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English
  

  • ENGL 319 - Grammar, Language, and Discourse

    The course focuses on grammatical, sociolinguistic, and discursive issues affecting the teaching of English. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits 3
  

  • ENGL 325 - Language and Culture

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

    Prerequisites 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 and National levels.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Closed to freshmen 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 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 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 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 363 - Globalization and Global Literatures

    Students in this course will engage the literature of non-Western cultures in the context of globalization by focusing on diverse themes such as gender, economics, and religion. In satisfying the P6 upper-level perspective requirement of the Liberal Studies Program, the course will emphasize reading, writing, the use of information, critical analysis, oral communication, moral reflection, and cultural diversity.

    Credits 3
  

  • ENGL 366 - Literature and Immigration

     

    A study of literary by and about immigrants, refugees, and displaced peoples from around the world.  (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours). (P6).

    Prerequisites Closed to freshmen (0-24 hours)

    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 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 PREQ: ENGL 278.

    Credits 3
  

  • ENGL 389 - Cooperative Education: Professional Writing

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

    Prerequisites 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 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 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 learning in the K-12 setting.

    Prerequisites 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 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 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 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 422 - Adolescent Literature in Secondary Schools

    Theoretical perspectives, methodologies, and curricular issues in teaching adolescent literature and literacy in secondary schools. Emphasis on literary, philosophical, and critical analysis of the genre. (Closed to

    Prerequisites ENGL 202; Closed to freshmen 0-24  hours

    Credits 3
  

  • ENGL 429 - Studies in Professional Writing

    This course offers special studies in technical and professional writing that are not covered in other elective courses. It is designed to prepare students for specific career paths in professional and technical communication. The course theme will change depending on the expertise of the professor teaching the course, such as science, medical, or legal writing. Students will read specialized pieces in various genres and practice specific forms of writing as well.

     

    Prerequisites English 303 or permission of the instructor

    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, Poe, 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 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 PREQ: Permission of instructor and department head.

    Credits 1-3, R6
  

  • ENGL 483 - Writing Internship

    Practical experience in a writing-related setting. S/U grading. 9 hours per week per course. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Prerequisites PREQ: ENGL 303.

    Credits 3
  

  • ENGL 484 - Writing Internship

    Practical experience in a writing-related setting. S/U grading. 9 hours per week per course. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Prerequisites PREQ: ENGL 303.

    Credits 3
  

  • ENGL 485 - Writing Internship

    Practical experience in a writing-related setting. S/U grading. 9 hours per week per course. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Prerequisites PREQ: ENGL 303.

    Credits 3
  

  • ENGL 491 - Supervised Student Teaching in English, 9-12

    A full-time supervised teaching experience in English. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Prerequisites COREQ: EDSE 485, 495.

    Credits 3
  

  • ENGL 492 - ESL Practicum

    Student placement in an academic setting exploring principles of language learning, intercultural communication, and ESL methodology.

    Prerequisites COREQ: ENGL 416 or ENGL 413.

    Credits 3
  

  • ENGL 493 - Topics in Creative Writing

    Study and practice of writing in a special area, e.g., the novel, drama, science fiction, juvenile literature. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits 1-3, R6
  

  • ENGL 494 - Special Topics in Advanced American English for Non-Native Speakers

    An advanced academic writing skills class for upper level undergraduates whose native language is not English. Focus will be both on rhetorical style and on mechanics (grammar and punctuation). (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Prerequisites Credit not applicable toward hours for graduation.

    Credits 1, R6
  

  • ENGL 496 - Seminar in World Literature

    World literature and/or in translation organized by literary period, national origin, or theme. (Closed to freshmen 0-24 hours).

    Credits 3
  

  • ENGL 498 - Senior Seminar in English

    This course will provide a capstone experience for the English major, evenly divided between career preparation and an intensive study of a chosen topic. (Closed to freshmen, sophomores, and juniors 0-72 hours).

    Prerequisites PREQ: Senior standing.

    Credits 3

Entrepreneurship
  

  • ENT 195 - Social Entrepreneurship: Creating Innovative Solutions to Social Problems

    Introduces students to the concept of social entrepreneurship as a mechanism for individuals to develop innovative solutions to society’s most pressing problems.

    Credits (3)
  

  • ENT 201 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship

    Introduction to the principles of starting and operating an entrepreneurial venture.

    Credits 3
  

  • ENT 250 - Innovation and Creativity

    Developing and enhancing individual and organizational creativity and innovation.

    Credits (3)
  

  • ENT 293 - Topics in Entrepreneurship

    Topics in Entrepreneurship

    Credits (1-6, R6)
  

  • ENT 301 - Innovation Leadership

    Developing, enhancing, and maintaining leadership in a successful entrepreneurial venture.

    Credits (3)
  

  • ENT 325 - New Venture Creation

    Planning and executing the creation of a successful entrepreneurial venture.

    Credits (3)
  

  • ENT 335 - Intrapreneurship

    This course addresses the emerging practice of Intrapreneurship, broadly defined as the application of entrepreneurial capabilities to the development of new ventures within an existing firm.

    Prerequisites ENT 250

    Credits 3
  

  • ENT 350 - New Venture Execution

    Instituting and expanding a successful entrepreneurial venture.

