May 14, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED]

Course Descriptions


A typical course description in the Undergraduate Bulletin appears like this:

LIT 273 American Multicultural Literature  

The three digits of the course codes refer to the course level. Undergraduate courses are those numbered from 100 to 499. All numbers above that are for graduate credit.The 100 series is primarily for freshmen; 200 – sophomores; 300 – juniors; and 400 – seniors.

Course Planning Information

Information included with the course description helps you as you plan your course schedules. General Education (Gen Ed), Racial and Ethnic Studies (RES), Global Perspective (GLP), repeatability, and terms offered (if known) are indicated.

The terms indicated serve only as a general guide and do not guarantee that a course will be offered during a particular semester. Verify availability of a course in any given term by checking the online Open Courses listing or through Access Stout when planning your schedule.

 

Engineering

  
  • ENGR-325 Computer Aided Manufacturing for Manufacturing Engineers


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Effects of product mix and demand patterns on manufacturing system design and selection of process control methods. Introduction to quick changeover strategies and reprogrammable automation including numerically controlled machine tools, robotics, group technology, CAD/CAM, automated inspection and other computerized processing techniques.
    Prerequisites: take ETECH-210 , and take ETECH-252  or ETECH-341  
  
  • ENGR-363 Controls and Instrumentation


    (4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Programmable logic controllers, structured ladder logic developments, input/output module description, and interfacing with analog and digital sensors and actuators. Motion, temperature, pressure and flow sensors. Advantages of closed loop control. Introduction to motion control.
    Prerequisites: take MATH-250  
  
  • ENGR-365 Control Theory


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Mathematical modeling of electrical and mechanical systems, stability analysis, and frequency response. Laplace transforms and transfer functions. Introduction to classical control theory. Controller design for stabilization and/or performance.
    Prerequisites: take ENGR-290  and MATH-250 ; not for students taking ENGR-363  
  
  • ENGR-391 Fluid Mechanics


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Fundamentals and engineering applications of fluid mechanics.
    Prerequisite: take ENGR-275  or ME 390 
  
  • ENGR-400 Lecture Series in Engineering


    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Current topics in engineering and related disciplines. Guest speakers are invited from both academia and industry. This course is intended to broaden the technical and employment horizons for engineering students. The lecture series is open to the public.
    Prerequisite: Senior Standing

Engineering Technology

  
  • ET-100 Introduction to Engineering Technology


    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Definition, history, and future of the engineering technology field and the present and emerging concentration areas. Business and industry links to options within engineering technology and the necessary preparation to meet graduates’ future professional demands.
  
  • ET-204 Electricity/Electronics Fundamentals


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Electricity/electronics, associated phenomena related to basic electrical and electronics systems. Examines devices, operation, application, theory from power devices to electronic devices, controls to microprocessors.
    Math Placement or MATH-120  
  
  • ET-260 Electrical Circuits


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Concepts and analysis techniques in DC and AC circuits including current, voltage, resistance, capacitance, inductance, impedance, loop and node equations, transients, network theorems, real, reactive and apparent power in AC circuits, electrical and electronic drawings and schematics. 
    Prerequisites: take ET 204 , MATH 153   and either PHYS 242  or PHYS 282  
  
  • ET-271 Digital Logic and Switching


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Analysis and synthesis of combinational and sequential switching circuits. Boolean algebra and number systems, switching functions, minimization, single and multiple output networks, realization of functions, programmable logic devices. Finite state sequential machines, state transition diagrams, machines and state equivalence. Algorithmic state machines and asynchronous state machines.
    Prerequisite: take ET-260  
  
  • ET-272 Solid State Electronics


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Basic semiconductor theory dealing with signals, operational amplifiers, diodes, bipolar junction and field-effect transistor, Thyristors, frequency response, feedback, and circuit analysis. Applications of semiconductors in various sensors and devices.
    Prerequisite: take ET 260  
  
  • ET-290 Statics and Dynamics


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Force systems and equilibrium in 2 and 3 dimensions, free body diagrams, trusses, frames, friction.  Kinematic analysis of particle and rigid body translation, rotation, and general plane motion.  Force-acceleration analysis, work-energy analysis, impulse momentum analysis, impact, and forced vibrations.
    Prerequisites: take PHYS-241  or PHYS-281  and MATH 153  
  
  • ET-291 Strength of Materials


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Stress and strain, torsion, bending of beams, compound stress, principal stress, deflection of beams, statically indeterminate members and columns.
    Prerequisite: take ET 290  
  
