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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

Course descriptions include the following elements:

Course Code,  Number, and Titles: The course code indicates the department or program in which the course is housed. The course number indicates the level at which the course should be taken. Generally, first-year students take 100-level courses; sophomores, 200-level; juniors, 300-level; and seniors, 400-level. Students are required to limit course selection to courses not more than one level above their class standing. First-year students are not permitted to enroll in 400-level courses. Undergraduate students who need 12 or fewer semester credits to complete all baccalaureate degree requirements may request permission from the Director of Graduate Studies to take courses for graduate credit to complete a regular course load during the semester of  graduation. However, undergraduate students may not enroll in courses at the 600-level or 700-level.

Credits: The number of semester hours of credit given upon completion of the course.

Course Content: A brief description of subject matter gives students an idea of what to expect in the course.

Prerequisites: If required or recommended, a prerequisite is either a course that must be completed prior to enrolling in the course or some other requirement that must be met prior to enrolling in the course.

Grading Method: If a course is offered on a grade-only or pass/no credit-only basis, that status is included in the course description. A department’s general pass/no credit policy is included in its listing of program requirements. Students should check the policy before enrolling in a course on a pass/no credit basis.

Frequency of Offering: Course descriptions may indicate how often the course is offered.

Note:

◎= Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive
 

Counselor Education
  

  • CE 200 - Career/Life Decision Making

    (3 S.H.)

    This course is designed to give students an opportunity to explore the skills, processes, and information necessary to become actively and responsibly involved in their own college program planning as well as their longer-term career and life planning. P/NC only.


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  • CE 220 - Emotions and Behavior

    (3 S.H.)

    This course focuses on promoting students’ self-awareness and personal growth, with significant learning opportunities structured through in-class and out of class individual projects, small group work, and large group experiential activities.


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  • CE 300 - Academic Planning and Career Foundations

    (3 S.H.)

    This course guides students through an individualized process of considering what it means to become a scholarly person and engaged citizen.  The course is particularly relevant to students developing a customized degree through Individualized Studies and is also a helpful course for students in any college who are unsure about their major focus.  The course helps students develop their own educational plan by guiding them in a process to reflect on their career interests, their personal stages of development, what they want to learn, and the best way to learn it.  This course utilizes a variety of dynamic, web-based tools and offers advanced learning topics in critical thinking, time management, memory, and other study skills.  While most students often focus first on their vocational goal in higher education, this course also challenges students to consider their community involvement and lifelong learning needs, as well as social justice and multicultural concerns.  ►Effective Spring 2013

    Effective Spring 2013 - Meets Oral Intensive requirement.


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  • CE 432 - Stress Management

    (3 S.H.)

    This course provides an introduction to important concepts, issues, skills, and interventions related to the identification and management of personal stress.


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  • CE 495 - Workshop: Counseling Specialties

    (.5-4 S.H.)

    The topics of these workshops vary. Announcements of the topics and any special enrollment issues are made in advance of the workshop offering.


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Economics
  

  • ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics

    (3 S.H.)

    The private enterprise system, demand-and-supply, and market interaction; business costs and prices, forms of competition, resource markets; and the mixed economy. Meets GOAL 5. Prerequisites: (Recommended) General Education math requirement.


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  • ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics

    (3 S.H.)

    National income analysis; aggregate demand-and-supply; money and banking; business cycles, monetary and fiscal policy.  Meets GOAL 5 and GOAL 8. Prerequisites: (Recommended) General Education math requirement.


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  • ECON 220 - Applied International Development

    (3 S.H.)

    The course provides an introduction to the economic, business, social, and political issues that confront developing countries, and solutions that have been utilized or proposed to confront these issues. This course is offered only in conjunction with a travel study program to a country or countries. The required travel study component of this course will provide students with the opportunity to learn first-hand about international development issues. Meets GOAL 8. Prerequisites: Instructor’s permission.


