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Dance: Lifetime Fitness |
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DAPE 495 Special Topics
This course is an investigation of a specialized topic within dance. Credit(s): 1, 2, or 3 credits dependent upon topic.
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DATA 101 Introduction to Data Analysis
This course is an introduction to the science of
data. Students will explore how data is
generated, gathered, stored and utilized to
influence all aspects of the world around them.
Students will be provided opportunities to gather
data of personal interest and relevant to social
responsibility for analysis. Students will
perform statistical analysis on clean data while
learning basic techniques using leading-edge data
software. Credit(s): 3 Credit(s): 3
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DATA 301 Data Mining and Pattern Discovery
As an introductory course on data mining, this course provides theoretical and practical coverage of data mining topics and introduces the key concepts, principles, algorithms, and systems of data mining, including, but not limited to data warehousing and data preprocessing techniques, data mining techniques for classification, and evaluation of patterns mined from data. Major components of data classification, association and sequence analysis will be a focus. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): MATH 207 and CSC 121
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DATA 401 Field Learning in Data Science
This is a capstone experience pairing students with industry partners to provide students the opportunity to contextualize what they have learned in preceding data analysis coursework. Topics will include the application of advanced data mining, data ethics and reproducible research. Students will utilize skills from previous courses to map a general question to a statistical framework, access and manipulate raw data, discover patterns, analyze, model and summarize findings. 3 Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): CSC 122
DATA 301
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EC 211 Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles and problems of macroeconomics: national income, employment, inflation, economic growth, monetary and fiscal policy, interest rates, international economics and alternative economic systems. Credit(s): 3
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EC 212 Principles of Microeconomics
Principles and problems of microeconomics: price, value and distribution, and economic decision making under different market structures. Emphasis is placed on the efficient allocation of resources by firms and owners of the factors of production. Credit(s): 3
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EC 311 Intermediate Macroeconomics
This course provides intermediate-level analysis of the determination of economic aggregates, including national income, employment, inflation and economic growth. This course will focus on both theory and applications. The roles of monetary and fiscal policy, private sector shocks and the transmission of the same via the financial sector. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): BA 203 or MATH 207 , and EC 211
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EC 312 Intermediate Microeconomics
This course provides intermediate-level analysis of the determination of price, resource allocation and income distribution in different market structures as these may be affected by taxes and subsidies and other interventions. This course will focus on both theory and applications. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): BA 203 or MATH 207 , and EC 212
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EC 340 Moral Foundations of Free Enterprise
A junior level course in moral foundations of a private property, free market-oriented economy. Develops what would be moral based on an examination of the behaviors that promote the flourishing of life of among egoistic agents acting in community. Topics cover the social evolution of law, property and contract, honest dealing and reputation, personal integrity, tolerance of others and compassion, and the challenges posed by the abundance made possible by economic freedom in undermining these moral principles. Extensive use of seminar and experience-based learning. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore-level standing and at least one business or economics course Corequisite(s): ECLB 340 |
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EC 350 Money and Banking
An examination of money, credit, and banking, and of monetary policy. Topics include money and inflation, the determination of interest rates, bank management and lending, and bank safety and regulation. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): EC 211 and EC 212
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EC 450 International Economics
An examination of international trade and economic development. Topics include trade policy, international monetary regimes, the determination of exchange rates, and international capital flows. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): EC 211 and EC 212
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EC 471 Healthcare Economics
This course provides an overview of the issues in health economics and identifies challenges facing the American healthcare industry today. It is designed for students with sufficient knowledge in consumer and producer theories. Applying microeconomic principles, we examine the structure of healthcare delivery and its financing, demand for healthcare, the role and types of insurance, government regulations and healthcare reform. At issue is how healthcare markets contrast with other markets in the economy. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): EC 212 and BA 302 (or MATH 208 )
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EDU 210 Introduction to Teaching
This class examines career possibilities and contemporary issues in education by examining the historical development of American public schools’ philosophical and sociological environments. Participants will
engage in field experiences to observe and examine public schools as cultural organizations where teachers work according to laws and regulations. Credit(s): 3
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EDU 310 The Teaching Profession
This course is designed to develop an understanding of the historical, social and philosophical foundations underlying the role, development and organization of U.S. public education and instructional design based on assessment data. Legal status of teachers and students, including federal and state laws and regulations, school as an organizational culture and contemporary issues in education are addressed. In practica, students observe and participate in limited ways in the activities of the school. Credit(s): 3
