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8. Course Descriptions

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English
  

  • ENG 726 - Problems in Literary Form

    (3 units)
    Generic or cross-generic studies of literary structure.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. engage with and apply critical and theoretical debates to the course’s primary texts.
    2. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation.
    3. articulate the defining characteristics of formalist approaches, and to explain formalism’s place in the history of literary criticism and theory.
    4. articulate the major questions and problems posed by genre theory, and to voice opinions about the role of form and genre in interpretation.
    5. synthesize primary and secondary readings about a problem in literary form and genre.


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  • ENG 729 - Contemporary Rhetoric

    (3 units)
    Issues in rhetorical theory and practice from Ca.1900 to the present.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. develop a broad understanding of recent research and developments relative to the students in their classrooms.
    2. analyze and critique the development of lines of research and scholarship over time.
    3. Individually write a publishable article/chapter that brings research from these other fields into play with theory, research, and/or practice in Rhetoric and Composition.
    4. collectively develop a prospectus for an edited collection on these intersections that will include their articles/chapters written for this course.


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  • ENG 730 - Introduction to Graduate Study in Rhetoric and Composition

    (3 units)
    Development of the student’s understanding of their own writing processes in rhetoric and composition.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. discuss and apply foundational composition theory and insights from writing research.
    2. explain and apply basic principles of grammar, style, and text structure.
    3. identify typical academic genres—as well as typical genres for the student’s chosen professional field, if applicable—and select those most suitable for a defined purpose and audience.
    4. Identify social, political, and historical influences on the formation of genres and publishing practices.
    5. choose strategies that result in productive writing habits.
    6. create a timeline for writing and publishing to meet professional goals during graduate study.
    7. produce a polished portfolio containing examples of academic writing and/or other professional writing, as appropriate to the student’s program of graduate study.


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  • ENG 731 - Research in Rhetoric and Composition

    (3 units)
    Review of research methods in composition theory and practice; development of individual research designs.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. discuss the range of research options available to them and apply them as appropriate to their chosen topic of study.
    2. evaluate research questions, methods, and sites.
    3. contextualize their work within the larger field(s).


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  • ENG 732 - Problems in Writing

    (3 units)
    Investigation of a mode, genre, or thematic topic through writing.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. discuss and apply theory and practice related to writing, writing pedagogy, and writing curricula.
    2. conduct inquiry into problems in writing writ large and apply the insight gained to create a focus for further research/study.
    3. collaborate effectively with other writers and students.
    4. effectively perform a variety of writing, consulting, research, and critical thinking tasks.


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  • ENG 733 - Classical Through Medieval Rhetoric

    (3 units)
    Rhetorical theory and practice from the Classical through Medieval periods.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. list and describe some key primary and secondary sources in the history of Western rhetoric up to the Renaissance.
    2. identify the canons of rhetoric as they developed in ancient and medieval periods in the West.
    3. describe basic tenets of at least one of the rhetorical practices outside the Western tradition.
    4. discuss recurring questions and issues raised by early rhetoricians in the context of contemporary life.
    5. discuss the extent to which classical rhetoric underlies educational history and informs current composition theory and practice.
    6. trace the development of rhetoric as a disciplinary field, with attention to the technical (handbook), sophistic, and philosophical traditions.
    7. describe the basic issues and methodologies of historical research in rhetorical studies.
    8. participate knowledgeably and confidently in written and oral conversations about early rhetoric.


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  • ENG 734 - Writing in the Academy

    (3 units)
    Examination of the ways of learning and writing in various academic disciplines.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze disciplinary writing in historical, institutional, and/or professional contexts.
    2. engage with contemporary theories about teaching disciplinary and/or professional writing in discussion.
    3. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to ongoing conversations in disciplinary writing.
    4. place theories and pedagogies of disciplinary writing in critical conversation with other theories and practices in the field of composition and rhetoric.


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  • ENG 735 - Seminar in Rhetoric and Composition

    (3 units)
    Rhetorical problems.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze scholarly and public arguments in their historical, cultural and/or professional contexts.
    2. engage with and apply critical and theoretical debates, both recent and historical, to the course’s primary texts.
    3. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation.
    4. develop a written project in form(s) appropriate to institutional, programmatic, or disciplinary contexts.


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  • ENG 736 - Internship

    (1 to 4 units)
    Practicum in writing in community, school, or university settings.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. spend a regular number of hours working on-site at the internship location.
    2. develop a research or writing project in consultation with an on-site supervisor.
    3. write a synthesis of their experience that engages the critical literature in the area.


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  • ENG 737 - Teaching College Composition

    (3 units)
    Theory and practice in the teaching of college composition, particularly the first-year course.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. explain and apply a range of theories about how people learn to write in academic settings.
    2. describe, evaluate, and apply theories and research relevant to the teaching of first-year composition.
    3. develop and implement in their classroom practice curriculum-appropriate strategies to help college students improve their writing, reading, and thinking.
    4. discuss and apply strategies for effective formative evaluation and equitable summative assessment of student writing.
    5. discuss and implement effective classroom management techniques.
    6. develop an effective course rationale, assignment sequence, syllabus, lesson plans, and other pedagogical materials for a first-year composition course.


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  • ENG 738 - Seminar in Professional Writing

    (3 units)
    Theory, pedagogy, and research in professional writing. Focus on popular, organizational, governmental contexts for document design and workplace genres.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify central conversations, methodologies, and curricular/pedagogical approaches in professional writing.
    2. design inquiry into a professional writing context by drawing on methodologies appropriate to the context.
    3. situate their inquiry as a response to central questions and issues in professional writing.
    4. report their inquiry in written genres appropriate to scholarly and non-scholarly audiences.


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  • ENG 739 - Renaissance Through Modern Rhetoric

    (3 units)
    Rhetorical theory and practice from the Renaissance to the modern era.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze primary rhetorical texts from the Renaissance through the Scottish Enlightenment.
    2. identify how these canonical rhetorical texts engage with the historical, political, and economic moments of their production.
    3. describe the basic issues and methodologies of historical research in rhetorical studies, particularly within these periods.
    4. produce scholarship that engages contemporary theorists about the relevance of these primary texts and the rhetorical tradition they forge.


