English
Course Descriptions
NOTE:
Students who matriculated before Fall 2004 must complete the English major requirements
as described in the Bulletin under which they entered.
A Eng
102Z Introduction to Creative Writing (3)
Introductory
course in creative writing. Practice in the writing of poetry, fiction, autobiography,
and other literary forms. May be taken only by freshmen and sophomores. [AR]
A
Eng 121 Reading Literature (3)
Introduction
to reading literature, with emphasis on developing critical skills and reading
strategies through the study of a variety of genres, themes, historical periods,
and national literatures. Recommended for first- and second-year students.
A
Eng 144 Reading Shakespeare (3)
Introduction
to Shakespeare, with emphasis on developing critical skills and reading strategies
through detailed study of the plays, from early comedies to later tragedies
and romances. Recommended for first-year students and non-English majors. No
prior knowledge of Shakespeare is required.
A
Eng 202Z Introduction to Studies in Rhetoric and Poetics (3)
An
introduction to writing as it is informed by rhetoric and poetics. Features
extensive student writing. Emphasis on key concepts and basic terminology, analysis
of both literary and student texts, and workshop pedagogy.
A
Eng 205Z Introduction to Writing in English Studies (3) (Formerly A Eng 105Z)
Introduction
to the forms and strategies of writing and close reading in English studies.
The course emphasizes the relationship between writing and disciplinary context,
and such concepts as genre, audience, and evidence. Required of all English
majors after Fall 2004.
A
Eng 210 Introduction to English Studies (3)
A
survey of key texts (literary, philosophical, historical) within the discipline
of English studies, specifically those that trace its history and signal its
changing place in the Humanities. The course introduces the nature and scope
of English studies. Required of all English majors.
A
Eng 216 Traditional Grammar and Usage (3)
Thorough
coverage of traditional grammar and usage with an introduction to the principles
of structural and transformational grammar. Brief exploration into recent advances
in linguistic thought. Practice in stylistic analysis using such grammatical
elements as syntax, voice, subordination and sentence structure.
A
Eng 221 The Bible as Literature (= A Jst 242 and A Rel 221) (3)
Literary
genres of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and the cultures from which they
emerged. Attention to parallel developments in other literatures and to the
influence of the Hebrew Bible on Western life and letters. Only one of Eng 221,
Jst 242, and Rel 221 may be taken for credit. [HU]
A
Eng 222 World Literature (3)
Introduction
to classics of world literature exploring national, historical and linguistic
boundaries. Texts chosen will introduce students to literary traditions and
provide a foundation for English literary studies.
A
Eng 226 Focus on a Literary Theme, Form or Mode (3)
Exploration
of a single common theme, form or mode using varied texts to promote fresh inquiry
by unexpected juxtapositions of subject matter and ways of treating it. May
be repeated once for credit when content varies. [HU]
A
Eng 240 Growing Up in America (3)
Introduction
to problems of social significance related to growing up in a multi-ethnic society
through the study of American literature and culture.[DP]
A Eng
242 Science Fiction (3)
The
development of science fiction and the issues raised by it. Authors include
such writers as Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, Huxley and LeGuin. [HU]
A Eng
243 Literature and Film (3)
Both
films and literary works as outgrowths of their culture. From term to term the
course focuses on different periods or themes. May be repeated once for credit
when content varies.
A Eng
251 British Poetic Tradition I (3)
A
study of the British poetic tradition, focusing on representative works of a
small number of authors. Readings will include works from the Middle Ages, Renaissance
and 17th century (e.g., Chaucer, Spenser, Donne). May not be offered in 2005-2006.
A Eng
260 Forms of Poetry (3)
A
study of the forms of poetry, such as the ballad, sonnet and dramatic monologue,
and poetic modes, such as meditative, lyrical and satiric. Students will examine
why certain forms are popular at certain times, and how British and American
poets adopt or change the forms they inherit. [HU]
A
Eng 261 American Literary Traditions (3)
Introduction
to representative works in the American literary tradition, emphasizing major
developments in American literature.
A
Eng 291 British Literary Traditions (3)
Introduction
to representative works of British literary tradition, emphasizing major developments
in British literature.
A
Eng 295 Classics of Western Literature (3)
Introduction
to classics of western literature, emphasizing foundational works for literary
study by tracing the evolution of Anglophone modern literary genres from Homeric
epics. May be repeated once for credit when content varies.
