ENG 014 ACADEMIC WRITING 4-0-0
Review and practice of the basic skills and rules necessary for successful academic writing. This is a non-credit preparatory course.

ENG 024 ACADEMIC READING 4-0-0
Review and practice of the basic skills necessary for successful academic reading. This is a non-credit preparatory course.

ENG 034 ENGLISH PREPARATORY INDEPENDENT STUDY
This is a non-credit preparatory course.

ENG 103 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I 3-0-3
Intensive training in methods of exposition leading to the ability to write coherent, clear, and persuasive essays. Prerequisite: Adequate SAT verbal score or ACT English score.

ENG 104 INTENSIVE ENGLISH COMPOSITION I 4-1-4
Intensive training in methods of exposition leading to the ability to write coherent, clear and persuasive essays. This course also reviews the major conventions used in writing English. A one-hour weekly lecture will provide a general review of these conventions, along with a one-hour weekly lab to provide further instruction either on an individual or group basis. Placement in this course is determined by SAT verbal score, ACT English score or by successful completion of non-credit preparatory English courses.

ENG 113 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II 3-0-3
Continuation of ENG 103. Concentration on research paper and library methods. Prerequisite: ENG 103 or ENG 104

ENG 133 TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION 3-0-3
Emphasizes writing clear and effective technical documents and professional correspondence. Concentrates on audience adaptation, graphics and document design, electronic and print research, and technical reports and presentations. Prerequisite: ENG 103 or ENG 104

ENG 153 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE 3-0-3
Introduces the student to literature of some complexity and sophistication, developing a critical vocabulary and skills in reading on an advanced level. Analysis of genre: short fiction, poetry, and drama.

ENG 204 BRITISH LITERATURE 4-0-4
A survey of British literature to the present. Prerequisite: ENG 153

ENG 212 MYTHOLOGY 2-0-2
An introduction to world mythology, with emphasis on Greek and Roman legends. Prerequisite: ENG 153

ENG 214 AMERICAN LITERATURE 4-0-4
A survey of American literature to the present. Prerequisite: ENG 153

ENG 223 INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH STUDIES 2-2-3
Introduces students to the diversity and scope of the field and professions of English studies, including literary criticism, cultural studies, composition and rhetoric, professional writing, and English education. Emphasizes professional opportunities. Prerequisites: ENG 103 or 104 and ENG 153

ENG 253 READINGS IN WORLD LITERATURE 3-0-3
Readings in selected major works which have influenced thought and culture. Selections may be drawn from (but not limited to) such writers as Dante, Juvenal, Confucius, Montaigne, Rabelais, Cervantes, Moliere, Goethe, and Dostoyevsky. Prerequisite: ENG 153

ENG 263 CONTEMPORARY THEMES IN LITERATURE 3-0-3
A critical study of works of literature selected for their relevancy to current social, ethnic, minority, and ethical problems. Special emphasis placed upon minority writers. Prerequisite: ENG 153

ENG 323 RESTORATION AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURY LITERATURE 3-0-3
A study of literature from 1660-1798. Authors studied include Moliere and Restoration playwrights, Swift, Pope, Voltaire, Dr. Johnson, and others. Prerequisite: ENG 153

ENG 393 TEACHING COMPOSITION 3-0-3
The theory and practice of teaching composition revealed through an introduction to composition scholarship, a review of grammar, and an internship with a TSU composition professor. Prerequisite: ENG 113

ENG 403 BRITISH AND AMERICAN NOVELS I 3-0-3
A chronological study of the major thematic and structural developments in the novel from its beginnings to the 21st century. Social commentary and satire on classes, monarchy, empire, war, education, religion, marriage, middle class morality. Prerequisite: ENG 153

ENG 413 BRITISH AND AMERICAN NOVELS II 3-0-3
A continuation of ENG 403. 1890s to present. Prerequisite: ENG 153

ENG 423 DRAMA 3-0-3
Studies of selected playwrights, movements, trends, and developments in world drama from the beginnings to the present day. Prerequisite: ENG 153

ENG 443 POETRY 3-0-3
An investigation of the poetic process through the careful examination of selected poems and statements about poetry. Prerequisite: ENG 153

ENG 453 ADVANCED COMPOSITION 3-0-3
An advanced study of the principles of structure and style as applied to the writing of exposition, criticism, and research papers. Prerequisite: ENG 113

ENG 463 CREATIVE WRITING 3-0-3
Directed experiments in the original composition of literary essays, plays, short stories, longer narratives, or poems. Prerequisites: ENG 113, ENG 153

ENG 400X DIRECTED STUDIES IN ENGLISH VARIED (1-3 HRS.)
For senior students of superior ability able to assume a larger share of the responsibility for designing and pursuing a reading research project which is academically respectable. Prerequisite: Permission of Department Chair

Humanities

ARC 292 ARCHITECTURE APPRECIATION 2-0-2
An introduction to the built environment, this course focuses on public, reverential, commercial, and residential architecture. Students will be introduced to terminology, some construction techniques, socio-legal implications of high-rise structures, and architectural styles from ancient to postmodern. Structures from around the world will be viewed and discussed

ART 252 ART APPRECIATION 2-0-2
Designed as an introduction to the arts, this course develops aesthetic-critical responses and seeks to enhance the enjoyment of works of art. Painting, sculpture, architecture, and other types of art are analyzed in terms of the elements of art, subject, function, medium, organization, style, and aesthetic response.

COM 163 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION 3-0-3
Communication concepts and principles are pragmatically applied to interper-sonal communication in work, college, dating, family, and social settings.Communication exercises, role plays, and case studies enable students toanalyze communication dynamics and improve communication skillsemploying language, nonverbal communication, listening, perception of self andothers, relationship development, and assertiveness. Extensive training inconflict management skills and analysis.