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  • ECON 302 - Intermediate Microeconomics

    (3 S.H.)

    The theoretical approach to consumer demand, decision-making in the pricing and employment of resources under the major market classification, and the distribution of resources and production. Prerequisites: ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics .


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  • △ ECON 303 - Intermediate Macroeconomics

    (3 S.H.)

    National income accounting and measurement, theory of the determination of national economic activity; economic growth; consumption; investment; government spending and net exports; design and effects of fiscal and monetary policies; inflation. Prerequisites: ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics .


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  • ECON 315 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

    (3 S.H.)

    An introduction to the economics of natural resource management and environmental quality. Theory and policy in the use of nonrenewable and renewable resources, and in the control of pollution. Current issues in those areas are featured. Meets GOAL 10. Prerequisites: (Recommended) ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics .


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  • ECON 320 - Business-Government Relations

    (3 S.H.)

    Government economic regulation of business including anti-trust legislation, natural monopoly regulation, and selected social regulation topics such as consumer product safety. Meets GOAL 9. Prerequisites: ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics .


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  • ECON 340 - Quantitative Analysis for Business and Economics

    (3 S.H.)

    Quantitative analysis of decision-making problems in business and economics using a systematic and scientific approach. In particular, the focus is on application of quantitative and decision models including linear and dynamic programming, distribution and network models, inventory models, queuing theory, and Markov analysis and simulation. Prerequisites: ◆ ECON 322 - Intermediate Statistics for Business and Economics . Grade only.


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  • ECON 390 - Economics of the Middle East

    (3 S.H.)

    The Middle East possesses two-thirds of the world’s oil reserves, which the rest of the world uses as a basic input for its economies. In this course, students study the economics of oil and other natural resources of the region, such as the rapidly growing population and its impact on the labor markets as well as the impact all these factors have on scarce basic necessities such as water and food. The course also examines a brief history of ongoing conflicts within the region and their pull on increasing military spending within the context of the current Middle East economies. Prerequisites: ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics  or instructor’s permission.


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  • ECON 399 - Internship Problem

    (3 S.H.)

    Prerequisites: Junior status in economics major, 2.5 GPA, and instructor’s permission. Grade only.


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  • ECON 400 - Public Finance: Taxation

    (3 S.H.)

    Structure and economic effects of U.S. tax revenue sources such as the personal income tax and corporate income tax; principles of economic incidence and optimal taxation; current issues in taxation. Prerequisites: ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics  or instructor’s permission.


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  • ECON 401 - Entrepreneurship and the American Economy

    (3 S.H.)

    This course focuses on the role of entrepreneurs in the development of the U.S. economy and the methods used by successful entrepreneurs. The course includes sections on American economic history and on competing economic systems with an emphasis on the role of entrepreneurship in the free-market system. Prerequisites: ECON 201  and  ECON 202 .FIN 360  Grade only.


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  • ECON 405 - Monetary Theory and Policy

    (3 S.H.)

    The theory and practice of monetary policy in a modern open economy. This includes the microeconomic foundations of the demand for assets, including money; interrelationships between nonmonetary assets, money, and rates of return; the ability of central banks to manipulate the money supply and influence economic activity; and the roles of public and private debt in monetary policy. Prerequisites: △ ECON 303 - Intermediate Macroeconomics , △ ECON 304 - Money and Banking , or instructor’s permission.


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  • ECON 415 - International Economic Development

    (3 S.H.)

    A study of the past and current paths to economic growth and development of countries. The course will analyze the economic policies and performances of countries by using economic theory and economic and social data. Emphasis is on developing countries of the Third World, the newly industrialized countries and former socialist countries undergoing transition to a capitalist system. Prerequisites: ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics  and ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics .


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  • ECON 430 - Asian Economies in Transition

    (3 S.H.)

