Department of English and Comparative Literature

Paul Gulino, M.F.A., Interim Chair

Professors: Axelrod, Fite, Gunner, Nakell, Paterno, Ruppel, Watson, Yeager;

Associate Professors: Lehnhof, O'Brien;

Assistant Professors: Esdale, Glaser, Jankowski, Leahy, Levin, Magosaki, Pedersen;

Instructors: Blaylock, Hall, Osborn.

Bachelor of Arts in English

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Master of Arts in English

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

The mission of the department of English and comparative literature is to exemplify and encourage the ability to think creatively and critically, and to express ideas with clarity and intellectual rigor; to develop a detailed knowledge of several cultural traditions; and to foster the desire to explore related fields of study, such as psychology, history, philosophy, linguistics, sociology and religious studies. The department provides Chapman students with innovative and rigorous instruction in critical thinking and writing skills, in-depth knowledge of the world's literary traditions and a basis for lifelong learning in an interdisciplinary context.

English degree programs give students knowledge and skills they can use to succeed in many careers. English is particularly useful as a double major or minor in combination with business, pre–law, social work, government, pre–med and media studies. English alumni employ their highly sought–after thinking and communication skills as copy editors, advertising executives, software developers, reporters, technical writers, teachers and professors.

Extracurricular Opportunities

In addition to an outstanding curriculum, the major in English and comparative literature at Chapman offers students opportunities and activities in a variety of academic and professional areas including:

• Sigma Tau Delta, National English Honors Society
• London Theatre Tour
• Summer courses taught abroad
• Tutoring in the Writing Center
• Internships in schools, news organizations, and corporations
• Poetry and fiction readings
• Distinguished Writers Series
• The Panther student newspaper
• Plain Rap, journal of student scholarship
• Elephant Tree Chapman's creative writing journal
• Papyrus, departmental newsletter
• John Fowles Center for Creative Writing

Departmental Honors

The department faculty awards departmental honors to students who have demonstrated outstanding work in their area. Requirements for consideration are nomination by a faculty member and a GPA of 3.330 in the major.

Bachelor of Arts in English

Under the guidance of faculty advisors, English majors complete a program in one of two areas of study: literature and journalism. Each student is required to take the 15–credit core in addition to 27 credits of elective courses.

English core course requirements (15 credits)

Literature area of study

English core course requirements (15 credits)

elective courses (27 credits)

At least 21 of the 27 elective credits must be at the 300 or 400-level. Electives must include:

diversity (6 credits): in world literature, comparative literature, literature in translation, women's literature, or multicultural literature

pre-1850 (6 credits): in literature written before 1850

post-1850 (6 credits): in literature written after 1850

diversity (6 credits)

The following courses satisfy the diversity requirement. Other courses--such as special topics courses--may also be used to satisfy this requirement, depending on their focus.

literature written before 1850 (6 credits)

The following courses satisfy the pre-1850 requirement. Other courses--such as special topics courses--may also be used to satisfy this requirement, depending on their focus.

literature written after 1850 (6 credits)

The following courses satisfy the post-1850 requirement. Other courses--such as special topics courses--may also be used to satisfy this requirement, depending on their focus.

additional elective courses (9 credits)

Journalism area of study

Journalism prepares students for a career in the news media. Journalism students are encouraged to minor in history, american studies, foreign languages, music, religion, art history, peace studies, political science or theatre.

English core course requirements (15 credits)

journalism core courses (15 credits)

journalism electives (9 credits)

three of the following

elective credits of literature (6 credits)

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

With its focus on the study of important works, this degree combines literature courses and writing workshops to explore students' talents as creative writers.

core creative writing classes (15 credits)

elective writing classes (12 credits)

four of the following

core literature and theory classes (15 credits)

elective literature classes (9 credits)

Choose any three 300-400 level literature classes

Minor in English

A minor in English requires a total of 18 credits in English above ENG 104, with at least nine upper–division credits. Students who wish to design a minor in a particular area of study should speak with an advisor in the department of English and comparative literature.

Department of English Graduate Degrees

Master of Arts

The master of arts program in English provides quality instruction and personal guidance from experienced, nationally–known scholars and creative writers. The master's degree offers the academic credentials necessary for community college teaching and preparation for doctoral study as well as a rich background for teachers and professionals at all levels. (See the Graduate Catalog for more details.)

