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Department of English

english.wsu.edu/
Avery 202, Pullman campus
509-335-2581

Chair and Professor, D. L. Potts; Regents Professor, D. Lee; Professors, N. Bell, T. Butler, D. Campbell, P. Chilson, R. Christopher, R. Eddy, D. Grigar, W. Hamlin, M. Hanly, D. Hellegers, T. Lewis, M. Mays, P. Narayanan, N. Shahani, C. Siegel, P. Thoma; Associate Professors, A. Boyd, M. Edwards, J. Hegglund, L. McAuley, A. Oforlea, W. Olson, J. Staggers, R. Whitson; Assistant Professors, J. Phelps-Hillen, P. Wilde; Scholarly Professors, M. Delahoyde, L. Levy, K. Robertson; Scholarly Associate Professors, V. Cozza, L. Hunter, L. Russo, M. Sciachitano, K. Watts; Scholarly Assistant Professors, G. Escalera, B. Fry, R. Goodrich, C. McGill, E. Siler, M. Thomas, L. Westerfield; Professors Emeriti, P. Brians, J. Burbick, W. Condon, P. Ericsson, T. Faulkner, D. Gillespie, L. Gordon, A. Hammond, D. Hughes, R. Johnson, W. Johnson, G. Kennedy, N. Kiessling, A. Kuo, R. Law, S. Linden, B. Monroe, T. Reed, S. Ross, B. Sitko, J. Taylor; Retired Professor, V. Villanueva.

Schedules of Studies

Honors students complete the Honors College requirements which replace the UCORE requirements.

Creative Writing Option (120 Credits)

Integrative English Studies Option (120 Credits)

Linguistics Option (120 Credits)

Literary Studies Option (120 Credits)

Rhetoric and Professional Writing Option (120 Credits)

Teaching Option with Certification (120 Credits)

Teaching Option without Certification (120 Credits)

Minors

Humanities Minor

Creative Writing

Rhetoric and Professional Writing

English

Linguistics

Certificates

Editing and Publishing Certificate

Professional Science and Technology Writing Certificate

Professional Writing Certificate

Social and Environmental Justice Certificate

Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certificate

Courses

The online catalog includes the most recent changes to courses and degree requirements that have been approved by the Faculty Senate, including changes that are not yet effective. Courses showing two entries of the same number indicate that the course information is changing. The most recently approved version is shown first, followed by the older version, in gray, with its last-effective term preceding the course title. Courses shown in gray with only one entry of the course number are being discontinued. Course offerings by term can be accessed by clicking on the term links when viewing a specific campus catalog.

English (ENGLISH)

100 Introductory College Composition 3 Course Prerequisite: Appropriate Writing Exam score. Designed to introduce students to writing and reading in the university. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.

101 [WRTG] College Composition 3 Course Prerequisite: Appropriate Writing Exam score or ENGLISH 100. Designed to further develop students' academic writing, critical thinking, rhetorical strategies, reading and library skills. Credit not granted for more than one of ENGLISH 101 and 105. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.

102 Writing Tutorial 1 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 2 credits. Student-centered group tutorial focusing on writing improvement; concurrently connected to the ENGLISH 101 course. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer. S, F grading.

104 Introductory Composition for Multilingual Writers 3 Course Prerequisite: Appropriate Writing Exam score. Designed to introduce non-native speakers of English to writing and reading in the university. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

105 [WRTG] College Composition for Multilingual Writers 3 Course Prerequisite: Appropriate Writing Exam score, or ENGLISH 104 with a C or better. Designed to further develop academic writing, critical thinking, reading, library skills, and rhetorical strategies for non-native speakers of English. Credit not granted for more than one of ENGLISH 101 and 105. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.

106 [COMM] Communicating in Academic Contexts 3 Designed to help improve listening and speaking skills for better participation in academic interactions across campus. For ESL students.

107 Writing Tutorial for Multilingual Writers 1 (0-3) May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 5 credits. Student-centered group tutorial focusing on writing improvement usually connected to the ENGLISH 105 course. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer. S, F grading.

108 [HUM] Introduction to Literature 3 Reading short stories, novels, plays, and poetry by diverse voices; role of conventions, culture, history in interpretation of literature. Credit not granted for both ENGLISH 108 and 199. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

109 [HUM] Creative Writing Now 3 An introductory course in the craft and conventions of contemporary creative writing (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama). Typically offered Fall and Spring.

