English

Courses

EH 101  English Composition I  3 cr  
Prepares students for diverse types of college writing. Covers the writing process, general criteria used to evaluate writing, collaborative writing, and rhetoric, especially audience analysis. Some sections require an ACT Reading score of 19 or higher or an SAT Critical Reading score of 26 of higher. Grading is "A", "B", "C", and "U". Core Course.
Prerequisite: A01 19 or S13 26 or S01 450 or (ESL 015 Minimum Grade of C or T03R 5.5 or T04R 20) and (T04W 20 or T03W 5.5 or ESL 016 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 102  English Composition II  3 cr  
EH 102 prepares students for college writing by focusing on argumentation, research, and the critical thinking required to argue effectively. Students must earn a C or higher in EH 102 to fulfill the University writing requirement for composition. Core course.
Prerequisite: A01 27 or S01 610 or S13 33 or EH 101 Minimum Grade of C or EH 010 Minimum Grade of S or USEH P  
Cross-Listed: EH 105  
EH 105  Honors Composition - H  3 cr  
This course emphasizes the types of writing that students will do in college and reflects goals of the Honors Program with advanced work in critical thinking and research. Prerequisite: students must have been accepted in the Honors Program.
Prerequisite: A01 27 or S01 610 or S13 33 or EH 101 Minimum Grade of C or EH 110 Minimum Grade of D or EH 190 Minimum Grade of D or EH 010 Minimum Grade of S or USEH P  
Cross-Listed: EH 102  
EH 200  Intro to Creative Writing  3 cr  
This course will introduce students to writing creatively in four major genres: poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama. Fundamentals of craft to be studied will include plot and character in fiction; sound and image in poetry; dialogue in drama; and form and research in creative nonfiction. Analysis of literary models, critiques of students' work, and craft discussions will aid students in creating a final portfolio.
Prerequisite: EH 102 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of C or EH 101 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of C  
EH 203  Literary Genres -  3 cr  
Variable-content course featuring literary forms. May be repeated once for a total of 6 credits. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 204  Literary Themes -  3 cr  
Variable-content course treating particular concepts that recur in literature. May be repeated once for a total of 6 credits when topics vary. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 207  Literature and Gender  3 cr  
A variable-topics course to study gender issues in literary texts. Can only be taken for a maximum of 3 credits.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 215  Brit Lit before 1785  3 cr  
This course introduces students to the cultural heritage of the British Isles by studying representatives literary works from the Middle Ages through the 18th Century.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 216  Brit Lit after 1785  3 cr  
This course introduces the student to the cultural heritage of the British Isles by studying representatives literary works from the 19th Century to the present.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 225  Am Lit before 1865  3 cr  
This course traces the development of American literature from its beginning through 1865 by studying the works of representative writers. Core course.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 226  Am Lit after 1865  3 cr  
This course traces the development of American literature from 1865 to the present by studying the works of representative writers. Core Course.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 235  World Lit before 1650  3 cr  
A survey of literature from the Ancient World, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance, featuring selections in translation. Core Course.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 236  World Lit after 1650  3 cr  
A survey of literature from Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Nineteenth-century Realism and Naturalism, and the Modern World, featuring selections in translation. Core course.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 242  Black Writers in America  3 cr  
A survey of literature by major African-American authors from the days of slavery to the present. Readings will include fiction, poetry, drama, autobiography, and polemical prose.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
Cross-Listed: EH 357  
EH 288  Academic Writing - W  3 cr  
Practice in the writing necessary in various academic disciplines.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 290  Sp Top  3 cr  
A variable-content course treating selected topics in literature and language. May be repeated once for a total of 6 credits when topic varies.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 300  Intro to Literary Study  3 cr  
This course offers an introduction to the study of literature with special emphasis on critical writing. Required for 400-level literature classes.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 301  Poetry Crit Reading-Analysis  3 cr  
Introduction to close reading and interpretation of poetry, including written explications and analysis.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 302  Drama Crit Reading-Analysis  3 cr  
Introduction to close reading and interpretation of drama, including written analysis. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 303  Fiction Critical Rdng Analysis  3 cr  
Introduction to close reading and interpretation of fiction, including written analysis.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 310  Classical Mythology  3 cr  
