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ENGL 4236 Studies in Literature and Religion (3)
Also offered as REL 4236 . May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Authors such as Sophocles, Dante, Shakespeare, Donne, Hawthorne, Eliot, O’Conner, Morrison; topics such as “Major Religious Novelists,” “Literature of Illness and Death,” “Moral Universes of Greek and Christian Tragedy,” “Creation Stories.”
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ENGL 4300 Studies in Rhetorical Theory (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Topics such as “Rhetoric of/in Literary Studies,” “Rhetoric of Political Discourse.”
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ENGL 4301 Studies in Composition Theory (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Modern composition theory as it relates to the teaching of writing; topics such as “Social Theories of Composition.”
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ENGL 4302 Studies in Literacy (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Varied perspectives on literacy, especially written literacy; issues raised by its complex and problematic nature.
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ENGL 4304 Capstone Seminar in Writing and Culture (3)
Prereq.: for English Majors with 92 total credit hrs. and 27 hrs. in English beyond ENGL 2000 , including three hours from ENGL 3024 or ENGL 3084 or ENGL 3384 or permission of instructor. Advanced seminar in which students consolidate their knowledge in English and obtain a perspective on the significance of that knowledge. Independent research project. Course topics will vary.
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ENGL 4310 Studies in Language (3)
Also offered as LING 4310 . May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. A writing intensive course. Devoted to special topics, such as “African-American English,” “English-based Pidgins and Creoles,” “Current Trends in Linguistic Theory,” “Issues in Applied Linguistics and Language Learning.”
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ENGL 4322 Studies in African Literature (3)
See AAAS 4322 .
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ENGL 4323 Studies in Caribbean Literature (3)
See AAAS 4323 .
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ENGL 4475 American Folklore (3)
Also offered as ANTH 4475 . Folklore of the U.S., including regional, racial, ethnic and occupational groups; relation of folklore to other aspects of American vernacular culture and to American literature.
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ENGL 4493 Women and Folklore (3)
Examination of folk materials, including oral genres, music, art and artifacts and rituals; focus on how and why information about women in folklore is communicated.
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ENGL 4593 Studies in Women and Literature (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Authors such as Behn, Woolf, Chopin, Atwood, Cliff; topics such as “Reading and Writing About Women’s Lives,” “The Female Gothic,” “Women and Ethnicity,” “Early Modern Women Writers.”
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ENGL 4674 Studies in African-American Literature (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Authors such as Douglass, Hurston, Wright, Morrison; topics such as “Slave Narratives,” “The Harlem Renaissance,” “The Black Arts Movement,” “The Black Diaspora,” “African Survivals.”
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ENGL 4680 Studies in Post-colonial Literature & Culture (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Topics may include “Imagining India,” “Black British Cultures,” “Islam and Literature,” “Politics and Post-colonial Literature,” “Atlantic Studies,” etc.
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ENGL 4710 Introduction to Linguistics (3)
Also offered as LING 4710 . Introduction to the major fields of linguistic study: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics.
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ENGL 4711 History of the English Language (3)
Also offered as LING 4711 . Survey of the development of the English language from its Germanic roots to the present day.
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ENGL 4712 Roots of English (3)
Also offered as LING 4712 . The use of language to reconstruct the ancient Indo-European physical and cultural world: myth, religion, ritual, law and medicine.
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ENGL 4713 Syntax (3)
Also offered as LING 4713 . Basic principles of syntactic structure; topics include constituency, subordinate clauses, coordinate structures, question formation, topicalization and the passive.
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ENGL 4714 Phonology (3)
Also offered as LING 4714 . Introduction to phonology, concentrating on the English language; phonetic and phonemic inventories; feature-analysis and rules; examination of linear, nonlinear and metrical paradigm.
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ENGL 4715 Semantics (3)
Also offered as LING 4715 . Approaches to the study of meaning: theories of the lexicon, word-formation and meaning; the interaction between sentence structure and signification; pragmatics.
