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2014-2015 College of Liberal Arts Catalog (Admitted Fall 2014/Spring 2015) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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ENGL 308 - Advanced Studies in Anglophone Literature 2-4 credits
An examination of literature in English by authors residing in or originating from English speaking nations other than Britain and America. The course may focus on literature from any one region, such as the Caribbean or South Asia; one nation, such as South Africa, Australia, or India; or a continent, such as Africa. It may explore the literature of those who emigrate from those regions, connections between the literature of those who remain at home and those who leave, the effects of colonialism on the nation, or the development of national literatures after colonialism. The course may also focus on specific historical moments, such as apartheid South Africa or Indian partition; or problems, such as the definition of “postcolonial,” hybridity and identity, or the development of global Englishes. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 252 or ENGL 253 as appropriate. Offered in alternate fall semesters. CLA-Diversity International
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ENGL 311 - Nonfiction Writing 4 credits
Workshops with weekly round-table editing sessions, offering writing and reading assignments in established and innovative nonfiction forms. Emphasizes expressive writing-the personal and informal essay, autobiography and biography, the character sketch, vignette, narrative, and prose lyric. At the discretion of the department, may be taken twice for credit. Prerequisite: Satisfaction of the College writing requirement. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered annually. CLA-Breadth/Arts, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 312 - Nonfiction Writing: Articles 4 credits
Workshops with weekly round-table editing sessions, offering writing and reading assignments in established and innovative nonfiction forms. Emphasizes the factual article as a literary form-practice in assembling facts (research and interviewing procedures) and in shaping the informative, lively article, editorial, and critical review. At the discretion of the department, may be taken twice for credit. Prerequisite: Satisfaction of the College writing requirement. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered annually. CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 313 - Creative Writing Workshop: Short Fiction 4 credits
Exercises in characterization, setting, dialogue, and narration. Incorporates these elements of fiction into complete stories. Class discussion of manuscripts. At the discretion of the department, may be taken twice for credit. Prerequisite: Satisfaction of the College writing requirement and submission of appropriate writing sample. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered annually. CLA-Breadth/Arts, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 314 - Creative Writing Workshop: Poetry 4 credits
Practice in elements of the poet’s craft, focusing particularly on the language of emotion and the uses of metaphor. Explores traditional verse patterns and encourages the development of one’s own imaginative perception and style. At the discretion of the department, may be taken twice for credit. Prerequisite: Satisfaction of the College writing requirement and submission of appropriate writing sample. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered annually. CLA-Breadth/Arts, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 315 - Creative Writing Workshop: Advanced Fiction 4 credits
This course is a workshop for students wishing to develop a sophisticated fiction writing vocabulary and a vigorous exploration of literature via the study and creation of it. The course will be made up of creation classes on specific issues of craft, such as point of view, character development, and dialogue. Students will read full novels and story collections and be expected to use skills gleaned from these texts in their own work. The course will push students past the “write what you know” paradigm; key to this course will be developing research and observational skills in order to create and appreciate literature beyond your own experience. Course may be repeated twice for credit. Enrollment priority: writing minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 311 ,ENGL 312 ,ENGL 313 or ENGL 314 , submission of writing sample and application. Offered fall semester. CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 316 - Creative Writing Workshop: Advanced Poetry 4 credits
An advanced course in the art of poetry for students who have completed an introductory creative writing workshop. Focused on advanced strategies for developing poets, including metrics, prosody, traditional formal schemes, imitations, radical revisions, experimental poetry, sequences, and the longer lyric. Course may be repeated twice for credit. Enrollment priority: writing minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 311 , ENGL 312 , ENGL 313 or ENGL 314 , submission of writing sample and application. Offered fall semester. CLA-Breadth/Arts, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 320 - Advanced Studies in History of the Language 2-4 credits
Topics may include Anglo-Saxon (“Old English”) language, Middle English, African American Vernacular English, dialect studies, global Englishes. Amount of credit established at the time of registration. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: Given to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL+20A, 20B, 21A, 21B. Offered in alternate spring semesters.
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ENGL 321 - Comparative Critical Theory and Practice 2-4 credits
May focus on one or compare two contemporary or historical approaches to literature, such as close reading, psychoanalytic, philosophical, new historicist, feminist, Marxist, structuralist, deconstructive, or reader-response criticism. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisites:ENGL 250 and ENGL 251 , or ENGL 252 and ENGL 253 . Offered in alternate spring semesters.
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ENGL 322 - Intensive Reading of a Single Text 2-4 credits
This course allows sustained concentration on a single text. In some semesters, the text itself will be a long and difficult one (e.g., Paradise Lost or Finnegan’s Wake). In other semesters the course will cover a more accessible literary text but that text will be viewed through the lenses of various kinds of interpretation (e.g., cultural criticism, performance theory, formalism, gender studies, deconstruction, psychoanalytical theory). Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: One of the following as appropriate: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 or ENGL 253 . Offered alternate fall semesters.
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ENGL 323 - Approaches to Literature: Genre 2-4 credits
All writers conceive of themselves as writing inside of a genre. If writing inside of a genre involved only the imposition of constraint, writers surely would not choose to do it. What is genre? How does it open possibilities for writing? How do genres change over time and across cultures? What is the relationship between literary genre and the way humans frame their emotional, intellectual, and social experience? The focus will be on a single genre (e.g., novel, lyric poem, tragedy, comedy, epic, ballad, gothic novel, graphic novel, etc.) . Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: Priority given to English majors and minors. Prerequisites: One of the following as appropriate: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 or ENGL 253 . Offered in alternate spring semesters.
