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Department of English

Graduate Course Descriptions

Spring 2027

*currently in progress*

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For the most up-to-date list of classes offered, visit the . For questions about classes, consult our graduate advising page or contact the listed instructor. To see what we'll be offering in future semesters, visit our two-year course rotation template. Interested in studying literature, taking a writing workshop, improving your writing skills, or brushing up your teaching skills, but don't want to pursue a degree? You should apply as a Non-Degree Seeking Student.

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Applied Linguistics:

ENGL 6501 - History of the English Language | Dr. Leah Windsor | Online
Development of English from a minor Germanic dialect to a major international language.

ENGL 7/8508 - Corpus Linguistics | Dr. J. Elliott Casal | Wednesdays 5:30-8:30pm
History, design, creation, interpretation, and applications of corpora in applied language research.

ENGL 7/8517 - Studies in Discourse Analysis | Dr. Sage Graham | Thursdays 5:30-8:30pm
Examination of the tools and methods used by various subdisciplines of English (linguistics, rhetoric, and literature) to analyze forms of discourse, including legal, medical, scientific, technical, business, literary, academic, and oral texts.

ENGL 7/8529 - Language Policy | Dr. Lyn Wright | Online
This course explores questions related to language policy from a variety of theoretical and practical perspectives.

ENGL 7/8532 - Theory/Skill Assessment in ESL | Dr. Ba艧ak 脟ermikli Ayvaz | Online
Application of theories of teaching second language skills with emphasis on testing in a second language.

ENGL 7/8534 - Second Language Acquisition | Dr. Rebecca Adams | Mondays 5:30-8:30pm
Theories of second language acquisition, development of second language proficiency, and research in bilingualism.

ENGL 7/8539 - Issues in Second Language Reading & Writing | Dr. Emily Thrush | Online
Issues in Second Language Reading and Writing will survey research on the processes of learning to read and write in a second language, with an emphasis on the teaching and learning of English as a Second or Other Language.

Creative Writing: 

ENGL 7471 - Forms of Fiction: Humor in Fiction | Dr. Eric Schlich | Mondays 5:30-8:30pm
We鈥檝e all read or watched something that made us laugh, but have you ever stopped and wondered: how鈥檇 the writer do that? What makes something funny? And how can you learn from what you find funny to cultivate your own sense of humor and write funny yourself? In this course we will explore various comic novels and short stories to tickle our funny bones. You will also try your own hand at 鈥渨riting funny鈥� with short assignments, one longer humor piece to be workshopped, and a 鈥淪ense of Humor鈥� presentation.

ENGL 7475 - Literary Publishing | Prof. Courtney Santo | MW 2:20-3:45pm
Development of skills involved in editing, producing, and marketing a literary magazine; further training in the skills of publishing the student鈥檚 own literary texts. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours with change in course content.

ENGL 7601 - Creative Non-Fiction Workshop | Dr. Eric Schlich | Tuesdays 5:30-8:30pm
This class focuses on reading, drafting, and workshopping creative nonfiction鈥攂oth personal narrative/memoir and journalistic essays. Students will present a craft lecture from an anthologized essay, workshop a personal essay and a research-based essay, revise one essay, and write a craft review of a contemporary essay collection of their choosing.

ENGL 7602 - Fiction Workshop | Dr. Jared Lemus | Wednesdays 5:30-8:30pm
Emphasis on the examination and the discussion of fiction written by students.

ENGL 7603 - Poetry Workshop | Prof. Marcus Wicker | Thursdays 5:30-8:30pm
Emphasis on the examination and the discussion of poetry written by students.

Literary & Cultural Studies:

ENGL 7/8211 - Medieval Literature | Dr. Cristina Maria Cervone | Tuesdays 5:30-8:30pm
Studies of selected literary texts from the Middle Ages.

ENGL 7/8332 - Literature of the African Diaspora | Dr. Kathy Lou Schultz | Thursdays 5:30-8:30pm
Examination of literatures of the African diaspora outside of the U.S. May include Anglophone literatures, as well as literatures taught in translation.

ENGL 7/8394 - Modern American Literature | Dr. Theron Britt | Wednesdays 5:30-8:30pm
Advanced study of American literature produced between 1900 and 1950.

ENGL 7/8468 - Literature of the Harlem Renaissance | Dr. Verner Mitchell | Online
You can expect to come away from the class having read鈥攁nd enjoyed鈥攎ajor works of Harlem Renaissance literature. The Harlem Renaissance generally refers to the decade following World War I, as African American artists produced a wealth of music, literature, dance, visual art, and social discourse. Although centered in New York City, artists from all over the United States, including California, Utah, Kansas, and Tennessee contributed to the movement. In recent years, a steady stream of anthologies, memoirs, criticism, biographies, and collections of letters from the period attests to the popular and academic interest in the Harlem Renaissance. Indeed, since the Renaissance鈥檚 zenith in 1926, interest in the field has never been keener. 

ENGL 7/8480 - Cultural Texts & Theory | Dr. Carey Mickalites | Mondays 5:30-8:30pm
Advanced social, political, and cultural theories that structure the understanding of cultural texts.

Writing, Rhetoric, & Technical Communication: 

ENGL 6619 - Web Design & Online Writing | Dr. Emily Gillo | Online
Principles and techniques of creating online user help for software and usable web sites; emphasis on needs of technical writers in professional development environment; task analysis, information architecture, content management, single sourcing, visual rhetoric, navigation, usability testing; technology tools intensive.

ENGL 6701 - Being an English Teacher | Dr. Joseph Jones | TR 1:00-2:25pm
The nature and teaching of English. NOTE: This course does not contribute toward teacher licensure.

ENGL 7/8801 - History of Composition | Dr. Joseph Jones | Wednesdays 5:30-8:30pm
Focuses on history of composition as a discipline of its own; examines rise of teaching of composition from 18th century Scottish universities to the present and/or history of development of theoretical approaches toward teaching composition.

ENGL 7/8806 - Research Methods in Writing | Dr. Shiva Mainaly | Tuesdays 5:30-8:30pm
Bibliographic techniques and an introduction to empirical methodologies for the study of the writing process and the testing of written documents.

ENGL 7/8809 - Technical Editing | Dr. Chloe Robertson | Online 
Current practices in editing and publication in the field of technical communication; topics include copy-editing, substantive editing, author-editor relations, and the production practice.