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ENGL 7001 Literary Nonfiction Workshop (3)
Prereq.: admission to the MFA program or consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit. Creative writing of nonfiction essays.
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ENGL 7006 Fiction Writing (3-6)
Prereq.: admission to the MFA program or permission of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 12 hrs. of credit. Intensive composition and critical evaluation of fiction; fictional techniques and forms.
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ENGL 7007 Poetry Writing (3-6)
Prereq.: admission to the MFA program or permission of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 12 hrs. of credit. Composition and critical evaluation of poetry; poetic forms and problems of poetry writing.
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ENGL 7008 Drama Writing (3-6)
Also offered as THTR 7008 . May be taken for a max. of 12 sem. hrs. of credit. Composition and critical evaluation of drama; techniques of dramatic composition and dialogue.
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ENGL 7009 Advanced Screenwriting Workshop (3-6)
Prereq.: admission to the MFA program or permission of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 12 hrs. of credit. Composition and critical evaluation of screen and teleplays; screenwriting composition and dialogue.
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ENGL 7020 Proseminar in Graduate Study (3)
Introduction to the profession of English through an examination of the central theoretical issues and institutional questions that currently organize the field and instruction in basic research practices.
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ENGL 7030 Medieval Literature (3)
Survey of major Medieval works (exclusive of Chaucer) in lyrical, poetic narrative, dramatic and prose genres.
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ENGL 7040 Renaissance Literature (3)
Survey of representative works of English literature in poetry and prose in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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ENGL 7072 American Literature (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Survey of American poetry and prose in the 17th and 18th centuries, the 19th century, or the 20th and 21st centuries.
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ENGL 7106 Forms of Prose Fiction (3)
Prereq.: admission to MFA program. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. credit when topics vary. Fictional techniques in conventional and experimental short stories, novellas and novels; elements of plot, characterization, theme, setting and tone; formal analysis of literary texts related o specific problems of writing.
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ENGL 7107 Prosody and Poetic Forms (3)
Prereq.: admission to MFA program. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. credit when topics vary. Representative forms of poetry from early sagas to contemporary free verse; relationship to principles of versification; some concurrent practice in writing poetry in specific forms.
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ENGL 7109 Forms of Film Writing (3)
Prereq.: permission of instructor. Examination of screenplays and teleplays; techniques of exposition, characterization and dramatization.
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ENGL 7137 Chaucer (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Poetry and prose in Middle English.
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ENGL 7147 Milton (3)
Readings and critical analysis of the poetry and prose of John Milton.
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ENGL 7173 Literature of the American South (3)
Southern writing from colonial times to the present.
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ENGL 7174 Survey of African-American Literature I (3)
Writings of African Americans from the colonial/slavery experience to 1915.
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ENGL 7182 Postcolonial Literatures (3)
Survey of Anglophone literatures from formerly colonized nations.
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ENGL 7221 Topics in Critical Theory and Cultural Studies (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Specialized explorations in critical theory and cultural studies; topics include “Derrida and American Deconstruction,” “Critical Theory and Science Fiction,” “Marxism and the Western,” “Reader-Response Theory and Popular Romance,” “Postmodernism.”
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ENGL 7222 Topics in Literacy Studies (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Intensive study of a topic in history or theories of literacy; topics include “Technology and Literacy,” “Gender and Literacy,” “Orality and Literacy,” “Theory and Politics of Literacy,” “Working-Class Literacy.”
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ENGL 7321 Topics in Gender Theory (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Analysis of an aspect of gender theory in relation to literary or cultural study; topics such as “Gender, Narrative, and Property,” “Film and Gender,” “Psychoanalysis and Sexuality.”
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ENGL 7423 Topics in Folklore (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Examination of particular folk genres, issues or methods in the study of folklore.
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ENGL 7521 Topics in the History of Rhetoric and Poetics (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Topics may cover any aspect of the historical relationship between formal rhetoric, poetic theory and English literature from the Middle Ages to the present.
