2022-2023 Academic Catalog

May 15, 2024

2022-2023 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

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Schedule Type Classifications

The delivery of instruction often requires educational material to be organized and presented to students in a variety of ways. In order to facilitate the planning for and scheduling of classes to accommodate these multiple types of instruction, it is necessary to divide courses into organizational parts which reflect the unique combinations of instructors, meeting places, and time patterns used to conduct the instruction. The schedule types listed below are intended to reflect the nature of activities required of students, the relationship between students and their instructors, and the settings required to deliver the content of an instructional offering.

LEC — Lecture
LAB — Laboratory
DIS — Distance Education
CLN — Clinic
EX — Experiential
IND — Individual Study
SD — Studio

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
	ECET 20901 - Microcontroller Applications Prerequisite(s): ECET 15901 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 21000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to microcontroller hardware and software focusing on embedded control applications geared towards Internet-of-Things (IoT). Interconnection of components, peripheral devices, bus timing relationships, structured C language programming and other scripting languages, debugging, input/output techniques, and use of PC-based software development tools are studied. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ECET 21000 - Structured C++ Programming For Electromechanical Systems Credit Hours: 3.00. Use of C++ in structured programming and Top Down Design techniques. Problem solving in technology applications is emphasized. The laboratory exercises will emphasize the interfacing of electromechanical systems with software and generation of embedded coding. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	ECET 21200 - Electrical Power And Machinery Prerequisite(s): ECET 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 4.00. A study of power transformers, single and polyphase circuits. The study of DC machines, AC single and polyphase synchronous and induction machines, and an introduction to power electronics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ECET 21201 - Electrical Power And Motors Prerequisite(s): ECET 15201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of power transformers, single and poly-phase circuits. The study of DC machines, AC single and polyphase synchronous and induction machines, and an introduction to power electronics. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	ECET 21401 - Introduction To Electricity And Electronics Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is an introduction to the basics of electricity and electronics. Emphasis is on application of theory for the non-ECET student. The course covers basic AC & DC Circuit Analysis; Electrical and Electronic components, their characteristics and applications: Analog and digital circuits, motors and controls will also be covered in this course. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	ECET 26200 - Programmable Logic Controllers Prerequisite(s): ECET 15201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ECET 21400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is an introduction to programmable logic controllers to perform motor control and process control related functions on external input and output devices. Topics include: sequencing, switching, timing, data manipulation, counting, actuation signal control, analog and digital input. This course also covers motor sizing, servomotor drives, and Human Machine Interface (HMI). Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ECET 26500 - Computer Networks Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is an introduction to Data Communications and Networking hardware. The emphasis is on network hardware and topologies, physical interface standards, construction of transmission media, Local and Wide Area Network protocols as they relate to network hardware, hands-on Local Area Networks installation and troubleshooting. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ECET 29900 - Selected Electrical Engineering Technology Subjects Credit Hours: 0.00 to 6.00. Hours and subject matter to be arranged by staff. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ECET 30300 - Communications I Prerequisite(s): ECET 15400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 4.00. Signal representation in time and frequency domains, concepts of noise, impedance matching, mixing, heterodyning, filters, tuned amplifiers, oscillators and voltage controlled oscillators, phase-lock-loop, analog and digital modulation in amplitude, frequency and phase and multiple user communication systems. Others topics include transmission lines, electromagnetic wave propagation in space, and antenna systems. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ECET 30301 - Telecommunication Systems Prerequisite(s): ECET 15401 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Signal representation in time and frequency domains, concepts of noise, impedance matching, mixing, heterodyning, filters, tuned amplifiers, oscillators and voltage controlled oscillators, phased-lock-loop, analog and digital modulation in amplitude, frequency and phase and multiple user communication systems. Other topics include transmission lines, electromagnetic wave propagation in space, and antenna systems. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	ECET 31200 - Power Electronics Prerequisite(s): (ECET 15400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ECET 21700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) AND ECET 21200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 4.00. A study of application of power electronic circuits that enable efficient electric power conversion in industrial and power production systems such as motor drives, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and photovoltaic. The concepts are then applied to develop controllers for dc-to-dc converters and dc-to-ac inverters, using industry standard practices and equipment. Closed loop controls of dc-to-dc converters are implemented. View Class Schedule
	ECET 31201 - Power Electronics Fundamentals Prerequisite(s): (ECET 15401 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ECET 21700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) AND ECET 21201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of application of power electronic circuits that enable efficient electric power conversion in industrial power production systems such a smotor drives, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and photovoltaic. The concepts are then applied to develop controllers for dc-to-dc converters and dc-to-ac inverters, using industry standard practices and equipment. Closed loop controls of dc-to-dc converters are implemented. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	ECET 33101 - Generation And Transmission Systems For Electrical Power Prerequisite(s): ECET 21201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the generation and transmission of electrical energy. Includes modeling and analysis of synchronous alternators, transformers, and transmission lines, plus analytical and computer methods of solving load flow and fault conditions on balanced and unbalanced three-phase systems. Introduces techniques used by utilities for protection and economic operation of power systems. