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ENGL 101
Writing : Rhetoric and Reading LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 1
Groups: First Year Writing
Special sections of ENGL 101 may be devoted to literature by and about groups of Americans.
Beginning writing as inquiry using literary texts as resources for writing and the rhetorically-based concepts for reading and writing. Special sections may be devoted to literature by and about groups of Americans. A. African American Literature B. Chicano Literature D. Native American Literature
This course is a prerequisite for: BLAW 372, MNGT 331, MNGT 360, MNGT 360H, SCMS 335
ENGL 101H
Honors Writing: Rhetoric & Reading LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 1
Groups: First Year Writing
Prereqs:
Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation.
Intensive writing. Writing and critical reading practices. Develop writing projects for multiple purposes and audiences.
ENGL 140
Advanced Academic Writing and Usage LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Permission.
ENGL 140 does not satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences Distribution Requirements. No more than 6 credit hours of ENGL 140, ENGL 141, and ENGL 142 can be counted toward the degree.
Writing and grammar in academic contexts for international students.
ENGL 141
Advanced Academic Reading LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Permission.
ENGL 141 does not satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences Distribution Requirements. No more than 6 credit hours of ENGL 140, ENGL 141, and ENGL 142 can be counted toward the degree.
Reading comprehension in academic contexts for international students.
ENGL 142
Advanced Academic Listening and Speaking Skills LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Permission.
ENGL 142 does not satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences Distribution Requirements. No more than 6 credit hours of ENGL 140, ENGL 141, and ENGL 142 can be counted toward the degree.
Advanced academic listening and speaking skills in academic conexts for international students.
ENGL 150
Writing: Rhetoric as Inquiry LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 1
ENGL 150 is open to Freshman and Sophomores only.
Study and practice of writing using such rhetorical concepts as purpose, audience, genre, cultural context, and style to develop strategies for writing, thinking, and research.
This course is a prerequisite for: ENGL 150H, SOCW 389, THEA 331
ENGL 150H
Honors Writing: Rhetoric as Inquiry LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 1
Groups: First Year Writing
Prereqs:
Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation. ENGL 150H is open to Freshman and Sophomores only.
Intensive writing. Writing as a tool for inquiry and research. Develop writing projects for multiple purposes and audiences.
This course is a prerequisite for: ENGL 150H
ENGL 151/151X
Writing: Rhetoric as Argument LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom, Web
ACE Outcomes: 1
Groups: First Year Writing
ENGL 151 is open to Freshman and Sophomores only.
Intensive writing. Writing as a tool for argument. Develop writing projects for multiple purposes and audiences.
ENGL 151H
Honors Writing: Rhetoric as Argument LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 1
Groups: First Year Writing
Prereqs:
Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation.
Intensive writing. Writing as a tool for argument. Develop writing projects for multiple purposes and audiences.
ENGL 180
Introduction to Literature LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Does not satisfy Freshman English(composition) requirement.
General introduction for beginning students to the understanding and appreciation of the principal forms of literature: poetry, drama, and fiction.
ENGL 186
ESL/Academic Language Skills LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: ESL and Linguistics
Prereqs:
Permission.
Does not satisfy arts and sciences communication requirement.
Speaking and writing in academic contexts for international students.
ENGL 187
ESL/Introduction to Academic Writing LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: ESL and Linguistics
Prereqs:
Permission.
Does not satisfy arts and sciences communication requirement.
Writing course for international students focusing on essay development and organization.
ENGL 188
ESL/Advanced Communication Skills LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: ESL and Linguistics
Prereqs:
Permission.
ENGL 188 is open to freshmen or sophomores only.
Advanced academic writing and speaking for international students.
ENGL 189H
University Honors Seminar* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation.
University Honors Seminar 189H is required of all students in the University Honors Program.
Topics vary.
ENGL 199
Independent Directed Reading LINK
Credit Hours: 1-6
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Independent Study, Special Topics, Internships
Prereqs:
Permission.
ENGL 200
Introduction to English Studies LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: English Studies
Required of English majors; recommended for minors.
