The Graduate School Bulletin
Department of English
3143 Moore Humanities
and Research Administration Building
(336) 334-5311
http://www.uncg.edu/eng
Graduate Programs:
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Technical Writing, currently not accepting applications
Master of Arts (MA) in English, 30-36 hours
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing, 36 hours
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in English, 51-57 hours
Admissions Information
Graduate Faculty
Overview
ENG English Courses
Graduate Faculty
Professors
Denise N. Baker, PhD, Middle English literature, Langland, Chaucer, Julian of Norwich, medieval women writers.
Walter H. Beale, PhD, Rhetorical theory and criticism, history of rhetoric, theory of discourse.
Elizabeth Chiseri-Strater, PhD, Composition theory and pedagogy, language and literacy, portfolio evaluation, ethnography, collaborative learning.
Keith Cushman, PhD, Modern British literature, D.H. Lawrence, modern and contemporary drama.
Stuart L. Dischell, MFA, Poetry writing, poetry and poetics, modern literature, world literature.
James E. Evans, PhD, 18th century British literature, especially fiction, drama and periodicals; theory of comedy.
SallyAnn H. Ferguson, PhD, African-American literature and language, Charles W. Chesnutt, African-American women novelists, American literature.
Mary Ellis Gibson, PhD, 19th century British literature, critical theory, Women’s Studies, modernism, imperialism, Southern women writers.
Christopher Hodgkins, PhD, Renaissance literature, 17th century lyric poetry, George Herbert, British imperial imagination, Sir Francis Drake, religion and literature, Shakespeare.
Karen L. Kilcup, PhD, 19th and early 20th century American literature, women’s and Native American literature, romanticism and regionalism, American Studies and Women’s Studies, poetry, humor, critical theory.
Robert Langenfeld, PhD, Late 19th–early 20th century British literature. Editor/Publisher ELT and ELT Press.
Christian Moraru, PhD, Literary and cultural theory, 20th century American literature with emphasis on contemporary narrative, postmodernism, comparative literature.
Craig Nova, MFA, Fiction writing (Class of ‘49 Excellence Professor).
Michael F. Parker, MFA, Fiction writing, contemporary fiction, short story, forms in fiction, novella, personal/familiar essay.
Scott B. Romine, PhD, Southern literature, modern American literature, narrative theory, autobiography, Irish literature.
Hephzibah Roskelly, PhD, Rhetoric and composition, reading theory, pedagogy, American literature.
Anne Wallace, PhD, 19th-century British literature and culture, poetry and the novel from the Restoration to the Great War, gender studies, aesthetics, historiography (Head of Department).
Stephen R. Yarbrough, PhD, Literacy; critical and rhetorical theory; history of American literature and discourse, especially 18th and 19th centuries.
Associate Professors
Michelle M. Dowd, PhD, Renaissance literature, Shakespeare and early modern drama, early modern women’s writing, feminist theory and gender studies.
Jennifer M. Keith, PhD, 18th century and Romantic British literature, poetry, satire, gender studies, William Blake.
Nancy Myers, PhD, Rhetoric and composition theory and pedagogy; history of rhetoric, composition, and English Studies; sociolinguistics; structuralism (Director of Graduate Study).
Kelly Ritter, PhD, Composition theory and pedagogy; writing program administration; teacher training; history of writing programs and archival research in composition studies; basic writing theory and practice.
Maria Sanchez, PhD, 19th century U.S. literatures, including Mexican American, African American, antebellum, and women’s.
Alexandra W. Schultheis, PhD, Postcolonial literatures and theory, gender studies, 20th century British and American literature, critical theory.
Karen A. Weyler, PhD, Early and 19th century American literature, women writers, the history and theory of the novel, personal narratives, and the history of the book.
Assistant Professors
Risa Applegarth, PhD, Rhetoric and composition, rhetorical studies of science, genre theory, nature writing, lifewriting, historiography, women’s rhetorics.
Anthony J. Cuda, PhD, Modern American literature, transatlantic literary modernism, 20th century poetry and poetics, T.S. Eliot, W.B. Yeats, Dante and comparative medieval theology.
Jennifer Feather, PhD, Early modern British literature; theories of violence and trauma; theories of embodiment, gender, and sexuality; 15th and 16th century British historical writing; early modern anatomies.
Holly Goddard Jones, MFA, Fiction writing, forms in fiction, creative nonfiction, modern and contemporary literature.
