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2019-2020 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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A course schedule will be available online at my.lakeland.edu at least six weeks prior to the beginning of each new term. The university reserves the right to add, remove, and modify the courses in its curriculum.
All courses listed are three-semester-hour courses unless indicated otherwise.
Courses marked (WI) are Writing-Intensive courses. Refer to the section on Writing-Intensive (WI) Courses for more information.
Courses marked (SA) are Study Abroad courses.
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Computer Science (CPS) |
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CPS 452 - Information Technology Project Management Semester Hours: 3
This course offers an examination of the fundamental principles and practice of managing programs and projects in an information processing and high-tech environment. Emphasis on the optimization of Information Technology (IT) development and delivery processes necessary to bring every IT project online more effectively, more quickly, and on budget. Develops project management skills needed to initiate, plan, execute, control, and close projects. Discussion covers the effect of product and project life cycles in delivering a successful IT projects, considering the obsolescence factors in procurement/stakeholder contracts. The dynamic nature of IT and the effect of life cycles are explored.
Pre-requisites: Junior standing and the completion of at least two (2) Computer Science (CPS) designated courses.
Offered: occasionally.
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CPS 455 - Predictive Analytics Semester Hours: 3
Predictive analytics (PA) is the art and science of applying intelligent methods to convert large information repositories into effective decision making. This course covers the basics of predictive analytics, gives an overview of common tools and techniques, and includes case studies and exercises. Students will also learn how data mining enables business intelligence (BI), and how to derive value from large amounts of data using a variety of PA tools.
Pre-requisites: CPS 442 - Data Management and Warehousing .
Offered: occasionally.
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CPS 480 - Special Topics in Computer Science Semester Hours: 3
These rigorous advanced-level special topics courses are designed to expand and enhance the students’ growing understanding of computer science by providing instruction in an evolving field within the discipline.
Pre-requisites: junior standing and completion of at least two (2) Computer Science (CPS) courses at the 300-level or above.
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CPS 490 - Independent Study in Computer Science Semester Hours: 3
Pre-requisites: junior standing and consent.
Offered: Fall or Spring.
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Criminal Justice (CRJ) |
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CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Semester Hours: 3
The three primary levels of the criminal justice system-police, courts, and corrections- and the professional roles within each level.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: Fall and Spring.
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CRJ 200 - Victimology Semester Hours: 3
Criminal justice professionals, regardless of their specific role, will always come in contact with victims of crime. This course provides an examination of criminal victimization in the United States via an overview of current theory, research, and trends within the context of specific victimization types. We will examine specific crimes types, the impact of crime on victims and society, the role of victims within the criminal justice system, specific remedies, and victim rights and services. We will engage in many of these topics within a context of current events and local examples of crime victim services.
Pre-requisites: CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice or consent.
Offered: occasionally.
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CRJ 201 - Mass Media, Crime, and Society Semester Hours: 3
Mass Media, Crime, and Society will examine the interrelationship between mass media, society, and crime and criminal justice. Television, film, newspaper, and electronic media intersect with crime and the criminal justice in a number of important ways. We will explore how the media represents, distorts, and/or filters crime and justice issues; and to consider the culture of crime in relation to conventions of news and entertainment in the mass media, and its larger social and political context. Topics covered will include: the social construction of crime and criminal justice, media effects on attitudes toward crime and justice, competing theories in criminology, crime reporting, the role of place in crime stories, moral panics and fears, news media and the courts, and the use of media technology in the judicial system and law enforcement.
Pre-requisites: CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice .
Offered: occasionally.
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CRJ 202 - Drugs, Crime, and Society Semester Hours: 3
The main focus of this course will be on examining a variety of contemporary issues in the interconnection between drugs and crime. These areas include the theories of how drugs and crime interact, what recreational drugs do to the human body and the offender, policing strategies for the war on drugs, drug courts, drug intervention and rehabilitation, and its impact on our correctional populations. The controversies surrounding states approaches to these topics and contemporary news/legislation will provide a context for class discussion and debate.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: occasionally.
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CRJ 203 - Policing in America Semester Hours: 3
An overview of policing, including its history, practices, and evolving function. Roles, responsibilities, issues, and trends pertinent to contemporary policing will be examined including community policing philosophies, applications, issues, and contemporary research. Other topics include investigation tactics, administrative functions, and their use within contemporary policing mandates.
Pre-requisites: CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice or consent.
Offered: Spring.
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CRJ 232 - Introduction to Criminology Semester Hours: 3
An introduction to the major theoretical perspectives of criminal behavior in the field of criminology. Students will explore major types of criminal behavior, causes of criminal behavior and trends in crime in the United States.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: Fall and Spring.
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CRJ 242 - Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice Semester Hours: 3
The nature, definition, etiology, and extent of juvenile delinquency; the structure and format of the juvenile justice system; and alternative programs, policies, and goals of intervention.
Pre-requisites: CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice .
Offered: Fall.
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CRJ 300 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology (WI) Semester Hours: 3
(Writing Intensive)
Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology is a course that examines how research is conducted in criminology and criminal justice. The course is designed to highlight the research process, ethical issues, different types of quantitative and qualitative research designs, data analysis, and the reporting of research results.
Pre-requisites: CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice and GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research .
Offered: Fall.
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CRJ 302 - Violent Crime and Violence Semester Hours: 3
This class provides an overview of violent crime in America. It will offer the student readings which incorporate research on violence, theoretical causes of violent crime, and the application of current knowledge to social policy: Topics will include the pattern of violent crime (types of violent offenders, areas which facilitate violence), theoretical explanations of violence, prevention of violent crime, and the punishment/treatment of violent offenders.
