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Economics
  

  • ECON 3400 - Public Sector Economics

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ECON 2100  or ECON 2106  or Permission of instructor
    Cross-listed with: FINA 3400 
    This course investigates how government spending and taxation impacts individuals, markets and the economy in general. It covers the different methods used to evaluate these government policies and aims to increase students’ awareness of the impacts of current policies. The spending policies covered include education, social security and health insurance with revenue policies include income, property and corporate taxes.
  

  • ECON 4101 - International Economics

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ECON 2105 ; ECON 2106 
    An introduction to foreign trade theory and commercial policies. Topics may include the theory of international trade, commercial policies, balance of payments and domestic stability, offer curves and the terms of trade and international trade strategy.
  

  • ECON 4102 - Labor Economics

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ECON 2105 ; ECON 2106 
    In this course, students will gain an understanding of the markets for labor. Topics include the supply and demand for labor, labor market policy, the wage structure, and human capital theory. Also discussed are the current issues facing American labor markets, including discrimination, trends in unionization, sub-optimal incentive structures, unemployment, and international labor concerns.
  

  • ECON 4103 - Environmental Economics

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ECON 3102 
    An economic analysis of issues involving environmental problems, management, and policies. Topics include resource scarcity and allocation, externalities, public goods, the tragedy of the commons and property rights. Regulatory versus market approaches as solutions to environmental problems will be examined and applied to current environmental policy issues.
  

  • ECON 4120 - Introduction to Econometrics

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ECON 2105 , ECON 2106  and BUSA 3000 
    Cross-listed with: FINA 4120 
    This course provides an introduction to the foundation for understanding and applying the basic techniques of regression models in economic analyses. The course will cover the types of data used in economic modeling, modeling techniques such as simple regression model, multiple regression model, and other models, and issues of variable selections. The focus of the course will be on how to apply these techniques to data and generate empirical results and how to interpret these results in a meaningful common sense language.
  

  • ECON 4200 - Game Theory

    3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ECON 2105  and ECON 2106   or permission of instructor
    Game Theory is used by economists to study decision making in a strategic manner.  Representation is mathematical and steps are logical.  Applications include the prisoner’s dilemma, signaling, and auctions.   Students are simultaneously exposed to additional concepts such as rationality and utility
  

  • ECON 4650 - Business Research Methods

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BUSA 3000 , ECON 2105 , ECON 2106 , and Junior or Senior Status
    Cross-listed with: BUSA 4650 , ACCT 4650 , MKTG 4650 , SCM 4650  
    Business Research Methods is a workshop course designed for undergraduate business majors. The goal of the course is that, by completion, students will know the answers to the following questions. What is the purpose of research? What does a research paper look like? Where do research ideas come from? How does one conduct research? How does one turn completed research into a manuscript? How does one present their research to others? How does one publish their research? While learning the answers to these questions, students will conduct their own research and write an original research article.
  

  • ECON 4700 - Selected Topics in Economics

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ECON 2105 ; ECON 2106 , or Permission of Instructor
    Study of current topics in Economics. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

Education
  

  • EDUC 2110 - Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1101   with a grade of C or better and ENGL 1102  with concurrency
    Students will explore key aspects of learning and teaching through examining their own learning processes and those of others, with the goal of applying the knowledge to enhance the learning of all students in a variety of educational settings and contexts. This course includes a field experience component in an educational setting. All placements are made by the School of Education.
  

  • EDUC 2120 - Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of Area A and EDUC 2110  with a grade of “C” or better
    Given the rapidly changing demographics in our state and country this course is designed to equip future teachers with the fundamental knowledge of understanding culture and teaching children from diverse backgrounds. Specifically, this course is designed to examine 1) the nature and function of culture; 2) the development of individual and group cultural identity; 3: definitions and implications of diversity and 4) the influences of culture on learning development and pedagogy. This course includes a field experience component in an education setting. All placements are made by the School of Education.
  

  • EDUC 2130 - Exploring Teaching and Learning

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of Area A and EDUC 2110  with a grade of “C” or better
    Students will explore key aspects of learning and teaching through examining their own learning processes and those of others, with the goal of applying knowledge to enhance the learning of all students in a variety of educational settings and contexts. This course includes a field experience component in an educational setting. All placements are made by the School of Education.
  

  • EDUC 3000 - Special Topics in Education

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: EDUC 2110  or permission of instructor
    This course will involve a detailed examination of selected topics in the field of education.  The course may be repeated when new topics are addressed, up to six credit hours.
  

  • EDUC 3300 - Characteristics of Students with Special Needs for Secondary Education

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program
    Co-requisite: EDUC 3400A   AND EDUC 3400B   
    This course presents a comprehensive examination of the cognitive, physical, socio-emotional, socio-economic, cultural, racial, linguistic, and gender characteristics of students with exceptionalities. This course will provide a comprehensive overview of the historical, social, political, economic, cultural, and legal foundations of special education and services to students with exceptionalities. Candidates will explore the characteristics of effective learning environments and identify classroom management strategies that promote a classroom setting that is ethical, respectful, welcoming, safe, rigorous, relevant, and adapted for a variety of learners. Candidates will be introduced to fundamental classroom technology concepts associated with a digital learning environment. Students must earn a grade of “B” or better in order to meet the special education requirement of Georgia House Bill No. 671 and be recommended for educator certification in Georgia
  

  • EDUC 3400A - Teaching and Learning in Secondary Education

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation Program
    Co-requisite: EDUC 3400B  
    This course provides an overview of teaching and learning in the context of the contemporary American secondary school. Using an inquiry approach, candidates will build a comprehensive understanding of the interaction among the school, the curriculum and the student in an effective secondary school. Candidates will explore national, state and local content standards as well as other educational trends and policies that impact teaching in their respective content areas. Particular emphasis will be placed on four philosophical approaches to teaching (social, information-processing, personal and behavioral), each of which has a strong history of research and development. Through classroom activities, candidates will explore selected teaching models that are representative of these four approaches, including the curricular orientations behind these models and their application in secondary content areas. Candidates will learn a variety of classroom management approaches and will begin to develop a philosophy of classroom management based on knowledge about motivation and learning.
  

  • EDUC 3400B - Secondary Education Field I

    (1) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program 
    Co-requisite: EDUC 3400A  
    This is a semester-long course designed to be taken along with EDUC 3400A, Teaching and Learning in the Secondary Classroom. This is a student field experience in a school setting, under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty. Candidates will observe and acclimate to the secondary school culture. Candidates will assist, and at times, lead instruction for middle/high school students. Candidates will collaborate with their mentor teachers to plan and implement instruction for diverse learners. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate professionalism and effective use of instructional strategies as well as provision of a positive and academically challenging learning environment for all students. This course includes 1.5 days (approximately 12 hours) in a secondary school field placement.
  

