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MSET 5900 - Special Problems 1–3 hours
Independent study and research of a specific problem in engineering technology. A written report is required defining the problem and a solution.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and major professor.
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MSET 5930 - Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis 3 hours
Open to students in the project option. Three (3) hours credit is required. Independent, applied research that addresses a significant problem in engineering technology supervised by a member of the engineering technology graduate faculty.
Prerequisite(s): Approval of a project proposal by the major professor.
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MSET 5950 - Master’s Thesis 3 or 6 hours
Open to students in the thesis option. Six (6) hours credit is required. Independent, applied research that addresses a significant problem in engineering technology supervised by a member of the engineering technology graduate faculty. Course is scheduled only with consent of the major professor and the department. Credit is assigned when the thesis is completed and filed with the graduate school. Continuous enrollment is required once work on thesis has begun.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of major professor and department.
May be repeated for credit.
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ENGL 5000 - Old English 3 hours
Study of Old English grammar and phonology; the reading of selections from prose and poetry in West Saxon; a survey of the literature of the Old English period.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ENGL 5010 - Beowulf 3 hours
Study of Beowulf, its language and its place in the Germanic epic tradition; some attention to other heroic poetry.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 5000 .
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ENGL 5020 - Chaucer: Major Works 3 hours
Study of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer, including the short poems and Troilus and Criseyde or the Canterbury Tales in relation to late medieval culture.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5030 - Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture 3 hours
Detailed study of the works of one or more of the major writers or literary genres of the medieval period in England, with a study of the major literary and social forces that helped to shape the cultural context of the period.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5100 - Studies in British Literature and Culture of the Romantic Period 3 hours
Detailed study of the work of one or more of the major Romantic poets, together with wide reading in the general literature of the period and general consideration of the cultural, social, literary and intellectual history of the period.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5140 - Form and Theory: Poetry 3 hours
Rhetorical criticism of poetry to show how poems achieve identification with the audience; emphasis on student mastery of critical analysis.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ENGL 5145 - Form and Theory: Prose 3 hours
Rhetorical criticism of prose fiction to show how short stories and novels achieve effect.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ENGL 5162 - Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction 3 hours
Workshop devoted to the writing, reading and analysis of creative nonfiction. Emphasis shifts each semester and may encompass the personal essay, memoir, nature writing, travel writing and the nonfiction short story.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5200 - Studies in British Literature and Culture of the Victorian Period 3 hours
Study of the works of one or more of the major British writers of the Victorian period and of the cultural, social, intellectual and philosophical interests of the period.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5250 - Studies in British Literature and Culture of the Eighteenth Century 3 hours
Appraisal of a significant group of writers or a literary genre of either the Restoration or the 18th century, together with attention to the historical, intellectual and social background.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5260 - Studies in Nineteenth-Century British Literature and Culture 3 hours
Detailed survey of the works of the Romantic and Victorian periods, with a general consideration of social and intellectual history of the time.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5310 - Studies in Rhetorical Theory 3 hours
Detailed study of narrowly conceived topics exigent to contemporary rhetorical theory, history and practice.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5320 - Studies in Composition Theory 3 hours
Detailed topics course centering on exigent questions, issues and research topics relevant to the theory and practice of composition and writing studies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5400 - Studies in Shakespeare 3 hours
Intensive study of selected plays and a consideration of some of the literary problems connected with Shakespeare’s life and work.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ENGL 5410 - Studies in the British Renaissance 3 hours
Study of the works of one or more major authors of the 16th and 17th centuries and of the intellectual, philosophical and religious life of the time.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5420 - Creative Writing: Poetry 3 hours
Study of the principles of poetic composition in traditional forms as well as free verse. Format includes lecture and workshop.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5490 - Studies in the Twentieth-Century British Novel 3 hours
Detailed study of the writings of one or more major 20th-century British novelists, with consideration of relevant social and intellectual interests of the time.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ENGL 5500 - Studies in American Literature and Culture from the Beginning to 1800 3 hours
Survey of the works of major writers from the Puritan, Colonial and Federalist eras, and a general consideration of the social, cultural, literary and intellectual history of these times.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5510 - Studies in American Literature and Culture, 1800 to 1865 3 hours
Detailed study of the writings of major authors and a general consideration of the social and intellectual interests of the time.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5515 - Studies in the American Renaissance 3 hours