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	ECET 36200 - Process Control Instrumentation Prerequisite(s): ECET 21401 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ECET 21700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ECET 15401 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course reviews process control principles and practices. Topics include: analog and digital signal conditioning; thermal, mechanical and optical transducers; electromechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic control devices, and the application of computer-aided tools for process control instrumentation. Various control algorithms and control loop characteristics are also studied. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	ECET 37301 - Renewable Energy Sources And Modeling Prerequisite(s): ECET 33101 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 31201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is an introduction to renewable energy sources. Topics include energy conversion fundamentals, efficiency and renewable energy technologies such as wind, solar and geothermal. Mathematical modeling and system integration will be introduced. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	ECET 38400 - Advanced Mathematical Methods In DSP Prerequisite(s): ECET 15201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND MA 16019 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Analog-To-Digital and Digital-To-Analog Conversion, Digital Signals, Difference Equations and Filtering, Convolution and Filtering, Z-Transforms, Fourier Transforms and Filter Shape, Digital Signal Spectra. Mathematical Modeling using MATLAB is employed. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	ECET 39200 - Digital Signal Processing Prerequisite(s): ECET 38400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 20901 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing: discrete-time principles, sampling theorem, discrete Fourier transform, fast Fourier transforms, time and frequency domain considerations, Z-transform, solution of difference equations and design of digital filters. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	ECET 40400 - Wireless Communication And Networking Prerequisite(s): ECET 30301 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to components, systems and the enabling technology that communicates with sensors, actuators, and processors that deals with underlying wired and wireless communication in networking. Topics include basics of IoT edge to edge connectivity with wired and wireless protocols. Antenna diversity, spread spectrum communication, frequency hopping, mobile and multiple access communication. Introduction of wireless networking standards, Bluetooth, infrared, GPS, and RFID systems. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	ECET 42300 - Current Trend In Telecom Technology With Variable Title Prerequisite(s): ECET 41300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00 or 4.00. This is a variable title course. A variety of current trends and topics in Telecommunications will be taught. Topics will vary. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ECET 44500 - New Tech Computer Systems With Variable Titles Prerequisite(s): ECET 21000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00 or 4.00. The impact of new technologies on computer hardware and software is studied. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ECET 45500 - Object Oriented System Design Prerequisite(s): ECET 21000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Course deals with the Designing of Graphic User Interface (GUI) applications using Object Oriented Programming (OOP) methodology utilizing C++ language constructs. The course will cover: the basics of Windows programming, developing Windows applications using Object Windows, Windows Functions and Messages with emphasis on interfacing with the physical objects communicating with the software objects in the realm of Computer Communications and Networking. Typically offered Fall Summer Spring. View Class Schedule
	ECET 45600 - Operating System With Embedded System Design Prerequisite(s): ECET 20901 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. The course deals with multi-processor system design targeted toward IoT applications. The multi-processor system’s hardware and software design are integrated in conjunction with the underlying embedded operating system(s). Geographically distributed IoT edge devices and sub-systems are integrated in the system under the discourse and design. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	ECET 46200 - Application Of Computers In Process Control Prerequisite(s): ECET 21700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 4.00. A study of industrial process control systems. Study of continuous- and discrete-state process control. Analyzing process characteristics and controller tuning. Closed loop control system characteristics. System stability, open loop and closed loop transient response. Single, multivariable and cascade control system. Supervisory, direct computer control, and distributed control system. Computer-aided statistical process control (SPC). Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ECET 47500 - Applied Electronic Drives Prerequisite(s): ECET 31201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course covers operational principles and application development consideration of all subsystems that make up electric drives: electric machines, power-electric based converters, mechanical system requirements, feedback controller design, and the interaction of drives with the utility grid. State of the art drive development tools are introduced through hands-on activities. View Class Schedule
	ECET 49000 - Senior Design Project Phase I Prerequisite(s): IET 30800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND (ECET 39200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 30301 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 31201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) OR (ECET 39200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 30301 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 26200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) OR (ECET 39200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 30301 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 45600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) OR (ECET 39200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 31201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 26200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) OR (ECET 39200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 31201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 45600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) OR (ECET 39200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 26200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 45600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) OR (ECET 30301 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 31201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 26200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) OR (ECET 30301 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 31201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 45600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) OR (ECET 30301 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 26200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 45600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) OR (ECET 31201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 26200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 45600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) Credit Hours: 1.00 or 2.00. An extensive individual design and/or analytical project performed in consultation with one or more faculty advisors. Collaboration with representatives of industry, government agency, or community institutions is encouraged. Evidence of extensive and thorough laboratory performance is required. PHASE I includes, but is not limited to, faculty acceptance of project proposal, defining and limiting project objectives, initial research and source contacts, procurement of materials, and periodic progress reports. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	ECET 49001 - Senior Project I Prerequisite(s): (IET 30800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 38400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 30301 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 31201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) OR (IET 30800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 38400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 31201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 45600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) OR (IET 30800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 30301 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 31201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECET 45600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) Credit Hours: 3.00. An extensive individual or group design project, carried out with guidance from a faculty adviser. Phase I includes: determining customer requirements; considering design alternatives; deciding upon and drawing the functional blocks of the project; listing a projected bill of materials (BOM); drafting a project timeline; and writing a formal project proposal. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ECET 49100 - Senior Design Project Phase II Prerequisite(s): ECET 49000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ECET 49001 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 2.00 to 5.00. PHASE II includes, but is not limited to, continued research and finalized design, oral presentation to faculty and other interested parties, and a written technical report. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	ECET 49900 - Electrical Engineering Technology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 9.00. Hours and subject matter to be arranged by staff. Cannot be used to replace EET 48000, 49600, or 49700. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ECET 52100 - Solar Energy Systems Credit Hours: 3.00. An advanced course in solar energy topics, including radiation from the sun, technology and design of photovoltaic systems, solar lighting systems, and solar-bio systems. Topics will also include energy storage using hydrogen and new advancements in solar technology. Course may be offered in classroom based, hybrid, or distance formats. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ECET 55400 - Hybrid And Battery Technology Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will review different sources of energy and perform the comparison between these sources. Battery and storage technology, charging systems, and battery life cycle will be studied in detail. The storage for solar thermal systems, solar photovoltaic systems, wind biomass and wave energy systems will be discussed and practical examples will be given. Hybrid Systems, the need for hybrid systems, range and type of hybrid systems will be discussed. Case studies of diesel-PV-battery, wind-PV-battery, gas-PV-battery, biomass-diesel-battery systems, gas-electrical and hybrid electric vehicles will be given. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ECET 55600 - Alternative Energy Technology Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is an introduction to various sources of energy and their process of extraction. Nonrenewable versus renewable energy sources and their harvesting technology will be studied. This will include wind, solar, fuel cells, biomass, geothermal, hydropower, and ocean energy. Most emphasis will be on renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, geothermal and oceanic energy technology and their harvesting systems. There will also be modeling simulation and analysis of wind and solar energy harvesting systems. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ECET 58110 - Workshop In Electrical And Computer Engineering Technology Credit Hours: 3.00. Advanced study of technical and professional topics. Emphasis is on new developments relating to technical, operational and training aspects of industry and technology education. May be offered classroom-based, online or hybrid or independent study. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ECET 59010 - Independent Study In Electrical And Computer Engineering Technology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Independent study of a special problem under the guidance of a member of the staff. Does not substitute for either M.S. thesis or M.S. project credit. Prerequisite: Master’s student standing. Permission of department required. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
English
	ENGL 01800 - Fundamentals Of Reading Credit Hours: 0.00. Aims to build the student’s functional reading level to meet the requirements of college textbooks. Stresses improvement of the basic silent reading skills of word recognition, vocabulary building literal comprehension and rate fluency. Some instruction in study techniques. Individualized and performance-oriented. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 01900 - English Composition For English As A Second Language (ESL) Students Credit Hours: 0.00. English composition for those students whose common use of English indicates a need for instruction in English as a second language. An equivalent of ENGL 020. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 02100 - Low-Intermediate Grammar And Writing Credit Hours: 0.00. This is a “low proficiency” course that focuses on skills and strategies for effective academic writing. This course focuses on developing basic ability to write effectively in English through extensive practice in pre-writing, drafting, revising and editing. Students engage in discussion and small group work to develop and improve basic composition skills, including organization, rhetoric, grammar and mechanics, and sentence structure. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 02200 - Intermediate Grammar And Writing Prerequisite(s): ENGL 02100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF P Credit Hours: 0.00. This course focuses on skills and strategies for effective academic writing. This course focuses on the development of composition skills, with emphasis placed on organization, sentence structure, grammar, and idea clarity. Students engage in discussion and small group work to develop and improve composition skills, including organization, rhetoric, grammar and mechanics, and sentence structure. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 02300 - Advanced Grammar And Writing Prerequisite(s): ENGL 02200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF P Credit Hours: 0.00. This course focuses on skills and strategies for effective academic writing in the mainstream academic setting. Students at this level are expected to write at an advanced level. Students practice various rhetorical aspects of writing while focusing on improving the cohesion, unity, and clarity of ideas. Students engage in discussion and small group work to enhance and develop advanced composition skills for academic writing. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 02400 - Building Skills With Stories Credit Hours: 0.00. Building Skills with Stories is a multi-skills foundations-level course. In this course, students will read fictional stories and use these stories as the context for practicing a variety of skills. A focus will be on developing vocabulary through target words in the stories and through expansion activities. Students will also work on grammar, pronunciation, and spelling as well as improve their writing through responses to the stories and their speaking through discussions about them. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 02600 - Foundations Writing Credit Hours: 0.00. Foundations Writing is an introductory writing course that focuses on skills and strategies for writing sentences and paragraphs. Through class activities and writing assignments, this course will build your grammar skills and improve your writing fluency. In the second half of the semester, you will be introduced to academic paragraphs. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 03000 - Foundations Listening And Speaking Credit Hours: 0.00. Foundations Listening and Speaking is a course intended for students who did not meet the qualifications for admittance into the ELP’s level 1 low-intermediate course. The purpose of this course is to prepare the students for successful matriculation into level 1 and to provide them with solid listening and speaking skill sets in English; skills and abilities that will surely increase their chances of future academic success overall. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 03100 - Low-Intermediate Listening And Speaking Credit Hours: 0.00. This course focuses on developing basic listening and conversation skills. Students practice listening and speaking about various topics, both inside and outside of the classroom, in order to establish a solid foundation in this essential skill. A wide variety of listening excerpts, discussion prompts, and small-group tasks, assist in the development of listening comprehension and oral fluency and accuracy. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 03200 - Intermediate Listening And Speaking Prerequisite(s): ENGL 03100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF P Credit Hours: 0.00. This course focuses on strategies for the further development of listening skills and oral fluency in an academic context. Students at this level practice listening and speaking about various personal and academic topics, both inside and outside the classroom, in order to expand these abilities. A wide variety of listening excerpts, discussion prompts, and small-group tasks, assist in the development of listening comprehension and oral fluency and accuracy. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 03300 - Advanced Listening And Speaking Prerequisite(s): ENGL 03200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF P Credit Hours: 0.00. This course focuses on skills and strategies for the further development of effective academic and social listening and speaking skills in English. Students at this level are expected to practice listening and speaking extensively about various topics, both inside and outside the classroom, in order to expand their listening abilities. A wide variety of listening excerpts, discussion prompts, and small-group tasks, prepare students for listening and speaking in a mainstream academic setting. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 03500 - English Communication Skills Credit Hours: 0.00. This is an elective for students with Intermediate skill level designed to provide students with additional instruction in reading, writing, or listening and speaking. Each section of this elective will approach English language skills through a different theme and skill emphasis, such as film, reading and writing short stories, American culture, etc. This course may not be substituted for English 10400 or English 10500, nor be counted toward degree requirements. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 04000 - Foundations Reading Credit Hours: 0.00. Foundations Reading is designed for beginning students with limited or no basic formal instruction in reading in English. The purpose of this course is to develop a strong foundation in basic reading literacy skills, the General Service List vocabulary, beginning academic vocabulary, and spelling foundations to improve reading skills. Students at this level engage in silent sustained reading primarily of non-fiction, high interest texts in groups with teacher support. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 04100 - Low-Intermediate Reading Comprehension Credit Hours: 0.00. This is a course that focuses on skills and strategies for effective reading at a basic level. Students at this level are expected to read both inside and outside the classroom in order to improve and refine their reading skills. Students will practice a number of reading strategies for reading faster, understanding vocabulary in context and will practice using strategic reading skills. Discussion and small group work follow reading selections to help develop critical reading and thinking skills. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 04200 - Intermediate Reading Comprehension Prerequisite(s): ENGL 04100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF P Credit Hours: 0.00. This course focuses on skills and strategies for effective academic reading. Students at this level are expected to read extensively, both inside and outside the classroom, in order to improve and refine their reading skills. Students practice a number of reading strategies for reading faster, understanding vocabulary in context and will practice using strategic reading skills. Discussion and small group work follow reading selections to help develop critical reading and thinking skills. The increase in contact hours will provide the time needed for effective instruction. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 04300 - Advanced Reading Comprehension Prerequisite(s): ENGL 04200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF P Credit Hours: 0.00. This is an advanced reading course that focuses on skills and strategies for effective academic reading. Students at this level are expected to read extensively, both inside and outside the classroom, in order to improve and refine their reading skills. Students practice a number of reading strategies for reading faster and understanding vocabulary in context. Discussion and small group work follow reading selections to help develop critical reading and thinking skills. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 04500 - Academic Study Skills Prerequisite(s): ENGL 03500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF S Credit Hours: 0.00. This is an elective for students with Advanced skill level designed to provide students with additional instruction in reading, writing, or listening and speaking. Each section of this course will approach academic study skills through a different theme and skill emphasis, such as film, reading and writing short stories, etc. This course may not be substituted for English 10400 or English 10500, nor be counted toward degree requirements. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 05100 - Topics In English As A Second Language Credit Hours: 0.00. This is a variable title, variable contact hour (0 to 6) course and is available for students at all skill levels. May be repeated as topics vary. This course may not be substituted for English 10400 or English 10500, nor be counted toward degree requirements. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 10000 - English Composition Credit Hours: 4.00. For first-year students needing intensive instruction in the fundamentals of English composition as preparation for enrollment in other composition courses. Upon completion of this course, students will be assigned to subsequent composition courses according to the teacher’s recommendation. Typically offered Fall Spring. General Education: English Composition View Class Schedule
