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EMDA 201 - Digital Image Foundations
2 credits
Students discuss the nature of digital images, debate the ethical challenges involved in creating and manipulating them, and explore the principles behind effective design and innovative imagery. May include exercises to develop students’ collaborative skills. EMDA 201 serves as a prerequisite or recommended course for several upper division classes in art, applied multimedia, computer science, photojournalism, and video production. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E - Humanities). Corequisite(s): EMDA 201R .
* This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: DMF 201.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 201R - Digital Image Foundations - Recitation
2 credits
Students complete a series of projects to test and refine their understanding of the issues and design principles covered in EMDA 201 and to begin developing a distinctive body of work for their portfolios. Corequisite(s): EMDA 201 .
* This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: EMDA 201L; DMF 201L.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 202 - Digital Video Foundations
2 credits
Focuses on the development and applications of time-based media, including digital video and audio production. Serves as a prerequisite or recommended course for several upper division courses in art, applied multimedia, computer science, photojournalism, and video production. Corequisite(s): EMDA 202R . (Cross-listed with COMM 215 .
* This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: DMF 202.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 202R - Digital Video Foundations - Recitation
2 credits
Students complete a series of projects exploring techniques in digital video, audio production, and cinematic storytelling. Corequisite(s): EMDA 202 . (Cross-listed with COMM 215R .
* This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: EMDA 202L; DMF 202L.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 203 - Digital Interactive Foundations
2 credits
Focuses on the development and applications of web-based media, including Web site design, animation, as well as the integration of other media such as digital photography, art, video, and audio for the Web. Serves as a prerequisite or recommended course for several upper division courses in art, photojournalism, and video production. Corequisite(s): EMDA 203R .
* This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: DMF 203.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 203R - Digital Interactive Foundations - Recitation
2 credits
Develop web-based media skills through hands-on learning. Projects include Web site design, Flash animation, multimedia design, streaming video and audio, and digital story boarding. Serves as a prerequisite or recommended course for several upper division courses in art, photojournalism, and video production. Corequisite(s): EMDA 203 .
* This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: EMDA 203L; DMF 203L.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 204 - Digital Audio Foundations
2 credits
Focuses on the development and applications of digital audio production, including recording, editing, and sound processing. Introduces topics including history of electronic music and sound art, scientific and cultural theories of sound, and interdisciplinary uses of digital audio. Serves as a prerequisite or recommended course for several upper division courses in art, music, and video production. Corequisite(s): EMDA 204R .
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 204R - Digital Audio Foundations - Recitation
2 credits
Focuses on the development and applications of digital audio production, including recording, editing, and sound processing. Introduces topics including history of electronic music and sound art, scientific and cultural theories of sound, and interdisciplinary uses of digital audio. Serves as a prerequisite or recommended course for several upper division courses in art, music, and video production. Corequisite(s): EMDA 204 .
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 206 - Multimedia Writing
4 credits
Introduces students to a wide variety of practices in media writing, including blog posts, social media updates, news reports, and magazine features. Addresses basic writing competence, enabling students to advanced courses in journalistic and professional writing. Introduces basic techniques for creating content on a variety of social media platforms. (Cross-listed with COMM 206 .
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 209 - Practicum
1 to 15 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 299 - Special Studies
1 to 15 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 320 - Writing Nonlinear
4 credits
Students practice and engage in a study of the theoretical discourse around the evolution of nonlinear, interactive texts and develop independent and/or collaborative critical studies on selected sub-topics, creating digital-media presentations on their findings for the campus and/or online communities. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201 or EMDA 202 or COMM 215 or EMDA 203 or EMDA 204 or EMDA 205 .
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 321 - Theory & Practice in Emerging Media & Digital Arts
4 credits
Students research the aesthetic, social, and historical contexts that inform their own work so that they can better contextualize, explain, and defend their work. Students use writing and other forms of self-presentation to explain the contexts, both shared and unique, their work responds to. Typically, students present a portfolio of selected works, along with written research on the contexts that inform these works. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201 or EMDA 202 or COMM 215 or EMDA 203 or EMDA 204 or EMDA 205 .
