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ENG 200 Intro: Literature

(A) Introduction to systematic study in literature. Emphasis on fiction, with attention to poetry and drama. Prerequisite: CPN 101 or 103. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 25274
Intro: Literature
Anderson, Andrew
2:50 P.M. to 4:05 P.M. on Tue, Thu
1 available seats
Section 002
CRN 26241
Intro: Literature
Brown, Debra
11:40 A.M. to 12:55 P.M. on Tue, Thu
8 available seats
Section 003
CRN 26242
Intro: Literature
Brown, Debra
4:25 P.M. to 5:40 P.M. on Tue, Thu
17 available seats
Section 004
CRN 26245
Intro: Literature
Emerson, Timothy
08:30 A.M. to 09:45 A.M. on Tue, Thu
19 available seats
Section 005
CRN 26255
Intro: Literature
Daugherty, Jesse
1:50 P.M. to 2:40 P.M. on Mon, Wed, Fri
1 available seats
Section 006
CRN 26254
Intro: Literature
Pittsley, Jaclyn
11:30 A.M. to 12:20 P.M. on Mon, Wed, Fri
CLOSED
Section 007
CRN 26782
Intro: Literature
Pittsley, Jaclyn
09:10 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. on Mon, Wed, Fri
CLOSED

ENG 201 Intro: Language Study

Concepts, scope, methodology of science of language. Principles of descriptive and historical linguistics. Geographical, historical, social dialects of English. (Also listed as ANT 251 and COM 211.) Prerequisite: CPN 101 or CPN 103. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 21603
Intro: Language Study
Kone, Kassim
10:05 A.M. to 11:20 A.M. on Tue, Thu
CLOSED
Section 002
CRN 26490
Intro: Language Study
Kone, Kassim
11:40 A.M. to 12:55 P.M. on Tue, Thu
CLOSED

ENG 202 Intro: Fiction

(A) Introduction to reading and analysis of short story, novella, novel. Prerequisite: CPN 101 or 103.(3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 20372
Intro: Fiction
Mackenzie, Gailanne
08:30 A.M. to 09:45 A.M. on Tue, Thu
5 available seats
Section 002
CRN 22137
Intro: Fiction
Wells, Laureen
11:40 A.M. to 12:55 P.M. on Tue, Thu
CLOSED
Section 003
CRN 20379
Intro: Fiction - Sci.Fi.
Staff
TBA
CANCELLED
Section 004
CRN 24069
Intro: Fiction
Wells, Laureen
4:25 P.M. to 5:40 P.M. on Tue, Thu
1 available seats
Section 005
CRN 24210
Intro: Fiction
Staff
TBA
CANCELLED
Section 006
CRN 24788
Intro: Fiction
Staff
TBA
CANCELLED
Section 007
CRN 20374
Intro: Fiction
Rogers, Deborah
08:30 A.M. to 09:45 A.M. on Tue, Thu
22 available seats
Section 008
CRN 25763
Intro: Fiction
Staff
TBA
CANCELLED
Section 009
CRN 26243
Intro: Fiction - Sci. Fi.
Patterson, Robert
11:40 A.M. to 12:55 P.M. on Tue, Thu
8 available seats
Section 010
CRN 26783
Intro: Fiction
Lemchak, Christine
09:10 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. on Mon, Wed, Fri
2 available seats
Section 011
CRN 26784
Intro: Fiction
Mackenzie, Gailanne
11:40 A.M. to 12:55 P.M. on Tue, Thu
CLOSED

