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Communications

COMM 1013. Introduction to Mass Communications (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A basic theory course encompassing the history and functions of mass media and the communication process.

COMM 1883. Communication History. (3.0) Credit semester hours. The course surveys the development of communication in human society. It traces the development of human communication by examining a variety of time periods, identify historical trends and concentrating on a variety of media forms: speech, writing, telegraphy, telephony, radio, television, and computer communication.

COMM 2113. Broadcast Writing I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Writing for television and radio with emphasis on acquiring the skills needed in gathering and producing information as news. Begins the practical application of basic principles of broadcast news writing through laboratory exercise.
Prerequisites: COMM 1013; ENGL 1123 and 1133.

COMM 2223. Broadcast Writing II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Focuses on the practical application
of broadcast news writing principles by producing air quality radio and television broadcast scripts in a laboratory setting.
Prerequisite: COMM 2113.

COMM 2313. News Writing and Reporting I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Fundamentals of news
writing for print. Identification of newsworthy data, methods of writing leads, and news and feature stories for publication.
Prerequisites: COMM 1013; and ENGL 1123 and 1133. ** (COMM 2311)

COMM 2423. Copy Editing and Production. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Journalistic desk work, evaluating news copy, making good news judgment, copy editing of local wire news, headline writing, and fundamentals of page layout.
Prerequisites: COMM 1013; ENGL 1123 and 1133. ** (COMM 2305)

COMM 2603. Photojournalism. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Fundamentals of photographic theory and practice as a medium of communication. Practical laboratory experience in cameras, lenses, shutters, lighting, exposure, and development.
Prerequisites: COMM 1013; or consent of instructor. ** (COMM 1317)

COMM 2813 Visual Communication. (3-0) Credit 3 Semester hours. A hands-on introduction to the principles and techniques of graphic design for print and digital media. This course offers a broad based approach to contemporary graphics. Graphic design, layout, illustration and typography are explored by the student through critical analysis and personal creation of print and Web-based. Prerequisites: COMM 1013.

COMM 3913. Communications Technology. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A study of electronic processes and applications in mass media. Emphasis on current and emerging technologies in telecommunications, radio/TV, journalism, satellite, cable, and Internet media.
Prerequisites: COMM 1013.

COMM 3003. Professional Internship I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. One semester spent in a professional setting in a communication medium. Direct supervision by media and faculty professionals. This will be on-campus unless by permission of the department head.
Prerequisites: prior completion of 18 hours of communications courses.

COMM 3103. Digital Video Production I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. An introductory level study of the current practices in digital video production utilizing a combination of digital hardware and software for content development and broadcast. Prerequisites: COMM 1013 and COMM 2113.

COMM 3113. Television Studio Production I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. An introductory level study of the current practices in television studio production utilizing a combination of digital hardware and software for content development and broadcast. Prerequisites: COMM 1013 and COMM 2113.

COMM 3203. Intercultural Communication. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. This course examines communication between individuals of different cultures and subcultures and explores practical guidelines for mitigating miscommunication across cultures. Prerequisites: SPCH 1003..

COMM 3213. Media Management. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Focuses on management and its relationship to successful operation of newspapers, television and radio stations. Covers the functions of advertising and public relations in relation to media.
Prerequisites: COMM 1013, 1103 and COMM 2113, 2223 or COMM 2313, 2423.

COMM 3303. Computer-Mediated Communication. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. This course is an overview of practical and scholarly approaches to computer mediated communication (CMC) intended both for those with limited experiences with CMC and those who use CMC regularly. Prerequisites: SPCH 1003 and COMM 2813.

COMM 3423. Feature and Magazine Writing. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A study of techniques used for news gathering and writing for newspaper feature articles and magazines. A survey of freelance writing procedures. Prerequisite: COMM 1013 and COMM 2313.

COMM 3703. Media Criticism. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Media criticism considers the nature and forms of media, their effects on audiences and society, and literacy appropriate to their understanding and use. Prerequisites: COMM 1013.

COMM 3713. Communications Law and Ethnics. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Examining the idea of free speech as it has developed in the United States. Much of the class will be devoted to mass media law, including topics such as libel, invasion of privacy and obscenity. In addition to studying media law, students will examine and discuss ethical issues that involve the media. The objective is to develop an understanding of the First Amendment and the role it plays in American society. Prerequisite: COMM 1013.