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 322 - Writing the Artist Narrative
1-4 credits
Students will work intensively on telling their stories in order to showcase their work to different audiences for different purposes, including curators, gallery managers, graduate schools, and granting agencies. Any combination of EMDA/ART 322 is repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits. (Cross-listed with ART 322 .)
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 323 - Strategic Social Media
4 credits
Students gain practical skills and conceptual knowledge in social media campaigns to achieve strategic goals for clients, including but not limited to commercial enterprises, non-profit or governmental organizations, journalistic enterprises, or creative promotion on behalf of arts-based endeavors. Students will learn practices of social media listening, how to formulate a content strategy and editorial calendar, how to craft specific multimedia content items, how to measure the effectiveness of a social media campaign, and how to nurture the social graph of an enterprise. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or permission of instructor. (Cross-listed with COMM 323 .
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 331 - The Art of Data
1-4 credits
Explores the visual representation of data through a series of hands-on projects. Develops skills to represent and interpret complex datasets in a variety of ways including static and dynamic visualizations, sonification, and alternative modalities. Lecture topics include relevant visual theory, design theory, database aesthetics, and the interplay between art and science. Approved for University Studies Integration-Strand H (Science, Technology, and Society). Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 203 or EMDA 204 or CS 200 or CS 210 or CS 256 or instructor permission. (Cross-listed with ART 331 )
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 340 - Responsive Web Design
1-4 credits
Provides a hands-on foundation in the visual design, strategic considerations, and development practices involved in creating content for online consumption. A heavy emphasis is placed on good visual design across multiple platforms and its translation into code. Assumes familiarity with HTML and computer graphics. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. (Cross-listed ART 337 .
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 341 - Remix Culture
4 credits
Examines acts of creative repurposing - the mashing, meme-ing, sampling, hacking and sharing of pre-existing content toward modified ends. Students will explore and participate in different remix practices, including visual essays, found footage videos and audio mashups, while interrogating the legal, artistic and cultural implications of these practices in the process. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201 or EMDA 202 or COMM 215 or EMDA 203 or EMDA 204 or EMDA 205 . (Cross-listed with COMM 341 .)
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 342 - Motion Graphics
1-4 credits
Explores novice-to-intermediate digital motion graphics techniques with an emphasis on animating typography and graphics, Examines contemporary production practices and cycles of critique and revision. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201 or EMDA 202 or COMM 215 or EMDA 203 or EMDA 204 or EMDA 205. (Cross-listed with ART 345 .)
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 343 - Graphic Design Methods
1-4 credits
Explores design theory and concept development through combining form, image, message and typography. Projects include designing logos, branding materials, advertising and packaging. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. ( (Cross-listed with ART 344 .
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 344 - Multimedia Image Production
4 credits
Introduces students to still and video image production for use in mass media; focuses on fundamentals of photography and video imaging, including exposure, focus, digital files, metadata, archiving and visual storytelling. Students develop professional competency in commercial and photojournalistic media production, and understanding of ethical and legal contexts for creating and distributing images in the mass media. Prerequisite(s): COMM 215 or EMDA 201 or COMM 216 . (Cross-listed with COMM 344 .
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 348 - Concept Art and Preproduction Methods
1-4 credits
Explores digital drawing, painting, and collage techniques with a focus on developing ideas for film, video, animation, books, games or any other media requiring development of a visual design concept. Topics include art direction, visual research, character design, set design, and storyboarding. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. (Cross-listed with ART 348 .
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 349 - Comic and Picture Book Methods
1-4 credits
Studio introduction to creating comics and picture books. Explores concepts of visual narrative, character, book design, and story development, as well as traditional and digital illustration techniques. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. (Cross-listed with ART 349 .
