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Spring 2013 Courses - Graduate

English Graduate Seminars For Spring 2013
Course # Day Time Instructor
204 R 1900-2145 Harris
208 W 1600-1900 Krishnaswamy
217 T 1900-2145 Fleck
232 T 1600-1900 Douglass
240 T 1600-1900 Addonizio
241 R 1600-1845 Taylor
242 W 1600-1845 Miller
255 M 1600-1845 Shillinglaw
292 F 900-1145 Stork

 

204- Seminar in Modern Approaches to Literature

Description
Study of modern approaches to the theory and practice of literary criticism. With prior permission of graduate advisor may be repeatable once for credit . Prerequisite: Classified standing or instructor consent.

Repeatable
Repeatable for credit

Grading
Normal Grade Rules

Units
3


208- Seminar in Comparative Literature

Description
Study of selected topics in comparative literature. Students will be encouraged to do some reading and research in a language other than English. With prior permission of graduate advisor repeatable twice for credit. Prerequisite: Classified standing or instructor consent.

Repeatable
Repeatable for credit

Grading
Normal Grade Rules

Units
3


217- Seminar in English Renaissance

Description
Study of selected writers of the sixteenth century. With prior permission of graduate advisor may be repeatable once for credit. Prerequisite: Classified standing or instructor consent.

Repeatable
Repeatable for credit

Grading
Normal Grade Rules

Units
3


232- Seminar in Romanticism

Description
Study of selected British writers from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. With prior permission of graduate advisor may be repeatable once for credit. Prerequisite: Classified standing or instructor consent.

Repeatable
Repeatable for credit

Grading
Normal Grade Rules

Units
3

240- Poetry Writing Workshop

Description

Poetics and poetry writing as preparation for thesis. Includes theory and practice of major trends in contemporary poetry. Intensive workshop experience. With prior permission of graduate advisor may be repeatable once for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and admission via portfolio acceptance to the Writing Focus.

Repeatable
Repeatable for credit

Grading
Normal Grade Rules

Units
3

 

241- Fiction Writing Workshop

Description
Fiction writing as preparation for thesis. Study of canonical and contemporary fiction and fiction produced by students. Intensive workshop experience. May be repeatable twice for credit.

Repeatable
Repeatable for credit

Grading
Normal Grade Rules

Units
3


242- Nonfiction Writing Workshop

Description
Nonfiction writing as preparation for thesis. Study and critique of canonical and contemporary nonfiction. Intensive workshop experience. May be repeatable twice for credit.

Repeatable
Repeatable for credit

Grading
Normal Grade Rules

Units
3


255- Seminar in Thematic Studies of American Literature

Description
Focuses on development of a theme in American Literature. With prior permission of graduate advisor may be repeatable once for credit. Prerequisite: Classified standing or instructor consent.

Repeatable
Repeatable for credit

Grading
Normal Grade Rules

Units
3


292- Beowulf

Description
A critical reading of the Anglo-Saxon poem in the original language. Prerequisite: Classified standing or instructor consent.

Grading
Normal Grade Rules

Units
3