English COURSES (ENG)

ENG   1100   Preparatory English (3)
  Developmental instruction focusing on mastering rules of English grammar and composition and developing skills  needed to write clear, effective sentences. Involves application of appropriate computer software and variety of written activities. Students who do not pass the English placement essay will be placed in this course. Depending upon the campus at which the course is taken, the student may be required to attend weekly sessions at a writing and/or Computer Center. NOTE: This course will not  substitute for any General Studies requirement and will not be used in meeting minimum degree requirements. Minimum grade of C required for credit.
ENG 1101 Composition And Modern English (3)
  Intensive instruction in the writing process. Focuses on organization of ideas in well-developed expository and argumentative essays (usually 6 to 8 essays), with stress on grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary development. A grade of C or better is required for credit. Must be completed within first 30 hours of enrollment. Prerequisite: Placement Testing.
ENG 1102 Composition and Modern English I (3)
  Text-based analyses and application of principles and tools of research in writing short research papers. A grade of C or better is required for credit. Must be taken within first 30 hours of enrollment. Prerequisite: ENG 1101 or equivalent
ENG 1103 Honors English Composition I (3)
  Introductory study and practice of composition for the superior student. (prerequisite: Minimum English score of 27 on the ACT or 640 on the SAT, or recommendation by an 1101 instructor
ENG 1104 Honors English Composition II (3)
  Continuation of study and practice of composition for the superior student. Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in ENG 1103 or recommendation by a 1101 or 1102 instructor
ENG 1150 Basic Study Techniques (1)
  Presentation of and practice in basic study techniques, including strategies for planning personal success, outlining materials, studying for tests, and taking tests.
ENG 2205 World Literature I (3)
  Introduction to attitudes, philosophies, and reflections of life in world literary masterpieces from the ancient world, Middle Ages, and Renaissance. Requires demonstration of acceptable writing skills. Prerequisite: ENG 1102 or equivalent
ENG 2206 World Literature II (3)
  Introduction to attitudes, philosophies, and reflections of life in world literary masterpieces from the Enlightenment to the present. Requires demonstration of acceptable writing skills. Prerequisite: ENG 1102 or equivalent
ENG 2207 Honors World Literature I (3)
  A course for the superior student, focusing on representative selections of the world’s dramatic masterpieces in prose and poetry. Prerequisite: ENG 1104 or permission of department chair
ENG 2208 Honors World Literature II (3)
  A course for the superior student, focusing on representative selections of the fictional masterpieces in Western literature. Prerequisite: ENG 1104 or permission of department chair
ENG 2210 Word Origins and Usage (2)
  Discussion of principal ways by which words enter English language. Emphasizes learning prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Requires memorizing much material.
ENG 2211 American Literature I (3)
 

Study of works of selected writers in various American traditions and styles from colonial times to the Civil War. Prerequisite: ENG 1102 or equivalent

ENG 2212 American Literature II (3)
  Study of works of selected writers in various American traditions and styles from 1860 to the present. Prerequisite: ENG 1102 or equivalent
ENG 2219 Literature and Scholarship (2)
  Philosophy and practice of literary scholarship, including basic tools and methods of literary research.
ENG 2225 Thematic Approaches to Literature (3)
  An exploration of major themes in the literatures of various cultures, across historical periods and in a variety of genres. The course will focus on a selected topic. Prerequisite: ENG 1102 or equivalent
ENG 2244 British Literature I (3)
  A survey of British literature from its beginning to the eighteenth century. Prerequisite: ENG 1102 or equivalent
ENG 2245 British Literature II (3)
  A survey of British literature from the nineteenth century to the present. Prerequisite: ENG 1102 or equivalent
ENG 2260

roducti Introduction to Technical and Professional Writing (3)

