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ELE 452 - Skills in Teaching EFL
Credit(s): 3
Examination of technical and practical teaching of English as a foreign language in an international classroom. Examine skills and strategies that support a community of learners and facilitate optimal foreign language learning in international classrooms.
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ELE 453 - International Teaching
Credit(s): 3
Examination of teaching and assessment strategies that support a community of learners and facilitate optimal learning in international classrooms.
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ELE 475 - Special Problems
Credit(s): 1-6
Individual study of a selected topic under the direction of a faculty member. Conferences between the student and faculty member are required during the semester. Approval from the faculty member directing the study and the department chair is required.
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ELE 478 - Special Topics
Credit(s): 1-6
An in-depth study of a selected topic in a given field or discipline.
Repeated: May be repeated with different titles but only offered three times with the same title.
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ELE 495 - Humane and Environmental Education
Credit(s): 3
Study of humane and environmental education concepts and methods with emphasis on the role they can play in the teaching of the essential elements of the curriculum prescribed for Texas schools.
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EGR 111 - Foundations in Engineering I
Credit(s): 3
Introduction to the engineering profession, ethics and disciplines; development of skills in teamwork, communication, problem-solving and design; other topics included are Newton’s laws, unit conversion, orthographic drawings, CAD tools and spreadsheet software.
Co-requisite(s): EGR 111L
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EGR 111L - Foundations in Engineering I Lab
Credit(s): 0
Introduction to the engineering profession, ethics and disciplines; development of skills in teamwork, communication, problem-solving and design; other topics included are Newton’s laws, unit conversion, orthographic drawings, CAD tools and spreadsheet software.
Lab Fee: Lab fee $20.
Co-requisite(s): EGR 111
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EGR 112 - Foundations in Engineering II
Credit(s): 3
Continuation of EGR 111 . Topics include spreadsheet software, advanced graphing skills, mathematical functions, mathematical models, statistics, mathematical computation software and programming.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 111 and (MTH 138 or MTH 140 ) Co-requisite(s): EGR 112L
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EGR 112L - Foundations in Engineering II Lab
Credit(s): 0
Continuation of EGR 111 . Topics include spreadsheet software, advanced graphing skills, mathematical functions, mathematical models, statistics, mathematical computation software and programming.
Lab Fee: Lab fee $20.
Co-requisite(s): EGR 112
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EGR 210 - Geometric Modeling for Mechanical Design
Credit(s): 3
Students will utilize computer-aided engineering to understand concepts in geometric modeling and engineering graphics with applications to mechanical design. Topics will include fundamentals of design, modeling visualization and preparation of engineering drawings, including multiview 3-D representations, orthographic projection and isometric perspective, solid modeling, dimensioning and tolerancing, modern prototyping and manufacturing techniques.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 111
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EGR 210L - Geometric Modeling for Mechanical Design Laboratory
Credit(s): 0
Students will utilize computer-aided engineering (CAE) to understand concepts in geometric modeling and engineering graphics with applications to mechanical design. Topics will include fundamentals of design; modeling visualization and preparation of engineering drawings including multiview 3-D representations: orthographic projection and isometric perspective; solid modeling; dimensioning and tolerancing; modern prototyping and manufacturing techniques.
Co-requisite(s): EGR 210
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EGR 215 - Linear Circuit Analysis I
Credit(s): 3
Principles of electrical circuits and systems. Basic circuit elements (resistance, inductance, mutual inductance, capacitance, independent and dependent controlled voltage, and current sources). Topology of electrical networks, Kirchhoff’s laws, node and mesh analysis, DC circuit analysis, operational amplifiers, transient and sinusoidal steady-state analysis, AC circuit analysis, first- and second-order circuits, and use of computer simulation software to solve circuit problems. Lecture and laboratory grades are computed into one grade, and the same grade is recorded for both lecture and lab.
Same As: (Same as PHY 215 )
Prerequisite(s): MTH 233 Co-requisite(s): EGR 215L
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EGR 215L - Linear Circuit Analysis I Lab
Credit(s): 1
Principles of electrical circuits and systems. Basic circuit elements (resistance, inductance, mutual inductance, capacitance, independent and dependent controlled voltage, and current sources). Topology of electrical networks, Kirchhoff's laws, node and mesh analysis, DC circuit analysis, operational amplifiers, transient and sinusoidal steady-state analysis, AC circuit analysis, first- and second-order circuits, and use of computer simulation software to solve circuit problems. Lecture and laboratory grades are computed into one grade, and the same grade is recorded for both lecture and lab.
