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ARCHIVED 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
ARCHIVED 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Engineering Technology

  
  • ET 534 - Facilities Layout


    Facilities Layout

    Credits: (3)
  
  • ET 536 - Engineering Economic Analysis


    Engineering Economic Analysis

    Credits: (3)
  
  • ET 570 - Advanced Digital Communications


    Digital communications techniques and systems: signal space representation, binary and M-ary signaling methods, detection of binary and M-ary signals, comparison of digital communication system performances.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: A course or demonstrated competency in communications theory at the undergraduate level or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • ET 571 - Linear Systems Analysis


    Design and analysis of modern control circuits.  Modeling of linear dynamical systems in state space with focus on control of physical systems.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREREQ: MATH 320 or an equivalent course in ordinary differential equations, or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ET 575 - Systems Integration and Management


    Systems Integration and Management

    Credits: (3)
  
  • ET 593 - Topics in Engineering Tech.


    Topics in Engineering Tech.

    Credits: (1-3, R6)
  
  • ET 603 - Applied Research Methods and Experimental Design


    Applied Research Methods and Experimental Design

    Credits: (3)
  
  • ET 641 - Quality Assurance


    Quality Assurance

    Credits: (3)
  
  • ET 642 - Automation Systems


    Automation Systems

    Credits: (3)
  
  • ET 644 - Advanced Digital Signal Processing


    Digital signal processing methods and techniques including non-parametric power spectral estimation, model-based spectral estimation, and adaptive signal processing.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: A course or demonstrated competency in digital signal processing at the undergraduate level or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • ET 647 - Advanced Power System Analysis


    Fundamentals of phasors and three-phase circuits; power transformers; transmission line parameters and models; power flow studies; power system controls; symmetrical components; symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREREQ: Permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ET 648 - Manufacturing Research and Analysis


    Manufacturing Research and Analysis

    Credits: (3)
  
  • ET 680 - Independent Study


    Independent Study

    Credits: (3, R6)
  
  • ET 688 - Directed Project


    Directed Project

    Credits: (1-3, R6)
  
  • ET 695 - Seminar in Engineering Technology


    Seminar in Engineering Technology

    Credits: (1-3, R3)
  
  • ET 699 - Thesis


    Thesis

    Credits: (3, R6)
  
  • ET 779 - Continuing Applied Research


    Continuing Applied Research

    Credits: (1, R10)
  
  • ET 799 - Continuing Research—Thesis Option


    Continuing Research—Thesis Option

    Credits: (2, R24)

English

  
  • ENGL 101 - Writing and Rhetoric


    First year composition writing. Introduction to rhetoric and college-level writing, reading, and thinking.  Students develop individual writing process, research, and self-assessment strategies. (C1)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 131 - Academic English for Non-native Speakers


    Helps students develop strategies in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in academic English settings.  Limited to non-native speakers at an intermediate level or above.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 132 - American English for Non-Native Speakers II


    A specialized writing and mechanic skills class providing further preparation for composition courses. Exceptional performance and satisfaction of other criteria may result in waiver of 101.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 190 - Freshman Seminar in Literature


    Reading and writing about literature, with emphasis on human experience and values.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 191 - Freshman Seminar in Creative Writing


    Allows students to explore, practice, and discuss their creative writing, with emphasis on one or more of the following: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and screenwriting.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 192 - First Year Seminar in Motion Picture Studies


    Reading and writing about motion pictures, with an emphasis on critical viewing practices. The final project will be a student-run film festival. 

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 200 - Introduction to the English Major


    This one-hour course provides an opportunity to introduce students to the major.

