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Course Descriptions

Course Description Notes

Northern Kentucky University has established abbreviations for its various disciplines. These abbreviations, which are printed next to the name of each discipline in the following course descriptions, should be used in preparing course schedules and at other times when referring to specific courses.

Following course titles in parenthesis is the number of semester hours of credit in the course. Listed below the course title are the number of classroom and lab/studio hours in the course, course prerequisites and co-requisites, and the semesters in which the course is taught.

Many courses satisfy NKU general education requirements under guidelines of the Kentucky Transfer Policy. If a particular course is approved for general education credit, a two-letter general education category designation follows the course title. The category for which the course is approved is listed in full beneath the course description. The general education category designations are:

OC – Oral Communication
WC – Written Communication
AH – Arts and Humanities
QR – Quantitative Reasoning
NS – Natural Sciences
SB – Social and Behavioral Sciences

Please refer to the General Education section of this catalog for complete information.

The university reserves the right to withdraw or modify courses of instruction at any time.
 

Engineering Technology
  

  • EGT 317 Introduction to Capstone Project in EGT (1 Credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: EGT 310 .
    Taught: Fall and Spring
    Will cover the bases of product design that an engineering technology student needs to know in order to conceptualize their project. Students will follow the product design concepts covered in the class, in order to assemble their build lists, complete their design projects and reach production more quickly in EGT 417 .
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 318 Introduction to Nanotechnology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 120 .
    Taught: Summer and spring-odd yrs
    Introduction to nanotechnology, fabrication and characterization of nano-scale structures, properties of nanostructures, nanostructured materials, wires and dots, nanobiology/nanomedicine, nanomagnetics, nanotubes, nanoelectronics, and nanoelectromechanical systems.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 320 Robotic Systems and Material Handling (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 161 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Structure and operational characteristics; principles and theory of robot movement, robot teach/programming, program languages, robot arm, robot controller, work station. Material handling related to manufacturing, warehousing, type of equipment used and different concepts of material handling are covered.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 321 Productivity Management, Scheduling, and Planning (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 119  and EGT 211 .
    Taught: Fall only
    The integration of systems required to improve work flow through the system, scheduling and coordination of projects. Systems of time management and work simplification; analysis of manufacturing and production problems including purchasing, work methods, inventory, material handling, production planning, and cost analysis.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 340 Applied Dynamics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 300 , PHY 211  or PHY 220 , and MAT 129  or MAT 227 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Theories and applications of dynamic mechanics, including Newton’s laws, work, kinetics, impulse, and momentum.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 341 Integrated Resource Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 321 .
    Taught: Spring only
    This course utilizes the techniques of enterprise management. The course will focus on contrast and integration strategies, JIT techniques, integration, application, and implementation.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 344 Analog Electronics (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 161  and a B- or better in MAT 119  or placement.
    Taught: Fall only-even years
    Introduction to solid state, diodes, bipolar and field-effect transistors, small-signal amplifiers; power amplifiers, voltage regulators, and active filters.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 361 Fluid Power (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 129  or MAT 227 ; PHY 211  or PHY 220 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Basic laws and concepts of fluid mechanics and their applications to fluid power circuits.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 362 Tool Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 116  and EGT 212 .
    Taught: Variable-check w/ department
    Design and selection of mechanical elements such as fasteners, cams, jigs, fixtures, and tools, utilizing Computer Aided Manufacturing software.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 365 CNC & Manufacturing Process Planning (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 212  and EGT 265  and a C- or greater in MAT 119  or placement.
    Taught: Fall only
    Course provides knowledge needed to set up and program Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines equipped with EIA or Conversational programming formats. The general application of information will be discussed, along with practical training on CNC machines. Topics such as: Manufacturing process planning, selecting resources for use in the execution and completion of a CNC project will be covered.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 367 Microprocessors (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 245  and EGT 267 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Architecture and instruction sets; programming, interfacing, and designing with microprocessors.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 377 Power Electronic Systems (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 243  
    Taught: Spring only
    Covers basic concepts of electromagnetic energy conversion; converter topologies, AC/DC, DC/DC, DC/AC, AC/AC; DC motors and three-phase induction motors; introduction to power electronics; Adjustable speed drives used for control of DC, induction, and AC motors; and power system utility applications.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 386 Electro-Mechanical Instrumentation and Control (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 161 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Introduction to the design of instrumentation and control systems. Study of thermal, mechanical, optical, and digital sensor operations and applications. Introduction to data acquisition systems. Laboratory experimentation involving the programmable logic controls for designing different logics to control devices and selecting sensors to gather and utilize data from the equipment at hand.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 394 Special Topics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Focused study of a specific topic. Topics vary from semester to semester.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • EGT 396 Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Engineering Technology GPA of at least 3.0, Junior standing and consent of instructor.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Participation in planning, setting-up, teaching, conducting reviews, and testing for an undergraduate laboratory course. For students majoring in engineering technology. Not applicable to major or minor.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • EGT 399 Independent Study: Engineering Technology (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of advisor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    For advanced students seeking to study selected problems.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 404 Signals and Systems (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 243  and MAT 227  or MAT 129 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Advanced circuit analysis techniques; time domain and frequency domain solutions; Laplace transforms; z-transforms; Fourier analysis; discrete- time systems.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 405 Metrology and Geometric Tolerancing (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 211  and EGT 212 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Metrology requirements and geometric tolerancing; calibration systems, gauge studies, measurement elements, analysis and presentation of measurement data, quality implications.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 408 Mechatronics Topics (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 386 .
    Taught: Fall only-even years
    Design, optimization, and simulation of electronic, mechanical, and control systems. Applications and case studies in system control, electromechanical systems, and intelligent adaptive systems.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 411 Quality Assurance and Auditing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 211 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Organizing and implementing the quality audit; types of audits; ISO 9000 quality standards; audit planning, execution, testing, reliability, and system appraisal.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 412 Advanced CADD (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 212 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Advanced features of three dimensional and parametric modeling, using one of the common parametric (CADD) packages.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 417 Senior Design in Technology (2 credits)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 317  and senior standing.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Development and preparation of the capstone project in an area of student’s primary program major. With prior permission obtained at the end of EGT 416, from their EGT advisors, students will complete, building, documenting, demonstrating, and presenting the results. Must be taken within three semesters of graduation.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9

