56:350:501,502Individual Studies in British Literature (3,3) Individual study in directed readings. Available only by special arrangement. |
56:350:503Introduction to Graduate Literary Study (3) Required of all students in the program, this course prepares students for graduate study through practice in current methods of research, interpretation, and criticism. |
56:350:504Introduction to Linguistics (3) Methods of inquiry in phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and sociolinguistics. Analysis of the structures of various languages. |
56:350:505-506International Study (3,3) A short-term study tour abroad focusing on an author or authors or on a literary theme. |
56:350:507Studies in Fiction (3) Narrative forms and their relation to the novel, with attention to theory of fiction. |
56:350:508Critical Theory (3) Study of 20th-century debates in America and Europe: new criticism, Marxist theory, structuralism, and deconstruction. |
56:350:510Studies in Dramatic Form (3) Studies in theater styles and conventions focusing on various periods of English or American drama. |
56:350:511Studies in Poetry (3) Styles, themes, genres, and conventions of poetry in English; nature and scope of individual achievement in relation to poetic traditions. |
56:350:512Structure of the English Language (3) Linguistic analysis of the grammar of modern American English: phonetics, morphology, syntax, and semantics. |
56:350:513History of the English Language (3) Evolution of English syntax and course of phonemic change; social and political contexts in which English has developed. |
56:350:516Creative Writing: Personal Essay (3) Techniques for writing autobiographical prose and memoir, focusing on strategies for transforming personal material. |
56:350:517,518Creative Writing: Fiction (3,3) Exploration of traditional and nontraditional narrative forms and techniques, including point of view, character delineation, and dialogue. Some readings assigned, but emphasis is on development of students` own works; manuscripts are discussed in workshops and in individual conferences with the instructor. |
56:350:519,520Creative Writing: Poetry (3,3) Using a variety of forms from sonnet and sestina to free verse, students experiment with poetic techniques and voices in a workshop format; students read their own works and receive critical responses from other students and from the instructor. |
56:350:521,522Special Topics in Creative Writing (3,3) Courses in the history and practice of particular genres of writing (consult the program director to determine course content). May be repeated for credit with different topic. |
56:350:523,524Individual Study in Creative Writing (3,3) Closely supervised work on a sustained project in fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. |
56:350:525Problems in Advanced Writing (3) Intensive workshop for advanced writers. |
56:350:526Literary Criticism: The Major Texts (3) Study of conventions and current problems in critical discourse from Aristotle to the present. |
56:350:528Applied Linguistics (3) Practical application of linguistic theory to problems in various areas: professional contexts, media, advertising, and language acquisition. Other topics include analysis of spoken discourse, comparison of written and spoken language, and language standardization. |
56:350:529Old English Language and Literature (3) Introduction to Old English grammar, with readings from selected texts. |
56:350:530Linguistics and Literature (3) Application of concepts of linguistic analysis to the interpretation of literary texts. Topics include metaphor, speech acts, politeness, inference, point of view, and speech/thought presentation. |
56:350:531Introduction to Publishing and Editing (3) Introduction to the editorial and production procedures involved in the publication of a literary or academic journal. |
56:350:532Chaucer (3) Readings in the Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Criseyde, and selected minor poems. |
56:350:535Medieval Literature (3) Major works of medieval English poetry and prose, including Chaucer. |
56:350:539The Renaissance (3) Major prose and poetry of the English Renaissance. |
56:350:542Nature and Culture (3) Study of the relations between human communities and the natural world, primarily in the works of British, American, and Native American writers. |
56:350:543Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama (3) Development of the drama from 1580 to 1642, including works by Marlowe, Jonson, Dekker, Webster, and Middleton. |
56:350:545Shakespeare (3) Close reading of selected major plays. |
56:350:549Seventeenth-Century Literature (3) Poetry of Donne, Jonson, Herbert, Marvell, and others and selected prose works. |
56:350:554Milton (3) Poems and selected prose. |
56:350:557Restoration and 18th-Century Drama (3) Drama in the context of Restoration and Georgian England, 1660-1800. |
56:350:559Eighteenth-Century Literature (3) Neoclassical poetry, Augustan prose forms, and the early English novel. |
56:350:569The Romantic Period (3) Major romantic poets and selected prose works. |
56:350:571,572Victorian Literature (3,3) Major Victorian poets, novelists, and essayists viewed in the context of the period`s intellectual development. |
56:350:573Introduction to Literary Theory (3) Introduction to contemporary literary theory, including formalism, structuralism, poststructuralism, Marxism, and other approaches. |
56:350:581Considering the Canon (3) Investigation of verbal art recorded in writing in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle Ages for the 2,500 years ending ca. 1400, with attention to the problems of reading and teaching translations. |
56:350:583Twentieth-Century British Fiction (3) Selected works of modern and contemporary British writers. |
56:350:586Twentieth-Century British Poetry (3) Major British poets of the 20th century. |
56:350:587,588Creative Writing: Literary Nonfiction (3,3) Exploration of the essay, with an emphasis on journalistic nonfiction and subjects of contemporary interest. |
56:350:589,590Problems in Advanced Writing (3,3) Methods and approaches in dealing with problems of advanced composition. |
56:350:591Creative Writing: Playwriting (3) Exploration of traditional and nontraditional approaches to writing plays, with emphasis given to completing the first draft of a two-act play. |
56:350:592Literary Biography (3) Reading and discussion of the important modes of literary biography in the 19th and 20th centuries. |
56:350:593,594Special Topics in British Literature (3,3) Readings in a specific field chosen by the instructor. |
56:350:595,596Special Topics in Linguistics (3,3) Readings in a specific topic chosen by the instructor. |
56:350:597,598Individual Studies in Linguistics (3,3) Independent study in directed readings. Available only by special arrangement. |
56:350:800Matriculation Continued (0) Continuous registration may be accomplished by enrolling for at least 3 credits in standard course offerings, including research courses, or by enrolling in this course for 0 credits. Students actively engaged in study toward their degree who are using university facilities and faculty time are expected to enroll for the appropriate credits. |
56:350:877Teaching Assistantship (BA) Practicum for students holding teaching assistantships. |