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 350 - Projects in Digital Media
1 to 4 credits
In a collaborative learning environment, students develop and produce original digital projects while conducting critical investigations into our role as participants in and products of digitally mediated culture. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Prerequisite(s): 8 credits from EMDA 201 , EMDA 202 or COMM 215 , EMDA 203 , EMDA 204 , EMDA 205.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 353 - Digital 3D Modeling Methods
1-4 credits
Explores contemporary approaches to 3D modeling and animation. Topics may include environment and character creation, lighting, texture mapping, compositing, character rigging, and animation. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. (Cross-listed with ART 353 .
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 362 - Transmedia Storytelling Genres
4 credits
Uses a specific genre - such as Science Fiction, Noir, Horror, Steampunk, Fantasy, or Documentary - to explore transmedia storytelling. Transmedia storytelling uses different media platforms to elaborate and extend a common “storyworld.” Rather than simply adapting a narrative from one medium to another, characters and settings are shared between media such as video, fiction, animation, costume design, prop construction, graphic novels, computer games, and voice acting. Genres vary by term, but in each case, we will examine genre conventions that span different media, along with narrative strategies specific to those media. As part of the class, students produce their own transmedia work. Repeatable up to 12 credits for different genres. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201 or EMDA 202 or COMM 215 or EMDA 203 or EMDA 204 or EMDA 205. (Cross-listed with COMM 362 .)
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 363 - Digital Performance Methods
1-4 credits
Students research and create interdisciplinary performances using contemporary technologies. Topics include live cinema, electronic music, dance and technology, intermedia theater, and digitally-mediated performance art. Students develop projects independently and collaboratively that explore emerging practices resulting in end-of-term performances. Students from diverse arts backgrounds (art, film, music, theater, dance, etc.) are encouraged to enroll. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201 or EMDA 202 or COMM 215 or EMDA 203 or EMDA 204 or EMDA 205. Junior standing or above. (Cross-listed with ART 363 .)
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 364 - Robotic Art: Interactive and Kinetic Systems
1-4 credits
Students learn to incorporate hardware and software technologies into a wide variety of contemporary arts practice, resulting in original works of kinetic art, interactive installation, and robotic performance. Contextualized through readings and analysis of contemporary practices, students explore electrical and mechanical systems, microcontroller programming, sensors and actuators. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 203 or CS 200 or CS 256 . (Cross-listed with ART 364 .)
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 365 - Sound Art and Experimental Music
1-4 credits
Focuses on the theory, history, and practice of sound in the arts. Lectures, readings, and listening assignments on the history of sound art and experimental music. Advanced instruction in tools and techniques of audio recording, processing, and editing. Students compose projects utilizing a wide range of software and hardware techniques. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 203 or ART 205 or EMDA 205. (Cross-listed with ART 365 .)
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 399 - Special Studies
1 to 4 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 401 - Research in Digital Media
1 to 4 credits
Students develop and share research methodologies on digital arts and emerging media, conduct independent and collaborative critical investigations into self-selected topics, and engage in discourse on historical trends and future developments in technology and culture. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201 , EMDA 202 , COMM 215 , or EMDA 203 .
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 403 - Thesis
1 to15 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 407 - Seminar in Digital Media
1 to 4 credits
Students develop art-centered projects integrating a wide range of contemporary technology. Skills taught will be based on individualized projects and goals. Topics may include: video, sound, interactivity, robotics, kinetic systems, programming, digital performance, digital fabrication, and data-driven art. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201 , EMDA 202 , COMM 215 , or EMDA 203 .
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 409 - Practicum in Digital Media
1 to 15 credits
Students work with a faculty member to identify a community-based opportunity to develop and produce an original digital project. Students, faculty, and community partners together evaluate outcomes to assess best practices for collaborating on the creation of digital media for our communities. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 350 .
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 410 - Cultures of Video Gaming: The Serious Business of Play
4 credits
Students explore video and computer games’ potential for aesthetic expression, cultural meaning, and collective action. In addition to research essays, students have the option of demonstrating their grasp of the course material through “critical making” projects they can add to their portfolios such as concept art, computer game design, or 3D modeling. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 202 or COMM 215 or EMDA 203 or EMDA 204 or EMDA 205.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 411 - Online Cultures
4 credits
Examines how online platforms and networks foster new kinds of communities, identities, and social movements. Students will consider key accounts of social media, debate its effects, and examine best practices for using it. Students will also use online platforms to create their own communities, conduct research, and interact with each other using virtual spaces. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 320 or EMDA 321 . (Cross-listed with COMM 411 .)