  • EDUC 3650A - Instructional Methods in the Secondary Classroom

    (2) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: EDUC 3300  B or higher AND EDUC 3400A  C or higher AND EDUC 3400B  C or higher
    Co-requisite: READ 3400  AND EDUC 3650B  AND EDUC 3650C  
    This course will focus on methods for implementing student-centered instruction in secondary education. Special emphasis will be placed on the particular ways of knowing associated with the study of secondary education and incorporating these ways of knowing into learning activities for grades 6-12. Candidates will design learning activities for secondary students.
  

  • EDUC 3650B - Secondary Education Field II

    (1) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: EDUC 3400A   AND EDUC 3400B  
    Co-requisite: EDUC 3650A  AND EDUC 3650C  AND READ 3400  
    This is one of 3 linked courses for students pursuing a degree in teacher education. It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 3650A  , Instructional Methods, and EDUC 3650C  , Differentiated Topics in Secondary Education. This course is a semester-long student intern experience in a school setting, under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty. Candidates will observe, assist, and at times, lead instruction for middle/high school students. Candidates will collaborate with their mentor teachers to plan, implement, and assess instruction for diverse learners. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate professionalism and effective use of instructional strategies, as well as provision of a positive and academically challenging learning environment for all students. This course includes 1.5 days (approximately 12 hours) in a high school field placement.
  

  • EDUC 3650C - Differentiated Topics Seminar in Secondary Education

    (1) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: EDUC 3400A  AND EDUC 3400B  
    Co-requisite: EDUC 3650A  AND EDUC 3650B  
    This is one of 3 linked courses for students pursuing a degree in teacher education. It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 3650A  , Instructional Methods, and EDUC 3650B  , Secondary Ed Field II. This seminar will include meetings and activities designed to enhance the year one teacher candidates’ entry into their secondary education program. The course objectives and outcomes will focus on topics specifically related to the unique and varying needs of TCP candidates, which will be identified based on programmatic data. Topics may include Orientation to EPP key assessments, particularly edTPA, classroom management, contemporary and critical issues in education, and Georgia PSC ethics rules.
  

  • EDUC 3700 - Digital Age Teaching Seminar

    (1) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program
    This course is designed to give students experience with the infusion of educational technology into the PreK-12 curriculum. Students will engage in activities and projects designed to impart a practical understanding of the knowledge and skills required to teach in the digital age classroom. Students will gain firsthand experience in developing their own online course and integrating technology into classroom activities to create learning environments that address the needs of the diverse learners. As part of this course, students will explore productivity tools, educational software, and web-based information and reflect on what constitutes effective teaching in an online learning platform.
  

  • EDUC 4010 - Opening of School Experience: ELED

    0 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program and satisfactory completion of the following courses: ELED 3100 , ELED 3300 , ELED 3500 , READ 3200 , READ 3600 , READ 3800  
    The opening of school experience is designed to provide practical, hands-on experiences in the school and classroom setting during the initial days of the school year.  This course is a two-week, full-time experience in an elementary school that consists of five days of pre-planning and at least the first three days of school  Candidates will assist a teacher in preparing for the opening of school and will observe and reflect on how the teacher established the classroom climate and routines during the early days of school.
  

  • EDUC 4020 - Opening of School Experience: SPED

    (0) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program and satisfactory completion of the following courses:  SPED 3100 , SPED 3300 , SPED 3500 , READ 3200 , READ 3600 , READ 3800  
    The opening of school experience is designed to provide practical hands-on experiences in the school and classroom setting during the initial days of the school year. This course is a two week, full-time experience in an elementary, middle or high school that consists of five days of pre-planning and at least the first three days of school.  Candidates will assist a teacher in preparing for the opening of school and will observe and reflect on how the teacher establishes the classroom climate and routines during the early days of school.
  

  • EDUC 4030 - Opening of School Experience: Biology

    (0) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program and satisfactory completion of the following courses: EDUC 3300  , EDUC 3350 , EDUC 3600  

     
    The opening of school experience in the Teacher Certification Program is designed to provide practical, hands-on experiences in the school and classroom setting during the initial days of the school year.  This course is a two week. full-time experience in a middle or high school that consists of five days of pre-planning and at least the first three days of school.  Candidates will assist a teacher in preparing for the opening of school and will observe and reflect on how the teacher establishes the classroom climate and routines during the early days of school.

  

  • EDUC 4040 - Opening of School Experience: English

    0 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program and satisfactory completion of the following courses: EDUC 3300 , EDUC 3350 , EDUC 3600  
    The opening of school experience in the Teacher Certification Program is designed to provide practical, hands-on experiences in the school and classroom setting during the initial days of the school year.  This course is a two week. full-time experience in a middle or high school that consists of five days of pre-planning and at least the first three days of school.  Candidates will assist a teacher in preparing for the opening of school and will observe and reflect on how the teacher establishes the classroom climate and routines during the early days of school.
  

  • EDUC 4050 - Opening of School Experience: History

    (0) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program and satisfactory completion of the following courses: EDUC 3300 , EDUC 3350 ,EDUC 3600  
    The opening of school experience in the Teacher Certification Program is designed to provide practical, hands-on experiences in the school and classroom setting during the initial days of the school year.  This course is a two week. full-time experience in a middle or high school that consists of five days of pre-planning and at least the first three days of school.  Candidates will assist a teacher in preparing for the opening of school and will observe and reflect on how the teacher establishes the classroom climate and routines during the early days of school.
  

  • EDUC 4060 - Opening of School Experience: Mathematics

    0 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program and satisfactory completion of the following courses: EDUC 3300 , EDUC 3350 , EDUC 3600  
    The opening of school experience in the Teacher Certification Program is designed to provide practical, hands-on experiences in the school and classroom setting during the initial days of the school year.  This course is a two week. full-time experience in a middle or high school that consists of five days of pre-planning and at least the first three days of school.  Candidates will assist a teacher in preparing for the opening of school and will observe and reflect on how the teacher establishes the classroom climate and routines during the early days of school.
  

  • EDUC 4070 - Opening of School Experience: Political Science

    0 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program and satisfactory completion of the following courses: EDUC 3300 , EDUC 3350 , EDUC 3600  
    The opening of school experience in the Teacher Certification Program is designed to provide practical, hands-on experiences in the school and classroom setting during the initial days of the school year.  This course is a two week. full-time experience in a middle or high school that consists of five days of pre-planning and at least the first three days of school.  Candidates will assist a teacher in preparing for the opening of school and will observe and reflect on how the teacher establishes the classroom climate and routines during the early days of school.
  