Through the disciplines of English and Philosophy, this course will provide an introduction to myths and to the literature that recounts the myths, legends, and folktales of ancient Greece and Rome. Not only will this course offer a survey of Greek and Roman myth, but it will also look at how different writers treat the material and why their treatments vary. Cross-listed with PHL 310 and REL 310. Credit cannot be received for both EH 310 and either PHL 310 or REL 310.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
Cross-Listed: CLA 310, PHL 310, REL 310  
EH 314  Medieval Literature  3 cr  
This course will introduce students to major texts of medieval literature, including narrative poetry, drama, prose, and lyric poetry.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 315  Chaucer  3 cr  
This course will introduce students to Chaucer's major works in the original language; no prior knowledge of Middle English is required.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 320  Shakespeare's Plays  3 cr  
Study of Shakespeare's plays from across all the kinds he wrote: tragedies, histories, comedies, and romances.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 321  Renaissance Literature  3 cr  
Non-dramatic literature of the English Renaissance through 1600.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 324  17th Century Literature  3 cr  
Non-dramatic literature 1600-1660.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 331  American Novel to 1900  3 cr  
American novel from its beginning to 1900.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 332  American Nonfiction Prose  3 cr  
Major American nonfiction prose.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 334  American Poetry to 1900  3 cr  
American poetry from its beginning to 1900.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 335  Native American Literature  3 cr  
Survey of Native American Literature from the 18th century to the present.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 340  Restoration Early 18th Lit  3 cr  
Literature of the period, including such authors as Behn, Dryden, Finch, Defoe, Pope, Montagu, Swift, and Fielding.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 342  Later 18th Century Lit - W  3 cr  
Literature of the period, including such authors as Gray, Boswell, Johnson, Sheridan, Radcliffe, Wollstonecraft, Blake, and Austen.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 343  18th Century British Novel  3 cr  
Eighteenth-Century British novel.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 351  British Romanticism  3 cr  
The poetry and prose of Romantic-era writers, including Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Keats and Shelley.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 352  Victorian Poetry  3 cr  
A study of poetry of the Victorian period.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 353  Victorian Prose  3 cr  
A study of prose, emphasizing nonfiction, of the Victorian period.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 354  19th Century British Novel  3 cr  
Novels of the Romantic and Victorian periods.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 357  Black Writers in America  3 cr  
A survey of literature by African-American authors from the early colonial period to the present. Readings will include fiction, poetry, drama, autobiography, and polemical prose.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 360  Anglo-Am Poetry since 1900  3 cr  
A study of Anglo-American poets such as D.H. Lawrence, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Robert Graves, W.H. Auden, Dylan Thomas, Derek Walcott, Paul Muldoon, Eavan Boland, Seamus Heaney, Galway Kinnel, Adrienne Rich, Robert Penn Warren, John Crowe Ransom, Margaret Walker, Elizabeth Bishop, Gwendolyn Brooks, Gary Synder, Charles Olson, Allen Ginsberg, Anne Sexton, and Sylvia Plath.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 361  American Novel since 1900  3 cr  
Twentieth-century American novel. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 362  Am. Novel from 1900 to 1945  3 cr  
A study of the American novel from 1900 to 1945.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 363  American Novel since 1945  3 cr  
A study of the American novel since 1945.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 364  Brit. Novel from 1900 to 1945  3 cr  
A study of the British novel from 1900 to 1945.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 365  British Novel since 1945  3 cr  
A study of the British novel since 1945.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 366  Contemporary Fiction  3 cr  
An introduction to literary fiction of the contemporary era.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 367  British Novel since 1900  3 cr  
Twentieth-century British novel. Prerequisite: EH 101 and EH 102.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 369  Modern Short Story  3 cr  
Representative modern short story writers.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 370  History of English Language  3 cr  
A study of the development from Old English through Middle English to Modern English.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 371  Approaches to Eng Grammar - W  3 cr  
A course designed primarily to help education majors translate between the languages of conventional grammar and the syntactical grammar relevant to the teaching of English at pre-college levels. Consideration will also be given to the rationales basic to the formation of different grammars and to methods of presenting grammatical material in a classroom situation. Non-education majors interested in a sophisticated approach to the study of grammar might also benefit from this course.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
Cross-Listed: ARG 371  
EH 372  Technical Writing - W  3 cr  
The purpose of this course is to train students in the kinds of written reports required of practicing professionals, aiming to improve mastery of the whole process of report writing from conceptual stage through editing stage.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 373  Writing in Professions - W  3 cr  
