Courses: English (ENGL)College: Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Any TCCN equivalents are indicated in square brackets [ ].

ENGL 1100: Basic Writing
Cr. 1. Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in ENGL 1303. The student will complete developmental English writing requirements in less than a semester. Upon completion, the student will demonstrate an understanding of the academic writing process: critical thinking, planning, and drafting/revising.

ENGL 1195: English Practicum
Cr. 1. Prerequisite: approval of the director of lower division studies in English. Concurrent enrollment in an approved 1000 level English course. Supplemental work in writing or research. May be repeated for credit.

ENGL 1300: Basic Writing
Cr. 3. (3-0). May not be substituted for ENGL 1303 or 1304 or equivalents. May be taken concurrently with ENGL 1303. May not be used to satisfy any degree requirements at the university. Work in the development of basic expository writing skills.

ENGL 1303: First Year Writing I
[TCCN—ENGL 1301]
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: score of 240 on the TASP Writing Test or its equivalent. Students who score below the minimum must enroll in ENGL 1300, which may be taken concurrently with ENGL 1303. Credit may not be received for both ENGL 1303 and 1309. Detailed study of the principles of rhetoric as applied in reading and writing expository essays.

ENGL 1304: First Year Writing II
[TCCN—ENGL 1302]
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1303 or equivalent. Credit may not be received for both ENGL 1304 and 1310 or 1370. Detailed study of the principles of rhetoric as applied to analyzing and writing argumentative and persuasive essays; principles and methods of research, culminating in writing a substantial research paper.

ENGL 1309: English Composition for Nonnative Speakers I
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: passing scores on the university's Placement Examination for Nonnative Speakers of English (PENNSE). Credit may not be received for both ENGL 1303 and 1309. Rhetoric and composition; practice in reading and writing expository essays.

ENGL 1310: English Composition for Nonnative Speakers II
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1309 or equivalent and passing scores on the university's Placement Examination for Nonnative Speakers of English (PENNSE). Students may not receive credit for both 1304 and 1310 or 1370. Rhetoric and composition. Practice in reading and writing argumentative and research essays.

ENGL 1370: Freshman Composition II - Honors
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: placement by the university's Honors College. Corequisite: HON 2301. Credit for both ENGL 1370 and 1304, 1310, or 1360 may not apply toward a degree. Principles of rhetoric as applied to writing persuasive essays; principles and methods of research.

ENGL 1398: Independent Study
Cr. 3. Prerequisite: approval of the director of lower division studies.

ENGL 2301: Western World Literature
[TCCN—ENGL 2332]
Cr. 3 per semester. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Credit may not be applied toward a degree for both ENGL 2301 and 2360 or 3300. First semester: classical through the Renaissance; second semester: neoclassical to present. Emphasis on composition.

ENGL 2302: Western World Literature
[TCCN—ENGL 2333]
Cr. 3 per semester. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Credit may not be applied toward a degree for both ENGL 2301 and 2360 or 3300. First semester: classical through the Renaissance; second semester: neoclassical to present. Emphasis on composition.

ENGL 2303: English Literature to 1798
[TCCN—ENGL 2322]
Cr. 3 per semester. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Students may not receive credit for both ENGL 2303 and 3327. Students may not receive credit for both ENGL 2304 and 3328. First semester: critical examination of works of major and selected minor writers from Beowulf through the Neoclassical Age; second semester: from the beginnings of Romanticism to present. Emphasis on composition.

ENGL 2304: English Literature Since 1798
[TCCN—ENGL 2323]
Cr. 3 per semester. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Students may not receive credit for both ENGL 2303 and 3327. Students may not receive credit for both ENGL 2304 and 3328. First semester: critical examination of works of major and selected minor writers from Beowulf through the Neoclassical Age; second semester: from the beginnings of Romanticism to present. Emphasis on composition.

ENGL 2305: Introduction to Fiction
[TCCN—ENGL 2342]
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Selected works of fiction emphasizing composition.

ENGL 2306: Introduction to Poetry
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Selected works of poetry emphasizing composition.

ENGL 2307: Introduction to Drama
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Selected works of drama emphasizing composition.

ENGL 2308: Introduction to Nonfiction Prose
Cr 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Study of literary works of nonfiction prose, centering on important aspects of the Western tradition. Emphasis on composition.

ENGL 2309: American Life Through Literature for Nonnative Speakers of English
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1310 or equivalent and passing scores on the university's Placement Examination for Nonnative Speakers of English (PENNSE). For nonnative speakers only. May not be used as an elective for an English major. Reading and analysis of various genres of American literature to 1930 with focus on aspects of American culture, emphasizing composition.