    Prerequisites ENT 201 or ENT 250

    Credits (3)
  

  • ENT 389 - Cooperative Education

    Cooperative Education

    Prerequisites Permission of instructor.

    Credits (1-3, R6)
  

  • ENT 401 - Entrepreneurial Funding

    Introduction to the concepts of capital formation, cash management, capital management, financial reporting and financial analysis for any student seeking to fund a new venture.

    Prerequisites ENT 301 and ENT 325.

    Credits (3)
  

  • ENT 450 - New Venture Strategy

    Operating and developing a successful entrepreneurial venture in a competitive environment.

    Prerequisites ENT 301 and ENT 325

    Credits (3)
  

  • ENT 475 - Entrepreneurial Experience

    The study of entrepreneurship as a driver of economic activity.

    Prerequisites ENT 301 and ENT 325.

    Credits (3)
  

  • ENT 482 - Independent Study

    Independent Study

    Prerequisites Permission of instructor.

    Credits (1-3, R6)
  

  • ENT 483 - Internship

    Internship

    Prerequisites Permission of instructor.

    Credits (1-3, R6)
  

  • ENT 493 - Topics in Entrepreneurship

    Topics in Entrepreneurship

    Prerequisites Permission of instructor.

    Credits (1-6, R9)

Environmental Health
  

  • ENVH 130 - Environmental Health Science: Systems and Solutions

    A comprehensive overview of environmental health science connecting the natural environment to human society. Exploration of environmental issues and sustainability. (C5)

    Credits (3)
  

  • ENVH 190 - From Black Death to Bioterrorism - The Public Health Solution

    Public Health solutions applied to past and future world health concerns such as emergent diseases and international threats such as bioterrorism.

    Credits (3)
  

  • ENVH 200 - Introduction to Public Health

    This course will explore the system of public health and its role in individual, community and global health, including social, governmental and cultural influences.

    Credits (3)
  

  • ENVH 210 - Global Disparities in Public Health

    This course explores global and cultural disparities in public health:  healthcare; vaccination programs, safe drinking water; disease vectors; food safety; and wellness programs.  (P6)

    Credits 3
  

  • ENVH 215 - Principles of Personal Protective Equipment

    A study of the hazard assessment, use and selection of PPE as a control for occupational health and safety hazards

    Credits (2)
  

  • ENVH 230 - Introduction to Environmental Health Science

    Survey of human impacts on the environment and health problems caused by environmental factors.

    Credits (3)
  

  • ENVH 260 - Etiology of Infectious Diseases, Lecture

    Disease-causing bacteria, viruses, rickettsia, fungi, and animal parasites; disease-producing mechanisms and resistance to infection. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.

    Prerequisites PREQ: CHEM 133 or permission of instructor. COREQ: ENVH 261

    Credits (2)
  

  • ENVH 261 - Etiology of Infectious Diseases Laboratory

    Laboratory to accompany ENVH 260 Etiology of Infectious Diseases.

    Prerequisites COREQ: ENVH 260

    Credits (1-2)
  

  • ENVH 270 - Biological Basis of Disease

    This course provides the student with an understanding of the basic biology of health and disease.

    Prerequisites PREQ:  Environmental health major or permission of instructor.

    Credits 3
  

  • ENVH 300 - Occupational Health

    Historical, social, and legislative overview of occupational health and the prevention of injuries and illnesses. The impact of human behavior and culture will be examined. (P1)

    Credits (3)
  

  • ENVH 310 - Water Quality Control

    Environmental management practices related to water pollution and water quality. 3 Lecture.

    Credits (3)
  

  • ENVH 311 - Water Quality Control Laboratory

    Laboratory to accompany ENVH 310 Water Quality Control.

    Prerequisites PREREQ:  Junior Standing. COREQ:  ENVH 310.

    Credits (1)
  

  • ENVH 312 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

    Techniques for management and disposal of solid and hazardous waste. Pollution problems associated with solid and hazardous waste.

    Credits (2)
  

  • ENVH 317 - Noise and Hearing Conservation

    A study of the recognition, evaluation and control of noise and hearing conservation.

    Prerequisites PREQ: None.

    Credits (2)
  

  • ENVH 320 - Institutional and Residential Environment

    An introduction to the basic health and safety issues in modern housing and institutional settings. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.

    Credits (3)
  

  • ENVH 330 - Food Protection and Sanitation

    Principles and techniques applied to the protection of food and milk for human consumption. 3 Lecture.

    Credits (3)
  

  • ENVH 331 - Food Protection and Sanitation Laboratory

    Laboratory to accompany ENVH 330 Food Protection and Sanitation.

    Prerequisites COREQ:  ENVH 330
    PREREQ:  Junior Standing.  

     

    Credits (1)
  

  • ENVH 340 - Environmental Health Practices

    Environmental protection through the study of environmental topics, control methods, and techniques to enhance practice.

    Credits (3)
  

  • ENVH 375 - Environmental Toxicology

    The monitoring, effects, and control of toxic materials in the environment. Mechanisms of action of toxic chemicals in humans and other organisms.

    Prerequisites PREQ: Junior Standing.

     

    Credits (3)
  

  • ENVH 380 - Biosafety and Bioterrorism

    Biosafety and Bioterrorism

    Credits (3)
  

  • ENVH 410 - Radiation Safety

    A study of the recognition, evaluation and control of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation sources found in the occupational environment.

    Credits (2)
 

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