English (Engl)

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Undergraduate Courses

100-Level Courses
ENGL 115 : College Writing and Reading.
OFFERED:	Independent Study only.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
DESCRIPTION:	Principles of expository writing and critical reading with an emphasis on library-based research.
NOTE:	Fulfills General Education First-Year Writing requirement.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 195 : Introduction to the English Major.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
DESCRIPTION:	Overview of the English major for the beginning student: curriculum, faculty, career options.
NOTE:	Grading based chiefly on attendance.
Course Outcomes
200-Level Courses
ENGL 201 : Masterpieces of World Literature 1.
OFFERED:	Honors also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
DESCRIPTION:	Major world civilizations from antiquity through the early Italian Renaissance, approached through literature and emphasizing socioeconomic, religious, political, intellectual, and aesthetic developments.
          : Honors Masterpieces of World Literature 1.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 202 : Masterpieces of World Literature 2.
OFFERED:	Honors also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
DESCRIPTION:	Major world civilizations from Europe's High Renaissance to modern times, approached through literature and emphasizing socioeconomic, religious, political, intellectual, and aesthetic developments.
NOTE:	This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.
          : Honors Masterpieces of World Literature 2.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 211 : Rhetoric and Civilization 1.
OFFERED:	Honors also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
DESCRIPTION:	Western civilization from Greek antiquity to the Renaissance emphasizing rhetoric; the arts of language and their role in shaping institutions, values, and beliefs.
NOTE:	This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 212 : Rhetoric and Civilization 2.
OFFERED:	Honors also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
DESCRIPTION:	Western civilization from the Renaissance to the present emphasizing rhetoric; the arts of language and their role in shaping institutions, values, and beliefs.
NOTE:	This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 218R : Creative Writing.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
DESCRIPTION:	Individual sections dealing with poetry, personal essays, drama, fiction, or science fiction, or combinations of these.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 220 : Composing Personal History.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
DESCRIPTION:	Composing personal history through writing, mementos, oral history, chronologies, letters, documents, journals, and other mediums.
NOTE:	Independent Study also.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 230 : Introduction to Literature: Fiction, Drama, Poetry.
OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to various literary themes, forms, and authors.
NOTE:	Does not fulfill English major requirements. This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 232 : Shakespeare.
OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
DESCRIPTION:	Careful reading and discussion of six to eight major plays.
NOTE:	Does not fulfill English major requirements. This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 235 : Masterpieces of American Literature.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
DESCRIPTION:	Selected readings from Puritan times to the present.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 236 : Masterpieces of English Literature.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Summer
DESCRIPTION:	Selected readings from medieval times to the present.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 251 : Fundamentals of Literary Interpretation and Criticism.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to concepts and practice of literary analysis; critical theories; and elements of fiction, poetry, and drama.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 268 : Literature of the Latter-Day Saints.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
DESCRIPTION:	Fiction, poetry, drama, folklore, essay, etc., emerging from and reflecting upon the LDS experience from Joseph Smith to the present.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 276R : Exploration of Teaching.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Blk 1; Winter Blk 1
PREREQUISITE:	Successful application into the program; FBI fingerprint and background clearance.
DESCRIPTION:	Field-based initial teaching experience directed at helping prospective teachers experience demands and opportunities associated with teaching secondary students.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 291 : British Literary History 1.
OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or concurrent enrollment.
DESCRIPTION:	Development of ideas, movements, genres, and styles in early English literature as illustrated through representative texts.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 292 : British Literary History 2.
OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or concurrent enrollment.
DESCRIPTION:	Development of ideas, movements, genres, and styles in later English literature as illustrated through representative texts.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 293 : American Literary History.
OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or concurrent enrollment.
DESCRIPTION:	Development of ideas, movements, genres, and styles in American literature as illustrated through representative texts.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 294 : Transatlantic Literary History.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251
DESCRIPTION:	This course explores British and American literary history from the eighteenth through the twenty-first centuries by studying key figures, movements, genres, events, themes, and ideas through the lens of transatlantic literary exchange.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 295 : Writing Literary Criticism.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	English major status.
DESCRIPTION:	How to address an academic audience, support arguments, and engage effectively in critical conversations about literature.
Course Outcomes
300-Level Courses
ENGL 300R : English Literature in a Cultural Setting.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
NOTE:	For Study Abroad students only.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 305 : Critical Reading.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
DESCRIPTION:	Multidisciplinary approaches to literacy. Strategies and contexts for critical reading and thinking.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 306 : Travel Writing.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Spring
DESCRIPTION:	Theory and practice of writing about travel experience.
NOTE:	For Study Abroad or Travel Study students only.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 310 : Writing and Tutoring.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	WRTG 150
DESCRIPTION:	Instruction in advanced writing and peer tutoring. Students will learn to design and present ideas to be successfully understood by specified audiences; write coherent and unified texts; use various methods of invention, organization, and style; utilize the library and electronic resources; evaluate and comment on the writing of others. Students will learn to understand not only their own writing process but help tutees do the same; communicate orally in class and in one-on-one conferences; master composition and peer tutoring theory and practice.
