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English (ENG)

ENG 099. Creative Writing Common Time (). Fall, Spring. Restricted to, and required of, all creative writing majors and minors every semester. Successful completion of course requires attendance at scheduled one-hour common time each week. No prerequisites. Graded S/U.

ENG 100. ESL Academic Composition I (3). Fall or Spring. Develops intermediate skills in reading and writing academic American English. Emphasis is on sentence-level and paragraph-level writing. Placement is on the basis of proficiency examination. No more than three hours from English 100 or English 101 may be applied toward graduation.

ENG 101. ESL Academic Composition II (3). Fall or Spring. Develops high-intermediate skills in reading and writing academic American English. Emphasis is on essay-level writing. Placement is on the basis of proficiency examination or completion of ENG 100. No more than three hours from English 100 or English 101 may be applied toward graduation.

ENG 103. ESL Academic Oral/Aural Communication Skills I (3). Fall or Spring. For students with low intermediate oral/aural skills. Develops pronunciation and prosody while introducing participation in classroom discussions, taking notes in class, and giving in-class presentations. Introduces culture-based expectations of social and academic interaction. Prerequisite: Placement on the basis of proficiency examination. Graded S/U.

ENG 104. ESL Academic Oral/Aural Communication Skills II (3). Fall or Spring. For students with high intermediate oral/aural skills. Develops fluency while preparing students to participate in classroom discussions, take notes in class, and give in-class presentations. Heightens student awareness of culture-based expectations of social and academic interaction. Prerequisite: Placement on the basis of proficiency examination or completion of ENG 103. Graded S/U.

ENG 110.  Developmental Writing (5). Fall, Spring. Basic expository writing; emphasis on organizing and developing coherent essays of at least 800 words for college-educated audience. Additional emphasis on development of skills in sentence structure, edited American English usage, mechanics, paragraph construction. Placement through departmental pretesting. Student must complete course and departmental portfolio assessment successfully to receive S and to be eligible to enroll in ENG 112; students who receive No Record must enroll in ENG 111. No more than six hours from ENG 110, ENG 111 and ENG 112 may be applied toward graduation. Graded S/No Record. Extra fee.

ENG 110S.  Developmental Writing (3). Summer. Development of skills in sentence structure, edited American English usage, mechanics, paragraph and short essay construction. Placement through departmental pretesting. Students must complete course and departmental portfolio assessment successfully to receive S and to be eligible to enroll in ENG 111; students who receive No Record must enroll in ENG 110. No more than six hours from ENG 110S, ENG 110, ENG 111 and ENG 112 may be applied toward graduation. Graded S/No Record.

ENG 111. Introductory Writing (3). Fall, Spring, Summer. Basic expository writing; emphasis on organizing and developing coherent essays of at least 800 words for college-educated audience. Placement through departmental pretesting or No Record of ENG 110. Students must complete course and departmental portfolio assessment successfully to receive S. No more than 6 hours from ENG 110, ENG 111 and ENG 112 may be applied toward graduation. Graded S/No Record. Extra fee. Approved for Distance Ed.

ENG 112. Varieties of Writing (3). Fall, Spring, Summer. Expository writing including research paper, emphasis on analytical writing based on critical reading. Placement through departmental pretesting or successful completion of ENG 110 or ENG 111. Student must complete course and departmental portfolio assessment successfully to receive passing grade. Graded A, B. C/No Record. Applicable to the BG Perspective (general education) writing proficiency requirement. Extra fee. Approved for Distance Ed.

ENG 150. Response to Literature (3). Fall, Spring. A general education course emphasizing discussion of humanistic themes based on student responses to readings in fiction, drama, poetry and nonfiction. Not accepted toward English major or minor. Prerequisite: enrollment in or completion of ENG 111. Applicable to the humanities and arts general education requirement.

ENG 200. Fall, Spring. Various topics: Short Story, Literature and Film, Women in Literature, Literature of the Natural World. A general education course with emphasis on humanistic themes, basic literary concepts, and writing. Some topics for two hours, most for three. Can be repeated once if topics differ. Not accepted for English major or minor. Applicable to the BG Perspective (general education) humanities and arts requirement. Approved for Distance Ed.

ENG 201. Introduction to Literary Genres (3). Fall. General introduction to study of literary genres with attention to various forms of fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry, and to essential literary terminology. Extensive expository writing. Prerequisite for ENG 202.