Same As: (Same as PHY 215L )
Lab Fee: Lab fee $20.
Co-requisite(s): EGR 215
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EGR 250 - Engineering Statics
Credit(s): 4
Basic theory of engineering mechanics using calculus involving the description of forces, moments and couples acting on stationary engineering structures; equilibrium in two and three dimensions; free-body diagrams; friction; centroids; centers of gravity; and moments of inertia.
Same As: PHY 250 Cross-listed: PHY 250
Lab Fee: Lab fee required.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 234 and PHY 241 Co-requisite(s): EGR 250L
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EGR 250L - Engineering Statics Lab
Credit(s): 0
Basic theory of engineering mechanics using calculus involving the description of forces, moments and couples acting on stationary engineering structures; equilibrium in 2- and 3-D; free-body diagrams; friction; centroids; centers of gravity; and moments of inertia.
Lab Fee: Lab fee $20.
Co-requisite(s): EGR 250
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EGR 305 - Mechanics of Materials
Credit(s): 3
Topics include stress and strain, uniaxially loaded members, centroids and area moments of inertia, normal and shear stresses, beam deflections, buckling of columns, pressure vessels, combined stresses and failure criteria.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 250 or PHY 250
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EGR 321 - Engineering Dynamics
Credit(s): 4
Basic theory of engineering mechanics using calculus, involving the motion of particles, rigid bodies and systems of particles; Newton’s Laws; work and energy relationships; principles of impulse and momentum; application of kinetics and kinematics to the solution of engineering problems. Hamiltonian and Lagrangian mechanics.
Same As: PHY 321
Lab Fee: Lab fee required.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 250 Co-requisite(s): EGR 321L
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EGR 321L - Engineering Dynamics Lab
Credit(s): 0
Basic theory of engineering mechanics using calculus, involving the motion of particles, rigid bodies and systems of particles; Newton’s Laws; work and energy relationships; principles of impulse and momentum; application of kinetics and kinematics to the solution of engineering problems. Hamiltonian and Lagrangian mechanics.
Lab Fee: Lab fee $20.
Co-requisite(s): EGR 321
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EGR 343 - Digital Systems
Credit(s): 3
Theory and design of digital logic, circuits and systems. Number systems, operations and codes, logic gates, Boolean algebra and logic simplification, Karnaugh maps, combinational logic, functions of combinational logic, flip-flops and related devices, counters, shift registers, sequential logic, memory and storage.
Same As: PHY 343
Prerequisite(s): EGR 215 or PHY 215 Co-requisite(s): EGR 343L
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EGR 343L - Digital Systems Laboratory
Credit(s): 0
Theory and design of digital logic, circuits and systems. Number systems, operations and codes, logic gates, Boolean algebra and logic simplification, Karnaugh maps, combinational logic, functions of combinational logic, flip-flops and related devices, counters, shift registers, sequential logic, memory and storage.
Lab Fee: Lab fee $20.
Co-requisite(s): EGR 343
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EGR 344 - Microcomputer Interfacing
Credit(s): 3
Microprocessor architecture, programming and interfacing. Introduction to assembly language programming, microcomputers, microcontrollers, instruction set, chip interfacing, addressing modes, interrupts, input/output and communication.
Prerequisite(s): CSC 102 ; EGR 343 or PHY 343 Co-requisite(s): EGR 344L
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EGR 344L - Microcomputer Interfacing Lab
Credit(s): 0
Microprocessor architecture, programming and interfacing. Introduction to assembly language programming, microcomputers, microcontrollers, instruction set, chip interfacing, addressing modes, interrupts, input/output and communication.
Lab Fee: Lab fee $20.
