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2016-2017 University Catalog 
    
2016-2017 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Prefix and Course Index 

 

Mechanical Engineering

Courses are designated as EGME in the class schedule.

  
  • 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 199 - Intensive Writing Review (3)


    Restricted to students who have failed the EWP at least twice. Intensive review of the fundamentals of writing expository prose. Meets examination portion of baccalaureate writing requirement. Carries no credit toward graduation. May be repeated once for credit.

    Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
  
  • 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 .
  
  • ENGL 341 - Children’s Literature (3)


    World literature written primarily for children, including material from the oral tradition, realistic fiction, fantasy and poetry.

    Prerequisite: completion of any literature course in G.E. Category C.2.
  
  • ENGL 345T - Trends and Movements in English Studies and Comparative Literature (3)


    Various trends and movements in literature, composition and rhetoric, cultural studies, creative writing, or linguistics through a variety of critical lenses. (CPLT 345T and ENGL 345T are the same course.)

    Prerequisites: completion of all lower-division writing requirements and G.E. Categories A.1, A.2, A.3.
  
  • ENGL 355T - Images of Women in Literature (3)


    Images of women in genres such as autobiography, poetry, drama, novel. Individual sections may treat conventional literary periods or specific cultures. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 units. (CPLT 355T and ENGL 355T are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.
  
  • ENGL 356 - Queer Literature and Theory (3)


    Representations and productions of heteronormativity, sexual orientation and gender roles in literature and critical theory. Considers literary texts from different genres and critical theory from a variety of theorists. (CPLT 356 and ENGL 356 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.
  
  • ENGL 360 - Technical Writing (3)


    Advanced composition stressing professional rhetorical situations, genres and styles. Professional writing, designing and editing, with attention to outlines and abstracts, description, process explanation, instructions and fundamentals of reports, feasibility studies, proposals, internal memos and letters.

  
  • ENGL 363 - Scientific Writing (3)


    Advanced composition stressing scientific rhetorical situations, genres and styles. Writing, designing and editing journal articles, proposals, personal statements, research posters and portfolios. Communicating with effective, scientific style at the sentence, paragraph and document levels.

    Prerequisite: Completion of G.E. Category A.2.
  
  • ENGL 365 - Legal Writing (3)


    Advanced composition stressing logic, reasoning and legal analysis.

  
  • ENGL 367 - Introduction to Law and Literature (3)


    Introduction to the interdisciplinary study of law and literature. The representation of legal concepts, or decisions in literary texts, as well as the narrative, rhetorical and interpretive practices of the law. (CPLT 367 and ENGL 367 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 .
  
  • ENGL 370 - Horror Fiction (3)


    Horror/occult fiction (or dark fantasy) from Mary Shelley to the present, including such writers as E.A. Poe, J.S. LeFanu, Bram Stoker, H.P. Lovecraft, Fritz Leiber and Stephen King.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101  
  
  • ENGL 371 - Fantasy Fiction (3)


    Fantasy in literature from Ariosto to Brautigan.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 .
  
  • ENGL 372 - Crime Fiction (3)


    Crime fiction from Edgar Allan Poe to the present, including Sayers, Christie, Chandler, Hammett and Ross MacDonald.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101  
  
  • ENGL 373 - Science Fiction (3)


    Science fiction as a literary genre, including future-science fiction, the utopian novel, the superman/woman novel and short stories.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 .
  
  • ENGL 374 - The Gothic Novel (3)


    Development of the Gothic Novel in England from 1750-1850, including Walpole, Smith, Radcliffe, Lewis, Mary Shelley, Austen, Maturin and Emily Brontë.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101  
  
  • ENGL 375 - Literature in the Age of Film (3)


    The world-wide impact of cinema on literary texts in the 20th century, especially the way storytelling in literature has been transformed by the incorporation of cinematic techniques. All texts in English/English translation. (CPLT 375 and ENGL 375 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 .
  
  • ENGL 381 - African Literature (3)


    African literature written in the English language; the fiction, poetry and drama of the new nations. (AFAM 381, CPLT 381 and ENGL 381 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: completion of any literature course from G.E. Category C.2.
  
  • ENGL 388 - Reading Food in Literature (3)


    Representation of food in literature and its meaning and significance. (CPLT 388 and ENGL 388 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.
  
  • ENGL 389 - Literature About the War in Vietnam (3)


    Fiction, nonfiction, poetry and film reflecting views of the Vietnam War as experienced by North and South Vietnamese and by Americans, both soldiers and ordinary citizens. (ASAM 389, CPLT 389 and ENGL 389 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 .
  
  • ENGL 401 - Composing Identities: The Reflective Writing Teacher (3)


    Examine composing and teaching practices that encouraged and discouraged development; cognitive and cultural issues related to composing and reflexive/reflective teaching. Develop theories supported by research, experience and practice about teaching and learning writing.

