May 15, 2024  
2015-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2015-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Curriculum and Instruction

  
  
  • EDCI 4720 - Enhanced Student Teaching in the Elementary School (12)


    A course that consists of directed observations, participation, and teaching in the elementary grades. It provides opportunities for students to work in typical school situations under the guidance of experienced teachers. Parallel readings and conferences for further interpreting and enriching these experiences are held regularly. This course is open only to seniors and teachers with some experiences. Prerequisite(s): Completion of professional education requirements and Admission to Teacher Education. Documentation of current professional liability insurance is required. Passing scores on Praxis II examinations.
  
  • EDCI 4721 - Enhanced Student Teaching in the Secondary Schools, Grades 7 through 12 (12)


    Actual classroom experience in secondary schools under the charge of expert teachers in cooperating schools. Student teacher schedules should be arranged well in advance of the senior year and planned so as to enable the student to devote full time to student teaching during the semester in which the course is to be completed. Required for all students who are following the professional education core that leads to teaching as a career. Prerequisite(s): Completion of professional education requirements and Admission to Teacher Education. Documentation of current professional liability insurance is required. Passing scores on Praxis II examinations.
  
  • EDCI 4900 - Multicultural Education (3)


    A course designed to develop awareness, understanding, and sensitivity to the needs and interests of ethnic and cultural groups. The differences and similarities that characterize individuals and groups should be cherished for their worth and cultivated for the benefits they bring all people.

Reading Education

  
  • EDRD 2010 - Reading in the Content Area (3)


    A course designed as an experience in reception and processing of ideas in the evaluation, application, and retention of textual materials and designed to provide strategies, applying high-level reasoning skills to identify, formulate, and solve problems. Emphasis will be placed upon methods and procedures for use with inter-disciplinary textbooks designed to provide a link across the discipline for directive work in all fields of college study.
  
  • EDRD 3100 - Strategies for Successful Test-taking (1)


    A course designed for selected students. The major purpose of the course is to provide instruction that will facilitate the development of skills and techniques related to extending competencies in test-taking. Students must complete prescribed laboratory activities.
  
  • EDRD 3500 - Literacy Methods I (3)


    This course, designed to be taking in the second semester of the junior year, includes examining the reading process, understanding how children learn to read and write, exploring the stages of literacy development, and examining both directed and guided reading instruction as well as the role of phonics in reading and spelling. Focus is on balanced or comprehensive literacy in the early grades. This course is basic to learning how to teach reading and writing and how those change across the grades from kindergarten through middle school. Corequisite(s): EDCI 3500  and EDCI 2200 .
  
  • EDRD 4190 - Exploring the Language Learning Process (3)


    A course that covers current theory concerning the nature of reading, language, and learning as well as an overview of school reading-language arts programs.
  
  • EDRD 4240 - Teaching Reading in the Elementary School (3)


    A course that includes methods, materials and modern practices and trends in the teaching of reading at the elementary school level. Required only for students pursuing teacher certification in grades K-9 or K-12. Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education. Field Experience required. Documentation of current professional liability insurance is required.
  
  • EDRD 4500 - Literacy Methods II (3)


    This course, designed to be taken during the first semester of the senior year, builds on Literacy Methods I. Emphasis in this course is on assessment and interventions with struggling readers and writers. This course begins with a review of general methodology in reading and writing and moves into assessment covering Informal Reading Inventories, running record, close procedure, miscue analysis and connects findings with a varietyof instructional strategies and techniques for children and adolescents who struggle with various aspects of becoming literate. Strategies and intervention techniques are tied to both assessment and state standards. EDRD 4500 is designed to integrate reading, writing, and technology with content material e.g., social studies, humanities, math, and science. Corequisite(s): EDCI 4500 and EDCI 4620 .
  
  • EDRD 4820 - Teaching Reading Language Arts to Exceptional Learners (4)


    A course that covers language characteristics and the special reading-language arts needs attendant with the exceptional learner. The course is designed especially for the regular classroom teacher. Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education. Field Experience required. Documentation of current professional liability insurance is required.
  
  • EDRD 4900 - Directed Individualized Study in the Teaching of Reading (1-3)


    An individualized study. Consent of Instructor. Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education. Field Experience required. Documentation of current professional liability insurance is required.
  
  • EDRD 4910 - Reading and Study in Secondary Schools (3)


    A course designed for all subject matter teachers. Teaching strategies, designs, and materials for teaching comprehension, advanced study skills and vocabulary; formal and informal teaching pupil abilities and interests are covered. Required only for students pursuing teaching certification 7-12. Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education. Field experience is required. Documentation of current professional liability insurance is required.

Special Education

  
  • EDSE 3330 - Education of Exceptional Children (3)


    A course that explores principles, characteristics, and special needs; local and state programs for diagnosis and care; educational provisions in regular or special classes, home teaching, social and vocational guidance. Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education. Field Experience required. Documentation of current professional liability insurance is required.

Engineering

  
  • EECE 2120 - Circuits II (3)


    Steady-state A.C. circuits; polyphase circuits; complex frequencies; resonance and frequency response; Bode plots; magnetically coupled circuits; two-port networks; Introduction to Fourier analysis. One hour of recitation is required. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2000 , MATH 3120 .
  
  • EECE 3061 - Advanced Programming Lab (1)


    Application of concepts of programming using I/O files, object oriented programming, algorithm analysis and data structures. Class projects involve software development and implementation. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2230 .
  
  • EECE 3100 - Design of Digital Logic System (3)


    A course, which introduces techniques, used for designing and analyzing digital systems, logic, Boolean algebra, design of combinational and sequential circuits, design of digital circuits with MSI and PLD’S. VHDL Simulation, Micro-coding and assembly language programming. Lecture: 3 credits. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2000 . Corequisite(s): ENGR 3200 .
  
  • EECE 3101 - Design of Digital Logic Systems Lab (1)


    A course, which introduces techniques, used for designing and analyzing digital systems, logic, Boolean algebra, design of combinational and sequential circuits, design of digital circuits with MSI and PLD’S. VHDL Simulation, Micro-coding and assembly language programming. Laboratory: 1 credit. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2001 . Corequisite(s): EECE 3100 .
  
  • EECE 3200 - Linear Systems (3)


    Classical analysis of linear systems; Continuous and discrete time signals; Fourier series, Fourier Transform; Laplace Transform and its applications; transfer functions and impulse response; Z-transform; state space analysis of networks. Prerequisite(s): EECE 2120 .
  
  • EECE 3210 - Electromagnetic Theory I (3)


    Poisson’s and Laplace’s equations; time-varying fields and Maxwell’s equations; plane wave propagation in free space, dielectrics and conductors; transmission lines. Prerequisite(s): EECE 2120 .
  
  • EECE 3300 - Electronics (3)


    AC and DC models of diodes, bipolar and FET transistors; theory, design, and analysis of single and multi-stage amplifiers at low, mid and high frequencies; design of op-amp circuits; transfer functions, analog computer and active filters. Prerequisite(s): EECE 2120 , ENGR 3200 , ENGR 3300 .
  
  • EECE 3300 - Electronics (3)


    AC and DC models of diodes, bipolar and FET transistors; theory, design, and analysis of single and multi-stage amplifiers at low, mid and high frequencies; design of op-amp circuits; transfer functions, analog computer and active filters. Prerequisite(s): EECE 2120, ENGR 3200, 3300.
  
  • EECE 3301 - Electronics Lab (1)


    AC and DC models of diodes, bipolar and FET transistors; theory, design, and analysis of single and multi-stage amplifiers at low, mid and high frequencies; design of op-amp circuits; transfer functions, analog computer and active filters. Laboratory: 1 credit. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2001. Co-requisite: EECE 3300.
  
  • EECE 3330 - Power Electronics (3)


    Introduction to the application of semiconductor devices in amplification, generation and control of electrical energy. Topics covered include operation, modeling, analysis of power semiconductor devices such as diodes, SCR’s and triacs, analysis and design of controlled rectifiers and control of motors. Prerequisite(s): EECE 3300
  
  • EECE 3410 - Energy Conversion (3)


    Magnetic circuits; single-phase and three-phase transformers; transformer design using voltage regulation, efficiency, and temperature rise; theory; analysis, and modeling of three-phase induction motors, synchronous machines and direct current machines, two-phase servo motors. Prerequisite(s): EECE 2120 , ENGR 3200 .
  
  • EECE 3420 - Power Systems (3)


    Representation of transformers, synchronous machines, short, medium and long transmission lines, calculation of line parameters, per-unit representation, design projects on transmission lines and power factor correction; symmetrical faults, network reduction; load flow analysis. Prerequisite(s): EECE 3410 , ENGR 3400 . Corequisite(s): EECE 3210 .
  
  • EECE 3430 - Electric Power Distribution (3)


    Power distribution system planning, load characteristics, application of distribution transformers, design of sub-transmission lines, distribution substations, primary and secondary distribution system design, voltage regulation and protection. Prerequisite(s): EECE 3410 .
  
  • EECE 3500 - Communication Systems (3)


    Spectral analysis and signal transmission channel design; amplitude, frequency, phase and pulse modulation systems; design of frequency-division and time-division multiplex systems; digital communication; noise and its effects in modulation systems. Prerequisite(s): EECE 3200 , ENGR 3200 .
  
  • EECE 4000 - Control Systems I (3)


    Classical and modern control system analysis and design; transfer functions, time domain analysis and design; frequency domain analysis and design; stability analysis with Root Locus, Bode and Nyquist plots; state variable analysis of linear dynamic systems. Prerequisite(s): EECE 3200 , ENGR 3200 .
  
  • EECE 4001 - Control Systems Laboratory (1)


    Experimental analysis of A.C. and D.C. servo systems, design of compensation and control systems, PLC and robotic applications. Corequisite(s): EECE 4000 .
  
  • EECE 4020 - Introduction to Robotics (3)


    Basic principles of robotics and design of robot systems. Sensing position and velocity; concepts of robot coordinate systems, kinematics, dynamics, path control, velocity control, force control and compliance. Introduction to vision and robot programming languages. Prerequisite(s): EECE 4000 .
  
  • EECE 4100 - Digital Signal Processing (3)


    Discrete-time signal and systems; analysis and design of discrete-time systems in the frequency domain; sequence and recurrence relations; fundamentals of algorithms; realization of discrete-time systems; design of digital filters; Discrete-Fourier Transform (DFT) and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithms; Introduction to random signals and power spectral estimation. Prerequisite(s): EECE 3200 , ENGR 3200 .
  
  • EECE 4101 - Electrical Systems Design Lab (1)


    Principles and practice of electrical systems design. Projects carried out on a “team” basis. System and subsystem design goals, specifications, constraints, implementations, presentations and milestones. Practical implementation of several systems in different areas of Electrical Engineering. Prerequisite(s): EECE 3300 , EECE 3301 
  
  • EECE 4150 - Introduction to Digital VLSI Design and Testing (3)


    Introduction to the design and layout of Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) circuits for complex digital systems; fundamentals of the VLSI fabrication process; and introduction to VLSI testing and structured design for testability techniques. Prerequisite(s): EECE 3100 , EECE 3101 , EECE 3300 , EECE 3301 .(Check with department about frequency of offering).
  
  • EECE 4300 - Digital Computer Structures (3)


    Computer hardware systems and the relevant aspects of software; various levels of design such as gate, register, and process levels, design of each major unit of the computer, memory and system organization. High performance computer systems are used as examples. Prerequisite(s): EECE 3100 , ENGR 3200 .
  
