A course on research methods in Writing Studies culminating in a major research project. Research projects will be grounded in major theories of writing, including perspectives offered by linguistics, psychology, communications, rhetoric and literary theory. Presentation and publication opportunities will be explored.
An independent study course which allows the student to devote full attention to a writing project. The student should focus on some aspect of narrative, dramatic, or poetic writing and should produce a work of publishable or near-publishable quality.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: ENGL3610 >= C and (ENGL3630 >= C and ENGL4630 >= C) or (ENGL3640 >= C and ENGL4640 >= C)
An advanced independent study course which allows the student to devote full attention to a writing project. The student should focus on some aspect of narrative, dramatic, or poetic writing and should produce a work of publishable quality.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: ENGL3610 >= C and (ENGL3630 >= C and ENGL4630 >= C) or (ENGL3640 >= C and ENGL4640 >= C) and ENGL4601 >= C
An intensive practicum in the writing of poetry. Students will write and revise their own poetry, participate in a weekly workshop of evaluation and criticism, and read extensively in the work of contemporary poets.
Advanced concepts and procedures important to the writing process, among them questions of genre, mode, and technique. Students will write material in the (fiction) genre of their choice, critique the work of other students, analyze selected published works, and read selected texts focusing on the writing process.
An intensive practicum in the writing of creative nonfiction. Students will write and revise their own creative nonfiction, participate in workshops of evaluation and criticism, and read extensively in the canon of contemporary and classic creative nonfiction.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C and ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C and ENGL2110 >= C and ENGL3605 >= C or ENGL3610 >= C or ENGL3615 >= C and ENGL3660 >= C
Basic instruction on literary magazine history and production. Students will read and research a variety of magazines, as well as apply the knowledge they acquire and practice the skills they learn by soliciting, selecting, and editing creative works for publication in Sand Hills, which may be used in their professional portfolios.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C and ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C and ENGL2110 >= C and ENGL3605 >= C or ENGL3610 >= C or ENGL3615 >= C and ENGL3630 >= C or ENGL3640 >= C
In this course, students will develop and demonstrate critical reading and thinking skills, advanced research and writing skills, and ability to explore a specialized topic in depth and in context. The capstone culminates in a capstone project.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: (ENGL1101 >= C and ENGL1102 >= C) or (ENGL1113 >= C and ENGL1114 >= C) and ENGL3250 >= C
An internship is a service-learning experience based in an off-campus agency or organization. The experience entails the completion of a specific task and the acquisition of specific knowledge and skills under the supervision of Augusta State University faculty and the cooperating organization or agency.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: HUMN2002 >= D and HUMN2001 >= D and (ENGL1102 >= C or ENGL1114 >= C) and (ENGL1101 >= C or ENGL1113 >= C)
pecific topic under the close direction of the supervising instructor. Emphasis is placed on the student’s learning research techniques. The student should produce a work of near-publishable quality. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
An intensive study of selected topics in world literature. The course may focus on major figures, periods, literary movements, or genres, and will usually include non-Western as well as Western texts. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
A comparative study of a particular genre, such as comedy, tragedy, or satire. Prerequisite(s): Admissions to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
A critical study of literature for children. Topics include the history of children’s literature, a survey of types of children’s literature, and problems in teaching. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
ENGL 6130 - Topics in Pre-Adolescent and Adolescent Literature
A critical study of literature appropriate for middle grades students. Topics include major genres and major authors in the context of critical perspectives. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
ENGL 6230 - Studies in African-American Literature
Study of major texts in African-American literature, beginning with early slave narratives. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
An examination of a wide range of women writers, with an emphasis on multicultural and/or multidisciplinary approaches. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
Intensive study of the literature of the English Middle Ages, from Beowulf through Mallory. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
Intensive study of English literature from 1485 to the Restoration, excluding Shakespeare. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
ENGL 6320 - English Neoclassical and Romantic Literature
Intensive study of English literature from the Restoration to 1830. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
Selected topics in the literature of the British Isles, including periods, literary movements, or genres. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
Intensive study of major writers, movements, and historical periods in American literature to 1875. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
Intensive study of major writers, movements, and historical periods in American literature since 1875. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
An intensive study of works by Southern writers, with emphasis on the twentieth century. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
An intensive study of selected topics in American literature, including literary movements, periods or genres. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
A course on research methods in Writing Studies culminating in a major research project. Research projects will be grounded in major theories of writing, including perspectives offered by linguistics, psychology, communications, rhetoric and literary theory. Presentation and publication opportunities will be explored. Graduate students will design and conduct an original primary research project. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