Master of Fine Arts

The department of English and comparative literature offers the master of fine arts degree in creative writing. The MFA is a terminal degree, and qualifies the holder to teach at the college and university level. (See the Graduate Catalog for more details.)

Course Descriptions – English and Comparative Literature

ENG 103 Seminar in Rhetoric and Writing

Prerequisite, appropriate placement score and a passing evaluation on the placement essay. In this course on the theory and practice of writing effective essays, students master a variety of essay modes by completing a wide range of assignments. Topics will vary; instructors will submit topic-specific syllabi for individual sections from which students will be able to choose. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 104 Writing About Literature

In this course, students will learn to read, analyze and write about the rhetorical and stylistic aspects of fiction, drama, and poetry. Using a variety of theoretical approaches, students will learn to write critically about literature, incorporating and making proper use of source materials. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 199 Individual Study

(Offered as needed.) 1-6 credits.

ENG 200 Introduction to Literary Studies

This course focuses on the practices of critical reading and writing that are the foundation for literary study. Students will develop theoretical, technical and practical knowledge that will enable them to analyze and write about a wide range of literary texts, including short fiction, drama and poetry. This course fulfills the Written Inquiry component of the GE and is strongly recommended for those intending to major in English. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 204 Introduction to Creative Writing

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Instructors introduce students to the art of writing fiction, poetry, and drama. Students may publish their works in Elephant Tree, Chapman's creative writing journal. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 205 Research-Based Writing

Provides students with intensive experience in research-based academic writing. The course focuses on the shaping and presenting of reports, analyses, and arguments, with special attention to research methodologies, the nature of evidence and evidence use, style(s) and voice(s), audience issues, and document design. Includes the study of essential elements of rhetorical theory; experience with historical, ethnographic, and empirical research methods; and use of text–based and multimodal written forms, including essays, reports, narrative, and visual/electronic text. This course is appropriate for all majors, and no specialized writing experience is assumed. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 206 Critical Literacies and Community Writing

This course provides an opportunity to explore public discourse, to see how dominant cultural expressions shape members of communities as well as how individuals and groups shape cultural messages. Students will critically observe and analyze public texts and events. The course is based upon the idea that bringing the "texts" in their lives to attention as material for reflection and deliberation provides students an opportunity to identify the rhetorical patterns used to enact community aims and to empower students to develop a voice in this public forum. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 207 Composing Culture: Ethnographic Research and Academic Writing

Composing Culture engages students in ethnographic research methods that facilitate understanding people and situations different from their own and in writing for the community and the academy. Students will learn and implement ethnographic research methods valuable to the humanities and social sciences and will employ the core concepts and methods of field writing as the basis for reading assignments and writing projects. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 208 Written Inquiry: Composing Self

In English 208 students explore the relationship between identity and writing. Students will study a variety of genres (personal essays, researched essays, academic articles, news reports, case studies, and ethnographies) and theoretical approaches to learn how and why writers create versions of themselves for rhetorical effect. While investigating identity construction in writing, students will hone their own rhetorical and stylistic skills. Students will compose narratives, essays, reports, and multi-genre compositions, drawing from personal experience, observation, and primary and secondary sources. The course will also address the role of self in the research-writing process by requiring students to conduct original academic research projects. This course is appropriate for all majors, and no specialized writing experience is assumed. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 210 Panther Workshop

Students join the staff of Chapman's newspaper to report and write stories. Training includes setting goals and responsibilities, making ethical and political decisions, and meeting deadlines. Graded on a pass/no pass basis. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits.

ENG 215 Theory and Practice of Journalism

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Students study and practice news gathering and reporting, emphasizing the development of writing skills. Assignments include finding news sources, using interviewing techniques, and writing acceptable news copy, feature stories, editorials, critical reviews, and personal interviews. The history, philosophy, ethics, and major criticism of the news media are covered. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 218 Layout and Design

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Students study the fundamentals of design in newspaper and magazine journalism. Students examine the aesthetic components that create newspaper and magazine formulae: components of design, types of layout, photography and art, typography, and production stages. Students are expected to contribute to the design of a campus or community publication. Fee $75. (Offered fall semester, alternate years.) 1–3 credits.