Noelle Morrissette, PhD, African American literature, gender and sexuality studies, American literature, African literature, black diasporic literatures.
Mark Rifkin, PhD, Native American literature, indigenous studies, queer studies, ethnic studies, American studies, 19th-century U.S. writing, postcolonial and critical race theory, law and literature.
David R. Roderick, MFA Poetry writing, poetry and poetics, modern and contemporary literature.
Amy N. Vines, PhD, Middle English literature, medieval romance, Chaucer, women’s writing, readership and patronage, paleography.
Lecturers
James Clark, MFA, Creative writing-fiction.
Sarah Littlejohn, PhD, Rhetoric and composition.
Jeanie Reynolds, PhD, Social and cultural aspects of literacy and learning of adolescents (particularly diverse and marginalized students), the role of discourse and identity development in the preservice English teacher education.
Overview
The Department of English offers degree programs leading to the Master of Arts, the Master of Fine Arts, and the Doctor of Philosophy. The department has long published The Greensboro Review, a magazine of poetry and fiction, and since 1986, English Literature in Transition (1880–1920), a scholarly journal, has been published here. In 1988, ELT Press began to publish the 1880–1920 British Authors Series. Studies in American Humor is also edited at UNCG.
Scheduling of MA classes and some PhD classes is intended to meet the needs of students already employed in teaching or other professions.
MA - Master of Arts in English
The MA in English required 30-36 semester hours and is designed for those planning to pursue a doctorate; to teach in community colleges, technical institutes, or some undergraduate colleges; and to work in non-academic settings. Four plans of study beyond the core requirements for the degree are offered: (1) thesis plan, (2) teaching composition plan, (3) writing and editing plan, and (4) minor field plan.
Application and Admission
In addition to the application materials required by The Graduate School, applicants must submit a 1-2 page Statement of Purpose, a writing sample (less than 30 pages), and a current CV or resume. Applicants must submit all application materials by the appropriate deadline to be considered for Fall, Spring, or Summer admission.
Degree Requirements
No more than three courses at the 500-level may be submitted for the degree. All other work must be at the 600-level and above.
Required Core Courses (24 hours)
ENG 701 English Studies: Content, Methods, and Bibliography (3)
3 literature courses, including one before 1800 and one after.
3 electives, normally in English or American literature.
1 critical theory course selected from the following or from special topics courses approved in advance by the Director of Graduate Study:
ENG 531 Feminist Theory and Women Writers (3)
ENG 549 The Critical Canon and Contemporary Issues (3)
ENG 650 Modern Literary Theory (3)
ENG 663 Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Theory (3)
ENG 704 Studies in Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory (3)
ENG 705 Cultural Studies (3)
Alternative Plans of Study (6-12 hours)
In the remaining semester hours beyond the core courses, students should elect one of the following alternative plans of study:
Thesis plan
ENG 699 Thesis (6) (Capstone Experience)
MA students in the thesis plan must demonstrate reading knowledge of a foreign language. A level of proficiency in one foreign language, equivalent to completion of the first semester of an intermediate course (such as 203 at UNCG), must be documented either by previous course work completed during the last five years and approved by the Director of Graduate Study, or by course work while enrolled in the MA program, or by an appropriate score on a written examination. Because of the language requirement, a minimum of 30 hours is required for the degree: 24 core hours and 6 thesis hours. Native speakers of other languages can demonstrate foreign language proficiency through their graduate course work in English. Students in the MA/PhD track will ultimately have to fulfill the foreign language requirement for the PhD.
Students who have been admitted into the PhD program and/or who have the permission of their thesis committee and the Director of Graduate Study, may elect to write a two-paper thesis instead of the traditional single-topic thesis. Recommended for those students for whom the MA will not be the terminal degree, the two-paper thesis will consist of two graduate papers expanded and revised to publishable quality.
