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General Education Requirements:

ENGL 1010 - English Composition (multiple sections; online courses available)
Practice in expository writing with emphasis on content, organization, and style (levels of usage and sentence structure) for different purposes and audiences.

ENGL 1020 - English Composition/Analysis (multiple sections; online courses available)
Practice in expository writing that synthesizes ideas from various readings. Includes library work and production of documented papers.

ENGL 2201 - Literary Heritage (multiple sections; online courses available)
Major texts of literary heritage; modes of literary expression and cultural context; emphasis on works as products of their historical contexts and as processes shaping human consciousness.

2201.007 - Literary Heritage: LGBTQ+ Literature | Dr. Kendra Vanderlip | MW 12:40-2:05
In this section of Literary Heritage, we will read texts representing the literary modes of fiction, poetry, drama, and memoir with a focus on Queer Voices and Queer Theory. Our study will focus on the context and history of queer literature, with emphasis on early works and how representation of queer voices and characters have evolved. The texts and assignments will ask the students to engage with understandings of the literary canon and redefine it. This class is highly recommended to students interested in gender studies and contemporary issues.

2201.017 - Literary Heritage: Creative Writing | TBA | TR 2:40-4:05

ENGL 2202 - Literary Heritage: African American Literature (multiple sections; online courses available)
Consideration of major texts of literary heritage with emphasis on African-American culture; modes of literary expression and cultural context; emphasis on work as products of historical contexts and as processes shaping human consciousness.

African American Literature:

ENGL 3326 - African American Lit Since the Harlem Renaissance | Dr. Kathy Lou Schultz | Online
Examination of African American literary tradition from the Harlem Renaissance to the present; Chicago writers, integrationist aesthetics of the 1950’s; black aesthetics of the 1960’s.

ENGL 4373 - African American Authors Since the Harlem Renaissance | Dr. R. Nicole Smith | TR 1:00-2:25
In-depth study of two or three authors since 1930, focusing on relationships among them and comparing their aesthetics. May be repeated for maximum of 6 hours credit with change in course content.

ENGL 4374 - African American Literary Movements | Dr. Ladrica Menson-Furr | TR 9:40-11:05
This course will examine the continued development of African American Women’s literature from the 1970s to the present. The decade of the 70s witnessed the rise of the Black Feminist Literary Movement that resonated with the voices of literary phenomes such as Audre Lorde, Toni Morrison, Gloria Naylor, Ntozoke Shange, and Alice Walker and prepared the path for contemporary authors Brit Bennett, Pearl Cleage, Tayari Jones, Suzan-Lori Parks, and Sister Souljah. Sharing this space with colleagues in areas of Africana, artistic, environmental, historical, legal, political, and sociological studies, these writers birthed a literary movement that established frameworks for the development of Black Feminist and Black womanist belles lettres that championed political and social activism, correct representation, and inclusivity. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit with change in course content.

Applied Linguistics/TESOL:

ENGL 3501 - Modern English Grammar | TBA | Online
Introduction to current grammatical theory; description of sounds, word structures, syntax, and semantics of English within theoretical frameworks.

ENGL 3511 - Intro to Linguistics | Dr. J. Elliott Casal | MW 12:40-2:05
Why can a period at the end of a text message make someone sound annoyed? Why do some ways of speaking get called “unprofessional,” while others get to count as normal? How are accents different, and why can they be recognized after just a few words? This course, Introduction to Linguistics, introduces students to the scientific study of language and will help address these questions. Students will learn about how people produce and organize speech sounds (phonetics and phonology) build words and sentences (morphology and syntax) and communicate meanings that go beyond the words they use (semantics and pragmatics).

ENGL 4501 - History of the English Language | Dr. Leah Windsor | Online
Development of English from a minor Germanic dialect to a major international language.

ENGL 4531 - Methods & Techniques in ESL | Multiple sections offered, online sections available
This class is designed to introduce methods and techniques of teaching English as a Second Language in various settings. It examines our current understanding of second language acquisition and the varying methods and techniques used to teach language skills to students of English at the K-12 level and in intensive and immigrant programs in the U.S. and overseas. The purpose of this course is to provide knowledge and experience that will help you to better analyze learning situations, enhance your professional skills, and increase your ability to promote learning.

ENGL 4532 - Skills/App/Assess in ESL | Dr. Emily Thrush | MW 2:20-3:45
Approaches to evaluation and means of assessment of language skills, with special emphasis on English as a Second Language.

Creative Writing:

ENGL 3606 - Poetry Writing | Dr. Emily Skaja | TR 11:20-12:45
Poetry Writing is an introductory course for anyone who wants to learn more about writing and reading poetry. Students will learn the conventions of the genre through close reading, analysis, creative practice, and constructive critique, studying canonical and contemporary selections of poetry to analyze the use of style, structure, and figurative language. The semester will end with a portfolio of revised original work that is finely crafted and compelling. Attentive reading, writing, and participation are crucial to success in the course. Everyone is welcome.

