1967-1968 Academic Catalog

78 CEDARVILLE COLLEGE 341 AMERICAN TRANSCENDENTALISM ( 1968-69) Prerequisite: Any 200 level literature course Major writers of the Transcendentalist movement are studied against the social and philosophical background of their time. Emphasis on Emerson and Thoreau. Three credit hours 342 AMERICAN NOVEL Prerequisite: Any 200 level literature course The purpose of the course is to study the historical American novel and to read and analyze the writings novelists from Hawthorne to Faulkner. 343 CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN LITERATURE Prerequisite: Any 200 level literature course development of the of major American Three credit hours ( 1967-68) A study of the development of American literature from 1900 to present, with emphasis on the major poets and novelists. Three credit hours 421 LITERARY CRITICISM ( 1968-69) Prerequisite: Any 200 level literature cottrse A study of major critical theories from ancient times to the present. Three credit hours 422 ENGLISH SEMINAR Prerequisite: Permission of the English Department A course designed to introduce the student to types of research problems and to guide him into independent research in the field of his choice. One to three credit hours 423 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ENGLISH Independent study in a selected field with periodic conferences; for stu– dents with special interests and demonstrated ability. One to four credit hours D. SPANISH 161-162-163 ELEMENTARY SPANISH Grammar, oral drill, and simple readings in the language. Three credit hours each quarter 261-262-263 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH Prerequisite: Spanish 161-162-163 or at least two years of high school Spanish Grammar review, composition, conversation, and readings in Spanish cul- ture. Three credit hours each quarter