    This course focuses on the economic transitions that have occurred in Asia. It will include a study of the different economic development strategies and policies that have been used in various Asian countries and a study of which policies have been successful. It will use a comparative approach to examine similarities and differences among countries. Asia’s efforts at regional integration, globalization and development of its financial markets will also be included in the course. Prerequisites: ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics  and ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics  or instructor’s permission. Grade only.


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  • ECON 435 - The Economies of the Americas

    (3 S.H.)

    This course studies the economic evolution of some of the economies of the Americas including the USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. It traces the main periods and events surrounding the modern-day economies of the Americas. The economic policies associated with these economies are described, analyzed, and compared. Special emphasis is given to the theory, practice and problems of economic interdependence and interaction in the region. Prerequisites: ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics  and ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics  or instructor’s permission. Grade only.


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  • ECON 440 - Industrial Organization

    (3 S.H.)

    A theoretical and empirical study of the economic structure, conduct and performance of industry. Topics include concentration, scale economies, entry barriers, and collusive oligopoly practices. Topics are used to judge industrial performance relative to societal goals. Prerequisites: ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics .


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  • ECON 480 - Independent Studies in Economics

    (1-3 S.H.)

    Offers the advanced student an opportunity to do additional reading and/or research in areas of special interest. Prerequisites: Instructor’s permission..

    Note: Total credits may not exceed 6.


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Education
  

  • EDUC 115 - Improving Reading and Study Skills

    (1 S.H.)

    To assist students who may have problems with reading skills and to help them develop efficient study habits to participate successfully in college-level courses. P/NC only. Offered each semester.


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  • EDUC 120 - Parenting

    (3 S.H.)

    The social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development of children from birth to adolescence is outlined. Parenting strategies and child-rearing practices are discussed. This course meets the requirements for USP: Contemporary Citizenship and Democratic Institutions. Grade only. Offered each semester.


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  • EDUC 221 - Children’s Literature

    (3 S.H.)

    This course teaches students about children’s literature. Consideration will be given to locating and evaluating early literacy, primary, and intermediate children’s books and to the method of organizing, teaching, and evaluating a literature program at all age levels. Current issues and research will be examined. Grade only. Offered each semester.


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  • EDUC 299 - Latino and Latin American Perspectives

    (3 S.H.)

    This course investigates Latino demographic growth in Minnesota and creates intercultural exchanges between WSU students and Latino K-12 students with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Winona. The course will address issues pertinent to citizen development, such as community-based learning and mentoring. Students will also learn about the history of racism, prejudice, and cultural deficit theory in the United States. Students will understand their own personal biases, where these biases came from, and how to think critically about contemporary issues pertinent to Latino populations in Minnesota. This course meets the requirements for USP: Contemporary Citizenship and Democratic Institutions. Grade only. Offered each semester.


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  • EDUC 329 - Teaching Reading and Language Arts II

    (3 S.H.)

    The second of a two-course sequence in literacy methods extends the examination of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and viewing competencies by focusing on learners ages nine to fourteen (grades 4-8). Emphasis is placed upon strategies for expanding purposes and genres, integration of assessment and instruction, and teaching for self-regulation of comprehension, composing, and editing strategies. Prerequisites: EDUC 328 - Teaching Reading and Language Arts I . Offered each semester.


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  • EDUC 330 - Literacy for Second Language Learners

    (3 S.H.)

    This course addresses the teaching of literacy for students with a primary language other than English. After examining the interwoven nature of language and culture, the course will focus on the instructional approaches to meet the needs of second language learners in school settings. Special attention will be given to the role of home school communication in programs for second language learners. Prerequisites: EDUC 328 - Teaching Reading and Language Arts I . Grade only. Offered yearly.


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  • EDUC 406 - Teaching and Learning in American Culture

    (2 S.H.)

