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Undergraduate Studies

Graduate Studies

Research

Continuing Education & Training Programs

Appendix: Personnel & Enrollment

 

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 English & Comparative Literature

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

Professors: F. Ghazoul,  J. Rodenbeck, S. Stelzer, S. Nimis
Associate Professor: R. Switzer (Chair)
Assistant Professors: J. Henriksen, W. Melaney, J. Stone, D. Sweet
Writing Instructors:  M. Amin, A. Badawi, S. Barr, D. Blevins, L. El Badri, N. Kholy, V. Farag,  F. Farra (Director of WP), R. Fielder, R. Hoath, L. Holdijk (Associate Director of WP), M. Mahoney, S. Makhlouf, J. Maklad, G. McCullough, K. McInturff, K. Myers, M. Osman, J. Sarraf, B. Jones, K. Schindler, N. Shafik, L. Youssef, T. Stoseth, L. Turley, G. Marquis.

 

 

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.

To major in English and Comparative Literature students must have taken at least one ECLT course with not less than a C grade and be registering for the required program of the major.

A total of 120 credits is required for the bachelor's degree in English and comparative literature:

Core Curriculum (40 credits)

Concentration Requirements (51 credits)

ECLT

200

Introduction to Literature, 3cr.

   

OR

 

201

Critical Methodology, 3cr.

 

202

Close Reading of Literary Texts, 3cr.

 

301

Medieval Literature, 3cr.

 

302

Literature of the Renaissance, 3cr.

   

OR

 

303

Seventeenth-Century Literature, 3cr.

 

304

Eighteenth-Century Literature, 3cr.

   

OR

 

305

Romanticism, 3cr.

 

306

The Nineteenth-Century Novel, 3cr.

   

OR

 

307

Nineteenth-Century Poetry, 3cr.

 

308

Modern European and American Literature, 3cr.

 

309

Early American Literature, 3cr.

   

OR

 

310

Nineteenth-Century American Literature, 3cr.

   

OR

 

311

Modern American Literature, 3cr.

 

409

Greek Classics in Translation, 3cr.

 

410

Latin Classics in Translation, 3cr.

 

411

History of Literary Criticism, 3cr.

 

412

Modern Literary Criticism, 3cr.

 


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

ECLT/HIST

209

Introduction to American Studies, 3cr.

ECLT/FILM

220

Introduction to Film, 3cr.

 

330

Film Theory and Criticism, 3cr.

ECLT

333

African Literature, 3cr.

 

344

Literature and Philosophy, 3cr.

 

345

Literature and Gender, 3cr.

 

346

Third World Literature, 3cr.

 

347

Selected Topics, 3cr.

 

348

Contemporary Literature, 3cr.

 

350-351

History of Theatre and Drama, 6 cr.

 

352

Themes in Drama, 3 cr.

 

353

Modern Drama, 3 cr.

 

360

Shakespeare, 3 cr.

 

370

Creative Writing, 3 cr.

 

 

Collateral Requirements (12 credits)
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.

Requirements (15 credits): any five literature courses offered by the department, exclusive of ECLT 112-113.

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.
 

 CourseNum CourseTitle

101

Approaches to Critical Writing

102

Integrated Writing

103

Research Writing

200

Introduction to Literature

201

Approaches to Literature

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

History of Theatre and Drama I & II

351

History of Theatre and Drama I & II

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

 

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