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    May 20, 2024  
2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Emergency Administration and Planning

  
  • EADP 4030 - Private Sector Issues



    3 hours
    Study of business continuity and the role of businesses in emergencies and disasters. Topics include business impact analysis, recovery planning and multi-organizational coordination.

    Prerequisite(s): EADP 3010  or consent of department.

  
  • EADP 4040 - International Disasters



    3 hours
    Explores issues pertinent to international disasters, including susceptibility of poor countries to natural disasters, the nature of complex emergencies, and the actors involved in humanitarian activities across national borders. Special attention is given to the social, political and economic barriers that perpetuate the vicious cycle of vulnerability as well as the need for long term solutions that promote beneficent forms of development.

    Prerequisite(s): EADP 3010  or consent of department.

  
  • EADP 4050 - Special Populations and Disasters



    3 hours
    Identification and examination of special populations in disaster. Discussion of their needs and service delivery strategies. Emphasis on relevant response agencies and programs.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Core Category: Social and Behavioral Sciences
  
  • EADP 4060 - Technology in Emergency Management



    3 hours
    Examination of the use of technology and computers in emergency management. Topics include software, hardware, information management, communication equipment and future innovations.

    Prerequisite(s): EADP 3010  or consent of department.

  
  • EADP 4065 - Disaster Exercise Design



    3 hours
    Study in designing and implementing successful disaster exercise programs. Types of disaster exercises and their purpose are examined. Process of designing exercises is explored in depth. Methods of conducting and evaluating exercises are discussed and analyzed. Each student participates in producing, conducting and evaluating a disaster exercise.

    Prerequisite(s): EADP 3010 , EADP 3035 , EADP 3045 .

  
  • EADP 4080 - Capstone Course in Emergency Management



    3 hours
    Synthesis of emergency and disaster management concepts and perspectives. Case studies of disasters are emphasized to provide real-world examples of applied principles. Discussion of current theoretical approaches and future trends in the field. Topics include sustainable development, resistance, resilience and vulnerability.

    Prerequisite(s): EADP 3010 , EADP 3035 , EADP 3045 . Enrollment is restricted to EADP majors who are in the final two semesters of their degree program.

    Core Category: Capstone
  
  • EADP 4090 - Terrorism and Emergency Management



    3 hours
    In-depth investigation into the ideological forces and groups involved in terrorist activity. Analysis of the effects of terrorism, including the similarities and differences to other types of disasters. Attention is given to weapons of mass destruction and the unique challenges to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks.

    Prerequisite(s): EADP 3010  or consent of department.

  
  • EADP 4800 - Emergency Management Internship Preparation



    3 hours
    Course prepares students for an internship. Recommended to be taken the term/semester before the student serves the internship. Periodic seminars cover career counseling, resume development, professionalism and interview skills.

    Prerequisite(s): Enrollment is restricted to EADP majors who have completed EADP 3010 , EADP 3035 , EADP 3045 , and consent of internship coordinator.

    Enrollment in this course is required for pre-career EADP students.

  
  • EADP 4810 - Emergency Management Internship



    3 hours
    Provides practical experiences geared toward the integration of theory and practice in a supervised emergency management setting. Requires a minimum of 240 contact hours within the practicum setting and attendance at scheduled classes.

    Prerequisite(s): EADP 4800 , 15 hours of EADP course work including EADP 3010 , EADP 3035  and EADP 3045 , and consent of the internship coordinator.

    Enrollment in this course is required for pre-career EADP students. Application for approval of the practicum site occurs in the term/semester prior to enrollment in this course.

  
  • EADP 4900 - Special Problems



    1–6 hours
    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • EADP 4910 - Special Problems



    1–6 hours
    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • EADP 4951 - Honors College Capstone Thesis



    3 hours
    Major research project prepared by the student under the supervision of a faculty member and presented in standard thesis format. An oral defense is required of each student for successful completion of the thesis.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 6 hours in honors courses; completion of at least 12 hours in the major department in which the thesis is prepared; approval of the department chair and the dean of the school or college in which the thesis is prepared; approval of the dean of the Honors College.

