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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

Engineering
  

  • ENGR 3803:Fundamentals of Avionics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGR 3801  & Engineering Standing  
    The primary topics of this course are related to the understanding of the principles, theory, and technology of modern avionic systems for both military and civil aircraft. Various subsystems including sensory, fly-by-wire control, display, navigation, air data, autopilots, and flight management are examined individually and as an integrated whole. Both mathematical and conceptual approaches to every subsystem will be taught as well as key considerations, such as flight safety, which undergird their usage and functionality.
  

  • ENGR 4402:Engineering Ethics

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Engineering Standing  
    This course looks at the practice of engineering in the context of ethics and ethical theory. Issues of safety, liability, professional responsibility, legal obligations are considered in the context of case studies. Particular emphasis is given to the application of the Professional Engineering Code of Ethics published by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Students will consider the resolution of ethical dilemmas through the development and evaluation of various courses of action related to specific case studies.
  

  • ENGR 4412:Air Conditioning

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ME 3410  and ENGR 3343  
    The basic principles of residential and commercial air conditioning systems are introduced including the calculation of cooling and heating loads, and psychrometric processes. The student is exposed to relevant topics in heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) such as equipment selection, duct design, piping design, indoor air quality, energy code, HVAC systems, energy conservation options, automatic controls, and testing, adjusting and balancing (TAB) of air conditioning systems.
  

  • ENGR 4490:Special Topics in Engineering

    2-4 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2-4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Varies by topic
    This course covers advanced topics of special interest to faculty and students that are not in the regular course offerings. Offered on a demand basis. This course may be taken more than once.
  

  • ENGR 4501:Nuclear Power Generation

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGR 3501  & Engineering Standing  
    This course covers the principles of nuclear energy conversion to electric power. The content of the course includes: fundamentals of energy conversion, fission reactors, design and construction of light water reactors with emphasis on boiling water and pressurized water reactors, gas cooled reactors, fast breeder reactors, thermal and structural analysis of reactors and plant components, safety elements and accident prevention systems. The economic feasibility of nuclear power plants will also be discussed.
  

  • ENGR 4502:Radiation Protection & Health Physics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGR 3501  & Engineering Standing  
    This course covers the fundamentals of individual and population health protection against the harmful effects of radiation Topics included are: different sources of radiation, interaction of radiation with matter, radiation exposure principles and measurement, relationship between radiation exposure and biological damage, radiation protection and safety standards and guidelines, radiation protection instrumentation, internal and external radiation protection, pathways of radiation movement in the environment and radiation shielding.
  

  • ENGR 4503:Nuclear Fuel Cycle

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGR 3501  & Engineering Standing  
    The feasibility and operation of nuclear power plants is directly influenced by the availability of suitable nuclear fuel as well as acceptable methods of disposal of nuclear waste. This course covers the progression of the nuclear fuel through different stages of mining, milling, processing, enrichment, fabrication and use in reactors, interim storage, reprocessing and disposal. The environmental impact of nuclear waste, economics of nuclear fuel cycle, challenges and solutions in management of radioactive waste and the prevailing regulations, standards and best practices are discussed.
  

  • ENGR 4504:Nuclear Reactor Simulation

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGR 4501  and Engineering Standing  
    The objective of this course is to provide an understanding and knowledge about the operational aspects of a variety of nuclear power plant designs. The course integrates the previous studies in nuclear engineering and reactor power generation into safe design and operation of nuclear power plants. This course covers different reactor designs, normal operations and response to abnormal conditions and potential accident situations. Focus is placed on reactor physics fundamentals, defense in-depth, reactor start-up, normal ramp-up and operations, transient conditions, reactor feedback, reactor control, accident scenarios, and safe shut-down.
  

  • ENGR 4801:Aircraft Propulsion

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGR 3801  & Engineering Standing   
    This course involves preliminary design, subject to specifications, of an air-breathing engine for aircraft propulsion. This course discusses cycle calculations, installed performance and engine sizing information. Design and integration of components and support systems are explored. Propeller theory is introduced.
  