ENG 201. Introduction to Literature (3). Fall, Spring, Summer. Various thematic topics. Introduction to literary and textual study with attention to various forms of fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry, and to essential literary terminology and practice. Extensive expository writing. Prerequisite for most 300- and 400-level ENG courses. Applicable to the BG Perspective (general education) humanities and arts requirement. Approved for Distance Ed.

ENG 204.  Imaginative Writing (3). Fall, Spring. Exploration of the creative process through reading and practice in various genres of imaginative writing, such as poetry, fiction, and drama, but not limited to these. Emphasis on the means by which students find artistic form for expression. Open to all students. Extra fee.

ENG 205. Craft of Poetry (3). Fall. The way poetry works, analysis of poetic form, theory and technique in traditional and contemporary works, emphasis on poetry writing exercises and revision. Required for majors in BFA creative writing program. Prerequisite: ENG 112.

ENG 206. Craft of Fiction (3). Spring. The way fiction works, analysis of fictional form, theory and technique in traditional and contemporary works, emphasis on story writing exercises and fiction terminology. Required for majors in BFA creative writing program. Prerequisite: ENG 112.

ENG 207. Intermediate Writing (3). Fall, Spring. Work on developing mastery of the rhetorical principles of planning, executing and revising prose. Emphasis on strengthening analytical writing, both expository and argumentative; valuable for writing on the job. Prerequisite: ENG 112. Extra fee. Approved for Distance Ed.

ENG 209. Creative Writing Workshop (3). Fall, Spring. Principles of poetic composition and fiction writing; analysis of contemporary models and group discussion of student's work. May be repeated once. Extra fee.

ENG 211. African-American Literature (3). Spring. African-American literature from the mid-eighteenth century to the present in its historical, political, and cultural context. Germane critical approaches to both literary modes and vernacular tradition. Applicable to the BG Perspective (general education) cultural diversity in the United States requirement.

ENG 212. Native American LIterature (3). Fall. American literature from the oral to the written tradition in its historical and cultural context. Germane critical approaches to the tales, songs, myths, memoirs, poetry and fiction. Applicable to the BG Perspective (general education) cultural diversity in the United States requirement.

ENG 261. World Literature from Ancient Times to 1700 (3). Fall, Spring, Summer. Works in English and in translation of various world literatures from ancient times to 1700, including a balanced selection of texts from European and non-European cultures such as Greek, Celtic, Roman, Chinese, Indian, African, Japanese, Arabic, etc. Applicable to the BG Perspective (general education) humanities and arts and international perspective requirements. Approved for Distance Ed.

ENG 262. World Literature from 1700 to present (3). Fall, Spring, Summer. Works in English and in translation of various world literatures from 1700 to the present, including a balanced selection of texts from European and non-European cultures such as French, Russian, Spanish, Latin American, Chinese, Indian, African, Caribbean, Japanese, Arabic, etc. Applicable to the BG Perspective (general education) humanities and arts and international perspective requirements. Approved for Distance Ed.

ENG 264.  British Literature Survey to 1660 (3). Fall, Spring, Summer. Survey of British prose, poetry, and drama from Anglo-Saxon origins through the restoration of Charles II; emphasis on literary traditions and historical contexts. Applicable to the BG Perspective (general education) humanities and arts requirement. Approved for Distance Ed.

ENG 265.  British Literature Survey, 1660-1945 (3). Fall, Spring, Summer. Survey of British prose, poetry, and drama from the Restoration period through the Second World War; emphasis on literary traditions and historical contexts. Applicable to the BG Perspective (general education) humanities and arts requirement.

ENG 269. Canadian Fiction (3). Spring, Summer. Short stories and novels by leading Canadian authors from English-speaking areas, emphasis on recent writers. Titles chosen to represent diversity of expression from various regions, with some attention to women's concerns as well as Native American, Eskimo and ethnic views. Applicable to the BG Perspective (general education) humanities and arts and international perspective general education requirements. Approved for Distance Ed.

ENG 274.  Survey of American Literature to 1865 (3). Fall, Spring, Summer. American literature from its beginnings through the Civil War. May emphasize historical development and/or major themes. Applicable to the BG Perspective (general education) humanities and arts requirement.

ENG 275.  Survey of American Literature, 1865-1945 (3). Fall, Spring, Summer. American literature from the end of the Civil War through World War II. May emphasize historical development and/or major themes. Applicable to the BG Perspective (general education) humanities and arts requirement.