    Prerequisite: undergraduate students, completion of all lower-division writing requirements and G.E. Categories A.1, A.2, A.3; no prerequisites for graduate students.
  
  • ENGL 402 - Theories of Response to Written Composition (2)


    May be taken for letter grade or Credit/No credit.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 301 , ENGL 303 . Corequisite: ENGL 402S .
  
  • ENGL 402S - Tutor Supervision (1)


    May be taken for letter grade or Credit/No credit.

    Prerequisites:ENGL 301 , ENGL 303 . Corequisite: ENGL 402 .
  
  • ENGL 404T - Advanced Creative Writing (3)


    Instruction and practice in a workshop setting for students with some experience in creative writing; emphasizes writing for professional markets. Consult the class schedule to determine section’s emphasis. May be repeated once with different topic.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 306 .
  
  • ENGL 416 - Studies in Shakespeare (3)


    Problems of dramatic structure and artistic meanings.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 316 
  
  • ENGL 423 - Early American Literature (3)


    Literature of colonial and revolutionary America, including the Puritans, 18th-century deism and rationalism, and the literary antecedents of American democratic thought.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 221 
  
  • ENGL 429 - American Landscape in Literature (3)


    Literary perception of our environment, with special attention to what perceptions of the landscape reveal about human nature.

  
  • ENGL 434 - Young Adult Literature (3)


    Evaluation, selection and interpretation of fiction, non-fiction, drama and poetry reflecting the interests of young people ages 12 to 17.

    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.
  
  • ENGL 442 - Changing Words: History, Semantics, and Translation (3)


    Etymology, related problems of lexicography and translation. Recent developments in theory of semantic change as related to cultural shifts. Emphasizes words, collocations, idioms. (ENGL 442 and LING 442 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: LING 351  or LING 430 .
  
  • ENGL 450 - Medieval Literature (3)


    Readings in modern English translation from the medieval literature of England and the continent from St. Augustine to Sir Thomas Malory. (CPLT 450 and ENGL 450 are the same course.)

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.
  
  • ENGL 451 - Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama (3)


    Dramatic tradition in plays by such dramatists as Marlowe, Jonson, Webster, Beaumont and Fletcher.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.
  
  • ENGL 452 - Elizabethan Poetry and Prose (3)


    Non-dramatic literature of the English Renaissance.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.
  
  • ENGL 453 - 17th-Century Poetry and Prose (3)


    Non-dramatic literature of the period from 1603 to 1660 excluding Milton.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.
  
  • ENGL 454 - The Drama of the Restoration & the 18th Century (3)


    Representative plays of the Restoration and the 18th century. Development of such dramatic movements as the heroic play, Restoration comedy and sentimental drama.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.
  
  • ENGL 455 - Restoration and 18th-Century Literature (3)


    Major writers from prose, poetry and dramatic genres, such as Butler, Rochester, Dryden, Pepys, Swift, Addison and Steele, Pope, Boswell, Johnson, Sheridan, Wycherly and Gay, as well as selected minor writers.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.
  
  • ENGL 456 - The British Novel through Jane Austen (3)


    British novel from its beginnings to the 19th century, including Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Sterne and Austen.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.
  
  • ENGL 457 - The Romantic Movement in English Literature (3)


    Writers such as Burns, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.
  
  • ENGL 458 - Victorian Literature (3)


    Writers such as Carlyle, Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Ruskin and Pater.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.
  
  • ENGL 459 - The 19th-Century British Novel (3)


    Novelists such as the Brontes, Thackeray, Dickens, Eliot and Hardy.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course
  
  • ENGL 460 - 19th-Century American Literature (3)


    Poetry, drama and prose in 19th-century America. Writers such as Emerson, Stowe, Dickinson and Thorea

    Prerequisite: junior, senior or graduate standing.
  
  • ENGL 462 - Modern British and American Fiction (3)


    Modern British and American novels from 1900 to 1960’s.

    Prerequisite: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.
  
  • ENGL 463 - Contemporary Fiction in English (3)


    Fiction (novels and short stories) since the 1960’s.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.
  
  • ENGL 464 - Modern British and American Drama (3)


    British and American drama from 1900 to 1950.

    Prerequisite: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.
  
  • ENGL 465 - Contemporary Drama in English (3)


    Drama in English from the 1960’s to the present.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.
  
  • ENGL 466 - Modern British and American Poetry (3)


    British and American poetry from 1900 to the 1960’s.

    Prerequisite: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.
  
  • ENGL 467 - Contemporary Poetry in English (3)


    Poetry in English from the 1960’s to the present.

    Prerequisites: English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.
  
  • ENGL 491 - Traditions of English Literary Criticism (3)


    Major English critics, from the Renaissance to the beginning of the 20th century, in relationship to the classical theories of criticism.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 300 
  
  • ENGL 492 - Modern Critical Theory (3)


    Major movements in 20th-century British and American criticism.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 300  
  
  • ENGL 495T - Senior Seminar (3)


    Study and engagement of a specific research topic with class and broader communities culminating in the production of a significant text.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 307 
  
  • ENGL 496 - Tutorial (1-3)


    May be taken for credit for a maximum of three units.

