May 05, 2024  
University Catalog 2018-2019 
    
University Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Electrical and Computer Engineering (Graduate)

All 4000-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements subject to limits established by the department and approval of the graduate adviser.
Classified graduate standing is required for admission to all 5000 level courses

  
  • EE 5620 - Advanced Digital Control Systems


    (3)
    Prerequisite: EE 4610 and EE 4620. Fundamentals and mathematical representation of discrete systems; signal flow graph representation and simplification; state space equations and their solution with sample and hold; decoupling; phase variable canonical forms; state diagrams; stability.

  
  • EE 5630 - Optimal Control Theory


    (3)
    Prerequisite: EE 4620. Optimal control problem; performance measures; principle of optimality; dynamic programming; Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation; variational approach; constrained extrema; Pontryagin principle; singularity cases; minimum time and control effort problems.

  
  • EE 5640 - Nonlinear Control Systems


    (3)
    Prerequisite: EE4620 or EE5600. Introduction to nonlinear systems; nonlinear system behavior; phase plane analysis; Lyapunov stability theory; Barbalat’s Lemma; nonlinear control-system design; feedback linearization; adaptive control; sliding mode control; robust control. Graded ABCDF.

  
  • EE 5820 - Neural Computation


    (3)
    Prerequisites: EE 3040, EE 4820. Computation and coding in the human nervous system and applications of these computational models to biomedical problems related to neural systems, models of signal generation, encoding, and decoding performed by the nervous system.

  
  • EE 5940 - Graduate Design and Research Methodology


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing. General research methodology and system design principles and process. Development of system design specs; system requirement development; preliminary design and simulation; system design iteration and optimization; Requirement flow down; Subsystem design and simulation; Requirement vs. design trade off. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • EE 5960 - Comprehensive Examination


    (0)
    Prerequisites: Permission needed by department. Students who select the comprehensive examination should expect to take it the semester they complete all course work on their program, and must comply with college and department requirements. Grade CR/NC

  
  • EE 5970 - Graduate Research


    (1-3)
    Prerequisites: Permission needed by department. Independent research under guidance of the faculty. May be repeated for credit to maximum of 3 units. Grade CR/ NC. Instructor consent to act as sponsor, departmental approval of project prior to registration.

  
  • EE 5980 - Graduate Directed Study


    (1-3)
    Prerequisites: Permission needed by department. Instructor consent to act as sponsor Independent, directed study of advanced topics in the field, regular conferences with the sponsor. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • EE 5990 - Thesis


    (1-3)
    Prerequisites: Permission needed by department. Advancement to candidacy, instructor consent to act as sponsor, college approval of the topic prior to registration Independent research in a thesis. Must be repeated to maximum of 3 units. Graded CR/ NC.


Electronics and Internetworking (Undergraduate)

All 4000-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements, subject to limits established by the department and approval of the graduate adviser.

  
  • TECH 1200 - Practical Electronics


    (3)
    DC circuits;  hands-on experiences in using VOM and DVM for basic electrical measurement and troubleshooting.  Lecture 1 1/2 hours, laboratory 4 1/2 hours. Hands-on applications of electronics with emphasis on how different electronic components and circuits work; project construction to stimulate students understanding of electronics.

  
  • TECH 2900 - Tech Program Applicable


    (1-3)
    Contact Department of Technology for information.

  
  • TECH 4210 - Internetworking Technology


    (3)
    LAN, WAN to Internet, TCP/IP, LAN devices, network access and cabling, Ethernet, network, transport and application layers, IP addressing, subnetting, and routing.

  
  • TECH 4220 - Router Configurations


    (3)
    Prerequisite: TECH 4210. The course covers the WANS, Cisco Router and its configuration, Cisco Internetworking Operating System (IOS), distance vector routing protocols like RIP and IGRP, intermediate TCP/IP, ACLS, and basic router troubleshooting.

  
  • TECH 4230 - Intermediate Routing and LAN Switching


    (3)
    Prerequisite: TECH 4210. The topics of classless IP addressing techniques: VLSM and CIDR, single area OSPF and EIGRP routing, LAN switching and design, switch configuration, Spanning Tree Protocol, VLANs, and VLAN trunking protocol.