The issues, perspectives, and methods of the discipline. The relationships among authors, texts, audiences, and contexts. Practice in imaginative and analytical approaches.
ENGL 201A
Introduction to Drama* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Introduction to the understanding and appreciation of the major dramatic genres-tragedy, comedy, and tragicomedy-in various historical periods.
ENGL 202A
Introduction to Poetry LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Introduction to reading poetry. Emphasizes approaches to reading poems, analysis of themes and forms, and enjoyment of poetry as a genre.
ENGL 205
Twentieth-Century Fiction LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Selected readings in the novel and short story, mainly American, British, and European, from 1900 to the present.
ENGL 209
Film: The Documentary* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 9
Groups: Film Studies
Nonfiction film genre from the 1890s to the present, highlighting the major events that have significantly affected it, its cinematic techniques, and its social context. Weekly film screenings.
ENGL 210
Themes in Literature LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Introduction to groups of literary works of various types from various periods and countries, studied in the context of a significant issue or concept.
ENGL 210I
Illness and Health in Literature LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Representations of illness and health as states of the body in a variety of literary texts.
ENGL 210L
Arthur in Legend and Literature LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Introduction to medieval literature and culture via the legends and romances of King Arthur and The Matter of Britain. Translations that were originally in Latin, Welsh, and French as well as English. The questions of ethnicity raised by the idea of an ancient Celtic Britain.
ENGL 210P
Literature of War and Peace LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5, 8
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Literary works written in response to war, conflict, and peace.
ENGL 210T
Stories and Human Experience LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Imaginative works drawn from literature and film. The ways in which different genres or media are used to tell stories and record lived experiences.
ENGL 211
Literature of Place LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Introduction to writers and literary works associated with a particular place that would typically be defined by geographic factors rather than political boundaries and will vary from course to course, but will regularly include the North American Great Plains.
ENGL 212
Introduction to Lesbian and Gay Literature LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 212
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5, 9
Introduction to variety of works by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender writers. Significant literary, cultural, social, and historical issues and themes.
ENGL 213E
Introduction to Film History LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Film Studies
Historical survey from 1880 to the present, dealing with the major directors, films, genres, and critical theories which have shaped films in the twentieth century. Weekly film screenings.
ENGL 215
Introduction to Women's Literature LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 215
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5, 9
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Introduction to English literature written by women, studies in the cultural, social, and/or historical contexts.
ENGL 216
Children's Literature LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
A study of the historical and cultural development of the genre of children's literature,
ENGL 219
Film Genre LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7
Groups: Film Studies
Various film genres, such as Gothic, the Western, and film noir, from their inception in the early 1900s to the present day. Variations (such as 219A, Film Noir) may concentrate on a particular genre. Weekly film screenings.
ENGL 220
Introduction to Linguistic Principles LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: ESL and Linguistics
Language as a system of arbitrary symbols for human communication. Pragmatics, semantics, syntax, morphology, phonology, language variation, first and second language acquisition, written language, language processing and the neurology of language.
ENGL 230
English Authors to 1800 LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Major British writers from Beowulf to the end of the eighteenth century. Attention given to historical background.
ENGL 230A
Shakespeare LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Introductory study of a representative sample of Shakespeare's works. Some films of dramatic performances may be shown.
ENGL 231
English Authors after 1800 LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Major works by British authors of the Romantic and Victorian periods and of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
ENGL 231H
Honors: English Authors after 1800 LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Good standing in the University Honors program, or by invitation.
Intensive study of major works by British authors of the Romantic and Victorian periods and of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
ENGL 232
The Jewish Idea in Modern Literature LINKCrosslisted as MODL 232
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Introduction to the literary and historical context of Jewish cultural life as expressed in modern works of literature in translation and cinema by Jewish intellectuals.
ENGL 234D
Major Themes in World Literature LINKCrosslisted as MODL 234D
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Open to all undergraduates
Through the study of masterpieces read in translation, explores the ideas and motifs that define the major literary expressions of the human experience. Includes the rebel, love, madness, representations of gender, the quest, childhood.
