Jun 26, 2024  
2016-17 Catalog 
    
2016-17 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

 

 

Emerging Media & Digital Arts

  
  • 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.
  
  • 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 172  . (Cross-listed  with COMM 344  .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • EMDA 345 - Typography Methods


    1-4 credits
    Examines the theory and principles of typography, the vocabulary of typographic form, typographic history‚ and font. Provides a foundation for typographic work in all forms of design work. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.

      (Cross-listed with ART 304  .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.

  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • EMDA 352 - Digital Animation Methods


    1-4 credits
    Explores a range of animation ideas and techniques, with emphasis on concept, aesthetics, and experimentation. Covers principles of motion, character design, sound design, audiovisual editing, and the technical concerns of animating for a variety of media. May cover 2D and 3D approaches to animation. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.

     

      (Cross-listed with ART 352  .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.

  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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 ART 205 or EMDA 205. (Cross-listed with ART 364 .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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 otherwise noted: EMDA 361.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • 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.

Environmental Education

  
  • EE 501 - Research


    1 to 12 credits
    Credits to be arranged. May not be repeated for additional credit.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • EE 503 - Thesis


    1 to 12 credits
    Credits to be arranged. May not be repeated for additional credit.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • 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.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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
  
  • 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 basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • EE 594 - Leadership in Environmental Education


    1 to 4 credits
    Students manage an educational program at Deer Creek Center for Field Research and Education. Includes marketing, communication with participants, coordinating and scheduling programs, and developing resources for future classes. Involves part-time residence at the field station. May not be repeated for additional credit. Prerequisite(s): EE 525  and EE 527  
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • EE 595 - Teaching in Environmental Education


    4 credits
    Students present and assess an educational program at Deer Creek Center for Field Research and Education involving a variety of audiences. Teaching is supervised by qualified faculty members. Involves part-time residence at the field station. May not be repeated for additional credit. Prerequisite(s): EE 525  and EE 527  .
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • 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

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.

  
  • 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. Grading option designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • 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. Grading option designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • 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. Graded (A-F) only. Approved for University Studies (Exploration Strand E-Humanities). Prerequisite(s): ENG 102  .
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • ENG 202 - Shakespeare: Consummations (The Late Plays)


    4 credits
    Examines 4-5 plays from the last stage of Shakespeare’s career, roughly 1604-1611.  Includes consideration of at least one history, tragedy, and romance. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E-Humanities).

      (Cross-listed with SHS 202 /TA 202 .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.

  
  • 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.
  
  • 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
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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
  
  • 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
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • ENG 245 - Ethnic American 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.
  
  • 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 otherwise noted: WR 280.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • ENG 295 - Grammar and Style in Writing


    4 credits
    Covers some fundamentals of grammar, with emphasis on usage and style in writing. 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 otherwise noted: WR 295
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • 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 premajors 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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, premajors, and minors only. Prerequisite(s): ENG 298 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • 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. Graded (A-F) only. English premajors 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
  
  • 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 otherwise noted: WR 312
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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
  
  • 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 301  .
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: WR 327
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • 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 otherwise noted: WR 329
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • 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. 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.
  
  • 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. Graded (A-F) only. 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
  
  • 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 otherwise noted: WR 355
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • ENG 367 - British Women Writers


    4 credits
    Surveys British women writers with a focus on common issues and the development of a tradition. 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.
  
  • 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. 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.
  
  • ENG 371 - Topics in British Literature Before 1800


    4 credits
    Exposes students to a community of writers and their positions as expressed through various genres relative to a particular theme with a focus on eras, schools, and/or movements. Examines the historical underpinnings of the chosen theme(s). English and writing majors must complete either U.S. or British sequence. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. 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.
  
  • ENG 372 - Topics in British Literature After 1800


    4 credits
    Exposes students to a community of writers and their positions as expressed through various genres relative to a particular theme with a focus on eras, schools, and/or movements. Examines the historical underpinnings of the chosen theme(s). English and writing majors must complete either U.S. or British sequence. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. 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.
  
  • 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. Prerequisite(s): SOAN 214  or ENG 214  . (Cross-listed with SOAN 380  .)
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • ENG 381 - Topics in U.S. Literature Before 1865


    4 credits
    Exposes students to a community of writers and their positions as expressed through various genres relative to a particular theme with a focus on eras, schools, and/or movements. Examines the historical underpinnings of the chosen theme(s). English and writing majors must complete either U.S. or British sequence. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. 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.
  
  • ENG 382 - Topics in U.S. Literature After 1865


    4 credits
    Exposes students to a community of writers and their positions as expressed through various genres relative to a particular theme with a focus on eras, schools, and/or movements. Examines the historical underpinnings of the chosen theme(s). English and writing majors must complete either the U.S. or British sequence. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. 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.
  