  • EDUC 4080 - Opening of School Experience Chemistry

    (0) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program and successful completion of:  EDUC 3300 , EDUC 3350 , EDUC 3600  
    Co-requisite:   
    The opening of school experience in the Teacher Certification Program is designed to provide practical, hands-on experiences in the school and classroom setting during the initial days of the school year.  This course is a two week. full-time experience in a middle or high school that consists of five days of pre-planning and at least the first three days of school.  Candidates will assist a teacher in preparing for the opening of school and will observe and reflect on how the teacher establishes the classroom climate and routines during the early days of school.
  

  • EDUC 4090 - Opening of School Experience: Middle Grades

    (0) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation Program and MGED 3300  and MGED 3350  
    The opening of school experience is designed to provide practical, hands-on experiences in the school and classroom setting during the initial days of the school year.  This course is a two week, full-time experience in a middle grades classroom that consists of five days of pre-planning and at least the first three days of school.  Candidates will assist a teacher in preparing for the opening of school and will observe and reflect on how the teacher establishes the classroom climate and routines during the early days of school  This is a zero credit-hour course.
  

  • EDUC 4600A - Instructional Adaptation in Grades 6-12

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program; SPED 3100 , EDUC 3400A ,  EDUC 3400B , EDUC 3650A , EDUC 3650B , EDUC 3700  
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4600B ,EDUC 4600C  
    This course is an advanced teaching methods course focusing on using formal and informal classroom assessment data to differentiate instruction to meet the individual needs of students.  Special methods for teaching exceptional children and English language learners will be a focus as candidates select instructional approaches that adapt to learners’ needs.
  

  • EDUC 4600B - Educational Assessment in Grades 6-12

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program; 

    SPED 3100 , EDUC 3400A , EDUC 3400B , EDUC 3650A , EDUC 3650B , EDUC 3700  
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4600A , EDUC 4600C  
    This course is a survey of the principles and methods of educational measurement and test construction with an emphasis on evaluation, interpretation and diagnosis in school settings, including standardized (group and individual) and teacher designed instruments.  Coordination of learning objectives, item development and analysis and utilizing assessment to improvement  instruction and improve achievement outcomes is included.

  

  • EDUC 4600C - Grades 6-12 Practicum

    (2) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation Program;

    SPED 3100 ,  EDUC 3400A , EDUC 3400B , EDUC 3650A , EDUC 3650B ,  EDUC 3700  
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4600A  , EDUC 4600B  
    This is one of 3 linked courses for students pursuing a degree in educator preparation.  It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 4600A  , Instructional Adaptation in Grades 6-12 and EDUC 4600B  Educational Assessment in Grades 6-12.  This course is a semester-long student teaching experience in a school setting, under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty.  Candidates will transition from collaborative planning and teaching to full-time teaching responsibility.  Candidates will be expected to demonstrate professionalism, and effective use of instructional strategies, as well as provision of a positive and academically challenging learning environment for all students.  Candidates will examine student permanent records and live data systems as well as develop, implement and assess the effectiveness of teaching plans for specific students, in conjunction with cooperating teachers at field experience sites.

  
  

  • EDUC 4815A - Student Teaching: Professional Practices

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Student Teaching
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4800  and EDUC 4815B 
    This is one of 2 linked capstone courses for students pursuing a degree in teacher education. It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 4815B , Student Teaching: Planning and Assessment. This course is a semester-long full-time teaching experience in a school setting, under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty. Candidates will transition from collaborative planning and teaching to full-time teaching responsibility. Candidates will be expected to assume all of the classroom responsibilities of the supervising teacher, as well as extra duty assignments. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate professionalism, and effective use of instructional strategies, as well as provision of a positive and academically challenging learning environment for all students.
  

  • EDUC 4815B - Student Teaching: Planning and Assessment

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Student Teaching
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4800  and EDUC 4815A 
    This is one of 2 linked capstone courses for students pursuing a degree in teacher education. It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 4815A  , Student Teaching: Professional Practices. This course is a semester-long full-time teaching experience in a school setting, under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty. Candidates will transition from collaborative planning and teaching to full-time teaching responsibility. Candidates will be expected to assume all of the classroom responsibilities of the supervising teacher, as well as extra duty assignments. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate effective instructional planning for student mastery of rigorous content and differentiation as needed, as well as utilization of assessment strategies to maximize student achievement and inform instructional decisions.
  

  • EDUC 4825A - Student Teaching: Professional Practices

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Student Teaching
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4800  and EDUC 4825B 
    This is one of 2 linked capstone courses for students pursuing a degree in teacher education. It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 4825B , Student Teaching: Planning and Assessment. This course is a semester-long full-time teaching experience in a school setting, under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty. Candidates will transition from collaborative planning and teaching to full-time teaching responsibility. Candidates will be expected to assume all of the classroom responsibilities of the supervising teacher, as well as extra duty assignments. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate professionalism, and effective use of instructional strategies, as well as provision of a positive and academically challenging learning environment for all students.
  

  • EDUC 4825B - Student Teaching: Planning and Assessment

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Student Teaching
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4800  and EDUC 4825A 
    This is one of 2 linked capstone courses for students pursuing a degree in teacher education. It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 4825A  Student Teaching: Professional Practices. This course is a semester-long full-time teaching experience in a school setting, under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty. Candidates will transition from collaborative planning and teaching to full-time teaching responsibility. Candidates will be expected to assume all of the classroom responsibilities of the supervising teacher, as well as extra duty assignments. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate effective instructional planning for student mastery of rigorous content and differentiation as needed, as well as utilization of assessment strategies to maximize student achievement and inform instructional decisions.
  

  • EDUC 4835A - Student Teaching: Professional Practices

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Student Teaching
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4800  and EDUC 4835B 
    This is one of 2 linked capstone courses for students pursuing a degree in teacher education. It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 4835B , Student Teaching: Planning and Assessment. This course is a semester-long full-time teaching experience in a school setting, under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty. Candidates will transition from collaborative planning and teaching to full-time teaching responsibility. Candidates will be expected to assume all of the classroom responsibilities of the supervising teacher, as well as extra duty assignments. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate professionalism, and effective use of instructional strategies, as well as provision of a positive and academically challenging learning environment for all students.
  