    Credits: 1
  
  • ENGL 202 - Writing and Critical Inquiry


    Second year writing. Research based course in scholarly writing and rhetoric. Students engage in interdisciplinary inquiries, solve complex problems, and develop arguments, synthesizing their ideas with the ideas of others.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: ENGL 101. (C1)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 204 - The Literature of Culture


    The study of a variety of nonwestern cultures through their literature. Emphasis on such issues as religion, gender and family, economics, and social organization. (P6)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 206 - Literature of Place


    Liberal studies of literature of place, focusing on one general locations—such as Appalachia, South, West—or pairing of related places, such as urban-suburban. (P4)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 207 - Popular Literature and Culture


    Examines various popular literary genres, including gothic, popular romances, mysteries, westerns, science-fiction and fantasy, children’s literature, film, television, and the Internet. (P4)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 209 - Past Times: Literature and History


    Focuses upon the relationship between literature of the past and historical events, historical documents, and the events and texts of our time. (P4)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 210 - Contemporary African American Literature


    This course explores the rich tradition of African American literature from World War II to the present. (P4)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 231 - The Interpretation of Literature


    An introduction to the close reading of poetry, fiction, and drama, emphasizing theme, structure and form, figurative language, and style. Introduction to major critical approaches.  (P4)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 232 - Introduction to Mythology


    The basic Greek and Roman myths: their origins, their manifestations in the great classical epics, and their variations in the works of later authors. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 240 - Research, Literary Criticism & British Literature


    Survey of British literature with a particular emphasis on learning research skills as well as how to incorporate outside sources and literary criticism into writing.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: ENGL 101.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 241 - Formalism & American Literature


    Survey of American literature with a particular emphasis on formalism, the technical vocabulary used in literary study and the skill of close reading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: ENGL 101.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 242 - Cultural Studies & Non-Western World Literature


    Survey of non-western world literature with a particular emphasis on the role that culture plays in textual production.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: ENGL 101.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 278 - Introduction to Film Studies


    An introduction to the study of film as a means of artistic expression and as a mirror of cultural values in the twentieth century. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 290 - Literature and the Sacred


    Themes, images, and concepts of the Sacred in literature such as the Bible, myths of origin, Native American sacred stories, or Metaphysical poetry.  (P4)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 300 - Foundation Composition


    Intensive practice of composition in all its aspects from invention to final polish. Required of undergraduates who receive two Composition Condition marks.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 302 - Introduction to Creative Writing and Editing


    Career opportunities and practices in creative writing genres; editing and preparation of creative manuscripts for publication. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 303 - Introduction to Professional Writing and Editing


    Career opportunities, practices and skills in professional writing, editing, and conventional and electronic publication. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 304 - Writing for Electronic Environments


    A course that teaches clear and coherent writing in electronic environments, including multimedia publication, Web page and document design, and computer documentation, instructions, and manuals. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ:  Engl. 303

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 306 - Nonfiction Writing


    Study and practice of technique and form in creative nonfiction writing, workshop discussion of students’ original work and revisions; analysis of contemporary memoirs, personal essays and nonfiction shorts. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Engl. 302

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 307 - Professional Editing and Publishing


    Advanced practicum in student’s chosen area in professional writing; editing practices and production; copyright and libel law. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Engl. 101 and 102; 303

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 308 - Fiction Writing


    Study and practice of technique and form in fiction writing; workshop discussion of students’ stories and assigned exercises; original work and revision. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ:  Engl. 302

    Credits: 3, R6
  
  • ENGL 309 - Poetry Writing


    Study and practice of technique and form in poetry writing, emphasizing traditional as well as free verse; analysis of contemporary poetry; students’ poetry read for class criticism. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ:  Engl. 302

    Credits: 3, R6
  
  • ENGL 312 - Grammar for Teachers


    The grammar of standard American English. For students who wish to pursue careers in teaching English and language arts. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 313 - Authoring Multimedia


    Applying the principles of clear professional writing to the creation of multimedia communications that incorporate text, art, audio, and video. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Engl. 303

    Credits: 3, R6
  
  • ENGL 319 - The Teaching of Grammar


    Strategies for and application of the concepts of grammar and language in the teaching of English. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 312.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 325 - Language and Culture