ENG 228 Introduction to Screenwriting

Prerequisite, Admission to the undergraduate program in Creative Writing. Students discuss, criticize, and evaluate the techniques of commercial, feature screenwriting (the screenwriting workshop) at the introductory level in order to produce a potentially marketable work. (Offered alternate semesters.) 3 credits..

ENG 229 Experimental Course

(Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

ENG 230 Introduction to Shakespeare

English 230 provides a general introduction to Shakespeare by considering representative tragedies, comedies, histories, and romances. Designed for those without extensive prior knowledge, this course gives students a historical, literary, and theoretical understanding of Shakespeare's dramatic works. English 230 does not count toward the English major. Majors should take ENG 430 or 432. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 236 Studies in Literary Tradition

This course provides an overview of some of the major texts of the western literary tradition. Readings may include The Odyssey, The Aeneid, Metamorphoses, the Bible, The Inferno, The Decameron, and Don Quixote. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 237 British Literature I

This course provides a brief survey of the major texts and traditions of British literature, from its beginnings to about 1800. Students will read works from the Anglo-Saxon to the Restoration eras, with attention to constantly changing aesthetic, literary, and cultural contexts. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 238 British Literature II

This survey introduces a wide range of literature written in Great Britain between 1789 (when Blake published Songs of Innocence) and the present. An enormous amount of important work was written over these two centuries, and they span four major periods: Romantic, Victorian, Modern, and Post Modern. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 239 American Literature

This course examines the construction of "America" and the "American" in U.S. literature and culture from the seventeenth century to the present. Beginning with colonial writers, the course surveys such literary movements and genres as Transcendentalism, Slave Narratives, American Realism and Modernism, the Harlem Renaissance, and contemporary Postmodernism and Multiculturalism. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 240 World Literature to 400 CE

Students will study major works of early literature from both Western and non-Western traditions. Representative texts might range from Gilgamesh to Greek drama to the Bhagavad Gita and the poetry of T'ao Ch'ien. Western texts will not duplicate those read in ENG 236. This course can be used to satisfy either the diversity or the pre-1850 distribution requirement for English majors. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits.

ENG 242 World Literature from 400 to 1600 CE

This course will feature non-Anglophone literary texts from Western and non-Western traditions. Representative texts might include works of the European Middle Ages and Renaissance not covered in ENG 236, as well as T 'ang poetry, and selections from The Tale of Genji and Rumi's poetry. This course can be used to satisfy either the diversity or the pre--1850 distribution requirement for English majors. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits.

ENG 244 World Literature from 1600 to 1900 CE

Students read chosen works of non-Anglophone literature from 1600 to 1900. Emphasis may vary to focus on the relationship of literature to other arts and cultures. Authors may include Moliere, Sor Juana, Mme de Lafayette, Voltaire, Cao Xueqin, Basho, Rousseau, Goethe, Baudelaire, Dostoevsky, Flaubert, Ibsen. This course can be used to satisfy the diversity distribution requirement for English majors. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits.

ENG 250 Introduction to Fiction

Students read and analyze selected short stories and novels in conjunction with critical commentary chosen to represent a wide range of theoretical viewpoints. Authors studied vary each semester, but might include Hawthorne, Melville, Gogol, Maupassant, Chopin, Austen, Hemingway, Carver, O'Conner, Atwood, and Morrison. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 252 Introduction to Poetry

This course on the history of modern poetry (from 1800 to the present) studies, among other subjects, the many variations of poetic form, subjectivity and language, and the function of poetry in society. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 253 Photojournalism

This class will cover principles of photojournalism, ethics and visual newsgathering with an emphasis on accuracy and conduct. Caption writing, basic newsgathering, and image photo editing will be discussed. Digital darkroom, scanning and workflow will be discussed. Must have access to 35mm camera. Fee: $75. (Offered interterm.) 3 credits.

ENG 254 Introduction to Drama

By reading plays from ancient to modern times, including comedy, tragedy, and the variant literary forms that lie between, students learn the history and structuring principles of drama. Modern playwrights may include Puig, Mamet, Hwang, Wilson, and Wasserstein. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 260 Literature into Film

This course examines how selected works of written literature are translated into films. Discussions will focus on the difference imposed by the printed word and cinema in shaping the same material into two different artistic expressions. The course will investigate the adaptation of literary works such as Shakespeare's Othello, Shelley's Frankenstein, Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Hammett's Maltese Falcon or King's "The Body." Designed for non-majors, ENG 260 does not count toward the English major. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

ENG 271 Introduction to Linguistics

Through an introduction to the major characteristics and components of human language, students become familiar with the power and complexity of language, the way it influences our interaction with other people, and its potential contribution to understanding ourselves and society. (Offered every year.) 3 credits.

