Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022

ENG 301 Writing as a Job

Course exposes students to generic knowledge, technologies, and skills needed for professional /technical writers. Units include grant/proposal writing, usability testing, user manuals, and resumes.
3

Prerequisites

(ENG 123 or ENG 225 with a minimum grade of D-)

Course Attribute

Community Engaged Learning

ENG 303 Intermediate Creative Writing: Nonfiction

An intermediate creative nonfiction course. Emphasis on reading and writing personal essays that could be submitted for publication.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 203 with a minimum grade of D-

ENG 318 The Structure of Modern English

A systematic study of the structure of the English language and relevant linguistic concepts, with special focus on morphology (word structure) and syntax (the patterns constitutive of phrases and sentences).
3

ENG 319 Writing and Rhetorical Theory

This advanced writing course is designed to help students study and employ rhetorical concepts that will enable them to write persuasively in a variety of contexts.
3

Prerequisites

(Completion of LC1b-Intermediate Composition course or Completion of LAW2-Intermediate Written Comm course) and (ENG 122 or SAT Verbal with a minimum score of 630 or ACT English with a minimum score of 30 or SAT Reading Test with a minimum score of 34)

ENG 320 History of the English Language

Students will study the history of English from its origins as a Germanic and Indo-European language to the present, with special focus on historical development of modern English varieties.
3

ENG 323 Advanced Argument

Instruction in advanced analysis and production of upper-level college arguments, including extended application of rhetorical and discourse theory. This course emphasizes revision and reflective writing. 
3

Prerequisites

(ENG 123 or ENG 225 with a minimum grade of D- or Completion of GT Intermediate Composition Course)

Course Attribute

LAW3-Advanced Written Comm and GT Advanced Composition

ENG 325 Studies in Fantasy and Science Fiction

Different approaches to the literature of wonder, including concentration on a particular writer, a theme such as women in science fiction, or a historical study of the genre.
3

ENG 327 Editing

Course introduces students to the combination of knowledge, practice, and skills needed to edit professional, peer, and their own writing.
3

Prerequisites

(ENG 122 with a minimum grade of D- or ACT English with a minimum score of 30 or SAT Verbal with a minimum score of 630 or SAT Reading Test with a minimum score of 34)

ENG 328 Professional Writing and Document Design

This course introduces professional genres and technologies. Students compose a green paper, documentation, and a usability report. Technologies include Adobe InDesign and Photoshop. The class requires no previous technology experience.
3

ENG 337 Chicana/o Literature and Theory

In-depth study of contemporary Chicana/o literature and theory. Course will be thematic and will focus on the disciplinary and cultural connections between the literary, the aesthetic, and the theoretical.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 122 with a minimum grade of D-

ENG 342 Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction

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

Prerequisites

ENG 242 with a minimum grade of D-

ENG 343 Intermediate Creative Writing: Screenwriting

Intermediate study of the screenplay's elements, including premise, plot, subplot, theme, conflict, character, dialogue, and transitions. Students will learn the correct format for a professional screenplay.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 243 with a minimum grade of D-

ENG 344 Intermediate Creative Writing: Poetry

An intermediate workshop course focusing on poetry. Emphasis on the analysis of and experimentation with poetic form, and different voices.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 244 with a minimum grade of D-

ENG 345 Literary Theory and Criticism

This course introduces students to major issues and movements in literary theory and criticism, such as structuralism, post-structuralism, psychoanalysis, Marxism, theories of gender and sexuality, and post-colonial theory.
3

Prerequisites

(ENG 195 with a minimum grade of D-) and (ENG 351 or ENG 349 or ENG 352 or ENG 350 or ENG 353 or ENG 354 or ENG 355 or ENG 356 or ENG 370 or ENG 371 or ENG 372 or ENG 373 or ENG 374 with a minimum grade of D-)

ENG 370 Colonial American Literature, 1492-1800

This course provides a survey of early American literature from the age of exploration through the American Revolution.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195 with a minimum grade of D-

ENG 371 Antebellum American Literature, 1800-1865

This course examines major movements in literature and culture in the decades leading up to the Civil War. Major authors will include Irving, Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller, Douglass, Whitman, & Dickinson.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195 with a minimum grade of D-

ENG 372 American Realism and the Making of America

This course examines major movements in literature and culture in the decades between 1865 and 1900 focusing on American realism and the making of America.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195 with a minimum grade of D-

ENG 373 American Modernism and the Crisis of Representation

A study of Modernism and Postmodernism in twentieth-century American literature, with particular emphasis on innovations in literary form.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195 with a minimum grade of D-

ENG 374 American Diaspora and Globalization

This course provides a survey of late nineteenth through early twenty-first century American literature focusing on the themes of globalization and diaspora.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195 with a minimum grade of D-

ENG 375 Literature and the Environment

Explore human relationships with nature writing from various periods and cultures. Economic, scientific, philosophic and religious attitudes emerge from attitudes about nature. Do these influence human treatment of natural things?
3

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ENG 375 and ENST 375

ENG 376 Multiethnic Literatures of the Americas

Multiethnic Literatures of the Americas is a variable titled course that focuses on literature written by and about a specific ethnic population in the Americas. Students will examine literature as cultural archive, socio-cultural critique, and cultural reflection.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195 with a minimum grade of D-

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

ENG 380 Medieval Literature

This course is designed to introduce students to the literature and language of the Middle English period through a historical approach in order to develop a more sophisticated understanding of the distinction and relationship between text and context.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195 with a 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 381 Renaissance Literature

Discuss significant literary movements, genres, and themes of Tudor and Stuart England. Possible themes include: "Renaissance epic from Spenser to Milton" and "Sex, money, and gender in early modern England."
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195 with a 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 382 Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature

This course explores the ways in which eighteenth century literature engaged with and reflected on Britain's emergence as a leading colonial and mercantilist power, the New Sciences, party politics, and notions of the modern self, among many other related topics.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195 with a 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 383 Romanticism

This course will explore topics related to Romantic-era literature and culture in Britain from roughly the period 1798-1832.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195 with a 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 384 Victorian Literature and Culture

This course will explore topics related to Victorian-era literature and culture in Britain from roughly the period 1832-1901.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195 with a 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 385 Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Literature

Study of British fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and A/V texts from WWI to present. Emphasis on social, cultural, and political contexts that shape literary movements and production. Authors may include Shaw, Joyce, Yeats, Kazuo Ishiguro, China Mieville, and Zadie Smith.
3

Prerequisites

ENG 195 with a 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 395 Studies in Literature, Theory and Writing

Focus on a critical, rhetorical, or literary problem or theme.
3

Prerequisites

(ENG 122 or SAT Verbal with a minimum score of 630 or ACT English with a minimum score of 30 or SAT Reading Test with a minimum score of 34) and (Completion of LC1b-Intermediate Composition course or Completion of LAW2-Intermediate Written Comm course)

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

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