  • ET-320 Prototype Development and Model Making


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to model making and prototype development/construction. Competencies are developed in converting design, research and development and other creative ideas into three- dimensional objects using traditional and nontraditional machining and forming techniques. Three-dimensional design problems form the core of this course.
    Prerequisites: take ETECH-110  or ETECH-150  or PKG-210  
  
  • ET-332 Design of Machine Components


    (4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Load analysis, stress analysis, and failure analysis. Design of machine elements including fasteners, gearing, bearings, shafts and other power transmission components.
    Prerequisites: take ET-291  and ETECH 201  
  
  • ET-340 Electric Machines and Drives


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Practical approach to basic operating theory, construction, and maintenance of generators, motors, and transformers. AC and DC Machine torque and speed control with various methods, AC and DC Drives.
    Prerequisite: take ET 260  
  
  • ET-341 Electrical and Mechanical Interface Devices


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to control system technology of discrete processes with emphasis on the devices that interface between electrical and mechanical systems. Theory and applications of sensors, actuators, schematics, state charts, ladder diagrams, programmable logic controllers, and PC based data acquisition and control.
    Prerequisites: take ET-204 , ETECH-260 , ETECH 230 either PHYS 242  or PHYS 282  
  
  • ET-349 Cooperative Education Experience I


    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study for a minimum of 320 hours and in an approved paid position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods. 
    Department Consent
  
  • ET-374 Fundamentals Of Microprocessors and Microcomputer Systems


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Concepts of microprocessors, microcomputer architecture, assembly language programming and peripheral components. Hardware topics include 80 x 86 processors, interrupts, bios, serial and parallel interfaces, video displays, hard drives, CD roms, memory devices and local and peripheral buses.
    Prerequisites: take ET-271 , ET 272  and CS 144    
  
  • ET-382 Electronic Communications


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Electrical/electronic communication systems, modulation, demodulation, R.F. and I.F. amplifiers, alignment, antennas, composite TV signal, receivers, transmitters, spectral representation of signals, amplitude modulation, AM/FM transmitters, side band transmission, AM/FM receivers, and frequency modulation.
    Prerequisite: take ET 260  
  
  • ET-393 Design of Machines and Mechanisms


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Graphical analysis and synthesis of linkages, cams, gear trains, displacement, velocity, acceleration and dynamic forces.
    Prerequisite: take ET-290  
  
  • ET-399 Independent Study


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  
  • ET-405 Capstone I: Design Practicum


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Capstone course for all Engineering Technology concentrations. Practical application of concentration topic in a team project. Creativity, documentation standards, design for manufacturability, design analysis, team dynamics, finite element analysis, and communication skills are applied to an industrial standard in the design of a machine, system, or product.
    Prerequisites or concurrent enrollment in ET-332  or ETECH-343  or INMGT-440  or INMGT-365  or ET-374 ; Senior status
  
  • ET-410 Capstone II: Design Lab


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    An experimental study in the design of electro- mechanical systems. Design, functional prototype construction, experimentation and validation of systems are emphasized.
    Prerequisites: take ET-405  and ET-341 
  
  • ET-422 Research and Development


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Research and development procedures applied to specific industrial material and processing problems.
    Prerequisites: take ETECH 205  
  
  • ET-449 Cooperative Education Experience II


    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
     Work and study for a minimum of 320 hours and in an approved paid position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods. 
    Department Consent
  
  • ETECH-100 Impacts of Engineering


    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective, Cross-disciplinary Issues, Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Comprehensive study of engineering design from initiation to completion. Definition and history of engineering disciplines with comparisons. Investigation and exploration of past and present impacts on people, society, and the environment. Examination of contemporary and emerging issues related to engineering. Introduction to engineering in practice through engineering design projects.
  
  • ETECH-103 Power Mechanics


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Internal and external combustion heat engines, mechanical and fluid transmission systems; present and future applications and limitations. Laboratory work emphasized.
  
  • ETECH-110 Materials and Manufacturing Processes


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Manufacturing processes, material properties and their selection for product functions. Structure and characteristics of metal, polymer/wood, ceramic and composite materials will be examined.
  