ENG 290 Internship

Internships in the English Department are offered with the cooperation of various organizations. Interns employ critical reading, writing, and research skills and acquire significant work experience related to the English major. Students may learn new skills and explore career opportunities. 1-3 credits.

ENG 299 Individual Study

(Offered as needed.) 1-3 credits.

ENG 301 Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. This course examines the major trends, theories, interpretative methodologies, and techniques of literary criticism and cultural studies. ENG 301 is the gateway course for the literature emphasis in the English major. It must be taken prior to or concurrent with all 300- or 400-level literature courses. (Concurrent enrollment requires permission of advisor.) (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 302 Writing About Diverse Cultures

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Designed for students who have fulfilled their basic writing requirements but need additional instruction and practice to be better prepared to meet the expectations of upper-division courses, this class sharpens writing skills through the study of writers from diverse and non–Western cultures. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 303 Technical Writing

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Recommended for majors in natural science, social sciences, business, and pre–law, this course provides intensive practice in writing for students who wish to work in technical or professional fields. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 304 Advanced Creative Writing

Prerequisite, ENG 204. More specialized than introductory creative writing, this course focuses on single genres: fiction, poetry, or drama. Students are encouraged to submit their work to Elephant Tree Chapman's creative writing journal, and prepare a portfolio of their work to send to agents and publishers. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 305 Business Writing

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Covering the various areas of writing for business, industry, and government, this course teaches students how to write business reports, job descriptions, résumés, abstracts, letters, and memoranda. International and intercultural business communication are emphasized. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 306 Language and Power

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Engages students in the critical analysis of language in an interdisciplinary context, as a form of social action, whether consciously used to influence policy or passively employed as one means of reproducing values and ideological systems. Students will learn a variety of approaches to discourse analysis in order to explore representations and constructions of gender, race, class, and culture in various media. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 307 Foundations of Rhetorical Studies

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Designed as a gateway to all upper-division rhetoric offerings, this course will familiarize students with major themes and epistemologies in the history of Rhetoric. Beginning with the pre-Socratics and ending with post-modernism, students will explore the theoretical shifts and major figures that define a modern study of Rhetoric. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 308 Public Affairs Reporting

Prerequisite, ENG 215, or consent of instructor. Emphasizing public affairs reporting, this course teaches the process of writing news stories for print and broadcast media. Skills developed include gathering information, obtaining public documents, writing beat stories, interviewing, and copy preparation. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 309 Theories of the Short Story

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Students examine the stylistic and formal elements of the short story/novella. (Offered every year.) 3 credits.

ENG 312 Writing the Short Story

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Students examine the stylistic and formal elements of the short story, write short stories which the professor and fellow students critique in a workshop. (Offered every year.) 3 credits.

ENG 314 Writing the Novel

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Students examine the stylistic and formal elements of the novel and work on their own novel which the professor and fellow students critique in a workshop. (Offered every year.) 3 credits.

ENG 316 Writing Poetry

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Students examine the history, stylistic and formal elements, and theories of poetry. They write poems which they bring into class for critique by the professor and fellow students in a workshop setting. (Offered every year.) 3 credits.

ENG 317 Copy Editing

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Students gain experience and direction in developing efficient copy editing skills for newspapers and magazines. Students practice formal copy editing on various types of copy, including wire copy. Attention is also given to such areas as picture editing, writing captions and cutlines, fundamentals of design and editing broadcast news and feature copy. May require lab fee: $75. (Offered fall semester, alternate years.) 3 credits.

ENG 318 Intermediate Screenwriting

Prerequisite, ENG 228. Students discuss, criticize, evaluate and study the techniques of commercial, feature screenwriting with emphasis on such elements as plotting, character, dialogue and formatting. The course will be arranged both as a seminar and a workshop. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every year.) 3 credits.