    This course is designed exclusively for incoming international students who participate in the Winona State University Cross Cultural Outreach Scholarship Program. Students will learn about cultural differences in local schools, on the university campus, and in the community. During the course, students will learn how to effectively deliver presentations about their cultures and global themes to various audiences in local schools, on the university campus, and to community groups. Students will acquire knowledge and skills related to effective use of presentation enhancements such as PowerPoint, presentation board, and question/answer sessions Grade only. Offered each semester.


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  • △ EDUC 410 - Foundations of Early Childhood Education

    (3 S.H.)

    This is the introductory course in early childhood education examining the history, theory, trends, and contemporary issues in early childhood education as well as the role of the early childhood teacher. Prerequisite: Admission to the teacher education program. Offered each semester.


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  • EDUC 490 - Individual Problems in Education

    (1-3 S.H.)

    Opportunity for the qualified advanced undergraduate and graduate student to work independently. Topics may include research, development of special projects, selected readings, etc. Time-arranged. May be repeated to a total of 4 credits. Prerequisites: Major advisor’s permission, completion of the Professional Sequence, and for elementary majors, completion of the Professional Education Sequence. P/NC only for undergraduates. Offered each semester.

    May be repeated to a total of 4 credits.


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  • EDUC 498 - Workshops and Seminar

    (1-3 S.H.)

    The subject matter will be developed by the Department and instructor prior to the workshop or seminar. Students may repeat the course without limitation on the number of credits as long as the subject matter is different. P/NC only. Offered on demand.


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  • EDUC 499 - Workshops and Seminar

    (1-3 S.H.)

    The subject matter will be developed by the Department and instructor prior to the workshop or seminar. Students may repeat the course without limitation on the number of credits as long as the subject matter is different. Grade only. Offered on demand.


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Education Leadership
  

  • EL 414 - Introduction to Change Leadership

    (3 S.H.)

    Understanding how individuals engage in change is critical.  Students in this course will explore theory, models, and methods for leading and understanding change.  Students will study problems and issues influencing individual and group behavior in organizations, and develop collaborative practices and strategies to lead change. Grade only.

    Note: New course effective Spring 2013.


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  • EL 449 - Appreciative Coaching: Theory and Practice

    (1 S.H.)

    The course focuses on the theory and practice of Appreciative Inquiry with emphasis on coaching.  Appreciative Inquiry is the art and practice of asking questions that strengthen a system’s capacity to explore issues and innovation from a positive frame.  Grade only.

    Note: New course effective Spring 2013.


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Educational Foundations, Research, and Technology
  

  • EFRT 150 - Introductory Field Experience

    (1 S.H.)

    A general elective teaching assistant experience at a selected school-level for either an introductory classroom experience or an additional classroom experience. May be repeated once for two credits. Persons enrolling in EFRT 150 must arrange their schedule with the Student Teaching Director in the EFRT Department prior to pre-registration. Prerequisites: Instructor’s permission. P/NC only. Offered each semester.

    Note: Effective Spring 2013 - A general elective education-related field experience either within a community-based or school-based setting.  Persons enrolled in EFRT 150 for “0” credit will be placed within a community-based setting.  Persons enrolled in EFRT 150 for “1” credit will be placed within a school-based setting.  Persons enrolled in EFRT 150 must arrange their schedule with an EFRT faculty member prior to registration.  May be repeated.  Prerequisite: Instructor’s permission.  P/NC only.  Offered each semester.  Variable credit - 0-1 credits.


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  • EFRT 303 - Human Development and Learning: Elementary Education with Early Childhood Emphasis

    (4 S.H.)

    This course introduces students to the psychological and social dimensions of learning and development and their influence on students’ participation in school. The course focuses on psychological theories of learning and development, classroom management, and the relationship between psychological theory and classroom practice in early childhood and primary classrooms. 30-40 hours of field experience is required in addition to regularly scheduled on-campus class sessions. Concurrent enrollment with ◆ EFRT 310 - Instructional Planning and Assessment: Elementary Education with Early Childhood Emphasis  . Prerequisites: Admission to the teacher education program. Grade only. Offered each semester.