ENGL 3607 - Fiction Writing | Dr. Jared Lemus | MW 12:40-2:05
Exploration of the creative process within the forms and traditions of fiction. Emphasis on the student’s own work.

ENGL 3608 - Creative Nonfiction Writing | Prof. Courtney Santo | Online
Welcome to the rich and versatile world of creative nonfiction—or telling true stories. This course emphasizes a series of short, generative assignments designed to help students experiment with the many possibilities of nonfiction writing. Students will learn how lyric and narrative essays, which engage storytelling, voice, and audience are used across digital and print platforms (such as Substack newsletters, literary journals, personal blogs, social media and multimedia storytelling). Additional work will include reading contemporary nonfiction writers and studying craft techniques. A perfect elective for any student interested in expanding their skills in personal writing.

ENGL 4601 - Poetry Workshop: Writing the Senses | Dr. Emily Skaja | TR 1:00-2:25
Poetry Workshop is an upper-level undergraduate poetry workshop devoted to the creation, revision, and critical analysis of poetry. Building on the skills developed in ENGL-3606 (Poetry Writing), students will study poetry as an art form, working in admiration of its history, difficulty, and depth. The students will write original poems and read collections of poetry with attention to figurative language, form, music, and arrangement. The workshop is a supportive environment where students are invited to encourage and challenge one another as their creative work expands and intensifies. This semester’s special focus will be writing the senses (learning to make your work come alive through vivid sensory description).

ENGL 4603 - Fiction Workshop | Dr. Jared Lemus | MW 2:20-3:45
Nature of short story and longer forms of fiction, critical approaches to fiction, and practical experience in writing and revising text. May be repeated for maximum of 6 hours credit with permission of instructor.

Literature:

ENGL 3210 - British Literature to 1750 | Dr. Darryl Domingo | MWF 9:10-10:05
This course will introduce students to the formative periods in the British literary tradition, beginning in the eighth century and running through to the middle of the eighteenth century. The course will survey some of the major authors and major works of the complex periods classified by literary historians as the Medieval, the Early Modern, and the Restoration and Eighteenth Century. We will examine the development of genres and themes over time and analyze their connection to broader developments in British culture.

ENGL 3215 - Shakespeare I | Dr. Joshua Phillips | TR 1:00-2:25
For centuries readers and audiences have used Shakespeare's works as a way to think about the past and the present. Designed to introduce students to the workings of Shakespeare’s plays and poetry, this class will use Shakespeare's texts, along with movies, young adult fiction, and other media, to consider how Shakespeare speaks to us today. Closely attending to the language, this class will investigate how Shakespeare constructed his works, what and how they signified in his time, and how they continue to engage us in our own times.

ENGL 3220.M50 - British Lit Since 1750 | Dr. Grace Gal | Online
In this survey course, we will read, analyze, and deconstruct several influential works in British literature from four major literary periods: Romanticism, Victorianism, Modernism, and Postmodernism. In particular, we will critically explore how British writers have defined, imagined, defended, and challenged what it means to be “British” since the late eighteenth century, in a world transformed by industrialization, urbanization, empire, war, and globalization. By engaging with a variety of texts across different genres, we will consider whose voices these works privilege and silence as well as how their meanings have been debated and reinterpreted over time.

ENGL 3220.001/350 - British Lit Since 1750 (honors embedded) | Dr. Stacy Smith | TR 9:40-11:05
Survey of major authors, themes, and movements from the Romantic period through the present.

3327.002/350 - American Literature to 1865 (honors embedded) | Dr. Jeff Scraba | TR 11:20-12:45
Survey of major authors, themes, and movements in American literature from the colonial period through 1865.

ENGL 3402 - Science Fiction & Fantasy | Dr. Shelby Crosby | MWF 11:30-12:25
As a social, literary and cultural movement, Afrofuturism has taken the artistic world by storm. First established in 1993 by Mark Derry, Afrofuturism has blossomed into one of the most prolific artistic movements in recent history. Ranging in topics from literature, video gaming, painting, music, etc. Afrofuturism is transforming how Black folk see themselves and the world. This course is going to dive right into the middle of this conversation and interrogate how and why Afrofuturism has become so essential to contemporary Black life.