ENG 320 American Literature before 1870

Prerequisite, ENG 301. Authors studied in this survey of colonial and early American literature (through the Civil War era) may include Bradstreet, Rowlandson, Edwards, Brown, Irving, Poe, Fuller, Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, Douglass, Jacobs, Whitman, and Dickinson. This course can be used to satisfy the pre-1850 distribution requirement for English majors. (Offered every third semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 322 American Literature from 1870 to 1950

Prerequisite, ENG 301. Authors studied in this survey of American literature from the late nineteenth century to the 1940s may include Twain, James, Chesnutt, Dreiser, Wharton, Frost, Stein, Eliot, Williams, Hughes, Hemingway, Larsen, Faulkner, West, Hurston, O'Neill, Wilder, and Wright. This course can be used to satisfy the post-1850 distribution requirement for English majors.(Offered every third semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 324 American Literature Since 1950

Prerequisite, ENG 301. Authors studied in this survey of American literature since the 1950s may include Miller, O'Connor, Ellison, Baldwin, Brooks, O'Hara, Ashbery, Plath, Albee, Barth, Pynchon, DeLillo, Morrison, Kingston, Mamet, Robinson, Gaitskill, Kushner, Hejinian, and Bernstein. This course can be used to satisfy the post-1850 distribution requirement for English majors. (Offered every third semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 326 Topics in American Literature

Prerequisite, ENG 301. Examining significant themes in American literature, this course can be repeated for credit with a different focus. Dependent upon its focus, this course might be used to satisfy a distribution requirement for English majors. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 327 Multicultural Literatures of the U.S.

Prerequisite, ENG 301. Examining alienation, assimilation, oppression, ethnic pride, and the twin searches for meaning and an authentic voice in minority literature in America, this course might focus on African–American, Asian–American, or Chicano/Latino literature. This course can be used to satisfy the diversity distribution requirement for English majors. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 329 Experimental Course

(Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

ENG 330 Medieval Literature

Prerequisite, ENG 301. This course explores the literature and culture of medieval Europe, particularly Great Britain, is covered, emphasizing Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Course may include Beowulf, Arthurian romances, ballads, cycles of religious plays, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Vision of Piers Plowman, Pearl, or Chaucer's earlier poetry. This course can be used to satisfy the pre-1850 distribution requirement for English majors. (Offered fall semester, alternate years.) 3 credits.

ENG 331 Early Modern Literature

Prerequisite, ENG 301. Survey of the major authors, genres, and themes of the early modern era (ca. 1500–1650) with attention to historical and cultural contexts. This course can be used to satisfy the pre-1850 distribution requirement for English majors. (Offered fall semester, alternate years.) 3 credits.

ENG 333 Restoration and Eighteenth Century British Literature

Prerequisite, ENG 301. Surveying English literature from 1660 to 1784, this course emphasizes the social and psychological transitions to modern times. Themes covered include the stereotyping of sex–roles and family life, the rise of the middle–class morality, social and political satire, the conflict between religion and the "new science," and the growth of sentimentalism. This course can be used to satisfy the pre--1850 distribution requirement for English majors. (Offered spring semester, alternate years.) 3 credits.

ENG 334 Romantic Literature

Prerequisite, ENG 301. Through the works of such poets as Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats, this course covers the romantic revolution in English literature from the late 18th century to 1832. This course can be used to satisfy the pre-1850 distribution requirement for English majors. (Offered spring semester, alternate years.) 3 credits.

ENG 335 Victorian Literature

Prerequisite, ENG 301. This course explores the tensions — artistic, moral, and social — of Victorian England from 1832–1900. While reading the works of such writers as Tennyson, Arnold, Browning, Bronte, Dickens, Hardy, Hopkins, and Wilde, students will discover how these works relate to trends in art, architecture, fashion, politics, science, and philosophy. This course can be used to satisfy the post-1850 distribution requirement for English majors. (Offered spring semester, alternate years.) 3 credits.