    ♦
  

  • EGT 423 Planning and Design of Industrial Facilities (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 212 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Planning, estimating, designing, and modeling industrial facilities; management, personnel, production, aesthetics, and the environment.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 448 Network Hardware (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 245 .
    Taught: Fall only-even years
    Concepts and examples of network hardware used in data communications, including introduction to advanced concepts. Transmission media, data links, multiplexing, carrier systems, digital transmission systems, routers, interfaces, data transmission.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 450 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 129  or MAT 227 , and PHY 211  or PHY 220 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Fundamentals of thermodynamics, first and second laws of thermodynamics, properties of liquids and gases; air-conditioning and refrigeration systems; power cycles; modes of heat transfer (conduction, convection, and radiation and their applications in technology); computer simulations of thermodynamics and heat transfer processes.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 462 Finite Element Modeling (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 412 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Fundamentals of finite element modeling, creation of geometry, material selection, and problem solving. The course focuses on FEA modeling techniques utilizing CAD/CAE software.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 465 Automated Manufacturing Systems (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 320  and EGT 365 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Integrated manufacturing automation including CIM/FMS, system controls, fixed systems, robotics, and economics of automation.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 467 Advanced Microprocessors (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 367 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Advanced architectures, multitasking, virtual memory, networking, assembly language.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 477 Advanced Power Designs (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 377  
    Taught: Fall only
    This course focuses on power systems and smart grid design that include power transmission lines and transformers, synchronous machine, network analysis, power system representation, load flow & modeling, power system protection, symmetrical components, faults, stability, and power system operations.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 480 Machine Design (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 340 ; PHY 211  or PHY 220 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Techniques involved in designing and selecting individual machine parts. An integrated approach to the design of machine elements.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦

English
  

  • ENG 101 College Writing - WC (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): English and Reading ACT/SAT/COMPASS/IELTS/TOEFL scores as announced in current Schedule of Classes; OR placement test; OR, depending upon placement, completion of ENGD 090 , ENGI 099  and/or RDG 091 , or transfer equivalent with a C- or better.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Study and practice of writing with attention to audience, purpose, and conventions appropriate to writing situation; reading, writing, and analyzing a variety of texts, including written, digital, or visual.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Written Communication I
    ♦
  

  • ENG 101R College Writing and Critical Reading - WC (4 credits)

    Hours: 4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Placement of college-ready in Writing/English and below college-ready in Reading. 3 credits in General Education (Written Communication).
    College Writing, with Reading 4,0,4 Study and practice of critical reading and writing with attention to audience, purpose, and conventions appropriate to writing situation; reading, writing, and analyzing a variety of texts, including written, digital, or visual.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Written Communication
    ♦
  

