May 19, 2024  
2009-2010 Academic Catalog 
    
2009-2010 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Course Descriptions


 
  
  • ELIT 653 - School Administration: School Public Relations


    Study of the needs for and purposes of public relations programs and an examination of public relations media available.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ELIT 653 and EDUC 653.

    Prerequisites: Acceptance in an Administration and Supervision program and ELIT 666.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ELIT 657 - School Administration: School Building and Custodial Service


    General approach to school building problems as they pertain to location, curriculum, administrative organization, costs, operation, and maintenance of the school plant.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ELIT 657 and EDUC 657.

    Prerequisites: Acceptance in an Administration and Supervision program and ELIT 666.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ELIT 661 - School Administration: Public School Personnel Management


    Study of the principles and practices in the management of public school employees; the employment, assignment, transfer, work load, salary welfare of school employees.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ELIT 661 and EDUC 661.

    Prerequisites: Acceptance in an Administration and Supervision program and ELIT 666.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ELIT 665 - School Administration: Seminar in Educational Administration


    Opportunities for individual investigation and presentation of special problem areas in school administration.

    Notes
    If taken at the master’s level, course may be repeated one time for credit beyond the master’s level. No duplicate credit for ELIT 665 and EDUC 665.

    Prerequisites: Completion of 6 sem. hrs. in administration and/or supervision courses.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ELIT 666 - School Administration: Foundations and Theory of Educational Administration


    Administrative theory emphasizing functions of management processes and theories of leadership, motivation, decision making, change, and human behavior in organizational settings.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ELIT 666 and EDUC 666.

    Prerequisite: Acceptance in an Administration and Supervision program.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ELIT 669 - School Administration: Practicum in Educational Administration


    On-the-job training for the prospective administrator under the guidance of an experienced, practicing administrator with supervision by members of university faculty. Prior to registration the student must make necessary arrangements through the head of the department of Educational Leadership and Instructional Technology and the school system where the practicum will be served.

    Notes
    Course may be repeated one time for credit with permission of the major professor and department head. Students who have one or more years of administrative experience are limited to 3 sem. hrs. of credit. No duplicate credit for ELIT 669 and EDUC 669.

    Prerequisites: 24 sem. hrs. of Administration and Supervision program courses.

    Lab. 6Cr. 3

  
  • ELIT 670 - The Visiting Teacher


    Functions of the visiting teacher, home and school visitation programs, analysis of attendance and related problems, promotion of home-school relationships, record keeping, and Louisiana school attendance laws.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ELIT 670 and EDUC 670.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ELIT 674 - Seminar in Curriculum Planning


    An in-depth study of current curriculum trends and issues with an emphasis on special interests of class members.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ELIT 674 and EDUC 674.

    Prerequisite: EDUC 605.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ELIT 679 - School Administration: Public School Law


    Study of school law as it is related to the day-to-day operation of the public schools. Special attention is given to important cases in both federal and state courts.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ELIT 679 and EDUC 679.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ELTR 151 - Fundamentals of Electricity


    Elementary principles of electricity covering basic electrical units. Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, circuit solutions, network solutions, magnetism, inductance, and capacitance.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ELTR 151 and ELCY 151.

    Prerequisite or Corequisite: MATH 113 or equivalent.

    Lec. 3 Lab. 3Cr. 4

  
  • ELTR 152 - Circuit Analysis


    Electric circuits with voltages of sinewave forms; the concepts of inductive reactance, capacitive reactance, and complex impedance; solutions of A.C. circuits, single and three phase; series and parallel resonance; and the transformer.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ELTR 152 and ELCY 152.

    Prerequisite: ELTR 151.

    Lec. 3 Lab. 3Cr. 4

  
  • ELTR 171 - Electronic Devices


    Semiconductor physics, PN junction, BJT and FET characteristics, vacuum tubes, UJT’s and Thyristers. Optoelectronics and rectification.

    Prerequisite: Credit for or registration in MATH 113 or equivalent.