ENG 285. Writing About Films (3). Fall, Spring. Writing-intensive course treating film analysis, film reviews, film theory, and film adaptations. Prerequisite: ENG 112. Extra fee.

ENG 290. Language Study (3). Spring. Aspects of form and style in language: structure, usage, semantics; language change and cultural convention; social and regional dialects. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Not applicable for state certification requirements. Not a substitute for ENG 380 requirement for English education. Applicable to the BG Perspective (general education) humanities and arts requirement.

ENG 300. Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature (3). Fall, Spring. Interdisciplinary or themed topics not offered under the department's other listings. Recent topics have included Imperialism, Women's Humor, Literature of Trauma, British Situation Comedy. Prerequisites: ENG 112 or instructor's consent. May be repeated once if topics differ. Approved for Distance Ed.

ENG 301. Shakespeare (3). Fall, Spring. Representative comedies, histories, tragedies, romances and lyric poetry. Designed for student with no previous Shakespeare courses. Prerequisites: ENG 201. Approved for Distance Ed.

ENG 302. Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism (3). Fall, Spring. General introduction to study of literary theory and criticism with attention to various schools of 20th century criticism, critical applications, and critical terminology. Extensive critical writing. Prerequisite: ENG 201. Prerequisite for ENG 310, ENG 311, ENG 314, and ENG 456.

ENG 306. Bible (3). Fall. English Bible as a literary classic; its development and influence on literary culture. Prerequisites: ENG 112. Approved for Distance Ed.

ENG 310. Multiethnic American Literature (3). Alternates with ENG 311 and ENG 314 in Fall, Spring, Summer. Modern and contemporary literatures by visibly ethnic American writers. Themes, literary genres, and germane critical approaches in a focus on intersections between cultures and texts. Prerequisites: ENG 302 or ENG 202.

ENG 311. Gay and Lesbian Literature and Criticism (3). Fall, Spring. Major issues in contemporary gay and lesbian literary criticism. Discussion of literature and critical writing that addresses gay and lesbian sexuality, with attention to feminist theory, cultural studies, psychoanalytic criticism, race, and class. Prerequisites: ENG 302 or ENG 202.

ENG 312. Poetry Workshop (3). Fall, Spring. Practical application of students' knowledge of how poems are put together. Class discussion and analysis of original and published poetry, and poetry exercises. Required for creative writing major. Prerequisites: ENG 205 and ENG 206 and a B or better in ENG 209 or permission of BFA adviser. May be repeated once. Extra fee.

ENG 313. Fiction Workshop (3). Fall, Spring. Practical application of students' knowledge of how stories are put together. Class discussion and analysis of original and published stories, and fiction exercises. Required for creative writing major. Prerequisites: ENG 205 and ENG 206 and a B or better in ENG 209 or permission of BFA adviser. May be repeated once. Extra fee.

ENG 314. Postcolonial Literature (3). Spring. Introduction to writers from formerly colonized areas of the world, including Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, among others. Emphasis on themes and issues related to imperialism, postcolonial identity, nationalism, and decolonialization, with attention to intersections of race, gender, and sexuality. Prerequisites: ENG 302 or ENG 202.

ENG 320. Modern Poetry (3). Fall. English and American poetry and European poetry in translation from 1900 to 1945; writers and works significantly influencing development of poetic forms. Required for creative writing major. Prerequisites: any ENG literature course and ENG 112.

ENG 323. Modern Fiction (3). Fall. Novelistic fiction from English, European (in translation), and American writers of the Modern period such as Flaubert, Joyce, Conrad, Woolf, Kafka, Mann, Faulkner. Focus on development of forms of fiction, styles, and narrative theories, and on cultural, literary, and political contexts of individual works. Prerequisites: any ENG literature course and ENG 112.

ENG 325. Modern Drama (3). Fall. Dramatic works by British, European (in translation), and American writers of the Modern period such as Shaw, Ibsen, Chekhov, O'Casey, Anouilh, Giradoux, Brecht, O'Neill, with a focus on dramatic movements and theatrical innovations as well as the cultural, aesthetic, literary, and political contexts of individual works. Prerequisites: any ENG literature course and ENG 112.

ENG 330. Contemporary Poetry (3). Spring. Cross section of English and American poetry and European poetry in translation, mostly written since 1945; writers and works representing major trends in development of poetry. Required for creative writing major. Prerequisites: any ENG literature course and ENG 112.