  • EDUC 4835B - Student Teaching: Planning & Assessment

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Student Teaching
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4800  and EDUC 4835A 
    This is one of 2 linked capstone courses for student pursuing a degree in teacher education. It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 4835A , Student Teaching: Professional Practices. This course is a semester long full-time experience in a school under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty. Candidates will be expected to assume all of the classroom responsibilities of the supervising teacher, as well as extra duty assignments. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate effective instructional planning for student mastery of rigorous content and differentiation as needed, as well as utilization of assessment strategies to maximize student achievement and inform instructional decisions.
  

  • EDUC 4845A - Student Teaching: Professional Practices

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Student Teaching
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4800  and EDUC 4845B 
    This is one of 2 linked capstone courses for students pursuing a degree in teacher education. It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 4845B , Student Teaching: Planning and Assessment. This course is a semester long full-time teaching experience in a school setting, under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty. Candidates will transition from collaborative planning and teaching to full-time teaching responsibility. Candidates will be expected to assume all of the classroom responsibilities of the supervising teacher, as well as extra duty assignments. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate professionalism, and effective use of instructional strategies, as well as provision of a positive and academically challenging learning environment for all students.
  

  • EDUC 4845B - Student Teaching: Planning and Assessment

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Student Teaching
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4800  and EDUC 4845A 
    This is one of 2 linked capstone courses for student pursuing a degree in teacher education. It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 4845A , Student Teaching: Professional Practices. This course is a semester long full-time experience in a school under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty. Candidates will be expected to assume all of the classroom responsibilities of the supervising teacher, as well as extra duty assignments. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate effective instructional planning for student mastery of rigorous content and differentiation as needed, as well as utilization of assessment strategies to maximize student achievement and inform instructional decisions
  

  • EDUC 4855A - Student Teaching: Professional Practices

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite:  Admission to Student Teaching
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4800  and EDUC 4855B  
    This is one of 2 linked capstone courses for student pursuing a degree in teacher education. It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 4855B  Student Teaching: Planning and Assessment. This course is a semester long full-time teaching experience in a school setting, under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty. Candidates will transition from collaborative planning and teaching to full-time teaching responsibility. Candidates will be expected to assume all of the classroom responsibilities of the supervising teacher, as well as extra duty assignments. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate professionalism, and effective use of instructional strategies, as well as provision of a positive and academically challenging learning environment for all students.
  

  • EDUC 4855B - Student Teaching: Planning and Assessment

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Student Teaching
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4800  and EDUC 4855A  
    This is one of 2 linked capstone courses for student pursuing a degree in teacher education. It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 4855A , Student Teaching: Professional Practices. This course is a semester long full-time experience in a school under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty. Candidates will be expected to assume all of the classroom responsibilities of the supervising teacher, as well as extra duty assignments. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate effective instructional planning for student mastery of rigorous content and differentiation as needed, as well as utilization of assessment strategies to maximize student achievement and inform instructional decisions
  

  • EDUC 4865A - Student Teaching: Professional Practices

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Student Teaching
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4800  and EDUC 4865B  
    This is one of 2 linked capstone courses for student pursuing a degree in teacher education. It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 4865B  Student Teaching: Planning and Assessment. This course is a semester long full-time teaching experience in a school setting, under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty. Candidates will transition from collaborative planning and teaching to full-time teaching responsibility. Candidates will be expected to assume all of the classroom responsibilities of the supervising teacher, as well as extra duty assignments. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate professionalism, and effective use of instructional strategies, as well as provision of a positive and academically challenging learning environment for all students.
  

  • EDUC 4865B - Student Teaching: Planning and Assessment

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Student Teaching
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4800  and EDUC 4865A 
    This is one of 2 linked capstone courses for student pursuing a degree in teacher education. It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 4865A , Student Teaching: Professional Practices. This course is a semester long full-time experience in a school under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty. Candidates will be expected to assume all of the classroom responsibilities of the supervising teacher, as well as extra duty assignments. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate effective instructional planning for student mastery of rigorous content and differentiation as needed, as well as utilization of assessment strategies to maximize student achievement and inform instructional decisions
  

  • EDUC 4875A - Student Teaching: Professional Practices

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Student Teaching
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4800  and EDUC 4875B 
    This is one of 2 linked capstone courses for students pursuing a degree in teacher education. It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 4875B , Student Teaching: Planning and Assessment. This course is a semester long full-time teaching experience in a school setting, under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty. Candidates will transition from collaborative planning and teaching to full-time teaching responsibility. Candidates will be expected to assume all of the classroom responsibilities of the supervising teacher, as well as extra duty assignments. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate professionalism, and effective use of instructional strategies, as well as provision of a positive and academically challenging learning environment for all students.
  

  • EDUC 4875B - Student Teaching: Planning & Assessment

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Student Teaching
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4800  and EDUC 4875A 
    This is one of 2 linked capstone courses for students pursuing a degree in teacher education. It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 4875A , Student Teaching: Professional Practices. This course is a semester long full time teaching experience in a school setting, under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty. Candidates will be expected to assume all of the classroom responsibilities of the supervising teacher, as well as extra duty assignments. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate effective instructional planning for student mastery of rigorous content and differentiation as needed, as well as utilization of assessment strategies to maximize student achievement and inform instructional decisions.
  

  • EDUC 4885A - Student Teaching: Professional Practices - Chemistry

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation Program; Satisfactory completion with grade of C or better of EDUC 4600A , EDUC 4600B  and EDUC 4600C  ; Admission to Student Teaching
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4885B ; EDUC 4800  
    This is one of two linked capstone courses for students pursuing a degree in Chemistry with a Teacher Preparation Concentration.  It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 4885B  , Student Teaching: Planning and Assessment.  this course is a semester long full-time teaching experience in a school setting, under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty.  Candidates will transition from collaborative planning and teaching to full-time teaching responsibility. Candidates will be expected to assume all of the classroom responsibilities of the supervising teacher, as well as extra duty assignments.  Candidates will be expected to demonstrate professionalism, and effective use of instructional strategies, as well as  provision of a positive and academically challenging learning environment for all students.
  

  • EDUC 4885B - Student Teaching: Planning and Assessment Chemistry

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation Program; Satisfactory completion with a grade of C or better of EDUC 4600A , EDUC 4600B , EDUC 4600C  . Admission to student teaching.
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4885A  ; EDUC 4800  
    This is one of two linked capstone courses for students pursuing a degree in teacher education.  It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 4885A, Student Teaching: Professional Practices.  This course is a semester long full-time teaching experience in a school setting., under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty.  Candidates will transition form collaborative planning and teaching to full-time teaching responsibility.  Candidates will be expected to assume all of the classroom responsibilities  of the supervising teacher, as well as extra duty assignments.  Candidates will be expected to demonstrate effective instructional planning for student mastery of rigorous content and differentiation as needed, as well as utilization of assessment strategies to maximize student achievement and inform instructional decisions.
  