ENGL 2310: American Life Through Literature for Nonnative Speakers of English
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1310 or equivalent and passing scores on the university's Placement Examination for Nonnative Speakers of English (PENNSE). For nonnative speakers only. May not be used as an elective for an English major. Reading and analysis of various genres of American literature since 1930 with focus on aspects of American culture. Emphasis on composition.

ENGL 2312: Literature and Technology
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Study of literature utilizing technical vocabulary and prose essays treating modern technology.

ENGL 2315: Literature and Film
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Representations of literary works and themes as they have appeared in films. Topics may vary; course cannot be repeated for credit.

ENGL 2316: Literature and Culture
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Literature and its relations to various aspects of culture. Topics may vary; course cannot be repeated for credit.

ENGL 2318: Creation and Performance of Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Creation and performance of literature, such as prose fiction, poetry, and drama; may include recitations.

ENGL 2320: Book and Beyond
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Print in the development and spread of humanistic culture. Attention to impact of technological innovation on expression and communication.

ENGL 2321: Computers in Humanities
Cr. 3. (2-1). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Communication and electronic technologies. Emphasis on writing that employs new forms of communication, such as hypertext, Web pages, and other dynamic interactive modes.

ENGL 2322: Literature and Nature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Literary explorations of the state of nature, its consequences for human life, and the impact of human beings on the natural environment.

ENGL 2323: Literature and Identity
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Literature and its relation to various aspects of identity.

ENGL 2324: Literature, Arts, and Society
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. The ways in which socio-political and artistic contexts influence the creation and appreciation of literature.

ENGL 2325: Literary Traditions of the Nonwestern World
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Comparative study of literary traditions of the nonwestern world, such as South Asian, Middle Eastern, African, or Latin American.

ENGL 2330: Writing in the Discipline of English
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Practices of reading and writing in the discipline of literary studies with emphasis on writing the critical essay and the research paper.

ENGL 2340: Cosmic Narratives
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304. Narrative history of the Universe from its beginnings to the present emphasizing relevance of cosmic narratives to the human situation.

ENGL 2360: Western World Literature - Honors
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: placement by the Honors College and concurrent enrollment in HON 2301. Credit for both ENGL 2360 and ENGL 2301 or ENGL 3300 may not apply toward a degree. Classical through the Renaissance. Emphasis on composition.

ENGL 2361: Western World Literature II - Honors
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: placement by the Honors College and concurrent enrollment in HON 2101. Credit for both ENGL 2361 and ENGL 2302 may not apply toward a degree. Neoclassical through the present. Emphasis on composition.

ENGL 2396: Intermediate Composition
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Intermediate writing practice in genre, style, form, analysis, and argument.

ENGL 2397: Undergraduate Studies in Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1304 or equivalent and sophomore standing. May not be used as an elective for an English major. Intensive reading in single area unified by period, genre, or theme. Emphasis on composition. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

ENGL 2398: Independent Study
Cr. 3. Prerequisite: approval of the director of lower division studies.

ENGL 3300: Ancient and Classical Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. May not be taken for credit if student has already taken ENGL 2301 or 2360. Ancient and classical literature through the Renaissance.

ENGL 3301: Introduction to Literary Studies
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Development of skills in critical reading of and critical writing about literary texts.

ENGL 3302: Medieval Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Survey of English and translated European literature of the eighth through fifteenth centuries, including such genres as lyrics, drama, romance, epic, satire, allegory, dream vision.

ENGL 3304: Chaucer
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Selections from The Canterbury Tales and shorter poems with emphasis on literary qualities, Middle English language, and medieval setting.

ENGL 3305: English Renaissance
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. An introduction to significant authors, movements, and genres of English literature from about 1500 to 1660; includes readings from Bacon, Sidney, Spenser, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Donne, Burton, et al.

ENGL 3306: Shakespeare: The Major Works
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. One-semester concentration on the major plays, such as The Merchant of Venice, Henry IV, King Lear, and The Tempest.

ENGL 3309: Renaissance Drama
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. English drama, exclusive of Shakespeare, from 1580 to 1642.

ENGL 3311: John Milton
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Readings include Lycidas, Areopagitica, Paradise Lost, and Samson Agonistes.

ENGL 3312: Literature of Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Dryden, Pope, Swift, Johnson, and Blake; the poetic genres; the rise of journalism and the novel; biography and drama; historical and philosophical background.

ENGL 3313: Restoration and Eighteenth Century Drama
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Survey of the witty, sometimes bawdy drama of the court of Charles I and the serious, sentimental productions of the Age of Johnson.