  • ENGR 4802:Helicopter Theory

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGR 3801  & Engineering Standing  
    The course is designed for students interested in helicopter theory as an application of large scale complex system. It presents a comprehensive introduction to rotorcraft technology, covering a range of disciplines from design, aerodynamics and propulsion points of view. It teaches what a helicopter engineer or enthusiast needs to know to analyze an existing design or participate in the development of a new one. The course covers all aspects of hover, vertical flight and forward flight.
  

  • ENGR 4803:Aeronautics Senior Design Project

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGR 3802  & (ENGR 4801  or ENGR 4802 ) & Engineering Standing  
    The course focuses on the student completing a project that is related to the design of an aerospace vehicle and demonstrating comprehensive application of the subject matter. The general intent is to demonstrate the students’ knowledge of the integrative aspects of the systems engineering process. There is a formal report and a defended oral presentation required before industrial and academic experts.

Engineering Design Graphics
  

  • EDG 1210:Survey of Engineering Graphics

    2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    This course introduces the students to a broad range of engineering graphics topics. Freehand sketching, and computer-aided design (CAD) assignments cover theory and application in such areas as fundamentals of engineering graphics, drafting technique, lettering, orthographic projection, sectional views, pictorial drawings, dimensioning, and industry practices.
  

  • EDG 1211:Engineering Graphics I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    An introduction to engineering graphics in mechanical engineering and manufacturing with an emphasis on using computer-aided design (CAD) to produce finished engineering drawings according to industry and ANSI standards. Topics include fundamentals of engineering graphics, orthographic projection, sectional views, pictorial drawings, dimensioning, industry practices, file management, geometric construction, basic 3D coordinate geometry, surface models, parametric solid modeling, and drawing composition.
  

  • EDG 1212:Engineering Graphics II

    4 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: EDG 1211  
    A continuation of Engineering Graphics I, covering advanced concepts of 3D geometry, parametric solid modeling, boundary representation of solids, databases for manufacturing and inspection, an introduction to geometric dimensioning and tolerancing according to the American National Standards Institute.
  

  • EDG 2160:Civil Graphics and Computer Aided Drafting

    0 Class Hours 6 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    An introduction to graphic principles and practices in civil engineering technology. This course includes the development of the basic drafting skills needed to produce civil engineering plans and graphical presentations. The elements of descriptive geometry are addressed. A major component of the course is an introduction to the fundamentals of computer-aided drafting and design (CADD).
  

  • EDG 3112:Advanced Engineering Graphics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MET majors or department approval, and EDG 1212  
    This course covers advanced 3D CAD features and solid modeling techniques including patterning, configurations, library features, sketch blocks, advanced assemblies, and multi-body parts. Students who complete this course are eligible for the SolidWorks CSWP exam.
  

  • EDG 4111:Surface Modeling

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MET majors or department approval, and EDG 1211  
    This course covers surface modeling in 3D CAD, combining surface modeling, solid modeling and creating master models. The student is introduced to complex solid modeling, free form surface modeling and surface analysis. Splines, curves and three-dimensional sketches are used in conjunction with surfacing techniques to create shapes common to the automotive or aircraft industry. The shapes are analyzed for surface continuity to optimize designs.
  

  • EDG 4222:CAD Customization and Standards

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MET majors and or department approval, EDG 1212  
    This course covers topics in customizing CAD software and creating company standards. Topics include identifying company requirements, customizing the user interface, and writing company standards for the use of the software.
  

  • EDG 4224:Engineering Design Graphics for Custom Manufacturing

    2 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MET majors or department approval, and EDG 1212 , and (MET 1321  or (MET 1400  and MET 1800 )), and (MET 2322  or MET 2800 )
    Advanced 3D CAD features are covered including: sheet metal, weldments, and surface modeling. Students will design and fabricate various metallic parts using an English Wheel, 3-Axis Bead Roller, and Shrinker/Stretcher machines.

English
  

  • ENGL 1101:Composition I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Focuses on skills required for effective writing in a variety of contexts, with emphasis on exposition, analysis, and argumentation. Also includes introductory use of a variety of research skills.
  

  • ENGL 1102:Composition II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1101  
    Focuses on developing writing skills beyond the levels of proficiency required by ENGL 1101. Emphasizes interpretation and evaluation and advanced research methods. .
  