  Technical communications for science, business, and professional work. Emphasis on writing for specific purposes to particular audiences in an organizational setting. Preparation of documents such as technical description of a mechanism or process, instructions, recommendations, reports, and resumes. NOTE: course is a prerequisite for all required 3300- and 4400-level courses in the Professional Writing Emphasis. Students may take elective courses concurrently with this course.
ENG 2265 History of the American Cinema (3)
  A study of the history and development of the American cinema from its inception (c. 1895) to the end of the studio system (c. 1945). Emphasis will be on social and historical ramifications, on appreciation of film as a literary and art form, and on the major pioneers and contributors to the American movies. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 3301 Women's Literature (3)
  Representative works of literature by women. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 3303 Writing across the Disciplines (3)
  An advanced study of writing expository, non-fiction prose which focuses on a variety of academic disciplines. NOTE: This course may not be used to meet English degree requirements but may be taken for free elective credit. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 3305 Folklore/Mythology (3)
  A multicultural survey of the forms and varieties of the mythology and folklore of major western cultures, emphasizing stories of Scandinavian, German, British, and American origin, and the application of these forms in modern cultures and literature. This course is recommended for English teachers seeking middle school certification. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 3310 Fiction and Film (3)
  Representation of fiction on film, with attention to visual techniques and the translation and representation of major literary themes. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000level English courses
ENG 3315 Modern Drama (3)
  Study of plays written between 1900 and the present. List of plays may vary with each offering. Prerequisite: 6semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 3320 Introduction to Linguistics (3)
  Overview to linguistics, the scientific study of language. The course will acquaint students with the grammatical, social, biological, and technological applications of language. Prerequisites: ENG 1101, 1102
ENG 3326 Science Fiction (3)
  An exploration of the literary, social, and generic importance of science fiction. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 3341 Advanced Grammar (3)
  Detailed study of the structural system of English grammar. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 3345 Technical and Professional Editing (3)
  Principles and practices of editing technical and scientific documents. Overview of the editing process; defining the editor’s rules and responsibilities, revising at structural and sentence levels, and addressing stylistic conventions of technical fields. to technical and scientific documents such as reports, proposals, and user manuals. Prerequisite: ENG 2260.
ENG 3351 Introduction to Creative Writing I (3)
  Practice in writing poetry, short stories, and/or plays, along with a concentrated study of the techniques and principles of creative writing in each genre. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 3352 Advanced Creative Writing I (3)
 

Continued practice in writing poetry, short stories, and/or plays, along with a more advanced study of the techniques and principles of creative writing in each genre. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses; ENG 3351 or permission of instructor

ENG 3353 Advanced Creative Writing II (3)
  Practice in writing poetry, short fiction, or plays for class and instructor evaluation. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses; ENG 3351 or permission of instructor
ENG 3354 Advanced Nonfiction Writing (3)
  The literature of fact. Emphasis on student writing and analysis of nonfiction forms, such as personal narrative, autobiography, lyric in prose, and New Journalism. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses; ENG 3351 or permission of instructor
ENG 3355 Verse Writing (3)
  Development of techniques in the practice of poetry, including expression through metrical patterns, rhyme, rhythm, imagism, metaphor, and symbolism. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses; ENG 3351 or permission of instructor
ENG 3356 Form and Theory of Fiction (3)
  Primarily a reading course for writers. Examination of the classic texts of literary theory; analysis of the use and purpose of the elements of fiction; and discussion of fiction form, from the short-short to hyper-text. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 3357 Form and Theory of Nonfiction Literature (3)
  Examination of the theories behind various forms of nonfiction literature, whether autobiography, biography, the essay, diaries, and/or travel writing, with special emphasis on the historical evolution of a particular form. List of readings will vary with each course offering. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 3361 Children’s Literature (3)
  Literature for children. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses. NOTE: No credit toward English major or minor.
ENG 3362 The Arthurian Legend through the Ages (3)
  Examination of Arthur not only in literary and historical works from its earliest traces in the Middle Ages to the present, but also in archaeology, the visual and decorative arts (especially painting and sculpture), manuscript decoration, film, musical, and opera. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 3365 Advanced Technical and Professional Writing (3)
  Study of technical communication as a dynamic process in organizational and social environments. on the manner in which organizational hierarchies, purposes, and stylistic conventions interact with the writing process. of professional literature and professional associations concerned with improving communications within students’ disciplines. Prerequisite: ENG 2260.
ENG 3366 Professional Document Design (3)
  Overview of the fundamental concepts and techniques of information design and production for both print and online documents, including the coordination of text, typography, and graphics; principles of audience analysis, usability, and readability; and an introduction to computer software for desktop publication and web design. Prerequisite: ENG 2260.
ENG 3371 Literature for Adolescents (3)
 