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  • ENG 740 - English Studies and Public Intellectualism

    (3 units)
    Theory and practice of public engagement from the perspective of English studies.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. articulate the theoretical and/or ideological commitments of particular public engagement efforts.
    2. express the student’s theoretical and/or ideological commitments within specific public engagement efforts.
    3. demonstrate understanding and apply critically the literature relevant to public engagement.
    4. identify a problem in public engagement and select suitable theoretical and practical approaches to it.
    5. select and deploy the genres, forums, and techniques best suited to a particular public engagement effort.
    6. work productively with both academic and community partners on a public engagement effort.


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  • ENG 741 - Problems in Early American Literature

    (3 units)
    Selected subjects in early American literature.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze literary texts in their historical, cultural, critical, and/or professional contexts.
    2. engage with and apply critical and theoretical debates, both recent and historical, to the course’s primary texts.
    3. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation.
    4. articulate in writing and oral presentations the concerns, literary genres, and major authors of Early America.


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  • ENG 743 - Problems in Later American Literature

    (3 units)
    Companion course to ENG 741.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze post-Civil War American literature in relation to its historical and cultural contexts.
    2. evaluate and assess scholarly arguments about American literature, demonstrating an understanding of the beliefs and perspectives which underpin such arguments.
    3. write a critical analysis of American literature that demonstrates both familiarity with ongoing conversations in the field and the ability to produced nuanced readings of literary texts.
    4. evaluate ongoing debates over issues in later American literature.


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  • ENG 745 - Seminar in Ecocriticism and Theory

    (3 units)
    Study of the history, current trends, and major practitioners of ecological literary criticism and theory.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze literary texts in their historical, cultural, critical, and/or professional contexts.
    2. engage with and apply critical and theoretical debates, both recent and historical, to the course’s primary texts.
    3. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation.
    4. articulate in writing and oral presentations the history, current trends, and major practitioners of ecological literary criticism and theory.


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  • ENG 746R - Seminar in Nonfiction

    (3 units)
    This intensive course covers nonfiction forms and may include the essay, the mixed-genre essay, the memoir, literary journalism, and journaling. Students submit original work, and receive feedback and give feedback to others in a workshop setting. (Formerly SNU: ENGL 507)

    Maximum units a student may earn: 12

    Prerequisite(s): formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall and Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. recognize and use terminology regarding basic elements of creative nonfiction craft.
    2. identify common forms of creative nonfiction in published work and analyze their use.
    3. articulate an understanding of, and opinions about, contemporary arguments in the use of creative nonfiction craft/form, as well as their historical groundings.


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  • ENG 747 - Craft of Nonfiction I

    (3 units)
    This course covers the fundamentals of nonfiction. Students practice and receive feedback on essay writing, the mixed-genre essay, memoir, literary journalism and journaling, with emphasis upon the differences in tone, content and structure of each. (Formerly SNU: ENGL 517)

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Prerequisite(s): formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall and Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. recognize and use terminology regarding basic elements of creative nonfiction craft.
    2. identify common forms of creative nonfiction in published work and analyze their use.
    3. articulate an understanding of, and opinions about, contemporary arguments in the use of creative nonfiction craft/form, as well as their historical groundings.
    4. manipulate elements of creative nonfiction craft and/or creative nonfiction forms via the compilation and revision of a portfolio of creative work.


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  • ENG 747R - Craft of Nonfiction Workshop I

    (3 units)
    This residency workshop focuses on the fundamentals of nonfiction. Students practice and receive feedback on essay writing, the mixed-genre essay, memoir, literary journalism and journaling, with emphasis upon the differences in tone, content and structure of each. This class may be taken multiple times for credit. (Formerly SNU: ENGL 517R)

    Maximum units a student may earn: 3

    Prerequisite(s): formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze the form (the memoir, long-form essay, and micro essay); generic tropes; essay structure; point of view; tone; and voice using elements of creative nonfiction craft/technique.
    2. articulate an understanding of, and opinions about, various debates concerning the contemporary creative nonfiction publishing landscape.
    3. analyze and describe their own creative work within the context of historical trends/movements and genres in creative nonfiction.
    4. constructively criticize fiction written by peers, both in writing and in discussion.


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  • ENG 748R - Craft of Nonfiction Workshop II

    (3 units)
    Nonfiction students will take this workshop during their second residency. This residency workshop focuses on the fundamentals of nonfiction. Students practice and receive feedback on essay writing, the mixed-genre essay, memoir, literary journalism and journaling, with emphasis upon the differences in tone, content and structure of each. (Formerly SNU: ENGL 527R)

    Maximum units a student may earn: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 747R  ; formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze the form (the memoir, long-form essay, and micro essay); generic tropes; essay structure; point of view; tone; and voice using elements of creative nonfiction craft/technique.
    2. articulate an understanding of, and opinions about, various debates concerning the contemporary creative nonfiction publishing landscape.
    3. analyze and describe their own creative work within the context of historical trends/movements and genres in creative nonfiction.
    4. constructively criticize fiction written by peers, both in writing and in discussion.


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  • ENG 749R - Craft of Nonfiction Workshop III

    (3 units)
    The third workshop nonfiction students take during their third residency. This residency workshop focuses on the fundamentals of fiction. Students practice aspects of fiction and receive feedback on their work. Topics for feedback may include sensory and figurative description, character, dialogue, plot, setting, and tone. (Formerly SNU: ENGL 537R)

    Maximum units a student may earn: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 748R  ; formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze the form (the memoir, long-form essay, and micro essay); generic tropes; essay structure; point of view; tone; and voice using elements of creative nonfiction craft/technique.
    2. articulate an understanding of, and opinions about, various debates concerning the contemporary creative nonfiction publishing landscape.
    3. analyze and describe their own creative work within the context of historical trends/movements and genres in creative nonfiction.
    4. constructively criticize fiction written by peers, both in writing and in discussion.


