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ELE 4336 - Classroom Management and Instruction Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to introduce pre-service teachers to effective classroom management practices to successfully address students needing behavioral support. The primary focus is to help teachers understand foundational as well as contemporary classroom management models and theorists, and use those models to develop their own classroom management model. In addition, classroom instructional methods including differentiated learning, student learning objectives, lesson planning, and unit development will be covered. Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program, EDU 4338, RED 3361. Corequisite(s): Taken concurrently with ELE 4335, ELE 4332, ELE 4334, RED 4312.
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ENG 1300 - Introduction to College Writing Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to introduce students to the principles and practices of college writing. Through intensive writing practice, students concentrate on mastering the basic composition skills needed to communicate effectively. Note: Placement in this writing courses depends upon the student’s level of proficiency as measured by a departmental examination. (Students enrolled in this course receive a grade of “P” or “F”. Credit for this course is not counted toward the total hours needed for graduation.)
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ENG 1301 - Freshman Composition I Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to improve the students’ ability to understand the written language and to communicate their ideas to others, especially in written form. Students discover, develop, organize, and then communicate their thoughts and evaluate the ideas of others. They work on speaking and listening skills in group discussions and in oral presentations. They use word processing extensively, including completing the common examination in the Writing Laboratory. Note: Placement in this writing course depends upon the student’s level of proficiency as measured by a departmental examination. General Education Course that Satisfies SLO: Written Communication; AK:Other Prerequisite(s): Departmental placement or successful completion of ENG 1300.
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ENG 1302 - Freshman Composition II Credits: 3 hrs
Freshman Composition II focuses upon the application of rhetorical and linguistic principles introduced in Freshman Composition I. Works from various literary genres, as well as modules on films and popular culture, will be utilized in a substantial number of writing assignments. Students use word processing extensively, including completing the common examination in the Writing Laboratory. Note: Placement in this writing courses depends upon the student’s level of proficiency as measured by a departmental examination. General Education Course that Satisfies SLO: Written Communication; AK:Other (Three periods per week.) Prerequisite(s): one written communication course
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ENG 1303 - The Autobiography/Me Credits: 3 hrs.
This writing course leads to self-discovery and finding one’s voice. Students will be introduced to a variety of written pathways to self-discovery, including the autobiography, the manifesto, the sermon, and the critical essay. Students will write essays and will blog about themselves and their personal journeys of self-discovery.
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ENG 1304 - Moving Behind the Mask Credits: 3 hrs.
This course focuses on the gaze, masquerade, and hybridity in literature. Students will learn about the “masks” writers and readers assume through an examination of masquerade in literature. Students will identify and examine the gaze, masquerade, and hybridity in and beyond texts while analyzing themselves and their visual culture. Students will demonstrate their understanding of these concepts through blogging, role-playing, and the creation of individual and group presentations.
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ENG 1311 - English as a Second Language (ESL) Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to teach non-native speakers and Limited English Proficient students the fundamentals of standard English through listening, speaking, reading, and writing and to develop and refine these skills. Emphasis is placed on proficiency in using vocabulary and syntax in context. Teaching/learning strategies are designed specifically for adults. Special attention will be given to age-appropriate and career-specific skills development through the selection of definite ESL activities and educational materials and media. Individualized sessions are offered according to the native language of each speaker/student.
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ENG 1312 - Engaging the World Through Writing Credits: 3 hrs.
This writing course is designed to improve students’ abilities to understand how to communicate ideas to others through argumentation and exposition of global issues. The course focuses on global issues and students will make connections between local knowledge and global perspectives. By the end of the semester, students will have broadened their thinking to critique issues from a global perspective.
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ENG 1313 - Writing in a Digital World Credits: 3 hrs.
In this course, students will write effectively in print and digital environments and will work through the writing process with an emphasis on revision. Traditional writing assignments include narration, description, exposition, argumentation, and research. New media writing assignments include blogs, multimedia storytelling, and digital research projects. Students will work individually and collaboratively, and projects will be peer critiqued using evaluative rubrics. The course will conclude with a final reflective digital portfolio.
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ENG 1314 - Compositions on Current Events Credits: 3 hrs.
The purpose of this course is to help students improve their proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking by keeping abreast of current events. Students will have extensive opportunities to read, listen to, discuss, and write about local, national, and international current events to improve their proficiency in written communication skills. Throughout the semester, projects will be peer critiqued using evaluative rubrics. The course will conclude with a final writing portfolio.
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ENG 1315 - Black Speculative Literature of the 20th and 21st Centuries Credits: 3 hrs.
