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2009-2010 University Catalog

English, BA

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Banner Code: LA-BA-ENGL

This program of study is offered by the Department of English .

For policies governing all undergraduate degrees, see the Academic Policies chapter of the catalog.

Degree Requirements

In addition to satisfying university general education requirements and the requirements for a bachelor of arts degree in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, students pursuing this degree must complete 30 credits (nine courses) in English beyond ENGL 302 with a minimum GPA of 2.00.

Students should consult with an English Department advisor to learn ways in which the university-wide general education requirements can also satisfy college-level requirements or the English major.

One required course (6 credits):

ENGL 325 - Dimensions of Writing and Literature Credits: 6

Note:

Fulfills the university writing-intensive requirement.

Four core courses (12 credits) distributed as follows:

One course (3 credits) in literature before 1800 chosen from:

ENGL 335 - Shakespeare Credits: 3 (Histories and Comedies)
ENGL 336 - Shakespeare Credits: 3 (Tragedies and Romances)
ENGL 400 - Literature of the Middle Ages Credits: 3
ENGL 401 - English Poetry and Prose of the 16th Century Credits: 3
ENGL 402 - English Poetry and Prose of the 17th Century Credits: 3
ENGL 404 - The Augustan Age Credits: 3
ENGL 405 - The Age of Sensibility Credits: 3
ENGL 431 - Medieval Intellectual Topics Credits: 3
ENGL 440 - English Renaissance Drama Credits: 3
ENGL 443 - Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama Credits: 3
ENGL 450 - English Novel of the 18th Century Credits: 3
ENGL 471 - Chaucer Credits: 3
ENGL 472 - Spenser Credits: 3
ENGL 474 - Milton Credits: 3

One course (3 credits) in literature before 1915 chosen from courses listed above and the following courses:

ENGL 368 - Beginnings of African American Literature Through 1865 Credits: 3
ENGL 370 - African American Literature: Reconstruction to 1903 Credits: 3
ENGL 406 - English Poetry of the Romantic Period Credits: 3
ENGL 407 - Prose and Poetry of the Victorian Period Credits: 3
ENGL 423 - Colonial and Federalist American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 425 - Literature of the American Renaissance Credits: 3
ENGL 436 - Nineteenth-Century Continental Novels in Translation Credits: 3
ENGL 452 - Development of the American Novel to 1914 Credits: 3
ENGL 453 - English Novel of the 19th Century Credits: 3

One course (3 credits) in minority, folkloric, or popular literary and cultural traditions chosen from:

ENGL 333 - Folklore of the Americas Credits: 3
ENGL 334 - Literary Approaches to Popular Culture Credits: 3
ENGL 349 - Global Voices Credits: 3
ENGL 350 - The Idea of a World Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 368 - Beginnings of African American Literature Through 1865 Credits: 3
ENGL 369 - Women and Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 370 - African American Literature: Reconstruction to 1903 Credits: 3
ENGL 371 - African American Literature Through 1946 Credits: 3
ENGL 372 - Contemporary African American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 375 - Ethnic American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 439 - Literature in English Other Than British and American Credits: 3
ENGL 460 - Critical Study of Children's Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 479 - Ethnicity and Immigration in Folklore Credits: 3
ENGL 480 - Folklore of the Spirit World Credits: 3
ENGL 481 - Folk Arts and Folk Artists Credits: 3
ENGL 491 - Special Topics in Folklore Credits: 3
ENGL 492 - Science Fiction Credits: 3
ENGL 493 - Special Topics in Popular Literature Credits: 3

One elective course (3 credits) above ENGL 302

Note:

Courses taken to fulfill this requirement may simultaneously satisfy a concentration. Special topics courses, when relevant, may be used to fulfill this requirement with the prior written approval of the department.

Four courses (12 credits) in one of the following concentrations:

Special topics courses may be used to fulfill the requirements for a concentration when so designated by department.