Explores the outpouring of American cultural and literary expression in the decades leading up to the Civil War. Covers major authors such as Emerson, Dickinson, Melville and Douglass, as well as a variety of other literary and visual texts. Possible topics of study include the literary marketplace, reform movements such as antislavery and women’s rights, nationalism and multiculturalism, and modern critical reevaluations of the period.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5520 - Studies in American Literature and Culture, 1865 to 1914 3 hours
Detailed study of the writings of major authors and a general consideration of the social and intellectual interests of the time.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5525 - Studies in American Realism 3 hours
Focuses on the development of realism in American literature and culture from approximately 1865–1914, along with the related literary movements of naturalism, regionalism and local color. Provides coverage of such major authors as Mark Twain, Sarah Orne Jewett, Charles Chesnutt and William James. Additional topics of study may include the rise of photography and newspaper journalism, science and evolutionary theory, and/or the problems of urbanization, among others.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5530 - Studies in American Literature and Culture, 1914 to the Present 3 hours
Detailed study of the writings of major authors and a general consideration of the social, cultural and intellectual interests of the time.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5540 - Studies in Twentieth-Century British or Irish Literature and Culture 3 hours
Detailed study of the writings of one or more 20th-century British or Irish authors, with consideration of relevant social and intellectual interests of the time.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5550 - Studies in the Teaching of Composition 3 hours
Survey of current scholarly opinion concerning objectives and methods of instruction in written composition; supervised planning of the English curriculum, with special attention to problems related to teaching composition; development through practice of criteria for evaluating student composition.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary. ENGL 5550 is required for all new teaching fellows. Offered every fall.
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ENGL 5560 - Studies in the Teaching of Literature 3 hours
Survey of current scholarly opinion concerning objectives and methods of teaching literature; supervised planning of the English curriculum, with special attention to problems related to the teaching of poetry, drama, prose fiction and prose non-fiction.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ENGL 5570 - Studies in the Teaching of the English Language 3 hours
Survey of current scholarly opinion concerning objectives and methods of teaching grammar, vocabulary, semantics, usage and other aspects of language; supervised planning of the curriculum with special attention to problems related to the teaching of the English language in its spoken and written forms.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ENGL 5580 - Advanced Writing Center Theory and Practice 3 hours
Advanced writing-intensive seminar designed to provide theoretical background, research training and practical strategies to prepare students for writing pedagogy.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ENGL 5600 - Studies in European Literature and Culture 3 hours
Study of a major period or movement in continental European literature; extensive reading in literature in translation and research in literary history and development, with emphasis upon relations to British, Anglophone and/or American literature.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5605 - Studies in the Literature and Culture of the Colonial Americas 3 hours
Study of writing from and about the conquest, colonization, and settlement of the Americas. Covers such major writers as Christopher Columbus, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Bartolome de Las Casas, Thomas Harriot, John Winthrop, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Mary Rowlandson, Cotton Mather, William Byrd, Thomas Jefferson and others. Possible topics of study include transatlantic and hemispheric exchange and migration, travel, slavery, captivity, Creole subjectivities, religion, and independence movements.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5610 - Studies in Early African-American Literature and Culture 3 hours
Explores the beginnings of African-American cultural and literary expression during the 18th and 19th centuries. Covers major authors such as Phyllis Wheatley, Olaudah Equiano, William Wells Brown, Harriet Jacobs, Frederick Douglass, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ida B. Wells, Booker T. Washington and Charles Chesnutt. Possible topics of study include theology, Constitutional law, antebellum slave and Southern culture, transatlantic abolition movements, Reconstruction, migration and nationalism.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5620 - Studies in Contemporary African-American Literature and Culture 3 hours
Focuses on the development of African American literature and cultural production during the 20th and 21st centuries, across literary and cultural movements such as realism, regionalism, the Harlem/New Negro movement, Black Power/Arts Movement, postmodernism, and the Dark Room Collective. Covers such major artists as W.E.B. DuBois, Duke Ellington, Zora Neale Hurston, Ralph Ellison, Katherine Dunham, Gwendolyn Brooks, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Yusef Komunyakaa, Spike Lee, and Suzan-Lori Parks. Additional topics of study may include Black Atlantic studies, African American feminism, black intellectual practice, sociological and political theory, and photography.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5630 - Semiotics 3 hours
Introduction to the study of signs as signifiers of meaning in various genres.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ENGL 5635 - Mexican-American Literature and Theory Before 1954 3 hours