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 420 - Science Fiction Film
4 credits
Explores Fredric Jameson’s assertion that Science Fiction is “the social realism of our time” because it dramatizes the dilemmas and opportunities of living in a highly mediated world, one saturated with imagery, much of it commercial, where the boundaries between the real and the virtual are uncertain. In addition to studying the history of science fiction film and discussing theories of virtual reality, the course will examine the specific technologies used to produce special effects in Science Fiction (and increasingly most) film. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 320 or EMDA 321 . (Cross-listed with COMM 420 .)
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 421 - Animation & Anime
4 credits
Considers what makes animation distinctive as an art form, the technologies used to produce it, and its relation to broader cultural issues such as Disney’s historic influence on childhood experience. The class also examines the way that Anime crosses boundaries: bridging different national markets and cultures, spilling into other genres such as comics (manga) and video games, and blurring lines between consumers and producers (Otaku or fan culture). Prerequisite(s): EMDA 320 or EMDA 321 . (Cross-listed with COMM 421 .)
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 450 - Capstone
4 credits
Students compile a portfolio of their best work, and form near- and long-term plans for their working lives after graduation. They also create Personal Learning Networks so they can stay abreast of their field, begin to cultivate online ties to help them after graduation, and create or refine an online presence to showcase their work. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 350 . Restricted to EMDA majors with senior standing.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 461 - Programming for Artists
1 to 4 credits
Explores fundamental concepts of computer programming and electronics within the context of contemporary arts practice. Through lectures and hands-on projects, students learn to build algorithmic and interactive works utilizing images, video, sound, and robotics. Students develop projects using Max (a visual programming language for interactive art, music, and multimedia) and Arduino (a text-based programming language for robotics). Prerequisite(s): EMDA 203 . Junior standing or above. (Cross-listed with ART 461 ).
* This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: EMDA 361.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EMDA 499 - Special Studies
1 to 15 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EE 501 - Research
1 to 12 credits
Credits to be arranged. May not be repeated for additional credit.
Graded (A-F) only.
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EE 503 - Thesis
1 to 12 credits
Credits to be arranged. May not be repeated for additional credit.
Graded (A-F) only.
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EE 507 - Selected Topics in Environmental Education
1 credit
Explores current topics in environmental education. Presented at Deer Creek Center for Field Research and Education. Offered in conjunction with EE 594 and EE 595 . Repeatable for a maximum of 3 credits. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor required.
Graded (A-F) only.
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EE 524 - Concepts in Environmental Education
3 credits
Explores the field of environmental education from its beginnings to the present. Considers the diversity of goals and practices in environmental education, including place-based education. Students visit, research, and evaluate environmental education programs and curricula, including both local and national programs. Includes field trips to local programs.
Graded (A-F) only.
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EE 525 - Special Methods in Environmental Education
3 credits
Designed to complement ED 557A and ED 557B . Considers current educational methods for the classroom and adapts them for environmental educators in diverse settings, especially the field. Additional topics include the creation of field-based activities and interpretive signage. Prerequisite(s): ED 557A . Corequisite(s): ED 557B .
Graded (A-F) only.
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EE 526 - Trends in Environmental Education
2 credits
Focuses on environmental education as a profession. Analyzes current literature to evaluate trends within the field. Explores how professional environmental educators contribute to the development of the field, including research and publications.
Graded (A-F) only.
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EE 527 - Place-Based Curriculum Development
3 credits
Studies the physical and biological environment at Deer Creek Center for Field Research and Education and other sites in the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion. Students investigate patterns of natural resource use by the community. This knowledge is then used to generate a place-based curriculum for implementation in field educational programs. Overnight field trips required. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor required.
Graded (A-F) only.