    Lec. 3 Lab. 3Cr. 4

  
  • ELTR 172 - Electronic Amplifiers


    Principles and characteristics of amplifier configurations, feedback, dB gain, impedance matching, frequency response, multi-stage circuits, and power amplifiers.

    Prerequisite: ELTR 171.

    Lec. 3 Lab. 3Cr. 4

  
  • ELTR 202 - Communication Systems


    Telephone and data communication networks, transmission media, broadband systems, and computer networks.

    Prerequisite: ELTR 151 or ELTR 171.

    Lec. 3 Lab. 3Cr. 4

  
  • ELTR 209 - Operational Amplifiers and Linear Circuits


    Waveform measurements, integrated circuit timers and linear power supplies. Op-amp circuits including amplifiers, integrators, differentiaters, oscillators, and rectifiers. Op-amp DC and AC performance.

    Prerequisites: ELTR 152 or ELTR 172.

    Lec. 3 Lab. 3Cr. 4

  
  • ELTR 210 - Digital Electronics


    Basic number systems, Boolean algebra and logic reduction, counters and registers, coding, ALU techniques and systems.

    Prerequisite: ELTR 151 or ELTR 171.

    Lec. 3 Lab. 3Cr. 4

  
  • ELTR 212 - Introduction to Computer Networking


    Differences between Personal (PAN), Local (LAN), Metropolitan (MAN), and Wide (WAN) Area Networks and their associated standards and technologies. Ethernet switching and wireless technologies as preferred choice for LAN networks. TCP?IP as the Internet’s fundamental protocol suite. Description of the different network devices. Internet Protocol addressing and routing fundamentals. Simple network configuration, troubleshooting, and deployment of basic network services.

    Prerequisite: ELTR 210

    Lec. 3 Lab. 3Cr. 4

  
  • ELTR 214 - Measurements


    Principles of passive and electronic voltmeters, ohmmeters, and ammeters; potentiometer circuitry and calibration, bridgetype instruments, transducers, data conversion, control circuits, and digital sequencing.

    Prerequisite: Credit for or registration in ELTR 152 and ELTR 172.

    Lec. 3 Lab. 3Cr. 4

  
  • ELTR 234 - Introduction to Microcontrollers and Programming


    Basic microcontroller architecture, interfacing, and introduction to higher-level language programming.

    Prerequisite: ELTR 210.

    Lec. 3 Lab. 3Cr. 4

  
  • ELTR 280 - Special Topics in Electronics Technology


    Special topics in electronics technology.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 8 hours credit.

    Prerequisite: Permission of department head.

    Lec. 1-3 Lab. 0-3Cr. 1-4

  
  • ELTR 290 - Research and Design Projects


    Researching problems or designing and building special projects. A final written and oral report is required.

    Notes
    The course may be repeated to accrue a total of 2 credit hours.

    Prerequisite: ELTR 209

    Lab. 3Cr. 1

  
  • ELTR 310 - Programming Microcontrollers


    Microcontroller-based systems hardware and higher-level language programs executing on PCs and microcontrollers. Microcontroller-based systems will be configured for controlling processes such as digital input/output, analog-to-digital conversions, serial interfaces, and temperature measurements.

    Prerequisites: ELTR 210; and ELTR 234 or CSCI 102, CSCI 104, or CSCI 180.

    Lec. 3 Lab. 3Cr. 4

  
  • ELTR 314 - Advanced Measurements


    Advanced measurement techniques using digital measuring devices and advanced oscilloscopic techniques.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ELTR 314 and TECH 314.

    Prerequisites: ELTR 210 and junior standing.

    Lec. 3 Lab. 4Cr. 4

  
  • ELTR 414 - Advanced Digital Electronics


    Advanced digital electronics using Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs) as the primary means of study. Activities include schematic capture, hardware description languages, simulation, and implementation of more advanced digital circuitry.

    Prerequisites: ELTR 210.