COMM 3813. Principles of Advertising. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Growth, organization, and practices of the advertising industry. Consumer surveys, creative planning, and approaches to the development of advertising campaigns. Basic copywriting and production in the mass media. Portfolio project required.
Prerequisite: COMM 1013.

COMM 3823. Principles of Public Relations. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Introduction to the field of public relations practice and dynamics of process. Analysis and application of public relations techniques used by various organizations.
Prerequisites: six hours of English; COMM 1013.

COMM 4003. Professional Internship II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Second semester spent in a professional setting in a communication medium. Direct supervision by media and faculty professionals. This internship will be off-campus unless by permission of department head. Prerequisite: COMM 3003.

COMM 4013. Communication Theory. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. This course takes a close, critical look at some of the most important contemporary theories of human communication, emphasizing their practical implications for society and our everyday lives. Prerequisites: COMM 1013, and Senior standing.

COMM 4103. Digital Video Production II (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. An advanced study of the current practices and trends in digital video production using a combination of industry standard digital hardware and non-linear editing software for content development, manipulation, and effects. Prerequisites: COMM 3103.

COMM 4113. Television Studio Productions II (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. An advanced study of specialized formats in television studio production utilizing a combination of digital hardware and software for content development and broadcasting. Prerequisite: COMM 3113.

COMM 4303. Broadcast Performance. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Theory of good broadcast performance and development of personality, voice, and appearance. Laboratory experiences before camera and microphone include news readings, public affairs interviews, public service announcements, and
commercial readings. Prerequisites: COMM 1013, and SPCH 1003.

COMM 4313. News Writing and Reporting II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Advanced news writing and reporting with emphasis on actual coverage of events on a local basis. Practical experiences and advanced theory in various news situations. Prerequisites: COMM 1013, and 2313.

COMM 4913.  Search Engine Optimization. (3-0) Credit 3 semester  hours. This coure addresses important aspects of Web site promotion. Students will examine Web sites and learn how search engines interact with them. In class exercises and projects provide hands-on experience in Web site promotion. 
Prerequisite: COMM 1013.

COMM 4923.  Communication Research. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours.  Universal research process from defining ideas and problems to reporting results.  Causal inference and relative strengths of various research designs. Fundamentals and specific applications of most common data-gathering and measurement techniques in communications research: experimental, survey, content analysis, historical and qualitative. Prerequisites: COMM 1013, and senior standing.

COMM 4993. Independent Study. (0-0) Credit 1, 2, or 3 semester hours, readings, research, and/or field work on selected topics. Prerequisite: Consent of department head.

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English

ENGL 1123. Freshman Composition I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Development of writing skills and critical reading: writing essays for a variety of purposes, development of style in paragraphs and full-length themes and introduction to argumentation and critical analysis. Prerequisite: unconditional admission to the university or satisfactory completion of ENGL 0112 or 0101. 

ENGL 1133. Freshman Composition II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A continuation of ENGL 1123 with emphasis on critical thinking, research, documentation techniques and literary and rhetorical
analysis. Prerequisite: ENGL 1123.

ENGL 1143. Technical Writing. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Application of principles of composition and rhetoric to genres of scientific and technical writing including proposals, formal reports, presentations, business and scientific correspondence, manuals, technical articles and reports. Students will undertake a full-scale project through proposal and research with formal oral and written presentations of a documented technical project from the student's major field of study.

ENGL 2143. Advanced Composition. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Study and practice of advanced academic reading and writing through cultural studies, research projects, and critical, rhetorical, and literary
analysis. Prerequisites: ENGL 1133 or ENGL 1143.

ENGL 2153. Introduction to Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Introductory study of the form, structure, and content of literary genres; interpretation and analytical thinking and intensive writing about literature. Prerequisites: ENGL 1123 and 1133.

ENGL 2253. Adolescent Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. This course provides a theoretical base for analyzing the content and structure of popular and classical adolescent literature. It emphasizes content, imaginative structures, cultural issues, and the influence of various adolescent texts on other literary forms and on literary history. Prerequisites: ENGL 1123 and ENGL 1133.

