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2018-2019 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

Courses offered only online or both online and on-ground are indicated with (**)asterisks.
 

English
  

  • ENGL 8033 - Special Topics in English

    (3) Topics are announced in online course listings.
  

  • ENGL 8034 - Special Topics in English

    (3) Topics are announced in online course listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours with change in course content.
  

  • ENGL 8035 - Special Topics in English

    (3) Topics are announced in online course listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours with change in course content.
  

  • ENGL 8036 - Special Topics in English

    (3) Topics are announced in online course listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours with change in course content.
  

  • ENGL 8037 - Special Topics in English

    (3) Topics are announced in online course listings.
  

  • ENGL 8038 - Special Topics in English

    (3) Topics are announced in online course listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours when topic changes.
  

  • ENGL 8039 - Special Topics in English

    (3) Topics are announced in online course listings.
  

  • ENGL 8040 - Special Topics in English

    (3) Topics are announced in online course listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours when topic changes.
  

  • ENGL 8041 - Special Topics in English

    (3) Topics are announced in online course listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours when topic changes.
  

  • ENGL 8042 - Special Topics in English

    (3) Topics are announced in online course listings. PREREQUISITE(S): Permission of instructor.
  

  • ENGL 8043 - Special Topics in English

    (3) Topics are announced in online course listings. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  

  • ENGL 8044 - Special Topics in English

    (3) Topics are announced in online course listings. PREREQUISITE(S): Permission of instructor.
  

  • ENGL 8045 - Special Topics in English

    (3) Topics are announced in online course listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topic changes. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  

  • ENGL 8046 - Special Topics in English

    (3) Topics are announced in online course listings. May be repeated up to 6 hours with change of topic/course content and approval of Program Coordinator.
  

  • ENGL 8047 - Special Topics in English

    (3) Topics are announced in online course listings. May be repeated up to 6 hours with change of topic/course content and approval of Program Coordinator.
  

  • ENGL 8048 - Special Topics in English

    (3) Topics are announced in online course listings. May be repeated up to 6 hours with change of topic/course content and approval of Program Coordinator.
  

  • ENGL 8049 - Special Topics in English

    (3) Topics are announced in online course listings. May be repeated up to 6 hours with change of topic.
  

  • ENGL 8100 - Independent Study

    (1-3) Focuses on a selected topic dealing with language study or a literary form, theme, figure, or movement. Topic chosen by student and approved by student’s advisor and Department Chair. Can be used only as an elective. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  

  • ENGL 8211 - Medieval Literature

    (3) Studies of selected literary texts from the Middle Ages. PREREQUISITE(S): 3.00 overall GPA and completed 15 hours of coursework.
  

  • ENGL 8230 - Chaucer

    (3) Studies of works by Geoffrey Chaucer in Middle English.
  

  • ENGL 8242 - English Renaissance Li

    (3) Survey of the major works of the Renaissance. PREREQUISITE(S): FIR 7410  or permission of instructor.
  

  • ENGL 8254 - English Lit 17c

    (3) Study of the poetry and prose of seventeenth-century England. PREREQUISITE(S): FIR 7410  or 3710 or equivalent.
  

  • ENGL 8255 - Shakespeare

    (3) Study of the language, contexts, and themes of Shakespeare’s drama and poetry. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours when topic changes.
  

  • ENGL 8256 - Milton

    (3) Study of Milton’s poetry.
  

  • ENGL 8264 - 18th-Century British Lit

    (3) Study of drama, fiction, poetry, and essays from Restoration and eighteenth-century Britain. PREREQUISITE(S): FIR 7155  or equivalent.
  

  • ENGL 8276 - English Lit Romatic

    (3) Exploration of major authors, themes, and/or movements in British Romantic literature. Maybe repeated up to 9 hours with change of topic. PREREQUISITE(S): FIR 7155  or equivalent.
  

  • ENGL 8278 - Victorian Literature

    (3) Study of one or more aspects of poetry, prose, fiction or drama of the Victorian period and the historical and social circumstances in which they were produced. May be repeated 10 times for a maximum of 30 credit hours PREREQUISITE(S): FIR 8810 .
  

  • ENGL 8281 - Stud Early Am Lit

    (3) Studies in selected topics in American Literature from European-American contact until 1800. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours when topic changes. May be repeated 10 times for a maximum of 30 credit hours PREREQUISITE(S): FIR 7155 .
  

  • ENGL 8292 - Modern British Poetry

    (3) Study of important British and UK poetry written from 1890 to the present. May be repeated 10 times for a maximum of 30 credit hours
  

  • ENGL 8293 - Modern British Drama

    (3) Study of British drama from Oscar Wilde to the present. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours
  

  • ENGL 8294 - Stud 19th-C Am Lit

    (3) Studies in selected topics in American Literature from 1800-1900. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours when topic changes. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours
  

  • ENGL 8296 - Stud British Novel

    (3) Studies in selected periods or topics in the British novel. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topic changes.
  

