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  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: ENGL 102 This course explores literature on different topics from semester to semester according to interest and demand. Possible topics may include The Bible as Literature, Irish American Literature, Transcendentalism, or The Literature of Aging. This course is repeatable with different topics.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: ENGL 102 This course is open to Commonwealth and Departmental Honors students. One-hour weekly meetings with the thesis director will culminate in an honors thesis. With the consent of the departmental honors committee and the thesis director, this course may be extended into a second semester for three additional credits depending upon the scope of the project.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 and one 300 level writing course This course serves as the culmination of the work students do in the Writing Concentration. Students will demonstrate, through the creation of a portfolio of work, their mastery of the rhetorical characteristics of the genres of writing relevant to their professional goals. Finally, students will develop a theory of these genres that identifies the rhetorical aims of the particular genre that they will be working and writing in. This course is required of all students in the Writing Concentration.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: ENGL 102; students will normally be expected to be in their junior or senior year Close readings of several major works emphasizing the dynamic relationship between literary texts and the cultural and intellectual environments in which they were created. Authors and periods studied will vary. (This is a special program in England at Oxford University during July. Additional fees are required.) May be taken for graduate-level credit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: ENGL 102 Students will engage in the intensive study of topics in Irish literature and culture in Sligo, near the home of William Butler Yeats and other key figures in Irish culture. This course will combine lectures, cultural events and field trips. Authors and periods will vary. (This is a special summer program in Sligo at St. Angela’s National University. Additional fees are required.)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and ENGL 203 and 12 additional credits in the major The seminar gives advanced English majors the opportunity for an in-depth study of selected topics in language and literature. Students are expected to demonstrate a proficiency in interpretation and analysis as well as a familiarity with critical theory and major scholarship relating to the seminar topic through close reading, class discussion, oral presentations, and at least one carefully documented scholarly paper. May be taken for graduate-level credit. (CWRM)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and ENGL 203 and 12 additional credits in the major The seminar gives advanced English majors the opportunity for an in-depth study of selected authors and topics in British and Commonwealth literature and culture. Students are expected to demonstrate a proficiency in interpretation and literary analysis as well as a familiarity with critical theory and major scholarship relating to the seminar topic through close reading, class discussion, oral presentations and at least one carefully documented scholarly paper. May be taken for graduate-level credit. (CWRM)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and ENGL 203 and 12 additional credits in the major The seminar gives advanced English majors the opportunity for an in-depth study of selected authors and topics in American literature and culture. Students are expected to demonstrate a proficiency in interpretation and literary analysis as well as a familiarity with critical theory and major scholarship relating to the seminar topic through close reading, class discussion, oral presentations, and at least one carefully documented scholarly paper. May be taken for graduate-level credit. (CWRM)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and ENGL 203 and 12 additional credits in the major The seminar gives advanced English majors the opportunity for an in-depth study of selected authors and topics in world literatures and cultures. Students are expected to demonstrate a proficiency in interpretation and literary analysis as well as a familiarity with critical theory and major scholarship relating to the seminar topic through close reading, class discussion, oral presentations, and at least one carefully documented scholarly paper. May be taken for graduate-level credit. (CWRM)
  • 3.00 - 15.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and consent of the department; formal application required This internship provides non-classroom work-study experience in areas related to the expanding discipline of English, such as editing, journalism, media, public relations and technical writing. A maximum of three credits may be included in the 18 elective credits required in the major. This course may be repeated for a maximum of 15 credits.
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