    May be substituted for HNRS 4000 . Course may be taken only once for Honors College credit.


Engineering Technology

  
  • ENGR 1030 - Technological Systems



    3 hours
    Introduction to technological systems with focus on societal interrelationships; past, present and future trends; and influence and impact on technological literacy.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Core Category: Discovery
  
  • ENGR 1060 - Communication and Ethics



    3 hours
    Technical/workplace written communication; critique of existing technical documents; preparation and delivery of a professional presentation; introduction to engineering ethics including plagiarism, professional codes of ethics and case studies.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1310 .

  
  • ENGR 1201 - Introduction to Engineering

    (ENGR 1201)

    3 hours (2;2;0)
    Introduction to the engineering profession with emphasis on technical communication and team-based engineering design.

    Prerequisite(s): Pre-engineering status.

  
  • ENGR 1304 - Engineering Graphics

    (ENGR 1204 or ENGR 1304)

    3 hours (1;4)
    Fundamentals and principles of engineering drafting practices used in technical processes.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGR 2060 - Professional Presentations



    3 hours (2;3)
    Oral and written communication techniques to include conceptualization, design, development and delivery with special reference to engineering/science related technical material. Content will address speaker support materials including visuals, speaker note pages, interactive software and audience and handouts using industrial graphics computer software.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1320  or TECM 2700  (either may be taken concurrently).

  
  • ENGR 2301 - Statics

    (ENGR 2301 or ENGR 2403)

    3 hours
    Basic theory of engineering mechanics, using calculus, involving the description of forces, moments, and couples acting on stationary engineering structures. Equilibrium in 2 and 3 dimensions, free-body diagrams, friction, centroids, centers of gravity, and moments of inertia.

    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 1710 , PHYS 1730 , MATH 1710 .

  
  • ENGR 2302 - Dynamics

    (ENGR 2302 or ENGR 2402)

    3 hours
    Basic theory of engineering mechanics, using calculus, involving the motion of particles, rigid bodies, and systems of particles; Newton’s Laws; work and energy relationships; principles of impulse and momentum; application of kinetics and kinematics to the soultion of engineering problems.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2301 , MATH 1720 .

  
  • ENGR 2332 - Mechanics of Materials



    4 hours (3;3)
    Relationships among loads placed on structural components; shape and size of components; resultant stresses, strains and deflections of components.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2301 .

  
  • ENGR 2405 - Circuit Analysis

    (ENGR 2307)

    3 hours
    Introduction to electrical elements, sources and interconnects. Ohm’s law, Kirchoff’s law, superposition and Thevenin’s theorems are introduced. The resistive circuit, OP Amp, RL, RC circuits, Sinusoidal analysis.

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 1720 .

    Corequisite(s): PHYS 2220 /PHYS 2240 

    Same as EENG 2610 .

  
  • ENGR 2415 - Circuit Analysis Lab

    (ENGR 2107)

    1 hour (0;3)
    Provides experiences in the analysis and design of DC and AC electrical networks. Fundamentals such as Kirchhoff’s Laws, Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits, RL, RC, and RLC circuits are covered. Experiences include use of computer aided tools for data acquisition, analysis of data, and report generation.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Should be taken concurrently with ENGR 2405 .

  
  • ENGR 2720 - Logic Design



    3 hours
    Digital computers and digital information processing systems; Boolean algebra, principles and methodology of logic design; machine language programming; register transfer logic; microprocessor hardware, software and interfacing; fundamentals of circuits and systems; computer organization and control; memory systems, arithmetic unit design.

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 1710 .

    Same as EENG 2710 .

  
  • ENGR 2730 - Logic Design Lab



    1 hour (0;3)
    Provides experiences in applying the principles and methodologies of digital logic design. Emphasis is placed on design, testing and implementation using Programming Logic Devices (PLDs) and VHDL, also includes project documentation and reporting.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Should be taken concurrently with ENGR 2720 .

  
  • ENGR 2750 - Introduction to Microprocessors



    4 hours (3;3)
    The fundamentals of microprocessor hardware and assembly language interaction are studied in detail. Emphasis is on the use of the processor to control external systems and devices.