Pre-requisites: CRJ 232 / SOC 232 - Introduction to Criminology .
Offered: occasionally.
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CRJ 332 - Criminological Theory Semester Hours: 3
A higher level course which focuses on the examination the theories which are the foundation for philosophy of criminology and the understanding of criminal behavior. Classical, sociological, and psychological explanations of crime will be examined. The “classical” origins of the theory, the more contemporary adaptation of it, and the explicit (written) and implicit (assumed) statements in the theory will be critically examined.
Pre-requisites: CRJ 232 / SOC 232 - Introduction to Criminology and junior standing.
Offered: Spring.
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CRJ 333 - Criminal Justice Data Analysis Semester Hours: 3
This course will examine the use of statistics with an emphasis on the use of such statistics within the fields of criminal justice and criminology. The course will allow students to learn the purpose of basic statistical analysis, how to read their output from statistical software, and how to read statistics reporting in journal articles and research.
Pre-requisites: CRJ 300 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology (WI) .
Offered: Spring.
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CRJ 341 - Sociology of Law Semester Hours: 3
An historical and sociological analysis of the major concepts of law, crime, order, and justice, the relationship of these concepts to the larger social structures and processes of a society, and the reasons for the existence of a criminal justice system.
Pre-requisites: CRJ 232 / SOC 232 - Introduction to Criminology or consent.
Offered: occasionally.
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CRJ 345 - Criminal Law Semester Hours: 3
A survey of criminal law includes an analysis of substantive criminal law, judicial opinions related to the criminal justice process, types of criminal evidence, standards of proof, and the legal requirements relating to the admissibility of evidence in court.
Pre-requisites: CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice .
Offered: Fall.
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CRJ 347 - Criminal Investigations Semester Hours: 3
This course is an introduction and review of the history, practice and principles of criminal investigation. The course will cover a number of basic topics such as information sources, physical evidence, interviews, interrogations and managing criminal investigations. In addition, students may learn about more specialized investigation issues such as crime scene reconstruction, sex crime investigations, homicide investigations and burglary investigations.
Pre-requisites: CRJ 203 - Policing in America or consent.
Offered: occasionally.
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CRJ 348 - Corrections in America Semester Hours: 3
An examination of the historical context, philosophical concepts and major developments which have shaped corrections in the United States. Various sentencing options, correctional programs and the role of corrections in the larger justice system are examined.
Pre-requisites: CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice .
Offered: Spring.
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CRJ 355 - Offender Assessment and Rehabilitation Semester Hours: 3
This course examines the theories and application of research relevant to the identification, evaluation, and treatment planning of persons under the supervision of probation, parole, prison, and other community-based correctional organizations. Risk, classification, and psychological assessments used with offenders are explored. Counseling methods and treatment modalities, such as reality therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, behavioral therapy and group and family treatment approaches are also examined. The challenges and limitations of engaging in therapeutic work with correctional populations are also evaluated. The course involves a blend of lecture, discussions and experiential exercises.
Pre-requisites: CRJ 348 - Corrections in America and PSY 200 - General Psychology .
Offered: occasionally.
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CRJ 370 - Ethics and Justice Semester Hours: 3
The study of leadership and ethics in criminal justice as an exploration for challenging a number of beliefs and assumptions. Within a test of student’s personal values and beliefs, challenging questions will be addressed such as, “Can moral and ethical behavior be considered illegal and legal actions be considered immoral?” Within this approach the course will encompass a variety of disciplines that continue to contribute to criminal justice, including the law, economics, psychology, sociology, philosophy, and theology. Ultimately, the course gets students to analyze aspects of who they are and how their personalities are ultimately shaped by their minds, relationships with each other, and the intentions and motives that underline their actions within their inner and outer environment.
Pre-requisites: CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice .
Offered: Fall.
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CRJ 400 - Internship in Criminal Justice Semester Hours: 3
A field internship in a criminal justice or legal organization arranged in advance by the student in consultation with the faculty sponsor and the Cooperative Education & Career Readiness Office. Students are expected to participate extensively in the work and activities of a criminal justice or legal organization.
Pre-requisites: junior or senior standing.
Offered: as needed.
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CRJ 450 - Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Crime Semester Hours: 3
An examination of the multiple connections between race, ethnicity, and criminal justice. The course begins with an overview of the historical origins of racial and ethnic tension in the United States and their connection to racial and ethnic issues in criminal justice today. Issues of disproportionality, victimization, public policy, racial profiling and discrimination are among the many topics that will be covered.
Pre-requisites: CRJ 232 / SOC 232 - Introduction to Criminology .
Offered: occasionally.
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CRJ 451 - Effective Policing Practices Semester Hours: 3
Evidence-based policing calls for police departments to utilize scientific policing research to determine the most appropriate policing practices for their jurisdiction. In addition, it encourages in-house program evaluations to determine if such practices are having the intended effect. This course will explore the major findings in policing research and how they may be applied at the local level. Students will also discuss the strength of the findings as well as the political pitfalls and practicality of implementing the programs that research indicates are effective means of policing.
Pre-requisites: CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice , CRJ 232 / SOC 232 - Introduction to Criminology , and CRJ 300 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology (WI) .
Offered: occasionally.
