TO:
Graduate Curriculum Committee
FROM:
Michelle F. Eble, Director of Graduate Studies
DATE:
December 15, 2012
SUBJECT:
Revised and New Graduate Courses in English
On December 3, 2012, the graduate faculty in the Department of English
approved the following new and revised courses as well as the applicable
revisions to the MA degree concentration requirements and the multicultural
and transnational literatures certificate. They also approved nine (9) courses for
deletion.
New Course Proposals
6065. Topics in Literary Theory and Criticism (3) May be repeated for a
maximum of 6 s.h. with change of topic. Topics in literary and cultural theory and
criticism.
6195. Topics in Drama (3) May be repeated for a maximum of 9 s.h. with change
of topic. Advanced study of movements of, genres in, and approaches to drama
in English.
6345. Jewish Literature (3) Examines Jewish literature, nineteenth century to the
present.
6375. Middle Eastern Literature (3) . Examines Middle Eastern literature, in
English, with a focus on recent and transnational texts.
7721. Managing Editing and Publication Processes (3) Management principles
and practices for editors, documentation specialists, and technical and
professional communication project managers.
Revised Course Proposals
5150. Topics in the Novel (3) May be repeated for a maximum of 9 s.h. with
change of topic. Advanced study of the history, development, and genres of the
novel in English.
5280. Topics in Poetry (3) May be repeated for a maximum of 9 s.h. with change
of topic. Advanced study of the history, development, and genres of poetry in
English.
Course Deletions
Delete the following courses:
ENGL 5060 (History of Literary Criticism)
ENGL 5125 (The English Novel Through Hardy)
ENGL 5160 (English Drama to 1642)
ENGL 5165 (English Drama: Dryden to Sheridan)
ENGL 5250 (The American Novel, 1800 to 1920)
ENGL 5260 (The Novel Since 1945)
ENGL 5275 (Nineteenth-Century Poetry)
ENGL 5770 (Advanced Editing)
ENGL 7065 (Foundations of Literary Criticism)
I have attached to this package correspondence from the registrar’s office and
from foreign languages and literatures along with the course proposals and
marked catalog copy.