ENGLISH (ENG–Arts and Science)

405/505 Advanced Linguistics (3)

Advanced study of contemporary linguistic theories on syntax, semantics, and/or phonology. Though largely situated within a generative-transformational framework it also explores other contemporary approaches to linguistic theories, especially as a context for the development of generative-transformational theory. Students learn how to discern patterns within language data, to form hypotheses about the underlying structures of language, and to choose from among competing hypotheses. Prerequisite: ENG 303 or equivalent. Offered infrequently.

411/511 Visual Rhetoric for Technical and Scientific Communicators (3)

Provides an introduction to the theory and techniques of visual rhetoric used by technical and scientific communicators. Covers elements of layout, design, and typography, giving students practice with short and longer print texts and nonprint media. Prerequisite: ENG 215 or 313 and junior standing.

412/512 Editing for Technical and Scientific Communicators (3)

Examines principles and practices of editors of technical and scientific publications. Preparing communications for publication emphasized. Students edit their own and other students’ work, and that of outside clients. Prerequisite: ENG 215 or 313.

413/513 Writing Reports and Proposals (3)

Intensive study of the principles and processes involved with preparing technical and scientific reports and proposals. Prerequisite: ENG 215 or 313 and junior standing.

414/514 Designing and Testing User Documents for Technical and Scientific Communicators (3)

Advanced study of theories and practices involved with the production of user documents in both print and other media. Prerequisite: ENG 215 or 313.

430/530 Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry Workshop (430: 3, maximum 6; 530: 3, maximum 9)

Practice in writing poetry with emphasis on development of style. Advanced course in the theory and practice of poetry writing with seminar study of relevant contemporary materials and criticism of student work in class and conference. Prerequisite: ENG 330 and permission of instructor.

460/560 Issues in Creative Writing (3)

Integrates reading and writing of poetry and fiction at the highest levels. The issue or problem organizing the course is applicable to both fiction writers and poets; readings in both poetry and fiction illustrate, problematize and/or offer solutions to the issue under discussion. Students read and think as writers and respond to the issue or problem in both an analytic and creative manner. Specific requirements vary according to instructor and topic. Prerequisite: ENG 226 and at least two of the required upper-level writing courses; four of the five literature courses; one of the other two theory and practice courses; at least one foreign language or literature in translation course; senior standing.

600 Special Topics in Literature (2-4; maximum 4)

Study of individual works and types of literature which may fall outside traditional areas of study, but are important to the secondary teacher.

601 Introduction to Language and Linguistics (2-4)

Basic concepts of language and its use from both historical and contemporary perspectives, with special attention to occasions of use.

602 Introduction to Rhetoric (2)

Principles of expository and persuasive prose.

603 Literary Theories and Their Histories (4)

Study of the fundamental perspectives in literary criticism and their application to literary texts.

605 Issues in the Profession (2)

Colloquium designed to introduce beginning graduate students to the profession, and especially to contemporary debates about the status and variety of literary history. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program.

614 Medieval English Literature (4)

Literary and linguistic study of Middle English prose and poetry. Offered infrequently.

617 Chaucer, The Major Poems (4)

Intensive study of The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde with emphasis on recent major critical studies, intellectual milieu, contemporaneous aesthetic, principal sources, and modern critical approaches. Offered infrequently.

620 Studies in Renaissance Literature (4; maximum 12 toward any degree)

Intensive study of selected Renaissance writers such as More, Sidney, Spenser, Marlowe, Jonson, Webster, Bacon, Donne, Milton, and Shakespeare; or of a particular theme such as the courtesy tradition; or of a poetic type such as the Renaissance sonnet or the Renaissance pastoral.

630 Studies in the Restoration and the 18th Century, 1660-1789 (4; maximum 12 toward any degree)

Intensive study of selected authors such as Dryden, Pope, Swift, Johnson, Fielding, Goldsmith, and Sheridan, or of a literary group, genre, or style.

640 Studies in 19th-Century English Literature (4; maximum 12 toward any degree)

Intensive study of selected 19th century authors such as Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Keats, Thackeray, Dickens, George Eliot, Conrad, Arnold, Browning, and Tennyson, or of a literary group, a genre, or theme.

650 Graduate Fiction Workshop (4; maximum 16)

Study and practice in writing fiction, with attention to subtle aspects of character development, structure, story, point of view, figuration, tone, style, etc. Emphasis on group critiquing student work and on revising manuscripts, with the goal of producing a portfolio of professional quality contemporary fiction. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate creative writing program.

651 Graduate Poetry Workshop (4; maximum 16)

Study and practice in writing poetry with attention to the advanced, preprofessional poet’s aesthetic, formal and conceptual concerns. Emphasis on group critiquing student work and on revising manuscripts, with the goal of producing a portfolio of professional quality contemporary poetry. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate creative writing program.

652 Issues in Creative Writing (4)

Analytical and practical approach to selected topics in creative writing. Focus changes each term. Criticism as well as creative compositions are produced. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate creative writing program.