    Lec. 3 Lab. 3Cr. 4

  
  • ELTR 480 - Advanced Special Topics in Electronics Technology


    Advanced special topics in electronics technology.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 8 hours credit.

    Prerequisite: Permission of department head.

    Lec. 1-3 Lab. 0-3Cr. 1-4

  
  • ENGL 090 - Developmental English


    Designed for the student whose enhanced ACT score in English is 17 (15) or less. Concentrated and intensive study of the basics of grammar and composition. Students completing the course will be assigned a grade of “S” (Satisfactory) or “U” (Unsatisfactory). Students placed in ENGL 090 must pass it before entering ENGL 101. ENGL 090 is not acceptable for credit toward graduation and is not applicable in determining academic probation or suspension. Class work is supplemented by tutorial help designed to give the student a better understanding of basic communication skills.

    Cr. 4

  
  • ENGL 101 - English Composition I


    Introduction to academic writing, research, and writing across the curriculum. Students will produce at least 3500 words of academic prose during the semester.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 090 or ACT score of 18 or above in English. No duplicate credit for ENGL 101 and ENGL 105H.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

    General Education Gen. Ed. 1a, 2
    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • ENGL 102 - English Composition II


    Writing researched themes and exercises. Reinforcement of academic writing, research, and writing across the curriculum introduced in ENGL 101. Students will produce at least 5000 words of researched writing during the semester.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 102 and ENGL 106H.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

    General Education Gen. Ed. 1a, 2, 3, 7
    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • ENGL 105H - Honors English


    Emphasis on writing in such areas as critical thinking, exposition, literature, literary theory, and philosophy as it relates to literature.

    Notes
    ENGL 106H requires a term paper. Completion of ENGL 105H-106H satisfies the freshman English requirement. No duplicate credit for ENGL 105H-106H and ENGL 101-102.

    Prerequisite: Admission to the University Honors College. ENGL 105H is a prerequisite for ENGL 106H.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

    General Education Gen. Ed. 1a, 2
    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • ENGL 106H - Honors English


    Emphasis on writing in such areas as critical thinking, exposition, literature, literary theory, and philosophy as it relates to literature.

    Notes
    ENGL 106H requires a term paper. Completion of ENGL 105H-106H satisfies the freshman English requirement. No duplicate credit for ENGL 105H-106H and ENGL 101-102.

    Prerequisite: Admission to the University Honors College. ENGL 105H is a prerequisite for ENGL 106H.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

    General Education Gen. Ed. 1a, 2, 3, 7
    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • ENGL 200 - Introduction to the Study of Literature


    Literary genres and the research and analysis of literature. Research paper required. Students will begin portfolio for degree.

    Notes
    Must be taken by all English majors before they complete 60 hours of course work.

    Prerequisite: Permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 201 - Survey of English Literature


    First semester: from Beowulf to the Romantic Movement; second semester: from the Romantic Movement to the present.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101-102 or their equivalents.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

    General Education Gen. Ed. 1a, 2
    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • ENGL 202 - Survey of English Literature


    First semester: from Beowulf to the Romantic Movement; second semester: from the Romantic Movement to the present.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101-102 or their equivalents.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

    General Education Gen. Ed. 1a, 2
    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • ENGL 221 - Classical Mythology


    Study of legends growing out of the life and literature of ancient Greece and Rome.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101-102 or their equivalents.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

    General Education Gen. Ed. 1a, 8, 10
    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • ENGL 253 - Introduction to Professional Writing


    General procedures to be followed in writing professional reports for industry and science; the organization of ideas and scientific proposals; the preparation of industry-acceptable types of professional reports.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101-102 or their equivalents.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 301 - Survey of American Literature


    First semester: from Colonial times to the Civil War; second semester: from the Civil War to the present.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101-102 or their equivalents.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

    General Education Gen. Ed. 1a, 2, 3
    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • ENGL 302 - Survey of American Literature