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CRJ 452 - Effective Correctional Practices Semester Hours: 3
This course will examine historical and contemporary correctional practices, including those offered in institutional settings, the utility of institutional sanctions, diversion programs, specialty courts, and other community-based programs. The student will examine and evaluate correctional interventions from multiple theoretical perspectives using classic and current empirical research literature on correctional practices.
Pre-requisites: CRJ 348 - Corrections in America , CRJ 300 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology (WI) , and junior or senior standing, or consent.
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CRJ 453 - Criminal Justice Administration Semester Hours: 3
This course provides a general overview of the issues and problems in the management of criminal justice agencies with an emphasis on ethical leadership. Students are provided an opportunity to address real criminal justice management issues and problems, and discover ways to resolve them while applying theory to practical situations. Issues examined are particularly relevant to the administration of police, courts, and corrections. Upon completion of this course students should be able to identify various management styles and recognize each style’s strengths and limitations relative to organizational problem solving.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: occasionally.
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CRJ 480 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice Semester Hours: 3
Special topics courses are seminar-style courses in which the content changes in response to student and faculty interests.
Pre-requisites: CRJ 232 / SOC 232 - Introduction to Criminology and junior standing or consent.
Offered: occasionally.
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CRJ 490 - Independent Study in Criminal Justice Semester Hours: 3
Independent study projects are selected and initiated by student interest. These projects involve either original research or extensive reading in primary or secondary sources, coupled with regular consultation with the instructor, culminating in a research paper.
Pre-requisites: senior standing and consent; limited to Criminal Justice majors or minors.
Offered: occasionally.
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CRJ 492 - Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice: Senior Seminar (WI) Semester Hours: 3
(Writing-Intensive)
A senior seminar that focuses on criminal justice issues of concern to faculty and students. Topics will vary and may include: Miscarriages of Justice, Crime and Justice in American Film, Prevention of Crime and Delinquency, Theory and Practice in Criminal Justice as well as other topics.
Pre-requisites: GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research and senior standing.
Offered: Fall.
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Data Science (DAT) |
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DAT 401 - Operations Research Semester Hours: 3
An introduction to prescriptive analytics and quality management methodologies commonly utilized in manufacturing operations. Topics will include data collection, ANOVA, the utilization of control charts, optimization, the simplex method, and concepts used in data-driven decision-making environments. Prescriptive modeling will be performed to determine optimal solutions for practical industrial problems such as: product mix, staffing requirements, and logistics. Modeling and analysis will be primarily performed utilizing Excel.
Pre-requisites: MAT 362 - Linear Algebra and MAT 320 - Applied Statistics .
Date Approved: 7/29/2019
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DAT 402 - Advanced Modeling Techniques and Visualization (WI) Semester Hours: 3
(Writing Intensive)
A continuation of CPS 455 - Predictive Analytics . This course will introduce advanced generalized linear modeling and unsupervised modeling (machine learning) techniques utilizing real-world, messy datasets. The course will be project focused starting with exploratory data analysis, data cleaning and organization using deletion or imputation, and conclude with the implementation and evaluation of various models. Visualization techniques will be introduced throughout the project. The final project will involve participating in a Kaggle competition. Analysis, modeling, and visualizations will primarily be performed using R and Microsoft PowerBI though students will have the opportunity to employ other tools as they choose.
Pre-requisites: GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research and CPS 455 - Predictive Analytics .
Offered: Fall.
Date Approved: 7/29/2019
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Diversity Studies (DVS) |
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DVS 150 - Introduction to Diversity Studies Semester Hours: 3
An introduction to the basic concepts and perspectives related to study of racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, or religious identities; the historical and current discriminatory privileging of some racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, and/or religious identities over others; and to strategies for promoting greater racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, or religious freedom, equality, and justice.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: Spring, odd years.
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DVS 470 - Senior Project in Diversity Studies Semester Hours: 3
A supervised study, culminating in a major research paper, focused on a topic related to racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, or religious identities; the historical and current discriminatory privileging of some racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, and/or religious identities over others; and strategies for promoting greater racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, or religious freedom, equality, and justice.
Pre-requisites: limited to Diversity Studies minors with senior standing or consent.
Offered: as needed.
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DVS 480 - Special Topics in Diversity Studies Semester Hours: 3
An opportunity to study topics of special interest and importance related to racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, or religious diversity.
Pre-requisites: junior standing or consent.
Offered: occasionally.
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DVS 490 - Independent Study in Diversity Studies Semester Hours: 3
An opportunity to complete an in-depth, supervised independent study of a topic of special interest to the student in an area not covered by the established courses.
Pre-requisites: limited to Diversity Studies minors with senior standing and consent.
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Economics (ECN) |
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ECN 230 - Principles of Microeconomics Semester Hours: 3
General introduction to the theories of production and consumption, pricing and the market system, perfect and imperfect competition, business and labor regulations, and international trade.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: Fall.
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ECN 235 - Principles of Macroeconomics Semester Hours: 3
General introduction to the problems of resource allocation, supply and demand, national income employment and price levels, fiscal and monetary policy, operation of the banking system, and elements of international trade.
Pre-requisites: ECN 230 - Principles of Microeconomics .
Offered: Spring.
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ECN 301 - The Economics of Sports Semester Hours: 3
Students will examine economic issues surrounding the professional sports industry in the United States. The course is organized into three major sections: Industrial Organization, Public Finance, and Labor Markets. We will examine the industrial structure of pro sports by briefly exploring the history of sports leagues and analyzing the impact that the monopoly-like status has on the profitability of teams, on player salaries, on fan welfare, and on the size of subsidies that state and local governments are paying to sports franchises for stadium construction.