ENG 203 Intro: Poetry

(A) Introduction to reading and analysis of poetry. Prerequisite: CPN 101 or 103. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 601
CRN 20446
Intro: Poetry
Borden, Ross
1:15 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. on Tue, Thu
CLOSED
Section 602
CRN 20451
Intro: Poetry
Gonzalez, Alexander
1:15 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. on Tue, Thu
CLOSED
Section 603
CRN 20452
Intro: Poetry
Gonzalez, Alexander
10:05 A.M. to 11:20 A.M. on Tue, Thu
4 available seats
Section 604
CRN 20454
Intro: Poetry
Earley, Bernard
08:00 A.M. to 08:50 A.M. on Mon, Wed, Fri
1 available seats
Section 605
CRN 25922
Intro: Poetry
Jones, Clark
4:25 P.M. to 5:40 P.M. on Tue, Thu
1 available seats
Section 606
CRN 20455
Intro: Poetry
Alwes, Karla
09:10 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. on Mon, Wed, Fri
CLOSED
Section 607
CRN 25303
Intro: Poetry
Earley, Bernard
12:40 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. on Mon, Wed, Fri
CLOSED
Section 701
CRN 20441
Intro: Poetry
Borden, Ross
1:15 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. on Tue, Thu
CLOSED
Section 702
CRN 20442
Intro: Poetry
Gonzalez, Alexander
1:15 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. on Tue, Thu
CLOSED
Section 703
CRN 20443
Intro: Poetry
Gonzalez, Alexander
10:05 A.M. to 11:20 A.M. on Tue, Thu
CLOSED
Section 704
CRN 20444
Intro: Poetry
Earley, Bernard
08:00 A.M. to 08:50 A.M. on Mon, Wed, Fri
2 available seats
Section 705
CRN 26684
Intro: Poetry
Jones, Clark
4:25 P.M. to 5:40 P.M. on Tue, Thu
CLOSED
Section 706
CRN 20445
Intro: Poetry
Alwes, Karla
09:10 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. on Mon, Wed, Fri
1 available seats
Section 707
CRN 25304
Intro: Poetry
Earley, Bernard
12:40 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. on Mon, Wed, Fri
CLOSED

ENG 204 Intro: Drama

(F) Introduction to basics of theatrical literature. Prerequisite: CPN 101 or 103. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 20466
Intro: Drama
Lemchak, Christine
11:30 A.M. to 12:20 P.M. on Mon, Wed, Fri
1 available seats
Section 003
CRN 26686
Intro: Drama
Harbin, Andrea
08:00 A.M. to 08:50 A.M. on Mon, Wed, Fri
16 available seats

ENG 220 Intro: Western Literature I

(O) Major phases of literary heritage of Western World from Classical Age to Renaissance. Prerequisite: CPN 101 or 103. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 25103
Intro: Western Literature I
Borden, Ross
08:30 A.M. to 09:45 A.M. on Tue, Thu
8 available seats
Section 805
CRN 25655
Intro: Western Lit. I HNRS
Borden, Ross
08:30 A.M. to 09:45 A.M. on Tue, Thu
2 available seats

ENG 251 Intro: African-Amer Literature

(O) Survey of African-American literature: representative novels, poetry, drama from various time periods. (Also listed as AAS 251.) Prerequisite: CPN101 or CPN103. (3 cr. hr.).
Section 001
CRN 22156
Intro: African-Amer Literature
Nelson, Emmanuel
11:30 A.M. to 12:20 P.M. on Mon, Wed, Fri
3 available seats

ENG 252 Intro: Mod Amer Multicult Lit

(O) Introduction to prose, poetry, and drama that reflects the diverse ethnic, cultural, and social worlds of North America and the Caribbean today. Prerequisite: CPN 101 or 103. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 26237
Intro: Mod Amer Multicult Lit
Richards, Jane
10:05 A.M. to 11:20 A.M. on Tue, Thu
2 available seats

ENG 254 Intro: Amer. Working-Class Lit

(C) Study of representations of class and labor in American literature and culture. Prerequisite: CPN 100 or 102. CPN 101 or 103 may be taken concurrently. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 26689
Intro: Amer. Working-Class Lit
Lessig, Matthew
1:15 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. on Tue, Thu
11 available seats
Section 002
CRN 26690
Intro: Amer. Working-Class Lit
Staff
TBA
CANCELLED

ENG 256 Intro: American Indian Lit.

