1992-1993 Academic Catalog

130 Language and Literature LIT-237 Major British Authors--Sp 5 hours A study of the major British authors. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composition II. Does not count toward a straight English major. LIT-238 Major American Authors--W 5 hours A study of the major American authors. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composition II. Does not count toward a straight English major. LIT-320 Methods of Teaching Composition and Literature--A 3 hours Designed to explore the various methods and materials essential to the teaching of composition and literature on the secondary level. LIT-323 Directed Readings 1-4 hours Selected readings designed to strengthen the major by providing primary and secondary material in preparation for an independent study of a major writer, litera1y genre, or literary period. LIT-329 British Literature: Beginnings through Renaissance- -Sp 5 hours A study of major canonical writings from Old, Middle, and early Modern periods. Prerequisite: LIT-230 Introduction to Literature, major status, or permission of instructor. LIT-330 British Literature: From Renaissance to Romanticism– -W 5 hours A study of the metaphysicals, Milton, Pope, Swift and Johnson. Prerequisite: LIT-230 Introduction to Literature, major status, or permission of instructor. LIT-331 The English Novel 4 hours A reading and critical analysis of representative novels of the period from Richardson to Hardy. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composition II. (odd years) LIT-334 Nineteenth Century English Literature--Sp 5 hours A study of the major Romantic and Victorian writers, giving emphasis to Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Browning, Arnold and Tennyson. Prerequisite: LIT-230 Introduction to Literature, major status, or permission of instructor. LIT-335 Shakespeare--W 5 hours Representative comedies, history plays, tragedies, and sonnets. Prerequisite: LIT-230 Introduction to Literature, major status, or permission of instructor. LIT-336 American Realism and Naturalism--Sp 5 hours American literature from 1865-1900, with emphasis on the local color movement; Twain, James, Howells, Crane, Dreiser, and Norris. Prerequisite: LIT-230 Introduction to Literature, major status, or permission of instructor. LIT-337 Contemporary American Literature--Sp 5 hours A study of post World War I writers whose works reflect the dominant thought patterns and values of the 20th century. Prerequisite: LIT-230 Introduction to Literature, major status, or permission of instructor. (even years) LIT-338 Contemporary British Literature--A 5 hours A study of representative and significant 20th century British writers, especially those reflective of modern ideologies. Prerequisite: LIT-230 Introduction to Literature, major status, or permission of instructor. LIT-339 American Romanticism--W 5 hours A study of American writers from 1830-1865, emphasis on Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman. Prerequisite: LIT-230 Introduction to Literature, major status, or permission of instructor. LIT-342 American Novel 4 hours A study of the historical development of the American novel, and an analysis of the writings of major American novelists from Cooper to Faulkner. Prerequisite: LIT-230 Introduction to Literature, major status, or permission of instructor. LIT-413 Dramatic Literature 4 hours Emphasis upon the relationships among styles, themy, criticism, and dramatic construction. Can be applied to meet English or speech requirements, but not both. Prerequisite: LIT-230 Introduction to Literature, major status or permission of instructor. LIT-421 Literary Criticism--Sp 3 hours A study of major critical theories from ancient times to the present. Prerequisite: 200 or 300 level literature course. Required for all secondary and English majors. LIT-422 English Seminar--W 3 hours Designed to help the student synthesize his major areas of study. Required of all senior English majors. LIT-423 Independent Study in English 1-4 hours Independent study in a selected field for students with special interests and demonstrated ability. LIT-442 European Novel 4 hours A study of the 19th and 20th century influence on the novel from Balzac to Camus. Prerequisite: LIT-230 Introduction to Literature, major status, or permission of instructor. LIT-449 Special Topics 1-5 houl·s An investigation of such literary phenomena that have intrinsic worth and engage student interest. Professional Writing PWRT-210 Proofreading 3 hours Students will learn to read proof using the techniques that professional proofreaders have found most practical and effective. PWRT-311 Style and Mechanics for Writers 4 hours A prescriptive approach to a clear, concise prose which is grammatically correct. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. PWRT-315 Public Relations Writing 5 hours A study in which students learn to generate newsletters, press releases, and sales literature. Prerequisites: PWRT-311 Style and Mechanics for Writers and PWRT-317 Graphic Design. PWRT-316 Technical Communication 5 hours A study of technical communication in which students learn to produce effective technical documents. Prerequisite: PWRT-317 Graphic Design. PWRT-317 Graphic Design 5 hours This course provides instruction for the development of effective and usable graphics for professional documentation. Students will gain proficiency in desktop publishing and computer graphics tools. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. PWRT-413 Technical Editing 3 hours This course addresses the roles, responsibilities, and practices of the editor of technical communication. Students learn how to establish effective relationships with authors, edit manuscripts to make them clear to readers or consistent with the policies of an organization, mark copy for typesetters, and create and use style guides. Prerequisite: PWRT-311 Style and Mechanics and PWRT- 316 Technical Communication. PWRT-414 Report Writing 5 hours A study of the techniques necessary for writing clear, well-organized reports of various kinds. Prerequisite: PWRT-311 Style and Mechanics and PWRT-316 Technical Communication. PWRT-415 Special Topics for Professional Communicators 5 hours Students will participate in a class project incorporating new technology and alternative ideas for information development. Prerequisites: PWRT-416 Technical Communication and PWRT- 414 Report Writing. PWRT-416 Professional Writing Internship 1-16 hours A work-study program arranged and administered by the department in which advanced professional writing students receive a variety of job-related experiences in a writing environment. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.