  • EDUC 4895A - Student Teaching: Professional Practices-Middle Grades

    4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation Program; MGED 4600A  , MGED 4600B  and MGED 4600C  
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4895B  
    This is one of two linked capstone courses for students pursuing a degree in Middle Grades Education.  It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 4895B  Student Teaching: Planning and Assessment.  This course is a semester-long full-time teaching experience in a school setting, under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty.  Candidates will transition form collaborative planning and teach to full-time teaching responsibility.  Candidates will be expected to assume all of the classroom responsibilities of the supervising teacher, as well as extra duty assignments.  Candidates will be expected to demonstrate professionalism, and effective use of instructional strategies, as well as provision of a positive and academically challenging learning environment for all students.
  

  • EDUC 4895B - Student Teaching: Planning and Assessment Middle Grades Education

    4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation Program; MGED 4600A  , MGED 4600B  , MGED 4600C  
    Co-requisite: EDUC 4895A  
    This is one of two linked capstone courses for students pursuing a degree in Middle Grades Education.  It is designed to be taken along with EDUC 4895A  Student Teaching: Professional Practices.  This course is a semester-long full-time teaching experience in a school setting, under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty.  Candidates will transition from collaborative planning and teaching to full-time teaching responsibility.  Candidates will be expected to assume all of the classroom responsibilities of the supervising teacher, as well as extra duty assignments.  Candidates will be expected to demonstrate effective instructional planning for student mastery of rigorous content and differentiation as needed, as well as utilization of assessment strategies to maximize student achievement and inform instructional decisions.

Education Mathematics
  

  • EMAT 3200 - Topics in Middle Grades Mathematics

    2 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Completion of Area A Math; EDUC 2110  

     
    EMAT 3200 is designed to equip teacher candidates with the content knowledge needed to teach middle grades mathematics (grades 4-8).  It provides teacher candidates with a deep understanding of middle grades topics including number operations on the real numbers; ratio and proportions; linear equations, and functions.  This course will emphasize algebraic thinking, problem solving, reasoning and sense making, connection among mathematical ideas, and use of technology to enhance learning experiences.


Education Science
  

  • ESCI 3600 - Science Content Methods for Middle Grades

    3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program; MGED 3300  ; MGED 3350  ; ISCI 2002  
    This course will focus on methods for implementing student-centered instruction in the middle grades science classroom.  Special emphasis will be placed on science inquiry-based teaching and on incorporation of hands-on learning activities into standards-based science instruction.  Candidates will design, implement, and assess learning activities for middle grades science students.  A field component accompanies this course.
  

  • ESCI 3650 - Middle Grades Science Methods

    2 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Ed, MGED 3400A , MGED 3400B , SPED 3100  
    Co-requisite: MATH 3650  EDUC 3700  
    This course will focus on methods for implementing student-centered instruction in the middle grades science classroom. Special emphasis will be placed on science inquiry-based teaching and on incorporation of hands-on learning activities into standards-based science instruction. Candidates will design, implement, and assess learning activities for middle grades science students.

English
  

  • ENGL 0999 - Support for English Composition

    (3) Credit Hours
    Co-requisite: ENGL 1101  
    This Learning Support course provides corequisite support in reading and writing for students enrolled in ENGL 1101 - English Composition I.  Topics will parallel those being studied in ENGL 1101 and the course will provide support for the essential reading and writing skills needed to be successful in ENGL 1101.  Taken with ENGL 1101, this is a composition course focusing on skills required for effective writing in a variety of contexts, with emphasis on exposition, analysis, and argumentation, and also including introductory use of a variety of research skills.
  

  • ENGL 1101 - English Composition I

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: HSGPA >= 3.1 or ACT ENGL >=17 or SAT CR READ >=430 or (ACCR >=61 and ACCW>=4) or (ACCNGR >=237 and ACCW>=4).
    An introductory, expository composition course with emphasis on writing in academic expository genres, primary source informational literacy, the rhetorical situation, and the writing process
  

  • ENGL 1101H - English Composition I Honors

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: HSGPA >=3.1 or ACT ENGL >=17 or SAT CR READ >=430 or (ACCR>=61 and ACCW >=4) or (ACCNGR>=237 and ACCW>=4)
    Co-requisite: Enrollment in the GGC First Year Honors Experience or Honors Program; or permission of the Dean of Liberal Arts and the Director of the GGC Honors Program.
    English 1101-H is a composition course focusing on the skills required for effective oral and written communication in a variety of contexts with emphasis on exposition, analysis, and argument, and including introductory research skills. This course offers an integrated educational experience providing you with opportunities where applicable to explore the meanings of and develop abilities related to the four core values espoused by the college and our Honors Programs: leadership, creativity, service, and scholarship. In part, this means that English 1101-H consistently will challenge you and offer you learning opportunities that fully support the College’s Vision and Mission via the promotion of a dynamic learning community.
  

  • ENGL 1102 - English Composition II

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1101 
    A composition course that develops writing skills beyond the levels of proficiency required by ENGL 1101  that emphasizes interpretation and evaluation and that incorporates a variety of more advanced research methods.
  

  • ENGL 1102H - English Composition II Honors

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 1101  with a grade of C or higher; or the equivalent in AP or CLEP credit awarded.
    Co-requisite: Enrollment in the GGC Honors Programs; or, permission of the Dean of Liberal Arts and the Director of the GGC Honors Programs.
    English 1102 Honors is a composition course that develops writing skills beyond the levels of proficiency required by ENGL 1101 , that emphasizes interpretation and evaluation, and that incorporates a variety of more advanced research methods. This course offers an integrated educational experience providing you with opportunities where applicable to explore the meanings of and develop abilities related to the four core values espoused by the college and our Honors Programs: leadership, creativity, service, and scholarship. In part, this means that English 1102-H consistently will challenge you and offer you learning opportunities that fully support the College’s Vision and Mission via the promotion of a dynamic learning community.
  

  • ENGL 2050 - Modern English Grammar

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  with a grade of “C” of better
    This course exposes students to the rhetorical study of modern English grammar with an emphasis on how purpose, context, and style influence writers’ grammatical choices. Through a systematic study of sentence structure, language use and function, and the principles that organize the English language, students will refine their skills at analyzing written texts, as well as improving their overall composing processes by recognizing how their grammatical choices affect their readers.