  
  • ENGL 498 - English Internship (1-3)


    Practical application of literature and language studies outside the university. Specified hours, limited enrollment, credit/no credit; no credit toward major. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisites: junior or senior standing or consent of faculty supervisor.
  
  • ENGL 499 - Independent Study (1-3)


    Open to advanced students in English with consent of department chair. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.
  
  • ENGL 500 - Introduction to Graduate Studies in English (3)


    Research techniques, analytical approaches and theories of literature. Basic orientation in graduate literary studies.

  
  • ENGL 509T - Creative Writing Workshop (3)


    Recommended for students with an interest in creative writing. Intensive graduate-level workshop in creative writing. Produce own work, write critiques of others’ works and discuss opportunities for publication. May focus on the writing of poetry or fiction or of a mix of fiction and drama, depending on expertise of instructor. May be repeated for credit with a different topic.

  
  • ENGL 510 - Rhetorical Criticism and Discourse Analysis (3)


    Theories of disclosure and rhetorical analysis, ranging from an overview of historically foundational/classical readings and approaches to contemporary rhetorical theories and their applications to textual criticism.

  
  • ENGL 515 - Professional Editing and Journal Production (3)


    Firsthand experience editing and producing the English department’s literary journal, DASH. Solicit, review and edit creative writing submissions; design and create one journal issue. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 units.

  
  • ENGL 525T - Proseminar in Literature, Rhetoric, or Writing (3)


    Comprehensive reading course focusing on a key area in literature, rhetoric or writing. Major primary works. Students are strongly advised to take proseminars before enrolling in seminars. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 12 units. (CPLT 525T and ENGL 525T are the same course.)

  
  • ENGL 571T - Graduate Seminar: Major Writers (3)


    As appropriate to the specialized research and publication of instructor; major figures such as Shakespeare, Dante, Cervantes, Goethe, Bronte, Twain, Joyce, Woolf and Morrison. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 units. (CPLT 571T and ENGL 571T are the same course.)

  
  • ENGL 572T - Graduate Seminar: Literary Genres (3)


    As appropriate to the specialized research and publication of instructor, major literary types such as the epic, novel, short story, lyric poetry, tragedy, comedy and historical drama. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic. (CPLT 572T and ENGL 572T are the same course.)

  
  • ENGL 573T - Graduate Seminar: Cultural Periods (3)


    As appropriate to the specialized research and publication of instructor, the literature of a cultural period from Anglo-Saxon to modern times. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic. (ENGL 573T and CPLT 573T are the same course.)

  
  • ENGL 574T - Graduate Seminar: Special Problems in Literature (3)


    As appropriate to the specialized research and publication of the instructor, special problems such as influences on literature, including philosophical, religious, scientific, geographic and other ecological viewpoints. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic. (ENGL 574T and CPLT 574T are the same course.)

  
  • ENGL 575T - Graduate Seminar: Topics in Teaching (3)


    Specific topics will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic. (CPLT 575T and ENGL 575T are the same course.)

  
  • ENGL 579T - Graduate Seminar: Problems in Criticism (3)


    Historical development and schools of criticism. Individual offerings within this course number may deal with only one aspect of critical problems. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic. (CPLT 579T and ENGL 579T are the same course.)

  
  • ENGL 590 - Writing Theory and Practice for Teaching Associates (3)


    Theory and practice of the composing process for the beginning college teacher of expository writing. Required of all English Department Teaching Associates during their first semester of teaching.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 402  and admission to the English Department Teaching Associate Program.
  
  • ENGL 590S - Teaching Associate Supervision (1)


    Supervised teaching of developmental writing and freshman composition. No credit toward the M.A. in English. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 590 .
  
  • ENGL 591T - Seminar: Topics in Rhetoric and Composition (3)


    As appropriate to the specialized research of instructor, special topics on rhetoric and composition, including historical and theoretical approaches. May be repeated once with different topic.

  
  • ENGL 595 - M.A. Project Writing (3)


    Process of writing an M.A. project in literature, rhetoric and composition, or creative writing.

    Prerequisite: prior departmental approval of M.A. project proposal.
  
  • ENGL 599 - Independent Graduate Research (1-3)


    Research projects in areas of specialization beyond regularly offered coursework. Oral and written reports. May be repeated once for credit.


English Education

Courses are designated as ENED in catalog.

  
  • ENED 442 - Teaching English in the Secondary School (3)


    Principles, methods and materials of teaching English in the secondary school. Students must earn a B- (2.7) or better to meet the requirements for earning a preliminary Single Subject credential.

    Prerequisite: admission to teacher education.
 

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