BLOOMINGTON PROGRAM
INDIANAPOLIS PROGRAM
COURSES
BLOOMINGTON PROGRAM
College of Arts and Sciences
Chairperson
Professor Kenneth Johnston
Associate Chairperson
Christine Farris
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Graduate Faculty
Distinguished Professors
Philip Appleman (Emeritus), Susan Gubar, James Justus (Emeritus), Terence Martin (Emeritus), Scott Sanders
Chancellors’ Professor
Judith Anderson
Ruth Lilly Professor of Poetry
Maura Stanton
Culbertson Chair of Writing
John Schilb
Ruth N. Halls Professor
Paul John Eakin
Professors
Anthony Ardizzone, George Barnett (Emeritus), Frederick Beaty (Emeritus), Ernest Bernhardt-Kabisch (Emeritus), Patrick Brantlinger, Lawrence Clopper, Don Cook (Emeritus), Alfred David (Emeritus), Georges Edelen (Emeritus), Charles Forker (Emeritus), Robert Fulk, Mary Gaither (Emeritus), Donald Gray (Emeritus), Kenneth R. R. Gros Louis, Robert Gross (Emeritus), Raymond Hedin, H. James Jensen (Emeritus), Kenneth Johnston, Eugene Kintgen, M. Eugene Lawlis (Emeritus), Peter Lindenbaum, Christoph Lohmann (Emeritus), Lewis Miller, Roger Mitchell (Emeritus), Cornelia Nixon, David Nordloh, Alvin Rosenfeld (Jewish Studies), Murray Sperber, Stuart Sperry (Emeritus), Stephen Watt, Albert Wertheim, William Wiatt (Emeritus), David Wojahn, Paul Zietlow (Emeritus), Malvin Zirker (Emeritus)
Associate Professors
James Adams, William Burgan (Emeritus), Linda Charnes, Eva Cherniavsky, Jonathan Elmer, Christine Farris, Mary Favret, Thomas Foster,* Jeffrey Huntsman, Sheila Lindenbaum,* Alyce Miller,* Andrew Miller, Richard Nash,* Joan Pong Linton,* Michael Rosenblum, Cynthia B. Roy, John Schilb, Lee Sterrenburg,* Helen Sword,* Timothy Wiles, Nicholas Williams,* John Woodcock
Assistant Professors
Purnima Bose,* Paul Gutjahr,* Wendy Hesford,* Janet Sorensen,* Mary K. Trotter*
Adjunct Professors
Mary Ellen Brown, Matei Calinescu (Emeritus), Robert Kelly, Oscar Kenshur, John McCluskey Jr., James Naremore
Adjunct Associate Professors
Barbara Klinger, Herbert Marks, Melvin Plotinsky (Emeritus)
Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor Nicholas Williams, Ballantine Hall 442A, (812) 855-1543
Degrees Offered
Master of Arts, Master of Arts for Teachers, Master of Fine Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy
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Special Departmental Requirements
(See also general University Graduate School requirements.)
Admission Requirements
Undergraduate major or its equivalent. Graduate Record Examination, both the General Test and the Subject Test in English literature. A potentially superior student who has not majored in English may be admitted conditionally, but must remove deficiencies without graduate credit. Students who wish to be admitted for the M.A. or M.F.A. in creative writing must submit samples of their work.
Foreign Language Requirements
For the M.A.T. and M.F.A. degrees, none. For the M.A., reading proficiency in one of the following: French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish. For the Ph.D., either (a) reading proficiency in two languages (one will be French, German, or Latin; the second will be a language from the M.A. list or, by approval of the director of graduate studies, another foreign language or courses in computer science), or (b) proficiency in depth in one language.
Language requirements should be met as soon after beginning graduate work as possible. A student is expected to be working on fulfilling the proficiency requirements every semester until they are completed.
Grades
M.A. and M.A.T. students must maintain a 3.0 (B) grade point average; M.F.A. and Ph.D. students, a 3.5 grade point average. Admission to the Ph.D. normally requires a 3.7 grade point average and the recommendations of graduate faculty.
