English (ENGL)

080 Developmental English (3 - Fall & Spring) A course designed to prepare students for regular college English. A review of grammar as well as a variety of writing activities. Credit is not counted toward degree requirements.

090 Developmental English (3 - Fall & Spring) A continuation of skills taught in Eng 080 with increasing emphasis upon paragraph construction and essay organization. Credit is not counted toward degree requirements.

111 English Composition (3 - Fall & Spring) Introduction to the fundamentals of written discourse. Study of rhetoric, grammar, and style as means to effective prose. Readings and concomitant writing assignments. Predominantly a skills course. Students must complete ENGL 111 and 112 in sequence. In order to proceed to ENGL 112, students must complete ENGL 111 with a grade of C or higher.

112 English Composition (3 - Fall & Spring) Further study of written English and practice in composition. Readings and research writing with documentation. Predominantly a skills course. Students must complete ENGL 111 and 112 in sequence. For successful completion of ENGL 112, students must earn a grade of C or higher.

111H-112H Honors English Composition (3, 3 - Fall, Spring) An introduction to written discourse for students with Enhanced ACT scores in English of 28 or above.

200 Introduction to Literary Style (1 - Fall & Spring) Principles of an practice in literary analysis. Prereq: ENGL 111-112.

250 British Literary Tradition (3 - Fall & Spring) English literature from Beowulf through the Neoclassic period. Prereq: ENGL 111-112.

251 British Literary Tradition (3 - Fall & Spring) English literature from the Romantic period to the present. ENGL 251 may be taken before ENGL 250. Prereq: ENGL 111-112.

260 American Literary Tradition (3 - Fall & Spring) American literature from the pre-Colonial period through the Romantic period. Prereq: ENGL 111-112.

261 American Literary Tradition (3 - Fall & Spring) American literature from the Realistic period to the present. ENGL 261 may be taken before ENGL 260. Prereq: ENGL 111-112.

270 World Literature (3 - Fall & Spring) A survey of world masterpieces (excluding American and British writers) from the beginnings through the Renaissance. Prereq: ENGL 111-112.

271 World Literature (3 - Fall & Spring) A survey of world masterpieces (excluding American and British writers) from the eighteenth century to the present. ENGL 271 may be taken before ENGL 270. Prereq: ENGL 111-112.

305 (505) Advanced Composition (3 - Fall & Spring) Principles of and practice in the various modes of expository writing. Prereq: ENGL 111-112.

310 (510) Fiction Workshop (3 - Fall) Principles of and practice in writing fiction. Prereq: ENGL 111-112.

315 (515) Poetry Workshop (3) Principles of and practice in writing poetry. Prereq: ENGL 111-112.

320 (520) Introduction to English Linguistics (3 - Fall, Even Numbered Years) A linguistic study of the sound system, word structure, and syntax of English. Some attention to etymology and social and regional dialects.

325 (525) Technical Communications (3 - Fall & Spring) Introduction to written, oral, and electronic media in professional fields such as criminal justice, engineering, agriculture, and business. Topics include memoranda, letters, proposals, feasibility reports, oral presentations, and on-line communications. Prereq: ENGL 111-112 and one course within the student's major field of study.

330 (530) Topics in World Literature (3 - As Needed) A study of selected authors, genres, or periods from world literature (Eastern and Western) in translation. Specific topics may include Greek and Roman Drama, Medieval European literature, the Modern European novel, Russian literature, and Japanese literature. Students may repeat course with variation in topic.

341 (541) Topics in American Literature before 1900 (3 - Fall) A study of selected authors, movements, and periods in American literature before 1900. Specific offerings may include Colonial American literature, American Renaissance, American Realism and Naturalism, Nineteenth Century American Poetry, or Nineteenth Century Women Writers. Students may repeat course with variation in topic.

343 (543) Literatures of Contemporary America (3 - Spring, Odd Numbered Years) A study of literature representative of the many cultural groups in America, with emphasis on aspects of race, ethnicity, religious background, and gender since 1945.

345 (545) Black Writers in America (3 - Spring) Prose, poetry, and drama by black authors.