Practice in the kinds of writing done in such professions as speech pathology and audiology, nursing, teaching, criminal justice, and business. Assignments, which emphasize persuasive writing, may include position papers, correspondence, and reports.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 379  Horror  3 cr  
A study of the history and themes of horror from the early 19th century to the present, including representative texts, films, and scholarship.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 380  Science Fiction  3 cr  
Study of the history and themes of science fiction literature and film from the end of the nineteenth century to the present.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 390  Sp Top -  3 cr  
A variable-content course addressing selected topics in literature and writing. May be repeated for a total of 6 credits when course content varies.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 391  Fiction Writing  3 cr  
Intensive practice in the short story with contemporary readings. Constructive, critical discussions are conducted on each composition. Emphasis is on the creation of compelling short fiction.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C) and EH 200 Minimum Grade of C  
EH 393  Creative Nonfiction Writing  3 cr  
Intensive study of and practice in writing creative nonfiction - nonfiction that stresses personal voice and the use of literary elements. Concentrates on genres of creative nonfiction (personal or narrative essay, travel and nature writing, cultural criticism, memoir) with an emphasis on producing high-quality writing.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C) and EH 200 Minimum Grade of C  
EH 395  Poetry Writing  3 cr  
Intensive study in different modes and forms in contemporary poetry such as fixed, open, and spoken word. Readings in contemporary poetry will serve as models for students' creation of new poems. Workshops a primary component of the class.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C) and EH 200 Minimum Grade of C  
EH 401  Teaching Composition-W  3 cr  
Study of theories of composition and their applications for teaching writing at the secondary school level.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 402  Rhetoric-Ancient and Modern-W  3 cr  
Readings in rhetorical theory, ancient and modern, are applied in specific writing assignments which encourage students to adopt a point of view and address a specific audience.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
Cross-Listed: ARG 402, CLA 402  
EH 404  Grant Proposal Writing  3 cr  
Extensive preparation in the discourse and generic conventions of grant proposals written b practicing professionals, aiming to promote mastery of the whole process of grant writing from conceptual stage through editing stage.
Prerequisite: (EH 101 Minimum Grade of C and EH 102 Minimum Grade of C) or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C  
EH 405  Editing and Document Design  3 cr  
Covers general editing principles, levels and types of editing, and technical editing terms, along with theories and aesthetic principles of document design and production. The course offers extensive, hand-on experience in both areas.
Prerequisite: (EH 101 Minimum Grade of C and EH 102 Minimum Grade of C) or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C  
EH 421  Literary Criticism to 1900-W  3 cr  
Classical, Neo-Classical, Romantic, and Victorian literary theory. Identical to PHL 421. Credit cannot be received for both PHL 421 and EH 421.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
Cross-Listed: PHL 421  
EH 422  Lit Criticism Since 1900-W  3 cr  
Modern and contemporary literary theory. Identical to PHL 422. Credit cannot be received for both EH 422 and PHL 422.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
Cross-Listed: PHL 422  
EH 461  Tudor and Stuart Drama  3 cr  
A historical and generic study of plays by authors including Kyd, Marlowe, Dekker, Jonson, Middleton, Beaumont, Fletcher, and Webster.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 462  Restor-18th Century Drama - W  3 cr  
A historical and generic study of plays by authors such as Wycherley, Etheridge, Behn, Dryden, Otway, Congreve, Steele, Goldsmith, and Sheridan.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 463  Drama 1890 to Present  3 cr  
Twentieth-century British, American, and Continental drama, with major emphasis on the plays of Ibsen, Chekhov, Shaw, Pirandello, O'Neill, and Beckett.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 465  Middle English Literature  3 cr  
Major romances and dream-visions of the late Middle Ages such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Troilus and Criseyde, Sire Orfeo, Pearl, and Parliament of Birds.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 467  Milton  3 cr  
Milton's major poems, with emphasis on Paradise Lost.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 468  Contemporary Black Fiction  3 cr  
A close reading of selected fiction published since World War II by such authors as James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Ernest J. Gaines, Gloria Naylor, and Julius Lester.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 470  Medieval Lit  3 cr  
A variable content course in specific topics from medieval literature. May be repeated once for credit when course content varies for up to six credit hours. Junior standing.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 471  Renaissance Lit  3 cr  
A variable content course in specific topics from Renaissance literature. May be repeated once for credit when course content varies for up to six credit hours. Junior standing.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 472  Shakespeare  3 cr  