ENGL 239
Film Directors LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7
Groups: Film Studies
May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.
Films of one director or a small group of directors. Weekly film screenings.
ENGL 239B
Women Filmmakers LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 239B
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 9
Groups: Film Studies
History and criticism of international women film directors.
ENGL 240A
The World of Classical Greece LINKCrosslisted as CLAS 281
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
English translations of the great works of Greek literature which familiarize the student with the uniquely rich and influential world of Classical Greece.
ENGL 240B
The World of Classical Rome LINKCrosslisted as CLAS 282
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
English translations of the great works of Latin literature, which familiarize the student with the uniquely rich and influential world of Classical Rome.
ENGL 243
National Literatures LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
An introduction to the English-language literary tradition of a nation other than the U.S. or Britain, e.g., Ireland, Canada, India, Australia.
ENGL 244
African American Literature since 1865 LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 244
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5, 9
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Representative African American works written since 1865, of various genres, studied in their social and historical contexts.
ENGL 244A
Introduction to African Literature LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 244A
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5, 9
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Representative literary works by African writers, mainly in the English language, but with a sampling of works translated from other languages, from the twentieth century, and presented in their social, historical and social contexts.
ENGL 244E
African American Literature before 1865 LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 244E
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5, 9
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Representative early African American works of various genres, studied in their social and historical contexts, from the oral tradition to the Civil War.
ENGL 245A
Introduction to Asian American Literature LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 245A
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5, 9
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Introduction to Asian American literature and relevant historical and cultural background.
ENGL 245J
Jewish-American Literature LINKCrosslisted as JUDS 245J
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5, 9
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Twentieth and twenty-first century literature by major Jewish-American authors.
ENGL 245N
Introduction to Native American Literature LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 245N
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5, 9
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Introduction to literature by Native Americans covering early and recent periods.
ENGL 250
Introduction to Creative Writing LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7
Groups: Creative Writing
Introduction to the writing of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Writing, the development of the craft and technique, and analytical reading skills.
ENGL 252
Introduction to Writing of Fiction LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7
Groups: Creative Writing
Introduction to the writing of fiction. Writing, analysis of craft, technique, and reading skills.
This course is a prerequisite for: ENGL 452, ENGL 452A, THEA 481, THEA 482
ENGL 253
Writing of Poetry LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7
Groups: Creative Writing
Introduction to the writing of poetry. Emphasis on student writing within a context of theory and criticism.
This course is a prerequisite for: ENGL 453
ENGL 253A
Writing of Poetry: Women's Poetry LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 253A
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7
Groups: Creative Writing
ENGL/WMNS 253A may not be offered every year.
Introduction to the writing of poetry. Emphasis on student writing with special focus on reading women poets and on issues that concern women writers.
ENGL 254
Writing and Communities LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 1
Groups: Writing, Rhetoric, and Culture
Extended writing and its uses in and by various communities.
ENGL 258B
Autobiographical Writing* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7
Groups: Creative Writing
Reading and analysis of published autobiographical writing and practice in recalling, researching, and writing autobiographical material. [258x]. Special Topics in Writing (2 cr) Prereq: 6 hrs freshman English. Independent study course for intermediate students in the study and practice of composition.
ENGL 258X
Special Topics in Writing LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
6 hrs freshman English.
Independent study course for intermediate students in the study and practice of composition.
ENGL 259A
Writing for Films LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7
Groups: Film Studies
Introduction to the basics of screenplay writing from the conception of an idea through its realization in a screenplay written in the master scene format.
ENGL 260
American Literature before 1865 LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Major authors, themes, and intellectual trends in American literature from the beginnings to 1865. Works from the Colonial, Early National, and Romantic periods.
ENGL 261
American Literature since 1865 LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Major authors, themes, and intellectual trends in American literature from 1865 to the present. Works from the Realist, Modernist, and Contemporary periods.
ENGL 269
Film Period* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Film Studies
May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.
Intensive examination of artistic movements and major directors in an important historic period of film. Examples: Russian film of the '20s, the French New Wave, Hollywood in the '30s. Weekly film screenings.