A
Eng 300Z Expository Writing (3)
For
experienced writers who wish to work on such skills as style, organization,
logic and tone. Practice in a variety of forms: editorials, letters, travel
accounts, film reviews, position papers and autobiographical narrative. Classes
devoted to discussions of the composing process and to critiques of student
essays. Intended primarily for junior and senior English minors and non-majors.
[OR, WI]
A
Eng 302Z Creative Writing (3)
For
the student who wishes to read about and experiment with a variety of kinds
of writing. Admission is by permission, and those seeking to enroll should submit
a sample of their work to the instructor. Intended primarily for juniors and
seniors. Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor. [OD, WI]
A Eng
303Z Forms of Argumentative and Persuasive Writing (Rhetoric) (3)
Concentrated
study of writing with an emphasis on rhetoric as a disciplinary context. Features
extensive practice in one or more of a variety of forms (argument, narration,
exposition). Focuses on detailed analysis of both literary and student texts,
with special attention to generic conventions, rhetorical context, textual logics,
and style. Prerequisite(s): A Eng 202Z [OD if taken Fall 2003 or thereafter;
WI]
A Eng
304Z Forms of Creative Writing (Poetics) (3)
Concentrated
study of writing with an emphasis on poetics as a disciplinary context. Features
extensive practice in one or more of a variety of forms (e.g., drama, fiction,
poetry). Focuses on detailed analysis of both literary and student texts, with
special attention to generic conventions, authorial voice, textual logics, and
style. Prerequisite(s): A Eng 202Z [OD if taken Fall 2003 or thereafter;
WI]
A
Eng 305Z Studies in Writing about Texts (3)
Intensive
study of the forms and strategies of writing in English studies. Students will
engage with a variety of literary, critical, and theoretical texts. The course
emphasizes students’ own analytical writing. Required of all English majors
after Fall 2004. Pre-requisite: 205Z.
A
Eng 310 Reading and Interpretation in English Studies (3)
A
survey of contemporary theories of interpretation and criticism. The course
emphasizes current modes of analysis within the discipline and includes both
literary and cultural texts. Required of all English majors after Fall 2004.
Pre-requisite: C or better in A Eng 210, or permission of the instructor.
A
Eng 311 History of the English Language (3)
A
broad tracing of the history, development, and structure of the language from
the beginnings to modern English, including foreign influences on English, basic
tendencies of the language, grammatical constructs, and regional usages, especially
American. Intended primarily for juniors and seniors.
A Eng
323 Nineteenth-Century American Novel (3)
A
study of the American novel in the 19th century, emphasizing its development
in form and theme, its intersections with American history and culture, and/or
the context of literary movements such as Romanticism, Realism, and Naturalism.
A Eng
324 Twentieth-Century American Novel (3)
A
study of the 20th century American novel, emphasizing the shifts and developments
in form and theme in this century.
A Eng
325 American Drama (3)
A
survey of the American drama. The primary focus will be on representative works
by 20th century playwrights as well as on major theatrical movements in this
country. [AR HU]
A
Eng 342 Study of an Author or Authors Before mid-18th century (3)
Examination
of a single major author in depth (e.g., Chaucer or Milton), or of two or more
authors whose works illuminate each other in terms of style, theme, and/or relationship
to a particular historical era. May be repeated once for credit when content
varies.
A
Eng 343 Study of an Author or Authors After Mid-18th Century (3)
Examination
of a single major author in depth, or of two or more authors whose works illuminate
each other in terms of style, theme, and/or relationship to a particular historical
era. May be repeated once for credit when content varies.
A Eng
344 (= A Thr 324) Early Works of Shakespeare (3)
The
development of Shakespeare's dramatic art, with emphasis on character, language,
theme, form and structure in comedies, histories and tragedies of the 16th century.
Intended primarily for juniors and seniors. Prerequisite(s): a 100-level English
literature course or permission of instructor.
A Eng
345 (= A Thr 325) Later Works of Shakespeare (3)
The
development of Shakespeare's dramatic art, focusing on works from the 17th century-the
mature tragedies (including Hamlet,) the 'dark'comedies, and the dramatic romances-with
emphasis on character, language, theme, form and structure, as well as dramatic
history. Intended primarily for juniors and seniors. Prerequisite(s): a 100-level
English literature course or permission of instructor.
A
Eng 346 Studies in Shakespeare (formerly A Eng 344 and A Eng 345) (3)
Examination
of Shakespeare's plays, with emphasis on character, language, theme, form and
structure. Topics to be discussed may include, among others: the early or later
works; theatrical modes (e.g., comedy, romance, tragedy, history); performance
(e.g., Shakespeare on film or stage); Shakespeare in relation to his contemporaries;
Shakespeare's dramatic and non-dramatic poetry. Designed for English and theatre
majors and minors. May be repeated once for credit when content varies.