110 [HUM] Reading Now 3 Contemporary writing including fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and graphic novels. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

112 [HUM] Language in the Real World 3 Introduction to the field of linguistics, through the exploration of ways that linguistic knowledge is used to address real-world issues. Typically offered Fall.

150 [ARTS] Introduction to Film as Narrative 4 (3-3) Introduction to analysis of techniques and elements of narrative film and to critical vocabulary for its study as art form. Typically offered Fall.

201 [WRTG] Writing and Research 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 101, 105, or 298. Designed to develop students' researching skills for writing across the disciplines. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.

205 [HUM] Introduction to Shakespeare 3 Shakespeare plays with emphasis on stage productions and film adaptations in various cultural contexts. (Crosslisted course offered as ENGLISH 205, HUMANITY 205.) Typically offered Fall and Spring.

210 [HUM] Readings in American Literature 3 Selected works by diverse voices from different eras of American literature; importance of conventions, cultural contexts, for interpretation and understanding. Typically offered Fall.

211 [HUM] Sex Matters: Introduction to Queer Culture and Literature 3 Introduction to Lesbian/queer cultural production focusing on popular culture, fiction, and film; work from various queer communities in its cultural/historical context. (Crosslisted course offered as WGSS 211, ENGLISH 211.) Typically offered Fall and Spring.

212 [ARTS] Introduction to Comics and Graphic Novels 3 Introduction to the reading, history, and making of comics and graphic novels.

216 Introduction to American Cultural Studies 3 Introduction to the interdisciplinary study of American cultures and the field of American studies. (Crosslisted course offered as AMER ST 216, CES 216, ENGLISH 216, HISTORY 216, WGSS 216.) Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.

219 [HUM] Introduction to the Environmental Humanities 3 An introduction to the Humanities, as an interdisciplinary field, and how Humanities methods and research contribute to, intersect with, and can learn from, environmental thought and action. (Crosslisted course offered as ENGLISH 219, HUMANITY 219.) Typically offered Fall and Spring.

220 [HUM] Social Justice Literature 3 Survey of modern multicultural literature concerned with social justice, including African American, Asian Pacific American, Latinx, and Native American authors. (Crosslisted course offered as CES 220, ENGLISH 220.) Typically offered Fall and Spring.

222 World Literature in English 3 Literature in English from such regions as Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.

251 [ARTS] Introduction to Creative Writing: Exploring the Genres 3 Beginning writer's workshop covering short fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry with discussion of the elements of each genre; poetic forms. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

252 [ARTS] Introduction to Creative Writing and Creative Writing Pedagogy 3 Beginning workshop with discussion and development of classroom approaches to three creative writing genres for the preprofessional secondary English teacher. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

255 English Grammar 3 Introduction to the terms, concepts, and analytical methods of traditional English grammar. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

256 [SSCI] Introduction to the Study of Language 3 Introduction to the ways in which sound, meaning, and structure of words and sentences in natural languages are described and analyzed by linguists. (Crosslisted course offered as ENGLISH 256, ANTH 256.) Typically offered Spring.

260 Rhetoric and Gender 3 Historical survey of women writers whose contributions distinguish them as rhetoricians of their time. (Crosslisted course offered as ENGLISH 260, WGSS 260.) Typically offered Spring.

298 Writing and Research Honors 3 Course Prerequisite: Must be an Honors student. Critical thinking, research, and advanced writing for Honors College students. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

300 Computers in English 1 (0-3) May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Use of computers in the writing process and in the analysis of literature. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer. S, F grading.

301 [WRTG] Writing and Rhetorical Conventions 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 101, 105, or 298. Designed to provide students with advanced practice in and study of style, argument, and other rhetorical/discourse conventions. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.

302 [M] Introduction to English Studies 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 101 or 298. Interpretation of texts in several fields of English studies including rhetoric, literary study, creative writing and professional writing. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

303 Revision Workshop - ESL 3 Course Prerequisite: Completion of written communication proficiency course [W] or [WRTG]. Appreciation of writing processes and revision for speakers of English as a second or foreign language, including self-assessment, developing rhetorical approaches, diagnosing and solving consistent problems, editing, and proofreading strategies. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.

