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Course Descriptions

 

Elementary and Secondary Education
  

  • EDES 5255 Methods in Teaching Secondary Math

    3 semester hours

    This course covers programs, guidelines, and practices in the individualization of instruction with emphasis on culturally and linguistically diverse student needs in relation to teaching mathematics; uses of technology; and continuous progress curriculum.

    Fieldwork is required.

    Special approval required.
  

  • EDES 5256 Methods in Teaching Secondary Art

    3 semester hours

    This methodology seminar is designed to provide opportunities for prospective secondary art educators to critically examine the theoretical, historical, psychological, sociological, and practical applications of art education. Projects will involve the development, implementation, and assessment of a successful and socially responsible art education curriculum.

    Fieldwork is required.

    Special approval required.
  

  • EDES 5320 Chicano/Latino Cultures: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

    3 semester hours

    This course presents a cultural analysis of the diversity within Chicano/Latino groups, particularly as represented in educational settings. Historical, political, and social issues will be addressed, including communicative styles, dialectical differences, and cross-cultural interactions between cultural and linguistic groups.

    Special approval required.
  

  • EDES 5324 Bilingualism and Biliteracy

    3 semester hours

    This course focuses on the assessment and implications of the continuum of biliteracy development through analysis of case studies. Research on the complexity of factors that impact biliteracy development for preschool through adolescence students will be discussed.
  

  • EDES 5325 Curriculum and Instructional Leadership in a Bilingual Setting

    3 semester hours

    Theory and application of curriculum development to bilingual instructional programs. These include design, organizational patterns and resources, materials and media, change strategies, and evaluation.
  

  • EDES 5330 Chinese/American/American Chinese Cultures: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

    3 semester hours

    This course presents a cultural analysis of the diversity within Chinese/American/American Chinese groups, particularly as represented in educational settings. Historical, political, and social issues will be addressed, including communicative styles, dialectical differences, and cross-cultural interactions between cultural and linguistic groups.

    Special approval required.
  

  • EDES 5400 Developmental Theories

    3 semester hours

    Students will critically analyze core theories regarding the historical and philosophical roots of developmental science. Students will also evaluate contemporary theories of child development. Students will connect research findings and empirical methods with theory and practice.
  

  • EDES 5401 Infancy

    3 semester hours

    Theoretical frameworks and contemporary research that have advanced knowledge of infant and toddler development (prenatal-age 2 years) will be examined and analyzed. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of developmental milestones as they are manifested by infants and toddlers. Students will explore the environmental influences on development such as parenting, poverty, second language acquisition, disability, prejudice, and policy.
  

  • EDES 5402 Early Childhood

    3 semester hours

    Theoretical frameworks and contemporary research that have advanced knowledge of the preschool period (ages 2-8 years) will be examined and analyzed. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of developmental milestones exhibited by preschoolers. Students will explore the environmental influences on development such as peer relationships, early childhood education experiences, parenting, socialization, poverty, second language acquisition, disability, prejudice, and policy. Research findings and methods will be utilized to study the transition to formal education and literacy development.

    Observation is required.
  

  • EDES 5403 Cognition and Language

    3 semester hours

    Students will analyze core cognitive theories in-depth, including an understanding of how these theories developed and related historical and contemporary research findings. Students will also examine core theoretical issues related to language and demonstrate knowledge of how the components of language are learned. Students will also be introduced to specific disorders and delays associated with cognition and language and gain knowledge in the identification and treatment for children with special needs. Additionally, students will examine the development of bilingual children and the needs of second language learners in education.
  

  • EDES 5404 Environmental Influences on Development

    3 semester hours

    Students will analyze and interpret current social, cultural, institutional, and psychological factors that influence parents and children including: support systems, family structures, lifestyles, communication, attachment, personality, divorce, single parenting, socioeconomic status, prejudice and discrimination, public policies, physical and mental illness/disability, maltreatment, educational settings, and the media. Core developmental theories and related research findings will be analyzed and explored as they apply to today’s world.
  

  • EDES 5405 Early Childhood Education Programs and Curriculum

    3 semester hours

    Students will examine the history of early childhood education as well as contemporary program design and philosophy. An analysis of the impact of public policy in the United States on the ECE field will demonstrate the links between government and the family. Students will gain an understanding of implementing philosophy through environmental space planning, program policies, and curriculum design. Developmentally appropriate practice will be analyzed across all groups of children including those with special needs and second language learners. Students will be able to identify multicultural and anti-bias curriculum as well as advance their cultural competence.