    How culture and language affect the academic experiences of language-minority students in k-12 setting.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Closed to freshmen (0-24 hours)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 326 - Policies and Politics of ESL


    History of multilingualism in the US and the politics and policies of ESL at local, State adn National levels.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Closed to freshem 0-24 hours.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 333 - Introduction to Shakespeare


    General survey of Shakespeare’s life, times, and most popular plays.  (Literature majors should take 431, Shakespeare and His Age.)  (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours). (P4)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 350 - The Renaissance


    Examines the Renaissance: the rise of religious debate, print culture, humanist philosophies, voyages of discovery, and the effect these had on art and literature. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours). (P4)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ:  ENGL101 and ENGL 202.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 351 - The Beats, Radicals, and Avant-Garde Literature


    An examination of the literature of the Beat movement and other radical, avant-garde, and protest movements to determine how disenfranchised groups change cultural perceptions. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours). (P4)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: ENGL101 and ENGL102.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 352 - The Journey in Literature


    Examines literature with the journey as its focal point, both in short pieces like poems and short stories as well as in longer, epic works. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours). (P4)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: ENGL 101 and ENGL 202.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 353 - Stories Retold


    This course focuses on novels, plays, poems, and films that are contemporary retellings of canonical works.  Narratives are retold from the perspectives of marginalized characters.  (P4)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 366 - Literature of American Immigration


    Examines the literature by and about US immigrants or their descendants. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours). (P6)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 367 - Appalachian Literature


    A survey of the poetry, fiction, and nonfiction works from the Southern Appalachian region with particular emphasis on cultural and historical themes of the region. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours). (P4)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: ENGL101 and ENGL102.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 368 - Film Genres


    An introduction to several film genres or an intensive exploration of one film genre—such as comedy, horror, science fiction, documentary, or musical. (P4)

    Credits: 3, R6
  
  • ENGL 378 - Motion Picture Histories


    An examination of key periods in the history of film and television which are important to their development as artistic and cultural phenomena in the twentieth century.  Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours. 

     

     

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: ENGL 278.

    Credits: 3

  
  • ENGL 389 - Cooperative Education: Professional Writing


    See Cooperative Education Program.  Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: ENGL 303.

    Credits: 1 or 3, R15
  
  • ENGL 390 - The Bible as Literature


    The Bible as literature examines key portions of the Bible, exploring its array of subjects and themes, and of literary styles and genre. Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours.  (P4)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: ENGL 101 and ENGL 202.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 394 - Film Adaptation


    Focus on a narrower area of film study, such as a specific direction, period of film history, or nationality of filmmakers. Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours. 

    Credits: 3, R6
  
  • ENGL 401 - Writing for Careers


    Theory and application of rhetoric in professional communication; emphasis on triad of author, subject, and audience. Practical assignments: memos, letters, resumes, reports, and persuasive messages. Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours. 

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 402 - Technical Writing


    Writing and editing technical manuals and reports; layout and production of technical document with practice in computer applications. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 405 - Advanced Creative Writing


    Intensive study and practice of creative writing; emphasis on required individual projects. Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Satisfactory writing sample and permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 411 - History of the English Language


    Origins and development of the English language from the beginnings to the present.  Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours. 

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 412 - Grammar for Writers


    The grammar and editorial practices of standard American English. For students who wish to explore careers in writing. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 413 - ESL Methods for Content Teachers


    ESL methodology for content teachers working the English language learnins in the k-12 setting.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 414 - Fundamentals of Teaching Composition


    Theoretical and practical basis for designing and teaching composition course; analysis of rhetorical, cognitive, and linguistic approaches. Practical, research-based techniques and issues. Offered every spring semester. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 415 - Introduction to Linguistics


    An introduction to the study of linguistics.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 416 - Teaching English as a Second Language


    Current trends/strategies in teaching English to nonnative speakers. Aspects of American culture that affect language learning. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 417 - Methods for Teaching English