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EE 528 - Environmental Issues
3 credits
Investigates relevant environmental issues important to today’s environmental educators. Prepares future environmental educators to address a wide range of local and regional issues facing society. Areas of study include the loss of biodiversity and strategies for preservation and recovery of threatened species, management of natural resources in a sustainable manner, and issues affecting the welfare of human population and the biosphere. To better understand regional environmental issues, relevant natural history and ecological principles are included.
Graded (A-F) only.
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EE 529 - Environmental Education Program Administration
3 credits
Focuses on the administrative elements necessary to design and implement safe and effective environmental education programs based on North American Association of Environmental Education Guidelines for Excellence. Topics will include a strong focus on program evaluation and reporting in addition to contract negotiations, liability insurance, grant writing, certifications and accreditations, marketing, safety, personnel management, and more. Prerequisite(s): EE 525 or BI 523 . Restricted to students in the Environmental Education graduate program.
Graded (A-F) only
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EE 592 - Leadership in Environmental Education: Program Development
1 credit
Students develop 7-8 weeks of field-based educational programs for a variety of audiences, both residential and non-residential. Includes program design, curriculum development, marketing, budget management, communication with partners and participants, coordinating and scheduling programs, and developing educational resources.
Graded (A-F) only.
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EE 593 - Practical Applications of Environmental Education
1 to 2 credits
Focuses on using the field as a classroom. Students work closely with environmental educators in either a nonprofit organization or local, state, or national government agency to develop and present activities and curricula for a variety of audiences. May be repeated for additional credit.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basic each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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EE 594 - Leadership in Environmental Education: Program Delivery
4 credits
Students manage 7-8 weeks of field-based educational programs, both residential and nonresidential. Includes marketing, budget management, communication with participants, coordinating and scheduling programs, and developing resources for future classes. Participation requires part-time on-site residence for the residential programs. Prerequisite(s): EE 525 and EE 527 .
Graded (A-F) only.
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EE 595 - Teaching in Environmental Education
4 credits
Students present and assess 7-8 weeks of field-based educational programs for a variety of audiences, both residential and non-residential. Teaching will be supervised by qualified faculty members from Southern Oregon University. Participation requires part-time on-site residence for the residential programs. Prerequisite(s): EE 525 and EE 527 .
Graded (A-F) only.
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EE 599 - Special Studies
1 to 12 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Must be eligible to take Graduate level coursework.
Graded (A-F) only
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English Upper Division Courses
Before enrolling in 300-level English courses, English majors must complete two lower division ENG courses as described in the prerequisites section of the Requirements for the Major section of the catalog. ENG 300 or 301 is a prerequisite for most 400-level courses. Any exceptions require instructor consent. Graduate students registering for 500-level courses require either the stated prerequisites or their equivalents.
* A combined maximum of 8 credit hours of ENG 405, 407 and 409 may be applied to the major.
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ENG 101 - Academic English for ESOL Students
4 credits
Designed for students whose first language is not English; required of students whose TOEFL score is below 580. Introduces students to U.S. culture and campus life while focusing on the academic English skills needed to succeed at a U.S. university. Covers such skills as critical thinking, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary building, oral communication, and library research. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 102 - Academic English for ESOL Students
4 credits
Designed for students whose first language is not English; required of students whose TOEFL score is below 580. Introduces students to U.S. culture and campus life while focusing on the academic English skills needed to succeed at a U.S. university. Covers such skills as critical thinking, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary building, oral communication, and library research. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 103 - English for Speakers of Other Languages
4 credits
Completes the sequence for students whose first language is not English. The course focuses on the proficiencies that will prepare students for the USEM three-term sequence. Covers such skills as critical thinking, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary building, oral communication, and library research. Approved for University Studies (Exploration Strand E-Humanities). Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 .