In this course, students are introduced to black writers of speculative literature, including Octavia Butler, Tananarive Due, and Derrick Bell, as well as other writers who introduce race as a major theme. Through a series of readings and writing assignments, students will examine the ways in which writers grapple with key themes typically addressed in speculative literature: communication (alien contact, time travel), political structures (utopias / dystopias, post-apocalyptic environments), impact of science (drugs and diseases), and religion. Students will also evaluate the depiction of race in science fiction films.
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ENG 2101 - Tutor Training for the Writing Center Credits: 1 hr
The course trains students to serve as Peer Tutors in the Writing Center. Students will be introduced to writing theory and explore tutoring methods designed to help improve writing skills, including prewriting, organization, development, support, documentation, and proofreading. Prerequisite(s): Must have earned at least a B in Freshman Composition I and II, and must provide writing samples and letters of recommendation from faculty familiar with the student’s writing ability.
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ENG 2115 - Practicum in English Credits: 1 hr
This course is designed for freshman and sophomore students interested in teaching English, grades 9-12. Opportunities are provided for the exploration of the various aspects of teaching English through practicum assignments in local secondary schools. Grade: Pass/Fail.
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ENG 2301 - World Literature I Credits: 3 hrs
This is a study of selected literary works and related cultural products organized around a selected theme. Works chosen represent an appropriate variety across genres, cultures, genders, and traditions and are predominantly from eras up to the seventeenth century. Attention is given to the intellectual and cultural backgrounds of the works and to their interaction with their sociohistorical contexts. Attention is also given to techniques for locating appropriate contextual information and using it to help construct meaning and to the role of writing in the construction of meaning. This is a study of selected world literature from its beginnings to the seventeenth century. Attention is given to major genres and to the intellectual and cultural values of the literature studied. General Education Course that Satisfies SLO: Critical Reading; AK: Literature Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s): two written communication courses.
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ENG 2302 - World Literature II Credits: 3 hrs
This is a study of selected literary works and related cultural products organized around a selected theme. Works chosen represent an appropriate variety across genres, cultures, genders, and traditions and are predominantly from the seventeenth century and later. Attention is given to the intellectual and cultural backgrounds of the works and to their interaction with their sociohistorical contexts. Attention is also given to techniques for locating appropriate contextual information and using it to help construct meaning and to the role of writing in the construction of meaning. General Education Course that Satisfies SLO: Critical Reading; AK: Literature Prerequisite(s): two written communication courses.
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ENG 2303 - World Literature: India and Beyond Credits: 3 hrs.
This course is a study of selected literary works and related cultural products from India. The thematic focus is broad, including canonical works from the Sanskrit Hindu and Classical Tamil traditions, early Buddhist texts, and vernacular mystical poetry from a range of traditions. Though the texts are from before the eighteenth century, the course explores the persistent legacy and globalization of Indian ideas, as well as the diaspora of Indian peoples which echoes the past and spreads this legacy. Readings, viewings, lectures, and discussion are in English, and no prior knowledge of South Asia is required.
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ENG 2304 - Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales from Around the World Credits: 3 hrs.
In this course, students will discover that fairytales offer far more than magic and childhood whimsy as they re-examine the fairytale genre through a scholarly lens. Students will explore common themes within the fairytale genre. Readings include variations of familiar fairytales such as “Cinderella,” “The Three Pigs,” and “Rapunzel” as told in countries around the world. Universal in nature, fairytales provide cultural insight into the countries telling or “retelling” the narrative.
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ENG 2305 - World Literature: Brazil and the Portuguese-Speaking World Credits: 3 hrs.
This course is a study of selected literary works and related cultural products from Brazil, Portugal, and the former Portuguese colonies in Africa and Asia. The geographic scope is global, but a thematic focus is on the culture of Africa and of Brazilians of African descent. Attention is given to major genres, to sociohistorical context, and to the intellectual and cultural values of the works studied. Readings, viewings, lectures, and discussion are in English. No prior knowledge of the Portuguese language or the Portuguese-speaking world is required.
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ENG 2306 - Women’s Literature in a Global Context Credits: 3 hrs.
This course focuses on the cross-cultural experiences of women as expressed in their literature. An important focus of the course is to highlight universal aspects of women’s lives through exploration of common themes such as patriarchy, women’s resistance, exile, traditional customs, rebellion, political repression, sexual violence, marriage, and family. Selections will include literature from South America, North and West Africa, and Asia. A broad theme in the course, as depicted through women’s voices, is the ways in which women respond to oppression and articulate feminist consciousness. The course will incorporate critical analysis of the literary elements of plot, characterization, symbolism, irony, setting, theme, point of view, style, and poetic techniques.
