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  • 3.00 Credits

    Cultivates comprehensive and intensive knowledge of Shakespeare's works and requires students to demonstrate the ability to offer informed analyses of various texts. The course fulfills standards of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) for Secondary Education English students.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Features the reading and analysis of the works of a major author (or pair of authors), with careful consideration of elements such as history, culture, psychology, pedagogy, and craft.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examines representative works from a particular genre, with special emphasis on their aesthetic features as well as the larger cultural and social forces that find their way, directly or indirectly, into each work. The course may focus on Modern Drama, Modern Novel, Comedy of Manners, Gothic Novel, Renaissance Drama, Romance, Memoir and Autobiography, among others. Emphasis will be on critical reading methods, engagement with secondary criticism, enhancement of critical thinking, and developing writing skills.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Investigates the teaching of Young Adult (YA) literature, based on a broad definition of literacy consistent with national standards in English/Language Arts. Addresses modes, audiences, and genres, proposing criteria that can be used for choosing texts for the secondary English Language Arts classroom. Provides theoretical justification for YA literature, as well as pedagogical strategies.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Fosters the completion of an extended creative, scholarly, or professional project related to students' program track and serves as the capstone course experience. Students create, workshop, and revise a substantive project which is suitable to showcase their skills for job/graduate school interviewing. Attention is also given to practical preparation for graduate school or a job market that values students' particular skills as writers.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Provides an opportunity for an English major to pursue a course of reading and inquiry into some specific topic in literature, literacy studies, writing studies, or rhetoric that differs in subject matter, depth, or emphasis from our regular course offerings. The English Department faculty member conducting the independent study will be responsible for creating a syllabus, designing assessment, and grading. Credit varies according to topic as determined by instructor.
  • 3.00 - 12.00 Credits

    Provides students with the opportunity to apply critical reading, writing, and research skills, while gaining experience in a professional workplace environment. This experience will enhance student professionalism and prepare them for employment after graduation, as well as graduate school.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Provides an overview of designing experiments to look at how electronics play a role in the natural world. Topics include various engineering disciplines, product development process, communication skills, engineering problem solving, electric circuit fundamentals, analog and digital signals, microcontroller programming and interfacing, and opportunities and challenges of an engineering technology career.
  • 0.00 - 4.00 Credits

    Presents an analysis of electric circuits including computer simulation and hands-on laboratory experience using modern electronic equipment. Basic and advanced analysis techniques for dc and ac circuits containing resistors, inductors, and capacitors are emphasized. Main topics include network theorems, R-L and R-C transients, R-L-C resonance, phasors, ac power, power factor, and three-phase power.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Provides hands-on introduction to computer-aided design (CAD) with an emphasis on basic engineering graphics. Topics include solid (3D) modeling of parts and assemblies, orthogonal (2D) projections and related drawing views, dimensions, and tolerances. Software certification is offered but not required.
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