Mar 28, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Undergraduate Courses


A complete list of undergraduate courses in alphabetical order.

 
  
  • ELE 431 - Theory of Semiconductor Devices II


    Continuation of ELE 335 dealing with complex semiconductor devices. Theory of operation of integrated circuits, solid state lasers, switching devices, and negative conductance microwave devices.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 335.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 432 - Semiconductor Device Fabrication Laboratory


    Design and fabrication of active semiconductor devices. Laboratory exercises include artwork and pattern generation, mask making, oxidation, photolithographic processing, diffusion, metallization, and device testing.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 335.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 433 - Design of Gallium Arsenide Integrated Circuits


    Fundamentals of GaAs devices and logic families; fabrication processes; physical layout for VLSI circuits; interconnection and testing of high speed systems.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 335.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 434 - Semiconductor Material and Device Characterization


    Study of fundamentals and principles of semiconductor material properties with applications to device characterization. Modern measurement techniques of semiconductor industry including electrical, optical, chemical, and physical methods.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 335.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 435 - Integrated Circuit Engineering


    Basic theory of integrated circuits including MOS processing technology. Principles of layout design, simulation, and design rule checking of large-scale integrated circuits. Introduction to design tools and techniques including utilization of available design software packages. Requirements include the design, simulation and layout of an integrated circuit to the point of mask generation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 250 and ELE 330.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 436 - Analog MOS VLSI Engineering


    Introduction to analog CMOS circuits. Introduction to physical layout of VLSI circuits and SPICE modeling of MOS transistors for analog circuits. Introduction to design methodologies and advances in analog designs. Design of different MOS circuits such as current mirrors, voltage references, amplifiers, operational amplifiers, and OTAs.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 330.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 437 - Hybrid Circuit Design


    Lecture/laboratory course covering thick film processing techniques as they apply to the design and fabrication of miniature electronic circuits. Topics include minimum design rules, design of electronic components, artwork generation, screen preparation, screen printing, drying and firing profiles, and trimming.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Senior standing.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 438 - Thin Film Engineering


    Lecture/laboratory course designed to demonstrate theory and principles of thin film processing including vacuum processing and deposition techniques. Topics include resistive evaporation, DC sputtering, RF sputtering, ion beam sputtering, electron beam evaporation, methods of achieving vacuum, and measurement techniques.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 335.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 440 - Power Electronics


    Introduction to concepts involved with switch mode power electronic circuits. Analysis of basic circuit topologies including AC/DC, DC/DC, and DC/AC converters. Discussion of the desired outputs of these circuits as well as undesired components such as harmonies and ripple.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 315 and ELE 330 and ELE 340.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 441 - Electric Drives


    Advanced discussion of different types of electric motors under various load conditions. Application of power electronic drives to electric motors. Topics include DC drives, AC induction motor drive, and AC synchronous motor drives. Efficiency and harmonic effects discussed for each drive system.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 315 and ELE 330 and ELE 340.

    Credits: 3
  
  • 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. Not available for credit to students with credit in BME 425.

    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 - Processor-based Systems


    Analysis of contemporary processor/core based systems including desktop, laptop, tablet computers, smart phones, MP3 players, Smart TVs. Emphasis on components such as memory, display, I/O, touch screen, USB, HDMI, Wi-Fi, BT, and GPS.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 356 and ELE 360.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 459 - Signal Processing Detection Theory


    Hypothesis Testing; Neyman-Pearson detector; Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Curve; Bayesian detector; Composite Hypothesis Testing; Multiple Hypothesis Testing (Classification problems); detection of deterministic and random signals; detection of signals with unknown model parameters and the GLRT detector; detectors based on machine learning approaches.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 360.

    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 495 - Senior Electrical Engineering Design I


    Complete preparation of an engineering system design or project covering problem identification, conceptual design and analysis, prototyping and the development of a work schedule required to carry out the project. Includes methodology, standards and safety codes, professional ethics, decision making, design evaluations, and oral and written communication. A writing-intensive course. Offered in the fall. Students are expected to take ELE 496 the following spring.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ELE 496 - Senior Electrical Engineering Design II


    Execution of capstone design project under direct supervision of the instructor or other subject-matter expert. Further refinement and completion of design solution to the engineering design problem proposed during ELE 495, Senior Electrical Engineering Design I. Further refinement and incorporation of engineering design concepts, including safety and cost effectiveness, as well as employ analytical and computer tools. Team project required. A writing-infused course. Offered in the spring. Students are expected to take ELE 495 the previous fall.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ELE 495.

    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
  
  • 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.

    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 foundational studies writing requirement.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 110 - Literature and Popular Culture


    Exploration of drama, fiction, film, graphic novels, poetry, and television adaptations to see how writers convince readers to enter the worlds and believe in the characters they create. Survey with selected authors.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 115 - British Identities, British Literature


    Britain’s literary traditions and cultures through novels, poetry, drama, non-fiction, and short stories that have captivated readers from early times to now. Historical survey with selected authors.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 116 - American Identities, American Literature


    Who Americans are and what shapes their beliefs. Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and dramatic works that have challenged or complicated what it means to be “American.” Historical survey with selected authors.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 117 - Literature of Social Justice


    Literary exploration of how poverty, discrimination, and systematic oppression have affected diverse people who sought equal opportunity and basic human rights. Survey of fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry by selected British, postcolonial, and American authors will demonstrate how creative works have raised readers’ critical consciousness in different periods and contexts.