    First semester: from Colonial times to the Civil War; second semester: from the Civil War to the present.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101-102 or their equivalents.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

    General Education Gen. Ed. 1a, 2, 3
    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • ENGL 311 - Development of the American Novel


    Study of the novels of American writers prominent during the American Romantic Movement to the later nineteenth century.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101-102 or their equivalents.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 312 - Twentieth-Century American Novel


    Selected works of American novelists who best reflect the literary, intellectual, and cultural trends of the twentieth century.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or ENGL 106H.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 333 - Critical Approaches to English Language Arts


    Critical strategies and skills necessary to integrate the study of literature, language, composition, and grammar. A research paper is required.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101-102 or their equivalents.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 351 - Advanced English Grammar


    Review of English grammar with special attention to syntax and usage.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101-102 or their equivalents.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 361 - Advanced English Composition


    Theory and practice of various types of composition.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or ENGL 106H.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 401 - World Literature: Oriental, Classical, Medieval and Renaissance


    Representative selections from Oriental, Greek, Roman, and Renaissance literature.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 401 and ENGL 537.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 402 - World Literature: Enlightenment to Twentieth Century


    Representative selections of literature from the Enlightenment to the present.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 402 and ENGL 537.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 403 - Introduction to Linguistics


    Survey of the most significant areas of linguistic study, including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, historical and comparative linguistics, and dialectology.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 403 and ENGL 505.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 404 - Literature of the European Enlightenment


    Major literary works of Continental Europe during the Enlightenment.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 404 and ENGL 506.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 406 - Women in Literature


    Women writers and/or images of women in literature.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 406 and ENGL 507.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 407 - Contemporary Poetry


    Study of English and American poetry since 1945.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 407 and ENGL 513.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 408 - Contemporary Novel


    Study of the novel since 1945.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 408 and ENGL 514.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 409 - Literature of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century


    Major works of English literature from the Restoration to 1800.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 409 and ENGL 509.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 410 - Research Practicum in English


    Capstone course for English majors, with emphasis on research and writing methods. Completion of portfolio required.

    Prerequisite: 18 hours of English or permission of department head.

    Lec. 1 Lab. 1Cr. 1

    Capstone Course CAP
  
  • ENGL 413 - Major Writers of the Romantic Period


    Major figures including Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 413 and ENGL 539.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 415 - Victorian Prose and Poetry


    Representative writers of prose and poetry during the English Victorian period.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 415 and ENGL 519.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 421 - Shakespeare: Early Comedies and Histories


    Comedies representative of the development of the early comic style, and the major plays in the history genre.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 421 and ENGL 523.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 422 - Shakespeare: Tragedies and Late Comedies


    Four major tragedies, other representative tragedies, and representative problem comedies and romances.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 422 and ENGL 524.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 431 - Chaucer and the Middle Ages


    Major and some minor works of Chaucer within their medieval cultural context.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 431 and ENGL 526.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 432 - Non-Chaucerian Medieval English Literature


    Major literary genres and non-Chaucerian works of the Old and Middle English periods.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 432 and ENGL 532.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 442 - Creative Writing (Fiction)


    Theory and technique of fiction, combining lecture and workshop format.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 442 and ENGL 441.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 201-202 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 443 - Creative Writing (Poetry)


    Theory and technique of poetry, combining lecture and workshop format.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 443 and ENGL 441.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 201-202 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 451 - Seventeenth-Century Poetry and Prose


    Detailed analysis of the major poetry and prose of John Milton with some attention to related metaphysical, Cavalier, and classical poets.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit ENGL 451 and ENGL 528.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 461 - Twentieth-Century Poetry


    Study of modern poetry, British and American.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 461 and ENGL 529.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 465 - Louisiana Literature


    Louisiana writers from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.