  • ENGL 2110:World Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite:  ENGL 1102  
    This course is a survey of world literature that explores human experience by examining diverse aesthetic and cultural perspectives from ancient to modern times.
  

  • ENGL 2120:British Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course is a survey of important works of British literature.
  

  • ENGL 2130:American Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course is a survey of important works of American literature.
  

  • ENGL 2145:Introduction to English Studies

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course introduces students to the reading, writing, research, and critical strategies essential to KSU English Studies. The course draws connections among the four content areas in the English Department (Literature, Language, Writing, and Theory) and focuses on their relationship to broader social and personal contexts, enabling students to make informed choices about their program of study and their careers.
  

  • ENGL 2160:American Literature Survey

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This survey of American literature from its beginnings to the present introduces English and Secondary English Education majors to the historical periods and major trends and figures of American literature.
  

  • ENGL 2172:British Literature, Beginnings to 1660

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    This survey of British literature from its beginnings to 1660 introduces English and Secondary English Education majors to the historical periods and major trends and figures of British literature.
  

  • ENGL 2174:British Literature, 1660 to Present

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This survey of British literature from 1660 to the present introduces English and Secondary English Education majors to the historical periods and major trends and figures of British literature.
  

  • ENGL 2271:Introduction to Teaching English Language Arts

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    This course provides an introduction to teaching English Language Arts (grades 6-12). Through the study of theory and practice, context-based models, and specific applications, students explore the potential of the English Language Arts classroom and investigate the professional roles, relationships, and responsibilities of the English Language Arts teacher. This course is a prerequisite for all other English Education courses and mandatory for admittance to the English Education program.
  

  • ENGL 2290:Special Topics

    1-12 Variable Credit Hours
    Students will explore special topics relevant to the Department of English. 
  

  • ENGL 2300:African-American Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  .
    This course is a survey of important works of African-American literature.
  

  • ENGL 2390:Great Works for Middle Grades Teachers

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Any 1000 or 2000 level ENGL course
    This course is a survey of classic literature written by diverse authors. It focuses on text analysis and writing about literature. The texts studied are frequently found in the middle grades classroom.
  

  • ENGL 3230:Literary Genre

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course is a study of the development and history of a particular literary form, such as narrative, poetry, or drama, through the exploration of representative works. Particular attention is given to the evolution of new strategies for the creation and reception of the genre and to the aesthetic, historical, and cultural conditions that shape those strategies.
  

  • ENGL 3232:Topics in Drama

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    This course is a study of selected topics, authors, or periods of dramatic literature. The course also addresses the fundamental literary generic characteristics of dramatic form, including plot, character, action, and setting, as well as the conventions of dramatic genres, such as tragedy, comedy, tragicomedy, closet, and narrative drama.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • ENGL 3241:Technology and Digital Media in English/Language Arts

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2271  and admission into the English Education program
    This course provides students with experience in the ways that digital media and technology can be used meaningfully in the English/Language Arts classroom. Students consider, experiment with, and apply specific technologies in order to develop comfort with and control over these tools. The course prepares students to develop adolescents’ literacy practices with technology in the English/Language Arts classroom.
  

  • ENGL 3250:Teaching Writing in Middle Grades Language Arts

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2271  
    This course is an exploration of current theories of composition pedagogy in practice at the middle grades level, including a variety of strategies for teaching and assessing writing while dealing with institutional policies (including state standards and high-stakes testing). Students write for a variety of purposes and audiences; analyze traditional and non-traditional writing assignments for their strengths and limitations; and develop effective instructional strategies, materials, and assessments.
  

  • ENGL 3270:Teaching Grammar and Usage in Middle Grades Language Arts

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2271  
    This course examines approaches for teaching grammar in the middle grades. Students practice grammatical appropriateness in oral and written communication; develop an understanding of grammatical concepts and constructions; analyze errors in order to develop effective instruction; study structures as a means of promoting syntactic growth and diversity of style in writing; and develop constructive, use-based lessons. This course includes an overview of modern grammars, the history of grammar instruction, and research on grammar instruction.
  

