ENGL 496 - Seminar: American Literature and Culture

(3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENGL 203 and ENGL 234 and 12 additional credits in the major

See Addenda  for changes to this course, effective Spring 2018.

The seminar gives advanced English majors the opportunity for an in-depth study of selected authors and topics in American literature and culture. Students are expected to demonstrate a proficiency in interpretation and literary analysis as well as a familiarity with critical theory and major scholarship relating to the seminar topic through close reading, class discussion, oral presentations, and at least one carefully documented scholarly paper. May be taken for graduate-level credit. (CWRM)