Examines the literary productions of Mexican-Americans from the 19th century up to the landmark civil rights Supreme Court case Hernandez v. Texas of 1954. Traces the historical and cultural influences of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans in the U.S. from the early 19th century through the rise of modernism and the impact of the Mexican Revolution and increasing immigration from Mexico, to the emergence of post-war activism. Provides a foundation in Mexican-American literature by attending to historical contexts and to concerns of war and displacement, migration, early ethnic consciousness, mestizaje, and other relevant topics. Secondary readings may also be drawn from anthropology, historiography, studies in nationalism, popular literature and journalism, narrative studies, and various ancillary fields.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5640 - Mexican-American Literature and Theory After 1954 3 hours
Beginning during a period of several landmark Mexican-American court cases including Hernandez v. Texas (1954), examines the literary production of Mexican-Americans in the latter half of the 20th century up to the present day. Works may address topics such as, but not limited to, Mexican-Americans and civil rights, the Chicana/o Movement, Chicana feminism, film and television, immigration, education, postmodern narrative, ethnic identity/mestizaje, global literary studies and environmental justice. Traces the development of contemporary Mexican-American literature and Chicana/o theory in the context of recent history, politics and cultural studies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5650 - United States Ethnic Literature and Culture 3 hours
Explores the theoretical and critical contexts pertinent to the field of ethnic writing in the United States. Involves the close reading and analysis of both key primary texts and influential criticism and theoretical writings, including, but not limited to, postcolonialism, narratology, deconstruction and globalization. Key aims for the course are to understand the relationship between literature, ethnic populations, the cultural and social aspects of immigration, and key moments in U.S. history. Ancillary interdisciplinary readings may be drawn from sociology, anthropology, cognitive sciences, U.S. historiography and other fields.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5680 - Studies in Global Literature and Culture 3 hours
Examines world literatures written in English, or in translation, in a project aimed at establishing critical and theoretical paradigms for effective analysis. Primary readings (novels, poetry, films and other forms) typically deal with issues of transnationalism, migration, global and regionalist identities, and cosmopolitanism. Secondary readings establish a foundation in key disciplines such as, but not limited to, nationalism, postcolonialism, anthropology, cognitive sciences and globalization studies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credits as topics vary.
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ENGL 5700 - Classical Background of English and American Literature and Culture 3 hours
Study of Greek and Latin literature in translation, with emphasis on a study of the specific literary, cultural and intellectual influences of Classical works that have shaped English and American literary culture.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5710 - Studies in Folklore 3 hours
Introduction to the types of folklore, with emphasis upon cultural phenomena as reflected in tales, legends, proverbs and folk songs, and upon folklore motifs as bases for formal literature. Techniques of collecting, comparing and analyzing folklore.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ENGL 5720 - Literature and Science 3 hours
Examines the relationships between literature and science in any historical period of American or British literature. Involves the close reading of both literary and scientific texts in order to explore how leading scientific figures and theories (such as Darwin and evolutionary biology) provided literary works with new representational practices and new ways of examining the connections between science, culture and ethics. May also encompass such areas of interdisciplinary investigation as anthropology and literature or literature and medicine.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5730 - Literature and the Environment 3 hours
Explores a variety of philosophical, aesthetic and cultural traditions of representing the natural world and its relation to human societies. In addition to literature, readings may extend into natural science, environmental philosophy, cultural criticism and artistic theory.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5740 - Advanced Studies in Literature and Film 3 hours
Advanced investigation of the relationships between literature and film (or other media forms). Possible areas of focus include adaptation/remediation studies, genre studies, and narrative studies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5750 - Methods of Historical Research 3 hours
Examination of the basic problems and methods pertinent to the use of primary materials in literary research; consideration of types of bibliography, problems in textual analysis and editing, and approaches to archival research and literary history.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ENGL 5760 - Scholarly and Critical Writing 3 hours
Examination of the writing strategies entailed in preparing successful seminar papers, conference presentations and scholarly articles.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ENGL 5770 - Literary Publishing, Editing and Writing for Publication 3 hours
Multi-genre seminar/workshop in literary publishing, editing and writing for publication. Advanced stage workshop for creative pieces, with special emphasis on researching publishing markets and forming submission strategies. Smaller workshops focus on cover letters, query letters, book proposals and book reviews. Covers the history of publishing as well as contemporary issues in publishing and editing, and provides practical experience by working with the American Literary Review.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ENGL 5800 - Studies in Literary Genres 3 hours
Study of the historical development of one or more literary genres in American, English, continental or world literature, with attention to major practitioners in the genre and to the historical and literary influences on the form.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ENGL 5810 - Survey of Critical Theory 3 hours
Survey of major theoretical schools with special attention to those influential in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ENGL 5820 - Creative Writing: Prose Fiction 3 hours