▲ Concentration in American Literature (ALIT)

Four courses (12 credits) chosen from:

ENGL 333 - Folklore of the Americas Credits: 3
ENGL 368 - Beginnings of African American Literature Through 1865 Credits: 3
ENGL 370 - African American Literature: Reconstruction to 1903 Credits: 3
ENGL 371 - African American Literature Through 1946 Credits: 3
ENGL 372 - Contemporary African American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 375 - Ethnic American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 380 - Recent American Fiction Credits: 3
ENGL 390 - Recent American Poetry Credits: 3
ENGL 423 - Colonial and Federalist American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 425 - Literature of the American Renaissance Credits: 3
ENGL 447 - American Drama of the Twentieth Century Credits: 3
ENGL 452 - Development of the American Novel to 1914 Credits: 3
ENGL 454 - Development of the American Novel since 1914 Credits: 3
ENGL 463 - American Poetry of the Twentieth Century Credits: 3
ENGL 478 - Special Topics: American Authors Credits: 3
ENGL 479 - Ethnicity and Immigration in Folklore Credits: 3

▲ Concentration in Creative Writing (CW)

Four courses (12 credits) chosen from:

ENGL 344 - Introduction to Digital Writing in the Genres Credits: 3
ENGL 397 - Poetry Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 398 - Fiction Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 399 - Creative Nonfiction Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 458 - Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop Credits: 3
ENGL 464 - Advanced Poetry Writing Workshop Credits: 3
ENGL 497 - Special Topics in Creative Writing Credits: 3

▲ Concentration in Cultural Studies (CULT)

Four courses (12 credits) chosen from:

ENGL 327 - Introduction to Cultural Studies Credits: 3
ENGL 330 - Introduction to Literary Theory Credits: 3
ENGL 332 - Introduction to Film Credits: 3
ENGL 333 - Folklore of the Americas Credits: 3
ENGL 334 - Literary Approaches to Popular Culture Credits: 3
ENGL 338 - Cultural Constructions of Sexualities Credits: 3
ENGL 349 - Global Voices Credits: 3
ENGL 368 - Beginnings of African American Literature Through 1865 Credits: 3
ENGL 369 - Women and Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 370 - African American Literature: Reconstruction to 1903 Credits: 3
ENGL 371 - African American Literature Through 1946 Credits: 3
ENGL 372 - Contemporary African American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 460 - Critical Study of Children's Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 479 - Ethnicity and Immigration in Folklore Credits: 3
ENGL 490 - Special Topics in Film Credits: 3
ENGL 491 - Special Topics in Folklore Credits: 3
ENGL 493 - Special Topics in Popular Literature Credits: 3

Up to one course (3 credits) may be from outside the English Department chosen from:

COMM 465 - Topics in Communication and Gender Credits: 3
CULT 320 - Globalization and Culture Credits: 3
PSYC 362 - Psychology of Women Credits: 3
SOCI 315 - Sex and Gender in Contemporary Society Credits: 3
WMST 300 - Current Issues in Women and Gender Studies Credits: 3
WMST 330 - Feminist Theory Across the Disciplines Credits: 3

▲ Concentration in Drama (DRA)

Four courses (12 credits) chosen from:

ENGL 335 - Shakespeare Credits: 3 (Histories and Comedies)
ENGL 336 - Shakespeare Credits: 3 (Tragedies and Romances)
ENGL 440 - English Renaissance Drama Credits: 3
ENGL 443 - Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama Credits: 3
ENGL 445 - English and Irish Drama of the Twentieth Century Credits: 3
ENGL 447 - American Drama of the Twentieth Century Credits: 3
ENGL 448 - Modern Drama Credits: 3
ENGL 449 - Special Topics in Drama Credits: 3

Note:

A maximum of one course (3 credits) may be from courses on Shakespeare.

Up to one course (3 credits) may be from outside the English Department from:

FREN 413 - French Literature of the Seventeenth Century: Classical Drama Credits: 3
FREN 442 - Twentieth-Century Drama and Poetry Credits: 3
RUSS 407 - Russian Drama and Theater Credits: 3
SPAN 565 - Studies in Spanish American Drama Credits: 3
THR 350 - Script Analysis Credits: 3
THR 351 - Dramatic Theory and Criticism Credits: 3
THR 352 - Dramatic Literature Seminar Credits: 3
THR 380 - Playwriting I Credits: 3
THR 381 - Playwriting II Credits: 3

▲ Concentration in Fiction (FIC)

Four courses (12 credits) chosen from:

ENGL 380 - Recent American Fiction Credits: 3
ENGL 398 - Fiction Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 437 - Twentieth-Century Continental Novels in Translation Credits: 3
ENGL 450 - English Novel of the 18th Century Credits: 3
ENGL 452 - Development of the American Novel to 1914 Credits: 3
ENGL 453 - English Novel of the 19th Century Credits: 3
ENGL 454 - Development of the American Novel since 1914 Credits: 3
ENGL 456 - English Novel of the Twentieth Century Credits: 3
ENGL 459 - Special Topics in Fiction Credits: 3
ENGL 460 - Critical Study of Children's Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 492 - Science Fiction Credits: 3