    Note:  If this course was taken at the 3000-level previously it may not be counted in Area F and will only be counted once.

  

  • ENGL 2110 - World Literature

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    A survey of important works of world literature.
  

  • ENGL 2111 - World Literature I

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    A survey of important works of world literature from ancient times through the mid-seventeenth century.
  

  • ENGL 2112 - World Literature II

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    A survey of important works of world literature from the mid-seventeenth century to the present.
  

  • ENGL 2120 - British Literature

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    A survey of important works of British literature.
  

  • ENGL 2121 - British Literature I

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    A survey of important works of British literature from the Old English period through the neoclassical age.
  

  • ENGL 2122 - British Literature II

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    A survey of important works of British literature from the Romantic era to the present.
  

  • ENGL 2130 - American Literature

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    A survey of important works of American literature.
  

  • ENGL 2131 - American Literature I

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    A survey of American literature from the pre-colonial age to the mid-nineteenth century.
  

  • ENGL 2132 - American Literature II

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    A survey of American literature from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
  

  • ENGL 2150 - Introduction to Poetry

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  with a grade of “C” or better.
    This courses will help students learn to appreciate, understand, analyze, discuss, interpret, and above all enjoy poetry-historically the primary mode of literary (and even pre-literary) endeavor across all cultures and very much alive in such genres as slam poetry and hip-hop. Students will study the elements of poetry-diction, tone, speaker, situation and setting, figurative language, symbol, sound, structure, and form -reading works from a variety of poetic periods, forms, and styles, both in English and in translation. In so doing, students will develop valuable skills as close readers, careful evaluators, and creative interpreters of complex texts. By exploring the variety and intricacy of poems from diverse cultures and periods, students will learn to understand and to command the power of language. While students’ individual writing will represent an important aspect of the course, work in class will often be collaborative and will focus on reading, interpreting, performing, and discussing poetry.

     

  

  • ENGL 2801 - Introduction to Rhetorical Studies

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  with a grade of “C” or higher
    This course introduces Writing and Rhetoric majors to the major terms, issues, and approaches in the theory and practice of rhetoric. This course will help student define rhetoric in both historical and contemporary contexts understand frameworks useful for the analysis of texts, develop a keen awareness of the rhetorical situation, and articulate the relationships among rhetoric, democracy and power.
  

  • ENGL 2820 - Writing for the Public

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102   with a grade of C or higher
    This course focuses on developing rhetorical strategies for effectively persuading others in public contexts with special focus on choosing the right medium based on audience and purpose.  Students in this course will be asked to consider how persuasive text-based public media can be used to influence, define, and change public identify and thought.  Course topics will include target audience analysis, persuasive strategies, ethical considerations of persuasion, legal aspects of public writing, persuasive news releases, brochures, flyers, corporate social responsibility reports, speeches, ad ad copy.
  

  • ENGL 2866 - Introduction to Professions in Writing

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1101  and ENGL 1102  with grades of “C” or higher and sophomore status
    This course provides an overview of a range of the possible professions in writing, supported by in-class presentations by invited speakers who will provide insight into their work and workplace through talk, examples, and class discussion. Assignments for the course will involve reflective and exploratory writing in and about the various genres presented, and emphasis will be placed on rhetorical variation. The writing professions explored in class may include activist writing, college teaching in rhetoric and composition, community writing, computers and writing, editing, environmental writing, free-lance writing, grant writing, literary journalism, magazine writing, new media writing, nonfiction writing, professional writing, marketing and advertising, publicity, publishing, medical writing, science writing, teaching English as a second language, screenwriting, teaching writing in public schools, technical writing, writing about technology, writing for nonprofits, and/or others.
  

  • ENGL 2900 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102   with a grade of C or better
    This course introduces students to the reading, writing, critical thinking, and research skills required for advanced study in English literary studies and for the enhanced appreciation of literature. Topics include literary history, theory, and criticism, literary genres, literary analysis, social context, and aesthetic experience. In addition to reading primary literary texts, students will read secondary texts dealing with a range of critical and theoretical approaches to literature.
  

  • ENGL 3000 - English Content Methods

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation Program and successful completion of  and MGED 3300  and MGED 3350  . Students must also have successfully completed ENGL 1102  and at least one 2000 level ENGL literature survey with a grade of C or higher.
    This course will focus on methods for implementing student-centered instruction in English. Special Emphasis will be placed on the particular ways of knowing associated with the study of English and incorporating these ways of knowing into learning activities for secondary students. Candidates will design, implement and assess learning activities for secondary students. A field component accompanies this course.
  

  • ENGL 3001 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  with a grade of “C” or better

    This course introduces students to the reading, writing, critical thinking, and research skills required for advanced study in English literary studies and for the enhanced appreciation of literature. Topics include literary history, theory, and criticism, literary genres, literary analysis, social context, and aesthetic experience. In addition to reading primary literary texts, students will read secondary texts dealing with a range of critical and theoretical approaches to literature.
  

  • ENGL 3040 - Introduction to Language and Linguistics

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  and sophomore status
    This course examines language characteristics, development, variation and change, attitudes and uses. Topics will include but not be limited to phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, onomastics, orthography, language acquisition, dialects and the history of the English language. This course has application to literature, rhetoric and language arts.
  

  • ENGL 3051 - TESOL Approaches and Methods

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 , and one 2000 level ENGL course, or permission of the instructor
    Introduction to current and historical TESOL approaches and methods, including diverse assessment approaches as these are applied to inform classroom instruction and align with international TESOL certification standards.  The relationships between theories, methods, and classroom practice are emphasized.
  

  • ENGL 3055 - Middle Grades English Methods

    (2) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MGED 3400A  MGED 3400B  SPED 3100  
    Co-requisite: MGED 3600  HIST 3070  
    This course will focus on methods for implementing student-centered instruction in English Language Arts. Special emphasis will be placed on the particular ways of knowing associated with the study of English and incorporating these ways of knowing into learning activities for middle or secondary students. Candidates will design, implement, and assess learning activities for language arts students. 
  

  • ENGL 3060 - Environmental Writing

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102   and ESSS 1102   or ESSS 3010   or ENGL 2820   or ENGL 3600   or permission of the instructor
    Cross-listed with: ESSS 3060  
    The primary focus of this course is to explore the craft of writing with the aim of effecting change in environmental philosophy and policy.  Students will explore writings about nature and the environment, particularly those that have been influential over the years.  Coupled with the study of writings about the environment, students will actively write themselves.  A central component of the course will be journaling, reflective memoir, argumentative (policy) essay writing as well forays into creative writing and multi-media compositions.  The aim is to create students who not only understand and appreciate writing about the environment but delve into the craft of it themselves for the betterment of society.  The course may include off-campus excursions.

