English Courses (ENG)

The prerequisite for students fail to score above 14 on the ACT examination. Designed to introduce and teach the basic skills of grammar, punctuation, and usage followed by practice and reinforcement of these basic skills in a writing laboratory setting at least twice per week.

Credit: 3 Semester Hours – NOT COUNTED TOWARD GRADUATION

The prerequisite for students who score between 15 and 17 on the ACT examination. Designed to review the basic skills of grammar, punctuation, and usage focusing mainly on the writing process from sentence structure to basic writing strategies.

Credit: 3 Semester Hours – NOT COUNTED TOWARD GRADUATION

This one year course offers a study in oral and written expression. In English 101, students review grammar, mechanics, and paragraph development and engage in vocabulary building. During English 102, students write multi-paragraph essays and document papers based on research. A grade of “C” is required for passing each of these courses with 101 being prerequisite for admission to 102. These courses may not be taken simultaneously. Offered each semester.

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This one year course offers a study in oral and written expression. In English 101, students review grammar, mechanics, and paragraph development and engage in vocabulary building. During English 102, students write multi-paragraph essays and document papers based on research. A grade of “C” is required for passing each of these courses. These courses may not be taken simultaneously. Offered each semester.
Prerequisite: ENG 101

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

These honor courses are designed to allow eligible students to fulfill the freshman English requirements on an honors level. Attention is given to the development of linguistic proficiency and mastery of expository and critical writing through problem-centered and interdisciplinary techniques. Offered each semester.

Credit: 4 Semester Hours

These honor courses are designed to allow eligible students to fulfill the freshman English requirements on an honors level. Attention is given to the development of linguistic proficiency and mastery of expository and critical writing through problem-centered and interdisciplinary techniques. Offered each semester
Prerequisite: ENG 103

Credit: 4 Semester Hours

The course will present an extensive study of prefixes, roots, and suffixes from different languages with a view toward strengthening and expanding the student’s operational English vocabulary. Foreign language roots to be used will be from Latin, Greek, French, Spanish, Italian, Anglo-Saxon, etc.
Prerequisite: ENG 103

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

The course involves the writing and discussion of literary forms which enable students to develop creative writing skills and self-knowledge in relation to contemporary trends.
Prerequisite: ENG 101-102 or ENG 103-104

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This course is an introduction to a broad historical and multi-cultural range of ideas and experiences through the critical reading of a substantial body of literary works. Writing about the works studied is emphasized. Required of all students. Offered each semester.
Prerequisite: ENG 101-102 or ENG 103-104

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This course is an introduction to the scholarly methods and practices necessary for undergraduate and graduate study and an academic career in English. Offered each year.
Prerequisite: ENG 101-102 or ENG 103-104

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

African American Literature is a study of the literature of African Americans in its historical and aesthetic contexts. This course will expose students to works from the oral tradition to the 20th century. Required of all English majors.
Prerequisite: ENG 101-102 or ENG 103-104

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This course offers the opportunity to study selected topics in African American literature at intermediate and advanced levels. Special Topics will vary from semester to semester. This course can be taken twice for credit.
Prerequisite: ENG 201

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

Major authors and works in English literature from its beginning through the early twentieth century. Required of all English Majors.
Prerequisite: ENG 101-102 or ENG 103-104 and ENG 210

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This course offers the opportunity to study selected topics in English literature at intermediate and advanced levels. Special Topics will vary from semester to semester. This course can be taken twice for credit.
Prerequisite: ENG 201

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This course will provide individualized tutoring and instruction for Juniors and seniors who have failed the English/Writing Proficiency Examination one or more times. Students enrolled in the course will be required to pass all parts of the English/Writing Proficiency Examination at the specified level of competency. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing and completion of ENG 101-102 or 103-104.
Prerequisite: ENG 101-102 or ENG 103-104 and Junior or Senior standing

Credit: NONE

This course offers the opportunity to study selected topics at an intermediate and advanced level. Special topics will vary from semester to semester. This course can be taken twice for credit.
Prerequisite: ENG 201

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This course offers an in-depth study of the life, times, and works of Richard Wright and his influence on other authors.
Prerequisite: ENG 201