ENGL 3315: The Romantic Movement
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Early romantic writers: Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Lamb, and DeQuincy and later Romantic writers: Hazlitt, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. Close study of major poems, literary and intellectual backgrounds.

ENGL 3316: Literature of the Victorian Age
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. British Victorian poetry and prose from the High Victorians through the Pre-Raphaelites to the Decadents. Novels may be included at the instructor's option.

ENGL 3317: The British Novel Before 1832
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Representative novels by writers such as Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Sterne, and Austen.

ENGL 3318: The British Novel Since 1832
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Representative novels by writers such as the Brontes, Dickens, Thackeray, Eliot, and Hardy.

ENGL 3321: Modern British Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. A survey of major British writers from the turn of the century to World War II, including Joyce, Lawrence, Yeats, Forster, Thomas, and related figures.

ENGL 3322: Contemporary Novel
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. The contemporary English novel and the continental European novel.

ENGL 3323: Development of Literary Criticism and Theory
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. The course will cover the major developments in critical thought from Plato and Aristotle to the present.

ENGL 3324: The Development of the Novel
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Comparison of novels representing various periods in Western cultures with emphasis on a broad historical perspective on the genre, as well as its special characteristics.

ENGL 3325: Structures of Poetry
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Development of traditional poetic genres that have shaped Western cultural heritage.

ENGL 3326: The Development of Dramatic Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 2303, ENGL 2304, or ENGL 2307, three semester credit hours in sophomore-level English or equivalent. European dramatic literature from its classical origins to the modern period.

ENGL 3327: Masterpieces of British Literature to the Eighteenth Century
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Students may not receive credit for both ENGL 2303 and 3327. Works by major British authors representative of medieval, Renaissance, and neoclassical periods.

ENGL 3328: Masterpieces of British Literature from the Eighteenth Century
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Students may not receive credit for both ENGL 2304 and 3328. Works by major British authors representative of the romantic, Victorian, and modern periods.

ENGL 3329: Beginning Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent and 3 hours in 2000- or 3000-level literature. Analysis and writing of fiction and poetry. Basic techniques and vocabulary in craft.

ENGL 3330: Beginning Creative Writing: Fiction
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 3329 and 3 hours in 2000- or 3000-level literature. Analysis and writing of fiction. Techniques and craft vocabulary essential to construction of narratives. Exploration of both traditional and contemporary fiction; practice in fictional techniques.

ENGL 3331: Beginning Creative Writing: Poetry
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 3329 and 3 hours in 2000- or 3000-level literature. Analysis and writing of poetry. Techniques and craft vocabulary essential to construction of poems. Exploration of both traditional and contemporary poetry; practice in poetic techniques.

ENGL 3340: Advanced Composition
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Undergraduate credit only. Practice in prose rhetoric, especially in formal and informal essays, popular and professional articles, and critical reviews.

ENGL 3341: Business and Professional Writing
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Writing business letters, various types of business reports, proposals, and resumés.

ENGL 3345: Nobel Prize Winners in Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Examination of selected works by winners of the Nobel Prize in literature in prose, poetry, and drama, focusing on literary techniques and the cultural background and significance of the work.

ENGL 3346: Classics of Children's Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: six semester hours in 2000-level English. Selected literary classics, including tales by the Grimm brothers, children's poetry, animal stories, fantasy, and fiction, with emphasis on literary and cultural significance.

ENGL 3347: Classics of Adolescent Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: six semester hours in 2000-level English. Selected literary classics by representative writers from Louisa May Alcott and Robert Louis Stevenson to Anne Frank and Harper Lee, with emphasis on literary and cultural significance.

ENGL 3349: Native American Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Literary study of myths, legends, stories, and novels of Native Americans in relevant historical and cultural contexts.

ENGL 3350: American Literature to 1865
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. First semester: critical examination of major and selected minor writers from the colonial period through Hawthorne and Melville; second semester: from Whitman and Twain to the present.

ENGL 3351: American Literature Since 1865
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. First semester: critical examination of major and selected minor writers from the colonial period through Hawthorne and Melville; second semester: from Whitman and Twain to the present.

ENGL 3352: Nineteenth-Century American Fiction
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Development of theme, symbolic patterns, and form in the nineteenth-century American novel from a historical, sociocultural, and/or generic perspective.

ENGL 3353: Modern American Fiction
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Development of theme, symbolic patterns, and form in the modern American novel from a historical, sociocultural, and/or generic perspective.

ENGL 3354: Contemporary American Fiction
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Trends and ideas in major writers since 1940.