ENG 333. Contemporary Fiction (3). Spring. Fiction by British, European (in translation), and American writers of the contemporary period (since 1945) such as Amis, Pynchon, Duras, Rushdie, Selvon, Naipul, Bradbury, Marquez. Focus on development of forms of fiction, styles, and narrative theories, and on cultural, literary and political contexts of individual works. Prerequisites: any ENG literature course and ENG 112.

ENG 335. Contemporary Drama (3). Spring. Dramatic works by British, European (in translation), and American writers of the contemporary period (since 1945) such as Arden, Friel, Stoppard, Deveare Smith, Shange, Valdez. Focus on dramatic movements and theatrical innovations, as well as the cultural, aesthetic, literary, and political contexts of individual works. Prerequisites: any ENG literature course and ENG 112.

ENG 342. Literature for Young Children (3). Fall, Spring, Summer. Reading and evaluation of books for children from birth through age 8; picture books, novels, folklore, informational literature, poetry, and bibliographic sources. Priority given to ECE and EDIS majors. Does not count for Arts and Humanities literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 112. Approved for Distance Ed.

ENG 344. Literature for the Middle Child (3). Fall, Spring. Reading and evaluation of books for 4th-9th grade; fiction, nonfiction, poetry, picture books, and bibliographic resources. Prerequisite: ENG 112. Priority given to Middle Childhood and EDIS majors. Not applicable to the College of Arts & Sciences literature requirement in Group V: Arts & Humanities.

ENG 345. Literature for Adolescents (3). Fall, Spring. Reading and evaluation of books for 7th - 12th grade; fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and bibliographic sources. Prerequisite: ENG 112. Priority given to ILA and EDIS majors. Does not count for Arts and Humanities literature requirement. Approved for Distance Ed.

ENG 380. Linguistics for English Teachers (3). Fall, Spring. Structure of English through recent linguistic theories related to topics of interest to educators (dialects, register, style, etc.). Attention to syntax and morphology as well as to linguistics systems. Prerequisite: sophomore standing.

ENG 381. Grammar and Writing (3). Fall, Spring. Application of grammatical models (traditional, structural and transformational) to the teaching of writing. Prerequisite: ENG 380. Approved for Distance Ed.

ENG 385. Studies In Literature-Film (3). On demand. Problems in film's relationship to literature; definitions and theory; specific films and literary works. May focus on author, genre or historical period. May be repeated once if topics differ. Prerequisites: ENG 112. Extra fee.

ENG 387. Literary Editing and Publishing (3). Practical experience in literary publishing through work on Prairie Margins, the campus literary journal. Students will solicit and evaluate work for publication, and then will gain practical experience in editing, layout, and production of the journal, as well as in publicizing and promoting the finished product. Includes introduction to the larger literary market, and instruction in preparing creative work for submission and publication. May be repeated once.

ENG 388. Introductory Technical Writing (3). Fall, Spring. Application of basic forms of writing for business, industry and government. Requires writing and revising a number of documents including instructions, definitions, descriptions and reports. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Extra fee. Approved for Distance Ed.

ENG 389. Professional Editing (3). Fall, Spring. Editing technical, scientific, and other professional documents such as proposals, reports, journal articles, conference proceedings and books. Includes introduction to managing editorial services. Prerequisites: junior standing or permission of instructor. Extra fee.

ENG 400. Chaucer (3). On demand. The Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Criseyde, and such dreamvision poems as The Book of the Duchess, and lyrics in Middle English. Prerequisites: ENG 201.

ENG 401. Special Topics in Shakespeare and Criticism (3). On demand. In-depth analysis of Shakespeare's poetic and dramatic production from specific critical/theoretical perspectives. Prerequisite: ENG 301.

ENG 402. English Medieval Literature (3). On demand. Poetry, prose and drama including such works as Beowulf, Pearl, The Wakefield Plays, read in Old and Middle English. Prerequisites: ENG 201.

ENG 403. 16th and 17th Century Non-Dramatic Literature (3). On demand. In-depth analysis of the poetry and prose of early modern England, with special attention to English Petrarchanism, Spenserian epic, metaphysical poetry, the Cavalier tradition, and the controversial political and religious tracts of the period. Prerequisites: ENG 202 and ENG 264.

ENG 406. English Renaissance Drama (3). On demand. Renaissance dramatic forms and traditions exclusive of Shakespeare. May include representative authors (Marlowe, Jonson, Middleton, Webster) or genres (revenge tragedy, city comedy, domestic tragedy). Prerequisites: ENG 201.