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ENGL 324 - Approaches to Literature: Biographical 2-4 credits
How much can we read into a work based on our knowledge of a writer’s life? In this course we will look at literary texts in relation to letters and diaries. We will then look at how biographers and literary critics used those same letters and diaries to say something about the author’s life or writings. After reading some essays by biographers about the challenges that they have faced in their work, students will attempt to compose an argument of their own by drawing on letters, diaries, or other primary sources. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisites: One of the following as appropriate: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 or ENGL 253 . Offered in alternate fall semesters.
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ENGL 325 - Approaches to Literature: Intertextual 2-4 credits
This course explores the various ways that texts “answer” each other or imbricate each other. Writers often compose a text in response to another work (sometimes contemporaneous, sometimes distant). Writers also develop rivalries, write for each other as audience, feel especially influenced by or even possessed by another writer. In some eras, all literature is considered to be “part” of a larger project or in response to a “big” text (e.g., the Bible). Some literary works are written in the shadow of another language. Different theories of intertextuality will be covered. Amount of credit established at the time of registration. Course may be repeated for credit. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisites: One of the following as appropriate: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 or ENGL 253 . Offered in alternate spring semesters.
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ENGL 326 - Approaches to Literature: Cultural 2-4 credits
The course covers interactions between literary artists and visual artists. We will look at individual writers’ responses to particular works of art as well as broader relationships such as visual iconography in medieval works or breakthrough moments in modernism and postmodernism when writers’ exposure to the visual arts led them to invent new modes of composition and of perception. Amount of credit established at the time of registration. Course may be repeated for credit. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisites: One of the following as appropriate: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 or ENGL 253 . Offered in alternate fall semesters.
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ENGL 326R - Approaches to Literature: Cultural Recitation 0 credits
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ENGL 327 - Approaches to Painterly Literature 2-4 credits
The course covers interactions between literary artists and visual artists. We will look at individual writers’ responses to particular works of art as well as broader relationships such as visual iconography in medieval works or breakthrough moments in modernism and postmodernism when writers’ exposure to the visual arts led them to invent new modes of composition and of perception. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisites: One of the following as appropriate: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 or ENGL 253 . Offered in alternate spring semesters.
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ENGL 332 - Intensive Reading of a Single Text from before 1800 2-4 credits
This course allows sustained concentration on a single text. In some semesters, the text itself will be a long and difficult one (e.g., Paradise Lost). In other semesters the course will cover a more accessible literary text but that text will be viewed through the lenses of various kinds of interpretation (e.g., cultural criticism, performance theory, formalism, gender studies, deconstruction, psychoanalytical theory). Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Offered alternate fall semesters.
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ENGL 333 - Approaches to Literature before 1800: Genre 2-4 credits
All writers conceive of themselves as writing inside of a genre. If writing inside of a genre involved only the imposition of constraint, writers surely would not choose to do it. What is genre? How does it open possibilities for writing? How do genres change over time and across cultures? What is the relationship between literary genre and the way humans frame their emotional, intellectual, and social experience? The focus will be on a single genre (e.g., novel, lyric poem, tragedy, comedy, epic, ballad, gothic novel, graphic novel, etc.). Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: Priority given to English majors and minors. Offered in alternate spring semesters.
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ENGL 334 - Approaches Pre-1800: Biographical 2-4 credits
How much can we read into a work based on our knowledge of a writer’s life? In this course we will look at literary texts in relation to letters and diaries. We will then look at how biographers and literary critics used those same letters and diaries to say something about the author’s life or writings. After reading some essays by biographers about the challenges that they have faced in their work, students will attempt to compose an argument of their own by drawing on letters, diaries, or other primary sources. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Offered in alternate fall semesters.
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ENGL 335 - Approaches to Literature before 1800: Intertextual 2-4 credits
This course explores the various ways that texts “answer” each other or imbricate each other. Writers often compose a text in response to another work (sometimes contemporaneous, sometimes distant). Writers also develop rivalries, write for each other as audience, feel especially influenced by or even possessed by another writer. In some eras, all literature is considered to be “part” of a larger project or in response to a “big” text (e.g., the Bible). Some literary works are written in the shadow of another language. Different theories of intertextuality will be covered. Amount of credit established at the time of registration. Course may be repeated for credit. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Offered in alternate spring semesters.
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ENGL 336 - Approaches to Literature before 1800: Cultural 2-4 credits
How do critics work on the relationship between literary texts and other cultural materials (such as popular culture, legal and religious discourse, social history, political history)? This course will look at literary texts in the context of extra-literary materials. Amount of credit established at the time of registration. Course may be repeated for credit. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Offered in alternate fall semesters.
