Apr 19, 2024  
2018-2019 Academic Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Course Descriptions


 
  
  • ENGL 271 - Creative Writing Workshop (Poetry) (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


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

    Notes
    May be repeated to accrue a total of 6 credit hours. No duplicate credit for ENGL 271 and ENGL 441 or ENGL 443.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    General Education Core Curriculum
    Fine Arts

    WE
  
  • ENGL 272 - Creative Writing Workshop (Fiction) (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


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

    Notes
    May be repeated to accrue a total of 6 credit hours. No duplicate credit for ENGL 272 and ENGL 441 or ENGL 442.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    General Education Core Curriculum
    Fine Arts

    WE
  
  • ENGL 301 - Survey of American Literature I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


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

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    WE
  
  • ENGL 302 - Survey of American Literature II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


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

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    WE
  
  • ENGL 311 - Development of the American Novel (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Novels of American writers prominent during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 351 - Advanced English Grammar (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


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

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 353 - Professional Editing (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Theory and practice of performing copy and comprehensive edits for publications in literary journals, trade magazines, scholarly journals, business, and industry. Emphasis on communicating with fellow editors and the reading/writing clientele, and on individual and group editing projects. Prior completion of ENGL 351 preferred.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    WE
  
  • ENGL 361 - Advanced English Composition (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Theory and practice of various types of composition.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 401 - World Literature: Oriental, Classical, Medieval and Renaissance (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


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

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 401 and ENGL 537.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    WE
  
  • ENGL 402 - World Literature: Enlightenment to Twentieth Century (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Representative selections of literature from the Enlightenment to the present.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 402 and ENGL 537.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    WE
  
  • ENGL 410 - Research Practicum in English (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


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

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 302 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    WE NYF CAP
  
  • ENGL 417 - Comparative Mythology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    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 417 and ENGL 479, ENGL 517, or ENGL 579.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 418 - Literature of Greece and Rome (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Homer, Vergil, Greek tragedy, and other works.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 418 and ENGL 518 or ENGL 665.

    Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 102 and ENGL 221) or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 421 - Shakespeare: Early Comedies and Histories (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    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 521 or ENGL 523.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 422 - Shakespeare: Tragedies and Late Comedies (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


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

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 422 and ENGL 522 or ENGL 524.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 425 - Topics in Medieval and Renaissance British Literature (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Major literary figures, themes, genres, and movements of the British medieval and renaissance periods.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 6 credit hours. No duplicate credit for ENGL 425 and ENGL 525 on the same topic.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 427 - Topics in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century British Literature (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Studies in major literary figures, themes, genres, and movements of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in England and on the continent of Europe.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 6 credit hours. No duplicate credit for ENGL 427 and ENGL 527 on the same topic.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 430 - Topics in American Literature (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Major figures, themes, and genres of American literature.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 6 credit hours. No duplicate credit for ENGL 430 and ENGL 530 on the same topic.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 446 - Late Twentieth-Century Poetry (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Extended study of English and American poetry since 1945 until the end of the 20th century. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 446 and ENGL 407, ENGL 513, or ENGL 546.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 447 - Late Twentieth-Century Drama (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Extended study of the drama since 1945 until the end of the twentieth century. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 447 and ENGL 547.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 448 - Late Twentieth-Century Fiction (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Extended study of fiction since 1945 until the end of the twentieth century.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 448 and ENGL 408, ENGL 514, or ENGL 548.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 449 - Graphic Novel (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Focus on Graphic Novel with emphasis on defining its literary, cultural, and academic significance-including, but not limited to, the impact on world literature, entertainment, and politics.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 449 and ENGL 549.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 453 - Literary Criticism (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Important literary critics, ancient and modern.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 453 and ENGL 491, ENGL 533, or ENGL 553.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 455 - Critical Theory and Children’s Literature (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    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. Critical readings include thematic, psychoanalytic, historicist, feminist, and cultural criticism. Research paper required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 455 and ENGL 495, ENGL 555, or ENGL 595.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 461 - Modern Poetry (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Major poets of the modern period, emphasizing trends in American, British, and world poetry.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 461 and ENGL 541.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 462 - Modern Drama (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Major dramatists of the modern period, emphasizing trends in American, British, and world drama.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 462 and ENGL 542.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 463 - Modern Fiction (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Major fiction writers of the modern period, emphasizing trends in American, British, and world fiction.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 463 and ENGL 543.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 466 - Women in Literature (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Women writers and/or images of women in literature.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 466 and ENGL 406, ENGL 507, ENGL 566, WMST 406, or WMST 466.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 470 - Seminar in Creative Writing (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Development of writing style. Course may focus on a special topic.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 6 credit hours with permission of department head.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 271 or ENGL 272.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 475 - History of the English Language (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    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.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 and Junior standing.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 481 - Louisiana Folklore (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    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.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 484 - Literature and Composition for Teachers (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    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 or ENGL 584.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 485 - Introduction to Teaching English as a Second Language (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Introduction to teaching English to speakers of other languages. Covers established methodologies for teaching English to speakers of other languages (such as grammar translation method, the audio-lingual method, total physical response, and others), historical development of language teaching approaches, as well as provides practical opportunities to engage with ESL teachers and students. Simulated teaching situations and classroom observation in ESL classrooms at McNeese as well as in local immersion-schools in the Lake Charles area will provide opportunities to demonstrate understanding of various teaching methods.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 485 and ENGL 585.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 and ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 496 - Special Topics in Literature (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