An intensive examination of the works of one or two major British writers (e.g. Blake, Joyce, or Woolf). Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
An intensive examination of the works of a major American writer (e.g., Faulkner, Melville, or Morrison). Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
ENGL 6610 - English Language: History and Structure
Studies in the nature of linguistic change and the development of the English language from Old English to the present. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
Introduction to English linguistics: studies in the nature of language, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and language variation. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
Advanced study in the concepts, strategies and practices essential for producing effective grant proposals. Students will study grant-writing theory and format and complete assignments that enable them to apply this knowledge in practical form. Graduate students will work extensively on grant proposals. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
Advanced study in the concepts, strategies, and practices essential for writing procedures, proposals, manuals, reports, process descriptions and multiple forms of business correspondence. Students will communicate complex subject matter to specific audiences, lay and technical, in print and digital formats. Attention will be given to effective use of format, layout, headings, tables of contents, appendices and supporting graphics. Documents will undergo a thorough revision process that emphasizes vocabulary, syntax and content. Graduate students will serve as project leaders. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
A workshop-based course in intensive editing of writing projects with a focus on academic style and conventions. Graduate students will develop and edit their writing for publication. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
A service-learning-based writing course in which students will collaborate with local community- and campus-based organizations to generate usable documents appropriate to the organization’s needs. Students will be required to write within a local exigency for a public audience. Project details must be specified in a written agreement between the organizations and student groups in consultation with the course instructor. Graduate students will serve as project leaders. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
An intensive study of selected topics in professional and/or creative writing. Graduate students will complete a substantial theory-based project. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
Selected topics in professional or creative writing, appropriate for graduate study. The course may focus on issues of craftsmanship, technique, or genre. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
Seminar in a particular author, period, style, subject, or movement, often conducted on an interdisciplinary basis. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
A seminar in world literature with emphasis on research and critical evaluation of a specific theme or aspect of world literature. Intensive research project required. Prerequisites: Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
Studies in selected authors, movements, or subjects in English literature. Intensive research project required. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
Studies in selected authors, movements, or subjects in American literature. Intensive research project required. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
Study of the works of a major author. Intensive research project required. Prerequisites: Admission to the graduate program and permission of the instructor.
MPHE 8900 - Fundamentals of Air Pollution with a Lab
Chemical and physical aspects of air pollution and their regulatory problems. An examination of air pollution sources; physical and chemical processes affecting pollutants after emission; pollutants and their effects and the ultimate fate of pollutants. Attention is also given to the legal, administrative, and technical aspects of air pollution control.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 1
Repeat Status: No
Program Restrictions: MPH_HINF-Master of Public Health
The toxicology of chemical compounds of wide industrial use; carcinogens in the workplace; chemical hazards and their interaction with man by class of compound; criteria for threshold limit values.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3
Repeat Status: No
Program Restrictions: MPH_HINF-Master of Public Health
This course will present topics on watershed-water quality interactions, trophic analysis, waste load impact prediction, toxic chemical fate and transport, wetland values and classification.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3
Repeat Status: No
Program Restrictions: MPH_HINF-Master of Public Health
An introduction to the history, institutions, and policies of the European Union. The course also examines the role of the EU as a global actor, including its relations with the United States.
A study of the legal institutions that constitute the European Union and the legal processes of those institutions in the context of international law and in comparison to the United States. The course examines the body of law, both static and dynamic, on which these institutions rest and that have been produced by the institutions themselves. This law includes the several treaties that provide the legal basis of the EU; the body of statutory law enacted by the Parliament, the Council, and the Commission; the judicial decisions adjudicated by the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance; and finally, the administrative rulings issued by the European Ombudsman.
EURO 4160 - Federalism and Multilevel Governance in the EU
An examination of multilevel governance in the European Union and the United States, comparing American federalism to the EU’s less centralized, more confederal system. The origins and development of each system are examined, as are the complex relationships between the different levels of government in each. The course also asks whether and how each system is evolving - towards greater centralization, or more decentralization?
A study of the challenges of doing business in the European Union compared to the United States. It focuses on institutions and rules in both systems which impact the business environment for domestic and international firms. It also addresses how political decisions affect the business environment in both the EU and US.
