Undergraduate Catalog 2005 - 2006

English (ENGL)

Head of Department: Professor Robert S. Tilton
Department Office: Room 208, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Building
For major requirements, see the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section of this Catalog.
 
103. English for Foreign Students

Either semester. Three credits. Course may be repeated for credit. Graduate students may elect this course. 

Instruction in English for non-native speakers of the language.

104. Basic Writing

Either semester. Four credits. 

Development of the reading and writing skills essential to university work.  Students placed in ENGL 104 must pass the course before electing ENGL 105, 110, or 111.  Not open to students who have passed ENGL 105, 109, 110, or 111.

105. English Composition

Either semester. Three credits. Not open for credit to students who have passed ENGL 110. 

Instruction in composition through critical reading and frequent short essays.

109. Literature and Composition

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 105. Not open for credit to students who have passed ENGL 111 or ENGL 250. 

Continued training in writing expository prose through the study of selections from prose, poetry, and drama.

110. Seminar in Academic Writing

Either semester. Four credits. Not open for credit to students who have passed ENGL 105. Students placed in ENGL 104 must pass that class before enrolling in ENGL 110. 

Instruction in academic writing through interdisciplinary reading. Assignments emphasize interpretation, argumentation, and reflection. Revision of formal assignments and instruction on grammar, mechanics and style.

111. Seminar in Writing through Literature

Either semester. Four credits. Not open for credit to students who have passed ENGL 109. Students placed in ENGL 104 must pass that class before enrolling in ENGL 111. 

Instruction in academic writing through literary reading. Assignments emphasize interpretation, argumentation, and reflection. Revision of formal assignments and instruction on grammar, mechanics and style.

112. Classical and Medieval Western Literature

First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111. 

This and ENGL 113 offer a study of European literature from ancient times to the present. ENGL 112 considers ancient and medieval literature through Dante. CA 1.

112W. Classical and Medieval Western Literature

Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or both 105 and 109; the latter may be taken concurrently. CA 1.

113. Renaissance and Modern Western Literature

Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111. 

Literature in the European tradition from the Renaissance through the modern periods. CA 1.

113W. Renaissance and Modern Western Literature

Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or both 105 and 109; the latter may be taken concurrently. CA 1.
 

114. Introduction to Literary Study
Either semester. Three credits. Recommended for English majors.
 Critical analysis, interpretation, and aesthetic appreciation of the three major genres: drama, prose fiction, and poetry.
120. Major Works of Eastern Literature

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 105 or 110 or 111. 

Important works of poetry, drama, and literary prose from the Middle East, South Asia, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. All works are read in translation.

127. Major Works of English and American Literature

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111.

Includes important works from the major genres and historical periods since Beowulf. CA 1.

127W. Major Works of English and American Literature

Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or both 105 and 109; the latter may be taken concurrently. CA 1.
 

130. Introduction to Shakespeare
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Students may not receive credit for both ENGL 130 and 230 or 230W.

Introductory survey of representative Shakespeare plays and poetry.
CA 1.

146. Creative Writing I

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111. 

First course in creative expression in fiction, poetry, and other forms.

165. Introduction to American Studies

(Also offered as INTD 165). First semester. Three credits. Not open to students who have passed INTD 276.

What is an American? A multi-disciplinary inquiry into American societies and cultures.

193. Foreign Study

Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit. Consent of Department Head or advisor may be required prior to the student's departure. 

Special topics taken in a foreign study program.

200. Children's Literature

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

The best literature available to children, including works by major writers and forms such as fable, folk tale, fairy tale, nursery rhyme, and short story.

201. Literature for High School Students

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Designed primarily for English education majors. May not be used to meet the English major requirement. 

An introduction to the guidance of high school reading in literature.
 

202-203. Film Writing

(Also offered as DRAM 274-275.) Both semesters. Three credits each semester. Open only with consent of instructor.

Theoretical and practical work in the content and form of the fiction scenario.

204. Milton

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

The lyric, epic and dramatic poetry of Milton, with some consideration of his prose writing.

205. British Literature I

Either semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores or higher. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

British literature, medieval through 18th century. Intended to provide preparation for more advanced courses in British literature. This course is strongly recommended for English majors. CA 1.

206. British Literature II

Either semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores or higher. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

British literature, 19th to 20th centuries. Intended to provide preparation for more advanced courses in British literature. This course is strongly recommended for English majors. CA 1.

209W. Advanced Composition for Prospective Teachers

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Open to sophomores or higher. Designed primarily for English education majors. May not be used to meet the English major requirement. 

Advanced training in composition, with consideration of the problem of teaching writing.

210. Poetry

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Open to sophomores or higher. 