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ENG 2313 - Survey of American Literature I Credits: 3 hrs
This is a critical survey of the diverse literature of the United States from its beginnings to the Civil War. Emphasis is placed on the interpretation and appreciation of the literature studied. Prerequisite(s): two written communication courses.
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ENG 2314 - Survey of American Literature II Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of the diverse literature of the United States from the Civil War to the present. Emphasis is placed on the interpretation and appreciation of the literature studied. Prerequisite(s): two written communication courses.
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ENG 3132 - Review of English Usage Credits: 1 hr
This course assists more advanced students in reviewing what is considered to be standard English usage in the academic, business, and professional worlds. Emphasis is placed upon mastery of standard usage items, combined with individual study of major reference works and handbooks. Grade: Pass/Fail.
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ENG 3151 - Junior Practicum I
This course introduces English/language arts teacher candidates to classroom management techniques, theory and practice, and the assessment of student learning. Candidates will be assigned a mentor who will work with them throughout their matriculation at the university. They will develop a notebook of teaching strategies and assessment methods and instruments, keep a journal reflecting on their mentoring experience, and use their reflections to compose a final paper focusing on the impact of the mentoring experience, particularly as it has prepared them for the methods course and the clinical experience.
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ENG 3161 - Junior Practicum II Credits: 1 hr.
This course is a follow-up to Junior Practicum I and will reinforce theory introduced in the first course through activities which allow students (1) to work through classroom management problems (case studies, scenarios, role play, workshops on conflict resolution and negotiation, etc.) and (2) to become familiar with the variety of classroom assessment tools and practices currently used by our public school partners. Candidates will continue to work with their mentors and to develop their reflection journal focusing on the application of theories learned in Junior Practicum I.
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ENG 3301 - Introduction to Linguistics Credits: 3 hrs
This course is an introduction to the field of linguistics with particular reference to theory, method, and terminology. Language structures, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics are examined in relation to historical, descriptive, and generative linguistics, as well as social uses of language and language variation. Prerequisite(s): ENG 2301 and 2302.
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ENG 3302 - Advanced Composition Credits: 3 hrs
This course focuses on the development of mature skills in composition, with special emphasis on collaborative work and revision. Students do reflective, expository, and persuasive writing and critique their own and others’ work. Attention is given to document design, online research, and new forms of computer-assisted written communication. Prerequisite(s): junior status.
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ENG 3303 - Technical Writing Credits: 3 hrs
This course provides students an opportunity to study and practice basic techniques for writing and editing technical materials for both the general audience and the specialist (for students in technical majors such as computer science.) Prerequisite(s): junior status.
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ENG 3306 - British Literature I Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of the literary periods, movements and major authors of British literature from its beginnings through the Restoration and eighteenth century. Prerequisite(s): junior status.
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ENG 3307 - British Literature II Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of the literary periods, movements and major authors of British literature from the Romantic Period through the twentieth century. Prerequisite(s): junior status.
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ENG 3321 - Grammars of English Credits: 3 hrs
This course examines the phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics of present-day English. Attention is given to the history and varieties of modern English and to varied approaches to the study of English grammar. Students discuss professional issues related to the study of language (including dialect variation and levels of usage) and evaluate related software. Prerequisite(s): junior status.
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ENG 3331 - Literary Aspects of the Bible Credits: 3 hrs
This survey course is designed to present the Bible as a vast miscellany by many authors and of many themes and genres. Although the historical and authorial approaches support the study, more emphasis is placed upon literary analysis and appreciation of the works. Prerequisite(s): junior status.
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ENG 3334 - Literature of the African Diaspora Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to enable students to acquire a broad knowledge of the literature of the Third World (particularly Africa, the Caribbean, and South America) as articulated by its writers. Emphasis will be placed on critical analysis and appreciation of selected works as well as on discussion of the societies and cultures that they represent. Prerequisite(s): junior status.
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ENG 3341 - Creative Writing Credits: 3 hrs
This course involves writing and discussing poetry and short fiction and the examination of representative stories and poems for such writing. Permission of the instructor is necessary.
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ENG 3346 - Children’s Literature Credits: 3 hrs
This survey course presents an introduction to the rich corpus of literature for children of all ages and stages. Emphasis is placed on standards for judging the worth of works studied. Extensive reading and use of the library and the Curriculum Materials Center are required. Prerequisite(s): junior status.
