Apr 25, 2024  
2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Course Descriptions


 

Electrical Engineering

  
  • ELE 450 - Digital Design with HDL


    Design, simulation, and synthesis of digital circuits and systems using Verilog HDL or VHDL. Topics include digital design methodologies, finite state automata, behavioral models, structural design, finite state machines and datapath controllers, and algorithms and architectures for digital signal processors. Includes term project to design, simulate, and synthesize a digital circuit/system.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 250 and CSCI 240.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 451 - Digital Filter Design


    Difference equations, z-transform, Fourier representation of sequences, discrete-time system transfer functions, and infinite impulse response discrete-time filters design. Includes implementation considerations and computer aided filter design. Practical examples and computer simulations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 315.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 452 - Real-Time Digital Signal Processing


    In-depth presentation of the use of single-chip programmable signal processors. Hardware design aspects of digital signal processing (DSP) systems, architectural issues, and fixed versus floating pointing representations for implementing DSP algorithms. Applications to speech processing, adaptive filtering, and telecommunications.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 315 and ELE 356.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 454 - Introduction to Digital Image Processing


    Principles, techniques, and algorithms for enhancements of degraded images, compression of pictorial information, recognition of patterns in scenes, reconstruction of a picture from projections, and descriptions of objects in a scene.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Senior standing and CSCI 240.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 455 - Computer System Architecture


    Register transfer and micro-operation, basic computer organization and design; central processing unit; micro-programmed control; pipeline and vector processing; computer arithmetic; input/output organization, and memory organization.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 250.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 456 - Introduction to Pattern Recognition


    Theory and design of pattern recognition systems. Topics include pattern recognition and perception, nonparametric decision theoretical classification, statistical discriminant functions, Fisher’s approach, unsupervised learning systems (clustering) and their performance, and neural networks for pattern recognition.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: CSCI 240 or CSCI 241; and ELE 250; and STAT 350 or ISYE 335.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 457 - Microprocessor


    Analysis of computer logic systems. Topics include parallel and serial I/O ports; memory interface, I/O interface, and interrupt interface.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 356.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 461 - Synthesis of Active and Passive Filters


    Principles of network synthesis are introduced. Synthesis techniques are used to design active and passive filters.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 315 and ELE 330.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 463 - Radio Frequency Electronics


    Design and implementation of electronic subsystems directed towards application in the frequency bands spanning 100 kHz through UHF. Spectral region supports analog signal processing critical to wireless communication.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 330 and ELE 360.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 464 - System Design Utilizing Analog Integrated Circuits


    Basic theory for the utilization of special purpose integrated circuit amplifiers in application specific to circuit designs, including special differential and operational amplifier circuits.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 330.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 470 - Microwave Circuits and Devices


    Wave equation; microwave waveguides and components; solid-state devices and circuits; microwave integrated circuits; microwave test equipment and laboratory measurements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 370.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 471 - Lightwave Engineering


    Theory, analysis, and design of opto-electronic communication techniques. Multimode and mono-mode optical fibers examined for loss, dispersion, and practical considerations. Optical receiver, transmitter, and repeaters presented with an introduction to optical signal processing.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 335 and ELE 360 and ELE 370.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 474 - Transmission Line Media and Wave Propagation


    Theory and applications of various transmission line media such as two-wire, coaxial, stripline, and microstrip lines. Principles of wave propagation in freespace and waveguides. Distributed circuits and impedance matching using the Smith chart approach.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 370.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 475 - Antenna Theory and Design


    Fundamentals of electromagnetic radiation from wire and aperture-type antennas; applications of field equivalence principles to aperture radiation; receiving antennas and noise evaluation of communication systems; antenna test equipment and measurement techniques.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 370.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 477 - Advanced Microwave and Millimeter Wave Engineering


    Analysis of various transmission-line media, including rectangular and circular waveguides, dielectric waveguides, finlines, and microstrip transmission lines; microwave/millimeter wave passive and active components; theory and design of integrated circuits, such as receiver front-ends; application of microwave systems and measurement techniques.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 370.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 480 - Control Systems II


    Design and compensation of feedback control systems. State-variable approach to the analysis and design of feedback control systems. Use of digital controllers in modern control systems.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 380 or MEE 322.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 481 - Digital Control Systems


    Introduction to digital and sampled-data control systems. Analysis and design of digital systems using z-transform and state-space methods. Study of the effects of quantization and sampling upon stability and performance.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 380.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 491 - Electrical Engineering Design Proposal


    Discussion of global impacts of engineering designs including social, environmental, and ethical concerns as well as modern topics in electrical engineering. Development of a proposal for a senior design project that addresses these concepts. Educational programs and career opportunities for electrical engineers are addressed. For electrical engineering students only. Team project required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department.