ENGL 270
Literary/Critical Theory LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Nature and function of literary/critical theory in the study of literary texts. Selected approaches and is not intended as a general survey.
ENGL 275
Introduction to Rhetorical Theory LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5, 8
Groups: Writing, Rhetoric, and Culture
Nature and function of rhetorical theory as applied to English Studies. Selected important ancient and modern rhetorical theories and is not intended as a general historical survey.
ENGL 277
Being Human in a Digital Age LINKCrosslisted as HIST 277
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Introduction to some of the major implications of computer technologies to the humanities; examination of the historical influence of new technologies on how we think of ourselves, both individually and collectively; how we interact socially and politically; how we determine public and private spaces in an increasingly connected world; and how we can use computer technologies to produce, preserve, and study cultural materials.
ENGL 278
Introduction to Humanities Computing LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Digital Humanities
ENGL 278 requires contributing to an ongoing web-based project.
Introduction to the variety of rationales, technologies, and materials that commonly inform electronic projects in the humanities. Definitions of digital research, various theoretical and methodological approaches, and the implications for the academy, publishers, classrooms, and libraries.
ENGL 282
Literature and the Other Arts* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Introduction to the interdisciplinary study of both thematic and formal/technical relationships between works of literature and music, visual arts, theatre, and the plastic and spatial arts.
ENGL 285
Introduction to Comparative Literature LINKCrosslisted as MODL 285
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing and at least 3 cr in literature in English or modern languages.
Course not taught every year.
Introduction to the methods and materials of scholarly comparison of literatures of different languages, cultures, historical periods, and genres.
ENGL 298
Special Topics LINK
Credit Hours: 1-3
Max credits per semester: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Independent Study, Special Topics, Internships
ENGL 299
Independent Directed Reading LINK
Credit Hours: 1-6
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Independent Study, Special Topics, Internships
Prereqs:
Permission.
ENGL 301B
Twentieth-Century Drama* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Major playwrights and dramatic movements, such as realism, naturalism, expressionism, "epic theater," and theater of the absurd, from Ibsen to the present.
ENGL 302
Modern Poetry LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Introductory survey of major authors and movements in English-language poetry during the modernist period of the early twentieth century.
ENGL 302A
Poetry since 1945 LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Major authors, themes, and trends in poetry from 1945 through the end of the 20th Century. Works from the Beat, Confessional, New York School, San Francisco Renaissance, Black Arts, Feminist, Language, New Formalist, and other “schools” of poetry.
ENGL 302B
Contemporary Poetry LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Major authors, themes, and intellectual trends in contemporary poetry.
ENGL 303
Short Story LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Introduction to the historical context, criticism, and interpretation of short stories.
ENGL 305A
The Novel 1700-1900 LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Readings in the British novel from its beginning to 1900. Examples: works by Defoe, Fielding, Austen, Dickens, Eliot, Hardy.
ENGL 311G
Revolution and Romanticism LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Permission.
Course not taught every year.
Romantic movement in literature and its relation to political and economic revolutions in England, France, and America.
ENGL 315A
Survey of Women's Literature LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 315A
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5, 9
ENGL/WMNS 315A may not be offered every year.
Historical survey of women's writings in English.
ENGL 315B/315X
Women in Popular Culture LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 315B/315X
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom, Web
ACE Outcomes: 9
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Relation between women's roles and popular images in the media, including romances, television shows, science fiction, and magazines, with attention to their historical development.
ENGL 317
Literature and the Environment LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Various issues, trends, and traditions concerning the literary representation of the natural environment.
ENGL 322A
Modern English Grammar* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: ESL and Linguistics
A course in linguistic analysis of the structure of English language and not a course in the rules of English grammar and composition.
Aims, methods, and results of descriptive analysis of contemporary English, with emphasis on the syntax of American English.
ENGL 322B
Linguistics and Society* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: ESL and Linguistics
How language is used in the media, education, and politics. Bilingualism, speech style, kinesics, pragmatics, orality and literacy, dialects, gender and applied sociolinguistics.
ENGL 330
British Authors to 1800 LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
The works of an author or small group of authors, usually in historical and biographical context.