    Methods, materials, curriculum, and trends in teaching in the secondary schools. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Admission to the teacher education program.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 418 - Fundamentals of Teaching Literature


    Methods, materials, curriculum, trends, and assessment in teaching literature in secondary schools. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: ENGL 202.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 419 - Medieval Literature


    Medieval British Literature (600-1500) in its European context. Content may include Arthuriana, Beowulf, Gower, Kempe, Dante, Gawain Poet, and Boccaccio. (Closed to Freshman 0-24 hours)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 420 - Chaucer and His Age


    Chaucer’s major poetry; emphasis on Troilus and Criseyde and The Canterbury Tales; selected readings from the works of contemporaries. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 421 - Fairy Tale Literature


    The genre of the fairy tale: its structure and theme; its influence on children’s literature as well as mainstream literature. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 430 - English Literature of the Renaissance


    Representative Tudor and Jacobean prose and nondramatic poetry. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 431 - Shakespeare and His Age


    (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 440 - Milton and His Age


    Milton’s major poems; selections from his prose; readings from works of contemporaries. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 441 - The Age of Pope, Swift, and Johnson


    Selections from the works of Pope, Swift, Johnson, and their contemporaries. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 450 - Major Writers


    Selected works of one or more important authors from a single historic period. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3, R6
  
  • ENGL 451 - Nineteenth-Century British Writers


    The poetry and fiction of the major Romantic and Victorian authors, including Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Shelley, Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, and Dickens. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 459 - Southern Literature


    A survey of the literature of the South from its beginnings to the present with particular emphasis on cultural and historical themes of the region. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 461 - The “Long 19th Century” in American Literature


    Classic American literature with Irving, Emerson, Pos, Thoreau, Whitman, and Dickinson, plus the expanded canon of diverse women, abolitionists, African Americans, realists, and naturalists.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 463 - Contemporary Literature


    Study of literature written from World War II to the present with an emphasis on intertextuality and influence.  (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 464 - Native American Literature


    Ancient oral tradition and contemporary works. Perceptions of culture, environment, and time observed in “old ways” stories; how influences emerge in “new way” poetry and fiction. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 465 - Topics in African American Literature


    Selected topics, authors or periods of significant importance in African American literature. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 469 - Directors/Screenwriters/Stars


    Focus on specific director, screenwriter, or celebrity important to the development of film and television as artistic and cultural phenomena in the twentieth century.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: ENGL 278.

    Credits: 3, R6
  
  • ENGL 470 - Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Postcolonial Literature


    Literature and film by authors from formerly colonized areas such as Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand, and the Caribbean that share English as literary language. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 471 - Studies in Poetry


    A study of the genre of poetry. A consideration of developments in poetry, form and audience organized by literary period or theme. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 472 - Studies in Fiction


    A study of the genre. A consideration of development in narrative, form and audience organized by literary period or theme. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 473 - Studies in Drama


    A study of the genre of drama. A consideration of developments in drama, form, performance and audience organized by literary period or theme. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 474 - Literary Theory


    Study of literary theory’s most compelling issues and current schools of thought: Deconstruction, Feminism, Psychoanalysis, New Historicism, Marxism, Race and Ethnicity, Post-colonial, Ecocriticism. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 475 - Modernism


    Study of literature written from 1900 to World War II. Literature will include multiple genres and national origins. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 476 - The Short Story


    History and development of the short story in Western literature.  (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 477 - Literature and Gender


    Study of literature by or about women; the relationship of men and women in literature; feminist issues from a literary perspective. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 478 - Film Theory


    A focused study of classical and contemporary film theory and debates, such as montage, apparatus theory, historiography, realism, and the gaze. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ENGL 479 - Studies in Literature


    Topics vary.  (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits: 3, R6
  
  • ENGL 480 - Studies in English


    Independent study/directed research in English. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Permission of instructor and department head.

    Credits: 1-3, R6
 

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