EH 500 - COMPOSITION STUDIES TCHRS
Semester Hours: 3
Introduction to effective strategies for the teaching of writing. Students will report on their own writing pedagogy as a result of reading and analyzing a range of writing research related to strategies of assigning, responding, and assessing writing.
EH 501 - THRY & PRACTICE TECHNICAL COMM
Semester Hours: 3
Explores the relationships between common practices in technical communication and the theories that legitimize those practices. Introduction to research and theories about fundamental issues in technical communication which may then become the basis for further graduate study in technical communication.
EH 502 - PROBS TECHNICAL EDITING
Semester Hours: 3
Advanced study of research and practice in common problems of technical editing, including documentation standards, document design, and management of complex editorial projects. Involves collaborative project with major professional writers in industry.
EH 503 - LITERARY CRITICISM AND THEORY
Semester Hours: 3
Major texts and approaches from Plato to the present. All 500-level courses are crosslisted with 400-level courses.
EH 504 - LITERARY RESEARCH
Semester Hours: 3
Introduction to the method and practice of advanced literary studies with emphasis on the development of literary critical research skills, the building of a critical lexicon, and the application of theory and criticism.
EH 508 - HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANG
Semester Hours: 3
History of the emergence and development of English from the pre-Anglo-Saxon period to the present. Emphasis on cultural contexts.
EH 509 - PROPOSAL WRITING
Semester Hours: 3
This course teaches effective strategies for writing successful proposals in business, academic, research, and non-profit contexts.
EH 510 - ADV FICTION WRITING
Semester Hours: 3
Practice in writing fiction from conception to revision. Students will read and write contemporary literary fiction. Student work will be commented on and critiqued in regular class workshops. The class culminates in a revision portfolio.
EH 511 - POETRY WRITING
Semester Hours: 3
Practice in writing poetry from conception to revision. Students will read and write contemporary poetry. Student work will be commented on and critiqued in regular class workshops. The class culminates in a revision portfolio.
EH 512 - SP TOPICS IN CREATIVE WRITING
Semester Hours: 3
Topics in creative writing, professional writing, or other advanced writing announced in advance.
EH 514 - CREATIVE NONFICTION WRITING
Semester Hours: 3
This composition class introduces students to the genre of creative non-fiction through exploring various approaches to the non-fiction writing; developing expertise in writing strategies such as revising, peer responding, prose modeling, and conferencing; and developing expertise in rhetorical writing concepts.
EH 515 - ANGLOPHONE/POSTCOLONIAL LIT
Semester Hours: 3
An introduction to major concepts, figures, and works with emphasis upon historical and cultural context. Specific focus will vary.
EH 518 - REP TEXTS-WOMEN WRITERS
Semester Hours: 3
Focus on women's contribution to the literary tradition.
EH 520 - WRITING TECHNICAL PROFESSIONAL
Semester Hour: 1
Teaches students in disciplines such as science, engineering, nursing and user experience to improve their writing skills and produce important academic and professional documents.
EH 522 - STUDIES IN THE NOVEL
Semester Hours: 3
Focuses on varying topics in the novel with special attention to form. Texts may be drawn from diverse national and cultural origins.
EH 523 - CONTEMPORARY BRITISH LIT
Semester Hours: 3
Major works after 1945 with emphasis on historical and cultural contexts. Specific focus will vary.
EH 524 - POETRY AND POETICS
Semester Hours: 3
An attempt to answer (at least provisionally) the questions "What is a poem?" and "What is poetry?". How to read a poem closely and carefully, with attention to theory, history of genres, and especially the technical aspects of poetry.
EH 530 - THE AMERICAN NOVEL
Semester Hours: 3
Topics announced in advance.
EH 533 - WILLIAM FAULKNER
Semester Hours: 3
Critical study of the major novels.
EH 534 - SCIENCE FICTION
Semester Hours: 3
Selected short stories and novels, exploring the thematic and narrative concerns of both classic and contemporary science fiction. In alternate years, the course may focus on a specific problem or concern in science fiction.
EH 538 - AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
Semester Hours: 3
Themes, concepts and imagery in the Black American literary tradition.
EH 540 - SP TOPICS IN ENGLISH STUDIES
Semester Hours: 1-3
Topics announced in advance.
EH 542 - USABILITY STUDIES
Semester Hours: 3
Introduces students to the theory and practices of usability, which involves designing useful, easy-to-use websites, software, and products. The course involves group projects conducting real-world usability testing.
EH 548 - THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE
Semester Hours: 3
An introduction to the major literary forms of the Bible. Material will be approached analytically, involving both socio-historical and literary-critical perspectives.
EH 550 - CHAUCER
Semester Hours: 3
A study of Geoffrey Chaucer's Middle English works including the early dream visions, Troilus and Criseyde, and the Canterbury Tales.
EH 551 - ARTHURIAN ROMANCE
Semester Hours: 3
A study of Arthurian Literature focused on medieval Welsh, Scottish, English, and French poetry and prose, as well as later early modern and modern adaptations of Arthurian stories in poetry, prose, drama, and film.
EH 552 - USER-CENTERED DESIGN
Semester Hours: 3
Introduces students to user-centered design principles that inform the practice of user experience design. Students will use visual thinking as they complete contextual inquiries and mapping exercises.
EH 553 - COMMUNICATING WITH USERS
Semester Hours: 3
This course teaches students how to effectively research user needs and produce technical communication documents to meet those needs.
EH 554 - NEW MEDIA WRITING & RHETORIC
Semester Hours: 3
This course teaches students to consider and implement rhetorical principles across a variety of media and includes an examination of communication strategies used widely in academic and industry settings. The course focuses on new media through an exploration of digital technologies and the way digital culture and new media have dramatically impacted reading, writing and research practices.