Co-requisite(s): EGR 344
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EGR 345 - Fluid Mechanics
Credit(s): 3
The course covers basic concepts of a fluid and the fundamentals and applications of ideal and real fluid flow. Topics include fluid statistics, conversation principles, the Bernoulli equation, fluid flow in pipes, open channel flow and fluid flow measurement devices.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 321 or PHY 321
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EGR 370 - Linear Circuit Analysis II
Credit(s): 3
Transient circuit analysis, circuit analysis and design using the Laplace transform; convolution in time domain and frequency domain; transfer functions; frequency response and Bode plots; passive and active filter design; Fourier Transform; two-port circuits and balanced three-phase AC circuits.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 337 ; EGR 215 or PHY 215 or permission of instructor
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EGR 414 - Control Systems
Credit(s): 3
Introduction to automatic control systems; mathematical models of physical systems; block diagrams and signal flow graphs; transient and steady state responses; PID controllers; stability of linear feedback systems; root-locus and Routh’s criteria; frequency response methods; polar, Nyquist and Bode plots; stability margins; and state-variable formulation.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 370
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EGR 460 - Engineering Capstone Design I
Credit(s): 2
A capstone design project is progressed to the point of prototype construction, testing and hardware specification. The specific skills and knowledge needed by practicing engineers in the product realization process are emphasized and developed.
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EGR 470 - Engineering Capstone Design II
Credit(s): 2
The capstone project initiated in EGR 460 is taken from a prototype to a finished project. The project then undergoes laboratory testing and evaluation. Students present their results on a research poster and in oral presentations.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 460
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EGR 475 - Special Problems
Credit(s): 1-4
Experimental or theoretical independent study in research. Repeatable for credit.
Prerequisite(s): 12 semester hours of engineering or physics or permission of instructor
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EGR 476 - Special Problems
Credit(s): 1-4
Experimental or theoretical independent study in research. Repeatable for credit.
Prerequisite(s): 12 semester hours of engineering or physics or permission of instructor
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ENG 131 - Rhetoric and Composition
Credit(s): 3
Study and application of the writing process and the skills of writing with a focus on analytical reading and writing. Essay assignments address rhetorical analysis and evaluation and critical responses to close readings of texts. Required of all students who do not qualify for ENG 133 . Must earn a grade of C or higher to be admitted to ENG 132 .
Course Fee: Course fee $10.
Prerequisite(s): acceptable THEA score or at least a C in IRW 099
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ENG 132 - Research and Argument
Credit(s): 3
Continued study and application of the writing process and the skills of writing with a focus on the forms of argumentative writing and on research methods, such as gathering, evaluating, summarizing, synthesizing and citing source information.
Course Fee: Course fee $7.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 131
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ENG 133 - Honors Composition: Analysis, Argument and Research
Credit(s): 3
Intensive study and application of academic writing with a focus on analytical reading and writing. Essay assignments that address rhetorical analysis, argumentative writing and the incorporation of research. Students must receive an A in 133H to receive credit for ENG 131 and ENG 132 ; students receiving a grade of B or C must take ENG 132 . Students must receive a C or higher in the freshman writing sequence to be admitted to any English 200-level course.
Prerequisite(s): Must be student in School of Honors
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ENG 200 - Introduction to Literature
Credit(s): 3
Readings in literary genres, such as poetry, drama, short story and novel.
Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of freshman ENG, ENG 131 , ENG 132
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ENG 209 - Introduction to Mythology
Credit(s): 3
Focuses primarily on studies of Greek, Roman and Hebraic mythologies emphasizing the role of myth in history, culture and consciousness.
Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of freshman ENG
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ENG 211 - World Literature to 1650
Credit(s): 3
Survey in the first half of Western and non-Western literatures spanning the periods from the first written literature through 1650.
Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of freshman ENG, ENG 131 , ENG 132
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ENG 212 - World Literature from 1650
Credit(s): 3
Survey in the second half of Western and non-Western literatures spanning the periods from 1650 to the present.
Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of freshman ENG, ENG 131 , ENG 132
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ENG 221 - British Literature to 1800
Credit(s): 3
Survey of major authors and literary movements/paradigms in British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 18th century.
Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of freshman ENG, ENG 131 , ENG 132
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ENG 222 - British Literature from 1800
Credit(s): 3
Survey of major authors and literary movements/paradigms in British literature from romanticism to the present, including study of the Victorians and moderns.
Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of freshman ENG, ENG 131 , ENG 132
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ENG 229 - American Literature to 1865
Credit(s): 3
Survey of major authors and literary movements/paradigms in American literature from its beginnings to 1865.