    Credits: 1
  
  • ELE 492 - Electrical Engineering Design Project


    Students create a solution to the proposed engineering design problem. The solution is to incorporate engineering design concepts, including safety and cost effectiveness, as well as employ analytical and computer tools. Team project required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 491 and completion of all ELE 300-level courses required by the major.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 497 - Independent Study


    Independent pursuit of problems in electrical engineering under faculty supervision. Written report required. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • ELE 498 - Special Topics


    Regularly scheduled courses in advanced topics in electrical engineering. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department. A. Biomedical Engineering B. Microelectronics C. Power Electronics D. Computer Engineering E. Communications Engineering G. Electromagnetics J. Control Systems K. Digital Signal Processing

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • ELE 499 - Honors Undergraduate Research


    Pursuit of an undergraduate research topic in electrical engineering under faculty supervision. Written report required. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 semester hours over two or three semesters.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department.

    Credits: 1-3

Elementary Education

  
  • TLEE 282 - Educational Participation in Clinical Experiences: Elementary Education


    Crosslisted as EPS 282X. Pre-student teaching practicum. Observation and analysis of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and behavior management in multicultural classrooms. Design, implementation, and evaluation of lesson plans. Requires a minimum of 20 clock hours per semester hour. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 semester hours. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of the elementary education adviser.

    Credits: 1-2
  
  • TLEE 342 - The Teaching of Social Studies in the Elementary School


    Development of effective social studies programs with emphasis on instructional methods and materials.

    Credits: 3
  
  • TLEE 344 - Teaching Science in the Elementary School


    The application of theories, best practice and learning standards in the development of inquiry-based science instruction in the elementary program (K-9). Emphasis on the knowledge of the learner, instructional methods, and the application of pedagogical content knowledge.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: GPA of at least 2.75 and junior standing.

    Credits: 3
  
  • TLEE 382 - Clinical Experience in Elementary School Curriculum and Instruction


    Pre-student teaching practicum. Observation of classroom management and integration of technology in elementary classrooms. Design, implementation, and evaluation of lesson plans. Requires a minimum of 48 clock hours in the classroom per semester hour. S/U grading. To be taken in conjunction with professional education courses.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: TLEE 282.

    Credits: 1
  
  • TLEE 383 - Elementary School Curriculum and Instruction: Field Experience


    Pre-student teaching practicum. Methodology related to practice through teaching experiences in elementary school classrooms. Requires a minimum of 48 clock hours per semester hour of professional field experience in the classroom. Design, implementation, and evaluation of lesson plans and instructional unit plans required. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: TLEE 382. To be taken in conjunction with methods courses.

    Credits: 2
  
  • TLEE 402X - Methods of Instruction in the Mathematics Curriculum for Elementary School


    Crosslisted as MATH 402. Methods, techniques, materials, curricular issues, learning theories, and research utilized in the teaching of elementary school mathematics. Attention given to the teaching of exceptional students and to planning for multicultural learning situations. Intended for students in education. Accepted for credit as an elementary mathematics methods course, but not as an upper-division mathematical content course. Not open for credit toward the major or minor in mathematical sciences. Not used in major or minor GPA calculation for mathematical sciences major or minors.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 201 with a grade of C or better and junior standing or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • TLEE 461 - Seminar in Elementary School Teaching


    Orientation to the teaching profession including school and community environment, professionalism, and effect of teaching on student learning. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: TLEE 383, GPA of at least 2.75, and senior standing. CRQ: TLEE 485 and ETT 401B.

    Credits: 1
  
  • TLEE 485 - Student Teaching


    Student teaching for one-half semester or one entire semester. Assignments to be arranged with the department. S/U grading. See “Teacher Certification Requirements.”

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: TLEE 383 and MATH 402 or TLEE 402X.

    Credits: 3-12
  
  • TLEE 490 - Workshop in Elementary Education


    Suggestions for experiences suitable for children 6 to 12 years old. Total time devoted to new media and the construction of teacher-made materials. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours. S/U grading.

    Credits: 1-6
  
  • TLEE 492 - Special Topics in Elementary Education


    Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours when topic varies.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • TLEE 497 - Independent Study


    Independent study under direction of a faculty member. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Credits: 1-3

Engineering/Engineering Tech - Interdisciplinary

  
  • IEET 490 - Topics in Engineering and Engineering Technology


    Selected interdisciplinary topics from various engineering or engineering technology disciplines not offered in regular departmental courses. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • IEET 491 - Integrated Systems Engineering I


    Introduction to the fundamental principles of integrated systems engineering and their application to the development of integrated systems. Topics include integrated systems engineering principles, integrated systems engineering processes and methodologies, integration of the necessary technical disciplines and integrated systems engineering project management. Students may not enroll in IEET 591 for credit towards the degree unless they are enrolled in the BS-MS program.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of college.