660 Studies in 20th-Century Literature (4; maximum 12 toward any degree)

Intensive study of selected 20th century writers such as Auden, Eliot, Huxley, Joyce, Lawrence, O’Casey, Shaw, Spender, Synge, Woolf, Yeats, or of a literary group, a genre, or a tradition.

670 Studies in American Literature, 1800-1865 (4; maximum 12 toward any degree)

Intensive study of selected pre-Civil War American writers such as Dickinson, Emerson, Hawthorne, Melville, Poe, Thoreau, and Whitman.

680 Studies in American Literature, 1865-1919 (4; maximum 12 toward any degree)

Intensive study of selected post-Civil War major American writers such as Stephen Crane, Dreiser, Howells, James, Robinson, and Twain. Offered infrequently.

690 Studies in Modern American Literature, 1919 to Present (4; maximum 12 toward any one degree)

Intensive study of selected modern major American writers such as Anderson, Hart, Crane, Dos Passos, Eliot, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, Frost, Hemingway, O’Neill, Pound, Steinbeck, and Stevens.

692 Introduction to Technical and Scientific Communication (4)

Addresses history, aims, assumptions, and methods of the profession of technical and scientific communication. Introduces problem-solving as a strategy for communicating and managing information on technical and scientific subjects. Focuses on writing theory and practice.

693 Technical and Scientific Editing (2)

Roles, responsibilities, and practices of the editor of technical and scientific communications. Prerequisite: ENG 692 (or concurrent enrollment) or permission of instructor.

694 Technical and Scientific Writing (4)

Instruction and practice at writing effective technical and scientific communications. Prerequisite: ENG 692 (or concurrent enrollment) or permission of instructor.

695 Linguistics for Technical and Scientific Communicators (2)

Linguistic theory and analysis of written and oral language use in technical and scientific environments. Prerequisite: ENG 692 or permission of instructor.

696 Managing Technical and Scientific Communication Departments, Publications, and Policies (2)

Introduction to responsibilities of people who manage technical and scientific communication systems, including in-house communication departments, independent companies, organization-wide information policies, and professional journals and similar publications. Prerequisite: ENG 692 or permission of instructor.

697 Information Design for Technical and Scientific Communicators (4)

Teaches the principles of effective document design, the role of the technical communicator in the design process, and the application of professional design principles and production techniques to create effective print and non-print communications. Prerequisite: ENG 692 or permission.

700 Research for Master’s Thesis (1-12; minimum 6, maximum 12)

701 Internship in Technical and Scientific Communication (1-12; minimum 6, maximum 12)

While working full-time as a technical and scientific communicator, student applies knowledge gained in course work to practical experience in professional situations. Student works for a business, government, or nonprofit organization under guidance of an appropriate mentor. Prerequisites: COM 619; ENG 602, 692, 693, 694, and 697.

710 Seminar (4; maximum 24)

Advanced study of limited subjects, to be announced in the class schedule.

730 Studies in Composition Research and Pedagogy (4; maximum 12 toward any one degree)

Intensive study of one or more areas of composition research, theory, or pedagogy such as design, testing and evaluation, discourse theory, history of composition, invention, syntax, style, and composing process.

731 The Theory and Practice of Teaching Composition (4)

Examination and evaluation of current methods and strategies for teaching college writing with emphasis on classroom application of composition theory and research. Major topics include composing process, invention, argumentation, the sentence and the paragraph, testing and evaluation, recent research in composition, reading and writing, and composition and literature. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Summer only.

732 Studies in Composition Theory (4)

Intensive study of one or more areas of composition theory, such as discourse analysis, composing process, and computers and composition.

733 Studies in Rhetoric (4)

Historical, theoretical, and analytical approaches to uses of spoken and written discourse (political, legal, literary, scientific, philosophic, etc.).

734 Issues in Composition Pedagogy (4)

Intensive study of one or more areas of composition teaching, such as collaborative learning, writing assessment, revision, or invention. Prerequisite: ENG 731 or equivalent.

735 Research Methods in Composition (4)

Introduction to methods of qualitative and quantitative research in the study of writing. Prerequisite: ENG 731 or equivalent.

736 Linguistics and Writing (4)

Study of language in relation to developmental learning skills and to literary style. Prerequisite: ENG 601 or equivalent. Offered infrequently.

740 Literary Criticism and Theory (4; maximum 12)

Intensive study of recent developments in literary theory and criticism. Prerequisite: ENG 603 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.

751 Special Problems (1-6; maximum 6 toward any degree)

Special research study in a topic not covered in a regular course, usually culminating in an essay of the kind found in literary journals. Application for this course must be made by the 14th week of the previous semester or by the end of the first week of new semester, and approved by departmental committee.

752 Independent Study in Technical and Scientific Communication (1-6; maximum 6).

Individual or team research on a topic related to technical and scientific communication. Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval by executive committee of technical and scientific communication program.