Apr 28, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

English

  
  • ENG 3662 - Advanced Fiction (3)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    An advanced course in writing fiction, with emphasis on experimentation and technique in the short story.
    May be repeated for credit when content does not duplicate.
    Prerequisite: ENG 3652 .
  
  • ENG 3663 - Advanced Creative Non-Fiction (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    An advanced course in the writing of creative non-fiction, with emphasis on workshops of students’ essays and study of published works.
    May be repeated for credit when content does not duplicate.
    Prerequisite: ENG 3651 , ENG 3652 , or ENG 3670 /THR 3670 , ENG 3679 /THR 3679 , or ENG 3680 /COM 3680 .
  
  • ENG 3670 - Playwriting (3)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    A study of the art and craft of writing for performance. Readings will include plays, performance theory, and performance reviews. The course will be run as a workshop in which every student must be an active participant in evaluating her or his own work and that of others. Assignments will include written work, oral presentations, workshop evaluations, and performances. This course serves as a prerequisite for ENG 3662 , ENG 3663 , and ENG 4550 .
    May be repeated for credit when content does not duplicate.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
    (Same as THR 3670 .)
  
  • ENG 3679 - Screenwriting (3)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    The purpose of this course is to provide the opportunity to establish a solid foundation in screenplay writing. Strong emphasis will be placed on structure, style and naturalized dialogue, as well as the fundamental importance of thinking and writing visually and simply. Focus will be on the motion picture medium, though other forms such as sitcoms, industrial A/V and soaps will be covered briefly.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
    (Same as THR 3679 .)
  
  • ENG 3680 - Literary Journalism (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    A study of journalism as literature and the practice of writing nonfiction journalistic prose employing the narrative aims and techniques of fiction.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
    (Same as COM 3680 .)
  
  • ENG 3695 - Technical Writing for Computer Science (3)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    GEN ED: Junior Writing in the Discipline (WID)
    Focus on technical writing concepts, usability and accessibility, ethics, research, and career-related materials.  Emphasis on applied genres: digital instructions, technical definitions, terms of use policies, technical reports that cover multiple genres, digital documentation, and career preparation and documentation (resumes, cover letters, job talks specific to the field). Students may not receive credit for both ENG 3700  and ENG 3695.
    Prerequisite: R C 2001  or its equivalent, and must have at least junior standing as a declared CS major.
  
  • ENG 3700 - Technical Writing (3)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    GEN ED: Junior Writing in the Discipline (WID)
    Focus on technical writing concepts, usability, ethics, and research.  Emphasis on applied genres: instructions, process descriptions, abstracts, definitions, technical reports, and various electronic forms. Students may not receive credit for both ENG 3700 and ENG 3695 .
    Prerequisites: R C 2001  or its equivalent and ENG 3090  or permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 3710 - Studies in Women and Literature (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    A study of the work of outstanding women writers; course content may vary and may concentrate on poetry, fiction, drama, or nonfiction prose, and associated criticism and theory.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 3712 - Literature and Mass Violence (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    GEN ED: Literary Studies Designation; Liberal Studies Experience
    In this course, students will explore mass violence in literature, the limits of representation, as well as narratives dealing with memory, trauma, and survival.  Draws on a variety of fields, including Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  or its equivalent.
    (Same as JHP 3712 .)
  
  • ENG 3715 - Literature and the Environment (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    GEN ED: Literary Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “Human-Animal Bond”)
    An exploration of literature through the theoretical lens of ecocriticism; students will examine the ways environmental values and practices are expressed in literature. Class readings may be drawn from a particular literary period or national literature, may range across literary periods and national borders, or may be selected thematically.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
    (Same as S D 3715 .)
  
  • ENG 3720 - Studies in the Short Story (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    A study of selected short stories from English, American and/or world literature.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 3740 - Studies in Poetry (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    A study of selected poetry from English, American and/or world literature.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 3750 - Studies in Drama (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    A study of selected plays from English, American and/or world literature.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 3900 - Internship in Secondary Schools (1)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    A supervised experience in the English instructional process on the secondary level through direct participation in a classroom situation. Students should enroll in ENG 3900 the semester before student teaching.
    May be repeated for a total credit of three semester hours. Graded on an S/U basis.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4100 - Writing for the Web (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    Gain literacy in writing for electronic media by investigating both the theoretical and practical aspects of the print to electronic media shift. Analysis and creation of electronic media including converting print to web, creating a client website, and conducting a usability test.
    Prerequisite: ENG 3090  or permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4110 - Document Design (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    Focus on document design concepts, designing for usability and accessibility, and concepts of visual rhetoric and their ethical implications. Emphasis on applied genres of document design, including the design of various digital and print documentation.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3090  or permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4120 - Writing Grant Proposals (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    A study of a systematic method for grant seeking and proposal writing.
    Prerequisite: R C 2001  or its equivalent.
  