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Master of Arts Degree with Concentration in Literature
Course Requirements
A minimum of 30 credit hours, including an L680 or a 700 level seminar. At least one course must be chosen from each of four of the following six fields:
- Medieval British Literature and Culture
- Early Modern British Literature and Culture
- British and/or American Literature and Culture 1640-1830
- British and/or American Literature and Culture 1800-1900 (including Celtic, Transatlantic, African-American)
- Literatures in English, Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries (including African-American, Hispanic/Latina(o), Asian American, Postcolonial)
- Literacy, Pedagogy, Composition Theory, Literary Theory, English Language. International students whose native language is not English must take L500. Up to 8 credit hours in graduate courses outside the department may, with the prior approval of the director of graduate studies, be counted toward the degree.
Thesis
Optional; if elected, 4 hours of credit.
Final Examination
None.
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Master of Arts Degree with Concentration in Writing
Course Requirements
W611-W612 or W613-W614; five departmental courses in literature, literary criticism, or English language. Poets may substitute Comparative Literature C570 Theory and Practice of Translation for one of the five required departmental courses; writers of fiction may substitute Theatre and Drama T453 or T454 Playwriting.
Thesis
Required; the candidate must submit, for 4 hours of credit, a body of creative writing of high literary merit and genuine promise.
Final Examination
None.
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Master of Arts Degree with Concentration in Language
Course Requirements
A minimum of 30 credit hours, including G500, G780, and at least 12 further credit hours in English language courses, of which at least one course must be selected from among G601, G602, G651, and G655.
Thesis
Optional; if elected, 4 hours of credit.
Final Examination
A four-hour written examination. See director of graduate studies for details.
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Master of Arts for Teachers Degree
Prerequisite
Public-school certification in English. Applicants lacking no more than 6 credit hours for certification may be permitted to complete the certification requirements as part of the degree program.
Course Requirements
A total of 36 credit hours, of which 20 credit hours must be in graduate English courses, including G500, G601, G651, or G655 (at least 12 of these 20 credit hours must be taken on the Bloomington campus); 6 credit hours in graduate education courses, including L516 and one additional advanced curriculum course (recommended: S503 or S530); if a minor is to be professionalized, at least 12 credit hours in the subject area. No undergraduate courses will be counted toward the degree.
Thesis and Final Examination
None.
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Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Course Requirements
A total of 60 credit hours, including 16 credit hours of writing workshops (W611-W612 or W613-W614); 16 credit hours from among the department’s literature and language offerings, at least 8 of which must be at the L600 level or above; W554; and W664 or W680. Those teaching in W103 Introductory Creative Writing are required to take W554 in their first semester of teaching. Students can take up to 12 credit hours in W699 M.F.A. Thesis. The remaining credit hours are elective. At least 48 credit hours of the degree requirements must be completed in residence.
Thesis
Required; the student must submit, for 4-12 hours of credit, a book-length manuscript.
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Doctor of Philosophy Degree
Admission Requirements
Students are eligible for admission to the Ph.D. programs upon successful completion of the M.A. requirements; additional prerequisites for admission include L506 and at least two 700-level seminars.
Periodic Review
Each year the graduate faculty will examine the grades and instructors’ reports on all students and will discourage from further work those whose achievements and potential are below standard. Students who fail to maintain a 3.7 grade point average or who accumulate three or more grades of Incomplete will be placed on departmental probation.
Minors
Ph.D. students in English may take minors in the following departments and programs: American studies, Afro-American studies, art history, comparative literature, cultural studies, English and German philology, film studies, folklore, French, gender studies, German, Greek, history, Italian, journalism, Latin, linguistics, medieval studies, performance studies, philosophy, religion, Renaissance studies, Slavics, Spanish, theatre and drama, Victorian studies, and West European studies. Requirements for the minor are set by the minor department.
The Department of English offers the following minors: American literature, British literature, children’s literature, pedagogy, creative writing, English and Germanic philology, English language, literary theory, and textual studies. Minors within the department must be approved by the director of graduate studies.
Qualifying Examination
A two-part examination, written and oral. All students choose topics in consultation with their advisory committees. The five-hour written part may be taken at the convenience of the student and his/her advisory committee. The two-hour oral part will be administered as soon as possible after the written part. Details are available from the director of graduate studies. The examination may not be taken until the student has fulfilled the language proficiency requirement. The examination may be repeated once.
Research Proposal
After advancement to candidacy, the student will select a research committee consisting of no fewer than three members of the English Department faculty and a representative of the minor. When the director of the research committee has approved the dissertation proposal, the student will formally present it to a meeting of the research committee for comment and approval.
Final Examination
Oral, primarily a defense of the dissertation.