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This course provides a scientific approach to writing basic assumptions of rhetoric, organizational structure, and critical skills.
Prerequisite: ENG 101-102 or 103-104

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This course provides an in-depth study of the parts of speech and their functions and of sentence analysis.
Prerequisite: ENG 101-102 or 103-104

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

Major authors and movements in American literature from the Colonial Period though the Modern Period will be analyzed. Required of all English Majors.
Prerequisite: ENG 101-102 or 103-104 and ENG 201

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This course offers the opportunity to study selected topics in American Literature at intermediate and advanced levels. Special Topics will vary from semester to semester. This course can be taken twice for credit.
Prerequisite: ENG 201

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This course is designed to provide students with essential skills for teaching language arts in junior/senior high schools. Specific instructions will be provided on creating lesson plans for English and English related subjects, teaching the eight parts of speech as a unit of study, using kinds of sentences effectively, developing phrases and clauses that are meaningful and provide sentence variety, using internal and external punctuation correctly, and writing the three part essay. Additionally, this course will examine innovative methods for teaching language arts and will provide some viable alternatives for the language arts teacher. This course is required for junior and senior level English/Secondary Education majors and will be offered each year.
Prerequisite: ENG 101-102 or ENG 103-104 and ENG 321

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

A selection of Shakespeare’s major plays representative of the various periods of his work is studied in relationship to their own age and for their significance to the present. Required for English majors.
Prerequisite: ENG 201 and ENG 225-226

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

The rise of the modern tradition is studied through selected works. Attention is given to the interaction of historical events and literary trends.
Prerequisite: ENG 201

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This is an upper level course treating the works of a particular author and selected criticism about that author. The author will vary from semester to semester.
Prerequisite: ENG 201

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This specialized course explores the rise and development of the English novel from the 18th Century to the present.
Prerequisite: ENG 201

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the major critical methods and theories, especially those of modern times, embodying both readings in the major critics and practical criticism.
Prerequisite: ENG 201, ENG 225-226, and ENG 331-332

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

A description of the English language and its major attributes through its development from Indo-European to modern English.
Prerequisite: ENG 201

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

A structural approach to modern English grammar through phonology, morphology, syntax and transformations.
Prerequisite: ENG 435

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

Individual research on topics from the entire range of literary studies according to the needs and interests of the student. Working with a faculty advisor, the student will read and discuss the works chosen for independent study and prepare a substantial paper. May be taken once for credit with permission of the Department Chair.

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

A seminar that offers senior English majors the opportunity to study selected topics at an advanced level. The specific topic will vary from year to year. A major seminar paper will be written and presented in the seminar for discussion.

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

French Courses (FRE)

This course is designed to teach the basic elements of French and the basic skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking using a vocabulary that reflects everyday life. Emphasis in this course is on basic conversational skills; therefore, classroom attendance is compulsory. Cultural lectures by the professor and native language speakers will introduce the students to France and the Francophone world. Students continue to write and perform skits and plays in this course using the video camera to document their progress. Three hours of lecture and one hour of language/computer lab per week.

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This course is a continuation of French 101 with continued emphasis upon reading, writing, listening and speaking skills with an intensification of oral and written exercises within a French-speaking environment. Students continue to write and perform skits and plays in this course using the video camera to document their progress. Three hours of lecture and one hour of language/computer lab per week.
Prerequisite: FRE 101

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This course is a continuation of FRE 102 with continued emphasis on grammar and communication skills using everyday situations for intensified oral and written exercises. Students write and perform several skits and plays in this course using the video camera to document their progress. Three hours of lecture and one hour of language/computer lab per week.
Prerequisite: FRE 102

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This course is a continuation of French 201 with a continued study of grammar and an intensified emphasis on speaking, reading and writing. Students continue to write and perform skits and plays in this course using the video camera to document their progress. Three hours of lecture and one hour of language/computer lab per week.
Prerequisite: FRE 201