ENGL 330A
Shakespeare on Screen LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
ENGL 330A requires weekly film screenings.
Strategies employed in adapting the plays of William Shakespeare for film and video. Integration of critical approaches from the perspectives of cultural studies, film, literature, and theatre.
ENGL 330E
Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Three major figures of English literature: Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare, and John Milton. How changes in society and in the media of production (oral presentation, manuscripts, public and private stages, and print) affected each writer’s sense of his audience and his craft. These writers in relation to each other: their common themes, shared sources, and awareness of – and challenges to – literary predecessors.
ENGL 331
British Authors Since 1800 LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
ENGL 331 may not be offered every year.
The works of an author or small group of authors, usually in historical and biographical context.
ENGL 332
American Authors to 1900* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Intensive study of the works of an author or small group of authors, usually in historical and biographical context.
ENGL 333
American Authors Since 1900 LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
ENGL 333 may not be offered every year.
The works of an author or small group of authors, usually in historical and biographical context.
ENGL 333A
Willa Cather and Her World LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
ENGL 333A may not be offered every year.
Cather's work as an entry into the humanities, multiple texts, and their contexts. Interdisciplinary approach.
ENGL 334
American Literary Traditions LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
American literary traditions or movements through multiple genres from a variety of theoretical, socio-historical, and cultural approaches.
ENGL 340
Classical Roots of English Literature* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Greek and Roman literary works emphasizing their influence on English and American literature.
ENGL 341
The Bible as Literature* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Introduction to the literary analysis of the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures with emphasis on their influence on British and American literature.
ENGL 344
Ethnicity and Film LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 344
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.
Construction of ethnic identies in film and TV and the impact of such images on American culture.
ENGL 344B
Black Women Authors LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 344B, WMNS 344B
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5, 9
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
May not be offered every year.
Representative works by Black women, composed in various genres, studied in their social and historical contexts.
ENGL 344D
African-Caribbean Literature LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 344D
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5, 9
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Course not taught every year.
History and multi-generic variety of African-Caribbean literature written in English.
ENGL 345D
Chicana and/or Chicano Literature LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 345D
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5, 9
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Introduction to literature by and about Mexican-Americans in its cultural and historical context.
ENGL 345N
Native American Women Writers LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 345N, ETHN 345N
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5, 9
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Representative writings by Native American women in their social and historical contexts.
ENGL 347
Humanities on the Plains* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Literature of the Plains in its cultural contexts, both in relation to the arts and humanities, and to religion, anthropology, history, and geography.
ENGL 349
National Cinemas* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7
Groups: Film Studies
May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.
Films produced in one country, seen in their aesthetic and historical context. Examples: Italian cinema since World War II, Japanese cinema, Australian cinema.
ENGL 352
Advanced Writing of Fiction LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7
Groups: Creative Writing
Study and practice of the writing of fiction for intermediate students with previous fiction writing experience.
ENGL 353
Advanced Writing of Poetry LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7
Groups: Creative Writing
Study and practice of the writing of poetry for intermediate students with previous poetry writing experience.
ENGL 354
Writing: Uses of Literacy LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 1
Prereqs:
3 hrs writing course at the 200 level or above.
Extended practice in writing through the study of literacy--situating students' own literacy histories, exploring larger public debates about literacy, and researching the relationships between language, power, identity, and authority.
ENGL 357
Composition Theory and Practice LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Writing, Rhetoric, and Culture
Prereqs:
Admission to Teacher Education Program in the College of Education and Human Sciences.
Recent research on literacy development and writing processes. Extended reflection and some application of theory to students' experiences with writing instruction and their own goals as K-12 teachers.
ENGL 362
Introduction to Medieval Literature LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Major English works, in the original language and in translation, from Beowulf to the late Middle Ages, with a focus on Chaucer.
ENGL 363
Introduction to Renaissance Literature LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Representative works in various genres written in England during the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries which reflect major themes and intellectual trends of the Renaissance period.
ENGL 364
Introduction to Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Major English writers-such as Dryden, Pope, Swift, Johnson-seen in the literary, historical, and intellectual context of the period 1660-1800.
