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  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010 with a grade of C- or higher and ENGL 2100 and University Advanced Standing. Introduces advanced theory to critically reflect upon workplace genres and values to situate technical communication into broader political and global contexts. Teaches user-centered document design, including initial proposals and research, drafting, collaboration, usability testing, and document management. Emphasizes designing documents for local and university clients.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010 with a grade of C- or higher and ENGL 2100 and University Advanced Standing. Examines key issues and theories in technical communication. May be taken twice with different topics.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2100, ENGL 3010, Senior Status, and University Advanced Standing. Prepares students to enter careers and graduate school by critically reflecting on the relevance and value of Writing Studies. Presents strategies for professional written and oral presentations related to application processes. Requires the creation of professional and departmental portfolios. Promotes opportunities for internships, service learning, and other academic or workplace experience.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 3420 and University Advanced Standing. Provides advanced instruction in practices and techniques for generating, writing, and revising original short fiction. Focuses on contemporary fiction and critical theories associated with contemporary fiction. Investigates various approaches to fiction writing through a series of readings, writing exercises, and revision assignments. Utilizes the creative writing workshop as the primary method of critical engagement with original fiction writing.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 4420 and University Advanced Standing. Applies a variety of advanced techniques for writing and especially revising fiction which includes readings in form, theory, and published works, with an emphasis on workshopping, revising, and preparing for publication, public readings, and graduate school.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 3440 and University Advanced Standing. Provides advanced instruction in practices and techniques for generating, writing, and revising original poetry. Focuses on contemporary poetry and critical theories associated with contemporary poetry. Investigates various approaches to writing poetry through a series of readings, writing exercises, and revision assignments. Utilizes the creative writing workshop as the primary method of critical engagement with original poetry writing.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 4440 and University Advanced Standing. Puts into practice a variety of techniques for writing and revising original poetry. Includes poetry readings, memorizations, workshopping, and submission of original poetry to literary journals. Focuses on contemporary poetry and critical theories associated with contemporary poetry. Includes workshop methodology.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 3450 and University Advanced Standing. Provides advanced instruction in practices and techniques for generating, writing, and revising original creative nonfiction. Focuses on contemporary nonfiction and critical theories associated with contemporary nonfiction. Investigates various approaches to writing nonfiction through a series of readings, writing exercises, and revision assignments. Utilizes the creative writing workshop as the primary method of critical engagement with original nonfiction writing.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 4450 and University Advanced Standing. Provides advanced instruction in revising, editing, and preparing Creative Nonfiction manuscripts for submissions in well-selected quality venues. Provides practice in finishing work previously shaped in ENGL 3450 and ENGL 4450. Addresses challenges of style, balance, compositional complexity, tradition, and experimentation.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 4420, or ENGL 4440, or ENGL 4450) and ENGL 3090, each with a C- or better. Senior Status. University Advanced Standing.. Applies a variety of advanced techniques for preparing creative manuscripts in a number of genres. Focuses on revising, editing, and polishing work previously shaped in intermediate and advanced creative writing courses. Addresses challenges of composition, theory, and practical tools for pursuing publication. Focuses on the production of a final portfolio acceptable for graduate school applications, submissions to appropriate publications, and presenting in readings and other public events. Investigates processes for bridging the gap between generating drafts and moving successfully into the community of active writers.