Introduction to "Native American" culture through analytical appreciation of its oral and written literature. Prerequisite: CPN 101 or 103. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 20506
Intro: American Indian Lit.
Staff
TBA
CANCELLED
Special Note: Service Learning Course (SLRN)

ENG 260 Literature of Sports

(O) Philosophical, psychological, sociological ideas and problems associated with growing emphasis on sport in modern life. Prerequisite: CPN 101 or 103. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 501
CRN 25100
ASYN:Literature of Sports(SLN)
McCorduck, Edward
TBA
CLOSED
Section 502
CRN 26249
ASYN:Literature of Sports(SLN)
McCorduck, Edward
TBA
CLOSED

ENG 261 Intro: Women in Literature

(O) Study of literary portrayal of women by female and male authors of different periods and nationalities. Prerequisite: CPN 101 or 103. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 24654
Intro: Women in Literature
Rosekrans, Linda
1:15 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. on Tue, Thu
1 available seats
Section 002
CRN 26771
Intro: Women in Literature
Staff
TBA
CANCELLED

ENG 302 Writing About Literature

Strategies for writing about fiction, poetry and drama. Introduction to various critical perspectives for contextualizing literature. Emphasis on understanding, summarizing, evaluating, and synthesizing critcal arguments. Prerequisite: ENG 200 or 201 or 202 or 203 or 204 or 220 or 221 or 229 or 250 or 251 or 252 or 253 or 256 or 257 or 260 or 261 or 262 or 263 or 278 or 280 or 299. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 24157
Writing About Literature
Stone, Elizabeth
10:20 A.M. to 11:10 A.M. on Mon, Wed, Fri
1 available seats
Section 002
CRN 24727
Writing About Literature
Gauthier, Marni
10:05 A.M. to 11:20 A.M. on Tue, Thu
2 available seats

ENG 306 Advanced Writing Workshop

Advanced writing course focusing on genres of literary nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and modes of exposition and argument. Prerequisite: Education majors only; CPN101 or CPN103. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 701
CRN 23664
Advanced Writing Workshop
Lemchak, Christine
10:20 A.M. to 11:10 A.M. on Mon, Wed, Fri
13 available seats

ENG 307 Computer Tech in the Classroom

(B) Employment of a variety of computer applications and web-based communication tools, production and evaluation of new media, and study of pedagogical and disciplinary issues that inform new literacy practices for English language Arts (ELA) classrooms. Prerequisite: CPN 101 or 103. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 601
CRN 25659
Computer Tech in the Classroom
Sarver, Cynthia
11:40 A.M. to 12:55 P.M. on Tue, Thu
1 available seats

ENG 325 Amer Literature before 1900

(A) Representative works of major writers of the Puritan Age, the Age of Reason, the Romantic Age, and the Age of Realism and Regionalism. Prerequisite: ENG 200 or 201 or 202 or 203 or 204 or 220 or 221 or 229 or 250 or 251 or 252 or 253 or 256 or 257 or 260 or 261 or 262 or 263 or 278 or 280 or 299. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 20575
Amer Literature before 1900
Knight, Denise
10:05 A.M. to 11:20 A.M. on Tue, Thu
CLOSED
Section 002
CRN 26310
Amer Literature before 1900
Nelson, Emmanuel
09:10 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. on Mon, Wed, Fri
CLOSED

ENG 326 Amer Literature since 1900

(A) Representative works of major writers of the Age of Naturalism, the Age of Modernism, and the Postmodern Age. Prerequisite: ENG 200 or 201 or 202 or 203 or 204 or 220 or 221 or 229 or 250 or 251 or 252 or 253 or 256 or 257 or 260 or 261 or 262 or 263 or 278 or 280 or 299. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 20576
Amer Literature since 1900
Gauthier, Marni
1:15 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. on Tue, Thu
1 available seats
Section 002
CRN 26268
Amer Literature since 1900
Gauthier, Marni
08:30 A.M. to 09:45 A.M. on Tue, Thu
1 available seats

ENG 329 Special Topics in English

Selected topics. May be taken more than once as subtitle changes. Prerequisites: Designated by department as appropriate for content and academic level of credit. Prerequisite: CPN101 or CPN103. (1-4 cr. hr.)
Section 501
CRN 26842
TP:Early African Amer. Novel
Nelson, Emmanuel
4:20 P.M. to 6:50 P.M. on Wed
CLOSED