  • ENGL 3310:Principles of Writing Instruction

    5 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 6 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2271  and admission into the English Education or Secondary and Middle Grades Language Arts program
    This course provides an exploration of theories of composition pedagogy and assessment, including a variety of strategies for teaching writing while dealing with institutional policies such as standardized testing. Students practice oral and written communication for various audiences and purposes; create, implement, and assess writing instruction in a middle school setting; and create and practice research-supported approaches to grammar instruction. The course includes a 45-hour embedded field experience in a middle school.
  

  • ENGL 3320:Scriptural Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    This course is a study of authors, themes, genres, and composition of scriptural writings.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • ENGL 3322:Hebrew Scriptures as Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    This course is a study of the Hebrew Scriptures of the Bible, known to Christians as the Old Testament, as literature, concerning its aesthetic value with respect to authors, themes, genres, and composition within the context of its original Hebrew and Jewish audiences. Students improve and refine their abilities to read, think, write, and speak critically and cogently about scriptural literature and have an increased familiarity with much of the Hebrew Bible.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • ENGL 3324:New Testament as Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    This course is a study of the New Testament of the Bible as literature, concerning its aesthetic value with respect to authors, themes, genres, and composition within the context of its original Mediterranean audiences. Students improve and refine their abilities to read, think, write, and speak critically and cogently about scriptural literature and have an increased familiarity with much of the New Testament.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • ENGL 3330:Gender Studies

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    This course is a study of literature using gender as the primary category of analysis. Viewing gender as a social construction, it explores such issues as gendered roles in society, interactions between private and public life, gender’s relation to canon formation, and individuals’ struggle to define their place in culture in the face of gendered expectations. It may focus on a region or nation, a time period, a theme, a representative individual, or some combination.
  

  • ENGL 3340:Ethnic Literatures

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course is a study of literature using ethnicity as the primary category of analysis. Individual offerings of the course might survey a range of ethnic literatures (e.g., Asian American, Chicano, Native American, Jewish) or explore one such body of texts (e.g., Caribbean literatures).
  

  • ENGL 3342:Topics in Native American Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    This course is a study of a selected topic in Native American literature. For example, the course might focus on a single artist (such as Louise Erdrich), a group of artists (such as writers of the Native American Renaissance), a genre (such as Indigenous science fiction), a region (such as writers of the Native South or the Pacific Northwest), or a theme or issue (such as Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women or intergenerational trauma).
  

  • ENGL 3350:Regional Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    This course is a study of literature using region as the primary category of analysis. Texts might include fiction and nonfiction, performance texts (such as drama and folktales from the oral tradition), and examples of material culture. The class might focus on a specific geographic region (e.g., the Caribbean); a comparative study of regional culture (e.g., Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpa vs. Hardy’s Wessex); or authors or themes closely associated with a region (e.g., Cather’s West).
  

  • ENGL 3360:Major African American Writers

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    This course concerns the development of African American literature with emphasis on major writers defining trends, movements, genres, and themes.
  

  • ENGL 3391:Teaching Literature to Adolescents

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2271  and admission into the English Education program
    Using narrative as a central genre, this course introduces current English teaching philosophy and practice in teaching literature to adolescents. This course models current ways to integrate technology into the curriculum, identifies a variety of multicultural teaching texts, and extends the study of critical theory into the teaching of literature to adolescents.
  

  • ENGL 3396:Cooperative Study

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Approval of the coordinator of cooperative education/internships (Career Services).
    A supervised work experience program for a minimum of two semesters at a site in business, industry or government. For sophomore, junior, or senior-level students who wish to obtain on-he-job experience in conjunction with their academic training.
  

  • ENGL 3398:Internship

    1-12 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Approval of departmental internship adviser.
    This course is a supervised, credit-earning work experience of one semester with a previously approved business firm, private agency, or government agency.
  

  • ENGL 3400:Survey of African Literatures

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    This course is a survey of African literatures, including the orature, literature, performance texts, film and/or other media produced in each quadrant of Africa, from early times to the present day. For example, the course might survey African narrative, looking at a selection of early epics, folktales, short stories or novels representing themes, motifs, and styles in each quadrant of Africa.
  