Pre-requisites: ECN 230 - Principles of Microeconomics or ECN 235 - Principles of Macroeconomics .
Offered: occasionally.
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ECN 360 - Money, Banking and National Income Semester Hours: 3
Study of the monetary and banking system in the United States. Considers the Federal Reserve System and its control of the commercial banking industry. Also considers government fiscal policy and the use of monetary and fiscal policy to control unemployment, inflation and economic growth.
Pre-requisites: ECN 235 - Principles of Macroeconomics .
Offered: occasionally.
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ECN 361 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Semester Hours: 3
A theoretical analysis of the aggregate economy. Topics include national income accounting, market equilibrium, money and labor markets, stabilization policies, economic growth, classical, Keynesian, and supply-side economics.
Pre-requisites: ECN 235 - Principles of Macroeconomics .
Offered: occasionally.
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ECN 362 - Intermediate Microeconomics Semester Hours: 3
The application of microeconomic theory in the solution of business problems. Emphasis on the development of a conceptual framework for business decision-making.
Pre-requisites: ECN 230 - Principles of Microeconomics .
Offered: occasionally.
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ECN 492 - Readings and Research in Economics (1-4 semester hours) Semester Hours: 1-4
Special course affording advanced economics students the opportunity to propose and effect independent or collaborative study projects of their own design within the field of economics.
Pre-requisites: junior or senior standing and approval of a project proposal by the Dean of the J. Garland Schilcutt School of Business and Entrepreneurship prior to enrollment.
Offered: occasionally.
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Education (EDU) |
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EDU 100 - Introduction to Education Semester Hours: 3
The study of historical, philosophical, and social foundations of education; organization and administration of education; classroom management and discipline; teaching strategies and learning theory; curriculum development, research and professionalism.
Pre-requisites: Intended Education major.
Offered: Spring.
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EDU 140 - Introduction to Educational Technology Semester Hours: 3
Addresses the fundamentals of educational technology and instructional design. Students will explore media, computers, and related technologies as they relate to the classroom setting. Students will explore and evaluate how, when, and where technology should be integrated in the classroom.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: Spring.
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EDU 230 - Educational Psychology Semester Hours: 3
Educational and psychological theories and their application in the classroom, including various aspects of classroom management and organization, teaching methods and strategies, motivation, moral and personality development, special education and exceptional children, and measurement and evaluation. Special emphasis on relating the theoretical concepts of education and psychology to practical problems of education.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: Fall.
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EDU 302 - Physical Education and Health Teaching Techniques for Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence Semester Hours: 3
A focused study of the meaning and purpose of physical and health education. The characteristics of childhood motor learning methods. Techniques of teaching and planning of physical and health education programs. Game activities for primary and middle school students and current issues in health education.
Pre-requisites: EDU 100 - Introduction to Education .
Offered: Spring.
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EDU 312 - Art Teaching Techniques for Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence (2 semester hours) Semester Hours: 2
Students are introduced to content, curriculum, development, implementation, research, practice and evaluation of artwork. This course also develops the student’s working knowledge and confidence about the elements of art through experiences in both two- and three-dimensional art disciplines. An understanding of the developmental stages of art that elementary/middle school children will pass through. The preparation and presentation of art lessons for elementary/middle school children will be covered.
Pre-requisites: EDU 100 - Introduction to Education .
Offered: Fall, even years.
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EDU 317 - Music Teaching Techniques for Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence (2 semester hours) Semester Hours: 2
Basic introduction to the special methods and techniques necessary for the effective use of music in the elementary/middle school classroom. Educational research and practice related to the development, implementation, and evaluation of curricula in music. Preparation and presentation of music lessons for elementary/middle school children. This course is for teacher education program students who are not majoring in music.
Pre-requisites: EDU 100 - Introduction to Education .
Offered: Fall.
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EDU 324 - Teaching Methods in ESL Semester Hours: 3
The first half of this course includes study and demonstration of general methods for teaching English as a Second Language. The second half includes study and method for teaching academic content to ESL students. Both sections focus on instructed language acquisition (early childhood through adolescence) and include assessment methods, curriculum development, and materials evaluation.
Pre-requisites: admission to Education Program, ENG 380 - The English Language , ESL 321 - English Grammar , ESL 322 - Second Language Acquisition and Applied Linguistics , and foreign language study.
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EDU 330 - Human Growth and Development Semester Hours: 3
The nature of human development from conception through adulthood. A comprehensive overview of human development research methodology. Special emphasis on key concepts in major developmental theories including biosocial, cognitive, psychological, emotional, and social development and their application to the maturing individual. First-hand knowledge of contemporary issues and controversies in the study of infants, children, adolescents, and adults.
Pre-requisites: PSY 200 - General Psychology or EDU 230 / PSY 230 - Educational Psychology or SOC 220 / PSY 220 - Social Psychology and sophomore standing.
Offered: Fall.
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EDU 331 - Science Teaching Techniques for Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence Semester Hours: 3
The content and method of teaching both the life and physical sciences. The relationships between science, technology, society, and the environment. Educational research and practice related to curriculum development, implementation and evaluation for students at the elementary through middle school level.
Pre-requisites: admission to the Education Program, OR EDU 100 - Introduction to Education , junior standing, and consent of the Director of the Teacher Education Program.
Offered: Fall, even years.
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EDU 332 - Mathematics Teaching Techniques for Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence Semester Hours: 3
The content and method of teaching both the characteristics and properties of mathematical operations, critical thinking, and problem solving. Educational research and practice related to curriculum development, implementation and evaluation for students at the elementary through middle school level.
