Undergraduate 2019-2020

ENG 400 Special Topics in Literary and Cultural Theory

This course allows students to explore a specific problematic in literary theory and criticism, drawing from more than one theoretical movement, such as structuralism, post-structuralism, psychoanalysis, Marxism, theories of gender and sexuality, and post-colonial theory. May or may not involve reading literary texts.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 345: with minimum grade of D-

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours

ENG 402 The Short Story

Analysis of modern short stories.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D- and ENG 345: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 419 English Linguistics

A survey of general linguistics as applied to the history of the English language. Includes vocabulary and dictionary study, regional and social dialects, semantics and pragmatics, childhood acquisition of language.
3

ENG 420 Special Topics in Creative and Professional Writing

Study of language choices in a wide variety of texts that meet specific rhetorical situations.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 319: with minimum grade of D-

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 9 credit hours

ENG 422 Directed Studies

Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.)
1- 3

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations

ENG 427 E-Editing: from Text to Scholarly Edition

Content includes the history of scholarly editing, study of different editorial approaches and principles, and the construction of a digital scholarly edition.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 429 Digital Self-Publishing

This course reviews professional design software and expands knowledge of visual rhetoric and design. Students prepare for the job market by assembling a professional portfolio via a CMS site.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 229: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 430 Advanced Studies in World Literature, Folklore, or Mythology

This course asks students to engage critically with primary and secondary texts in World Literature, Folklore, or Mythology.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D- and ENG 345: with minimum grade of D-

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 9 credit hours

ENG 441 Colloquium in Literature

Intensive focus on a critical and/or literary problem, discourse, theme, genre or individual author.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195: with minimum grade of D- and ENG 345: with minimum grade of D-

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours

ENG 442 Advanced Creative Writing-Fiction

An advanced workshop course focusing on short fiction. Emphasis on the analysis of the short story form and how it works.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 342: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 444 Advanced Creative Writing - Poetry

An advanced course in the reading and writing of poetry, with attention to different poetic forms and their history; the current publication scene in American poetry; an examination of print and on line journals; the preparation of a chapbook manuscript. Includes intensive study of contemporary poetry in English as well as a sampling of contemporary world poetry in translation. Includes poetry workshops almost every week.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 344: with minimum grade of D-

ENG 492 Writing Internship

One semester of full-time work in professional writing in public or private agencies, such as state government offices, publishing companies, newspapers, magazines, advertising agencies or related organizations.
1- 3

Prerequisites

(S01-SAT Verbal: with minimum score of 630 or A01-ACT English: with minimum score of 30 or S13-READING TEST SCORE: with minimum score of 34 or ENG 122)

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 3 credit hours

ENG 495 Advanced Cultural Studies

An intensive study of one particular cultural phenomenon from a variety of critical perspectives.
3

Prerequisites

(ENG 345: with minimum grade of D- or ENG 347: with minimum grade of D-)

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours