COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Developmental Courses:( DEVS)

0110 Writing Mechanics (1-0) Prerequisites: None. Recommended for those needing or desiring more training in English grammar and usage before taking English 1310, this course teaches vocabulary and basic principles of grammatical structure, punctuation, and spelling. This course does not meet elective credit and may not be applied toward total hours in degree. (Fall)

0310 Introduction to Composition (3-0) Prerequisites: None. Recommended for those needing or desiring more training in English grammar and usage before taking English 1310, this course provides the study of, and extensive practice in, process writing with emphasis on the basic elements of an effective essay, including work on mechanical skills. This course does not meet elective credit and may not be applied toward total hours in degree. (Fall) First-Year Writing Courses: (ENG)

1310 Composition and Rhetoric (3-0) Prerequisite: DEVS 0310 or placement demonstrated by ACT or SAT scores, high school transcript, CLEP, or departmental exam. Required for all degree programs, this course provides an intensive study and practice of the fundamental principles of exposition leading to the habit of effective writing. Classes, limited in size, are workshops with individual instruction. (Fall, Spring, Summer as needed)

1320 Composition and Literature (3-0) Prerequisite: ENG 1310. Required for all degree programs, this course acquaints students with the written analysis of literary works including representative examples of poetry, drama, and prose fiction. (Fall, Spring, Summer as needed)

Sophomore Literature Courses: (ENG)

2311 Survey of British Literature I (3-0) Prerequisite: ENG 1320. A General Education option in the Humanities Area, this course surveys major poets, dramatists, and prose writers accompa- nied by a survey of the history of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to 1750. (Fall, Spring, Summer as needed)

2312 Survey of British Literature II (3-0) Prerequisite: ENG 1320. A General Education option in the Humanities Area, this course surveys major writers accompanied by a survey of the history of British literature from 1750 to the present. (Fall, Spring, Summer as needed)

2321 Survey of American Literature I (3-0) Prerequisite: ENG 1320. A General Education option in the Humanities Area, this course surveys major writers accompanied by a survey of the history of American literature from colonial times to the period of the Civil War. (Fall, Spring, Summer as needed)

2322 Survey of American Literature II (3-0) Prerequisite: ENG 1320. A General Education option in the Humanities Area, this course surveys major writers accompanied by a survey of the history of American literature from the Civil War to the present. (Fall, Spring, Summer as needed)

Advanced Literature Courses: (ENG)

3310 Medieval English Literature (3-0) Prerequisite: One sophomore-level English course. Provides a study of the prose and poetry of English literature from earliest Anglo-Saxon times to 1500. (Spring 2007)

3313 World Literature (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one sophomore- level English course. The course is a comparative study of representative literary masterpieces of major world literatures. Topics will vary. (Spring 2008)

3315 Children’s Literature I (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one sop- homore-level English course. Survey of seven genres of child- ren’s literature from ancient to present times, with emphasis on award-winning selections. Special emphasis on use of children’s books in elementary grades. Also cross-listed as READ 3315. (Fall, Summer) (May be used as a major elective for EC-Grade 4 certification)

3316 Children’s Literature II (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one sophomore-level English course. A survey of books suitable for readers in the upper elementary school. It will include a survey of Newberry Award Winning authors and texts. All seven genres of literature will be studied. Also cross-listed as READ 3316. (Required for Grades 4-8 certification and English Language Arts and Reading 8-12 certification, and may be used as a major elective for EC-Grade 4 certification) (Spring, Summer)

3320 English Renaissance (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one sophomore-level English course. Topics include Shakespeare, Milton, and other major Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century prose sty- lists, dramatists, and poets. (Summer as needed)

3330 Restoration and 18th Century English Literature (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one sophomore-level English course. The student is exposed to major literary trends from the Restoration to the Pre-Romantic Movement with reading in essays (including journalism), political-religious satires philosophical and lyric poems, drama, and the novel. (Fall 2006)

3341 English Romanticism (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one sophomore-level English course. This course examines poetry and prose of English Romanticism (1790-1830), in light of dominant philosophical, social, political, and literary trends of the period. (Spring 2009)

3342 The Victorian Period (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one sophomore-level English course. Topics include major English poets and prose writers, 1830-1900, with emphasis on distinctive approaches to common artistic, intellectual, and social problems. (Fall 2008)

3371 Seventeenth- and Eighteenth- Century American Literature (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one sophomore-level English course. The student examines Colonial writings from a critical and historical perspective, with an emphasis on important developments in religious, political, and social thought. (Fall 2007)

3372 Studies in Nineteenth-Century American Literature (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one sophomore-level English course. This course provides an exploration of selected major American writers of the Nineteenth Century, considering their literary back grounds, distinctive developments, and specific aims. May be repeated when both instructors and texts vary. (Fall 2006)

3373 Studies in Modern Literature (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one sophomore-level English course. Topics include an examination of one or more major authors, styles, genres, decades, or movements important to an understanding of modern literary culture. May be repeated when both instructor and texts vary. (Spring semester)

3374 Studies in Contemporary Literature (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one sophomore-level English course. A phase, school, or collection of writers whose works reflect the state of letters since the end of World War II will be examined. (Fall even years)

3380 Film and Literary Classics (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one sophomore-level English course. Students will be introduced to the comparative study of the fundamental, pervasive, and significant transformations and connections between film and literature. Possible offerings might range from “Film and Shakespeare” to “Film and the Novel.” Analytical papers will be required. (Summer as needed)

4309 Holocaust through the Eyes of Elie Wiesel (3-0) Prerequisite: none. This course examines the Holocaust through the writings of Elie Wiesel, a renowned Holocaust survivor. Readings by Weisel are augmented with film and documentary presentations. Implications and events of the Holocaust are examined through religious, literary and historical perspectives. Cross-listed with REL 4309. (May)

4320 Shakespeare (3-0) Prerequisite: at least one junior-level English course or permission of instructor. This course will require critical readings of Shakespeare’s greatest poetry and dramas (chronicles, comedies, tragedies), which will help a student form a sound basis for understanding his development as England’s supreme literary artist. (Fall semesters)

4340 Studies in a Major Author (3-0) Prerequisite: at least one junior-level English course or permission of instructor. Topics will vary and may include British, American, or world literary figures who have had an impact on English-language literature. May be repeated for credit as author varies. (Spring even years)

4360 Literary Theory (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one junior-level English course or permission of instructor. The development of major critical theories concerning literature will be examined. (Spring semester)

Advanced Writing Courses (ENG)

3383 Theories of Composition (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one sophomore-level English course. Education majors with English teaching fields should take this course, if at all possible, in the fall semester of their junior years. This course provides an examination of classical and contemporary theories of composition and their application to understanding the various modes of academic and expressive writing. (Fall semester)

3385 Professional and Technical Writing (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one sophomore-level English course or permission of instructor. Students will learn the use of rhetorical strategies, common formats, and research procedures appropriate to the professions, including business, the sciences, and law. (Fall odd years)

4371 Poetry Workshop (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one sophomore-level English course or permission of instructor. This workshop-style seminar will provide students with practice in the techniques of writing poetry and individual criticisms of poems written by members of the class. (Fall odd years)

4372 Fiction Workshop (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one sophomore-level English course or permission of instructor. This workshop-style seminar will provide students with practice in the techniques of writing fiction and individual criticisms of stories written by members of the class. (Spring odd years)

4374 Writing for Newspapers and Magazines (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one sophomore-level English course or permission of instructor. Topics include a study of the basic news writing techniques; a brief survey of the history of journalistic media; an investigation of the theories of journalism; and an examination of contemporary techniques and problems in journalistic writing. (Fall even years)

4375 Writing for Television and Radio (3-0) Prerequisite: At least one sophomore-level English course or permission of instructor. This course will introduce techniques of interviewing and fundamentals of researching and organizing features for radio and television. (Spring even years)

Advanced Studies In Language: (ENG)

4379 Elementary Language Arts Concepts 4-8 (3-0) Prerequisite: Senior standing and successful completion of the General Education requirements in English and Reading. The student will study the scope and sequence of the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Standards) for language arts instruction and the concepts necessary to teach them. Individual skills will be refined and consideration will be given to classroom applications. (Fall)

4380 Elementary Language Arts Concepts EC-4 (3-0) Prerequisite: Senior standing and successful completion of the General Education requirements in English and READ 3330. The student will study the scope and sequence of the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Standards) for language arts instruction and the concepts necessary to teach them. Individual skills will be refined and consideration will be given to classroom application. (Fall)

4381 TEKS and the Secondary English Curriculum (3-0) Prerequisite: Junior standing and completion of the General Education requirements in English. The student will learn how to design and implement instruction that is appropriate for each student, that reflects knowledge of the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills), that integrates all components of the English language arts (i.e. writing, reading, listening/speaking, viewing/representing), and that is based on continuous assessment. (Spring)

4382 Introduction to Linguistics (3-0) At least one junior-level english course or permission of instructor. This course provides an introduction to theoretical and applied linguistics including both the historical and structural analysis of the English language. (Spring)

4384 Advanced Grammar (3-0) At least one junior-level English course or permission of instructor. Topics include an introduction to the current theory and practice of grammars of English, emphasizing transformational grammar. (Fall odd years)

4X95 Independent Studies (variable credit) At least two upper-division English courses or permission of instructor. This is a study program arranged between an advanced student and an instructor to provide intensive study in a particular area of interest. The course includes a definition of goals appropriate for the advanced student, ways of attaining those goals, a schedule for frequent consultation, and means of assuring progress. (By arrangement)

4X96 Honors Tutorial (variable credit) Prerequisite: 15 hours of English credit and admission to the Honors Program. Open to student candidates for honors graduation in English, this course includes reading and research in a particular topic of literature, linguistics, or language. (By arrangement)

4X97 Senior Thesis (variable credit) Prerequisite: Senior standing, admission to the Honors Program, and permission of instructor. Open to student candidates for honors graduation in English, this course focuses on independent research on a topic ap- proved by the faculty of the department, with a final product of a 75-150 page essay submitted for the approval of the department. (Honors graduates must successfully complete either Senior Thesis or Senior Opus) (by arrangement)

4X98 Senior Opus (variable credit) Prerequisite: Senior standing, admission to the Honors Program, and permission of instructor. Open to student candidates for honors graduation in English, this course focuses on a creative writing project, either prose, drama, or poetry, with a final product of a 75-150 page essay submitted for the approval of the department. (Honors graduates must successfully complete either Senior Thesis or Senior Opus) (by arrangement)

XX99 Special Topics (variable credit) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Courses of this nature are offered occasionally to groups of students to broaden departmental curriculum, to meet student demand, or to observe special events. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. (By arrangement)