Teaching composition plan
A total of 36 hours is required for the degree, the 24 hour core plus 12 hours distributed as follows:
ENG 680 Teaching Internship in English (3) (Capstone Experience)
3 electives in rhetoric and composition or language and linguistics. Electives may be chosen from ENG 510, 513, 660, special topics courses approved in advance by the Director of Graduate Study, or from the following:
ENG 522 Teaching Composition: Theories and Applications (3)
ENG 590 Literacy, Learning and Fieldwork (3)
ENG 661 Second Language Writing (3)
ENG 688 Women's Rhetoric and Feminist Pedagogy (3)
ENG 689 Institutional History of Composition Studies (3)
ENG 690 History of Rhetoric: Classical Through Renaissance (3)
ENG 691 History of Rhetoric: Enlightenment through Contemporary (3)
ENG 693 Classical Rhetoric (3)
ENG 697 Composing Theories in Reading and Writing (3)
ENG 742 Studies in Rhetorical Theory and Practice (3)
ENG 744 Seminar in Composition Studies (3)
ENG 746 Studies in Contemporary Rhetorical Theory (3)
Writing and editing plan
A total of 36 hours is required for the degree, the 24 hour core plus 12 hours distributed as follows:
ENG 620 Contemporary Publishing (3)
ENG 621 Seminar on Publishing (3)
ENG 622 Writing and Editing Internship (3) (Capstone
Experience)
1 elective in writing and editing selected from special topics courses approved in advance by the Director of Graduate Study or ENG 524 Writing - Advanced: Analytical and Technical (3)
Plan of study with minor field
A total of 36 hours is required for the degree, the 24 hour core plus 12 hours distributed as follows:
ENG 680 Teaching Internship in English (3) (Capstone Experience)
3 courses in a minor or collateral field (9)
MFA - Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
The MFA in Creative Writing, one of the oldest and most prestigious programs of its kind in the nation, is offered to a limited number of students with superior ability in writing original works of poetry or fiction. The program requires 36 semester hours and permits students to develop particular talents in small classes and in conferences with writers in residence and distinguished visiting writers. The best student work may be published in The Greensboro Review. The most talented students are considered for fellowships as well as research and teaching assistantships.The MFA is a residency program for full-time students.
Application and Admission
In addition to the application materials required by The Graduate School, applicants must submit a writing sample by March 1 to be considered for Fall admission.
Degree Requirements
Required Core Courses (12-18 hours)
ENG 625, 626 MFA Fiction Workshop (3)
ENG 627, 628 MFA Poetry Workshop (3)
ENG 671, 672 Graduate Tutorial in Writing: Fiction (3)
ENG 673, 674 Graduate Tutorial in Writing: Poetry (3)
ENG 677, 678 Special Problems in Writing (3)
Elective Academic Courses (12-18 hours)
Students are required to take a minimum of four courses in a related academic field, usually in English or American literature, at the 500, 600, or 700 level. Students may, with permission of the Director of the MFA Writing Program, take 500- and 600-level courses offered by other departments in the College of Arts and Sciences, most often in the departments of Romance Languages, Media Studies, and Art.
Students who plan a career in college teaching should take as many courses as possible in literature, criticism, and composition and rhetoric, including ENG 680 Teaching Internship in English.
Students who plan careers in publishing and editing should select courses focusing on contemporary publishing:
ENG 620 Contemporary Publishing (3)
ENG 621 Seminar on Publishing (3)
ENG 622 Writing and Editing Internship (3)
Comprehensive Examination (Capstone Experience)
Please consult with the Director of the MFA Writing Program about dates for this examination.
Thesis (6 hours)
ENG 699 Thesis (6)
May be a novel, a collection of short stories, or a volume of poetry.
PHD - Doctor of Philosophy in English
The PhD in English requires 51-57 semester hours and is offered to superior applicants who are preparing for careers in teaching and research in colleges and universities. The program permits specialization in literary studies or rhetoric and composition in small classes and a format conducive to individualized instruction. Full-time doctoral students may be appointed as teaching assistants in the department. The most talented students are recommended for fellowships.
Application and Admission
In addition to the application materials required by The Graduate School, applicants must submit a writing sample (less than 30 pages), a 1-2 page statement of purpose, and a current CV or resume by January 1 to be considered for Fall admission.
MA/PhD track: Students who enter the doctoral program with a BA are required to complete the MA with a two-paper thesis within five academic years of their initial enrollment. (For the requirements, see MA Alternative Plans of Study above). These students do not need to reapply for doctoral study after finishing the master’s program.
PhD track: Students who enter with an MA in English are required to earn a minimum of 36 hours of course credit, to pass the preliminary comprehensive examination, and to defend successfully their dissertations. Students entering with other advanced degrees will have their transcripts individually evaluated by the Director of Graduate Study to establish the minimum course work required.