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

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 6 credit hours with permission of department head. No duplicate credit for ENGL 496 and ENGL 502 or ENGL 596 on the same topic.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 498 - Special Topics in Internships (Lab. 6, Cr. 3)


    Topics vary and include, but are not limited to, editorship of the Arena. Minimum of 120 hours of internships experience is required for each 3 hours of credit.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 6 credit hours with permission of department head. No duplicate credit for ENGL 498 and ENGL 598 on the same topic.

    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department head.
    Corequisite(s): MCOM 343.

    Lab. 6 Cr. 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 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    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 as topics vary to accrue a total of 6 credit hours with permission of department head. No duplicate credit for ENGL 502 and ENGL 496 on the same topic.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 517 - Comparative Mythology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Religious, mythical, and historical traditions of Semitic and Indo-European societies, with special emphasis on the folk literature of Greece, Rome, and Northern Europe. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 517 and ENGL 417, ENGL 479, or ENGL 579.

    Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 221 and [ENGL 500 or ENGL 600]) or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 518 - The Literature of Greece and Rome (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    The Iliad, the Odyssey, and selected classical Greek tragedies; Lucretius, Cicero, and Virgil’s Aeneid.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 518 and ENGL 418 or ENGL 665.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 521 - Shakespeare: Comedies and Histories (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


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

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 521 and ENGL 421 or ENGL 523.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500 or ENGL 600.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 522 - Shakespeare: Tragedies and Late Comedies (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


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

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 522 and ENGL 422 or ENGL 524.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500 or ENGL 600.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 525 - Topics in Medieval and Renaissance British Literature (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Major literary figures, themes, genres, and movements of the British medieval and renaissance periods.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 9 credit hours. No duplicate credit for ENGL 525 and ENGL 425 on the same topic.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 527 - Topics in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century British Literature (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Studies in major literary figures, themes, genres, and movements of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in England and on the continent in Europe.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 9 credit hours. No duplicate credit for ENGL 527 and ENGL 427 on the same topic.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 530 - Topics in American Literature (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Major figures, themes, and genres of American literature.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 9 credit hours. No duplicate credit for ENGL 530 and ENGL 430 on the same topic.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 541 - Modern Poetry (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Major poets of the modern period, emphasizing trends in American, British, and world poetry. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 541 and ENGL 461.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 542 - Modern Drama (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Major dramatists of the modern period, emphasizing trends in world drama from Ibsen through contemporary dramatists.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 542 and ENGL 462 or ENGL 661.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 543 - Modern Fiction (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Major fiction writers of the modern period, emphasizing trends in American, British, and world fiction

