ENGL 103, English Grammar, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
The study of the essentials of grammar: parts of speech, phrases and clauses; the common errors in usage; sentence types and common faults in sentence construction; the rules of punctuation. (Will not be allowed for general requirements.)

ENGL 111, College English, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
The essentials of academic prose; techniques and mechanics of writing well; rhetorical strategies.

ENGL 112, College English, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 111 passed with grade C or better or the equivalent
A continuation of ENGL 111 with critical reading and writing; writing arguments; library research paper.

200-Level English Courses

ENGL 242, Speech, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
A study of the principles of speech; practice in the preparation and delivery of various types of speeches, classified according to function; practice in the basic skills of oral communication; the development of poise and self-confidence.

300-Level English Courses

ENGL 321, American Literature, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor
An historical survey of 17th, 18th, and 19th century writing, covering the Colonial, Enlightenment, and Romantic periods. Among the authors studied are Anne Bradstreet, Benjamin Franklin, Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Emily Dickinson.

ENGL 322, American Literature, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor
An historical survey of 19th and 20th century writing, covering Realism and Naturalism and the Modern period. Among the authors studied are Mark Twain, Willa Cather, Robert Frost, Eugene O'Neill, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Katherine Anne Porter, and James Baldwin.

ENGL 325, World Literature, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor
Literature of the West from the Classics through the Renaissance; Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, medieval Romance, Dante, Chaucer, Boccaccio, Rabelais, Cervantes.

ENGL 326, World Literature 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor
Literature of the West from Neoclassicism to Contemporary: Molière, Lermontov, Flaubert, Dostoyevski, Tolstoy, Ibsen, Conrad, Joyce, Kafka, Camus, Lessing; some non-Western authors: Soseki, Sahgal, Mistry.

ENGL 331, British Literature, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor
A survey of British literature from its origin through the Age of Enlightenment. Major authors to be studied include the Beowulf poet, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Milton.

ENGL 332, British Literature, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor
A continuation of ENGL 331, this course surveys British literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Emphasis is upon the major literary movements of Realism and Romanticism.

ENGL 341, Technical Writing, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisites: ENGL 111 and 112 or the equivalent and junior or senior standing
The form and structure of the technical report; analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of data; bibliographical and research methods; job application letters and résumés; technical proposals; oral presentations.

ENGL 352, Contemporary Latin American Regional Novel, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or equivalent
Survey of the 20th century Latin American regional novel. How contemporary writers have portrayed the Latin American continent: social-realism, surrealism, the boom, neobaroque, magical realism, mestizaje, social-protest, negrismo, etc. Focus on reading classical works such as Arguedas, Asturias, Castellanos, Fuentes, Roa Bastos, Rulfo. (Same as Spanish 352)

ENGL 391, Commonwealth Literature, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor
Survey of contemporary English language literature written in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Australia, and Canada by such writers as: V. S. Naipaul, Chinua Achebe, Cyprian Ekwensi, R. K. Narayan, Sam Selvon, Patrick White, Nadine Gordimer, Timothy Mo, Kazuo Ishiguro, Elizabeth Jolley, Wole Soyinka.

400-Level English Courses

ENGL 431, Literary Genres, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor
The study of a particular type of literature, its origins, characteristics, subtypes, and some of its major writers and works. Possible genres are poetry, drama, short stories, novels, and nonfiction writing. May be repeated for credit with different genres.

ENGL 435, Major Writers, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor
Intensive study of the writing of a major world author or authors, such as Willa Cather, Nathaniel Hawthorne, William Shakespeare, Herman Melville, Mark Twain. May be repeated for credit with different writers.

ENGL 436, Issues in Literature, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor
Concentrated study of issues and ideas as they affect or are given embodiment in literature. Possible topics include, among others, Literature of the Southwest, Women Writers, Native American Writers, Literature and Gender, Ethnicity, Literature and Environment, Travel Literature, Sports Literature, and Science Fiction. May be repeated for credit with different issues.

ENGL 441, Creative Writing Workshop, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor
A workshop in creative writing. Instruction in all genres. Sessions will emphasize the development of ideas and literary skills. Also included are classes on editing, rewriting, and preparation of manuscripts.

ENGL 461, Western American Literature, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor
Regional writing of the American West with special emphasis on the Southwest.

ENGL 482, Period Studies, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor Material chosen by the instructor.

ENGL 491, Directed Studies, hrs and cr to be arranged
Prerequisite: ENGL 112 or consent of instructor