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• Fields of Undergraduate Study: Academic Degrees & Course Listings
• Language Institutes
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Appendix: Personnel & Enrollment

• Bachelor of Arts
• Minor
• English & Comparative Literature Courses (ECLT)

Department of English and Comparative Literature
School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Professors: F. Ghazoul, J. Rodenbeck,D. Shoukri (Chair), S. Stelzer
Assistant Professors: J. Henriksen, W. Melaney, J. Stone
Writing Teachers: M. Amin, S. Aydelott, S. Backus, A. Badawi, D. Blevins, E. Bobo, K. Burger, A. Calderbank, M. Coffield, L. El Badri, N. Kholy, S. El Wakil, V. Farag, F. Farra (Director of FWP), R. Hoath, L. Holdijk (Assistant Director of FWP), C. Horger, S. Makhlouf, J. Maklad, G. McCullough, J. McDonald, Y. Mery, K. Nawn, K. Pakka, J. Sarraf, J. Schultz, M. Sedgwick, N. Shafik, M. Stein, L. Yost, L. Youssef.

Bachelor of Arts

The program in English and comparative literature provides the undergraduate student with an understanding of the role which literature plays in presenting men and women with images of themselves, their society, and their culture and introduces them to the different questions and answers which literature has given to the central problems of human experience.

Core Curriculum (40 credits)

Concentration Requirements (51 credits)

ECLT 200 Introduction to Literature     OR   201 Critical Methodology   202 Close Reading of Literary Texts   301 Medieval Literature   302 Literature of the Renaissance     OR   303 Seventeenth-Century Literature   304 Eighteenth-Century Literature     OR   305 Romanticism   306 The Nineteenth-Century Novel     OR   307 Nineteenth-Century Poetry   308 Modern European and American Literature   309 Early American Literature     OR   310 Nineteenth-Century American Literature     OR   311 Modern American Literature   409 Greek Classics in Translation   410 Latin Classics in Translation   411 History of Literary Criticism   412 Modern Literary Criticism

 

Five additional courses in the department to be chosen from among the following courses:

ECLT/HIST 209 Introduction to American Studies ECLT/FILM 220 Introduction to Film   330 Film Theory and Criticism ECLT 344 Literature and Philosophy   345 Literature and Gender   346 Third World Literature   347 Selected Topics   348 Contemporary Literature   350-351 History of Theatre and Drama   352 Themes in Drama   353 Modern Drama   360 Shakespeare   370 Creative Writing

 

Two courses in European or American history
Two courses in 300- or 400-level Arabic Literature

Electives (17 credits)

Minor

The minor in English and comparative literature introduces students to the analysis of the various literary genres and seeks to foster a critical appreciation and love of literature as well as an understanding of its role in society and culture.

English & Comparative Literature Courses (ECLT)

Courses at the 300-400 level are primarily for English majors; however, non-majors who wish to register for one of these classes may do so with the approval of the instructor.
 

CourseNumber CourseTitle 112 Freshman Composition, Critical Reading and Library Skills 113 Freshman Composition and Research Paper 200 Introduction to Literature 201 Critical Methodology 202 Close Reading of Literary Texts 209 Introduction to American Studies 220 Introduction to Film 301 Medieval Literature 302 Literature of the Renaissance 303 Seventeenth-Century Literature 304 Eighteenth-Century Literature 305 Romanticism 306 The Nineteenth-Century Novel 307 Nineteenth-Century Poetry 308 Modern European and American Literature 309 Early American Literature 310 Nineteenth-Century American Literature 311 Modern American Literature 320 Business Communication 321 Technical Writing 330 Film Theory and Criticism 333 African Literature 344 Literature and Philosophy 345 Literature and Gender 346 Third World Literature 347 Selected Topics 348 Contemporary Literature 350-351 History of Theatre and Drama 352 Recurrent Themes in Drama 353 Modern Drama 360 Shakespeare 370 Creative Writing 409 Greek Classics in Translation 410 Latin Classics in Translation 411 History of Literary Criticism 412 Modern Literary Criticism 420 Honors Thesis 440 Documentary Film