  • ENG 4170 - Film Theory and Criticism (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    An in-depth study of the historical development of film criticism and an examination of contemporary film theory and technique. Students who have previously received credit for ENG 4171  may not enroll in or receive credit for ENG 4170.
    Prerequisite: ENG 2170 
  
  • ENG 4171 - Capstone in Film Theory and Criticism (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience examining in depth the historical development of film criticism and contemporary film theory and technique.  Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Students who have previously received credit for ENG 4170  may not enroll in or receive credit for ENG 4171.
    Prerequisites: ENG 2170 , ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor. 
  
  • ENG 4172 - Advanced Studies in Film (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    An examination of the work of a particular film artist, a select group of filmmakers or a specific film genre. A basic knowledge of film history and techniques is expected of students taking the class.
    May be repeated once for credit when content does not duplicate.
    Prerequisite: ENG 2170  or permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4173 - Capstone in Advanced Studies in Film (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience examining the work of a particular film artist, a select group of filmmakers or a specific film genre. A basic knowledge of film history and techniques is expected of students taking the class. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 2170 , ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4200 - Editing (3)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    Concepts, principles, and methods of editing. Includes editing processes, electronic editing, levels of edit, management, and production in the document life cycle.
    Prerequisite: ENG 3090  or permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4280 - Literary and Cultural Study Abroad (3-6)


    When Offered: On Demand
    A study abroad experience in which students are immersed in the literary and cultural traditions of a foreign country or countries. Content will vary with instructor.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4300 - Seminar in Professional Writing (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    Emphasis on refining writing and presentation skills for the workplace. Students will complete a client-based project and an e-portfolio.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3090 , plus six semester hours of credit in the Professional Writing concentration under the BA in English.
  
  • ENG 4508 - Junior/Senior Honors Seminar (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    An intensive study of major American authors, genres, or literary movements. By invitation or application.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4509 - Junior/Senior Honors Seminar (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    An intensive study of major world authors, genres, or literary movements. By invitation or application.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4510 - Senior Honors Thesis (3)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    Independent study and research. Honors thesis directed by a member of the Department of English and graded by a departmental committee. Oral presentation.
    Prerequisites: completion of ENG 3000 , ENG 4508  and ENG 4509  with at least a “B” (3.0) average.
  
  • ENG 4550 - Senior Seminar in Creative Writing (3)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    Content to vary, but may include experimental fiction writing, dramatic writing, poetic forms, and advanced workshops in revision.
    May be repeated for credit when content does not duplicate.
    Prerequisite: ENG 3651 , ENG 3652 , ENG 3670 /THR 3670 , ENG 3679 /THR 3679 , or ENG 3680 /COM 3680 . (ENG 3661 , ENG 3662 , or ENG 3663  is a suggested prerequisite, but students may also enroll in the seminar with the permission of the instructor.)
  
  • ENG 4560 - Adolescent Literature (3)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    This course introduces students to the varied and multi-cultural field of adolescent literature. Students focus on various genres, including realistic fiction, romance and adventure, science fiction/fantasy, autobiography, and poetry. Content includes pertinent criticism, important bibliographies, research studies, historical analysis, and increasingly sophisticated pedagogical resources. Students will use the works they read, current research, and web-based resources to create curricula appropriate for adolescent readers.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
    [Dual-listed with ENG 5560.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.
  
  • ENG 4570 - Studies in American Indian Literature (3)


    When Offered: Fall. Alternate years
    A study of major American Indian writers from oral traditions through the present.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
    [Dual-listed with ENG 5570.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.
  
  • ENG 4571 - Capstone in American Indian Literature (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on American Indian literature and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4580 - Studies in African-American Literature (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    A close examination of major African/American writers, with emphasis on twentieth century novelists and poets.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4581 - Capstone in African-American Literature (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on African-American literature and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites:  ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4585 - Studies in Ethnic American Literature (3)


    When Offered: Fall. Alternate years
    An in-depth and multi-cultural examination of major ethnic American writers.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
    [Dual-listed with ENG 5585.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.
  
