Concentrated study in aspects of the English language and the culture of its speakers. Designed for students who do not speak English as their native language. May be repeated with a change of subject matter for a maximum of 9 hours.
Practice in the skills, research, and documentation needed for effective academic writing. Analysis of a variety of academic and non-academic texts, rhetorical structures, critical thinking, and audience will be included.
This course meets System General Education Requirement: SGR #1
Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depend upon the requirements of the topic.
Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement.
Prerequisites and Corequisites Course prerequisite: ENGL 101
Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses.
A pre-professional course concentrating on the planning and writing of an extensive, business-focused research paper. Also covers effective letters, memos, position papers, and resumes.
This course meets System General Education Requirement: SGR #1
Prerequisites and Corequisites Course prerequisites: ENGL 101 or UHON 110
ENGL 214 - Introduction to American Indian Literature (C) [SGR #4]
This introductory course in American Indian literature allows students to read and study a variety of genres, including traditional oral literature, autobiography, poetry, fiction, and drama by American Indian authors. Students learn basic research and critical skills needed in reading Native American texts.
This course meets System General Education Requirement: SGR #4
A writing-intensive course in analyzing and interpreting literature for English majors and minors. Includes instruction in critical approaches to literature and research tools.
This course meets System General Education Requirement: SGR #1
Prerequisites and Corequisites Course prerequisites: ENGL 101 or UHON 110
Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depend upon the requirements of the topic.
Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum.
Prerequisites and Corequisites Course prerequisite: ENGL 101 or UHON 110
ENGL 305 - Professional, Technical & Grant Writing (C)
Professional and technical writing in such areas as grant research and proposals, progress and project reports, abstracts, technical articles and correspondence.
Prerequisites and Corequisites Must complete one of the following: ANTH 211, CJUS 202, ENGL 201, ENGL 205, ENGL 283, ENGL 284, POLS 202, SOC 211, or UHON 211.
Registration Restriction: Sophomore class standing.
This course, which meets the University’s upper-division critical writing requirement for graduation, is an interdisciplinary writing course on a specific topic or theme. Course content includes readings from across the disciplines and emphasizes advanced research-based critical writing skills.
Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: Must complete one of the following: ANTH 211, CJUS 202, ENGL 201, ENGL 205, ENGL 283, ENGL 284, POLS 202, SOC 211 or UNHON 211 and must have 60 credit hours completed or in progress.
The origin and development of classical myths, their importance in classical literature, and their influence in literature, drama, music, psychology, and art.
Note Registration restriction: Junior standing or Instructor consent
(C) denotes common course
This course explores the sociopolitical, cultural, economic, and ethical aspects of the global spread of English. The course equips students with the ability to critically engage in a wide variety of topics related to the status, functions, and features of world Englishes.
This course will examine the diverse history of the Arthurian legend, beginning with its earliest Anglo-Saxon manifestations and moving through its elaboration in the later Middle Ages and since.
Literature of Anglo-Saxon England (700-1100) and related works from the continent, read in translation. Includes an introduction to Old English, the language of Beowulf.
Literature of the later medieval period, especially the 14th century, with some attention to continental works. Major focus on Geoffrey Chaucer, with reading in middle English.
The development of African American literature through the modern era, with emphasis on the social, historical, and cultural forces that have informed its tradition.
Survey of western drama and theatre from realism through the theatre of the absurd. Emphasis on realism, naturalism, symbolism, expressionism, epic theatre, theatre of cruelty, existentialist drama, and theatre of the absurd. Study of selected plays from Ibsen to Beckett.
A study of the significant trends in contemporary fiction.
Note (C) denotes common course
May be retaken for additional credit when offered with a different topics, or when the course focuses on British or American Literature. Effective Spring 2011.
A continuation of the study of the craft of the dramatist with emphasis on the structure of the action. Practice through the writing of one-act plays and adaptations for the stage.
Prerequisites and Corequisites Course prerequisite: ENGL 283
This class is an exploration of a long running debate about the merits and limitations of human rationality and the power of the arts by comparing philosophical works about tragedy (e.g., Aristotle, Hegel, Nietzsche) with literary and performative works of tragedy (e.g., Antigone, Bacchae, King Lear).
Advanced study of the writing process with emphasis on refining technique and style in a genre of the student’s choice: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, or drama.
Prerequisites and Corequisites Course prerequisites: ENGL 210 or UHON 110; and ENGL 283
A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students.
Note Study of an individual writer chosen by the instructor.
Repeatable for a maximum of 6 hours with change of topic.
Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.
Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement.
Note Concentrated study of topics and themes in literature, language, or composition.
Repeatable for a maximum of 6 hours with change of topic.
Special, intense sessions in specific topic areas. Approximately 45 hours of work is required for each hour of credit. Workshops may vary in time range, but typically use a compressed time period for delivery. They may include lectures, conferences, committee work, and group activity.
Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor for these courses than is the case with field experience.
Note Experience in an activity, such as writing or tutoring, that is relevant to the discipline of English and is supervised and evaluated by an instructor. The student must make arrangements for his/her position in a suitable organization or agency and should contact the instructor for a contract at least one month prior to the start of the experience. Course requirements include writing a proposal and a report analyzing the experience.
Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience, they follow a negotiated and/or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience.
Note Registration restriction: Instructor permission.
Experience in an activity, such as writing or tutoring, that is relevant to the discipline of English and is supervised and evaluated by an instructor and by a supervisor directly involved in the experience. The student must make arrangements for his/her position in a suitable organization or agency and should contact the instructor for a contract at least one month prior to the start of the experience. Course requirements include writing a proposal and a report analyzing the experience.