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ENG 3347 - Topics in Language and Literature Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of a topic or an area of interest not generally covered in regular courses (e.g., Faust theme, the Gothic Novel, Science Fiction, etc.). The content and emphasis may vary at each offering. Course announcements will ordinarily be made during the preceding semester. This course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 6 semester hours with permission of the department chair. Prerequisite(s): junior status.
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ENG 3348 - Adolescent Literature Credits: 3 hrs
This survey course explores a variety of literature of special interest to middle grades and senior high school students. Students read and evaluate classics in literature as well as literature which falls into the contemporary and popular mold. Field-based semester projects included in this course allow students to examine the nexus between theories of teaching literature and classroom practice. Prerequisite(s): junior status.
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ENG 3350 - The History of the British Novel Credits: 3 hrs
This course will trace the developments in the great tradition of the British novel from its beginning with the eighteenth-century realists through the early twentieth-century experimental novelists. Representative selections from Defoe, Fielding, Richardson, Sterne, Smollett, Austen, and Scott; from the Brontes, Thackeray, Trollope, Dickens, Eliot, Meredith, Hardy, Lawrence, Conrad, Joyce, Woolf, and Forster will form the content of the course. Prerequisite(s): ENG 2301 and 2302.
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ENG 3355 - The Elizabethan Era Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of the poetry, prose, and non-Shakespearean drama of the era. In poetry, the emphasis is placed upon Wyatt, Sidney, Spenser, Raleigh, and Shakespeare; in translation, upon Florio’s Montaigne; in drama, upon Marlowe, Kyd, Greene, and Peele. Prerequisite(s): ENG 2301 and 2302
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ENG 3356 - Seventeenth Century English Literature Credits: 3 hrs
This course offers a critical study of the poets from Donne to Vaughn, and of such prose writers as Bacon, Donne, and Browne. Consideration is given to such dramatists as Johnson, Webster, and Ford. Prerequisite(s): ENG 2301 and 2302.
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ENG 3363 - Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature Credits: 3 hrs
This course offers study in British literature from 1660 to 1798. Attention is given to Dryden, Pope, Swift, the periodical essay, Johnson, the decline of Classicism, and the beginnings of Romanticism. Prerequisite(s): ENG 2301 and 2302.
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ENG 3368 - English Romantic Writers Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of selections from the works of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. Some attention is given to the prose of the period and to minor poets. Prerequisite(s): ENG 2301 and 2302.
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ENG 3373 - Victorian Literature Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of the temper and spirit of the Victorian Era reflected in the poetry and prose of the period. Prerequisite(s): ENG 2301 and 2302.
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ENG 3374 - Nineteenth-Century American Literature Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of selected American writers of the period. In a particular semester special emphasis may be put on writers associated with any one of the major developments such as the Rise of American Romanticism, the Transcendentalists, and the Rise of Realism. Prerequisite(s): ENG 2301 and 2302.
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ENG 3377 - Modern Poetry Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of twentieth century British and American poetry. Prerequisite(s): ENG 2301 and 2302.
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ENG 3378 - Modern Fiction Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of major developments in the short story and the novel since 1900. Prerequisite(s): ENG 2301 and 2302.
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ENG 3381 - Black Writers in American Literature Credits: 3 hrs
This course focuses upon an important body of American literature often neglected and provides insight into the black experience in America up to the present. Some attention is also given to the black writer in Africa. Prerequisite(s): junior status.
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ENG 4093 - English Internship Credits: 3-6 hrs
This internship is designed to give the student practical experience in career-related areas. Arrangements to enroll must be made during the semester prior to the internship. (Open to juniors and seniors.) Prerequisite(s): Departmental approval. Grade: Pass/Fail.
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ENG 4203 - Writing for Publication Credits: 2 hrs
This course is designed for the non-teaching major. Students read and do research in modern composition theory and strategies for writing professional papers and journal articles. Students engage in practicum with the goals of producing a minimum of one publishable paper. Prerequisite(s): ENG 3302 and permission of instructor.
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ENG 4302 - Composition Theory and Pedagogy Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed for prospective teachers. Students read and do research in modern composition theory and strategies for teaching writing. Practicum experiences will permit prospective teachers to observe teachers teaching and evaluating student writing at the level they intend to teach. Prospective teachers will also gain practical experience evaluating writing and developing improvement plans for students. Prerequisite(s): ENG 3302.
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ENG 4304 - Senior Seminar Credits: 3 hrs
The seminar is designed to give students an opportunity to review, consolidate, and extend their study as English majors and to consider this study in a context of interrelatedness of subject matter and concern for English as a discipline. Permission required. Prerequisite(s): ENG 3302, 3306 and 3307.