  • ENG 101W College Writing and Workshop - WC (4 credits)

    Hours: 4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Placement of college-ready in Reading with an 18 or higher on Reading ACT (or established placement equivalent) and below college-ready in Writing/English. 3 credits in General Education (Written Communication).
    Study and practice of writing process and writing with attention to audience, purpose, and conventions appropriate to writing situation; use of workshop model for enhanced instruction in reading, writing, and analyzing a variety of texts, including written, digital, or visual.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Written Communication
    ♦
  

  • ENG 102 Advanced College Writing - WC (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Study and practice of writing in a variety of expository forms, with attention to audience, purpose, and conventions appropriate to writing situation; emphasis on research-based writing and persuasive strategies.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Written Communication II
    ♦
  

  • ENG 151H Honors Freshman Composition - WC (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 26 or above on the current ACT or comparable score on the enhanced ACT, or equivalent; evidence of writing proficiency; approval of department.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Advanced study and practice of writing with attention to both narrative and rhetorical writing strategies; attention to audience, purpose, and conventions appropriate to writing situations; reading, writing, and analyzing a variety of texts, including written, digital, or visual.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Written Communication II, Written Communication I
    ♦
  

  • ENG 200 Understanding Literature - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Students will develop skills in critical thinking and in understanding multiple perspectives and identities through the study of fiction, poetry, drama, and visual narrative.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Culture and Creativity
  

  • ENG 201 Ideas in Literature (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or ENG 151 or equivalent and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Works representing a variety of literary forms and reflecting a common theme or motif. Topics vary.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 202 Survey of British Literature I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or ENG 151 or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Anglo-Saxon period to the 18th century; emphasis on more important writers, with attention to their cultural background.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 203 Survey of British Literature II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or ENG 151 or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Romantic period to the present; emphasis on more important writers with attention to their cultural background.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 204 Introduction to Writing Studies (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or ENG 151.
    Taught: Fall only
    An introduction to the study of written communication with an emphasis on histories and models of writing, textual analysis, and technologies of writing. Students will investigate a variety of genres in professional writing, public writing, personal and autobiographical writing, writing for new media, and persuasive writing.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 205 Contemporary Issues in Writing Studies (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or ENG 151 or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Investigation into specific contemporary issues in Writing Studies, such as gender, writing for racial justice, and writing with multimedia.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 206 Western World Literature I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or ENG 151 or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    Important works of continental European literature, in translation, from its origins to the Renaissance.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 207 Western World Literature II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or ENG 151 or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Important works of continental European literature, in translation, from the Renaissance to the present; ideas, techniques, and influences.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 208 Survey of American Literature I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or ENG 151 or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Beginnings to the Civil War.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 209 Survey of American Literature II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or ENG 151 or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Civil War to the present.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 212 Literatures of Inclusion - SB (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Encourages cultural competency in one or more representations of race, class, gender, sexuality, and/or disability through narrative, poetry, drama, and film.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Cultural Pluralism
  

  • ENG 213 Global Viewpoints in Literature - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Encourages critical thinking and the understanding of perspectives and identities in a global and historical context through the study of narrative, poetry, drama, and film.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Global Viewpoints
  

  • ENG 214 Literature Across History - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Major works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama in American, British, or World history.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Culture and Creativity
  

  • ENG 215 Greek and Roman Mythology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or ENG 151 or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Survey of classical pantheon of gods and heroes and their development from early Greek civilization to imperial Rome; influence of classical mythology on later national literatures
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 217 African-American Literature to 1940 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 , ENG 151 or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall only-odd years
    Works by African American authors 1746-1940. Cultural, historical, and social issues with focus on development of field as a distinct tradition.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 218 African-American Literature 1940-Present (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 , ENG 151 or equivalent.
    Taught: Spring only-even yrs
    Works by African American authors 1940-present. Cultural, historical, and social issues with focus on development of field as a distinct tradition.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 231 Introduction to Creative Writing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or ENG 151 or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Creative writing, emphasis on composing fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 250 Introduction to English Studies (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or ENG 151.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Explore the different fields of English Studies, and practice the skills for engaging texts as English Studies practitioners - including reading, interpretation, argumentation, research, and writing.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 300 American Women Poets (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 151H , ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Lives and works of selected poets, including African-Americans. IDENTITIES.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 301 American Novel (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 151H , ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Novels from various periods; techniques, ideas, and social implications. GENRES.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 302 Literature and Film - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or ENG 151H  or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    The art of film and its relationship to literature; films shown are cinematic versions of literary texts or have special relationships to literature.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Culture and Creativity
    ♦
  

