English Graduate Courses

Literature
Literary Theory
Creative Writing
Drama
Film Studies
Other

Courses in Literature

601. Seminar in American Literature (II; 3, 0)
Advanced topics, such as Cross-Cultural Encounters, The American Novel, Gender and American Poetics, and Beat Generations.

602. Seminar in Major American Writers (I; 3, 0)
Study of the works of one or more major American writers.

605. Seminar in Early American Literature
Special topics or selected authors.

607. Seminar in Nineteenth-Century American Literature (I or II; 3, 0)
Special topics or selected authors.

610. Seminar in Modern American Literature (I or II; 3, 0)
Special topics or selected authors.

611. Seminar in Contemporary American Literature (I or II; 3, 0)
Special topics or selected authors.

621. Seminar in African American Literature (I or II; R; 3, 0)
Study of selected thematic, aesthetic, and ideological issues in Black American writing.

626. Seminar in Irish Studies (I or II; 3, 0)
Advanced topics in Irish literature, including Irish Women Writers, Nationalism and Literature, and Contemporary Irish Writing.

627. Seminar in Caribbean Studies (I or II; 3, 0)
Study of selected thematic, aesthetic, and ideological issues in Caribbean writing.

640. Seminar in Early English Literature to 1485 (I or II; R; 3, 0)
The language and literature of Anglo-Saxon or medieval England.

650. Seminar in Renaissance Literature (I or II; R; 3, 0)
Special topics.

660. Seminar in Restoration and 18th-century Literature (I or II; R; 3, 0)
Studies in canonical and marginalized texts, cultural and philosophical formations, and the continuing historical and theoretical relevance of the period.

670. Seminar in 19th-century English Literature (I; R; 3, 0)
Examination of a wide range of poetry and prose by selected authors with emphasis given to the literature’s historical and cultural groundings.

681. Seminar in 20th-century British Literature (I or II; 3, 0)
In-depth study of selected modern authors (such as Yeats, Joyce, H.D., Lawrence, Woolf) and of the literary tendencies of the period.

682. Seminar in Contemporary Literature (I or II; R; 3, 0)
A selective study of the most recent developments in English and American prose or poetry.

691. Seminar in Poetry (I or II; R; 3, 0)
A study of poetry as a genre and an analysis of the work of selected poets.

692. Seminar in the Novel (I or II; R; 3, 0)
Special topics.

Courses in Literary Theory

600. Introduction to Graduate Studies (I; 3,0)
Introduction to graduate study, including literary and critical theory.

698. Seminar in Literary Theory (I or II; 3, 0)
The study of Continental and American critical positions or schools from Modernism through Post-Structuralism.

Courses in Creative Writing

Advanced courses in creative writing are conducted as workshops; therefore enrollment in these courses is restricted. ENGL 608 may be repeated for credit. Individual projects in writing (e.g., a novel or a collection of verse) may be taken under the rubric of ENGL 619.

603. Seminar in Creative Nonfiction (I or II, R; 3, 0)
Personal direction of individual projects and criticism of manuscripts.

608. Seminar in Writing Poetry (I or II; R; 3, 0)
Personal direction of individual projects and criticism of manuscripts.

609. Seminar in Writing Fiction (I or II; 3, 0)
Personal direction of individual projects and criticism of manuscripts.

Courses in Drama

658. Seminar in Shakespeare (I or II; 3, 0)
Special topics. Student reports, oral and written.

693. Seminar in Contemporary Drama (I or II; R; 3, 0)
Special topics. Studies in dramatic literature, theater, and performance.

Courses in Film Studies

632. Film and Technology (I or II; 3, 0)
Traces technology’s impact on film form and content. Topics include early cinema, sound technology, widescreen, and computer-generated images. Weekly screenings.

636. Film Genres and Auteurs (I or II; 3, 0)
Examination of a particular genre (film noir, Hong Kong action movies, Westerns, etc.), director, cinematographer, screenwriter, or producer. Weekly screenings.

637. Film Theory (I or II; 3, 0)
Survey of approaches to film analysis and critique, ranging from realist/formalist debates to psychoanalytic, feminist, and semiotics approaches. Weekly screenings.

639. Special Topics in Film Studies (I or II; 3, 0)
Examination of specialized topic in film studies. Weekly screenings.