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 543 and ENGL 463.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 546 - Late Twentieth-Century Poetry (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Extended study of English and American poetry since 1945 until the end of the 20th century. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 546 and ENGL 446.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 547 - Late Twentieth-Century Drama (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Extended study of the drama since 1945 until the end of the twentieth century. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 547 and ENGL 447.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 548 - Late Twentieth-Century Fiction (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Extended study of fiction since 1945 until the end of the twentieth century. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 548 and ENGL 448.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 549 - Graphic Novel (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Focus on the Graphic Novel with emphasis on defining its literary, cultural, and academic significance- including, but not limited to, the impact on world literature, entertainment, and politics.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 549 and ENGL 449.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 553 - Literary Criticism (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    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 553 and ENGL 453, ENGL 491, or ENGL 533.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 555 - Critical Theory and Children’s Literature (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Critial analysis of significant works of children’s and young adolescent literature, include thematic, psycho-analytic, historicist, feminist, and cultural criticism. Research paper is required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 555 and ENGL 455, ENGL 495, or ENGL 595.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 566 - Women in Literature (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    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 566 and ENGL 466, ENGL 406, ENGL 507, WMST 406, or WMST 466.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 584 - Literature and Composition for Teachers (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    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 584 and ENGL 484 or ENGL 504.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 585 - Introduction to Teaching English as a Second Language (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    An introduction to teaching English to speakers of other languages. It covers established methodologies for teaching English to speakers of other languages (such as grammar translation method, the audio-lingual method, total physical response, and others), historical development of language teaching approaches, as well as provides practical opportunities to engage with ESL teachers and students. Simulated teaching situations and classroom observation in ESL classrooms at McNeese as well as in local immersion-schools in the Lake Charles area will provide opportunities to demonstrate understanding of various teaching methods.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 585 and ENGL 485.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 598 - Special Topics in Internships (Lab. 6, Cr. 3)


    Topics vary and include, but are not limited to, editorship of the Arena. Students will produce a portfolio including a reflection paper. Minimum of 120 hours of internship experience is required for each 3 hours of credit.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 6 credit hours. No duplicate credit for ENGL 598 and ENGL 498 on the same topic.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lab. 6 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 600 - Entrance into the Master of Fine Arts Program


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

    Cr. 0

  
  • ENGL 610 - World Literature Seminar (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Studies in literary figures, movements, and themes of world literature.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 9 credit hours.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 620 - British Literature Seminar (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Studies in British literary figures, movements, and themes.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 9 credit hours.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 630 - American Literature Seminar (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Studies in American literary figures, movements, and themes.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 6 credit hours with permission of department head. No duplicate credit for ENGL 630 and ENGL 641 on the same topic.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 640 - Literary Genres Seminar (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Studies in literary figures, movements, and themes of literary genres.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 9 credit hours.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 647 - Topics in 21st-Century Literature (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Study of 21st-century fiction, poetry, and/or drama. May be repeated to accrue a total of six hours, as topics vary.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 6 credit hours.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 651 - Bibliography and Literary Historiography (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Required of all graduate English majors. Introduction to graduate study and to the nature of bibliography, literary research and literary history.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGL 651 and ENGL 601.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 670 - Seminar in Literary Publishing (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Working practicum on the basics of literary journal publishing.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 6 credit hours with permission of department head.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 671 - Creative Writing Workshop (Poetry) (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Poetry workshop devoted to the critical discussion of student manuscripts.

    Notes
    May be repeated to accrue a total of 18 credit hours.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 672 - Creative Writing Workshop (Fiction) (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Fiction workshop devoted to the critical discussion of student manuscripts.

    Notes
    May be repeated to accrue a total of 18 credit hours.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 673 - Form and Theory of Poetry I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Prosody and the techniques of poetry.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 674 - Form and Theory of Poetry II (Cr. 3)


    Extension of Form and Theory of Poetry I involving lecture, poetic composition, and critical discussion, with instruction designed to allow the student to master the use of meter and poetic technique by examining and composing formal poetry.

    Prerequisite(s): ([ENGL 500 or ENGL 600] and ENGL 673) or permission of department head.

    Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 675 - Form and Theory of Fiction I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Techniques of fiction.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 676 - Form and Theory of Fiction II (Cr. 3)


    Extension of Form and Theory of Fiction I involving both classroom and tutorial sessions with instruction designed to allow the student to perfect critical skills by close analysis.

