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ENGL 600 The English Language 3(3,0) Studies in English usage and historical development of the language. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 601 Grammar Survey 3(3,0) Survey of modern grammars, focusing on the impact of structural grammar on traditional grammar. Recommended for English teachers. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 607 The Medieval Period 3(3,0) Selected works of Old and Middle English literature, excluding Chaucer. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 608 Chaucer 3(3,0) Selected readings in Middle English from The Canterbury Tales and other works by Chaucer. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 610 Drama of English Renaissance 3(3,0) Selected readings in non-Shakespearean dramatic literature of the 16^th and 17^th centuries. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 611 Shakespeare 3(3,0) Study of selected tragedies, comedies, and history plays of Shakes-peare. Required of all English majors. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 614 Milton 3(3,0) Development of Milton's art and thought from the minor poems and selected prose through Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes, set against the background of the late Renaissance. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 615 The Restoration and Eighteenth Century 3(3,0) Readings in Dryden, Swift, Pope, and Dr. Johnson. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 616 The Romantic Period 3(3,0) Readings from the poetry and critical prose of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats, and other representative figures. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 617 The Victorian Period 3(3,0) Readings from the poetry and nonfiction prose of selected Victorian authors, including works of Carlyle, Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, and other representative figures. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 618 The English Novel 3(3,0) Study of the English novel from its 18^th century beginnings through the Victorian period. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 619 Post-Colonial Studies 3(3,0) Selected readings in post-colonial literature and theory, focusing on issues of nationalism, migration, resistance, race, language, and master narratives. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 625 The American Novel 3(3,0) Survey of the most significant forms and themes of the American novel from its beginnings to 1900. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 626 Southern Literature 3(3,0) Intellectual and literary achievement of the South from 1607 to the present, with emphasis upon the writers of the 19^th century. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 627 Agrarianism and the Humanistic Tradition 3(3,0) Focuses on the importance of agriculture and rural life to the humanistic tradition of Western Civilization from antiquity through the early years of the American republic. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 628 Contemporary Literature 3(3,0) Focuses on American, British, and other fiction, poetry, and drama from the Post-World War II to the present. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 629 Dramatic Literature I 3(3,0) Selected reading in dramatic literature from the classical era of Greece and Rome to the Renaissance. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL (THEA) 630 Dramatic Literature II 3(3,0) Principles and progress of drama from the Restoration to the present; analysis of representative plays; critical reports; discussion of trends in dramatic literature. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 631 Modern Poetry 3(3,0) The modern tradition in English and American poetry from Yeats to the present; relevant critical essays. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 632 Modern Fiction 3(3,0) American and British novels and short stories of the 20^th century. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 633 The Anglo-Irish Literary Tradition 3(3,0) Exploration of the unique literary heritage and achievement of English-language Irish writers in the 19^th and 20^th centuries. Major figures of the Irish tradition: W. B. Yeats, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, and other writers; consideration of the specifically Irish aspects of their works. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 634 Environmental Literature 3(3,0) Survey of literature that examines the relationship between human beings and the natural world, including analysis of environmental themes in myths and legends and in selected poetry and prose of 19^th- and 20^th-century England and America. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 635 Literary Criticism 3(3,0) Major critical approaches to literature. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 636 Feminist Literary Criticism 3(3,0) Introduction to the germinal works of feminist literary theory and criticism. Outlines the development of modern literary criticism by studying feminist versions of the major critical methodologies. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 637 Directed Studies 1-3(1-3,0) Class and tutorial work for students with special interests or projects in American, British, or European literature outside the scope of existing courses. Applications must be approved during the registration period of the semester preceding the one in which directed studies will occur. May be repeated by arrangement with the department. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 640 Literary Theory 3(3,0) Examination of how approaches such as Marxism, Psychoanalysis, Feminism, Deconstruction, New Historicism, Post-Colonialism, Cultural Studies, and Queer Theory answer the question, "What is literature?" Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 642 Cultural Studies 3(3,0) Investigation of the similarities and connections between a wide variety of cultural products, events, and practicesfrom fast food through opera to on-line shoppingusing theories ranging from Marxism to hybridity. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 644 Renaissance Literature 3(3,0) Selected readings in non-Shakespearean British literature from 1500?1660. Includes drama, poetry, and prose. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 645 Fiction Workshop 3(3,0) Workshop in the creative writing of prose fiction. May be repeated once for credit. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 646 Poetry Workshop 3(3,0) Workshop in the creative writing of poetry. May be repeated once for credit. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL (THEA) 647 Playwriting Workshop 3(0,3) See THEA 647.