    Observation is required.
  

  • EDES 5406 Social and Emotional Development

    3 semester hours

    Core theories of social and emotional development will be critically analyzed and applied in the contemporary world as well as recent research findings. Students will demonstrate knowledge in core components of social development including self-concept, identity, temperament, personality behavior, peer relationships, parent-child relationships, socialization, social competence, and environmental influences such as childcare, schools, communities, culture, and the media. Students will demonstrate knowledge in core components of emotional development including attachment, identification of feelings, emotional regulation, risk and resiliency.

    Observation is required.
  

  • EDES 5407 Research Methods and Early Childhood Assessment

    3 semester hours

    Students will gain knowledge in planning and conducting research as well as further advance their written communication skills. Students will critically evaluate published research. Students will use and apply various observation techniques such as narrative records, running records, time sampling, and event sampling to the understanding of child behavior and developmental processes. Students will demonstrate data analysis skills. Students will gain knowledge in the assessment of both typical and atypical development. Students will explore issues of professional ethics related to working with parents and teachers when special needs in children are identified and require intervention.

    Observation is required.
  

  • EDES 5408 Early Childhood Education Program Administration

    3 semester hours

    Students will examine in-depth and reflect on the administration skills and issues that they observe in their fieldwork. Effective communication strategies for the management of staff, teachers, and parents will be discussed. Additionally, students will learn about state licensing, accreditation, health and safety issues, environmental space planning, budgetary concerns such as purchasing, conflict resolution techniques, marketing and enrollment.

    Fieldwork is required.
  

  • EDES 5964 Leadership and Clinical Practice

    2 semester hours

    This course is designed to enhance the field experience of teacher practitioners/interns through reflective discussions that evolve around events in content classes and field experiences, supervised teaching, and collaboration between the candidates and university personnel. The course is designed around the needs of the candidates.

    Credit/No Credit.

    Special approval required.
  

  • EDES 5998 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • EDES 5999 Independent Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • EDES 6080 Advance Course 1: Special Populations, English Language Learners, Health, and Technology

    3 semester hours

    This course integrates the advanced study of health education and the teaching of students with exceptional needs. The study of health education, including the study of nutrition, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the physiological and sociological effects of abuse of alcohol, narcotics, and drugs and the use of tobacco will be addressed. Training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation also meets the standards established by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross. This course includes the study of and field experience in methods of delivering appropriate educational services to pupils with exceptional needs in general education programs. Candidates will understand how to effectively put IDEA into practice within the context of an all-inclusive classroom. Effective communication between stakeholders to support students with exceptional needs in the classroom will be addressed.
  

  • EDES 6081 Advance Course 2: Special Populations, English Language Learners, Health, and Technology

    3 semester hours

    This course integrates the advanced study of technology and the teaching of English Language Learners (ELL). This course is designed to build upon beginning teachers’ expertise in equitable assessment and instruction for ELL students through and with equitable uses of technology. Utilizing a sociocultural and additive approach, the course addresses standards-informed instruction for ELL students from beginning to advanced levels of English development. Particular focus is given to oral language and literacy development across content areas, analysis of teacher instructional practices, and family literacy. This course includes the study of and field experience in methods and strategies of integrating technology into the curriculum to support all students. Candidates will explore a variety of electronic communication tools for use within the classroom as well as to expand the network of professional educators. Candidates will address the areas of information literacy, the digital divide, and using technology to create life-long learners.
  

  • EDES 6103 Curriculum and Instructional Leadership

    3 semester hours

    What should students learn and experience in the classroom? Who decides the content and how it should be taught? How will we know that all students have mastered it? From antiquity to the present, human beings have clashed over these fundamental yet highly charged questions regarding the nature of curriculum. Drawing on theory and practice, past and present, this course explores answers to the above questions and looks at the direction of today’s education policies and practices, especially with regard to curriculum standards, accountability, and student assessment under No Child Left Behind.
  

  • EDES 6200 Elementary School Curriculum and Methods

    3 semester hours

    This course focuses on instructional methods for mathematics, science, and social studies for the culturally diverse elementary classroom. Students will acquire skills in the creation of lesson plans utilizing a variety of instructional and evaluation methods, and classroom teaching. Course will include all state mandated content areas.

    Lab fee required.

    Fieldwork is required.

    Admission to program required.
  