304 Revision Workshop 3 Course Prerequisite: By department permission. Appreciation of writing processes and revision, including self-assessment, developing rhetorical approaches; diagnosing and solving consistent problems, editing, and proofreading strategies. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

305 [HUM] Shakespeare 3 Shakespearean drama to 1600. Typically offered Fall.

306 [HUM] Shakespeare 3 Shakespearean drama after 1600. Typically offered Spring.

307 [M] Historicized Analysis of Literature 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 302 or concurrent enrollment. Introduction to analyzing literary texts in relation to literary and cultural history.

308 [M] Introduction to Literary Criticism 3 Introduction to the systematic study of critical and theoretical approaches to literature; emphasis on problems of interpretation. (Crosslisted course offered as ENGLISH 308, WGSS 306.) Typically offered Fall and Spring.

309 Women Writers 3 Women's artistic and intellectual contributions to prose, fiction, drama, and poetry. (Crosslisted course offered as ENGLISH 309, WGSS 309.) Typically offered Fall and Spring.

310 [EQJS] [M] Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality 3 Course Prerequisite: SOC 101 or WGSS 101. Intersections between race, class and gender through case studies; experiences in interdisciplinary methods. (Crosslisted course offered as WGSS 300, ENGLISH 310, SOC 300.) Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.

311 [HUM] Asian Pacific American Literature 3 Asian American fiction, drama, poetry, and other arts, 1900 to present; impact of Asian/Pacific American culture and experience upon these works. (Crosslisted course offered as CES 313, ENGLISH 311.) Typically offered Fall and Spring.

315 [M] Asian Pacific American Autobiography 3 Critical readings of the autobiographical works, memoirs, and life writings by Asian Pacific Americans. (Crosslisted course offered as CES 315, ENGLISH 315.) Typically offered Fall.

316 South Asian Film 3 (2-3) Exploration of films by directors in South Asia and in the South Asian diaspora.

317 Gay and Lesbian Literature 3 Gay and lesbian literature with focus on the history of homosexual literature and exploration of current authors. (Crosslisted course offered as ENGLISH 317, WGSS 317.) Typically offered Spring.

322 [DIVR] [M] Topics in African American Literature 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Trends and major writers. (Crosslisted course offered as ENGLISH 322, CES 332.) Typically offered Fall and Summer.

323 Approaches to the Teaching of English 3 Literature and language arts in secondary schools. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

324 [M] Rhetoric and Composition for Teaching 3 Rhetoric, composition grammar, and assessment for secondary teaching. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

325 Young Adult Literature 3 Issues in literature written for young adults and strategies for teaching the genre in secondary schools. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

326 Applied Grammar for Teachers 3 Application of traditional English grammar for K-12 teachers, with focus on edited, American, African American, vernacular, and Spanish-influenced Englishes. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

332 [M] Topics in Literature 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Special topics in fiction, poetry, drama, or creative nonfiction. Typically offered Fall.

337 Experimental Animation 3 (2-2) Digital and analog animation techniques; conceptual development of narrative structures. (Crosslisted course offered as ENGLISH 337, ART 337.)

338 [M] Topics: Major Trends and Figures 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Literary trends or major writers. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

339 [ARTS] Topics in Film as Literature 3 (2-3) May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Analytical study of film as major literary genre. Typically offered Spring.

340 Science Fiction Film 3 (2-3) Major science fiction films and the literature which inspired them.

341 [M] Indigenous Literature 3 Literature, by Indigenous authors and about Indigenous communities, reflecting on dominant images and counter-images, with emphasis on the 20th century. (Crosslisted course offered as CES 373, ENGLISH 341.) Typically offered Fall and Spring.

342 [ARTS] Documentary Film Theory and Production 3 (2-2) Theory of documentary film in social contexts culminating in the creation of actual documentary films by students.

343 Introduction to Screenwriting 3 Workshop-based introduction to the art and craft of screenwriting; exploration of style and format, character development and story arcs. Typically offered Spring.

345 [M] Contemporary Latinx Literatures 3 A survey of Latinx literature, examining both dominant representations and sites of resistance. (Crosslisted course offered as CES 353, ENGLISH 345.) Typically offered Fall.