ENGL 3355: Literature of the American West
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Literature of the American West in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

ENGL 3357: Modern American Drama
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. An examination of themes and dramatic techniques of major modern and contemporary American plays, with special emphasis upon the work of O'Neill, Williams, Miller, Albee.

ENGL 3360: Survey of African American Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Literary-historical survey of African American literature from mid-eighteenth century to present.

ENGL 3361: Mexican American Literature (formerly ENGL 2397)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Works of Mexican-American writers, including fiction, poetry, drama, the essay, and autobiography.

ENGL 3362: Women in Literature (formerly ENGL 4363)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Literature by and about women. Offered either as a general survey or specific study of the literary period or genre. Approach is historical or critical.

ENGL 3363: Masterpieces of African American Fiction
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Major works of African American fiction.

ENGL 3364: African American Poetry and Drama
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Major works of African American poetry and drama.

ENGL 3365: Postcolonial Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Literary works from and about cultures that have recently emerged from a colonial past.

ENGL 3366: Jewish-American Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Works of Jewish-American writers. May include fiction, drama, poetry, or non-fiction prose.

ENGL 3367: Gay and Lesbian Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Literature by and about gays and lesbians. May include fiction, drama, poetry, or non-fiction prose.

ENGL 3368: Caribbean Novels
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304. The range of literary expression including novels, short stories and poetry by peoples of Caribbean origin in the diaspora.

ENGL 3369: Caribbean Diaspora Literatures
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304. Development and thematic concerns of novel writing from the Anglophone, Hispanophone, and Francophone Caribbean in English.

ENGL 3370: Modern Irish Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: six semester hours in core communications courses. Literature from the Celtic Renaissance to 1950 with emphasis on Lady Gregory, Yeats, Joyce, and Synge.

ENGL 3371: Contemporary Irish Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: six semester hours in core communications courses. Irish novels, drama, poetry, film and music from 1950 to the present.

ENGL 3396: Selected Topics in English
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1304 or equivalent and approval of department chair. Topics vary depending on field of interest of instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

ENGL 3399: Senior Honors Thesis
Cr. 3 per semester. Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

ENGL 4198: Independent Study
Cr. 1 per semester, or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisites: ENGL 1304 or equivalent and approval of department chair.

ENGL 4300: Introduction to the Study of Language
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Overview of linguistics, introducing basic concepts with particular attention to English: sounds, word formation, approaches to grammatical description, history, acquisition, and social and regional variation.

ENGL 4303: English as a Second Language (formerly ENGL 4320)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 4300 or 4308. Theory and techniques of teaching English as a second language to adolescents and adults.

ENGL 4305: Introduction to Syntax
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 4300 or equivalent. English grammatical structures from the perspective of contemporary linguistics.

ENGL 4308: Introduction to Descriptive and Contrastive Linguistics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Introduction to techniques of descriptive linguistics and study of systematic similarities and differences among English and other selected languages.

ENGL 4310: History of the English Language
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Linguistic and cultural approach to the history of the English language through its various periods.

ENGL 4315: Sociolinguistics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Social implications of language; linguistic insight into social stratification.

ENGL 4319: English in the Secondary Schools
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: 18 semester hours in English. Content areas taught in secondary schools with emphasis on language and composition.

ENGL 4322: Grammar and Usage
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Parts of speech, sentence elements, and doctrines of correctness.

ENGL 4330: European Renaissance
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. The European Renaissance from the historical and cultural perspectives of literature, history, philosophy, art, architecture, music, drama, and technology.

ENGL 4332: Modern and Contemporary Poetry
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304. A survey of American, British, and Irish modern, postmodern, and contemporary poetry.

ENGL 4340: Feminist Criticism and Theory
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. An introduction to the theories and methods of feminist criticism as practiced in literary studies.

ENGL 4341: Queer Theory
Cr. 3 (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. An introduction to the field of queer theory as practiced in literary studies.

ENGL 4376: Robin Hood in Culture
Cr. 3 (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304. Adaptations of the Robin Hood narratives in medieval through contemporary texts and various media, including film. Emphasizes how the developing legend reflects changing cultural issues.

ENGL 4350: Short Story Writing
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: admission to the Creative Writing Concentration and 3 hours in 3000-/or 4000-level literature courses in fiction. ENGL 4355 recommended prior to this course. Analysis and writing of short stories, including crafting the story; traditional and contemporary examples; and short story as particular narrative genre. May be repeated once for credit.