Pre-requisites: admission to the Education Program, OR EDU 100 - Introduction to Education , junior standing, and consent of the Director of the Teacher Education Program.
Offered: Spring, odd years.
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EDU 341 - Children’s and Early Adolescent Literature Semester Hours: 3
A practical study of the literature available for children and early adolescents and the most effective approaches in using that literature. Includes information on selecting, evaluating, and using a wide variety of published materials in a classroom setting. Picture books, traditional literature, modern fantasy, realistic fiction, historical fiction, multicultural literature, nonfiction, and human relations materials are used.
Pre-requisites: admission to the Education Program, OR EDU 100 - Introduction to Education , junior standing, and consent of the Director of the Teacher Education Program.
Offered: Fall, even years.
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EDU 342 - Language Arts and Social Studies Teaching Techniques for Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence Semester Hours: 3
The content and methods for teaching verbal and written expression including grammar, listening skills, spelling, writing, integrated thematic unit planning, and authentic assessment. The inter-relationships among these areas are shown from kindergarten to middle school levels. The content and teaching methods for the social sciences including current affairs, economics, government, geography, history, social concerns, political science, sociology, global perspectives, and multi-ethnic education. Instructional material, research, curriculum development, practice and evaluation, classroom management, discipline, and professionalism will be covered in both sections of the course.
Pre-requisites: admission to the Education Program, OR EDU 100 - Introduction to Education , junior standing, and consent of the Director of the Teacher Education Program.
Offered: Spring, odd years.
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EDU 361 - Reading in the Content Area (Early Adolescence through Adolescence) Semester Hours: 3
A focused study of research, theory, and practice of reading in the content area. Topics include curriculum development; diagnosis of reading problems; comprehension strategies; encouraging critical reading and thinking skills; and accommodating the needs of individual learners. A clinical experience in teaching reading will be required as well as a tutoring experience of at least five (5) hours in an elementary or middle school reading program.
Pre-requisites: admission to the Education Program, OR EDU 100 - Introduction to Education , junior standing, and consent of the Director of the Teacher Education Program.
Offered: Spring, odd years.
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EDU 370 - Foreign Language Teaching Methods Semester Hours: 3
Focus on theories of foreign language learning. Students will master the skill of teaching languages and will also develop an understanding of how to foster the dispositions necessary for an effective learning environment.
Pre-requisites: admission to the Education Program, OR EDU 100 - Introduction to Education , junior standing, and consent of the Director of the Teacher Education Program.
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EDU 371 - Teaching Techniques for the Early Adolescence through Adolescence Level Semester Hours: 3
Through careful consideration of the role of the teacher in relation to the principles and practices of the secondary and middle schools, this course emphasizes the organization of the secondary and middle schools, including its programs, objectives, and planning as well as the selection and organization of learning experiences, and assessments, working with school personnel, promoting family and community involvement in the schools, career preparation and preparation of pupils for work. Classroom organization, management, and discipline will also be covered. Students will focus on the secondary/middle school methods in their major and minor subject areas.
Pre-requisites: EDU 100 - Introduction to Education , EDU 330 /PSY 330 - Human Growth and Development , junior standing, and consent of the Director of the Teacher Education Program, OR EDU 330 /PSY 330 - Human Growth and Development and admission to the Education Program.
Offered: Fall, even years.
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EDU 373 - Field Experience in Education Semester Hours: 3
For field experience in education, students are individually placed in area elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. Each student spends more than 125 hours in a local school classroom as a teacher’s assistant, under the direct supervision of full-time teachers as well as Lakeland faculty. A clinical reading experience is a major component of this course.
Pre-requisites: admission to the Education Program, OR EDU 100 - Introduction to Education , junior standing, and consent of the Director of the Teacher Education Program.
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EDU 374 - Field Experience in Music Education Semester Hours: 3
This course is designed to provide the student with a meaningful experience in the field of music education. The student should be able to assess his/her learned skills and potential for success in teaching.
Pre-requisites: admission to the Education Program, OR EDU 100 - Introduction to Education , junior standing, and consent of the Director of the Teacher Education Program.
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EDU 375 - Field Experience in Psychology for Education Majors (1 semester hour) Semester Hours: 1
A practicum in which students work in a school district setting under the supervision of a school psychologist. The student will spend 35 hours observing and working in such areas as M-team and building consultation team meetings, child find screening, work with exceptional education students, testing, kindergarten screening, meetings with psychologists, and other duties that accompany the responsibilities of a school psychologist.
Pre-requisites: junior standing or above, completion of a minor in psychology and admission to the Education Program.
Offered: as needed.
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EDU 379 - Early Childhood Teaching Techniques Semester Hours: 3
Content, methodology, and research related to early childhood and kindergarten education. Curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation in all subject areas will be covered. Other topics include classroom organization and management, current issues, multicultural teaching, understanding individual differences, and professionalism. There is a field experience component in this course.
Pre-requisites: admission to the Education Program, OR EDU 100 - Introduction to Education , junior standing, and consent of the Director of the Teacher Education Program.
Offered: Fall, even years.
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EDU 382 - Reading Teaching Techniques Semester Hours: 3
The interactive nature of reading and reading instruction, developmental stages of reading, reading strategies, and effective instructional techniques, including phonics are covered. Students learn to design, implement, and evaluate effective reading programs to meet a wide range of student needs for early childhood, elementary, and middle school students. Participants are expected to apply theory and research to classroom practice through a clinical experience in reading with a one-on-one tutoring experience of at least five (5) hours.
