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2018-2019 Undergraduate Studies Bulletin
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2018-2019 Undergraduate Studies Bulletin 
    
 
  May 11, 2024
 
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2018-2019 Undergraduate Studies Bulletin [Archived Catalog]

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    ENGL 413 - Modern English Literature

    Credits: 3

    Poetry and prose of the 20th century.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 414 - English Drama Since 1660

    Credits: 3

    Major dramatists from the Restoration to the present.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 415 - The English Novel I

    Credits: 3

    A study of the novel from the beginnings through Walter Scott.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 416 - The English Novel II

    Credits: 3

    A study of the novel from Walter Scott into the 20th century.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 419 - Topics in English Literature

    Credits: 3

    Intensive study of selected topics. May be repeated for credit under a different suffix.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 420 - American Literature to 1830

    Credits: 3

    Colonial, Revolutionary, and early Romantic poetry and prose.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 421 - American Literature 1830-1860

    Credits: 3

    Poetry and prose of the American Romantic period.

    Prerequisites: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 422 - American Literature 1860-1910

    Credits: 3

    Poetry and prose from the Civil War to the early modern era.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 423 - Modern American Literature

    Credits: 3

    Poetry and prose of the 20th century.

    Prerequisites: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 424 - American Drama

    Credits: 3

    Representative plays from the 18th century to the present.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 425A - The American Novel to 1914

    Credits: 3

    Representative novels from the 18th century to World War I.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 425B - The American Novel Since 1914

    Credits: 3

    Representative novels from 1914 to the present.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 426 - American Poetry

    Credits: 3

    Representative works from the 17th century to the present.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 427 - Southern Literature

    Credits: 3

    Representative works of Southern writers.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 428A - African-American Literature I: to 1903

    Credits: 3

    Representative of African-American writers to 1903.

    Cross-listed Course: AFAM 428A

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 428B - African-American Literature II: 1903 - Present

    Credits: 3

    Representative works of African-American writers from 1903 to the present.

    Cross-listed Course: AFAM 428B

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 429 - Topics in American Literature

    Credits: 3

    Intensive study of selected topics. May be repeated for credit under a different suffix.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 430 - Topics in African American Literature

    Credits: 3

    Intensive study of selected topics. May be repeated for credit under a different suffix.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 431A - Children’s Literature

    Credits: 3

    Literature written for children in a variety of historical periods and geographical regions, illustrating the nature of the genre.

    Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 431B - Picture Books

    Credits: 3

    Literature written for children and young adults that communicates through interdependent visual and verbal modes.

    Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 432 - Young Adult Literature

    Credits: 3

    Post-World War II literature in a variety of genres whose primary audience is young adults.

    Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 433 - Special Topics in Children’s and Young Adult Literature

    Credits: 3

    Intensive study of a genre, historical period, geographical regions, author, or theme in Children’s or Young Adult Literature. May be repeated as content varies by suffix and title.

    Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 434 - Environmental Literature

    Credits: 3

    Literature of the natural environment and of human interactions with nature, along with critical theories about human/nature interactions.

    Note: ENGL 101 and 102 or equivalent; and one course from ENGL 270-289

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 435 - The Short Story

    Credits: 3

    The characteristics of the short story and its historical development in America and Europe.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 436 - Science Fiction Literature

    Credits: 3

    Representative masterworks of science fiction from the beginnings of the genre to the present.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 437 - Women Writers

    Credits: 3

    Representative works written by women.

    Cross-listed Course: WGST 437

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 438A - South Carolina Writers

    Credits: 3

    Authors and literary forms representative of South Carolina.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 438B - Scottish Literature

    Credits: 3

    Authors and literary forms representative of Scotland.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 438C - Irish Literature

    Credits: 3

    Authors and literary forms representative of Ireland.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 438D - African Literature

    Credits: 3

    Authors and literary forms representative of Africa.

    Cross-listed Course: AFAM 438D

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 438E - Caribbean Literature

    Credits: 3

    Authors and literary forms representative of the Caribbean.