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ENG 4312 - Film Theory and Criticism Credits: 3 hrs
In this course students will study film as a mimetic and kinetic art form within the context of current critical theory. It provides an introduction to basic concepts, techniques, and terms for use in studying films as texts. Prerequisite(s): ENG 3302, 3306 and 3307.
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ENG 4316 - History of the English Language Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to show the relations of the English language to the Indo-European language family and to trace the history of its development from Old English through Middle and Early Modern English to the present day. Prerequisite(s): ENG 3302, 3306 and 3307.
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ENG 4326 - American Studies Credits: 3 hrs
This course is interdisciplinary, combining literature and history. The literature gains more of a historical context and history receives an infusion of emotion, interest, and life from literature. Students must have the instructor’s permission before repeating this course to receive credit for both HIS 4326 and ENG 4326. Prerequisite(s): ENG 2301 and permission of instructor.
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ENG 4346 - Independent Study Credits: 3 hrs
A student may make application for independent study on a semester project in the major area. Such study requires the approval of the department head and two professors under whom the student has taken courses at the 3000 level or above. (Open to juniors and seniors.) A student should not take this course in lieu of any other course offered in this department. Prerequisite(s): ENG 3302, 3306 and 3307.
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ENG 4353 - Principles and Methods of Teaching English I Credits: 3 hrs
(See course description under EDU 4353).
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ENG 4355 - Literary Criticism Credits: 3 hrs
This course introduces the student to theories and practices of literary criticism through an examination of representative critical writing. Opportunities are given for critical analysis of selected texts. (Open to juniors and seniors.) Prerequisite(s): ENG 3302, 3306 and 3307.
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ENG 4361 - Chaucer Credits: 3 hrs
This course is an introduction to the study of Chaucer’s poetry with primary emphasis upon the Canterbury Tales. In-class reading, translation, and commentary on the levels of language, literature, and social history are combined with outside reading in modern English translation of selected longer pieces. Prerequisite(s): ENG 3302, 3306 and 3307.
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ENG 4364 - Shakespeare Credits: 3 hrs
This course provides a critical study of selections from Shakespeare’s poetry, comedies, histories, and tragedies. Prerequisite(s): ENG 3302, 3306 and 3307.
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ENG 4368 - Milton Credits: 3 hrs
This course provides a study of Minton’s prose and poetry in the literary and social context of the era. Emphasis will be placed upon the major poems. Prerequisite(s): ENG 3302, 3306 and 3307.
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ESL 2301 - Introduction to Second Language Acquisition Credits: 3 hrs.
In this course, candidates will study the basic features of language learning, fundamental language acquisition theories, the stages of second language development, and the individual student needs and characteristics that will contribute to student performance. Candidates will draw conclusions about various language learning theories and how those theories can be applied to the school community. Prerequisite(s): ENG 1301 and ENG 1302
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ESL 2305 - Language, Culture, and Cross- Cultural Interaction Credits: 3 hrs.
The course will engage students in critical inquiry about the relationship between language and culture, which defines humans’ outlook on the world. Students will learn about diverse cultures and languages so that they acquire an integrative understanding of the shared human values across significant differences. Metaphorically put, the course will help students ‘figure out the foreigners’ and ‘step out and fit in around the world’. The course will focus on language universals, on different linguistic ways used in communication by different societies, and on some effective strategies for appropriately addressing the challenges posed to cross-cultural communication by cultural and linguistic diversity. The course may be used as a course that satisfies some of WSSU’s general education requirements as well as an elective course for students majoring in elementary education with an academic concentration in TESL.
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ESL 3300 - Cultural Aspects of Teaching and Learning ESL Credits: 3 hrs.
This course will examine major issues of language and culture relevant to elementary school teachers who might be faced with ESL students in their classes. Candidates will be introduced to universal aspects of language such as communicative meaning and intentions/uses of communication. Relevant similarities and differences in world languages will be examined with respect to the interconnectedness of language and culture. Candidates will study the function of language in daily life, its effect on bilingual students, and the influence of cultural heritage and identity on second language skills development. Prerequisite(s): ENG 1301 and ENG 1302
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ESL 3301 - Grammar for Teachers of ESL Credits: 3 hrs.
This course examines basic issues concerning the role of grammar in the development of ESL students’ communicative competence as well as basic issues concerning the teaching of grammar and the techniques for doing so. The course will also provide a general overview of English grammar from a traditional as well as a communicative/functional perspective. It will focus primarily on aspects of English grammar that are relevant to teaching ESL students. Prerequisite(s): ENG 1301 and ENG 1302
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ESL 3308 - Literacy Strategies for English Language Learners Credits: 3 hrs.