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ENGL 337 - Approaches Pre-1800: Word/Image 2-4 credits
The course covers interactions between literary artists and visual artists. We will look at individual writers’ responses to particular works of art as well as broader relationships such as visual iconography in medieval works or breakthrough moments in modernism and postmodernism when writers’ exposure to the visual arts led them to invent new modes of composition and of perception. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Offered in alternate spring semesters
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ENGL 350 - Advanced Studies in Medieval or Renaissance Literature 2-4 credits
Topics may include Anglo-Saxon literature and culture, the impact of literacy on the fictions and poetry of medieval Britain, the medieval romance, medieval literature and spirituality, medieval and early Renaissance drama, Renaissance poetry. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 250 . Offered in alternate fall semesters. CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 351 - Advanced Studies in British Literature of the 17th or 18th Century 2-4 credits
Topics may include Anglo-Saxon literature and culture, the impact of literacy on the fictions and poetry of medieval Britain, the medieval romance, medieval literature and spirituality, medieval and early Renaissance drama, Renaissance poetry. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 251 Offered in alternate spring semesters. CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 352 - Advanced Studies of British Literature of the 19th Century 2-4 credits
Offerings of this course take a variety of subjects and forms in studying British literature of the nineteenth century: specific authors or groups of authors in the Romantic or Victorian periods; subjects within and across the two periods such as literary responses to revolution, industrialism, empire, class and religious issues; topics such as the Gothic, realism, Victorian, “medievalism,” the psychological self in nineteenth-century writing, the role of art in the social order. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 252 .ENGL 253 Offered in alternate fall semesters. CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 353 - Advanced Studies in British Literature of the 20th Century 2-4 credits
An advanced examination of British and/or Anglophone literatures in the 20th century, focusing on topics such as, modernism and fascism, post-colonialism, the representation and effects of the World Wars, gender and modernism, expatriation and alienation, and modernist women writers. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisites: ENGL 253 . Offered in alternate spring semesters. CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 354 - Advanced Studies in American Literature to the Civil War 2-4 credits
An advanced examination of American literature before the Civil War. Topics include transcendentalism, visions and revisions, the American novel, literary responses to the Civil War and the aftermath of slavery. Writers may include Irving, Poe, Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman, Jacobs, Douglass, Stowe. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisites: ENGL 252 . Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered in alternate fall semesters. CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 355 - Advanced Studies in American Literature from the Civil War to World War I 2-4 credits
Topics include women writers in post-Civil War America and regional and national voices from the Civil War to WWI. Perspectives on realism, naturalism, women’s voices, regional and national voices in the fiction, nonfiction and poetry from the end of the Civil War to World War I. Writers may include Twain, James, Dickinson, Adams, Crane, Davis, Chopin, London, Gilman, Wharton, and Jewett. Amount of credit established at registration. Course may be repeated for credit. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisites: ENGL 252 or ENGL 253 . Offered in alternate spring semesters.
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ENGL 356 - Advanced Studies in American Literature of the 20th Century 2-4 credits
Topics include artistic movements such as Naturalism, the Beats, New Journalism, Modernism, or Postmodernism; covering fields such as women’s literature, ethnic literatures, or immigrant literature; intertextuality; literature in relation to social movements of the second half of the century, historical eras such as the Great Depression, Cold War, World Wars; or major authors. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 253 . Offered in alternate fall semesters. CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 357 - Advanced Studies in Literature of the 20th Century 2-4 credits
Recognizing the fluidity of boundaries and national identities, this course is an advanced study of British, American, and Anglophone literature of the 20th Century. The course will focus on particular literary themes, topics, or genres that cross or problematize national or geographic boundaries. For example, American expatriate authors, diasporic literatures, literary concerns of immigrants from one specific nation to several (e.g., from India or African nations to America and Britain). Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 253 . Offered in alternate spring semesters. CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 361 - Studies in Pre-1800 Poetry: Seminar 4 credits
A study of selected major works of poetry or a school of poetry. For example, Elizabethan poetry, The Sonnet. Course may be repeated as topic varies. Open only tojuniors and seniors. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered Annually.
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ENGL 362 - Studies in Pre-1800 Fiction: Seminar 4 credits
A study of selected major works of fiction. For example, Eighteenth-century fiction, the Gothic novel Focus depends on instructor. Course may be repeated as topic varies. Open only to juniors and seniors. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered fall semester.
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ENGL 363 - Studies in Pre-1800 Drama: Seminar 4 credits
A study of selected major works of drama or a school of drama. For example, , medieval drama,Renaissance drama, or Restoration drama. Course may be repeated as topic varies. Open only to juniors or seniors. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered fall semester
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ENGL 364 - Advanced Pre-1800 Literary Studies: Seminar 4 credits
An intensive study of a theme, problem, or literary genre from before 1800. The topic varies from year to year, but the seminar is designed to offer students an extended analysis of that topic and the opportunity to explore it from a number of perspectives and critical positions. Course may be repeated as topic varies. Open only to juniors or seniors. Signature of instructor required for registration
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ENGL 365 - Major Pre-1800 Author: Seminar 4 credits
A close reading and a critical examination of the work of an individual British, American, or Anglophone author from before 1800. The author varies from year to year, but the focus of the course is an immersion into the work of that author and an engagement with the criticism of that work. In some seminars students may work with archival material. Others will focus primarily on the texts, explore significant debates about the work or its interpretation, or view the texts through a specific theoretical framework. Course may be repeated as topic varies. Open only to juniors or seniors. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered spring semester.
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ENGL 371 - Studies in Poetry: Seminar 4 credits
A study of selected major works of poetry or a school of poetry. For example, Caribbean poetry, New York School poets, or modern American poetry. Course may be repeated. Open to a maximum of 15 juniors and seniors. Prerequisites: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 and ENGL 253 and at least one Approaches course. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered Annually.
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ENGL 372 - Studies in Fiction: Seminar 4 credits
A study of selected major works of fiction. Focus depends on instructor. Course may be repeated. Enrollment limit: 15. Open only to students with junior or senior standing. Prerequisites: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 and ENGL 253 and at least one Approaches course. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered fall semester.