    Notes
    Duplicate credit will not be given for ENGL 465 and ENGL 565 or for ENGL 465 and ENGL 496 or ENGL 596 on the topic of Louisiana literature.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 473 - Twentieth-Century Southern Literature


    Major figures including William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, and Eudora Welty.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 473 and ENGL 540.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 475 - History of the English Language


    Historical survey of Old, Middle, and Modern English forms; an examination of structural and transformational/generative grammars.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 475 and ENGL 531.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 479 - Comparative Mythology


    Religious, mythical, and historical traditions of Semitic and Indo-European societies, with emphasis on the folk literature of Greece, Rome, and Northern Europe.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 479 and ENGL 579.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 221 or permission of the department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 480 - Resources in Language Content Area


    Finding and evaluating traditional as well as digital and Internet sources in specific content areas of language. Selecting and using the sources and techniques best suited to furthering professional knowledge and integrating technological resources into the study of language.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 480 and FREN 480, LATN 480, SPAN 480, ENGL 580, FREN 580, LATN 580 or SPAN 580.

    Prerequisites: 6 hours in English and/or foreign language above 100-level.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 481 - Louisiana Folklore


    Introduction to folklore concepts with focus on Louisiana’s folk traditions. Course will cover the State’s five cultural regions. Includes fieldwork.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 481 and ENGL 581. May not substitute for HIST 301.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 482 - American Folklore


    Critical study of American folk traditions to include celebrations, genres, foodways, popular cultural myths, and occupations. Includes fieldwork.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 482 and ENGL 582. May not substitute for HIST 301.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 483 - Modern Grammar and Composition for Teachers


    Extended study of the ways of applying knowledge of grammar to the development of composition skills consistent with professional standards for the various levels of instruction in elementary and secondary schools.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 483 and ENGL 503.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

    Field Experience Field Experience: 15 hours

  
  • ENGL 484 - Literature and Composition for Teachers


    Ways of applying knowledge of literature to the development of composition skills consistent with professional standards for the various levels of instruction in elementary and secondary schools.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 484 and ENGL 504.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 485 - English as a Second Language (ESL) Theory and Application for Teachers


    General principles of language acquisition and guidelines for teaching ESL. Classroom application of principles and guidelines emphasized through lesson and unit plan development.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 485 and ENGL 585.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 351 or permission of department head.

    Lec.Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 486 - Seminar in Tutoring Writing Across the Curriculum


    Trains tutors to work individually with students who need assistance in writing, including non-native speakers. Tutors will also work in Write to Excellence Center. Research paper required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 486 and ENGL 586.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 351 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 491 - Literary Criticism


    Important literary critics, ancient and modern.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 491 and ENGL 533.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 495 - Critical Theory and Children’s Literature


    Cross Cultural analysis of significant works of children’s and young adolescent literature, including fairy tales, folk tales, myths, legends, fantasy, realistic novels, and didactic stories. Wide use of critical materials related to literature for children and young adults. Critical readings include thematic, psychoanalytic, historicist, feminist, and cultural criticism. Research paper required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 495 and ENGL 595.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 496 - Special Topics in Literature


    Topics vary each semester and include, but are not limited to, individual authors, genres, or movements.

    Notes
    May be repeated once as topics vary with permission of the department head. No duplicate credit for ENGL 496 and ENGL 502 or ENGL 596 on the same topic.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 500 - Entrance into the Master of Arts Program


    Students pursuing the Master of Arts in English must be accepted by the graduate school and the department. Submission of GRE scores is required for admission. Students will be assigned a grade of “S” (Satisfactory) or “U” (Unsatisfactory).

    Cr. 0

  
  • ENGL 502 - Special Topics in Literature


    Topics vary each semester and include, but are not limited to, individual authors, genres, or movement. Directed readings and research project required.

    Notes
    May be repeated once as topics vary with permission of the department head. No duplicate credit for ENGL 496 or ENGL 502 on the same topic.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 503 - Modern Grammar and Composition for Teachers


    Ways of applying knowledge of grammar to the development of composition skills consistent with professional standards for the various levels of instruction in elementary and secondary schools. Directed reading(s) and/or research paper required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 503 and ENGL 483.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 504 - Literature and Composition for Teachers


    Extended study of the ways of applying a knowledge of literature to the development of composition skills consistent with professional standards for various levels of instruction in elementary and secondary schools. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 504 and ENGL 484.