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Doctor of Philosophy Degree with Concentration in Literature
Course Requirements
A total of 90 credit hours, students will be required to take 16 credit hours in English beyond the 30 credit hours required for the M.A.; and to take at least one course in a fifth distribution field (for a total of coursework in 5 out of the 6 fields). At least four 700-level seminars in English are required for the Ph.D. Students must also satisfy course requirements for a graduate minor.
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Doctor of Philosophy Degree with Concentration in Language, Literature, and Literacy
Course Requirements
A total of 90 credit hours, including a minimum of 16 credit hours (four courses) beyond the 30 credit hours required for the M.A. degree, to include at least three 700-level departmental seminars. The total must include L502 and L705 and one course in each of the following three areas: historical and philosophical perspectives on literacy, educational perspectives on literacy, and cross-disciplinary perspectives on literacy. Information about relevant courses, including those offered by other departments, is available from the chair of the Literacy Committee and the student’s advisory committee.
Ph.D. Minor in English and Germanic Philology
Four courses, to include G601 Old English and at least one of the other older Germanic languages, i.e., German G632 Gothic, G635 Old Icelandic, G638 Old High German, G639 Old Saxon, and G640 Middle High German. The remaining courses may be chosen from: English G602 Middle English, G655 History of the English Language, L710 Beowulf, L711 Old English Literature; German G532 History of the German Language, and G625 Colloquium in Germanic Linguistics, (when the topic is appropriate), G640 Reading Middle High German, G636 Old Icelandic Literature, G835 Seminar in Germanic Linguistics (when the topic is appropriate), and any of the remaining older Germanic languages listed above.
Ph.D. Minor in Feminist Critical Studies
The Feminist Critical Studies minor emphasizes feminist criticism and theory. It requires four courses (at least 15 hours of credit) including English L673 Introduction to Feminist Critical Studies and at least one course outside the Department of English; each course must be passed with a grade of B+ (3.3) or higher. Relevant courses include English L605, L700, L707, and L773, Fine Arts A474 and A674, Cultural Studies C601 and C602, Communication and Culture C551 and C604, and Telecommunications T651. Students should consult with the minor advisor in the English department about specific courses of study.
Ph.D. Minor in Literacy Studies
Jointly administered by the Department of English and the School of Education, the minor requires a minimum of four courses, including English L502, Education L630, and two courses selected from an approved list, at least one of which must be outside the English Department. For School of Education students, three of the four courses must be outside the student’s major area. Students should confer with one of the advisors of the Literacy Studies minor; their names can be obtained from the Director of Graduate Studies.
Ph.D. Minor in Literary Theory
Jointly administered by the Departments of English and Comparative Literature, the minor requires a minimum of three courses, including at least one selected from Comparative Literature C503, C504, C601, or C602; and one from English G660, L605, L607, L608, or L707. Other courses approved for the minor are French and Italian F584 and G560; Germanic Studies G800; Slavic Languages and Literatures R521; Spanish and Portuguese S473 and S512; and Theatre and Drama T555 and T556. Courses other than those listed above may also be acceptable toward completion of the requirement; written consent to count such courses must be obtained in advance from the graduate advisor in the Department of English or Comparative Literature.
Ph.D. Minor in Literature and Science
The Literature and Science minor consists of four courses. Two of the four will be English Department courses from the area of literature and science. One of those English courses will be L769, Literature and Science, the “core” course for the minor. The non-English department courses will either come from a relevant science, or from the Department of History and Philosophy of Science or from some other relevant (non-literary) discipline. The minor will be administered by the Director of Graduate Studies in English, in consultation with the literature and science faculty as necessary.
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Area Certificate in English and Germanic Philology
Also offered is a certificate in English and Germanic philology, requiring four courses in addition to the four required for the minor. These may include any of the courses listed above, as well as courses in other departments (e.g. linguistics, folklore, classical studies, and anthropology) that are relevant to the history and prehistory of the Germanic languages, and to early Germanic literature and culture. For information about relevant courses see the graduate advisor in the Department of English.
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Courses Offered
The following courses, which are drawn from the complete graduate list below, are expected to be offered on the Bloomington campus during the academic years 2000-2002.