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ENGL 373 - Studies in Drama: Seminar 4 credits
A study of selected major works of drama or a school of drama. For example, medieval drama, or modern American drama. Course may be repeated. Enrollment limit: 15. Open only to students with junior or senior standing. Prerequisites: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 and ENGL 253 and at least one Approaches course. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered fall semester.
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ENGL 374 - Advanced Literary Studies: Seminar 4 credits
An intensive study of a theme, problem, or literary genre. The topic varies from year to year, but the seminar is designed to offer students an extended analysis of that topic and the opportunity to explore it from a number of perspectives and critical positions. Course may be repeated. Enrollment limit: 15. Open only to students with junior or senior standing. Prerequisites: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 and ENGL 253 and at least one Approaches course. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered fall semester.
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ENGL 375 - Major Author: Seminar 4 credits
A close reading and a critical examination of the work of an individual British, American, or Anglophone author. The author varies from year to year, but the focus of the course is an immersion into the work of that author and an engagement with the criticism of that work. In some seminars students may work with archival material. Others will focus primarily on the texts, explore significant debates about the work or its interpretation, or view the texts through a specific theoretical framework. Course may be repeated. Enrollment limit: 15. Open only to students with junior or senior standing. Prerequisites: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 and ENGL 253 and at least one Approaches course. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered spring semester.
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ENGL 376 - Shakespeare on Film: Seminar 4 credits
An intensive study of about four major plays by means of examination of different film versions. Enrollment limit: 15. Open only to students with junior or senior standing. Prerequisite: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 , and ENGL 253 . Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered alternate spring semesters.
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ENGL 380 - British Experiential Research Tutorial 4 credits
Each student conducts research and writes a paper on a topic approved by the London program instructor. The project stresses normal library research as well as personal interviews and other out-of-class experiences as part of the research process. Students are urged to consult with their home campus adviser about their topic before going to London. Signature of instructor required for registration. Same as: PSCI 380 , ARTH 380 , THEA 380 , HIST 380 Offered in the London program. CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Off Campus Experience
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ENGL 383 - British Political Drama 4 credits
Under the premise that all theatre has a political dimension and works its influence on audiences both overtly and subversively, this course is designed to take advantage of the huge variety of productions available in London venues (not necessarily conventional theatre spaces), with a focus on the political questions they raise for twenty-first century audiences. Because the 1960s saw big changes on the theatrical scene in Britain it is taken as a starting point, and we see what we can of the playwrights who helped form our present day theatre through the twentieth century. Because it does not operate in a vacuum, appropriate plays may be chosen from other periods and cultures that address crucial global, social and political issues. Signature of instructor required for registration. Same as: THEA 383 . Offered Fall Semester. CLA-Breadth/Arts, CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Off Campus Experience
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ENGL 384 - Studies in British Literature: London Literature 4 credits
For this course we shall become London flaneurs, walking the streets and interpreting the signs of the city as if it were a text. We shall read a range of nineteenth and twentieth century writings, including classics such as Our Mutual Friend, and lesser known works. Through Amy Levy (Reuben Sachs), Virginia Woolf (Mrs. Dalloway) and Jean Rhys (Good Morning, Midnight) we can explore the changing role of women in the metropolis. In Alexander Baron’s The Lowlife we can glimpse the East End’s historic importance as a home to refugees and see how it turned into Bangla Town in Monica Ali’s Brick Lane. In Conrad we find London as the centre of Empire and in the work of Sam Selvon and Monica Ali we have examples of how the Empire has written back. By paying close attention to both text and context, we shall achieve a lively appreciation of the works in and of themselves and as part of the cultural life of London. Course may be repeated. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered fall semester in London. CLA-Off Campus Experience
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ENGL 386 - Theories and Effects of Media Communication 4 credits
The course offers students an introduction to the critical perspectives, theories, and research methods that are central to the analysis of mass communication policy and programming, traditional and new media, interpersonal communication, and audience reception. The course will provide students with the skills to explain how and why media institutions make messages, how individuals receive and use these messages, and how these messages have typically widespread and long-term effects on cultural, social, individual, and global levels. Enrollment limited to junior or senior standing. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or ENGL 111 . Co-requisite: ENGL 387. CLA- Writing Intensive; CLA- Off-Campus Experience
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ENGL 387 - New York Semester on Communications and Media Colloquium 4 credits
The course studies the institutions and operations of advertising, communications, public relations, publishing, and media and their roles in contemporary society. We will also explore the history and ethical dimensions of the principles and practices integral to media, publishing and communications. A key component of this course is the opportunity to delve into the practical day-to-day operations of Madison Avenue, Silicon Alley, and the related institutions located in New York City. Central to the course are talks by guest speakers drawn from all fields of advertising, communications, public relations, publishing, and media. The class will also visit advertising agencies, public relations firms, digital and traditional media organizations, and publishers. Additional related activities may include attending related events, screenings, readings, museum visits, and seminars in the International Radio and Television Society and the Center for Communication. Speakers, field trips and events, and student projects explore the contemporary communication issues, such as the concentration of media ownership and conglomeration, media literacy, the increasing democratization of the information environment, and changes in the media landscape.