  
  • TECH 4240 - Wide Area Networks


    (3)
    Prerequisite: TECH 4210. Addresses Scaling with NAT and DHCP, WAN physical and data link protocols, WAN connections, LAN/WAN case study, PPP, ISDN, DDR, Frame Relay, network management, and CCNA certification preparation.

  
  • TECH 4720 - Photovoltaic Applications


    (3)
    Prerequisit: TECH 3700 or consent of instructor. Solar photovoltaic principles, wafer and module production, systems and applications. Component and system performance, site assessment, grid and stand-alone system design. Associated electrical and control technologies.

  
  • TECH 4740 - Fuel Cell Applications and Hydrogen Infrastructure


    (3)
    Prerequisite: TECH 3700 or consent of instructor. Electro-physical processes in fuel cells, performance, components, various types of fuel cells, fuel cell vehicles, distributed power generation. Hydrogen economy, properties, production, storage, infrastructure, safety.


English (Undergraduate)

Eligibility for courses that satisfy the General Education written communication requirement (ENGL 1005A/B, and ENGL 1010) will be determined by the results of the English Placement Test (EPT), which students must take before they may register for any of these courses.

  
  • ENGL 1000 - Supplemental Writing Practice


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor, concurrent enrollment in English 1005B or 1010 or other designated course. Supplemental practice in revising and editing essays. Regular meetings with Writing Center tutor. May be repeated to maximum of 4 units. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • ENGL 1004 - Introduction to College Writing


    (3)
    Prerequisites: English Placement Test and completion of directed self-placement. Frequent essays based on reading and responding to expository prose; instruction in expository writing conventions and critical reading strategies. Graded ABC-/NC. Not open to students with credit for this course, an equivalent, or a higher level English composition course. Students with two NC grades may not enroll again.

  
  • ENGL 1005A - College Writing I


    (3)
    Prerequisites: English Placement Test (EPT) and completion of directed self-placement. First course in two term sequence (1005AB) focused on reading and writing to develop and communicate ideas. Instruction in strategies for planning, composing, and revising college writing that incorporates authorities, examples, arguments, and facts to write developed, supported texts. Graded A,B,C-/NC.

  
  • ENGL 1005B - College Writing II


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1005A. Second course in two-term sequence (1005AB). Focused on reading and writing to develop and communicate ideas. Instruction in strategies for planning, composing, and revising college writing that incorporates authorities, examples, arguments, and facts to write developed, supported texts. Graded A,B,C-/NC. 

    GE A2
  
  • ENGL 1010 - Accelerated College Writing


    (3)
    Prerequisites: English Placement Test (EPT) and completion of directed self-placement or completion of ENGL 1004. Reading and writing to develop and communicate ideas. Instruction in strategies for planning, composing, and revising college writing that incorporates authorities, examples, arguments, and facts to write developed, supported texts. Graded A,B,C-/NC.

     

    CI-D ENGL 100:
    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.

    GE A2

  
  • ENGL 1050 - Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1005B, ENGL 1010, or equivalent. Instruction in argumentation and critical writing, critical thinking, analytical evaluation of texts, research strategies, information literacy, and proper documentation.

     

    CI-D ENGL 105:
    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.

    GE A3

  
  • ENGL 1665 - Introduction to Science Fiction

    (also listed as LBS 1665)
    (3)
    Historical survey of key themes, texts, figures, and movements in English-language science fiction.

    GE C2 (wi)
  
  • ENGL 2010 - Intermediate College Writing (3)


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1005B, ENGL 1010, or equivalent. Building upon the rhetorical skills developed in ENGL 1005AB or ENGL 1010, students will develop analytical, interpretive, and information literacy skills necessary for writing a well-supported, researched, academic argument. Continued instruction in strategies for generating, revising, editing, and proofreading writing. Graded A,B,C-/NC.

  
  • ENGL 2030 - Introduction to Technical Writing


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. Introduction to the methods of and practice in organizing, developing, and expressing technical information and ideas to a variety of audiences; emphasis on understanding the rhetorical situation and developing a clear style.

  
  • ENGL 2070 - Beginning Creative Writing


    (3)
    A beginning creative writing workshop that introduces students to techniques of imaginative writing in fiction, poetry, and drama in a constructive workshop setting that includes analysis of published literary works.

     

    CI-D ENGL 200:
    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.