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  • ENG 750R - Craft of Nonfiction Workshop IV

    (3 units)
    This is the fourth workshop a nonfiction student will take during their fourth residency. This residency workshop focuses on the fundamentals of fiction. Students practice aspects of fiction and receive feedback on their work. Topics for feedback may include sensory and figurative description, character, dialogue, plot, setting, and tone. (Formerly SNU: ENGL 547R)

    Maximum units a student may earn: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 749R  ; formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze the form (the memoir, long-form essay, and micro essay); generic tropes; essay structure; point of view; tone; and voice using elements of creative nonfiction craft/technique.
    2. articulate an understanding of, and opinions about, various debates concerning the contemporary creative nonfiction publishing landscape.
    3. analyze and describe their own creative work within the context of historical trends/movements and genres in creative nonfiction.
    4. constructively criticize fiction written by peers, both in writing and in discussion.


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  • ENG 751R - Craft of Nonfiction Workshop V

    (3 units)
    This is the fifth workshop a nonfiction student will take during their fifth residency. This residency workshop focuses on the fundamentals of fiction. Students practice aspects of fiction and receive feedback on their work. Topics for feedback may include sensory and figurative description, character, dialogue, plot, setting, and tone. (Formerly SNU: ENGL 557R)

    Maximum units a student may earn: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 750R  ; formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze the form (the memoir, long-form essay, and micro essay); generic tropes; essay structure; point of view; tone; and voice using elements of creative nonfiction craft/technique.
    2. articulate an understanding of, and opinions about, various debates concerning the contemporary creative nonfiction publishing landscape.
    3. analyze and describe their own creative work within the context of historical trends/movements and genres in creative nonfiction.
    4. constructively criticize fiction written by peers, both in writing and in discussion.


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  • ENG 752 - Craft of Nonfiction II

    (3 units)
    Students write and receive feedback on their own nonfiction. Students also read, and write a variety of critical papers about, the work of eminent authors in the genre. Emphasis is upon the development of voice and literary technique, as well as increased knowledge of the genre.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 747  ; formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. recognize and use terminology regarding elements of creative nonfiction craft.
    2. identify common forms of creative nonfiction in published work and analyze their use.
    3. articulate an understanding of, and opinions about, contemporary arguments in the use of creative nonfiction craft/form, as well as their historical groundings.
    4. manipulate elements of creative nonfiction craft and/or creative nonfiction forms via the compilation and revision of a portfolio of creative work.


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  • ENG 753 - Advanced Nonfiction

    (3 units)
    Students produce original nonfiction of an advanced caliber. Students engage in an active dialogue concerning areas of their work that need further attention and development. This course also emphasizes further reading in the genre and a variety of in-depth critical responses to that reading. (Formerly SNU: ENGL 627)

    Maximum units a student may earn: 3

    Prerequisite(s); ENG 747  ; ENG 752  ; formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. recognize and use terminology regarding complex elements of creative nonfiction craft.
    2. identify common forms of creative nonfiction in published work and analyze their use.
    3. articulate an understanding of, and opinions about, contemporary arguments in the use of creative nonfiction craft/form, as well as their historical groundings.
    4. manipulate elements of creative nonfiction craft and/or creative nonfiction forms via the compilation and revision of a portfolio of creative work.


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  • ENG 754 - The Craft of Writing for Children and Young Adults I

    (3 units)
    This course covers the fundamentals of Writing for Children and Young Adults (WCYA). Students practice a variety of forms in the field, including: picture book, middle grade, and young adult books – and receive feedback on their work. Additional topics for feedback may include use of figurative description, scene development, subject matter, and voice development. (Formerly SNU: ENGL 519)

    Maximum units a student may earn: 3

    Prerequisite(s): formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. recognize and use terminology regarding basic elements of WCYA craft.
    2. identify common forms of WCYA in published work and analyze their use.
    3. articulate an understanding of, and opinions about, contemporary arguments in the use of WCYA craft/form, as well as their historical groundings.
    4. manipulate elements of WCYA craft and/or WCYA forms via the compilation and revision of a portfolio of creative work.


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  • ENG 755R - Craft of WCYA Workshop I

    (3 units)
    This workshop is in writing for Writing for Children and Young Adults (WCYA) will take place during their first residency. This course focuses on the fundamentals of writing in the field, and explores the history and trends of the genre and the practice of the genre as a literary art form. Students begin to hone in on specific tools in writing picture books, middle grade or young adult narratives. Additional topics for feedback include scene and voice development. (Formerly SNU: ENGL 519R)

    Maximum units a student may earn: 3

    Prerequisite(s): formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze the form (fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and picture book) and audience (young adult crossover, middle grade, early readers); generic tropes; structure; point of view; tone; and voice using elements of WCYA craft/technique.
    2. articulate an understanding of, and opinions about, various debates concerning the contemporary WCYA publishing landscape.
    3. analyze and describe their own creative work within the context of historical trends/movements and genres in WCYA.
    4. constructively criticize creative work written by peers, both in writing and in discussion.


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  • ENG 756R - Craft of WCYA Workshop II

    (3 units)
    This is the second Writing for Children and Young Adults (WYCA) residency workshop, and this course focuses on the fundamentals of writing in the field and explores the history and trends of the genre and the practice of the genre as a literary art form. Students begin to hone in on specific tools to writing picture books, middle grade, or young adult narratives. Additional topics may include figurative description, subject matter, and voice development. (Formerly SNU: ENGL 529R)

    Maximum units a student may earn: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 755R ; formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze the form (fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and picture book) and audience (young adult crossover, middle grade, early readers); generic tropes; structure; point of view; tone; and voice using elements of WCYA craft/technique.
    2. articulate an understanding of, and opinions about, various debates concerning the contemporary WCYA publishing landscape.
    3. analyze and describe their own creative work within the context of historical trends/movements and genres in WCYA.
    4. constructively criticize creative work written by peers, both in writing and in discussion.


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  • ENG 757R - Craft of WCYA Workshop III

    (3 units)
    This is the third residency workshop in Children and Young Adults (WCYA), and this course focuses on the fundamentals of writing in the genre, as well as the practice of the genre as a literary art form. Students hone in on specific tools to writing picture books, middle grade, or young adult narratives. Additional topics for feedback may include use of figurative description, scene development, subject matter, and voice development. (Formerly SNU: ENGL 539R)

    Maximum units a student may earn: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 756R  ; formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze the form (fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and picture book) and audience (young adult crossover, middle grade, early readers); generic tropes; structure; point of view; tone; and voice using elements of WCYA craft/technique.
    2. articulate an understanding of, and opinions about, various debates concerning the contemporary WCYA publishing landscape.
    3. analyze and describe their own creative work within the context of historical trends/movements and genres in WCYA.
    4. constructively criticize creative work written by peers, both in writing and in discussion.


