1988-1989 Academic Catalog

116 Language and Literature WORLD, ENGLISH, AND AMERICAN LITERATURE LIT-230 Introductiou to Literature-W 5 hours Emphasis on developing ability to read critically and analytically representative examples of literary genres through use of appropriate criteria. Prerequisite: ENG- 140 English Composition II. LIT-231, LIT-232 World Literature-A, W,Su 5 hours A survey of great works of the western world which reflect the development of European thought in its literary expressions. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Compo– sition II. Course may be repeated when content changes. LIT-233 Mythology-W 5 hours A study of mythologies, the theories of myth and mythmaking, and the develop– ment of myth to modern times. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composition II. LIT-235 American Romanticism- W 5 hours A study of American writers from 1830-1865, emphasis on Poe, Hawthorne, Mel– ville, Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composi– tion II. LIT-236 American Realism and Naturalism-Sp 5 hours American literature from 1865-1900, with emphasis on the local color movement; Twain, James, Howells, Crane, Dreiser, and Norris. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composition II. LIT-241 Early English Literature-A 5 hours A study of Old English and Middle English writings through Chaucer. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composition II. LIT-242 English Renaissance Literature-Sp 5 hours A survey of English literature and its background with emphasis on Malory, the English Bible, More, Sidney, Spenser, and Elizabethan and Jacobean drama. Prereq- uisite: ENG-140 English Composition II. (even years) LIT-320 Methods of Teaching Composition and Literature-A 3 hours Designed to explore the various methods and materials essential to the teaching of composition and literature on the secondary level. LIT-323 Directed Readings 1-4 hours Selected readings designed to strengthen the major by providing primary and secondary material in preparation for an independent study of a major writer, liter– ary genre, or literary period. LIT-331 The English Novel-W 4 hours A reading and critical analysis of representative novels of the period from Richard- son to Hardy. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composition II. (odd years) LIT-332 Seventeenth Century English Literature-W 5 hours A study of the metaphysical writers, John Donne, Crashaw, and Milton, with an emphasis on the Miltonic trilogy. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composition II. LIT-333 Eighteenth Century English Literature-W 5 hours A study of the neo-classical poetry and prose with emphasis on Dryden, Defoe, Swift, Pope, Fielding, and Goldsmith. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composition II. (odd years) LIT-334 Nineteenth Century English Literature-Sp 5 hours A study of the major Romantic and Victorian writers, giving emphasis to Word– sworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Browning, and Tennyson. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composition II. LIT-335 Shakespeare-W 5 hours Representative comedies, history plays, tragedies, and sonnets. Prerequisite: ENG- 140 English Composition II. LIT-337 Contemporary American Literature-Sp 5 hours A study of post World War I writers whose works reflect the dominant thougl1t patterns and values of the 20th century. (even years) LIT-338 Contemporary British Literature-A 5 hours A study of representative and significant 20th century British writers, especially those relfective of modern ideologies. LIT-342 American Novel-W 4 hours A study of the historical development of the American novel, and an analysis of the writings of major American novelists from Cooper to Faulkner. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composition II. (even years) LIT-413 Dramatic Literature-Sp 4 hours Emphasis upon the relationships among styles, theory, criticism, and dramatic construction. Can be applied to meet English or speech requirements, but not to meet both fields. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composition II. LIT-421 Literary Criticism-Sp 3 hours A study of major critical theories from ancient times to the present. Prerequisite: 200 or 300 level literature course. Required for all secondary and English majors. LIT-422 English Seminar.:...W 3 hours Designed to help the student synthesize his major areas of study. Required of all senior English majors. LIT-423 Independent Study in English 1-4 hours Independent study in a selected field for students with special interests and demon– strated ability. LIT-442 European Novel- W A study of the 19th and 20th century influence on the novel Camus. PROFESSIONAL WRITING 4 hours from Balzac to (odd years) PWRT-211 Style and Mechanics for Writers 3 hours A prescriptive approach to a clear, concise prose which is grammatically correct. PWRT-312 Professional Writing 5 hours An introduction to basic technical communication in which students learn written communication with the use of effective visuals. PWRT-314 Computer Applications for Writers 2 hours A study in which students learn to use an integrated softward program for word processing, producing spreadsheets, managing databases, and producing graphics. PWRT-315 Public Relations Writing 3 hours A study in which students learn to prepare newsletters, press releases, and sales literature, PWRT-414 Report Writing 5 hours A study of the techniques necessary for writing clear, well-organized reports of various kinds. PWRT-415 Advanced Professional Writing 4 hours A senior seminar in which students research a given topic and complete an investi– gative report while participating in other projects which require advanced skills. PWRT-416 Professional Writing Internship 2-4 hours A work-study program arranged and administered by the department in which senior professional writing students receive a variety ofjob-related experiences in a writing environment. PWRT-417 Editing and Proofreading 3 hours A study in which students will learn and practice a professional approach to technical proofreading and editing.