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ENGL 7522 Topics in Rhetorical and Poetic Theory (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Intensive study of a topic in rhetorical and poetic theory, such as “Rhetorics of the Self,” “Lacanian Poetics,” “Rhetoric and Politics.”
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ENGL 7541 Topics in Rhetoric, Media and Representation (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Analysis of literature, film and media as cultural representations of societal norms, beliefs and needs.
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ENGL 7542 Topics in Rhetorics of Class and Gender (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Analysis of writing and language in light of their contextual and material influences and the methods for their study; emphasis on class and gender.
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ENGL 7621 Research Methods in Composition, Literacy and Rhetorical Studies (3)
Survey and theoretical discussion of research methodologies such as discourse analysis, rhetorical analysis, interviews, talk-aloud protocols and ethnography in the fields of composition studies, literacy studies or rhetorical studies.
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ENGL 7622 Topics in Composition Studies (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Historical survey of the theoretical, research and pedagogical issues in the field of composition studies or special topics such as “Genre Theory,” “Assessment,” “Technology and Composition.”
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ENGL 7623 Topics in Professional Writing and Technical Communication (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. History or theories of professional writing or technical communication; topics include “Writing in the Profession,” “Workplace Literacy,” “Computers and Writing,” or “Technical Writing Methodology.”
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ENGL 7711 Forms of Early English (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Languages and linguistic structures of early forms of English: Old English, Middle English, and Early Modern English; period focus will vary.
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ENGL 7712 Topics in Historical Linguistics (3)
Also offered as LING 7712 . May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. An exploration of a topic or topics in the history of English, of the Germanic language or of the Indo-European language family.
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ENGL 7713 Topics in Syntax and Semantics (3)
Also offered as LING 7713 . May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. An exploration of a topic or topics in the structure and/or the interpretation of Modern English and related languages.
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ENGL 7724 Topics in Feminist Theory and Criticism (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Analysis of a particular aspect of feminist theory, such as feminist psychology, feminist film theory, gender and popular culture.
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ENGL 7783 Topics in Film and Video Studies (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Intensive examination of a topic in the history or theory of film, television or other video productions, or in the relation of such productions to literature.
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ENGL 7910 Language (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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ENGL 7915 Teaching College Composition (3)
Prereq.: students must be graduate teaching assistants in the English Department. Course is designed for graduate students teaching in the First-Year Writing program. Theoretical and pedagogical issues in the teaching of college writing.
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ENGL 7920 English Seminar (3)
May be taken twice for credit when topics vary.
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ENGL 7921 Topics in Genres (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Intensive study of works in a literary genre from different national and cultural traditions and from different historical periods; topics include “Medieval and Renaissance Drama,” “The Long Poem in English,” “The Origins of the Novel,” “The Short Story.”
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ENGL 7922 Authors Seminar (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Detailed study of one or two authors in American, British or other Anglophone literatures; attention to the life and time, predecessors and influence.
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ENGL 7942 Topics in Renaissance Literature (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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ENGL 7943 Studies in Shakespeare (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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ENGL 7951 Topics in Restoration and 18th Century Literature (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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ENGL 7960 Studies in the Romantic Period (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Topics such as “Romanticism and Place,” “Literature and Revolution,” “Romanticism and Linguistic Theory.”
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ENGL 7962 Studies in the Victorian Period (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Topics such as “Victorian Literature and Race,” “Victorian Literature and Economics,” “Victorian Literature and the City.”
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ENGL 7963 Topics in 19th Century British Literature (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Topics such as “19th Century British Women Poets,” “Youth and Identity in 19th Century Literature,” “British Working-Class Writing.”
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ENGL 7970 Topics in American Genres (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Focused study of genres in the American context; genres may include the novel, the short story, drama, poetry, the captivity narrative or the essay.
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ENGL 7971 Topics in Southern Studies (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Interdisciplinary approaches to southern literature and culture; topics such as “Southern Sexualities,” “The Color Line in the American South,” “Media Made Dixie.”
