Directed experience in the field with an approved agency or company. Consent of department chair. Directed work on individual projects suited to student's needs. May be taken twice for credit. A study of the history of literary criticism with emphasis on recent schools of critical theory.
Students learn to apply theoretical methods to primary literary texts.
Using the principles and techniques of classical and contemporary rhetoricians, students will learn to understand discourse. Analysis will focus on texts from various historical periods and from a spectrum of contexts, including business, literary, and political. Advanced technical analysis of poetry and fiction. Includes formal, written analysis of students' analytical and creative work. The creative work will build the required portfolio.