Department of English
Professors: Arthur, Doland, McGahey, Saunders Associate Professors: Bundy, Gilman, McDougall , W. Shanebeck (chairman)
Objectives: The Department of English has five objectives: the understanding of language as a means of communication; the ability to speak and write with clarity of thought and mechanical correctness; an understanding of literature as a record of the development of human thought and the reflection of human history; the appreciation and enjoyment of good literature; and an acquaintance with the literary heritage of the English-speaking world. History 305 or 306 is recommended for all English majors. Department Major: 30 units , of which 24 must be upper division, 6 units of English 250 Introductory Studies in Literature: English Literature are required for the major and are prerequisite to upper division courses in the major. The student must also complete 3 units of 450 Advanced Studies in Literature: Literary Criticism, 3 units of 470 Seminar, and select at least three units from each 350, 360, 370, 440. Remaining units may be completed in any of the upper division English course offerings, except that no more than 3 units should be completed in 330. Humanities Major: English or Literature Concentration: The Department of English offers two possible areas of subject concentration for the Humanities Major (p. 00). This concentration may consist of either English or Literature. It is basically a Minor in English, but more flexibility is possible through department advisement. Department Minor: 18 units , of which 12 must be upper division. The student select units from three or more of the courses listed above. Note: Unless otherwise stated , a course may be repeated with different content (section title). 110 STUDIES IN CRITICISM & COMPOSITION (3 , 3) Sections A & B. Reading, discussion of ideas and methods of writing, stressing logic, persuasion, and evaluation; experience in writing essays and the research paper. Both sections required; however, students receiving a grade of A their first semester do not take a second semester. Section A not prerequisite to Section B. Section C. Required of all students whose native language is other than English. Practice in reading improvement, vocabulary building, and written composition; drill in intonation of American English; culturally oriented. Student must complete section A or B following satisfactory completion of section C. 230 INTRODUCTORY STUDIES IN JOURNALISM (3 , 3) Sections A & B. Fundamentals of journalistic theory and practice. (See Communications 203, 204 for complete description.) Both sections may be taken. 250 INTRODUCTORY STUDIES IN LITERATURE (3) Designed to fulfill the general education literature requirement and as a prerequisite for advanced studies in literature. Sections offered every semester in specific areas: English Literature, American Literature, World Literature. Prerequisite: 110. 330 STUDIES IN WRITING (3) Theory and practice in the various types of writing, aiming at publication. One or more sections offered every year in areas such as: Creative Writing, Research and Writing, Writing for Publication. 350 STUDIES IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (3) Both standard and specialized offerings in English language studies. One or more sections offered every year in areas such as: General English Linguistics, Modern Grammar, Development of Modern English, Word Formation and Function , Current English Usage, Dialectology/ Sociolinguistics/ Psycholinguistics. 360 STUDIES IN AMERICAN LIATERATURE (3) Specific eras and movements in American literature. One or more sections offered every year in areas such as: Colonialism and Puritanism, Revolution and the Young Republic , Romanticism and Transcendentalism, Realism and Naturalism , Twentieth Century Literature, Contemporary Literature. Prerequisite: 250 or consent. 370 STUDIES IN ENGLISH LITERATURE (3) Specific eras and movements in English literature. Sections offered every year in areas such as: The Middle Ages , Elizabethan and Jacobean Literature, Metaphysical and Baroque Literature, Restoration Literature, The Augustan Age , The Age of Johnson , Romantic Literature, Victorian Literature , Twentieth Century Literature, Contemporary Literature. Prerequisite: 250 or consent. 440 STUDIES IN MAJOR AUTHORS (3) An in-depth study of the works of one or more significant authors, with attention to the chronological development of the author's style, his main themes , and his relationship to the literary tradition. Sections offered include such authors as: Shakespeare , Chaucer, Milton , Blake and Coleridge, Faulkner and Hemingway. Prerequisite: 250 or consent. 65
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