Communications
COMM 1013. Introduction to Mass Communications (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A basic theory course encompassing the history and function of mass media and the communication process.

COMM 1103. Mass Media Writing. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A writing course designed to introduce the method and style of writing for broadcast, print, public relations and advertising.

COMM 2113. Broadcast Writing I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Writing for television and radio with emphasis on acquiring the skills needed in gathering and producing information as news. Begins the practical application of basic principles of broadcast news writing through laboratory exercise.
Prerequisites: COMM 1013 and 1103; ENGL 1123 and 1133.

COMM 2223. Broadcast Writing II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Focuses on the practical application
of broadcast news writing principles by producing air quality radio and television broadcast scripts in a laboratory setting.
Prerequisite: COMM 2113.

COMM 2313. News Writing and Reporting I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Fundamentals of news
writing for print. Identification of newsworthy data, methods of writing leads, and news and feature stories for publication.
Prerequisites: COMM 1013 and 1103; and ENGL 1123 and 1133. ** (COMM 2311)

COMM 2423. Copy Editing and Production. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Journalistic desk work, evaluating news copy, making good news judgment, copy editing of local wire news, headline writing, and fundamentals of page layout.
Prerequisites: COMM 1013 and 1103; ENGL 1123 and 1133. ** (COMM 2305)

COMM 2603. Photojournalism. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Fundamentals of photographic theory and practice as a medium of communication. Practical laboratory experience in cameras, lenses, shutters, lighting, exposure, and development.
Prerequisites: COMM 1013 and 11013 or consent of instructor. ** (COMM 1317)

COMM 2913. Communications Technology. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A study of electronic processes and applications in mass media. Emphasis on current and emerging technologies in telecommunications, radio/TV, journalism, satellite, cable, and Internet media.
Prerequisites: COMM 1103.

COMM 3001. Communication Practicum I. (0-2) Credit 1 semester hour. Practical communications experiences in radio-television productions, production of student newspapers, sports information, news editing, public relations, advertising and/or speech communication public service.
Prerequisite: permission of department head.

COMM 3003. Professional Internship I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. One semester spent in a professional setting in a communication medium. Direct supervision by media and faculty professionals. This will be on-campus unless by permission of the department head.
Prerequisites: prior completion of 18 hours of communications courses.

COMM 3103. Media Production I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A study of the theory and application of audio and video production techniques for producing content for radio, television and Internet distribution. Includes use of audio, video and computer equipment.
Prerequisites: COMM 1013, 1103, 2113.

COMM 3213. Media Management. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Focuses on management and its relationship to successful operation of newspapers, television and radio stations in a democratic, capitalistic framework. Covers the functions of advertising and public relations in relation to media.
Prerequisites: COMM 1013, 1103 and COMM 2113, 2223 or COMM 2313, 2423.

COMM 3423. Feature and Magazine Writing. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A study of techniques used for news gathering and writing for newspaper feature articles and magazines. A survey of freelance writing procedures.
Prerequisites: COMM 1013, 1103 and 2313.

COMM 3703. Society and the Mass Media. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A study of the significance and influence of the media upon the individual and an examination of the impact of the media upon social, political, and economic factors of society.
Prerequisites: six hours of English, junior standing, COMM 1013, 1103 and consent of the instructor.

COMM 3713. Communications Law. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A study of First Amendment rights and the media. Emphasis on such issues as censorship, libel, privacy, copyright, equal time, and the fairness doctrine.
Prerequisites: COMM 1013 and 1103 and junior status, or consent of the instructor.

COMM 3813. Principles of Advertising. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Growth, organization, and practices of the advertising industry. Consumer surveys, creative planning, and approaches to the development of advertising campaigns. Basic copywriting and production in the mass media. Portfolio project required.
Prerequisites: COMM 1013 and 1103, junior status, or approval of instructor.

COMM 3823. Principles of Public Relations. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Introduction to the field of public relations practice and dynamics of process. Analysis and application of public relations techniques used by various organizations.
Prerequisites: six hours of English; COMM 1013 and 1103; junior status; or approval of instructor.

COMM 4003. Professional Internship II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Second semester spent in a professional setting in a communication medium. Direct supervision by media and faculty professionals. This internship will be off-campus unless by permission of department head.
Prerequisites: COMM 3003.