Degree Requirements
No more than three courses at the 500 level may be submitted for the degree. All other work must be at the 600 level and above
Required Core Courses (9-12 hours)
Area of Specialization
Old and Middle English Literature
Renaissance/Early Modern Literature
Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature
Nineteenth-Century British Literature
Post-1900 British and Anglophone Literature
Postcolonial Literatures and Theory
American Literature Before 1900
American Literature After 1900
African American Literature
Rhetoric and Composition
Literary Theory
If a student's specialization is in literature before 1800, the course requirements are
2 courses in literature after 1800
1 course in rhetoric and composition or literary theory
If a student's specialization is in literature after 1800, the course requirements are
2 courses in literature before 1800
1 course in rhetoric and composition or literary theory
If a student's specialization is in rhetoric and composition, the course requirements are
1 course in literature before 1800
1 course in literature after 1800
1 course in literary theory
If a student's specialization is in literary theory, the course requirements are
1 course in literature before 1800
1 course in literature after 1800
1 course in rhetoric and composition
In addition, all graduate teaching assistants are required to take ENG 747 Teaching College Writing. This course does not fulfill a doctoral course requirement but may be included in the plan of study.
Electives (24-27 hours)
For the remaining hours of electives, students should choose from the graduate offerings that will help them specialize in their primary and secondary areas in English and in supporting fields. These courses, selected in consultation with the Director of Graduate Study and the student’s advisory committee, should form a coherent plan to prepare the student in the areas of specialization.
Minor in a Supporting Field
With the approval of the students’ advisory/dissertation committee and the Director of Graduate Study, students may use their electives and additional courses toward achieving a minor in certain supporting fields outside of English. A minor consists of at least 12 hours of advanced work in a single cognate subject. All course work applied toward the minor must be approved by the Director of Graduate Study.
Foreign Language Requirement
PhD students fulfill the foreign language requirement before taking the preliminary examination. A level of proficiency in one foreign language, equivalent to completion of the second semester of an intermediate course (such as 204 at UNCG), must be documented either by previous course work completed during the last five years and approved by the Director of Graduate Study, or by course work while enrolled in the PhD program, or by an appropriate score on a written examination. Native speakers of other languages can demonstrate foreign language proficiency through their graduate course work in English.
Preliminary Comprehensive Examination
At the end of the course work and after satisfying the foreign language requirement and other conditions or research skill requirements, students must pass the preliminary comprehensive examination. In preparation for the examination, the student prepares reading lists for one primary field and two secondary fields in consultation with the advisory committee.
The written examination is taken on three days within one week and consists of the following:
1. A five-hour examination on the primary field, the specialization chosen from among the following areas: Old and Middle English; Renaissance/Early Modern English; Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British, Nineteenth-Century British, Post-1900 British and Anglophone Literature, Postcolonial Literatures and Theory, American Literature before 1900, American Literature after 1900, African American Literature, Rhetoric and Composition, Literary Theory.
2. Two three-hour examinations in secondary fields. One of these fields could be either a different area selected from the list of primary fields or a cross-period/critical problem. The oral examination (two to three hours) is on the primary and secondary fields and is taken within a month after the written examination.
Further guidelines for the preliminary examination and reading lists may be found at www.uncg.edu/eng/graduate.
Dissertation (15-21 hours)
ENG 799 Dissertation (15-21)
A dissertation demonstrates ability to do original research and to present this investigation in an orderly, exact, and complete manner.
Final Oral Examination
The examination administered by the advisory committee is largely related to the dissertation but may cover topics from the entire field of the candidate's study, including courses taken here and elsewhere.
ENG English Courses
Literature, Language, and Criticism (500-Level)
The prerequisite for credit in all literature courses on the 500 level is the successful completion of at least six hours of English or American literature at the junior level or above OR admission to a degree program in the Department of English.
510 Old English (3:3)
Language and literature of the Anglo-Saxon period (600-1100 A.D.). The language is studied primarily in conjunction with literary texts in the context of their history and culture.
513 History of the English Language (3:3)
The origins and development of English, methods of historical language study, and competing theories of linguistic change. Practical emphasis on reading and analysis of texts in Old, Middle, and Early Modern English.
522 Teaching Composition: Theories and Applications (3:3)
Pr. 321 or 660 desirable
Theories of the composing process and of discourse generally as they apply to the problems of teaching composition. Background studies in language and other related areas. Specific approaches to teaching composition, their rationales and their comparative usefulness.
524 Writing—Advanced: Analytical and Technical (3:3)
Problems of organization and expression in books, articles, and reports. For those writing for publication, or whose work in business or government requires a great deal of writing.