Graded (A-F) only
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ENG 104 - Introduction to Literature
4 credits
Involves critical reading, discussion, and written analysis of literary texts. ENG 104 focuses on novels and poetry. Students see and review a film when appropriate. ENG 105 explores short fiction and drama. Students attend and review a play. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 105 - Introduction to Literature
4 credits
Involves critical reading, discussion, and written analysis of literary texts. ENG 104 focuses on novels and poetry. Students see and review a film when appropriate. ENG 105 explores short fiction and drama. Students attend and review a play. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 107 - World Literature
4 credits
Cross-cultural exploration of selected works of literature, organized thematically. ENG 107 focuses on literature before 1800; ENG 108 focuses on modern literature. Provides insight into world cultures and encourages students to examine their own cultural assumptions. Recommended for students intending to become English and writing majors. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 107H - Honors World Literature
4 credits
Cross-cultural exploration of selected works of literature, organized thematically. ENG 107 focuses on literature before 1800; ENG 108 focuses on modern literature. Provides insight into world cultures and encourages students to examine their own cultural assumptions. Recommended for students intending to become English and writing majors. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
Graded (A-F) only
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ENG 108 - World Literature
4 credits
Cross-cultural exploration of selected works of literature, organized thematically. ENG 107 focuses on literature before 1800; ENG 108 focuses on modern literature. Provides insight into world cultures and encourages students to examine their own cultural assumptions. Recommended for students intending to become English and writing majors. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 108H - Honors World Literature
4 credits
Cross-cultural exploration of selected works of literature, organized thematically. ENG 107 focuses on literature before 1800; ENG 108 focuses on modern literature. Provides insight into world cultures and encourages students to examine their own cultural assumptions. Recommended for students intending to become English and writing majors. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
Graded (A-F) only
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ENG 199 - Special Studies
1 to 18 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 200 - Shakespeare: Innovations (The Early Plays)
4 credits
Serves as an introduction to the study of Shakespeare, providing the appropriate backgrounds and contexts with which to analyze Shakespeare’s work, including biographical, historical/cultural, critical/theoretical, linguistic, and theatrical. Examines two plays from the first decade of Shakespeare’s writing career. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E-Humanities. (Cross-listed with SHS 200 and TA 200 .)
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 201 - Shakespeare: Explorations (The Middle Plays)
4 credits
Examines 4-5 plays from the middle period of Shakespeare’s career, roughly 1598-1604. Includes consideration of at least one comedy, history, and tragedy. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E-Humanities). (Cross-listed with SHS 201 /TA 201 .)
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 208 - Explorations in Literary Genres
4 credits
Involves close reading and analysis of texts, with a focus on literary genres. Topics include poetry, novel, essay, film, short story, drama, or a comparison of two or more genres. Some experience with literary analysis recommended. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 208H - Honors Explorations in Literary Genre
4 credits
Involves close reading and analysis of texts, with a focus on literary genres. Topics include poetry, novel, essay, film, short story, drama, or a comparison of two or more genres. Some experience with literary analysis recommended. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
Graded (A-F) only
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ENG 209 - Literature in the Modern World
4 credits
Focuses on reading and analysis of texts organized around a specific topic, with an emphasis on the literary work in its social and cultural context. Topics vary. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 209H - Honors Literature in the Modern World
4 credits
Focuses on reading and analysis of texts organized around a specific topic, with an emphasis on the literary work in its social and cultural context. Topics vary. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
Graded (A-F) only
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ENG 214 - Language in the USA
4 credits
Provides an introduction to linguistic anthropology through several examples of languages in the United States, which include indigenous (Native American) languages, colonial languages, languages introduced through recent immigration, and languages that newly developed in the United States. Topics include an overview to language usage patterns and norms; how language is linked to personal and group identity; an introduction to linguistic analysis; how languages differ, change and influence each other; and how language usage and ideologies both reflect and affect policy. Approved for University Studies Explorations - Strand F. (Cross-listed with SOAN 214 .)