G500
G601
G602
G603
G651
G655
G660
G780
L500
L501
L502
L503
L505
L506
L553
L605
L607
L608
L612
L613
L616
L621
L622
L623
L625
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L631
L639
L641
L645
L649
L651
L653
L655
L656
L663
L666
L671
L672
L673
L674
L680
L695
L699
L700
L701
L705
L707
L710
L711
L712
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L713
L715
L721
L723
L725
L730
L731
L733
L736
L739
L741
L743
L745
L749
L751
L753
L761
L763
L766
L769
L773
L774
L775
L776
L779
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L780
L790
L799
W500
W501
W511
W513
W553
W554
W601
W602
W610
W611
W612
W613
W614
W615
W664
W680
W697
W699
W780
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INDIANAPOLIS PROGRAM
School of Liberal Arts
Chairperson
Professor Kenneth W. Davis
Departmental e-mail:
english@iupui.edu
Departmental URL:
http://www.iupui.edu/~english
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Graduate Faculty
Professors
John D. Barlow (Emeritus), Barbara Cambridge,* Edwin F. Casebeer (Emeritus), Ulla M. Connor, Kenneth W. Davis, Jonathan Eller, Sharon Hamilton, Christian J. W. Kloesel, Missy Dehn Kubitschek, William M. Plater, Helen J. Schwartz, Judith A. Spector* (Columbus), William F. Touponce, Richard C. Turner*
Associate Professors
Dennis Bingham, Frederick DiCamilla,* Stephen L. Fox,* Susan Harrington,* Karen R. Johnson,* Kim Brian Lovejoy,* Melvin L. Plotinsky (Emeritus), Jane Schultz, Susan C. Shepherd,* Harriet Wilkins*
Assistant Professors
David Hoegberg,* Marjorie Rush Hovde,* Karen Kovacik,* Thomas Fletcher Marvin,* Robert Rebein,* Thomas Upton*
Graduate Studies Office
For graduate student information and advising, call (317) 274-2258, Cavanaugh Hall 502L.
Degrees Offered
Master of Arts, Master of Arts for Teachers
IUPUI’s graduate English program has been designed to prepare students for careers in the analysis and production of “texts.” To this end, the program covers issues and skills in reading and writing, in the richest sense of these words-in order to prepare students to address these issues and to teach these skills. Graduates of the program should be prepared for such careers as teaching writing and literature, teaching English as a second language, and writing for business, government, and other professions.
In contrast to traditional M.A. programs, which place heavy emphasis on literary history, the IUPUI program focuses on the application of English studies to contemporary situations and problems. While interested students will be encouraged to take courses in literary history, graduates of this program will no doubt have to take additional literary history courses to be qualified candidates for traditional doctoral programs. Because of IUPUI’s urban, nonresidential setting, its English graduate program will strive, in its curriculum and scheduling, to meet the special needs of part-time, nonresidential students.
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Special Departmental Requirements
(See also general University Graduate School requirements.)
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Master of Arts Degree
Admission Requirements
(1) Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 grading scale in the student’s undergraduate major, documented by an official transcript. Applicants are normally expected to have been English majors, but admission will be considered also for those who otherwise demonstrate the competency necessary for successful graduate work in English. (2) The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test with a score of 600 in at least one of the three areas. Applicants are encouraged to take the examination by December of the year prior to admission. (3) Three letters of recommendation.
Foreign Language Requirements
None, but M.A. students going on for the Ph.D. are encouraged to validate their reading proficiency in a foreign language according to University Graduate School standards.
Grades
M.A. and M.A.T. students must maintain a 3.0 (B) grade point average.
Course Requirements
The M.A. in English and the M.A.T. in English have identical requirements. Both degrees require 36 credit hours, including 12 hours of “core” courses, 12-16 hours of “area” courses, 4-8 hours of internship, and 4 hours of thesis work. The three core courses provide an introduction to three major areas in the discipline of English: Language: G500 Introduction to the English Language; Writing: W500 Teaching Composition: Issues and Approaches; Literature: L506 Issues and Motives of Literary Studies. These courses, which carry 4 credit hours each, should be taken at the beginning of the graduate program.
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Courses Offered
The following courses, which are drawn from the complete list below, are expected to be offered on the Indianapolis campus during the academic years 2000-2002.
G500
G541
G625
G652
L502
L506
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L532
L534
L553
L560
L573
L590
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L655
L681
L695
L699
W500
W510
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W553
W590
W600
W609
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COURSES
500 Level
The 500 level is reserved for courses that are methodologically, professionally, and pedagogically oriented.
G500 Introduction to the English Language (4 cr.) An introduction to the English language: its nature, structure, and development.