Students will create an e-portfolio that details their coursework, experiences and interactions with guest speakers, writing assignments, resume, and other professionally-oriented materials to showcase their new knowledge and skills to future employers. They will also participate in a two-week ‘externship’ experience in which students shadow various employees in a variety of departments/areas of a company or organization in their area of interest. Enrollment limited to junior or senior standing. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or ENGL 111 . Co-requisite: ENGL 386 . CLA- Writing Intensive; CLA- Off-Campus Experience
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ENGL 400 - Senior Capstone in English 4 credits
The Capstone is the culmination of a student’s work in the major. It offers seniors the opportunity to integrate the skills and approaches they have learned in previous classes and use them to analyze and discuss works of literature selected by the faculty and to guide further research in an area of their concentration. In addition to discussing selected common texts, each student develops an extended research project drawing on the courses they have taken as part of their concentration. Students present their research to each other and faculty members throughout the term and produce an expanded research paper. Signature of instructor required for registration. Prerequisite: Approved major concentration. Open to seniors only. Offered Fall and Spring semesters. CLA-Capstone
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ENGL 410 - Specialized Honors I 0-8 credits
CLA-Capstone, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 411 - Specialized Honors II 0-8 credits
CLA-Capstone, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ESS 101 - Introduction to Environmental Geology 4 credits
Humans interact with the Earth in many ways: we use natural resources, experience natural hazards, and design geoengineering techniques that modify natural processes. In this course, we consider how a diversity of human activities affects our environment, and how a diversity of natural processes affects humans. These topics will help us delve into the meaning of “sustainability” from the perspective of Earth scientists. We will use the modern and historic New Jersey landscape as a case study, but we will also discuss topics such as mountaintop removal in the Appalachians, earthquakes in Indonesia, and water usage in the Western US. Students will learn basic Earth science concepts, techniques for field scientists, methods of data analysis and presentation, and skills for effectively teasing apart complex environmental issues. This lab. Meets: Course meets 3 hours a week for lecture and 3 hours for lab. Corequisite: ESS 101L . CLA-Breadth/Natural Science
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ESS 102 - Geology in the Movies 4 credits
Is Los Angeles in danger of being destroyed by a volcano? Can Superman really stop an earthquake by holding the San Andreas Fault together? Is there anything to fear from the evil schemes concocted by James Bond’s nemeses? We will explore the dynamics of planet Earth through exploring many of the myths and misconceptions created by Hollywood movies. Using well?known films, we will learn about earthquakes, volcanoes, meteors, evolution, and climate. We will conclude by discussing how the public’s perception of the environment and of scientists is influenced by the way the entertainment industry, news media, and the scientific community present geologic concepts. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Breadth/Natural Science
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ESS 103 - Introduction to Climate Change 4 credits
Human caused climate change represents one of the great environmental challenges of our time. In this introductory course we will explore the science of global climate change and the projected consequences. Students will learn how the climate system works and what factors cause it to change across various time scales. We will investigate the structure, composition and circulation of the atmosphere and oceans; the greenhouse effect, the earth’s energy balance and the various relationships among these major componets of the planetary system. Scientists recognize that for millions of years the earth has been through many natural warming and cooling cycles. We are in a warming phase today. We’ll explore what is different about the process now relative to earlier periods in earth’s history. There is a crucial link between our various energy sources and global warming. We’ll investigate this link as it applies to carbon fuels, nuclear power and renewable alternatives such as solar and wind. We will also investigate how in the coming decades projected climate changes are likely to have an enormous impact on our planet’s people, cities and ecosystems. We’ll look at mitigation options such as clean energy alternatives, carbon capture, climate engineering and cap and trade policies. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science
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ESS 104 - Toxic Chemicals: Great Challenges in Environ. Science 4 credits
Prior background in chemistry is not required. Meets: One hour class and three hour lab. Same as: CHEM 104 . Offered alternate spring semesters. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Quantitative
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ESS 210 - Environment, Society and Sustainability 4 credits
This course examines the relationship of human society to the natural environment from the perspective of sustainability, defined as meeting the needs of the present generation while preserving the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, we will consider how values, paradigms, policies, technologies, and their intricate interactions determine our current unsustainable relationship with nature, and we will explore proposals for moving society in an environmentally sustainable direction. Taught in 2009-2010 and annually thereafter. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Breadth/Social Science
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ESS 215 - Environmental Science 4 credits
This course explores the science behind environmental problems and solutions. Students study current environmental issues in the context of their scientific (biological, chemical, geological) underpinnings, while alos considering the political, social and cultural dimensions of these issues. The course also addresses the role of scientific knowledge in understanding and resolving environmental problems, such as climate change, population growth, deforestation, extinction, air and water pollution, food production, and environmental health. These topics are explored through readings, films, student writing, research and field trips. Meets: Three hours of class. Signature of instructor required for registration. Same as: BIOL 215 . Offered annually. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science
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ESS 265 - Energy and Environment 4 credits
This course investigates the sources and commercial production of energy, the energy needs of our society, and the impact of our energy use on the environment. The course encourages students to think critically about the harvest, use and conservation of energy. Through readings, problem solving, and project work, we will apply analytical and quantitative tools to assessing the efficiency and environmental impacts of various energy technologies.
Enrollment Priority: ESS Majors. Enrollment Limited to: Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors. Prerequisites: ESS 215 or PHYS 111 or PHYS 150 . CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Quantitative
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ESS 271 - Environmental History 4 credits
This course explores some of the major issues in the history of human interaction with and concern for the environment, from ancient times to today. We will examine changing notions of “nature” and “wilderness”; key moments in the history of human impact on the environment and in the history of ecology; and the origins and development of modern environmentalist movements. Alternate years.