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ENG 230 - American Literature from 1865
Credit(s): 3
Survey of major authors and literary movements/paradigms in American literature from 1865 to the present.
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ENG 233H - Literary Genres
Credit(s): 3
Generically based survey of literature covering a variety of periods and/or traditions for students whose performance on the ACT or SAT examination qualifies them for accelerated and individualized study.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 133 with a grade of A or consent of department chair
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ENG 246 - Introduction to Narrative Film
Credit(s): 3
An introduction to the concepts and terminology necessary to discuss and write about narrative film in complex and compelling ways. Emphasis on film literacy, the language and grammar of film, and critically reading and analyzing the cinematic text.
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ENG 250 - Literature for Young Children
Credit(s): 3
In-depth examination of literature for very young children (ages 2 to 8). Sections of this course may focus on multicultural and global literature for young children.
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ENG 261 - Introduction to Creative Writing
Credit(s): 3
An introduction to the writing of poetry, fiction and non-fiction with opportunities for practice and peer workshop.
Course Fee: Course fee $10.
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ENG 273 - Technical and Scientific Writing
Credit(s): 3
The study of the rhetorical principles involved in technical and scientific workplace writing with an emphasis on the production of professional documents, such as analytical reports. Will not satisfy literature requirement; will not count toward an English major or minor (except for a minor in writing).
Course Fee: Course fee $7.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 131 , ENG 132 ; ENG 133
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ENG 302 - Folklore
Credit(s): 3
Examines the traditional knowledge of a culture, including the customs, traditions, beliefs, superstitions, oral histories, legends, crafts, foods, art, ceremonies and speech of a particular group. The focus may be on American folk traditions or those of various societies, such as Native Americans or ancient cultures.
Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 304 - Ancient/Classical World Literature
Credit(s): 3
A close study of works in world literature (Western and non-Western) from the earliest writings to approximately 500 CE. The course will cover literature of the ancient near east, classical Greek and Latin literature, Chinese and Indian literature, and early Christian literature.
Prerequisite(s): 9 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 305 - Medieval/Renaissance World Literature
Credit(s): 3
A close study of works in world literature (Western and non-Western) from approximately 500 to 1600. The course will cover Arabic literature, medieval and Renaissance romance literature, and Golden Age Japanese literature.
Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of Freshman ENG, ENG 131 , ENG 132
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ENG 307 - Early Modern/Modern World Literature
Credit(s): 3
A close study of works in world literature (primarily Western) from approximately 1600 to 1900. The course will cover French neoclassical literature, continental romantic literature, and realist and symbolist literature.
Prerequisite(s): 9 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 308 - Contemporary World Literature
Credit(s): 3
A close study of works in world literature (Western and non-Western) from 1900 to the present. The course will cover works representative of modernism, postmodernism, magical realism and contemporary trends.
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ENG 315 - Medieval British Literature
Credit(s): 3
A close study of British literature from early Celtic and Anglo-Saxon texts through the 15th century. The course will cover a variety of genres/modes, such as Arthurian romance, heroic poetry, satire, dream vision, drama, lyrics, chronicle, biography and autobiography, as well as major authors such as Marie de France, Chaucer, Langland, the Pearl-Poet and Malory.
Prerequisite(s): 9 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 316 - Renaissance British Literature
Credit(s): 3
A close study of British literature in the 16th and 17th centuries. The course will cover literary schools of the period and major authors, such as Sidney, Spenser, Wyatt, Shakespeare, Marlowe, Donne, Jonson, Herbert, Bacon and Milton.
Prerequisite(s): 9 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 317 - Restoration and 18th-Century British Literature
Credit(s): 3
A close study of British literature from the 1660 to 1800. The course will cover literary schools of the period and major authors, such as Dryden, Behn, Congreve, Wycherly, Defoe, Pope, Swift, Johnson, Burney and Thompson.
Prerequisite(s): 9 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 318 - Romantic and Victorian British Literature
Credit(s): 3
A close study of British literature from the 1780s to 1901. The course will cover literary schools of the period and major authors, such as Wordsworth, Keats, Byron, Radcliffe, Austen, Scott, Tennyson, Rossetti, Arnold, Eliot and Dickens.