351 Creative Writing: Fiction 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 251 or 252. Workshop approach to writing fiction. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

352 Creative Writing: Poetry 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 251 or 252. Workshop approach to poetry writing. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

353 Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 251 or 252. Writing literary nonfiction: practice and theory. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

354 [ARTS] [M] Digital Storytelling 3 Nonlinear, multi-linear, and interactive narrative using elements of creative writing such as character, dialog, setting, plot and image. (Crosslisted course offered as DTC 354, ENGLISH 354.) Typically offered Fall and Spring.

357 Editing and Publishing 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Principles of working in literary, commercial, and scholarly editing and publishing. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

358 Workshop Topics in Writing, Teaching, Literature 1 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Course Prerequisite: Junior standing. An intensive, time-limited workshop, offered by visiting writers, scholars, and other experts, in topics of special interest. Typically offered Fall and Spring. S, F grading.

359 Topics in Creative Writing 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 9 credits. Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 251 or 252. Specialized topics in creative writing. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

360 Principles of Rhetoric 3 Basic concepts and approaches to the art of persuasion. Typically offered Fall.

361 Everyday Rhetorics 3 Rhetorics as language and image of popular culture. Typically offered Spring.

362 [EQJS] Rhetorics of Racism 3 The language of racism since WWII. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

363 Rhetoric: Literacy, Power and Agency 3 Major discussions on literacy emphasizing the historical, social, linguistic and pedagogical.

364 Legal Writing 3 Introduction to the American legal system and the style, arguments and accepted forms of professional writing in this discipline. Typically offered Fall.

365 [WRTG] Proposal Writing 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 101; junior standing Theory and practice in proposal writing with focus on document management, writing and editing, and submission of proposals that consider social and political dimensions to obtain funding for academic or business projects.

366 [HUM] The British Novel to 1900 3 Exploration of the diverse themes, social contexts, and intellectual backgrounds of the novel and novel reading in Britain to 1900. Typically offered Fall.

368 [HUM] The American Novel to 1900 3 Classic American novels in cultural perspective by such authors as Cooper, Hawthorne, Melville, Stowe, Twain, James, Jewett, Chopin, Crane, Dreiser. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

370 The Making of English: Literature, Language and Culture Before 1600 3 Literature before 1600, highlighting the making of English through its interaction with other cultures/languages including Anglo-Saxon. Typically offered Fall.

371 17th and 18th Century Transnational Literature in English 3 Literary and cultural texts in English from 1600 to 1800 including British and colonial American literatures within their transnational contexts. Typically offered Spring.

372 19th Century Literature of the British Empire and the Americas 3 Literary and cultural texts in English from 1800 to 1900 focusing on global British literature and literatures of the Americas. Typically offered Fall.

373 [HUM] Empire, Gender, and Postcoloniality in Global Literature 3 Literary/cultural texts and theory focusing on postcolonial conditions (and their gendered operations) in the shadow of empire and imperialism. (Crosslisted course offered as ENGLISH 373, WGSS 373.) Typically offered Spring.

401 History of Rhetoric 3 Survey of influential theories of rhetoric, ancient to modern. Typically offered Spring.

402 [WRTG] [M] Technical and Professional Writing 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 101 or 298; junior standing. Research writing: defining, proposing, reporting progress; presenting a final product; other professional writing needs. Credit not granted for both ENGLISH 402 and 403. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.

403 [M] Technical and Professional Writing ESL 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 101 or 105; junior standing; pass University Writing Portfolio. For non-native speakers of English. Special grammatical and rhetorical problems. Credit not granted for both ENGLISH 402 and 403. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.

405 Advanced Professional Writing and Editing 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 402. Other background may substitute. See department. Professional writing and editing; textual alterations, design, and layout, including internship experience. Typically offered Spring.

409 Gender, Race, and Environmental Literature 3 Course Prerequisite: Junior standing. Diversity of writings by queer writers, women writers, and writers of color exploring 20th and 21st century environmental issues of the American West and Pacific Rim through the lens of ecofeminism and environmental justice. (Crosslisted course offered as ENGLISH 409, WGSS 409.) Typically offered Fall.