At least one of the four courses (3 credits) must be in fiction before 1915 chosen from:

ENGL 436 - Nineteenth-Century Continental Novels in Translation Credits: 3
ENGL 450 - English Novel of the 18th Century Credits: 3
ENGL 452 - Development of the American Novel to 1914 Credits: 3
ENGL 453 - English Novel of the 19th Century Credits: 3

▲ Concentration in Film and Media Studies (FILM)

Four courses (12 credits) chosen from:

ENGL 327 - Introduction to Cultural Studies Credits: 3
ENGL 331 - Introduction to Documentary Credits: 3
ENGL 332 - Introduction to Film Credits: 3
ENGL 343 - Textual Media Credits: 3
ENGL 421 - Topics in Film History Credits: 3
ENGL 422 - Topics in Film Theory Credits: 3
ENGL 490 - Special Topics in Film Credits: 3

Up to one course (3 credits) may be from outside the English Department from:

ARTH 362 - Twentieth-Century European Art Credits: 3
ARTH 373 - Studies in 20th-Century Art of the United States Credits: 3
ARTH 374 - Art Now Credits: 3
COMM 380 - Media Criticism Credits: 3
COMM 465 - Topics in Communication and Gender Credits: 3
MUSI 301 - Music in Motion Pictures Credits: 3
RUSS 470 - Topics in (Post) Soviet Film Credits: 3

▲ Concentration in Folklore and Mythology (FML)

At least two courses (6 credits) in folklore and mythology chosen from:

ENGL 311 - Writing Ethnography Credits: 3
ENGL 333 - Folklore of the Americas Credits: 3
ENGL 337 - Special Topics in Myth and Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 479 - Ethnicity and Immigration in Folklore Credits: 3
ENGL 480 - Folklore of the Spirit World Credits: 3
ENGL 481 - Folk Arts and Folk Artists Credits: 3
ENGL 491 - Special Topics in Folklore Credits: 3
ENGL 498 - Internship: Special Topics Credits: 1-3
ENGL 591 - Special Topics in Folklore Credits: 3

Up to one course (3 credits) may be from outside the English Department chosen from:

ANTH 450 - Qualitative Methods: Nonstatistical Approaches in Culture and Social Research Credits: 3
or
CLAS 340 - Greek and Roman Epic Credits: 3

Up to two courses (6 credits) related to folklore and mythology chosen from:

ENGL 327 - Introduction to Cultural Studies Credits: 3
ENGL 335 - Shakespeare Credits: 3 (Histories and Comedies)
ENGL 336 - Shakespeare Credits: 3 (Tragedies and Romances)
ENGL 349 - Global Voices Credits: 3
ENGL 368 - Beginnings of African American Literature Through 1865 Credits: 3
ENGL 370 - African American Literature: Reconstruction to 1903 Credits: 3
ENGL 371 - African American Literature Through 1946 Credits: 3
ENGL 372 - Contemporary African American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 400 - Literature of the Middle Ages Credits: 3
ENGL 445 - English and Irish Drama of the Twentieth Century Credits: 3
ENGL 471 - Chaucer Credits: 3
ENGL 472 - Spenser Credits: 3
ENGL 474 - Milton Credits: 3

One course (3 credits) may be from outside the English Department chosen from:

ANTH 301 - Native North Americans Credits: 3
ANTH 302 - Peoples and Cultures of Latin America Credits: 3
ANTH 303 - Peoples and Cultures of Selected Regions Credits: 3
ANTH 304 - Peoples and Cultures of the Pacific Credits: 3
ANTH 306 - Peoples and Cultures of Island Asia Credits: 3
ANTH 307 - Ancient Mesoamerica Credits: 3
ANTH 308 - Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East Credits: 3
ANTH 311 - Peoples and Cultures of Mainland Southeast Asia Credits: 3
ANTH 313 - Myth, Magic, and Mind Credits: 3
ANTH 332 - Cultures in Comparative Perspective Credits: 3
ARTH 319 - Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East Credits: 3
ARTH 321 - Greek Art and Archaeology Credits: 3
ARTH 322 - Roman Art and Archaeology Credits: 3
ARTH 340 - Early Renaissance Art in Italy, 1300-1500 Credits: 3
ARTH 342 - High Renaissance Art in Italy, 1480–1570 Credits: 3
ARTH 345 - Northern Baroque Art, 1600-1750 Credits: 3
ARTH 382 - Arts of India Credits: 3
ARTH 383 - Arts of Southeast Asia Credits: 3
ARTH 384 - Arts of China Credits: 3
ARTH 385 - Arts of Japan Credits: 3
RELI 351 - Religions of the Ancient Near East Credits: 3