ENG 336 Modern British Literature

Prerequisite, ENG 301. This course explores literary modernism and post-modernism in Britain through representative masterworks of fiction, poetry and drama. Featured writers may include such figures as Yeats, Conrad, Shaw, Ford, Joyce, Lawrence, Dorothy Richardson, Eliot, Woolf, Thomas, Beckett, Fowles, Byatt and Stoppard. This course can be used to satisfy the post-1850 distribution requirement for English majors. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 337 Topics in British Literature

Prerequisite, ENG 301. This course examines significant themes, genres, or movements in British literature. Possible courses include postcolonial literature, literature of war, and British women writers. Can be repeated for credit with a different focus. Dependent upon its focus, this course might be used to satisfy one of the distribution requirements for English majors. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

ENG 339 World Literature from 1900 to the present

Prerequisite, ENG 301. Students read chosen works of non-Anglophone literature from 1900 to the present. Emphasis may vary to focus on the relationship of literature to other arts and cultures. Authors may include Achebe, Akhmatova, Beckett, Bely, Borges, Calvino, Césaire, Kafka, Kawabata, Lispector, Lorca, Lu, Mahfouz, Marquez, Pirandello, Proust, Queneau, Rilke, Rulfo. This course can be used to satisfy either the diversity or the post-1850 distribution requirement for English majors. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits.

ENG 340 The Bible as Literature: The Hebrew Scriptures

(Same as REL 340.) Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. This course considers the Hebrew Scripture as literature. Key texts of various genres from the Hebrew Scriptures will be examined. Clarification of the parameters of biblical scholarships and interpretation will be established. Literary criticism will be employed to engage the various genres of biblical literature. This course prioritizes clear and creative articulation using writing skills. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 341 The Bible as Literature: The Christian Scriptures

(Same as REL 341.) Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. This course considers the Christian Scripture as literature. Key texts of various genres from the Christian Scriptures will be examined. Clarification of the parameters of biblical scholarships and interpretation will be established. Literary criticism will be employed to engage the various genres of biblical literature. This course prioritizes clear and creative articulation using writing skills. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 346 Special Studies in Literature

Prerequisite, ENG 301. This course is concentrated on one area, such as literature of exile, law and literature, or Canadian literature. Credit may be arranged to travel in a foreign country while studying the literature of that country. The course may be designed to meet individual student interests. The London Theatre Tour and Literary London are offered as sections of ENG 346. Dependent on its focus, this course might be used to satisfy one of the distribution requirements for English majors. (Offered as needed.) 1–6 credits.

ENG 347 Topics in Literary and Cultural Studies

(Same as SOC 347.) Prerequisite, ENG 301. In this course, students investigate significant themes or movements in literature and culture. Topics vary; can repeated for credit with a different focus. Dependent on its focus, this course might be used to satisfy one of the distribution requirements for English majors. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

ENG 399 Independent Study and Research

(Offered as needed.) 1-6 credits.

ENG 400 Advanced Rhetoric

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. In this course designed to improve students' critical thinking, reading, and writing skills specific to their majors, students write for academic and professional audiences, reading and discussing challenging texts and responding to different writing purposes and audiences relevant to their participation in professional and civic life. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 404 Techniques in Writing: Fiction or Poetry

Prerequisite, ENG 304. Through lectures and workshops, students practice producing publishable fiction or poetry. Techniques of fiction may include plot development, viewpoint selection, three–dimensional characterization, dialogue, scene and summary settings, and theme. Techniques of poetry may include study of sound, imagery, figurative language, symbolism, and mechanics. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 406 Advanced Workshop in Writing: Fiction or Poetry

Prerequisite, ENG 404. Students discuss, criticize, and evaluate novel chapters (in the fiction workshop) or individual poems (in the poetry workshop) or study of the techniques of commercial, feature screenwriting (the screenwriting workshop) in order to produce a publishable work. Students work within their chosen genre and form, and the guidelines of various genres and forms are examined. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 409 Literary Forum: John Fowles Center Contemporary Writers Core

Prerequisite, ENG 204. Literary Forum studies six contemporary authors and their work in conjunction with a lecture and reading series sponsored by the John Fowles Center for Creative Writing. Lectures and/or readings conducted by novelists, poets, critics, screenwriters, and creative non–fiction writers held every year during the spring semester and the reading and analysis assignments are based on the visiting writers' works. This course will focus not only on the series' writers, but on contemporary writing in general both in the Americas and in Europe. This course can be used to satisfy the post-1850 distribution requirement for English majors. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 410 Panther Workshop

Prerequisite, Panther editors only, or consent of instructor. For editors and senior writers working on the university's weekly newspaper. In addition to mastering skills learned in ENG 210, ENG 410 students will master editing, management, and layout and design skills. Letter grade. (Offered every semester.) 1–3 credits.