ENGL 2293. Introduction to Latin American Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Critical examination of the development of Latin American literature from its inception to the present, emphasizing historical and cultural contexts, and literary analysis. ENGL 1133 OR ENGL 1143.

ENGL 2263. English Literature to 1800. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Critical examination of poetry prose, and drama from the Anglo-Saxon to the Neoclassical period, emphasizing their historical and cultural contexts. Prerequisites: ENGL 1133 OR ENGL 1143.

ENGL 2273. English Literature; 1800 to Present. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Critical examination of poetry, prose, and drama from the neoclassical period to the present, emphasizing their historical and cultural contexts. Prerequisites: ENGL 1133 OR ENGL 1143.

ENGL 2303. Introduction to Film: (2-1) Credit 3 semester hours. Introducing students to the terminology, concepts, history, and criticism of film, this course enables students to critically examine film as a text within its social, cultural, and historical contexts. Prerequisites: ENGL 1123.

ENGL 2313. Introduction to Creative Writing. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Introductory course in the three fundamental creative forms: poetry, prose fiction, and drama. Prerequisite: ENGL 1133.

ENGL 2333. Studies in Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Study of prose or verse in an area
unified by period, theme, language source, or nation of origin, consisting of multiple genres. This
course introduces students to studies in such areas as genre, literary movements, gender, and
ethnic literatures. Prerequisite: ENGL 1133.

 ENGL 2383 Survey of World Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A survey of representative
 works and translations of major authors and texts, from the earliest literature to the present, and
 from various world cultures. Prerequisite: ENGL 1133.

 ENGL 3043. Professional Writing for Electronic Media. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Application
 of principles of effective professional writing to the planning, production, and evaluation of
 electronic media, emphasizing writing that employs new forms of electronic communication such
 as electronic mail, web pages, and other dynamic interactive modes. Prerequisite: ENGL 1143.

ENGL 3053. Survey of African-American Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Critical examination of selected oral and written poetry, prose, and drama dealing with the African American experience from the colonial period to the present, emphasizing historical and cultural context and literary analysis. Prerequisites: ENGL 1133 or ENGL 1143.

ENGL 3063. Studies in African-American Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Comprehensive
critical examination of the works of a single writer, group of writers, literary genre, significant period
or periods, emphasizing historical and cultural context and literary analysis.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1133 or ENGL 1143.

ENGL 3153. Literary Theory and Criticism. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A study of theoretical texts and the critical methods essential to textual analysis. The course will emphasize applications of literary theory and criticism in the interpretation of poetry, fiction, and drama. Prerequisites: ENGL 1123, ENGL 1133, AND ENGL 2153.

ENGL 3213. History of the English Language. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Survey of phonological, grammatical, and lexical development of the English language from its proto-Germanic roots to its present form, emphasizing cultural, structural, literary, and socio-political aspects.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1133 or ENGL 1143.

ENGL 3223. Advanced Grammar. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Study of morphology, syntax, and semantics of the English language, conventional grammatical terminology, inflectional forms, grammatical classifications, and structural patterns. Prerequisites: ENGL 1123 and 1133

ENGL 3233. American Literature: Colonial to 1865. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Critical examination
of writers from the colonial period, early republic and romantic periods, up to realism and modernity, emphasizing historical and cultural context and literary analysis.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1133 OR ENGL 1143.

ENGL 3243. American Literature 1865 to Present. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Literature of the United States from 1865 to the present, with emphasis upon the unique character of the American experience portrayed by the major writers of the period. Prerequisites: ENGL 2153.

ENGL 3273. The Romantic Movement. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Critical examination of prose, poetry and dramatic works from the romantic era, including their historical, cultural, and literary contexts. Prerequisites: Engl 1133 or 1143.

ENGL 3283. Victorian Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Critical examination of prose, poetry
and dramatic works from the Vuctrian era, including their historical, cultural, and literary contexts.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1122 or 1143.

ENGL 3313. Creative Writing and Poetry. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Introductory course in a variety of verse forms and styles, from haiku to completion of sonnets to song lyrics to free verse.
Prerequsites: ENGL 2313 or permission of instructor.

