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ENG 0100 ENG 0300 Writing Review (0-0).  This course is a six-hour review of ENG 0300.

ENG 0109 ED 0300 Reading Review (0-0).  Students will review the course material for ENG 0309. They will then take the common course final. Passing the common course final makes the student reading clear for the Texas Success Initiative (TSI). Credit in this course cannot be used to satisfy requirements for any degree.

ENG 0110 ENG 0310 IRW Review (0-0). This course is a six-hour review of ENG 0310.

ENG 0300 Writing Skills (3-0). This course is designed for students who score on an approved assessment instrument does not meet minimum requirements on the writing portion of the assessment. In this course, students will develop their writing and reading skills through daily exposure to writing and reading exercises. Topics included in this course are: grammar, sentence structure, paragraph development, and essay writing. Areas which will be emphasized for essay writing are: appropriateness, unity and focus, development, and organization. Credit in this course cannot be used to satisfy requirements for any degree. Students must earn a grade of C or better to progress to ENG 1301. (ENG 0300).

ENG 0309 Basic Integrated Reading and Writing (3-0).  This course is designed for students whose score on an approved assessment instrument does not meet minimum requirements on the writing and/or reading portion of the assessment. Students will develop their writing and reading skills through exposure to writing and reading exercises. Topics include grammar, sentence structure, paragraph development, main ideas, supporting details, vocabulary, purpose, and tone. Credit in this course cannot be used to satisfy requirements for any degree.

ENG 0310 Integrated Reading and Writing Skills (3-0).  This course is designed for students whose score on an approved assessment instrument does not meet minimum requirements on the writing and/or reading portion of the assessment. The focus of the course will be on applying critical reading skills for organizing, analyzing, and retaining material and developing written work appropriate to the audience, purpose, situation, and length of the assignment. The course integrates preparation in basic academic reading skills in writing a variety of academic essays. Credit in this course cannot be used to satisfy requirements for any degree. Student must earn a grade of C or better to progress to ENG 1301.   Prerequisite: C or better in ENG 0300 or ED 0300 OR satisfactory score on placement exam.

ENG 1301 (ENGL 1301) Composition I (3-0).   This is an introductory college course which emphasizes the composition of short essays and reading skills. Required of all students.  Prerequisite: English 0300 or sufficient English, verbal, and reading scores to meet the requirements of English 0300 as described above.

ENG 1302 (ENGL 1302) Composition II (3-0).  This course includes the study of various writing modes, with emphasis on exposition, critical analysis, and research techniques. Students will write well-developed, critical, persuasive, documented papers. Required of all students. Prerequisite: English 1301. All sophomore and advanced English courses require completion of  ENG 1301 and ENG 1302/ENG 2311 as a prerequisite unless otherwise noted.

ENG 2311 (ENGL 2311) Technical and Business Writing (3-0).  The study and practice of writing technical and professional reports related to scientific, industrial, and commercial fields.  Prerequisite:  ENG 1301.

ENG 2312 Writers of the American West (3-0).  A study of writers of the American West from the nineteenth century to the present. Readings may focus on works by one author or on works by several authors.

ENG 2315 Environmental Literature (3-0).  An ecocritical survey of literature that reflects relationships among humans, animals, and nature. Readings will span literature from rural, agricultural, Native American, Hispanic, and world cultures.

ENG 2322 (ENGL 2322) British Literature I (3-0).  English literature of the Anglo-Saxon Period, Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Age of Reason.

ENG 2323 (ENGL 2323) British Literature II (3-0).  English literature of the Romantic, Victorian, and Modern Periods.

ENG 2327 (ENGL 2327) American Literature I (3-0).  A study of American literature from Colonial times through the Civil War.

ENG 2328 (ENGL 2328) American Literature II (3-0).  A survey of American literature from the Reconstruction to the Second World War.

ENG 2331 (ENGL 2331) World Literature (3-0).  A study of masterpieces of world literature from ancient times to 1600.)

ENG 2341 (ENGL 2341) Forms of Literature (3-0).  Techniques of critical analysis of major literary types: prose, fiction, poetry, and drama.

ENG 3301 Contemporary Literature (3-0).  A study which emphasizes works of fiction, drama, and poetry since 1960.

ENG 3303 Structure and History of the English Language (3-0).  The structural essentials of English, with some treatment of the historical development of the language, from Anglo-Saxon to modern English.