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ENG 319 - Modern and Contemporary British Literature
Credit(s): 3
A close study of 20th-century British literature. The course will cover literary schools of the period and major authors, such as Yeats, T.S. Eliot, Conrad, Woolf, Joyce, Orwell, Dylan Thomas, Burgess, Auden and Heaney.
Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of freshman ENG, ENG 131 , ENG 132
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ENG 330 - Colonial American Literature
Credit(s): 3
A close study of American literature from pre-colonization to the early 1800s. The course will cover literary schools of the period and major authors, such as Smith, Bradford, Bradstreet, Rowlandson, Crevecoeur, Wheatley, Paine, Franklin, Jefferson, Knight and Equiano.
Prerequisite(s): 9 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 331 - American Romantic/Transcendental Literature
Credit(s): 3
A close study of American literature from the early 1800s through the Civil War. The course will cover literary schools of the period and major authors, such as Cooper, Irving, Emerson, Thoreau, Dickinson, Fuller, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Douglass and Whitman.
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ENG 332 - Realism/Naturalism American Literature
Credit(s): 3
A close study of American literature from the end of the Civil War to the 1920s. The course will cover literary schools of the period and major authors, such as Twain, James, Norris, Chesnutt, Crane, London, Dreiser, Chopin, Wharton and Gilman.
Prerequisite(s): 9 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 333 - Modern American Literature
Credit(s): 3
A close study of American literature from 1914 to 1945. The course will cover literary schools of the period and major authors, such as Frost, Williams, Stevens, H.D., Faulkner, Porter, Hemingway, Dos Passos and Fitzgerald.
Prerequisite(s): 9 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 334 - Contemporary American Literature
Credit(s): 3
A close study of American literature from 1945 to the present. The course will cover literary schools of the period and major authors, such as Salinger, Vonnegut, Ellison, Carver, Ginsberg, O’Connor, Morrison, Barth and Williams.
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ENG 335 - Digital Rhetoric and Writing
Credit(s): 3
Study of and practice in writing electronic genres with consideration of audience, media and technology. The course will focus on issues specific to language, visual rhetoric, composition and publication in digital environments.
Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of freshman ENG, ENG 131 , ENG 132
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ENG 341 - Introduction to Linguistics
Credit(s): 3
Introduction to the core concepts of linguistic study, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics, and to the application of those concepts such as language acquisition, language disorders, sociolinguistics and language change. Analyses of linguistic concepts and applications focus on data from languages spoken around the world (i.e., will not focus on or be limited to English).
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ENG 342 - History of the English Language
Credit(s): 3
Study of language change and reasons for change in the English language throughout the three major periods: Old, Middle and Modern English. Types of linguistic changes include sound, structure and meaning. Investigation of possible causes for these changes focuses on literary developments and socio-political factors that influenced the language. Within Modern English, examination of current English dialects around the world.
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ENG 343 - Descriptive Linguistics
Credit(s): 3
Linguistic analysis of a language or language family.
Repeated: May be repeated up to three times under different languages.
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ENG 344 - Structures of English
Credit(s): 3
Linguistic study of English, including phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Includes an examination of several applied topics, focusing on topics such as English stylistics, language acquisition as it pertains to structures of English, English dialects and history of English.
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ENG 346 - Film Topics: Genre and Auteur
Credit(s): 3
Intensive study of developments in film categorization, classification and interpretation. Studies of genres, such as the western, screwball comedy, film noir, musicals, horror and thrillers. Individual directors studied may include Hitchcock, Welles, Hawks, Ford, Sayles, Lee, Spielberg, Kubrick, Coen, Chaplin, Keaton, Cukor and Sirk.
Repeated: May be repeated when topic changes.
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ENG 348 - Study Abroad
Credit(s): 3
An upper-level topics course for students participating in a study-abroad program with the English department. Topics will vary.
Prerequisite(s): 9 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 350 - Children’s Literature
Credit(s): 3
Study of the major genres of children’s literature. Focus on primary texts from each genre.
Prerequisite(s): 9 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 351 - Fairy Tales
Credit(s): 3
Introduction to the most familiar fairy tales. Students will examine how fairy tales are used in modern work, particularly young-adult fiction.
Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of freshman ENG, ENG 131 , ENG 132
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ENG 352 - Special Topics in Children’s Literature
Credit(s): 3
Course will focus on specific periods, genres and modes of children’s and young-adult literature.
