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Courses - English


English

Courses

  • ENG 735 - Studies in Victorian Literature


    Credits 3

    Intensive examination of selected topics in Victorian literature.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

  • ENG 738 - Studies in Modern British Literature


    Credits 3

    Modern literature studies with emphasis upon movements which center in Great Britain.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

  • ENG 739 - M.F.A. Translation


    Credits 3

    Students translate a short story, group of poems, or other work by a foreign writer.

    Notes
    Open only to students in the M.F.A. Program who have passed the qualifying oral examination. FOL 717 may substitute for ENG 739.

    Prerequisites
    Successful completion of the oral qualifying exam.

  • ENG 742 - Studies in Early American Literature


    Credits 3

    Intensive study of selected subjects in colonial or romantic American literature, such as the work of a few important literary figures, a group of related writers, or a literary movement.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

  • ENG 743 - Studies in Later American Literature


    Credits 3

    Intensive study of selected topics in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century literature.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

  • ENG 744 - Studies in Modern American Literature


    Credits 3

    Intensive study of selected topics in contemporary literature.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

  • ENG 749 - M.F.A. Critical Essay


    Credits 3

    M.F.A. students’ individual investigation of an American or foreign novelist or poet using various critical methodologies.

    Prerequisites
    Acceptance to the M.F.A. Program.

  • ENG 760 - Studies in Literary Genres


    Credits 3

    Intensive study of a literary genre, with particular attention to its history and development.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits.

  • ENG 775 - Studies in Literary Criticism


    Credits 3

    Intensive study of selected major critical theories or a selected problem in the philosophy of criticism.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

  • ENG 787 - Studies in Modern Comparative Literature


    Credits 3

    Modern literature studies with the emphasis upon international movements.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

  • ENG 790 - M.F.A. Thesis


    Credits 3 – 12

    Open only to students in the M.F.A. program who have passed the qualifying oral examination. Students write a book-length manuscript of fiction or poetry.

    Notes
    May be repeated but only a maximum of 12 credits may be applied to the student’s degree program.

    Grading
    S/F grading only.

    Prerequisites
    Successful completion of the oral qualifying exam.

  • ENG 791 - College Teaching in Language and Literature


    Credits 3

    Theory and practice in the teaching of English in college, particularly the first-year course.

    Notes
    Required of all graduate assistants.

  • ENG 792 - Directed Studies in Language


    Credits 3

    Individual investigation of a language problem in Old, Middle, or Modern English including contributions of other languages using the various methodologies of descriptive linguistics.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor.

  • ENG 794 - Independent Study - International Focus


    Credits 3 – 6

    Studies foreign cultures and languages in a non-English speaking setting. M.F.A. requirement which may be taken in lieu of registration in a foreign university.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

    Prerequisites
    Acceptance to the M.F.A. Program.

  • ENG 795 - Seminar


    Credits 3

    Topics vary from semester to semester.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits.

  • ENG 796 - Independent Study


    Credits 1 – 3

    Open to students only upon approval of a written prospectus of the work to be done.

    Notes
    Normally limited to three credits on the M.A. program of study.

  • ENG 797 - Thesis


    Credits 3 – 6

    Notes
    May be repeated but only six credits will be applied toward the student’s program.

    Grading
    S/F grading only.

  • ENG 798 - Doctoral Research


    Credits 1 – 3

    Independent study for graduate students in the Ph.D. program upon approval by the dissertation advisor of a written prospectus of the work to be done.

    Notes
    Normally limited to six credits on the doctoral program of study.

    Prerequisites
    Admission to Ph.D. program and consent of graduate director.

  • ENG 799 - Dissertation


    Credits 3 – 9

    Open only to Ph.D. students who have passed the qualifying examination.

    Notes
    May be repeated but only a maximum of 18 credits maybe applied towards degree.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of graduate director.

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