Pre-requisites: admission to the Education Program, OR EDU 100 - Introduction to Education , junior standing, and consent of the Director of the Teacher Education Program.
Offered: Fall, even years.
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EDU 432 - Survey of the Exceptional Person Semester Hours: 3
A survey of developmental disorders and disabilities as they affect parents and families, students, and teachers of exceptional children. Emphasis on acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and evaluate children and youth with exceptional educational and psychological needs and talents while gaining familiarity with methods of assessing the biosocial, cognitive, psychological, emotional, and social process. Relates educational and psychological methods and approaches in special education to the most effective educational practices at the preschool, elementary, and secondary levels.
Pre-requisites: EDU 330 / PSY 330 - Human Growth and Development and junior standing.
Offered: Spring.
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EDU 435 - Secondary School Choral Teaching Methods Semester Hours: 3
This course serves as an introduction to the philosophies, techniques, methods, and materials of teaching choral music in schools.
Pre-requisites: admission to the Education Program, OR EDU 100 - Introduction to Education , junior standing, and consent of the Director of the Teacher Education Program.
Offered: occasionally.
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EDU 436 - Secondary Instrumental Teaching Methods Semester Hours: 3
Emphasis on methods and materials for developing comprehensive musicianship through the public school instrumentation program. Budget and administration of instrumental programs; preparation for public performances; and repertoire for beginning or advanced organizations, ensembles, and soloists.
Pre-requisites: admission to the Education Program, OR EDU 100 - Introduction to Education , junior standing, and consent of the Director of the Teacher Education Program.
Offered: occasionally.
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EDU 443 - General Music Teaching Methods Semester Hours: 3
This course is designed to provide students with the skills to teach classroom (general music) in grades K-12. Students will learn relevant philosophies of music education, formulate instructional objectives, establish assessment technique, and create unit and lesson plans.
Pre-requisites: admission to the Education Program, OR EDU 100 - Introduction to Education , junior standing, and consent of the Director of the Teacher Education Program.
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EDU 449 - Education Capstone Course (WI) Semester Hours: 3
(Writing-Intensive)
This course is designed to provide education students with the opportunity to draw upon the knowledge and skills attained through coursework and related experiences that have been integral to their previous educational preparation.
Pre-requisites: admission to the Education Program, GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research , and senior standing.
Offered: Spring.
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EDU 450 - Observation and Student Teaching for Early Childhood/Middle Childhood/Early Adolescence Level Teachers (12 semester hours) Semester Hours: 12
Students have an opportunity to teach classes under the supervision of both University faculty and a cooperating teacher from an area elementary/middle school. Student teaching is a full-day, full-semester experience (approximately 18 weeks of student teaching) which follows the semester calendar of the cooperating school. The classroom teaching experience is supplemented by required seminar sessions addressing the development of the professional portfolio.
Pre-requisites: Two semesters prior to registering for student teaching, a student must have a cumulative overall GPA of 3.0, have been accepted into the Education Program, and have received consent of the Director of the Teacher Education Program. Completion of the Early Childhood/Middle Childhood/Early Adolescence Professional Sequence, completion of academic major and minor areas, a passing score on the relevant Praxis II content test(s), and completion of the application process for student teaching must be accomplished prior to the student teaching semester. Must be taken concurrently with EDU 470 - Seminar, Observation and Student Teaching (2 semester hours) .
Offered: Fall and Spring.
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EDU 455 - Observation and Student Teaching in Music Education (12 semester hours) Semester Hours: 12
Students have an opportunity to teach classes under the supervision of both University faculty and a cooperating teacher from an area school. Music Education majors will student teach in all areas of their certification. Students with multiple certification may elect to student teach for two semesters. Student teaching is a full-day, full-semester experience, which follows the semester calendar of the cooperating school.
Pre-requisites: The semester prior to student teaching, a student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above, have been accepted into the Education Program, and have received consent of the Director of the Teacher Education Program and the Dean of the School of Humanities and Arts. Completion of the Education and Music Education Professional Sequence required for the certification area, completion of the application process for student teaching, a passing score on the relevant Praxis II content test(s), and successful completion of the piano proficiency exam must be accomplished prior to the student teaching semester. Must be taken concurrently with EDU 470 - Seminar, Observation and Student Teaching (2 semester hours) .
Offered: Fall and Spring.
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EDU 460 - Observation and Student Teaching for Early Adolescence through Adolescence Teachers (12 semester hours) Semester Hours: 12
An opportunity for students to teach classes under the observation and supervision of a University faculty supervisor and cooperating teacher from an area school. Students must teach in both major and minor areas or in both double-major areas to qualify for a teaching license in all areas where they have completed Lakeland curriculum requirements. Student teaching is a full-day, full-semester experience (approximately 18 weeks of student teaching) which follows the semester calendar of the cooperating school. The classroom teaching experience is supplemented by required seminar sessions addressing the development of the professional portfolio.
Pre-requisites: Two semesters prior to registering for student teaching, a student must have a cumulative overall GPA of 3.0, have been accepted into the Education Program, and have received consent of the Director of the Teacher Education Program. Completion of EDU 371 - Teaching Techniques for the Early Adolescence through Adolescence Level , completion of the Early Adolescence through Adolescence level Professional Sequence, completion of academic major and minor areas, a passing score on the relevant Praxis II content test(s), and completion of the application process for student teaching must be accomplished prior to the student teacher semester. Must be taken concurrently with EDU 470 .