    Cross-listed Course: AFAM 438E

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 439 - Selected Topics

    Credits: 3

    Intensive study of selected themes, topics, currents of thought, or interdisciplinary concerns. May be repeated for credit under a different suffix.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 440 - Principles of Modern Literary Theory

    Credits: 3

    Major 20th-century approaches to texts, from New Criticism to the present.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 441 - Global Contemporary Literature

    Credits: 3

    Studies in twentieth- and twenty-first-century global Anglophone literatures.

    Prerequisites: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.
  
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    ENGL 449 - Special Topics in Theory

    Credits: 3

    Approaches to criticism, such as feminism, Marxism, semiology, deconstruction, New Historicism, cultural materialism, and others; or genre, such as narrative, poetry, drama, and others.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 450 - English Grammar

    Credits: 3

    Major structures of English morphology and syntax; role of language history and social and regional variation in understanding contemporary English.

    Cross-listed Course: LING 421

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 453 - Development of the English Language

    Credits: 3

    History of English from the earliest Old English texts through Middle English to Contemporary English. No previous knowledge of Old or Middle English is required.

    Cross-listed Course: LING 431

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 455 - Language in Society

    Credits: 3

    Patterns in language use as a reflection of social group memberships or the negotiation of interpersonal relationships; special attention to social dialects and stylistic differences in American English.

    Cross-listed Course: LING 440

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA

    Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy
    Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement
  
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    ENGL 457 - African-American English

    Credits: 3

    Linguistic examination of the structure, history, and use of African-American English, as well as literary presentations, language attitudes, and issues relating to education and the acquisition of Standard English.

    Cross-listed Course: LING 442, AFAM 442, ANTH 442

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA

    Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy
  
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    ENGL 460 - Advanced Writing

    Credits: 3

    Extensive practice in different types of nonfiction writing.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 461 - The Teaching of Writing

    Credits: 3

    Theory and methods of teaching composition and extensive practice in various kinds of writing. Recommended for prospective writing teachers.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 462 - Technical Writing

    Credits: 3

    Preparation for and practice in types of writing important to scientists, engineers, and computer scientists, from brief technical letters to formal articles and reports.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement
  
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    ENGL 463 - Business Writing

    Credits: 3

    Extensive practice in different types of business writing, from brief letters to formal articles and reports.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101 and 102 or equivalent

    Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement
    Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Research
  
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    ENGL 464 - Poetry Workshop

    Credits: 3

    Workshop in writing poetry for students who have successfully completed ENGL 360.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101 and 102 or equivalent; ENGL 360

    Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 465 - Fiction Workshop

    Credits: 3

    Workshop in writing fiction for students who have successfully completed ENGL 360.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 466 - Internship

    Credits: 1-3

    Supervised professional experience writing in a workplace or community agency, including analysis and production of documents.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101 and 102 or equivalent; internship contract and departmental permission required

    Maximum number of credit hours if course can be taken multiple times: 6

    Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement
  
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    ENGL 467 - Topics in Rhetoric

    Credits: 3

    Intensive study of selected topics. May be repeated for credit under a different suffix.

    Prerequisites: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 468 - Digital Writing

    Credits: 3

    Emphasis on writing in digital environments, exploring critically and creatively what it means to compose in emerging genres and media. Students will create multimedia texts that may include digital video, audio podcasts, social networks, and/or blogs and wikis, among other digital modes of expression.
  
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    ENGL 469 - Creative Nonfiction

    Credits: 3

    Explores the various subgenres and techniques of creative nonfiction, such as collage, memoir and literary journalism by reading polished examples and by responding to writing exercises designed to prompt ideas and hone skills.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 360

    Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 470 - Rhetoric of Science and Technology

    Credits: 3

    Rhetorical study of science and technology in contemporary culture, emphasizing the ways scientific texts and technologies make their persuasive appeals.

    Cross-listed Course: SPCH 470

    Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 471 - Rhetoric and the Ancient Roots of Modern Life

    Credits: 3

    Classical rhetoric and its ongoing influence in the modern world, emphasizing how the study and use of language in ancient Greece and Rome continue to shape modern communication.