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ESS 281 - Topics in Environmental Humanities 2-4 credits
Occasional elective courses on interdisciplinary or disciplinary topics related to the environment. Amount of credit established at time of registration. Course may be repeated. Prerequisite: Varies with topic. Contact program director. Offering to be determined. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity US, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ESS 282 - Topics in Environmental Science: 4 credits
Occasional elective courses or interdisciplinary or disciplinary topics related to the environment. Maybe repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: Varies with topic, consult course listings or contact Program Director. Offering to be determined. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science
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ESS 283 - Topics: Environment & Society 2-4 credits
Occasional elective courses on environmental topics that focus on social science issues and perspectives. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisites vary with topic. Information is available from ESS website. Course may be repeated. Prerequisite: Varies with topic. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Breadth/Social Science
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ESS 300 - Research in Environmental Studies 4 credits
An opportunity for upper-level environmental studies students to design and execute independent projects under the supervision of a faculty member. Interested students must make arrangements with a faculty mentor before registration. The amount of credit will established at time of registration. May be repeated for up to 12 credits, but no more than 8 credits of ESS+196 combined with ESS 410 will count toward the major. Prerequisite: Vary with the research topic. Signature of instructor required for registration.
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ESS 302 - Geographic Information Systems 4 credits
This course explores GIS (Geographic Information System) and related spatial analysis tools, which are used to elucidate the natural landscape and human modification of the earth’s surface. Students will acquire cartographic, ArcGIS, and remote sensing skills through case studies and individual research investigations. Enrollment priority: Given to majors in Biology,Environmental Studies,and Archaeology. Same as: BIOL 302 . CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Quantitative
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ESS 304 - Earth’s Dynamic Surface:From Mount Everest to Ocean Floor 4 credits
The Earth’s surface is diverse, with mountains, rivers, coasts, and glaciers existing in various locations on the planet. It is also dynamic, as mountains rise and fall, rivers meander, and coastlines evolve. In this course, we will explore how and why the Earth looks the way that it does, while considering important factors such as the impacts of climate, sea level changes, human activities, and plate tectonics. We will use the New Jersey landscape as a case study, exploring how it has changed from a landscape like the East African Rift, to its present, muted topography. Students will learn basic techniques for field geologists, methods of data analysis and presentation, and skills for effective reading of peer-reviewed literature. These skills will be directly relevant to students interested in environmental science, ecology, archaeology, and anthropology. Prerequisite: : Introductory lab science course or ESS 215 Environmental Science . Same as: BIOL 304 . Offering to be determined.
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ESS 330 - Topics in Economics and the Environment 4 credits
A consideration of specific topics pertaining to the relationship of economic activities and the natural environment. Generally, one major topic will be considered each time the course is offered. Possible topics include: sustainable development; global warming and peak oil; carbon trading, taxation and subsidies as environmental policies; and consumption, well-being, the economy and the environment. May be repeated for credit with different topics. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisite: ECON+101 or ESS+215 Same as: ECON+330 CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary
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ESS 331 - Archeology and Sustainable Culture 4 credits
Through Archaeology scholars reconstruct, examine, query and confront the record of past human-environment interactions. Placing these interactions in an historical context brings a long-term perspective to bear on contemporary issues. This course examines critically this record of human adaptations through time and across the globe with a particular focus on the ancient Americas. The view of archaeology is that the experiences of these ancient societies offer useful lessons about past choices which should affect the choices made today. Enrollment priority: Enrollment priority given to majors or minors in Anthropology Prerequisite: ANTH+103 or 104 or permission of instructor Offered Spring semester in alternate years. Same as: ANTH+331
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ESS 332 - Wildlife and Culture 4 credits
This class is a cross-cultural exploration of the ways that people think about and interact with wild animals. Drawing on a wide range of interdisciplinary sources, we will ponder abstract philosophical questions like “What is an animal?”, “What is natural?” and “What is human?” As an ESS course, however, this class will pay special attention to the ways that different perspectives on wild animals influence larger global concerns, such as biodiversity, invasive species, animal conservation, and animal rights. Upon completion of this class, students should: 1) possess a broad knowledge of the plasticity of thought and practices relating to wild animals that exists within particular societies, between different societies, and across time; 2) understand the important role that wild animals play in helping human beings define and understand themselves; and 3) appreciate the value of cross-cultural research methodologies. Enrollment restricted to: Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors. Pre-requisites: ANTH 104 is recommended. CLA-Breadth/Social Science; CLA-Diversity/International
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ESS 333 - Inuit Environmental Dilemmas 4 credits
The Arctic is experiencing rapid environmental change due largely to human activities in the south. Three of the processes that are creating the most dramatic changes in Arctic ecosystems are the transnational flow of industrial toxins, climate change, and intensified resource exploration and extraction. This course focuses on how these three processes are affecting the livelihood of roughly 160,000 Inuit living in Siberia, Alaska, Canada and Greenland. By focusing on Inuit strategies and engagements, this course will dispel enduring misconceptions of northern peoples as passive victims of outside forces while simultaneously examining the considerable challenges that they face in maintaining control of their lives and land. Ultimately, I hope this course raises awareness about how our own lifestyles are exacerbating environmental injustices and culture change in the Far North. Same as: ANTH 333
Recommended: ANTH 104 CLA-Breadth/Social Science
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ESS 344 - Environmental Aesthetics 4 credits