Offered: Fall and Spring.
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EDU 480 - Special Topics in Education (1-4 semester hours) Semester Hours: 1-4
Pre-requisites: junior standing and admission to the Education Program.
Offered: occasionally.
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EDU 490 - Independent Study in Education Semester Hours: 3
Pre-requisites: junior standing and admission to the Education Program.
Offered: as needed.
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ENG 123 - London Theater Trip (SA) Semester Hours: 3
(Study Abroad)
A focused study of live theater in Great Britain. This travel course concentrates on productions in Stratford-upon-Avon and London. In addition, readings, lectures, and travel to important historical locales of England, including Bath and Stonehenge, are included.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: occasionally.
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ENG 190 - Approaching Literature Semester Hours: 3
Stories are how we make sense of the world. They structure our art, but also our politics, our society, and our sense of self. This course is an introduction to the various ways that stories and texts organize our understanding of things, often by using the tools of language, narrative, and perspective. Each section of this course will analyze a single type or genre of story (e.g., myths, science fiction, tragedy, autobiography) and introduce students to the tools they need to analyze and interpret how these texts work, as well as how they influence us as readers.
Pre-requisites: GEN 100 - College Writing Workshop and GEN 101 - Reading Workshop .
Offered: Fall and Spring.
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ENG 200 - Exploring World Literature Semester Hours: 3
Selected masterpieces of literature from both the Western and non-Western traditions, excluding Anglo-American literature. Writers studied may include Homer, Molière, Kafka, Ibsen, and García Márquez.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: Fall or Spring.
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ENG 210 - Introduction to Composition Studies Semester Hours: 3
Explores major theories and practices of composition, including cognitive, rhetorical, and social perspectives. We examine current approaches to writing research, noting their implications for teaching and learning, the writing process, and models of literacy development.
Pre-requisites: GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing .
Offered: Spring.
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ENG 225 - Multicultural American Literature Semester Hours: 3
Explores the contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and other cultural groups to the American literary tradition. The course also investigates how these writers challenge and inform our understanding of “culture” itself.
Pre-requisites: GEN 100 - College Writing Workshop and GEN 101 - Reading Workshop .
Offered: Fall, even years.
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ENG 230 - Young Adult Literature Semester Hours: 3
The study of the history and major genres of young adult literature, including the field’s central themes and topics. Also, the course explores critical issues in the world of young adult literature and teaching strategies.
Pre-requisites: Admission to the Education Program, or instructor consent for non-Education majors.
Offered: occasionally.
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ENG 250 - Introduction to Women’s Literature Semester Hours: 3
Examines women’s writing from 1800 to the present. Focuses on representations of women in literature, challenges faced by women writers, and the development of a women’s literary tradition. Emphasis on developing skills needed for literary analysis. Authors studied may include Austen, Dickinson, Chopin, Woolf, Rich, and Morrison.
Pre-requisites: GEN 100 - College Writing Workshop and GEN 101 - Reading Workshop .
Offered: occasionally.
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ENG 260 - The Art of Film Semester Hours: 3
Film is arguably the most powerful artistic medium of the last century, both as a vehicle for personal expression and a source of cultural impact. This class instructs students how to appreciate and understand this influential art form, introducing them to the language of filmmaking and film analysis. We explore the elements of film as an art form – from motion and sound to editing and narrative structure – and survey how these tools of visual storytelling have developed across the years or through different genres and traditions. Students will be required to engage in their own filmmaking activities as part of the analytical process. NOTE: Students will need access to a personal device that allows for digital filmmaking.
Pre-requisites: GEN 100 - College Writing Workshop and GEN 101 - Reading Workshop .
Offered: Spring, odd years.
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ENG 275 - The Art of Comics Semester Hours: 3
Comics are an art form—a medium for self-expression. The purpose of this class is to study that art form, to see how it works, and to put that knowledge into creative practice. By looking closely at more than 100 years of comics—from one-panel cartoons to award-winning graphic novels—we will analyze the basic structures, rules, and techniques of this powerful form of storytelling. Students will also learn about comic art by creating and analyzing their own cartoons and graphic narratives.
Pre-requisites: none.
Offered: occasionally.
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ENG 280 - Special Topics in Literature Semester Hours: 3
Exploration of a single topic, author, or theme in literature. Recent topics have included war literature, dramatic comedies, Native American women’s autobiographies, and Irish literature. Designed as an introductory course. May be taken more than once with different topics.
Pre-requisites: none.
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ENG 310 - British Literature: Renaissance and Restoration Semester Hours: 3
The culture and literature in Britain in a period of great economic and political upheaval as the society moved out of medievalism and into the modern world. Examines the work of writers such as Spenser, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Donne, Jonson, Webster, Herbert, Milton, and Restoration dramatists such as Congreve, Wycherley, and Etherege.
Pre-requisites: one 200-level English (ENG) course, junior standing, or consent.
Offered: occasionally.
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ENG 311 - Exploring Early British Literature Semester Hours: 3
Major writers and trends in British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the eighteenth century.
Pre-requisites: GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research ; as well as one 200-level English (ENG) or Writing (WRT) course, junior standing, or consent.
Offered: Fall, even years.
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ENG 312 - Exploring Later British Literature Semester Hours: 3
Examines writers and movements from Romanticism through the present.
Pre-requisites: GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research ; as well as one 200-level English (ENG) or Writing (WRT) course, junior standing, or consent.
Offered: Spring, odd years.