ENGL 648 Screenwriting Workshop 3(2,3) Workshop in the creative writing of screenplays. May be repeated once for credit. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 650 Film Genres 3(2,3) Advanced study of films that have similar subjects, themes, and techniques, including such genres as the Western, horror, gangster, science fiction, musical, and/or screwball comedy. Also considers nontraditional genres, screen irony, genre theory, and historical evolution of genres. Topics vary. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL (COMM) 651 Film Theory and Criticism 3(2,3) Advanced study into the theory of film/video making emphasizing understanding a variety of critical methods to approach a film. Examines the history of film theory and defines the many schools of film criticism, including realism, formalism, feminism, semiotics, Marxism, and expressionism. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 652 Great Directors 3(2,3) Intensive study of one to three film directors with an emphasis on understanding the entire canon of each director. Students study similarities in techniques, shifts in thematic emphasis, and critical methodologies for approaching the works of each director. Topics vary. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 653 Sexuality and the Cinema 3(2,3) Examination of male/female sexual roles and their evolution in American genre films, avant-garde cinema, and international films. Includes the study of movies in relation to cultural values and social stereotypes, introduction to feminist film theory, and consideration of film pornography. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 655 American Humor 3(3,0) Native American humor of the 19^th and 20^th centuries. Preq: 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL (HUM) 656 Literature and Arts of the Holocaust 3(3,0) Addresses the Holocaust through literature, art, architecture, music, and film. Beginning with historical, political, and economic forces that contributed to the Holocaust, course then focuses on highly diverse creative responses to this eventresponses that often reflect the difficulties and politics of these commemorative gestures. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 659 Advanced Special Topics in Language, Literature, or Culture 3(3,0) Advanced studies in topics not central to other English courses, such as certain authors, works, genres, themes, or areas of knowledge and culture. Specific topics are announced when offered. May be repeated once for credit with department chair's consent. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 663 Topics in American Literature 3(3,0) Selected readings in American literature from a variety of time periods for focused study of authors, movements, themes, critical approaches, and genres specific to the American experience. Topics vary and are constructed by individual faculty. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits, but only if different topics are covered. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 664 Topics in British Literature I 3(3,0) Selected readings in British literature to the Romantics for focused study of authors, movements, themes, critical approaches, and genres specific to the British experience. Topics vary and are constructed by individual faculty. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits, but only if different topics are covered. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 665 Topics in British Literature II 3(3,0) Selected readings in British literature from the Romantics to the present for focused study of authors, movements, themes, critical approaches, and genres specific to the British experience. Topics vary and are constructed by individual faculty. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits, but only if different topics are covered. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 675 Writing for Electronic Media 3(3,0) Workshop in new forms of writing and hypertex-tual design for interactive electronic media. May be repeated once for credit at the undergraduate level. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 678 Digital Literacy 3(3,0) Examines how electronic texts differ from and resemble print texts. Includes reading, studying, and analyzing print and digital texts to determine how digital techniques change patterns of reading and how readers make sense of electronic texts. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 682 African American Fiction and Nonfiction 3(3,0) Critical examination of the various forms and genres of African American prose including the novel, short fiction, autobiography, nonfiction, and oratory with some attention to emerging theories about African American culture and its impact on American cultural life in general. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 683 African American Poetry, Drama, and Film 3(3,0) Studies in the various forms, themes, and genres of African American poetry, drama, and film with some attention to emerging theories about African American culture and its impact on American cultural life in general. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 685 Composition for Teachers 3(3,0) Practical training in teaching composition: finding workable topics, organizing and developing observations and ideas, evaluating themes, and creative writing. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 688 Genre and Activity Theory 3(3,0) Examination of the forms that texts take, of the print and digital media in which they are composed, and of the ways they circulate among experts, in the public, and around the world. Preq: Junior standing.

ENGL 689 Special Topics in Writing and Publication Studies 3(3,0) Selected readings from topics in writing and publication studies, emphasizing areas such as major theories, practices, research, and critical approaches. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits, but only if different topics are covered. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 690 Advanced Technical and Business Writing 3(3,0) Advanced work in writing proposals, manuals, reports, and publishable articles. Students produce work individually and in groups. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL (COMM) 691 Classical Rhetoric 3(3,0) Study of the major texts in classical rhetoric. Examines the nature and functions of rhetoric in Greek and Roman societies. Traces the development of rhetoric from Protagoras through Isocrates, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, and Quin-tillian and considers questions essential to understanding persuasive theory and practices. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL (COMM) 692 Modern Rhetoric 3(3,0) Examines the "new rhetorics" of the 20^th century, which are grounded in classical rhetoric but which include findings from biology, psychology, linguistics, and anthropology, among other disciplines. Considers the theories and applications of communication. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 694 Writing About Science 3(3,0) Advanced work in scientific writing and editing for peer and lay audiences. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 695 Technical Editing 3(3,0) Practical experience in editing and preparing technical manuscripts for publication. General introduction to the functions of the technical editor. Preq: ENGL 310 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 698 Studio Composition and Communication 3(3,0) Preparation for students to work in the Class of 1941 Studio for Student Communication. Preq: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor.