    GE C1

  
  • ENGL 2090 - Introduction to Playwriting

    (also listed as TA 2760)
    (3)
    Prerequisite:  ENGL  2700 or 2800 or  TA 1500 or instructor consent. Collaborative approach to writing for the stage;  emphasizes writing practices and process; introduction to dramaturgy and critical feedback.

  
  • ENGL 2100 - Language and Society

    Also listed as ANTH 2300


    (3)
    An introduction to linguistics as a social science. Exploration of the relationship of language to a variety of social issues including race, class, and gender.

     

    GE D

  
  • ENGL 2260 - A Journey Through World Cinema

    (also listed as TVF 2260)
    (3)
    Critical survey of world cinema as art and cultural artifact. Provides critical methodology and practical tools for analyzing and interpreting international film movements, genres and themes.

    GE C1
  
  • ENGL 2310 - Gods, Monsters, and Heroes in World Mythology


    (3)
    Analysis and interpretation of dominant myths in representative works of world fiction, drama, and poetry; critical compositions.

    GE C2
  
  • ENGL 2600 - Literary Los Angeles


    (3)
    Introduction to literature of Los Angeles and the effects of place and culture on the area’s literary production through close study of works about Los Angeles in a variety of genres. 

    GE C2
  
  • ENGL 2665 - Multicultural Science Fiction

    (also listed as LBS 2665)
    (3)
    Prerequisite: GE A2. Science fiction literature produced by Asian American, African American, Euro- American, Latina/o, and Native American authors.

    GE C2; (re)
  
  • ENGL 2700 - Why Literature Matters


    (3)
    Why does literature matter? Cultivation of lifelong reading interests and strategies through critical engagement with literature from multiple cultures, periods, and genres (fiction, poetry, drama, nonfiction). Writing intensive.

     

    CI-D ENGL 120:
    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.

    GE C2 (wi)

  
  • ENGL 2710 - Contemporary World Literature


    (3)
    Introduction to contemporary world literatures in English or in English translation. Through selected readings from diverse world authors, students will become familiar with different literary traditions and cultural and historical experiences.
     

    GE C2
  
  • ENGL 2730 - Fictions of Gender and Sexuality


    (3)
    Examination of literary and cultural representations of gender and sexuality with special attention to intersections with race, class, and transnational contexts.
     

     

    GE C2

  
  • ENGL 2760 - Pulp Fictions and Popular Literatures


    (3)
    Study of popular literature written in established genres such as crime, fantasy, horror, romance, science fiction, and western.

    GE C2
  
  • ENGL 2800 - Shakespeare and Popular Culture


    (3)
    Shakespeare’s plays and their afterlives as expressed in theater, film, literature, music, dance, the visual and material arts. Individual and collaborative critical analysis, scene work, and creative adaptations.

    GE C1
  
  • ENGL 2900 - English Tutorial: Reading and Writing in the Major


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of GE Block A. Small cohorts receive intensive English studies training in close critical reading, use of disciplinary terminology and modes of inquiry, and analytical writing.  Emphasis on depth, not breadth. Writing intensive.
     

    (wi)
  
  • ENGL 3010 - Advanced College Writing


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of the GE Block A. Instruction for students in all disciplines in methods of and practice in college writing; emphasis on critical reading and writing and advanced rhetorical issues including invention strategies, arrangement, selecting and analyzing evidence, and developing an appropriate style.

    Grade of C or better in this course satisfies the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement.

  
  • ENGL 3030 - Professional and Technical Writing


    (3)
    Methods of and practice in writing professional documents, reports, proposals, and other workplace writing; emphasis on understanding the rhetorical situation and developing a clear style.

  
  • ENGL 3050 - Issues in Writing Pedagogy


    (3)
    Pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 2900. Field experience and concurrent enrollment in 1 unit of ENGL 3980 required for students seeking certification of subject area competency through the Single Subject Teaching option. Review of research in written expression and writing pedagogy, examination of theories of composition and discourse, and practice in applying and evaluating these theories; includes component on teaching grammar.

  
  • ENGL 3060 - Discourse Analysis for Language Studies


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of the GE Block A. Study of various forms of public discourse using linguistic, social, and rhetorical approaches. Context and genre-specific textual analysis examines the ways rhetors employ language to give voice to the subjects of texts. Writing intensive.