An exploration of questions centered at the intersection of aesthetics and environmental philosophy. Of primary concern are the relation between the aesthetic appreciation of nature and the aesthetic appreciation of art; the roles played by scientific knowledge, emotional engagement and imagination in the aesthetic appreciation of nature; the thesis that all of wild nature has positive value; and the theoretical role aesthetic considerations play in the rationale behind environmental conservation. Same as: PHIL 344 . Offered in alternate years. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ESS 381 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Humanities 4 credits
Occasional advanced elective courses on interdisciplinary or disciplinary topics related to the environment. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: Varies with topic. Contact program director. Offering to be determined. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Diversity US, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ESS 382 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Science 4 credits
Occasional advanced elective courses on interdisciplinary or disciplinary topics related to environmental science. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Course may be repeated. Prerequisite: Varies with topic. Offering to be determined. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science
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ESS 383 - Advanced Topics: Environment and Society 2-4 credits
Occasional elective courses on environmental topics that focus on social science issues and perspectives. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisites vary with topic. Information is available from ESS website. Course may be repeated. Prerequisite: Varies with topic. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Breadth/Social Science
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ESS 400 - Environmental Studies and Sustainability Capstone Seminar 4 credits
Seniors in the environmental studies program will come together to investigate environmental and sustainability issues from diverse perspectives using a variety of methodologies. The course will emphasize critical thinking and the ability to synthesize material from a broad variety of sources and disciplines to solve current problems related to the environment and sustainability. Prerequisite: ESS 215 and ESS 210 . Offered annually. CLA-Capstone
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ESS 410 - Specialized Honors I 0-8 credits
CLA-Capstone, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ESS 411 - Specialized Honors II 0-8 credits
CLA-Capstone, CLA-Writing Intensive
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EUST 410 - Specialized Honors I 0-8 credits
CLA-Capstone, CLA-Writing Intensive
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EUST 411 - Specialized Honors II 0-8 credits
CLA-Capstone, CLA-Writing Intensive
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FREN 101 - Fundamentals of Oral and Written French I 4 credits
An introduction to the French spoken and written language. Covers the basics of the French language through videos, readings, and realia from Francophone cultures. Interactive practice in the classroom and use of multimedia lab, oral, written, and computer-assisted activities. Offered fall semester.
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FREN 102 - Fundamentals of Oral and Written French II 4 credits
French 102 is a continuation of FREN 101 or the equivalent level. Designed for students who have already covered the basics of the French language, but have not yet been exposed to all tenses and other grammar fundamentals. Videos, culture readings, interactive practice in the classroom, oral written and computer-assisted activities. Prerequisite: FREN 101 or FREN 181 . Offered every semester.
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FREN 181 - Fundamentals of Oral French II in Paris 4 credits
Designed for students who have already covered the basics of the French language, but have not yet been exposed to all tenses and other grammar fundamentals. Videos, cultural readings, interactive practice in the classroom.
Prerequisite: FREN 101 Offered in Paris. Summer only.
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FREN 182 - Fundamentals of Oral French II in Paris 4 credits
Designed for students who have already covered the basics of the French language, but have not yet been exposed to all tenses and other grammar fundamentals. Videos, cultural readings, interactive practice in the classroom.
Offered in Paris. Prerequisite: FREN 101 or
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FREN 183 - Beginning Intensive Conversation in Paris 4 credits
Provides intensive practice in oral communication and emphasizes development of oral competence in everyday situations.
Prerequisite: FREN 101 Offered in Paris. Summer only. Taught in French.
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FREN 201 - Intermediate French 4 credits
A continuation of FREN 102 . Review of basic grammar; development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills through films, discussion, Francophone articles and literary texts, compositions, and computer-assisted activities. A prerequisite for FREN 302 and FREN 304 . Prerequisite: FREN 102 or . Offered every semester. CLA-Foreign Language
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FREN 233 - Is Another World Possible? Globalization in the Francophone World (in English) 4 credits
This interdisciplinary course draws from fiction and documentary films, critical essays, literary texts, manifestoes, as well as various forms of documentations of local and international street protests. It seeks to account for, and question, the specificities of anti-globalization reactions expressed in the Francophone world, particularly France, Quebec and West African countries. The current focus on “globalization” as an economic moment will thus be examined in relation to broader historical and intellectual debates. No Prerequisite. Taught in English. Offered triennially. CLA- Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Diversity International
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FREN 235 - Women’s Voices through the Ages (in English) 4 credits
A critical reading of novels written in French by women from the late 17th through the 20th centuries. The study of 20th-century authors also includes women writers from the Francophone world (Quebec, Africa, and the Caribbean). Course may be repeated. Offered in 2008-2009. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity International
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FREN 261 - Selected Topics in French and Francophone Literatures 2-4 credits
A study of a topic or topics in a linguistic, cultural, or literary aspect of the French-speaking world not covered by the current offerings of the French Department. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: FREN 201 or FREN 281 . Offering to be determined. CLA-Foreign Language
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FREN 280 - DIS On-site Seminar: French Culture 4 credits
CLA- Foreign Language
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FREN 281 - Intermediate French in Paris 4 credits
Review of basic grammar; development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills through films, discussion, Francophone articles and literary texts, compositions, multimedia lab and computer-assisted activities. Offered in Paris. Prerequisite: FREN 102 or FREN 182 . Summer only. CLA-Foreign Language
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FREN 299 - French Across the Curriculum 1-2 credits
Foreign languages across the curriculum is a tutorial program which seeks to enable students with at least intermediate-level proficiency in a foreign language to access authentic materials in that language will use their acquired skills to read and interpret texts in the foreign language and/or conduct research in the language knowledge gained will be applied to the work of the cognate course. Prerequisite: FREN 201 or equivalent and signature of language instructor. CLA-Foreign Language