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  • ENG 758R - Craft of WCYA Workshop IV

    (3 units)
    This is the fourth residency workshop in Children and Young Adults (WCYA), and this course focuses on the fundamentals of writing in the genre, as well as the practice of the genre as a literary art form. Students hone in on specific tools to writing picture books, middle grade, or young adult narratives. Additional topics for feedback may include use of figurative description, scene development, subject matter, and voice development. (Formerly SNU: ENGL 549R)

    Maximum units a student may earn: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 757R  ; formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze the form (fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and picture book) and audience (young adult crossover, middle grade, early readers); generic tropes; structure; point of view; tone; and voice using elements of WCYA craft/technique.
    2. articulate an understanding of, and opinions about, various debates concerning the contemporary WCYA publishing landscape.
    3. analyze and describe their own creative work within the context of historical trends/movements and genres in WCYA.
    4. constructively criticize creative work written by peers, both in writing and in discussion.


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  • ENG 759R - Craft of WCYA Workshop V

    (3 units)
    This is the fifth Children and Young Adults (WYCA) workshop and this course focuses on the fundamentals of writing in the field, as well as the practice of the genre as a literary art form. Students hone and polish specific tools for writing picture books, middle grade, and young adult narratives. Additional topics for feedback may include the use of figurative description, scene development, subject matter, and voice development.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 758R  ; formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze the form (fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and picture book) and audience (young adult crossover, middle grade, early readers); generic tropes; structure; point of view; tone; and voice using elements of WCYA craft/technique.
    2. articulate an understanding of, and opinions about, various debates concerning the contemporary WCYA publishing landscape.
    3. analyze and describe their own creative work within the context of historical trends/movements and genres in WCYA.
    4. constructively criticize creative work written by peers, both in writing and in discussion.


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  • ENG 760 - WCYA Workshop II

    (3 units)
    Students write and receive feedback on their own writing in the field of children’s literature. Students will also read and write a variety of critical papers about the elements of craft in specific books in the field. Emphasis is on the development of voice and literary technique, as well as increased knowledge of the genre. (Formerly SNU: ENGL 619)

    Maximum units a student may earn: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 755R  ; formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. recognize and use terminology regarding elements of WCYA craft.
    2. identify complex forms of WCYA in published work and analyze their use.
    3. articulate an understanding of, and opinions about, contemporary arguments in the use of WCYA craft/form, as well as their historical groundings.
    4. manipulate elements of WCYA craft and/or WCYA forms via the compilation and revision of a portfolio of creative work.


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  • ENG 761 - Problems in the Early Renaissance

    (3 units)
    Intensive study of selected topics in non-dramatic Renaissance literature prior to 1603.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe important formal, generic, and thematic aspects of non-dramatic sixteenth-century English literature prior to 1603.
    2. analyze literary texts in their historical, cultural, critical, and/or professional contexts.
    3. engage with and apply critical and theoretical debates, both recent and historical, to the course’s primary texts.
    4. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation.


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  • ENG 762 - Problems in 17th Century Literature

    (3 units)
    Companion course to ENG 761.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe important formal, generic, and thematic aspects of non-dramatic seventeenth-century English literature.
    2. analyze literary texts in their historical, cultural, critical, and/or professional contexts.
    3. engage with and apply critical and theoretical debates, both recent and historical, to the course’s primary texts.
    4. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation.


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  • ENG 764 - Problems in Non-Shakespearean Drama

    (3 units)
    16th and 17th century drama exclusive of Shakespeare.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe important formal, generic, and thematic aspects of early modern English drama.
    2. analyze literary texts in their historical, cultural, critical, and/or professional contexts.
    3. engage with and apply critical and theoretical debates, both recent and historical, to the course’s primary texts.
    4. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation.


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  • ENG 765 - Problems in Shakespeare

    (3 units)
    Intensive study in the works of Shakespeare.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe important formal, generic, and thematic aspects of Shakespeare’s works.
    2. analyze literary texts in their historical, cultural, critical, and/or professional contexts.
    3. engage with and apply critical and theoretical debates, both recent and historical, to the course’s primary texts.
    4. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation.


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  • ENG 767 - Problems in Milton

    (3 units)
    Intensive study in the works of Milton.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe important formal, generic, and thematic aspects of Milton’s works.
    2. analyze Milton’s poems, plays, and prose works in their historical, cultural, and critical contexts.
    3. engage with and apply critical and theoretical debates, both recent and historical, to the course’s primary texts.
    4. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation.


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  • ENG 771 - Problems in the Age of Reason

    (3 units)
    Considers special figures or aspect of the period.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze literary texts in their historical, critical, and theoretical contexts.
    2. engage with and apply critical and theoretical debates to the course’s primary texts.
    3. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation.
    4. identify the features of selected eighteenth-century literary genres.
    5. articulate the critical premises about some part of eighteenth-century literature and culture, and to assess the legitimacy of those premises when tested against a significant body of primary works.


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  • ENG 775 - Problems in the Romantic Movement

    (3 units)
    Problems in the prose and verse of the late 18th and early 19th centuries in England.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze literary texts in their historical, critical, and theoretical contexts.
    2. engage with and apply critical and theoretical debates to the course’s primary texts.
    3. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation.
    4. identify the features of selected late-eighteenth and early nineteenth-century literary genres.
    5. articulate the critical premises about some part of Romantic literature and culture, and to assess the legitimacy of those premises when tested against a significant body of primary works.
    6. articulate the traditions informing Romantic culture and the influences of Romantic writers and works on later culture.


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  • ENG 781 - Problems in the Victorian Age

    (3 units)
    English literature of the middle and late 19th century in England.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze literary texts in their historical, critical, and theoretical contexts.
    2. engage with critical and theoretical debates, both recent and historical, regarding the course’s primary texts.
    3. identify and demonstrate some of the principal literary, historical, and cultural movements, as well as genres and literary techniques, in the Victorian period.
    4. demonstrate familiarity with the major authors and texts of the Victorian period, and to situate those works in relation to what came before (eighteenth-century traditions) and the modernist movement that followed.
    5. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation.