  • EDES 6202 Teaching Reading for Today’s Learners

    3 semester hours

    This course considers linguistic, physiological, psychological, and cultural concerns covering appraisal of literary needs, premises, and goals of reading instruction, and approaches, methods, processes, and techniques for teaching reading skills in grades K-12. This course prepares candidates for the RICA.

    Fieldwork is required.
  

  • EDES 6203 Reading and Content Learning in Middle and Secondary Schools

    3 semester hours

    This course is designed to develop an understanding of the nature of reading and how it impacts content area learning. The course provides training in a variety of instructional methodologies including strategies designed for culturally and linguistically diverse students.

    Fieldwork is required.

    Admission to program required.
  

  • EDES 6254 Reading Development and Instruction

    3 semester hours

    Scientifically based practices in reading are addressed in this class, which is designed specifically for candidates in the M.A. in Reading Instruction program. This course considers linguistic, physiological, psychological, and cultural concerns covering appraisal of literacy needs, premises and goals of reading instruction, as well as approaches, methods, processes, and techniques for teaching reading skills in grades Pre-K-12.
  

  • EDES 6320 Methodology for Primary Language Instruction in a Bilingual Setting

    3 semester hours

    Consideration is given to current trends and social issues affecting bilingual programs including program characteristics, instructional approaches, and selection and use of primary language materials. Specific emphasis is placed on literacy/biliteracy in the primary language, with an integrated approach to content and instruction. Fluency and literacy in Spanish is required.

    Special approval required.

    Prerequisite: EDES 5003 .
  

  • EDES 6330 Methodology for Chinese Language Instruction in Bilingual Settings

    3 semester hours

    Consideration is given to current trends and social issues affecting bilingual programs including program characteristics, instructional approaches, and selection and use of primary language materials. Specific emphasis is placed on literacy/biliteracy in the primary language, with an integrated approach to content and instruction. Fluency and literacy in Mandarin Chinese is required.

    Special approval required.

    Prerequisite: EDES 5003 .
  

  • EDES 6349 Assessment of Reading Performance

    3 semester hours

    Principles of assessment, evaluation, and prognostic procedures in reading; use of effective formal and informal assessments and evaluation instruments for all students. Communication of assessment results to stakeholders; alignment of assessment with instructional programs.

    Consent of Program Director required.
  

  • EDES 6350 Linguistics and Reading

    3 semester hours

    An in-depth study of the interrelationship between language and schooling. Classroom based analysis of contexts of language variation and usage is emphasized, with a focus on language testing, the teaching of phonology, vocabulary and grammar, and discourse analysis.
  

  • EDES 6351 Assessment Reading Performance

    3 semester hours

    Principles of assessment, evaluation, and prognostic procedures in reading. Use of effective formal and informal assessments and evaluation instruments for all students. Communication of assessments results to stakeholders; alignment of assessment with instructional programs.

    Consent of Program Director required.
  

  • EDES 6352 Seminar: The Reading Professional

    3 semester hours

    A comprehensive study of current research on literacy processes and the philosophies of instruction in reading. Various instructional approaches and programs will be evaluated through the lens of a literacy professional.
  

  • EDES 6353 Technology and Reading

    3 semester hours

    This course is designed to explore the impact that technology has on reading instruction. Through individual and group projects, using a variety of media, topics cover children and adolescent literature, current research, emerging trends, and practical classroom applications. Inquiry into topics such as: educational technology policies, both notationally and locally, the digital divide, gender and ethnic bias, evaluation and appropriate use of educational technologies and assistive technologies.

    Consent of Program Director required.
  

  • EDES 6354 Reading Development and Instruction

    3 semester hours

    Scientifically based practices in reading are addressed in this class, which is designed specifically for candidates in the MA in Reading Instruction program. This course considers linguistic, physiological, psychological, and cultural concerns covering appraisal of literacy needs, premises, and goals of reading instruction, as well as approaches, methods, processes, and techniques for teaching reading skills in grades P-12.
  

  • EDES 6355 Introduction to Reading Difficulties

    3 semester hours

    Theoretical and practical considerations of the causes of difficulties in the reading skills of elementary and secondary students; methods and materials best suited for correcting reading intervention and techniques for promoting better reading habits.

    Consent of Program Director required.

    Prerequisite: EDES 6202  or EDES 6354 .

    Corequisite: EDES 6356 .
  

  • EDES 6356 Diagnosis and Intervention in Reading - Practicum I

    3 semester hours

    Practicum taken in conjunction with EDES 6355 . Each student works with two struggling readers; learns diagnostic and prescriptive intervention techniques, administers diagnostic tests, screening tests of vision and hearing, and formulates case studies.

