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LIT 2413 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE This course focuses on the multicultural study of short stories, poetry, and drama, investigating the historical context of the creation of texts (including but not limited to political and government contexts). Students will think critically about issues such as globalization, sustainability, differences and similarities, prejudices and/or discrimination within a global textual context. Prerequisite: ENGL 1113 . F, S, SU LIT 2833 SCIENCE FICTION The aim of this course is to develop a clear understanding of the nature and purposes of Science Fiction as a genre. Students will consider not only with the major themes of (mainly) American science fiction but also with its qualities as fiction. Through that study, they will try to develop a sound definition of the genre and a set of critical principles for evaluating its literary worth. Finally, the course will examine the role of science fiction as a modern mythology through reading and discussion of short stories and novels by such writers as Thomas More, H.G. Wells, Tolkien, Bradbury, Asimov, and Vonnegut, Shelly, Orwell Creighton, PK Dick and others. D LIT 3023 THE ART OF READING This course prepares English majors to understand literature and to articulate their understanding in essays supported by close reading and carefully analyzed evidence. This course introduces literary analysis by covering the skills necessary for literary scholarship, providing students with the concepts, skills, and strategies needed to succeed in upper-division literature courses. During the course of the class, students will learn how to analyze literature and interact with the historical and cultural discourses literary texts engage as well as learn the various schools of literary criticism from which they can approach a literary text. Students will develop critical- thinking skills through interpretive and analytical essays, practice collaborative techniques. Consideration for pedagogical impact will be included for the benefit of teacher candidates. Prerequisite: ENGL 1213 and LIT 2413. F LIT 3033 WORLD MYTHOLOGY This course leads students to define the term mythology through a study of multiple versions of example myths represented across various cultures, in film, within illustrated texts, and through artifacts utilizing various critical stances. Students will identify not only the overt meaning and structure of Myth but also the larger issues implied by the stories. Further, students will examine the social and psychological implications of mythology and its place in the modern world. Consideration of pedagogical approaches will also be included for teacher candidates. Prerequisite: ENGL 1213. FO LIT 3113 EARLY WORLD LITERATURE A study of representative works of world literature which contributed to shaping world history from antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance. The course is a study of the literary, cultural, and human significance of works selected from both Western and non-Western literary traditions. The educational goals of the class are to promote an understanding of the works in their cultural/historical contexts, to examine persistent human values reflected in these works which unite all literary traditions, to sharpen critical reading, thinking, and writing skills, and to deepen cultural sensitivity. Prerequisite: ENGL 1213 and LIT 2413. FE LIT 3223 ROMANTIC MOVEMENT History of the Romantic Movement; prose and poetry of the period with particular attention to the works of Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. D LIT 3323 MODERN VOICES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE This survey course is an examination of American literature from the Civil War to the present. It traces the development of significant literary styles and periods during this period and examines the works of authors important to our contemporary understanding of America's literary history. Course work will examine a range of literary texts, diverse in both content and
comprehension increased; conducted when possible in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 1154. FE SPAN 3653 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH CONVERSATION Course designed to increase vocabulary and conversational ability in realistic situations; planned and spontaneous activities using newspapers and magazines to augment course text; no English spoken; may take concurrently with SPAN 2153. Prerequisite: SPAN 2053. SO SPAN 3753 READINGS IN SPANISH Course designed to increase reading and overall proficiency in Spanish through study of selected literary genres from Spanish America and Spain. Various interactive methods used. Prerequisites: SPAN 2053 or equivalent. SE SPAN 3853 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH COMPOSITION AND GRAMMAR Intensive writing course to increase Spanish writing proficiency. Review of grammatical forms that typically cause problems for intermediate learners. Interactive approach through a variety of methods. Prerequisite: SPAN 2053 or equivalent. S SPAN 4923 TEACHERS COURSE IN WORLD LANGUAGES Course designed to give the basic principles and techniques for effective instruction in world languages. Prerequisite: SPAN 1054 or equivalent. SO Humanities HUM 1103 INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES This course offers an interdisciplinary, multi-perspective assessment of cultural, political, philosophical, and aesthetic factors critical to the formulation of values and the historical development of the individual and of society. Students will examine human creativity broadly, including music, painting, literature, theater, architecture, sculpture, and modern innovations such as photography and film as well as apply social/cultural theories and perspectives to past and present societies and consider their impact on real-life circumstances. F, S, SU Literature LIT 2001-4 INDIVIDUAL STUDY IN LITERATURE (TOPIC) Individual study of specified topic for undergraduate students. Credit one to four semester hours. D LIT 2011-4 SEMINAR IN LITERATURE (TOPIC) Group study of specified topic for undergraduate students. Credit one to four semester hours. D LIT 2053 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN’S STUDIES In this interdisciplinary course, students investigate the history and the practice of women’s studies from numerous angles, exploring the intersections of gender, class, race, sexuality, age, appearance, and ethnicity in women’s lives and the power dynamics and inequalities found along those axes. The course focuses on feminism and social justice. Students examine the varieties of women’s experience in current American society, noting how gender relations are changing and examining larger cultural, political, and social forces responsible for those changes. LIT 2333 INTRODUCTION TO FILM This course focuses on the study of films as entertainment, cultural force, and art form. Students will view, analyze, and discuss numerous full-length commercial films, applying social/cultural theories and perspectives to past and present films and the ways in which they both reflect and impact the real-life circumstances in which they have been made and viewed. F, S
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