Biola University 2012-2013 Catalog
for teaching oral and written language are also covered. Credit(s): 3.
first semester of their Senior year in order to apply for student teaching during the Secondary Curriculum course (LEDU 435). Prerequisite(s): 100 or 112; 113; 3 of the following: 251, 252, 253, 281, 282, 283. Credit(s): 1. ENGL 440 - Studies in Major Authors An in-depth study of the works of one or more significant authors with attention to the chronological development of the author’s style, main themes and relationship to the literary tradition. Sections offered include such authors as Chaucer, Milton, Wordsworth and Coleridge, Faulkner, and Hemingway. Prerequisite(s): 100 or 112; 113; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282. Credit(s): 3. ENGL 454 - Studies in Literary Theory Applied studies of literature using selected theoretical methodologies. Prerequisite(s): 100 or 112; 113; 3 of the following: 251, 252, 253, 281, 282, 283; and 390. Credit(s): 3. ENGL 460 - Studies in Literary Genre Studies in a specific literary genre such as, poetry, drama, the novel and film. Prerequisite(s): 100 or 112; 113; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282. Credit(s): 3. ENGL 471 - Honors Seminar An honors research project developed in consultation with a faculty advisor and approved by an English faculty committee which includes the department chair. Prerequisite(s): 100 or 112; 113; 3 of the following: 251, 252, 253, 281, 282, 283; 360, 370, 390, and 400; senior-level standing. Credit(s): 3. ENGL 481 - Studies in World Literature Specialized studies of global literatures focusing on authors, periods, and / or movements from literary traditions other than the United States and Britain. Prerequisite(s): 100 or 112; 113; 3 of the following: 251, 252, 253, 281, 282, 283; 290; and 390. Credit(s): 3. ENGL 482 - Studies in Ethnic Literature Specialized studies of race and ethnicity in literatures of the United States and Britain. Prerequisite(s): 100 or 112; 113; 3 of the following: 251, 252, 253, 281, 282, 283; 290; and 390. Credit(s): 3. ENGL 490 - English Practicum Practical experience in English teaching, editing and / or research at the college level. Prerequisite(s): 100 or 112; 113; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282. Note(s): Limited enrollment. An Add/Drop Slip and Arranged Course Form must be submitted. Credit(s): 1 - 3. ENGL 491 - Senior Thesis An individualized research project developed in consultation with a faculty advisor and approved by an English faculty committee which includes the department chair. Students completing the thesis must also participate in intensive GRE preparation. This course is required for those pursuing the Honors Graduate Studies Preparation track. Interested students should submit their qualifications and proposals to the course instructor whose approval is required for enrollment. Prerequisite(s): 100 or 112; 113; 3 of the following: 251, 252, 253, 281, 282, 283; 340, 360, 370, 390, and 400; senior-level standing. Credit(s): 3.
ENGL 360 - Studies in American Literature Specific eras and movements in American literature. Two or more sections offered every year. The sections include American literature from Colonial America, the Constitution to the Civil War, the Civil War to the New Deal, and the New Deal to the present. Prerequisite(s): 100 or 112; 113; 281 and 282. Credit(s): 3. ENGL 370 - Studies in English Literature Specific eras and movements in English literature. Two or more sections offered every year. The sections include: Medieval literature, Renaissance literature, 17th-century literature, Romanticism, Victorian literature, Early 20th-century literature, and Contemporary literature. Prerequisite(s): 100 or 112; 113; 251 and 252. Credit(s): 3. ENGL 380 - Studies in Children’s Literature Readings in children’s literature, including consideration of forms, themes, and critical approaches. Prerequisite(s): 100 or 112; 113; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282. Note(s): Intended for Education majors only. Credit(s): 3. ENGL 390 - Introduction to Critical Theory An overview of the major concepts in 20th- and 21st-century literary theory and an introduction to the major approaches in contemporary critical theory, including formalism, myth criticism, hermeneutics, deconstruction, feminism, psychoanalytic criticism, Marxism, post-colonial theory and the new historicism. Prerequisite(s): 3 of the following: 251, 252, 253, 281, 282, 283. Credit(s): 3. ENGL 400 - Introduction to Shakespeare Studies of a selection of Shakespeare’s plays, providing an overview of Shakespearean tragedy, comedy, and historical drama. Prerequisite(s): 100 or 112; 113; 251 and 252. Credit(s): 3. ENGL 410 - Studies in Specialized Writing Studies in specialized areas or genres of writing. Sections may be offered in areas such as: technical writing, book editing, playwriting, writing for children or advanced studies in poetry or fiction. Prerequisite(s): 100 or 112; 113; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282; and three credits of upper division writing. Credit(s): 3. ENGL 420 - Studies in Comparative Literature Comparative studies of a specific cultural literature. Sections offered in areas such as African, Spanish, Russian, Jewish, and German literature. Prerequisite(s): 100 or 112; 113; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282. Credit(s): 3. ENGL 430 - Special Studies in Literature Studies in general areas of literary interest such as film and literature, science fiction and folklore or in such specific literary topics as women’s literature or life writings. Prerequisite(s): 100 or 112; 113; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282. Credit(s): 3.
ENGL 433 - CSET Preparation Class Preparation for the California Subject Examinations for
Teachers (CSET) for those pursuing the Secondary Instruction concentration. Recommended for Juniors in their Fall semester. Students must pass all parts of the CSET exam during the
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