531 Feminist Theory and Women Writers (3:3)
Examines gender and creativity, women's place in literary tradition, and connections between art, gender, race, and class. Focuses on contemporary theory and on literary works from one historical period.
535 Entrepreneurship and Independent Press Publishing (3:3)
Pr. graduate standing or permission of instructor
Exploration, analysis, and participation in independent press publshing from inception to final product while practicing the entrepreneurial strategies needed to begin a successful venture. (Same as ENT 535)
537 Middle English Literature (3:3)
The language and literature of 13th, 14th, and 15th century England.
540 Shakespeare (3:3)
Major comedies, histories, tragedies selected for topical study. Related background readings and criticism.
541 Milton (3:3)
Milton's major poems and his most important prose works in their 17th century setting.
545 Nineteenth-Century British Writers (3:3)
Major Romantic and/or Victorian writers. Attention to poetry and prose.
549 The Critical Canon and Contemporary Issues (3:3)
Important critical writings from ancient Greece through the 19th century, emphasizing their influence upon modern theory and practice.
550 Modern British Writers (3:3)
Major novelists, poets, and playwrights of the modernist period.
553 Topics in English Studies (3:3)
Studies in selected topics in English or American literature or language. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
558 American Poetry after 1900 (3:3)
Critical and historical study of major 20th century American poets to World War II.
559 Twentieth-Century British Poetry (3:3)
Critical and historical study of 20th century British poetry to World War II.
561 Eighteenth-Century British Writers (3:3)
Selected major writers, 1660-1800, from among Dryden, Swift, Pope, Johnson, and others.
563 American Poetry before 1900 (3:3)
American poetry and related critical theory with special emphasis on Taylor, Freneau, Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow, Whitman, and Dickinson.
564 American Prose before 1900 (3:3)
Genres, themes, and movements of American prose, fiction and non-fiction, written before 1900.
565 American Prose after 1900 (3:3)
American prose written after 1900 with an emphasis on historical content, prose traditions in America, and the development of form, style, and genre.
582 Modern Drama (3:3)
Drama of the late 19th and 20th century: continental, English, and American.
589 Experimental Course
This number reserved for experimental courses. Refer to the Course Schedule for current offerings.
590 Literacy, Learning and Fieldwork (4:3:3)
Historical, pedagogical, ideological and theoretical threads of literacy studies, debates and programs; training/tutoring fieldwork in local literacy programs, primarily in the public libraries.
Literature, Language, and Criticism (600-Level and Above)
The prerequisite for credit in all courses on the 600-level or above is either admission to a graduate program in the Department of English OR twelve hours of English or American literature on the junior level or above. It is strongly recommended that a student enrolling in a graduate seminar have previous work in an appropriate period course.
602 Electronic Research, Writing, and Editing (3:3)
Theory and application of computer technology in the study of language, rhetoric and composition, and literature, including related ethical, social, and philosophical issues.
604 Electronic Discourse and User Documentation (3:2:1)
The study of such user documentation as reference manuals, tutorials, and operating procedures in its traditional, paper-based form and its transformation into electronic form.
608 Chaucer (3:3)
Chaucer's major works, including The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde.
616 Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama (3:3)
Critical and historical study of comic and serious plays from the period 1660-1800.
617 The Eighteenth-Century British Novel (3:3)
Historical and critical study of such novelists as Defoe, Richardson, Fielding or Burney.
620 Contemporary Publishing (3:3)
An introduction to current practices in the publishing industry from manuscript preparation to the printed book or magazine.
621 Seminar on Publishing (3:3)
Pr. 620
Intensive study of a major area of the publishing industry from manuscript or proposal to final form as magazine or book. Topics to vary.
622 Writing and Editing Internship (3:3)
Pr. 620 or permission of instructor
Practical experience in writing and editing. Students work under supervision of professionals.
623 Writing—Advanced: Nonfiction (3:3)
Workshop in writing and publishing essays and nonfiction literature (including biography, autobiography, literary and cultural criticism, and extended forms of investigative and analytical reporting).
630 Early American Literature (3:3)
Literature in the New World to 1820. Topics include exploration and contact, Puritanism, the Great Awakening, the Revolution, and the rise of captivity and travel narratives and the novel.
638 Southern American Writers (3:3)
Principal authors, from colonial times to the present, and literary movements related to the development and influence of the Southern tradition in American literature.