Principles of and practice in the selection of literature for upper-elementary and for junior and senior high school students, with attention given to multicultural literature. Note: No credit toward English major or minor. Credit applied only to middle school education certification program in English. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses

ENG 4313 Modern Short Story (3)
  Examination of 20th and 21st century short stories. List of stories may vary with each offering. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4314 British Culture on Location (3)
  An intensive presentation of British culture on-site in London, Oxford, and other important British locations.
ENG 4342 Advanced Writing (3)
  Preparation for teaching English composition and opportunity to practice writing skills and techniques at the advanced level. Involves grading freshman essays provided by instructors of ENG 1101 and comparing evaluations. Requires writing several essays illustrating various modes of exposition and argumentation. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4400 Selected Topics in Literature and/or Professional Writing (3)
  Study of a topic of special interest and importance not covered in regularly offered courses in English. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4401 Chaucer (3)
  Study of Chaucer’s major poetry. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4402 Studies in Medieval Literature (3)
  Study of non-Chaucerian British literature from the Middle Ages, including Beowulf, Piers Plowman, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, mystery plays, Le Morte d’Arthur, and other works. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000level English courses
ENG 4403 English Renaissance Literature (3)
 

English prose and poetry of the 16th and 17th centuries with an emphasis on Sidney, Spenser, Donne, and Jonson. Prerequisite 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses

ENG 4404 Milton (3)
  Milton’s poetry and major prose. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4405 History of the English Language (3)
  Study of the development of English from the Anglo-Saxon period through the present, with reference to the Indo-European background of English. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4406 Studies in British Literature Before 1660 (3)
  Selections from Medieval and/or Renaissance British literatures, including classical, historical, and cultural background. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4410 Studies in Eighteenth-Century British Literature (3)
  Selections from Restoration and 18th-century British literature and its historical and cultural background. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4413 Studies in Nineteenth-Century British Literature (3)
  Study of Romantic and/or Victorian literatures. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000 level English courses
ENG 4414 British Novel Before 1900 (3)
  Representative novels by British writers of the 18th and 19th centuries. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000level English courses
ENG 4415 American Renaissance (3)
  Selections from the major writers of the American literary renaissance, including such writers as Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman, and Dickinson. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4416 Nineteenth-Century American Novel (3)
  Study of representative American novels of the 19th century. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4417 Dramaturgy I (3)
 

Study of selected classical, period, and contemporary plays, with emphasis on dramatic techniques, character development, and production. List of plays may vary with each offering. May require attending local productions during rehearsal and regular performances. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses. NOTE: Only one dramaturgy course may be used in English major or minor.

ENG 4418 Dramaturgy II (3)
  Continuation of study of selected classical, period, and contemporary plays, with emphasis on dramatic techniques, character development, staging, and production. List of plays may vary with each offering. May require attending local productions during rehearsal and regular performances. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000level English courses. NOTE: Only one dramaturgy course may be used in English major or minor.
ENG 4421 English Novel (3)
  Selected 18th, 19th, and 20th century novels written in English. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4425 Modern Novel (3)
  Study of representative novels written in English in the 20th and 21st centuries. Prerequisites: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4426 Modern Poetry (3)
  Study of 20th- and 21st-century poetry. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4427 Contemporary American Literature (3)
  Examination of representative American literature from the postmodern period (1960-present), with special emphasis on the diversity of themes, styles, and cultural contexts influencing the literary marketplace. Course readings may vary with each offering. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4428 The Age Of Johnson (3)
  A study of the works of Samuel Johnson and of his most important contemporaries, from about 1745 to 1798. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4430 Shakespeare I: The Tragedies (3)
  Study of major and minor tragedies, with some attention to non-dramatic poetry. List of plays may vary with each offering. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4431 Shakespeare II: The Comedies (3)
  Study of comedies and romances. List of plays may vary with each offering. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4432 Shakespeare III: The Histories (3)
 

