2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    May 18, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Literature in English

  
  • ENGL HI - Honors in English


    4 Semester Hours
  
  • ENGL HII - Honors in English


    4 Semester Hours
  
  • ENGL 1000 - Interpretation


    4 Semester Hours
    A class in “How to Read Just About Anything,” students will emerge from this course ready to understand, analyze,; critique many forms of human expression ranging from short stories; poems to nonfiction drama, films,; other visual images By focusing on the techniques of close reading, introducing various critical approaches,; having students communicate their own interpretations orally; in writing, the course prepares students to major in any of the three areas of study in the English Department: Communications Studies, Creative Writing,; Literature in English

  
  • ENGL 2000 - Introduction to Literary Studies


    4 Semester Hours
    This course is a prerequsite to most courses in the English department It focuses on a variety of interpretive problems; on different kinds of texts, including film

  
  • ENGL 2010 - British & American Literary History I


    4 Semester Hours
    A history of British; American literature from the beginnings to 1800, with an emphasis on the meaning; development of literary history

  
  • ENGL 2020 - Bristish & American Literary History II


    4 Semester Hours
    A history of British; American literature from 1800 to the present, with an emphasis on the meaning; development of literary history

  
  • ENGL 2440 - Interdisciplinary Studies Literature


    4 Semester Hours
    Courses in this category cross disciplinary boundaries; are cross-listed with another department Possibilities include literature; history, literature; art, literature; philosophy, or literature; religion

  
  • ENGL 2700 - Undergraduate Research


    4 Semester Hours
  
  • ENGL 2750 - Special Topics


    4 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • ENGL 2850 - Internship


    4 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • ENGL 3000 - Literary and Cultural Theory


    4 Semester Hours
    English 3000 introduces major trends in literary; cultural theory, demonstrating their utility for literary analysis, creative writing,; communication studies The course is designed to deepen critical thinking skills; prepare students for advanced research; writing in the department’s three majors

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1000 ; Junior Standing
  
  • ENGL 3100 - Studies in Medieval Literature


    4 Semester Hours
    This course is designed to introduce students to a wide range of themes, genres,; texts written before 1500 The specific topics will vary in different years, but may include the romance, women’s spiritual autobiography, cycle plays, or religious writings This course may be repeated for credit with a different topic

  
  • ENGL 3120 - Study in Restoration and 18th CenturyýLiterature


    4 Semester Hours
    This course will focus on a variety of themes; topics in literature from the English Restoration through the 18th century The topics, which will vary from year to year, will include satire, the novel, drama,; Johnson; His age This course may be repeated for credit with a different topic

  
  • ENGL 3130 - Studies in 19th Century BritishýLiterature


    4 Semester Hours
    The specific content of this course will vary from year to year, with topics focusing on significant issues in Romantic;/or Victorian literature This course may be repeated for credit with a different topic

  
  • ENGL 3170 - Studies in 20th Century Literature


    4 Semester Hours
    Students will read, discuss,; write about English-language literature of the 20th century The specific content will vary from year to year, but possibilities include such topics as modernism as a literary movement, the modern novel, modern; contemporary poetry,; 20th century drama This course may be repeated for credit with a different topic

  
  • ENGL 3180 - Studies in Contemporary Literture


    4 Semester Hours
    Students will read, discuss; write about English-language literature The specific content will vary from year to year, but possibilities include works in such genres as fiction; non-fiction prose, poetry, drama,; film The course may also emphasize such special topics as Cultural or Gender Studies, Literary History or Theory,; may be repeated for credit with a different topic

  
  • ENGL 3190 - Postcolonial Literature


    4 Semester Hours
    Students will read, discuss,; write about English-language literature produced by writers from former British; American colonies or spheres of influence in Africa, the Caribbean,; South Asia

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1000 ; ENGL 2020  recommended
  
  • ENGL 3200 - Special Studies in Literary History


    4 Semester Hours
    This course will involve the study of the transformations, transitions,; continuities in literary history Specific topics will vary, but possibilities include the transition from Neoclassical to Romantic literature, the move from the Victorian to the modern period, or the development of American autobiography This course may be repeated for credit with a different topic

  
  • ENGL 3310 - Shakespeare, and the Play of Genre


    4 Semester Hours
    This course will explore the poetic; dramatic career of William Shakespeare from the perspective of contemporary critical approaches, with particular attention to literary genre

  
  • ENGL 3320 - Milton


    4 Semester Hours
    With a primary emphasis on “Paradise Lost”, this course will consider Milton’s works; his career

  
  • ENGL 3340 - Special Studies in Shakespeare


    4 Semester Hours
    While considering a different set of plays from those offered in ENGL 3310  or ENGL 3330, this course will explore areas of continuing relevance to literary studies With Shakespearean drama providing our primary focus, the course may emphasize such special topics as gender studies, literary theory, history, or film This course may be repeated for credit with a different topic

  
  • ENGL 3350 - Authorial Studies


    4 Semester Hours
    This course will be devoted to the works of one or more authors, focusing on their texts in the context of their lives; cultures Possible authors include: Hawthorne, James,; Wharton; Joyce; Woolf; Faulkner; Welty; or Austen; Scott The course may be repeated for credit with a different topic

  
  • ENGL 3450 - Writing for New Media


    4 Semester Hours
    An investigation of the approaches, styles,; challenges of writing in a Web 20 environment This course is the same as COMM 3450 

  
  • ENGL 3500 - Studies in Genre


    4 Semester Hours
    This course will be devoted to studying genres such as the novel, the lyric, the short story,; the drama The particular genre will vary from year to year; students may repeat the course for credit when the topic is different

  
  • ENGL 3750 - Special Topics


    4 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • ENGL 3760 - Special Projects in Writing


    4 Semester Hours
    This course is designed for students who want to pursue an independent writing project beyond work done in one of the established courses

  
  • ENGL 3762 - Special Projects in Writing


    2 Semester Hours
    This course is designed for students who want to pursue an independent writing project beyond work done in one of the established courses

  
  • ENGL 3800 - Directed Study


    4 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • ENGL 3801 - Directed Study


    1 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • ENGL 3802 - Directed Study


    2 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • ENGL 3803 - Directed Study


    3 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • ENGL 3850 - Internship


    4 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • ENGL 3851 - Internship


    1 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • ENGL 3852 - Internship


    2 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • ENGL 3853 - Internship


    3 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • ENGL 4750 - Special Topics


    4 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • ENGL 4800 - Directed Study


    4 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • ENGL 4802 - Directed Study


    2 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • ENGL 4850 - Internship


    4 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • ENGL 4851 - Internship


    1 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • ENGL 4852 - Internship


    2 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • ENGL 4853 - Internship


    3 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • ENGL 4900 - Senior Seminar


    4 Semester Hours
    English majors are required to take this course designed to help students consolidate; build on their studies

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1000 ; ENGL 3000 ; Senior Standing