This course allows students to explore a specific problematic in literary theory and criticism, drawing from more than one theoretical movement, such as structuralism, post-structuralism, psychoanalysis, Marxism, theories of gender and sexuality, and post-colonial theory. May or may not involve reading literary texts.
A survey of general linguistics as applied to the history of the English language. Includes vocabulary and dictionary study, regional and social dialects, semantics and pragmatics, childhood acquisition of language.
Study of language choices in a wide variety of texts that meet specific rhetorical situations.
Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.)
Special Notes
Maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.
Content includes the history of scholarly editing, study of different editorial approaches and principles, and the construction of a digital scholarly edition.
This course reviews professional design software and expands knowledge of visual rhetoric and design. Students prepare for the job market by assembling a professional portfolio via a CMS site.
Intensive focus on a critical and/or literary problem, discourse, theme, genre or individual author.
An advanced workshop course focusing on short fiction. Emphasis on the analysis of the short story form and how it works.
An advanced course in the reading and writing of poetry, with attention to different poetic forms and their history; the current publication scene in American poetry; an examination of print and on line journals; the preparation of a chapbook manuscript. Includes intensive study of contemporary poetry in English as well as a sampling of contemporary world poetry in translation. Includes poetry workshops almost every week.
One semester of work in public or private agencies, such as state government offices, non-profit organizations, publishing companies, newspapers, magazines, advertising agencies, or related organizations. 135 hours across the semester for 3 credits. Pro-rated hours for 1 and 2 credit versions.
(GPA-3.0) and (
ENG 123 with a minimum grade of D-)
An intensive study of one particular cultural phenomenon from a variety of critical perspectives.