350 (550) Women Writers: Gender, Race, and Class (3 - Fall) A historical survey of women writers, including contemporary writers, which focuses on women writers' concern with and presentation of issues such as race, ethnicity, religion, and class.

355 (555) Folklore (3 - Fall, Odd Numbered Years) A survey of folk literature and its significance as an aid to understanding racial and cultural heritage.

360 (560) Sixteenth Century British Literature (3 - Spring, Even Numbered Years) A study of British literature written between 1485 and 1603 excluding Shakespeare.

365 (565) Restoration and Eighteenth-Century English Literature (3 - Spring, Even Numbered Years) A study of English literature from 1660 to 1798.

370 (570) Romantic Prose and Poetry (3 - Fall, Even Numbered Years) A study of English literature from 1798 to 1832.

375 (575) Development of English Drama (3 - Spring, Even Numbered Years) A survey of English drama from the medieval beginnings to Shaw and Wilde.

380 (580) Modern Drama (3 - Fall, Odd Numbered Years) Major British, American, and Continental playwrights since Ibsen.

385 (585) Modern Poetry (3 - Spring, Even Numbered Years) Major twentieth-century poets and movements in England and America and their nineteenth century predecessors.

395 (595) Literature and Film (3 - Spring) A study of the interrelationships among literary genres, scenarios, and the film form. Assignments include reading the literature as well as viewing films.

401 (601) Studies in British and Commonwealth Writers Since 1660 (3 - Fall, Odd Numbered Years) An intensive study of one to four authors from England, Scotland, Ireland, or the Commonwealth (Canada, New Zealand, Australia, India, and South Africa) writing after 1660.

420 (620) History of the English Language (3 - Spring, Even Numbered Years) The development of English from its Indo-European backgrounds to the present day. Elementary readings in Old and Middle English illustrating various stages of the language.

425 (625) Advanced Grammar (3 - Fall) Study of system and pattern implicit in the English language. Basic sentence patterns, inflections, determiners, parts of speech, expansions, complementation, and usage.

440 (640) Southern Literature (3 - Spring, Odd Numbered Years) A study of humorists, local colorists, and realists in relation to the Southern tradition in literature from William Byrd to the present.

445 (645) The American Novel to Faulkner (3 - Spring, Even Numbered Years) Representative novels from the beginnings to Faulkner, with attention to the historical development of the genre.

450 (650) Introduction to Literary Criticism (3 - Spring, Even Numbered Years) The concepts, terminology, and procedures of formal literary study with readings in representative critics.

460 (660) Early EngIish Literature (3 - Spring, Odd Numbered Years) A survey of Old and Middle English literature in translation (excluding Chaucer) from the beginnings to 1485.

465 (665) Victorian Prose and Poetry (3 - Spring, Odd Numbered Years) A study of English literature from 1832 to 1901.

470 (670) The British Novel to Joyce (3 - Fall, Odd Numbered Years) Representative novels to Joyce, with attention to the historical development of the genre in Great Britain.

475 (675) Modern Novel (3 - Fall, Even Numbered Years) Major twentieth-century novelists and movements, primarily in Great Britain and America.

480 (680) Chaucer (3 - Fall, Odd Numbered Years) A study of representative works read in Middle English, with attention to the cultural context.

485 (685) Shakespeare (3 - Fall) A study of representative poems and plays, with attention to the cultural background and to the theatre of Shakespeare's age.

490 (690) Seventeenth Century British Literature (3 - Spring, Odd Numbered Years) A study of the British literature written between 1603 and 1660 including Milton's entire career.

495 (695) Topics [title TBA] in Gender and Cultural Studies (3 - As Needed) Special topics in gender and cultural studies issues in literature. May be repeated with variation in topic.

496 (696) Seminar [title TBA] in Language or Literature (3 - As Needed) Special topics in literature or linguistics. May be repeated with variation in topic.

499 Critical Approaches to Literature: A Senior Capstone Course (3 - Fall) A capstone experience for English and Secondary English majors to read, write, review, evaluate, put the major's academic career in perspective, and have a better grasp of the nature of the discipline. A writing and speaking intensive course.

700-701 Graduate Studies in Language or Literature (3, 3 - As Needed) Advanced study in literature or linguistics. Open to graduate students in Education. May be repeated for credit.

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