An examination of the history and evolution of European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and its impact on the United States and the global economy. Key topics include the origins and creation of EMU, the institutions and functioning of EMU, the relationship between EMU and the European Union, and the impact of EMU on the United States and transatlantic relations. The course also examines the Eurozone debt crisis and its implications for the US and world economy.
EURO 4330 - European Union Science and Technology Policy
An examination of science and technology policy, with particular attention to the European Union and (for comparison) the United States. The course begins with an overview of technical innovation and the current state of science and policymaking in the EU and the US. It then examines how govenments can encourage technological innovation, and concludes by asking whether government and society can (or should) try to limit or control technological innovation. It also examines US-EU cooperation and dissension on science and technology issues.
A survey of critical issues in European Union environmental policy, including the historical origins of environmental policy, the difficulties of implementing changing regulations, the role of EU governance in policy implementation, and the future prospects for EU success in environmental regulation. These issues are examined in comparative context, using the United States as the other case. The course looks at how environmental policies are made in both the US and EU in the context of multilevel governmental systems of different types. It also examines how the US and EU have addressed similar environmental problems, and the extent of transatlantic cooperation in dealing with global environmental issues.
An examination of social policy in the European Union. The course focuses on the history of social policy in Europe, and on current social policy arrangements in Europe and the EU. It describes the context of policy making and EU social welfare model(s). It also examines gender policy, education, child care, elder care, and other policies in the context of improving social conditions in the domestic policy arena.
An examination of communications and the media in the European Union and the United States. Key topics include: 1) basic concepts and principles in the EU and US law, 2) broadcasting, 3) voice telephony, 4) the Internet and social media, 5) the consequences of EU enlargement, 6) and media policies and practices. The course examines how decisions about communications and media are essentially political in nature, and how those decisions affect politics in general. It also asks whether developments in media and communications are a force for greater unity or fragmentation in the EU and US. Finally, the course examines US-EU cooperation and influence on global media and communications issues.
An examination of the foreign policy of the European Union. This course explores the institutional and practical challenges facing the EU as it attempts to pursue a more integrated and coherent common foreign policy in the context of a constantly shifting process of regionalization. It explores the institutional framework of the EU foreign policy apparatus as well as the interactions between the EU and its member states’ foreign policy institutions. These issues are examined in the context of several key issue areas in which the EU exercises (or attempts to exercise) a common foreign policy.
EURO 4760 - United States - European Union Relations
An examination of relations between the United States and the European Union. Topics include history of the US-EU relations and US views on the European integration project, the economic and security dimensions of the US-EU relationship, and the place of US-EU relations in the broader transatlantic relationship. The course also examines US-EU cooperation on global issues and the future of transatlantic relations in the context of emerging powers and a changing world order.
A capstone course for students in the EU Studies certificate program. It explores various selected topics in a way that allows students to synthesize their knowledge of the EU.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Phase I and Phase II
This six week clerkship is a supervised experience in the evaluation and management of patients seen primarily in the ambulatory family medicine practice setting. Many of the patients have undifferentiated health problems. Evaluation and management of health problems are emphasized. Students may draw assignments at the following Georgia Family Medicine Residency Programs: Medical College of Georgia and TriCounty Satellite Clinics
FMPC 5001 - Family Medicine Residency Externship, Macon, Ga
Prerequisite: Completion of Core Curriculum
To help the student develop the skills necessary to
function as a successful extern in the inpatient and
ambulatory setting of family medicine.
Prerequisite: FMP5000 or MED5000
The student may choose from Preceptors in various communities across the state who have agreed to assist in medical student teaching. These Preceptors, who have been screened by the Joint Board of Family Practice, have undergone training for their teaching roles. This elective provides the student with a supervised experience in the evaluation and management of patients with undifferentiated clinical problems encountered in the practice of Family Medicine. The student will participate in the office practice, hospital rounds, house calls, emergency room visits, and selected community activities. (Participation in the elective must be arranged and approved by the Department of Family Medicine; contact Medical Student Coordinator, Ext. 4075.)
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 10 Lecture Hours: 5 Other Contact Hours: 50
FMPC 5004 - Clinical and/or Research Elective in Family Med
Students wanting to pursue special educational electives with Family Medicine Preceptors, Residencies or Faculty can make arrangements for this unique experience through the department of Family Medicine. These experiences could include: patient care, research, special projects involving psychosocial aspects of medicine, drug dependency, family therapy, and other issues related to the provisions of healthcare to entire families. (Participation in this elective must be arranged through and approved by the Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia; contact Medical Student Curriculum Coordinator, ext. 4075.)