A Eng
348 Milton (3)
Milton’s
poetry and selected prose in the intellectual context of his time. Major emphasis
on Paradise Lost, with appropriately detailed study of Comus, Lycidas, Samson
Agonistes and significant minor poems. In prose, emphasis on Of Education and
Areopagitica. Intended primarily for juniors and seniors. Prerequisite(s): a
100-level English literature course or permission of instructor.
A
Eng 350 Contemporary Writers at Work (3)
Rhetoric
and poetics as practiced by contemporary writers across a range of genres and
media. Particular attention to social, intellectual, and aesthetic contexts
out of which such work emerges.
A
Eng 351 Studies in Technology, Media, or Performance (3)
Examination
of technological, media, or staged phenomena, as well as readings related to
these forms. Topics to be discussed may include, among others: place of technology,
media or performance in English studies; forms and/or theories of technology,
media, or performance; materiality and meaning; cultural texts. May be repeated
once for credit when content varies.
A Eng
352 Study of a British Author (3)
The
major British author to be studied in depth varies from section to section and
from term to term. May be repeated once for credit when content varies. Intended
primarily for juniors and seniors. Prerequisite(s): a 100-level English literature
course or permission of instructor.
A Eng
353 Study of an American Author (3)
The
major American author to be studied in depth varies from section to section
and from term to term. May be repeated once for credit when content varies.
Intended primarily for juniors and seniors. Prerequisite(s): a 100-level English
literature course or permission of instructor.
A Eng
354 Comparative Study of Authors (3)
Study
of two authors whose works illuminate each other in terms of style, theme and
their relationship to particular historical eras. May be repeated more than
once for credit when content varies. Intended primarily for juniors and seniors.
Prerequisite(s): a 100-level English literature course or permission of instructor.
A
Eng 355 Studies in Film (3)
Examination
of themes and issues in the history and/or interpretation of American and British
film. Topics to be discussed may include, among others: the themes, structures,
and/or style of a director or directors; genres of film; theories of film; film
and other arts, including literature. May be repeated once for credit when content
varies.
A
Eng 356 Studies in Non-Fiction Prose (3)
Examination
of nonfiction prose as a medium of discourse, ranging from literary criticism,
biography, and autobiography to journalism, science, philosophy, history. Topics
to be discussed may include, among others: forms of nonfiction; theories of
nonfiction prose; historical development; cultural texts. May be repeated once
for credit when content varies.
A
Eng 357 Studies in Drama (3)
Examination
of drama, with an emphasis on critical reading of dramatic literature. Topics
to be discussed may include, among others: forms of drama; theories of drama;
theatrical traditions; problems of production and dramatic interpretation. May
be repeated once for credit when content varies.
A
Eng 358 Studies in Poetry (3)
Examination
of poetry, with an emphasis on study of poetic forms and modes. Topics to be
discussed may include, among others: major developments in themes, language,
forms and modes of poetry; poetics; poetry in the arts, including theatre and
song. May be repeated once for credit when content varies.
A
Eng 359 Studies in Narrative (3)
Examination
of narrative forms with an emphasis upon prose fiction. Topics to be discussed
may include, among others: forms of fiction, theories of narrative; narrative
in the fine arts, including film; cultural narratives. May be repeated once
for credit when content varies.
A Eng
362 (= A Wss 362) Critical Approaches to Gender and Sexuality in Literature
(3)
Examination
of the role of Anglophone literary texts from any period(s) in the construction
of gender and sexuality, with an emphasis on study of interpretive strategies
provided by various critical discourses. Topics to be discussed may include,
among others: aesthetic movements; historical problems; cultural texts; political
questions.
A
Eng 366 (= A WSS 366) Critical Approaches to Ethnicity in Literature (3)
Examination
of constructions of 'race' and/or 'ethnicity' as presented in Anglophone literature.
Topics to be discussed may include, among others: how markers of nationality
are related to issues of sexuality, class, and other cultural-historical ways
of accounting for the complex questions that surround identity. May be repeated
once for credit when content varies.
A
Eng 367 Jewish-American Literature (3)
Literature
written by American Jews of the 20th century. Among the topics offered
are Jewish fiction writers, Jewish-American Drama, Jewish-American Women Writers,
Jewish Humor, and Jewish-American Literature and Film. May be repeated once
for credit when content varies.