  • EECE 4310 - Software Engineering (3)


    A course which follows the software life cycle from the requirement, specification, and design phases through the construction of actual software. Topics include management of programming teams, design and programming methodologies, debugging aids, documentation, evaluation and measurement of software, verification and testing techniques, the problems of maintenance, and portability and application of CASE tools. Prerequisite(s): EECE 3061 .
  
  • EECE 4320 - Computer Hardware Design (3)


    An introduction to hardware design of computers and “hardwired” and micro programmed standard peripherals. Modular design is emphasized. Topics include system buses and protocols, synchronous timing, and co-processing techniques. Prerequisite(s): EECE 3100 , EECE 3101 , ENGR 3200 . (Check with department about frequency of offering).
  
  • EECE 4350 - Computer Communication and Networks (3)


    Introduction to local area networks, data communication over transmission lines; network technology, topology, graphs and trees and their applications, characteristics and the ISO layered network protocol; high speed networks, packet switching and routing, and the network interface; network performance and local area network design issues. Prerequisite(s): EECE 3200 , ENGR 3200 .
  
  • EECE 4360 - Embedded Systems Design (3)


    This course presents the design of embedded systems which integrates microprocessors into digital systems. The course will teach students integration of hardware and software into a complete system. The course will also teach the use and integration of FPGAs using both compiler driven digital design and HDL design tools. Topics will include: hardware interfacing, communication and bus protocols, peripheral systems, embedded and real-time operating systems, real-time constraints, networking, and memory system performance, system integration and testing. Prerequisite(s): EECE 3100  and EECE 3101 
  
  • EECE 4361 - Embedded Systems Design Lab (1)


    This course presents the integration of microprocessors into digital systems. Topics include hardware interfacing, bus protocols and peripheral systems, embedded and real-time operating systems, real-time constraints, networking, and memory system. Prerequisite(s): EECE 3100  and EECE 3101 
  
  • EECE 4410 - Design of Renewable Energy Systems for Remote Community (3)


    Review of renewable energy sources, energy and society, and thermodynamics; discussion of sociopolitical, economic and environmental factors; theory of photo-voltaic, wind turbine power, batteries, and other renewable energy sources, load forecasting, transmission and distribution systems; design of hybrid energy systems, wind electric water pumping system, and design of electric power distribution system for a community. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 3200 .
  
  • EECE 4600 - Introduction to Biomedical Engineering (3)


    A multi-disciplinary course of biomedical engineering which include: basics of anatomy and physiology, bio-electric phenomena, biomedical sensors, bio-signal processing, medical imaging, physiological modeling, biotechnology and rehabilitation engineering. Laboratory experiments for biomedical project design are also part of this course. Lecture 3 Credits. Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing.
  
  • EECE 4800 - Introduction to Microprocessors (3)


    This course serves as an in-depth introduction to microprocessors. Topics covered are microprocessor hardware, software and architecture of both eight bit and sixteen bit machines; assembly and high-level languages; cross-assemblers; cross-compilers on-line debugging tools. Prerequisite(s): EECE 3100 , EECE 3101 , ENGR 3200 .
  
  • ENGR 1020 - Freshman Engineering Seminar 1(1,0)


    An overview of the engineer8ing programs and profession; Engineering tools and problem solving techniques; Use of codes and standards; Engineering ethics and communication.
  
  • ENGR 1151 - Computer Engineering Graphics and Analysis 1(0,3)


    The course is designed to develop the fundamental skills of graphics communication by manual and computer means. Sketching techniques to develop orthographic and pictorial graphics skills, standard technical drawing methods, dimensioning techniques, working drawings development skills, and lettering capability will be the fundamental focus of the course.
  