  • ENG 304 Introduction to Post-Colonial Literature (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 151H , ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Fundamental concepts of Post-Colonial literature. A variety of literary forms and works by major postcolonial and diasporic writers. Issues of literary representation and canon formation during the latter half of the twentieth century. IDENTITIES.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 305 American Women Writers (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 151H , ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Works representing a variety of literary forms by American women writers, from the 17th through the 20th century. IDENTITIES.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 306 Multicultural American Literature (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 , ENG 151, or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Study of writers in two or more ethnic American literatures e.g., American Indian, African American, Asian American, and Latino. IDENTITIES.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 307 Diverse Voices in English Studies (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 250  and ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Study of one or more representations of race, class, gender, sexuality, and disability. Includes analysis and the production of cultural texts.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 308 Shakespeare I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 151H , ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Spring only
    The early period, the English histories, the comedies, and Hamlet. TRADITIONS (PRE-1800, PRE-1900).
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 309 Shakespeare II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 151H , ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall only
    Plays not studied in ENG 308 , including the romances, satires, and tragedies. TRADITIONS (PRE-1800, PRE-1900).
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 315 The Bible as Literature (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 151H , ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Nonsectarian presentation of biblical history, ideas and literary forms and techniques. GENRES.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 316 Social Issues in Literature - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or ENG 151H  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    Allows students to develop skills in critical thinking and in understanding multiple perspectives and identities through the study of how literature represents social issues related to culture, politics, identity, technology, etc.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Culture and Creativity
    ♦
  