ENGL 3405 - Multicultural Children's Lit: Belonging and Estrangement in Stories of Neighbors and Neighborhoods | Dr. Lorinda Cohoon | MWF 10:20-11:15
Arranged around themes and topics of Belonging, Estrangement, Neighbors, and Neighborhoods, this course explores multicultural texts for children, including picturebooks, graphic novels, poetry, and chapter books. Students will engage in discussions, design book talks, and develop presentations and papers to deepen their understanding of children’s books that represent an array of cultures and backgrounds, depicting the complexities and possibilities of neighborhood connections and communities.

ENGL 4323 - Southern Literature: The South at 250 | Dr. Terrence Tucker | MW 12:40-2:05
This course explores the South as a dynamic region that possess crucial stories and cultures that sit at the center of America’s construction of its history and identity. Whether we are viewing the recovery of the Native American South or examining the South’s attraction to carnivalesque demigods, this course chronicles the evolution of Southern literature in depicting the complexity, intimacy, and volatility of a South that often sits at the center of America’s formation of its national identity.

Professional Writing:

3601.M51 - Intro to Technical & Professional Writing | Prof. Terry Ansbro | Online
Introduction to rhetoric and style of documents written by scientists, engineers, technical writers, and other professionals; extensive practice in writing reports, proposals, manuals, and correspondence

3601.M50 - Intro to Technical & Professional Writing | Dr. Shiva Mainaly | Online
What if the next email you send decides whether you land the job, win the client, or close the deal? In today’s workplace, clear writing is power, and this fully online (WEB) course shows you how to wield it. You will learn to translate complex ideas for real audiences by writing crisp emails, user guides that make sense, and documents that grab and hold attention. Along the way, you will build skills employers prize, including designing compelling visuals, writing for both people and search engines, and turning dense data into stories that stick. You will also learn to use generative AI tools strategically and ethically to simplify your writing without losing your voice.

ENGL 3602 - Professional Editing | Dr. Chloe Robertson | MW 12:40-2:05
Workshop in techniques of editing effectively in academic, industry, government, literary, and research settings; developing practical genre familiarity for printed and online formats within those areas.

ENGL 3603 - Engineering Communications | Multiple sections offered, online sections available
Form and contexts of written and oral communications in engineering professions; extensive practice in oral reporting, written reports, manuals, and proposals. Does not apply to the English major or minor.

3603.001 | Dr. Adam Sneed | MWF 10:20-11:15
3603.002 | Dr. Adam Sneed | MWF 11:30-12:25
3603.003 | Dr. Adam Sneed | MW 12:40-2:05
3603.004 | Prof. Calen Verbist | TR 9:40-11:05

3603.005 | Dr. Shiva Mainaly | TR 11:20-12:45
Students will develop skills to translate complex data into clear visuals, present information to both technical and non-technical audiences, and collaborate on team projects that reflect real-world engineering practice. The curriculum also addresses the responsible use of generative AI tools for drafting, revising, and enhancing written work. Ethical considerations in engineering communication are emphasized, highlighting the role of clarity in preventing failures and safeguarding public safety. Upon completion, students will possess a portfolio of professional documents and the skills necessary to effectively advocate for their engineering ideas.

ENGL 3604 - Persuasive Writing | Multiple sections offered, online sections available
Study and practice of writing essays and reports with emphasis on persuasion; introduction to empirical and library research, application of rhetorical principles, and nature of evidence, including numerical; academic and professional writing, editing, and revision.

3604.001 | Dr. Aerial Ellis | TR 11:20-12:45
3604.M50 | Dr. Aerial Ellis | Online
3604.M51 | TBA | Online

ENGL 4619 - Web Design & Online Writing | Dr. Emily Gillo | Online
Principles and techniques of creating online user help for software and usable web sites; emphasis on needs of technical writers in professional development environment; task analysis, information architecture, content management, single sourcing, visual rhetoric, navigation, usability testing; technology tools intensive.

ENGL 4701 - Being an English Teacher | Dr. Joseph Jones | TR 1:00-2:25
This course addresses an apparently simple, innocent question: What does it mean to "teach English"? By the end of the course, however, it is hoped that you realize that teaching English is a terrifically complicated, fascinating undertaking. We will begin with an overview of English studies and English teaching before focusing more closely on the nature of writing and literature. While this course does not contribute toward teacher licensure, it aims to provide you with an awareness of what's possible, and what's at stake, in being an English teacher. NOTE: This course does not contribute toward teacher licensure.

Honors & Internships:

ENGL 4640 - Internship in English | Rachel Cantrell | TBA
Experience with a local community partner requiring the assistance of English majors with strong oral and written communication skills. Dependent upon availability. Visit our internships page for more information.

ENGL 4996 - Honors Thesis | Dr. Cristina Maria Cervone | TBA
Students engage in individual, intensive study of a unique problem or issue in English Studies, culminating in a long piece (approx. 40 pages) of scholarly writing. Visit our English honors page for more information.

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Spring 2027