  
  • ENGL 3100 - Readings on the English Language


    (3)
    Pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 2900. Introduction to the analytic study of the English language through history and structure of spoken and written varieties of English, including background on the literary history of English and the history of English lexicography and grammatology; investigations of stylistic and rhetorical features of major authors as a means of determining authorship. May include a civic learning option.

  
  • ENGL 3200 - Readings in Theory


    (3)
    Pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 2900. Readings in major theoretical texts reflecting variously the periods and movements central to literary critical thought, aesthetics, and theory.  

  
  • ENGL 3300 - Readings in Ancient World and Medieval British Literatures


    (3)
    Pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 2900. Introduction to the literary and cultural historical foundations of western literature as well as the origins of the English language and literature through a reading of selected texts.

  
  • ENGL 3400 - Readings in British Literature: Renaissance to Modern


    (3)
    Pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 2900. Introduction to the study of British literature and culture, including key authors, movements and traditions in their historical, literary, and aesthetical contexts. 

  
  • ENGL 3600 - Readings in American Literature(s)


    (3)
    Pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 2900. Readings in representative works of American literature, reflecting the formal and thematic variety that has defined this literature, and including the contributions of minor authors and movements.

  
  • ENGL 3700 - Readings in Modern and Contemporary World Literatures


    (3)
    Pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 2900. Introduction to modern and contemporary world literatures in English or in English translation. Through selected readings from diverse world authors, students will become familiar with different literary modes and cultural and historical experiences.

  
  • ENGL 3810 - Literary Explorations of Racism and Justice

    (also listed as PAS 3810)
    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Analysis of the literary depiction of racism and justice, with emphasis on the treatment of civil rights issues in fiction, drama, and poetry.
     

    UD GE C; (re)
  
  • ENGL 3815 - Money and Meaning


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D.  Study of literary works devoted to economic themes; texts are drawn from various periods and contexts.

    UD GE C (cl)
  
  • ENGL 3820 - The Body in Literature and Culture


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Analysis of the body and its representation in literary, aesthetic, philosophical, religious, political, and other discourses.

    UD GE C (cl)
  
  • ENGL 3822 - Ethnicity and Emotions in U.S. Film

    (also listed as PAS 3822)
    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Critical analysis of the representations of ethnicity and emotions in U.S. film. Some sections of this course may be offered online or hybrid (50% Face to Face and 50%  Moodle or Online instruction).

    UD GE C; (re)
  
  • ENGL 3825 - Psychology in Fairy Tales and Fantasy Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Exploration of how the rich literary heritage of fairy tales and fantasy literature informs our current notions of what it is to be human and how we can use literature to confront our deepest feelings.

    GE UD C; (wi)
  
  • ENGL 3830 - Gender and Sexuality in Popular Culture

    (also listed as TVF 3830)


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Survey and critical analysis of narrative and visual representations of gender and sexuality in the modes of popular culture, such as television, film, advertising, popular fiction, and the tabloid press.

     

     

     

    UD GE C (d)

  
  • ENGL 3835 - Sex and Gender in Language and Literature

    (also listed as COMM 3835)
    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Analysis of concepts of sex, gender as experienced in language and literature. Comparative language behavior of women and men as revealed in research on communication and in representative literary works, both classical and modern.     
     

    UD GE C (d)
  
  • ENGL 3840 - Aging in Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of (Blocks A and B4), an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Examines representations of old age in literary works from a range of periods, forms, genres, and cultures.  Examines the part that aging plays in human experience.

     

     

    UD GE C (cl)

  
  • ENGL 3850 - Violence, Ethics and Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Thematic and critical examination of representations of violence in literature. Will consider violence across historical, racial, sexual, generational, and cultural boundaries.
     

    UD GE C (cl)
  
  • ENGL 3855 - Crimes, Scenes, Interpretations: Literature and the Law


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Analysis of the relationship between law and literature, including literary depictions of crime and punishment.

    UD GE C (cl)
  
  • ENGL 3900 - Research Tutorial and Symposium


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900. Intensive introduction to research methods common to advanced undergraduate work in English studies in a seminar setting culminating in the planning and staging of a research symposium. Writing intensive. (wi)

  
  • ENGL 3920 - Statement and Literary Magazine Editing


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: Consent of faculty member advising the course. Techniques of editing and producing literary magazines. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • ENGL 3980 - Cooperative Education

    UNIV 3980
    (1-6)
    Courses appropriate to the work experience: approval by major department Cooperative Education coordinator. Integration of work experience with academic program, individually planned through coordinator. Minimum of 10 hours per week required for each unit. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units; (combined units of ENGL 3980 and UNIV 3990 may not exceed 6). Graded CR/NC.