▲ Concentration in Linguistics (LING)

One required course (3 credits):

LING 326 - General Linguistics Credits: 3

Three courses (9 credits) chosen from:

LING 322 - English Grammar Credits: 3
LING 450 - Introduction to Sociolinguistics Credits: 3
LING 485 - Semantics and Pragmatics Credits: 3
LING 486 - Syntax I Credits: 3
LING 490 - Generative Phonology Credits: 3
LING 499 - Independent Study Credits: 1-3
LING 507 - Field Work in Applied Linguistics Credits: 3
LING 521 - Applied Linguistics: Teaching English as a Second Language Credits: 3
LING 523 - Descriptive Aspects of English Phonetics and Phonology Credits: 3
LING 581 - Psycholinguistics Credits: 3
LING 582 - Second Language Acquisition Credits: 3

▲ Concentration in Medieval and Renaissance Literature (MRL)

Four courses (12 credits) chosen from:

ENGL 335 - Shakespeare Credits: 3 (Histories and Comedies)
ENGL 336 - Shakespeare Credits: 3 (Tragedies and Romances)
ENGL 400 - Literature of the Middle Ages Credits: 3
ENGL 401 - English Poetry and Prose of the 16th Century Credits: 3
ENGL 402 - English Poetry and Prose of the 17th Century Credits: 3
ENGL 431 - Medieval Intellectual Topics Credits: 3
ENGL 440 - English Renaissance Drama Credits: 3
ENGL 471 - Chaucer Credits: 3
ENGL 472 - Spenser Credits: 3
ENGL 473 - Special Studies in Shakespeare Credits: 3
ENGL 474 - Milton Credits: 3

Up to one course (3 credits) may be from outside the English Department chosen from:

ARTH 333 - Early Christian and Byzantine Art Credits: 3
ARTH 334 - Western Medieval Art Credits: 3
ARTH 340 - Early Renaissance Art in Italy, 1300-1500 Credits: 3
ARTH 341 - Northern Renaissance Art Credits: 3
ARTH 342 - High Renaissance Art in Italy, 1480–1570 Credits: 3
ARTH 344 - Baroque Art in Italy, France, and Spain, 1600–1750 Credits: 3
ARTH 345 - Northern Baroque Art, 1600-1750 Credits: 3
HIST 304 - Western Europe in the Middle Ages Credits: 3
HIST 305 - The Renaissance Credits: 3
HIST 306 - The Reformation Credits: 3
HIST 321 - Early Modern England Credits: 3
PHIL 302 - History of Western Philosophy: Medieval Credits: 3
RELI 371 - Classic Jewish Texts Credits: 3

▲ Concentration in Modern British Literature (MBL)

Four courses (12 credits) chosen from:

ENGL 404 - The Augustan Age Credits: 3
ENGL 405 - The Age of Sensibility Credits: 3
ENGL 406 - English Poetry of the Romantic Period Credits: 3
ENGL 407 - Prose and Poetry of the Victorian Period Credits: 3
ENGL 443 - Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama Credits: 3
ENGL 445 - English and Irish Drama of the Twentieth Century Credits: 3
ENGL 450 - English Novel of the 18th Century Credits: 3
ENGL 453 - English Novel of the 19th Century Credits: 3
ENGL 456 - English Novel of the Twentieth Century Credits: 3
ENGL 462 - English Poetry of the Twentieth Century Credits: 3

▲ Concentration in Nonfiction Writing and Rhetoric (NWR)

Four courses (12 credits) chosen from:

ENGL 309 - Introduction to Nonfiction Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 311 - Writing Ethnography Credits: 3
ENGL 342 - Web Authoring and Design Credits: 3
ENGL 343 - Textual Media Credits: 3
ENGL 392 - Editing for Audience, Style, and Voice Credits: 3
ENGL 399 - Creative Nonfiction Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 410 - Professional and Technical Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 489 - Advanced Nonfiction Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 496 - Topics in Rhetoric and Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 498 - Internship: Special Topics Credits: 1-3
ENGL 503 - Theory and Practice of Editing Credits: 3
ENGL 504 - Internship in Writing and Editing Credits: 3
ENGL 505 - Computer-Assisted Publications Writing and Design Credits: 3