    Prerequisite(s): TECM 2700 , ENGR 2060 , ENGR 2720 .

  
  • ENGR 3450 - Engineering Materials



    3 hours
    Principles of bonding, structure, and structure/property relationships for metals and their alloys, ceramics, polymers and composites. Emphasis on properties and how processes change structure and, consequently, properties.

    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 1710 . CHEM 1410 /CHEM 1430  or CHEM 1415 /CHEM 1435 .

  
  • ENGR 3451 - Engineering Materials Lab



    1 hour (0;1)
    Provides students with hands-on experience in materials science and engineering, involving experiments and data acquisition, analysis of results, report writing and oral presentation.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Corequisite(s): ENGR 3450 

  
  • ENGR 3980 - Digital Controls of Industrial Processes



    3 hours (3;2;3)
    Introduction and use of programmable logic controllers; topics include terminology, basic and advanced relay logic programming, and connection and control of input/output devices. Emphasis is placed on interfacing, operating and programming a wide range of industrial automation devices.

    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or consent of department.


English

  
  • ENGL 1310 - College Writing I

    (ENGL 1301)

    3 hours
    Writing as a means of ordering and shaping experience, information and ideas. Emphasis on perfecting texts through several drafts.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Core Category: English Composition and Rhetoric
  
  • ENGL 1311 - Honors Composition I



    3 hours
    Process-oriented writing intensive course that provides students with the opportunity to write in response to their own experience, outside readings, and special topics selected by the instructor.

    Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to Honors College.

    May be substituted for ENGL 1310 .

    Core Category: English Composition and Rhetoric
  
  • ENGL 1313 - Computer Assisted College Writing I



    3 hours
    Writing as a means of critical thinking, with emphasis on the process of perfecting the essay through the writing of several drafts in the English computer classroom. No computer experience required.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be substituted for ENGL 1310 .

    Core Category: English Composition and Rhetoric
  
  • ENGL 1315 - Writing About Literature I



    3 hours
    Writing as a means of critical thinking using readings from poetry and drama as sources for essay topics. Emphasis on the process of perfecting the essay through the writing of several drafts.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be substituted for ENGL 1310 .

    Core Category: English Composition and Rhetoric
  
  • ENGL 1320 - College Writing II

    (ENGL 1302)

    3 hours
    Continuation of ENGL 1310 . Writing in response to reading and research. Emphasis on perfecting texts through several drafts.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1310  or equivalent.

    Core Category: English Composition and Rhetoric
  
  • ENGL 1321 - Honors Composition II



    3 hours
    Continuation of ENGL 1311 . Process-oriented writing intensive course that provides students with the opportunity to write in response to their own experience, outside readings, and special topics selected by the instructor.

    Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to Honors College.

    May be substituted for ENGL 1320 .

    Core Category: English Composition and Rhetoric
  
  • ENGL 1323 - Computer Assisted College Writing II



    3 hours
    Continuation of ENGL 1313 . Study of the relationship between writing and research. Emphasis on the process of perfecting the essay through the writing of several drafts in the freshman computer laboratory.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1313  or equivalent.

    May be substituted for ENGL 1320 .

    Core Category: English Composition and Rhetoric
  
  • ENGL 1325 - Writing About Literature II



    3 hours
    Study of relationship between writing and research with research topics drawn from readings from prose fiction. Emphasis on the process of perfecting the essay through the writing of several drafts.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1315  or equivalent.

    May be substituted for  .

    Core Category: English Composition and Rhetoric
  
  • ENGL 2100 - Introduction to Creative Writing

    (ENGL 2307)

    3 hours
    Workshop and discussion based. Examines how writers explore and articulate their experiences of the larger world through using the range of technical and expressive possibilities available in poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction. Writings include original works in each genre. Readings cover a wide and diverse group of examples

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 2210 - Masterpieces of World Literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance

    (ENGL 2332)

    3 hours
    Prerequisite(s): 3 semester hours of freshman-level English or equivalent.