410 [CAPS] Cultural Criticism and Theory 3 Course Prerequisite: Junior standing. Major critiques and theories of colonialist and imperialist formations of culture. (Crosslisted course offered as CES 405, ENGLISH 410.) Typically offered Fall and Summer.

415 [CAPS] Traditions of Comedy and Tragedy 3 Course Prerequisite: Junior standing. Study of tragedy and comedy in the Age of Shakespeare. Typically offered Fall.

419 The Contemporary Novel 3 Course Prerequisite: Junior standing. The novel in English in the literary and cultural context of the Anthropocene, the time during which humans have had a substantial impact on our planet. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.

443 Phonetics and Phonology 3 Technical introduction to the analysis of the speech patterns and sound systems across human languages. Recommended Preparation: English 256. Credit not granted for both ENGLISH 443 and 543. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Typically offered Odd Years - Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.

444 Morphology and Syntax 3 Technical introduction to the analysis of word and sentence structure from a cross-linguistic perspective. Recommended preparation: ENGLISH 256. Credit not granted for both ENGLISH 444 and 544. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Typically offered Even Years - Spring.

446 [CAPS] Form and Theory in Creative Writing 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 351, 352, 353, or 359; junior standing. Formal elements of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry for creative writing students; analysis of contemporary applications of traditional and experimental techniques. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

451 [M] Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Course Prerequisite: One of following: ENGLISH 351, 352, 353, or 359. Advanced workshop in writing fiction or creative nonfiction prose. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

452 [M] Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Course Prerequisite: One of following: ENGLISH 351, 352, 353, or 359. Workshop approach to poetry writing for the advanced student. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

453 Advanced Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Course Prerequisite: One of following: ENGLISH 351, 352, 353, or 359. Advanced workshop in writing creative and literary nonfiction. Typically offered Spring.

454 History of the English Language 3 Language related to the origin, history, and literature of its speakers. Credit not granted for both ENGLISH 454 and ENGLISH 554. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Typically offered Odd Years - Fall.

456 [M] Language Acquisition 3 Theories and processes of first, second, and bilingual language acquisition. Typically offered Even Years - Fall.

457 [SSCI] Sociolinguistics 3 The study of language in social context, its relationship to social structures, and how it varies across race, gender, age, socioeconomic status, and geographic region. Typically offered Spring.

458 Topics in Linguistics 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Topics in the structure, use, and function of language. Typically offered Even Years - Fall.

460 [M] The Scope of Rhetoric 3 Major themes in contemporary rhetoric. Typically offered Fall.

461 [M] Theory and Practice in Technical and Professional Writing 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 402 or 403. Practices in technical and professional writing and the theories that challenge and/or legitimize those practices.

470 Literature and Culture of the American West 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Course Prerequisite: Junior standing. Cultural exploration of American West in written texts; outsider and insider versions of reality and imagination of its diverse peoples. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

472 [EQJS] Race, Justice, and Food Ecosystems 3 Course Prerequisite: Junior standing. Examines racial inequalities and injustice alongside of movements of change, highlighting the importance of food in a modern world. (Crosslisted course offered as AMER ST 472, CES 462, ENGLISH 472.)

480 American Literature: Beginnings to 1865 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 302. Advanced study of major authors and movements from the period including Bradstreet, Wheatley, Franklin, Douglass, Poe, Emerson, and Hawthorne.

481 American Literature: 1865-1940 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 302. Advanced study of major authors and movements from the period including Whitman, Dickinson, Twain, Wharton, James, Hemingway, Faulkner, and Wright. Typically offered Spring.

482 American Literature: 1940-Present 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 302. Advanced study of major authors and movements from the period including O'Connor, Bellow, Salinger, Baldwin, Pynchon, Morrison, Tan, and Alexie. (Crosslisted course offered as ENGLISH 482, WGSS 382.) Typically offered Fall and Spring.

483 Chaucer and Medieval Literature 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 302. Advanced study of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in the context of Medieval culture and literary tradition. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

484 English Literature of the 16th Century 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 302. Advanced study of English Renaissance literature, including More, Sidney, Spenser, Marlowe, and Shakespeare, in age of Humanism and Reformation. Credit not granted for both ENGLISH 484 and ENGLISH 584. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Typically offered Spring.

485 Milton and English Literature of the 17th Century 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 302. Advanced study of works from the Metaphysicals and Johnson through Milton, in the context of religious controversy and civil war.