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 7 Lecture Hours: 1 Other Contact Hours: 50
FMPC 5006 - The Geriatric Patient in the Nursing Home
Prerequisites: FMPC 5000 or MED 5000
To expose the student to the wide variety of medical, social, psychiatric and institutionally related problems in the geriatric patient confined to a nursing facility commonly encountered by the primary care physician.
Prerequisite: Completion of Core Curriculum
This elective with the Family Practice Residency Training Program of the Floyd Medical Center in Rome, Georgia, provides the student with clinical experience in both ambulatory and inpatient settings of Family Practice. Concepts of comprehensive and longitudinal healthcare will be emphasized. In addition to the clinical exposure, the student will also participate in daily group and individual teaching sessions.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 10 Lecture Hours: 5 Other Contact Hours: 50
Prerequisite: Core Curriculum
The student will develop the skills necessary to function as a successful extern in the inpatient and ambulatory setting of family medicine.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 10 Lecture Hours: 5 Other Contact Hours: 50
Prerequisite: Core Curriculum
This elective at the Family Practice Residency Training Program of the Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia, provides the student with clinical experience in both ambulatory and inpatient settings of Family Medicine. In addition to the clinical exposure, the student also participates in daily group and individual teaching sessions. The student also participates in the provision of longitudinal and comprehensive healthcare.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 10 Lecture Hours: 5 Other Contact Hours: 50
Prerequisites: Completion of Core Rotations
To help the student increase their knowledge of family
systems theory and to gain skill in its application in the
practice of Family Medicine.
Prerequisite: None
The primary care sport medicine elective is a clinical rotation for students interested in sports medicine. Through this rotation the student will be exposed to the wide range of sports medicine problems managed by a family practice sports medicine physician. The student will receive clinical experience in the Sports Medicine Clinic at MCG as well as participating in the field-side medical coverage of various sporting events in the community. Following this rotation the student should be able to perform a thorough musculoskeletal physical examination and be familiar with the management of common sports medicine injuries. The student will be evaluated on their ability to perform the musculoskeletal examination and their evaluation of patients during the rotation. (Participation in this elective must be arranged through and approved by the Department of Family Medicine Student Curriculum Coordinator, ext. 4075.)
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 7 Lecture Hours: 5 Other Contact Hours: 50
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Core Rotations
This is a clinical elective offered in the Department of family Medicine at MCG with special emphasis on procedural medicine. This rotation is designed for medical students with an interest in Family Medicine and a desire to learn more about procedures commonly performed by family physicians. Students will be assigned on half day clinic per week in each of the following: flexible sigmoidoscopy, upper endoscopy, minor surgery, treadmill evaluations and osteopathic manipulations. Remaining time will be spent evaluations patients in the Family Medicine Center. (Participation in this elective must be approved by the Department of Family Medicine, MCG. Contact the Medical Student Coordinator, ext 1-407
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 7 Lecture Hours: 10 Other Contact Hours: 30
Prerequisite: Core Requirements
This rotation is designed to provide the student with an introduction to the field of primary care sports medicine. Activities will include hands on responsibility for the evaluation and continuing care of patients with sports medicine related injuries and conditions in the sports medicine clinic and training room settings. Students are closely supervised by our sports medicine staff that is fellowship trained and hold Certificates of Advanced Qualifications in Sports Medicine. Throughout the school year, there will be opportunities for the student to participate in local high school and college event coverage. The student will also participate in weekly sports medicine journal club meetings and have an opportunity to interact with orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists, and athletic trainers with sports medicine expertise. Objective of the course: 1. To introduce the student to the field of primary sports medicine. 2. To provide the student a clinical experience in Sports Medicine. 3. To provide the student with an appreciation of the broad scope of problems commonly managed by primary care sports medicine physicians and the clinical and procedural skills involved. 4. To become familiar with the utilization of consultants in the management of certain sports medicine related injuries and conditions. 5. To gain a better understanding of the role of the primary care sports medicine physician as part of the multidisciplinary team that provides care to athletes. 6. To provide an opportunity for the student to explore his/her own interest in primary care sports medicine through direct observation and participation during the rotation. 7. Additional objectives may be added depending on the particular needs and desires of the student.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 7 Lecture Hours: 4 Other Contact Hours: 40