A variable content course in specific topics on Shakespeare. May be repeated once for credit when course content varies for up to six credit hours. Junior standing.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 474  Restoration Lit  3 cr  
A variable content course in specific topics in Restoration and 18th Century literature. May be repeated once for credit when course content varies for up to six credit hours. Junior standing.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 475  19th Century Lit  3 cr  
A variable content course in specific topics from 19th Century literature. May be repeated once for credit when course content varies for up to six credit hours. Junior standing.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 476  Studies in 20th Century Lit  3 cr  
A variable content course in specific topics from 20th-Century literature. May be repeated once for credit when course content varies for up to six credit hours.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C) or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C  
EH 477  Genre  3 cr  
A variable content course in specific topics from various genres. May be repeated once for credit when course content varies for up to six credit hours. Junior standing.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 478  Film  3 cr  
A variable content course in specific topics from film studies. May be repeated once for credit when course content varies for up to six credit hours. Junior standing.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 479  Mod/Postmodern Poetry  3 cr  
A variable content course in specific topics from modern/postmodern poetry. May be repeated once for credit when course content varies for up to six credit hours. Junior standing.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 480  Gender and Lit  3 cr  
A variable content course in specific topics dealing with gender and literature. May be repeated once for credit when course content varies for up to six credit hours. Junior standing.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 481  Comp and Rhetoric - W  3 cr  
A variable content course in specific topics concerned with writing, rhetoric, or language studies. May be repeated once for credit when course content varies for up to six credit hours. Junior standing.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
Cross-Listed: ARG 481  
EH 482  Am Literature  3 cr  
A variable content course in specific topics from American literature. May be repeated once for credit when course content varies for up to six credit hours. Junior standing.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 483  Advanced Fiction Writing  3 cr  
Innovative study in various forms of friction for students with experience in the techniques of friction writing. Discussion include cultural and critical context as well as foundational models.
Prerequisite: EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C and EH 200 Minimum Grade of C and EH 391 Minimum Grade of C  
EH 485  Advanced Poetry Writing  3 cr  
Advanced poetry writing course that explores different styles of contemporary American poetry such as political poetry, eco-poetry, ekphrastic poetry and more. Students will create at least ten new poems and submit them for workshop.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C) and (EH 200 Minimum Grade of C and EH 395 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 487  Screenwriting for Film  3 cr  
Craft talks and guided workshops on how to create a feature-length screenplay.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C) and EH 200 Minimum Grade of C  
EH 488  Screenwriting for Television-W  3 cr  
Craft talks and guided workshops on how to create a television series and write the pilot episode.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
Cross-Listed: CA 488  
EH 489  Folklore and Ways of Listening  3 cr  
This course focuses on the collection of folklore and expressive culture, providing a contemporary glimpse at collective memory. Students learn ethnographic fieldwork methods, oral history interviewing techniques, transcription, and the evaluation of oral evidence.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C and EH 300 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 490  Special Topics  1-3 cr  
Selected topics in writing in literary studies. May be repeated for a total of 9 credits when course content varies.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 491  Special Topics in Creative Writing  3 cr  
Selected topics in creative writing. May be repeated for a total of 9 credits when course content varies.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C) and (EH 200 Minimum Grade of C)  
Corequisite: EH 300  
EH 492  Seminar -  3 cr  
Specific topics in literature. Can be taken twice for a total of 6 credits when topics vary.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 494  Directed Studies  1-3 cr  
Directed individual study. Requires permission of the directing professor and department chair. Course can be repeated for a total of 8 credits.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 496  Professional Studies - Intern  1-2 cr  
On-the-job experience related to the student's classroom work in the field of English. A maximum of two hours of credit may be earned in internships. Students consult with the English department chair regarding internship opportunities and eligibility. English majors and minors who are juniors or seniors may enroll. Pre-requisites: Permission of English department chair and the supervising professor, completion of EH 101 and EH 102 (or EH 105), 3.0 GPA, and junior or senior standing.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 497  Adv Creative Nonfiction Writ.  3 cr  
Advanced study and practice of writing creative nonfiction.