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  • ENG 783 - Problems in Early 20th Century British Literature

    (3 units)
    British and Irish literature of the early 20th century.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze early 20th century British and Irish literary texts in their historical, cultural and/or professional contexts.
    2. engage with critical and theoretical debates, both recent and historical, regarding the course’s primary texts.
    3. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation.
    4. articulate central features of modernism in a critical/theoretical context.


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  • ENG 784 - Problems in 20th Century British and American Literature

    (3 units)
    Important British and American writers in the first half of the 20th century.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze literary texts in their historical, critical, and theoretical contexts.
    2. engage with and apply critical and theoretical debates to the course’s primary texts.
    3. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation.
    4. articulate patterns in works of British and American literature.


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  • ENG 785 - Problems in Contemporary American Literature

    (3 units)
    Selected contemporary American writers or current literary movements.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze literary texts in their historical, critical, and theoretical contexts.
    2. apply theories in American literary studies to American literature.
    3. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation.


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  • ENG 786 - Topics in Anglophone Literature

    (3 units)
    Selected topics, movements, and themes in international literature in English, e.g., Canadian, Australian, and Indian English-language literature.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze global anglophone literary texts in their historical, cultural and/or professional contexts.
    2. engage with critical and theoretical debates, both recent and historical, regarding the course’s primary texts.
    3. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation.
    4. articulate central features of globalization in a critical/theoretical context.


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  • ENG 787 - Problems in Contemporary British Literature

    (3 units)
    Contemporary literature with emphasis upon movements which center in Great Britain.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze contemporary British literary texts in their historical, cultural and/or professional contexts.
    2. engage with critical and theoretical debates, both recent and historical, regarding the course’s primary texts.
    3. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation.
    4. articulate central features of postmodernism in a critical/theoretical context.


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  • ENG 788 - Problems in Modern Comparative Literature

    (3 units)
    Modern literature studied with emphasis upon international movements.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. analyze a variety of primarily literary texts from the later nineteenth and twentieth centuries in their cultural and geopolitical contexts.
    2. engage in and formulate opinions about the major critical debates regarding those primary texts and the literary and cultural developments of the period studied.
    3. demonstrate their critical acumen by producing a substantial, original scholarly paper dealing with primary texts of the period studied.


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  • ENG 790 - Special Topics

    (1 to 3 units)
    May be taken by M.A. students only under special conditions to provide work which is not otherwise offered during a students anticipated residence.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. articulate an original research question or topic of study appropriate to MA level scholarly work..
    2. evaluate effective and less effective research strategies for academic writing and research in the field of study.
    3. critically interpret, analyze, discuss, evaluate, and integrate a variety of primary and secondary readings in the topic under study.
    4. engage with and apply critical and theoretical debates in the field of study based on their original research and analysis.
    5. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation in a culminating research or synthesis project.


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  • ENG 791 - Special Topics

    (1 to 3 units)
    May be taken by Ph.D. students only under special conditions to provide work which is not otherwise offered during a students anticipated residence.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. articulate an original research question or topic of study appropriate to PhD level scholarly work.
    2. evaluate effective and less effective research strategies for academic writing and research in the field of study.
    3. critically interpret, analyze, discuss, evaluate, and integrate a variety of primary and secondary readings in the topic under study.
    4. engage with and apply critical and theoretical debates in the field of study based on their original research and analysis.
    5. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation in a culminating research or synthesis project.


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  • ENG 793 - Pedagogical Practicum in Creative Writing

    (2 units)
    Theory and practice of teaching creative writing for creative writing for qualified students in the MFA in Creative Writing, to include assisting in the teaching of an upper-division undergraduate creative writing course.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Internship/Practicum: 2
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe the history of creative writing programs, as well as how creative writing pedagogy has changed over time.
    2. articulate the roles creative writing programs play within English Departments.
    3. analyze various contemporary debates regarding teaching of creative writing and articulate their own opinions.
    4. theorize personal approaches to the teaching of creative writing via a teaching philosophy.
    5. design a syllabus, supported by various assignments, that reflects a theoretical understanding of the teaching of creative writing.
    6. articulate connections between issues of creative writing pedagogy and larger discussions about the teaching of writing in general.


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  • ENG 795 - Comprehensive Examination

    (1 unit)
    Course is used by graduate programs to administer comprehensive examinations either as an end of program comprehensive examination or as a qualifying examination for doctoral candidates prior to being advanced to candidacy.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
    Units of Independent Study: 1
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. produce a reading list surveying primary and secondary literature in their field.
    2. respond to and synthesize this literature, drawing relationships to their primary field of inquiry.
    3. illustrate mastery of the materials on their reading list through an oral and written exam or paper.


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  • ENG 797 - Thesis

    (1 to 9 units)
    Thesis.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 20

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. situate their topic in its proper historical/theoretical context.
    2. synthesize primary and the relevant secondary literature to write a well-supported introduction to their thesis topic.
    3. frame and engage with critical and theoretical debates appropriate to their thesis topic.
    4. produce a manuscript of professional quality that makes a novel scholarly contribution to the critical conversation.


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  • ENG 799 - Dissertation

    (1 to 24 units)
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Independent Study: X
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. situate their topic in its proper historical/theoretical context.
    2. synthesize primary and the relevant secondary literature to write a well-supported introduction to their dissertation topic.
    3. frame and engage with critical and theoretical debates appropriate to their dissertation topic.
    4. produce a manuscript of professional quality that makes a novel scholarly contribution to the critical conversation.


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  • ENG 899 - Graduate Advisement

    (1 to 4 units)
    Provides access to faculty for continued consultation and advisement. Credits may not be applied to any degree requirements. Limited to 8 credits (2 semester) enrollment. For non-thesis master’s degree students only.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:


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Entrepreneurship
  

  • ENT 200 - Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship

    (3 units)
    Explores the basics of entrepreneurship, introducing students to the cycle of entrepreneurship, from idea generation and validation to presenting the idea to potential investors.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. form and evaluate new business ideas.
    2. prepare and deliver both an elevator pitch and full pitch/presentation.
    3. communicate a business model to a group.


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  • ENT 401 - New Venture Creation

    (3 units)
    Exploring the process of new venture creation, including opportunity recognition, determining feasibility, planning, securing capital, and team building. Assesses and develops entrepreneurial capacities.

    Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. evaluate a startup business idea in terms assessing its viability.
    2. demonstrate knowledge of the roadblocks startup businesses tend to face, and know strategies for getting around them.
    3. develop an effective startup business idea of their own.


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  • ENT 402 - Entrepreneurial Finance

    (3 units)
    Exploring financial issues facing entrepreneurs, including stages of financing, cash flow, sources of funds, valuation, legal issues, strategic positioning, and exit strategies.

    Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. produce the financial statements useful for evaluating the financial feasibility of a startup business.
    2. demonstrate understanding of the financial problems a startup can face, and know strategies for addressing the problems.
    3. evaluate the financial feasibility of their own startup idea.


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  • ENT 403 - Applied Entrepreneurship

    (3 units)
    Planning a business venture, including identifying the opportunity and market potentials, analyzing feasibility, articulating business functions, delineating risks and rewards.

    Prerequisite(s): ENT 401 ; ENT 402 ; Junior or Senior standing.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. write a business plan for a startup business.
    2. make use of a business plan as an evolving document for working on improving a business even while working in the business.
    3. develop their own startup idea because of their knowledge of business planning.


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  • ENT 404 - Entrepreneurial Marketing

    (3 units)
    Learn marketing principles and operational marketing especially useful for startup businesses or for new products initiated from within existing businesses.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate an understanding of how to brand a business.
    2. evaluate an outside brand and present findings and recommendations.
    3. plan and execute basic marketing principles for a startup.


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  • ENT 451 - Entrepreneurship Jumpstart

    (3 units)
    Learn entrepreneurship principles by jumpstarting your own business idea or by helping a fellow student jumpstart their business idea.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring and Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. explain how to evaluate a business idea.
    2. compose a written evaluation of a business idea.
    3. communicate a business model to a group.


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  • ENT 452 - Entrepreneurial Sales

    (3 units)
    An overview of what you need to know about sales to make an entrepreneurial venture successful.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. create and implement a sales strategy.
    2. develop a sales process from lead generation through close and retention.
    3. prepare and deliver a pitch that effectively represents product.
    4. enter a networking or sales environment equipped to succeed.
    5. describe the essential tasks required of a sales manager.


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  • ENT 473 - Economics of Entrepreneurship

    (3 units)
    This course examines entrepreneurs in the context of the broader economic system including how economic conditions and incentives affect entrepreneurship, and the impact of public policies such as subsidies, taxation and market regulation on entrepreneurship. (ECON 473 and ENT 473 are cross-listed; credits may be earned in one of the two.)

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 102  or HON 220 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. apply economic framework to entrepreneurial decisions using concepts such as profit and utility maximization, constraints, opportunity cost, and risk preferences.
    2. discuss the traits and roles of entrepreneurs.
    3. analyze markets for entrepreneurial financing.
    4. discuss why entrepreneurship is the focus of policy initiatives.
    5. analyze market failures that affect entrepreneurs and to evaluate the potential for public policy to correct these failures.
    6. create a presentation of entrepreneurship policy in written and oral form.


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  • ENT 489 - Entrepreneurship Internship

    (3 units)
    Internship with a business firm or organization providing practical experience and exposure to applied entrepreneurship problems.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Internship/Practicum: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. integrate classroom learning, theory, and course content with their internship experiences.
    2. apply academic knowledge to solve practical, real-world problems in a professional setting.
    3. develop professionally relevant competencies and relationships in a professional setting.
    4. articulate how the internship experiences align with career options, interests, and skills (i.e. how have experiences expanded, directed, or confirmed career options, interests, and skills).


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  • ENT 493 - Special Topics in Entrepreneurship

    (3 units)
    Study of selected topics in entrepreneurship.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate understanding of entrepreneurship methods in a particular topic in economics.
    2. use entrepreneurial principles to address particular problems as appropriate to the special topic of the course.
    3. demonstrate understanding of how a particular topic can assist entrepreneurs in starting or growing a business.


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  • ENT 495 - Independent Study in Entrepreneurship

    (3 units)
    Opportunity to study entrepreneurship independently, under the supervision of a faculty member, including working on developing a business idea.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Independent Study: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. clearly define an entrepreneurship research problem or topic.
    2. conduct research on an entrepreneurship research topic of interest independently.
    3. clearly present findings from an independent research project in writing and/or oral presentation.


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  • ENT 601 - New Venture Creation

    (3 units)
    Exploring the process of new venture creation, including opportunity recognition, determining feasibility, planning, securing capital, and team building. Assesses and develops entrepreneurial capacities.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. evaluate a startup business idea in terms assessing its viability.
    2. demonstrate knowledge of the roadblocks startup businesses tend to face, and know strategies for getting around them.
    3. develop an effective startup business idea of their own.


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  • ENT 602 - Entrepreneurial Finance

    (3 units)
    Exploring financial issues facing entrepreneurs, including stages of financing, cash flow, sources of funds, valuation, legal issues, strategic positioning, and exit strategies.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. produce the financial statements useful for evaluating the financial feasibility of a startup business.
    2. demonstrate understanding of the financial problems a startup can face, and know strategies for addressing the problems.
    3. evaluate the financial feasibility of their own startup idea.


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  • ENT 603 - Applied Entrepreneurship

    (3 units)
    Planning a business venture, including identifying the opportunity and market potentials, analyzing feasibility, articulating business functions, delineating risks and rewards.

    Prerequisite(s): ENT 601 ; ENT 602 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. write a business plan for a startup business.
    2. make use of a business plan as an evolving document for working on improving a business even while working in the business.
    3. develop their own startup idea because of their knowledge of business planning.


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  • ENT 604 - Entrepreneurial Marketing

    (3 units)
    Learn marketing principles and operational marketing especially useful for startup businesses or for new products initiated from within existing businesses.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate an understanding of how to brand a business.
    2. evaluate an outside brand and present findings and recommendations.
    3. plan and execute basic marketing principles for a startup.
    4. conduct an advanced marketing plan analysis for an existing business and make recommendations to the business owners.
    5. analyze the marketing strategy for an existing business, and present recommendations for improvement.