ENGL 4351: Poetry Writing
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: admission to the Creative Writing Concentration and 3 hours in 3000-/or 4000-level literature courses in poetry. ENGL 4356 recommended prior to this course. Analysis and writing of lyric poetry, including crafting of complete poems; traditional and contemporary lyrics; and lyric as a genre. May be repeated once for credit.

ENGL 4352: Nonfiction Writing
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: admission to the Creative Writing Concentration and at least 3 hours in 3000-/or 4000-level literature. Analysis and writing of creative nonfiction. Focus of course may vary: possible genres include memoir, travel writing, lyric essay, and narrated event. Exploration of both traditional and contemporary nonfiction. Maybe repeated once for credit.

ENGL 4353: Writing Projects: Fiction
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: admission to the Creative Writing Concentration and 3 hours in 3000-/or 4000-level literature courses in fiction. Advanced analysis and writing of collections of short stories or more extended narratives. Focus on larger units of fiction: either a collection of short stories or a novel or novella. May be repeated once for credit.

ENGL 4354: Writing Projects: Poetry
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: admission to the Creative Writing Concentration and 3 hours in 3000-/ or 4000-level literature courses in poetry. Advanced analysis and writing collections of poetry. Focus on crafting and organizing collection of poems.

ENGL 4355: Fiction Forms
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: admission to the Creative Writing Concentration and 3 hours in 3000-/or 4000-level literature courses in fiction. Analysis and writing of fictional narrative with focus on craft (characters, dialogue, plot, setting, and point of view). Traditional and contemporary examples. May be repeated once for credit.

ENGL 4356: Poetic Forms
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: admission to the Creative Writing Concentration and 3 hours in 3000-/or 4000-level literature courses in poetry. Analysis and writing of poetry with focus on craft (metaphors, images, lines, stanzas, diction, enjambment). Practice in a variety of poetic genres. Traditional and contemporary examples. May be repeated once for credit.

ENGL 4360: Bible as Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304. Literary study and composition history of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian New Testament.

ENGL 4364: Minorities in Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. The minority as subject and symbol in selected literature, concentrating on one or more of the following groups: the Black, the Chicano, the Jew, the woman, and the American Indian. May be repeated once with the approval of the chair if the particular topic changes.

ENGL 4366: Introduction to Folklore
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Introduction to the theories and methods of folkloristics; collection and analysis of folklore.

ENGL 4367: Documenting Community Culture
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304. Term-long fieldwork and research project emphasizing the methods and principles of studying communities and recording folklore.

ENGL 4370: Folktale
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304. Social and artistic properties of major forms of oral narrative.

ENGL 4371: Literature and Medicine
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Literature by and about physicians and patients: experiences of illness, aging, death, reconciliation, recovery, healing, pregnancy. Emphasis on ethical questions.

ENGL 4372: Literature and the Environment
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Literature about nature, the environment, wilderness preservation, environmental justice, and urban nature in the context of current developments in ecocritical theory and criticism.

ENGL 4373: Film, Text, and Politics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Analysis and interpretation of film in terms of genre, narrative, aesthetics, cultural context, and political content.

ENGL 4375: Literature and Popular Culture
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Analysis and interpretation of the relationships between literature and popular culture.

ENGL 4376: Robin Hood in Culture
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304. Adaptations of the Robin Hood narrative in medieval through contemporary texts and various media, including film. Emphasizes how the developing legend reflects changing cultural issues.

ENGL 4378: Women Writers
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Prose, poetry, and drama by women writers.

ENGL 4381: Latin Classics in Translation (also CLAS 4381)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Latin classics.

ENGL 4390: Professional Internship
Cr. 3. Prerequisites: major in English, junior standing, and approval of the Director of Upper-Division Studies of the Department of English. Supervised work experience in professions related to the English major. May be repeated once for credit.

ENGL 4394: Selected Topics in the Historical Novel
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304. How the historical novel explicitly engages factual events, places, and personages to dramatize the history of a particular period and place. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

ENGL 4395: Selected Topics in Autobiography
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304. Study of various works and forms of literature's fourth genre, autobiography or memoir. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

ENGL 4396: Selected Topics in Literature Criticism
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Topics will vary, considering special problems in the field of literary criticism. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

ENGL 4397: Selected Topics in Film, Literature, and Culture
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

ENGL 4398: Independent Study
Cr. 3 per semester, or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisites: ENGL 1304 or equivalent and approval of department chair.

ENGL 4598: Independent Study
Cr. 5 per semester, or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisites: ENGL 1304 or equivalent and approval of department chair.

ENGL 4399: Senior Honors Thesis
Cr. 3 per semester. Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

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