639 American Literary and Cultural Criticism (3:3)
Survey of major movements of the criticism of American literature, including the first definers of “American” literature, the New Criticism, American Studies, Gender Criticism, New Historicism, and Ethno-Criticism.
641 Elizabethean and Jacobean Drama (3:3).
Representative plays of the early modern theatre, especially various comedies and tragedies staged between 1585 and 1625, from Marlowe to Ford. Textural and cultural analysis.
646 The Nineteenth-Century British Novel (3:3).
Historical and critical study of such novelists as Austen, Dickens, Eliot, and Hardy.
650 Modern Literary and Cultural Theory (3:3)
Survey of literary theory from the linguistics of Saussure through recent developments such as poststructuralism, feminist theory, reception theory, and cultural studies. Emphasis on relationships among language, culture, and literature.
653 Modern Irish Literature (3:3)
Irish literature from the Literary Revival to the present, usually emphasizing Yeats, Synge, Joyce, and O'Casey.
654 Contemporary American and British Poetry (3:3)
Critical and historical study of American and British poetry from World War II to the present.
657 James Joyce (3:3)
Study of the writings of James Joyce, with emphasis on Ulysses.
658 D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf (3:3)
Study of the writings of D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf, with emphasis on the evolution of their careers.
659 Digital Literacies and Online Rhetorics (3:3)
Analysis of online rhetorics, digital literacies, and Internet/multimedia technologies as applicable to research on readers and writers interacting within online environments.
660 Modern Language Theory (3:3)
Linguistic approaches, such as traditional, structural, and transformational-generative, to the study of English structure, American English dialects, and discourse.
661 Second Language Writing (3:3) (SVL)
Survey of first and second language writing theories and research methods; pedagogical approaches to working with linguistically and culturally diverse writers.
663 Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Theory (3:3)
Pr. 701 or 650 or permission of instructor
Literary and cultural theory that pertains to European colonialism and its aftermath. Topics include orientalism, colonial discourse analysis, critiques of colonialism, resistance theories, nationalism, postcolonial gender studies, globalization.
670 Directed Master's Research (3:3)
Pr. limited to MEd candidates
Directed research project for students in the MEd program. To be taken at the end of the student's plan of study.
680 Teaching Internship in English (3)
Pr. admission to graduate degree program
Practice in planning and conducting college-level classes under guidance of senior faculty member. Research project in conjunction with internship, under guidance of supervisor and assigned faculty. (Graded on S-U basis)
682 The Structure of Verse (3:3)
Verse forms and sound patterns in English and American poetry.
683 The Structure of Fiction (3:3)
Pr. admission to MFA program or permission of instructor
Elements of prose fiction, with an emphasis on the theory and art of narrative structure.
688 Women's Rhetoric and Feminist Pedagogy (3:3)
ENG 522, 531, or 747 recommended
Seminar in history and theory of women's rhetoric and feminist approaches to teaching. Examines women's writing and teaching in their cultural, social, ethnic, racial contexts.
689 Institutional History of Composition Studies (3:3)
History and politics of composition studies as a discipline both within the Department of English and universities as a whole.
690 History of Rhetoric: Classical through Renaissance (3:3)
Origins, developments, and competing views of rhetoric from classical antiquity into the 17th century; intersections of rhetoric and public discourse, poetics, education, and gender.
691 History of Rhetoric: Enlightenment through Contemporary (3:3)
Developments and competing views of rhetoric from the Enlightenment to the present; intersections of rhetoric and public discourse, poetics, education, and gender.
693 Classical Rhetoric (3:3)
Theories of persuasion of the philosophers and teachers of Greece and Rome with an emphasis on the writings of Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, and Quintillian.
697 Composing Theories in Reading and Writing (3:3)
Theories of composition and reading and implications for research and teaching; process of theories of writing, psycholinguistic, transactional and feminist theories of reading and the connections between them.
699 Thesis (1-6)
701 English Studies: Content, Methods, and Bibliography (3:3)
A general consideration of the discipline of English, the most useful materials and approaches, and the objectives, problems, and issues in the study of language and literature.
704 Studies in Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory (3:3)
Pr. 701 or 650
Problems and topics in literary and critical theory studied in conjunction with specific cultural contexts and phenomena. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
705 Cultural Studies (3:3)
Pr. 701 or 650
Problems and topics in contemporary cultural studies; recent trends, issues, methods in the study of literature as a site of cultural, social, and political reflection. May be repeated once when topic varies.
