PROGRAM CHANGES
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY

 

                                   

Submission Date: October 31, 2011

 

College: A&H

 

Department: English Language & Literature

 

Program Title:            

 

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

 

The Department of English Language and Literature offers a broad spectrum of language, literature and writing courses. English majors and minors, English teaching majors and minors, English majors with professional and technical writing emphasis and professional and technical writing minors, and English majors with creative writing emphasis, in consultation with English department advisors, can select programs individually designed to satisfy academic requirements. Furthermore, students preparing for careers in law, medicine, business, public relations and government service may find departmental courses highly beneficial. The English Department has also designed courses for the general student in introductory and intermediate writing.

 

 

 

Check all that apply: 

 

____New course(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

____Modified course(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

____Credit hour change(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

____Credit hour change(s) for a course which is required for the major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

____Attribute change(s) for any course.

____Program name change.

____Deletion of required course(s).

__X__Other changes (specify) addition of prerequisites for most English courses

If multiple changes are being proposed, please provide a summary.   Use strikeout (strikeout) when deleting items in the program and highlight (highlight) when adding items.

 

Submit the original to the Faculty Senate Office, MC 1033, and an electronic copy to kbrown4 @weber.edu

 

 

 

JUSTIFICATION:

In order to provide structure and coherence for students moving through our individual classes and various programs, the faculty of the English Department has decided to include pre-requisites for most of our courses. We hope to set minimum standards for our general education courses and improve the rigor of our programs.

                                                 

 

 

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Attach a copy of the present program from the current catalog and a revised version (exactly as you wish it to appear in the catalog).

 

 

Did this program change receive unanimous approval within the Department? Yes
If not, what are the major concerns raised by the opponents?

 

 

Explain any effects this program change will have on program requirements or enrollments in other departments including the Bachelor of Integrated Studies Program.  In the case of similar offerings or affected programs, you should include letters from the departments in question stating their support or opposition to the proposed program.

 

 

Indicate the number of credit hours for course work within the program.  (Do not include credit hours for General Education, SI, Diversity, or other courses unless those courses fulfill requirements within the proposed program.)            

 

Indicate the number of credit hours for course work within the current program. (Do not include credit hours for General Education, SI, Diversity, or other courses unless those courses fulfill requirements within the current program.) ____

 

ENGL HU/DV2200. Introduction to Literature (3)

An introduction to three major literary genres, fiction, poetry, and drama, drawn from a diverse range of authors from various cultures and historical periods. Students will learn how to read literary texts closely and critically, and how literature--reading more generally--can have a meaningful part of their daily lives. Course includes relevant practice in the principles of successful writing, including drafting, revising, and editing. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with a "C" grade or better or equivalent.

ENGL HU/DV2220. Introduction to Fiction (3)

An introduction to short stories, novellas, and novels, selected from a diverse range of authors from various cultures and historical periods. Students will learn how to read fiction carefully and critically, and how fiction can have a meaningful part in their daily lives. Course includes relevant practice in the principles of successful writing, including drafting, revising, and editing. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with a "C" grade or better or equivalent.

ENGL HU/DV2240. Introduction to Poetry (3)

An introduction to poetry written in English, selected from a diverse range of authors from various cultures and historical periods. Students will develop the critical and interpretive skills necessary to appreciate the craft of poetry as a valid and important way of talking about human experiences. Course includes relevant practice in the principles of successful writing, including drafting, revising, and editing. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with a "C" grade or better or equivalent.

ENGL CA2250. Creative Writing (3)

In this Gen Ed course students will learn in a workshop setting to write original pieces in three genres that may include the following: short stories, poetry, creative non-fiction, and plays. As models for their own writing, students will read exemplary pieces from each genre taught from different eras and cultures, in order to build a vocabulary base. Thus, students will become familiar with aspects of storytelling such as story arc, characterization, and dialogue; and aspects of poetry such as rhyme, rhythm, and figurative language, for use in their own writing. Through regular exercises, students will generate ideas for creating original writing such as stories, poems, plays, and creative essays, and will refine oral and communicative skills.  Students will critique and be critiqued by the entire class in order to revise early drafts, will analyze selected texts, and will evaluate their own and others' work. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with a "C" grade or better or equivalent.