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EDU 322 Creative Arts
This course is designed to prepare elementary school classroom teachers to help children develop creativity. The basic objective of the course is to give the prospective elementary teacher knowledge of current methods and materials which can be used to enrich music and art experiences in the classroom. Credit(s): 2
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EDU 324 Integrated Language Arts
This course presents an overview of curriculum and instruction in the elementary and middle school language arts programs. This course integrates current theory and research in language development, reading methods and diagnostic procedures with specific methods for teaching reading, writing, spelling, grammar, listening and speech in the PreK-6 and 6-8 classroom. Skills in this area are designed to impart a thorough understanding of the complex nature of language acquisition and reading, to include phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary development and comprehension strategies for elementary and adolescent learners. Credit(s): 6
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EDU 325 Children’s Literature
An introduction to the various types of literature for children and the methods for evaluating and selecting literature to meet the interests and needs of individual children in the elementary school. Credit(s): 3
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EDU 326 Language Arts Methods
This course presents an overview of curriculum and instruction in the elementary and middle school language arts programs. This course integrates current theory and research in language development, reading methods and diagnostic procedures with specific methods for teaching reading, writing, spelling, grammar, listening and speech in the PreK-6 and 6-8 classroom. Skills in this area are designed to impart a thorough understanding of the complex nature of reading and writing to include phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary development, the writing process and comprehension strategies for elementary and adolescent learners. The course includes field placement in an elementary or middle school.
Credit(s): 3
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EDU 336 Reasoning Skills I: Science
Students will examine science education at the elementary school level from philosophical, historical and a current and practical perspective. Must submit evidence of Praxis I score that satisfies licensure regulations for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Credit(s): 3
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EDU 337 Reasoning Skills II: Mathematics
Students will examine mathematics education at the elementary school level from a philosophical, historical, and a current and practical perspective. Must submit evidence of Praxis I score that satisfies licensure regulations for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Credit(s): 3
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EDU 343 Methods and Assessments in Middle and Secondary Schools
Students will study and implement effective middle and secondary school teaching methods and assessments for improving achievement, aligned with Virginia’s Standards of Learning, according to research-based best practices for large group, small group, or individualized instruction and including students with diverse and/or special needs. Course includes field practicum in area school. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): EDU 301 and acceptance into teacher education program
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EDU 344 Methods and Management in Middle and Secondary Schools
Students will study and implement effective middle and secondary school teaching methods and management strategies for improving achievement, aligned with Virginia’s Standards of Learning, according to research-based best practices for large group, small group or individualized instruction and including students with diverse and/or special needs. Course includes field placement in area middle/secondary school. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): EDU 301 and acceptance into teacher education program
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EDU 345 Methods and Management in Elementary and Middle Schools
Students will study and implement effective elementary and middle school teaching methods and management strategies for improving achievement, aligned with Virginia’s Standards of Learning, according to research-based best practices for large group, small group or individualized instruction and including students with diverse and/or special needs. Course includes field placement in area elementary/middle school. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): EDU 301 and acceptance into teacher education program
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EDU 346 Methods and Assessments in Elementary and Middle Schools
Students will study and implement effective elementary and middle school teaching methods and assessments for improving achievement, aligned with Virginia’s Standards of Learning, according to research-based best practices for large group, small group or individualized instruction and including students with diverse and/or special needs. Course includes field placement in area elementary/middle school. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): EDU 301 and acceptance into teacher education program
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EDU 348 Curriculum and Instruction PreK-6
This course focuses on principles of learning, application of pedagogical skills in PreK-6 settings and selection and use of materials including technology. Research-based best practices for large group, small group, individualized instruction and students with diverse and/or special needs are discussed. This course includes a practicum placement in an area school. This course meets the requirements for PreK-6 initial teacher licensure as outlined by the Virginia Department of Education. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Entry into Teacher Education Program
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EDU 349 Curriculum and Instruction Middle/Secondary
This course focuses on principles of learning, application of pedagogical skills in middle and secondary settings and selection and use of materials including technology. Research-based best practices for large group, small group, individualized instruction and students with diverse and/or special needs are discussed. This course includes field practicum in an area school. This course meets the requirements for middle/secondary initial teacher licensure as outlined by the Virginia Department of Education. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Entry into Teacher Education Program