    Credits: 3
  
  • IEET 492 - Integrated Systems Engineering II


    Advanced integrated systems engineering and related applications, with focus on integrated systems engineering of complex systems, products and services; application of principles in integrated systems engineering processes and methodologies; incorporating concepts such as integrated systems reliability management, maintenance, safety, security and cost optimization. Students may not enroll in IEET 592 for credit towards the degree unless they are enrolled in the BS-MS program.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: IEET 491 or consent of college.

    Credits: 3
  
  • UEET 101 - Introduction to Engineering


    Introduction to engineering disciplines and careers, role of the engineer in society, engineering approach to problem-solving, engineering design process, concurrent engineering, and engineering ethics. Required course for all engineering majors; should be taken during the first year of enrollment at NIU. Lecture and laboratory; one 2-hour period per week.

    Credits: 1
  
  • UEET 102 - Engineering Connection Seminar I


    A broad and contemporary coverage on interdisciplinary nature of engineering design. Team projects are required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: UEET 101.

    Credits: 1

  
  • UEET 103 - Engineering Connection Seminar II


    A broad and contemporary coverage on interdisciplinary nature of engineering design. Emphasis is placed on quantitative investigation. Team projects are required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: UEET 102.

    Credits: 1

  
  • UEET 104 - Engineering Connection Seminar III


    A broad and contemporary coverage on interdisciplinary nature of engineering design and problem formulation. Computer simulation is integrated to the course contents. Team projects are required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: UEET 103.

    Credits: 1
  
  • UEET 235 - Fundamentals and Applications of Nanotechnology I


    Theory and laboratory experiments to demonstrate fundamentals and applications of nanotechnolgy in engineering and sciences. Topics covered are nanosensors, nanoparticles, nano-self-assembly, and marketing aspects of nanotechnology-based products.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: UEET103.

    Credits: 3

English

  
  • ENGL 102 - Composition Skills


    Developmental composition with an emphasis on frequent writing and extensive revision of expressive, expository, and persuasive essays accompanied by critical reading of both professional and peer nonfiction prose. Weekly tutorials and writing in electronic environments required. Preparation for ENGL 103. Does not count as credit for graduation. S/U grading.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 103 - Rhetoric and Composition I


    Writing and revising expressive, expository, and persuasive essays accompanied by the reading of nonfiction prose. Weekly writing assignments. Not used in calculating English major or minor GPA. Grade of C or better required to satisfy English core competency requirement.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 104 - Rhetoric and Composition II


    Writing and revising argumentative and analytical essays accompanied by the critical reading of various forms of writing. Documented writing required in all sections. Not used in calculating English major or minor GPA. Grade of C or better required to satisfy English core competency requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ENGL 103 with a grade of C or better.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 105 - Rhetoric and Composition


    Concentrated rhetorical approach to the writing and revising of expressive, expository, and persuasive essays accompanied by the critical reading of various forms of writing. Documented writing required in all sections. Students with credit for ENGL 105 may not take ENGL 103 or ENGL 104. Not used in calculating English major or minor GPA. Grade of C or better required to satisfy English core competency requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Placement only through English Core Competency Examination or a score of 30 or higher on the ACT combined English/Writing Test.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 110 - Experience of Fiction


    Close reading for the appreciation of fiction as an embodiment of human and cultural values. Not available for credit to students with credit in ENGL 202.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 115 - Masterpieces of British Literature


    Fiction, poetry, and drama from the major periods of British literature read for understanding and appreciation. Not available for credit to students with credit in ENGL 210.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 116 - Masterpieces of American Literature


    Fiction, poetry, and drama from the major periods of American literature read for understanding and appreciation. Not available for credit to students with credit in ENGL 280.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 200 - Literary Study: Research and Criticism


    Introduction to methods and terms used in the study of literature from a broad range of historical periods. Emphasis on a variety of approaches to literary analysis; terminology used in the study of literary genres of poetry, prose, and drama. Intensive practice writing analytical essays on literature. Required of all majors and minors no later than the first semester of upper-division work in literature.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 201 - Introduction to Poetry


    Study of individual poems and of poetry in its cultural context. Emphasis on the development of the student’s ability to read and appreciate poetry.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 205 - Survey of English Literature I