A
Eng 368 Women Writers (= A WSS 368) (3)
Selected
works of English and/or American women writers in the context of the literary
and cultural conditions confronting them. The course focuses on the development
of a female tradition in literature and on the narrative, poetic, and/or dramatic
styles of expression, voice and values of women writers. Only one of A Eng 368
& A Wss 368 may be taken for credit. May be repeated once for credit when
content varies.
A
Eng 369 African American Literature (3)
Selected
works of African American writers in their cultural, literary and historical
contexts. The course focuses on the development of an African American tradition
and on the artistic forms essential to it. May be repeated once for credit when
content varies.
A Eng
371 Regional Studies in British Literature (3)
The
regional literature of Great Britain and the literature written in English in
the Commonwealth and former British possessions. Topics to be discussed may
include how the literature reflects the political and cultural experiences of
inhabitants of a region and to what extent these regional writers have developed
distinctive voices, literary languages, forms and/or themes. Intended primarily
for juniors and seniors. May be repeated once for credit when content varies.
Prerequisite(s): a 100-level English literature course or permission of instructor.
A
Eng 372 Transnational Literature (3)
Examination
of aesthetic movements, cultural texts, political questions, and historical
problems of postcolonial nations and subjects in their transnational contexts.
May be repeated once for credit when content varies.
A
Eng 373 Literature of the Americas (3)
Examination
of the literatures of the Americas, North and South, including the Caribbean.
Topics to be discussed may include, among others: aesthetic movements; local
cultural practice; history; identity formation; and politics. May be repeated
once for credit when content varies.
A
Eng 374 Cultural Studies (3)
A
study of cultural forms and practices in relation to the historical conditions
in which they are shaped. The course considers theoretical and the practical
dimensions of meaning in a wide range of cultural texts. May be repeated once
for credit when content varies.
A Eng
385 Topics in Cultural Studies (3)
This
course will deal with a particular subject or issue in the study of culture.
Individual courses may deal with post-coloniality, the impact of social institutions
on the production of subjectivities, and similar topics. This course may be
used to fulfill the English major subculture requirement only if so approved
by the English Academic Adviser.
A
Eng 398Z Honors Seminar (3)
Topics
vary with each sequence. The seminars explore special topics in literary history,
literary theory and critical methodology. May be repeated for credit when content
varies. Prerequisite(s): admission to Honors Program.
A
Eng 399Z Honors Seminar (4)
Topics
vary with each sequence. The seminars explore special topics in literary history,
literary theory and critical methodology. May be repeated for credit when content
varies. Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor.
A
Eng 402Z Advanced Writing Workshop (3)
Workshop
for experienced writers in various genres and media. Permission of Instructor
required.
A Eng
404Z (= A Thr 406Z) Writing Drama (3)
Advanced
workshop in writing for the stage. Admission is limited, and those seeking to
enroll should submit a sample of their work to the instructor. May be repeated
once for credit. Intended primarily for juniors and seniors. Only one of A Eng
404Z & A Thr 406Z may be taken for credit. Prerequisite(s): permission
of instructor. [WI]
A
Eng 410 Topics in Contemporary Literary and Critical Theory (3)
Focused
examination of the theoretical questions, presuppositions, and debates pertinent
to a specific perspective or issue in contemporary thought and theory. Individual
semesters may focus on, among other areas: a particular discourse (e.g., ecocriticism,
ideology critique, queer theory, language theory, psychoanalysis), or cultural
problem. May be repeated once for credit when content varies. Prerequisite:
C or better in A Eng 210, or permission of the instructor.
A
Eng 411 Topics in British Literature and Culture (3)
Focused
examination of selected topics in the literature and culture of England, including
nations formerly under British rule or influence. Individual semesters may focus
on, among others: a historical period, genre, or theme; the literature and culture
of a particular place or country (such as India, Ireland, the Caribbean); a
specific aspect of cultural study. May be repeated once for credit when content
varies. Prerequisite(s): A Eng 210.
A
Eng 412 Topics in Film or Drama (3)
Focused
examination of specific theme or issue in the history and/or interpretation
of Anglophone film and/or drama from any period(s). Individual semesters may
focus on, among other areas: the work of a particular author and/or director;
historical period, genre, or theme; a particular discourse in film or drama
studies (e.g., ideological, aesthetic); relations between film and/or drama
and literary and other texts. May be repeated once for credit when content varies.
Prerequisite: C or better in A Eng 210, or permission of the instructor.