Prerequisite: (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 499  Senior Honors Project-H  3-6 cr  
With the guidance of a faculty mentor, Honors Students will identify and carry out an independent scholarly project in English. The outcome of the project will include a formal presentation and defense before the faculty and a written senior thesis. The Honors Senior Project will be evaluated and graded by three members of the faculty and chaired by the project faculty mentor. The student must complete a total of six hours of Honors Senior work, be accepted to the University Honors Program or the Department Honors Program, and have an approved project prospectus. University Honors Program participants must have completed HON 301.
Prerequisite: HON 301 Minimum Grade of D and (EH 102 Minimum Grade of C or EH 105 Minimum Grade of C)  
EH 501  Introduction to Crit Theory  3 cr  
Required of all M.A. students in the Literature Concentration in their first year of work. Surveys current literary theory from structuralism to the present. The purpose is to introduce the conceptual lexicons and reading strategies of advanced literary analysis. Topics treated include structuralism, deconstruction, psychoanalysis, hermeneutics, Marxism, feminism, and reception theory.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 502  Graduate Writing for English  3 cr  
A course preparing students for research and academic writing at the graduate level in English studies. Required of all MA students in their first year of work. Prerequisite: Admitted to Graduate Program
EH 505  Teaching College Writing  3 cr  
A study of contemporary theories in writing and rhetoric, with an emphasis on their application in a college level curriculum.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 506  Composition Theory & Research  3 cr  
Traces development of theoretical movements in composition, addressing research methodologies as well. Covers pedagogy but also theoretical and empirical issues such as relationship of composition to cultural criticism, ways of knowing and assessment.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 507  Topics in Rhetoric/Composition  3 cr  
A variable-content course treating selected topics in Rhetoric/Composition Studies. Possible topics include histories of rhetoric, digital literacy in composition and rhetorical analyses of texts.
Prerequisite: EH 502 Minimum Grade of C  
EH 508  Workplace Writing Contexts  3 cr  
Study of theories, practices, and histories of professional writing.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 510  Introduction to Old English  3 cr  
Old English poetry and prose studied in its original linguistic form.
EH 511  Beowulf  3 cr  
A study of the Old English poem Beowulf in its original linguistic form.
Prerequisite: EH 510  
EH 513  Studies in Chaucer  3 cr  
A study of selections of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and dream visions.
Prerequisite: EH 502 Minimum Grade of C  
EH 514  Renaissance Poetry  3 cr  
Examination of non-dramatic Renaissance poetic development, including the sonnet.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 520  Studies in Shakespeare  3 cr  
Study of Shakespeare's plays from across all the kinds that he wrote: tragedies, histories, comedies, and romances.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 521  17th Century Poetry  3 cr  
A historical and formal study of the poetry of the early seventeenth century, including the works of Donne, Jonson, Herbert, Vaughn, Herrick, Marvell, Wroth, Lanyer, and Philips. The course will emphasize the close reading of poems.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 525  Restor-Early 18th Century Lit  3 cr  
A study of literature in the period, including such authors as Dryden, Rochester, Behn, Congreve, Defoe, Pope, Swift, and Gay.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 532  Early Romantics  3 cr  
A study of early Romantic poetry and prose, with emphasis on the poetry of William Wordsworth and S.T. Coleridge.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 534  Late Romantics  3 cr  
A study of late romantic poetry and prose, with emphasis on the poetry of Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, and John Keats.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 536  Victorian and Edwardian Poetry  3 cr  
A study of poetry of the Victorian and Edwardian periods.