Study of the principles of prose fiction as exemplified in published and unpublished works. Emphasis on writing for specific subgenres and methods of preparation and submission of work. Workshop format is employed.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 5825 - Screenwriting 3 hours
Study of the principles of dramatic composition as applied to writing for the motion picture or television screen.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ENGL 5890 - Studies in the American Novel, 1914 to the Present 3 hours
Detailed study of the writings of one or more major American novelists and a general consideration of the social and intellectual interests of the time.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ENGL 5900 - Special Problems 1–3 hours
Conference course open to advanced students capable of doing independent research under the direction of the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Registration permitted only when other graduate courses are not available and only upon the recommendation of the instructor and the consent of the department chair. A maximum of 3 semester hours of credit is allowed for each course.
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ENGL 5910 - Special Problems 1–3 hours
Conference course open to advanced students capable of doing independent research under the direction of the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Registration permitted only when other graduate courses are not available and only upon the recommendation of the instructor and the consent of the department chair. A maximum of 3 semester hours of credit is allowed for each course.
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ENGL 5920 - Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis 6 hours (0;0;6)
Composition of an original scholarly paper in the field of linguistics and/or English as a second language.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.
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ENGL 5930 - Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis 3 hours (0;0;6)
Composition of an original scholarly paper 20 to 25 pages in length. Project must be approved by instructor of course and major professor.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.
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ENGL 5950 - Master’s Thesis 3 or 6 hours
To be scheduled only with consent of department. 6 hours credit required. No credit assigned until thesis has been completed and filed with the graduate school. Continuous enrollment required once work on thesis has begun.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit.
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ENGL 5960 - English Institute 1–6 hours
For students accepted by the university as participants in special institute courses.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit but not to exceed 6 hours in each course.
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ENGL 5970 - English Institute 1–6 hours
For students accepted by the university as participants in special institute courses.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit but not to exceed 6 hours in each course.
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ENGL 6020 - Seminar in Old and Middle English Language or Literature 3 hours
In-depth study of a single writer, a group of writers, a literary genre or a literary fashion of the period, and a general consideration of the social, intellectual and cultural contexts of the literary work.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 6200 - Seminar in British Literature and Culture, 1500–1660 3 hours
In-depth study of a single writer, a group of writers, a literary genre or a literary fashion of the period, and a general consideration of the social, intellectual and cultural contexts of the literary work.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 6250 - Seminar in British Literature and Culture, 1660–1780 3 hours
In-depth study of a single writer, a group of writers, a literary genre or a literary fashion of the period, and a general consideration of the social, intellectual, and cultural contexts of the literary work.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 6410 - Seminar in British Literature and Culture, 1780 to the Present 3 hours
In-depth study of a single writer, a group of writers, a literary genre or a literary fashion of the period, and a general consideration of the social, intellectual, and cultural contexts of the literary work.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 6500 - Seminar in American Literature and Culture to 1865 3 hours
In-depth study of a single writer, a group of writers, a literary genre or a literary fashion of the period, and a general consideration of the associated social, cultural, literary and intellectual history.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 6530 - Seminar in American Literature and Culture, 1865 to the Present 3 hours
In-depth study of a single writer, a group of writers, a literary genre or a literary fashion of the period, and general consideration of the associated social, cultural, literary and intellectual history.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 6540 - American Women Writers 3 hours
In-depth study of a single woman writer or group of women writers in any period and genre of American literature.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 6590 - Seminar in the Novel 3 hours
In-depth study of a single novelist, a group of novelists, a literary genre or literary fashion of the period; consideration of the cultural context of the literary work.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ENGL 6810 - Topics in Critical Theory 3 hours
Study of one or more related major strains of critical, literary or cultural emphasis.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 6820 - Topics in Cultural Studies 3 hours
Cultural studies approaches to literature, including visual culture, film, history, philosophy, politics, gender and sexuality.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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ENGL 6900 - Special Problems 1–3 hours
Conference course open to doctoral candidates doing independent research under the direction of the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ENGL 6910 - Special Problems 1–3 hours
Conference course open to doctoral candidates doing independent research under the direction of the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ENGL 6941 - Directed Research 1–12 hours
Doctoral research of an independent nature.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit.