    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 203 - Rhetoric and Composition II, Researched Writing in the Domains


    Critical reading and research-based writing with emphasis on the writing process and preparing students to participate in professional and academic discussions in the three domains: Creativity and Critical Analysis, Nature and Technology, and Society and Culture. Basic research methodology, source evaluation, and collaborative projects required in all sections. Not used in calculating English major or minor GPA. Grade of C or better required to satisfy foundational studies writing requirement.

    203A. Researched Writing across the Three Domains
    203B. Researched Writing in Creativity and Critical Analysis
    203C. Researched Writing in Nature and Technology
    203D. Researched Writing in Society and Culture

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

    Credits: 3

  
  • ENGL 204 - Rhetoric and Composition, Accelerated Researched Writing in the Domains


    Concentrated rhetorical approach to critical reading and research-based writing with emphasis on the writing process and preparing students to participate in professional and academic discussions in the three domains: Creativity and Critical Analysis, Nature and Technology, and Society and Culture. Basic research methodology, source evaluation, and collaborative projects required in all sections. Students with credit for ENGL 204 may not take ENGL 103 or ENGL 203. Not used in calculating English major or minor GPA. Grade of C or better required to satisfy foundational studies writing requirement. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Placement only through foundational studies writing examination or a score of 30 or higher on the ACT combined English/Writing Test.

    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 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. Licensure in Teaching. Designed to advance the writing proficiencies especially important to students seeking licensure in either middle or high school 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.

    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 About the Arts


    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 Writing Literary Criticism


    Composing essays on literary works based on readings in literary theory. Applying literary theories, critical methods and modes, principles of evaluation, appreciation, and interpretation.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 307 - Drama and Conflict


    World drama, from Lysistrata to Angels in America, focusing on themes of struggle, reform, and compassion. Selected authors may represent a specific literary period or include several periods.

    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 309 - Popular Genres


    Study of how literature constantly evolves into popular genres such as gothic mysteries, westerns, fantasy, science fiction, young adult adventures, horror, fan fiction, and graphic novels. Explore examples of a selected genre and find out about the social conditions that trigger these texts. Check with department for specific genre and authors covered.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 310 - Ideas and Ideals in World Literature


    Translations of epics, religious writing, treatises on love, myths, novels, essays, and plays–ancient to modern, Eastern and Western. How to define what the “classics” are and explore why these works endure. Survey with selected authors.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 311 - Transformative Poetry


    How poetic forms and language persuade readers to see the world in new and unconventional ways, and what makes poems powerful in different cultures and times. Survey with selected poets.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 315 - Readings in Shakespeare


    Plays and poetry that continue to engage modern audiences with exploration of perennial themes and vivid representations of human experience and conflicts. Credit available for general education and educator licensure candidates in English Language Arts in middle school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 318 - Exploring Human Language


    Introduction to principles of linguistic analysis. Additional topics may include biological foundations of language, linguistic variation and change, language acquisition, and classification of world languages.

    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 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 dialects and minority languages. Relationship between language and power and social control. 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.

    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: 1860-1910


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

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 333 - American Literature: 1910-1960


    Includes such writers as Cather, 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 350 - Writing across the Curriculum


    Practice in writing skills, conventions, organization, and structuring of prose forms appropriate to the humanities, social sciences, and sciences (e.g., proposals, lab reports, case studies, literature reviews, critiques). Open to majors and non-majors.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 360 - Literature and Other Disciplines


    Critical analysis of creative literary works about other disciplines, for example, drama, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction about business, education, law, politics, psychology, science, sports, technology, theology, or visual and performing arts. Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when subject varies.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 361 - Literature of Health Care


    Thematic exploration of disease, health care, and medicine in works from various literary periods and cultures. Survey of fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry by selected British, postcolonial, and American authors.

    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 - Theory and Research in Written Composition


    A. 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.

    B. Middle Level Content Areas. Theory and research applied to principled practices in teaching and evaluating composition in middle school content areas other than English Language Arts, with emphasis on meeting Common Core Standards for writing in the multicultural classroom. Aligned with the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    For A: 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
  
  • ENGL 408 - The English Renaissance: 1500-1603


    Literature during the Early Tudor and Elizabethan periods, as reflected in the work of such writers as More, Spenser, Sidney, Marlowe, and Shakespeare.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 409 - Milton


    Poetry and prose, with emphasis on Paradise Lost.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 410 - 17th Century English Literature: 1603-1660


    Literature during the Jacobean, Caroline, and Commonwealth periods, as reflected in the work of such authors as Bacon, Donne, Jonson, Browne, Milton, and Marvell.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 412 - Restoration and 18th Century English Literature


    Later 17th and 18th century literature, including selections from such representative writers as Dryden, Swift, Pope, and Johnson.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 413 - The Romantic Period


    Earlier 19th-century English literature, including selections from such representative authors as Blake, Wollstonecraft, Wordsworth, Austen, Byron, the Shelleys, and Keats.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 414 - The Victorian Age


    Later 19th-century English literature, including such writers as the Brownings, Tennyson, the Brontës, Dickens, Eliot, Arnold, and Pater.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 420 - Arthurian Literature


    Representative medieval works, in both Middle English and translation from European languages, with consideration of their influence on later Arthuriana.

       

    Credits: 3
 

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