  • ETECH-150 Introduction to Engineering Materials


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Exposure to engineering materials, their properties, and behavior. topics will include: material types, testing, mechanical properties, heat treatment, and material selection. Students are expected to have had H.S. chemistry.
    Math Placement >= MATH-120 , or MATH-150  
  
  • ETECH-199 Independent Study


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  
  • ETECH-201 Communication of Engineering Design I


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introductory techniques and standards to create parametric models of parts and assemblies as well as 2D production drawings within engineering fields. Includes sketching, descriptive geometry, projection methods, ANSI and ISO annotations, basic tolerancing methods, and fundamental communication techniques relevant to the industry.
  
  • ETECH-202 Welding and Casting Processes


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Lab intensive class utilizing various processes and parameters in the welding and foundry areas.
    Prerequisite: take ETECH-110  
  
  • ETECH-203 Machining Metal Forming Processes


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Machine tool concepts providing an operational knowledge of traditional and non-traditional machining processes. Fundamental forming machine and hand tool operations. Sheet metal pattern development.
    Prerequisite: take ETECH-110  
  
  • ETECH-204 Polymer Processes


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to properties of plastic, elastomeric and fiber-reinforced composite materials and the processes used to manufacture products from them. Primary and secondary manufacturing processes used to convert wood-fiber materials into components and/or finished products.
    Prerequisite: take ETECH-110  
  
  • ETECH-205 Design for Industry


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Industrial Research and Development experiences focusing on problems related to product development, innovation and problem solving, manual, semi-automatic and automatic production processes.  Development and application of various systems for selection of materials and processing will be studied.
  
  • ETECH-210 Engineering Graphics Using Solid Modeling


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Engineering graphics principles and standards, development of effective technical communication skills between design, engineering, and manufacturing disciplines. Project planning, solid modeling, assembly composition and drafting techniques to support and solve engineering and design problems.
    Prerequisite: take ETECH-201  
  
  • ETECH-230 Industrial Robotics & IoT Fundamentals


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    General and technical operations of industrial robots, computer network communication basics and an introduction to sensors used in the Industrial Internet of Things automated systems. Basic programming of industrial robots and the steps involved in automated manufacturing process planning. Cost parameters of automated systems and the impact on society.
    Prerequisite: take ETECH 100  
  
  • ETECH-250 Introduction to Plastics


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Examine basics of molecular structure, mechanical behavior, and rheological properties of plastics. Overview of plastics processing, new technologies related to processing, post-consumer-life, and introduction to ASTM/ISO standards used for testing and materials characterization.
    Prerequisite: take either ETECH-150 , ETECH 100 , or ETECH 110  
  
  • ETECH-251 Fundamentals of Plastics Materials and Processing


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to polymers, including their material, mechanical, and rheological properties. Process fundamentals including setup, operation, and troubleshooting of primary and secondary processes through a combination of classroom lectures and laboratory experiments. Introduction into analytical testing methods for characterizing polymers and analyzing defects and failures.
    Prerequisite: take ETECH 100 ETECH 110 ETECH 150 , OR PKG 220  
  
  • ETECH-252 Material Removal And Forming Processes


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Machine tool concepts providing an operational knowledge of machining and metal forming processes. Analysis and application of primary and secondary processing methods for the manufacture of products. Measurement principles and practice applied to inspection and process control. Development of process designs appropriate for product specifications.
    Prerequisite: take either ETECH 100 ETECH 110 , OR ETECH 150 
  
  • ETECH-253 Joining And Casting Processes


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Process concepts providing an operational knowledge of the practice and theory of welding, thermal cutting, adhesive bonding, and metal casting processes.  Analysis and application of primary and secondary processing methods for the manufacture of products.  Development of process designs and practices appropriate for product specifications, inspection and process control.
    Prerequisite: take either ETECH 100 ETECH 110 , OR ETECH 150  
  
  • ETECH-256 Engineering Graphics Fundamentals and Solid Modeling


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Fundamentals of engineering graphics: principles, standards and graphic language necessary to communicate technical information on industrial drawings. Includes appropriate CAD (modeling) software, visualization, geometric concepts and dimensioning basics.
  
  • ETECH-260 Introduction to Fluid Power and Heat Transfer


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Basic fluid mechanics, pneumatics, hydraulics, control systems and common industrial circuits.
    Prerequisite(s): take PHYS 241  
  
  • ETECH-266 Engineering Graphics Surface Modeling & Rendering


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Development of three-dimensional surface models and rendered images. Organic surface modeling to create models with complex curved surfaces. Rendered images to communicate model concepts.
    Prerequisite: take ETECH 210   or ETECH 256  
  
  • ETECH-299 Independent Study


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  
  • ETECH-303 Computer Aided Manufacturing


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Justification for and application of computer assistance in manufacturing process; machine process control, inventory and materials handling, robotics and automated assembly, product design and part grouping in relation to total manufacturing operation.
    Prerequisites: take ETECH-252  and ETECH 210  
  
  • ETECH-304 Mechanical Power Transmission


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Fundamentals of mechanical power transmission: theory of operation, selection of components, suggestions for application, and analysis of systems.
  