  • ENGL 3500:Topics in African American Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    This course is a study of a selected topic of African-American literature. For example, the course might focus on a single artist (such as Ralph Ellison), a group of artists (such as writers of the Harlem Renaissance), a genre (such as the slave narrative), a source or technique (such as folklore in twentieth century novels), or a theme or issue (such as depictions of women, the oral-musical tradition or humor and signifying).
  

  • ENGL 3510:Black Women Writers

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course is a comparative study of literature by Black women writers from the U.S., the Caribbean, Africa, and/or any region in the African diaspora. Readings for the course may include poetry, short fictions, novels, drama, biography, and autobiography. Topics include narrative strategies, modes of representation, and textual depictions of the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, class, nationality, and/or generation.

    Note: This course may be crosslisted with AADS 3510  
  

  • ENGL 3600:Topics in African Diaspora Literatures

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    This course is a study of a selected topic in the areas of the African Diaspora. For example, the course might focus on a single author or group of authors: “The Novels of Paule Marshall”; a country or region: “Caribbean Literatures”; a movement or an event: “Post-Colonial Caribbean Literatures”; a theme or issue: “Twentieth-Century Caribbean Women Writers”; a genre: “African, African American and Afro-Caribbean Autobiography”; or a combination of these or other categories.
  

  • ENGL 4220:Critical Theory

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2145  
    An advanced course in interpretive theoretical paradigms as applied to the study of literature and culture, focusing on critical models such as Marxism, Structuralism, Poststructuralism, Deconstruction, Psychoanalytic criticism, and Gender, Ethnic, and Cultural studies.
  

  • ENGL 4230:Theory-Based Studies in Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2145  
    Concentration on the interpretive strategies and conceptual framework of one of the major paradigms of contemporary literary theory, with attention to the ways in which those paradigms enable the study of a select group of texts, both literary and nonliterary. Topics may include Feminist theory, Marxism, Post-Colonialism, Psychoanalytic Criticism, Cultural Materialism, Ethnic studies, Gender studies, New-Historicism, and Reader Response theories.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • ENGL 4240:Rhetorical Theory

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    This advanced course is a study of major texts in rhetorical theory from antiquity to the present, focusing on the significant issues in rhetoric, especially the relationship of language to truth and knowledge. Students gain practice in using rhetorical concepts to analyze both literary and non-literary texts and to produce effective written and spoken arguments.
  

  • ENGL 4340:Shakespeare

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    This course is a study of selected comedies, histories, and tragedies, covering the range of Shakespeare’s dramatic art. It may include dramatic form and poetic composition as commentaries on the dramatic genres and an examination of performance theory and practice.
  

  • ENGL 4360:American Literature Before 1800

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    This course presents literary studies of colonial and early United States literature. Students learn about the wide range of literatures that have emerged from the complex and diverse encounters of Old and New World cultures prior to 1800 in the Americas.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • ENGL 4370:Medieval Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course presents studies in medieval literature. It may include prose, poetry, and drama and investigate aesthetic, intellectual, and social issues.
  

  • ENGL 4372:British Renaissance Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course presents British literature from the late fifteenth century to 1660, generally exclusive of Shakespeare. It may include poetry, prose, and drama and investigate aesthetic, intellectual, and social issues.
  

  • ENGL 4374:Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course presents British literature from 1660 to the late eighteenth century. It may include poetry, prose, and drama and investigate aesthetic, intellectual, and social issues.
  

  • ENGL 4380:World Literature Before 1800

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course presents a study of representative texts, major themes, or literary movements from around the world before 1800, emphasizing aesthetic and social understanding. It may examine Western and non-Western cultures.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • ENGL 4400:Directed Study

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor, curriculum committee, and department chair required prior to registration.
    Selected topics of an advanced nature that may include original research for superior students. Normally for projects not served through pre-established curriculum.
  

  • ENGL 4401:Topics in African Literatures

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    This course is a study of a selected topic in the areas of orature, literature, performance texts, film and/or other media produced in Africa. The course might focus on an author or group of authors: “The Plays of Wole Soyinka”; a region or country: “Twentieth Century South African Literature”; a movement or event: “African Writers of the Negritude Movement”; a theme or issue: “Women’s Rights in African Literature”; or a combination of these categories.
  