The course examines instructional strategies to meet the needs of English language learners in the mainstream classroom. Teacher candidates are introduced to strategies for the development of students’ reading and writing skills, academic language, and vocabulary. Special emphasis is placed on designing and implementing effective lesson plans that include both language objectives and content-area objectives. Some attention is given to selecting diverse age-appropriate works, evaluating/adapting literary materials, and using a variety of texts such as advertisements and cartoons. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or permission of the instructor.
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ESL 4301 - Effective Teaching Methods in ESL Credits: 3 hrs.
This course is designed to examine the major trends, methods, principles and strategies of teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). Special emphasis will be placed on the major trends language teaching contributing to the development of students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. ESL content-based instruction will also be referenced in this course. Lesson planning, micro-teaching, examination of textbooks in the discipline will be addressed. Ways of adapting lesson plans and textbooks to the needs of ESL students will be discussed. Prerequisite(s): ENG 2301 or ENG 2302
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HUM 2315 - Black Female Identity Through Time Credits: 3 rhs.
This course traces African origins of black female identity derived from cosmology and spiritual traditions of African people. The examination of black women’s identity uses a holistic approach to explore cultural features such as matriarchy, mothering, aesthetics, popular culture, female body as text, gender dynamics, and challenges of black women’s empowerment in the 21st century
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FIN 2356 - Personal Finance Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to provide the student with money management principles that can be effectively applied throughout life. The course emphasizes how to make major decisions of a personal financial nature, such as budget preparation, buying insurance, paying taxes, using credit, making investments, and interpreting federal guidelines designed to protect the buyer. Prerequisite(s): MAT 1311 or higher MAT. Corequisite(s): MAT1312 or higher MAT.
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FIN 2357 - Personal Financial Planning Credits: 3 hrs
This course will help students organize their financial lives by learning and implementing selected principles of accounting, finance, and management. The course will address value and risk determination by dealing specifically with the analysis of one’s financial status, goal setting and planning, and decision making. Risk analysis, savings and investment principles, taxes, debt management, retirement, and estate considerations are areas which guide the financial management of individuals and businesses alike. Credit cannot be earned for both this course and FIN 2356. General Education Course that Satisfies SLO: Quantitative Literacy Prerequisite: MAT 1311 or higher MAT, or Corequisite of MAT 1312 or higher MAT.
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FIN 3351 - Principles of Financial Management Credits: 3 hrs
This course offers an analysis of the administrative and managerial approaches to financial decision-making within the corporate framework but under different economic environments. Time value of money concepts and problems of financial analysis and forecasting, the management of working capital, capital budgeting, cost of capital as well as dividend policies are discussed. The international consequences of financial decisions are considered at various levels. Prerequisite(s): ACC 2316 and MAT 1312 (with a “C” or higher).
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FIN 3368 - International Finance Credits: 3 hrs
This course addresses the challenges and opportunities encountered by firms operating in the international environment through financial institutions. Study of the foreign exchanges rates/markets, balance of payments, and international monetary systems’ impact on financial decisions are considered. Prerequisite(s): ECO 2311 and ECO 2312.
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FIN 3391 - Finance Internship Credits: 3 hrs.
An SBE internship will be defined as an academically-sponsored career-related work experience for which projects, research papers, presentations, reflective journals, and/or evaluations will be required by faculty for reporting/grading purposes. SBE internships may be paid or unpaid opportunities and must be for academic credit. Students may take a maximum of six (6) credit hours of SBE internships during matriculation, i.e., two different experiences. Each internship requires a minimum of 300 contact hours per semester. Internships are counted as elective credit and cannot be substituted for required courses. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, ACC 2316, ACC 2317, BCO 2311, ECO 2311 and ECO 2312, good academic standing with no violations of the academic integrity code, grade-point average of 2.50 or higher.
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FIN 4378 - Investment Planning Credits: 3 hrs
This course provides the student with an understanding of the various types of securities traded in financial markets, investment theory and practice, portfolio construction and management, and investment strategies and tactics. Prerequisite(s): FIN 3351.
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FIN 4379 - Financial Institutuions and Markets Credits: 3 hrs.
This course focuses on a study of the operation of financial institutions in the process of financial intermediation. The unique problems and roles of the various types of financial institutions, including the relationship of money and capital markets in the intermediation process of financial institutions will be addressed. Prerequisite(s): FIN 3351, ECO 4331 or permission of instructor.
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FIN 4381 - Intermediate Financial Management Credits: 3 hrs
An advanced course in financial management designed to cover theory and practice of the management of the finance function in corporations. Topics covered include capital budgeting, the theory and practice of capital structure, leasing, capital asset pricing model, long-term financing, expansion and synthetic securities. Prerequisite(s): FIN 3351.
