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2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED]

Course Descriptions

A typical course description in the Undergraduate Bulletin appears like this:

LIT 273 American Multicultural Literature  

The three digits of the course codes refer to the course level. Undergraduate courses are those numbered from 100 to 499. All numbers above that are for graduate credit.The 100 series is primarily for freshmen; 200 – sophomores; 300 – juniors; and 400 – seniors.

Course Planning Information

Information included with the course description helps you as you plan your course schedules. General Education (Gen Ed), Racial and Ethnic Studies (RES), Global Perspective (GLP), repeatability, and terms offered (if known) are indicated.

The terms indicated serve only as a general guide and do not guarantee that a course will be offered during a particular semester. Verify availability of a course in any given term by checking the online Open Courses listing or through Access Stout when planning your schedule.
 

Literature
  

  • LIT-203 American Poets

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Poetry of American writers: how culture, race, ethnicity, and nature shape American poetry.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-205 The Short Story

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - Literature, Cross-disciplinary Issues
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Style, structure, history and development of short story as a literary form.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-208 Fiction Into Film

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    A literary and cultural examination of film adaptations. Special attention is given to the evolving depiction of non-dominant racial and ethnic cultural groups in literature and film.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-230 American Cinema

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    A literary and cultural examination of American cinematic development. Special attention is given to the evolving depiction of non-dominant cultural groups and contemporary issues. Examination of these issues allows students to actively discover, assess, and execute the creative problem-solving needed to be fully engaged with contemporary issues.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-255 Recent World Literature

    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Selected readings in Contemporary Literature in Translation.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-260 Modern American Literature

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Selected poetry, prose and drama produced since World War I.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL 101  or ENGL 111  
  

  • LIT-265 Literature and Economics

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - Literature, Cross-disciplinary Issues
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Exploration of economic concepts and principles in literary works form a variety of periods. Application of literary and economic theory to novel-length texts.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-272 Women Writers

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Global Perspective, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Study of representative American and international women writers within the tradition of feminist literary theory.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-273 American Multicultural Literature

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category A, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    American multicultural literature, focusing on Hispanic, African, Asian, and Native American writers.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-275 Environmental Literature

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - Literature, Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Literary and critical analysis of environmentalist discourses. Exploration of literary works that treat land use and co-existence among life forms.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-280 Best-Sellers

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Fiction and non-fiction best-sellers: expression of an impact on popular culture.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-281 Recent American Literature: Culture, Race, Ethnicity and Nature

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    How culture, race ethnicity, and nature shape American literature.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-285 Science Fiction

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Critical survey of popular and classic science fiction.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-299 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-300 Children’s Literature

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Critical survey and ways of presenting literature for children from infancy to age 12.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-301 English Literature

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Selected prose and poetry from 1798 to modern times.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-302 Topics in Literature

    (1 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Intensive analysis of selected authors and literary works with emphasis on discourse analysis in group and workshop settings.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-303 Coming of Age in Literature and Film

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Exploration of literary and filmic works that treat age, coming of age, aging, and old age. Literary and critical analysis using age studies in literature.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-303 Coming of Age in Literature and Film

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Exploration of literary and filmic works that treat age, coming of age, aging, and old age in racial and cultural context. Literary and critical analysis using age studies in literature and film.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL 101  or ENGL 111  
  

  • LIT-304 American Folklore

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Analysis and interpretation of stories, songs, jokes, and material culture of families, work groups, ethnic groups, and religious groups.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-306 Shakespeare

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Several representative plays and selected criticism.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-307 After 9/11: American Literature of Public Crisis and Trauma

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category A, Global Perspective, Arts and Humanities - Literature, Cross-disciplinary Issues, Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Literary and cultural analysis of 9/11 and its aftermath in American and global contexts. Exploration of new racial formations, discourses of citizenship in the wake of trauma.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-308 Alice Walker: Beyond Purple

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Explore Alice Walker’s short stories, essays, children’s literature, and novels. Discuss Walker’s international reputation as a contemporary feminist Aftrican-American author and activist. Consider Walker’s writing in its social and historical contexts, particularly in light of the civil rights, anti-Vietnam war, and women’s liberation movements, and connect those themes to contemporary issues.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-350 Modern British Literature

    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Selected poetry, prose, and fiction produced since World War I.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-396 Romantic Poets

    (3 cr.)
    Humanities and the Arts - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-399 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-450 Experience in China: Modern East Asian Literature and Cinema

    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Through the Experience China Study Abroad Program, this course introduces students to the cultural, social, political, and aesthetic developments in Modern East Asia through the study of major works of 20th and 21st century Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Literature and film. Includes study of memoirs, writings of political theory, sociology, religion, and history.
    Department Consent
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-450 Studies in Literature (Theme, Author, Genre)

    (2-3 cr.)
    Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    A study of a selected writer’s work or of literature focusing on a significant theme of literature or of a genre not offered as a distinct course of similar duration within the departmental curriculum.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-450 Studies in Literature: Alice Walker: Beyond Purple

    2-(3 cr.)
    Humanities and the Arts - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Study of Alice Walker’s short stories, essays, children’s literature, poetry, and novels, making connections with the social and historical contexts, particularly the civil rights, anti-Viet Nam war, and women’s liberation movements.
    Prerequisites: ENGL-102  or ENGL-112  or ENGL-113  
  

  • LIT-450 Studies in Literature: Women’s Autobiographical Writing: Private Lives, Public Stories

    (3 cr.)
    Humanities and the Arts - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Women’s Autobiographical Writing: Private Lives, Public Stories: The changing contexts of women’s lives and how women’s actions have shaped and responded to those contexts as seen through women’s autobiography. Rhetorical situations and consequences of various types of women’s autobiography including autobiography using new medial such as blogging.
    ENGL-102  or ENGL-112  
  

  • LIT-450A Studies in Literature (Theme, Author, Genre)

    (2-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    A study of a selected writer’s work or of literature focusing on a significant theme of literature or of a genre not offered as a distinct course of similar duration within the departmental curriculum.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-496 Films and Literature

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - Literature (NOT LISTED)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-499 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111