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  • EFRT 304 - Human Development and Learning: Middle Level and K-12

    (4 S.H.)

    This course introduces students to the psychological and social dimensions of learning and development and their influence on students’ participation in school. The course focuses on psychological theories of learning and development, classroom management, and the relationship between psychological theory and classroom practice in elementary and middle school classrooms. 30-40 hours of field experience is required in addition to regularly scheduled on-campus class sessions.  Concurrent enrollment with ◆ EFRT 311 - Instructional Planning and Assessment: Middle Level and K-12 . Prerequisites: Admission to the teacher education program. Grade only. Offered each semester.


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  • EFRT 305 - Human Development and Learning: Secondary

    (4 S.H.)

    This course introduces students to the psychological and social dimensions of learning and development and their influence on students’ participation in school. The course focuses on psychological theories of learning and development, classroom management, and the relationship between psychological theory and classroom practice in secondary classrooms. 30-40 hours of field experience is required in addition to regularly scheduled on-campus class sessions.  Concurrent enrollment with ◆ EFRT 312 - Instructional Planning and Assessment: Secondary . Prerequisites: Admission to the teacher education program. Grade only. Offered each semester.


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  • EFRT 308 - Human Relations and Student Diversity

    (3 S.H.)

    The course takes a laboratory and a directed study approach in areas such as communication, group interaction, trust, interpersonal relationships, and the study of minorities, ethnic groups, and second language learners. Prerequisites: Admission to the teacher education program. Offered each semester.


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  • ◆ EFRT 310 - Instructional Planning and Assessment: Elementary Education with Early Childhood Emphasis

    (3 S.H.)

    Principles of curriculum formation including writing objectives, unit planning, and daily lesson planning. Evaluation techniques to determine achievement of objectives through teacher-made tests, standardized tests, and observation techniques as well as statistics of measurement, specialized measurement instruments, and interpretation.   Taken concurrently with EFRT 303 - Human Development and Learning: Elementary Education with Early Childhood Emphasis . Prerequisites: Admission to the teacher education program. Grade only. Offered each semester.


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  • ◆ EFRT 311 - Instructional Planning and Assessment: Middle Level and K-12

    (3 S.H.)

    Principles of curriculum formation including writing objectives, unit planning, and daily lesson planning for elementary and middle levels form the emphasis of this course. Assessment, measurement, and evaluation techniques are studied to determine achievement of objectives through teacher-made tests, performance assessments, standardized tests, and observation techniques. Statistics of measurement, specialized measurement instruments and test interpretation are also studied. Thirty clock-hours of field experience are required, in addition to the regularly scheduled on-campus class sessions.  Taken concurrently with EFRT 304 - Human Development and Learning: Middle Level and K-12 . Prerequisites: Admission to the teacher education program. Grade only. Offered each semester.


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  • ◆ EFRT 312 - Instructional Planning and Assessment: Secondary

    (3 S.H.)

    This course focuses on principles of curriculum formation including writing objectives, unit planning, and daily lesson planning for secondary education. Assessment, measurement, and evaluation techniques are studied to determine achievement of objectives through teacher-made tests, performance assessments, standardized tests, and observation techniques. Statistics of measurement, specialized measurement instruments and test interpretation are also studied. Thirty clock-hours of field experience are required, in addition to the regularly scheduled on-campus class sessions.  Taken concurrently with EFRT 305 - Human Development and Learning: Secondary . Grade only. Offered each semester.


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  • EFRT 352 - Integrating Microcomputers into the Classroom

    (3 S.H.)

    This course covers basic technological knowledge, which will enable the teacher to plan technology-based instruction, integrate technology into the curriculum, and enhance the teacher’s technological competencies. Test-out option available. Offered each semester.


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  • EFRT 442 - The Adult Learner

    (3 S.H.)

    This course focuses on the characteristics and development of adult learners. Offered yearly.


