Graduate English Course Offerings

Currently, the Department offers classes in the fall and spring, as well as one class over the summer for the full ten-week session.

ENGL 5053. Studies in Teaching English. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Special problems, critical study, and evaluation of methods of teaching English at secondary and postsecondary levels. May include application of successful teaching strategies via classroom observation, creation of sample syllabi and assignments for composition and literature survey courses, and construction of a personal teaching philosophy. Emphasis on discussion of uses of electronic media and technology in the English classroom.

ENGL 5113. Linguistics and Grammar. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Nature of modern linguistic science and its approach to phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics; structural, generative-transformational grammar in the linguistic context. Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.

ENGL 5123. Research Methods. (3-0) Credit 3 semester credit hours. Examination of research sources, methodologies, and scholarship in English, including the history of literary academic study and the canon.

ENGL 5133. Seminar in Thesis Writing. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Application of research skills to thorough development of thesis on topic approved by advisor. Prerequisite: Candidacy for graduate degree.

ENGL 5243. Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Analysis of Shakespeare's texts within the dramatic tradition of comedy, tragedy, history, and romance. Course will also consider authors such as Marlowe, Sidney, and Spenser. Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.
 
ENGL 5273. Chaucer and Medieval Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Detailed study of selected works of Chaucer and medieval literature. Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.
 
ENGL 5313. Literary Theory & Criticism. (3-0) Credit 3 semester credit hours.  Survey of critical theories of literature from Plato and Aristotle to the present.
 
ENGL 5323. Introduction to Creative Writing. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Introductory course in a variety of genres including poetry, fiction, and drama. Literary models will be used throughout. Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.
 
ENGL 5343. Genres in Creative Writing. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Study of works of established writers. Workshop focus on one of the following: poetry writing, fiction writing, drama writing. Prerequisite: Acceptance to the graduate study or the teacher certification program.
 
ENGL 5433. African-American Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Study of major writers, genres, and themes of the African-American literary canon. Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.
 
ENGL 5513. American Literature, 1620-1865. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours.  Critical examination of literature from the colonial, early national, and antebellum periods with emphasis on cultural and intellectual contexts and attention to current critical trends in the study of American literary history.

ENGL 5523. American Literature, 1865-Present. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Critical examination of literature from the Civil War, modern, and postmodern periods with emphasis on cultural and intellectual contexts and attention to current critical trends in the study of American literary history.

ENGL 5533. Seminar in American Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Intensive study of a particular theme, genre, tradition, or period within American literary history. It emphasizes historical, cultural, and literary analysis as well as scholarly research.

ENGL 5543. British Literature, 1650-Present. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Survey of English poetry, drama, and prose of the Restoration, Romantic period, Victorian era and 20th century emphasizing cultural and intellectual contexts and attention to current critical trends in the study of British literary history.

ENGL 5553. Seminar in British Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Intensive study of a particular theme, genre, tradition, or period within British literary history. Emphasis on historical, cultural, and literary analysis as well as scholarly research.

ENGL 5563. Seminar in Comparative Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Study of critical theory and practice of comparing world literatures. Comparisons may involve issues such as translation; national and cultural identities; and problems of interpretation across political, religious, and cultural boundaries.

ENGL 5573. Seminar in Rhetoric. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Critical study of the theory and/or practice of rhetoric within a particular period or context. The course may examine a tradition in rhetorical theory, or it may explore the ways in which rhetorical appeals are structured within an established context. This course is repeatable up to 6 semester credit hours.

ENGL 5583. Survey in Composition Theories. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Critical study, application, and evaluation of composition theories.

ENGL 5593. Studies in Narrative. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Advanced investigation into the complexities of narrative (fiction or nonfiction). Through an examination of literary and/or cinematic narratives, this course poses a series of intricate, interconnected questions concerning how stories are produced and consumed; it attempts to arrive at possible “best practices” for reading, watching, writing, and thinking seriously about narrative. This course is repeatable up to 6 semester credit hours.

ENGL 5613. Special Topics. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Critical examination of a topic in an area unified by period, genre, theme, language source, or national origin. This course is repeatable up to 6 semester credit hours.
 
ENGL 5633. Principles of Technical Writing. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Defines specific genres and aims of technical writing. Focuses on the formative and persuasive principles underlying successful documents in printed and electronic versions. Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.
 
ENGL 5993. Independent Study. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Readings, research, and/or field work on selected topics. Prerequisite: Consent of department head and instructor.