A research paper is required. 301 Advanced Composition 3 Students examine various aspects of persuasion while continuing to develop an effective, lucid style. 311 Introduction to Poetry 3 Through careful reading of representative English and American poems, students develop skills for evaluating and interpreting poetry. By increasing their knowledge of the nature as well as the elements of poetry, students improve their abilities to read, understand and appreciate poetry. 312 Introduction to Drama 3 Students make a close reading of 20 to 25 plays in their historical and theatrical context.
Special emphasis is on form, themes, conventions, devices, and mythological background.
313 Introduction to Fiction 3 Students read representative prose fiction, including both short stories and novels of American, English, continental or minority writers of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The student's awareness of the distinction of this genre is increased through a study of various fictional modes, forms, conventions, and styles. 314 Development of the Novel 3 Students explore the development of the novel into a major genre, the form being related to social, cultural and intellectual backgrounds. Critical analyses of works by novelists such as Cervantes, Defoe, Fielding, Goethe, Shelley, Austen, Balzac, Flaubert, Dickens, Eliot, Mann, Camus, Dostoevsky, Faulkner, Joyce, Woolf, Achebe, Morrison, Coetzee, and others. 315 Contemporary Mosaic 3 Students read selections that highlight contemporary American ethnic and minority perspectives.