ENGL 700 Children's Literature for Teachers 3(3,0) Literature for preschool through junior high.

ENGL 800 Introduction to Research 1(1,0) Literary history and research; use of libraries and bibliographical tools; exposition of scholarship. Re
quired of all candidates for the Master of Arts degree and Master of Education degree with a concentration in Secondary Education?English.

ENGL 801 Topics in Composition 3(3,0) Principal theories and practices in modern grammar, stylistics, and semantics related to teaching composition.

ENGL 802 Topics in Literary Genres 3(3,0) Principal literary genres.

ENGL 803 Topics in Rhetorical Theory 3(3,0) Major rhetorical theories, figures, and historical movements.

ENGL (COMM) 804 Fundamentals of Health Communication 3(3,0) Fundamentals of health communication and the Health Communication Certificate; two theoretical bases underlying this interdisciplinary program in health communication, one based on social science theory and one based on humanities, i.e. rhetorical theory; history of both theoretical bases. Preq: Graduate standing or consent of Health Communication Coordinator.

ENGL 805 Topics in Medieval Literature 3(3,0) Principal works in verse and prose from c. 1100-1500.

ENGL 806 Medical Rhetoric and Writing 3(3,0) Issues in medical writing and health communication, including writing for visual and electronic media; general and specific forms and documents for professional writers in health professions. Preq: Graduate standing or consent of Health Communication Coordinator.

ENGL (COMM) 807 Health Communication Campaign Planning and Evaluation 3(3,0) Application of theories, practices, and tools developed in ENGL 804 and 806 to planning, implementing, and evaluating a public health campaign that targets a particular health practice. Preq: ENGL 804 and 806 or consent of Health Communication Certificate Coordinator.

ENGL 808 Topics in Renaissance and Restoration Literature 3(3,0) Principal works in verse and prose from c. 1500-1700.

ENGL 811 Topics in Neoclassic and Romantic Literature 3(3,0) Principal works in verse and prose from c. 1700-1832.

ENGL 814 Topics in Victorian and Modern British Literature 3(3,0) Principal works in verse and prose from c. 1832 to present.

ENGL 820 Topics in American Literature to 1865 3(3,0) Significant authors; works in poetry and prose; literary-intellectual movements such as Puritanism, the enlightenment, romanticism, and transcendentalism from c. 1607?1865.

ENGL 823 Topics in American Literature Since 1865 3(3,0) Significant authors; works in poetry and prose; literary-intellectual movements such as realism, naturalism, modernism, and postmodernism from 1865 to the present.

ENGL 831 Special Topics 3(3,0) Topics not covered in other courses.

ENGL 832 Topics in Scientific, Technical, and Business Writing 3(3,0) Seminar in areas such as professional editing and publishing, writing for government and industry, teaching technical writing, and writing for journals, magazines, and newspapers.

ENGL 833 Rhetoric of Science 3(3,0) Rhetorical approaches to understanding science and scientific rhetorics.

ENGL 834 Usability Testing Methodologies in Professional Communication 3(3,0) Research methodologies used in testing the usability of professional communication.

ENGL 835 Topics in Literary Criticism 3(3,0) Principal statements of literary critics from the classical era to the present.

ENGL 836 Digital Publishing Technologies: Theories in Practice 3(3,0) User-centered design theories applied to multimedia interfaces and on-line documents for professional communicators.

ENGL 838 Global Professional Communication 3(3,0) Implications of professional communication in a global economy; theories of global professional communication; research methods for studying communication in the global workplace; models for global communicative practices.

ENGL 839 Writing Proposals and Grant Applications 3(3,0) Practice in reading requests for proposals, analyzing rhetorical contexts and theories of proposals, and writing proposals and grant applications.

ENGL (A A H, COMM) 840 Selected Topics 3(3,0) Independent/directed study; tutorial work in linguistics or American, British, or European literature not offered in other courses. Preq: Consent of director of MA in English program.

ENGL 850 Research and Studies in Scientific, Business, and Technical Writing 3(3,0) Theories of professional communication and methods of inquiry; readings and research into the ways that the writing of professionals creates new knowledge and affects the daily life of others; research methods emphasize humanistic inquiry.