G541 Materials Preparation for ESL Instruction (4 cr.) Students will learn about materials preparation, syllabus design, and test preparation by applying a variety of theories to books and other ESL (English as a second language) teaching devices (e.g. tapes, videotapes, computer and software programs) in order to evaluate their usefulness and will learn to evaluate ESL materials for adequateness.
L532 Second Language Acquisition (3 cr.) (offered as Linguistics L532 at Bloomington)
L534 Linguistics Resources and TESOL (3 cr.) (offered as Linguistics L534 at Bloomington)
L500 Introduction to Graduate Study for International Students (4 cr.) The methods and assumptions of graduate study in English and American literature, with special emphasis on classroom participation, the preparation and delivery of reports, and the writing of critical essays based on individual research. Admission must be approved by the departmental advisor for international students.
L501 Professional Scholarship in Literature (4 cr.) Materials, tools, and methods of research.
L502 Introduction to Literacy Studies and the Teaching of College English (4 cr.) Historical and cognitive effects of writing, reading, and language use, and the implication of these effects for the teaching and study of literature and writing.
L503 Teaching of Literature in College (1-2 cr.) Classroom teaching of literature in the light of current approaches.
L505 Teaching Children’s Literature at the Post-Secondary Level (2 cr.) Classroom teaching of children’s literature in the light of current approaches.
L506 Issues and Motives of Literary Studies (4 cr.) The conditions and assumptions of studying English, with emphasis on the application of theory to a culturally and historically diverse range of writings.
L553 Studies in Literature (1-3 cr.) Primarily for secondary-school and junior-college teachers of English. Emphasis on thematic, analytic, and generic study. With consent of instructor, may be repeated once for credit.
L560 Literary Studies in England and Scotland (6 cr.) Provides on-site opportunities in England and Scotland to explore the literary landscapes of British authors in relation to the English and Scottish school systems. Designed primarily for education majors and continuing certification credits. Offered biannually.
L573 Studies of Literary Appreciation I (3 cr.)
L590 Internship in English (4 cr.) A supervised internship in the uses of language in the workplace. Each intern will be assigned a problem or task and will develop the methods for solving or completing it. Each intern will complete a portfolio of workplace writing and self-evaluation.
W500 Teaching Composition: Issues and Approaches (4 cr.) Consideration of fundamental issues in the teaching of writing and the major approaches to composition instruction. Specific topics include teaching invention and revision, diagnosing errors, teaching style and organization, making assignments, and evaluating student writing.
W501 Teaching of Composition in College (1-2 cr.) Practical teaching of composition; current theories and policies.
W510 Computers in Composition (4 cr.) Based in current theories about the process of writing, this course surveys the use of computer programs (such as word processing) as writing tools, computer-assigned instruction as teaching aids, and computer programs as research aids to study writing.
W511 Writing Fiction (4 cr.) Either W511 or W513 may count once for the M.A. or M.F.A., but not toward specified course requirements for the Ph.D.
W513 Writing Poetry (4 cr.) Either W511 or W513 may count once for the M.A. or M.F.A., but not toward specified course requirements for the Ph.D.
W553 Theory and Practice of Exposition (1-3 cr.) Primarily for secondary-school and junior-college teachers of English.
W554 Teaching Creative Writing (2 cr.) Theory and practice of teaching the writing of poetry and fiction at the college level, with attention to matters of curricular design and classroom technique. Required of those teaching W103 for the first time. Open also to graduate students not in the creative writing program.
W590 Teaching Composition: Theories and Application (4 cr.) Current theories of composition and their pedagogical implications.
600 Level
600-level courses in literature may be taught either as topical colloquia or historical surveys, at the discretion of the instructor. All courses at this level will be understood as prefatory to the kind of work done in 700-level seminars, without prerequisites.
G601 Introduction to Old English (4 cr.) G500 recommended but not required. Introduction to the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Old English; intensive reading of major prose and verse texts.
G602 Introduction to Middle English (4 cr.) P: G601 or equivalent; G500 recommended but not required. Introduction to the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Middle English; study of the regional dialects; intensive reading of major prose and verse texts.
G603 Celtic Languages and Literature (4 cr.) P: G500 or its equivalent. Introduction to such languages as Old Irish and Welsh, or literatures in these languages. Topic varies.
G625 Introduction to Text Linguistics/Discourse Analysis (4 cr.) This course introduces students to current approaches to text and discourse coherence, including recent theories of cognitive and interactional text modeling.