ENG 411 Publishing News Online

Prerequisites, ENG 308 and reliable transportation. This is an advanced journalism course for students interested in learning how to launch and manage an online publication of news and features. Students will develop a prototype online publication that covers individual schools and/or communities on a weekly basis. Students will write news, features, and service pieces. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

ENG 413 Online Magazine Production

Prerequisites, Written Inquiry, ENG 215, or consent of instructor. In this study of the organization, layout, writing, and production of magazines, students examine editorial administration, special interest magazines, design and layout, magazine formula, editing and typography, advertising and writing. Students will create their own magazine as well as assist with a campus magazine or journal. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 414 Feature Writing

Prerequisites, Written Inquiry, ENG 215. This course teaches feature writing with an emphasis on the extended feature article and personality profile. Assignments may also include advanced practice in writing editorials, critical reviews, humor, columns, and advertising copy. (Offered spring semester, alternate years.) 3 credits.

ENG 415 Topics in Journalism

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Designed for the student interested in contemporary journalism and the role journalism plays in the world or specific areas. Sample topics might include: current trends in journalism, the foreign press today, journalism and the business world, minorities and the press, contemporary newspaper literature, reporting public affairs. May be repeated for credit. May require lab fee: $75. (Offered interterm, alternate years.) 3 credits.

ENG 429 Experimental Course

(Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

ENG 430 Shakespeare's Comedies and Histories

Prerequisite, ENG 301. Advanced study of approximately 10 of Shakespeare's comedies and histories with attention to their literary, historical, and cultural contexts. This course can be used to satisfy the pre-1850 distribution requirements for English majors. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 432 Shakespeare's Tragedies and Romances

Prerequisite, ENG 301. Advanced study of approximately 10 of Shakespeare's tragedies and romances with attention to their literary, historical, and cultural contexts. This course can be used to satisfy the pre-1850 distribution requirement for English majors. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 434 The English Novel

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Examining the origins and development of the English novel to 1900, this course relates significant works to the social and psychological factors that influenced their making, including politics, religion, history, and economic conditions. Writers studied include Fielding, Sterne, Austen, Dickens, Eliot, Thackeray, and Hardy. (Offered fall semester, alternate years.) 3 credits.

ENG 440 Continental Fiction to 1900

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Students examine the fiction of the most significant European writers from the ancient Greek and Roman romances to the 19th century French and Russian realists. Students read masterworks like Petronius' Satyricon, Cervantes' Don Quixote, Voltaire's Candide, Balzac's Pere Goriot, and Tolstoy's War and Peace. (Offered fall semester, alternate years.) 3 credits.

ENG 441 Topics in Drama

Prerequisite, ENG 301. An opportunity for in-depth study, this course may focus on a single theme, historical period, or group of writers. Possible topics include the revenge tragedy, Renaissance drama (excluding Shakespeare), the theater of the absurd, and contemporary drama. Some sections include attendance of plays on or off campus. Can be repeated for credit with a different focus. Dependent upon its focus, this course might be used to satisfy one of the distribution requirements for English majors. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

ENG 442 Topics in Poetry

Prerequisite, ENG 301. This course may concentrate on one or more poets, poetic movements, or periods. It may include a comparative approach to either a group of national poetries or at least two national or shared-language poetries. Can be repeated for credit with a different focus. Dependent upon is focus, this course might be used to satisfy one of the distribution requirements for English majors. (Offered spring semester, alternate years.) 3 credits.

ENG 443 Topics in Fiction

Prerequisite, ENG 301. Students study short stories, novels, and novellas from Europe, Asia, Latin America, and/or North America. Can be repeated for credit with a different focus. Dependent upon its focus, this course might be used to satisfy one of the distribution requirements for English majors. (Offered fall semester, alternate years.) 3 credits.