    Core Category: Humanities
  
  • ENGL 2211 - Masterpieces of World Literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance



    3 hours
    Prerequisite(s): 3 semester hours of freshman-level English or equivalent. Acceptance to Honors College.

    Core Category: Humanities
  
  • ENGL 2220 - Masterpieces of World Literature Since the Renaissance

    (ENGL 2333)

    3 hours
    Prerequisite(s): 3 semester hours of freshman-level English or equivalent.

    Core Category: Humanities
  
  • ENGL 2221 - Survey of World Literature Since the Renaissance



    3 hours
    Prerequisite(s): 3 semester hours of freshman-level English or equivalent. Acceptance to Honors College.

    Core Category: Humanities
  
  • ENGL 2322 - British Literature to 1780

    (ENGL 2322)

    3 hours
    Masterpieces of British literature from Beowulf through the Enlightenment.

    Prerequisite(s): 3 semester hours of freshman-level English or equivalent.

    Core Category: Humanities
  
  • ENGL 2323 - British Literature 1780 to Present

    (ENGL 2323)

    3 hours
    Masterpieces of British literature from the Romantic Period to present.

    Prerequisite(s): 3 semester hours of freshman-level English or equivalent.

    Core Category: Humanities
  
  • ENGL 2327 - American Literature to 1870

    (ENGL 2327)

    3 hours
    Masterpieces of American literature from the Colonial Period through the Romantic Period.

    Prerequisite(s): 3 semester hours of freshman-level English or equivalent.

    Core Category: Humanities
  
  • ENGL 2328 - American Literature from 1870 to Present

    (ENGL 2328)

    3 hours
    Masterpieces of American literature from the Realistic Period through the present.

    Prerequisite(s): 3 semester hours of freshman-level English or equivalent.

    Core Category: Humanities
  
  • ENGL 2352 - Readings in the Short Story and Novel, Especially Modern American Literature and Culture



    3 hours
    Prerequisite(s): TECM 1322  or equivalent.

    May be substituted for ENGL 2210  by international students only.

  
  • ENGL 2362 - Readings in Poetry and Drama, Especially Modern American Works



    3 hours
    Prerequisite(s): TECM 1322  or equivalent.

    May be substituted for ENGL 2220  by international students only.

  
  • ENGL 2500 - Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills



    3 hours
    Prepares majors to understand literature and to articulate their understanding in essays supported by carefully analyzed evidence from assigned works. Covers basic critical vocabulary, the major literary genres (poetry, drama, fiction) and the conventions that govern these genres. Students learn to evaluate multiple interpretations of a text.

    Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of freshman composition.

    Core Category: Discovery
  
  • ENGL 2900 - Special Problems



    1–3 hours
    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 2910 - Special Problems



    1–3 hours
    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 2996 - Honors College Mentored Research Experience



    3 hours
    Research experience conducted by a freshman or sophomore honors student under the supervision of a faculty member.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Honors College; freshman or sophomore class status; consent of Honors College dean.

    May only be taken once for Honors College credit.

  
  • ENGL 3140 - Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction



    3 hours
    Principles and practices in the writing of fiction.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3150 - Intermediate Creative Writing: Poetry



    3 hours
    Principles and practices in the writing of poetry.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3160 - Intermediate Creative Writing: Non-Fiction



    3 hours
    Principles and practices in the writing of non-fiction.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3200 - Rhetorical History and Historiography



    3 hours
    Explores the construction of the rhetorical tradition through canonical texts and figures; questions alternatives to the received tradition.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3360 - Survey of Classical Literature



    3 hours
    Survey of Greek and Roman literature with emphasis on the mythology of the Classical Age.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3430 - British Literature to 1780



    3 hours
    In-depth study of traditional early British literature from the Anglo-Saxon through the Augustan period.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3431 - Introduction to Early Medieval Literature



    3 hours
    Study of the major works and genres of English and Continental literature from 750–1150 in Western Europe; provides an introduction to these works in their literary and cultural context.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3432 - Introduction to Late Medieval Literature



    3 hours
    Masterpieces of late medieval literature from 1150–1500, excluding the Canterbury Tales; provides an introduction to these works in their literary and cultural context.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3433 - Medieval Women Writers