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ENGL 6942 - Directed Research 1–12 hours
Doctoral research of an independent nature.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit.
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ENGL 6944 - Directed Research 1–12 hours
Doctoral research of an independent nature.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit.
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ENGL 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation 3, 6 or 9 hours
To be scheduled only with consent of department. 12 hours credit required. No credit assigned until dissertation has been completed and filed with the graduate school. Doctoral students must maintain continuous enrollment in this course subsequent to passing qualifying examination for admission to candidacy.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit.
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MUET 5020 - Anthropology of Sound 3 hours
Examines sound from a cross-cultural perspective by opening up a dialogue about alternative sonic practices which challenge many taken-for-granted notions about contemporary theories of sound.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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MUET 5030 - Music Cultures of the World 3 hours (3;1)
Selected survey of music cultures of the world. Examination of musical traditions from a perspective that emphasizes music as an integral part of society and culture.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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MUET 5040 - Ethnomusicology Studies Abroad 3–6 hours
Study and experience music cultures in their traditional settings. Field school locations include Africa, India and China. On-site visits to celebrations, ceremonies and rituals are combined with instruction by traditional musicians and guest lectures by cultural bearers. Musical traditions are studied from a perspective that emphasizes participant-observation.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Meets with MUET 3040.
Open to majors from all fields of study. No formal musical training required. May be repeated for credit as topics/locations vary.
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MUET 5050 - Music of Africa 3 hours
Study of musical experience in African life. How does music function in everyday life, in ritual and ceremony? When does music happen and for what reasons? What are the social and political horizons of musical events? How has musical experience changed in contemporary life? These questions are explored in relation to African music, ranging from the complex vocal polyphony of the Mbuti Pygmies of the Itui Forest to the worldwide explosion of Afro Pop.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Meets with MUET 3050.
Open to majors of all fields. No formal musical training is needed to successfully complete this course.
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MUET 5060 - African-American Music 3 hours
Exploration of the experiences of blacks in the Americas vis-à-vis music. In particular, critical examination of the long trajectory of “black music” in the United States, making reference first to its West African antecedents. Consideration of ways that the term “black music” is deployed politically and its appropriateness as a descriptive and analytical category. Exploring the permeability of the sacred and secular in African-American cultural experience, we will interrogate the musical, philosophical, and behavioral links between a Saturday night crowd and a Sunday morning people.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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MUET 5070 - Studies in Asian Music 3 hours
Historical developments and current issues in Asian music. Select music cultures are studied from an ethnomusicological perspective.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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MUET 5080 - Studies in Latin American Music 3 hours
Study of the traditional and popular music of Latin America in its cultural context using theoretical approaches of ethnomusicology and related disciplines. Countries and topics may vary.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated as topics vary.
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MUET 5090 - Music of India 3 hours (3;1)
Development of Indian music from Vedic times to the present day. Overview of North Indian classical music, a detailed study of South Indian classical music systems, and a selected survey of folk music from different regions of India.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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MUET 5210 - Seminar in Ethnomusicology 3 hours
Selected topics in ethnomusicology: current theoretical and practical issues in the discipline.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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MUET 5220 - Ethnomusicology Field and Research Methods 3 hours
Exploration of the relationship between shifting theoretical research paradigms and how they have affected field methodology. Close readings of representative ethnographies, several short field assignments and reports, and a field research project, resulting in a final paper.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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MUET 5230 - World Music Analysis 3 hours
Analytical approaches to world music; theoretical and practical issues in transcription; development of new paradigms for transcription, analysis and graphic representation of music.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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MUET 5500 - Introduction to Ethnomusicology 3 hours
General overview of the discipline of ethnomusicology, including major contributions to the field, history, methodology and practical applications. Case studies are used to illustrate specific theoretical problems encountered in ethnomusicological research.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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MUET 5617 - African Music and Movement 1 hour
Study of selected African drum music and development of related traditional movement skills through studio performance. Movement will be compared and contrasted with various African dance styles, while exploring their cultural basis, recreational and social uses, and artistic and educational values.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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MUET 5900 - Ethnomusicology Special Problems 3 hours
Special problems in ethnomusicology.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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MUET 6000 - Proseminar in Ethnomusicology 3 hours
Comprehensive study of social thought about the field of ethnomusicology from 19th-century comparative musicology to contemporary studies of global and popular music.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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MUET 6010 - Current Issues in Ethnomusicology 3 hours
Investigative research into current issues in ethnomusicology.