    Students completing ENGL 3060 should be able to:
          1. Identify and explain the basic concepts, methodologies, and vocabulary used in environmental writing.
          2. Identify and explain the capacity to use major rhetorical theories and principles in the context of environmental issues.
          3. Recognize, critique, and develop policy arguments in written form.
          4. Identify and explain the major works of writing in the environmental movement.

  

  • ENGL 3070 - Principles of Technical and Professional Editing

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 1102  with a “C” or better.
    This course is designed to introduce students to principles and practical applications of technical and professional editing in business/industry, non-profit, technical, scientific and government settings. It will focus on the crucial role editors play in the communication of information as they develop objectives for editing, work with and substantially improve texts and visuals in both print and electronic contexts, and establish and maintain relationships with authors and other involved in the production of documents. Because editors must often be responsible for a document from planning through production, layout and document design are also considered, as well as contemporary production processes. It will include copy marking, copyediting, and comprehensive editing. Legal issues of copyright are also included. Students will read scholarly and popular work related to workplace practices of editors.
  

  • ENGL 3222 - Literature and the Disciplines

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 1102  and one 2000-level English with a grade of “C” or higher ( ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131  or ENGL 2132 ) and sophomore status
    This course is premised on the concept that in our increasingly interconnected world, literature and other disciplines offer multiple points of intersection, engagement and investment.  The course implements a key feature of the liberal arts paradigm; the insistence that two seemingly dichotomous fields are not only related but are part of a multi-directional, multicultural, multisectoral conversation.  The particular discipline under investigation will be chosen each semester by the teaching faculty member.  Possibilities include, but are not limied to, Literature and Science, Literature and the Law, Literature and Film, and Literature and Religion.
  

  • ENGL 3250 - Studies in Women’s Literature

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 1102  and (ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131  or ENGL 2132 ) with a grade of “C” or better or by permission of instructor
    This course will acquaint students with the vast richness of women’s literature. Students will read, interpret and write about a variety of prose, poetry and drama written by women. Students will gain deeper insights into women’s issues and experiences and the cultures that have influenced them-through engagement with women’s literature, questioning and understanding the complexities of identity and text formations. Students will not only consider the element of gender and its implications, but also examine other pertinent issues including class, ethnicity and sexuality and their roles in shaping the texts and our understanding of them.
  

  • ENGL 3330 - Studies in the American Renaissance

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 1102  and (ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131  or ENGL 2132 ) with a grade of “C” or better or by permission of instructor
    An exploration of American writing from the Early Republic through 1880: this course will study writers across a range of genres, origins and regions who first gave the United States its literary voice. Students will consider the historical, political, aesthetic and cultural aspects of works that may come from social and political movements, popular fiction, religious history and literary history.
  

  • ENGL 3331 - Major Movements in American Literature I

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 1102  and (ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 ,  ENGL 2131  or ENGL 2132 ) with a grade of “C” or better and sophomore status, or by permission of instructor
    This course will explore key texts, authors, and literary movements in America before WW1. The coverage will include colonial and early national works by writers such as Edwards, Wheatley, and Franklin; major figures from the mid-nineteenth century including the Transcendentalists, Douglass, Hawthorne, Melville, Poe, and Dickinson; and include important works from Realism and Naturalism, such as Twain, Howells, DuBois, Norris and Wharton.
  

  • ENGL 3332 - Major Movements in American Literature II

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 1102  and (ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 ,  ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 ,  ENGL 2131  or ENGL 2132 ) with a grade of “C” or better and sophomore status or by permission of instructor
    This course will provide a study of key texts, authors, and literary movements in America after WW1. The coverage will include the Lost Generation and the Harlem Renaissance, including, but not limited to, writers such as Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Cullen, Hurston and Hughes; major poets from the twentieth century like Stevens, Williams, Plath, Frost, Lowell, Ginsberg, Moore, Brooks, and Rich; and conclude with important works from Modernism and Postmodernism such as Faulkner, O’Neill, Albee, Miller, Morrison, Vonnegut and Pynchon.
  

  • ENGL 3343 - Studies in African American Literature

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 1102  and (ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131  or ENGL 2132 ) with a grade of “C” or better or by permission of instructor
    This course examines texts that reflect varied African-American life experiences and considers their engagement with the rest of the American/World literary tradition. Students will study fictional and non-fictional works to explore the racial, gender, social, cultural and political constructions that have historically figured into African Americans’ literary imagination and informed their material conditions. Students will also learn the conventions, terms and movements that will enable them to engage critically with African American literary expression
  

  • ENGL 3350 - Ancient and Medieval Literature

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 1102  and (ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131  or ENGL 2132 ) with a grade of “C” or better or by permission of instructor
    This course surveys a wide range of Western and Eastern Literatures written between the time period extending from the Ancient Middle East through Ancient Greece and Rome, China’s Early and Middle Periods, India’s Golden Age, Islam’s Golden Age and Medieval India and Europe. Representative works from these periods may include Gilgamesh, the Old and New Testaments, The Iliad and the Odyssey, the Confucian Analects, the Bhagavad-Gita, The Aeneid, the Koran, The Divine Comedy, The Decameron, Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales.
  

  • ENGL 3435 - Movements in 19th-Century British Literature

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 1102  and ( one of the following:  ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 ,  ENGL 2131  or ENGL 2132 ) with a grade of “C”, sophomore status or by permission of instructor
    In this course, students will learn about key movements and genres in nineteenth-century British literature and culture: Romanticism, the gothic, industrialization, sensation fiction, realism, “the woman question,” decadence, empire, crime fiction, and naturalism. Considering texts chronologically, we will explore ways in which these movements and genres are not separate but overlap, influence, and comment upon each other. Reading poems, essays, short stories, a play, and novels, we will examine various aspects of social and literary change in Britain across the span of Queen Victoria’s reign.
  

  • ENGL 3436 - Victorian Literature

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 1102  and (and one of the following: ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 ,  ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 ,  ENGL 2131  or ENGL 2132 ) with a grade of “C” or better and, sophmore status  or by permission of instructor
    This course will cover major texts, authors and themes of the British Victorian Period. Students will engage with authors such as Charles Dickens, Alfred Tennyson, the Bronte sisters and Oscar Wilde. Genres may include novels in a range of modes (e.g. realist, detective and gothic fiction), poetry, short stories, nonfiction and drama. In addition to examining major cultural influences, for example Romanticism, the Industrial Revolution and British Imperialism, students will consider the legacies of the Victorian era.
  