ENG 355 Maj Figures: Brit Lit to 1780

(A) From Chaucer to the Romantics, including Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Dryden, Swift, Pope, Fielding. Prerequisite: ENG 200 or 201 or 202 or 203 or 204 or 220 or 221 or 229 or 250 or 251 or 252 or 253 or 256 or 257 or 260 or 261 or 262 or 263 or 278 or 280 or 299. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 20580
Maj Figures: Brit Lit to 1780
Wolf, Janet
11:40 A.M. to 12:55 P.M. on Tue, Thu
1 available seats

ENG 356 Maj Figures: Brit Lit 1780-Pr

(A) From Blake to the present including such writers as Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Browning, Hardy, Yeats, Joyce, Woolf, Auden. Prerequisite: ENG 200 or 201 or 202 or 203 or 204 or 220 or 221 or 229 or 250 or 251 or 252 or 253 or 256 or 257 or 260 or 261 or 262 or 263 or 278 or 280 or 299 and ENG 355. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 20582
Maj Figures: Brit Lit 1780-Pr
Boldina, Alla
11:40 A.M. to 12:55 P.M. on Tue, Thu
CLOSED

ENG 373 Literature for Children

(A) Understanding, critical appreciation of books for elementary school pupils. Prerequisite: ENG 200 or 201 or 202 or 203 or 204 or 220 or 221 or 229 or 250 or 251 or 252 or 253 or 256 or 257 or 260 or 261 or 262 or 263 or 278 or 280 or 299. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 20584
Literature for Children
Borden, Ross
4:20 P.M. to 6:50 P.M. on Tue
CLOSED

ENG 402 Grammar

Intensive study of grammar, focusing on phonology, morphology, and syntax; understanding of language acquisition; and development of instructional strategies. Prerequisites: ENG 325 or 326 or 355 or 356. (3 cr. hrs.)
Section 001
CRN 25181
Grammar
Washburn, Paul
11:30 A.M. to 12:20 P.M. on Mon, Wed, Fri
11 available seats

ENG 407 Study of English Language

Study of language and literacy acquisition and development; diversity in language use, historical and social influences on language, and second language and bilingual learning. Prerequisite: ENG 325 or 326 or 355 or 356. (3 cr. hrs.)
Section 001
CRN 25662
Study of English Language
Harbin, Andrea
10:20 A.M. to 11:10 A.M. on Mon, Wed, Fri
CLOSED

ENG 411 World Literature

Survey of the writing of World literature from the beginning to the present day. Prerequisite: ENG 325 or 326 or 355 or 356. (3 cr. hrs.)
Section 001
CRN 23485
World Literature
Stone, Elizabeth
11:30 A.M. to 12:20 P.M. on Mon, Wed, Fri
CLOSED

ENG 417 American Literature 1820-1865

(O) Studies in American literature and culture of the Romantic age. Prerequisite: ENG 325, 326, 355 or 356. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 26683
American Literature 1820-1865
Knight, Denise
1:15 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. on Tue, Thu
CLOSED
Special Note: ENG 417 will focus on "Whitman & Dickinson"

ENG 419 American Literature 1914-1945

(O) Studies in American literature and culture during the period between the World Wars. Prerequisite: ENG 325, 326, 355 or 356. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 24661
American Literature 1914-1945
Lessig, Matthew
10:05 A.M. to 11:20 A.M. on Tue, Thu
CLOSED

ENG 429 Special Topics in English

Selected topics. May be taken more than once as subtitle changes. Prerequisites: Designated by department as appropriate for content and academic level of credit. cr. hr.) Prerequisite: ENG 325 or 326 or 355 or 356. (1-4 sem. hr.)
Section 501
CRN 26833
TP: Utopia & Dystopia in Lit.
Boldina, Alla
TBA
CLOSED
Special Note: ENG 429 will cover Utopia & Dystopia in Modern
and Contemporary Literature.