ENGL 3323. Creative Writing: Prose. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Introductory course in prose fiction, focusing on constructing plots, characters, dialogue, and narrative point view. Prerequisites: ENGL 2313 or permission of instructor.

ENGL 3333. Creative Writing Drama. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Course in long and short dramatic forms, focusing on play-plotting, character development, and dialogue. Prerequisites: ENGL 2313 or permission of instructor.

ENGL 4213. Eighteenth-Century Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Period course in the poetry and prose of the neoclassical period and the pre-romantics. Prerequisites: ENGL 1123, 1133, and 2153.

ENGL 4223. Shakespeare. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Critical examination of Shakespeare's representative comedies, histories, and tragedies, emphasizing a study of their historical, cultural, and literary contexts. Course may include his non-dramatic works. Prerequisite: ENGL 1133 or ENGL 1143
and ENGL 2153 or equivalent.

ENGL 4233. Medieval Literature (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Critical examination of Anglo Saxon
and Medieval (700-1500 A.D.) through intensive reading of Old English heroic, elegiac, and religious
poetry and middle english romance, allegory, lyric, and drama, including Chaucer.
Prerequisite: ENGL 2153 or equivalent..

ENGL 4243. Studies in the Novel. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Comprehensive critical examination of
the works of single novelist, a group of novelists, significant period, or selected theme with an emphasis
on the historical, cultural, and literary contexts of the time. Prerequisites: ENGL 1133 or ENGL 1143
and ENGL 2153 or equivalent.

ENGL 4313. Advance Poetry Writing and Poetics. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Modernist and postmodem poetics, analysis of examples of poetry from contemporary schools and the writing of a long poem or series of short poems from these perspectives. Prerequisite: ENGL 3313.

ENGL 4323. Advanced Fiction Writing and Theories of Narrative. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. The reading of fiction and short stories, theories of fiction, focusing on students own experimental writing of prose fiction. Prerequisite: ENGL 3323.

ENGL 4333 Film/Script Writing. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Course focuses on analysis and writing methods in comedy and the detective film. Prerequisites: ENGL 3333 or permission of instructor.

ENGL 4433 Special Topics in English. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Seminar offers a critical examination of a topic within the instructor's field of specialization. Emphasis on scholarly analysis and research allows students to demonstrate the capacity to bring information, skills, and ideas acquired from the English major and various curricula to bear on a major project. May be repeated once for credit when the topic varies. Prerequisite: One 3000-level course or above.

ENGL 4993. Independent Study. (0-0) Credit 1, 2, or 3 semester hours. Readings, research, and/or field work on selected topics. Prerequisite: consent of department head. 

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Spanish

SPAN 1013. Elementary Spanish I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Practice in listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Spanish to acquire elementary vocabulary and structures and a general knowledge of Hispanic culture. ** (SPAN 1411)

SPAN 1023. Elementary Spanish II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Continuation of acquisition of language skills and culture introduced in Elementary Spanish I.
Prerequisite: SPAN 1013. ** (SPAN 1412)

SPAN 2013. Intermediate Spanish I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Continuation of acquisition of language skills and culture presented in Elementary Spanish I and II. Prerequisite: SPAN 1023. ** (SPAN 2311)

SPAN 2023. Intermediate Spanish II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Continuation of acquisition of language skills and culture on an intermediate level with emphasis on reading and discussion, grammar review, and use of idioms. Prerequisite: SPAN 2013. ** (SPAN 2312) 

SPAN 3023. Survey of Spanish Literature I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Representative selections and masterpieces of the literature of Spain from Poema del Cid to the eighteenth century.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2023 and permission of the instructor.

SPAN 3033. Survey of Spanish Literature II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Representative selections and masterpieces of the literature of Spain from 1700 to the Generation of 1898.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2023 and permission of the instructor.

SPAN 3063. Spanish-American Literature I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A survey of Spanish-American literature from the period of discovery and exploration through the Modernista movement.
Prerequisites 2023 and permission of the instructor.

SPAN 3093. Hispanic Civilization and Culture I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Main currents of the intellectual, political, and economic history of Spain. Prerequisite: SPAN 2023.