  • ENGR 2000 - Circuits I 3(3,0)


    Fundamental concepts of charge, current, voltage and power; passive and active circuit elements, phasors and impedance; mesh and nodal analysis; Thevenin’s and Norton’s Theorems; superposition; source transformations, natural and forced response of RL, RC, and RLC circuits average and effective values of periodic wave form; polyphase circuits. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2230 , MATH 2110 , PHYS 2120 , Corequisite(s): MATH 3120 .
  
  • ENGR 2001 - Lab 1(0,3)


    Fundamental concepts of charge, current, voltage and power; passive and active circuit elements, phasors and impedance; mesh and nodal analysis; Thevenin’s and Norton’s Theorems; superposition; source transformations, natural and forced response of RL, RC, and RLC circuits average and effective values of periodic wave form; polyphase circuits. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2230 , MATH 2110 , PHYS 2120 , Corequisite(s): MATH 3120 .
  
  • ENGR 2010 - Thermodynamics 3(3,0)


    An introduction to the nature and domains of thermodynamics; the Zeroth Law; properties and states of a pure substance; work and heat; the First Law applied to both open and closed systems; general observations and statements of the Second Law; the inequality of Clausius and entropy changes for closed and open system; ideal gases. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2110 .
  
  • ENGR 2110 - Statics 3(3,0)


    Statics of particles; statics of rigid bodies in two and three dimensions; centroids and center of gravity; friction and moment of inertia. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2110 .
  
  • ENGR 2120 - Dynamics 3(3,0)


    Study of the kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies; Principle of work and energy; Principle of impulse and momentum. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2110 .
  
  • ENGR 2230 - Engineering Computer Programming 3(2,3)


    An introduction to programming using the C++ language in the solution of engineering problems; Students should have basic experience using a computer but no prior programming is required. Topics include sequential, decision and repetition control statements, top-down program development and programming style, functions, basic data structures, arrays, an introduction to object technology, object-oriented programming and classes. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1910 , ENGR 1020 .
  
  • ENGR 2250 - Transport Phenomena 3(3,0)


    Unified treatment of the principles of thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics. Energy, analysis and the first and the second law of thermodynamics, steady state and transient heat conduction, convection and the thermal radiation process, fundamentals of fluid flow. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2120 .
  
  • ENGR 3100 - Global Engineering Project Management 3(3,0)


    An overview of techniques and global sociological concepts of engineering project management. The course is intended to develop analytical skills including economic analysis, project screening and selection, organization and project structure resource managements and project control as well as global sociology theories relating to social structure, social organization, and role of the individual and social institution in the global setting. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
  
  • ENGR 3200 - Introduction to Design 3(3,0)


    A course which considers the engineering design process as an interdisciplinary activity. Engineering Statistics, economic decision making and the design process are introduced as is oral and written technical reporting. A comprehensive design project is required as is a technical report and an oral report of the design.
  
  • ENGR 3300 - Materials Science 2(2,0)


    An introductory course on properties and selection of materials covering atomic structure and bonding; crystal structures; crystalline and non-crystalline solids; mechanical properties of materials; polymers; phase diagrams; engineering alloys; ceramics; composite materials; and electrical, optical, and magnetic properties of materials. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1110, PHYS 2120 .
  
  • ENGR 3400 - Numerical Analysis 3(3,0)


    Numerical solution of the system of linear and non-linear equations; numerical differentiation and integration; numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations; curve fitting; regression analysis and probability. Prerequisite(s): MATH 3120 , ENGR 2230 .
  
  • ENGR 3520 - An Introduction to Network Security 3(3,0)


    This course will introduce the various common security issues that are of concern in computer networks. Subjects to be covered will range from SYN floods, node authentication, address spoofing, service authentication, sniffing and routing to securing data during transmission. Software flaws will be exploited using common techniques such as buffer overruns. Intrusion detection, firewalls and securing an operating system will also be discussed. The course will also cover the issue of ethics throughout the semester. An emphasis will be placed on the applications that are currently implemented within corporations for securing their networks. There will be several required reading documents that will help the students further prepare for the class during the semester. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2230
  
  • ENGR 4110 A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H - Special Topics in Engineering 3(3,0)


    Special subject presented to cover current problems of unique advances in the leading edge of techniques. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and consent of instructor.
  
