First-year Composition
ENGL 111 Composition and Rhetoric (3-0-3), fall, spring, summer. The theory of and practice in reading and writing descriptive, expository, and persuasive essays. Prerequisite: Satisfactory score on SAT or ACT, or GENS 121, or equivalent.
ENGL 112 Composition and Literature (3-0-3), fall, spring, summer. Expository, critical, and persuasive writing with research based on the reading of literary works. Prerequisite: ENGL 111.
Sophomore Literature
ENGL 221 Major British Writers I (3-0-3), fall, spring, summer. From the Beowulf poet to Samuel Johnson. Recommended for English majors and future teachers. Prerequisite: Completion of freshman English requirements.
ENGL 222 Major British Writers II (3-0-3), fall, spring, summer. From the eighteenth century to the present. Recommended for English majors and future teachers. Prerequisite: Completion of freshman English requirements.
ENGL 231 World Literature I (3-0-3), fall. Survey of world masterpieces outside the English and American traditions, with emphasis on continental literature from the Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance periods. Prerequisite: Completion of freshman English requirements.
ENGL 232 World Literature II (3-0-3), spring. Survey of world masterpieces after 1700, with attention to the connections between culture and literature. Prerequisite: Completion of freshman English requirements. Any advanced Foreign Language literature course (upper level) not taken as part of a major field of study may be counted as sophomore literature, except in programs leading to teacher certification.
Introduction to English Studies
ENGL 299 Introduction to the English Major (1-0-1), fall. Information for success in the English major and in later careers. Topics include approaches to reading, kinds of writing, tools for research, opportunities for graduate study, and opportunities for employment. Prerequisite: Completion of freshman English requirements.
ENGL 311 Literary Criticism (3-0-3), fall. Readings of major critical texts from Plato through the mid-twentieth century, with practice in writing original criticism according to major literary approaches. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 401 Guided Study: Literary Criticism (3-0-3),* on demand. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 441 Topics in Literary Criticism (3-0-3), on demand. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
Writing
ENGL 090 English Computer Lab (0-0-0), fall, spring, summer. Offers access to the English computer lab and its instructors during normal hours of operation. Fee-only basis. Lab fee: $50.
ENGL 322 Fiction Workshop (3-0-3), on demand. Writing of fiction with guidance from lectures and class members' critiques. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements and permission of the instructor.
ENGL 323 Poetry Workshop (3-0-3), on demand. Writing of poetry with guidance from lectures and class members' critiques. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements and permission of the instructor.
ENGL 324 Playwriting Workshop (3-0-3), on demand. Same as THEA 457.
ENGL 325 Advanced Composition (3-0-3), spring. Analysis of the writing process, step by step, with practice in the major types (description, narration, evaluation, exposition, persuasion, and research) and with emphasis on revision. Designed for future teachers and writers. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore literature requirements and junior standing. Lab fee: $50.
ENGL 326 Business and Professional Writing (3-0-3), fall, spring, summer. Introduction to the theory and accepted practices of composition in occupational fields, including correspondence and report writing based on content in upper-division courses in the student's major field. Some oral work required. Prerequisites: Completion of sophomore literature requirements and junior standing. Lab fee: $50.
ENGL 329 Rhetoric as Written Discourse (3-0-3), spring, even years. A survey of major rhetorical texts from classical times to present. Emphasis on the development of rhetorical theory as it relates to written discourse. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements. Same as COMS 491.
ENGL 402 Guided Study: Writing (3-0-3),* on demand. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements. Lab fee: $50.
ENGL 442 Topics in Writing (3-0-3), on demand. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements. Lab fee: $50.
English Language
ENGL 330 Advanced English Grammar (3-0-3), fall. Current trends in the analysis of the English language. Recommended for teachers. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 331 History of the English Language (3-0-3), on demand. Developments in English during its thousand year recorded history. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 403 Guided Study: English Language (3-0-3),* on demand. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 432 Introduction to Linguistics (3-0-3), spring. Introduction to linguistics including topics such as phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, pragmatics, language acquisition, regional and social language variation, and historical linguistics. Emphasis varies to suit the needs of the class. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 443 Topics in the English Language (3-0-3), on demand. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
Teaching English and Reading
ENGL 350 Literature for Children (3-0-3), fall, spring, summer. A content reading course covering traditional and contemporary children's books and other materials. Studies of major authors, illustrators, and genres are emphasized. Required for Elementary Education majors. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements and junior standing.