    Consent of Program Director required.

    Prerequisites: EDES 6202  or EDES 6354 .

    Corequisite: EDES 6355 .
  

  • EDES 6357 Diagnosis and Intervention in Reading - Practicum II

    3 semester hours

    In this advanced course for the Reading Specialist Credential, candidates will engage in a critical analysis of literacy research that examines current models of the reading process and their influence on the curriculum, as well as instructional and assessment issues in reading.

    Consent of Program Director required.

    Prerequisites: ESES 6355  or EDES 6356 .
  

  • EDES 6358 Research and Trends in Reading Education

    3 semester hours

    This course is required for the Reading Specialist Credential and includes methods for diagnosing and providing appropriate and innovative intervention approaches for meeting the needs of students with severe reading difficulties. Candidates will gain knowledge and experience, practice skills acquired in course work, and demonstrate competency in the skills required by a Reading Specialist.

    Consent of Program Director required.

    Prerequisite: EDES 6355  or EDES 6356 .
  

  • EDES 6359 Field Experience - The Reading Professional

    3 semester hours

    The purpose of the fieldwork component for the Reading Specialist Credential is two-fold. First, it provides experience in the teaching of reading in grades P-12. Secondly, it provides opportunities for candidates to experience and participate in the variety of duties associated with a leadership position in a school and/or school district.

    Consent of Program Director required.

    Prerequisites: EDES 6357  and EDES 6358 .
  

  • EDES 6856 Practicum in Bilingual Teaching

    2 semester hours

    This course is designed to enhance the field experience of bilingual candidates through reflective discussions that evolve around field experiences in the context of dual language education. Candidates will be supervised teaching in a bilingual context. A culminating portfolio is a requirement of the course.

    Credit/No Credit.

    Prerequisites: EDES 5320 , EDES 5324 , EDES 5330 , EDES 6320 , EDES 6330 .
  

  • EDES 6955 Master’s Thesis I

    1 semester hours

    This course is intended for students working on a master’s thesis. The committee chair provides ongoing support for the master’s thesis.

    Credit/No Credit.
  

  • EDES 6956 Master’s Thesis II

    1 semester hours

    A continuation of   for students who have not completed their master’s thesis.

    Credit/No Credit.

    Special approval required.
  

  • EDES 6957 Master’s Thesis III

    1 semester hours

    A continuation of   for students who have not completed their master’s thesis.

    Credit/No Credit.

    Special approval required.
  

  • EDES 6995 Comprehensive Examination

    0 semester hours

    The Comprehensive Examination is usually taken during, or immediately following, the last semester of coursework completion. It may be written and/or oral examination. Candidates should register for the specific section required for their program.

    Fee required.

    Credit/No Credit.

    Special approval required.
  

  • EDES 6998 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • EDES 6999 Independent Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • EDES 8000 Health Education

    1 semester hours

    This course will introduce health concepts, skills, and behaviors important for today’s students to make informed choices. Candidates will be able to gather, interpret, evaluate, and use health information and topics in their future activities as teachers. The course consists of four modules: 1) overview of the California health framework and consumer and community health resources; 2) personal health with a focus on nutrition and tobacco, drugs, and alcohol use; 3) health choices that impact communicable and chronic diseases; and 4) the role of environmental health with a focus on injury prevention and safety.

    Fee required.

    Credit/No Credit.

Engineering
  

  • ENGR 100 Introduction to Engineering Analysis, Problem Solving, and Design

    3 semester hours

    This course is designed to introduce basic concepts relevant to engineering and to promote interest in the profession. The course seeks to establish a solid foundation of technical, creative, team work, and communication skills for engineers through effective problem solving, analysis, and design techniques. Practical computer applications are integrated as tools to solve engineering problems through the use of spreadsheets and other software. The course introduces the use of manual and computer graphics in engineering design. Students are also exposed to the different engineering disciplines through a variety of speakers active in the profession.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

    Corequisite: MATH 120 .
  

  • ENGR 160 Algorithms and Applications

    3 semester hours

    The development of algorithms for the computer solution of engineering problems and the implementation of the algorithms using MATLAB.

    Lecture, 3 hours.
  

  • ENGR 198 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ENGR 199 Independent Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ENGR 200 Statics

    3 semester hours

    Resultants of force systems, free-body diagrams, equations of equilibrium and their applications, analysis of trusses, centroids and moments of inertia, shear and moment diagrams.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

    Prerequisites: MATH 132  or concurrent enrollment, PHYS 101 .
  