ENGL CA2260. Introduction to Writing Short Fiction (3)

This course introduces students to writing original short fiction in a workshop setting. Students will read as models a judicious sampling of stories by authors such as Edgar Allen Poe, William Faulkner, Toni Morrison, Truman Capote, and others as selected by the professor in order to build a vocabulary for analyzing aspects of storytelling such as plot, story arc, characterization, dialogue, meaningful detail, and story pacing. Using guided writing exercises and journaling, students will develop ideas from these sources to create original fiction for a series of in-class workshops. Students will critique, and be critiqued by, the entire class, in order to revise their stories. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with a "C" grade or better or equivalent.

ENGL HU/DV2290. Introduction to Drama (3)

An introduction to drama from around the globe, selected from a diverse range of authors from various cultures and historical periods. Students will develop the critical and interpretive skills necessary to analyze and appreciate plays and to recognize their contemporary relevance. Course includes relevant practice in the principles of successful writing, including drafting, revising, and editing. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with a "C" grade or better or equivalent.

ENGL HU/DV2510. Masterpieces of Literature (3)

An introduction to select masterworks, selected from a diverse range of authors from various cultures and historical periods. Students will develop the critical and interpretive skills necessary to analyze various genres (fiction, drama, and poetry) and to reflect on the nature of literary excellence. Course includes relevant practice in the principles of successful writing, including, drafting, revising, and editing. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with a "C" grade or better or equivalent.

ENGL HU/DV2710. Perspectives on Women's Literature (3)

The purpose of this class is to introduce students to the rich contributions of women to the field of literature.  The course will cover a variety of women writers that may range from the medieval period to the present and will feature literary genres such as fiction, poetry, drama, non-fiction, and journals/diaries.  In discussing and writing about these works, students will consider why women were excluded or marginalized in the canon for such a large part of literary history and how society, family, and politics impacted the way these women wrote. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with a "C" grade or better or equivalent.

ENGL 2830. Directed Readings (1-3) Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 2890. Cooperative Work Experience (1-6)

Open to all students in the English Department who meet the minimum Cooperative Work Experience requirements of the department. Provides academic credit for on-the-job experience. Grade and amount of credit will be determined by the department. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 2920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-4)

Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with a "C" grade or better or equivalent.

ENGL 2920S. Community Service (3)

Students will receive an overview of community service and explore opportunities for service learning in the community. A weekly seminar with required readings and writings as necessary and 50 hours of community service. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3010. Introduction to Linguistics (3)

This course introduces students to the scientific study of language. It looks across languages to explore what they have in common, as well as what distinguishes them from one another. Students learn basic analytic techniques in articulatory phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics and apply them to data drawn from various languages. These core concepts may be applied to other areas, such as language acquisition, language history, language and culture, language and society, language and thought, or language and literary expression. Students in English, foreign languages, anthropology, philosophy, psychology, and history are encouraged to take this course. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3020. Introduction to the Study of Language for Teachers (3)

This course is designed for English teaching majors and minors. It introduces students to the nature of language and linguistics. It also reviews the elements of traditional grammar. This course surveys prescribed applications for prospective secondary school English teachers, including language variation, contemporary alternatives to traditional grammar, the history of English, and linguistics and composition. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3030. Structure of English (3)

This course presents the major parts of speech, grammatical functions, and constructions of Standard English. Its purpose is to show that English, like any human language, is an intricate and rule-governed system. To this end, it draws on the terminology of traditional grammar and the analytical techniques of structural and transformational grammar, including contextual definitions and tree diagramming. The course is directed toward departmental English majors, teaching majors, advanced ESL students, and students majoring in foreign language teaching. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3040. History of the English Language (3)

This course begins by introducing the elementary vocabulary and concepts of linguistic theory as these pertain to historical linguistics. It then traces the prehistory of English from its beginnings in Indo-European, through its place in the Germanic branch, to its historical phases of Old, Middle, and Early Modern English. Attention may also be given to national varieties of English and the development of English as a world language. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3050. Grammar, Style, and Usage for Advanced Writing (3)

This course presents the concepts and nomenclature of traditional grammar as a context for students wishing to increase their control of punctuation, style, and usage in order to become more proficient writers. Its purpose is to offer practical guidance in how grammatical concepts can be applied to revising and editing one's own or others' writing to more effectively express one's intended meaning. The course is offered to all English majors and minors as a means of fulfilling the language requirement for the major, especially those in technical writing, as well as students in communication, pre-law, and criminal justice. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3080. Critical Approaches to Literature (3)