    Cross-listed Course: SPCH 471, CLAS 471

    Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 472 - Rhetoric and Popular Culture

    Credits: 3

    Rhetorical study of popular culture, using the methods and theories of cultural analysis to examine how various popular cultural forms work as persuasion.

    Cross-listed Course: SPCH 472

    Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 473 - Film and Media Theory and Criticism

    Credits: 3

    Theory and criticism of film and media from the 1910s to the present. Considers a range of critical approaches to analyzing what different forms of audio-visual media do to and for the audiences they address and the worlds they depict.

    Cross-listed Course: PHIL 473

    Prerequisites: FAMS 240 or consent of instructor

    Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 485 - Women’s Rhetoric

    Credits: 3

    Study of rhetoric by and about women as manifested in speeches, essays, and other rhetorical artifacts.

    Cross-listed Course: SPCH 485, WGST 485

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA

    Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy
  
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    ENGL 486 - African American Rhetoric

    Credits: 3

    African-American rhetoric as manifested in speeches, essays, and other rhetorical artifacts.

    Cross-listed Course: AFAM 486 and SPCH 486

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA

    Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy
  
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    ENGL 490 - Topics in Advanced Study

    Credits: 3

    Course content varies and will be announced in the schedule of classes by suffix and title. May be repeated as topics vary.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101 and 102 or equivalent; English major, junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor

    Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 491 - Advanced Poetry Workshop

    Credits: 3

    Students will study poetry writing at an advanced undergraduate level through close readings of professional poetry, composition of original work, and regular practice in the evaluation of peer work.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101 and 102 or equivalent; ENGL 360 and 464

    Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 492 - Advanced Fiction Workshop

    Credits: 3

    Students will study the art and craft of writing literary fiction at an advanced level through close readings and the composition of original short stories.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101 and 102 or equivalent; ENGL 360 and 465

    Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 493 - Advanced Creative Non-Fiction

    Credits: 3

    The art and craft of writing creative nonfiction at the advanced level.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 360 and 469

    Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 494 - Advanced Professional Writing Workshop

    Credits: 3

    An advanced workshop on the genres, practices, and contexts of professional writing for experienced writers.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101 and 102 or equivalent; ENGL 387
  
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    ENGL 499 - Thesis

    Credits: 3

    Directed research resulting in a project of substantial length.

    Prerequisites: Upper-level English majors; permission of undergraduate director and supervising faculty member

    Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 550 - Advanced English Grammar

    Credits: 3

    Practical survey of the syntactic structures of English; usage, social and regional variation emphasis on data.

    Cross-listed Course: LING 521

    Prerequisites: ENGL 450/LING 421 or ENGL 680/LING 600

    Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA
  
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    ENGL 565 - African American Theatre

    Credits: 3

    The major movements, figures, plays, and critical strategies that have marked the development of African American theatre in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.

    Cross-listed Course: THEA 565, AFAM 565

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.

    Carolina Core Integrative Course, English, BA

    Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy
  
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    ENGL 566 - Special Topics in U.S. Film and Media

    Credits: 3

    Intensive study of a specific U.S. topic in film and media studies. May be repeated as course content varies by title.

    Cross-listed Course: FAMS 566, MART 593

    Prerequisites: FAMS 240 or consent of instructor
  
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    ENGL 600 - Seminar in Verse Composition

    Credits: 3

    First half of a year-long course in the writing of poetry taught by a contemporary poet. Limited to 15 students.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292
  
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    ENGL 601 - Seminar in Verse Composition

    Credits: 3

    Second half of a year-long course in the writing of poetry taught by a contemporary poet. Limited to 15 students.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.
  
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    ENGL 602 - Fiction Workshop: Short Story

    Credits: 3

    Instruction in the writing of short fiction taught by a contemporary prose writer. May be repeated once for credit.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.
  
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    ENGL 603 - Non-Fiction Prose Workshop

    Credits: 3

    Instruction in the writing of the nonfiction essay taught by a contemporary prose writer.

    Prerequisites: graduate status in the English department, or permission of instructor for undergraduates

    Note: May be repeated once for credit.
  