  • ENGL 4460:19th-Century American Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course presents a study of representative writers in American literature in the nineteenth century.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • ENGL 4470:19th-Century British Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course presents studies in Romantic and Victorian literature, from the 1780s to the end of the nineteenth century, examining such aesthetic and social themes as the nature and role of the artist, the impulse toward gothicism, the rise of the autobiography, responses to industrialization, and the conflict between tradition and change.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • ENGL 4480:19th-Century World Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course presents a study of representative texts, major themes, or literary movements of the nineteenth century, emphasizing aesthetic and social understanding. It may examine Western and non-Western cultures.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • ENGL 4490:Special Topics in English

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: One of the following courses: ENGL 2110 ,  ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131 , ENGL 2132 , or ENGL 2300  
    This course is a study of selected topics of special interest to faculty and students.
  

  • ENGL 4560:20th-Century and 21st-Century American Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course presents a study of representative texts, major themes, or literary movements in twentieth-century and twenty-first-century America, emphasizing aesthetic and social understanding.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • ENGL 4570:20th-Century and 21st-Century British Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course presents a study of representative twentieth-century and twenty-first-century British literature, with an eye towards important themes, aesthetic movements, and social changes during the period.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • ENGL 4580:20th-Century and 21st-Century World Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course presents a study of representative texts, major themes, or literary movements of twentieth-century and twenty-first-century world literature, emphasizing aesthetic and social understanding.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • ENGL 4620:Senior Seminar

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Completion of 90 hours, and permission of the department
    The senior seminar is a summative academic experience that builds on previous coursework and gives advanced English majors the opportunity to engage with in-depth research on a topic related to language, literature, or writing. The small class size fosters a community of readers and writers that provides support in the process of writing a substantial seminar essay informed by current scholarship. Students also develop their communication skills through oral presentations.
  

  • LING 3020:Linguistics and Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: One of the following courses: ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131 , ENGL 2132 , or ENGL 2300  .
    This course surveys intersections between linguistics and literary studies. It introduces students to one or more of the major linguistic theories and methodologies that can inform literary analysis, such as semiotics, poetics, pragmatics, narrative theory, structuralism, post-structuralism, (neo-)formalism, discourse analysis, or stylistics.
  

  • LING 3025:Linguistics for Education

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    Because language study is a key component of the English/Language Arts classroom, this course focuses on specific linguistic aspects of the English language (e.g., morphology, stylistics, discourse, etc.), grammar in context, language variation in life and literature, and sociolinguistic implications of teaching English. There is a strong focus on methodology, such as examining pedagogical stances and creating lesson plans.
  

  • LING 3030:Studies in Grammar and Linguistics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course is a study of the theories and methods of linguistics, including their application to topics such as language acquisition, sociolinguistics, politics, discourse analysis, advanced grammar, or the historical development of English.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • LING 3035:Introduction to Language and Linguistics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course analyzes the nature of human language. It includes an introduction to speech sounds, morphology, and syntax. A heavy emphasis is placed on the social and pedagogical implications of modern linguistic theory, which includes an examination of issues such as Standard English, dialect variation, language acquisition, or English as a Second Language.
  

  • LING 3040:History of the English Language

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    This course is a study of the development of English, with attention to influential historical events and to the evolving structure of the language.
  

  • LING 3045:Grammar of Contemporary American English

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course surveys both traditional and contemporary approaches to grammar. It addresses long-established grammatical terms and concepts, inviting students to critically examine the notion of “correct” grammar and to discuss the development and maintenance of standard language. It also considers contemporary topics such as rhetorical grammar, functional grammar, and grammar in digital environments. This course is particularly useful for students considering careers in education, editing, or professional writing.
  

  • LING 3050:Sociolinguistics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course is an introduction to English sociolinguistics. It surveys how language is impacted by social variables such as ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, and geography. It also explores topics including slang, jargon, dialect, identity, and power. Students are introduced to the basic subfields of linguistics-phonology, morphology, and syntax-before venturing into deeper sociolinguistic issues. The course should interest students pursuing careers in education, writing, business-and those wanting to expand their knowledge of linguistics.
  