Repeated: May be repeated for credit when topic changes. Children’s literature minors may only take course once for credit toward the minor.
Prerequisite(s): 9 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 353 - The Golden Age of Children’s Literature
Credit(s): 3
Examination of works for children written by authors in Great Britain and the United States during “The Golden Age of Children’s Literature” from 1860 to 1920. Course examines texts aesthetically, culturally and historically, discussing how they address the tensions of the age.
Prerequisite(s): 9 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 354 - Picture Books
Credit(s): 3
Study of a genre of children’s literature in which words and pictures are used to convey meaning. Course required for those minoring in children’s literature. Students will study picture-book, art and illustrative theories and present close readings of children’s picture books.
Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 355 - Gender and Sexuality in Children’s Literature
Credit(s): 3
Course examines issues of gender and sexuality in children’s and young-adult literature. Students will assess concepts of masculinity, femininity, sexuality and socialization in texts aimed at children and adolescents, why certain books are labelled “boys” or “girls” books, and the cultural ramifications of such gendered readings. Counts toward the children’s literature minor.
Prerequisite(s): 9 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 356 - Young Adult Literature
Credit(s): 3
Study of the major genres of literature published for a young-adult audience. Focus on primary texts from each genre.
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ENG 359 - Intermediate Poetry Workshop
Credit(s): 3
Readings and discussions demonstrating the basic structural and technical elements of poetry with opportunities for practice and peer workshop.
Course Fee: Course fee $10.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 131 , ENG 132 , ENG 261
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ENG 361 - Intermediate Fiction Workshop
Credit(s): 3
Readings and discussions demonstrating the basic structural and technical elements of fiction with opportunities for practice and peer workshop.
Course Fee: Course fee $10.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 131 , ENG 132 , ENG 261
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ENG 362 - Intermediate Non-fiction Workshop
Credit(s): 3
Readings and discussions demonstrating the basic structural and technical elements of creative nonfiction with opportunities for practice and peer workshop.
Course Fee: Course fee $10.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 131 , ENG 132 , ENG 261
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ENG 365 - Adaptation: Literature and Film
Credit(s): 3
Investigation of many of the current theories of adaptation. Students will learn the necessary terminology to discuss film and literature, analyze literary and filmic texts, and grapple with several current strands of sophisticated (and sometimes difficult) film and narrative theory.
Repeated: May be repeated when topic changes.
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ENG 373 - Technical and Professional Editing
Credit(s): 3
Study and application of the principles involved in the editing and publication of professional and technical projects. Emphasis placed on planning, arranging, editing and laying out complex documents like journal issues, scholarly anthologies and lengthy technical documents.
Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of freshman ENG and at least 3 additional hours of a sophomore or higher-level writing course
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ENG 374 - African-American Literature
Credit(s): 3
Study of writers, movements and genres in African-American literature.
Repeated: May be repeated up to nine hours. May be taught as a survey.
Prerequisite(s): 9 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 379 - African Literature
Credit(s): 3
Intensive study of oral and written literature in the African diaspora. Sections will focus on such African literary traditions as storytelling by griots.
Prerequisite(s): 9 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 381 - Introduction to Literary Analysis
Credit(s): 3
Includes the analysis of both primary and secondary texts with emphasis on thematics, structures and philosophical foundations of essays, fiction, poetry and/or drama, as well as a study of the historical trends in the analysis of literary arts. The course should be taken during the first semester a student is eligible for 300-level courses; it is a prerequisite to all 400-level literature courses.
Course Fee: Course fee $7.
Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of freshman ENG, ENG 131 , ENG 132
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ENG 382 - Reasoning and Writing
Credit(s): 3
Construction of argumentative critical analysis based on instructor- and student-selected topics.
Course Fee: Course fee $7.
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ENG 383 - Bible as Literature
Credit(s): 3
This course approaches the Bible as a composite text of multiple genres (mythical, historical, epistolary, poetic and prophetic). Issues include the development of a canon, parameters of interpretation, biblical poetics and biblical influence. Some comparison with related non-biblical texts.
Prerequisite(s): 9 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 390 - Special Topics in Literature
Credit(s): 3
Various topics such as humor and satire, mystery and imagination, science fiction, politics and literature, Native American literature and so on.
Repeated: May be repeated up to six hours.
