Apr 25, 2024  
2017-2018 University Catalog 
    
2017-2018 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Prefix and Course Index 

 

Electrical Engineering

Courses are designated as EGEE in the class schedule.

  
  • EGEE 581 - Theory of Linear Systems (3)


    State space analysis, linear spaces, stability of systems; numerical methods of linear systems analysis and design.

    Prerequisites: EGEE 416 , EGGN 403 .

  
  • EGEE 582 - Linear Estimation Theory (3)


    Mathematical models of continuous-time and discrete-time stochastic processes; the Kalman filter, smoothing and suboptimal filtering computational studies.

    Prerequisites: EGEE 580 ,  EGEE 581 .

  
  • EGEE 585 - Optimization Techniques in Systems Engineering (3)


    Calculus of variations, optimization of functions of several variables, Lagrange multipliers, gradient techniques, linear programming, and the simplex method, nonlinear and dynamic programming.

    Prerequisite: EGGN 403  or MATH 340  for computer science majors.

  
  • EGEE 587 - Operational Analysis Techniques in Systems Engineering (3)


    Operational research models; applications of probability theory to reliability, quality control, waiting line theory, Markov chains; Monte Carlo methods.

    Prerequisite: EGEE 323  or MATH 338  for computer science majors.

  
  • EGEE 597 - Project (1-3)


    Classified graduate students only. Unless approved by the department chair, EGEE 597 cannot be taken if EGEE 598 or EGEE 599 have been completed. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 units.

    Prerequisite: consent of adviser.

  
  • EGEE 598 - Thesis (1-6)


    Classified graduate students only. Unless approved by the department chair, EGEE 598 cannot be taken if EGEE 597 has been completed. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisite: consent of adviser.

  
  • EGEE 599 - Independent Graduate Research (1-3)


    Unless approved by department chair, EGEE 599 cannot be taken if EGEE 597 has been completed. May be repeated for a maximum of six units.

    Prerequisite: consent of adviser.


Mechanical Engineering

Courses are designated as EGME in the class schedule.

  
  • EGME 102 - Engineering Graphics (2)


    Sketching, Visualization, Geometry, CAD principles and applications. Orthographic projections, pictorials. Multiview drawing, including auxiliary, section and detail views. Standards and conventions. Dimensioning, tolerances, GDT. Design processes, cost analysis and freshman project. (1 hour lecture, 3 hours laboratory).

  
  • EGME 205 - Digital Computation (3)


    Computers and their numerical applications. Programming languages, MathCAD, spreadsheet, digital computation methods in statistics and solving algebraic equations. Applications of general purpose software for engineering analysis. (EGGN 205 and EGME 205 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: MATH 150A .

  
  • EGME 214 - Basic Machine Shop Practice and Safety (2)


    Introduction to machine shop practices and drill press, grinding wheel, lathe, vertical mill and band saw. Safety procedures instruction on each machine. Demonstrate safe practices on each machine. Introduction to measurement and tolerancing. Discussion and laboratory practice. (1 hour lecture, 3 hours laboratory.) Does not count toward fulfilling degree requirements. Credit/No Credit only.

    Prerequisites: MATH 115 , MATH 125 .

  
  • EGME 304 - Thermodynamics (3)


    Energy and its transformation; heat and work; conservation of mass and energy, system properties, irreversibility and availability. Ideal gases, heat engines and refrigeration (both ideal and actual), equipment selection and sizing.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 120A  or CHEM 123 , MATH 150B  and PHYS 225  

  
  • EGME 306A - Unified Laboratory (1)


    Static and dynamic measurements (tension and strain test tension beams, columns, charpy, gyroscopes) using mechanical and electrical transducers. Using computers in data acquisition, reduction and analysis. Requires a complete set of reports, and must be passed with a C (2.0) or better. (3 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisites: EGME 102 , PHYS 225 . Corequisites: EGME 205 , EGME 331 .

  
  • EGME 306B - Fluids and Thermal Laboratory (1)


    Continuation of EGME 306A. Flow, temperature and pressure measurement. Experimental studies of fluid friction and heat exchanger performance. Using computers in data acquisition, reduction and analysis. Requires a complete set of technical reports, and must be passed with a C (2.0) or better. (3 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisites: EGME 306A , EGME 333 . Corequisite: EGME 407 .