EH 538  Victorian and Edwardian Prose  3 cr  
A study of novels and short fiction of the Victorian and Edwardian periods.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 543  American Romanticism  3 cr  
A study of writers of the American Romantic Movement, such as Irving, Emerson, Thoreau, Douglass, Whitman, and Dickinson, focusing primarily on nonfiction prose and poetry.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 544  Antebellum American Fiction  3 cr  
Examines the emergence and development of American fiction before the Civil War, focusing on the tale and the novel, and including such figures as Cooper, Hawthorne, Poe, Melville, and Stowe.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 545  American Realism  3 cr  
A study of writers of the American Realist Movement, such as Twain, James, Crane, Dreiser, Chopin, Cheitnutt, and Jewett.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 548  Native American Fiction  3 cr  
Study of fiction written by Native Americans since 1900.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 551  African Am. Lit. to 1900  3 cr  
Study of literature written by African Americans to 1900.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 552  African Am. Lit. since 1900  3 cr  
Study of literature written by African Americans since 1900.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 562  20th Century Poetic Revolution  3 cr  
A study of the key figures in the shaping of modern poetry - Yeats, Eliot, Pound, Stevens, and Frost.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 570  Studies in Medieval Literature  3 cr  
Theme-based study of Medieval texts; possible topics include late medieval chivalry, medieval sexualities, Arthurian tradition.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 571  Modern British Fiction  3 cr  
Examination of selected works of such authors as Conrad, D.H. Lawrence, Woolf, Forster, Joyce, Greene, and Lessing.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 572  Modern American Fiction  3 cr  
Examination of selected works of such authors as Anderson, Dickey, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, and Hemingway.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 573  Contemporary Fiction  3 cr  
Examines significant trends in contemporary literary fiction.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 574  Folklore and Ways of Listening  3 cr  
This course focuses on the collection of folklore and expressive culture, providing a contemporary glimpse at collective memory. Students learn ethnographic fieldwork methods, oral history interviewing techniques, transcription, and the evaluation of oral evidence.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 577  Studies in Genre -  3 cr  
Seminar in specific topics from various genres. May be repeated once for credit when content varies.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 581  Screenwriting Workshop  3 cr  
Screenwriting Workshop. May be repeated for a total of 6 credits when course content vanes.
EH 583  Grad Fiction Writing Wksp I  3 cr  
Special individual instruction in fiction writing. This course requires special permission.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 584  Grad Fiction Writing Wksp II  3 cr  
Special individual instruction in fiction writing. This course requires special permission.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 585  Grad Poetry Writing Wksp I  3 cr  
Special individual instruction in poetry writing. This course requires special permission.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 586  Grad Poetry Writing Wksp II  3 cr  
Special individual instruction in poetry writing. This course requires special permission.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 588  Writing and Diversity  3 cr  
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 589  Creative Nonfiction Writing  3 cr  
Intensive study of and practice in writing creative nonfiction that stresses personal voice and the use of literary elements. Focus on the personal or narrative essay, travel and nature writing, and cultural criticism.
EH 590  Special Topics -  3 cr  
A graduate seminar designed to allow close study of selected literary topics or figures. May be repeated twice for credit when the subject offerings are from different literary areas.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 591  Topics in Creative Writing  3 cr  
Selected topics in creative writing. May be repeated for a total of 6 credits when the course content varies.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 592  Seminar -  3 cr  
A specific subject in American or British literature to be assigned prior to each semester. May be taken once for credit when the subject offerings are from different literary areas.
Prerequisite: EH 502 Minimum Grade of C  
EH 594  Dir St -  1-8 cr  
Directed individual study on a topic not covered by an existing course. Prerequisite: Prior permission of the directing professor and the department chair. May be taken for a total of 8 credits.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 596  Professional Studies--Intern  1,2 cr  
On-the-job experience related to the student's classroom work in the field of English. A maximum of two hours of credit may be earned in internships. Students consult with the English Department Graduate Coordinator regarding internship opportunities and eligibility. Prerequisites: Permission from the Graduate Coordinator and the English Department Chair.
EH 598  Literature Capstone  3 cr  
The literature Capstone is a directed study class required for students completing the Literature Concentration in their last semester of coursework. Working with a mentor, students create a research portfolio and give a departmental presentation.