ENG 408. Milton (3). On demand. Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes and selected minor poems and prose. Prerequisites: ENG 201.

ENG 410. Topics in English Restoration Literature and Culture (3). On demand. English prose, poetry, and drama 1660-1710. Representative writers--Wycherley, Behn, Dryden, Congreve, Astell--in their neo-classical, historical, and continental contexts. Prerequisites: ENG 201.

ENG 412. Poet's Workshop (3). Fall, Spring. Focuses on developing the students' writing process and understanding of contemporary poetry. Creative writing majors taking their second 400-level workshop class must complete a thesis and public reading. Prerequisite: B or better in ENG 312 or 313 or instructor permission. May be repeated once. Extra fee.

ENG 413. Fiction Writer's Workshop (3). Fall, Spring. Focuses on developing the students' writing process and understanding of contemporary fiction. Creative writing majors taking their second 400-level workshop class must complete a thesis and public reading. Prerequisite: B or better in ENG 313 or 312 or instructor permission. May be repeated once. Extra fee.

ENG 415. Topics in Eighteenth-Century British Literature and Culture (3). On demand. Poetry, fiction, drama, and prose from 1700-1800, including writers such as Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Pope, Swift, Burney, Heywood, and Lennox. Emphasis on cultural developments (such as neoclassicism, capitalism, colonialism, the rise of the novel) and their effect on changing conceptions of class, family structure, gender, sexuality, and race in 18th-century Britain. Prerequisite: ENG 201.

ENG 416. The Victorian Novel (3). On demand. Male and female novelists of the Victorian period (1837-1901) including the Brontes, Eliot, Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell, Wilkie Collins, Hardy, and others. Emphasis on issues such as industrialization, imperialism, social/legal reform, crime and sensationalism, domesticity, and women's changing roles, as well as the intersections of class, race, gender, and sexuality in Victorian Britain. Prerequisite: ENG 201.

ENG 417. Topics in British Romanticism (3). On demand. Poetry, fiction, and drama by both male and female Romantic writers such as Wollstonecraft, Mary Shelley, Blake, Keats, Coleridge, Byron, Percy Shelley, Scott, Ann Radcliffe. Emphasis on historical and cultural context of British Romanticism. Topics may include impact of revolution, emergence of the Gothic the Sublime, the Picturesque, the rise of Orientalism/colonialism. Prerequisite: ENG 201.

ENG 418. Victorian Poetry and Prose (3). On demand. Prose and poetry of the Victorian period, including such writers as Browning, Tennyson, Arnold, Elizabeth Barrett, Emily Bronte, Christina and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Prerequisite: ENG 201.

ENG 419. Topics in Modern British Literature (3). On demand Works in one or more genres from the modern period by English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh writers such as Joyce, Yeats, Thomas, Woolf, O'Casey. Topics may include theoretical, aesthetic, historical, cultural, and political issues of the period. Prerequisite: ENG 201.

ENG 420. Topics in Contemporary British Literature (3). On demand. Works in one or more genres from the 1940s to the present by English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and immigrant writers of the British Isles. Topics may include theoretical, aesthetic, historical, cultural, and political issues of the period. Prerequisite: ENG 201.

ENG 423. Women's Studies in Literature (3). On demand. Women as authors and subjects. Feminist critical approaches to literary works in a range of genres, cultural backgrounds, or historical periods. May be repeated once if topic differs. Prerequisite: ENG 201.

ENG 424. Topics In Multiethnic American Literature (3). On demand. Literary works from all genres by writers from one ethnic American culture. In-depth study of significant texts placed in culturally specific contexts through the lens of appropriate multicultural theory. May be repeated once if topics differ. Prerequisite: ENG 201.

ENG 430. Topics in Early American Literature (3). On demand. Intensive study of an author, group of authors, genre, theme, period, or critical issue. Authors may include: Smith, Bradford, Rowlandson, Knight, Edwards, Franklin, Wheatley, Irving, and Cooper. Native-American myths and French/Spanish exploration narratives may also be treated. Prerequisites: ENG 201.

ENG 431. Topics in the American Renaissance (3). On demand. Intensive study of an author, group of authors, genre, theme, period, or critical issue. Authors may include: Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller, Whitman, Dickinson, Douglass, Jacobs, Stowe, Poe, Hawthorne, and Melville. Prerequisite: ENG 201.