    Prerequisite(s): ([ENGL 500 or ENGL 600] and ENGL 675) or permission of department head.

    Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 677 - Seminar in Teaching Freshman English (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Designed to prepare graduate students to teach composition, this course is a survey of rhetoric and composition theories and their impact on current pedagogies. It incorporates methods used to teach freshman composition, to design assignments, and to grade course work. (In the fall semester the course covers practical/hands-on pedagogy, while the spring semester covers contemporary composition theory and theoretical approaches.)

    Notes
    Must be taken during the first two semesters in which ENFL graduate assistants are physically in the classroom.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 678 - Creative Writing Workshop-Non-Fiction (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Students will engage in writing and critiquing original nonfiction.

    Notes
    May be repeated to accrue a total of 6 credit hours.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 680 - Directed Research in Literature (Cr. 3)


    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
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue a total of 6 credit hours. No duplicate credit for ENGL 680 and ENGL 534.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 685 - Summer Residency I (Lec. 2, Cr. 2)


    A one-week intensive residency for students enrolled in the Low Residency MA concentration in Creative Writing.

    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department head.

    Lec. 2 Cr. 2

  
  • ENGL 686 - Summer Residency II (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)


    A one-week intensive residency for students enrolled in the Low Residency MA concentration in Creative Writing.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 685 and permission of department head.

    Lec. 1 Cr. 1

  
  • ENGL 690 - Professional Endeavors (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Career-oriented activities for the professional creative writer.

    Notes
    Open only to MFA students in their third year of study.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 600 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGL 699 - Thesis (Cr. 1-6)


    Student must register for the thesis course during each regular semester the thesis is in progress. Student must be enrolled in Thesis the semester the thesis is completed and approved by the examining committee. For the M.A. the thesis shall consist of an appropriate research topic. For the M.F.A. the thesis shall consist of a book of poems, a collection of short stories, or a novel deemed to be of publishable quality by the creative writing faculty.

    Notes
    May be repeated to accrue a total of 7 credit hours.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 500, ENGL 600, or permission of department head.

    Cr. 1-6

  
  • ENGR 100 - Foundations for Engineering Freshmen Success (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)


    Promoting success of first-year College of Engineering freshmen by developing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to successfully complete a degree in the College of Engineering. Content includes University and departmental resources, degree expectations, career exploration, presentation skills, and other information leading to a successful freshman experience.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 100 and CSCI 100, ENGR 107, or FFND 101.

    Lec. 1 Cr. 1

    NYF
  
  • ENGR 101 - Engineering Graphics (Lec. 1, Lab. 3, Cr. 2)


    Manual and computer-aided graphics including orthographic views, sections and conventions, pictorial drawings, dimensioning and space.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 101 and TECH 104.

    Lec. 1 Lab. 3 Cr. 2

  
  • ENGR 109 - Introduction to Engineering Science and Computing (Lec. 1, Lab. 3, Cr. 2)


    Introduction to the use of computers in engineering problem solving using MATLAB. Basic programming principles and good practices will enable the students to design, program, and execute simple codes to perform basic mathematical calculations and solve simple engineering problems.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 109 and CHEN 109.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): MATH 175 or MATH 190.

    Lec. 1 Lab. 3 Cr. 2

  
  • ENGR 199 - Women in Engineering and Science Seminar (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)


    Discussion of career opportunities for women in engineering and science to reinforce students’ educational and career choices; weekly meetings with speakers to discuss professional and personal development for women engineering and science students.

    Notes
    Credits for this course may not be applied toward a degree.

    Lec. 1 Cr. 1

  
  • ENGR 201 - Statics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Vectorial treatment of the principles of statics; resultants and equilibria of force couple systems; structures, friction, centroids, and moments of inertia.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 201 and ENGR 221 or ENGR 301.

    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 211.
    Corequisite(s): MATH 291.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGR 202 - Dynamics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Calculus-based vectorial treatment of the principles of dynamics to include equations of motion, work and energy, and impulse and momentum for particles, systems of particles and rigid bodies.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 202 and ENGR 302.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 201.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGR 203 - Mechanics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    A vectorial treatment of the principles of statics and dynamics. Statics of particles and rigid bodies, friction, centroids, moments of inertia, equations of motion, Newton’s second law, work and energy, impulse and momentum.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 203 and ENGR 303.