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    ENGL 604 - Seminar in Composition for the Visual Media

    Credits: 3

    Writing for the visual arts, the student will write a treatment (prospectus) and one or more multimedia scripts; or one or more teleplays; or a feature-length screenplay. Limited to 15 students.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101 and 102 or equivalent; ENGL 565 or equivalent experience in film as determined by the instructor
  
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    ENGL 605 - Seminar in Composition for the Visual Media

    Credits: 3

    Writing for the visual arts, the student will write a treatment (prospectus) and one or more multimedia scripts; or one or more teleplays; or a feature-length screenplay. Limited to 15 students.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101 and 102 or equivalent; ENGL 565 or equivalent experience in film as determined by the instructor
  
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    ENGL 606 - Playwriting Workshop

    Credits: 3

    Instruction in playwriting taught by a contemporary playwright.

    Prerequisites: graduate status in the English department, or permission of instructor for undergraduates

    Note: May be repeated once for credit.
  
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    ENGL 610 - Fiction Workshop: Book-Length Manuscript

    Credits: 3

    Instruction in the writing of book-length manuscripts taught by a contemporary prose writer. May be repeated once for credit.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.
  
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    ENGL 611 - Writing the Longer Nonfiction Project

    Credits: 3

    Instruction in the writing of a book-length nonfiction memoir or literary journalism project taught by a contemporary prose writer.

    Prerequisites: graduate status in the English department, or permission of instructor for undergraduates

    Note: May be repeated once for credit.
  
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    ENGL 612 - Writing Poetry: Traditional and Modern Forms

    Credits: 3

    The writing of traditional and modern poetic forms. Exercises will give practice in composing metered and free verse. Representative masterpieces of traditional and modern poetry will also be studied.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.
  
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    ENGL 613 - Writing the Full-Length Play

    Credits: 3

    Instruction in the writing of a full-length, two-act play for publication or production. May be repeated once for credit.

    Prerequisites: graduate status in the English department, or permission of instructor for undergraduates
  
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    ENGL 615 - Academic and Professional Writing

    Credits: 3

    A workshop course in the development and revision of writing for academic and professional audiences.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.
  
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    ENGL 616 - Writing Children’s and Young Adult Literature

    Credits: 3

    Critical study and practical crafting of literature for children and/or young adults, exploring the demands of these genres both through the reading of representative works and relevant secondary sources and through the writing of creative works.

    Note: Excluded: Undergraduate students must receive permission of instructor
  
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    ENGL 620 - Computer Methods for Humanistic Problems

    Credits: 3

    Introduction to data processing concepts suitable for research interests in non-numerical areas such as the humanities.

    Cross-listed Course: CSCE 508
  
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    ENGL 620P - Laboratory for Computer Methods for Humanistic Problems

    Credits: 1

    Broad but intensive introduction to computer systems and programming for students in the humanities. No mathematical or scientific background is presumed. Laboratory experience with data-processing equipment; introduction to elementary digital computer programming in an appropriate language.

    Corequisite: ENGL 620

    Cross-listed Course: CSCE 508L
  
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    ENGL 650 - Special Topics in Literature

    Credits: 1-3

    Course content varies and will be announced in the schedule of classes by suffix and title. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

    Note: All Literature Courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270-292.
  
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    ENGL 680 - Survey of Linguistics

    Credits: 3

    Survey of core areas of linguistics and extensions to closely related disciplines. Introduction to the linguistic component of human cognition. Formal description and analysis of the general properties of speech and language, the organization of language in the mind/brain, and cross-linguistic typology and universals.

    Cross-listed Course: ANTH 600, LING 600
  
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    ENGL 690 - Special Topics in Composition

    Credits: 3

    Course content varies and will be announced in the schedule of classes by suffix and title. Limited to 15 students.
  
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    ENHS 223 - Introduction to Global Environmental Health

    Credits: 3

    Introduction to global environmental health, with a focus on toxic pollution and disease burden in developing countries. Investigation of international treaties, corresponding environmental pollution processes, and human health effects.