	ENGL 10400 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3.00. Emphasis on the organization of the expository theme. Directed writings of themes based on personal experience, on the relationship between experience and language, and on the relationship between experience and ideas. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: English Composition View Class Schedule
	ENGL 10500 - English Composition II Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. The second half of the basic composition sequence. Extensive practice in writing clear and effective prose. Instruction in logic, structure, and style. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: English Composition Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition Credit Hours: 4.00. This 4-credit hour composition course includes student-teacher conferences. Students in this course produce between 7,500-11,500 words of polished writing (or 15,000-22,000 total words, including drafts or the equivalent). Within the course, students will learn to write with a rhetorical awareness of diverse audiences, situations, and contexts; critically think about writing and rhetoric through reading, analysis, and reflection; provide constructive feedback and incorporate feedback into their own writing; perform research and evaluate sources to support claims; and engage multiple digital technologies for different purposes. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 10800 - Accelerated First-Year Composition Credit Hours: 3.00. In this 3-credit hour composition course students should expect an emphasis on self-guided work. Students in this course produce between 7,500-11,500 words of polished writing (or 15,000-22,000 total words, including drafts or the equivalent). Within the course, students will learn to write with a rhetorical awareness of diverse audiences, situations, and contexts; critically think about writing and rhetoric through reading, analysis, and reflection; provide constructive feedback and incorporate feedback into their own writing; perform research and evaluate sources to support claims; and engage multiple digital technologies for different purposes. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 11200 - First-Year Seminar For English Majors Credit Hours: 3.00. This is a course for beginning English majors, and is required for students transferring into the major with fewer than 60 credits who have not taken another first-year seminar. The course introduces students to campus resources, goal setting, values exploration, relationship of academic planning and life goals, discipline specific career exploration, and critical thinking. Participation in outside activities may be required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: First Year Experience View Class Schedule
	ENGL 20100 - The Nature Of Literary Study Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of literary concepts and critical procedures as applied to representative poetry, fiction, and drama, with practice in critical writing. Required of English majors. Typically offered Fall Spring. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	ENGL 20200 - Engaging English Credit Hours: 3.00. This theme-based course introduces students to the field of English, and provides foundational liberal arts skills. It teaches, for instance, critical and creative thinking, reading, and writing using a variety of genres, texts, and media. Typically offered Fall Spring. General Education: Humntites View Class Schedule
	ENGL 20400 - Special Topics In Writing Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D AND ENGL 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D) OR (ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D AND ENGL 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) Credit Hours: 3.00. A course in writing, with the special topic selected by the instructor. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 20500 - Introduction To Creative Writing Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ENGL 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) OR (ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ENGL 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) Credit Hours: 3.00.Practice in writing short prose narratives and poetry for students who have finished composition and wish to expand into creative work. Workshop criticism and discussion of published writing. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	ENGL 22000 - Technical Report Writing Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of application of the principles of good writing in industrial reporting with emphasis on the techniques of presenting information graphically as well as in a clear, concise written form. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: English Composition View Class Schedule
	ENGL 22700 - Elements Of Linguistics Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D AND ENGL 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D) OR (ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D AND ENGL 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D) Credit Hours: 3.00. A summary of what is known about human language, its structure, its universality, and its diversity; language in its social setting; language in relation to other aspects of human inquiry and knowledge. Credit will not be awarded for both ENGL 22700 and LC 26100. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.CTL:IEL 1260 Introduction To Linguistics View Class Schedule
	ENGL 23100 - Introduction To Literature Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. Reading and discussion of English, U.S. and international literature to develop a basic understanding of ideas, forms, genres, and styles associated with diverse literary traditions. Writing about literature to foster skill in critical analysis. Typically offered Fall Spring. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	ENGL 23200 - Thematic Studies In Literature Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Examination of a particular theme, such as the hero, death, or the city, and the techniques by which it is treated in various literary works, usually in more than one genre. Current offerings available from counselors. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 23700 - Introduction To Poetry Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. Reading and discussion of poetry from different periods aimed at enhancing the student’s understanding of genre, form, and style; how poetry grows out of and speaks to its historical moment; and how poetry addresses pressing social issues. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	ENGL 24000 - Survey Of The British Literature: From The Beginnings Through The Neoclassical Period Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to English literature from the Anglo-Saxon age through the eighteenth century neoclassical period. The course may also treat significant minor writers in their relation to literary movements and ideas. Typically offered Fall. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	ENGL 24100 - British Literature After 1789 Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. Surveys authors, periods, and themes of British literature from the late eighteenth century through the modern period. The course may also treat significant minor writers in their relation to literary movements and ideas. Typically offered Spring. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	ENGL 25700 - Literature Of Black America Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 22100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of literature written by black American authors. Close attention is paid to the history of black literature and to the historical context in which it was written, as well as to the texts of major works by black writers. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	ENGL 26000 - Introduction To World Literature: To 1700 Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. A comparison of some of the major works of world literature in translation, from the beginnings to 1700. Emphasis on Greek, Roman, Eastern and early European literature. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 26100 - Introduction To World Literature: Since 1700 Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. A comparison of some of the major works of world literature in translation, from 1700 to present. Emphasis on Continental, African, Latin-American and Eastern literature. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 28600 - The Movies Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is a comprehensive introduction to the aesthetics and history of movies. Students will learn how films are constructed, how they represent and challenge cultural and aesthetic values, and how they are produced and distributed. Typically offered Spring. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	ENGL 28800 - Theory And Investigation Credit Hours: 3.00. This course introduces students to theories and research methods that practitioners in literary studies use to analyze literature, prose, digital media, discourse, popular culture, cultural practices, and ideologies. Emphasis is on how to frame questions important to students and in the field, how to employ theory to explore them critically, and how to apply the results of such inquiry in social praxis. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 30200 - Publications Design Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course focuses on the design, layout and production of various documents using personal computers. Emphasis is given to principles of publication design and page makeup, typography, and the use of personal computers in business publishing. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 30502 - Creative Writing As A Profession Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 20500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the industry practices of and for creative writers. Course will include introduction to various careers in and elements of publishing. Students will edit, design, and produce a student journal or similar publication. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 30700 - Written And Oral Communication For Engineers Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) AND COM 11400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND (CE 27500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ECE 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ME 27500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) Credit Hours: 3.00. Course focuses on written and oral communication specifically for the environment, with special attention given to purpose, organization, audience analysis, and appropriate situational protocol. Written work emphasizes technical reports, technical descriptions, research skills, principles of document design, collaborative writing, and routine correspondence. Oral work emphasizes project presentations, conference planning and leadership, and small group dynamics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: English Composition View Class Schedule
	ENGL 30800 - Modern English Grammar Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the study of traditional, structural, and generative-transformational analyses of English. Some attention to new directions in grammatical description and application. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 30900 - Digital Design And Production Credit Hours: 3.00. The development of the ability to write and design documents using electronic publishing technologies. Students will receive instruction in writing, graphics, and publishing software and will write, design, produce, and critique a number of publications. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 31100 - Identity In Ethnic American Women’s Literature Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 22100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of how race, ethnicity, class, and gender influence the construction of female identity and self-worth. Also examined will be the role of the family, community, and media in either advancing or hindering female development. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 31200 - Ethnic American Women Writers Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores works by women writers of various ethnic backgrounds living and writing in America during the last century. The emphasis is on ways in which a writer’s ethnicity informs her writing and influences the content of her literary works. The major purpose is to introduce students to varied cultural voices in dialogue with American traditions as women writers express conflicting experiences within dual cultures. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 31300 - African American Women’s Fiction Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. African American Women’s Fiction examines novels and short stories produced since the mid-nineteenth century, including works by Toni Morrison and Alice Walker, as well as Post-Reconstruction, Harlem Renaissance, modern and contemporary authors such as Pauline Hopkins, Nella Larsen, Ann Petry, and Gloria Naylor. The course concentrates on African American women’s fictional tradition, including critical theory. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 31900 - Creative Writing Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the writing of genres traditionally considered as creative, such as short stories, drama, poetry, and creative non-fiction. Workshop criticism. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 32300 - Sexual Identity In Literature Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores how sexual identity informs literary works. Fiction, poetry, drama, personal narrative, and essays from lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgendered (LGBT) writers may be included. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 32400 - International Women’s Literature Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. (WOST 32400) Course presents an international perspective on women’s social, political, economic and imaginative lives. The major emphasis will be global literatures from Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 32600 - English Linguistics Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the nature and structure of language, as well as the study of dialects, semantics, and history of the language. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 32700 - English Language I: History And Development Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the history of the English language, its sounds, inflections, words, and sentence structures. Cultural and historical events affecting this history, and the interplay between language and literature. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 33400 - Transnational Feminist Perspectives In International Literature And Film Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. Course uses anti-racist, transnational feminist perspectives and intersectional analysis to examine international film and literature (in translation and Anglophone). Special attention is paid to the influence of cross-cultural exchange, local and global interfaces, and Western traditions and challenges to them as well as representations of social locations, such as gender, race and ethnicity, class, religion, and sexuality. May be taught online, on ground, or as a hybrid course. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 33600 - Mothers And Daughters In Literature Credit Hours: 3.00. (WOST 33600) Course acquaints students with a new body of literature by women. Students explore mother-daughter relationships as presented in this literature to enhance their understanding of feminist approaches to life. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 33800 - Sex, Race, Class, And Hip Hop Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course uses anti-racist feminist perspectives to consider hip hop as an art form and cultural artifact that reflects and shapes social values in the US and globally, particularly with regard to intersections of race, class, and gender. Emphasis is on hip hop’s role in resisting oppression and fostering social and gender justice. Usually taught online. May be taught on ground or as a hybrid course. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 34400 - Environmental Ethics, Policy, And Sustainability Credit Hours: 3.00. Environmental Ethics, Policy and Sustainability is an interdisciplinary course designed to open new pathways into ethical and eco-critical inquiry in the Anthropocene age. The course analyzes disciplinary differences in approaching the ethical, the human, and environmental problems such as sustainability, development, biodiversity, global security, and climate change. Students will explore what it means to be ethical in and through an interrogation of our contemporary conceptions of what it means to be human. These interrogations in turn will prompt us to reconsider human creations such as knowledge, culture, and technology, which will push us to genuinely think how humans as a species situate their creations within the realm of what they call Nature. Students will be introduced to the history of environmental studies in the discipline, to the rise of what is now known as “postcolonial ecocriticism” to theoretical inquiry into modern technology, and to other recent developments in the fields of environmental studies. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 34600 - Sexuality, Gender, Class, Race, Religion In Immigrant And Refugee Literature And Film Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. In this course, anti-racist feminist perspectives are employed to consider US and global literature—including young adult fiction—and film by and about immigrants, migrants, and refugees (Anglophone and in translation). Intersectional analysis is used to examine diverse treatments of sexuality, gender, class, race and ethnicity, religion, legal status, and language communities. May be taught online, on ground, or as a hybrid course. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 34900 - Women, Gender, And Sexuality In International Film Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. Course uses anti-racist, feminist perspectives to examine topics relating to intersections of social locations such as gender, race, class, and sexuality in international film. Emphasis is on film’s role in shaping and reflecting cultural values. The course may also consider film as entertainment, documentary, propaganda and the object of censorship. May be taught online, on ground, or as a hybrid course. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 35000 - American Literature Before 1865 Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to American literature from the beginnings period to the Civil War. This course may treat significant minor writers in their relation to literary movements and ideas, and includes the work of minority writers. Works selected to reflect the diverse experiences of the U.S. population. Typically offered Fall. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	ENGL 35100 - American Literature After 1865 Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. A continuation of ENGL35000, this course surveys American literature from the Civil War to recent times. The course may treat significant minor writers. Works selected to reflect the diverse experiences of the U.S. population. Typically offered Spring. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	ENGL 35300 - Women, Gender, Sexuality, Ethnicity, & Religion In Lit & Film Of The Middle East & South & West Asia Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course employs anti-racist, transnational feminist perspectives to examine the cultural and social politics of gender, sexualities, race and ethnicity, class and/or caste, and religion in the literature and film (Anglophone and in translation) of the Middle East and South and West Asia. The dynamics and consequences of colonialism, neo-imperialism, and decolonization are central to the course. May be taught online, on ground or as a hybrid course. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 35500 - African American Literature Slavery To 1940 Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of the literary, social, and historical significance of major works of fiction, drama, poetry, and nonfiction. The course begins during slavery, continues through the reconstruction and post-reconstruction periods, and finishes at the conclusion of the Harlem Renaissance. Readings will be explored, when appropriate, with attention to the influence of folklore and music. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 35600 - American Humor Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. Humorous writings of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are studied as to form and technique and also as a reflection of American life. Special emphasis on Mark Twain. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 36000 - Gender And Literature Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 22100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to feminist approaches to the study of literature, including poetry, drama, fiction, and/or autobiography. Examines how gender intersects with race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and class in shaping authorship, reading, and representation. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 36300 - African American Literature 1940 To Present Credit Hours: 3.00. A continuation of ENGL 35500, this course surveys major works of fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction from the 1940s and 1950s, through the Black Arts Era of the 1960s and 1970s, and up to the present. Readings will be explored, when appropriate, with attention to the influence of folklore and music. Typically offered Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ENGL 36500 - Literature And Imperialism Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 22100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ENGL 23900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A study through cultural and theoretical works of the impact of imperialism on the ruling nations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule

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ECET 20901 - Microcontroller Applications

ECET 21000 - Structured C++ Programming For Electromechanical Systems

ECET 21200 - Electrical Power And Machinery

ECET 21201 - Electrical Power And Motors

ECET 21401 - Introduction To Electricity And Electronics

ECET 26200 - Programmable Logic Controllers

ECET 26500 - Computer Networks

ECET 29900 - Selected Electrical Engineering Technology Subjects

ECET 30300 - Communications I

ECET 30301 - Telecommunication Systems

ECET 31200 - Power Electronics

ECET 31201 - Power Electronics Fundamentals

ECET 33101 - Generation And Transmission Systems For Electrical Power

ECET 36200 - Process Control Instrumentation

ECET 37301 - Renewable Energy Sources And Modeling

ECET 38400 - Advanced Mathematical Methods In DSP

ECET 39200 - Digital Signal Processing

ECET 40400 - Wireless Communication And Networking

ECET 42300 - Current Trend In Telecom Technology With Variable Title

ECET 44500 - New Tech Computer Systems With Variable Titles

ECET 45500 - Object Oriented System Design

ECET 45600 - Operating System With Embedded System Design

ECET 46200 - Application Of Computers In Process Control

ECET 47500 - Applied Electronic Drives

ECET 49000 - Senior Design Project Phase I

ECET 49001 - Senior Project I

ECET 49100 - Senior Design Project Phase II

ECET 49900 - Electrical Engineering Technology

ECET 52100 - Solar Energy Systems

ECET 55400 - Hybrid And Battery Technology

ECET 55600 - Alternative Energy Technology

ECET 58110 - Workshop In Electrical And Computer Engineering Technology

ECET 59010 - Independent Study In Electrical And Computer Engineering Technology

ENGL 01800 - Fundamentals Of Reading

ENGL 01900 - English Composition For English As A Second Language (ESL) Students

ENGL 02100 - Low-Intermediate Grammar And Writing

ENGL 02200 - Intermediate Grammar And Writing

ENGL 02300 - Advanced Grammar And Writing

ENGL 02400 - Building Skills With Stories

ENGL 02600 - Foundations Writing

ENGL 03000 - Foundations Listening And Speaking

ENGL 03100 - Low-Intermediate Listening And Speaking

ENGL 03200 - Intermediate Listening And Speaking

ENGL 03300 - Advanced Listening And Speaking

ENGL 03500 - English Communication Skills

ENGL 04000 - Foundations Reading

ENGL 04100 - Low-Intermediate Reading Comprehension

ENGL 04200 - Intermediate Reading Comprehension

ENGL 04300 - Advanced Reading Comprehension

ENGL 04500 - Academic Study Skills

ENGL 05100 - Topics In English As A Second Language

ENGL 10000 - English Composition

ENGL 10400 - English Composition I

ENGL 10500 - English Composition II

ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition

ENGL 10800 - Accelerated First-Year Composition

ENGL 11200 - First-Year Seminar For English Majors

ENGL 20100 - The Nature Of Literary Study

ENGL 20200 - Engaging English

ENGL 20400 - Special Topics In Writing

ENGL 20500 - Introduction To Creative Writing

ENGL 22000 - Technical Report Writing

ENGL 22700 - Elements Of Linguistics

ENGL 23100 - Introduction To Literature

ENGL 23200 - Thematic Studies In Literature

ENGL 23700 - Introduction To Poetry

ENGL 24000 - Survey Of The British Literature: From The Beginnings Through The Neoclassical Period

ENGL 24100 - British Literature After 1789

ENGL 25700 - Literature Of Black America

ENGL 26000 - Introduction To World Literature: To 1700

ENGL 26100 - Introduction To World Literature: Since 1700

ENGL 28600 - The Movies

ENGL 28800 - Theory And Investigation

ENGL 30200 - Publications Design

ENGL 30502 - Creative Writing As A Profession

ENGL 30700 - Written And Oral Communication For Engineers

ENGL 30800 - Modern English Grammar

ENGL 30900 - Digital Design And Production