ENGL 351 Literature for Young Adults (3-0-3), spring. A content reading course emphasizing literature and other materials for middle school and high school students. Attention is given to major authors, ground-breaking books, and contemporary materials in various genres. Required for Elementary Education majors with an English specialization and for Secondary Reading Specialists. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements and junior standing.
ENGL 357 Composition Workshop (3-0-3), on demand. Practice in writing assignments and projects based upon recent composition theories. Designed principally for public school teachers. May be taken Pass/Fail only. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 405 Guided Study: Teaching English and Reading (3-0-3),* on demand. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 445 Topics in Teaching English and Reading (3-0-3),* on demand. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 458 Teaching English as a Second Language (3-0-3), spring. An introduction to the methods and techniques of teaching English to speakers of other languages. Prerequisite: ENGL 330.
ENGL 459 English for Secondary Teachers (3-0-3), fall. Specialized instruction in the content and methods of teaching and testing oral and written composition, grammar, and literature in secondary schools. Required for English certification. Prerequisite: Six hours of upper-division English or consent of the instructor.
American Literature
ENGL 362 American Literature Before 1860 (3-0-3), fall. A survey of the major writers before the Civil War. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 363 American Literature After 1860 (3-0-3), spring, summer. A survey of the major writers since the Civil War. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 406 Guided Study: American Literature (3-0-3),* on demand. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 446 Topics in American Literature (3-0-3), on demand. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 464 American Novel (3-0-3), on demand. A study of significant novels. May be repeated as content varies. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
General Literature
ENGL 376 Fiction (3-0-3), on demand. Novels and short stories that seem to have earned a permanent reputation. May be repeated as content varies. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 377 Drama (3-0-3), on demand. Survey of significant plays from ancient Greeks to the present. May be repeated as content varies. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 378 Poetry (3-0-3), on demand. Advanced study of poetry that seems likely to endure. May be repeated as content varies. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 407 Guided Study: General Literature (3-0-3),* on demand. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 447 Topics in General Literature (3-0-3), on demand. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 470 Multicultural Literature (3-0-3), fall, odd years. An introduction to and a study of literature by various cultures in the United States. Includes both general backgrounds and specific authors and works. May be repeated as content varies. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 471 Literature and Belief (3-0-3), on demand. A survey of classic literary texts concerned with faith, doubt, and Christian spirituality from Augustine to the present. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
British Literature Before 1700
ENGL 408 Guided Study: British Literature Before 1700 (3-0-3),* on demand. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 448 Topics in British Literature Before 1700 (3-0-3),* on demand. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 481 Medieval British Literature (3-0-3), spring, even years. A survey of major medieval texts with special emphasis on Middle English and Chaucer. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 483 Shakespeare (3-0-3), fall, summer. An introduction to comedies, histories, and tragedies with attention to major critical approaches to Shakespearean drama. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 484 Seventeenth-Century British Literature (3-0-3), spring, odd years. English poetry and prose of the seventeenth century, with emphasis on Donne, Herbert, and Milton. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
British Literature After 1700
ENGL 409 Guided Study: British Literature After 1700 (3-0-3),* on demand. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 449 Topics in British Literature After 1700 (3-0-3), on demand. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 495 Eighteenth-Century British Literature (3-0-3), fall 1997. A survey of major works and authors with some emphasis on drama. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 496 Nineteenth-Century British Literature (3-0-3), spring 1997. A survey of Romantic and Victorian poetry and prose, 1780-1900, with emphasis on the major writers. Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
ENGL 497 Twentieth-Century British Literature (3-0-3), fall 1996. Selected writing from British authors throughout the century, covering at least three genres (fiction, poetry, drama, or nonfiction). Prerequisites: Completion of sophomore English requirements.
Senior Seminar
ENGL 499 Studies in World Literature (3-0-3), spring 1998. A senior seminar using contemporary theoretical and critical approaches to selected literatures of the world. Provides a practical introduction to a range of literatures through application of current tools and methods of literary analysis in a discussion setting. Majors only. Prerequisite: Senior standing.