▲ Concentration in Poetry (POE)

Four courses (12 credits) chosen from:

ENGL 335 - Shakespeare Credits: 3 (Histories and Comedies)
ENGL 336 - Shakespeare Credits: 3 (Tragedies and Romances)
ENGL 390 - Recent American Poetry Credits: 3
ENGL 397 - Poetry Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 400 - Literature of the Middle Ages Credits: 3
ENGL 401 - English Poetry and Prose of the 16th Century Credits: 3
ENGL 402 - English Poetry and Prose of the 17th Century Credits: 3
ENGL 404 - The Augustan Age Credits: 3
ENGL 406 - English Poetry of the Romantic Period Credits: 3
ENGL 407 - Prose and Poetry of the Victorian Period Credits: 3
ENGL 462 - English Poetry of the Twentieth Century Credits: 3
ENGL 463 - American Poetry of the Twentieth Century Credits: 3
ENGL 468 - Special Topics in Poetry Credits: 3
ENGL 471 - Chaucer Credits: 3

▲ Concentration in World Literature (WLIT)

Up to one course (3 credits) chosen from courses from the concentrations in Medieval and Renaissance Literature, American Literature, or Modern British Literature

At least two courses (6 credits) chosen from:

ENGL 349 - Global Voices Credits: 3
ENGL 350 - The Idea of a World Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 436 - Nineteenth-Century Continental Novels in Translation Credits: 3
ENGL 437 - Twentieth-Century Continental Novels in Translation Credits: 3
ENGL 439 - Literature in English Other Than British and American Credits: 3
ENGL 448 - Modern Drama Credits: 3

Up to one course (3 credits) in a relevant course from these approved courses:

ANTH 300 - Civilizations Credits: 3
CULT 320 - Globalization and Culture Credits: 3
HIST 308 - Nineteenth-Century Europe Credits: 3
HIST 309 - Europe in Crisis: 1914-1948 Credits: 3
HIST 387 - Topics in Global History Credits: 3
CHIN 310 - Survey of Chinese Literature Credits: 3
CHIN 311 - Modern Chinese Literature in Translation Credits: 3
CHIN 325 - Major Chinese Writers Credits: 3
CHIN 328 - Asian American Women Writers Credits: 3
FRLN 330 - Topics in World Literature Credits: 3
FREN 325 - Major French Writers Credits: 3
FREN 329 - Problems of Western Civilization in French Literature Credits: 3
GERM 325 - Major Writers Credits: 3
JAPA 320 - Japanese Cinema Credits: 3
RUSS 325 - Major Russian Writers Credits: 3
RUSS 326 - A Survey of Russian Literature Credits: 3
RUSS 327 - A Survey of Russian Literature Credits: 3
SPAN 325 - Major Hispanic Writers Credits: 3
SPAN 329 - Special Topics in Spanish and Latin American Literature Credits: 3

Comparative Literature Emphasis

The English Department and the Modern and Classical Languages Department offer a BA in English with an emphasis in comparative literature. This program combines the study of literature in English with the study of one or more foreign literatures and with cross-cultural literary study. It requires 10 courses above ENGL 302. Students should consult with their advisor to design a program of study that best suits their particular interests and goals.

Two required courses (6 credits):

CL 300 - Introduction to Comparative Literature Credits: 3
CL 514 - Theories of Comparative Literature Credits: 3

One course (3 credits) in literary criticism, as appropriate for the student’s focus:

ENGL 325 - Dimensions of Writing and Literature Credits: 6
FREN 381 - Introduction to Literary Analysis Credits: 3

Two courses (6 credits) in English or American literature

Two courses (6 credits) in literature other than English or American

Chosen from courses in a literature other than English or American, either in translation or, for those pursuing foreign language study, with selected readings in the original language

Three courses (9 credits) in comparative or world literature

Comparative or world literature courses are designated by the comparative literature committee and generally selected in consultation with the advisor every semester. Examples are:

various 300-level CLAS courses
FRLN 330 courses
Special topics courses, when relevant, in ENGL, FREN, GERM, RUSS, SPAN, or other language

ENGL 350 - The Idea of a World Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 431 - Medieval Intellectual Topics Credits: 3
ENGL 436 - Nineteenth-Century Continental Novels in Translation Credits: 3
ENGL 437 - Twentieth-Century Continental Novels in Translation Credits: 3
ENGL 439 - Literature in English Other Than British and American Credits: 3

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