SPAN 3203. Spanish Conversation. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Practice in oral composition. Guided conversation involving the vocabulary of everyday situations. Prerequisite: SPAN 2023.

SPAN 3213. Spanish Composition. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Practice in written composition. Salient principles of grammar and syntax in written work. Prerequisite: SPAN 2023.

SPAN 3303. Introduction to Hispanic American Film. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. This course is an introduction to the terminology, concepts, and criticism of film. It enables students to examine film within its social, cultural, and historical contexts with an emphasis on the ways filmmakers use of angles, lenses, sound, lighting, color, and editing. Prerequisite: SPAN 2023

SPAN 4003. Hispanic Civilization and Culture II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Main currents of the intellectual, political, and economic history of Mexico in particular and of Latin America in general.
Prerequisite: SPAN 2023.

SPAN 4043. Spanish Phonetics. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A practical study of the principal constituents of Spanish pronunciation, articulation, and accentuation.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2023, 3203 and 3213 or permission of course instructor.

SPAN 4063. Spanish Applied Linguistics. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Practical study of the application of linguistics to the teaching of Spanish phonology, morphology, syntax, vocabulary, literature, and culture.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2023, 3203 and 3213 or permission of course instructor.

SPAN 4993. Independent Study. (0-0) Credit 1, 2, or 3 semester hours. Readings, research, and/or field work on selected topics. Prerequisite: consent of department head.

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Speech

SPCH 1001. Forensics Practicum. (0-1) Credit 1 semester hour. A practice course for students participating in the university forensics program of intra/intercollegiate speech contest activities. May be taken for one hour credit per semester for a total of three hours.

SPCH 1003. Fundamentals of Speech Communication. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Focuses on the principles of oral communication; practical applications and theoretical formulations are achieved through preparation, delivery, and evaluation of informative, persuasive, and celebratory speeches.

SPCH 2013. Voice and Diction. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. An analysis of the scientific aspects of oral communication: anatomy and physiology of the mechanisms of respiration, phonation, resonance, and articulation. Includes coverage of the International Phonetic Alphabet and an analysis of vowels and consonants and standards of pronunciation. Prerequisite: SPCH 1003.

SPCH 2103. Interpersonal Communication. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A study of human symbolic behavior and its effects on people. Emphasizes practical and theoretical implications of face-to-face interaction in social, business, and professional settings. Prerequisite: SPCH 1003.

SPCH 2113. Argumentation and Debate. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. An intensive study of the advocacy system with special emphasis on issues identification, use of evidence, and logical proof: extensive practice in argumentative speaking using current CEDA, NDT, and UIL debate topics.
Prerequisite: SPCH 1003.

SPCH 2223. Small Group Communication. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Emphasizes the role of oral communication in the dynamics of small group behavior. Group presentations focus on fact-finding, information-sharing, and problem-solving/decision-making processes. Prerequisite: SPCH 1003.

SPCH 3013. Gender Communication. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. This course introduces students to contemporary communication theory and research on the interconnections between gender and communication. Prerequisite: SPCH 2103.

SPCH 3113. Nonveral Communication. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. This course covers basic nonverbal communication theories and research. Prerequisite: SPCH 2103.

SPCH 3223. Persuasion. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A study of the nature, necessity, and ethics of persuasion. Study of the organization and adaptation of persuasive techniques to achieve personal and public goals, and extensive practice in the construction and presentation of persuasive speeches.
Prerequisites: SPCH 1003 and six semester hours of English.

SPCH 3503. Contemporary Public Address. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. This course involves a critical evaluation fo presidential campaigns from 1960 to present. It examines the theory and practice of selected topics in communications related to public campaigns and persuasive efforts as well as American presidency reliance on public persuasion to lead public opinion. More specifically, it will analyze inaugurals, crises, scandals, and war messages. Prerequisite: SPCH 2103.

SPCH 3513. Rhetoric in Social Movement. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. The course evaluates the philosophical, social and cultural foundations of rhetorical theory and practices found in different social movements. It  looks at the ways in which social groups and persuasive efforts shape public opinion. This course emphasizes the way in which language symbols, writing and activities are used as device of oppression and liberation. Prerequisite: SPCH 2103.