ENGL 365
Introduction to Nineteenth-Century British Literature LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Poetry and prose of the principal British authors of the Romantic and Victorian periods.
ENGL 373
Film Theory and Criticism LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7
Groups: Film Studies
May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.
Study of particular film theories and methods of applied criticism for the intermediate or advanced student with previous film study experience. Weekly film screenings.
ENGL 376
Rhetoric: Argument and Society* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 8, 9
Groups: Writing, Rhetoric, and Culture
Study of rhetoric as it functions in social and political contexts.
ENGL 377
Reading Theory and Practice LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Writing, Rhetoric, and Culture
Prereqs:
Admission to Teacher Education Program in the College of Education and Human Sciences.
Recent research on literacy development and reading processes. Extended reflection and some application of theory to students' experiences with reading instruction and their own goals as K-12 teachers.
ENGL 381
Ancient Novel LINKCrosslisted as CLAS 381
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Junior standing or permission.
English translation of the Greek and Roman novel.
ENGL 386
Shakespeare's Dramatic Arts LINKCrosslisted as THEA 386
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Field 5
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 5
Prereqs:
Students must be enrolled in the Nebraska at Oxford study abroad program.
Lecturers and tutors for the two courses are from Oxford University faculty and staff. Field trips and cultural excursions will supplement the course lectures and tutorials.
Shakespeare and the well-known literature of England since the Middle Ages.
ENGL 398
Special Topics LINK
Credit Hours: 1-6
Max credits per semester: 6
Course Format: Lecture
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Independent Study, Special Topics, Internships
ENGL 399
Independent Directed Reading LINK
Credit Hours: 1-6
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Independent Study, Special Topics, Internships
Prereqs:
Permission.
ENGL 399H
Honors Course LINK
Credit Hours: 1-4
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Independent Study, Special Topics, Internships
Prereqs:
Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation.
ENGL 401/801
Drama* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
Particular historical periods or other groupings of dramas. The relation of the writers both to one another and to the aesthetic and intellectual climate of their times. Examples: drama survey, modern drama, American drama, and Shakespeare's contemporaries in drama.
ENGL 401K/801K
Gay and Lesbian Drama* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Overview of contemporary gay and lesbian drama.
ENGL 402/802
Poetry LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
Epic, Renaissance, Romantic, Victorian, American, and contemporary poetry.
ENGL 402L/802L
Romantic Poetry LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
Survey of British poetry, 1780-1835. The traditional major authors and some of the many other poets whose works were popular and influential. The social, historical, and cultural context.
ENGL 403/803
American Short Story LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
The narrative genre of the short story, as represented by stories from American authors of the nineteenth century to the present day.
ENGL 405/805
Fiction LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
Fiction, primarily novels, in particular historical periods or other groupings. The relation of the writers both to one another and to the aesthetic and intellectual climate of their time.
ENGL 405A/805A
19th Century British Novel LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
The most popular and influential literary genre in the nineteenth century, the novel, through representative Romantic, Victorian, and "fin de siecle" (end of century) works.
ENGL 405B/805B
18th Century British Novel LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
Survey of British fiction (primarily novels), 1780-1850. Major and minor authors whose works illustrate the tastes and trends of British fiction in the early modern period. The literary, social, and cultural context.
ENGL 405E/805E
Modern Fiction LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
Key British and American novels and short stories from about 1910 to 1950. Modernism as a literary and cultural practice. Modernism's interpretation of the revolutionary changes in culture and society in the first half of the twentieth century. The relation between modernism and postmodernism.
ENGL 405K/805K
Canadian Fiction LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Survey of modern Canadian novels and short stories from 1920 to the present plus some other genres. The historical and cultural context.
ENGL 405M/805M
American Novel I LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
Survey of novels written by a variety of men and women of diverse backgrounds in the United States from the late eighteenth century to 1900.
ENGL 405N/805N
American Novel II LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
Survey of novels written by a variety of men and women of diverse backgrounds in the United States from 1900 to the present day.
