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COURSES

 

English (Engl)

1. Composition (3)
Not open to students with credit in Engl 3. Prerequisites: college-level competence in written English. Theory and practice of composition. Themes, chiefly expository or analytical; one paper based upon investigation of a selected topic.

6. Improvement in Reading Techniques (2)
Recommended for students who wish to improve their reading speed and comprehension. Analysis of reading habits; practice in efficient methods of reading and studying.

20. Literature and Composition (4)
Prerequisite: Engl 1. Reading and analysis of short stories, novels, drama, and poetry. Development of critical thinking and expression through individual projects and extensive writing under close supervision.

40T. Writing (4; max total 8 if no topic repeated) (Former Engl 4, 10, 11)
Prerequisite: Engl 20, or permission of instructor. Sections designated as emphasizing poetry, fiction, or essay writing; appropriate reading and analyses.
40.1. Poetry Writing
40.3. Fiction Writing


50T. Studies in Literature (4; max total 8 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: Engl 20. Sections designated as emphasizing certain writers or problems. Appropriate readings and analyses; critical writing.
50.1. Shorter Shakespeare
50.2. Literature of Protest

134. Structure of English (3)
(See Ling 134.)

135. General Linguistics (4)
(See Ling 135)

137. American English (4)
(Former Ling 131; see Ling 137)

138. History of the English Language (3)
(See Ling 138.)

149T. Advanced Writing (4; max 8 in one form, max total 12) (Former Engl 110, 111, 120)
Prerequisite: Engl 40T or permission of instructor. Sections designated as emphaizing poetry, fiction, or essay writing; appropriate readings and analyses.
149.1. Poetry
149.3. Fiction
149.5. Rhetoric

159T. Literary History (4, repeatable with different topics) (Former Engl100- 105, 180-192)
No more than 16 units may be applied on the English major. Prerequisite: Engl 20 or equivalent. Sections designated as to period and nationality. Discussion and written analysis of major works and their backgrounds within approximately a century's scope.
159.1. Beowulf to Marlowe
159.2. More to Milton
159.3. Dryden to Burns
159.4. Wordsworth to Show
159.5. American Literature to Whitman
159.6. 20th Century American Literature
159.7. 20th Century British Literature
159.8. World Literature: Ancient-Medieval
159.9. World Literature: Renaissance-Modern

169T. Forms of Literature
(4; repeatable with different topics)

(Former Engl 93)
No more than 12 units may be applied on the English major. Prerequisite: Engl 20 or equivalent, Sections designated as emphasizing poetry, drama, novel, or short story. Reading and close written analysis with particular attention to form.
169.1. 18th Century English Novel
169.2. 19th Century English Novel
169.3. 20th Century British and American Poetry
1694. Modern Short Stories
169.5. Comedy
169.6. Gothic Novel
169.7. Mythology
169.8. Literary Biography
169.9. Folklore
169.10. 20th Century American Novel

175T. Lectures in Literature
(1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated)

Lectures in a selected topic in literature or related fields by the regular faculty and/or visiting professors.

190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.

191T. Supervised Independent Reading
(1-4; max total 4 if no topic repeated)

The student reads works from one of the following literary periods and discusses them in individual conferences:
191.1. Beowulf to Marlowe
191.2. More to Wilton
191.3. Dryden to Burns
191.4. Wordsworth to Shaw
191.5. American Literature to Whitman
191.6. 20th Century American Literature
191.7. 20th Century British Literature
191.8. World Literature: Ancient-Medieval
191.9. World Literature - Renaissance-Modern

193T. Seminar in Literary Studies
(4; repeatable with different topics)

(Former Engl 140-145, 182, 185)
No more than 12 units may be applied on the English major. Sections designated by topic. Individual projects. Reading, discussion, and writing of papers centered on short periods of literary history, particular literary themes, editorial problems, and other specialized investigations.
193.1. Romantic Poets
193.2. Victorian Novel
193.3. Minority Groups in Contemporary American Literature
193.4. Modern Literary Criticism
193.8. Experiments in the Novel
193.9. Problems in Modern Criticism
193.10. Selected Modern Writers
193.11. Theory of the Novel
193.12. Forces in Contemporary American and British Poetry
193.13. Changing Values in Contemporary Black Literature
193.14. 19th Century Russian Novel
193.19. Literary Criticism
193.20. D. H. Lawrence
193.21. Modern Novel
193.22. Transcendental Vein in American Literature
193.23. Donne and the Metaphysicals
193.25. Archtype and Myth
193.26. Research Methods in Poetry
193.27. Arthurian Tradition
193.28. Occult Literature
193.29. Epic and Romance
193.30. Shakespeare's Tragedies
193.31. Blake
193.32. Chaucer
(Former Engl 194.3)
193.33. Milton
(Former Engl 194.4)


194T. Major Writers (4, repeatable with different topics) (Former Engl 160, 162A-8, 165. If Shakespeare, same as Drama 194T)
No more than 12 units may be applied on the English major. Studies and written analysis of the major works of a particular writer or a set of writers; Shakespeare, Chaucer, and Milton will be standard offerings in designated sections.
194.1. Shakespeare I
194.2. Shakespeare II
194.3. Chaucer
194.4. Milton

196. Senior Thesis (1-4, max total 4)
For seniors planning to obtain a master's degree in English. Writing an extended paper.



GRADUATE COURSES

(See Course Numbering System.)

English (Engl)

210T. Seminar in Writing (4, max total 12, 8 max total in one area)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Advanced individual projects in writing; enrollments will be designated in poetry and fiction.

220T. Seminar in Rhetoric (4; max total 12 If no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: advanced composition or equivalent. Seminar in rhetorical theory in relation to social history; critical analysis of current rhetorical doctrine.

250T. Seminar in Literature
(4; repeatable with different topics)

Prerequisite: major or minor in English; permission of instructor. Seminar in an aspect of literary history: type, period, movement, or an individual author.
250.4. Twentieth Century Novel
250.5. Faulkner
250.6. Seventeenth Century Lyric Poetry
250.7. Hawthorne, Melville


280T. Seminar in Critical Theory
(4; max total 12 if no topic repeated)

Prerequisites: major or minor in English; permission of instructor. Seminar in literary criticism.
280.1. Literary Critics

290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)

See Regulations and Procedures -- Independent Study.

291T. Supervised Independent Reading
(1-4; max total 4 if no topic repeated)

The student reads works from one of the following literary periods and discusses them in individual conferences:
291.1. Beowulf to Marlowe
291.2. More to Milton
291.3. Dryden to Burns
291A. Wordsworth to Shaw
291.5. American Literature to Whitman
291.6. 20th Century American Literature
291.7. 20th Century British Literature
291.8. World Literature Ancient-Medieval
291.9. World Literature Renaissance-Modern

299. Thesis (2-6; max total 6)

Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion, and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.


IN-SERVICE COURSE

(See Course Numbering System.)

English (Engl)

300. English Colloquium (2; max total 6)

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