  • ENG 383 - Intermediate Topics in Rhetoric


    4 credits
    Introduces students to a range of contemporary critical methods in rhetoric, focusing on both theory and application. Of particular focus will be rhetorical theories about the nature of language and truth, especially as they relate to narrative and poetics. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits with different topics. Prerequisite(s):  ENG 280 . Restricted to majors.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: WR 380
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • ENG 395 - Advanced Grammar


    4 credits
    Provides a hands-on approach to English grammar, including traditional approaches and diagramming. Prerequisite(s): ENG 295   or ENG 298  or ENG 301  .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • ENG 396 - Ethics and Film


    4 credits
    Studies ten or more important films, American and foreign, that dramatize significant moral choices or ethical dilemmas.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • ENG 398 - Teaching Global Perspectives Through Children’s Literature


    4 credits
    Immerses prospective elementary and middle school teachers in integrated content and instruction. Students examine both the literary elements and the social science information in international children’s literature. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements. Junior standing or above. (Cross-listed with ED 398 .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • ENG 399 - 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.
  
  • ENG 400 - Capstone I


    2 credits
    Preparation of an independent senior project for English and Writing majors with concentrations in Literary Studies and English Education. Special Studies students may also choose this emphasis. Students assemble a bibliography of contextual and/or critical works and write a prospectus for a project that will be completed in ENG 401 . Prerequisite(s): ENG 300   or ENG 301  , senior standing, and approved application as an English and Writing major.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • ENG 401 - Capstone II


    2 credits
    Senior project for English and Writing majors with concentrations in Literary Studies and English Education. Special Studies students may also choose this emphasis. Each individually-designed project integrates knowledge and skills in the discipline. Oral presentation of final project is required. Prerequisite(s): ENG 400 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • ENG 405 - Reading/Writing and Conference


    1 to 12 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): ENG 300   or ENG 301 . Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • ENG 407 - Seminar


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Prerequisite(s): ENG 300  or ENG 301 . Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • ENG 409 - Practicum


    1 to 16 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): ENG 300   or ENG 301 . Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • ENG 410 - Community Engagement Writing: Internships and Practica


    4 credits
    A writing and internship course that exposes students to professional applications of rhetoric and writing through fieldwork with people and organizations outside the classroom. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). Prerequisite(s): ENG 300  or ENG 301 . Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • ENG 415 - Supervised Tutoring Practicum


    1 to 15 credits
    Trains students to tutor students of all disciplines. Tutors are responsible for giving writing assistance on a one-on-one basis or in groups. Good writing and interpersonal communication skills are necessary. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): ENG 298  or ENG 301  and instructor consent.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: WR 415
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • ENG 417 - Birth of the British Novel to 1850


    4 credits
    Studies the birth and early development of the English novel, with attention to the early masterpieces of Defoe, Swift, Fielding, and Austen. Occasional emphasis is on fictional precursors or special issues in prose fiction. Prerequisite(s): ENG 300  or ENG 301 . Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • ENG 418 - The British Novel after 1850


    4 credits
    Explores the English novel from the Brontës, Dickens, and Eliot to modernism and other twentieth-century movements. Prerequisite(s): ENG 300  or ENG 301 . Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • ENG 436 - Topics in Shakespeare


    4 credits
    A study of select Shakespearean plays keyed to a particular topic, issue, genre, theme, or critical/theoretical method.   Recent examples include “Shakespeare, Gender, and Sexuality” and “Shakespeare’s Problem Comedies.”  Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Prerequisite(s): ENG 200   or SHS 200  or TA 200  , or SHS 236 or TA 236, plus junior standing or above, minor in Shakespeare Studies, or consent of the instructor. (Cross-listed with SHS 436 /TA 436 .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • ENG 443 - Chicana/o Literature


    4 credits
    Introduces students to Chicana/o literature and its historical and political contexts. Aside from focus on the genesis of the Chicana/o literary canon, this course will also look at the representations of Chicana/o identities. Approved for University Studies Integration - Strand J. Prerequisite(s):   ENG 300   or ENG 301  . Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • ENG 447 - Major Forces in Literature


    4 credits
    Explores the underlying social, economic, and political philosophies of an age as they find expression in the dominant literary forms and theories that characterize it. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Some topics approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): ENG 300  or ENG 301 . Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • ENG 448 - Major Figures in Literature


    4 credits
    Provides a concentrated study of the canon of one or two major writers, including detailed analysis of at least one of the author’s major works. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Prerequisite(s): ENG 300  or ENG 301 . Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • ENG 448A - Major Figures in Literature: Toni Morrison


    4 credits
    Provides a concentrated study of the fictional and critical works of Toni Morrison, accompanied by videos that demonstrate the ethnic and racial context of her works. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements, junior standing or above and ENG 300  or ENG 301  or instructor consent.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • ENG 454 - Multicultural Literature of the U.S.


    4 credits
    Reading and analysis of texts by African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, Native Americans and other marginalized ethnic groups. Approved for University Studies (Integration -  Strand J). Prerequisite(s): ENG 300  or ENG 301 . Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • ENG 456 - The History of Publishing: From Alphabet to E-Book


    4 credits
    Explores the history of the book in the West from the invention of writing to electronic publication. Topics include authorship, publication, manufacture, distribution, reception, competition, and the survival of books. Introduces students to various writing professions through visits from professional writers. Approved for University Studies Integration (Strand H). Recommended: ENG 300  or ENG 301  . Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: WR 455
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
 

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