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FIN 4382 - Commercial Bank Management Credits: 3 hrs
This course includes the study of prudent and efficient techniques for the management of commercial banks. The study of industry structure, management of risk, assets, liabilities and capital for this corporate form are analyzed and discussed. Prerequisite(s): ECO 2312, ACC 2317, and FIN 3351.
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FIN 4383 - Insurance Planning Credits: 3 hrs
This course introduces students to risk management and insurance decisions in personal financial planning. Topics include insurance for life, health, disability, property and liability risks, as well as annuities, group insurance, and long-term care. Prerequisite(s): ECO 2311, ECO 2312, BLA 2325, ACC 3314.
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FIN 4384 - Retirement & Estate Planning Credits: 3 hrs
The intent of the retirement planning portion is to provide individuals with knowledge of both public and private retirement plans. The public plans include Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. The private plans include both defined-benefit and defined-contribution plans, their regulatory provisions, as well as non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Also, issues that individuals face in retirement, such as lifestyle choices and medical issues are discussed. The estate planning portion focuses on the efficient conversation and transfer of wealth, consistent with the client’s goals. It is a study of the legal, tax, financial, and non-financial aspects of this process, covering topics such as trusts, wills, probate, advanced directives, charitable giving, wealth transfers, and related taxes. Prerequisite(s): FIN 3351.
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FIN 4385 - Advanced Financial Planning Credits: 3 hrs
This course will engage the student in critical thinking and decision-making about personal financial management topics in the context of the financial planning process. This course builds upon and integrates the material in Business Communications, Business Ethics, Retirement and Estate Planning, Insurance Planning, and Investment Planning. Prerequisite(s): FIN 4378, FIN 4383, FIN 4384.
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FIN 4391 - Finance Internship Credits: 3 hrs.
An SBE internship will be defined as an academically-sponsored career-related work experience for which projects, research papers, presentations, reflective journals, and/or evaluations will be required by faculty for reporting/grading purposes. SBE internships may be paid or unpaid opportunities and must be for academic credit. Students may take a maximum of six (6) credit hours of SBE internships during matriculation, i.e., two different experiences. Each internship requires a minimum of 300 contact hours per semester. Internships are counted as elective credit and cannot be substituted for required courses. Prerequisite(s): BUA 3391, good academic standing with no violations of the academic integrity code, grade-point average of 2.50 or higher.
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FYC 1103 - Freshman Seminar Credits: 1 hr
This course is designed to provide entering freshmen and new students with an orientation to the University. The student will become knowledgeable of the traditions of the university and be introduced to various academic concentrations, academic requirements and regulations, extracurricular activities, and other general information. Survival skills that enable the students to cope with academia and to develop a better understanding of themselves will be stressed. Class meets for one hour each week. Attendance is required. Previously, this course was designated as EDU 1103.
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FYC 1104 - University Success Strategies Credits: 1 hr
This course is designed to equip students with the academic, personal and social skills and information needed to succeed in college. This course will acquaint students with University and campus support services that aid new student adjustment and persistence. The course provides assessment of study skills techniques and provides practical knowledge and application of academic, personal, and social survival skills and strategies needed to achieve personal success. Topics include intensive study of time-management, test taking, note taking, textbook reading techniques, and study proficiency. Students must participate in a minimum of three (3) hours of tutoring in the Center for Student Success or computer assisted instruction in the Academic Resource Center. Prerequisite(s): FYC 1103, NUR 1103, or HON 1106, and recommendation by department chair.
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SBE 1103 - Freshman Seminar Credits: 1
This course is designed to promote student success through academic and personal development. Students are taught the expectations of university life and introduced to the range of campus and community resources. They are also exposed to business culture and ethics through guest lectures, workshops, and experiential activities. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the University and declared one of the business programs as a pre-major.
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French |
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FRE 1311 - Elementary French I Credits: 3 hrs
This proficiency-oriented course is designed to develop usable language skills in all areas: speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension. The language laboratory will be used extensively. No previous knowledge of French is required. (Four periods per week.)
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FRE 1312 - Elementary French II Credits: 3 hrs
This is a continuation of FRE 1311. (Four periods per week.) Prerequisite(s): FRE 1311.
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FRE 2311 - Intermediate French I Credits: 3 hrs
Proficiency-oriented, this course upgrades language skills developed in the elementary course. Students develop speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension skills at a more advanced level. The language laboratory may also be used. (Four periods per week.) Prerequisite(s): FRE 1311 and 1312 or permission of the instructor.