Study of history plays, especially those concerning Wars of the Roses. List of plays may vary with each offering. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses

ENG 4433 Literary Criticism (3)
  Study of the major literary critics and their works from classical times to the present. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4434 Romantic Period in English Literature (3)
  Romantic prose and poetry with emphasis on the writings of Blake, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Byron, Keats, and Shelley. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4443 Southern Writers (3)
  Study of works by writers from the American South from colonial times to the present. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4452 Medieval and Renaissance English Drama (3)
  Survey of drama from the middle ages and Renaissance, excluding Shakespeare. Begins with brief study of folk and liturgical origins of drama, includes a few medieval mystery and morality plays, and features Renaissance plays by Heywood, Udall, Kyd, Marlowe, Beaumont, Fletcher, Jonson, and Webster. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4453 English Drama through the 18th Century (3)
  English drama (excluding Shakespeare) from the 9th through the 18th century. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4460 Victorian Poetry (3)
  A study of Victorian poetry, with emphasis upon the works of Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, and Hardy. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4461 Victorian Prose (3)
  A survey of the works of major Victorian prose writers, with emphasis upon the works of Carlyle, Newman, Mill, Ruskin, Arnold, and Pater. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4465 African American Literature (3)
  Study of the major African American writers from the beginning of American history to the present. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses
ENG 4474 Internship in English/Language Arts Education (9)
  The Professional Internship Program is the culminating clinical field-based experience for students seeking certification in a teaching field. The Professional Internship Program provides the student with the opportunity to conduct classes and assume the role of a teacher while receiving supervision from a classroom teacher and a university supervisor for a period of one full semester. The student will demonstrate skills of the informed, reflective decision maker throughout the internship experience. Prerequisite: Admission to TEP. Co-requisite: SED 4454.
ENG 4481 Methods and Materials for the Secondary Teacher (4)
  A survey of teaching methods and materials appropriate for teaching in the content areas for grades 6-12. Topics addressed will include teacher evaluation in the public schools, collaboration with special education teacher evaluation in the public schools, collaboration with special education teachers, and lesson planning formats. In addition, teaching methods, selections organization and use of English language arts materials for grades 6-12 Note: For additional information, see Placement in Foreign Language Courses.
ENG 4488 Seminar in Professional Writing Portfolio Development (3)
  Senior seminar and development of a professional portfolio containing carefully selected materials that demonstrate seniors’ mastery of specific writing capabilities and skills. Prerequisite: senior class standing, ENG 2260, and completion of at least three required courses and three electives in the major.
ENG 4489 Internship (3)
  Practical experience involving writing and editing skills while working under the supervision of the Alabama Literary Review staff. Prerequisite: ENG 3352-3353 or permission of instructor
ENG 4490 Professional Writing Internship (3)
  Writing Practicum/Internship at a local industry, publisher, arts or public agency. of experiences and problems in the writing practicum/internship. of professional writing practices and demands, including those of career preparation and development. Prerequisite: ENG 2260, and completion of at least three required courses and three electives in the major
ENG 4491- 4494 Guided Independent Research and Study (3)                                       Thorough examination of material on a selected subject, requiring a documented research paper. Additional information indexed under “Guided Independent Research and Study.” Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of 2000-level English courses) Note: Students who need regimentation of regular classroom to do good academic work should not attempt these courses.
ENG 4495 Senior Seminar in English (3)
  A senior-level course capstone designed to engage the student with the central questions of literary studies and to develop the student’s skills in critical thinking and writing and in research. Prerequisite: Senior status.

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