400

06-400 Internship

This internship provides an opportunity for supervised work in non-academic settings. Junior or Senior standing required.

1-6

Prerequisites

06-250 or Consent.

06-410 Seminar in Literature

This advanced study offers examination of a significant literary text, theme, or issue under the supervision of a seminar director. Seminars are limited to 12 students. This course may be cross-referenced with 06-510X and offered for graduate credit to graduate students in good standing. Graduate students will be required to complete additional and more extensive assignments than undergraduate students, consistent with the typical demands of graduate programs in English.

3

Prerequisites

06-250.

06-413 Advanced Workshop in Creative Writing

An advanced study and practice in one or more kinds of creative writing, this workshop covers poetry, short fiction, drama or creative non-fiction. Workshops vary. See the University Course Schedule. An advanced workshop in a specific genre or subgenre may be repeated for credit.

3

Prerequisites

06-250 and 06-312 or permission.

06-415 Seminar in Writing

This advanced study of a single aspect of writing is undertaken under the supervision of a seminar director. Seminars are limited to 12 students. Topics vary; see the University Course Schedule. This course may be cross-referenced with 06-515X and offered for graduate credit to graduate students in good standing. Graduate students will be required to complete additional and more extensive assignments than undergraduate students, consistent with the typical demands of graduate programs in English.

3

Prerequisites

06-250 and the permission of the seminar director.

06-420 Literary Theory and Criticism

A survey of literary critical traditions and major theoretical works in their historical context, this course engages students with the primary texts. Issues may include canon formation, reading practices, aesthetics, and the role of the author/artist in society. The course may be cross-referenced with 06-520X and offered for graduate credit to graduate students in good standing. Graduate students will be required to complete additional and more extensive assignments than undergraduate students, consistent with the typical demands of graduate programs in English.

3

Prerequisites

300-level literature requirements.

06-425 Theories of Composing

This course explores the theories that attempt to describe what it is writers do, that is, the activity of writing. This is the capstone course for English majors enrolled in Program Three in Writing. This course may be cross-referenced with 06-525X and offered for graduate credit to graduate students in good standing. Graduate students will be required to complete additional and more extensive assignments than undergraduate students, consistent with the typical demands of graduate programs in English.

3

Prerequisites

06-250 or consent of the writing program director.

06-430 Film Theory and Criticism

A capstone of the Film Minor, this seminar helps students develop an advanced understanding of film as a complex cultural medium through the discussion of key theoretical and critical approaches. Pursuing detailed study of major film theories and their relationship to critical practice, students will investigate the "classic" period of film theory, cinema's relationship to other art forms (particularly writing and photography), its relationship to popular culture, modernism, and postmodernism, and its relationship to both science and aesthetics. Students must attend scheduled screening sessions outside of weekly class hours.

3

Prerequisites

06-270 Introduction to Film Studies and 9 completed hours of Film Studies courses or permission.

06-440 Seminar in U.S. Authors

This course provides in-depth study of a significant U.S. writer or related writers, and requires students to pursue some independent research and theoretical applications. Specific content varies.

3

Prerequisites

300-level literature program requirements or permission.

06-450 Seminar in British Authors

This course provides in-depth study of a significant British writer or related writers, and requires students to pursue some independent research and theoretical applications. Specific content varies.

3

Prerequisites

300-level literature program requirements or permission.

06-499 Independent Study

Students undertake intensive study in an area selected by the student in consultation with an English faculty member who will direct the project. Junior or Senior standing required.

1-3

Prerequisites

06-250.