  • ENG 4586 - Capstone in Ethnic American Literature (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on Ethnic American literature and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4590 - Topics in World Literature (3)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    A study of literary content, theories, and problems of a specific world-epoch.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
    (Global Learning Opportunity course)
  
  • ENG 4591 - Theory and Practice in the Teaching of High School English (3)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    This course gives preservice teachers an opportunity to think about and explore pedagogy and curriculum for Secondary English through reading, discussion, planning, projects and presentations. Participants will also be asked to consider institutional issues and conditions that impact teaching, as well as needs and concerns of adolescents, societal influences on schools, and conceptions of what constitutes good teaching and learning. This course should be taken the semester prior to student teaching.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
    (Same as C I 4591 .)
  
  • ENG 4592 - Capstone in Topics in World Literature (3)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on World literature and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
    (Global Learning Opportunity course)
  
  • ENG 4620 - Topics in Language (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    Special topics in English language and linguistics.
    Students may repeat for up to six hours, provided the topic is different.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4660 - History of the English Language (3)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    A study of national, regional, and social varieties of English with particular attention to phonological, morphological, and cultural development.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4710 - Advanced Studies in Women and Literature (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    An examination of the work of a particular woman writer, a select group of related women writers, or a specific topic or genre.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4711 - Capstone in Women and Literature (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on the representation of women in literature and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4720 - Appalachian Literature (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    A study of major regional movements, genres, writers in the Appalachian mountains, from settlement to the present. Content and approach may vary.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
    [Dual-listed with ENG 5720.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.
  
  • ENG 4721 - Capstone in Appalachian Literature (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on Appalachian literature and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4725 - Southern Literature (3)


    When Offered: Fall. Odd-numbered years
    Examination of selected authors and works of southern literature. May include work of such authors as Thomas Jefferson, Frederick Douglass, Charles Chesnutt, Zora Neale Hurston, William Faulkner, Lillian Smith, Tennessee Williams, Flannery O’Connor, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, and Randal Kenan.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4726 - Capstone in Southern Literature (3)


    When Offered: Fall. Odd-numbered years
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on major authors and works of southern literature. Includes work of such authors as Thomas Jefferson, Frederick Douglass, Charles Chesnutt, Zora Neale Hurston, William Faulkner, Lillian Smith, Tennessee Williams, Flannery O’Connor, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, and Randal Kenan. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4730 - The Novel (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    A study of selected novels from English, American and world literature.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000   
  
  • ENG 4731 - Capstone in the Novel (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on the novel and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4760 - Literary Criticism (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    Studies of the classical critics in translation and of the contemporary critics, with emphasis on specific techniques.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4761 - Capstone in Literary Criticism (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on literary criticism and theory and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4770 - Early American Literature (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    Studies in the works of the founders of American political, religious, and literary culture as reflective of trends in intellectual history.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4771 - Capstone in Early American Literature (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on Early American literature and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4780 - American Literature: 1783-1865 (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    Examination of the major authors under whose leadership American literature achieved world prominence. Includes the work of such authors as Irving, Emerson, Hawthorne, Fuller, Whitman, Poe, Thoreau, Melville, Stowe, Douglass, and Dickinson.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4781 - Capstone in American Literature: 1783-1865 (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on the major authors under whose leadership American literature achieved world prominence. Includes the work of such authors as Irving, Emerson, Hawthorne, Fuller, Whitman, Poe, Thoreau, Melville, Stowe, Douglass, and Dickinson. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4785 - American Literature: 1865-1914 (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    Examination of the major authors and works of American Realism and Naturalism. Includes the work of such authors as Twain, James, Howells, Wharton, Dreiser, Crane, Chesnutt, and Chopin.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4786 - Capstone in American Literature: 1865-1914 (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on American Realism and Naturalism. Includes the work of such authors as Twain, James, Howells, Wharton, Dreiser, Crane, Chesnutt, and Chopin. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4790 - Modern American Literature: 1914-1960 (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    A study of poetic and prose works most characteristic of American literature and thought during the first half of the twentieth century. Emphasis on major writers.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4791 - Capstone in Modern American Literature: 1914-1960 (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on modern American literature (1914-1960) and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4795 - Contemporary American Literature: 1960-Present (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    A study of poetic and prose works most characteristic of postmodern and contemporary American literature and thought. Emphasis on diversity of expression.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4796 - Capstone in Contemporary American Literature: 1960-present (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on contemporary American literature (1960- present) and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4800 - Colloquium (1-4)


    When Offered: On Demand
    Content to vary
    may be repeated for credit when content does not duplicate.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4810 - Advanced Folklore (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    An in-depth and multi-cultural study of one or more folklore genres in cultural context with interdisciplinary approaches from the humanities and social sciences. It is recommended that ENG 3050 , Studies in Folklore, be taken prior to this course.
    [Dual-listed with ENG 5710.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.
  
