KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY
ENG 330: Literary Genres. This course provides students with comprehensive study of major works and criticism of one of the major literary genres: Novel, Poetry or Drama. Prerequisite: ENG 211/215. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ENG 342: Writing Poetry. Students will study poetry and write a short collection of poems. Students will also read and critique one another's works. Prerequisite: ENG 211 or consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ENG 343: Writing Creative Non-Fiction. Students will study and write non-fiction of the type published in magazines and newspaper. Students will also read and critique one another's works. Prerequisite: ENG 211 or consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ENG 345: Writing Drama/Screenplay. Students will study drama and film writing and write a short play or screenplay. Students will also read and critique one another's works. Prerequisite: ENG 211 or consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ENG 346: Writing Fiction. Students will study fiction, both short and full-length, and write fiction pieces. Students will also read and critique one another's works. Prerequisite: ENG 211 or consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ENG 390: Adolescent Literature. Designed to help students identify appropriate reading material for adolescents by interest and grade level. Students will also learn bibliographical skills. Prerequisite: ENG 211. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ENG 397: Special Topics in English I. A broad range of literary topics in specialized areas not addressed in depth by the traditional curriculum. Prerequisite: ENG 211 or consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ENG 398: Literary Heritage. An intensive study of a specific period in literary history, focusing on major figures and texts from that period. May be repeated. Prerequisite: ENG 211. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ENG 399: Special Topics in English II. A broad range of literary topics in specialized areas not addressed in depth by the traditional curriculum. Prerequisite: ENG 211 or consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ENG 409/AAS 409: Literature of African Americans. A study of representative literary works written by African Americans from Phillis Wheatley to the present. Prerequisite: ENG 211. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ENG 411: Shakespeare. Analytical study of Shakespeare's principal plays and sonnets, with an introduction to the Elizabethan thought and society. Prerequisite: ENG 211. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ENG 413: Literary Criticism. A study of major schools of criticism and influential critics. Includes instruction in practical application of these approaches to writing about literature. Prerequisite: ENG 211. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ENG 415: Major author(s). An intensive study of one or two authors considered to be among the greatest and most influential of writers in English. May be repeated. Prerequisite: ENG 211. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ENG 433: Reading and Writing Clinic Practicum. Required of all students obtaining certification in English Education. A clinical course designed to help students identify and correct problems in reading and writing. Prerequisite: ENG 211. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ENG 490: Senior Creative Project. A semester-long writing project which will culminate in either a collection of short creative works or one full-length work. Prerequisite: one 300-level creative writing class (ENG 342, 343, 345 or 346). Credit: 3 semester hours.