Students will study and practice critical approaches to literature. The course will begin with New Criticism and proceed to study more resistant reading strategies such as feminism, Marxism, and deconstruction. Students will not only learn the theoretical premises behind these theories, but also practice explicating various texts from a particular critical perspective. Primarily for English majors and minors. Recommended to take early in major. Recommended prior to ENGL 3080: ENGL 2200, 2220, 2240, or 2290. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3210. Advanced College Writing (3)

Basic expository techniques combined with other forms of discourse. Emphasis on originality, clarity and practical application for other courses as well as vocation. Prerequisite: English EN2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3250. Advanced Fiction Writing (3)

Short story and novel writing with emphasis upon free lancing and publication. Begins with a review of basic elements of literature and effective creative writing and offers extensive feedback on each assignment from both professor and peers. Class lectures are combined with extensive student discussion. Prior experience in creative writing and other areas of literature is recommended. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3260. Poetry Writing (3)

Using "workshop" methodology, this course identifies and practices a variety of techniques and devices for generating, writing, and revising poems. It is intended for the serious student interested in writing poetry for publication and public reading. The course requires a substantial commitment to reading and evaluating original poetry. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3270. Magazine Article Writing (3)

Emphasis on writing for publication and study of the current market. Extensive feedback is provided on each assignment by teacher and class. Lecture is combined with lively class discussion. Any additional background in imaginative writing, other areas of literature, or communications such as news reporting not essential but helpful. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3280. Biographical Writing (3)

Includes autobiographical writing and is oriented strongly toward personal and familial interests. Written assignments include the personal narrative, character sketch, as told to, and conclude with a chapter or two on a projected book-length project. Extensive written and oral input on each assignment from professor and class. Strong emphasis is placed on techniques of research including interviewing, effective characterization, narration and description. Prior experience in imaginative writing and other areas of literature is recommended. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3300. Children's Literature (3)

Students will study the principles of literature for children with special emphasis on evaluation and selection, classroom and library use, ethnic and cultural diversity, and the development of literacy. Designed to meet the needs of teachers, those preparing to teach and those who work with children in various settings. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3310. Young Adult Literature (3)

Students will study the characteristics of literature for young adults and connections to adolescent development. Selection and evaluation, ethnic and culturally diverse authors, the history of young adult literature, and book-to-film comparisons will receive special emphasis. This course is designed for non-teaching English majors, students interested in adolescent psychology or in acquiring a breadth of exposure to literature that appeals to young adult readers. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3350. Studies in Literary Genres (3) Variable Title Course

This variable topics course introduces students to the historical and cultural origins of literary genres, their distinguishing features, and the dynamics of literary development. Genres may include the novel, drama, poetry, creative non-fiction, bildungsroman, the diary, biography, autobiography, satire, and others. It may be taken more than once with different designations. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3400. The Teaching of Literature (3)

Students will develop their own philosophies for teaching literature and language to middle, junior high, and high school students by exploring current research findings, theoretical approaches and practical strategies. This course must be taken concurrently with 3410. Any student not admitted to the Teacher Education Program must have instructor approval prior to registering for this course. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3410. The Teaching of Writing (3)

Students will develop their own philosophies for teaching writing to middle, junior high, and high school students by exploring current research findings, theoretical approaches and practical strategies. This course must be taken concurrently with 3400. Any student not admitted to the Teacher Education Program must have instructor approval prior to registering for this course. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3420. Teaching With Young Adult Literature (3)

This course introduces prospective teachers, librarians, and other educators to the use of contemporary adolescent literature across the curriculum. Multicultural and global selection, critical evaluation of the literature, issues of censorship, reader response theory, media connections, and reading/writing strategies for teaching young adult readers will receive major emphasis. The course includes a practicum or service-learning experience in planning, sharing, and using young adult literature in public school classrooms. This course is required of English teaching majors and minors and must be taken concurrently with ENGL 3020, ENGL 3400, and ENGL 3410. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL HU3500. Introduction to Shakespeare (3)

This class is an introduction designed to foster a critical appreciation of the plays of Shakespeare. The class is intended for students who are fulfilling General Education credit, studying theater, or planning to teach. Students can expect to study at least one comedy, one tragedy, and one history play in this course. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL HU/DV3510. World Literature (3)

This is a selection of masterworks from a variety of authors, regions, and eras -- expressly to introduce diverse literatures other than British and American. The required readings may vary considerably from semester to semester, according to the instructors' expertise. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL HU3520. Literature of the Natural World (3)