ENG 3304 Shakespeare (3-0).  Shakespeare’s principal histories, comedies, and tragedies.

ENG 3305 Dramatic Literature (3-0).  Introduction to themes in drama. Close analytical reading of play in relation to context., history, social, and aesthetic forms. Focus on character development, figurative language, setting, imagery, action, context, and origin. May be repeated for credit when course subject content varies.

ENG 3306 Language and Culture (3-0).  A study of the role of language in cultural and/or gender relationships as it functions in social contexts.

ENG 3307 Myth and Legend in Literature (3-0). An examination of the role of myth and legend as they are manifest and represented in literature. Course may focus cross-culturally and/or historically, and may reflect various genres. May be repeated for credit when course subject content varies.   

ENG 3308 Culture and Literature (3-0).  An interdisciplinary and critical approach to culture and literature. Possible genres include television, film cyber culture, music and radio, and their representations in literature. May be repeated for credit when course subject content varies.

ENG 3309 English Literature from Beowulf to 1800 (3-0).  QEP MAPPED COURSE   This course surveys English literature, including the Anglo Saxon poem, Beowulf, Chaucer’s tales, seventeenth and eighteenth-century poems, and some travel fiction. Prerequisite: ENG 1301 and ENG 1302

ENG 3310 English Literature from 1800 to present (3-0).  This course is a reading and writing intensive survey of English literature.  There are three chronological segments: The Romantic Period, The Victorian Period, and The Modern/Contemporary Period.

ENG 3311 Children’s and Adolescent Literature (3-0).  A survey of children’s and adolescent literature and a familiarization with outstanding authors and illustrators of that literature. Includes the application of literary evaluation to children’s and adolescent literature and a survey of resource. Prerequisite: English major or Interdisciplinary Studies major.

ENG 3312 Advanced Composition (3-0).  QEP MAPPED COURSE   An intensive study of writing techniques useful to the advanced writer. Areas of concentration include grammar, rhetorical strategies, and style.

ENG 3315 World Literature I (3-0).  A study of world literature from the Ancient World to 1600.

ENG 3316 Foundations of Literary Studies (3-0).  Techniques of critical analysis of major literary types: prose, fiction, poetry, and drama.

ENG 3317 World Literature II (3-0).  A study of world literature from the Early Modern World to 1945.

ENG 3320 Creative Writing: Fiction (3-0).  Emphasis on writing short stories. Includes the study of ways to examine and incorporate techniques used by established short story writers into original short fiction. Focuses on writing and critiquing original short stories.

ENG 3321 Creative Writing: Poetry (3-0).  Emphasis on poetry. Provides intensive study of various poetic forms. Focuses on writing and critiquing original poetry.

ENG 3322 Creative Writing: Nonfiction (3-0).   Emphasis on writing creative nonfiction (creative essays). Includes the study of various rhetorical devices used in effective creative nonfiction. Focuses on writing and critiquing original creative nonfiction.

ENG 4300 Portfolio Capstone Course (3-0).  A course required of English majors in which they compile the portfolio of materials which must be submitted to the department for its assessment of program learning outcomes. Students enroll in this class during their final semester in the English undergraduate program.

ENG 4302 Southwestern Literature (3-0).  A study of the literature of the Southwest with attention given to its regional characteristics and the social background that produced it.

ENG 4303 Special Topics in Literature (3-0).  Topics include specific areas of literacy studies and will be announced in the curricular schedule for the semester in which they are offered. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

ENG 4304 Topics in American Literature (3-0).   Topics include specific areas of American Literature and will be announced in the schedule for the semester in which they are offered. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

ENG 4305 Topics in British Literature (3-0).  Topics include specific areas of British literature and will be announced in the schedule for the semester in which they are offered. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

ENG 4306 American Literature to 1865 (3-0).  This course is about Americans thought on the human condition of various times up to the Civil War. The course will cover period styles, major ideas and works, and understanding library devices.

ENG 4307 Topics of American Literature (3-0).  Topics include specific areas of American Literature and will be announced in the schedule for the semester in which they are offered. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

ENG 4308 American Literature to 1865 to 1940 (3-0).  This course is a critical study of American literature written from Reconstruction to the present.

ENG 4309 Readings and Research (3-0).  Individually guided study and research in English, American or international literature or the English language. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.