A
Eng 413 Topics in American Literature and Culture (3)
Focused
examination of the selected topics in the literature and culture of the Americas.
Individual semesters may focus on, among other areas: a particular historical
period, genre, or theme; literature of a region or group (e.g., African American,
Caribbean, or Latino); interpretive or other theoretical problems in American
literacy and cultural study. May be repeated once for credit when content varies.
Prerequisite(s): English 210.
A
Eng 416 (= A Wss 416) Topics in Gender, Sexuality, Race, or Class (3)
Focused
examination of topics in the study of gender, sexuality, race and/or class,
as they are positioned and defined in Anglophone literary or other texts from
any period(s). Individual semesters may focus on, among other areas: a particular
historical period, genre, or theme; theories of gender, sexuality, race, and/or
class as related to literary or other forms of representation; a particular
cultural problem. May be repeated once for credit when content varies. Prerequisite:
C or better in A Eng 210, or permission of the instructor.
A
Eng 419 Topics in Technology, Media and Performance (3)
Focused
examination of a specific theme or issue in the study of technological, media,
or staged phenomena, as well as readings related to these forms. Individual
semesters may focus on, among other areas: the machine in culture; artificial
intelligence; notions of nature and the body; environmental issues; print media;
television; the Internet; popular arts; performance art; ritual; social practices.
May be repeated once for credit when content varies. Prerequisite: C or better
in A Eng 210, or permission of the instructor.
A Eng
421 Literature of the Middle Ages (3)
Students
will examine a number of representative works of the Middle Ages, read in translation.
Additional readings in, for example, the classics and religious literature will
help to situate each work in time and place. Intended primarily for juniors
and seniors. Prerequisite(s): a 100-level English literature course or permission
of instructor.
A Eng
422 Literature of the Earlier Renaissance (3)
The
various forms that developed and flourished in England during the 16th century:
prose, narrative and lyric poetry, and drama (exclusive of Shakespeare.) Attention
to classical and continental influences, the historical background, the legitimization
of English, and the power of individual texts. Major figures may include More,
Wyatt and Surrey, Sidney, Marlowe, Spenser and Jonson. Intended primarily for
juniors and seniors. Prerequisite(s): a 100-level English literature course
or permission of instructor.
A Eng
423 Literature of the Later Renaissance (3)
The
poetry, prose and drama of England from 1600 to 1660 (exclusive of Milton).
Major figures may include Bacon, Donne, Hobbes, Herbert, Marvell and Webster.
Attention to political issues intellectual issues and religion as they bear
upon the poetry of wit, the prose of conviction, and the drama of power and
intrigue. Intended primarily for juniors and seniors. Prerequisite(s): a 100-level
English literature course or permission of instructor.
A Eng
425 Literature of the Restoration and the 18th-Century Enlightenment (3)
In
poetry, the range and variety achieved within the ordered, urbane, civil style
of Dryden and Pope and the later development of the innovative, exploratory
style of Gray, Collins and Cowper. In prose, the achievement of Swift, Addison
and Steele, and its extension in Johnson, Goldsmith, Gibbon and Burke. Intended
primarily for juniors and seniors. Prerequisite(s): a 100-level English literature
course or permission of instructor.
A Eng
426 The Romantic Period (3)
Literature
of the early 19th century in England, especially the poetry of Blake, Wordsworth,
Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats, studied particularly as it reflects the
developing concepts of romantic imagination and romantic individualism, concepts
basic to modern literature. Intended primarily for juniors and seniors. Prerequisite(s):
a 100-level English literature course or permission of instructor.
A Eng
427 The Victorian Period (3)
Prose
and poetry of Tennyson, Carlyle, Browning, Ruskin, Arnold and others, studied
in relation to the broad social, intellectual and artistic movements of the
latter part of the 19th century in England. Intended primarily for juniors and
seniors. Prerequisite(s): a 100-level English literature course or permission
of instructor.
A Eng
428 Twentieth-Century British and Irish Literature (3)
Major
works in prose, poetry, and drama, and major literary movements in British and
Irish literature in the modern period. Intended primarily for juniors and seniors.
Prerequisite(s): a 100-level English literature course or permission of instructor.
A Eng
432 American Literature to 1815 (3)
Major
poetry and prose of the colonial and federal periods, with some attention to
the theological and political backgrounds. Intended primarily for juniors and
seniors. Prerequisite(s): a 100-level English literature course or permission
of instructor.
A Eng
433 American Literature 1815-1865 (3)
The
works of the major writers of the romantic period. Particular attention to the
transcendental writers and to the development of the American novel. Intended
primarily for juniors and seniors. Prerequisite(s): a 100-level English literature
course or permission of instructor.
