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Study of literature from the 21st century, with an emphasis on how these works reflect contemporary concerns.
- Prerequisites:
- ENG 275W
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- Education and Training
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This course critically examines a wide array of literature, non-fiction essays and articles, film and art to explore the historical experiences of diverse Arab American communities. The course will begin by discussing major issues in the field, the history of immigration and citizenship, and developments in Arab American writing. Students will learn about waves of immigration from the 1880s onward, the literary communities that formed, and their contemporary legacy. The course will enable the students to better comprehend the historical and cultural contexts in which Arab American literature has evolved and the diverse perspectives of individual writers and artists.
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- Diverse Cultures - Purple | Writing Intensive
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- Education and Training
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Topics have included genres such as fantasy or historical fiction and thematic topics such as survival or journeys. May be repeated for credit when the topic changes.
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- Education and Training
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Selected periods of literary study.
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- Education and Training
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Extensive reading in an area for which the student has had basic preparation.
- Prerequisites:
- Consent
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- Education and Training
Topics on themes, issues, and developments in genres of the literatures of the world. Content changes. May be repeated.
- Graduation Requirements:
- Diverse Cultures - Purple | Writing Intensive
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- Education and Training
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A study of selected novels from a variety of time periods and cultures, including Eastern and Western Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
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- Education and Training
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This writing-intensive course surveys the earliest Native American literary works, from oral tradition and songs to contemporary works and authors, with a particular emphasis on tribal and cultural contexts that identify these works as Native American.
- Graduation Requirements:
- Diverse Cultures - Purple | Writing Intensive
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- Education and Training
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This course surveys the origins and development of Chicana/o and Latina/o literature, from oral narratives, early poetry, and narrative fiction and memoirs, through the Chicano Movement and the emergence of Chicana/o literature and drama. The course also examines contemporary Chicana/o and Latina/o narrative fiction, including issues related to im/migration, the urban experience, Chicana/o and Latina/o subjectivity, and the reappropriation and reinterpretation of myths, legends, and cultural figures in transnational context.
- Graduation Requirements:
- Diverse Cultures - Purple | Writing Intensive
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- Education and Training
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This writing-intensive course surveys the earliest African American literary works, including slave narratives, poetry, folklore, and oration, through 20th century movements such as the Jazz Age, Harlem Renaissance, and Black Arts Movement of the 1960s, to contemporary works and authors.
- Graduation Requirements:
- Diverse Cultures - Purple | Writing Intensive
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- Education and Training
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Theories of literature and its production and use. Prereq: 6 semester credits in literature.
- Prerequisites:
- 6 semester credits in literature
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- Education and Training
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Selected works of literature for students in grades 5-12 from a variety of countries and cultures.
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- Education and Training
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A survey of literature for students in grades 5-12, fiction, and non-fiction, and methods of teaching this literature.
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- Education and Training
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Survey of books suitable for the Middle School classroom, covering a variety of topics and genres.
Introduces students to theories of usability and teaches students various methods to evaluate design for usability including heuristic evaluations, card-sorting, task-based evaluations, and fieldwork.
- Prerequisites:
- ENG 271W or ENG 272W
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- Education and Training
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Students learn how to research and write technical information for multiple cultures, both locally and internationally.
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- Education and Training
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This course is designed to introduce students to technical project management. This introduction is achieved through participation in a simulated project management experience. Assignments include standard documentation associated with project management and reflective writing. Fall, Spring
- Prerequisites:
- ENG 271W
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- Education and Training
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Writing in an area and of a type for which the student has demonstrated ability. May be repeated. Pre: Consent
- Prerequisites:
- Consent
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- Education and Training
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This course provides analysis and training focused on concepts and practices of visual design as they relate to technical and professional communication.
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- Education and Training
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Overview of technical communication theory with emphasis on contemporary approaches. Hands-on workshop which implements the theories discussed.
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- Education and Training
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Practice in writing various types of reports for a variety of purposes and audiences. Includes primary and secondary research methods, and data analysis of information to be used in reports.
- Prerequisites:
- ENG 271W or ENG 272W
- Graduation Requirements:
- Writing Intensive
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- Education and Training
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Editing the content, organization, format, style, and mechanics of documents; managing the production cycle of documents; and discovering and learning computer and software applications for technical editing tasks.
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- Education and Training
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Creating both online and print documentation for products, with emphasis on computer software and hardware documentation for users. Attention also to policies and procedures as written for a range of uses (e.g., employee handbooks, manufacturing processes, usability testing).
- Graduation Requirements:
- Writing Intensive
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- Education and Training
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Reading and analysis of stories, novels, poems, essays, and nonfiction accounts that deal with scientific and technological topics. Focus on the role of technology in communication forms and tools.
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- Education and Training
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Overview of prominent rhetorical theories, from classical to contemporary, which are applicable to technical communication. Practical application and implications of the theories emphasized. Additional attention given to current issues such as risk communication and ethics.
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