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EDU 361 Methods of Teaching Social Studies
This course presents effective elementary and middle school teaching of social studies methods and management strategies for improving achievement, aligned with Virginia’s Standards of Learning, according to researched-based best practices for large group, small group or individualized instruction, and including students with diverse and/or special needs. The course includes field placement in area elementary/middle school. 3 Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s):
EDU 310
and acceptance into the teacher education program
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EDU 441 Student Teaching in the Middle and Secondary Schools
Observation and participation in the teaching of students at the middle and/or secondary levels in area schools. Assignments to specific schools will be made by Shenandoah University faculty in cooperation with the administrators of the schools systems. Credit(s): 9
Prerequisite(s): EDU 343 and EDU 344 Must submit evidence of Praxis II score that satisfies licensure regulations for the Commonwealth of Virginia
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EDU 446 International Education
This course is designed to contrast and compare educational programs in other countries with education in the United States. Special attention is given to administrative leadership, curriculum, faculty and student composition, legal structure and facilities. Credit(s): 3
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EDU 461 Student Teaching in Elementary and Middle Schools
Observation and participation in the teaching of students at the elementary or middle school level in area schools. Assignments will be made by Shenandoah University faculty in cooperation with the administrators of the school systems. Credit(s): 9
Prerequisite(s): EDU 345 and EDU 346 Must submit evidence of Praxis II and RVE scores that satisfy licensure regulations for the Commonwealth of Virginia
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EDU 499 Directed Study
This course provides learners with specific
topical learning experiences. These experiences
are to be individually designed and appropriate
to the learners’ academic goals. They are to
offer the learner an appropriate mixture of
experiential, creative, technical, and/or
scholarly learning within a narrowly defined area
of inquiry. This study is to be taken under the
supervision of the program faculty advisor. May
be repeated for additional learning experiences.
Credit(s): 1, 2, 3
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing
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SED 433 Reading and Language Acquisition
This course is designed to develop skills that impart a thorough understanding of the complex nature of language acquisition and reading for all learners. Students will become aware of the developmental processes of language and study the sequential phases of language development. This course will assist these students in understanding the use of reading and writing as a vehicle for learning. Skills designed to impart an understanding of comprehension; including a repertoire of questioning strategies, summarizing and retelling skills, and strategies in literal, interpretive, critical, and evaluative comprehension will be studied. The course will involve the students at several levels. A balance of realistic and practical issues in methodology, theory, research and historical perspective will be included. A Field Experience required for this course. Credit(s): 3
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SED 437 Instructional Strategies in Mathematics
This course is designed to develop knowledge and skills related to the application of service deliver, curriculum and instruction of students with disabilities in the general mathematics curriculum K-12. Students develop and use curriculum-based and standardized mathematics assessments to conduct ongoing evaluations to determine student needs as they relate to the general mathematics curriculum. Students model and directly teach a variety of mathematics instructional strategies to address calculations, reasoning and problem-solving skills. Instructional practices and interventions are aligned with the Virginia Standards of Learning and state assessments. Students demonstrate best practices in collaborative practice and in the use of assistive and instructional technologies to promote learning and independence for students with disabilities. A Field Experience is required for this course. Credit(s): 3
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SED 465 Foundations/Legal/Medical Aspects of Special Education
This course serves as an introductory course for students seeking an add-on endorsement in special education K-6. It is designed to increase knowledge and develop skills involving the foundations, legal, and medical aspects of special education. The course reviews the history of special education and the current processes for providing services from early childhood through transition to adulthood. Students learn the legal and medical aspects related to education including etiology, treatment, and educational approaches with an emphasis on teaching students included in each of the 14 IDEA categories of characteristic exceptionalities. Credit(s): 3
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SED 467 Special Education Instruction, Behavior
This course provides an overview and examines the foundational factors of instruction, assessment and evaluation related to best special education practices for applying and synthesizing these factors related to the realm of a special education program. This course also focuses on various aspects of human behavior and is designed to prepare both current and future general and special education teachers with knowledge and skills to effectively manage and promote pro-social skills of students who present challenging behaviors - both those with and without disabilities. Specific focus is aimed at an understanding and application of classroom and behavior management techniques along with individual intervention strategies. A Field Experience is required for this course. Credit(s): 3
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SED 473 Curriculum, Instruction and Service Delivery