    Cross-listed Course: ENVR 223
  
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    ENHS 321 - Environmental Pollution and Health

    Credits: 3

    A survey of pollution (chemical, biological, physical) effects on environmental quality and public health with emphases on how each pollutant class behaves and affects individual and community health over acute to chronic exposure periods.

    Cross-listed Course: ENVR 321
  
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    ENHS 323 - Global Environmental Health

    Credits: 3

    Concerns in global environmental health, with a focus on toxic pollution and disease burden in developing countries. Investigation of international treaties, corresponding environmental pollution processes, and human health effects.

    Cross-listed Course: ENVR 323
  
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    ENHS 324 - Environment and Obesity

    Credits: 3

    Role of the built environment and environmental toxins in the development and progression of obesity and metabolic syndrome from a public health perspective.
  
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    ENHS 450 - Introduction to Public Health Microbiology

    Credits: 3

    Public health microbiology and the intersection between microbial disease, the environment, and health, with a particular focus on critical public health issues in the 21st century.
  
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    ENHS 490 - Independent Study

    Credits: 1-3

    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.

    Note: Enrollment and topic to be approved in advance by advisor and instructor. May be repeated.

    Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Research
  
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    ENHS 492 - Special Topics in Environmental Health Sciences

    Credits: 3

    Issues and emerging themes in environmental health. May be repeated for a total of 9 credit hours as content varies by suffix and title.
  
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    ENHS 515 - Introduction to Public Health and Emergency Preparedness and Response

    Credits: 3

    Introduction to emergency preparedness and response in relation to environmental and public health. Historical context for the emergence of public health emergency preparedness and demonstration of articulation with community response partner agencies in the post-9/11 era.

    Note: Effective: Fall 2013
  
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    ENHS 555 - Conservation and Health in Marine Systems

    Credits: 3

    Introduces the field of conservation and explores the intersection between conservation and environmental health with a particular focus on coastal and marine case studies.

    Cross-listed Course: MSCI 555
  
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    ENHS 592 - Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Health

    Credits: 1-3

    Emerging issues and topics concerning environmental health. May be repeated as content varies by suffix and title up to a total of 9 credit hours.

  
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    ENHS 625 - Medical Mycology

    Credits: 3

    Advanced study of infectious diseases caused by fungi. Etiology, symptoms, and treatment of fungi related illnesses.

    Cross-listed Course: BIOL 625
  
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    ENHS 660 - Concepts of Environmental Health Science

    Credits: 3

    Environmental health sciences presenting the earth as a complex system in which people, plants, animals, and non-living physical-chemical components interact.
  
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    ENHS 661 - Parasitology

    Credits: 4

    Parasites of biological, economic, and public health importance.

    Cross-listed Course: BIOL 531 and EPID 661

    Prerequisites: 300 level Biology course or equivalent
  
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    ENHS 662 - Industrial Health Programs

    Credits: 3

    Analysis, planning, and implementation of programs to protect workers’ health in industry; legislative and regulatory background.
  
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    ENHS 664 - Environmental Genomics

    Credits: 3

    “State of the art” molecular techniques that elucidate mechanisms of environmental contaminants in model systems.
  
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    ENHS 665 - Biofilms in Environmental Health and Disease

    Credits: 3

    Effect of bacterial biofilm process on many diverse areas. Recognition, prevention, and control of biofilm-related problems in the environment, health care, industry, and engineering.
  
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    ENHS 670 - Environmental Pollutants and Human Health

    Credits: 3

    Overview of environmental pollutants and their impact on human health; case studies of environmental catastrophes; principles of ecotoxicology; air, water, and land pollution associated with neurotoxicity, toxicology, and carcinogenesis.

    Prerequisites: BIOL 101 or 110; CHEM 101 and 102
  
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    ENHS 671 - From Air to Alveoli: Exposure Science

    Credits: 3

    A receptor-oriented approach for assessing human exposure to environmental contaminants by inhalation, dermal and ingestion routes. Covers methods for estimating exposures to protect health and well-being, to relate adverse effects to exposures, and to comply with regulations and guidelines.
 

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