Graduate Course Catalog

GENG 501 Introduction to Creative Writing
Theoretical and practical elements involved in writing poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction.

GENG 508 Introduction to Composition Theory
Major issues in composition theory since the founding of the Conference on College Composition and Communication in 1949.

GENG 513 Issues in Criticism
Principle theoretical issues and questions in the discipline of literary studies.

GENG 514 Genre Studies
Genre as an ordering principle in the study of literature. Particular genres will vary from year to year.

GENG 515 Studies in Special Genres
Particular genres as they appear during limited literary periods.

GENG 521 Anglo-Saxon/Medieval Literature
British literature from its beginning to 1485.

GENG 522 English Renaissance
British literature from 1485 to 1603.

GENG 523 17th-Century British Literature
British literature from 1603 to 1660.

GENG 528 Restoration/18th-Century British Literature
British literature from 1660 to 1800.

GENG 529 Romantic Age in Britain
British literature from 1789 to 1850.

GENG 530 Victorian Age
British literature from 1837 to 1900.

GENG 535 20th-Century British Literature
British literature from 1900 to the present.

GENG 541 Colonial/Early American Literature
American literature from 1620 to 1820.

GENG 547 19th-Century American Literature
American literature from the early Romantic period through 1900.

GENG 549 20-Century American Literature
American literature from 1900 to the present.

GENG 559 Native American Literature
Literature of one or more Native American groups.

GENG 560 African American Literary Tradition
The heritage of African-American literature.

GENG 561 Topics in Multicultural Literature
Readings in the literatures of nonwestern cultures and of communities of color in America and/or the British Commonwealth.

GENG 562 Modern Traditions
Representative European masterpieces in translation from the Renaissance through the 20th century.

GENG 572/573 Thematic/Special Topics
Possible topics include literature and film, the Bible and literature, spiritual autobiography, the metaphysical idea in poetry from John Donne to Mary Oliver, ecology and literature, and literary biography.

GENG 590 Major Literary Figures
A close exploration of one or more major literary figures.

GENG 598/599 Undergraduate Cross-list
The graduate course numbers for undergraduate courses taken for graduate credit.

GENG 601 Writing Poetry

GENG 602 Writing Short Fiction

GENG 607 History of Composition
Composition theory and instruction from the 18th century to the 20th century.

GENG 616 Literary Theory
Major developments and debates in literary theory.

GENG 625 Anglo-Saxon/Medieval Literature

GENG 626 English Renaissance

GENG 627 17th-Century British Literature

GENG 633 Restoration/18th-Century British Literature

GENG 635 19th-Century British Literature

GENG 641 20th-Century British Literature

GENG 643 Irish Literature

GENG 650 Colonial/Early American Literature

GENG 655 19th-Century American Literature

GENG 661 20th-Century American Literature

GENG 668 Multicultural Literature

GENG 672 Special/Thematic Topics

GENG 673 Issues on Canon
Theory underlying selection of literary works in the academy.

GENG 677 Literature by Women

GENG 690 Major Literary Figures

GENG 698 Independent Reading/Study
Consent of the instructor and Director of Graduate Studies is required.

GENG 699 Master’s Essay
Preparation of the master’s essay under the supervision of a faculty member.