  • ENGL 3437 - Twentieth-Century British Literature

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 1102  and (ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131  or ENGL 2132  ) with a grade of “C” or better or by permission of instructor
    This course is designed to expose students to the literature produced in England throughout the 20th century. Students will encounter writing from pre- to High- to post-modernism, from the height to the fall of the British Empire, and from before, during, and after World Wars I and II. Course readings will expose students to the dominant themes, literary techniques, and historical realities that influenced British writing throughout the century. Furthermore, the course will contextual the British experience through the larger lens of the cultural and political climates within and around England. Course material will be comprised of poetry, fiction, and drama that span the time period and the various perspectives, forces, and movements that shaped it. In so doing, the course will enable students to think about literary texts as both artistic productions and historical artifacts, capable of illuminating the broad history of humanistic inquiry and the specific realities that inform that inquiry. Authors may include Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, T.S. Eliot, E.M. Forster, George Orwell, W.B. Yeats, H.D., Zadie Smith, Salman Rushdie, Hanif Kureshi, Samuel Beckett, Stevie Smith, Seamus Heaney, Julian Barnes, Ian McEwan, and Pat Barker.
  

  • ENGL 3450 - Renaissance Literature

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 1102  and (ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131  or ENGL 2132 ) with a grade of “C” or better or by permission of instructor
    This course explores the major authors of the Western world and the genres, themes and movements reflected in their works during the period from approximately the 15th to the 17th centuries. We will explore the literature of the period in the contexts of intellectual, historical, scientific and cultural developments such as the rise of humanism, the Reformation, metaphysics and scientific empiricism. Authors studied may include Ficino, Picco della Mirandola, Erasmus. Machiavelli, More, Bacon, Cervantes, Rabelais, Shakespeare, Spenser, Marlowe, Jonson, Descartes, Donne, Marlowe, Webster and Milton.
  

  • ENGL 3505 - The Novel

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 1102  and (ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131  or ENGL 2132 ) with a grade of “C” or better OR permission of instructor
    The Novel: This course examines the novel as a genre form, the sociological, historical, and cultural conditions that gave rise to the novel, and the manners in which the novel has responded to, reacted against, and even shaped historical conditions in Western culture over the past four centuries.
  

  • ENGL 3600 - Advanced Composition

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  and Sophomore Status
    This course builds upon writing skills acquired in ENGL 1101  and ENGL 1102  and enables students to engage in advanced techniques central to effective and sophisticated writing. It includes workshops and in depth study of writing as a process, with an emphasis on the conventions of discourse situations, invention, revision, editorial skills and document formatting.
  

  • ENGL 3800 - Introduction to Creative Writing

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  and sophomore status
    Introductory study and practice writing original poetry and fiction via selected readings in poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction that model methods and genres. Students will engage in workshops in which they plan, write, critique and revise their own and others’ writing in these genres.
  

  • ENGL 3822 - Creative Writing: Fiction

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 1102  and ENGL 3800  with a grade of C or higher
    This course expands on the techniques of fiction writing, focusing on various narrative elements such as story structure, characterization, point of view, narrative distance, theme and revision. By reading and discussing published fiction, students will learn some of the elements and decisions that make up literary fiction and work at applying this learning to their own writing. Students will also learn to critique each other’s work in workshops and revise their work.
  

  • ENGL 3825 - Theories and Practice in Peer Tutoring

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 1102  with a grade of B or higher and faculty recommendation
    This course is designed to provide English majors with a theoretical background in and practical strategies for assisting student writers in one-to-one conferencing. Students will explore texts on writing pedagogies and theory in order to gain insight into writing processes and the practices of effective writing instruction. This course has two parts: reading and writing formally about writing center discourse and completing an experiential learning component in which students engage in tutoring. At the conclusion of this course, students will develop an original research project tailored to their individual interests, utilizing primary and secondary research skills. In consultation with a faculty mentor, this course may count toward the internship requirement in English.
  

  • ENGL 3832 - Creative Writing: Poetry

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion with a “C” or better of ENGL 3800  
    This course teaches students to analyze and apply basic creative writing techniques-such as form, meter, rhyme, imagery, theme, and symbolism-to their own works of poetry as well to the critique of others’ writing I workshops. The course will include discussion on the craft of poetry writing, close reading of published authors, and workshop sessions in which class participants will read, analyze, evaluate and discuss classmates’ work. Special emphasis is placed on the idea of writing as process and revision.
  

  • ENGL 3842 - Creative Writing: Scripts

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Success completion of both ENGL 1102  and ENGL 3800  with a grade of “C” or higher or with permission of instructor
    Students will study the fundamentals of dramatic writing. This course provides students with the history, theory, and practical skills necessary to complete dramatic analysis and original scripts with peer and instructor feedback. The course will include crafting dramatic writing, the interpretation of dramatic literature, participation in writing exercises, and workshop sessions. Students will read, analyze, evaluate, and discuss classmates’ work as well as that of published authors. Special emphasis is placed on the idea that the interpretation and criticism of dramatic writing is a necessary part of the creative process.
  

  • ENGL 3850 - History of Rhetoric

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 1102  and (ENGL 2801  or PHIL 2010   or ENGL 2110   or ENGL 2111   or ENGL 2112 ) with a grade of C or higher and sophomore status
    This course will introduce students to the history of rhetorical principles and notable rhetoricians from Classical (Greek and Roman), Byzantine, Medieval, Renaissance, the Enlightenment, Nineteenth-Century, Modernist, and Post-Modernist eras, The focus is always on a changing and dynamic definition of rhetoric, as it pertains to the relationship of language and knowledge. Students will have an opportunity to read selections from primary works, conduct research on a specific historical period of rhetoric, and apply persuasive techniques they learn.

     

  

  • ENGL 3852 - Creative Writing: Non-fiction

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102   and ENGL 3800  both with a grade of C or better
    This course offers students the opportunity to study the writing of creative nonfiction.  This course provides students with the history, theory, and practical skills necessary to create original writing with peer and instructor feedback.  Students will learn how to critique their own and others’ writings in a positive and supportive environment.  The course will include crafting creative nonfiction, interpreting the work of others, and participating in writing exercises and workshop sessions. Students will read, analyze, evaluate, and discuss classmates’ work as well as that of published authors. Special emphasis is placed on the idea that reading and studying creative nonfiction is a necessary part of the writing process.
 

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