  
  • ENGL 4011 - Practicum in Tutoring English


    (2)
    Discussion of composition theory, linguistic theory, and connections between reading and writing. Practice in effective tutoring methods in various educational situations. Lecture 2 hours, lab 4 hours. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • ENGL 4020 - Evolving Literacies, Cultures, and Writing Technologies


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900. Analysis of how new media has changed rhetoric, writing, literature and literacy, and the production and consumption of information.  Study of how new media influences social interaction and world change. Some sections may include a civic learning option. Writing intensive.

    (wi)
  
  • ENGL 4060 - Writing Nonfiction


    (3)
    Prerequisite: English 2070 or its equivalent, or instructor consent. Methods of and practice in writing documentary, biographical, and other nonfiction prose; emphasis on style, detail, effective development.  Writing intensive. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units.

  
  • ENGL 4070 - Writing Fiction


    (3)
    Prerequisite: English 2070 or its equivalent, or instructor consent. Instruction in the technique and art of writing fiction. Writing intensive. May be repeated to maximum of 12 units.

  
  • ENGL 4080 - Writing Poetry


    (3)
    Prerequisite: English 2070 or its equivalent, or instructor consent. Instruction in the technique and art of writing poetry. Writing intensive. May be repeated to maximum of 12 units.

  
  • ENGL 4100 - Introduction to Linguistics

    (also listed as ANTH 4710)
    (3)
    Descriptive and historical study of language; problems of data collection and techniques of analysis, linguistic structure, language classification, language families of the world, language in its socio-cultural setting.

  
  • ENGL 4101 - Introduction to English Linguistics


    (3)
    Introduction to linguistic theory; elementary structural analysis of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics; discussing varieties of usage. Theories of language, language acquisition and variation. May include a civic learning option.

  
  • ENGL 4110 - History of the English Language


    (3)
    Principles of historical linguistics, regularity of structural changes in phonology, morphology and syntax; the history of vocabulary and lexicography; external cultural history; prescriptive and descriptive grammar; American and Black English dialects. 

  
  • ENGL 4111 - Topics in the History of the English Language


    (3)
    Application of historical linguistics. Discussion may focus on prehistoric developments; dialectology; the influence of printing; prescriptive and descriptive grammatical traditions; lexicography; American dialects or and Black English in relation to world creoles. 

  
  • ENGL 4120 - Language in Space and Time


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 3100 or instructor consent. Explores areal and historical linguistics, analyzing how languages converge in cultural areas and the principles of historical change. Covers variable areas depending on the instructor (e.g. Mesoamerica, Zapotec, Indo-European, the Balkans)

  
  • ENGL 4130 - Language and Culture

    (also listed as ANTH 470)
    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500. Survey of approaches and studies illustrating variations in the relation of habitual thought and behavior to language.

  
  • ENGL 4170 - Modern English Grammar


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ENGL 3100, ENGL 4101, or instructor consent. Formal and functional analysis of English morphology and syntax including discussion of lexical categories, phrase structure rules, movement, and typological classification. Analysis of common problems relating to orthography, style, and usage.

  
  • ENGL 4180 - Issues in English Language Teaching


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900, pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3100, or instructor consent. Linguistic topics of import to future teachers such as basic pedagogical grammar, academic literacy, the acquisition of literacy, first and second language acquisition, and bilingualism.

  
  • ENGL 4200 - Topics in Theory


    (3)
    Prerequisite:  ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 3200.  Variable content course in which each offering studies in-depth a selected topic in literary or cultural theory. May be repeated for credit as content changes (up to 6 units).

  
  • ENGL 4205 - Signs, Texts, Meaning: An Introduction to Semiotics


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 3100 or ENGL 3200. Introduction to semiotics, including germinal formulations in the field and its application in the domains of philosophy, literary criticism, linguistics, and cultural analysis.

  
  • ENGL 4210 - Cultural Studies and Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3200. Survey of the history of cultural studies; introduction to the basic concepts of cultural studies, including mass, popular, and subcultures; cultural analysis of literary texts. Some sections may include a service learning option.

