DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Professors Emeriti: James P. Degnan, Francis X. Duggan, Christiaan T. Lievestro, Elizabeth J. Moran
Professors: Terry L. Beers, Michelle Burnham, Diane E. Dreher, Ronald T. Hansen (Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J., Professor), John C. Hawley (Department Chair), Fred D. White
Associate Professors: Marc Bousquet, Phyllis R. Brown, Juliana Chang, Mary Judith Dunbar, Marilyn J. Edelstein, Eileen Razzari Elrod, Linda Garber, Charles T. Phipps, S.J., Juan Velasco
Assistant Professors: Andrew J. Garavel, S.J., Myisha Priest, Theodore J. Rynes, S.J.
Senior Lecturers: Simone J. Billings, Sherry Booth, Susan Frisbie, Jill Goodman-Gould, Claudia Mon Pere McIsaac, Cory Wade, Jeffrey L. Zorn
Renewable Term Lecturers: Rebecca Black, Stephen Carroll, Kirk Glaser, Heather Julien, Dolores LaGuardia, Cynthia Mahamdi, Sharon Merritt, Robert Michalski, Roseanne Quinn, Donald Riccomini, Jeremy Townley, Megan Williams
The Department of English affords students a thorough undergraduate education in the liberal arts centered on the history, theory, and aesthetics of literature and the art of writing. The knowledge and skills developed in English courses provide excellent preparation for careers in law, government, business, communications, and education, as well as for graduate study in literature, rhetoric, or creative writing. Students explore a broad range of approaches to literature, culture, new media and film, including feminist criticism, critical race theory, postcolonialism, semiotics, and queer theory, and they discuss traditional British and American texts as well as contemporary media and multicultural literatures from around the world. The Creative Writing Program offers students a coherent course of study in the writing of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Electives focus on particular genres of creative writing, such as Lifewriting, Fantasy and Science Fiction, and Screenwriting.
The Department established the Canterbury Program in 1997 to support undergraduate research by English majors with competitively awarded grants to undertake significant independent research and/or writing projects in collaboration with department faculty; travel related to a student's project can also be funded. English majors have access to internships in professional writing in local businesses.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR
In addition to fulfilling University Core Curriculum requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, students majoring in English must complete the following departmental requirements:
- ENGL 20 and ENGL 21
- One Medieval; one Renaissance or 17th-century; one Enlightenment, Restoration, or 18th-century; one 19th-century Romantic course
- One additional historically grounded course (e.g., a survey course, a 20th- century course, etc.)
Of the above historically grounded courses, at least one must be British and one must be American.
- One upper-division writing/rhetoric/language course
- One upper-division theory/methodology course
- Three upper-division courses in the student’s desired area of specialization, to be decided upon in consultation with the student’s advisor. One of these courses may be taken outside the English Department with the chair’s approval, and one may be lower division
- Two English electives, one of which may be lower division
- ENGL 188, the Senior Seminar
(Of the above 15 required English courses, one course must be in the area of gender/ sexuality and one must be in the area of ethnic/global.)
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR
Minor in English
Students must fulfill the following requirements for a minor in English:
- ENGL 20 and 21
- Five English electives, four of which must be upper-division courses
Minor in Creative Writing
Students must fulfill the following requirements for a minor in creative writing:
- Two introductory courses: ENGL 71 and 72
- Two practicum courses: ENGL 90 and 190
- Three electives from ENGL 73, 126, 127, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175
- One additional advanced course from ENGL 171 and 172
PREPARATION IN ENGLISH FOR ADMISSION TO TEACHER TRAINING CREDENTIAL PROGRAMS
The State of California requires that students seeking a credential to teach English in California secondary schools must pass a subject-area examination in English. The teaching credential itself requires the completion of an approved credential program, which can be completed as a fifth year with student teaching, or through a summer program and internship in conjunction with the undergraduate preteaching program. Students who are contemplating secondary school teaching in English should consult with the coordinator in the Department of English as early as possible.
LOWER-DIVISION COURSES
Note: Authors and topics listed in the following course descriptions are typical rather than definitive. They are not necessarily included in a specific course every time it is offered, and others not listed here may be included. Some courses are offered every year; all, ordinarily, are offered at least once every two years.