  • ENGL 8326 - A A Lit/Memphis/M South

    (3) Focuses on the rise of African American literature from the cultural matrix that became Memphis, a gathering point and crossroads for African American writers of all genres from 1867 Reconstructionist writings to the present southern Hip Hop Writers movement.
  

  • ENGL 8327 - Form/Genre:Afr-Amer Lit

    (3) Examination of the development of an African American literary genre such as African American poetry, the slave narrative, or the African American novel. Through study of both primary and secondary texts, students will gain an understanding of the historical context in which a specific African American literary genre emerged, as well as become conversant in the critical discussions in which these literary forms are defined and theorized. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours when topic changes.
  

  • ENGL 8328 - Maj Authors:Afr-Amer Lit

    (3) Study of the works of selected writers or cultural figures, as well as examination of the scholarship framing the author’s career. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topic changes. PREREQUISITE(S): FREN 3301; RECOMMENDED: FREN 3411.
  

  • ENGL 8329 - Afr-Amer Lit/Beg to 1850

    (3) Survey of African American literature from the Colonial Period to 1850. PREREQUISITE(S): FREN 3301. RECOMMENDED: FREN 3411.
  

  • ENGL 8330 - Afr-Amer Lit 1850-1900

    (3) Survey of African American literature from 1850-1900. PREREQUISITE(S): FREN 3301 RECOMMENDED: FREN 3411.
  

  • ENGL 8332 - Lit of the African Diaspora

    (3) Examination of literatures of the African diaspora outside of the U.S. May include Anglophone literatures, as well as literatures taught in translation. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours when topic changes.
  

  • ENGL 8335 - Afr-Amer Lit 1989 to Present

    (3) Survey of African American writing from 1989 to the present, situated in relation to recent developments in theory and other arts as well as contemporary cultural and political contexts. PREREQUISITE(S): FREN 3301 or permission of instructor.
  

  • ENGL 8336 - Afr-Amer Literary Theory

    (3) Examination of the critical movements in African American Literary Theory from 1900 to present.
  

  • ENGL 8337 - Afr-Amer Lit, 1930-1988

    (3) Survey of African American literature from 1930-1988
  

  • ENGL 8338 - Baraka and Black Arts

    (3) Studies in the work of Amiri Baraka and other writers of the Black Arts Movement.
  

  • ENGL 8350 - Rhetorical Theory

    (3) (Same as COMM 7350 -COMM 8350 ) (Same as COMM 7350-8350). History of rhetoric from the sophists through the present; includes readings from Isocrates, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, Erasmus, Ramus, Campbell, Blair, John Q. Adams, and others. PREREQUISITE(S): Successful completion of proficiency examination.
  

  • ENGL 8371 - Rhetorical Criticism

    (3) (Same as COMM 7371 -COMM 8371 ) (Same as COMM 7371-8371). Examines principal modes of contemporary rhetorical analysis. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours. PREREQUISITE(S): FREN 7101  or equivalent.
  

  • ENGL 8391 - American Novel

    (3) Intensive study of American novels.
  

  • ENGL 8392 - American Poetry

    (3) Intensive study of American poetry.
  

  • ENGL 8393 - American Drama

    (3) Intensive study of American drama. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topic changes.
  

  • ENGL 8394 - Modern American Lit

    (3) Advanced study of American literature produced between 1900 and 1950.
  

  • ENGL 8395 - Am Literary Movements

    (3) Advanced study of a specific American literary movement, such as the Southern Agrarian Movement, the Beat Generation, or American Transcendentalism. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours with change in course content.
  

  • ENGL 8398 - Cultural Contexts of Am Lit

    (3) Study of cultural contexts of key texts of American literature, including discussions of how such texts connect to political and social histories or concepts. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours with change in course content.
  

  • ENGL 8399 - Multi-Cultural Am Lit

    (3) Advanced study of multi-ethnic American literatures, including readings by writers focusing on the experiences of Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours with change in course content.
  

  • ENGL 8432 - Quant Research Methods

    (3) (Same as COMM 7432-8432) (Same as COMM 7432-8432). Survey of quantitative research in communication; practical experience in collecting and analyzing quantitative information. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topics change.
  

  • ENGL 8441 - Studies in European Drama/Lit

    (3) Movements and writers important to development of Continental Europe in the late eighteenth century to present. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours when topic changes.
  

  • ENGL 8451 - Women And Literature

    (3) Literature and criticism by and about women. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topics change.
  