  • ENGR 4201 - Engineering-in-Training 0(0,5)


    A course designed to prepare students for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination, which is a partial requirement for obtaining license as a professional engineer. Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing.
  
  • ENGR 4230 - Legal Ethical Aspects of Engineering 3(3,0)


    Legal principles underlying engineering work; laws of contracts, torts, agency, real property, problems of professional registration and ethics.
  
  • ENGR 4300 - Engineering Economics 3(3,0)


    Economic factors involved in the acquisition and retirement of capital goods in engineering practice, including interest and capitalization methods of depreciation, amortization, sinking funds, cost and rate determination.
  
  • ENGR 4400 - Probability and Statistics 3(3,0)


    Statistics and engineering; descriptive statistics; sets and functions; proofs; permutations and combinations; discrete and continuous probability; probability distributions; Chebyshev’s theorem; normal distribution; applications to operations research; treatment of data; hypothesis testing; method of least squares; regression; and application to engineering problems.
  
  • ENGR 4440 - Mobile Robotics 3(3,0)


    This course provides students with hands-on experience in mobile robot design, implementation, and testing. It covers mobile robot topics such as robot hardware, robot sensing, actuation, embedded system programming, and algorithms for localization, path planning, and mapping. It briefly covers multi-robot systems. Students are expected to work in laboratory in teams to build and test increasingly complex mobile robots and compete in an end-of-semester robot contest. Prerequisite(s): One semester of programming.
  
  • ENGR 4500 - Capstone Design Project I 1(1,0)


    An engineering capstone design project I leading to completion of the project in ENGR 4510 . A written report and an oral defense of the proposed design project are required. Graduating Senior, ENGR 3200 .
  
  • ENGR 4510 - Capstone Design Project II 1(1,0)


    A continuation of capstone design project I leading to completion of the project. A written report and an oral defense of the project are required. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 4500 .
  
  • ENGR 4900 - Professional Development Seminar 1(1,0)


    Discussion of case studies, professionalism, professional ethics, professional development activities required in industry. Prerequisite: Graduating Senior.

English

  
  • ENGL 1010 - Freshman English I (3)


    An introduction to the fundamentals of written composition and communication through the study of illustrative essays, as well as an introduction to the reading and critical analysis of essays. Grammar and mechanics, insofar as they are an integral part of developing proficiency in writing, are covered in the course. Those students who do not demonstrate satisfactory performance in the use of grammar and mechanics are required to attend the Writing Center. Successful completion of 1010 is a prerequisite for ENGL 1020 . All degree-seeking students must earn at least a C in this course.
  
  • ENGL 1012 - Honors Freshman English I (3)


    An Honors Course in Freshman Composition designed for students able to work at an advanced level. Enrollment is restricted to students in the University Honors Program. All degree-seeking students must earn at least a C in each of these courses.
  
  • ENGL 1020 - Freshman English II (3)


    An introduction to more advanced techniques of composition through the study of literature. The analysis and explication of literature serve as topics for discussion, study, and writing of themes. Special attention is paid to the writing of the literary review and the research paper. Those students who do not demonstrate satisfactory performance in the use of grammar and mechanics are required to attend the Writing Center.
  
  • ENGL 1022 - Honors Freshman English II (3)


    An Honors Course in Freshman Composition designed for students able to work at an advanced level. Enrollment is restricted to students in the University Honors Program. All degree-seeking students must earn at least a C in each of these courses.
  
  • ENGL 2000 - Advanced Composition (1-3)


    (Formerly ENG 200). A workshop approach to written composition through group and individual project production. The focus is to demonstrate well formed expository communications through critical analysis, writing skill, technical development, all brought to bear in a final paper. Collaborative learning and writing models in a seminar approach support the coursework.
  
