covers the chemical and physical processes and the ecosystem dynamics of wetlands and other aquatic environments.
Hours:
3
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ESCI 2010L - Fundamentals of Wetland & Aquatic Ecology Lab
This course is the laboratory component of ESCI 2010.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Corequisite: ESCI 2010
Hours:
1
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ESCI 2020 - Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry
This is the study of fundamental principles of Environmental Chemistry. Topics covered include chemistry of water systems, organic and inorganic pollutants, and remediation methods.
Hours:
3
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