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ENGL 7972 Topics in Southern Literature (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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ENGL 7974 Topics in American Literature (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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ENGL 7975 Topics in African-American Literature (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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ENGL 7981 Topics in Modern and Contemporary Literature (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Intensive study of works in modern and contemporary literature; topics include “Modern Irish Literature,” “Modernism,” “Postmodern Literature,” “Contemporary Australian Literature.”
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ENGL 7983 Topics in Ethnic and Postcolonial Literatures (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Detailed study of different aspects of American ethnic literatures such as Asian American, Native American, Latino/Chicano and postcolonial literatures such as Indian, African, West Indian, Transnational.
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ENGL 8000 Thesis Research (1-12 per sem.)
“S”/”U” grading.
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ENGL 8900 Independent Study (1-3)
May be taken for a max. of 3 sem. hrs. in an MA program, 6 sem. hrs. in an MFA program and 9 sem. hrs. in a PhD program. Directed individual readings guided by the graduate faculty.
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ENGL 9000 Dissertation Research (1-12 per sem.)
“S”/”U”grading.
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ENTM 2001 Insects in the Environment (3)
Prereq.: BIOL 1201 , BIOL 1208 ; and either BIOL 1001 , BIOL 1002 or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Insect recognition, classification and life cycles; factors affecting insect diversity and abundance; interactions between insects and the natural environment.
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ENTM 3000 Pest Management Internship (3)
Su See PLHL 3000 .
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ENTM 3002 Pest Management Seminar (1)
See PLHL 3002 .
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ENTM 4002 Insect Biology (3)
Also offered as BIOL 4002 . Prereq.: BIOL 2153 or consent of instructor. No entomology training necessary. Biological, biochemical and ecological principles as they relate to the success of insects.
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ENTM 4005 Insect Taxonomy (4)
Prereq.: ENTM 2001 . A collection is required. 2 hrs. lecture; 4 hrs. lab. Identification, nomenclature, phylogenetic relationships and life histories of insects at the family level.
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ENTM 4006 Fundamentals of Applied Entomology (3)
Prereq.: ENTM 2001 or consent of instructor. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Principles and methodology of managing insect pests; emphasis on field crops insect pest management; interdisciplinary perspective.
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ENTM 4007 Forensic Entomology (3)
No entomology training necessary. 2hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Determining the succession and species composition of necrophilous insects and other arthropods on carcasses; estimate time of death using insects; learning investigative procedures used by police and wildlife officers in human and animal deaths; review of case studies from crime scene to courtroom.
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ENTM 4012 Fundamentals of Horticultural Entomology (3)
Prereq.: ENTM 2001 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Principles of insect control; recognition of major pest species of insects and mites and their injury to horticultural plants; economic and aesthetic injury thresholds; methods of control, including identification and utilization of beneficial species.
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ENTM 4015 Conservation Biology (4)
Same as Prereq.: 11 sem. hrs. biological sciences; genetics recommended; permission of department. 3 hrs. lecture; 1 hr. discussion. Underlying principles and concepts of conservation biology; practical applications to preserves and human society; threats to and importance of biological diversity; human responsibilities as global land stewards.
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ENTM 4018 Forest Insects and Diseases (4)
Also offered as PLHL 4018 . Prereq.: BIOL 1201 , BIOL 1208 . One day-long field trip. 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Identification, ecology, epidemiology and control of forest insects and diseases.
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ENTM 4040 Insect Ecology (3)
Prereq.: BIOL 1201 and BIOL 1208 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Two Saturday field trips. Service learning component. Ecological principles pertaining to insect individuals, populations, communities and their role in ecosystems; emphasis on life history strategies and behavior.
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ENTM 4099 Undergraduate Entomological Research (1-3)
Prereq.: ENTM 2001 or ENTM 4018 or equivalent. May be taken for a max. of 4 hrs. of credit. Not for graduate credit. Supervised entomological research in a laboratory or field setting; data collection and interpretation of results.