This course engages literary texts that focus on humans in relation to their natural environment. Conceived as a survey course, it attempts to delineate the various traditions of environmental concern, from the ancient past to the present, and to draw attention to the ongoing relevance of such texts. Students will learn how to read closely and carefully, and how to make such literature meaningful for their own daily lives. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL DV3550. Multicultural and Ethnic Literature in America (3)

A survey of intercultural literature which reflects the rich diversity inherent in the American experience. The course includes works by Native, Hispanic, Asian, and African American authors. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3580. Regional Literature in America (3) Variable Title Course

This variable topics course treats characteristic literature in various genres and themes from a designated region of the United States such as the West, South, New England, and so on. It may be taken more than once with different designations. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3720. Topics in Literature (3) Variable Title Course

This variable topics course offers works joined by a shared topic, issue, or literary movement. Topics may range from the historical to the contemporary and can include perspectives from various disciplines. The course will place the respective topic or movement in its historical, scientific, political, and/or technological context. It may be taken more than once with different designations. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL DV3730. Literatures of Cultures and Places (3) Variable Title Course

This variable topics course examines literature, cultures, and nations beyond England and America. Students will be introduced to the ways in which texts are closely tied to the geographical and cultural space as well as the historical movement from which they emerge. The course may focus on a single national culture or, alternately, offer representative works from various cultures. It may be taken more than once with different designations. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3740. The Literature of the Sacred (3) Variable Title Course

This variable topics course studies one or more spiritual, religious, or ethical books of world-wide fame. Texts such as the Bible, the Koran, and the Bhagavad-Gita will be considered as works of literature. It may be taken more than once with different designations. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL HU3750. Topics and Ideas in Literature (3) Variable Title Course

This variable topics course focuses on the various social, philosophical, and political themes emerging in literary texts. Students will learn the critical skills necessary to identify the intellectual currents in the texts under consideration, to engage in focused discussion, and to probe the various intentions of any act of writing. It may be taken more than once with different designations. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3820. History of Literary Criticism (3)

Starting with the works of Plato and Aristotle, students will explore rhetorical strategies and philosophical ideas that have influenced the reading of literary texts from classical times to the present. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3840. Methods and Practice in Tutoring Writers (1-3)

Controlled experience in tutoring student writers in all disciplines. This course is only for people who are actually employed as a tutor. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3850. Methods and Practice in Tutoring and Mentoring ESL Students (1-3)

This course trains students who are native speakers of English or who are second language learners of English at native or near native levels of proficiency to work or volunteer in the ESL Program as tutors, classroom aides, mentors, and as language informants leading conversation groups. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 3880. Philosophy and Literature (3)

A study of the interrelationships between ideas that shape the course of history and the poetry, prose, and/or drama of the periods that produce these ideas. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 4010. Topics in Language Study (3)

In this course, students will pursue variable topics in language. Topics may include from various areas of study: advanced grammar, sociolinguistics, language and the law, linguistics and composition, linguistics and literature, among others as determined by the instructor. A previous language course or consultation with the instructor is recommended before enrollment. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 4400. Multicultural Perspectives on Literature for Young People (3)

Students will study the principles of literature for young people in combination with the theories of multi-cultural education. Designed for teachers or those preparing to teach, it will address issues connected to schools, teaching strategies and pedagogy, and the selection and evaluation of materials for diverse populations. May be substituted for either ENGL 3300 or ENGL 3310 upon approval. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 4410. Strategies and Methodology of Teaching ESL/Bilingual (3)

This course emphasizes practical strategies and methods of teaching ESL/Bilingual in the public school systems of this country. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 4420. English Phonology and Syntax for ESL/Bilingual Teachers (3)

This course provides the essential foundation for ESL/Bilingual teachers in the workings of the English language: pronunciation and spelling systems, word-forming strategies and sentence structure patterns. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 4450. ESL/Bilingual Assessment: Theory, Methods, and Practices (3)

This course explores how to effectively evaluate and implement assessment processes for ESL/Bilingual pupils in public schools.  Students will gain experience with both standardized tests and authentic assessment. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 4520. American Literature: Early and Romantic (3)

This historical survey follows waves of European immigration and chronicles the effects of those on the American natives. The class then moves through the Revolutionary War and finishes with the relatively short but intense age of American Romanticism, which occurred in the decades just before the Civil War. The diverse writers in this period include such figures as Columbus, William Bradford, Anne Bradstreet, Benjamin Franklin, Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry David Thoreau, Frederick Douglass, Herman Melville, and Walt Whitman. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080.