708 Studies in Middle English Literature (3:3)
Historical and cultural approach to a major work, author, genre, or topic of Middle English literature. Methodology of medieval scholarship. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
710 Studies in English Renaissance Literature (3:3)
Investigation of selected authors or topics. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
711 Experimental Course
This number reserved for experimental courses. Refer to the Course Schedule for current offerings.
712 Studies in Sixteenth-Century British Literature (3:3)
Works of early Renaissance literature and culture, encompassing significant literary modes, major authors, and European and English intellectual concerns. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
713 Studies in Seventeenth-Century British Literature (3:3)
Selected writers, topics, and genres characteristic of the Stuart era in English literature. Topics include 17th century English lyrics and 17th century prose. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
714 Studies in Shakespeare (3:3)
Problems of text, interpretation, and structural, stylistic, and character analysis of selected plays or poems. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
717 Studies in Eighteenth-Century British Literature (3:3)
Study of a major author, movement, or genre, 1660–1800. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
719 Studies in British Romanticism (3:3)
Study of one or more British Romantic writers, and of Romanticism as a movement. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
721 Studies in Victorian Literature and Culture (3:3)
Topics in Victorian literature, with emphasis on such broad cultural issues as empire, gender, industrialization, or aestheticism. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
724 Twentieth-Century British Literature (3:3)
Selected modern and contemporary writers, such as Conrad, Shaw, Forster, Larkin, Stoppard, and Byatt.
725 Studies in Modernism (3:3)
Study of literary modernism in the period 1890-1940, with particular emphasis on the range of textual and ideological experiment characteristic of the era. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
729 Postcolonial Literatures (3:3)
Postcolonial literature from South Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Australia and Canada in critical and historical context. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
730 Studies in American Literature (3:3)
Exploration of topics in American literature to connect works from different periods, genres, and communities, uncovering broad patterns and trends. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
731 Studies in American Literature before 1900 (3:3)
Selected major literary figures and movements. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
733 Studies in American Literature after 1900 (3:3)
Selected major literary figures and movements. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
734 Studies in American Women Writers (3:3)
Intensive study of a particular area of American women's writing and affiliated critical work. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
735 Studies in African-American Literature (3:3)
Topics, theories, movements, and authors that comprise the African-American literary tradition. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
737 Studies in Multi-Ethnic American Literature (3:3)
Literatures of American ethnic groups, especially less-taught texts written by Chicano/Latino/Latina-, Asian-, African-, Native-, and Euro-Americans (Jewish, Italian, Irish, German, etc.). May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
740 Studies in Contemporary and Postmodern American Literature (3:3)
Topics in contemporary and postmodern American literature, culture, and theory. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
742 Studies in Rhetorical Theory and Practice (3:3)
Themes, eras, and/or theorists in the history of rhetorical theory and practice. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
744 Seminar in Composition Studies (3:3)
Pr. 522, 747, or permission of instructor
Studies in special topics related to literacy, the process of composing, composition pedagogy, and composition research. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
746 Studies in Contemporary Rhetorical Theory (3:3)
Problems and topics in contemporary rhetorical theory; recent trends, issues, methods of rhetorical theory and related disciplines. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
747 Teaching College Writing (3:3)
Pr. teaching assistant appointment in English
The teaching of first-year writing at the college level, including history and theories of writing pedagogy and current best practices. Required for new teaching assistants in English.
778 Directed Reading (3-6)
Pr. admission to PhD program, 24 hours of course work beyond the MA, and permission of the Director of Graduate Study
Individual conferences. Program of reading formulated to meet the varying needs of each student.
780 Independent Doctoral Study (1-6)
Pr. 36 hours of PhD course work and permission of Director of Graduate Study
Intensive review of literature and criticism in a given field in preparation for preliminary examination or dissertation. May be repeated for up to six hours credit. (Graded on S-U basis)
799 Dissertation (1-21)
801 Thesis Extension (1-3)
802 Dissertation Extension (1-3)
803 Research Extension (1-3)
Writing
The courses below are reserved for full-time MFA candidates.
625, 626 MFA Fiction Workshop (3:3)
627, 628 MFA Poetry Workshop (3:3)
671, 672 Graduate Tutorial in Writing: Fiction (3:3)
673, 674 Graduate Tutorial in Writing: Poetry (3:3)
677, 678 Special Problems in Writing (3:3)
699 Thesis (6)
801 Thesis Extension (1-3)