  • LING 3055:Politics and Language

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course surveys a number of the most important intersections between linguistics and politics in American and global cultures today. Topics may include the “English only” movement; political correctness; the politics of gendered language; framing theory and the language of American political debate; language, ideology, and discourse analysis; and the politics of English as a “global” language. This class may be of particular interest to students heading towards careers in journalism, law, politics, or education.
  

  • LING 3760:World Englishes

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This writing-intensive course is a study of the unprecedented growth of English on a global scale. It examines the current state of English in the world and the cultural and social factors that have given rise to a number of different varieties of English. These varieties, attitudes towards them, and implications for various written media are explored.

English as a Second Language
  

  • ESL 1105:Grammar Seminar for International Students

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course is an individualized and small group seminar open to all Kennesaw State University students for whom English is a second language. International students will discuss North American English (NAE) grammar and its academic applications, focusing on those features of the language that are most problematic for second language writers and speakers. The development of editing skills is emphasized.
  

  • ESL 1106:Oral Communication for International Students

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course is open to all Kennesaw State University students for whom English is a second language. The course is designed to help intermediate to advanced ESL students improve both their conversation and public speaking skills through small group activities and class presentations. Also, pronunciation practice will play an important role throughout the course in helping students become more confident speakers of North American English (NAE).

English Education
  

  • ENED 4000:Service Learning in English Education

    1-3 Class Hours
    Prerequisite: 60 hours and permission of the instructor and department chair/program director.
    A community activity which links learning to life by connecting meaningful community service activities with academic learning, personal growth, and civic responsibility. Activity will be designed with the instructor and approved by the chair/program director.
  

  • ENED 4414:Teaching of English Language Arts I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 3241 , ENGL 3310 , ENGL 3391 , and admission to the English Education program and Yearlong Clinical Experience. Corequisite: ENED 4650  
    This course addresses the practical application of English Language Arts curricula, learning theories, teaching strategies, instructional materials, and assessment choices within specific teaching contexts. The course emphasizes justifying teaching decisions based on clear rationales anchored in practice, theory, and research; refining the facilitation of high levels of learning in all students through effective practices; and adjusting teaching moves based on evidence, such as classroom self-observation, student response and performance, and student products.
  

  • ENED 4416:Teaching English Language Arts II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENED 4414  and ENED 4650   Corequisite: ENED 4660  
    This course continues the practical application of English Language Arts curricula, learning theories, teaching strategies, instructional materials, and assessment choices within specific teaching contexts begun in Teaching of Language Arts I. This course emphasizes justifying teaching decisions based on clear rationales anchored in practice, theory, and research; refining the facilitation of high levels of learning in all students through effective practices; and adjusting teaching moves based on evidence, such as classroom self-observation, student response and performance, and student products.
  

  • ENED 4498:Internship in Teaching English

    0 Class Hours 18 Laboratory Hours 12 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Provisional teaching license issued by State of Georgia, full-time employment teaching English.
    Student teaching experience in English for employed, provisionally certified teachers. Supervision will be in collaboration with a mentor-teacher in the local school and a university English education supervisor. When taken for 12 hours of credit at the same school, this internship will automatically substitute for ENED 4475. Proof of professional liability insurance is required. Students are responsible for their own school placements.

     
  

  • ENED 4650:Yearlong Clinical Experience in ELA I

    0 Class Hours 24 Laboratory Hours 6 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 3241 , ENGL 3310 , ENGL 3391 ; Admission to the English Education Program; Pre-Service Certificate; Admission to Yearlong Clinical Experience Corequisite: ENED 4414 , EDUC 4610 
    This course is the first semester of an intensive and extensive co-teaching yearlong clinical experience in English education. Under the guidance of a collaborating teacher and university supervisor and working in a diverse environment that includes students with exceptionalities and English learners, candidates practice professional competencies that impact student achievement. This experience includes regularly scheduled professional seminars. Proof of liability insurance is required.
  

  • ENED 4660:Yearlong Clinical Experience in ELA II

    0 Class Hours 30 Laboratory Hours 6 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENED 4650  Corequisite: ENED 4416 
    This course is the second semester of an intensive and extensive co-teaching yearlong clinical experience in English Education. Under the guidance of a collaborating teacher and university supervisor and working in a diverse environment that includes students with exceptionalities and English learners, candidates practice professional competencies that impact student achievement. This experience includes regularly scheduled professional seminars. Proof of liability insurance is required.