ENG 4310 Topics in Folklore (3-0).  Emphasis on folklore in distinct cultures and literature. Topics may include Western, African- American, Women’s, Native American, American, or Multicultural folklore. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

ENG 4312 Women in Literature (3-0).   A study of women writers, images of women in literature and feminist literary criticism. Topics may include Regional Women Writers, 19th Century Women Novelists, Women’s Autobiography, Contemporary Women Poets. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

ENG 4313 Professional Reports (3-0).  An advanced technical communications course. Professional Reports develops knowledge and skills to successfully create cross-curricular professional documents.

ENG 4315 Film as Literature (3-0).  A study of literacy works as recorded in the cinematic language of sound and image, considering both original film creations and adaptations from literacy works, originally in print. May be repeated for credit when course subject content varies.

ENG 4316 Teaching Language Arts (3-0).  A study of the development of reading and writing in English, focusing on applying this knowledge to the language arts classroom.  Preparation for the TExES certification exam in English Language Arts and Reading 8-12.

ENG 4320 International Literature (3-0).  A study of contemporary international, often postcolonial, literature by authors from countries such as Australia, New Zealand, India, the Caribbean, and various African nations.

ENG 5300 Studies and Research Techniques in Bibliography and Critical Theory (3-0).  An introduction to graduate research methods in literature, including experience in enumerative and analytical bibliography, and to critical theory as applied to literature.

ENG 5302 Seminar: Creative Writing (3-0).  A writing workshop course which may be devoted to fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or other such genres. May be repeated for credit when topic (genre of writing) changes.

ENG 5304 Studies and Research Techniques in General Literature (3-0).  Topics include subjects like those named below and are announced in the Schedule of courses for the semester in which they are offered: Contemporary Literature, Folklore, and Multicultural Literature. May be repeated for credit when the topic changes.

ENG 5305 Studies and Research Techniques in English Teaching Methods (3-0).  Recent trends and discoveries in teaching methods and learning process as related to the teaching and learning of rhetoric, composition, literature, or creative writing. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.

ENG 5306 Seminar: Studies and Research Techniques in English Literature (3-0).  Topics include subjects like those named below and are announced in the Schedule of courses for the semester in which they are offered: Shakespeare; British Novel; Victorian Poets; Contemporary Fiction. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.

ENG 5307 Seminar: Studies and Research Techniques in American Literature (3-0).   Topics include subjects like those named below and are announced in the Schedule of courses for the semester in which they are offered: Thoreau; American Short Fiction; Southern Fiction; Twentieth-Century Fiction. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.

ENG 5308 Studies and Research Techniques in the English Language (3-0).   A study of specific problems concerned with the English language.  May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.

ENG 5309 Readings and Research (3-0).  Individually guided research in English or American literature or the English language. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.

ENG 6301 Thesis Proposal (0-6).  Satisfactory completion of this course will result in an acceptable prospectus presented to the Graduate Committee. The student will normally register for this course no earlier than the third semester of graduate study. The student will enroll each semester of summer term in which assistance is provided by committee members or when use of the library or other research facilities of Sul Ross State University is made.

ENG 6302 Thesis Defense (0-6).  The student will enroll in this course each semester or summer term in which assistance is provided by committee members or when use of the library or other research facilities of Sul Ross State University is made. Satisfactory completion of this course will result in the completed thesis presented to the Graduate Committee, accepted by the Dean of the College, and filed in the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost for Academic Affairs.

ENGL 3301 Contemporary Literature (3-0).  A study which emphasizes works of fiction, drama, and poetry since 1960.

ENGL 3302 Creative Writing (3-0).  Emphasis on study and practice in techniques of creative writing. Conducted in a workshop format.

ENGL 3303 Structure and History of the English Language (3-0). The structural essentials of English, with some treatment of the historical development of the language from Anglo-Saxon to modern English.

ENGL 3304 Shakespeare (3-0).  Shakespeare’s principal histories, comedies, and tragedies.

ENGL 3309 English Literature from Beowulf to 1800 (3-0).   QEP MAPPED COURSE   A critical study of the English literature written from approximately 700 A.D. to the end of the eighteenth century. Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 and 1302.

ENGL 3310 English Literature  from 1800 to Present (3-0).  A critical study   of the English literature written from the end of the eighteenth century to the present. Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 and 1302.