  • ENGR 278 The Science of the Automobile

    3 semester hours

    An introduction to today’s automotive technology, and the science that supports it, using a systems approach to automotive design. Automotive design, function, and features are discussed, along with the manufacturing process involved in automotive construction and the effect of globalization on the automotive industry.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

    Prerequisite: MATH 101  or higher, or placement into MATH 106  or higher.
  

  • ENGR 298 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ENGR 299 Independent Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ENGR 300 Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam

    0 semester hours

    A review of topics in mathematics, science, and engineering in preparation for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination. Students must register for and take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination.

    Junior standing required.
  

  • ENGR 398 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ENGR 399 Independent Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ENGR 400 Senior Seminar

    0 semester hours

    Presentations emphasizing ethics; economics; societal, political, and global issues; lifelong learning; and contemporary engineering issues.

    Lecture, 1 hour.

    Senior standing required.
  

  • ENGR 498 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ENGR 499 Independent Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours


English
  

  • ENGL 100 English for Academic Purposes

    3 semester hours

    A course designed to give students essential skills in writing and reading.
  

  • ENGL 115 University Writing Lab

    1 semester hours

    A program of individualized tutorial instruction designed to improve writing skills in course work across the curriculum. Emphasis is placed on clarity and style.

    Credit/No Credit grading. This course may be repeated twice for degree credit.
  

  • ENGL 116 Practicum in Tutoring Writing and Liberal Arts

    1 semester hours

    Credit/No Credit grading.
  

  • ENGL 198 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ENGL 199 Independent Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ENGL 200 Language of Drama

    3 semester hours

    An introduction to creating drama and writing about it. Open to English majors and minors, and screenwriting majors.
  

  • ENGL 201 Language of Poetry

    3 semester hours

    An introduction to creating poetry and writing about it.

    Required of all English majors.

    Open to English majors and minors, and screenwriting majors.
  

  • ENGL 202 Language of Fiction

    3 semester hours

    An introduction to creating fiction and writing about it.

    Open to English majors and minors, and screenwriting majors.
  

  • ENGL 203 History of British Literature I

    3 semester hours

    British literature from the Anglo Saxons to the end of the eighteenth century.

    Required of all English majors.
  

  • ENGL 204 History of British Literature II

    3 semester hours

    British literature from Romanticism through the Moderns.

    Required of all English majors.
  

  • ENGL 205 Creative Writing for Non-Majors

    3 semester hours

    A genre-based writing workshop (fiction, poetry, and drama).

    Not open to English Majors and minors.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Creative Experience; Flag: Writing.
  

  • ENGL 206 Language of Journalism

    3 semester hours

    A course in journalistic fundamentals and an introduction to reading, analyzing, and writing news across platforms.

    Required of all English Minors in Journalism.
  

  • ENGL 207 Introduction to Poetry

    3 semester hours

    A course designed to develop an appreciation of poetry through critical analysis and creative writing.

    Not open to English majors and minors.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Creative Experience; Flag: Writing.
  

  • ENGL 208 Introduction to Fiction

    3 semester hours

    A course designed to develop an appreciation of fiction through critical analysis and creative writing.

    Not open to English majors and minors.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Creative Experience; Flag: Writing.
  

  • ENGL 209 Introduction to Drama

    3 semester hours

    A course designed to develop an appreciation of drama through critical analysis and creative writing.

    Not open to English majors and minors.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Creative Experience; Flag: Writing.
  

  • ENGL 298 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ENGL 299 Independent Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ENGL 301 Writing for Journalism I: Workshop

    3 semester hours

    An intermediate level writing class and an introduction to journalism. Covers the basic components of both features and news stories, interview strategies, and legal and ethical concerns.

    Junior or senior standing required.
  

  • ENGL 302 Writing the Article: Workshop

    3 semester hours

    Techniques of writing and marketing the magazine article.

    Junior or senior standing required.
  

  • ENGL 304 Writing for Advertising

    3 semester hours

    Writing strategies for advertising.

    Junior or senior standing required.
  

  • ENGL 305 Advanced Composition for Credential Candidates

    3 semester hours

    A review of the principles of exposition and grammar, principally for candidates for the Elementary and Secondary credentials.

    Junior or senior standing required.
  

  • ENGL 316 Modern Drama

    3 semester hours

    International and American drama from 1870-1963.

