Graduate Catalog - University of Central Oklahoma

University of Central Oklahoma
Graduate Catalog, 2012 - 2013
Graduate Course Descriptions
ENG 5723 - Composition Pedagogies
This class examines practical strategies for helping students improve
their composition skills by exploring established and emerging
pedagogies.
ENG 5733 - TESL Pedagogy
Future teachers of English as a second language (TESL) examine
how creativity and research canhelp develop effective games and
simulations forpedagogical purposes. First, students investigate
methodologies for creating language games and simulations for
the classroom. Second, they develop that knowledge into computer
assisted language exercises. Finally, students will present their research
and scholarly projects in a class symposium. Prerequisite(s):
Graduate standing.
ENG 5743 - Pre-Shakespearean Literature
Pre-Shakespearean Literature analyzes traditional English texts from
the point of view of the creativity of character and their relation to
narrative. This course offers an intensive study of different literary
forms and their effects on the reader.
ENG 5753 - Issues In Rhetoric
This course offers an intensive study of a specific topic within the
canon of rhetoric. Content will vary within the limits of the discipline.
ENG 5763 - American Literature 1800-1865
This course is a comprehensive study of the “flowering of American
literature” from the beginning of the 19th century to the close of the
Civil War. Special consideration is given to many important forms
other than novel, such as poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction prose.
ENG 5773 - American Literature 1865-1900
This course is a comprehensive study of American literature from the
close of the Civil War to the beginning of the 20th century. Special
consideration is given to many important forms other than the novel,
particularly the short fiction of the writers of regionalism, realism and
naturalism.
ENG 5783 - Composition Theory & Research
This course provides an in-depth study of the scope of composition
theory, the methods of composition research, and the work of
individual theorists.
ENG 5793 - Character & Culture - 18th Cen
Character and Culture in the Eighteenth Century examines representative
texts in eighteenth-century English literature that show
how human identity was conceived and presented through various
literary structures, with special emphasis on the novel and the drama.
The growth of the reading public and the rise of the middle class,
the invention of biographical writing, the exploration of friendships
between men and women, and the dialectic between the individual
and society are key issues to be covered in this course.
ENG 5803 - 20th-Cent Spanish Lit in Trans
Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature in Translation examines
twentieth-century works (translated from Spanish into English) by
such writers as Unamuno, Lorca, Jimenez, Borges, Mistral, Neruda,
Garcia Lorca, Paz, Allende, Anaya, and others. This course explores
the interchange of influences between the old world and the new.
ENG 5813 - American Indian Youth Lit
American Indian Youth Literature studies American Indian children
and adolescent literature from a variety of perspectives including
traditional educational texts, contemporary texts, and challenged/
contentious texts.
ENG 5823 - Ethnic American Literature
This one-semester course focuses on the literature of African-Americans,
Asian-Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, and
European Americans.
ENG 5833 - Cyberpunk Film and Literature
In this course, students will explore the visual and literary sub-genre
of cyberpunk science fiction. Students will define the genre according
to the themes of the invasion of the mind, the ontology of cyborgs,
and the paranoia of oppressive politics. Students will also assess
the value this genre has in postmodern world fiction. Prerequisite(s):
Graduate standing.
ENG 5843 - Teaching Secondary English
This course is methodology course which links educational philosophy
or theory to the formulation of units, behavioral objectives, and daily
lesson planning relative to teaching grammar, composition, literature
in the secondary schools. Prerequisite(s): Bachelor in Education or
admitted to a certification program with graduate standing.
ENG 5853 - Shakespeare Comedies
This one-semester course offers an in-depth study of six of Shakespeare’s
comedies. In addition to studying the secondary criticism,
students will correlate films and stage productions with their reading
of the primary texts.
ENG 5863 - Shakespeare’s History Plays
This course provides extensive research into the plays and background
of the early Kings of England through literary analysis.
ENG 5873 - American Indian Film
American Indian Film offers a critical survey of early and contemporary
American Indian films. Students will analyze diverse types
of American Indian cinematic contributions, including silent films,
documentaries, features, shorts, and animated films.
ENG 5883 - Asian American Literature
In this course, students will analyze and evaluate the contributions
that Asian Americans made to American literature. Students will
discuss the perceptions Euro- Americans have towards individual
Asian cultures due to historical events and how that affected the way
Asian Americans were treated and how they recorded this treatment
in the literature. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
ENG 5891 - Comprehensive Examination
This course, taken during the student’s last semester in the program,
will prepare the student for and will assist the student in successfully
completing the Comprehensive Examination.
ENG 5900 - Practicum In English
Credit will vary from 1 to 4 hours. Subject matter will vary within the
department’s field of study.
ENG 5910 - Seminar / Special Topics
Credit will vary from 1 to 4 hours. Directed intensive study on selected
problems or special topics.
ENG 5920 - Workshop in English
Credit will vary from 1 to 4 hours. Subject matter will vary within the
department’s field of study. Normally involves lecture, films, guest
speaker, etc. A grade of “P” or “F” is given.
ENG 5930 - Individual Study In English
Credit will vary from 1 to 4 hours. Directed intensive study on definite
problems or special subjects based on approved outlines or plans;
conferences, oral and written reports.
ENG 5940 - Field Study In English
Credit will vary from 1 to 9 hours. Subject matter will vary within the
department’s field of study.
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