A study of the techniques and conventions of the chief forms and traditions of poetry in English. CA 1.

211. Modern Poetry in English

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

Poetry of the 20th century, from the major modernist innovators to significant contemporaries.

212. The Modern Novel

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Open to sophomores or higher. 

Major twentieth-century novels.

216. The Short Story

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Open to sophomores or higher. 

The short story as a literary form with study of significant Continental, British, and American writers. CA 1.

217. Studies in Literature and Culture

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. May be repeated for credit with a change in topic. Open to sophomores or higher. 

An examination of social and culture aspects of printed literature and of its relationship to other media. Contents will vary by section.

218. Literature and Culture of the Third World

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. May be repeated for credit with a change in topic. Open to sophomores or higher. 

The literature of regions outside North America and Europe. Contents of the course will vary according to regional focus. CA 4-INT.

219. Drama

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Open to sophomores or higher

An introduction to the chief forms and traditions of dramatic literature through the study of a broad range of major works. CA 1.

220. Medieval English Literature

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Open to sophomores or higher. 

Readings in the literature of the English Middle Ages - lyrics, narratives, dramas, and didactic forms.

220W. Medieval English Literature

Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.. Open to sophomores or higher. 

221. Renaissance English Literature

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Open to sophomores or higher. 

Writers studied include More, Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, Jonson, and Milton.

221W. Renaissance English Literature

Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Open to sophomores or higher. 

222. Restoration and 18th-Century English Literature

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.  Open to sophomores or higher. 

Includes such writers as Dryden, Pope, Swift, Johnson, Burney, and Austen.

222W. Restoration and 18th-Century English Literature

Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.  Open to sophomores or higher. 

223. Romantic and Victorian English Literature

Either semester. Three credits.  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Open to sophomores or higher.

Includes such writers as Austen, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Tennyson, Browning, the Brontes, G. Eliot, and Arnold.

223W. Romantic and Victorian English Literature

Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Open to sophomores or higher. 

226. Modern English Literature

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Open to sophomores or higher. 

Modern literature from the British Isles, including such writers as Yeats, Eliot, Joyce, Woolf, Lawrence, Lessing, and Shaw.

226W. Modern English Literature

Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Open to sophomores or higher. 

227. World Literature in English

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Open to sophomores or higher. 

English language literature from Africa, India, Canada, Australia, the Caribbean, and other areas outside of the United States and the British Isles. Writers may include Soyinka, Gordimer, Walcott, 
Achebe, Markandaya, Atwood, White, Emecheta, Rushdie, Naipaul, Kincaid, and others. CA 4-INT.

227W. World Literature in English

Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Open to sophomores or higher. CA 4-INT.

230. Shakespeare I

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Open to sophomores or higher. Students may not receive credit for both ENGL 130 and 230 or 230W.

Romantic comedies and principal tragedies.

230W. Shakespeare I

Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Open to sophomores or higher. Students may not receive credit for both ENGL 130 and 230 or 230W.

231. Shakespeare II

Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 230 or consent of instructor. 

The early plays, problem plays, and late plays.

232. Chaucer

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

The Canterbury Tales and other selected works, and such attention to the Middle English language as is necessary to an understanding of the text.

233. Early and Modern Irish Literature

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

Irish literature in English to 1939: fiction, drama, and verse, including such early Irish myth as the Tain bo Cualnge and such writers as Mangan, Somerville & Ross, Yeats, Gregory, Synge, Joyce, and O'Connor.

234. Contemporary Irish Literature

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

Irish literature in English since 1939: fiction, drama, and verse by such writers as Beckett, Bowen, O'Brien, Friel, Murdoch, O'Faolain, McGahern, McGinley, Heaney, Muldoon, and Doyle.

236. Modern Drama

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

Modern British, American, and Continental drama, with the reading and discussion of some 25 representative plays.

237. Maritime Literature

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

Classic works of the maritime literary tradition, including texts by Conrad and Melville and other texts contributing significantly to the culture, history and aesthetics of the sea. 

238. Maritime Non-Fiction

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

Classics of the non-fictional genre as they apply to an understanding of the culture of the sea. Social, humanistic, intellectual and scientific perspectives are examined through analysis of works by writers such as Steinbeck, McPhee, and Sebastian Junger. 

239. American Nature Writing

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

Study of writings, from the colonial era to the modern, reflecting diverse ways of imagining humanity's relation to the natural environment.

240. Literature and Religion

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

Study of diverse imaginative writings concerned with the human search for God, transcendence, and ultimate meaning. 
 

241. Topics in Literature and Human Rights

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.

Study of literature from various historical periods and nationalities concerned with defining, exploring, and critiquing the idea of universal human rights.