Prerequisite: EH 502 (may be taken concurrently) Minimum Grade of B  
EH 599  Thesis -  6 cr  
One to six credits per semester with a maximum of six hours of credit. Pre-requisite: Admitted to the Graduate Program.

Faculty

Faculty NameFaculty DepartmentFaculty PositionDegrees Held
Amare, Nicole Ervin English ProfessorBA, University of Wisconsin-Madis
MA, Kansas State University
MA, University of Alabama
PHD, University of Alabama
Arras, Jennifer O'Farrill English InstructorBA, Spring Hill College
MA, University of NC- Chapel Hill
Barnett, Carson Leah English Part-Time InstructorBS, Troy University-Main
MA, University of South Alabama
Beason, Larry English ProfessorBS, Stephen F Austin State U
MA, Stephen F Austin State U
PHD, Texas A & M University
Cesarini, J Patrick English Associate ProfessorBA, Amherst College
PHD, Rutgers State Univ New Bruns
Coleman, Robert L. English Associate ProfessorBS, Virginia Commonwealth U
MA, Virginia Commonwealth U
PHD, Rutgers State Univ New Bruns
Cowley, Christopher Michael English Senior InstructorBA, University of South Alabama
MA, University of Florida
Dail, Heather Noelle Wilkins English InstructorBA, University of South Alabama
MA, University of South Alabama
Davis, Zachary A English Part-Time InstructorBA, Spring Hill College
MA, University of South Alabama
Frye, Doris Ann English Senior InstructorBA, Saint Leo College
MA, Louisiana State University
PHD, Louisiana State University
Gibson, Dylan Skye English Part-Time InstructorBA, Auburn University
MA, University of South Alabama
Guzy, Ann M. English Associate ProfessorBS, Southern Illinois U-Edwardsvi
MA, Southern Illinois U-Edwardsvi
PHD, New Mexico State U-Main Campus
Halbrooks, John Vernon English Associate ProfessorBA, University of NC- Chapel Hill
MA, College of William and Mary
PHD, Tulane University
Harrington, Ellen Burton English ProfessorBA, Fordham University
MA, Tulane University
PHD, Tulane University
Hillyer, Richard English ProfessorBA, University of Exeter, UK
MA, University of Michigan-Ann Arb
PHD, University of Michigan-Ann Arb
Hovell, Pamela Welton English Part-Time InstructorBA, Southern New Hampshire Univ
MA, University of South Alabama
Jackson, Kern Michael English Assistant ProfessorBA, University of Virginia
MA, University of Wisconsin-Madis
PHD, Indiana University-Bloomington
Johnson, Caleb English Assistant ProfessorBA, University of Alabama
MFA, University of Wyoming
Lang, Maura McKenna English InstructorBA, University of South Alabama
MA, University of South Alabama
McLaughlin, Becky Renee English ProfessorBA, Goshen College
MA, University of Arkansas- Fayett
PHD, SUNY at Buffalo
O'Berry, Robert Edward English Part-Time InstructorBA, University of South Alabama
MA, University of South Alabama
Owsley, Jessica Sims English InstructorBA, Auburn University
MA, Auburn University
PHD, Auburn University
Pence, Charlotte Jeane English Associate ProfessorBA, University of Tennessee-Knox
MFA, Emerson College
PHD, University of Tennessee-Knox
Peterson, Karen Whiddon English Senior InstructorBA, University of South Alabama
MA, University of New Orleans
PHD, University of South Alabama
Raczkowski, Christopher Thaddeus English Associate ProfessorBA, Middlebury College
MA, Indiana University
PHD, Indiana University
Roddy, Lisa Marie English InstructorBA, University of CA-Santa Cruz
MA, University of Texas- Austin
Shaw, Patrick J. English Associate ProfessorBA, University of Pittsburgh-Johns
MA, University of Missouri-Columb
PHD, University of Missouri-Columb
St. Clair, Justin Michael English ProfessorBA, Washington and Lee University
MA, University of Iowa
PHD, University of Iowa
Volf, Stephanie L. English InstructorAB, University of Michigan-Ann Arb
MA, Arizona State University-Main
PHD, Arizona State University-Main
Vrana, Laura Elizabeth English Assistant ProfessorBA, Yale University
MA, Pennsylvania State University
PHD, Pennsylvania State University