ENGL 4530. American Literature: Realism and Naturalism (3)

This historical survey typically runs from the Civil War to WWI -- emphasizing reconstruction, laissez-faire economics, growing imperialism, and universal suffrage. The diverse writers in this survey include such figures as Mark Twain, W. D. Howells, Sarah Orne Jewett, Henry James, Kate Chopin, Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. Du Bois, Stephen Crane, Jack London, Frank Norris, Theodore Dreiser, Mary Austin, and Henry Adams. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080.

ENGL 4540. American Literature: Modern (3)

This historical survey focuses on the first half of the 20th century, when the United States went through a series of profound political and social changes, such as its entry into World War I and II, Prohibition, The Red Scare, Suffrage, the advent of the mass media, and Progressivism. Drawing on a variety of genres and media (including painting and film), the course will study developments in the New Negro Renaissance, Greenwich Village bohemianism, the Provincetown Players, "high" modernism, and the Lost Generation.  Representative writers of the period include: Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Nella Larsen, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Mina Loy, Eugene O'Neill, Susan Glaspell, Ezra Pound, John Dos Passos, Amy Lowell, William Carlos Williams, Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, and e.e. cummings. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080.

ENGL 4550. American Literature: Contemporary (3)

This course focuses on American literature from the 1950s to the present within the context of the dramatic political and cultural changes that have shaped contemporary American culture, such as the Cold War, Vietnam, the Civil Rights movement, feminism and multiculturalism. Like its modernist predecessor, it ranges across genres and media to survey various emergent traditions and tendencies in contemporary and postmodern US letters. Representative writers of this period include: Arthur Miller, Flannery O'Connor, Elizabeth Bishop, Tillie Lerner Olsen, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Allen Ginsberg, Cynthia Ozick, Amiri Baraka, Maxine Hong Kingston, Rita Dove, Toni Morrison, Thomas Pynchon, E. L. Doctorow. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080.

ENGL 4610. British Literature: Medieval (3)

This historical survey runs from the eighth century to the end of the fifteenth century -- roughly from the reign of Alfred the Great to Henry VII. Some of the more recognizable works include Beowulf, The Wanderer, Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, early histories of King Arthur, Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur, Julian of Norwich's Showings, Everyman, and Gawain and the Green Knight. Works written in Anglo-Saxon English and northern medieval dialects will be read in modern translations. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080.

ENGL 4620. British Literature: Renaissance (3)

This historical survey runs from just before the middle of the sixteenth century to just after the middle of the seventeenth -- roughly from the reign of Henry VIII, through the reign of Elizabeth Tudor, to the restoration of Charles II. Some of the more recognizable figures of this study are Christopher Marlowe, John Donne, Ben Jonson, John Milton, Anne Askew, Aemilia Lanyer, Mary Wroth, and Robert Herrick. (Note: this survey does not typically try to do justice to its largest figure, Shakespeare -- for whom the department has established English 4730: Shakespeare's Tragedies, Comedies & Histories). Prerequisite: ENGL 3080.

ENGL 4630. British Literature: Neoclassical and Romantic (3)

This historical survey links two periods: the first has frequently been referred to as the Enlightenment of the Eighteenth Century and includes such figures as Alexander Pope, Anne Finch, Mary Montagu, Jonathan Swift, and Samuel Johnson. The second period covers the relatively short but intense age of English Romanticism -- popular because of such writers as William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Coleridge, Lord Byron, Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, Sir Walter Scott, Thomas De Quincey, and John Keats. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080.

ENGL 4640. British Literature: Victorian (3)

This historical survey follows the long span of Queen Victoria's life: from about 1837 when she came to the throne to 1901 when her funeral widely symbolized the passing of the age. Not merely a placid time of Victorian propriety, this era was marked by such philosophical upheavals as that which followed Darwin's Origin of Species. Some of the notable writers are Elizabeth Gaskell, George Eliot, Lord Alfred Tennyson, Robert Browning, Emily Bronte, Charles Dickens, Matthew Arnold, and Thomas Carlyle. This era is marked by the Industrial Revolution, Utilitarianism (Mill), the rise of science and evolution theory (Darwin), socialism (Marx and Engels); Psychology (Freud), resurgence of art (the Pre-Raphaelites), and imperialism (Kipling).  Notable writers include: Carlyle, Tennyson, the Brownings, Arnold, Wilde, Dickens, the Brontes, Eliot, and Hardy.  Prerequisite: ENGL 3080.