  • ENGL 2012 - Literary Genres (3)


    An approach to literature from the point of view of the genre, or type, of work to be studied. The first semester takes up the short story and the novel, the second poetry and drama.
  
  • ENGL 2013 - Black Arts and Literature (3)


    A study of the contributions of black artists and writers to world culture, especially American culture. The first semester treats oral tradition, poetry, drama, and music; the second semester covers the short story, essay, and novel.
  
  • ENGL 2013 - Black Arts and Literature (3)


    A study of the contributions of black artists and writers to world culture, especially American culture. The first semester treats oral tradition, poetry, drama, and music; the second semester covers the short story, essay, and novel.
  
  • ENGL 2022 - Literary Genres (3)


    An approach to literature from the point of view of the genre, or type, of work to be studied. The first semester takes up the short story and the novel, the second poetry and drama.
  
  • ENGL 2023 - Black Arts and Literature (3)


    A study of the contributions of black artists and writers to world culture, especially American culture. The first semester treats oral tradition, poetry, drama, and music; the second semester covers the short story, essay, and novel.
  
  • ENGL 2023 - Black Arts and Literature (3)


    A study of the contributions of black artists and writers to world culture, especially American culture. The first semester treats oral tradition, poetry, drama, and music; the second semester covers the short story, essay, and novel.
  
  • ENGL 2110 - American Literature (3)


    (Formerly ENGL 2010). A survey of American literature from the first European settlements to the present time. The first semester covers from the beginning to the Civil War, and the second covers the period since the Civil War.
  
  • ENGL 2120 - American Literature (3)


    (Formerly ENGL 2020). A survey of American literature from the first European settlements to the present time. The first semester covers from the beginning to the Civil War, and the second covers the period since the Civil War.
  
  • ENGL 2210 - Survey of English Literature I (3)


    (Formerly ENGL 2014). A survey of English literature from its origins until the present. The first semester concludes with the end of the eighteenth century, and the second semester covers the period since 1800.
  
  • ENGL 2230 - Survey of English Literature II (3)


    (Formerly ENGL 2024). A survey of English literature from its origins until the present. The first semester concludes with the end of the eighteenth century, and the second semester covers the period since 1800.
  
  • ENGL 2310 - World Literature (3)


    (Formerly ENGL 2011). A survey of world literature from the beginnings in the Far East and Middle East until the present time. The first semester treats literature through the Renaissance (approximately 1650), and the second treats the Renaissance to the present.
  
  • ENGL 2312 - Honors World Literature I (3)


    (Formerly ENGL 2018). An analytical reading of selected poetry, prose, and drama from the nations of the world. The subject matter of both semesters is arranged chronologically, with that of the first ranging from the ancient Chinese through the Renaissance (approximately 1650 CE), and that of the second from the Age of Classicism and Reason through the twentieth century. Limited to students in the University Honors Program.
  
  • ENGL 2320 - World Literature (3)


    (Formerly ENGL 2021). A survey of world literature from the beginnings in the Far East and Middle East until the present time. The first semester treats literature through the Renaissance (approximately 1650), and the second treats the Renaissance to the present.
  
  • ENGL 2322 - Honors World Literature II (3)


    (Formerly ENGL 2028). An analytical reading of selected poetry, prose, and drama from the nations of the world. The subject matter of both semesters is arranged chronologically, with that of the first ranging from the ancient Chinese through the Renaissance (approximately 1650 CE), and that of the second from the Age of Classicism and Reason through the twentieth century. Limited to students in the University Honors Program.
  
  • ENGL 3000 - Expository Writing (3)


    (Formerly ENG 300). The reading and examination of essays representing the major expository types, with particular attention to rhetorical principles, styles, and structure, resulting in the writing of essays illustrating these types. The final project is the preparation of the research report, with emphasis on the collection of materials, analysis, and organization. Required of all English majors.
  