    Study of British writers from Chaucer to 1789 in their historical, cultural, and literary environment.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 206 - Survey of English Literature II


    Study of British writers from 1789 to the present in their historical, cultural, and literary environment.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 207 - Fundamentals of English Grammar


    Introduction to modern English pedagogical grammar. Traditional terminology and analytical tools used to describe the grammar and use of written Standard English.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 250 - Practical Writing


    Practice in writing skills and the organization and structuring of prose appropriate to the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Open to majors and non-majors.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 298 - Topics in Literature


    Exploration of a literary subject ordinarily outside the scope of traditional courses in literature. Topics might include such subgenres of literature as the detective novel or science fiction, or literary trends of current interest.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 300 - Advanced Essay Composition


    A. General. Writing expressive, persuasive, and informative essays and developing appropriate stylistic and organizational techniques. Open to majors, minors, and non-majors.
    B. Pre-Law. Designed to meet special writing needs of the pre-law student.
    C. English Teacher Certification. Designed to meet the special writing needs of students seeking certification to teach in the secondary schools.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 301 - Writing Poetry I


    Beginning course in writing poetry.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 302 - Writing Fiction I


    Beginning course in writing fiction.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 303 - Writing Creative Nonfiction


    Writing informal and formal nonfiction essays, emphasizing a literary approach to language and flexibility of form. Essay models include memoir, personal essay, nature essay, segmented essay, and travel essay, and may include biography and history.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Any writing course beyond the freshman level or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 304 - Writing Arts Criticism


    Practice in writing critical reviews of visual art, music, film, and other art forms. Designed for students who have some knowledge of the art form they choose to write on and who seek guidance in organizing and communicating their judgments.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 305 - Principles of Criticism


    Readings in literary theory, relationship between literary theory and critical methods and modes, and principles of evaluation, appreciation, and understanding.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 306 - Reading Drama


    Study of individual plays and of drama in its cultural context. Emphasis on student’s ability to read, view, and appreciate drama.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 307 - Selected Readings in Drama


    Representative selections from world drama, focusing either on such periods as classical, Renaissance, or modern, or on a theme. Subject announced.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 308 - Technical Writing


    Principles and strategies for planning, writing, and revising technical documents common in government, business, and industry (e.g., manuals, proposals, procedures, newsletters, brochures, specifications, memoranda, and formal reports). Topics include analysis of audience and purpose, simplifying complex information, document design, and project management.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 310 - Literary Classics


    Selected works, from ancient to modern, such as Plato’s Symposium, Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Montaigne’s Essays, Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin, and Camus’s The Plague, read in translation and with attention to theme, technique, genre, and context.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 315 - Shakespeare


    Representative plays. Intended to prepare the general student to read and view the plays independently. Not available for credit in the major.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 318 - Language and Linguistics


    Introduction to the nature of language and fundamental principles of linguistic analysis. May include interdisciplinary aspects of linguistics, the biological foundations of language, language acquisition, language variation and change, and languages of the world, their classification, typology, and viability.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 320 - History of the English Language


    Survey of the English language from its Indo-European origins to the modern period. Topics include phonology and grammar, the relationships between English and other languages, and the social, political, and cultural forces affecting linguistic change.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 321 - Structure of Modern English


    Survey of Modern English and contemporary linguistic methods of analyzing and describing its major structures and their functions.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 322 - Language in American Society


    Introduction to the study of language in its social context. Focus on varieties of American English with some attention to the status of minority languages. Sociolinguistic approach to language variation by region, social class, ethnicity, gender, and social context. Standardization and attitudes toward nonstandard dialects and minority languages. Relationship between language and power and social control.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 330 - American Literature to 1830


    American literature from the beginnings through the early national period, including such writers as Bradstreet, Taylor, Edwards, Franklin, Equiano, Rowson, and Cooper.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 331 - American Literature: 1830-1860


    Literature of the American Romantic period, including such writers as Emerson, Hawthorne, Poe, Fuller, Stowe, Thoreau, and Melville.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 332 - American Literature: 1860-1920


    Includes such writers as Dickinson, Twain, James, Chopin, Chesnutt, Wharton, and Cather.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 333 - American Literature: 1920-1960


    Includes such writers as Stevens, Eliot, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Hurston, and Williams.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 334 - American Literature: 1960-Present


    Includes such writers as Bellow, Rich, Morrison, Pynchon, Ashbery, and Kushner.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 335 - Non-Western and Third-World Literature


