USF TELEPHONE DIRECTORY - University of Sioux Falls

LAR 112 Western Heritages II The second semester of the
Traditions of the Western Heritage core sequence. While
dedicated to the same fundamental objectives and emphases as its
counterpart, Western Heritages II builds on the experiences of the
first semester through a study of more modern works and themes,
including inquiries into the Reformation, the Renaissance,
romanticism, nationalism, the civil rights movement, and
postmodernism. The writing component of Western Heritages II is
centered on each student's preparation of a research paper.
Supplemental assignments and activities outside of the traditional
classroom are required. Prerequisite: LAR 111. (4 s.h.)
ENG 200 Introduction to Literature An introduction to the study
and appreciation of fiction, poetry and drama. Discussion of the
methods and elements of the various genres. Practice in writing
critical analysis of literary works. Prerequisite: LAR 111. (3 s.h.)
ENG 220 World Literature: Major Authors A sampling of major
authors in world literature (excluding British and American writers),
with attention to the cultural context, the significant themes and
literary forms. Prerequisite: LAR 111. (3 s.h.)
ENG 221 British Literature: Major Authors A sampling of major
British authors, with attention to their historical contexts and their
predominant interests, themes, and literary forms. Prerequisite: LAR
111. (3 s.h.)
ENG 222 American Literature: Major Authors A sampling of
major American authors, with attention to their historical contexts
and their predominant interests, themes and literary forms.
Prerequisite: LAR 111. (3 s.h.)
ENG 240 Communication, Language and Grammar An
introduction to communication theory and the theory of language
description, and a review of grammar, drawing from the traditional,
structural and generative-transformational approaches. Prerequisite:
LAR 111. (3 s.h.)
ENG 300 Literature for Children and Adolescents A study of the
literature addressed specifically to children from preschool through
adolescence. Exploration of the diverse types of literature for
children and adolescents and discussion of the elements of the
various genres will be included. (3 s.h.)
ENG 311 Creative Writing A course designed to offer instruction
and practice in the writing of poetry, fiction, and drama. Students
will explore principles and elements from each genre through critical
reading and writing. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. (3 s.h.)
ENG 316 Studies in the Novel A study of the form and
development of the novel from its beginnings to the present day, with
attention to technique, theme and social context. Intensive reading of
eight to ten major novels from the British, American and other
cultural traditions. Prerequisite: ENG 200, 220, 221, or 222. (3 s.h.)
ENG 321 Shakespeare and the Early Renaissance A study of
selected plays of Shakespeare and the Elizabethan theater and a
general survey of the non-dramatic poetry and prose of the period.
Prerequisite: ENG 200, 220, 221, or 222. (3 s.h.)
ENG 337 The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century A study
of the prose, poetry, and drama of the period 1660-1800, including
the works of Behn, Dryden, Swift, Pope, Fielding, Johnson, Burney,
and others. Offered alternate years. Prerequisite: ENG 200, 220, 221,
or 222. (3 s.h.)
ENG 338 Modern British Literature A study of British literature
from 1900 to 1945, with emphasis on such major writers as Kipling,
Conrad, Wells, Lawrence,Yeats, Shaw, Forster, Joyce and Housman.
Offered alternate years. Prerequisite: ENG 200, 220, 221, or 222. (3
s.h.)
ENG 339 The English Romantics A survey of the major Romantic
writers in the context of their age, with emphasis on Blake, Austen,
Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, and the Shelleys. Offered alternate
years. Prerequisite: ENG 200, 220, 221, or 222. (3 s.h.)
ENG 340 Victorian Literature A survey of the major Victorian
writers in the context of their age with emphasis on Tennyson, the
Brownings, Arnold, the Rossettis, Hopkins, the Brontës, Dickens,
and Eliot. Offered alternate years. Prerequisite: ENG 200, 220, 221,
or 222. (3 s.h.)
ENG 341 Early American Literature A study of the writers of the
American Renaissance and their contemporaries. Genres and themes
important to the period will be studied in such writers as Emerson,
Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman, Twain and Dickinson.
Offered alternate years. Prerequisite: ENG 200, 220, 221, or 222. (3
s.h.)
ENG 343 Modern American Literature A study of the varied
literary production of the late 19th and 20th centuries in America:
novels of the realist and naturalist schools, the modern short story,
the local colorist writings and poetry before World War II. Offered
alternate years. Prerequisite: ENG 200, 220, 221, or 222. (3 s.h.)
ENG 347 Recent American and British Literature A study of
British and American literature since World War II. Emphasis on the
past decade and the contemporary scene. Prerequisite: ENG 200,
220, 221, or 222. (3 s.h.)
ENG 360 Advanced Composition Study and practice in the art of
writing expository prose. Working in a seminar setting, students
perfect their rhetorical skills by analyzing the essays of professional
writers, writing essays themselves, editing the papers of other class
members and participating in critiques of papers in class.
Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. (3 s.h.)
ENG 365 Other Voices An introduction to literature by and about
Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos,
and/or an introduction to writers previously excluded from the
traditional canon. Depending on the instructor, the course might also
be devoted to writers from Third World countries and/or former
colonial countries. The course explores issues of canonicity, identity,
and postcolonialism, and examines the writers’ unique social and
political perspective. Prerequisite: ENG 200, 220, 221, or 222. (3
s.h.)
ENG 370 Departmental Practicum in Teaching English
Supervised practice in skills associated with the teaching of English.
By observing and assisting university faculty in lower division
English courses, the student has the opportunity to develop
competencies in activities such as instructing in composition,
grammar and literature; developing, presenting and grading
exercises, tests and paragraph-to-paper-length writing assignments;
and tutoring individual students to remediate deficiencies.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior English Education major status and
invitation to participate. (3 s.h.)
ENG 395 Internship in Writing Practical experience in applying
the skills of effective expository writing in a vocational setting such
as a business or non-profit service organization. An off-campus
supervisor and a faculty internship coordinator direct and certify the
experience. Prerequisites: Junior or senior English major status and
consent of English faculty. (2-4 s.h.)
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