ENGL 350 Special Topics Selected topics within any area of literature, comparative cultures and literature, criticism, and creative writing. ENGL 360 Shakespeare Representative comedies, histories, tragedies, and romances from his early, middle, and late periods, studied in the context of cultural and dramatic history and the Elizabethan theatre. ENGL 362 Studies in Major Authors A study of the works, life, and culture of a single major author in the Anglophone tradition. Possible topics include Austen, Chaucer, Dickens, Faulkner, Milton, Woolf. May be repeated for credit. ENGL 364 Studies in Literary Traditions: Ethnic, National, Regional, Cultural Study of a selected ethnic, national, regional, or cultural literary tradition. Rotating traditions will include African-American, Irish, women’s, Southern, and Appalachian traditions. May be repeated for credit. ENGL 450 Senior Seminar Analysis of a selected topic in literature with related study of genre and schools of critical theory. Students in the literature and secondary education tracks complete a critical project. Students in the creative writing track may elect to complete a combined critical-creative project. Evaluation of student presentations by members of the English Department. Prerequisite: for seniors in the English major only, except with permission of department chair. ENGL 460 Independent Study Advanced independent research in a special area of literature and criticism, or a creative writing project, under the supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisite: departmental approval. One to four semester hours. ENGL 470 and 471 Internship I and II Work experience related to the student’s major, jointly supervised by the department and a professional in the field. Although the usual internship will carry either three or six hours credit, a student may elect to arrange an internship carrying between two and six hours credit with the permission of the department. Each hour of credit will require forty hours at the internship site. Prerequisite: approval of department. Two to six semester hours. Pass-Fail only. ENGL 490 and 491 Honors Thesis I and II Independent research in a special topic for honors. Prerequisites: senior status, GPA of 3.5 in the major and 3.3 overall, and permission of all members of the department.
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