A Eng
435 American Literature 1920 to Present (3)
Selections
from American literature from the modern and contemporary periods, emphasizing
the novel. Intended primarily for juniors and seniors. Prerequisite(s): a 100-level
English literature course or permission of instructor.
A Eng
447 The Historical Imagination I (3)
An
investigation of the relationship between history and literature and the meaning
of the concept of 'literary history.' Work from two or more eras will be discussed
and compared with attention to such questions as the connection between history
and literary production, what constitutes a literary period, the influence of
its literature on that of subsequent eras, and the decline and reemergence of
particular literary forms, themes or approaches. May be repeated once for credit
when content varies. This course may be used to fulfill the English major period
requirement. Intended primarily for juniors and seniors. Prerequisite(s): a
100-level English literature course or permission of the instructor.
A
Eng 449 Topics in Comparative Literatures and Cultures (3)
Focused
examination of selected topics in the study of comparative Anglophone literatures
and cultures from any period. Individual semesters may focus on, among other
areas: comparative study of particular aesthetic movements, cultural texts,
political questions, or historical problems. May be repeated once for credit
when content varies. Prerequisite: C or better in A Eng 210, or permission of
the instructor.
A
Eng 450 Topics in Writing Studies (3)
Carefully
focused study in the history, theory, or practice of rhetoric and/or poetics
(e.g., narrative theory; poetic movements; twentieth-century rhetorical theory).
May be repeated once for credit when content varies. Prerequisite: C or better
in A Eng 210, or permission of the instructor.
A
Eng 460 Topics in Transnational Studies (3)
Focused
examination of transnational literature and cultures. Individual semesters may
focus on, among other areas: particular aesthetic movement(s), cultural text(s),
political question(s), or historical problem(s) of postcolonial nations and
subjects in their transnational contexts. May be repeated once for credit when
content varies. Prerequisite: C or better in A Eng 210, or permission of the
instructor.
A
Eng 465 Topics in Ethnic Literatures in Cultural Contexts (3)
Focused
examination of a particular topic on constructions of 'race' and/or 'ethnicity'as
related to Anglophone literature or other forms of representation from any period(s).
Individual semesters may focus on, among other areas: neglected literary forms
and cultural traditions; relations between writing and political struggles;
identity studies and developments within interpretive or other theories. May
be repeated once for credit when content varies. Prerequisite: C or better in
A Eng 210, or permission of the instructor.
A
Eng 485 Topics in Cultural Studies (3)
Focused
examination of particular topic in the study of culture, broadly defined. Individual
semesters may focus on, among other areas: postcolonial studies; history of
social institutions and knowledge production; study of identity formations;
cultural forms; technology and science studies. May be repeated once for credit
when content varies. Prerequisite: C or better in A Eng 210, or permission of
the instructor.
A
Eng 488Z Special Topics (1-6 cr.)
Note:
all 400-level writing workshops may be taught under this rubric. May be repeated
once for credit when content varies. Prerequisite: C or better in A Eng 210,
or permission of the instructor.
A
Eng 490 Internship in English (3)
Supervised
practical apprenticeship of 10-15 hours of work per week in a position requiring
the use of skills pertaining to the discipline of English, such as reading and
critical analysis, writing, research, tutoring, etc., with an academic component
consisting of the internship colloquium. Written work and report required. Selection
is competitive and based on early application, recommendations, interviews and
placement with an appropriate internship sponsor. Open only to junior or senior
English majors with a minimum overall grade point average of 2.50 and a minimum
of 3.00 average in English. S/U graded.
A
Eng 497 Independent Study and Research in English (1-4 cr.)
May
be taken for a maximum of 8 credits. Intended primarily for juniors and seniors.
Prerequisite(s): permission of a faculty member in the department and of the
appropriate departmental committee. Prerequisite: C or better in A Eng 210,
or permission of the instructor.
A
Eng 498 Thesis Seminar I (3)
Independent
honors thesis individually formulated and written under the direction of the
coordinator. Students writing theses will meet occasionally in colloquia to
become acquainted with each other's work in progress. Prerequisite: C or better
in A Eng 210, or permission of the instructor. S/U graded.
A
Eng 499 Thesis Seminar II (3)
Continuation
and completion of thesis begun in A Eng 498. The thesis will be reviewed and
evaluated by an honors committee. Prerequisite(s): C or better in A Eng 210
and A Eng 498.