  • ETECH-310 Biomedical Instrumentation


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Review of basic electronics; measurements of physical, chemical, biological, and physiological variables; safety, noise, isolation, grounding, and shielding in biomedical instrumentation; circulatory, nervous, respiratory systems and related instrumentation; introduction to clinical lab systems; introduction to medical imaging systems.
    Prerequisite: take ET-204  
  
  • ETECH-341 Injection Molding Technology


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Injection molding process parameters, part and tooling design, materials selection, quoting, rapid prototyping, troubleshooting, and cycle time reduction efforts. Laboratory experiments for understanding various technologies associated with injection molding of quality parts.
    Prerequisite: take either ETECH-250  or ETECH-251  
  
  • ETECH-342 Thermoform and Blow-Molding Technology


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Part/mold design, film/sheet forming techniques, methods of heating, sheet stretching and cooling, draw ratio calculations, materials selection, part thinning, and other aspects of thermoforming. Laboratory experiments for understanding various technologies associated with thermoforming and blow molding of quality parts, including tooling options, failure analysis, and product design.
    Prerequisite: take either ETECH-250  or ETECH-251  
  
  • ETECH-343 Extrusion Technology


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Application of basic theory in extrusion, extrusion blow molding, and thermoforming.  Material specifications, part designs, die or mold designs, plasticating process and equipment, and control and monitoring systems will be emphasized. 
    Prerequisite: take either ETECH-250  or ETECH-251  
  
  • ETECH-345 Design and Simulation of Manufacturing Systems


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Design of manufacturing systems using contemporary methods and philosophies. Modeling and comparison of system designs using simulation software. Interpretation of experimental simulation results to evaluate system design alternatives. Preparation of technical reports summarizing projects. Recommended: statistical knowledge.
    Prerequisites: take STAT 130 , STAT 320  or STAT-330  
  
  • ETECH-349 Cooperative Education Experience


    (1-8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
    Department Consent
  
  • ETECH-370 Global Engineering


    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Understanding the global aspects of engineering design.  Identification of international product, facility, and engineering system design standards.  National culture and business norms for global engineering professionals.  Evaluate a product or process design using international standards.
    Prerequisite: take ETECH 100  
  
  • ETECH-371 Mechatronics


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Synergetic application of mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering as well as math and physics to create sophisticated electromechanical systems. Development of mechatronic systems to find an optimal balance between the mechanical structure, sensor and actuator implementation, automatic digital information processing, and overall control.
    Prerequisite: take ET 204  
  
  • ETECH-399 Independent Study


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  
  • ETECH-415 Robotic System Integration


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Integration and the control of industrial robotic systems, including teach pendant, programming, machine vision, and tooling design.
    Prerequisite: take ENGR 363  or ET 341  
  
  • ETECH-420 Engineering Graphics Applications


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Applications of contemporary software and hardware used to produce solutions for mechanical engineering design.  Design to requirements, parametric three dimensional modeling, additive manufacturing, and Geometric Dimensions and Tolerances.  Introduction to advanced tools used for design optimization and efficiency.
    Prerequisite: Take ETECH-210  
  
  • ETECH-449 Cooperative Education Experience


    (1-8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
    Department Consent
  
  • ETECH-460 Advanced Manufacturing with 3D Printing


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Overview of various advanced manufacturing technologies, applications, materials used in 3D printing, design of parts, assemblies, and processes for 3D printing.  Laboratory aspect with emphasis on design, artifact characterization and improvement of 3D print manufacturing parameters.
    Prerequisites: ETECH 210  or ETECH 256  or instructor consent
  
  • ETECH-497 Field Experience


    (1-2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Department Consent
  
  • HT-231 Introduction to Gastronomy


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Multi-disciplinary issues in food. The intersection of culinary history, menu research and development, food identity, sensory properties of food and physiological perceptions of flavor, and the cultural/societal aspects of cuisine.