    Fulfills post-1800 or comparative/cultural literatures requirement.

    Junior or senior standing required.
  

  • ENGL 321 Shakespeare: The Major Plays

    3 semester hours

    A survey course of Shakespeare’s “major plays.” It is a course that intends to cover all the dramatic genres Shakespeare wrote in and at the same time highlight those works which are considered Shakespeare’s most important.

    Junior or senior standing or permission of the Chairperson required.
  

  • ENGL 322 Studies in Shakespeare

    3 semester hours

    An in-depth study of Shakespeare’s writings.

    This course is repeatable for degree credit up to two times provided new course material (literature) is covered and a new subtitle has been designated.

    Junior or senior standing or permission of the Chairperson required.
  

  • ENGL 325 Contemporary Poetry

    3 semester hours

    British and American poetry from Wallace Stevens to the present.

    Fulfills post-1800 requirement.

    Junior or senior standing required.
  

  • ENGL 326 Contemporary Drama

    3 semester hours

    International and American drama from 1964 to the present.

    Fulfills post-1800 requirement.

    Junior or senior standing required.
  

  • ENGL 332 The Short Story

    3 semester hours

    A study of the short story as a literary form; close reading of representative short stories by American, British, and continental writers.

    Junior or senior standing required.
  

  • ENGL 341 Studies in World Literature

    3 semester hours

    A study of literature(s) written outside the United States and Britain.

    Fulfills comparative/cultural literatures requirement.

    Junior or senior standing required.
  

  • ENGL 342 Images of Women in Nineteenth-Century England

    3 semester hours

    A study of how the women’s rights movement influenced images of women in 19th century English literature.

    Fulfills post-1800 and comparative literatures requirements.

    Junior or senior standing required.
  

  • ENGL 343 Twentieth-Century Women’s Writing

    3 semester hours

    A study of literary and critical texts written by women in the 20th century.

    Fulfills post-1800 requirement.

    Junior or senior standing required.
  

  • ENGL 344 Survey of African-American Writing

    3 semester hours

    (See  .)

    Fulfills comparative/cultural literatures requirement.

    Junior and senior standing required.
  

  • ENGL 345 Studies in Multi-Ethnic Literature

    3 semester hours

    The comparative study of literatures within the American experience.

    This course is repeatable for degree credit up to two times provided new course material (literature) is covered and a new subtitle has been designated.

    Fulfills comparative/cultural literatures requirement.

    Junior or senior standing required.
  

  • ENGL 346 Children’s Literature

    3 semester hours

    A study of children’s literature and the critical discussions it raises across literary and educational studies.

    Open to Liberal Studies majors who are juniors or seniors.
  

  • ENGL 349 Longing and Belonging: The Literatures of Israel

    3 semester hours

    This course investigates modern representations in literature and film of longing for and belonging in the land of Israel.

    Fulfills comparative/cultural literatures requirement.
  

  • ENGL 350 Survey in Chicana/o-Latina/o Literature

    3 semester hours

    Examines Chicana/o-Latina/o literature, its criticism as well as its various artistic genres, introducing students to its aesthetic and social value/s (see CHST 332 ).

    Fulfills post-1800 or comparative/cultural requirement.

    Junior or senior standing required.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections.
  

  • ENGL 351 Classical Mythology

    3 semester hours

    Study of the basic myths and myth patterns of the Greeks and Romans, and the mythological heritage in Western Literature (see CLCV 451 ).

    Fulfills pre-1800 requirement.

    Junior or senior standing requirement.
  

  • ENGL 352 Portraits of the Artist

    3 semester hours

    Fictional, poetic, and dramatic portraits of the developing artist.

    Junior or senior standing required.
  

  • ENGL 353 Chicana/o Consciousness

    3 semester hours

    Surveys through literary analysis and critical theory a Chicana/o form of awareness, with particular attention to the intersection in Latina/o intellectual history of the aesthetic, the ethical, and the political (see CHST 406 ).

    Fulfills post-1800 or comparative/cultural requirement.

    Junior or senior standing required.
  

  • ENGL 354 Prison Literature

    3 semester hours

    Surveys literature written by political prisoners to examine its artistry as well as its attempt to intervene in a culture of incarceration.

    Fulfills post-1800 or comparative/cultural requirement.

    Junior or senior standing required.
  

  • ENGL 361 Reading Methods

    3 semester hours

    A survey of various methods of reading literary texts.

    Fulfills theory requirement.

    Junior or senior standing required.
 

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