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  • ENT 651 - Entrepreneurship Jumpstart

    (3 units)
    Learn entrepreneurship principles by jumpstarting your own business idea or by helping a fellow student jumpstart their business idea.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring and Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. Students will be able to explain how to evaluate a business idea.
    2. Students will be able to compose a written evaluation of a business idea.
    3. Students will be able to communicate a business model to a group.


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  • ENT 652 - Entrepreneurial Sales

    (3 units)
    An overview of what you need to know about sales to make an entrepreneurial venture successful.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. create and implement a sales strategy.
    2. develop a sales process from lead generation through close and retention.
    3. prepare and deliver a pitch that effectively represents product.
    4. enter a networking or sales environment equipped to succeed.
    5. describe the essential tasks required of a sales manager.


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  • ENT 673 - Economics of Entrepreneurship

    (3 units)
    This course examines entrepreneurs in the context of the broader economic system including how economic conditions and incentives affect entrepreneurship, and the impact of public policies such as subsidies, taxation and market regulation on entrepreneurship. (ECON 673 and ENT 673 are cross-listed; credits may be earned in one of the two.)

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. apply economic framework to entrepreneurial decisions using concepts such as profit and utility maximization, constraints, opportunity cost, and risk preferences.
    2. discuss the traits and roles of entrepreneurs.
    3. analyze markets for entrepreneurial financing.
    4. discuss why entrepreneurship is the focus of policy initiatives.
    5. analyze market failures that affect entrepreneurs and to evaluate the potential for public policy to correct these failures.
    6. create a presentation of entrepreneurship policy in written and oral form.
    7. conduct own empirical analyses in the field of the economics of entrepreneurship.


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  • ENT 689 - Entrepreneurship Internship

    (3 units)
    Internship with a business firm or organization providing practical experience and exposure to applied entrepreneurship problems.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Internship/Practicum: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. integrate classroom learning, theory, and course content with their internship experiences.
    2. apply academic knowledge to solve practical, real-world problems in a professional setting.
    3. develop professionally relevant competencies and relationships in a professional setting.
    4. articulate how the internship experiences align with career options, interests, and skills (i.e. how have experiences expanded, directed, or confirmed career options, interests, and skills).


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  • ENT 693 - Special Topics in Entrepreneurship

    (3 units)
    Study of selected topics in entrepreneurship.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate understanding of entrepreneurship methods in a particular topic in economics.
    2. use entrepreneurial principles to address particular problems as appropriate to the special topic of the course.
    3. demonstrate understanding of how a particular topic can assist entrepreneurs in starting or growing a business.


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  • ENT 695 - Independent Study in Entrepreneurship

    (3 units)
    Opportunity to study entrepreneurship independently, under the supervision of a faculty member, including working on developing a business idea.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Independent Study: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. clearly define an entrepreneurship research problem or topic.
    2. conduct research on an entrepreneurship research topic of interest independently.
    3. clearly present findings from an independent research project in writing and/or oral presentation.
    4. obtain a learning experience, supervised by a faculty member, that cannot be obtained from a standard course offering and involves a significant degree of independent work on the part of the student.


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Environmental Science
  

  • ENV 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science

    (3 units) CO4, CO9
    A survey of basic ecological principles and an examination of selected environmental issues including overpopulation, pollution and energy alternatives. Credit allowed in only one of ENV 100 and ENV 101.

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 120  or corequisite. Corequisite: MATH 126  or higher.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe the flow of energy and matter through ecosystems; key concepts of population and community ecology; and the biogeochemical cycles that connect air, water, soil and living organisms.
    2. discuss key local, regional and global environmental issues, how they relate to basic ecology and/or biogeochemical cycles, and the role of humans and technology in those issues.
    3. interpret basic environmental science graphs and data and distinguish between scientific and non-scientific information for informed decision-making.
    4. list and describe issues in environmental science relevant to the Truckee River watershed and the Great Basin ecosystem.


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  • ENV 101L - Laboratory Experience for Intro to Environmental Science

    (1 unit)
    Laboratory and field experiments to accompany ENV 101 .

    Maximum units a student may earn: 1

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. assess and determine connections between the hands-on laboratory material and the lecture material from ENV 101 .
    2. analyze and interpret lab and field data using quantitative and qualitative methods.
    3. communicate quantitative results through oral, written, and visual presentation.


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  • ENV 290 - Internship in Environmental Studies

    (1 to 3 units)
    Apply knowledge to real on-the-job situations in a program designed by a company/agency/non-profit official and a faculty advisor to maximize learning.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 3

    Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
    Units of Internship/Practicum: X
    Offered: Every Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. discuss and apply the knowledge, skills and techniques learned specific to the internship.
    2. identify and further explore career opportunities in natural resources and environmental science fields and develop an understanding of the necessary academic preparation.
    3. demonstrate ability to collaborate on team projects with other interns and agency/site supervisors and develop and display an understanding of appropriate professional behavior.
    4. reflect on their internship experience and communicate to others the impact the internship has had on their future academic and career-related goals.


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  • ENV 401 - Environmental Internship

    (1 to 5 units)
    Work experience in governmental or private entity under supervision of faculty member. Periodic and final reports required.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
    Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. communicate a plan for an internship with a faculty mentor and peers.
    2. identify and use the basic materials and resources needed to carry out an internship.


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  • ENV 467 - Regional and Global Issues in Environmental Sciences

    (3 units) CO11, CO13
    Scientific principles underlying large-scale environmental problems linking the atmosphere, biosphere and geosphere. Empirical and modeling techniques for studying global issues. Analysis of specific global and regional environmental issues. (ENV 467 and NRES 467 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

    Prerequisite(s): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing; CHEM 121A  and CHEM 121L ; NRES 210 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate improvement in their writing and speaking ability through assigned debates and reports.
    2. demonstrate improvement in their quantitative reasoning by use of figures and tables to base their arguments and written assignments.
    3. analyze and determine the validity of positions taken on a variety of environmental issues.
    4. demonstrate their understanding of why regional and global decisions need to be based on real data.
    5. exhibit their understanding of how values judgements pervade environmental issues both regionally and globally.
    6. evaluate how politics and public policy invades the realm of environmental decision making.


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  • ENV 493 - Independent Study in Environment

    (1 to 3 units)
    Independent research and/or reading under supervision of an instructor.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. communicate a plan for independent study with a faculty mentor and peers.
    2. identify and use the basic materials and resources needed to carry out an independent study project.


