English (ENGL)

ENGL 1001 Jaguar Accelerate is a non-credit bearing (NCBO) course designed to improve students’ reading comprehension of college-level texts and their writing effectiveness. The course emphasizes annotation, reflection, critical reading, and critical writing skills. Successful completion of this course with a 80% or better completes TSI requirements (TSI, 2002) and prepares students to take ENGL 1301. The credit earned for this course does not count toward any degree offered by the university. *Note this course is NOT COREQUISITE. There is no cost for this course.

This course is designed to support students in improving their reading comprehension of college-level texts and their writing effectiveness. This course is corequisite with ENGL 1301L and is designed to help students stay organized and navigate that course. Successful completion of this course with a C or better fulfills INRW TSI requirements (TSI, 2002). Credit earned for this course does not count toward any degree offered by the university.

This course helps students improve their reading comprehension of college-level texts and their writing effectiveness. This course is corequisite with ENGL 1301L, and is a skilled-based course designed to support students in achieving their reading and writing goals. Successful completion of this course with a C or better fulfills INRW TSI requirements (TSI, 2002). Credit earned for this course does not count toward any degree offered by the university. *With INRW Director's approval, students may take ENGL 1300 independent of ENGL 1301L.

Introduces students to college-level reading and writing through the development of reading habits and composing practices that will enable students to respond critically and communicate persuasively to a variety of audiences. TSI Restriction(s): Reading

ENGL 1301L supports students in their belonging as writers. The course validates, celebrates, and explores students’ language while introducing concepts and practices essential for success in writing. Students examine and explore their language practices and develop a digital writing portfolio. This course offers the same content at ENGL 1301: Composition I, but it does not have a TSI restriction and is co-requisite with ENGL 1300.

Introduces students to college-level reading and writing through the development of reading habits and composing practices that will enable students to respond critically and communicate persuasively to a variety of audiences. This course offers the same content at ENGL 1301: Composition I, but it does not have a TSI restriction and is co-requisite with ENGL 1101.

This course builds on the reading and writing skills developed in ENGL 1301 and invites students to enter into academic discourse through research wherein they will be asked to synthesize and respond to a variety of perspectives on a topic of their choosing. Students will also read and compose a variety of texts oral, written, and visual.

Students will be introduced to the craft of creative writing.

Intensive study and practice of technical and professional genres such as proposals, reports, instructions, policies and procedures, e-mail messages, letter, and descriptions of products and services. Students will also practice individual and collaborative processes involve in the creation of ethical and efficient documents.

This course examines writing and communication in professional contexts. Students analyze and compose in workplace genres and examine the ways these genres fulfill audience expectations, communicate information verbally and visually, and function as responses to rhetorical situations common to the workplace. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, and Writing

Compares a variety of texts from the British Isles, its former colonies, and Commonwealth nations, and considers the ways that literature has shaped and reflected images of British cultural identity.

Considers the ways in which literature has shaped, reflected, and challenged perceptions of American cultural identity through the study of a variety of texts, both literary and historical.

Considers texts from diverse genres, periods, and cultural traditions with special attention to critical thinking and writing within a framework of cultural diversity. Readings will include historical accounts, letters, essays, poetry, drama, memoirs, speeches, scientific writing, religious tracts, political treaties, philosophy, novels, oral traditions, and popular and folk literatures.

Introduces students to the creative art of fiction. Areas of emphasis may include American, British, Continental and/or Non-Western fiction, as well as specific historical periods. Can include prose narratives, short stories, novellas, and novels, as well as the social function of fiction more generally.

Selected topics in American, British, or continental and/or Non-Western drama. Emphasis may be on historical development, certain periods or some other approach to the study of drama.

Introduces students to the appreciation and analysis of poetry. Includes instruction in scansion and metrics, and the relationship between form and content.

A survey of children’s literature. The course includes various authors and illustrators in such genres as the oral tradition, fantasy, realistic and historical fiction, poetry, and the picture book. TSI Restriction(s): Math

This course will introduce students to the contemporary work of English Studies, including but not limited to cultural studies, critical ethnic studies, literary studies, and rhetoric and composition. Students will analyze and produce texts across a variety of genres, media, and cultures, and engage in dynamic critical conversations. They will also develop and reflect on their writing process and practices. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

Introduction to the interdisciplinary field of visual studies, both theoretical and practical. Includes the study of film, television, advertising, photography, and/or graphic novels.

A study of the history of textual production. The course focuses on the technological innovations that have changed how texts are produced, circulated, and read. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

This course examines strategies and techniques used by professional editors across professions and disciplines. Students explore critical issues in editing and apply professional standards and ethical frameworks to edit a range of texts. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

Students will study and write in creative genres such as fiction, poetry, drama, and essays.

Required course for literature students. This course prepares students for the advanced literary analysis expected in upper-division literature courses. Students will interpret literary texts from a variety of critical perspectives and methodologies. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

This course introduces students to concepts, traditions, and debates in rhetorical theory and provides experience in the application of rhetoric in English studies as a discipline.