ENG 445 Major Author(s)

Prerequisite, ENG 301. Students concentrate on the writings of either one significant author or a group of authors who can be profitably studied together. Examples of major figures include, but are not limited to, Chaucer, Spenser, Milton, Pope, Swift, Johnson, Keats, Dickens, Hawthorne, Melville, Pound, Eliot, Woolf, Joyce, Proust, Kazantzakis, and Faulkner. Can be repeated for credit with a different focus. Dependent upon its focus, this course might be used to satisfy one of the distribution requirements for English majors. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 446 Topics in Rhetoric

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. An opportunity for in-depth study, this course may focus on a single theme, historical period, or group of rhetoricians. Possible topics include Early Rhetoric (Greek, Roman, early Christian, medieval and scholastic); History of Rhetoric from the English Renaissance to today; the Rhetoric of the American Slavery Debate, History of Women Rhetoricians, the Rhetoric of Technology. May be repeated for credit with different emphasis. Dependent upon its emphasis, this course might be used to satisfy one of the distribution requirements for English majors. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

ENG 447 Topics in Comparative Literature

Prerequisite, ENG 301. Other prerequisites vary according to topic. See instructor or syllabus. This course analyzes key themes, motifs, and principles which integrate philosophy, psychology, politics, sociology or the history of ideas with literature. Recent themes have included Poetics of the Novel; Writers Writing from the Margin, Women in Love and Other Emotional States; Poetry or Prose? May be repeated for credit with a different focus. This course can be used to satisfy the diversity distribution requirement for English majors. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

ENG 449 Literature in Translation

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Readings in English translations of literary works from one foreign language such as Spanish, French, Russian, German, Italian, or Japanese. May be repeated for credit with a different focus. This course can be used to satisfy the diversity distribution requirement for English majors. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

ENG 454 Literary Criticism to 1900

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Influential critics' discussions about literature's moral value, the artist's creative process, and the relationship between art and life are considered from a historical perspective. Authors studied include Plato, Aristotle, Horace, Longinus, Sidney, Dryden, Johnson, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Arnold, and Wilde. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 456 Topics in Literary Theory and Criticism

Prerequisite, ENG 301. This course allows for the intensive study of significant movements in or theoretical approaches to literary and cultural studies. Possible topics include literary criticism to 1900, feminist theory, and poststructuralism. May be repeated for credit with a different focus. Dependent upon its focus, this course might be used to satisfy one of the distribution requirements for English majors. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

ENG 462 Topics in Literature and Film

Prerequisite, ENG 301. Depending on the instructor, this course could focus on the emerging nations of Africa, the Middle East, or Central or South America. Writers and filmmakers that might be studied include Chinua Achebe, Carlos Fuentes, Gabriel García Márquez, Ousmane Sembene, Peter Weir, or Satyajet Ray. May be repeated for credit with a different focus. Dependent upon its focus, this course might be used to satisfy one of the distribution requirements for English majors. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 480 Teaching Composition

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Participants will practice various techniques for helping student writers compose rhetorically persuasive discourse, perfect diagnostic and editing skills, design whole courses and individual programs for improvement and enhancement, and validate students' progress. Students may visit current composition classes and/or observe writing tutoring sessions overseen by experienced Writing Center tutors. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 490 Independent Internship

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Students gain experience in the fields of business, industry, or academe. Work assignments relate to the major and may take place in law, editing, and business offices, print production and retail firms, newspapers, libraries, schools, or brokerage companies. P/NP. (Offered every semester.) 1–3 credits.

ENG 492 Seminar Internship

Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. Students gain experience in the fields of business, industry, or academe. Word assignments relate to the major and may take place in law, editing, and business offices, print production and retail firms, newspapers, libraries, schools or brokerage companies. P/NP. (Offered every semester.) 1–3 credits.

ENG 497 Capstone Course in Creative Writing

Prerequisites, ENG 304, senior standing or consent of instructor. This course is a capstone course for creative writing majors. The course will be devoted to reading, discussing and writing about literature as well as writing fiction. Class discussions will deal with theoretical aspects of writing and literature. Individual tutorials will answer questions, problems, and issues regarding the students' own writing. The course will touch on publishing as well. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 498 Senior Seminar

Prerequisite, senior standing or consent of instructor. A capstone course for English majors, ENG 498 is offered in two formats: one for literature majors and one for journalism majors. Literature majors will complete a substantial project relating to their major field of study. Journalism majors will develop advanced interviewing, researching, and writing skills for investigative articles and stories for print and broadcast media. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

ENG 499 Individual Study

Prerequisite, ENG 301, Senior Standing. Directed reading and/or research designed to meet specific needs of superior upper–division students. (Offered every semester.) ½ –6 credits.