G651 American English (4 cr.) Growth and development of the English language in America from the first settlements to the present; dialectal diversity of American English.
G652 English Language Sociolinguistics (4 cr.) A survey course in American and British sociolinguistics, this course investigates the theoretical bases, the major works, and the methodological approaches of current sociolinguistics.
G655 History of the English Language (4 cr.) A survey of the evolution of the English language from its earliest stages to the present, with reference to its external history and to its phonology, morphology, syntax, and vocabulary.
G660 Stylistics (4 cr.) Survey of traditional and linguistic approaches to the study of prose and poetic style. Attention will center on the description of the verbal characteristics of texts, what those characteristics reflect about the author, and how they affect the reader.
L605 Critical and Interpretive Theory (4 cr.) Introduction to one or more major modes of contemporary criticism or critical theory.
L607 History of Literary Criticism to the Enlightenment (4 cr.) A survey of the history of literary criticism and theory from Plato and Aristotle to the Enlightenment, including works by Greco-Roman, medieval, and Renaissance figures.
L608 History of Literary Criticism from 1750 to 1960 (4 cr.) A survey of the history of literary criticism and theory from the late Enlightenment or early Romantic periods to 1960, including a variety of modern literary critics and theorists.
L612 Chaucer (4 cr.) Critical analysis of The Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Criseyde, and selected shorter poems.
L613 Middle English Literature (4 cr.) P: L612 or G602 or equivalent.
L616 English Drama to the 1590s, Exclusive of Shakespeare (4 cr.)
L621 English Literature 1500-1660 (4 cr.) Extensive reading in nondramatic literature.
L622 Spenser and Milton (4 cr.) Critical analysis of the major texts.
L623 English Drama from the 1590s to 1800, Exclusive of Shakespeare (4 cr.) P: familiarity with half a dozen plays of Shakespeare.
L625 Shakespeare (4 cr.) Critical analysis of selected texts.
L631 English Literature 1660-1790 (4 cr.) Extensive reading in poetry and nonfictional prose.
L639 English Fiction to 1800 (4 cr.)
L641 English Literature 1790-1900 (4 cr.) Extensive reading in poetry and nonfictional prose.
L645 English Fiction 1800-1900 (4 cr.)
L649 British Literature since 1900 (4 cr.) Extensive reading in all genres.
L651 American Literature 1609-1800 (4 cr.) Intensive historical and critical study of all genres from John Smith through Charles Brockden Brown.
L653 American Literature 1800-1900 (4 cr.) Intensive historical and critical study of all genres from Washington Irving through Frank Norris.
L655 American Literature and Culture 1900-1945 (4 cr.) Study of American literature and culture from the turn of the century to 1945.
L656 American Literature and Culture 1945 to the Present (4 cr.) Studies in American literature and culture from 1945 to the present.
L663 Introduction to Feminist Critical Studies (4 cr.) An introduction to and examination of major works, methods, issues, and developments in feminist theory and criticism.
L666 Survey of Children’s Literature (4 cr.) Survey of literature written for children and adolescents from the medieval period to the present.
L671 Modern British and Irish Drama (4 cr.)
L672 Modern American Drama (4 cr.)
L673 Studies in Women and Literature (4 cr.) Women’s literary accomplishments and representations of women in English from the sixteenth century to the present.
L674 Studies in International English Literature (4 cr.) Literatures from Africa, the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific islands, the Indian subcontinent, or Canada.
L680 Special Topics in Literary Study and Theory (4 cr.) Readings in sociological, political, psychological, and other approaches to literature.
L681 Genre Studies (variable title: The Epic) (4 cr.)
L695 Individual Readings in English (1-4 cr.)
L699 M.A. Thesis (cr. arr.)
W600 Topics in Rhetoric and Composition (4 cr.) Covers selected issues in current composition and rhetorical theory. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.
W601 Development of Rhetoric and Composition (4 cr.) Traces the development of rhetorical theory from Plato through the Renaissance and up to the present; puts special emphasis on exploring how present-day composition programs and practices reflect the past.
W602 Contemporary Theories in Rhetoric and Composition (4 cr.) An introduction to current research in rhetoric and composition. Draws on insights from linguistic theory, cognitive theory, and rhetorical theory to develop greater understanding of the writing process and build pedagogical applications.
W609 Directed Writing Projects (1-4 cr.)