COMM 4103. Media Production II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Advanced techniques in producing content for audio, video and Internet media. Offers studio, field and web-based production, post production using linear and nonlinear editing techniques.
Prerequisites: COMM 3103.

COMM 4303. Broadcast Performance. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Theory of good broadcast performance and development of personality, voice, and appearance. Laboratory experiences before camera and microphone include news readings, public affairs interviews, public service announcements, and commercial readings.
Prerequisites: COMM 1013, 1103, 2113, and 2223, and SPCH 2013.

COMM 4313. News Writing and Reporting II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Advanced news writing and reporting with emphasis on actual coverage of events on a local basis. Practical experiences and advanced theory in various news situations.
Prerequisites: COMM 1013, 1103 and 2313.
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English
ENGL 1123. Freshman Composition I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Development of writing skills and critical reading: writing essays for a variety of purposes, development of style in paragraphs and full-length themes and introduction to argumentation and critical analysis.
Prerequisite: unconditional admission to the university or satisfactory completion of ENGL 0112 or 0101. ** (ENGL 1301)

ENGL 1133. Freshman Composition II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A continuation of ENGL 1123 with emphasis on critical thinking, research, documentation techniques and literary and rhetorical analysis.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1123. ** (ENGL 1302)

ENGL 1143. Technical Writing. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Application of principles of composition and rhetoric to genres of scientific and technical writing including proposals, formal reports, presentations, business and scientific correspondence, manuals, technical articles and reports. Students will undertake a full-scale project through proposal and research with formal oral and written presentations of a documented technical project from the student’s major field of study.

ENGL 2143. Advanced Composition. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Application of writing process principles to composition of complex themes, letters, research projects, and essays in literature and other selected areas.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1123 and 1133. ** (ENGL 1304)

ENGL 2153. Introduction to Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Introductory study of the form, structure, and content of literary genres; interpretation and analytical thinking and intensive writing about literature.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1123 and 1133.

ENGL 2263. English Literature I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Survey of the literature of England from the Anglo-Saxon period to the late eighteenth century. Study of major writers and representative works.
Prerequisites: ENGL 2153. ** (ENGL 2322)

ENGL 2273. English Literature II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Continuation of ENGL 2263. Literature of England from the late eighteenth century through the twentieth century.
Prerequisites: ENGL 2153. ** (ENGL 2323)

ENGL 3053. Survey of African-American Literature I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. An introduction of the African-American oral and literary tradition prior to 1935, including verbal art forms of the Harlem
Renaissance.
Prerequisites: ENGL 2153.

ENGL 3063. Survey of African-American Literature II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A study in historical and cultural context of major works by African-American writers from the Harlem Renaissance to present.
Prerequisites: ENGL 2153.

ENGL 3213. The English Language. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Historical survey of the phonological, grammatical, and lexical developments; principles of linguistic change in the English language.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1123 and 1133.

ENGL 3223. Advanced Grammar. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Study of morphology, syntax, and semantics of the English language, conventional grammatical terminology, inflectional forms, grammatical classifications, and structural patterns.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1123 and 1133.

ENGL 3233. American Literature I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Literature of the United States from the colonial period to 1865, with emphasis upon the unique character of the American experience and its expression in literature.
Prerequisites: ENGL 2153.

ENGL 3243. American Literature II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Literature of the United States from 1865 to the present, with emphasis upon the unique character of the American experience portrayed by the major writers of the period.
Prerequisites: ENGL 2153.

ENGL 3273. The Romantic Movement. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Major writers of English poetry and prose of the Romantic period, with emphasis on style, philosophy, and subject matter.
Prerequisites:ENGL 2153.

ENGL 3283. Victorian Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Study of poetry and relevant prose of the Victorian period, with emphasis upon subject matter and literary innovations in style and form that characterize the literature. Selections made from earlier and later Victorian writers.
Prerequisites: ENGL 2153.

ENGL 4213. Eighteenth-Century Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Period course in the poetry and prose of the neoclassical period and the pre-Romantics.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1123, 1133, and 2153.

ENGL 4223. Shakespeare. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Analysis of plays, texts, language, character, and conditions of the age; Shakespearean criticism and scholarship.
Prerequisite: ENGL 2153.

ENGL 4243. The Novel. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Studies tracing the development of the English and American novel from the 1800s to the present with representative selections from authors such as Austen, Hardy, Greene, Twain, Faulkner, and Steinbeck.
Prerequisite: ENGL 2153.