This course is designed to provide participants with skills in planning, developing and implementing programs for diverse learners. The course addresses classroom organization, development, and implementation of individual educational programs [IEPs] group instruction, curriculum strategies and adaptations for teaching content area materials to students with diverse backgrounds and abilities. A Field Experience is required for this course. Credit(s): 3
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SED 475 Transitions for Students with Disabilities
This course examines trends, and procedures used to prepare students for successful transitions throughout the educational experience. This includes postsecondary education/training, career development, life skills, community experiences and resources, self-advocacy skills, guardianship and a variety of legal considerations. A Field Experience is required for this course. Credit(s): 3
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ENG 101 Composition
This course provides instruction and practice designed to increase competence in communication, with primary emphasis on expository writing. Credit(s): 3
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ENG 120 Literary Magazine Production I
This course provides hand-on experience in the
production of the university student literary
magazine, Avalon. This includes acquisitions,
submissions, selection, editing, layout,
production, budgeting, advertising and promotion.
Students will function as contributors, producing
content for submission and providing input into
the editorial process, such as by evaluating
submissions, as well as assisting with the layout
and design of the magazine. May be repeated once
for credit. One credit hour. Credit(s): 1
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ENG 201 Advanced Essay
This course provides instruction and practice in writing substantial essays of varied types: personal, expository, persuasive and literary. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 209 Writing About Literature
This course provides an introduction to the discipline of literary studies, including the vocabulary of literary analysis and theory, and methods of interpreting, researching and writing about literature. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 210 Modern Grammar
This course is an intensive study of the terminology and function of grammar. Beginning with the eight parts of speech, the course goes through complex forms such as absolutes, clauses and gerundives. The course concludes with a survey of modern theories of linguistics. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 220 Literary Magazine Production II
This course provides hand-on experience in the
production of the university student literary
magazine, Avalon. This includes acquisitions,
submissions, selection, editing, layout,
production, budgeting, advertising and promotion.
Students will function as assistant editors,
producing content for submission and providing
input into the editorial process, such as by
evaluating submissions, as well as assisting with
the layout and design of the magazine and
developing promotional materials.Prerequisites:
ENG 120,or a C-in ENG 101 and sophomore
standing.May be repeated once for credit. One
credit. Credit(s): 1
Prerequisite(s): ENG 120,or a C-in ENG 101 and sophomore
standing
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ENG 230 World Literature
This course introduces students to key works of literature from around the world, with primary emphasis on regional literatures from outside the United States and Western Europe. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 263 British Literature I
This course introduces students to key works of British literature prior to the 18th century. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 264 British Literature II
This course introduces students to key works of British literature from the 18th century to the present. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 283 American Literature I
This course introduces students to key works of American literature prior to 1865. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 284 American Literature II
This course introduces students to key works of American literature from 1865 to the present. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 287 African American Literature
This course introduces students to key works of African American literature. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 288 Native American Literature
This course will introduce students to key works of Native American literature. Prerequisite: C- in ENG 101. Three credits. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): C- in ENG 101
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ENG 289 Asian American Literature
This course will introduce students to key works of Asian American literature. Prerequisite: C- in ENG 101. Three credits. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): C- in ENG 101
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ENG 302 Writing in the Health Professions
This course is designed to both improve students’ writing skills as well as acquaint them with important genres, strategies and styles of writing in medicine, nursing, physical therapy, athletic training and other health professions. This course mixes workshop with lecture and discussion formats and allows students to work, in ethical ways, on writing required by science courses they are currently taking. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 306 Ancient Literature
This course is a survey of selected literary masterpieces from Classical times to the Renaissance. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 307 Literature and Film FILM 307
This course explores the interaction of film and literary texts. Points of inquiry include what happens when literary texts are made into films, how we view literary and cinematic texts differently, and how the cultural context in which these art forms are created influences their production and their reception. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 308 LGBTQI Literature
This course provides a survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and intersex literatures. Intersections among gender, sexuality, race, nationality, class, politics, culture and other contexts will be considered. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 309 Peer Tutoring in Writing
This course prepares students to become peer writing tutors through the study and application of writing center theory, writing process theory and general theories of learning. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 310 American Autobiography
This course is a history of the American Self. Selected autobiographies will be examined in their historical contexts and with reference to race and gender as important formative factors in identity. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 311 Young Adult Literature
