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  • ENG 3440: British Literature:The Romantics to the Present

    4.00 Credits
    Aurora University

    4 semester hours The course concludes the survey of British literature by tracing the literary developments from Romanticism to the Victorian Age to the Modernist period to the present age. Readings will reflect the popularity of prose fiction during these centuries. In addition to Wordsworth and the Romantic poets, readings may include works by Austen, Tennyson, Arnold, Browning, Dickens, Eliot, Hardy, Conrad, Lawrence, Woolf, and Shaw. Literature of the mid- to late-20th century will also be represented. The course will also explore critical approaches to literature, particularly those that emphasize the reading of literary texts within historical and cultural contexts. (Annually) Prerequisite: ENG1020. Meets General Education "Aesthetic and Philosophical Expression" Group Brequirement.
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  • ENG 3500: Contemporary World Literature

    4.00 Credits
    Aurora University

    4 semester hours Studies literature sinceWWII, with special emphasis on the postcolonial and postmodern strands in the imaginative writing of the last half-century. The course will also explore a range of critical approaches to this work and to its relationship with the various contexts that shape the way we read it. (Every other year) Prerequisite: ENG1020.
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  • ENG 3520: Racial and Ethnic Themes in Literature

    4.00 Credits
    Aurora University

    4 semester hours The development of racial or ethnic themes in different literary genres created in America and the diaspora by African American, Asian/Pacific American, Native American, Latino/American origin, or writers of other ethnic origin, from the 19th century to the present. We will focus on interpretations of texts, the world that these texts create as well as our everyday world. We will also examine the sociopolitical, historical, and ethnic foundations underlying the contexts that shape these texts. Critical approaches to the interpretation of these works will include cultural criticism. Writers studied may include: Douglass, Dunbar, Hughes, Baldwin, Walker, Angelou, Hong Kingston, Mukherjee, Moraga, Cisneros, Castilo, Valdez, Alexie, Dandicat, Singer, Erdrich,Momaday, Silko, Allende, and Kosinski. (Every other year) Prerequisite: ENG1020.
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  • ENG 3550: Language,Literacy and Cognition

    4.00 Credits
    Aurora University

    4 semester hours Studies the ways in which the mind acquires, produces, and understands language; the origins, development, uses, and consequences - especially the cognitive consequences - of literacy; the impact of various technologies on literacy and its uses; and the interaction between literacy and schooling. (Every other year) Prerequisite: ENG1020.
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  • ENG 3810: Topics in Language 2 or

    4.00 Credits
    Aurora University

    4 semester hours Special topics in language offered periodically as the need occurs. Prerequisite: ENG1020. Meets General Education "Aesthetic and Philosophical Expression" Group Brequirement.
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  • ENG 3820: Secondary Methods in English

    4.00 Credits
    Aurora University

    4 semester hours This course presents techniques that are effective in teaching in the content areas. The course includes lesson planning, classroomarrangement, curriculumdesign, alternative teaching strategies, and evaluation. In addition to the classroomhours, there is a simultaneous practicum. This is usually the last course the student takes prior to student teaching. (Fall) Prerequisites: Acceptance into the College of Education including passing the Basic Skills Test, maintaining a GPA of 3.00, passing a background check, and EDU2200 and EDU2260. Placement applications for the practicum are due to the College of Education placement coordinator the January before the academic year of the practicum or for transfer students upon acceptance into the College of Education.
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  • ENG 4990: Seminar in English

    4.00 Credits
    Aurora University

    4 semester hours This course will survey major theoretical positions on the structure and functions of written texts, literary and otherwise, and on the processes by which they are written and read. It will also examine significant contemporary interactions between English studies and other fields of scholarly inquiry. (Fall) Prerequisites: A declared major or minor in English; a minimum of four courses in English, including ENG2260 or equivalent, and at least two of themat the 3000- level; submission of a portfolio completed according to program guidelines; senior standing recommended.
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  • HED 1100: Planning School Health Programs

    3.00 Credits
    Aurora University

    3 semester hours Course content will address the processes, knowledge and skills necessary to plan and implement an effective, comprehensive, school health education program. (Spring) No prerequisites.
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  • HED 2000: Wellness and Social Responsibility

    4.00 Credits
    Aurora University

    4 semester hours UnderstandingWellness is the second interdisciplinary studies course in the core general education curriculum listed within the Ways of Living domain. This course will be taken during the sophomore year. This course explores the interrelationship of the physical self (body), the emotional/rational self (spirit), and the self as a part of the larger society and culture (mind) and provides a context for ethical decision-making in regard to wellness. Through this course, students will examine and evaluate a variety of perspectives on ways that wellness affects society, the workforce, and interpersonal relationships. Through in-depth personal evaluation and reflection, students will analyze individual health and wellness patterns and will use this knowledge to evaluate current lifestyles and tomake decisions so that human growth potential and success in multiple health and wellness roles can be maximized. Prerequisite: IDS1600.
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  • HED 2050: At Risk Behaviors & Society

    3.00 Credits
    Aurora University

    3 semester hours Course content will address social, mental, physical, emotional, and environmental health issues. Adolescent and adult risk behaviors to be investigated include alcohol, tobacco and drug use; dietary patterns, sedentary lifestyle; sexual behaviors, shopping and gambling. A critical component of this course involves looking at how the development of compulsive patterns leads to intentional and unintentional injuries and addictions. (Fall) No prerequisites.
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