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FRE 2312 - Intermediate French II Credits: 3 hrs
This is a continuation of FRE 2311. (Four periods per week.) Prerequisite(s): FRE 2311.
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FRE 3306 - Advanced French Grammar and Composition Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a study of advanced grammatical structures with emphasis upon the writing of compositions. Prerequisite(s): FRE 2312.
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FRE 3310 - Survey of French Literature Credits: 3 hrs
This survey course will acquaint the students with a general knowledge of the life and works of certain authors from the Middle Ages to the end of the eighteenth century. Prerequisite(s): FRE 2312.
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FRE 3311 - French Civilization Credits: 3 hrs
This course offers a comprehensive and systematic study of the origin and development of the French nation from the point of view of geography, industry, social and political institutions, science, art, and literature. Prerequisite(s): FRE 2312.
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FRE 3312 - Advanced French Conversation Credits: 3 hrs
This course provides for the development of fluency and grammatical accuracy in speaking French. Prerequisite(s): FRE 2312.
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FRE 3318 - French Literature of the Seventeenth Century Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a study of works of the classical period with emphasis upon Corneille, Racine, and Molière. Prerequisite(s): FRE 2312.
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FRE 3324 - Twentieth Century French Prose Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a study of the main literary and philosophical ideas in twentieth century prose with emphasis upon Peguy, Claudel, Gide, Breton, Camus, and Sartre. Prerequisite(s): FRE 2312.
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FRE 4301 - French Phonetics Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed for the study and the analysis of the sound system in French. The sound system includes pronunciation, rhythm, stress, and intonation. Practice in correct phonetics will be emphasized. Prerequisite(s): FRE 2312.
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FRE 4390 - Special Topics in French Culture Credits: 3 hrs
This course will include the study of significant themes, movements, and cultural developments in the French culture. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
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Geography |
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GEO 2311 - Introduction to Geography Credits: 3 hrs
This course introduces the student to the discipline of geography. Emphasis is placed on the spatial distribution of phenomena and on mapwork, which involves, basically, place identification and location. Several aspects of physical geography such as landforms, plate tectonics and agents of erosion are described. Additionally, subdivisions of human geography such as population distribution, cultural geography and human-environment relationships receive attention. General Education Course that Satisfies SLO: Oral Communication; AK: Soc/ Beh Science; CuT
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GEO 2312 - Geography of North America Credits: 3 hrs
This course focuses on three aspects of North America: the physical setting, which includes glaciation, climate and physiography; the human/social realm, which discusses such topics as population distribution and racial groups, cities, the South and economic activities; and human-environment interaction on the continent. General Education Course that Satisfies SLO: Critical Thinking; AK: Soc/ Beh Science; CuT:
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GEO 2313 - Environmental Geography Credits: 3 hrs
This course introduces students to the classification of earth’s resources and the concept of human-resource-environment interaction. Focus is placed on how physical, social, and cultural factors help us to understand resource issues and how humans deliberately and unwittingly degrade the earth’s environment. Environmental issues are discussed and ways are suggested to minimize environmental damage. General Education Course that Satisfies SLO: Critical Thinking; AK: Soc/ Beh Science; CuT
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GEO 2315 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3 hrs
In this course the student will be introduced to the concept of visualizing, exploring and analyzing data geographically. The student will obtain hands-on experience of display, analysis and presentation of mapping functions using the latest ArcView GIS software. The student will also be given an introduction to the fundamental concepts of geographical information science (geographic data acquisition, representation, analysis, and interpretation). Technologies reviewed include topographic mapping, global positioning systems, aerial photography, and satellite remote sensing. Assignments will be geared toward analysis of data and decision-making. General Education Course that Satisfies SLO: Critical Reading; AK: Soc/ Beh Science; CuT
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GEO 3311 - Urban Geography Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a study of interurban and intraurban relationships, including analysis of spatial aspects of sociological, economic, and political phenomena. General Education Course that Satisfies SLO: Written Communication; AK: Soc/ Beh Science; CuT
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GEO 3336 - World Economic Geography Credits: 3 hrs
This course analyzes the spatial distribution of economic activities globally. Focus is placed on the activities of humans in their physical and cultural setting. A classification of the economic world into the First and Third Worlds and the economic/sociocultural/ political/environmental variables accounting for the respective stages of development are discussed. The economies of North America, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America are emphasized. Students may not receive credit for both ECO 3336 and GEO 3336. General Education Course that Satisfies SLO: Written Communication; AK: Soc/ Beh Science; CuT
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