SPCH 3523. Communication and Conflict Management. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. This course evaluates how organizations manage conflict and change in the environment. It examines the pragmatic approaches used to design and implement strategic change in organizations, A theoretical and case study approach is presented for students to understand the communication strategies used to manage organizational crises. Prerequisite: SPCH 2103.

SPCH 4013. Business and Professional Speaking. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Presents issues and methods of communication training appropriate to business and the professions. Participants assess methods of training and apply them to presentational speaking.
Prerequisites: SPCH 1003 and six semester hours of English.

SPCH 4123. Organizational Communication. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. An advanced course in management of human resources through communication skills in interviewing, briefing, consulting, and decision-making; focuses on analyzing and evaluating patterns of communication within social, cultural, industrial, and academic organizations.
Prerequisites: SPCH 1003 and six semester hours of English.

SPCH 4923. Rhetorical Criticism. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. This course involves the study of important decisions in rhetorical criticism with the emphasis on the analysis of standards and methods of evaluation. Prerequisite: SPCH 2103 and senior standing.

** Transfer equivalent from Texas Community/Junior Colleges.

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Graduate English

ENGL 5053. Studies in Teaching English. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Special problems, critical study and evaluation of methods of teaching English at secondary level.
Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program/12 semester hours of English at 3000 level or above and one year of teaching experience.

ENGL 5113. Linguistics and Grammar. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Nature of modern linguistic science and its approach to phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics; structural, generative-transformational grammar in the linguistic context.
Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.

ENGL 5123. Research Methods. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Principles of literary theory and research technique. Pre-thesis research practice. Prerequisite:12 hours of graduate study.

ENGL 5133. Seminar in Thesis Writing. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Application of research skills to thorough development of thesis on topic approved by advisor.
Prerequisite: Candidacy for graduate degree.

ENGL 5213. A Study of the Short Story. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. The history, art, and techniques of the short story with emphasis on the American short story.
Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.

ENGL 5243. Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Analysis of Shakespeare's texts within the dramatic tradition of comedy, tragedy, history, and romance. Course  will also consider authors such as Marlowe, Sidney, and Spenser.
Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.

ENGL 5263. Seminar in Masterpieces of Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Study and analysis of form, language, and style of masterpieces of world literature. Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.

ENGL 5273. Chaucer 7 Medieval Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Detailed study of selected works of Chaucer and medieval literature.
Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.

ENGL 5313. Literary Theory Criticism. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Survey of critical theories of literature from Plato and Aristotle to the present. Prerequisite: 9 hours of graduate study.

ENGL 5323. Introduction to Creative Writing. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Introductory course in a variety of genres including poetry, fiction, and drama. Literary models will be used throughout. Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.

ENGL 5333. Film/Scriptwriting. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Discussion of theories of comedy, comic character and structure. May focus on classic film comedies. Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.

ENGL 5343. Genres in Creative Writing. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Study of works of established writers. Workshop focus on one of the following: poetry writing, fiction writing, drama writing. Prerequisite: Acceptance to the graduate study or the teacher certification program.

ENGL 5403. African-American Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Study of  major writers, genres, and themes of the African-American literary canon. Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.

ENGL 5433. Twentieth Century American Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Studies in technique, history, and cultural context of works of Twentieth century. May emphasize poetry, drama, or fiction. Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.

ENGL 5633. Principles of Technical Writing (Required). (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Defines specific genres and aims of technical writing. Focuses on the formative and persuasive principles underlying successful documents in printed an electronic versions. Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.

ENGL 5993. Independent Study. (0-3) Credit 3 semester hours. Readings, research, and/or field work on selected topics. Prerequisite: Consent of department head and instructor.

COMM 5203. Introduction to Web Design. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Fundamentals of website development, including html, web-building software applications, multilevel site planning and construction, basic interactivity (VIA Java script and CGI). information organization, web site management, and the delivery of basic multimedia content. Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or the teacher certification program.

COMM 5323. Desktop Publishing. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. This course introduces students to the most popular graphics, and page layout programs for electronic publishing (Photoshop, & InDesign) Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.

COMM 5413. Multimedia Authoring. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Students learn to create and publish multimedia productions for various formats including DVD/CD and the Web. Hands-on activities using Director and DVD Pro. Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.