    3 hours
    Study of major women writers and their works in the Middle Ages.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3434 - British Renaissance Drama



    3 hours
    Study of Tudor and Jacobean drama, focusing on major writers other than Shakespeare, including Lyly, Marlowe, Kyd, Jonson, Webster, Middleton, and Ford; provides an introduction to these works in their literary and cultural context.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3435 - British Renaissance Poetry



    3 hours
    Study of major poets of the British Renaissance, such as Wyatt, Surrey, Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, Jonson, Donne, Wroth, Milton, Marvell, and Herrick; provides an introduction to these works in their literary and cultural context.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3436 - Introduction to Eighteenth-Century British Literature



    3 hours
    Introduction to the major literary genres, authors, and ideas of the British eighteenth century.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3440 - British Anglophone Literature 1780 to the Present



    3 hours
    In-depth study of later British and Anglophone literature from the Romantic period to the present.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3441 - Introduction to Romantic Literature



    3 hours
    A survey of English-language texts written by Romantic writers (early to mid-19th-century British writers) such as William Wordsmith, Mary Shelley, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Percy Shelley, George Gordon, Lord Byron, John Keats, Maria Edgeworth, William Blake, Mary Wollstonecraft, and others.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3442 - Introduction to Victorian Literature



    3 hours
    A survey of English-language texts written by Victorian writers (mid-to late-19th-century British writers) such as Charles Dickens; Alfred, Lord Tennyson; Robert Browning; Charlotte Bronte; Oscar Wilde; Walter Pater; John Ruskin; and others.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3450 - Short Story



    3 hours
    Comparative survey of the short story from its inception in the 19th century to the present day, comprising representative works by African, Asian, British, Russian, North and South American, and European writers, in English or in translation.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3830 - American Literature to 1870



    3 hours
    In-depth study of traditional early American literature from the Colonial period through the Romantic period.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3831 - Introduction to the Literature of the Colonial Americas



    3 hours
    A study of the American literature associated with the colonization and settlement of the New World; readings cover selections from colonization to the early National Period.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3832 - Nineteenth-Century American Poetry



    3 hours
    A study of nineteenth-century American poerty, including Dickinson, Whitman, and other significant poets; provides an introduction to nineteenth-century poetic forms in their literary and cultural context.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3833 - The American Renaissance



    3 hours
    A study of American cultural and literary expression from approximately 1830 to 1860, including works by major authors such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickinson, Herman Melville, and Frederick Douglass, as well as other literary and visual texts.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3840 - American Literature 1870 to the Present



    3 hours
    In-depth study of traditional American literature from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3843 - Twentieth-and Twenty-first Century American Poetry



    3 hours
    A study of 20th-century American poetry; provides an introduction to 20th-century poetic forms in their literary and cultural context.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3844 - Contemporary Native American Literature



    3 hours
    Study of literature and other writings by Native American from 1900 to the present; provides an introduction to these works in their literary and cultural context.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3845 - Nineteenth-Century Literature of the U.S.-American West



    3 hours
    An in-depth study of the influential genre of U.S. Western literature in the nineteenth century.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3846 - Mexican American Non-Fiction and Criticism



    3 hours
    A review of key non-fiction essays and criticism from influential Mexican American writers and scholars. The readings span the twentieth century and extend into the twenty-first, exploring matters of folkloric identity, history, race, gender and globalization.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3847 - American Realism



    3 hours
    Study of realism in American literature and culture from 1860–1900, along with the related literary movements (e.g., naturalism, regionalism). Provides coverage of such major authors as Mark Twain, Sarah Orne Jewett, Charles Chesnutt, and Henry James.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3850 - The Literature of Texas and the Southwest



    3 hours
    Study of the poetry, prose and drama of Texas and the Southwest and their relation to the cultural history of the region.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3910 - Special Studies in Literature



    1–3 hours
    Selected major authors, significant literary periods, thematically related literary works or topics of interest.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

  
  • ENGL 3911 - Topics in British Literature



    3 hours
    Consideration of genres, themes, movements, authors and their relationship to the cultural contexts of the age.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3912 - Topics in American Literature