This course examines the major themes in Young Adult Literature from its beginnings in the 1800s to the present. Through historical, social, psychological, critical and biological lenses, literature for ages 12 to 18 will be explored. Special attention will be given to crossover literature, the Bildungsroman, series fiction and the problem novel. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 312 African Literature
This course introduces seminal literatures and theories in African studies with attention paid to historical, cultural and other contexts. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 313 Critical Theory
This course provides instruction in critical approaches to literature. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 314 Caribbean Literature
This course introduces seminal literatures and theories in Caribbean studies with attention paid to historical, cultural and other contexts. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 315 Nature Writing in America
This course explores nature writing in America from essays that are purely descriptive to those that become autobiographical and even metaphysical. Most of the readings are contemporary, although classical 19th century examples and perspectives will be examined initially. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 317 Creative Writing Workshop
This course is a writing workshop in which students share their original creative work. Genre may be open or specified (e.g., poetry, fiction, drama, memoir or creative nonfiction). May be repeated for credit. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 318 Writing for Online Audiences
This course introduces the types of writing and design specific to online audiences (e.g., weblogs, social media, web sites, creative, etc.), facility with technologies for publishing online writing, and workshops of students’ original work. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 320 Literary Magazine Production III
This course provides hand-on experience in the
production of the university student literary
magazine, Avalon. This includes acquisitions,
submissions, selection, editing, layout,
production, budgeting, advertising and promotion.
Students will function as associate editors,
producing content for submission and providing
input into the editorial process, such as by
evaluating submissions, as well as assisting with
the layout and design of the magazine, developing
promotional materials and contributing to the
Avalon blog. Prerequisites: ENG 220, or a C- in
ENG 101 and junior standing. May be repeated once
for credit. One credit. Credit(s): 1
Prerequisite(s): ENG 220, or a C- in
ENG 101 and junior standing
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ENG 321 The Novella
This course’s major objectives are to define the nature of the novella, or short novel, as a type of prose fiction; and to read critically key American and European modern novellas. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 325 The American Short Story
This course surveys the genre of the American short story from its beginnings in the early 19th century up to the present day. Students will study the genesis of the short story form and the alterations of the form through time, by individual authors. Representative stories will be read closely and in their literary, historical and cultural contexts. By semester’s end, students will understand the vital tradition of the American short story and each author’s place in that tradition. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 328 Postcolonial Literature
This course involves a comparative study of major postcolonial works of world literature, including those from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, the Americas, the Caribbean and the British Commonwealth. Theoretical similarities such as theme and technique will be identified with simultaneous attention paid to historical and cultural specificities. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 329 Gender and Women’s Literature
This course will study literary works that engage
with concepts of gender, including but not
limited to representations of femininity,
masculinity and non-normative gender identities,
from the perspective of literature written by
women. Prerequisites: ENG 101 with a grade of C-
or better. 3 credit hours. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 with a grade of C-
or better
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ENG 344 18th Century British Novel
This course explores changes in the British novel that resulted from social and economic changes in England in the last decades of the 17th century which led to the growth of a new group of readers. These readers were attracted to romance and adventure, and to realism and humor as well. They were often not among the best-educated people, and this caused their preference for reading prose rather than verse. This was the climate that led to the emergence of the modern novel. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 346 19th Century American Novel
This course explores selected novels by key 19th century American authors and examines their literary accomplishments in relation to their historical, sociological and psychological contexts. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 347 20th Century American Novel
This course examines key 20th century writers and works for their literary accomplishments and in relation to their historical, sociological and psychological contexts. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 349 19th Century British Novel
This course examines 19th century British novels. The class will discuss the effects of social gossip, the roles of women in society, the influence of the Napoleonic War, the powerful reach of a decades-long lawsuit and modes of fin-de-siècle decadence. Class goals will be to analyze the narrative and stylistic techniques employed, and to examine these novels from various critical perspectives. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 350 Modern British Novel
This course examines the modern British novel. Students will discover the narrative and stylistic techniques employed (often experimental in form and content), discuss the philosophical and psychological views presented, and examine the social and historical backgrounds of these novels Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 351 Black Women Writers GWST 351
This course introduces students to key works of literature by African American
women writers. Students will critically analyze these works in the contexts of
history, culture and the theoretical frameworks of gender and women’s studies.