  • ENG 4811 - Capstone in Folklore (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on folklore and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4815 - Rachel Rivers Coffey Colloquium in Creative Writing (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    An advanced creative writing workshop taught in conjunction with a visiting nationally distinguished senior writer. Content to vary by genre. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a concentration in Creative Writing.
    May be repeated for credit when content does not duplicate.
    Prerequisite: ENG 3651 , ENG 3652 , ENG 3670 /THR 3670 , ENG 3679 /THR 3679 , or ENG 3680 /COM 3680  and senior standing. (ENG 3661 , ENG 3662 , or ENG 3663  is a suggested prerequisite, but students may also enroll in the colloquium with the permission of the instructor.)
  
  • ENG 4820 - Medieval British Literature (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    An introductory study of medieval British literature and Middle English.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4821 - Capstone in Medieval British Literature (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on Medieval British literature and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4825 - The Age of Chaucer (3)


    When Offered: Fall. Even-numbered years
    An in depth study of the literature of the High Middle Ages in England, focusing on the writings of Chaucer and his contemporaries, and including religious and secular lyrics, mystical writing, courtly romance, religious drama, chronicle, and writing by and about women.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4826 - Capstone in the Age of Chaucer (3)


    When Offered: Fall. Even-numbered years
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on the writings of Chaucer and his contemporaries and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4830 - Shakespeare: Early Works (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    A study of Shakespeare’s earlier works.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4831 - Capstone Shakespeare I-Early Works (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on Shakespeare’s comedies and histories and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000  , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4840 - Shakespeare: Later Works (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    A study of Shakespeare’s later works.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4841 - Capstone in Shakespeare: Later Works (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on Shakespeare’s later works and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4850 - Renaissance Literature (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    A study of literature written in England from 1500 to 1660, with each offering limited to selected works. (WRITING)
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4851 - Capstone in Renaissance Literature (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on literature of the Renaissance and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4860 - Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    A study of the literature written in England during the years 1660-1800. Each offering is limited to selected works and authors of the period.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4861 - Capstone in Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on literature of the English Restoration and Eighteenth Century and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4870 - Literature of the British Romantic Period (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    A survey of significant writers of the Romantic period in British literature. Authors may include William Blake, Mary Robinson, Charlotte Smith, Jane Austen, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, Mary and Percy Shelley, John Keats, John Clare, and Felicia Hemans, among others.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4871 - Capstone in British Romantic Literature (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on British Romantic literature and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4880 - Literature of the Victorian Period (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    A study of selected British poets, novelists, and essayists from the Victorian era (1837-1901). Authors may include Tennyson, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Christina and Dante Gabriel Rossetti; Thackeray, Dickens, the Brontes, Gaskell, George Eliot, Hardy, Wilde, Kipling; and/or Carlyle, J.S. Mill, Ruskin, Darwin, among others.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4881 - Capstone in Victorian Literature (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on Victorian literature and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4890 - Twentieth Century British Literature: 1900-1945 (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    A study of major themes and literary techniques found in the British literature of the first half of the twentieth century.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4891 - Capstone in Twentieth Century British Literature: 1900-1945 (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on Twentieth Century British literature (1900-1945) and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4895 - Twentieth Century British Literature: 1945-Present (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    A study of major themes and literary techniques found in the British literature of the second half of the twentieth century.
  
  • ENG 4896 - Capstone in Twentieth Century British Literature: 1945-present (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on Twentieth Century British literature (1945-present) and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4898 - Topics in Irish Literature (3)


    When Offered: Spring. Alternate years
    This course explores Irish literature and culture through a variety of genres and may be organized thematically, by region, by literary period, or by major author.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  
  
  • ENG 4899 - Capstone in Topics in Irish Literature (3)


    When Offered: Spring. Alternate years
    GEN ED: Capstone Experience
    A senior capstone experience in the presentation and discussion of current topics in literary study, focused on Irish literature and culminating in an independent research project. Fulfills the capstone requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
    Prerequisites: ENG 3000 , senior standing, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • ENG 4900 - Internship in Writing/Editing/ (1-12)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    On-the-job work experience individually tailored to students’ career orientation.
    Graded on an S/U basis.
    Prerequisite: R C 1000  and permission from the Director of the Professional Writing Program is required.