COM 203 MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION 3-0-3
Provides an introductory historical and expository survey of key mass media andpopular art forms (including books, newspapers, magazines, radio, film, television,photography, music, advertising, and the Internet). Emphasizes, through exercises in becoming “media literate,” the persuasive, often insidious, power of society’s“consuming images,” both visual and aural. Prerequisite: ENG 113 or ENG 133or permission of the instructor

COM 213 BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 3-0-3
Emphasis on research and effective written and oral communication. Topicsinclude report writing, professional correspondence, communication related tothe employment process, and oral presentations using PowerPoint. Prerequisites: ENG 103 or ENG 104, ENG 113 or 133, and SP 203

COM 223 THEORIES AND PRACTICES IN COMMUNICATION 2-2-3
An introduction to the disciplines and professions of communication. Considersquantitative, qualitative, and humanistic research and theories for understandinglanguage, nonverbal communication, listening, persuasion/rhetoric, and communication context. Indicates how communication knowledge, researchtechniques, and skills are employed in various professions and considers profes-sional preparation strategies such as communication portfolio development. Prerequisite: ENG 103 or ENG 104

COM 233 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION 3-0-3
A study of the need for communication which transcends ethnic, racial andcultural boundaries. The course attempts to foster mutual understanding amongvarious cultures by examining the following topics: nonverbal communication, stereotypes, and concepts of time, family, gender, and religion.

COM 323 BROADCASTINGAND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION 3-0-3
Discusses the principles, techniques, practices, skills, and professional require-ments of communication professions, including broadcasting, that employ elec-tronic media. Includes media writing. Prerequisites: SP 203, SP 212, orpermission of the instructor

COM 363 PERSUASION AND ARGUMENTATION 2-2-3
Knowledge of concepts and principles of persuasion, rhetoric, and argumentationis applied through debate and other exercises designed to improve skill inreasoning, argumentation, persuasion, planning, and rational decision-making.Students develop skill in analyzing and planning worthy and effective oral, written,and mediated persuasive communication. Prerequisites: ENG 113, SP 203

COM 373 TOPICS IN COMMUNICATION 3-0-3
Detailed survey of one of the major areas within the discipline of communica-tion. The course changes each time it is offered, with the specific topicannounced in the class schedule.

COM 383 JOURNALISM 3-0-3
Discusses the principles, practices, and professional requirements of the journalismprofession. Focuses on principles of news writing and copy editing. Students mayhave the opportunity to work on the student newspaper, The Triangle,or the year-book, Modulus. Prerequisite: ENG 113

COM 413 TEAM & ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION 3-0-3
Concepts and skill development for effective oral and written communication intask-oriented teams, small groups, and organizational contexts. Considerscommunication techniques to improve problem solving and decision-makingwhile fostering team/organizational cohesiveness and productivity. Written andoral team projects apply the techniques and refine effective communication skillsessential for team and organizational contexts. Prerequisite: COM 213 orENG 133, or permission of instructor

COM 463 PUBLIC RELATIONS 3-0-3
Considers knowledge and skills needed in public relations, including the PRplanning, decision-making, and problem solving process of research, objectives,programming, and evaluation. Case studies and problems apply planning andexecution of PR campaigns and relations with a variety of publics: media,employees, members, communities, government and the public, investors,consumers, international, and special groups. Includes news releases and otherPR writing, crisis and emergency PR and PR aspects of integrated marketingcommunications. Prerequisites: COM 213, COM 263 or COM 413, orpermission of the instructor.

COM 3001 DIRECTED ACTIVITIES IN COMMUNICATION 0-2-1
Individual participation in supervised on-campus communication activities. Maybe repeated for credit if taken to develop significantly different skills each time, notto exceed three total hours. The course is graded on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactorybasis. Prerequisite: Permission of the Department Chair

COM 400X INTERNSHIP IN COMMUNICATION VARIED (1-3 HRS.)
Individual internship in communication with variable credit of from one to threehours. May be repeated for credit, not to exceed four hours total. COM andENG majors taking COM 400X cannot take COM 4014 and must take adifferent capstone course. Prerequisites: At least a 2.5 G.P.A. and permis-sion of the Department Chair

COM 4014 SENIOR CAPSTONE INTERNSHIPIN COMMUNICATION 0-6-4
An internship including capstone requirements, such as submission of a COM orENG program portfolio. Prerequisites: Must not have taken COM 400X, seniorCOM or ENG major with at least a 2.5 G.P.A., and permission of theDepartment Chair

COM 410X INDEPENDENT STUDIES IN COMMUNICATION VARIED ( 1-4 HRS.)
An individualized reading and research project in the communication discipline.Prerequisite: Permission of the Department Chair.

COM 4282 SENIOR COMMUNICATION PROJECT PROPOSAL 1-2-2
Application of communication principles and skills by planning and developinga formal proposal for a capstone communication campaign or project.Prerequisite: Senior COM or ENG major

COM 4292 SENIOR COMMUNICATION PROJECT 0-4-2
Application of communication principles and skills by implementing and evalu-ating a capstone communication campaign or project. Prerequisite: Must havetaken COM 4282 the previous semester

FLM 202 FILM APPRECIATION 2-3-2
Acquaints the student with the art of film criticism. Presents basic cinema vocabulary, information about film production, theory and history of film, and practice in analysis of individual films.

MUS 272 MUSIC APPRECIATION 2-0-2
An introduction to the heritage of music culture of the Western world, including musical styles of the past and style and forms of contemporary music literature. Previous music training nor a prerequisite.