    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 211.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGR 205 - Strength of Materials (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Stress and strain relationships, mechanical properties of materials, design loads, axial deformation, torsion, shear and moment diagrams in beams, bending and shear stress, columns.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 205 and ENGR 305.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 201.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGR 206 - Materials Science (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Structures encountered in the principal families of materials (metals, ceramics, polymers) and how the properties depend on structure. Additional topics include: materials testing and processing techniques; corrosion; phase diagrams and analysis; and solid state diffusion.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 206 and ENGR 306.

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 102 and PHYS 211.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGR 207 - Elementary Thermodynamics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    First and second law of thermodynamics as applied to ideal and real gases. Use of steam tables. Properties of non-reactive gas and vapor mixtures.

    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 211.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGR 211 - Electric Circuits for Non-Electrical Engineering Majors (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Course content includes basic electric circuits concepts and terminology, Ohm and Kirchhoff law applications, nodal and mesh analysis techniques, superposition, Norton and Thevenin theorems, op amp design applications, capacitor and inductor systems, an intro to AC, AC power circuits, and poly-phase AC circuits.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 211 and ELEN 210.

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 190.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGR 221 - Statics for Non-Engineers (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Vectorial treatment of the principles of statics; resultants and equilibria of force couple systems; structures, friction, centroids, and moments of inertia for non-engineers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 221 and ENGR 201 or ENGR 301.

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 190 and PHYS 211.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGR 231 - Introduction to Dynamics (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)


    A vectorial treatment of the principles of dynamics. Equations of motion, Newton’s second law, work and energy, impulse and momentum.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 201.

    Lec. 1 Cr. 1

  
  • ENGR 242 - Engineering Economics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Introduction to economic decision making. Considers alternatives from an economic standpoint. Also considers taxes and economic forecasting both in private industry and in government enterprises.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 242 and ENGR 342 or TECH 342.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 and MATH 292.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    WE NYF
  
  • ENGR 310 - Thermal-Fluid Sciences (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Study of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics that deal with conversion, transfer, and transport of energy.

    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 211.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGR 311 - Fluid Mechanics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Laws dealing with fluid statics and dynamics; fluid pressure and forces; laminar and turbulent flow; hydraulic measurements; flow in closed conduits, open channels, and around immersed bodies.

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 292 and (ENGR 202 or ENGR 203).

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGR 312 - Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (Lab. 3, Cr. 1)


    Laboratory work and demonstrations to study general fluid mechanics problems and reports on results of studies. Oral and written reports are required.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 310 or ENGR 311.

    Lab. 3 Cr. 1

  
  • ENGR 314 - Programmable Logic Controllers (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) types and hardware components, conversion of hard-wired logic to PLC programs, field devices, best practices for PLC systems, and PLC programming including latches, timers, counters, program control, and comparison instructions.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 314 and ELEN 314.

    Prerequisite(s): ELEN 260 or permission of department head.
    Corequisite(s): ENGR 316.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGR 315 - Heat Transfer (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Application of principles of heat transfer by conduction, radiation, and convection to analysis and design problems.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 207.
    Corequisite(s): ENGR 311.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • ENGR 316 - Programmable Logic Controller Lab (Lab. 3, Cr. 1)


    Lab exercises and projects with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), including latches, timers, counters, program control, and comparison instructions. 

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for ENGR 316 and ELEN 316 or ENGR 475.

    Corequisite(s): ENGR 314.

    Lab. 3 Cr. 1

  
  • ENGR 317 - Materials Science Laboratory (Lab. 3, Cr. 1)


    Introduction to the analysis of experimental data and basic materials properties measurement techniques. Laboratory activities supplement the theories explored in ENGR 206.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 206.

    Lab. 3 Cr. 1

  
  • ENGR 318 - Engineering Measurements (Lab. 3, Cr. 1)


    Theory and use of instruments for engineering measurements. Pressure, temperature, flow, strain, speed, and electrical measurements. Computer aided statistical analysis of engineering data.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGR 109 and ENGR 211.

    Lab. 3 Cr. 1

 

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