  
  • EGME 308 - Engineering Analysis (3)


    Fundamentals and engineering applications of Fourier transforms, Laplace transforms, complex analysis, vector analysis; engineering applications. (EGCE 308, EGEE 308, EGGN 308 and EGME 308 are the same course.)

    Prerequisites: PHYS 226 MATH 250B .

  
  • EGME 314 - Engineering Economy (2)


    Develop, evaluate and present alternatives for engineering systems and projects using principles of engineering economy and cost benefit analysis. (EGGN 314 and EGME 314 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing in engineering.

  
  • EGME 315 - Basic Fabrication Techniques and Manufacturing Practices (3)


    Conventional fabrication techniques, measuring, referencing and tolerances applied to manufacturing such as tooling, computer numerical control machining and process indices. Safety instruction for use of campus machine shop equipment. (2 hours discussion and 2 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisite: EGME 102  

  
  • EGME 322L - Introduction to Computer-Aided Design (3)


    Prerequisite: EGCE 302, EGME 331. Introduction to modeling, assembly, design documentation and analysis using typical commercial CAD/CAE software. Using online resources in the collaborative design process. Design file transfer protocols. Design project using a technology based team environment. CAD/CAE system selection criteria. (1 hour discussion, 5 hours laboratory) (CPSC 322L and EGME 322L are the same course)

  
  • EGME 331 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials (3)


    Engineering properties of materials. Toughness and fatigue. Creep phenomena. Corrosion. Energy concepts. Beams and columns. Torsion. Combined stresses. Pressure vessels. Failure theories. Design of machine elements.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 120A  or CHEM 123 , EGCE 201 , MATH 250A .

  
  • EGME 333 - Fluid Mechanics (3)


    Principles of fluid mechanics and their applications; fluid properties; fluid statics; one-dimensional incompressible flow; concepts of multi-dimensional flows including conservation principles; similitude and dimensional analysis; internal and external viscous flow; elements of compressible flow; design considerations in fluid mechanics.

    Corequisites: EGME 205  and EGME 304 .

  
  • EGME 335 - Kinematics of Mechanisms (3)


    Kinematics and dynamics of mechanisms; design and analysis of linkages, gears, and cams through the use of analytical, graphical and computer-aided techniques.

    Prerequisites: EGME 102 , EGME 205 , EGCE 302 .

  
  • EGME 350 - Living and Working in Space (3)


    History of space flight. Space travel in literature and films. Space pioneers. The Moon Race. Space tourism and space hotels. Colonization of Moon and Mars. Space art. Economic, social, psychological, technological and global issues in space habitats.

    Prerequisite: junior standing.

  
  • EGME 401 - Engineering Economics and Professionalism (3)


    Development, evaluation and presentation of design alternatives for engineering systems and projects using principles of engineering economy and cost benefit analysis. Engineering profession, professional ethics and related topics. (Not available for use on graduate study plans.) (EGCE 401, EGCP 401, EGEE 401 and EGME 401 are the same course.)

    Prerequisites: MATH 150A  and junior or senior standing in Engineering.

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • EGME 407 - Heat Transfer (3)


    Principles of heat transfer and their applications: introduction to conductive, convective and radiation heat transfer; one-dimensional heat conduction; concepts of multi-dimensional conduction; convective heat transfer for internal and external viscous flows; cross-flow and shell and tube heat exchangers; thermal system design.

    Prerequisites: MATH 250B  and EGME 333 .

  
  • EGME 410 - Introduction to the Finite Element Method and Applications (3)


    Basic concepts of integral and matrix formulation of boundary value problems. One dimensional finite element formulation of heat transfer, truss beam and vibration problems. Applications of commercial finite element programs. Selection criteria for code, element and hardware. CAD system interfaces.

    Prerequisite: approved study plan.

  
  • EGME 411 - Mechanical Control Systems (3)


    Mechanical control system design and analysis. Pneumatic, hydraulic, electromechanical actuators and devices. Stability criteria, root locus plots, frequency response analysis and design, transfer functions, introduction to feedback control and microprocessor applications.