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  • EFRT 450 - Comparative Education

    (3 S.H.)

    A study of the purposes, organization, offerings, and achievements of education in selected foreign countries. Grade only. Offered yearly.


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  • EFRT 483 - Multicultural Children, Youth, and Families

    (2 S.H.)

    This course provides structure for acquiring, building and demonstrating mechanisms for integrating multicultural content into mainstream curricula. Specific attention is geared to goals, concepts and instructional planning in elementary education addressing culture, ethnicity, race, gender, language, socioeconomic levels, religion, age, ethics and exceptionality. The social reconstructionist approach is infused to provide demonstrations of transforming teaching for equity and justice. Offered yearly.


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English
  
  

  • ENG 105 - ESL: Listening to Academic Speech

    (3 S.H.)

    Intensive practice in understanding academic lectures. Attention is also paid to pronunciation and other oral language skills. Designed to help ESL learners function successfully in American university classrooms. Grade only.


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  • ENG 106 - ESL: Academic Reading and Writing I

    (3 S.H.)

    Intensive practice in academic English with special attention to reading comprehension, including vocabulary, grammar, and basic writing skills. Designed to prepare non-native speakers for more advanced English courses and help them become successful in other academic disciplines. Must be followed by ENG 107 - ESL: Academic Reading and Writing II . Grade only.


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  • ENG 111 - College Reading and Writing

    (4 S.H.)

    This course aims to strengthen students’ reading and writing abilities in preparation for college-level writing. A means of learning and inquiry, the writing in this course is based on interpreting, analyzing, and critiquing texts as well as on conducting research, synthesizing sources, and using citation/documentation formats.  Meets GOAL 1. Prerequisite: Qualifying ACT English sub-score, minimum score on the English placement exam, or successful completion of ENG 099 - Introduction to College Writing . Grade only.


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  • ENG 112 - Research Writing

    (1 S.H.)

    Course focuses on researching and composing a documented argumentative essay. For students transferring an appropriate 3 S.H. composition course in order to meet the requirement usually fulfilled by ENG 111 - College Reading and Writing . Meets GOAL 1 with transfer English course. Prerequisite: Department Chairperson’s permission required. Grade only.


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  • ENG 120 - Introduction to Literature

    (3 S.H.)

    Intensive reading in selected major forms and themes of literature. Variable content: Semester schedules announce each section’s content.  Meets GOAL 6 (Humanities). Grade only.


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  • ENG 210 - Advanced Expository Writing

    (3 S.H.)

    An advanced course in writing expository essays for academic audiences, this course emphasizes the development of a mature prose style and a sophisticated approach to textual interpretation. Students refine their rhetorical and grammatical/mechanical competence and strengthen their skills in academic research, source integration, critical analysis, and evaluative judgment. Prerequisite: ENG 111 - College Reading and Writing . Grade only.


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  • ENG 211 - Writing in Communities

    (3 S.H.)

    This course concerns the study and practice of writing as a means of participation in a diverse, democratic, and literate society. Students may work with community partners to define and complete writing projects. Meets GOAL 9. Prerequisite: ENG 111 - College Reading and Writing . Grade only.


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  • ENG 220 - Multicultural American Literature

    (3 S.H.)

    Recognizing the rich array of cultures that have contributed to American history, life, and art, this course focuses on one such culture or on a cross-cultural topic and offers students a study of vital literary voices and their social contexts. Variable content: Semester schedules announce each section’s subject.  Meets GOAL 6 (Humanities) and GOAL 7. Grade only.


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  • ENG 221 - Topics in World Literature

    (3 S.H.)

    Furnishing students with an opportunity to read artful writing of cultures other than those of the United States and England, this course focuses on a selected theme, genre, period, language, nationality, or region. Variable content: Semester schedules announce each section’s subject.  Meets GOAL 6 (Humanities) and GOAL 8. Grade only.