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Ethnic Studies
  

  • ETS 150 - Race in Contemporary Life

    (3 units) CO10
    This interdisciplinary, introductory course studies race and ethnicity in contemporary U.S. society, with a particular focus on racial injustice and efforts to combat racism.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate an understanding of key concepts related to racial and ethnic identities, racism in different forms, and efforts to bring about racial justice.
    2. discuss contemporary social issues and current events using critical race and ethnic studies theories.
    3. through a range of individual and in-class group activities and assignments, analyze questions about race and racism in the contemporary U.S. context.


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  • ETS 251 - Theories of Race and Ethnicity

    (3 units) CO6, CO10
    Theories of race and ethnicity, racial formation, and its effects in the United States. Race and ethnicity in relationship to other social categories, especially class, gender, sexuality, citizenship, and nation. 

    Maximum units a student may earn: 3

    Recommended preparation: GRI 103 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. explain how race and ethnicity are socially constructed through political, economic, and cultural systems.
    2. explain how race and ethnicity intersect with other social categories, such as class, gender, sexuality, citizenship, and nation.
    3. analyze anti-racist challenges to racism and ethnocentrism, and scholarly applications of anti-racist thought.
    4. formulate and articulate arguments that synthesize course material, through writing assignments, exams, and class discussions.


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  • ETS 280 - Native American Identities and Culture

    (3 units) CO10
    History and culture of Native Americans, including relationships with government, effects of past and present discrimination, and struggles for self-determination.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. examine and provide a comparative analysis concerning indigenous peoples’ perspectives and worldviews, and contrast them to settler society paradigms.
    2. identify and examine with a critical lens, impacts of key laws and policies and its impacts on Indigenous Peoples from a historical and contemporary context.
    3. identify and explain the complex linkages between Indigenous Peoples’ rights and interests in relation to globalization.
    4. synthesize the course materials into a coherent whole, and make connections between the issues of Indigenous Peoples and other national, regional or global developments.


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  • ETS 307 - Topics in Race and Racism

    (3 units) CO10
    Examination of racism and constructions of race. Topical analyses within various social, cultural, structural and historical contexts.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe the key experiences and issues confronted by one or more racialized groups within or outside the United States.
    2. explain how ideas about racial difference are produced and perpetuated through political, economic, cultural, and social structures.
    3. analyze various forms of political, economic, cultural, or social action aimed at ending racism and creating more equitable societies.


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Family and Community Medicine
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • FCM 661PT - Clinical Physical Therapy

    (2 units)
    Provides an opportunity to observe evaluation and treatment of medically complex patients including, orthopedic, neurologic, and vestibular conditions. Through an active and integrated learning experience, learn the scope of PT, referral and musculoskeletal evaluation processes, differential diagnosis, and evidence-based treatment techniques. Exposure to new research for pain management, dry needling as a widely used modality for treatment of a variety of conditions.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 4

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to UNR Med MD program.

    Grading Basis: Medical
    Units of Internship/Practicum: 2
    Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate an understanding of how Physical Therapists diagnose and manage movement dysfunction, manage acute and chronic pain, address functional outcomes and improve quality of life.
    2. identify when a patient is appropriate for PT and how to properly refer them.
    3. demonstrate an understanding of the fiscal component of a specialty service, how it relates to Physical Therapy and establishing their plan of care.
    4. identify a variety of pain management techniques that are performed by Physical Therapists to assist with addressing the opioid problem.
    5. participate in interdisciplinary discussions to further understanding of the scope of practice and education.
    6. demonstrate an understanding of musculoskeletal pain, movement dysfunction, functional outcomes and improvement of quality of life.


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  • FCM 661Y - Elective - Medical Experience at Burning Man Event

    (0 units)
    Participate in urgent and emergent care at the Burning Man Event under the supervision of the medical care teams from UNSOM and Humboldt General Hospital.

    Grading Basis: Medical
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. provide training-level appropriate care to participants of the Burning Man event as part of a medical team.
    2. comply with all rules and regulations set by Humboldt General Hospital that govern the provision of medical care at Burning Man.
    3. demonstrate self-reliance and an understanding of the culture and ten guiding principles of Burning Man.
    4. compare and contrast the practice of medical care at Burning Man with traditional venues of care.


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  • FCM 661Z - Elective in Medical Acupuncture

    (0 units)
    Use of Acupuncture as an adjunct to Western Allopathic Medicine to treat a variety of common problems that present to outpatient primary and specialty care offices.  Worth 2 weeks of medical school electives credit.

    Grading Basis: Medical
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe basic theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine, including concepts of Yin/Yang, 5 Elements, and 8 Diagnoses.
    2. trace the general course of the 14 classical acupuncture meridians on the surface of the body and locate important points.
    3. identify points of the acupuncture micro-systems, including points located on the ear, scalp, and hand.
    4. explain current theories on the scientific basis of acupuncture.
    5. experience the range and scope of Medical Acupuncture in a hospital outpatient setting.
    6. describe basic treatment theories for a variety of styles of acupuncture.
    7. interview Medical Acupuncture patients, interpret outcomes, and develop basic treatment protocols.


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Film Studies
  

  • FILM 400 - Film Theory

    (3 units)
    This course moves from film theory’s beginnings in the silent era and progresses to our contemporary moment. We will pair key moments in film theory’s history with a variety of film examples to gain a theoretically sophisticated vocabulary for discussing what movies are and do. (ENG 400 and FILM 400 are cross-listed; credits may be earned in one of the two.)

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 102.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. critically discuss and write about the development of movements in film theory.
    2. identify and define key concepts in film theory.
    3. analyze works of film art using theoretical concepts.


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  • FILM 600 - Film Theory

    (3 units)
    This course moves from film theory’s beginnings in the silent era and progresses to our contemporary moment. We will pair key moments in film theory’s history with a variety of film examples to gain a theoretically sophisticated vocabulary for discussing what movies are and do. (ENG 600 and FILM 600 are cross-listed; credits may be earned in one of the two.)

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. critically discuss and write about the development of movements in film theory.
    2. identify and define key concepts in film theory.
    3. analyze works of film art using theoretical concepts.
    4. apply their knowledge of film theory to their area of specialization.


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