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• Admissions
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• The Core Curriculum
• Fields of Undergraduate Study: Academic Degrees & Course Listings
• Language Institutes
• Study Abroad and Summer Session

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Appendix: Personnel & Enrollment

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
• Minor
• English & Comparative Literature Courses (ECLT)

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, 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

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.
 

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