Graded (A-F) only
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ENG 239 - Native American Myth and Culture
4 credits
After an introduction to mythical constructs, students participate in critical reading, discussions, written analysis, and performance of traditional myths and legends from a variety of Native American cultures. Texts include myths, legends, and tales in translation. Films, art slides, guest speakers, and performers supplement the readings to provide oral and visual examples of American Indian art and culture. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 240 - Native American Narratives, Fiction, and Poetry
4 credits
Critical reading, discussion, written analysis of Native American narrative texts. Texts may include novels, essays, stories, and poems by contemporary Native American writers. Discussions consider negotiation between traditional forms and structural forms of western literary genres. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E-Humanities).
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 245 - Introduction to U.S. Ethnic Literature
4 credits
Students will be introduced to a sampling of texts in various U.S. ethnic literary traditions that demonstrate the dynamic nature of each particular tradition. Given that many of these texts are an act of resistance to dominant society’s forms of categorization, we will be exploring some of the histories that have engendered these texts. Relevant topics that may be addressed: migrations, racism, sexism, marginalization, nationalism, colonization, resilience and celebration. Approved for University Studies Explorations - Humanities.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 280 - Public Reasoning: Introductory Topics in Rhetoric
4 credits
Focuses on the ways in which classical rhetorical theories have relevance for contemporary students and contemporary issues and problems. This is an introductory rhetoric course in which students understand rhetoric in its symbolic dimensions as it relates to public discourse and literary genres. (Approved for University Studies Explorations - Strand E.)
* This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: WR 280.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 295 - From Grammar to Style
4 credits
Takes a rhetorical approach to grammar as tools, not rules. Emphasizes the range of grammatical choices available to writers, and the effects of those choices on readers. Students build skills and confidence as writers, while learning about the history and social context of Standard Written English. Approved for University Studies Explorations - Strand E. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of the University Studies writing requirement.
* This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: WR 295
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 298 - Introduction to Literary Analysis
4 credits
Involves intensive academic writing, research skills, and analysis of the main genres of literature: poetry, drama, fiction, essay, and film. English majors and minors only, or permission of instructor. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of two lower division literature courses, or one lower division literature course and one lower division creative writing, rhetoric, or grammar course.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 299 - Special Studies
1 to 4 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 300 - Introduction to Literary Theory and Critical Writing
4 credits
Intensive writing course for English and writing majors emphasizing principles of analysis of literary texts. Surveys twentieth-century critical theory and practice. English and writing majors and minors only. Prerequisite(s): ENG 298 .
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 301 - Introduction to Literary Analysis and Theory
4 credits
Emphasis on principles of literary analysis and their application to multiple genres, information literacy, and design of the literary research essay. English majors or minors only, or permission of instructor. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of 8 credits of ENG 100- or 200-level courses, or by permission of instructor.
Graded (A-F) only
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ENG 312 - Writing Workshop for Teachers
4 credits
Emphasizes writing across the curriculum and writing to learn strategies for K-12 classrooms in any subject area. Completion of Explorations sequences from all three of the learning areas, in addition to the writing-intensive course for the respective major required. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of the University Studies writing requirement.
* This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: WR 312
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 315 - Studies in Autobiographical Writing
4 credits
Examines diverse modes of autobiographical writing (e.g., memoir, autobiography, testimonial, conversion narrative) as texts that represent the self in society. Through the reading and writing of autobiographical texts, the course explores the ways writers construct and represent memory, as well as the relationship of these narratives to the social, political, and cultural contexts in which they are produced. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). Prerequisite(s): ENG 298 or completion of writing requirement in major department
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 315H - Honors Studies in Autobiographical Writing
4 credits
Examines diverse modes of autobiographical writing (e.g., memoir, autobiography, testimonial, conversion narrative) as texts that represent the self in society. Through the reading and writing of autobiographical texts, the course explores the ways writers construct and represent memory, as well as the relationship of these narratives to the social, political, and cultural contexts in which they are produced. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). Prerequisite(s): ENG 298 or completion of writing requirement in major department
Graded (A-F) only
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ENG 327 - Technical Writing
4 credits
Prepares students for a variety of problem-solving situations faced by professionals and professional writers. Covers strategies for in-house and career communications (memos, progress reports, resumés, and professional correspondence). Introduces techniques for professional/technical writing and editing (drafting, copyediting, and proofreading). Focuses on audience analysis and rhetorical awareness for both texts and visuals. Involves a term project designed to meet the needs of the individual student. Prerequisite(s): ENG 298 or ENG 300 or ENG 301 .