W610 Indiana Writing Workshop (2 cr.) P: acceptance to the Indiana Writers’ Conference held in June of each year. Intensive training in various forms of writing at the conference; submission of significant body of writing before the end of the last summer session.
W611-W612 Writing Fiction I-II (4-4 cr.) May be repeated once for credit.
W613-W614 Writing Poetry I-II (4-4 cr.) May be repeated once for credit.
W615 Writing Creative Nonfiction (4 cr.) Writing workshop in such modes as personal essay, autobiography, and documentary. Open also to graduate students not in the creative writing program.
W664 Topics in Current Literature (4 cr.) The study of recent poetry and prose, emphasizing special formal, technical, and intellectual concerns of author and work. Open also to graduate students not in the creative writing program.
W680 Theory and Craft of Writing (4 cr.) Elements of poetic prosody or the major fictive techniques or both: nature of stress, concepts of meter, nature of rhythm, prosodic use of syntax, theories of fictive realism, nature of fictive romance, point of view, etc. Students will do some writing. Open also to graduate students not in the creative writing program.
W697 Independent Study in Writing (1-4 cr.) P: two semesters of W611, W612, W613, or W614.
W699 M.F.A. Thesis (cr. arr.)
700 Level
The following courses are seminars requiring directed individual study and investigation. For each the prerequisite is advanced graduate standing, or a 600-level course in the subject, or the consent of the instructor; it is recommended that a student take L501 before enrolling in a seminar. With consent of the instructor, a student may take a 700-level course twice for credit.
G780 Special Studies in English Language (4 cr.) P: G500 or equivalent.
L700 Topics in Feminist Critical Studies (4 cr.) Readings in feminist theories of representation, gender, sexuality, the institution, or other areas of feminist critical endeavor.
L701 Descriptive Bibliography and Textual Problems (4 cr.)
L705 Problems in Language, Literature, and Literacy (4 cr.)
L707 Studies in Literary Theory and Criticism (4 cr.)
L710 Beowulf (4 cr.) P: G601. Critical reading of the text of the poem, with consideration of its relationship to other writings in Old English and the heroic tradition in literature.
L711 Old English Literature (4 cr.) P: G601 or equivalent.
L712 Chaucer (4 cr.) P: L612 or L613 or equivalent.
L713 Middle English Literature (4 cr.) P: L612 or L613 or equivalent.
L715 English and Scottish Popular Ballads (4 cr.) Student investigation of principal problems met in ballad scholarship. Special attention to textual relationships, dissemination, and unique qualities of genre.
L721 Spenser (4 cr.)
L723 Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama (4 cr.)
L725 Shakespeare (4 cr.)
L730 Renaissance Poetry and Prose (4 cr.)
L731 Milton (4 cr.)
L733 Restoration and Augustan Literature (4 cr.)
L736 Age of Johnson (4 cr.)
L739 English Fiction to 1800 (4 cr.)
L741 Romantic Literature (4 cr.)
L743 Victorian Literature (4 cr.)
L745 English Fiction 1800-1900 (4 cr.)
L749 Twentieth-Century British Literature (4 cr.)
L751 Major American Writers 1700-1855 (4 cr.) Two or three writers. Techniques and thematic comparisons.
L753 Major American Writers 1855 to the Present (4 cr.) Two or three writers. Techniques and thematic comparisons.
L761 American Poetry (4 cr.)
L763 American Fiction (4 cr.)
L766 Children’s Literature (4 cr.) Issues in the critical and historical study of literature for children or young adults.
L769 Literature and Science (4 cr.) Major developments in modern science, the philosophical issues they raise, and their influence on modern thought and literature.
L773 Topics in Feminist Literary History (4 cr.) Feminist critical research on literary texts in cultural contexts, or focusing on a particular historical period, theme, genre, or author.
L774 Topics in International English Literature (4 cr.) Topics in English literature from Africa, the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, the Indian subcontinent, or Canada.
L775 Studies in Modern Drama (4 cr.)
L776 Comparative Drama (4 cr.) Selected topics in comedy or tragedy.
L779 Literature and Society (4 cr.) Analysis of representative works of different periods to illustrate the study of literature in relation to its age, or as a social product. Consideration of economic, political, class, and other cultural influences.
L780 Special Studies in English and American Literature (4 cr.)
L790 Independent Study (cr. arr.) Consent of the instructor required. Open to Ph.D. candidates in English only.
L799 Ph.D. Thesis (cr. arr.)
W780 Special Studies in Composition (4 cr.)
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