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Course Descriptions374EngL 5593. The Afro-American Novel. (3 cr)Contextual readings of 19th-/20th-century blacknovelists, including Chesnut, Hurston, Wright,Baldwin, Petry, Morrison, and Reed.EngL 5597. Harlem Renaissance. (3 cr. §Afro 5597)Multidisciplinary review of Jazz Age’s HarlemRenaissance: literature, popular culture, visual arts,political journalism, major black/white figures.EngL 5602. Gender and the English Language . (3 cr.Prereq–Grad student or #)Introduction to features of English that are gendermarkedor gender-biased. Connections betweenlanguage theory and social structures, including classand ethnicity. Patterns of women’s/men’s speech inspecific social contexts. Gender and writing.Sociolinguistics and sexual orientation.EngL 5603. World Englishes. (3 cr. Prereq–Grad student or #)Historical background, psychosocial significance,and linguistic characteristics of diverging varieties ofEnglish spoken around world, especially inpostcolonial contexts (Caribbean, Africa, Asia).Development of local standards/vernaculars.Sociolinguistic methods of analysis.EngL 5605. Social Variation in American English. (3 cr.Prereq–Grad student or #)Description/analysis of English language variationfrom sociohistorical perspective in the United Statesand the Caribbean. Social history of voluntary/enforced migrations leading to development ofregional/rural dialects, pidgins, creoles, and urbanvarieties.EngL 5612. Old English I. (3 cr. §3612. Prereq–Gradstudent or #)Introduction to the language through A.D. 1150. Anglo-Saxon culture. Selected readings in prose/poetry.EngL 5613. Old English II. (3 cr. §3613. Prereq–[[3612 or5612], grad student] or #)Critical reading of texts, introduction to versification.Reading of Beowulf.EngL 5621. Modern Irish Language I. (4 cr. Prereq–Jr orsr or grad student or #)Grammatical structures of modern Irish dialect ofConnemara, Co. Galway. Development of oral/written language skills: vocabulary, manipulation ofgrammatical structures, speaking, listening, reading,writing. Modern Gaelic culture.EngL 5622. Modern Irish Language II. (5 cr. Prereq–5621or #)Grammatical structures of modern Irish dialect.Development of oral/written language skills:vocabulary, manipulation of grammatical structures,speaking, listening, reading, writing. Modern Gaelicculture.EngL 5630. Theories of Writing and Writing Instruction.(3 cr. Prereq–Grad student or #)Introduction to major theories that inform teaching ofwriting in college and upper-level high schoolcurriculums. Topics specified in Class Schedule.EngL 5690. Minnesota Writing Project: DirectedStudies. (1-3 cr [max 30 cr]. Prereq–#)Workshops. Theories of writing and writingpedagogy. Writing for publication. Research topics inapplied literacy.EngL 5711. Introduction to Editing. (4 cr. §5401)Editor-writer relationship, manuscript reading,author querying, rewriting, style. Some discussion ofcopy editing. Students develop editing skills byworking on varied writing samples.EngL 5712. Advanced Editing. (4 cr. §5402. Prereq–5401or 5711, ∆)Editing long text. Fiction, children’s literature,translations, indexes. Workshop/seminar.EngL 5742. Theories of Writing and Instruction. (3 cr.§5630. Prereq–Grad student or #)Introduction to major theories that inform teaching ofwriting in college and upper-level high schoolcurriculums. Topics specified in Class Schedule.EngL 5743. History of Rhetoric and Writing. (3 cr. §5631.Prereq–Grad student or #)Assumptions of classical/contemporary rhetoricaltheory, especially as they influence interdisciplinaryfield of composition studies.EngL 5790. Topics in Rhetoric, Composition, andLanguage. (3 cr. §5650. Prereq–Grad student or #)Topics specified in Class Schedule.EngL 5800. Practicum in the Teaching of English. (2 cr;S-N only. Prereq–Grad student or #)Discussion of and practice in recitation, lecture, smallgroups,tutoring, individual conferences, and evaluationof writing/reading. Emphasizes theory informingeffective course design/teaching for differentdisciplinary goals. Topics vary. See Class Schedule.EngL 5805. Writing for Publication. (3 cr. §8621. Prereq–Grad student in Engl or #)Conference presentations, book reviews, revision ofseminar papers for journal publication, andpreparation of a scholarly monograph. Style, goals,and politics of journal and university press editors/readers. Electronic publication. Professional concerns.EngL 5992. Directed Readings, Study, or Research.