EH 560 - SIXTEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE
Semester Hours: 3
Selected works from the reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Close reading of texts in their historical, intellectual, and social contexts.
EH 565 - DRAMATIC LITERATURE
Semester Hours: 3
Studies in Drama and interpretive strategies for reading plays. May be organized nationally, by genre, or by theme/topic.
EH 570 - MILTON
Semester Hours: 3
A study of the development of Miltons thought and art as it appears in his early poems, selected prose, and later poetry, with particular attention given to Paradise Lost.
EH 571 - RENAISSANCE DRAMA
Semester Hours: 3
Non-Shakespearean drama of the sixteenth and early-seventeenth centuries in social, critical, and performative contexts. Specific focus will vary from term to term.
EH 573 - EARLY MODERN LITERATURE
Semester Hours: 3
This course will examine a particular theme, issue, and/or debate within the early modern period, roughly 1500-1700. The historical and geographical scope of the course will vary depending on the term, though the course will emphasize British literature. Within this literature, constructions of subjectivity and community vary greatly due to the influence of the European Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, the exploration of the New World, as well as the rediscovery of the natural world through scientific investigation. While the course will introduce the complexities of early modern literary constructions of identity, the course will also illumine the ways in which these habits of thought were increasingly contested, sometimes to the point of violence. The course will likely include period-specific as well as modern scholarship.
EH 585 - THE ENLIGHTENMENT
Semester Hours: 3
The European Enlightenment was an intellectual and cultural movement in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that emphasized the importance of reasoned, open-eyed investigations into nature and human society. Stimulated by the Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment philosophes prized skepticism and decried superstition and unquestioned faith. They are often credited with providing a theoretical basis for the American and French Revolutions. Scholars have also counted among the Enlightenment's important legacies the scientific method, the valuation of universal human rights, and the emergence of such disciplines as economics and anthropology. Authors discussed in the course may include: Bacon, Behn, Hume, Swift, Voltaire, Montagu, Franklin, Jefferson, Equiano, and Wollstonecraft.
EH 601 - ACTION RESCH WRITING STUDIES
Semester Hours: 3
Analysis of research on writing in the workplace, the community, and educational settings.
EH 602 - PRACTICUM/TECHNICAL COMM
Semester Hours: 3
Designed to give technical communication graduate students on-the-job experience in industry or government, either through an internship or a major research project connected with an industry problem. Requires completion of a substantial research report.
Prerequisites: EH 501 and EH 502.
EH 603 - EDITING FOR PUBLICATION
Semester Hours: 3
A comprehensive survey of best practices for editing documents for clarity, correctness, accuracy, style, design, and usability. Course involves working with writers to edit work for publication.
EH 615 - CRITICAL THEORY
Semester Hours: 3
Intensive study of a specific author or topic in literary or critical theory. Focus will vary.
EH 618 - STUDIES/WOMEN & LITERATURE
Semester Hours: 3
Selected authors, genres, and issues.
EH 629 - TWENTIETH-CENTURY LITERATURE
Semester Hours: 3
Selected poetry and prose with an emphasis on the Anglo-American Modernist tradition.
EH 630 - AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1865
Semester Hours: 3
Major movements from Colonial times to 1865; selected major figures or special problems.
EH 631 - AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1865
Semester Hours: 3
Major movements since 1865; selected major figures or special problems.
EH 639 - ETHNIC AMERICAN LITERATURE
Semester Hours: 3
Selected authors, concepts, histories, and cultures.
EH 649 - SPECIAL TOPICS
Semester Hours: 1-3
Study of significant issues in literature, technical communication, or composition studies, announced in advance.
EH 655 - MEDIEVAL LITERATURE
Semester Hours: 3
Topics in Medieval European and Eastern Literature.
EH 660 - SHAKESPEARE
Semester Hours: 3
Selected Shakespearean plays, with special attention to the major criticism, problems of interpretation, and current issues in Shakespearean study.
EH 662 - INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
Semester Hours: 3
This class reviews research in technical communication, information science, cognitive science, semiotics, and computer science that helps students understand how communities represent, organize, retrieve, and ultimately use information.
EH 665 - RENAISSANCE LITERATURE
Semester Hours: 3
An in depth study of a major theme, debate or question in 16th and early 17th century literature. Includes Renaissance criticism and modern scholarship.
EH 670 - STUDIES SEVENTEENTH CENTURY LT
Semester Hours: 3
This course investigates one of the most volatile periods in Britain's history through a variety of literary and critical lenses, all geared toward a particular theme, issue, or debate. In this period, received bodies of knowledge and accompanying forms of authority - philosophical, religious,political and scientific - were increasingly called into question.
EH 680 - 18TH CENTURY STUDIES
Semester Hours: 3
Extensive and intensive study of various early modern texts, with attention to interdisciplinary contexts.
EH 695 - NINETEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE
Semester Hours: 3
This class will investigate Anglophone cultural expression and literary critical traditions associated with long nineteenth century (1789-1919). Specific thematic concern or period of focus is left to the discretion of the instructor.
EH 698 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Semester Hours: 3
Individual investigation into significant issues in linguistics, literature, technical communication, or
composition studies under direct supervision of instructor.
Prerequisites: Written approval by the instructor and the department chair of a project prospectus.
EH 699 - MASTER'S THESIS
Semester Hours: 3-6
Required each semester during which a student is working and receiving direction on a masters thesis. No more than 6 hours credit may be applied toward the degree.
Prerequisites: approval of instructor.