ENGL 851 Seminar in Professional Writing 3(3,0) Advanced seminar in the principles and practice of writing and editing documents for government, industry, and the sciences; students produce projects suitable for publication, typically chosen from document design, scientific or technical journalism, and public policy writing.

ENGL 852 Rhetoric and Professional Communication 3(3,0) Theories of communication that have existed since classical times and that inform effective decision-making strategies in professional communication.

ENGL 853 Visual Communications 3(3,0) Understanding the language of images used in textual and extratextual communication; theories of perception, methods of visual persuasion, gender analysis, and cognitive and aesthetic philosophies of visual rhetoric.

ENGL 854 Teaching Professional Writing 3(3,0) Teaching professional writing and examining theories and practices of written, graphic, and oral communication. Students prepare course descriptions, rationales, and syllabi for teaching various forms of business, scientific, and technical writing.

ENGL 856 Theories and Practices of Workplace Communication 3(3,1) Workplace cultures and their theoretical and practical applications for professional communication.

ENGL 860 The Rhetoric of Web Publishing 3(3,0) Seminar in the theory and practice of communicating on the World Wide Web. Preq: ENGL 853.

ENGL 863 Advanced Empirical Research in Professional Communication 3(3,0) Advanced empirical methods for the study of communication practices. Collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data. Study design and proposal writing.

ENGL 865 Rhetoric and Communication Technologies 3(3,0) Examination of communication technologies and practices used by professional communicators in business and industry environments. Preq: ENGL 852 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 870 Professional Communication Pedagogy, Administration, and Assessment 3(3,0) Theory and praxis of professional communication in academic instruction and selected methods of pedagogical and programmatic assessment. Throughout this seminar, emphasis is placed on communication across the curriculum, academic program administration, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

ENGL 871 Principles of Writing Assessment 3(3,0) Focuses on a wide range of issues in writing assessment including an introduction to assessment theory, classroom issues such as grading and response, programmatic issues such as student placement and writing program assessment, and political and social contexts surrounding the highly-charged field of writing assessment.

ENGL 872 Print and Digital Portfolios 3(3,0) Focuses on theories, development, construction, and assessment of print and digital portfolios in educational contexts including the classroom, school reform, and other large-scale efforts, programmatic assessments, and personal/professsional development. Special attention is given to ways the medium shapes reflection, presentation, connections, and artifacts within the portfolio.

ENGL 873 Assessment of Digital Texts 3(3,0) Writing assessment of texts integrating written, visual, audio, and digital media. Also considers implications of machine-read, -scored, and -generated texts on writing assessment.

ENGL 874 Progam Assessment 3(3,0) Addresses practical and theoretical issues surrounding the administration and assessment of writing programs in secondary and post-secondary education. Special emphasis is given to the placement of college students into first-year writing courses and Writing Across the Curriculum program assessment.

ENGL 875 Research Methods in Writing Assessment 3(3,0) Presents a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods with direct applications to research in writing and program assessment. Includes constructing and implementing a multi-modal research project on an assessment area.

ENGL 876 Special Topics in Writing Assessment 3(3,0) Selected readings from topics in writing assessment for focused study of relevant theories, research, and best practices. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits, but only if different topics are covered.

ENGL 880 Applied Experience in Research and Communication 3-6(3-6,0) Students apply their knowledge of professional communication concepts and research to develop and conduct a substantial professional communication project. Projects must include a research component and may also involve teaching or training, production of comunication deliverables for clients, or other applications of communication skills. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits. Preq: A A H 864 and COMM 861, or consent of instructor.

ENGL 885 Composition Theory 3(3,0) Teaching college-level courses, stressing contemporary composition theory, research, and practice. Required of all MA in English and MAPC Teaching Assistants.

ENGL 886 Composition Practicum 1(1,0) Problems in teaching Composition I and Composition II, with focus on translating theoretical concepts into creating assignments, designing curriculum, and grading. Two-semester sequence to be taken fall and spring of teaching assistantship year. Does not count toward degree. Preq: Graduate teaching assistantship and ENGL 885 or equivalent.

ENGL 887 Writing Center Theory and Practice 1(1,0) Prepares graduate students in English and Professional Communication Programs to work with students in the Writing Center. Preq: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.

ENGL 891 Master's Thesis Research 1-12

ENGL 892 Master's Project 1-3 Required for nonthesis option in MA in Professional Communication. Requires writing a document for the professional world and keeping a log or journal as a record of the project. Students present projects to advisor. A maximum of three credits may be counted toward the degree.

ENGL 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research 1-18