May be taken more than once when a different sub-title is offered. May be taken more than once when a different sub-title is offered. Supervised by a faculty mentor in the appropriate area, the student conducts independent reading, research or other project work. Regular conferences with the faculty mentor are required throughout the semester. Students must arrange for a faculty mentor and complete the Independent Study application form before registering.
Independent studies are necessarily subject to the availability of a faculty mentor.
This course focuses on a specific theme, movement, genre or category of literature from the Pre-Columbian period to the Civil War. May be taken more than once when a different sub-title is offered. This course focuses on a specific theme, movement, genre or category from the Civil War period to the present. May be taken more than once when different sub-titles are offered. This writing course focuses, in varied genres, on topics about nature and human relationships with environments.