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ENTM 4100 Insect Behavior (3)
Prereq.: ENTM 2001 or consent of instructor. Current and classical concepts in behavioral theory; communication systems; stimuli orientation, social interaction; aspects of insect control using behavior modification.
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ENTM 4199 Special Topics in Entomology (1-3)
Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Lab/field trip may be required. Subjects not covered in other entomology courses.
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ENTM 7001 General Entomology (4)
No entomology training necessary. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Provides a framework of information about the evolution of insects and related arthropods, anatomy, functional morphology and physiology and an introduction to insect diversity at the ordinal level.
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ENTM 7002 Plant Resistance to Arthropods (4)
Prereq.: consent of instructor. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Detailed examination of the mechanistic basis of plant-insect interactions, with special reference to host-plant resistance in agricultural systems; integrates relevant concepts from diverse fields including insect physiology, plant physiology, plant biochemistry and ecology; evaluation of the current theoretical basis for research in plant-insect interactions; laboratory demonstrations and exercises emphasize the techniques used in host-plant resistance research.
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ENTM 7003 Medical/Veterinary Entomology (4)
Prereq.: ENTM 2001 or equivalent. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Relationship of insects and other arthropods to human and animal health.
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ENTM 7005 Classification of Immature Forms of Insects (3)
Prereq.: ENTM 4005 or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab.
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ENTM 7006 Advanced Insect Pest Management (3)
Prereq.: ENTM 4006 and one 4000 or higher level statistical course (EXST 4050 , EXST 7003 , EXST 7004 , EXST 7005 , EXST 7013 , EXST 7014 , EXST 7015 , and EXST 7031 ) or consent of the coordinator. Ecological and economic basis of pest management; advances in major pest management tactics; insect sampling; system analysis, biotechnology and geographical information system in pest management.
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ENTM 7007 Seminar in Entomology (1)
May be repeated for credit. 1 sem. hr. of credit required for each graduate degree in entomology.
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ENTM 7008 Special Topics in Entomology (1-3)
Prereq.: consent of department head. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. credit when topics vary for 6 sem. hrs. credit for M.S. and 9 sem. hrs. credit for PhD. Lectures and/or labs on advanced topics in entomology not covered in other entomology courses.
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ENTM 7010 Teaching Practicum (1-3)
Prereq.: students whose native language is not English must pass the Michigan Test of English proficiency or ENGL 0004 or equivalent, and receive prior approval of student’s graduate committee and supervising faculty. Pass/fail grading based on a written evaluation by the supervisor and a written report by the student. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit. Open only to entomology PhD students. Teaching practicum and learning experience under the supervision of a graduate faculty member. Support one faculty member’s teaching through grading assignments and exams, delivering material and preparing and conducting laboratories, as needed and directed by the supervising faculty. Student will be exposed to different learning styles and various teaching approaches. Course credit will range from 1-3 hrs. depending on anticipated involvement.
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ENTM 7015 Insect Pathology and Biological Control (4)
Prereq.: ENTM 2001 or equivalent. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Practice and theory of biological control of insect pests and weeds; noninfectious and infectious diseases of insects; etiology, infection processes, pathogenesis and host responses.
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ENTM 7017 Introduction to Insecticide Toxicology (3)
Prereq.: organic chemistry or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Principles of toxicology as they relate to insecticides; bioassays, risk assessment, mode of action, pharmacokinetics, insecticide resistance and selectivity.
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ENTM 7030 Aquatic Entomology (4)
Also offered as RNR 7030 . 3 hrs lecture; 3 hrs lab. Provides a general understanding of aquatic insect diversity and ecology, with emphasis on Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain and lower Mississippi alluvial valley faunas. Training includes methodologies for aquatic insect field sampling, curation, and identification and application of analytical techniques to aquatic insect data.
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ENTM 7080 Population Ecology (3)
See BIOL 7080 .
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