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ENG 315 - British Literature: The Ages of Reason and Romanticism Semester Hours: 3
Covering the years from 1700 to 1832 in English literature—the Neoclassical, Augustan, and Romantic periods. Authors include Pope, Swift, Johnson, Defoe, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Blake, Byron, Shelley, Keats, and Austen.
Pre-requisites: one 200-level English (ENG) course, junior standing, or consent.
Offered: occasionally.
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ENG 320 - Exploring American Literature Semester Hours: 3
Examines how the idea of “America” was created, challenged, and sustained through the literature of the country’s most influential texts and writers. This survey focuses on the country’s major authors and movements, as well as the persistent themes that link these artists into a national literary tradition, which continues to inform our culture today.
Pre-requisites: GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research ; as well as one 200-level English (ENG) or Writing (WRT) course, junior standing, or consent.
Offered: Fall, odd years.
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ENG 323 - Nineteenth-Century American Literature (WI) Semester Hours: 3
(Writing-Intensive)
Explores the era in which American writers declared their literary independence—the American Renaissance of 1835-1865. Highlights include Emerson, Melville, Hawthorne, Thoreau, Douglass, and Dickinson. The course examines how these writers and other artists conducted “experiments in American individualism” throughout this landmark century.
Pre-requisites: GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research ; as well as one 200-level English (ENG) course, junior standing, or consent.
Offered: occasionally.
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ENG 324 - Twentieth-Century American Literature (WI) Semester Hours: 3
(Writing-Intensive)
Studies the highpoints of American literary realism, modernism, and postmodernism. We explore how writers in these vital movements confront the ideals of America by examining concepts of “the real.” The course emphasizes literary argument, but also connects literature to parallel movements in philosophy, painting, popular culture, and the nation at large.
Pre-requisites: GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research ; as well as one 200-level English (ENG) course, junior standing, or consent.
Offered: occasionally.
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ENG 335 - British Literature: Victorian Period (WI) Semester Hours: 3
(Writing-Intensive)
Emphasis on the influence of medical, political, and educational changes on concepts of British identity and culture in the Victorian Period. Major Victorian writers such as Dickens, the Brontë sisters, the Brownings, Stevenson, Collins, Arnold, and Tennyson.
Pre-requisites: GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research ; as well as one 200-level English (ENG) course, junior standing, or consent.
Offered: occasionally.
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ENG 340 - Twentieth-Century British Literature (WI) Semester Hours: 3
(Writing-Intensive)
Focused study of critical, literary, and historical developments in the twentieth century, specifically the rise of literary modernism and the fall of the British Empire. Explores ways that events of the twentieth century challenge British notions of nation and complicate traditional themes and genres. Representative authors include Joyce, Woolf, Lawrence, Rhys, Yeats, and Beckett.
Pre-requisites: GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research ; as well as one 200-level English (ENG) course, junior standing, or consent.
Offered: occasionally.
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ENG 360 - Style and Syntax Semester Hours: 3
Students develop a framework for analyzing style and syntax in academic, literary, and professional writing. We consider clarity and form in a range of prose styles and explore the ethical implications of these styles with attention to ongoing debates about “plain language.”
Pre-requisites: GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research ; as well as one 200-level English (ENG) course, junior standing, or consent.
Offered: occasionally.
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ENG 365 - Writing Tutoring (Tutor Training) (0-1 semester hour) Semester Hours: 0-1
This course prepares students to work as writing tutors in the university’s academic resource center. We explore theories of learning, diagnostic tools, conventions of academic discourse, principles of writing pedagogy, and techniques of effective tutoring.
Pre-requisites: GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research .
Offered: Fall.
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ENG 370 - Shakespeare Semester Hours: 3
Shakespearean drama—representative comedies, histories, tragedies, and romances—within the cultural context of the 1590s and early 1600s. In addition to addressing such literary topics as genre, characterization, and theme, the instructor will approach the plays as scripts for performance. Films and attendance at a theatrical performance supplement the in-class discussion.
Pre-requisites: one 200-level English (ENG) course, junior standing, or consent.
Offered: Fall, odd years.
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ENG 380 - The English Language Semester Hours: 3
A general introduction to the field of linguistics, presenting a variety of topics from the history of the language to contemporary theories of grammar.
Pre-requisites: GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research .
Offered: Fall.
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ENG 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–English (1-12 semester hours) Semester Hours: 1-12
This course offers students the opportunity to immerse themselves in an intensive experiential learning experience during the academic semester. Such experiences may vary widely and may include paid or unpaid cooperative education work experiences or intensive research. Individual subject areas that offer the course may include a more specific course description related to the experience.
Pre-requisites: EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour) .
Co-requisites: EXP 300 - Experiential Learning Seminar (1 semester hour) (taken with the first two enrollments of EXP 390 /391 and/or XXX 390/391).
Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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ENG 400 - English Internship (1-6 semester hours) Semester Hours: 1-6
An internship in English is approved in advance by the student in consultation with the faculty advisor and the Cooperative Education & Career Readiness Office. Students are expected to participate in activities such as of options in tutoring, in-house work in professional writing and copyediting, off-campus placements in professional writing and marketing, etc.
Pre-requisites: none.
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ENG 420 - Single Author Seminar Semester Hours: 3
Students study one author in depth and conduct research on that author’s work. Students are expected to handle different critical approaches, express themselves orally in a seminar format, and evaluate a major writer in a literary-historical context.
Pre-requisites: one 200-level English (ENG) course, junior standing, or consent.
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