    Prerequisites: EGME 205 , EGME 308 , EGCE 302 .

  
  • EGME 414 - Design Project I (3)


    Design methodology, CAD/CAE philosophy, optimization, product liability, probability/statistical principles, ASME codes, safety, human factors, material selection, legal aspects of design, professional ethics. Design project to be constructed in EGME 419, but feasibility study, preliminary design, assembly drawings, interim and final written project reports, interim and final oral presentations are required for EGME 414. (1 hour lecture and 6 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisites: EGME 322L , EGME 335 , EGME 421 .

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • EGME 417 - Computational Heat Transfer (3)


    Computer visualization of 2-D/3-D temperature fields. Steady and unsteady conduction heat transfer. Incompressible free and forced convective boundary layer flows. Multiple surface radiation analysis. Boiling and condensation. Design aspects of computational heat transfer and use of CFD codes.

    Prerequisites: EGME 205 , EGME 308 , EGME 407 .

  
  • EGME 418 - Space and Rocket Engineering (3)


    Principles of rocket propulsion systems. Single and multi-stage rockets. Theory and application of orbital mechanics. Space flight maneuvers. Boosting a satellite into orbit. Spacecraft guidance and control. Trajectories to Moon and Mars.

    Prerequisites: EGCE 201 , EGME 304 , EGME 331 , EGME 333 .

  
  • EGME 419 - Design Project II (2)


    Complete design project initiated in EGME 414. Construct prototype, model or components. Test proposed design and prepare a final design report. Teamwork and communications skills. Requires interim and final oral presentation. (6 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisite: EGME 414 .

  
  • EGME 421 - Mechanical Design (3)


    Design and application of machine components such as brakes, clutches, gears, springs, fasteners, lubrication of machine elements, bearings, gaskets, seals, O rings, methods for study of impact, dynamic loading and fatigue; comprehensive treatment of failure, safety and reliability.

    Prerequisite: EGME 331 .

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • EGME 422 - Advanced Computer-Aided Design (3)


    Modeling, assembly and design documentation using current CAD software (e.g. CATIA or Creo). Design mechanical components and assemblies using advanced CAD software features - blends, drafts, user defined features, relations, family tables, assembly management. Collaborative design project, utilizing online resources. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisite: EGME 322L .

  
  • EGME 424 - Data Acquisition and Instrumentation Using LabVIEW (3)


    Graphical programming; design and development of virtual instruments using LabVIEW programming environment; building applications for data acquisition and data reduction, measurement, testing and control of engineering systems; collaborative term project. May be repeated once for credit.

    Prerequisite: EGME 306A  

  
  • EGME 426 - Design of Thermal and Fluid Systems (3)


    Integration of fundamental principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer and related subjects in the design of thermal and fluid systems. Design process and economics are applied to pumps, fans, turbines, boilers, piping systems, cross-flow and shell and tube heat exchangers.

    Prerequisite: EGME 407 .

  
  • EGME 431 - Mechanical Vibrations (3)


    Model and analyze single and multiple degrees of freedom systems. Response to forcing functions. Vibrations of machine elements. Design vibration isolation systems. Balance rotating machinery. Random excitation and response of mechanical structures.

    Prerequisites: EGME 205 , EGME 308 , EGCE 302  

  
  • EGME 438 - Analytical Methods in Engineering (3)


    Ordinary and partial differential equations with constant and variable coefficients; orthogonal functions; conformal mapping; potential theory; engineering applications.

    Prerequisite: EGME 308 .

  
  • EGME 447 - Piping Selection and Piping Network Design (3)


    Pressure losses in piping networks; selection of piping based upon fluid, temperature, pressure and economic considerations; piping connections, fittings and components; stress analysis; review of national piping codes.

    Prerequisites: EGME 333  and EGCE 301  or EGME 331 .

  
  • EGME 451 - Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Systems (3)


    Fundamentals of controlling heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems. Theory and analysis of fundamental thermodynamics relating to these systems. Laboratory demonstrations of actual systems.

    Prerequisites: EGME 304 , EGME 407 .