English (also see LIT)

  
  • ENGL-80 Reading, Writing, and Grammar


    (6 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Basic reading, writing and grammar skills in English. Credits earned will not count toward graduation. (ENGL-80 is the same as ESLI 51A  and ESLI 51B  .)
  
  • ENGL-90 Writing Workshop


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Developmental course for students who scored below 360 on the English Placement Test. Improve composing literacies and learn about necessary conventions to create texts for a variety of audiences and purposes. Students must earn a grade of “C” or higher in ENGL-090 to demonstrate the skills needed to succeed in Composition 1 (ENGL-101). Non-credit bearing course.
    Prerequisites: A score of 360 or below on the English Placement Test
  
  • ENGL-101 Composition 1


    (3 cr.)
    Communication Skills
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    First in a two-course sequence. Communication skills for a variety of personal, professional, and academic contexts. Drawing from rhetorical traditions, students will communicate effectively through multiple modalities.
    Prerequisites: Designated score on the Wisconsin English Placement Test or a “C” or better in ENGL-90.
  
  • ENGL-102 Composition 2


    (3 cr.)
    Communication Skills
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Second course in a two-course sequence, Refines transferrable communication skills to apply them to a variety of personal, professional, and academic contexts. Research and inquiry, rhetorical and critical reading, writing, and thinking skills. Synthesis of readings and texts. Improvement of written, digital, and visual composition skills and academic writing practices and conventions.
    Prerequisite: C- or better in either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  
  • ENGL-111 Honors Composition 1


    (3 cr.)
    Communication Skills
    Repeatable for Credit: No
     

    Introductory, first-semester composition course for students in the Honors College. Practice in college-level writing, critical thinking, and reading. Introduction to academic research, source-supported writing, argumentation, and conventions of structure, style, grammar, mechanics, and format appropriate to specific rhetorical situations. Sustained writing assignments allowing students to explore topics of humanistic inquiry.
    Prerequisites: 1) Enrollment in Honors College. 2) English Placement Test or ACT score qualifying student for placement in ENGL 101.

  
  • ENGL-113 Honors Composition 2: Honors Seminar


    (3 cr.)
    Communication Skills
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Second-semester composition course for students in the Honors College. Intensive reading and writing in a topic of inquiry. Writing a rhetoric instruction building on the skills learned in ENGL 111. Preparation of a sustained writing project suitable for dissemination.
    Department Consent
    Prerequisite: Grade of C- or better in ENGL 111 ; Enrollment in the Honors College
  
  • ENGL-121 Introduction to Professional Communication


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Trends, opportunities, and technologies shaping the field of professional communication. Career paths and specializations as well as ethical responsibilities.
    Prerequisite: Professional Communication & Emerging Media majors only
  
  • ENGL-125 Professional Writing Elements of Style


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Develop stylistic fluency through study of interaction of rhetoric, style, and grammar. May not be substituted for any required English composition course.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL 101  or ENGL 111 
  
  • ENGL-149 Cooperative Education Experience


    (1-8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
    Department Consent
  
  • ENGL-207 Writing for the Media


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Theory and practice of writing for the media.
    Prerequisites: ENGL 102  or ENGL 112  or ENGL 113 
  
  • ENGL-210 Journalism Practicum


    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work on regularly published newspaper and submit articles for evaluation and publication.
    Department Consent
    Prerequisites: ENGL 102  or ENGL 112  or ENGL 113 
  
  • ENGL-215 Foundations of Technical Communication


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Overview of major writing and documentation forms and conventions used in technical communication, including document design strategies, technical reports, and other professional texts.
    Prerequisites: ENGL 102  or ENGL 112  or ENGL 113 
  
  • ENGL-218 Mass Communication: Effects of the Technology on Society


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    The ideological and social implications of mass communication technology.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111 
  
  • ENGL-225 Editing Processes and Practices


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Comprehensive editing, copy editing, proofreading, and style selection; review of Standard Written English grammar and usage.
    Prerequisites: take ENGL-102  or ENGL-112  or ENGL-113 ; and take ENGL-125 
  
  • ENGL-245 Creative Writing


    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - Creative/Performing Arts
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Introduction to creative writing with an ethics component in four genres: Poetry, fiction, drama, and creative nonfiction.
    Prerequisites: ENGL-102  or ENGL-112  or ENGL-113  
  
  • ENGL-246 Informational Writing


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to creative writing with an ethics component in four genres: Poetry, fiction, drama, and creative nonfiction.
    Prerequisites: ENGL 102   or ENGL 112   or ENGL 113  
  