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): C- or higher in ENG 101
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ENG 356 Arthurian Literature
This course explores the historical evidence for King Arthur before studying the growth and development of the legend of Arthur during the Middle Ages. Students will read about the Grail quest, Knights of the Round Table and Gawain and the Green Knight. Students will investigate 19th and 20th century versions of Arthurian legend in writing, opera and in British and American popular culture. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 361 Comic Drama
This course investigates why comic drama isn’t just for laughs. For 25 centuries, in fact, playwrights have used comedies to communicate serious ideas about people as individuals and groups. This course surveys comic plays written during those 25 centuries. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 363 Shakespeare
This course examines the work of perhaps the most influential playwright in the English language. Preliminary work consists of orientation to modern English, the language of Shakespeare, and to Elizabethan history, thought and culture. Most importantly, this course involves the study of plays representing the range of Shakespeare’s dramatic works. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 365 Modern American Drama
This course involves critical reading, discussion and reflection on some of the key American plays from 1915 to 1965. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 366 Major Trends in Contemporary Drama
This course explores the work of important playwrights of the past several decades. Classes will be devoted to critical analysis and interpretation of plays and discussing the playwrights’ views of late 20th and 21st century America. The class will watch filmed productions of several of the plays. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 367 Tragic Drama
This course surveys influential tragic plays spanning the last 2,500 years from ancient Greece through Elizabethan England and into the contemporary United States. Students will consider how these works have helped to shape our contemporary understandings of dramatic tragedy. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 381 Poetic Genres
This course addresses significant genres and subtypes of English and American poetry in both free and fixed forms, touching upon aspects of literary history and poetic theory. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 382 English Romantic Poets
This course explores Romanticism in its English context through the study of key poems of the period. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 383 Modern American Poetry
This course is a study of American poetry from about 1900 until about 1939. Coursework emphasizes careful reading and discussion of poems. This course is especially useful for understanding Modernism as an artistic, and especially literary, movement. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 386 Victorian Poetry
This course is a study of the major poets of the Victorian era, focusing on various poetic forms such as lyric, dramatic monologue, ode and elegy. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 387 19th Century American Poetry
This course is designed to improve students’ abilities to read poetry critically, to study the poems and poets in the context of American literature and culture, and to study this poetry in the context of allied arts, including landscape painting and photography. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 399 Topics in English
This course is a study of special topics, issues or themes within the field of English. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 402 Trauma Narratives
This course combines the study of creative writing, literature and theory in a global context to understand how and why traumatic experiences are artistically narrated. As the class presents trauma narratives and trauma theory, students participate in writing workshops to produce their own fictional and/or autobiographical traumatic narratives. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 403 Africana Studies
This course provides advanced interdisciplinary study of African and Black Diaspora arts, humanities and social sciences with special attention to history (origin of the species through present day), current challenges and the future of the discipline. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 404 Readings in Chicana/o Literature and Culture
This course introduces specific major historical developments that shaped Chicana/o experiences and the ways in which Chicana/o literary discourses articulate those experiences. Students analyze issues of ethnicity, gender, race and sexual orientation in order to gain insight into the role of Chicana/o literature in the United States’ multicultural literary canon. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 405 Global Feminist Literature
This course introduces students to literature, cinema and theory on global transnational feminisms, gender and sexualities. Attention will be paid to intersections among gender, sexuality, race, nationality, class, global/local politics, culture, pre/post/neocolonialisms and other contexts. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 420 Literary Magazine Production IV
This course provides hand-on experience in the
production of the university student literary
magazine, Avalon. This includes acquisitions,
submissions, selection, editing, layout,
production, budgeting, advertising and promotion.