ENGL 4993. Independent Study. (0-0) Credit 1, 2, or 3 semester hours. Readings, research, and/or field work on selected topics.
Prerequisite: consent of department head. 

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French
FREN 1013. Elementary French I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Practice in listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in French to acquire elementary vocabulary and structures, and a general knowledge of French culture. ** (FREN 1411)

FREN 1023. Elementary French II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Continuation of acquisition of language skills and culture introduced in Elementary French I. ** (FREN 1412)

FREN 2013. Intermediate French I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Continuation of acquisition of language skills and culture introduced in Elementary French I and II.
Prerequisite: FREN 1023 or equivalent. ** (FREN 2311)

FREN 2023. Intermediate French II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Continuation of acquisition of language skills and culture on an intermediate level with emphasis on reading and discussion, grammar review and use of idioms.
Prerequisite: FREN 2013. ** (FREN 2312)

FREN 4993. Independent Study. (0-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Readings, research, and/or field work on selected topics.
Prerequisite: consent of department head.

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Spanish
SPAN 1013. Elementary Spanish I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Practice in listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Spanish to acquire elementary vocabulary and structures and a general knowledge of Hispanic culture. ** (SPAN 1411)

SPAN 1023. Elementary Spanish II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Continuation of acquisition of language skills and culture introduced in Elementary Spanish I.
Prerequisite: SPAN 1013. ** (SPAN 1412)

SPAN 2013. Intermediate Spanish I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Continuation of acquisition of language skills and culture presented in Elementary Spanish I and II.
Prerequisite: SPAN 1023. ** (SPAN 2311)

SPAN 2023. Intermediate Spanish II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Continuation of acquisition of language skills and culture on an intermediate level with emphasis on reading and discussion, grammar review, and use of idioms.
Prerequisite: SPAN 2013. ** (SPAN 2312) College of Arts and Sciences Courses 299

SPAN 3023. Survey of Spanish Literature I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Representative selections and masterpieces of the literature of Spain from Poema del Cid to the eighteenth century.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2023 and permission of the instructor.

SPAN 3033. Survey of Spanish Literature II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Representative selections and masterpieces of the literature of Spain from 1700 to the Generation of 1898.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2023 and permission of the instructor.

SPAN 3063. Spanish-American Literature I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A survey of Spanish- American literature from the period of discovery and exploration through the Modernista movement.
Prerequisites 2023 and permission of the instructor.

SPAN 3093. Hispanic Civilization and Culture I. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Main currents of the intellectual, political, and economic history of Spain.
Prerequisite: SPAN 2023.

SPAN 3203. Spanish Conversation. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Practice in oral composition. Guided conversation involving the vocabulary of everyday situations.
Prerequisite: SPAN 2023.

SPAN 3213. Spanish Composition. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Practice in written composition. Salient principles of grammar and syntax in written work.
Prerequisite: SPAN 2023.

SPAN 4003. Hispanic Civilization and Culture II. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Main currents of the intellectual, political, and economic history of Mexico in particular and of Latin America in general.
Prerequisite: SPAN 2023.

SPAN 4043. Spanish Phonetics. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A practical study of the principal constituents of Spanish pronunciation, articulation, and accentuation.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2023, 3203 and 3213 or permission of course instructor.

SPAN 4063. Spanish Applied Linguistics. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Practical study of the application of linguistics to the teaching of Spanish phonology, morphology, syntax, vocabulary, literature, and culture.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2023, 3203 and 3213 or permission of course instructor.

SPAN 4993. Independent Study. (0-0) Credit 1, 2, or 3 semester hours. Readings, research, and/or field work on selected topics.
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Speech
SPCH 1001. Forensics Practicum. (0-1) Credit 1 semester hour. A practice course for students participating in the university forensics program of intra/intercollegiate speech contest activities. May be taken for one hour credit per semester for a total of three hours.

SPCH 1003. Fundamentals of Speech Communication. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Focuses on the principles of oral communication; practical applications and theoretical formulations are achieved through preparation, delivery, and evaluation of informative, persuasive, and celebratory speeches.

SPCH 2013. Voice and Diction. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. An analysis of the scientific aspects of oral communication: anatomy and physiology of the mechanisms of respiration, phonation, resonance, and articulation. Includes coverage of the International Phonetic Alphabet and an analysis of vowels and consonants and standards of pronunciation.
Prerequisite: SPCH 1003.