ENGL 4650. British Literature: Modern (3)

This historical survey focuses on the first half of the twentieth century, a time of great social change for Great Britain and Ireland that led to a rich outpouring of traditional and experimental writing. A variety of writers will be studied in this course in connection with such key developments as the critique of Empire (Joseph Conrad, E.M. Forster); the Abbey Theatre and the Irish Literary Renaissance (Lady Gregory, W.B. Yeats); World War I (Siegfried Sassoon, Vera Brittain); High Modernism (T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, D.H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, Katherine Mansfield); divergent poetic world-views (W.H. Auden, Dylan Thomas); and World War II, the collapse of Empire, and dystopian visions (Evelyn Waugh and George Orwell). Prerequisite: ENGL 3080.

ENGL 4660. British Literature: Contemporary (3)

This historical survey examines British and Anglo-Irish literature since 1950 as Britain metamorphoses from world power to an integral member of the European Community. The course asks what it means to be a "British" writer in the second half of a century increasingly multicultural in outlook.  Possible focuses include post-war disillusion (William Golding); Absurdism and Postmodernism (Samuel Beckett, Tom Stoppard); neo-Romanticism (Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney, Nuala Ni Dhomnhaill); experimentalism and magic realism (Doris Lessing, Salman Rushdie, Angela Carter); innovative historical fiction (John Fowles, A.S. Byatt); and legacies of Empire in a postcolonial world (Jean Rhys, V.S. Naipaul, Kazuo Ishiguro, Anita Desai). Prerequisite: ENGL 3080.

ENGL 4710. Eminent Authors (3) Variable Title Course

This variable topics course features a single author or several authors. Students may study authors such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Virginia Woolf, or Toni Morrison, in order to gain a greater understanding of the social, cultural, and aesthetic significance of their work. It may be taken more than once with different designations. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080.

ENGL 4720. Chaucer (3)

A study of Chaucer's best loved works, using mainly close reading to investigate selections from The Canterbury Tales and minor poems. The works will be considered in the context of theories of the Middle Ages and on the nature of love, of God, of persons, and of the universe. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080.

ENGL 4730. Studies in Shakespeare (3)

This class is intended for English majors and minors seeking a deeper understanding of Shakespeare's work. Students can expect to do close readings of at least five plays and to study such secondary materials as literary criticism and historical background. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080.

ENGL 4740. Milton: Major Prose and Poetry (3)

A comprehensive survey of the major prose and poetic works of John Milton, culminating in Paradise Lost and Samson Agonistes. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080.

ENGL 4750. Classical Literature (3)

A survey of 3,000 years of intellectual and cultural advancement paralleled with the ascent of civilization from Crete to the Roman empire. The course explores the significance of myths in the process of literary development. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080.

ENGL 4760. Irish Literature (3)

This course examines the distinctive temperament and outlook of both the Gaelic and Anglo-Irish traditions in such writers as Aogán Ó Rathaille, Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill, Jonathan Swift, Lady Gregory, Oscar Wilde, John Millington Synge, William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney, Eavan Boland, and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill. The first portion of the course studies the body of literature from the sixth century through 1900; the remainder of the course focuses on modern and contemporary texts. Key themes to be examined, always in the larger context of Irish history as a whole, include the Irish use of words as weapons, the place of gender in Irish writing, and the intriguing nature of Irish--particularly as opposed to English--identity. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080.

ENGL 4830. Directed Readings (1-3) Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 4890. Cooperative Work Experience (1-6)

A continuation of English Department 2890 Cooperative Work Experience. Open to all students. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.

ENGL 4920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes & Special Programs (1-4)

Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with a "C" grade or better or equivalent.

ENGL 4940. Writer's Workshop (3)

This course offers an opportunity for students to choose a writing project and workshop it with their peers under the direction of the instructor. Writing skills will be developed and honed through intensive writing projects which could include a variety of genres:  nonfiction, creative nonfiction, fiction, (short story collection, novel), biography, autobiography, poetry, etc. The course is designed for students with a strong writing background. Prerequisite: any of the following, ENGL 3250, 3260, 3270, 3280, or any 3350.

ENGL 4960. Metaphor:  Editing the Student Literary Journal (3)

Designed for students selected as staff for Weber State's Literary Journal, Metaphor. Therefore, it is a hands-on workshop centering on all aspects of journal production: creating an editorial policy, advertisement, selection, layout, copy editing, preparing for print, marketing, distribution, etc. The journal itself is the final product. The staff supports writing and visual arts across campus through participation in several ancillary projects. Prerequisite: ENGL