  
  • ENGL 4260 - Film and Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3200. Critical study of films adapted from literary sources along with analysis of original literature for purpose of contrasting the media. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units as subject matter changes.

  
  • ENGL 4303 - The Bible as Literature: Old and New Testaments


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 3300. Historical, cultural, and mythological significance of both Testaments.

  
  • ENGL 4305 - The Medieval Amatory Tradition


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 3300. The tradition of medieval amatory literature, emphasizing a variety of genres (lyric, epic, romance, prose tract) from various nations, languages, and cultures in the Middle Ages.

  
  • ENGL 4306 - The Arthurian Tradition


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 3300. A comparative study of the two most significant manifestations of the Arthurian tradition in European and American culture: the medieval Arthurian tradition and the 19th and 20th century Arthurian Revival.

  
  • ENGL 4320 - Anglo-American Modernism


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite:  ENGL 3400 or ENGL 3600.  Anglo-American literary modernism studied through authors such as Faulkner, Hemingway, James, Fitzgerald, Cather, Woolf, Joyce, Eliot, and Pound in their national and transnational contexts, exploring questions important to Anglo-American modernism.

  
  • ENGL 4330 - Transnational Women Writers


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 3400 or ENGL 3600 or ENGL 3700.  Comparative examination of modern and contemporary women’s literature within a global context. 

  
  • ENGL 4340 - Diasporic Literatures


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 3700. Study of diasporic literatures using various interdisciplinary and transnational critical methodologies.

  
  • ENGL 4370 - Greek and Roman Drama in Translation


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3300. Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Seneca, Plautus, and Terence; characterization, style, focus, and problems of translation.

  
  • ENGL 4371 - Medieval Drama


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 3300. An intensive study of representative examples of the various genres of medieval drama from both the European continent and England. 

  
  • ENGL 4379 - Modern and Contemporary Poetry


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 3400, ENGL 3600, or ENGL 3700. Foundations of modern and contemporary poetry in a global context.  Study of significant 20th- and 21st-century works reflecting key movements and prominent figures in this period.

  
  • ENGL 4401 - Medieval English Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3300. Lyric poetry, epic and romantic narratives, and dramatic works, from Anglo-Saxon beginnings through fifteenth century, exclusive of Chaucer. Readings in Middle English and in translation.

  
  • ENGL 4402 - Dramatic Literature of the English Renaissance


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3400. Representative plays by Elizabethan and Jacobean dramatists exclusive of Shakespeare, e.g., Marlowe, Dekker, Webster, Jonson, Beaumont, and Fletcher.

  
  • ENGL 4403 - The English Renaissance


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3400. Nondramatic literature from Wyatt to Bacon; British and continental cultural, literary, and philosophical backgrounds.

  
  • ENGL 4404 - Seventeenth-Century Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3400. Prose and poetry from Donne to Dryden, excluding Milton; literary, social and political backgrounds.

  
  • ENGL 4405 - The Augustan Age


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3400. Literature from Swift and Pope through Johnson; social and philosophical backgrounds.

  
  • ENGL 4406 - The Romantic Age


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3400. Prose and poetry from Blake to Keats; cultural and philosophical backgrounds.

  
  • ENGL 4407 - The Victorian Age


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3400. Prose and poetry of major Victorian writers; social and philosophical backgrounds.

  
  • ENGL 4408 - Modern British Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3400. Representative works of British literature of the early 20th century (1900-1950) will be examined in their cultural and aesthetic contexts.

  
  • ENGL 4409 - Contemporary British Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3400. A survey of contemporary British Literature and analysis of genres, themes, ideologies, aesthetic innovations and contributions made by post-World War II British writers.

  
  • ENGL 4421 - Chaucer


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3400. Troilus and Criseyde, the Canterbury Tales, and selected minor poems as works of art and as reflections of culture and literary conventions of the time.

  
  • ENGL 4422 - Piers Plowman


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 3300. This course focuses on the four versions of William Langland’s great Middle English 14th century poem Piers Plowman, offering close comparative study and historical contextualization of the various versions of poems.

  
  • ENGL 4423 - Shakespeare I: Poetry and Performance


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3400. Examination of representative plays from multiple genres as poetic texts and as performance scripts in historical contexts.

 

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