(1-15 cr [max 15 cr]. Prereq–#, ❏)Entomology (Ent)Department of EntomologyCollege of Agricultural, Food andEnvironmental SciencesEnt 3001. Insects and Insect Management. (1 cr.Prereq–Biol 1009 or equiv)Principal orders of insects/arachnids. Introduction tostructure, physiology, population dynamics, andmanagement. Lecture/lab. Meets in weeks 1-4.Ent 3005. Insect Biology. (3 cr)Survey of diversity/biology of insects. Insectbehavior (including social insects), pollination,herbivory, insects as disease vectors, beneficialinsects, insect population dynamics/ecology.Emphasizes insects’ role in agricultural, urban,natural systems. Lecture/lab. Required Saturday fieldtrip on second weekend of semester.Ent 4005. Economic Entomology. (3 cr; A-F only)Management of insect populations. Life histories.Habits/recognition of insect pests of field/vegetablecrops. Lecture/lab.Ent 4015. Ornamentals and Turf Entomolgy. (3 cr.Prereq–1xxx course in biol or hort or forest resources)Diagnosis and management of insect pests inlandscape plants. Emphasis on the principles ofbiological control, biorational pesticides, andintegrated pest management.Ent 4021. Honey Bees and Insect Societies. (3 cr.Prereq–Biol 1009 or #)Natural history, identification, and behavior of honeybees and other social insects. Evolution of socialbehavior, pheromones and communication,organization and division of labor, social parasitism.Lab with honey bee management and maintenance ofother social bees for pollination.Ent 4022. Honey Bee Management. (1 cr. Prereq–4021recommended, Biol 1009 or #)Field course for students interested in honey beemanagement and the conservation and maintenanceof other bee pollinators. Work with live bee coloniesand participate in field research problems related tohoney bee behavior and management.Ent 4096. Professional Experience Program:Internship. (1-3 cr; S-N only. Prereq–COAFES jr or sr, #,complete internship contract available in COAFES CareerServices before registering; UC only)Professional experience in entomology firms orgovernment agencies through supervised practicalexperience; evaluative reports and consultations withfaculty advisers and employers.Ent 4231. Insect Behavior. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq–Biol1009 or equiv or #; [3005 or EEB 3111] recommended)Diversity of behavior in insects. Modes ofperception, ways in which stimuli are translated intobehavior. Genetic basis of behavior. Behavioral traitswith Mendelian and more complex modes ofinheritance. Natural history of insect behavior.Emphasizes how evolution has shaped diversity ofbehaviors. Movement/dispersal, feeding, defense/escape, mating/reproduction, sociality. Case studies.Ent 4251. Forest and Shade Tree Entomology. (3 cr)Biology, ecology, population management of forest/shade tree insects. Emphasizes predisposing factors/integrated management. Lecture/lab. RequiredSaturday field trip on second weekend of semester.Ent 4281. Veterinary Entomology. (3 cr; A-F only)Biology/management of insects, mites, ticks that affectlivestock, poultry, companion animals. Emphasizesproblem identification/solving. Lecture, lab.Ent 5011. Insect Structure and Function. (4 cr; A-F only.Prereq–3005 or #)Comparative study of insect structures/functions fromevolutionary perspective. Introduction to physiologyof digestion, respiration, other organ systems.Ent 5021. Insect Taxonomy and Phylogeny. (4 cr.Prereq–3001 or equiv)Identification of families of adult insects; evolution andclassification of insects; techniques of collecting andcurating insects; principles of phylogeny reconstruction.Ent 5031. Insect Physiology. (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq–5011,biochem course or #)Essential processes of insects. Nerve and musclemechanisms, energy metabolism, respiration,nutrition and digestion, excretion, regulation andinteractions of processes, sensory mechanisms, andbehavior. Reproductive behavior, embryology, andpostembryonic development of insects.Ent 5041. Insect Ecology. (3 cr. Prereq–Biol 5041 or EBB5122 or #; offered fall 1998 and alt yrs)Synthetic analysis of the causes of insect diversityand of fluctuations in insect abundance. Focus onabiotic, biotic, and evolutionary mechanismsinfluencing insect populations and communities.Ent 5045. Insect Population Dynamics. (3 cr; A-F only.Prereq–3005 or #)Analytical/experimental approaches to study ofinsect abundance. Path/loop diagrams, time seriesanalyses. Life tables and demography. Single-/multiple-species models for population growth/interactions with competitors. Predators/pathogens intime/space.Ent 5051. Scientific Illustration of Insects. (3 cr)Traditional/computer-assisted techniques of scientificillustration. Emphasizes insects. Pencil, pen/ink,color (water color, acrylics, colored pencil). Vector/raster illustration using Adobe Illustrator and AdobePhotoshop. Digital photography, microscopy,photomontage, traditional/electronic publication.Ent 5081. Insects, Aquatic Habitats, and Pollution. (3 cr;A-F only. Prereq–[3005, Biol 3407, FW 2001, EEB 4601] or #)Effects of pollutants on biology. Ecology andcommunity structure of aquatic insects. Life-cycle,trophic guilds, community structure in lotic/lentichabitats. Organic pollution/eutrophication, heavymetal pollution, runoff/siltation, acidification,thermal pollution. Changes in aquatic insectcommunity structure according to original literaturesources for each class of pollutant. Biologicalmonitoring networks.Ent 5121. Applied Experimental Design. (4 cr. Prereq–Stat 5021 or equiv or #)Principles of sampling methodologies, experimentaldesign, and statistical analyses. Methods/proceduresin generating scientific hypotheses. Organizing,initiating, conducting, and analyzing scientificexperiments using experimental designs andstatistical procedures. Offered with Agro 5121.