ENG 430 Authors, Movements, Scenes

(O) Intensive study of the work of one or two major authors or a literary movement with emphasis on cultural and historical contexts. May be repeated once for course credit as subtitle changes. Prerequisite: ENG 325, 326, 355 or 356. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 26819
Authors, Movements, Scenes
Lessig, Matthew
2:50 P.M. to 4:05 P.M. on Tue, Thu
9 available seats
Special Note: Focus on "Reading Race in Faulkner & Wright"

ENG 433 Shakespeare

Dramatic effectiveness, structure, characterization, and poetry in selected group of Shakespeare plays. Prerequisite: ENG 325 or 326 or 355 or 356. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 20614
Shakespeare
Wolf, Janet
1:15 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. on Tue, Thu
CLOSED

ENG 440 The Age of Satire

(O) Restoration and Augustan prose, poetry, drama; Dryden, Swift, Pope, and their contemporaries with attention to precursors and subsequent developments. Prerequisite: ENG 325 or 326 or 355 or 356. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 24670
The Age of Satire
Wolf, Janet
2:50 P.M. to 4:05 P.M. on Tue, Thu
CLOSED

ENG 456 Modern Irish Drama

Representative works of selected modern Irish playwrights such as Synge, Yeats, O'Casey, Johnston, Carroll, Beckett, Behan, Friel and Murphy. Prerequisite: ENG 325 or 326 or 355 or 356. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 26685
Modern Irish Drama
Gonzalez, Alexander
08:30 A.M. to 09:45 A.M. on Tue, Thu
3 available seats

ENG 475 Amer. Multicultural Literature

(B) Close readings of representative texts by major 20th-century American writers of color. Prerequisite: Any 200-level ENG course. Also listed as AAS 470. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 26246
Amer. Multicultural Literature
Nelson, Emmanuel
4:20 P.M. to 6:50 P.M. on Mon
CLOSED

ENG 498 Independent Study

(N) Prerequisite: Approval of English Department Honors Committee. ENG 325 or 326 or 355 or 356. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 501
CRN 23658
Independent Study in English
Franke, David
TBA
CLOSED

ENG 548 Studies:Brit.Lit.1950-Present

Study of selected author(s), theme, genre or movement of the period. (3 cr. hrs.)
Section 001
CRN 26688
Studies:Brit.Lit.1950-Present
Stone, Elizabeth
7:00 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. on Mon
CLOSED

ENG 619 Sem:Literature for Adolescence

Critical study, examination, and evaluation of literature written specifically for adolescents and works written for an adult audience but incorporated into the canon of young adult literature. (3 cr. hrs.).
Section 001
CRN 25256
Sem:Literature for Adolescence
Sarver, Cynthia
7:00 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. on Tue
2 available seats

ENG 632 Middle English Literature

Most significant works by English writers in periods 1200-1500, in Middle English. (3 cr. hrs.).
Section 001
CRN 26687
Middle English Literature
Harbin, Andrea
4:20 P.M. to 6:50 P.M. on Thu
5 available seats

ENG 672 Seminar in Literary Criticism

Study of examples of several contemporary approaches to literary analysis and interpretation. Use of one such approach in the writing of multiple drafts of a substantial paper which presents an original thesis and incorporates the most recent research on the topic (master's paper). Fulfils old MA requirement for ENG 572. Course may be retaken once for an additional three credits to complete the thesis. Students must successfully complete the seminar component before enrolling in the thesis component. (3 cr. hrs.)
Section 001
CRN 23488
Seminar in Literary Criticism
Reid, Alexander
7:00 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. on Wed
6 available seats
Section 501
CRN 26855
Seminar in Literary Criticism
Knight, Denise
TBA
CLOSED
Section 502
CRN 26850
Seminar in Literary Criticism
Alwes, Karla
TBA
CLOSED

ENG 699 Independent Study

(N) Advanced study in language and literature open to graduate English students only. Reading, research, papers, examinations and credit hours (not more than six) to be arranged with instructor who directs study and approved by Graduate English Committee. Course may be repeated but for no more than total of six hours. (1-6 cr. hr.)
Section 501
CRN 24195
Ind.St: Lang.Dev.& Acquisition
Washburn, Paul
TBA
CLOSED