Students will function as managing editors,
directing the editorial process and making final
editorial decisions on content, layout, and
production. Prerequisites: ENG 320, or a C- in
ENG 101 and senior standing. May be repeated once
for credit. One credit. Credit(s): 1
Prerequisite(s): ENG 320, or a C- in
ENG 101 and senior standing
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ENG 475 Independent Study
This course allows for individualized study in an area of literary or writing studies not offered as part of the curriculum or a current ENG 399 Topics course. Students will consult with their supervising faculty member to formulate a course reading list. Students are expected to conduct their own research and writing in periodic consultation with supervising faculty. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Earned grade of “C-” or better in ENG 101
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ENG 497 Capstone Portfolio
This course is an independent study in which English majors are expected to demonstrate maturity as readers, writers and researchers. The Capstone Portfolio is comprised of three areas: (1) a collection of a student’s written English coursework, (2) a lengthy reflective essay and (3) a public oral presentation that addresses the student’s progress as a reader, writer and researcher by drawing on and synthesizing evidence from the student’s own work and supporting secondary research. In preparing the Capstone Portfolio, students are invited to arrange for consultation with individual members of the English faculty. Students who major in English are required to complete either this course or ENG 498 Capstone Essay in their final year of study. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): 21 credits in English courses at and above 200-level with at least nine hours at the 300- or 400-level
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ENG 498 Capstone Essay
This course is an independent study in which senior English majors are expected to demonstrate maturity as readers, writers and researchers. The Capstone Essay is comprised of two elements: (1) an article-length, researched critical literary analysis essay of publishable quality that is either a significant revision and expansion of a previous English paper or a new composition; and (2) a public oral presentation of the work. In preparing the Capstone Essay, students are invited to arrange for consultation with individual members of the English faculty. Students who major in English are required to complete either this course or ENG 497 in their final year of study. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): 21 credits in English courses at and above 200-level with at least nine hours at the 300- or 400-level
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ESL 195 English as a Second Language Bridge
This directed study class is for the advanced ESL student who desires more focused instruction in English. ESL 195 can be taken on its own or coupled with any 100- or 200-level course. Graduate students may choose to take this class along with any graduate-level course. Credit(s): 3
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ES 101 Introduction to Environmental Studies
Intended for anyone interested in the environment, this course addresses the inter-related scientific, technological, economic, social, political and ethical dimensions of environmental issues. Credit(s): 3
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ES 105 Field Natural History
An introduction to natural science designed for students not majoring in either environmental studies or biology. Among the topics covered are weather, plate tectonics, geology of the central Appalachians, evolution, pond and stream ecosystems, field and forest succession, plant and animal biology, and the use of identification keys, topographic maps and instruments to measure environmental phenomena. Three lecture hours plus two-hour lab per week. Credit(s): 4
Corequisite(s): ELAB 105 Field Natural History lab must be taken concurrently |
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ES 242 Freshwater Ecology and Pollution
Examines the types, biological communities, ecological processes and environmental health of freshwater ecosystems. Emphasis is placed on nutrient cycling, trophic relationships and organisms’ adaptations to life in ponds, lakes, streams, rivers and wetlands. In addition, freshwater pollution sources, effects, measurement techniques and control methods are addressed. Three lecture hours and three lab hours per week. Credit(s): 4
Prerequisite(s): ES 101 or BIO 121 or BIO 122 Corequisite(s): ELAB 242 must be taken concurrently |
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ES 290 Environmental Issues Seminar
An introduction to current issues and methods in the environmental professions and to selected scientists, thinkers and activists whose efforts have shaped the environmental studies field. The course includes field sessions, laboratory experiences and an examination of career opportunities. Intended for freshmen, sophomores and transfer students in environmental studies and natural sciences programs but open to all students. Two lecture hours per week. Credit(s): 2
Prerequisite(s): ES 101 or ES 105 or BIO 121 or BIO 122
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