ENG 432. Topics in Late 19th-Century and Early 20th-Century American Literature (3). On demand. Intensive study of an author, group of authors, genre, theme, period, or critical issue. Authors may include: Twain, Harper, Howells, Chesnutt, Crane, Norris, Alcott, Jewett, Winnemucca, James, and Chopin. Prerequisite: ENG 201.

ENG 433. Topics in Modern American Literature (3). On demand. Intensive study of an author, group of authors, genre, theme, or period, or critical issue. Authors may include: Eliot, Stein, Hurston, Hemingway, Faulkner, Odets, Barnes, Wharton, Stevens, H.D., and Hughes. Prerequisite: ENG 201.

ENG 434. Topics in Contemporary American Literature (3). On demand. Intensive study of an author, group of authors, genre, theme, period, or critical issue. Prerequisite: ENG 201.

ENG 442. Studies In Children's Literature (3). Alternate years. Problems in children s literature; history, criticism, trends, individual authors, types. Prerequisite: ENG 342 or permission of instructor.

ENG 456. Topics in Critical Theory (3). On demand. In-depth study of one or more literary/critical theories such as semiotic, psychoanalytic, Marxist, feminist, postcolonial. Prerequisites: ENG 302 or 202.

ENG 470. Directed Readings In Language and Literature (1-4). Fall, Spring. For advanced student or small group of students to work independently in specialized subject not covered by existing courses. Prerequisites: junior standing; six hours of English beyond ENG 112; written description of the proposal, prepared by student and signed by proposed instructor, to be submitted to undergraduate curriculum committee in English prior to end of preceding semester. May be repeated up to 6 hours.

ENG 480. Studies In English or American Literature (3). On demand. Intensive study of author, literary school, genre or theme. May be repeated once if topics differ. Prerequisites: ENG 201 or instructor permission. Approved for Distance Ed.

ENG 483. Advanced Composition (3). Fall, Summer. Writing intensive course intended for students who want to develop their writing skills at an advanced level. Focus and subject matter will vary but rhetorical emphasis will guide the writing tasks and approaches. Prerequisite: Writing intensive course at the 200 level or above in any department. Extra Fee. Approved for Distance Ed.

ENG 484. Foundations of Teaching Writing (3). Fall, Spring. Historical and contemporary traditions that have led to the pedagogy and theories of teaching writing to adolescents. This course offers specific material and practice in writing assessment, writing assignments, developing writing groups, peer assessment and information about process involved in teaching writing to adolescents. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Approved for Distance Ed.

ENG 485. Topics in Film Theory (3). On demand. In-depth study of one or more film theories such as semiotic, psychoanalytic, genre, feminist. Prerequisite: ENG 201. Extra fee.

ENG 486. Writing Process for Online Documents (3). Fall. Emphasis on theory, principles, and research about the writing process involved for online documents. Prerequisite: ENG 388 or permission of instructor.

ENG 487. Rhetoric and Writing of Science (3). Spring. Emphasis on theories, genres, and history of science writing. Focus on special rhetorical concerns for professional and popular audiences of scientific discourse. Prerequisite: ENG 388 or permission of instructor.

ENG 488. Advanced Technical Writing (3). Spring. Advanced study of theory and research in documentation. Student produces a substantial portfolio-quality project. Prerequisite: ENG 388 or permission of instructor. Extra fee.

ENG 489. Internships in Technical Communication (1-9). Fall, Spring, Summer. Work experience where technical communication students apply and practice the skills they have learned in their courses, and learn new skills from industry environments and their academic mentor/instructor. Prerequisite: approved registration form. Graded S/U. May be repeated up to 9 hours.

ENG 498. Senior Project Tutorial (3). Fall, Spring. Student selects faculty member to guide work on topics such as major author, theme, period, genre or linguistics. Research and writing to produce a scholarly essay of approximately 25 pages. Prerequisite: 20 hours of English beyond ENG 112. Credit may not be received for both ENG 498 and ENG 499.

ENG 499. Senior Thesis Workshop (3). Fall, Spring. Workshop on research techniques and writing designed to assist students to produce a scholarly essay of approximately 25 pages. Credit may not be received for both ENG 498 and ENG 499. Prerequisite: 20 hours of English beyond ENG 112.

(Taken from the Bowling Green State University Undergraduate Online Catalog, last updated 4-1-04.)