Entrepreneurship
  

  • ENTR 4001:Entrepreneurial Mind

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MGT 3100 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
    Using an experiential, applied approach and global perspective, this course introduces students to the fundamentals of an entrepreneurial mindset consisting of creatively encouraging big dreams and than identifying and differentiating between ideas and opportunities. It introduces the four key elements of entrepreneurship: mindset, resource acquisition, adaptive planning and creating value It serves as a framework and catalyst to stimulate entrepreneurial motivation and action to create new ventures.
  

  • ENTR 4002:Venture Creation

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENTR 4001 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
    As an introduction to creating value for an entrepreneurial venture, this course provides information to increase students’ awareness of the importance of being both externally-centric (focusing on definitions of value from the customer perspective) and internally-directed. This is achieved by developing and implementing strategies that meet customer expectations and satisfy the objectives of the new venture.
  

  • ENTR 4003:Venture Funding

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENTR 4001 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
    Students identify and examine different types of financing, differentiate between venture capital and angel investor funding, and locate alternative financing (such as crowd-funding, peer-to-peer lending, micro-loans, and SBA loans). Additionally, students learn how to determine the value of a new venture. The course explores sourcing and acquiring financial resources that are required in new venture start-ups. Exit strategies including mergers, acquisitions, firm sales, and initial public offerings (IPOs) are examined.
  

  • ENTR 4004:Venture Commercialization

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENTR 4002  and ENTR 4003 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
    This course integrates the aspects of developing the entrepreneurial mindset, creating market value, financing the venture, and commercializing the opportunity for a new for-profit, enterprise initiative (Intrapreneurship) or social business venture. The students execute the action phase of the business plan, engage capital strategies, secure charter customers, interview community entrepreneurs, and formally pitch the new venture for critique by entrepreneurs or venture capitalists.
  

  • ENTR 4122:Venture Analysis

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MGT 3100  or ENTR 4001  
    A course that applies the concepts of small business management, entrepreneurship and creativity to the analysis of complex business problems faced by new ventures and existing small businesses. Case studies will be used to develop students’ ability to identify and solve problems. Work will continue on personal startup projects and business plans.
  

  • ENTR 4125:International Entrepreneurship

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: (MGT 3100  or MGT 3600  or ENTR 4001 ) and [Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or (60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0 and student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.)]
    An examination of the role of the entrepreneur in creating new international business ventures. This course provides students with both a theoretical and practical understanding of new venture creation in the international marketplace, including extensions of domestic enterprises and new enterprises.
  

  • ENTR 4400:Directed Study

    1-3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 3.0, (Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course), and approval of instructor and Department Chair prior to registration.
    Special topics of an advanced nature not in the regular course offerings.
  

  • ENTR 4490:Special Topics in Entrepreneurship

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 3.0, (Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course), and approval of instructor and Department Chair prior to registration.
    Selected topics of interest to faculty and students.

Environmental Science
  

  • ENVS 2202K:Introduction to Environmental Science

    3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    This course is an examination of contemporary environmental issues related to Earth’s natural systems such as human population dynamics, natural resources, environmental quality, global changes, and environmental values in society. Students will learn how to apply scientific principles and data to gain an understanding of modern environmental challenges on local, regional, and global scales.
  

  • ENVS 3100K:Soil & Water Science

    3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: (CHEM 1211  and CHEM 1211L ) and (CHEM 1212  and CHEM 1212L )
    This course will provide an overview of soil and water science including study of the physical, chemical and biological properties of each and how these properties relate to soil health and water quality. Students will consider human activities that impact soil and water resources, learn how to assess those impacts and apply management approaches towards them. Laboratory exercises will involve the application of techniques for monitoring soil and water quality and methods for remediation.
  

  • ENVS 3110L:Directed Methods

    0 Class Hours 3-9 Laboratory Hours 1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENVS 2202K  and permission of the instructor 
    This laboratory course will allow students to gain in-depth skills with a specific set of research methodologies through direct involvement in faculty-led research or scholarship. Course content and instructional methodologies will be identified by the faculty’s needs and expectations.
 

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