SPCH 2103. Interpersonal Communication. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A study of human symbolic behavior and its effects on people. Emphasizes practical and theoretical implications of face-to-face interaction in social, business, and professional settings.
Prerequisite: SPCH 1003. College of Arts and Sciences Courses 300

SPCH 2113. Argumentation and Debate. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. An intensive study of the advocacy system with special emphasis on issues identification, use of evidence, and logical proof: extensive practice in argumentative speaking using current CEDA, NDT, and UIL debate topics.
Prerequisite: SPCH 1003.

SPCH 2223. Small Group Communication. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Emphasizes the role of oral communication in the dynamics of small group behavior. Group presentations focus on fact-finding, information-sharing, and problem-solving/decision-making processes. Prerequisite: SPCH 1003.

SPCH 3223. Persuasion. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. A study of the nature, necessity, and ethics of persuasion. Study of the organization and adaptation of persuasive techniques to achieve personal and public goals, and extensive practice in the construction and presentation of persuasive speeches.
Prerequisites: SPCH 1003 and six semester hours of English.

SPCH 4013. Business and Professional Speaking. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Presents issues and methods of communication training appropriate to business and the professions. Participants assess methods of training and apply them to presentational speaking.
Prerequisites: SPCH 1003 and six semester hours of English.

SPCH 4123. Organizational Communication. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. An advanced course in management of human resources through communication skills in interviewing, briefing, consulting, and decision-making; focuses on analyzing and evaluating patterns of communication within social, cultural, industrial, and academic organizations.
Prerequisites: SPCH 1003 and six semester hours of English.

** Transfer equivalent from Texas Community/Junior Colleges.

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Graduate English
ENGL 5053. Studies in Teaching English. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Special problems, critical study and evaluation of methods of teaching English at secondary level.
Prerequisite: Twelve semester hours of English at 3000 level or above and one year of teaching experience.

ENGL 5263. Seminar in Masterpieces of Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Study and analysis of form, language, and style of English and American masterpieces of literature. Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.

ENGL 5113. Linguistics and Grammar. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Nature of modern linguistic science and its approach to phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics; structural, generative-transformational grammar in the linguistic context.
Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.

ENGL 5123. Research. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Principles of literary theory and research technique. Pre-thesis research practice.
Prerequisite: 27 hours of graduate English courses.

ENGL 5133. Seminar in Thesis Writing. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Application of research skills to thorough development of thesis on topic approved by advisor.
Prerequisite: Candidacy for graduate degree.

ENGL 5143. English Workshop. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Lectures and practice exercises for enrichment in language usage and methods of teaching for non-English majors. Advanced study and practice for English majors.
Prerequisite: 12 hours of English at 3000 level or above and one year of teaching experience.

ENGL 5156. English Workshop. (6-0) Credit 6. Lectures and practice exercises for enrichment in language usage and methods of teaching for non-English majors. Advanced study and practice for English majors.
Prerequisite: 12 hours of English at 3000 level or above and one year of teaching experience.

ENGL 5213. A Study of the Short Story. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. The history, art, and techniques of the short story with emphasis on the American short story.
Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.

ENGL 5223. The Novel. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. The evolution of the English novel, with study of representative novels of the l9th and 20th centuries.
Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.

ENGL 5233. Medieval Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Survey, in translation, of major genres, allegory and romance, of English and continental European literature from the beginning through the thirteenth century.
Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.

ENGL 5243. Shakespeare. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Shakespeare’s art at its maturity, with emphasis on masterpieces of history, romance, and tragedy.
Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.

ENGL 5253. Seventeenth Century Literature. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Study of modern and contemporary English and American poets, dramatists, and fiction writers.
Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.

ENGL 5273. Chaucer. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Detailed study of Troilus and Criseyde and selected Canterbury Tales.
Prerequisite: Acceptance to graduate study or to the teacher certification program.

ENGL 5313. Literary Criticism. (3-0) Credit 3 semester hours. Survey of critical theories of literature from Plato and Aristotle to the present.
Prerequisite: 9 hours of graduate English courses. 149 College of Arts and Sciences Courses

ENGL 5993. Independent Study. (0-3) Credit 3 semester hours. Readings, research, and/or field work on selected topics.
Prerequisite: Consent of department head.