ENGL 406
Genre* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
History and theory of the concept of genre as exemplified in literary works in various forms: comedy, tragedy, and satire.
ENGL 410/810
Studies in Literary Movements LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
A literary movement (national or transnational), the development of a genre, or the intellectual and historical origins of an idea, as reflected in literature. May include the literature of abolition, alternative Romanticisms, literary modernism, the literature of Civil Rights, postmodernism, and/or the avant garde movement.
ENGL 411/811
Plains Literature* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Various forms of literature seen in the historical, cultural, and aesthetic context of the North American Great Plains.
ENGL 413/813
Film LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7
Groups: Film Studies
May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.
Study of specific critical and historical film theory and approaches to film history using more difficult texts (both as films and as readings) for the students, to create an intense immersion into more complex films and critical readings.
ENGL 414/814
Women's Literature LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 414
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
A particular historical or other groups of literature by and about women, seen in their aesthetic and intellectual context.
ENGL 414B/814B
Modern and Contemporary Women Writers LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 414B/814B
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Selected women writers from the twentieth and twenty-first century.
ENGL 418
Electronic Texts: Theory and Practice LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
The shift from printed to digital texts and its implications for the nature of meaning and research in the humanities. Practice in digitally encoding texts and analysis of representative electronic projects dedicated to a variety of authors and genres.
ENGL 420/820
Introduction to Linguistics* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: ESL and Linguistics
Introduction for advanced students to the history and methods of linguistics, to the theory of language, and to applications of linguistics in a variety of fields and disciplines.
ENGL 426/826
History of the English Language* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: ESL and Linguistics
Historical development of contemporary English with particular attention to its Old and Middle English background.
ENGL 427/827
Applications of Linguistics* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: ESL and Linguistics
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Practical application of the principles of linguistics. Examples: TESOL Theory and Practice, Second Language Composition Theory and Practice, Introduction to First and Second Language Acquisition, Teaching of Grammar.
ENGL 428/828
Old English* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
Old English. Read and understand literary texts of the period in their historical context.
ENGL 430/830
British Authors to 1800 LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
The works of a particular major author, such as Chaucer, Shakespeare, or Milton situated within literary, historical, biographical, and critical context.
ENGL 430A/830A
Shakespeare I LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
How performance-based strategies can help in understanding and in teaching Shakespeare’s plays. The historical and contemporary stage practices, the performance history of these plays, and recent criticism that engages with the insights of both Performance Theory and Semiotics.
ENGL 432/832
American Authors to 1900* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
The works of a particular major author seen in a wide critical context.
ENGL 433/833
American Authors Since 1900* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
Extensive study in the works of a particular major author seen in a wide critical context.
ENGL 439/839
Film Directors LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7
Groups: Film Studies
May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.
Intensive study of the films of one director or a small group of directors, with emphasis on an auteur approach. Weekly film screenings.
ENGL 440/840
Classical Drama LINKCrosslisted as CLAS 483/883
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Senior standing or permission.
Greek and Roman tragedy and comedy in translation.
ENGL 445/845
Ethnic Literature LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 445
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Works of writers with connections to one or more American ethnic communities, seen in their historical, intellectual, and cultural context. Survey of ethnic literature.
ENGL 445B/845B
Topics in African American Literature LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 445B
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
The study of a particular topic in African American poetry, fiction, and/or non-fiction prose.
ENGL 445K/845K
Topics in African Literature LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 445K
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Topics in African poetry, fiction, and/or non-fiction prose.
ENGL 445N/845N
Topics in Native American Literature LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 445N
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Topics in Native American poetry, fiction, and/or non-fiction prose. Critical theory and cultural criticism.
ENGL 452
Fiction Writing* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Creative Writing
Prereqs:
ENGL 252 or permission.
For advanced students with previous experience in fiction writing. Longer projects in fiction writing.
ENGL 452A
Writing of Literary Non-Fiction LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Creative Writing
Prereqs:
Advanced (workshop) course for creative writers; emphasis on memoirs, personal essays, other forms of literary non-fiction.
ENGL 453
Writing of Poetry LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Creative Writing
Prereqs:
ENGL 253 or permission.