Prerequisite(s): None.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary up to a maximum of 12 hours.
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FINA 5040 - Introduction to Finance and Financial Mathematics 1.5 hours
Understanding of finance terms, procedures and concepts used by managers in making financial decisions. Basic concepts and techniques of finance; the role of financial markets and institutions, interest rates, inflation and yield curve determinants; analysis and interpretation of financial mathematics to understand the time value of money; and bond and stock valuation models. Course meets the deficiency requirement of finance for MBA candidates and may be counted as part of the graduate program in a field other than business administration.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 5000 or equivalent, MATH 1190 or equivalent, or consent of department.
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FINA 5170 - Financial Management 3 hours
Tools and techniques used and proposed in corporate financial management. Analysis of the investment and financing decisions and the environment in which such decisions are made are covered in readings, case problems and class discussion.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 5020 , FINA 5040 , ECON 5000 , MATH 1190, BCIS 5090 , DSCI 5010 or equivalent. Students with 15 credit hours of approved undergraduate finance courses may elect to substitute another 5000-level finance course for this course subject to the approval of the FIREL department master’s advisor. DSCI 5180 and ACCT 5130 are recommended.
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FINA 5210 - Investment Analysis and Management 3 hours
Economic and industry studies, company analysis, selection of senior securities, theory and application of common stock valuation models, security markets and timing, portfolio management, options and futures markets.
Prerequisite(s): FINA 5170 or equivalent; ECON 1100 or ECON 5000 or equivalent; ACCT 2010 or ACCT 5020 or equivalent; MATH 1190 or equivalent, or consent of department.
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FINA 5220 - Theory and Application of Financial Derivatives 3 hours
Theory, valuation and analysis of derivative securities; the use of options, futures and swaps in risk management; current applications to financial engineering and innovation.
Prerequisite(s): FINA 5170 and FINA 5210 or equivalents; ECON 1100 or ECON 5000 or equivalent; ACCT 2010 or ACCT 5020 or equivalent; MATH 1190 or equivalent.
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FINA 5230 - Portfolio Management and Security Analysis in Investments 3 hours
Overview of portfolio management and security analysis from the point of view of a trust officer, mutual fund manager, pension fund manager or other manager of securities. Emphasizes the need of financial managers for an understanding of problems, trends and theory of portfolio management.
Prerequisite(s): FINA 5210 or consent of instructor.
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FINA 5310 - Advanced Topics in Financial Management 3 hours
Introduces the student to the use of financial decision models. Also focuses on the application of advanced theoretical models and provides an understanding of the interaction of financial decisions.
Prerequisite(s): FINA 5170 or equivalent; ECON 1100 or ECON 5000 or equivalent; ACCT 2010 or ACCT 5020 or equivalent; MATH 1190 or equivalent.
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FINA 5320 - Financial Management in the Energy Enterprise 3 hours
Includes aspects of corporate finance from the energy perspective such as capital budgeting, asset management, financial decision-making and risk management, energy project financing, and evaluation of the use of derivatives to hedge selected outcomes (including use of options, forward contracts, futures contracts and swaps). Reserve-based lending, borrowing-based determinations, project economics, feasibility studies, risk analysis, and cash flow projections also are covered.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 5700 and FINA 5040 .
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FINA 5400 - Financial Markets and Institutions 3 hours
Determination of interest rates, their term structure and the relationship with inflation. Management of interest rate risk. Financial instruments and their characteristics. Monetary policy, the Federal Reserve System and regulation. Introduction to the international financial system.
Prerequisite(s): FINA 5170 or equivalent; ECON 1100 or ECON 5000 or equivalent; ACCT 2010 or ACCT 5020 or equivalent; MATH 1190 or equivalent.
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