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ELE 685 - Control Laws and Strategies for Multilink Manipulators Study of servo control for manipulators, emphasizing various control schemes currently active in the robotic field. Topics include single-link control, kinematics and dynamics of multilink manipulators, computed torque technique, variable-structure control, nonlinear feedback control, resolved motion control, adaptive control, and force control.
Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: ELE 580 or consent of department.
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ELE 687 - Fuzzy Logic in Engineering Study of fuzzy logic with emphasis on its engineering applications. Topics include classical and fuzzy sets, classical and fuzzy relations, membership functions, fuzzy-to-crisp conversions, fuzzy arithmetic, classical and fuzzy logic, fuzzy rulebased systems, fuzzy control systems, and other engineering applications.
Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3 |
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ELE 689 - Introduction to Neural Networks Study of neural networks with an engineering application emphasis. Topics include feedforward neural networks, single layer feedback neural networks, supervised and unsupervised learning, and associative memories, as well as topics related to intelligent systems such as genetic algorithms.
Credits: 3 |
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ELE 690 - Master’s Proposal Conducting literature search and preliminary studies about the M.S. thesis or project topic. Students must submit a report about the proposed work and defend it in front of the student’s graduate committee. Proposal should clearly show that the proposed work is original and potentially leading to journal articles or patents. Must be passed with a grade of B or better. May be repeated up to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 1-3 |
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ELE 695 - Research in Electrical Engineering Continuing research based upon topics proposed in ELE 690.
Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: ELE 690, or consent of department.
Credits: 1-9 |
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ELE 699A - Master’s Thesis May be taken every semester of enrollment, but only 6 semester hours will count towards the degree.
Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: ELE 690 or consent of department.
Credits: 1-9 |
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ELE 699B - Master’s Project May be repeated to a maximum of 3 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: ELE 690 or consent of department.
Credits: 1-3 |
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ENGL 600 - Internship in the College Teaching of English For teaching interns only. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours, all of which may be counted toward program requirements for the doctoral degree and for track II of the master’s degree. Only 3 semester hours may be applied toward track I of the master’s degree. S/U grading.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 601 - Bibliography and Methods of Research Introduction to the philosophy and methods of literary research.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 602 - Literary Theory and Criticism A. History of Literary Theory
B. Contemporary Literary Theory
C. Interpretation of Literary Texts
D. Feminist Literary Theory and Criticism
Study of the history, movements, and applications of literary criticism and theory. Each lettered topic may be taken only once.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 603 - Traditions in Written Rhetoric Survey of major rhetoricians, theories, and movements that have contributed to those rhetorical traditions determining or influencing the production and analysis of written text.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 604 - Topics in Materials for the English Language Arts Classroom Analysis of new curriculum materials in English, with focus on language, literature, or composition. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 606 - Morphology Investigation of linguistic processes of word structure; the nature of morphological systems; what morphology consists of; basic skills for analyzing word structure; awareness of morphological properties of English and other languages.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 607 - Topics in Literature Study of special topics and periods of literature. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 608 - Research Methods in Linguistics Introduction to doing and interpreting research in linguistics. Discussion and application of theory in both qualitative and quantitative research.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 609 - Creative Writing A workshop/pedagogy course in poetry or fiction for students who wish to further their knowledge of literature through practice of the art, and for those who intend to become practicing writers and critics. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours as the topic changes.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 610 - Rhetoric of Prose Composition Introduction to contemporary rhetorical theories and methods of written discourse and their pedagogical and practical applications. Required of students focusing on rhetoric.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 611 - History of the English Language Linguistic analysis and description of the development of English from its earliest Anglo-Saxon stages to present-day British and American English.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 612 - Old English Introduction to English at the earliest period of its history (i.e., before the Norman Conquest in 1066) with focus on the grammatical analysis of short prose works and the careful reading of several important poems.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 613 - Middle English Analysis and description of the process by which Old English lost most of its Germanic inflections and gained an enormous Romance vocabulary in the wake of the Norman Conquest, with special attention to the persistence of dialectal variety as well as to the rise of a London standard.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 614 - Introduction to Linguistics Survey of language and language study: elements of language, language change, language universals, first and second language acquisition, dialects, language and the brain, development of writing and contemporary writing systems, nonhuman communication, language change. Recommended as a preliminary course for students with little linguistic background.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 615 - Descriptive English Linguistics Survey of analytical techniques and methods of describing phonological, morphological, and syntactic systems of language.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 616 - Pedagogical Grammar Analysis and exemplification of the grammatical structures of English with particular attention paid to developing meta-language and explanatory adequacy for presenting grammatical concepts.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 617 - Phonology Introduction to the sound systems of language: phones, allophones, and the nature of phonological systems; segments and natural classes of sounds; allophonic and process rules.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 618 - Syntax Investigation of linguistic processes of word order and sentence structure; the nature of syntactic systems; what syntax consists of; basic skills for analyzing sentence structure; awareness of syntactic properties of English and other languages.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 619 - Varieties of English Survey of methods and materials for analyzing the major varieties of English: regional, social, ethnic, gender, and situational varieties. Standard language and dialects. Attitudes toward varieties of language. World Englishes.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 620 - Semantics Survey of linguistic approaches to word and sentence meaning. Types and sources of meaning, current theories of semantics and semantic relationships, representation of semantic meaning, tracking of meaning through extended discourse, and links between semantics and pragmatics.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 621 - Topics in Linguistics Focus on specific topics in theoretical or applied linguistics, usually not explored in depth in more general language/linguistics courses. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours when the topic changes.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 622 - Theories and Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Survey of theoretical principles, interdisciplinary approaches, methodology, and practical applications essential for teaching English as a second/foreign language or as a second dialect. Emphasis on linguistic, psychological, and social backgrounds of language learning in a bilingual or multilingual setting.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 623 - Second Language Acquisition Overview of the major theories and processes of second language acquisition including analyses of current empirical research in learner language and language-learning processes.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 624 - Professional Writing Institute Studies in selected topics of special interest to students, teachers, and practitioners of written technical communication. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours as topic changes. May not be included in a program of courses for a graduate degree in English except upon approval of the director of graduate studies in English.
Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Permission of director of graduate studies in English.
Credits: 1-6 |
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ENGL 625 - Methods of Research in Professional Writing Survey of theoretic, quantitative, and qualitative methods used by academic scholars and workplace professionals to conduct written technical communication research. Analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of different methodologies and their appropriateness for particular research goals and inquiries.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 626 - Technical Writing Principles and strategies of planning, writing, and revising technical documents common in business and industry. Application in case studies and practical projects.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 627 - Technical Editing Principles and strategies of preparing technical documents for publication, including editing for content, organization, style, and layout. Application in case studies and practical projects.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 628 - Internship in Technical Writing or Editing Job-related experience involving primarily writing or editing and supervised cooperatively by the department’s internship coordinator and by the sponsoring company or organization. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours, but only 3 semester hours may be applied toward a graduate degree in English. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Consent of department internship coordinator.
Credits: 1-12 |
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ENGL 629 - Topics in Rhetoric Topics in rhetorical theory and analysis. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 630 - Theory and Research in Professional Writing Historical and theoretical introduction to technical communication as a scholarly discipline. Objectives include understanding how theory and research can enhance the field of technical communication, becoming better readers of theory and research, and considering possibilities for new research.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 631 - Topics in Professional Writing Study of specific topics in written technical communication, such as the history of technical writing, online documentation, emerging technologies and technical writing, or the rhetoric of scientific writing. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 632 - Writing for Electronic Media Theories, principles, and strategies for effective digital composition. Special emphasis on the rhetorical conventions for online writing and the design of online information. Application in case studies and practical projects.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 633 - Pragmatics and Discourse Linguistic analysis of the functions and structures of oral language above the level of the sentence. Genres investigated include both oral and written texts. Emphasis on pragmatic theories and their application to natural-language discourse.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 634 - Linguistics and Literature Exploration of the linguistic foundations of 20th century literary theory and criticism, with particular focus on linguistic methods of analyzing literary style.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 635 - Middle English Literature Studies in important Middle English works (AD 1100-1500). May include prose, romance, lyric, religious allegory, and/or drama.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 636 - Beowulf A close and thorough reading of this important early poem. Considers issues of grammar, poetics, and literary and social history. Requires reading knowledge of Old English.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 637 - Chaucer Focus on the poetry, with additional consideration of historical background and literary antecedents.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 638 - 16th Century Prose and Poetry Survey of Tudor prose and poetry (1485-1603), as reflected in the works of such writers as Skelton, More, Sidney, and Spenser.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 639 - English Drama to 1600 Examination of the development of English pre-Shakespearean drama and theatre through study of such authors as Lyly, Kyd, and Marlowe.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 640 - English Drama: 1600-1660 Representative drama, including works by such playwrights as Dekker, Heywood, Marston, Jonson, Beaumont, and Fletcher.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 641 - Shakespeare Survey of representative comedies, histories, and tragedies, with special attention to Shakespeare’s development as a playwright.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 642 - 17th Century Prose and Poetry Survey of major Stuart and Commonwealth writers (1603-1660), including figures such as Bacon, Donne, Browne, Herbert, Jonson, and Marvell, but excluding Milton and Dryden.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 643 - Spenser Intensive study of Spenser’s development as a major poet, from The Shepheardes Calendar through The Faerie Queene.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 644 - Milton Intensive survey of Milton’s poetry, prose, and drama, focusing on such works as Lycidas, Comus, and Paradise Lost.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 645 - Clinical Experience in Secondary English Language Arts Discipline-based clinical experience for students seeking initial secondary educator licensure in English Language Arts. Includes observations, evaluation, methods, and practicum on problems in teaching. Includes a minimum of 50 clock hours of supervised and formally evaluated experiences in the setting likely for the student teaching experience. Participants meet on campus for seminars aligned to the clinical experience in host school. A modest research component prompts investigation into a critical issue related to contemporary English Language Arts.
Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Consent of department. CRQ: ENGL 648.
Credits: 1-2 |
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ENGL 646 - Theory and Research in Literature for English Language Arts Theory and research applied to principled practices in teaching the reading of complex texts, including canonical, multicultural, young adult, and informational literature in English Language Arts. Aligned with the Common Core Standards, the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards, and the National Council of Teachers of English standards for teaching English Language Arts. A modest research component prompts investigation into a critical issue related to contemporary English Language Arts.
Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: ENGL 647 or consent of department. CRQ: ILAS 301 or consent of department.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 647 - Theory and Research in Written Composition for English Language Arts Theory and research applied to principled practices in teaching and evaluating composition in English Language Arts with emphasis on meeting Common Core Standards for writing in the multicultural classroom. Aligned with the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards and the National Council of Teachers of English standards for teaching English Language Arts. A modest research component prompts investigation into a critical issue related to contemporary English Language Arts.
Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Admission to educator licensure program in secondary English Language Arts or consent of department. CRQ: ILAS 201 or consent of department.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 648 - Materials and Methods of Teaching English Language Arts Methods, curriculum materials, and technologies essential to the teacher of English Language Arts. Emphasis on designing coherent and integrated units of instruction, including the strategic use of assessments to foster learning. Developing a variety of activities and multiple representations of concepts to accommodate diverse students’ characteristics and abilities. Aligned with the Common Core Standards, the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards, and the National Council of Teachers of English standards for teaching English Language Arts. A modest research component prompts investigation into a critical issue related to contemporary English Language Arts.
Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: ENGL 646, ENGL 647, and six semester hours of graduate-level course work in literature in the department, or consent of department. CRQ: ENGL 645 or consent of department.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 649 - Student Teaching in Secondary English Language Arts Student teaching for one semester. Assignments arranged through the office of clinical experiences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, in consultation with the coordinator of teacher licensure in English Language Arts. Ongoing assessment of candidate’s development. Candidates must satisfactorily complete a formal teacher performance assessment. Monthly on-campus seminars. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: ENGL 648, ENGL 645, and consent of department.
Credits: 7-12 |
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ENGL 656 - Restoration and Early 18th Century Literature Study of English literature (excluding fiction and drama) 1660-1740, including such writers as Dryden, Swift, and Pope.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 657 - Later 18th Century English Literature Study of English literature (excluding fiction and drama) 1740-1800, including such writers as Gray and Johnson.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 658 - English Drama: 1660-1800 Study of English drama 1660-1800, including such playwrights as Congreve and Sheridan.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 659 - 18th Century English Novel Study of English fiction 1700-1800, including such writers as Defoe, Richardson, and Fielding.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 660 - British Romantic Period British literature, 1780-1830, with emphasis on the poetry of Blake, the Wordsworths, Coleridge, Keats, Shelley, and Byron, with attention to theoretical and historical issues surrounding the critical term “romantic.”