    Study of one non-Western or Third-World literary tradition or a survey of literary traditions, such as African, Asian, Caribbean, Middle Eastern, or Latin American. May focus on the classic texts produced by these cultures (in translation) or on contemporary texts. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when subject varies.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 337 - Western Literature: Classical and Medieval


    Intensive study of representative selections translated from the works of Greek, Roman, and other European writers, such as Homer, Sappho, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Plato, Virgil, Ovid, Dante, Tasso, Rabelais, and Cervantes.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 338 - Western Literature: Renaissance to 1900


    Comparative study of representative works from the early modern period through the 19th century, read in translation, by authors such as Ariosto, Racine, Diderot, Goethe, Baudelaire, and Tolstoy.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 339 - Recent Western Literature


    Comparative study of representative modern works, read in translation, by authors such as Chekov, Proust, Kafka, Rilke, Dinesen, Duras, and Calvino.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 340 - The Bible as Literature


    Introduction to the Bible as literature, the history and the historical circumstances of its composition, and the structure and style of its principal parts.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 360 - Literature and Other Disciplines


    Interrelationships between the study of literature and other disciplines. Pertinence of other disciplines to literature, for example, literature and psychology, literature and sociology, literature and philosophy, and literature and theology. Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when subject varies.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 363 - Literature and Film


    Relationship between film and literature, with specific attention to the aesthetic impact of narrative, drama, and poetry on film and to the significance in film of romanticism, realism, and expressionism as literary modes. Nature and history of the adaptation of literary works to film.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 374 - The American Short Story


    Shaping and development of the modern short story as a literary form by American writers, from the early 19th century to the present.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 375 - The American Novel


    Development of the American novel from the 18th century to the present.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 376 - American Drama Since 1900


    Selected works by representative American playwrights since 1900.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 377 - American Poetry Since 1900


    Selected works by representative American poets since 1900.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 381 - American Ethnic Literature


    A. Native American Literature. Historical survey of the fiction, drama, poetry, and prose of Native American writers such as Zitkala Sa, McNickel, Momaday, Welch, King, and Erdrich.
    B. Latina/Latino Literature. Historical survey of the fiction, drama, poetry, and prose of Latina/Latino writers writing in English in the United States.
    C. African American Literature. Historical survey of the fiction, drama, poetry, and prose of African American writers such as Wheatley, Douglass, Chesnutt, Cullen, Hughes, Baldwin, and Morrison.
    D. Special Topics. Study of one or more ethnic traditions in American literature not covered in ENGL 381A, ENGL 381B, or ENGL 381C.

    Topic announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topic varies. Study of one or more ethnic traditions in American literature.

    Credits: 3

  
  • ENGL 382 - Women Writers: The Tradition in English


    Literary accomplishments of women writing in English, covering a range of genres such as fiction, poetry, essays, and drama. Effects of gender on the reading and writing of literature.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 383 - Gay and Lesbian Literature


    Historical survey of lesbian and gay fiction, drama, poetry, and prose by American and British writers such as Shakespeare, Behn, Whitman, Hall, Forster, Ortiz-Taylor, Kushner, Leavitt, and Winterson.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 384 - Literary Nonfiction


    Representative readings in literary nonfiction, from autobiography and memoir to the personal and lyric essay, focusing either on a period, such as modern/contemporary, or on a theme. Attention paid to literary qualities fostered in personal writing, and to form, theory, and historical and cultural contexts.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 398 - Topics in the Practice and Theory of Composition


    Selected aspects of composition such as advanced rhetorical argumentative writing and writing for publication. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topic varies.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 399 - Topics in American Literature


    Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topic varies.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 400 - Literary Topics


    Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topic varies.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 401 - Writing Poetry II


    Advanced course in writing poetry.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ENGL 301.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 402 - Writing Fiction II


    Advanced course in writing fiction.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ENGL 302.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 403 - Technical Editing


    Principles and strategies for preparing technical documents for publication, including editing for content, organization, style, and correctness. Topics include the editor’s roles and responsibilities, the levels of editing, proofreading and copyediting, readability, format, production, and usability testing.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 404 - The Teaching of Writing


    Approaches to teaching and evaluating composition in the middle and high school with emphasis on the multicultural classroom.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ENGL 300C or consent of department. CRQ: ILAS 201.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 405 - Early English Literature


    English literature to 1500. Modernized texts used for works which might otherwise present language problems.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 406 - Chaucer


    The poetry, with emphasis on The Canterbury Tales.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 407 - Shakespeare


    Representative comedies, tragedies, and historical plays. Attention given to Shakespeare’s growth as a literary artist and to the factors which contributed to that development; his work evaluated in terms of its significance for modern times.

    Credits: 3
 

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