  • ENGL 8460 - Pop Lit Traditions

    (3) Examination of issues (e.g. gender, nationalism, punishment) as they are represented in the texts of high and low culture, emphasizing how such representation challenges the distinction between high and low culture. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours when topic changes. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topics change. PREREQUISITE(S): Successful completion of proficiency examination.
  

  • ENGL 8462 - Cont British/Cmwlth Lit

    (3) Authors, works, genres, and literary styles in development of contemporary British and Commonwealth literatures. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours when topic changes. PREREQUISITE(S): GERM 7101  or equivalent.
  

  • ENGL 8464 - Contmp American Lit

    (3) Authors, works, genres, and literary styles in development of contemporary American literature.
  

  • ENGL 8466 - World Lit in Translation

    (3) Contemporary non-English fiction in translation, primarily from non-Western European cultures; focus on major movements and writers. May be repeated with change in topic and content. Topics are varied and in online class listings.
  

  • ENGL 8468 - Lit Harlem Renaissance

    (3) Examination of poetry, prose, and drama from the period known as the Harlem Renaissance” within the context of space May be repeated with a change in topic. See online class listings for topic.
  

  • ENGL 8469 - Af Amer Women Writers

    (3) Examines the variety of ways black women writers have reclaimed the creative power of agency, emphasizing areas of difference as well as continuity within the African American literary tradition; combines considerations of context, both historical and political, with rigorous textual and theoretical analyses. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topic changes.
  

  • ENGL 8470 - Forms Creative Nonfict

    (3) Creative nonfiction with attention to historical roots and contemporary theory and practice. May be repeated up to 6 hours with change of topic/course content and approval of Program Coordinator.
  

  • ENGL 8471 - Forms Of Fiction

    (3) A study of how fiction works through analyzing the short story, the novella, and the novel with attention to historical developments. May be repeated up to 6 hours with change of topic/course content and approval of Program Coordinator.
  

  • ENGL 8472 - Forms Of Poetry

    (3) A study of meters, forms, and types of poetry in English with attention to the principal traditions and critical ideas associated with the writing of verse in English. May be repeated up to 6 hours with change of topic/course content and approval of Program Coordinator. PREREQUISITE(S): POLS 6101  or permission of graduate coordinator.
  

  • ENGL 8473 - Verbal/Visual Texts

    (3) Study of intersection of the verbal and the visual in illuminated manuscripts, graphic novels, children’s books, illustrated books, video games, websites, and other sites. Depending upon the instructor¿s choice, one or more of these genres and works of every period will be studied. May be repeated up to 6 hours with change of topic.
  

  • ENGL 8475 - Literary Publishing

    (3) Development of skills involved in editing, producing, and marketing a literary magazine; further training in the skills of publishing the student’s own literary texts. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours with change in course content.
  

  • ENGL 8480 - Cultural Texts and Theories

    (3) Advanced social, political, and cultural theories that structure the understanding of cultural texts. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. PREREQUISITE(S): HADM 6101.
  

  • ENGL 8485 - Lit Arts Programming

    (3) Development of skills involved in planning and administering community arts events and organizations; further training in the skills of author interviewing and book reviewing. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours
  

  • ENGL 8501 - History English Lang

    (3) Development of English from a minor Germanic dialect to a major international language. May be repeated for maximum of 3 credits
  

  • ENGL 8507 - Empirical Mthds Ling Rsrch

    (3) Develop research questions and hypotheses, prepare language surveys, use linguistic databases, perform qualitative and quanitative analysis of linguistic data, use computational tools, and prepare findings for presentation, and publication of research on the study of language use.
  

  • ENGL 8508 - Corpus Linguistics

    (3) History, design, creation, interpretation, and applications of corpora in applied language research.
  

  • ENGL 8509 - African American Linguistics

    (3) Study of African American Vernacular English, including historical development, linguistic features, correclation with ethnic identity, fictional representation, contributions to General American English, and controversies concerning use in schools.
  

  • ENGL 8510 - Gender and Language

    (3) Study of gender as a variable as it intersects with language use in a variety of contexts, including professional, legal, medical, and classroom settings.
  

  • ENGL 8511 - Survey of Linguistics

    (3) Introduction to the nature of language with emphasis on basic principles of English phonology, morphology, and syntax; emphasis on collecting and analyzing linguistic data for research purposes. PREREQUISITE(S): Permission of graduate coordinator
  

  • ENGL 8512 - Morphology and Syntax

    (3) Study of English language structures emphasizing how form and meaning are integrally related.
  

  • ENGL 8514 - Sociolinguistics **

    (3) Language use in relation to social interaction and power structures; dialects and varieties of English; inequality in varied environments; appraisal of methodologies used in gathering and analyzing data. PREREQUISITE(S): Permission of instructor.
  