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 661 - Victorian Poetry: 1830-1880 Study of Victorian poetry including such poets as Arnold, the Brownings, Hardy, Morris, Swinburne, and Tennyson.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 662 - 19th Century British Prose Exploration of diverse nonfiction forms such as journalism, scientific writing, biography, journals, and letters, by such writers as Arnold, the Carlyles, Darwin, Hazlitt, the Mills, Morris, Ruskin, and Wilde.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 663 - 19th Century British Novel Survey of the British novel from Austen to Hardy and Eliot.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 664 - British Literature: 1880-1920 Survey of British literature during the transitional period between the Victorian age and the rise of modernism, including works by such writers as Wilde, Gissing, Kipling, Stevenson, Wells, Woolf, and Richardson.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 665 - British Literature Since 1900 Survey of 20th century British literature, including fiction, drama, and poetry. Major literary movements, such as modernism and postmodernism, as well as writers such as Conrad, Shaw, Rhys, Eliot, Woolf, Byatt, Lessing, and Pinter.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 666 - 20th Century British Poetry Developments in English poetry in the 20th century, including works by Eliot, Auden, Yeats, Sitwell, Levertov, and Boland.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 667 - 20th Century British Drama Survey of major plays and playwrights of the 20th century British theatre, including such writers as Shaw, Beckett, Pinter, Stoppard, and Ayckbourn.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 668 - 20th Century British Fiction Novels and short fiction of the 20th century; analysis of major literary styles and movements; texts by such writers as Conrad, Woolf, Lawrence, Joyce, Drabble, Rushdie, Mansfield, and Carter.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 670 - The Short Story Studies of history, form, and authorship in the short story as a genre in British, American, and world literature.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 671 - Postcolonial Literatures in English Study of one or more postcolonial literatures in English, such as Caribbean, Irish, South Asian, Australian, and African literatures.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 676 - American Literature to 1830 Survey of literature of European colonization and settlement, New England Puritanism, the Enlightenment, and the revolutionary and early national periods.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 677 - American Literature: 1830-1865 American romantic literature, focusing on the major transcendentalists (Emerson, Fuller, Thoreau) and such novelists as Hawthorne and Melville.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 678 - American Literature: 1865-1910 Studies in the fiction, poetry, and prose of the United States, from the Civil War until 1910, including such writers as Howells, Dickinson, James, Twain, Woolson, Norris, and Wharton.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 679 - 19th Century American Novel Studies in the American novel, including the romance, woman’s fiction, realism, and naturalism, and such writers as Sedgwick, Cooper, Hawthorne, Stoddard, James, Twain, Phelps, Norris, and Wharton.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 681 - American Literature: 1910-1960 Study of drama, fiction, and poetry, including such writers as Cather, O’Neill, Williams, Faulkner, Hemingway, and Stevens.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 682 - American Literature Since 1960 Study of drama, fiction, and poetry, including such writers as Bellow, Tyler, Rich, Erdrich, Kushner, and Morrison.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 684 - 20th Century American Poetry Study of American poetry from the imagists and modernists to the beats and the postmodernists, including such writers as Stevens, Frost, Pound, Cummings, Bishop, Ginsberg, Berryman, Lowell, Rich, and Ammons.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 685 - 20th Century American Fiction Study of American fiction from the realists and naturalists to the modernists and postmodernists, including such writers as Dreiser, Cather, Anderson, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, Wright, Ellison, O’Connor, and Morrison.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 687 - 20th Century American Drama Major American plays and playwrights of the 20th century, including such authors as O’Neill, Williams, Miller, Albee, Mamet, and Shepard.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 690 - Film and Literature Relationship between literature and film as narrative forms. Significance of literary modes such as romanticism and realism for film content and structure. Analysis of the adaptation of literary works to the medium of film.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 691 - Topics in Film and Literature Topics in film theory, history, and criticism, such as authorship, narrativity, adaptation, and popular genres, that have interdisciplinary value for English studies. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 692 - Nonfiction Writing Workshop in aspects of nonfiction writing for students seeking to enhance their writing abilities through study of nonfiction genres, style, and writing processes. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours as topic changes.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 693 - Ethnic American Literature A. African American Literature
B. Native American Literature
C. Latina/Latino American Literature
D. Special Topics
Study of the contributions of diverse cultural groups to American literature. ENGL 693A-C may be taken once each; ENGL 693D may be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 696 - Practicum in the Teaching of College English Supervised and evaluated experience in designing and conducting a course in English. May be repeated to a maximum of 15 semester hours; however, only 3 hours may be applied toward a graduate degree in English. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 697 - English Institute Studies in selected topics of special interest to teachers of English. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours as the topic changes. May not be included in a program of courses for a graduate degree in English except with the approval of the Graduate Studies Committee. S/U grading may be used.
Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Permission of director of graduate studies in English.
Credits: 1-6 |
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ENGL 698 - Independent Reading Normally open only to students who have completed 30 semester hours in an M.A. program. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topic varies.
Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Permission of director of graduate studies in English.
Credits: 1-3 |
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ENGL 699 - Master’s Thesis May be taken upon the appointment of a thesis director and the approval of a prospectus. Completion of a minimum of 3 hours is required for students writing a thesis in satisfaction of the comprehensive exam requirement.
Credits: 1-3 |
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ENGL 700 - Topics in the Teaching of College English May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topic varies.
Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Consent of director of graduate studies.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 702 - Seminar: Textual Studies Advanced study of analytical bibliography, either descriptive or textual. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours when topic varies.
Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: ENGL 601 or consent of department.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 703 - Seminar: Rhetorical Studies Advanced study of special topics in the history of written rhetoric, theories of prose composition, writing practicum, rhetoric and stylistics, and applied discourse analysis. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 707 - Seminar: Topics in Literature Advanced study of special topics and periods of literature. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 714 - Seminar: English Linguistics May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 736 - Seminar: Medieval Literature May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 737 - Seminar: Chaucer May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 738 - Seminar: 16th Century English Literature May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 741 - Seminar: Shakespeare May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 742 - Seminar: 17th Century English Literature May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 744 - Seminar: Milton May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 3 |
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ENGL 756 - Seminar: Restoration and 18th Century English Literature May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 3 |
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