  
  • EGME 452 - Fluid Machinery (3)


    Thermal and hydraulic design and analysis of pumps, fans, turbines and compressors. Component selection, system design and performance evaluations.

    Prerequisites: EGME 304 , EGME 333 .

  
  • EGME 454 - Optimization of Engineering Design (3)


    Applying analytical and computer optimization techniques to engineering design problems. Present design as an optimization task. One dimensional minimization. Unconstrained and constrained nonlinear programming. Approximation concepts. Duality. Computer applications to design problems using a general purpose optimization program.

    Prerequisite: EGGN 308 .

  
  • EGME 456 - Introduction to Mechatronics for Engineers (3)


    Introduction to mechatronics. Design issues. Sensors, actuators, programmable controllers. Hardware components for control systems. System performance. Data acquisition and control. Mechatronic control in automated manufacturing. Advanced applications and case studies. Design project.

    Prerequisites: EGEE 203L , EGME 306A , and EGME 308 .

  
  • EGME 457L - Intelligent Systems Laboratory (2)


    Design and assembly of microprocessor-based mechanisms. Lab experiments encompass machine/high level programming and interfacing of microcontrollers with sensors and actuators. Design project. (1 hour lecture, 3 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisite: EGME 456 .

  
  • EGME 459 - Plastics and Other Non-Metallics (3)


    Simplified chemistry of plastics. Applications. Manufacturing processes. Methods for preventing deterioration of nonmetallic materials. Composites. Ceramics. Refractories. Wood. Destructive and nondestructive testing of nonmetallic materials.

    Prerequisite:EGME 331 .

  
  • EGME 460 - Failure of Engineering Materials (3)


    Imperfections in solids; fracture initiation and crack propagation; dislocations; yield point phenomenon; fatigue; creep; ultrasonic effects; radiation damage; stress corrosion; hydrogen embrittlement; failure of composite materials.

    Prerequisite: EGME 331  

  
  • EGME 461 - Fabrication Methods (3)


    Manufacturing processes. Metal joining processes. Casting, forging, powder metallurgy, machining and machining tools, finishing, coating, plating, non-metallic materials inspection and gaging, and tolerances.

    Prerequisite: EGME 331 .

  
  • EGME 462 - Composite Materials (3)


    Application, mechanical properties and fabrication studies of fiber reinforced composite materials, stress analysis of laminated anisotropic composite structures. Studies of special problems unique to composites.

    Prerequisites: EGCE 301  or EGME 331 .

  
  • EGME 463 - Introduction to Robotics (3)


    Kinematic, dynamic, control and programming fundamentals associated with industrial robots and programmable manipulators. Trajectory planning, application of robotics in manufacturing and integration of robots into flexible manufacturing systems.

    Prerequisites: EGME 335 . Corequisite: EGME 476A  

  
  • EGME 475 - Acoustics and Noise Control (3)


    Basic phenomena on the propagation, absorption and generation of acoustic waves, specification and measurement of noise, effects of noise on speech and behavior, legal aspects of industrial and building noise, principles and application of noise control.

    Prerequisite: PHYS 227 .

  
  • EGME 476A - Dynamic Systems and Controls Laboratory (2)


    Dynamic systems, vibration, acoustics, other mechanical components; computer simulation of dynamic systems (Simulink and computer-aided data acquisition); robotics, computer controlled machining, automatic data acquisition. Computers in data acquisition, reduction, analysis. Requires a complete set of individual engineering laboratory reports. Must pass with a C (2.0) or better to count towards the upper-division writing requirement. Not available for graduate degree credit. (6 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisites:EGME 431 , EGME 306B .

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • EGME 476B - Energy and Power Laboratory (2)


    Mass transfer, heat transfer and thermodynamic phenomena and their interaction with mechanical systems. Team experiment. Using computers in data acquisition, reduction and analysis. Requires a complete set of individual engineering laboratory reports. Must be passed with a C (2.0) or better to count towards the upper-division writing requirement. (C- is not a passing grade). Not available for graduate degree credit. (6 hours laboratory)

    Prerequisites: EGME 304 , EGME 306B , EGME 407 .