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  • ENG 222 - Introduction to Creative Writing

    (3 S.H.)

    An introduction to writing poetry, fiction, and other creative genres (may include drama, screenwriting, or creative nonfiction). Covers basics of genre, style, and voice.  Meets GOAL 6 (Fine Arts). Prerequisite: ENG 111 - College Reading and Writing  . Grade only.


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  • ENG 223 - Classical Mythology

    (3 S.H.)

    This course covers the principal characters, narratives, and genres of Greek and Roman “mythologies.” Studying this ancient literature and its contexts, students acquire knowledge of the Classical tradition and its influences in literary history. Prerequisite: ENG 111 - College Reading and Writing . Grade only.


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  • ENG 225 - Topics in Literature

    (1-4 S.H.)

    Intensive study of a selected topic in English and foreign literature in translation. Variable content: Semester schedules announce each section’s subject and credit.


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  • ENG 226 - Topics in Writing

    (1-4 S.H.)

    This course enables inquiry into and practice with specialized kinds of writing such as journal writing, web writing, and review writing. Variable content: Semester schedules announce each section’s subject and credit.


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  • ENG 227 - Topics in Language

    (1-4 S.H.)

    Study of a topic of current importance in linguistics such as language variation, world English, language and culture, language and gender, or any other area of language in society. Variable content: Semester schedules announce each semester’s subject and credit.


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  • ENG 240 - Teaching Young Adult Literature

    (3 S.H.)

    A study of young adult literature and its application in middle and secondary school curricula. Students will create and share teaching materials, such as lesson plans, study guides, writing assignments, and exams. ENG 240 addresses state licensure requirements for some levels of teaching communication arts and literature. Prerequisite: Instructor’s permission.


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  • ENG 250 - English Grammar and Usage

    (2 S.H.)

    This course introduces students to the basic concepts and elements of English grammar and usage. The primary purpose is to develop students’ abilities to understand grammar from a formal perspective. This course prepares students for ENG 328 - English Syntax .


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  • ◆ ENG 290 - Literary Studies

    (5 S.H.)

    An introductory course in literary analysis, focusing on the major genres and introducing literary history, methods of interpretation, and research and documentation. Prerequisite: ENG 111 - College Reading and Writing . Grade only.


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  • ENG 302 - Enlightenment, Revolution, and Enslavement

    (3 S.H.)

    A literary-history survey of the “long eighteenth century” in a transatlantic context. This course covers the diverse body of English-language literature from the English Civil War through the French Revolution. Prerequisite: ◆ ENG 290 - Literary Studies .


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  • ENG 303 - British and American Romanticism

    (3 S.H.)

    A literary-history survey spanning from the late18th century to the middle 19th century in American and British literature. This course covers Romanticism, Transcendentalism, and the “American Renaissance.” Prerequisite: ◆ ENG 290 - Literary Studies .


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  • ENG 304 - Victorian and post-Civil War Literature

    (3 S.H.)

    A literary-history survey of mid- to late-19th century literature in England and America, this course covers selected major writers, works, and genres. The course also surveys aesthetic concepts and historical contexts associated with British literature of the Victorian period and with American literature from the mid-1800s to the turn of the century. Prerequisites: ◆ ENG 290 - Literary Studies .


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  • ENG 305 - Modernism and Beyond

    (3 S.H.)

    A literary-history survey of Modernism in England, Ireland, and America. This course concentrates on selected writers and works of the early to middle 1900s and covers aesthetic concepts and historical contexts that frame studies of Modernist literature. The course may also address questions of Postmodernism and dynamics of late 20th- century literature. Prerequisite: ◆ ENG 290 - Literary Studies .


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  • ENG 308 - Playwriting/Scriptwriting

    (3 S.H.)

    Study and practice in the techniques and forms of playwriting for the stage and scriptwriting for the camera; reading and writing a variety of short plays and screenplays. Prerequisite:  ENG 111 - College Reading and Writing .


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