          : Writing and Tutoring.          : Honors Writing and Tutoring.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 311 : Writing About the Arts and Humanities.
OFFERED:	Honors also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Junior or senior status.
DESCRIPTION:	Writing for both academic and mass audiences about the functions, meanings, values, and qualities of art and the humanities. Library research paper.
NOTE:	Carries GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication credit.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 312 : Persuasive Writing.
OFFERED:	Honors also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Junior or senior status.
DESCRIPTION:	Expository and persuasive writing focusing on practical reasons for evaluating audiences, generating and structuring an argument, and making stylistic decisions. Library research paper.
NOTE:	Carries GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication credit.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 313 : Expository Writing for Elementary Education Majors.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Junior or senior status.
DESCRIPTION:	Learning to write as professional educators and to teach writing to children. Best taken before the professional sequence. Library research paper.
NOTE:	Carries GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication credit.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 314 : Writing About Literature.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
DESCRIPTION:	Writing about the functions, meanings, qualities, and contexts of literature for specialist and nonspecialist audiences using selected critical theories. Research paper.
NOTE:	Primarily for majors in literary studies. Carries GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication credit.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 315 : Writing in the Social Sciences.
OFFERED:	Honors also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Junior or senior status.
DESCRIPTION:	Writing characteristic of disciplines that inquire into human behavior and institutions; correspondence, proposals, library paper, empirical research, and reviews.
NOTE:	Carries GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication credit.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 316 : Technical Communication.
OFFERED:	Honors also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Junior or senior status.
DESCRIPTION:	Effective processes of written, oral, and visual technical communication, including collaborative processes. Writing for academic and professional audiences.
NOTE:	Carries GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication credit.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 317R : Writing Creative Nonfiction.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	Engl 218R or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Creations of style and technique in prose nonfiction; discipline and practice of the writer.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 318R : Writing Fiction.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	Engl 218R or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Creation of style and technique in prose fiction; discipline and practice of the writer.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 319R : Writing Poetry.
OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	Engl 218R or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Creation of style and technique in poetry; discipline and practice of the poet.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 320R : Writing for Children and Adolescents.
OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 218R
DESCRIPTION:	Theory and practice of writing prose and verse for youth readership. Specific attention to requirements of picture books, middle-grade novels, and young adult stories.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 321R : English Department Reading Series.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
DESCRIPTION:	Weekly readings of poetry, essays, and fiction by distinguished creative writers.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 322 : History and Criticism of Rhetoric.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
DESCRIPTION:	Historical study of rhetorical theory and criticism, emphasizing both classical and contemporary practice.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 324 : Writing with Style.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
DESCRIPTION:	Developing stylistic competency and range in nonfiction writing, especially at the sentence and paragraph levels.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 325 : Visual Rhetoric.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
DESCRIPTION:	Rhetorical perspectives on the theory, criticism, and production of images and other visual texts, including visual elements of literary texts.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 326 : Digital Culture.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
DESCRIPTION:	Analyzing the virtual rhetorical spaces and culture created by digital technologies, focusing on interactivity, social networking, and media convergence.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 327R : Studies in Rhetoric.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
DESCRIPTION:	Special topics in rhetorical history, theory, and criticism.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 328R : Studies in Composing.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
DESCRIPTION:	Special topics in composing in different media (visual, digital, aural) and genres for a range of purposes and audiences.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 329 : Teaching Grammar and Usage in Secondary Schools.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 276R
DESCRIPTION:	Language issues, particularly grammar, usage, and pedagogy, for students preparing to teach English at the secondary level.
NOTE:	Required before student teaching.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 330 : Literary English: History and Style.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Developing a framework of English linguistic history; characterizing a style of literary text through analysis of register, diction, and syntactical patterns; and developing an appreciation of how linguistic texture of texts creates meaning.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 333 : The English Novel.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Novels selected according to time period or theme from the past three centuries.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 336 : The American Novel.
OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Representative novels of the American tradition from the late eighteenth century to the present.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 337R : Advanced Studies in Genre.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Advanced studies in fiction, drama, poetry, or creative nonfiction.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 341 : English Drama: Beginnings to 1800, Excluding Shakespeare.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Selected plays from medieval, Tudor, Stuart, Restoration, and 18th-century drama.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 343 : Modern English and American Drama.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 295
          : Modern British Drama.          : Modern American Drama.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 345 : Literature and Film.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Emphasis on film as an interpretation of texts. Includes International Cinema.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 350 : The Bible as Literature.
OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
DESCRIPTION:	Literary artistry, human values, and cultural significance of the Bible.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 355 : (Engl-ClCv) Greek and Roman Classics and the English Tradition.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
DESCRIPTION:	Major works by such authors as Homer, the Greek and Roman tragedians, Thucydides, Vergil, and Petronius in English translation, emphasizing their influence on English and American literature.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 356 : Myth, Legend, and Folktales.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Major mythic and legendary works that provide background for the literary tradition.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 358R : Ethnic, Regional, and Other Literatures in English.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Sections stressing Native American, African American, Chicano, third-world, regional, or other literatures in English.
           : Native American Literature.           : African American Literature.           : Asian American Literature.           : Latino/a American Literature.           : Post-Colonial Literature.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 359 : The Short Story.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
DESCRIPTION:	Critical study of American, English, and European short stories, emphasizing those of the twentieth century.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 360 : American Literature to 1800.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Major and selected minor writers and literary trends from the colonial and early national periods.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 361 : American Literature 1800 - 1865.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Major and selected minor writers and literary trends from 1800 to 1865.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 362 : American Literature 1865 - 1914.
OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Major and selected minor writers and literary trends from 1865 to 1914.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 363 : American Literature 1914 - 1960.
OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring On Demand; Summer On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Major and selected minor writers and literary trends from 1914 to 1960.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 364 : Literature and Cultures of the American West.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Literature and cultural representations of the American West and the frontier.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 365 : American Literature 1960 to Present.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring On Demand; Summer On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Major and selected minor writers and literary trends from 1960 to the present.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 366 : Studies in Poetry.
OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Topics vary.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 368 : Literature of the Latter-day Saints.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Fiction, poetry, drama, folklore, personal essay, and other literature emerging from the LDS experience and expressing various perspectives on it.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 371 : British Literature to 1500: The Medieval Period.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall On Demand; Winter On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Principal works, mainly in translation, from Britain's medieval period.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 372 : British Literature 1500 - 1603: The Early Renaissance.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall On Demand; Winter On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Drama, poetry, and prose of the early Renaissance.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 373 : British Literature 1660 - 1789: The Enlightenment.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall On Demand; Winter On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Poetry, prose, and drama of the Restoration and eighteenth century.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 374 : British Literature 1789 - 1832: The Romantic Period.
OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Poetry, prose, and drama from Britain's Romantic period.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 375 : British Literature 1832-1900: The Victorian Period.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Poetry, prose, and drama from Britain's Victorian period.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 376 : British Literature 1900 - 1950: The Modern Period.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Poetry, prose, and drama from Britain's modernist period.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 377 : Teaching English in Secondary Schools.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 276R; concurrent enrollment in Engl 379.
DESCRIPTION:	Theories and methods of teaching English and language arts to secondary school students.
NOTE:	To be taken immediately before student teaching or interning.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 378 : Teaching Literature and Reading in Secondary Schools.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 276R & ENGL 251 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293; English teaching major or minor status.
RECOMMENDED:	Completion of all English major courses.
DESCRIPTION:	Theories and methods of teaching literature, reading, and related literacy skills in secondary English classes.
NOTE:	Required before student teaching.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 379 : Practicum in Secondary English Teaching.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 276R; concurrent enrollment in Engl 377.
DESCRIPTION:	Applying content and methods learned in Engl 377 in a school classroom.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 380 : British Literature 1950 - Present: The Contemporary Period.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Poetry, prose, and drama from Britain and the Commonwealth since 1950.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 381 : Chaucer.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter Odd Yrs.
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Intensive study of Chaucer's literature and language from medieval and modern perspectives.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 382 : Shakespeare.
OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Intensive reading, discussion, and (in some sections) viewing of plays from the comedy, tragedy, romance, and history genres.
NOTE:	For English majors and minors.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 383 : Milton.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Analysis of poetry and selected prose, including detailed study of such work as Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 384R : Major Authors.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Topics vary.