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • EGME 480 - Human Factors in Engineering (3)


    Principles of design for making products and systems faster, easier and more effective to use. Design project using these principles that consider human capabilities and limitation of senses and responses to sensory stimuli. Physiological, psychological and work factors are evaluated for design of equipment, work methods, environments and standards.

    Prerequisite: junior standing.

  
  • EGME 483 - Computer-Aided Manufacturing (3)


    Introduction to computer-aided manufacturing processes. CNC machines, robot and PLC programming. Design for CIM. Fixed and flexible manufacturing systems. Process planning and scheduling. Simulation software for manufacturing systems. Laboratory experiments.

    Prerequisites: EGME 315 , EGME 322L .

  
  • EGME 486 - Introduction to Electronics Packaging (3)


    Electronic components and devices. Chip carrier, packaging and production of printed circuit boards. First, second and third level packaging. Introduction to thermal analysis and vibration of electronic equipment.

    Prerequisites: EGEE 303 , EGME 306A .

  
  • EGME 487 - Thermal Control of Electronic Packaging (3)


    Fluid mechanics and heat transfer as related to the thermal control of electronic packages of varying sizes. Consider analysis of individual components, complete boards and complete systems. Liquid and gas cooling mediums.

    Prerequisites: EGME 308 , EGME 407 .

  
  • EGME 490 - Seminar in Engineering (1)


    Engineering profession, professional ethics and related topics. May be repeated once for credit with the approval of the department.

    Prerequisite: senior standing in engineering

  
  • EGME 497 - Senior Project (1-3)


    Directed independent design project. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisite: consent of instructor, adviser and department head

  
  • EGME 499 - Independent Study (1-3)


    Specialized topics in engineering, selected in consultation with and completed under the supervision of the instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisite: Approval of study plan by adviser and department head.

  
  • EGME 508 - Advanced Inviscid Fluid Flow (3)


    Two- and three-dimensional potential flow theory. Sources, sinks, vortices, Rankine bodies, free jets, channel flow, air foils. Introduction to computational fluid dynamics. Complex potential and various transformation techniques.

    Prerequisites: EGME 205 , EGME 308 , EGME 333 .

  
  • EGME 511 - Advanced Mechanical Vibrations (3)


    Vibrations in rotating and reciprocating machines; noise and vibration in fluid machinery; continuous systems; random vibrations; transient and nonlinear vibration, computer applications.

    Prerequisite: EGME 431 .

  
  • EGME 512 - Advanced Mechanical Design and Management (3)


    Advanced modern mechanisms. Analysis and synthesis of mechanisms. Advanced topics in computer-aided design of mechanical, thermal and fluid systems. Methodology of modern design. Optimization in design.

    Prerequisite: EGME 421 .

  
  • EGME 516 - Advanced Radiation Heat Transfer (3)


    Radiation heat transfer, including the study of the geometric shape factors, ideal (black) and real systems, and energy transfer in absorbing, scattering and emitting media, and radiation combined with other modes of energy transfer.

    Prerequisite: EGME 407 .

  
  • EGME 520 - Advanced Viscous Fluid Flow (3)


    Fundamental equations of viscous fluid flow. Viscous drag estimation. Drag reduction methods. Laminar and turbulent internal and external flows. Introduction to instability and transition.

    Prerequisite: EGME 333 .

  
  • EGME 526 - Advanced Convective Heat Transfer (3)


    Convective heat transfer; heat transfer in external and internal flow fields for both laminar and turbulent fluid flow, applications.

    Prerequisite: EGME 407 .

  
  • EGME 530 - Advanced Strength of Materials (3)


    Energy methods. Castilian’s theorem. Curved beams, beams on elastic supports, thick wall cylinders, shrink fits, localized stress, column instability, failure theories, bearings.

    Prerequisite: EGME 421 .

  
  • EGME 536 - Advanced Conduction Heat Transfer (3)


    Conduction heat transfer; Bessel and Legendre functions, Laplace transforms, eigenfunctions, Fourier series solutions, heat sources and sinks, multidimensional problems, transient systems and numerical methods (finite difference and finite element methods).

    Prerequisite: EGME 407 .

