Continued studies in the writer's craft, focusing on student work but with increased emphasis on outside reading. Areas of workshop practice include Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Non-Fiction. Prerequisite ENG 207 in the same genre or consent of instructor. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 credits. Provides ENG Major Elective credit and ENG minor credit. Can count only once for ENG Major 400-level course requirement. Required for ENG Creative Writing Option.

An advanced course in the history, analysis, criticism, and theory of film. Viewing of films outside of class is required. See departmental listings for different offerings per semester. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours under different subtitles. Prerequisite ENG 330 Text and Context or consent of the instructor. ENG 280 strongly recommended. Fulfills ENG Major 400-level course requirement. Provides ENG Major Elective credit and ENG minor credit.

For the student who has shown marked talent and commitment, this course provides a rigorous workshop among peers and includes additional attention to outside reading. Each student will produce a chapbook of poems or stories. See departmental listings for different offerings per semester.

Study and practice in nonfiction writing, including literary nonfiction, literary journalism, personal essays, and creative nonfiction. May not be repeated for graduate credit.

This course introduces theories of rhetoric with readings drawn from major theoreticians and rhetoricians; applies theory to the practice of teaching college writing, with special emphasis on argumentation, the subject of English 102; and provides an opportunity for teaching assistants to get help from the teacher and from their peers in responding to and evaluating students' written work. This course, required of second semester teaching assistants in the Department of English, continues the work of English 609.

A study of the history and structure of French with an emphasis on contemporary features.

This course allows Ph.D. candidates who have completed all course work requirements to work together under the direction of a senior faculty member in preparing for and taking the Qualifying Examination. May be repeated to a maximum of twelve credits.

Advanced work on a specific author or topic. Recent topics: Eco-Milton, Romance narrative. May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits.

Recent topics: neoclassic satire. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

Half-time to full-time work on thesis. May be repeated to a maximum of six semesters.