242. The English Language

First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

A descriptive study of modern American English: constituent sound (phonology), structure of words (morphology), and syntax, with some attention to lexicography and usage.

244. The History of the English Language

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

Readings in Old English, Middle English, and Early Modern with a survey of the main developments in the language since Anglo-Saxon times.

245. Playwriting

(Also offered as DRAM 272). Either or both semesters. Three credits. Open only with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit with a change in course content to a maximum of 9 credits. McDermott

The analysis of the basic techniques in playwriting, and the reading and criticism of the students' works in progress. Scripts of outstanding merit may be produced in the Studio or Mobius Theatres.

246. Creative Writing II

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Open only with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit with a change in topic. 

For student writers of proved ability who wish training in techniques of fiction or verse. Emphasis on poetry.

247. Writing Workshop

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Open only with consent of instructor or Department Head. May be repeated for credit with a change in topic. 

For student writers of proved ability who wish training in techniques of fiction or verse. Emphasis on prose fiction.

248W. Writing Tutorial

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Hours by arrangement. This course may be taken only in conjunction with specially designated sections of English courses numbered 200 or above and may be repeated once for credit in conjunction with a different course. 

Intensive supervised practice in writing about literature.

249WC. Advanced Expository Writing

Either semester. Three credits. Three class periods. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

Writing on topics related, usually, to students' individual interests and needs.

249W. Advanced Expository Writing

Either semester. Three credits. Three class periods.

Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. 

Honors Course Sequence

The Honors course sequence, English 250 through English 258, is recommended for students in the Honors Program but is also open to other qualified students. Most courses are weekly seminars on major writers and topics relating to intellectual and cultural backgrounds of English and American literature.

250. Honors I: Approaches to Literature

First semester. Three credits. Hours by arrangement. Open only with consent of instructor. May be used to satisfy the ENGL 110 or 111 requirement. Not open for credit to students who have passed ENGL 109 or 110 or 111. May not be used to meet the English major requirements. 

Study of a variety of approaches to literature and of their critical assumptions.

251W. Honors II: American Literature

Second semester. Three credits. Hours by arrangement. Open only with consent of instructor. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

Early writers and Romantics through Twain and James.

252W. Honors III: American Literature

First semester. Three credits. Hours by arrangement. Open only with consent of instructor. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

Realism, naturalism, modern American authors.

253W. Honors IV: English Literature

First semester, alternate years. Three credits. Open only with consent of instructor. Hours by arrangement. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

Medieval through Jacobean literature.

254W. Honors V: English Literature

First semester, alternate years. Three credits. Hours by arrangement. Open only with consent of instructor. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

Seventeenth and eighteenth century to Romantics.

255W. Honors VI: English Literature

Second semester, alternate years. Three credits. Hours by arrangement. Open only with consent of instructor. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

Nineteenth century literature.

256W. Honors VII: English Literature

Second semester, alternate years. Three credits. Hours by arrangement. Open only with consent of instructor. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. 

Twentieth century literature.

258. Honors VIII: Honors Thesis

Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Open only with consent of instructor. All Honors students writing an Honors Thesis must register for this course in their last semester after consultation with the director of their thesis and the English department advisor to Honors Students, who is the instructor of record.

261. Latina/o Literature

(Also offered as PRLS 232.) Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250 or instructor consent. Gonzalez

Extensive readings in Latina/o literature from the late nineteenth century to the present. CA 4.

262. Studies in Latina/o Literature

(Also offered as PRLS 233.) Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250 or instructor consent. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic. Gonzalez

Advanced study of a theme, form, author, or movement in contemporary Latina/o literature. 

264. Studies in Individual Writers

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. May be repeated for credit with a change in topic.

Concentrated study in one or two authors writing in English. 

265W. Seminar in American Studies

(Also offered as INTD 265W.) Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: 105 or 110 or 111 or 250.

An in-depth study of an event, historical period, or cultural production from an interdisciplinary perspective.

266. Studies in Criticism

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: 105 or 110 or 111 or 250.

Studies in the history and theories of literary criticism.

267. Studies in Literature

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. May be repeated for credit with a change in topic. 

Advanced exploration of various limited topics, such as a particular literary theme, form, or movement, to be announced from semester to semester.

268W. Seminars in Literature

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. May be repeated for credit with a change in topic. 

Intensive study of various limited topics, such as a particular literary theme, form, or movement, to be announced from semester to semester. Small classes with an emphasis on writing.
 

269. Introduction to LGBT Literature

Either semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores or higher. 

An introduction to themes of sexual diversity in literature, related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered issues. CA 4.
 