  • ENGL 3010 - Critical Approaches to Literature (3)


    (Formerly ENG 301). A writing-intensive introduction to major critical theories with emphasis on application to interpretation of literary works. Students interpret a number of literary works drawn from different genres and periods, applying several different theoretical perspectives, such as feminism, new historicism, Marxism, psychoanalysis, and cultural and gender studies. The course is required of all English majors and is a prerequisite or co-requisite for English majors to all upper-division courses in literature.
  
  • ENGL 3105, 3106, 3107 - Technical Report Writing (3)


    (Formerly ENG 310E, 310C, 310S). A study of fundamentals of written reports in a variety of professional fields, with the emphasis on grammar, sentence structure and style, as well as on specialized techniques. 3105 focuses on reports required in professional engineering. 3106 is the study and preparation of forms and reports required of students majoring in Criminal Justice. 3107 is the study and preparation of forms and reports required of social workers. Acquaintance with documents of various agencies is stressed.
  
  • ENGL 3110 - Creative Writing: Short Story (3)


    (Formerly ENG 311). A workshop in short story writing. The course examines the techniques and problems involved in writing the short story and places emphasis on the use of the senses and the writing about the experience of living.
  
  • ENGL 3120 - Creative Writing: Poetry (3)


    (Formerly ENG 312). A workshop in writing poetry. The course examines the techniques involved in writing poetry, placing emphasis on the writing of varied poetic types and relating poetry to other forms of art.
  
  • ENGL 3150 - The Film (3)


    (Formerly ENG 315). A study of films: their makers, their message, and their appeal. Students not only view films but also read articles and books about movies.
  
  • ENGL 3290 - Survey of British Literature I (3)


    (Formerly ENG 329). A survey of important British writers beginning with the Old English tradition and continuing to the Romantic Period.
  
  • ENGL 3300 - Survey of British Literature II (3)


    (Formerly ENG 330). A continuation of ENGL 3290  beginning with the Romantic Period and concluding with the twentieth century.
  
  • ENGL 3310 - British Literature from the Renaissance to the Restoration (3)


    (Formerly ENG 331). A study of representative selections from 1500 to 1660 with concentration on non-dramatic literature.
  
  • ENGL 3320 - Poetry and Drama of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century (3)


    (Formerly ENG 332). A study of selected poetry, prose, and drama from the ages of Dryden, Pope, and Johnson.
  
  • ENGL 3330 - Prose of the Eighteenth Century (3)


    (Formerly ENG 333). A study of the attempts of journalists and novelists to create myths or moral models for their age in a series of social and cultural fictions. Readings in Addison and Steele, Johnson, Fielding, and Richardson.
  
  • ENGL 3410 - Literature of the Romantic Movement (3)


    (Formerly ENG 341). A study of representative selections from 1798 to 1832. Attention is given both to poetry and prose.
  
  • ENGL 3510 - Twentieth-Century British Literature (3)


    (Formerly ENG 351). A study of the major trends in poetry, drama, and the novel of the twentieth century. Emphasis is placed on themes, techniques, and social criticism. Representative British, Irish, and Commonwealth writers are included.
  
  • ENGL 3610 - American Literature I (3)


    (Formerly ENG 361). A study of major American writers and literary movements, including such writers as Edwards, Franklin, Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, Douglass, Dickinson, and Whitman, and such movements as Puritanism, the Enlightenment, Romanticism, and Transcendentalism.
  
  • ENGL 3620 - American Literature II (3)


    (Formerly ENG 362). A study of literary trends since the Civil War, with emphasis on such major figures as Twain, Crane, Dreiser, Frost, Eliot, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, Ellison, Lowell, Bishop, Baldwin, Rich, and Bellow and such movements as realism, naturalism, modernism, and postmodernism.
 

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