           : Early British Authors.            : Later British Authors.           : American Authors.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 385 : British Literature 1603 - 1660: The Late Renaissance.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall On Demand; Winter On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Drama, poetry, and prose of the late Renaissance.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 390R : Transnational/Transatlantic Literature.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall On Demand; Winter On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Period-specific courses using transnational models for literary analysis. Read selected texts in a transatlantic context and in the light of applicable theoretical approaches. Identify and locate appropriate research sources for the study of transatlantic literatures. Incorporate these sources into a research paper and other possible assignments. Produce polished writing free from distracting errors and in accordance with MLA formatting and citation guidelines.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 391 : Introduction to Folklore.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
DESCRIPTION:	Major types of folklore (e.g., myth, legend, folktale, folksong, custom, and belief); practical experience in collecting folklore.
NOTE:	This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 392 : American Folklore.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251
DESCRIPTION:	American folk art and literature and the historical and cultural circumstances from which they developed.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 393R : Studies in Folklore.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 391
DESCRIPTION:	Focused themes and topics in folklore. Topics may include regional or transnational folklore, folklore genres, folk groups, ethnographic research, cross-disciplinary issues, and history of folklore studies.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 395R : Studies in Literature.
OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251
DESCRIPTION:	Topics vary.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 396 : Studies in Women's Literature.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
DESCRIPTION:	Female-authored literary texts and literary theory concerning women.
NOTE:	A core class for the women's studies minor.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 399R : Academic Internship.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Consent of cooperative education coordinator.
DESCRIPTION:	On-the-job training.
Course Outcomes
400-Level Courses
ENGL 400 : Portfolio Capstone for Writing and Rhetoric Minors.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 322 & ENGL 311; or ENGL 322 & ENGL 312; or ENGL 322 & ENGL 316
DESCRIPTION:	Producing a portfolio of writing projects by writing and rhetoric minors.
NOTE:	Engl 400 should be taken during the last semester of the minor.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 419R : Creative Writing Projects.
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 318R; or ENGL 319R; or ENGL 320R
DESCRIPTION:	Individual major creative writing projects: novel, novella, play, poetry collection, short stories, or essays.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 420 : Literature for Adolescents.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Wide range of literature written for or read by teenagers.
NOTE:	Required before student teaching.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 423 : Teaching Composition in Secondary Schools.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 276R
DESCRIPTION:	Theories and methods of teaching writing to secondary school students.
NOTE:	Required before student teaching.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 451 : Literary Theory and Criticism 1: The Critical Tradition.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Historical survey from Plato to the early twentieth century.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 452 : Literary Theory and Criticism 2: Contemporary Criticism.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to issues in twentieth-century literary criticism.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 476 : Secondary English Student Teaching.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	Completion of all course work or departmental approval; requires a major GPA of 2.85; at least a C- in Engl 377. Concurrent enrollment in Engl 479.
DESCRIPTION:	Capstone, field-based, semester-long experience in teaching secondary students; demonstrating proficiency in all program standards.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 479 : Secondary Student Teaching Seminar.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 377 & ENGL 378; concurrent enrollment in Engl 476 or 496R.
DESCRIPTION:	Issues experienced during secondary student teaching practicum.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 480R : Directed Research in English.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Department chair's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Directed research for ORCA grant recipients, research assistants, and other undergraduate students pursuing research projects.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 490R : Individual Readings in English.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Department chair's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Language and/or literature beyond what is offered in the curriculum.
NOTE:	May not be substituted for another catalog course.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 495 : The Senior Course.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295; English major status; senior status.
DESCRIPTION:	In-depth study of a limited area of literature, language, or criticism. Content varies; requires research and writing.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 496R : Secondary English Teaching Internship.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	Completion of all course work or departmental approval; requires a major GPA of 2.85; at least a C- grade in Engl 377. Concurrent enrollment in Engl 479.
DESCRIPTION:	Capstone, field-based, year-long experience in teaching secondary students; demonstrating proficiency in all program standards.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 499R : Honors Thesis.
WHEN TAUGHT:

Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
Course Outcomes

500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)

ENGL 515R : Advanced Scholarly Writing.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
DESCRIPTION:	Workshop for potential graduate students, graduate students, and professionals in all disciplines in preparing the thesis, dissertation, book chapter, and article.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 516 : Advanced Technical Writing.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	Engl 316 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Advanced concepts, including literature of technical writing, liaison with technical staff, communication networks, rhetoric of graphics, and teaching and freelancing technical writing.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 520R : Studies in Theme and Form.
WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
DESCRIPTION:	Topics vary: literature and film, myth and archetype, science fiction, etc.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 590R : Directed Readings.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Graduate advisory committee approval.
DESCRIPTION:	Individual readings beyond what is offered in the curriculum.
NOTE:	Primarily available for English graduate students in Study Abroad programs.
Course Outcomes
ENGL 599R : Academic Internship.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Department chair's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	On-the-job training.
           : Internship in Professional Community.
Course Outcomes

Graduate Courses

For 600- and 700-level courses, see the BYU 2013–2014 Graduate Catalog.

For more information, please visit http://saas.byu.edu/catalog/2013-2014ucat/departments/English/EnglishCourses.php