  • ENGL-247 Critical Writing


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Develops transferable critical writing and thinking skills applied to a variety of contexts. Compose in genres, formats, and media meaningful to students’ academic, professional, and personal lives. Skills acquired in this course-including “being critical”-are transferable beyond academia and into the professional arenas that UW-Stout students will inhabit.
    Prerequisites: ENGL-102  or ENGL-112  or ENGL-113  
  
  • ENGL-249 Cooperative Education Experience


    (1-8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
    Department Consent
  
  • ENGL-299 Independent Study


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  
  • ENGL-312 Transnational Professional Communication


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Theories and practical approaches to the global aspects of professional communication, including translation and cross-cultural visual communication. Apply cultural models in order to understand and address the needs of users and colleagues from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
    Prerequisites: ENGL-102  or ENGL-112  or ENGL-113 
  
  • ENGL-317 Topics in Journalism


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Intensive study of and practice in topics in journalism.
    Prerequisites: ENGL-102  or ENGL-112  or ENGL-113  
  
  • ENGL-320 Professional and Technical Communication


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to workplace communication and key professional and technical genres adaptable to a wide variety of academic and vocational disciplines.
    Prerequisites: ENGL-102  or ENGL-112  or ENGL-113  
  
  • ENGL-330 Feature Writing


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Plan, research and create feature articles for newspapers, magazines and online publications; develop research tools and writing skills; observe ethical and legal considerations in writing.
    Prerequisite: take ENGL-207 
  
  • ENGL-335 Introduction to Digital Humanities


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Explores the dynamic interaction between digital technologies and the humanities (art, literature, film, history, media, pop culture).
  
  • ENGL-340 The Structure of English


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    New analytic and descriptive methods applied to modern English.
    Prerequisites: ENGL-102  or ENGL-112  or ENGL-113 
  
  • ENGL-342 Creative Writing II


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Advanced practice in creative writing that builds on skills taught in ENGL-245  Creative Writing, focusing on genre specific texts.
    Prerequisite: take ENGL-245 
  
  • ENGL-345 Usability Design and Testing


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Plan, design, and conduct tests, measure effectiveness and efficiency of written and online documents; examine methodology and application of usability testing to demonstrate its value and importance.
  
  • ENGL-349 Cooperative Education Experience


    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study for a minimum of 320 hours and in an approved paid position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods. 
    Department Consent
  
  • ENGL-350 Digital Storytelling


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Create and critique visual and digital stories and the deployment of digital and visual media tools to tell a variety of stories from diverse social and cultural contexts.
    Prerequisites: ENGL-102  or ENGL-112  or ENGL-113 
  
  • ENGL-370 Developing Health Messages


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Theories and practical approaches to the creation of effective health messages. Providing an understanding of how to recognize the diverse needs of health consumers with a focus on addressing health literacy issues, create health messaging tools and write for both specialized and general health audiences.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  
  • ENGL-371 Rhetoric and Style: Strategies of Argumentation


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Examines classical rhetoric to identify enduring elements and concerns as well as critical tensions and conflicts. Students will obtain the vocabulary and conceptual understanding of the rhetorical tradition with attention to development both oral and written arguments.
    Prerequisites: ENGL-102  or ENGL-112  or ENGL-113 
  
  • ENGL-385 Document Design


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Approaches to transmitting information in print and screen documents through the application of rhetorical and design principles.
  
  • ENGL-388 Writing for the Internet


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Investigate writer and audience interaction in hypertext and multimedia environments, and gain exposure to and utilize markup languages to maximize audience participation. Research, produce, and test an original hypertext or multimedia artifact.
  
  • ENGL-396 Expository Writing (Travel Writing in Scotland)


    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Forms, strategies and styles of expository writing. Emphasis on travel writing in Scotland, appropriate style and mechanics for presenting travel writing.
  
  • ENGL-396 Travel Writing


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Overview of major subgenres of travel writing. Practice transforming personal travel experience and place-based research into a variety of compelling texts.
  
  • ENGL-398 Field Experience


    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods.
    Department Consent
  
  • ENGL-399 Independent Study


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  
  • ENGL-407 Seminar in Applied Journalism


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Investigation into journalistic practices in particular disciplines, industries, and trades. Students will research, synthesize, and apply journalistic practices to their chosen field.
    Prerequisite: take ENGL-207 
 

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