  • ENGL 8515 - Language & Literature

    (3) Application of linguistic theory to analysis of literature, nature of literary language, and linguistic options open to writers.
  

  • ENGL 8516 - Phonetics & Phonology

    (3) Articulatory and linguistic phonetics, phonetic transcription, suprasegmental phonology, overview of English phonology, and information on teaching English pronunciation to speakers of other languages. PREREQUISITE(S): Successful completion of a minimum of 26 hours in the Health Administration program and permission of graduate coordinator
  

  • ENGL 8517 - Discourse Analysis

    (3) Examination of the tools and methods used by various subdisciplines of English (linguistics, rhetoric, and literature) to analyze forms of discourse, including legal, medical, scientific, technical, business, literary, academic, and oral texts.
  

  • ENGL 8530 - Fld Exp/Pract In ESL

    (3-6) Experience in observing and teaching, peer teaching, and work with an English as a Second Language (ESL) specialist. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  

  • ENGL 8531 - Theory/History ESL **

    (3) Survey of relation of linguistic principles to second language acquisition.
  

  • ENGL 8532 - Theor Skill Assess ESL **

    (3) Application of theories of teaching second language skills with emphasis on testing in a second language.
  

  • ENGL 8533 - Meth/Tech ESL In K-12 **

    (3) Techniques and resources for working with children and adolescents for whom English is a second language.
  

  • ENGL 8534 - Second Lang Acquisition

    (3) Theories of second language acquisition, development of second language proficiency, and research in bilingualism.
  

  • ENGL 8535 - ESL Grammar

    (3) Grammatical systems and strategies of Modern English; analysis of English structures that tend to cause difficulty for ESL/SESD speakers.
  

  • ENGL 8536 - Second Language Writing

    (3) Emphasis on research in second language writing, especially the role of psychological, social, and cultural influences on learning to write in a second language.
  

  • ENGL 8537 - Second Language Reading

    (3) Emphasis on how non-native speakers of English learn to read in English, the effect of context and culture on L2 reading, and culturally related responses to reading and literacy traditions. May be repeated as often as desired, but only 9 credit hours count toward the degree
  

  • ENGL 8538 - Cultural Issues ESL

    (3) Impact of culture on non-English language background speakers as well as the particular aspects of U.S. culture and traditions needed for successful acculturation.
  

  • ENGL 8590 - Appl/Theory Linguistics

    (3) Intensive study of specialized areas in English linguistics. Maybe repeated up to 9 hours with change of topic. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours
  

  • ENGL 8601 - Creative Nonfiction Wkshp

    (3) Emphasis on examination and discussion of creative nonfiction written by students. May be repeated 10 times for a maximum of 30 credit hours. May be repeated for maximum of 3 credits
  

  • ENGL 8602 - Fiction Workshop

    (3) Emphasis on the examination and the discussion of fiction written by students. May be repeated 10 times for a maximum of 30 credit hours.
  

  • ENGL 8603 - Poetry Workshop

    (3) Emphasis on the examination and the discussion of poetry written by students. May be repeated 10 times for a maximum of 30 credit hours.
  

  • ENGL 8606 - Adv Creative Non-Fict Wkshp

    (3) Designed for candidates in MFA program in Creative Writing who have shown particular excellence in ENGL 7601. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
  

  • ENGL 8607 - Advanced Poetry Workshop

    (3) Designed for candidates in MFA program in Creative Writing who have shown particular excellence in ENGL 7603. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
  

  • ENGL 8621 - Seminar Argumentation

    (3) (Same as COMM 7621 -COMM 8621 ) (Same as COMM 7621-8621). Examines historical and contemporary argumentation theories and how those theories are incorporated into the teaching of oral argumentation and composition.
  

  • ENGL 8701 - Hist Crit Theory

    (3) History of literary criticism and theory, classical to modern.
  

  • ENGL 8702 - Contemp Crit Theory

    (3) Examination of major movements in contemporary literary criticism and theory.
  

  • ENGL 8801 - History Composition

    (3) Focuses on history of composition as a discipline of its own; examines rise of teaching of composition from 18th century Scottish universities to the present and/or history of development of theoretical approaches toward teaching composition.
  

  • ENGL 8804 - Af Am Issues in Composition

    (3) Focuses on current scholarship and research that address the marginalized voices of race in the teaching of composition. Closely examines the theories and research of this issue, and studies pedagogical strategies.
  

  • ENGL 8805 - Foundations of Writing Studies

    (3) A multidisciplinary exploration of the purposes, technologies, and contexts for written communication.
  

  • ENGL 8806 - Resch Meth In Writing

    (3) Bibliographic techniques and an introduction to empirical methodologies for the study of the writing process and the testing of written documents.
 

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