* This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: WR 327
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 329 - Grantwriting and Workplace Literacy
4 credits
A writing course directed toward building rhetorical and technical skills in the world of community action and service. The primary focus is a hands-on, collaborative project of writing a grant for a local nonprofit or public agency. Course designed for writing majors and non-majors. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I).
* This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: WR 329
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 341 - Class, Culture, and Feminism in Victorian and Edwardian England
4 credits
Examines novels, poems, autobiographies, and corresponding historical and visual texts to gain insight into the lives of British women between 1832 and 1914. Using a feminist lens, the course surveys Victorian women’s writing and creativity in the context of various movements for political, artistic, and social reform. May be applied to the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies minor. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): ENG 298 or completion of writing requirement in major department.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 347 - Slumming in the Nineteenth Century
4 credits
Uses the issues of poverty and philanthropy as lenses for examining British literature and culture in the nineteenth century. Students read a variety of genres from slum novels to non-fiction texts of social investigation, journalism, and memoir. May be applied to the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies minor. Approved for University Studies Integration - Strand J. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of two lower division literature courses, or one lower division literature course and one lower division creative writing, rhetoric, or grammar course.
Graded (A-F) only
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ENG 355 - Topics in The Essay: Genre and Meaning
4 credits
Focuses on the genre and scope of the literary essay as a form which employs multiple modes to address complex issues. Rhetorically, the course assumes writing is a mode of thinking and a form of engagement with words and the world. Students will attend closely to essays by new and established writers, focusing on form and meaning. Students will write both analytical and creative essays. Repeatable up to 8 credits. Prerequisite(s): ENG 298 or ENG 301 or permission of instructor.
* This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: WR 355
Graded (A-F) only
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ENG 367 - British Women Writers
4 credits
Surveys British women writers with a focus on common issues and the development of a tradition. May be applied to the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies minor. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of two lower division literature courses, or one lower division literature course and one lower division creative writing, rhetoric, or grammar course.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 368 - Women Writers in the U.S.
4 credits
Surveys women writers in the United States, with a focus on common issues and the development of a tradition. May be applied to the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies minor. Prerequisite(s): ENG 298 and completion of all lower division University Studies requirements
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 371 - Topics in British Literature Before 1800
4 credits
Exposes students to a community of writers relative to a particular theme focused on eras and/or movements. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of two lower division literature courses, or one lower division literature course and one lower division creative writing, rhetoric, or grammar course. Restricted to majors.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 372 - Topics in British Literature After 1800
4 credits
Exposes students to a community of writers relative to a particular theme focused on eras and/or movements. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of two lower division literature courses, or one lower division literature course and one lower division creative writing, rhetoric, or grammar course. Restricted to majors.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 380 - Methods in Linguistic Anthropology
4 credits
Advanced examination of language structure, use, and ideology, with a focus on research methods and disciplinary norms. Addresses formulating a research proposal, selecting and using suitable methodologies, analyzing and interpreting data, and assessing and addressing ethical concerns. Students will design and execute two original field research projects. May be applied to the International Studies major and minor. May be applied to the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies minor. Prerequisite(s): SOAN 214 or ENG 214 . (Cross-listed with SOAN 380 .)
Graded (A-F) only
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ENG 381 - Topics in U.S. Literature Before 1865
4 credits
Exposes students to a community of writers relative to a particular theme focused on eras and/or movements. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of two lower division literature courses, or one lower division literature course and one lower division creative writing, rhetoric, or grammar course. Restricted to majors.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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ENG 382 - Topics in U.S. Literature After 1865
4 credits
Exposes students to a community of writers relative to a particular theme focused on eras and/or movements. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of two lower division literature courses, or one lower division literature course and one lower division creative writing, rhetoric, or grammar course. Restricted to majors.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
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