    Lec 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 505 - Introduction to Linguistics


    Intensive survey of the most significant areas of linguistic study, including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, historical and comparative linguistics, and dialectology. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 505 and ENGL 403.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 506 - Literature of the European Enlightenment


    Survey of the major literary works of Continental Europe during the Enlightenment. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 506 and ENGL 404.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 507 - Women in Literature


    Women writers; images of women in literature. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed readings and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 507 and ENGL 406.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 509 - Literature of the Restoration and the Eighteenth Century


    Major works of English literature from the Restoration to 1800. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent reading, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 509 and ENGL 409.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101-102 or their equivalents; ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 513 - Contemporary Poetry


    Extended study of English and American poetry since 1945. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 513 and English 407.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 514 - Contemporary Novel


    Extended study of the novel since 1945. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 514 and ENGL 408.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 519 - Victorian Prose and Poetry


    Survey of representative writers of prose and poetry during the English Victorian period. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 519 and ENGL 415.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 523 - Shakespeare: Early Comedies and Histories


    Extended study of comedies representative of the development of the early comic style, and the major plays in the history genre. Directed reading(s) and/or research paper required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 523 and ENGL 421.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 524 - Shakespeare: Tragedies and Late Comedies


    Extended study of the four major tragedies, other representative tragedies, and representative problem comedies and romances. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 524 and ENGL 422.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 526 - Chaucer and the Middle Ages


    Major and some minor works of Chaucer within their medieval cultural context. Directed reading and/or research paper required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 526 and ENGL 431.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 528 - Seventeenth-Century Poetry and Prose


    Extended, detailed analysis of the major poetry and prose of John Milton with attention to related metaphysical, Cavalier, and classical poets. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 528 and ENGL 451.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 529 - Twentieth-Century Poetry


    Intensive study of modern poetry, British and American. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 529 and ENGL 461.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 531 - History of the English Language


    Historical survey of Old, Middle, and Modern English forms; an examination of structural and transformational/generative grammars. Directed reading(s) and/or research paper required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 531 and ENGL 475.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or equivalent and six additional hours of literature courses on the 200-level or above.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 532 - Non-Chaucerian Medieval English Literature


    Major literary genres and non-Chaucerian works of the Old and Middle English periods. Selected readings and research project(s) required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 532 and ENGL 432.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 533 - Literary Criticism


    Intensive study of some of the more important literary critics, ancient and modern. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 533 and ENGL 491.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 534 - Directed Research in Literature


    Independent study of selected topics in literature under the direction of a graduate faculty member in literature. Minimum requirements include: (1) submission of a written proposal covering the research topic(s), (2) thorough literature review within the selected topic area(s), and (3) submission of a formal research report. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 534 and ENGL 492.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 537 - World Literature: Oriental, Classical, Medieval and Renaissance


    Intensive study of representative selections from Oriental, Greek, Roman, and Renaissance literature. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 537 and ENGL 401.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 538 - World Literature: Enlightenment to the Twentieth Century


    Intensive study of representative selections of literature from the Enlightenment to the present. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 538 and ENGL 402.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 539 - Major Writers of the Romantic Period


    Emphasis on Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 539 and ENGL 413.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 540 - Twentieth-Century Southern Literature


    Extended study of the major figures including William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, Eudora Welty, and others. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 540 and ENGL 473.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 565 - Louisiana Literature


    Louisiana writers from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Directed reading and/or research paper required.

    Notes
    Duplicate credit will not be given for ENGL 565 and ENGL 465 or for ENGL 565 and ENGL 496 or ENGL 596 on the topic of Louisiana literature.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 500 or ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3Cr. 3

 

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