  • ENG 318 The Short Story (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 151H , ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    An historical, critical, and evaluative study of the short story as a distinct literary genre. GENRES.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 322 Literature and Sexuality (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 , ENG 151H  or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall only-odd years
    Literature and theory by writers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or trans-gendered or who represent these identities in literature. IDENTITIES.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 323 Writers in Context (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 250  and ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Examine the interplay between written works and their literary, socio-historical, political, technological, and/or cultural contexts. Focus on textual analysis; how specific contexts influence the form and production of written works.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 324 Holocaust Literature (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 , ENG 151H  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    Historical and critical study of literature of and about the Holocaust, including Yiddish wartime writing, as well as thematic analyses of archetypes history, memory, and imagination Jewish responses to catastrophe and second-generation literature. IDENTITIES.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 326 Literature and the Environment (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 151H , ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Environmentally-focused works representing a variety of literary forms and genres issues include culture, identity, gender, ecology, and sense of place. IDENTITIES.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ENG 331 Persuasive Writing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Theory and practice of contemporary and classical persuasion analysis of professional writing and student themes. WRITING STUDIES.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 332 Fiction Writing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 231 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Techniques of short story, novelette, novel, and drama in-class analysis of student work and the subsequent revision, reevaluation, and marketing of student writing. CREATIVE WRITING.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 334 Poetry Writing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 231 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Practice in techniques of writing poetry in-class analysis of student poems and the subsequent revision, reevaluation, and marketing of student work. CREATIVE WRITING.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 335 Craft of Creative Writing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 151H , ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Study of craft theory and source texts from all three genres of creative writing and application of craft techniques.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 336 Creative Nonfiction Writing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 231 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students hone craft and voice while writing and workshopping creative nonfiction. CREATIVE WRITING.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 338 Writing for Social Change (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 , ENG 151, or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall only
    Study and practice in activist writings, with particular attention paid to the writings of social justice movements. May involve direct contact work in a local community outside the university. WRITING STUDIES.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 340 Business Writing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Practical experience in business writing proposals, resumes, letters, reports, and memoranda. For students majoring in business as well as other students who anticipate professional careers involving on-the-job writing tasks. WRITING STUDIES.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 345 Legal Writing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    The writing of legal arguments; logical reasoning, clarity, conciseness, grammar, punctuation. For those considering or pursuing careers in law or other professions involving the writing of contracts and legal documents. Counts toward literature and writing option for the English major. WRITING STUDIES.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 347 Technical Writing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Principles and techniques of technical writing, including proposals, lab reports, job applications, graphics, and feasibility studies. Recommended for students in sciences, public administration, social services, industry, and health and computer fields. Prepares students for cooperative writing internships in industries or agencies. WRITING STUDIES.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 348 Professional Editing in the Workplace (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 102  or equivalent with C or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Theoretical and practical grounding in professional workplace editing as an evolving profession. Design, edit, and manage complex workplace documents using both manual means and industry-standard software. WRITING STUDIES.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 349 Web Writing for the Professions (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall only
    Theoretical and practical grounding in analyzing, planning, and implementing web-based publications, including integration of textualvisual materials and use of industry standard Internet publishing tools. Students will learn to assess client needs and test site usability by creating several web pages, including a multi-layer website for a real-world client. WRITING STUDIES.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 350 Critical Theory (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 250  or permission of instructor.
    Taught: Spring only
    Introduction to theories of critical interpretation in literary studies. Various approaches to be introduced and applied to literary texts.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 351 Rhetorical Theories & Writing Practices (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 204  and ENG 250 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Introduction to rhetorical theory and the ways that rhetorical theory informs the practice of writing.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • ENG 355 Contemporary Literature (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 151H , ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Selected works and topics in contemporary literature from the late twentieth century to the present. May repeat once for credit when topics vary. POST-1900 TRADITIONS.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 357 Biographical Writing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours of literature.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Reading, writing about, and writing biography theory, practice, and analysis of biography as literary genre. CREATIVE WRITING.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 358 Writing in Creative Genres (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 231 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Principles and techniques of creative writing in a specialized genre such as children’s creative non-fiction, fantasy, dramatic, etc. in-class analysis of student work with subsequent revisions. May be repeated for credit when genre changes. CREATIVE WRITING.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • ENG 359 Writing in Workplace Genres (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Principles and techniques of workplace writing in a specialized genre, such as business report writing, manual writing, grant writing, proposal writing, etc. In-class analysis of student work with subsequent revisions. Repeatable for 3 credit hours when genre changes. WRITING STUDIES.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • ENG 362 Studies in Dramatic Literature (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 151H , ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Study of various periods and kinds of dramatic literature. May be repeated when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • ENG 366 Studies in Literary Genres (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 151H , ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Study of one or more genres from various periods and cultures; techniques, structures, sub-genres, and themes. May be repeated as topics vary. GENRES.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • ENG 368 The Graphic Novel (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 3 semester hours of literature.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course critically examines the genre of the graphic novel, paying special attention to narrative techniques. GENRES.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 371 Traditional Grammar (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or ENG 151H  with a grade of C or better.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This course provides an understanding of sentence parts and patterns, punctuation, usage, and sensitivity to style. Such instruction in traditional grammar can help students (a) write correctly and effectively, (b) apply logical thinking, (c) become wise analysts of texts, and (d) teach others conventional uses of language. WRITING STUDIES.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 380 Studies in Literature and Other Arts (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 151H , ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    Literary works compared with musical compositions, with paintings, or with both music and painting. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. GENRES.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • ENG 381 Introduction to Linguistics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours of English; junior standing.
    Taught: Fall only-odd years
    Methods of analyzing language. Satisfies the linguistics requirement for English majors seeking secondary certification.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 382 History of the English Language (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours of English; junior standing.
    Taught: Fall only-even years
    Development of English from Indo-European to the present; internal and external influences resulting in change. Satisfies the linguistics requirement for those seeking secondary certification in English. GENRES.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 384 Modern Poetry (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 151H , ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Prosodic theory practice in interpretation of poetic texts. GENRES.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 386 Children’s Literature (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 3 semester hours of literature.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    For students seeking provisional certification in elementary education.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 394 Topics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Explores topic not included in regular English curriculum. May repeat for credit if topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9

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  • ENG 399 Independent Study (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Directed study.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9

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  • ENG 401 Chaucer (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of literature.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Study of Goeffrey Chaucer’s poetry, including the Canterbury Tales and possibly Troilus and Criseyde, the shorter poems, and/or postmedieval transmissions of Chaucer’s works. TRADITIONS (PRE-1800, PRE-1900).
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 402 Middle English Literature (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 3 semester hours of literature.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Comparative study of the rhetoric, contexts, and uses of pre1800, pre-1900 exploration and travel narratives, particularly those depicting cross-cultural encounters and non-western landscapes. TRADITIONS.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ENG 403 Old English (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of literature.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Language and literature of Anglo Saxon England. TRADITIONS (PRE-1800, PRE-1900).
    Repeatable: No
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