ENGL 3311 Children’s and Adolescent Literature (3-0).  A survey of children’s and adolescent literature and a familiarization with outstanding authors and illustrators of that literature. Includes the application of literary evaluation to children’s and adolescent literature and a survey of resources available.

ENGL 3312 Advanced Composition (3-0).   QEP MAPPED COURSE An intensive study of writing conducted in a workshop format. ENGL 3312 focuses on rhetoric; critical thinking, reading, and writing; writing processes; styling sentences; and conventions of usage, grammar, punctuation, and documentation of sources. Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 and 1302

ENGL 3314 Nineteenth Century American Novel (3-0).  Representative novels of the Nineteenth Century. Writers such as Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, James, Howells, Norris, Crane, Chopin.

ENGL 3315 World Literature I (3-0).  A study of world literature form the Ancient World to 1600.

ENGL 3316 Foundations of Literary Studies (3-0).  Techniques of critical analysis of major literary types: prose, fiction, poetry, and drama.

ENGL 3317 World Literature II (3-0).  A study of world literature from the Early Modern World to 1945.

ENGL 4300 Portfolio Capstone Course (3-0).  A course required of English majors in which they compile the portfolio of materials which must be submitted to the department for its assessment of program learning outcomes. Students enroll in this class during their final semester in the English undergraduate program.

ENGL 4302 Southwestern Literature (3-0).  A study of the literature of the Southwest. Major emphasis is placed upon the Southwest novel. The course includes study of the historical and cultural background of the region.

ENGL 4303 Literary Studies (3-0).  Topics include subjects like those named below and are announced in the schedule of courses for the semester in which they are offered: Chaucer, Medieval Germanic literature, 19th Century American short story, literary theory. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

ENGL 4304 Modern Fiction (3-0).  Chief American and British novelists since 1900.

ENGL 4305 Topics in British Literature (3-0).  Topics include specific areas of British literature and will be announced in the schedule for the semester in which they are offered. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

ENGL 4306 American Literature to 1865 (3-0)A critical study of the American literature written from Colonial times through the Civil War. Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 and 1302.

ENGL 4307 Topics in American Literature (3-0).  Topics include specific areas of American Literature and will be announced in the schedule for the semester in which they are offered. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

ENGL 4308 American Literature 1865-1940 (3-0).  A critical study of the American literature written from Reconstruction to the present. Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 and 1302.

ENGL 4317 Young Adult Literature (3-0).  Literary analysis of young adult literature; includes study of genres, major authors, themes, and the body of works that constitute Y.A. literature.

ENGL 4320 International Literature (3-0).  A study of contemporary international, often postcolonial, literature by authors from countries such as Australia, New Zealand, India, the Caribbean, and various African nations.

ENGL 4327 Readings and Research (3-0).  Individually guided study and research in English or American Literature or the English language. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies. Offered only by agreement of the Chair of Dept. of Humanities. Not available for graduate credit.

ENGL 5300 Bibliography & Critical Theory (3-0). An introduction to graduate research methods in literature, including experience in enumerative and analytical bibliography and to critical theory as applied to literature.

ENGL 5302 Seminar: Creative Writing (3-0). A writing workshop course which may be devoted to fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or other such genres. May be repeated for credit when topic (genre of writing) changes.

ENGL 5304 Seminar: Studies and Research Techniques in General Literature (3-0).  Topics include subjects such as literary criticism, comparative literature, mythology, the Latin American novel.

ENGL 5305 Studies and Research Techniques in English Teaching Methods (3-0). Recent trends and discoveries in teaching methods and learning process as related to the teaching and learning of rhetoric, composition, literature, or creative writing. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.

ENGL 5306 Seminar: Studies and Research Techniques in English Literature (3-0). Topics include subjects like those named below and are announced in the schedule of courses for the semester in which they are offered: Shakespeare, Chaucer, 19th Century Novel, 20th Century Novel.

ENGL 5307 Seminar: Studies and Research Techniques in American Literature (3-0). Topics include subjects like those named below and are announced in the schedule of courses for the semester in which they are offered: Transcendentalism; American Romanticism; Rise of Realism; Twentieth Century Fiction.

ENGL 5308 Seminar: Studies and Research Techniques in the English Language (3-0). A study of specific problems concerned with language, such as modern and traditional theories of grammar, dialectical studies, semantics, morphology, phonology, psycholinguistics, language acquisition, and historical development.