486 English Literature of the Restoration and 18th Century 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 302. Advanced study of works form this revolutionary period, including Locke, Behn, Defoe, Pope, Johnson, Equiano, and others. Typically offered Fall.

487 British Romantic Literature 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 302. Advanced study of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Mary Shelley, Keats, and others in an age of social and aesthetic revolution, 1770-1840. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

488 Victorian Literature 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 302. Advanced study of Tennyson, Dickens, Eliot, Wilde, and others in the context of science, industrialization, and empire, 1832-1901.

489 [EQJS] Contemporary British and Postcolonial Literatures 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 302. Advanced study of modernist, postmodernist, and postcolonial writing from Britain, Ireland, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and the Caribbean. Typically offered Spring.

492 [M] Advanced Topics in Literature, Criticism, and Theory 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Seminar with term paper project; focused studies in literature and critical theory. Not open to graduate students. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

494 [CAPS] [M] Advanced Topics in Literature 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the major in English; junior standing. Seminar with term paper project; focused studies in American, British, or global literatures. Not open to graduate students. Typically offered Spring.

495 [M] Rhetoric of Science and Technology 3 Written, visual, and verbal conventions of scientific disciplines for academic, scientific, technical, and public audiences. Typically offered Spring.

498 Internship V 1-15 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 15 credits. Course Prerequisite: By department permission. Cooperative learning experience in business, education, or industry in English-related jobs. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer. S, F grading.

499 Special Problems V 1-4 May be repeated for credit. Course Prerequisite: By department permission. Independent study conducted under the jurisdiction of an approving faculty member; may include independent research studies in technical or specialized problems; selection and analysis of specified readings; development of a creative project; or field experiences. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer. S, F grading.

501 Seminar in the Teaching of Writing: Methodology of Composition 3 Development of a workable definition of the methods of composing through a review of relevant research and problem-solving exercises. Typically offered Fall.

502 Seminar in the Teaching of Writing: Contemporary Theories 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 501. Contemporary theories of composition and their application to the classroom. Typically offered Spring.

503 Seminar in Writing Studies Research Methods and Methodologies 3 Theory and practice of writing studies research with a focus on methodologies, methods, and research ethics.

506 Seminar in 16th Century English Literature 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits.

507 Shakespeare 3 Plays, poems, criticism, and background materials. Typically offered Fall.

508 Seminar in Assessment of Writing 3 Problems involved in the diagnosis and assessment of student writing. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

509 Seminar in the History of Global Rhetorics 3 Study of Global rhetorical histories and theories and their influences. Typically offered Fall.

510 Backgrounds of American Literature 3 Studies of American writing in cultural contexts.

511 Seminar in 17th and 18th Century American Literature 3 Typically offered Spring.

512 Introduction to Graduate Study 1 Introduction to the principles and procedures of English studies. Typically offered Fall.

514 Seminar in Contemporary American Literature 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Typically offered Spring.

515 Contemporary Theories of Rhetoric 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Contemporary critical theory and cultural studies and reconsiderations of suasive discursive practices. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

521 Seminar in British Romantic Literature 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

522 Seminar in Victorian Literature 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Typically offered Spring.

525 Seminar in English Literature of the 17th Century 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Typically offered Spring.

527 Seminar in English Literature of the Restoration and 18th Century 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

529 Seminar in 19th Century American Literature 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Typically offered Fall.

531 Administering a Writing Program 3 Combining theory and practice in writing program supervision and management. Interns will work under direct faculty supervision. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

532 Teaching Writing to Nontraditional Students 3 Course Prerequisite: ENGLISH 501. Theory and practice of the teaching of basic writers. Typically offered Fall.

534 Theories and Methods of the Teaching of Technical and Professional Writing 3 Historical and theoretical bases for production of scientific discourse; training in its practical applications. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

543 Phonetics and Phonology 3 Technical introduction to the analysis of the speech patterns and sound systems across human languages. Recommended Preparation: English 256. Credit not granted for both ENGLISH 443 and 543. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Typically offered Odd Years - Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.

544 Morphology and Syntax 3 Technical introduction to the analysis of word and sentence structure from a cross-linguistic perspective. Recommended preparation: ENGLISH 256. Credit not granted for both ENGLISH 444 and 544. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Typically offered Even Years - Spring.