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This course is designed to give each student an opportunity to learn specialized vocabulary that deals with his/her major. Each semester there are units that may include but are not limited to business French, every day manners in business and daily life, phonetics for music majors, and teaching French in the elementary classroom. This course also addresses topics for the International Studies Emphasis and Elementary Education Emphasis. Since topics will vary from semester, students may repeat course once for credit. This course will be conducted in French and English. Three hours of lecture and one hour language/computer lab per week.
Prerequisite: FRE 202 or Instructor's approval

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

German Courses (GER)

This course is designed to teach the basic elements of German and the basic skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking using a vocabulary that reflects everyday life. An introduction to the history and culture of the German speaking countries of Europe is also provided because the chief emphasis in this course is on basic conversational skills, classroom attendance is compulsory. The course consists of three hours of lecture and one hour of language/computer lab per week.

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This course is designed to teach the basic elements of German and the basic skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking using a vocabulary that reflects everyday life. An introduction to the history and culture of the German speaking countries of Europe is also provided because the chief emphasis in this course is on basic conversational skills, classroom attendance is compulsory. The course consists of three hours of lecture and one hour of language/computer lab per week.
Prerequisite: GER 101

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

A continuation of the study of the grammar and structure of the German language, combined with a review and expansion of grammatical and linguistic items covered in GER 101 and 102. GER 201 also continues a study of the history and culture of the German speaking countries of Europe and provides an introduction to the literature of the German speaking countries of Europe through a suitable selection of readings from modern authors.
Prerequisite: GER 101, GER 102

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

A continuation of the study of the grammar and structure of the German language, combined with a review and expansion of grammatical and linguistic items covered in GER 101 and 102, and 201. GER 202 also continues a study of the history and culture of the German speaking countries of Europe and provides an introduction to the literature of the German speaking countries of Europe through a suitable selection of readings from modern authors.
Prerequisite: GER 101, GER 102, and GER 201

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

Spanish Courses (SPA)

A beginning course in Spanish with study of pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary to develop the ability to understand, speak, read and write simple Spanish. Frequent oral drills, dictation, and supervised reading. Three class periods and one-hour language/computer lab per week.

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

A continuation of the essentials of the Spanish language in Spanish 101. It is structured to develop a solid foundation of the four basic skills with major emphasis on the oral and written communicative skills and understanding of Hispanic cultures. Three class periods and one hour language/computer lab per week.
Prerequisite: SPA 101

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

An intensive review of grammar, guided oral practice, composition, and a suitable selection of readings from modern authors. Three class periods and one hour language/computer lab per week.
Prerequisite: SPA 101, SPA 102

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

An extension of SPA 201 including a systematic review of troublesome grammatical topics. It is designed to develop the student’s ability to function linguistically within the Hispanic world. Three class periods and one hour language/computer lab per week.
Prerequisite: SPA 101, SPA 102, and SPA 201

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This course is designed to give each student an opportunity to learn specialized vocabulary that deals with his/her major. Each semester there are units that may include but are not limited to business Spanish, every day manners in business and daily life, phonetics for music majors, and teaching Spanish in the elementary classroom. This course also addresses topics for the International Studies Emphasis and Elementary Education Emphasis. Since topics will vary from semester, students may repeat course once for credit. This course will be conducted in Spanish and English. Three hours of lecture and one hour language/computer lab per week.
Prerequisite: SPA 202 or Instructor's approval

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

Speech and Dramatics Courses (SPE)

The course is designed to develop the student's proficiency in communicating with others. Emphasis is placed on content, listening techniques, articulation and vocalization, vocabulary and body language. Activities include the interview, small group discussion, the panel discussion, impromptu speaking, the prepared public speech and oral reading. These activities will facilitate the organization of ideas, integration of information, and responsiveness to speakers and audience.

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

A course designed to train students to communicate the intellectual and emotional content of various literary forms through the interpretive control of voice and gesture. In addition, training is provided in choric interpretation and reader’s theater.

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

A course in basic acting, voice, movement, improvising, expression, playwriting, and directing. Students work toward a short production to be presented at the end of the semester.

Credit: 3 Semester Hours

Debate as a formal method of discussion and persuasion. The course focuses on the use of resolutions, issues, and contention, the objectives and duties of the speakers in formal debate, and the construction of opposing arguments.

Credit: 3 Semester Hours