Entrepreneurship

  
  • ENT 3060 - Opportunity and Entrepreneurship (3)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    This course introduces students to the entrepreneurial process and its two components: opportunity recognition and opportunity exploitation. It provides training in recognizing, shaping, and presenting opportunities. It surveys knowledge from all major business disciplines that is particularly relevant to the entrepreneurial process. Students with a background in business learn how to apply their knowledge in entrepreneurial contexts. Non-business students learn business fundamentals relevant in entrepreneurial contexts and how to apply them.
    Prerequisite: 54 earned hours
  
  • ENT 3190 - International Entrepreneurship (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    A study of the complexity added when the opportunities recognized and exploited by entrepreneurs span national boundaries. Students will learn tools and concepts that are broadly applicable to identify, shape, and present entrepreneurial opportunities in different national contexts. Topics include international entrepreneurship as it relates to mode of entry, trade and the global environment, culture, legal, international financial and marketing considerations, and different business practices outside the domestic market.
    Prerequisites: 54 earned hours and ENT 3060  or permission of the instructor.
    (Global Learning Opportunity course)
  
  • ENT 3520 - Instructional Assistance (1)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    A supervised experience in the instructional process of the university level through direct participation in the classroom situation.
    May be repeated for a total credit of three semester hours. Graded on an S/U basis.
    Prerequisite: 54 earned hours
  
  • ENT 3530-3549 - Selected Topics (1-4)


    When Offered: On Demand
    Prerequisite: 54 earned hours
  
  • ENT 3600 - Entrepreneurship Study Abroad (3-6)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course provides students with the opportunity to study entrepreneurship, small business practices, and innovation abroad. Students may be required to attend pre-travel seminars during the semester.
    May be repeated for a total credit of six semester hours.
    Prerequisite: 54 earned hours
  
  • ENT 3650 - Social Entrepreneurship (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    A study of the opportunities and challenges of using entrepreneurship skills to craft innovative responses to social problems. This course offers a survey of the field of social entrepreneurship, including an exploration of the players and business structures used by social entrepreneurs, and the mechanics, tensions, and realities of starting and/or managing a social enterprise.
    Prerequisite: 54 earned hours
  
  • ENT 3900 - Internship (3 or 6)


    When Offered: Summer Session
    A full-time work experience in business. Three semester hours of credit are granted for a total 200-hour internship. Six semester hours are granted for a total of 400-hours of internship. The maximum credit hours earned cannot exceed six. Students must have at least one semester of coursework left to complete after the internship. 
    Graded on an S/U basis.
    Prerequisites: 54 earned hours, admission to a degree granting college; permission of the Management departmental chair and the Entrepreneurship internship coordinator.
  
  • ENT 4500 - Independent Study (1-4)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    Prerequisites: 84 earned hours and a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course
  
  • ENT 4530-4549 - Selected Topics (1-4)


    When Offered: On Demand
    Prerequisites: 84 earned hours and a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course
  
  • ENT 4650 - Venture Creation (3)


    When Offered: Fall; Spring
    This course focuses on opportunity exploitation in the entrepreneurial process. The emphasis in the course is on the dominant mode of opportunity exploitation which is venture creation. The course helps students develop the knowledge and skills needed to start a business that targets a new business opportunity. It is intended to be a capstone experience for students interested in entrepreneurship.
    Prerequisites: 84 earned hours, a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course, and ENT 3060 , MKT 3050 , and FIN 3680 .
  
  • ENT 4680 - Entrepreneurship Practicum (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    Engaging in an entrepreneurship practicum enables students who have developed an entrepreneurial skill set to apply the skills in one of two contexts. The student may either work on an entrepreneurial project for an existing organization or start a business for which a business plan has been developed. The entrepreneurial project must be pre-approved by the instructor and supervised by the instructor.
    Prerequisite: 84 earned hours, a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course, and ENT 3060 .

Environmental Science

  
  • ENV 1010 - Introduction to Environmental Science and Engineering (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    An introduction to the interdisciplinary fields of environmental science and engineering through case studies that emphasize the application of the scientific method toward understanding human and natural systems, analyzing the human-nature interface, and developing sustainable solutions. Topics include information literacy; environmental economics, policy, and planning; ecology and complex systems; natural resources management; energy; and sustainability.
    Prerequisite: Passing the math placement test or successful completion of MAT 0010 .
  
  • ENV 3010 - Dynamics of Complex Systems (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    This course is an introduction to the quantitative analysis of multi-variate complex systems relevant to the environmental sciences. Topics include stability theory; local and global attractors; the nature and role of feedback; system asymmetry, heterogeneity, and diversity; stability resilience, bifurcations, and critical transitions; chaotic attractors; pattern emergence and self-organized criticality. Lecture three hours.
    Prerequisites: BIO 1802 , CHE 2101  or CHE 2201 , GLY 2250 , and PHY 1151 .
 

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