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FREN 300 - Independent Study: French 2-4 credits
A tutorial course. Students investigate a chosen topic in French or Francophone literature or language and culture under the guidance of French department faculty. Oral and written reports. May be repeated for credit with the approval of the department. Meets: weekly. Open only to students with junior or senior standing. Prerequisite: 12 credits of advanced work in French with a B average. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered every semester. CLA-Foreign Language
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FREN 302 - Current Events and Contemporary France 4 credits
A conversation and composition class on current events and contemporary themes in France and the Francophone world. Course seeks to enhance oral fluency through class discussions, debates, and oral presentations on recent topics in the French media. Written practice through media analysis, press reviews, and short papers. May be taken concurrently with FREN 304 or FREN 306. Prerequisite: FREN 201 , FREN 281 or equivalent. Offered Spring semester. CLA-Foreign Language, CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Writing Intensive
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FREN 304 - Contemporary Francophone Cinema 4 credits
Through weekly screenings of recent films (released in the last decade or so), this course introduces students to current social, cultural and narrative concerns in Francophone cinema. Intensive conversational and writing practice, along with regular language review and creative assignments provide students with numerous opportunities to acquire basic vocabulary and analytical tools that are specific to the study of audiovisual documents in French. May be taken concurrently with FREN 302 or FREN 306. Conducted in French. Prerequisite: FREN 201 , FREN 281 or equivalent. Offered spring semester. CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Foreign Language
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FREN 306 - From Word to Text 4 credits
An advanced intermediate course in the use of French, both written and spoken. Stresses written composition, stylistic analysis, and conversational fluency. Systematic grammar review, basic textual analysis, editing and some translation from English to French sharpen students’ linguistic skills. Class discussions and writing on various topics that expose students further to French and Francophone cultures. May be taken concurrently with any course at the 300 level. Prerequisite: FREN 302 or FREN 304 . Offering to be determined. CLA-Writing Intensive
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FREN 310 - Introduction to Literature and Culture 4 credits
A gateway course developing reading fluency and oral practice through a study of selected themes drawn from plays, poetry and fiction in the French literary traditions. This course is required for French majors and for more advanced electives. Offered every semester. Prerequisites: , or . CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Writing in the Major, CLA-Foreign Language
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FREN 334 - International Business French 4 credits
France is the second largest economy in the European Union which is the most important trading block of the United States. Given this context and the use of French in various other business situations in Francophone countries, this course aims at enhancing French oral and written skills related to the world of business, economics and finance. A cross-cultural training prepares students for a week-long mid-semester trip to Québec where they practice their French and meet with representatives of the French-speaking Canadian business community. (Extra-costs borne by the students are room and board at off-campus site). Assignments include oral presentations of articles and short response papers on topics discussed in class. Final projects include the simulation of a French job interview and case studies of social entrepreneurship in French-speaking Africa. Prerequisite FREN 310 [old FREN 104a/b] or Instructor’s Signature. CLA-Off Campus Experience
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FREN 336 - Protest in the North African Tradition: From Colonization to the Arab Spring 4 credits
This course focuses on the tradition of rebellion in French-speaking areas of North Africa, resulting in a literary tradition in which protest, primarily against an outside, but later against an internal presence, develops as an important mode of political expression. The role of women in Tunisian, Algerian, and Moroccan societies is an aspect of the challenge to existing social practices. Documents are explored from different modes and fields, including historical, sociological, and literary sources. Crosslisted with MEST. Offered triennially. Prerequisite: FREN 310 or the equivalent. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity International
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FREN 338 - The Caribbean Triangle 4 credits
The sources of the Caribbean cultural tradition are examined through print, electronic, and other media sources. The cultural traditions include those of Haiti, Guadeloupe, and Martinique. International relations, both historical and contemporary, will be examined between mainland France, West Africa, and the Caribbean, along with more recent developments between Paris, the French Caribbean, and North America. Course materials will include both electronic and print sources, contemporary media, and more historically-based literary and cultural texts.
Prerequisite: FREN 310 [old FREN 104a/b]. Offered triennially. CLA-Foreign Language, CLA-Breadth/Humanities; CLA-Diversity International
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FREN 339 - Paris, Dakar, and Port-au-Prince (in English) 4 credits
A course examining the international ties between France, West Africa, and the Caribbean, as well as a further tie with North America. It includes materials from film, narrative, poetic, and documentary sources. Themes treat bicultural encounters, revolt and rebellion, as well as the formation of new cultural traditions. Conducted in English. No prerequisites. Crosslisted with PANAF. Offered triennially. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity International
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FREN 340 - France in the 21st Century 4 credits
A study of representative texts showing cultural, social, economic, and political developments in France since 2000. Trends such as the impact of internationalism and the new Europe, as well as the challenging of social norms will be examined in twenty first century fiction. Prerequisite: FREN 310 . CLA-Breadth/Humanities
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FREN 346 - Worlds of Wonder and Terror: Children’s Literature 4 credits
This course provides a broad introduction to the rich traditions of texts written for children in French. Materials covered in class include picture books, fables, folklore, fantasy and realistic fiction from the classics to the most innovative texts. How do these texts represent the world of adults and the world of children? What cultural norms and values do they seek to reflect, promote or challenge? In particular, how do attitudes towards gender, class and race shift through the ages and across Francophone cultures? Oral and written assignments enchance student’s creativity and sharpen analytical skills. Prerequisite: FREN 310. Offered triennially. CLA-Foreign Language, CLA-Breadth/Humanities
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