  
  • EGME 538 - Advanced Engineering Analysis (3)


    Partial differential equations in engineering, numerical techniques, integral equations, engineering applications.

    Prerequisites: EGME 438 .

  
  • EGME 540 - Computer Applications in Engineering Design (3)


    Computers and microprocessors in engineering design. Design methodology, modeling and simulation. Geometric modeling. Design optimization. Expert systems in engineering design. Generalized programs and simulation languages are emphasized.

    Prerequisite: EGME 410 .

  
  • EGME 541 - Finite Element Method for Mechanical Engineers (3)


    Matrix formulation of basic equations in steady state and transient heat conduction. Elements and interpolation functions. Non-linear problem formulation. Finite element computer programs in heat transfer, fluid dynamics and design.

    Prerequisites: EGME 410 .

  
  • EGME 554 - Applied Optimal Mechanical Design (3)


    Formulate design optimization problems in mechanical engineering. Mathematical programming methods. Practical aspects of optimization. Design of complex mechanical systems. Assigned individual projects to apply optimization techniques to an engineering system or component.

    Prerequisite: EGME 454 .

  
  • EGME 576 - Advanced Dynamics & Control of Mechanical Systems (3)


    Advanced study of the dynamics and control of mechanical systems including: state space modeling, Lyapunov stability, modern design techniques and case studies.

    Prerequisite: EGME 411 .

  
  • EGME 597 - Project (1-6)


    May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisite: Consent of Graduate Program Adviser.

  
  • EGME 598 - Thesis (1-6)


    May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisite: Consent of Graduate Program Adviser.

  
  • EGME 599 - Independent Graduate Research (1-3)


    Open to graduate students only by consent of Mechanical Engineering graduate program adviser. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units only upon approval by the graduate program adviser.

    Prerequisite: classified graduate status.


English

Courses are designated as ENGL in the class schedule. For world literature in English translation, see courses under Comparative Literature (CPLT)

  
  • ENGL 99 - Developmental Writing (3)


    Intensive course in basic writing skills. Prepares students for ENGL 101. Degree credit is not awarded for this course. (ENGL 99 and ESE 99 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: Score of T146 or lower on the English Placement Test (EPT).

  
  • ENGL 99M - Developmental Writing (3)


    Intensive course in basic writing skills and language development. Prepares students for ENGL 101  and intended for students who score below 133 on the English Placement Test (EPT). Degree credit is not awarded for this course.

  
  • ENGL 100 - Analytic College Writing (3)


    Learn to express ideas clearly and effectively in well-developed, focused essays that support arguments with relevant and adequate evidence, and use the style and conventions of standard academic prose. (ENGL 100 and ESE 100 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: Score below 147 on English Placement Test. Corequisite: ENGL 100W .

  
  • ENGL 100W - Analytic College Writing Workshop (1)


    With tutorials, computer activities, and classroom activities, this course serves as the corequisite of ENGL 100. Together, the purpose of ENGL 100/100W is to improve students’ ability to compose analytical college essays. (ENGL 100W and ESE 100W are the same course)

    Prerequisite: Below 147 on English Placement Test.

  
  • ENGL 101 - Beginning College Writing (3)


    Introductory course in the fundamentals of expository prose. Grammatical and basic rhetorical concepts and practices necessary for successful college writing. Instructional fee.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 99  or score of T147 or higher on the English Placement Test.

  
  • ENGL 105 - Introduction to Creative Writing (3)


    Exploratory creative writing with the opportunity to write in various genres. No credit toward the major or minor.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101  

  
  • ENGL 200 - Literature and Popular Culture (3)


    For non-English majors who like to read. Uses subjects in popular culture to study fiction, drama and poetry; including non-conformity and rebellion in modern music, conspiracy theory, visual literacy and the influence of science. Carries no credit toward the major.

  
  • ENGL 206 - Introduction to Language Structure and Language Use (3)


    Introduction to the nature, structure, development and use of English. How sounds are articulated and patterned in meaningful units (phonology); symbolic correspondence (phonics); rules of word formation (morphology); word history (etymology); and language use (pragmatics). One or more sections may be offered in any online format. (ENGL 206 and LING 206 are the same course.)

