ENGLISH
Graduate Courses

ENGL600 OUR OWN:  PENNSYLVANIA AUTHORS (3 sh)
From the inner cities, to the mountains and rolling hills, to the coal-mining regions, the Pennsylvania landscape is rich with literary heritage.  This course allows students to celebrate "our own":  Pennsylvania poets, short story writers, novelists, and essayists who have explored the diverse and textured lives of characters grappling with the beauty, hope, and hardships of living in urban and/or rural Pennsylvania.  Through a literary focus, the class supports English majors, as well as students with the following interests:  Appalachian Studies, History, Geography, Education, Anthropology, and Sociology.

ENGL602 TOPICS IN ADOLESCENT LITERATURE (3 sh)
A professional study of young adult literature designed for teachers, librarians, and others who use literature in dealing with adolescents and who desire to strengthen their expertise.  In addition to a critical survey of young adult literature, consideration is given to advanced techniques for using these materials in middle, junior, and senior high schools and solving problems regarding their use, particularly questions about appropriateness and censorship.

ENGL608 TOPICS IN CREATIVE WRITING (3 sh)
An advanced writing class involving upper-level craft lessons and workshops in fiction, poetry, drama, screenwriting, and creative nonfiction.

ENGL609 SHORT STORY (3 sh)
An historical and critical study of the short story as a literary genre.  Selections from various cultures.

ENGL625 ETHNIC AMERICAN LITERATURE (3 sh)
An introduction to selected writers of the major ethnic groups in America:  Afro-American, Chicano-American, Jewish-American, and Native American.  The readings consist of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, with emphasis on 20th century literature.

ENGL628 HUMANITIES SEMINAR:  TOPICS IN LITERARY STUDY (3 sh)
A thematic or topical approach to literature, with emphasis on close textual analysis and an exploration of the relationship between literature and the historical or social contexts.  Texts might be drawn from American, British, or world literature, and could include poetry, prose, drama, or nonfiction.  Topics might include, among others:  images of women, representations of the American West, medical themes in literature, novels about war, domestic fiction, or literary realism.

ENGL630 CHAUCER (3 sh)
Detailed examination of representative selections from “The Canterbury Tales” and of “Troilus and Criseyde.”

ENGL635 MAJOR BRITISH WRITERS (3 sh)
Focuses on the major works of from one to three major British writers for an in-depth study.  In addition to a study of the primary texts, the course may also include an examination of relevant historical, biographical, and critical materials.

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