Note A student in this course must make arrangements for his/her position in a suitable organization or agency and must contact the instructor for a contract at least one month prior to registration.
Includes Senior Project, and Capstone Experience. Independent research problems/projects or scholarship activities. The plant of study is negotiated by the faculty member and the student. Contact between the two may be extensive and intensive. Does not include research courses which are theoretical.
This course explores the sociopolitical, cultural, economic, and ethical aspects of the global spread of English. The course equips students with the ability to critically engage in a wide variety of topics related to the status, functions, and features of world Englishes.
This course is an introduction to the concepts, terminology, and process of new venture creation, operation and growth, as well as the introduction of entrepreneurial management practices into existing businesses. New ventures include public and non-profit institutions as well as for profit businesses. This course will assist in the identification of entrepreneurial opportunities and strategies and the role of personal factors (including creativity). Legal, ethical, and social responsibilities are emphasized.
This course focuses on the process of screening an opportunity, drafting a personal entrepreneurial strategy, and understanding the business plan writing process. Building the entrepreneurial team and the acquisition and management of financial resources are emphasized along with venture growth, harvest strategies, and valuation.
This course explores the valuation and financing of new ventures from the perspective of the entrepreneur as well as the perspective of venture capitalists, private equity firms, and other professional investors. Students will develop financial tools and techniques for making investment decisions as well as pursuing funding from a variety of sources, such as crowdfunding, bootstrapping, and debt and equity vehicles.
Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: BADM 310 or ENTR 311 or equivalent
This course is part 1 of the capstone experience. This course provides an understanding of formal processes used to develop new services and products. Students will learn how to begin the process from and the initial abstract idea and then transform it into a concrete product or service that can, in turn, be developed into a working prototype that is ready to present to potential customers and financers.
Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: ENTR 350 and Senior or graduate standing
This course is part 2 of the capstone experience. This course will focus on implementing the planning initiated in ENTR 481. Students will learn, through application, the processes and skills required in order to form their own enterprise, manage a new or small venture, or work within an entrepreneurial organization. Students will develop an appropriate business model, and will generate a viable business plan or venture.
Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: ENTR 440 as pre- or co-requisite and ENTR 481 as prerequisite
ENTR 489 - Business Plan Writing and Competition (C)
Students will write a business plan and present it to a panel of faculty and business community members. The top three business plan presenters will move on to a statewide competition.
Special, intense sessions in specific topic areas. Approximately 45 hours of work is required for each hour of credit. Workshops may vary in time range, but typically use a compressed time period for delivery. They may include lectures, conferences, committee work, and group activity.
Note New Summer 2016. May repeat up to 6 credit hours.
This course allows students to register as full-time USD students while taking part in the Orebro Exchange Program. Students will register on the USD campus for the amount of credit hours they intend to take while enrolled at the Orebro, Sweden campus.
This course allows students to register as full-time USD students while taking part in the Glamorgan Exchange Program. Students will register on the USD campus for the amount of credit hours they intend to take while enrolled at the Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom campus.
This course allows students to register as full-time USD students while taking part in the Middleburg Exchange Program. Students will register on the USD campus for the amount of credit hours they intent to take while enrolled at the Maastricht, Netherlands campus.
Note Course title changed from Maastricht Exchange to Middelburg Exchange eff 6-2-09.
This course allows students to register as full-time USD students while taking part in the Pau Exchange Program. Students will register on the USD campus for the amount of credit hours they intend to take while enrolled at the Pau, France campus.
This course allows students to register as full-time USD students while taking part in the Vigo Exchange Program. Students will register on the USD campus for the amount of credit hours they intend to take while enrolled at the Vigo, Spain campus.
This course allows students to register as full-time USD students while taking part in the Jena Exchange Program. Students will register on the USD campus for the amount of credit hours they intend to take while enrolled at the Jena, Germany campus.
This course allows students to register as full-time USD students while taking part in the Wolfsburg Exchange Program. Students will register on the USD campus for the amount of credit hours they intend to take while enrolled at the Wolfsburg, Germany campus.
This course allows students to register as full-time USD students while taking part in the Otaru Exchange Program. Students will register on the USD campus for the amount of credit hours they intend to take while enrolled at the Otaru, Japan campus.
This course allows students to register as full-time USD students while taking part in a foreign exchange program. Students will register on the USD campus for the amount of credit hours they intend to take while enrolled at another campus.
This course allows students to register as full-time USD students while taking part in a foreign exchange program. Students will register on the USD campus for the amount of credit hours they intend to take while enrolled at another campus.
This course allows students to register as full-time USD students while taking part in a foreign exchange program. Students will register on the USD campus for the amount of credit hours they intend to take while enrolled at another campus.
This course allows students to register as full-time USD students while taking part in a foreign exchange program. Students will register on the USD campus for the amount of credit hours they intend to take while enrolled at another campus.
Designed to keep a student active at USD if out for one to two semester(s) for study abroad program and not enrolling in credit at USD. Does not guarantee eligibility for financial aid. Repeatable, but for no more than three consecutive terms at any one point.
This course allows students to register as full-time USD students while taking part in the National Student Exchange. Students will register on the USD campus for the amount of credit hours they intend to take will enrolled at their host institution.
This course allows students to register as full-time students while taking part in an exchange program. Students will register on their home campus for the number of credit hours they intend to take while enrolled at another campus.