  
  • ENGL 211 - British Literature to 1760 (3)


    Major periods and movements, major authors and major forms through 1760.

  
  • ENGL 212 - British Literature from 1760 (3)


    Major periods and movements, major authors and major forms from 1760 through modern times.

  
  • ENGL 221 - American Literature to Whitman (3)


    Major writers, such as Hawthorne, Poe, Melville, Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman and Dickinson.

  
  • ENGL 222 - American Literature from Twain to the Moderns (3)


    Major writers such as Twain, James, Crane, Hemingway, Faulkner, O’Neill, Frost and Eliot. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

  
  • ENGL 300 - Analysis of Literary Forms (3)


    Main literary forms-prose fiction, poetry and drama-are studied and analyzed. English majors should schedule this basic course as early as possible.

  
  • ENGL 301 - Advanced College Writing (3)


    Writing expository prose for non-English majors. Precision in rhetoric and development of individual style by concentration on matters of diction, audience, emphasis and persuasion. One or more sections may be offered in any online format. Meets upper-division writing requirement for approved majors.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 .

  
  • ENGL 302 - Advanced Composition and Rhetoric for English Teachers (3)


    Expository prose, journalistic prose and creative writing for prospective teachers of English. Meets the university upper-division writing requirement for English majors. Requirement for application to English Teaching Credential.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 .

  
  • ENGL 303 - The Structure of Modern English (3)


    Grammar of contemporary English. Modern English usage. Requirement for application to English Teaching Credential.

    Prerequisite: junior standing.

  
  • ENGL 304 - Introduction to Rhetoric, Literacy, and Composition Studies (3)


    Theories and practices of language use in rhetoric, literacy and composition studies.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 .

  
  • ENGL 305 - The English Language in America (3)


    American English, its origins, regional and social dialects and role in American history and in such institutions as schools, corporations, government and media. Requirement for application to English Teaching Credential. (ENGL 305 and LING 305 are the same course.)

  
  • ENGL 306 - Intermediate Creative Writing (3)


    Creative writing beyond the introductory level. Poetry, the short story and/or the one-act play.

    Prerequisites: completion of G.E. Categories C.1, C.2.

  
  • ENGL 307 - Advanced College Writing for English Studies (3)


    Interpretive frameworks of communities within the discipline of English Studies (literary studies, creative writing, English education, composition, cultural criticism). Uses discursive conventions of these communities to produce formal and informal texts of various genres.

    Prerequisite: English/Comparative Literature majors who have completed their lower-division writing requirements.

  
  • ENGL 315 - Chaucer (3)


    Canterbury Tales and Chaucer’s language. Vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar and syntax of the East Midland dialect of Middle English.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 .

  
  • ENGL 316 - Shakespeare (3)


    Study of the major plays.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 .

  
  • ENGL 317 - Milton (3)


    Poetry and prose in the light of Milton’s intellectual development.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 .

  
  • ENGL 324 - Introduction to African American Literature (3)


    Literary contributions by major black American authors. Contemporary black writers and the recurring themes of protest and quest for identity. Not available for graduate degree credit. (AFAM 324 and ENGL 324 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category C.2.

  
  • ENGL 326 - The American Frontier in Literature (3)


    Thematic study of American literature as it reflects the changing frontier experience and establishes national myths and symbols.

    Prerequisite: any course in American literature, American studies or American history.

  
  • ENGL 327 - Asian American Literature (3)


    Introduces early literary expressions of the Asian American experience. Readings include poetry, short stories, novels and autobiographies. Fundamental understanding of Asian American literary history and awareness of the cultural diversity in America. (ASAM 327 and ENGL 327 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category C.2.

  
  • ENGL 328 - Literature of the American Indians (3)


    The prose and poetry of the North American Indian tribes.

    Prerequisite: completion of any literature courses from G.E. Category C.2.

  
  • ENGL 331 - Shakespeare on Film (3)


    Analyze representative Shakespeare plays; view and analyze film versions of each play. Use literary and film terminology to write critical responses to drama and film, develop storyboards and conceptualize a Shakespeare play adaptation pitch with set, costume design, marketing strategy.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 .

 

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