English Courses
Required Courses for the Major
ENGL 2211
Maj British Writers: 1300-1800
A study of major British writers from Chaucer to Johnson.
ENGL 2212
Maj British Writers: 1800-1950
A study of major British writers from Wordsworth to Auden.
ENGL 2215
Maj Amer Writers:Begin to 1890
A study of major American writers of the 19th century, Poe through Twain.
ENGL 2216
Maj American Writers:1890-1950
A study of major American writers of the 20th century, James through Faulkner.
ENGL 3201
English Grammar
A study of the terminology and rules of standard English grammar with attention to evaluating speech and text for adherence to representative syntactic structures and to developing syntactic versatility. (Offered in alternate years)
ENGL 4101
English Seminar
Reading, discussion, independent research and written reports on a topic selected by the department.
In addition to the core, students must select one of the following concentrations:
Literature Concentration
One of the following:
ENGL 3314
Medieval Literature
A study of the literature of Medieval England, to include the Arthurian legends, Chaucer and the Chaucerians, lyrics, and drama. (Offered in alternate years.)
ENGL 3319
Shakespeare & Tudor Drama
An intensive study of Shakespeare's comedies and histories with some attention to the works of other Tudor playwrights.
ENGL 3320
Shakespeare & Stuart Drama
An intensive study of Shakespeare's tragedies and romances with some attention to the works of other Stuart playwrights.
ENGL 3321
17th Century British Lit
A study of representative writers of the 1600's to include Jonson, Bacon, Donne and the metaphysical poets, the Cavalier poets, and Milton. (Offered in alternate years.)
Five additional English electives at 2000/3000 level (15)
ENGL 3803
Literary Criticism
Creative Writing Concentration
FOUR of the following courses:
ENGL 1305
Intro to Creative Writing
A workshop course introducing the techniques of writing in three out of four genres (poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and/or playwriting).
ENGL 3305
Creative Writing: Poetry
Guidance and experimentation in the process of producing, revising, and evaluating poetry. Prerequisite: permission of the Instructor.
ENGL 3306
Creative Writing: Prose
Guidance and experimentation in the processes of producing, revising, and evaluating short fiction and other prose forms. Prerequisite:permission of Instructor.
ENGL 3307
Creative Writing: Non-Fiction
Guidance and experimentation in the process of producing, revising, and evaluating non-fiction prose. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor.
ENGL 3361
Travel and Travel Writing
TA 2444
Playwriting
Stage practice of procedures and processes necessary for writing a stage play.
Any TWO additional ENGL Literature electives at the 3000 level or higher.
One of the following courses:
ENGL 4201
Practicum in English
Approved projects or field experience following a contractual plan approved by the Department Chair.
ENGL 4301
Independent Study in English
Self-directed study following a contractual plan initiated by the student and accepted by the staff.
ENGL 4401
Internship in English
A field experience related to English study with the formal evaluation, supervision and direction provided by an outside agency in collaboration with the coordinating professor and student. Prerequisites: formalized plan, permission of coordinating professor and department chair.
One additional 3000 level writing course
Public and Professional Writing Concentration
ENGL 3308
Professional & Technical Writ
An introduction to the rhetorical contexts and genres of professional and technical communication, with emphasis on the production, revision, and editing of workplace documents.
COMM 2255
Writing For Media
Theory and practice in various forms of writing for print journalism, electronic journalism, and public relations.
Select ONE of the following:
ENGL 4201
Practicum in English
Approved projects or field experience following a contractual plan approved by the Department Chair.
ENGL 4401
Internship in English
A field experience related to English study with the formal evaluation, supervision and direction provided by an outside agency in collaboration with the coordinating professor and student. Prerequisites: formalized plan, permission of coordinating professor and department chair.
COMM 4401
Internship in Communication
A supervised application of theory to practice in a functional area relating to communication arts. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Choose ONE of the following courses:
ENGL 2155
Arrowhead Production
A practical approach to the professional work of literary editing and publishing, focusing on the production of the Arrowhead magazine. Limited to members of the Arrowhead staff. May be repeated twice for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor.
COMM 2249
Applied Journalism
The learning and development of journalism techniques through actual publication practice. Limited to students working with the Pioneer, this course may be repeated for a maximum of 8 semester hours credit.
Choose four electives from the following (12):
ENGL 3307
Creative Writing: Non-Fiction
Guidance and experimentation in the process of producing, revising, and evaluating non-fiction prose. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor.
ENGL 3309
Visual Rhetoric
An introduction to the theory and practice of visual rhetoric, focusing primarily on the incorporation of visuals into text-based documents created for both popular and professional audiences.
ENGL 3310
Digital Writing
This course will introduce you to issues of writing in various digital environments including web pages, podcasts, augmented reality games, and Google documents. This class also introduces fundamentals of HTML authoring, digital rhetoric, and image and sound manipulation.
ENGL 3801
Major Rhetorical Texts
A survey of the major theorists and theories of rhetoric from ancient Greece to the late twentieth century.
ENGL 3361
Travel and Travel Writing
ENGL 4301
Independent Study in English
Self-directed study following a contractual plan initiated by the student and accepted by the staff.
COMM 1240
Introduction to Journalism
Provides an overview of American journalism socially, politically, and historically from the Colonial era through the current digital age with an emphasis on research, basic journalistic writing/reporting, ethics, and law.
COMM 2310
Feature Writing
A study and practical application of the principles and processes involved in writing feature-style articles for various media outlets. Prerequisite: COMM 1240.
COMM 2810
Organizational Communication
An introduction to the theory and practices associated with management and communication of information within organizations and businesses.
COMM 3900
Intercultural Communications
Study of communication differences across various non-western or distinctly unique subcultures and the impact of cultural differences on interactions in various social and business settings.
COMM 3920
Persuasion
An exploration of persuasive communication over the years with a focus on the formulation and creation of arguments in interpersonal and media in the past and today.
DMP 1501
Intro to Digital Media Product
Covers the basic skills of content production. Theory of camera use, editing and storytelling will be covered. Use of editing software will be introduced and used.