545 Graduate Student Writing Workshop 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Workshop for graduate students in any discipline to improve proficiency in writing academic genres such as dissertations, abstracts, articles, and grant proposals. Typically offered Summer Session.

546 Topics in Teaching English as a Second Language 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Topics and controversies related to second language acquisition theory and pedagogy. Typically offered Odd Years - Fall. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.

547 Introduction to Critical Theory 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Foundational theories and critical approaches relevant to advanced scholarship in all areas of English studies. Typically offered Even Years - Fall.

548 Seminar in Critical and Cultural Theory 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Critical and cultural theory relevant to advanced literary studies and /or the advanced study of rhetoric and composition. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

549 Seminar in Contemporary British and Postcolonial Literatures 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Typically offered Fall.

550 Seminar in Poetry or Non-fiction Prose 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Historical and generic studies in poetry and non-fiction prose. Typically offered Fall.

554 History of the English Language 3 Language related to the origin, history, and literature of its speakers. Credit not granted for both ENGLISH 454 and ENGLISH 554. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Typically offered Odd Years - Fall.

560 Critical Theories, Methods, and Practice in Digital Humanities 3 History, theory, and practice of digital humanities, with attention paid to how digital humanities are transforming disciplinary knowledge. (Crosslisted course offered as DTC 560, ENGLISH 560.)

561 Studies in Technology and Culture 3 Foundation examination of key concepts, tools, and possibilities afforded by engaging with technology through a critical cultural lens. (Crosslisted course offered as DTC 561, ENGLISH 561.)

562 Writing and Rhetoric in Science and Technology 3 The study and practice of written, visual, and verbal conventions of STEM disciplines for academic, scientific, technical, and public audiences. Typically offered Summer Session.

567 Seminar in Prose Fiction 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Historical and generic studies of prose fiction.

573 Seminar in American Literature 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 12 credits. Major topics and figures. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

580 Seminar in Medieval Literature 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. The literature of western Europe from 450 to 1500. Typically offered Fall and Spring. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.

584 English Literature of the 16th Century 3 Advanced study of English Renaissance literature, including More, Sidney, Spenser, Marlowe, and Shakespeare, in age of Humanism and Reformation. Credit not granted for both ENGLISH 484 and ENGLISH 584. Offered at 400 and 500 level. Typically offered Spring.

590 Research in English Studies 1 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Directed reading and interpretive problems in English studies. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

591 Topics in Pedagogy 3 Theory and practice of designing and teaching courses in literature, rhetoric, composition, theory, or cultural studies. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

595 Topics in English 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Language, English pedagogy, or literature of special or current interest; reading theories, teaching of writing, current literary theories. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.

597 Topics in Composition and Rhetoric 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 credits. Rhetoric and composition theory and praxis. Typically offered Fall and Spring.

598 Teaching Apprenticeship 1 May be repeated for credit. Course Prerequisite: By department permission. Typically offered Fall and Spring. S, F grading.

600 Special Projects or Independent Study V 1-18 May be repeated for credit. Independent study, special projects, and/or internships. Students must have graduate degree-seeking status and should check with their major advisor before enrolling in 600 credit, which cannot be used toward the core graded credits required for a graduate degree. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer. S, F grading.

700 Master's Research, Thesis, and/or Examination V 1-18 May be repeated for credit. Independent research and advanced study for students working on their master's research, thesis and/or final examination. Students must have graduate degree-seeking status and should check with their major advisor/committee chair before enrolling for 700 credit. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer. S, U grading.

702 Master's Special Problems, Directed Study, and/or Examination V 1-18 May be repeated for credit. Independent research in special problems, directed study, and/or examination credit for students in a non-thesis master's degree program. Students must have graduate degree-seeking status and should check with their major advisor/committee chair before enrolling for 702 credit. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer. S, U grading.

800 Doctoral Research, Dissertation, and/or Examination V 1-18 May be repeated for credit. Course Prerequisite: Admitted to the English PhD program. Independent research and advanced study for students working on their doctoral research, dissertation and/or final examination. Students must have graduate degree-seeking status and should check with their major advisor/committee chair before enrolling for 800 credit. Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer. S, U grading.