This course examines discourses associated with borderlands broadly conceived as transnational, cultural, and material spaces. Students in this course will learn about the history and theory of a range of borderland rhetoric. Students will also apply this knowledge through the analysis and production of text. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

This course introduces students to concepts, traditions, and debates in critical theory, and provides experience in the application of critical theory in English studies as a discipline. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

This course explores grammar in context. In addition to covering basic and advanced concepts of grammar, usage and punctuation, and techniques and practices for effective writing, this course also explores the ways in which grammar is used rhetorically by authors across contexts. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

Selected readings in British literature from the Medieval period until the Early Modern period. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

In addition to introducing Shakespeare's major genres, this course invites students to consider Shakespeare's cultural status, to ask how social difference informs his works, and to study adaptations and appropriations of Shakespeare in diverse contexts. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing.

Canonical and noncanonical literature of the British Isles and Empire, covering all of or part of the period 1660-1900. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

A study of literatures and cultures across the global Anglosphere from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

Study of Mexican American or Chicana/o/x literature and culture in historical context. Includes poetry, fiction, drama and non-fiction prose.

Survey of early American literature and culture from the Colonial Period to the early nineteenth century. Includes poetry, fiction, drama and non-fiction prose. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

Canonical and noncanonical American writers from the 19th century. Explores cultural background and representative works, including poetry and nonfiction prose. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

A study of American poetry, fiction, drama, and non-fiction prose from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

Greek and Roman mythology; epics of Western Europe, as background for the study of literature in the English language.. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

Study of African American literature and culture in historical context. Includes poetry, fiction, drama and non-fictionprose.

This course will help prepare students to enter a professional teaching field. Students will demonstrate growth over the university experience, and prepare to for relevant educator licensing exams.

This course supports students in developing both knowledge of any proficiency in a variety of technical writing genres. Students will pay particular attention to the ways technical writing genres fulfill audience expectations, employ usability standards, communicate information through both verbal and visual means, and fulfill ethical commitments, including commitments to environmental sustainability. Students will also gain hands-on experience writing in the genres in response to workplace scenarios. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

An introduction to the scientific study of language. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

Study of advanced research methods, writing, rhetoric, and grammar.

Develops students’ theoretical knowledge and practical experience in using the techniques of creative writing.

This course introduces students to research methodologies in the field of Rhetoric and Composition. Students examine the potential limitations of various research methods and develop and implement a research plan for their capstone project in the major. While taking the course, students will be implementing their research design in their internship or service learning experience.

Students in this course engage in a pre-approved semester-long internship or service learning project with a community partner. They also reflect on their experiences and engage in career planning. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

A study of the relationship between rhetoric and culture. The course focuses on discursive practices and the ways they both shape and are shaped by human culture. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

This course examines the genre of professional grant writing. Students will learn methods for researching, writing, editing, and designing effective grants. Students will also develop strategies for working with nonprofit organizations to identify needs, to research appropriate grant opportunities, and to compose and submit grant proposals to funding agencies. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

A study of digital media and culture. The course focuses on the impact of digital media on cultural practices and human interaction. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing

Survey of the chief nineteenth century poets and prose writers, with some attention to their colonial predecessors.

Selected topics in British or American literature and/or world literature and language. A topic for intensive investigation will be selected for each offering of the course. May be repeated once for credit.

Study of women’s literature based on a selected period, nationality, and/or issue. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, and Writing

The study of literary works in various forms and media written by African Americans. Can cover any historical period from Colonial America to the present. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, and Writing

This course examines Latinx writers including but not limited to those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Indigenous, and Latin American descent in the United States. Can also encompass the literature of the Américas more broadly as well as the immigrant experience. Emphasis may be on a selected country of origin, period, genre, theoretical perspective, or issue. (the use of "x" in Latinx is a gender neutral term that replaces the "a/o" in Latina/o.) TSI Restriction(s): Reading, and Writing

Required course for ENGL with Teacher Certification students. The course focuses on strategies for teaching language arts in grades 7-12 (including reading, viewing, and listening, the structure and development of the English language, grammar, and oral communication and media literacy). Students will create classroom activities and lesson plans, research and analyze pedagogy, and build their teaching portfolio. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, and Writing

Required course for ENGL with Teacher Certification students. The course focuses on strategies for teaching literature and writing for various audiences and purposes in grades 7-12. Students will create classroom activities and lesson plans, research and analyze pedagogy, and build their teaching portfolio. TSI Restriction(s): Reading and Writing

Study of film based on a selected period, genre, nationality/language, or issue. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Writing

Study of film, television, advertising, graphic novels, and/or photography as well as current theory. Includes extensive analysis of key aspects of contemporary culture that rely on visual images. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, and Writing

An intensive examination of a critical literary approach or a special topic in literary and cultural studies requiring the production of an extensive research-based project. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, and Writing