Prerequisite(s): 9 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 405 - Topics in Comparative World Literature
Credit(s): 3
Advanced study and research in world literature, which may focus on particular periods, genres and/or authors.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 381 and 9 additional hours of ENG
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ENG 411 - Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Credit(s): 3
Survey of pedagogical, language learning and language development theories relevant to the teaching of English as a foreign language. Application of theories for particular language-learning groups.
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ENG 412 - Topics in British Literature
Credit(s): 3
Advanced study and research in British literature, which may focus on particular periods, genres and/or authors.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 381 and 9 additional hours of ENG
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ENG 421 - Topics in American Literature
Credit(s): 3
Advanced study and research in American literature, which may focus on particular periods, genres and/or authors.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 381 and 9 additional hours of ENG
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ENG 423 - Topics in Regional American Literature
Credit(s): 3
Advanced study of principal regional literatures of America. The focus may be specifically on Texas authors and works, Southwestern or Southern writers, the Western as a genre, Great Plains literature, the literature of the Northwest or other related topics.
Repeated: May be repeated when topic changes.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 381 and 9 additional hours of ENG
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ENG 424 - Advanced Topics: World Cinema
Credit(s): 3
Investigations of nation and identity in film approached in their specific cultural, historical and theoretical terms. Study of international film movements, individual directors and/ or comparison between national cinemas.
Repeated: May be repeated when topic changes.
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ENG 426 - Advanced Study of Topics/Themes
Credit(s): 3
Advanced study and research of a specified topic or theme focusing on selections from any combination of authors and texts from American, British and/or world literature. Topics will vary.
Repeated: The course may be repeated when the topic changes.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 381 and 9 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 427 - Advanced Study of Major Authors
Credit(s): 3
Advanced study and research of a specific author and/or selection of authors, such as courses in Dickens, Woolf and James, etc., Faulkner and Morrison, etc.
Repeated: The course may be repeated when the topic changes.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 381 and 9 additional hours of ENG
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ENG 428 - Advanced Study of Genres
Credit(s): 3
Advanced study and research of a specific genre. For example, such courses as horror fiction, the American novella, the Western, detective fiction, etc. Focus will vary by semester.
Repeated: The course may be repeated when the topic changes.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 381 and 9 semester hours of ENG
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ENG 437 - Invented Languages
Credit(s): 3
Examination of how language works and typical features of world languages in order to construct an invented language; also, examination of famous constructed languages (including Elvish, Na’vi, and Esperanto). Students will invent their own languages to better understand the challenges of constructing languages and linguistic principles at work in natural language.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 131 and ENG 132
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ENG 438 - Forensic Linguistics
Credit(s): 3
Linguistic study of texts and recordings to determine authorship, evasion strategies, possible coercion in writings/recordings, stylistic changes, deception and so on. Linguistic tools include phonetic analysis and word choice. Texts analyzed include hate mail, suicide letters, ransom notes and confessions; recordings include interviews, interrogations and confessions.
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ENG 439 - English Grammar
Credit(s): 3
Advanced investigation of the concepts of grammatical form and function, including the application of labels such as noun, adjective, verb, subject, objects, phrase and clause. Study also will include discussion of the use of grammar in written and spoken language, the teaching of grammar in classrooms, the debates about grammatical change in current language and the notion of standard language.
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ENG 440 - Advanced Linguistics
Credit(s): 3
Focused study on one of the following three subareas of linguistics: phonetics/phonology, morphosyntax or semantics/pragmatics. Examination of available competing theories within the subarea and theoretical application to linguistic data. Subareas will be offered on a rotating schedule.
Repeated: Students may repeat this course up to two times (under differing topics).
Prerequisite(s): ENG 341
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ENG 442 - Topics in Linguistics
Credit(s): 3
Advanced study of a topic within linguistics; topics will rotate. Example topics include sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, language and literature, corpus linguistics, historical linguistics, typology and universals, and history of linguistic study.
Repeated: Students may repeat the course for a maximum of 9 hours under different topics.
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ENG 444 - English in Secondary School
Credit(s): 3
Theory and practice of language arts pedagogy in grades 8-12. Required for students planning to take English language arts and reading grades 8-12 TExES.
Prerequisite(s): 9 hours of 300- or 400-level ENG courses
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