For advanced students with previous experience in poetry writing.
ENGL 454
Advanced Writing Projects* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 10
Groups: Writing, Rhetoric, and Culture
Prereqs:
3 hrs English composition above the English 200 level.
Advanced writing workshop in which experienced writers develop extended projects in writing, analyze their own and other's writing processes, and read widely in genres related to their projects.
ENGL 457A/857A
Composition and Rhetorical Theory LINK
Credit Hours: 3-4
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Writing, Rhetoric, and Culture
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
Theoretical approaches to writing instruction and to the field of composition and rhetoric.
ENGL 459/859
Writing for Film LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7
Groups: Film Studies
Development of screenplays.
ENGL 462/862
Survey of Medieval Literature* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
The various genres and movements of Medieval English literature and their cultural context.
ENGL 462A/862A
Ideas of Ethnicity in Medieval and Renaissance Literature LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Medieval and Renaissance literary texts that involve encounters between different religions and cultures. Readings from chronicles, romances, travel writings, debates, and epics.
ENGL 463/863
Survey of Renaissance Literature* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Extensive study of major authors and works of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries with particular attention to the development of poetic and prose literary forms and their cultural context.
ENGL 464/864
British Literature, 1660-1800* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
Major writers and critical issues of the period. Emphasis on poetry and nonfiction prose.
ENGL 465/865
Nineteenth-Century British Literature* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
Poetry and prose of the Romantic and Victorian periods. Their intellectual and cultural context.
ENGL 467/867
Literary History* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
Theory of literary periods and movements and the causes for change among them. Periods, movements, and readings are taken from British literature from about 1475 to about 1950.
ENGL 471/871
Literary Criticism and Theory* LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
History, analysis and application of a variety of trends in literary criticism and critical theory.
ENGL 475/875
Rhetoric LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Writing, Rhetoric, and Culture
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
ENGL 475/875 may not be offered every year.
Rhetoric and rhetorical theory in relation to literature, composition, and language.
ENGL 475A/875A
Rhetorical Theory: Rhetoric of Women Writers LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 475A/875A
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Writing, Rhetoric, and Culture
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Rhetoric and rhetorical theory of women writers and speakers and its implications for literature, composition, literacy, feminist theory, and women's and gender studies.
ENGL 478/878
Digital Archives and Editions LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
The shift from printed to digital texts and its implications for the humanities. Practice in digitally representing texts, archival design, and analysis of representative electronic projects dedicated to a variety of authors and genres.
ENGL 480/880
Writing Theory and Practice for Consultants LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Writing, Rhetoric, and Culture
Prereqs:
Junior standing; two courses in ENGL above 199.
Successful completion of ENGL 480/880 is required to intern or work as a consultant in UNL's Writing Assistance Center.
Introduction to issues and scholarship in teaching writing and working as a writing consultant.
ENGL 482/882
Literacy Issues and Community LINK
Credit Hours: 3-6
Max credits per degree: 6
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Writing, Rhetoric, and Culture
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
ENGL 482/882 may include a literacy and/or writing internship in a community or workplace setting.
Literacy theory and its application in school, community, and workplace environments.
ENGL 487
English Capstone Experience LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 10
Prereqs:
Senior standing.
Integration and application of skills and knowledge gained in courses taken for the English major. Involves synthesis, reflection, and a substantive final writing project.
ENGL 489/889
Medieval Literature and Theology LINKCrosslisted as RELG 489
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Literary and Cultural Studies
The relationship between significant medieval theologies and primary medieval poets and prose masters.
ENGL 495
Internship in English LINK
Credit Hours: 1-6
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Independent Study, Special Topics, Internships
Prereqs:
Permission.
ENGL 497/897
Independent Directed Reading LINK
Credit Hours: 1-6
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Independent Study, Special Topics, Internships
Prereqs:
Permission.
ENGL 498/898
Special Topics LINK
Credit Hours: 1-6
Max credits per semester: 6
Course Format: Lecture
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Independent Study, Special Topics, Internships
Prereqs:
Senior standing.
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