    3 hours
    Consideration of genres, themes, movements, authors and their relationship to the cultural contexts of the age.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3913 - Topics in World Literature



    3 hours
    Consideration of genres, themes, movements, authors and their relationship to the cultural contexts of the age.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3920 - Survey of Ethnic Literatures



    3 hours
    Study of the literatures of several ethnic communities, including, but not limited to, African-American, Chicano (Mexican-American), Latino, Native American and Jewish-American. Comparison of divergent worldviews and ideologies articulated in ethnic literatures.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3921 - African-American Literature



    3 hours
    Study of the cultural and historical specificity of African-American literature. Comparison of that literature to canonical texts and trends, or examination of that literature as a counter discourse to dominative theories.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3922 - Chicano Literature



    3 hours
    Study of the cultural and historical specificity of Mexican-American literature. Comparison of that literature to canonical texts and trends, or examination of that literature as a counter discourse to dominative theories.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 3923 - American Jewish Writers



    3 hours
    Study of the cultural and historical specificity of American Jewish literature. Comparison of that literature to canonical texts and trends, or examination of that literature as a counter discourse to dominative theories.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be used to fulfill a requirement for the Jewish studies minor.

  
  • ENGL 3924 - Women’s Literature



    3 hours
    Studies in literature written by or about women.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Same as WMST 3720 .

    May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

  
  • ENGL 3996 - Honors College Mentored Research Experience



    3 hours
    Research experience conducted by an honors student with at least junior standing under the supervision of a faculty member.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Honors College; at least junior class status; consent of Honors College dean.

    May only be taken once for Honors College credit.

  
  • ENGL 4100 - Advanced Fiction Writing



    3 hours
    Advanced study and practice of fiction writing in a workshop setting.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 3140  or consent of department.

  
  • ENGL 4110 - Advanced Poetry Writing



    3 hours
    Advanced study and practice of poetry writing in a workshop setting.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 3150  or consent of department.

  
  • ENGL 4120 - Advanced Creative Writing: Non-Fiction



    3 hours
    Advanced study and practice of non-fiction writing in a workshop setting.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 3160  or consent of department.

  
  • ENGL 4150 - Literary Criticism



    3 hours
    Principles based on representative readings from major critics; essays and class exercises in forming independent critical judgment.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 4160 - Advanced Expository Writing



    3 hours
    Tutorial course in logical and rhetorical principles; practice in writing effective exposition; analyzing and criticizing models.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 4185 - Advanced Academic Writing



    3 hours
    Examination of writing techniques, rhetorical strategies and research methodologies entailed in writing successful papers for post graduate studies in literature.

    Prerequisite(s): Upper-division status.

  
  • ENGL 4195 - Advanced Grammar and Usage



    3 hours
    Covers basic and advanced concepts of grammar; usage and punctuation; and techniques and practices for effective writing and publishing in the humanities.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2500  or its equivalent.

  
  • ENGL 4200 - Studies in Modern Rhetoric



    3 hours
    Study of theories, practices and questions raised after the “rhetorical turn” of the 20th century.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 4230 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing Studies



    3 hours
    Specialized, focused study of a particular topic, theme, figure, practice and/or theory within the field of rhetoric and writing studies.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 3200 , ENGL 4200 .

    May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

  
  • ENGL 4290 - World Drama



    3 hours
    Comparative study of Greek, Latin, Spanish, French, Russian, Japanese, Indian and English masterpieces; drama as a reflection of changing ideologies, customs and dramatic conventions.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 4300 - Modern Drama



    3 hours
    Comparative survey of drama from the late 19th century to the present, emphasizing the globalization and increasing multiculturalism of the genre. Playwrights studied may include Henrik Ibsen, Bernard Shaw, Bertolt Brecht, Jean Genet, Wole Soyinka, Amiri Baraka, Caryl Churchill, Athol Fugard, August Wilson and David Henry Hwang.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • ENGL 4400 - American Fiction



    3 hours
    Reading and analysis of American novels and short stories by Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, James, Faulkner, Hemingway, Welty and others.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

 

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