270. American Literature to 1880

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. Open to sophomores or higher. 

American literature from the beginnings: Poe, Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman, Douglass, Stowe, Dickinson, Twain, and others.

270W. American Literature to 1880

Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109. Open to sophomores or higher. 

271. American Literature Since 1880

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250.  Open to sophomores or higher. 

Modern and contemporary American literature: James, Wharton, Dreiser, Cather, Frost, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Morrison, and others.

271W. American Literature Since 1880

Prerequisite: ENGL both 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. Open to sophomores or higher. 

272. Native American Literature

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. Open to sophomores or higher. Tilton, Makowski

Examination of the literatures of pre-contact, post-contact, and contemporary indigenous American cultures.

274. Asian American Literature

(Also offered as AASI 274.) Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. Open to sophomores higher. 

Literature, theatre, film about Asian American communities and culture in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.

276. Black American Writers I

First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL both 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

Critical and historical examination of the literature of black American writers from Phyllis Wheatley to the present.

276W. Black American Writers I

First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:  ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

277W. Black American Writers II

Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

Extensive readings in the works of four or five contemporary black American writers. CA 4.

278. Ethnic Literatures of the United States

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.

The literatures of ethnic American authors. Writers may include Natachee Scott Momaday, Maxine Hong Kingston, Zora Neale Hurston, Rolando Hinojosa, Bernard Malumud, Nicholasa Mohr, John Fante, among others. CA 4.

278W. Ethnic Literatures of the United States

Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250 or both 105 and 109.
CA 4.

279. Advanced Study: Drama

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250

Intensive study of particular topics in dramatic literature.  May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.

280. Advanced Study: Poetry

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.

Intensive study of particular topics in poetry. 

281. Advanced Study: Prose

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.

Intensive study of particular topics in literary prose. 

282. Advanced Study: Literary Criticism and Theory

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250.   May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.

Intensive study of particular topics in literary criticism and theory. 

283. Advanced Study: British Literature

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.

Intensive study of particular topics in the literature of the British Isles.  May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.

284. Advanced Study: American Literature

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.

Intensive study of particular topics in the literature of the United States.  May be repeated for credit with a change of topic. 

285. Women in Literature 

First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250.

Analysis of the representation of women in a variety of works from different countries.

286. Women in Twentieth-Century Literature

First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250.

Analysis of the representation of women in a variety of works from different countries.

287. Advanced Study: Ethnic Literature

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic. 

Intensive study of particular topics in British or American literature written by ethnic writers. 

288. Advanced Study: Anglophone Literature

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic. 

Intensive study of particular topics in the English literature of one or more regions, such as South Asia, Africa or the Caribbean. 

289. Advanced Study: Literature of Australia, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.

Intensive study of particular topics in the literature of these Commonwealth countries. 

290. Advanced Study: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Literature

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.

Intensive study of particular topics in the literary expression of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered identity. 

291. Literature and Other Disciplines

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. May be repeated for credit with a change in topic. 

The relationship of literature to other fields of study. Course content will vary by section.

292. Studies in Britain

Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. Hours by arrangement. Open only with consent of instructor. 

Studies in the British Isles during the intersession, supplemented by weekly seminars in Storrs. Direct experience with aspects of English literature in its social and artistic milieu.

293. Foreign Study

Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. Prerequisite: ENGL105 or 110 or 111 or 250. May be repeated for credit. Consent of department head required, normally to be granted prior to the student's departure. May count toward the major with consent of the advisor. 

Special topics taken in a foreign study program.

294. Publishing

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250.

Publishing and writing for publication in the Information Age. Topics include desktop publishing, web-page design, and the presentation of materials on the Internet. No previous experience with computers is required.

294C. Publishing

Either semester. Three credits.

Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250

295. Variable Topics

Either semester. Three credits. With a change in topics, may be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. Other prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.

296. Writing Practicum

Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit with a change in topic. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250.

A concentrated introduction to (or review of) a particular aspect of composition. Courses will focus on such topics as writing and publishing on the Internet, legal writing, grammar review, grammar by computer, business writing, and web-page design.

297. Writing Internship

Either semester. Credit and hours by arrangement, not to exceed six credits per semester. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250.  May be repeated  for credit. Open only with consent of instructor. No more than eight credits may be earned in a single placement, and no more than three credits may be counted towards completion of  requirements for the English major. Students taking this course will be assigned a grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory).

Training in writing in a supervised field placement.

298. Special Topics

Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. With a change in content, may be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. Other prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.

299. Independent Study

Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. Open only with consent of instructor and approval of either the department head, or the department undergraduate coordinator. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic. 

Supervised reading and writing on a subject of special interest to the student.