1A. Critical Thinking and Writing I
First course in a two-course, themed sequence featuring study and practice of academic discourse, with emphasis on critical reading and writing, composing processes, and rhetorical situation. (4 units)
2A. Critical Thinking and Writing II
Second course in a two-course, themed sequence featuring more advanced study and practice of academic discourse, with additional emphasis on information literacy and skills related to developing and organizing longer and more complex documents. Prerequisite: ENGL 1. (4 units)
1H. Critical Thinking and Writing I-Honors
A course in which students work intensively on their writing as they study and analyze short works of nonfiction and fiction. Students write primarily expository prose, occasionally researched. (4 units) NCX
2H. Critical Thinking and Writing II-Honors
A course in which students work intensively on their writing as they study and analyze long works of nonfiction and fiction. Students write both expository and argumentative prose and hone those skills pertinent to university research papers. Prerequisite: ENGL 1H. (4 units) NCX
11A. Cultures and Ideas I
A two-course sequence focusing on a major theme in human experience and culture over a significant period of time. Courses emphasize either broad global interconnections or the construction of Western culture in its global context. Courses may address cross-cultural contact; nature and imagination; and other topics. (4 units)
12A. Cultures and Ideas II
A two-course sequence focusing on a major theme in human experience and culture over a significant period of time. Courses emphasize either broad global interconnections or the construction of Western Culture in its global context. Courses may address cross-cultural contact; nature and imagination; and other topics. (4 units)
20. Introduction to Literary Study
The foundation course of the English major program, ENGL 20 introduces students to the discursive and critical skills required for the study of literature, emphasizing critical reading and writing, and requires practice in using various techniques of literary research. Required of all English majors and minors. Restricted to English majors and minors and creative writing minors only. Prerequisites: ENGL 1 and 2. (4 units) NCX
21. Introduction to Poetry
An introduction to the study of poetry through close reading and various kinds of writing, this course works toward a better understanding of the complex effects of poetry and the challenging work of literary criticism and theory. The main goals—greater understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of poetry—will be achieved through the practice of critical analysis. (4 units) NCX
25. Reading Film
Introduction to key texts and concepts in the study of film, including prominent movements and figures in cinema, the language of film form, essential terms and concepts in film history and criticism, and the technological, economic, and institutional history of the film industry. (4 units)
31, 32. Survey of American Literature I, II
Historical survey of American literature from its beginnings to the present. (4 units)
35. African American Literature
Introduction to African American literatures. (4 units)
36. Chicano Literature
Introduction to Mexican American oral and written traditions. (4 units)
37. Native American Literature
Introduction to the study of Native American oral and written traditions, including contemporary works. (4 units)
38. Asian American Literature
Introduction to Asian American literatures. (4 units)
39. Multicultural Literature of the United States
Short stories, film, autobiography, and poetry from many cultural communities in the United States. (4 units)
41, 42, 43. Survey of English Literature I, II, III
Chronological survey of English literature from Beowulf to the present. (4 units)
54. Shakespeare
Readings in selected major plays. Combines writing instruction with a close reading of literary texts to serve as subjects and stimuli for writing. Prerequisites: ENGL 1 and 2. (4 units) NCX
66. Radical Imagination
Survey of the fiction, poetry, speeches, songs, drama, and film belonging to the large and often neglected tradition of political radicalism in the United States. (4 units)
67. U.S. Gay and Lesbian Literature
Development of gay and lesbian literature in the United States from the mid-19th century to the present. Texts may include novels, short stories, poetry, and drama. (4 units)
68. Literature and Women
Introduction to the study of literature by and about women, with special attention to questions of gender in their social and historical contexts. (4 units)
69. Literature by Women Writers of Color
A study of U.S. women of color writing in the context of their respective cultural and social histories. Analysis of the interplay of racial images. (4 units)
71. Fiction Writing
Introduction to the writing of fiction. (4 units) NCX
72. Poetry Writing
Introduction to the writing of poetry. (4 units) NCX
73. Life Writing
Introduction to reading contemporary models of life writing and writing memoir, autobiography, and dramatic nonfiction in a workshop setting. (4 units) NCX
77. Business Communication in Online Environments
Instruction and practice in adapting classical writing techniques to the requirements of the online world, with an emphasis on defining and understanding usability requirements for audience, content, format, interactivity, and graphics. Recommended for business majors, technical writers. Prerequisites: ENGL 1 and 2. (4 units) NCX
79. Writing about Literature and Culture
Instruction and practice in writing critically about selected literary and cultural texts. Topics vary from section to section. Combines writing instruction with a close reading of texts, which serve as subjects and stimuli for writing. Prerequisites: ENGL 1 and 2. (4 units) NCX
90. Practicum
Supervised practical application of previously studied subject matter. May be related to the California Legacy Project or to the Santa Clara Review. Students are graded P/NP only. May be repeated for credit. (variable units)
UPPER-DIVISION COURSES
100. Literature and Democracy
Studies of selected authors, works, and genres associated with the effort to extend political, social, and economic democracy. Possible major authors include Langston Hughes, Michael Gold, Meridel LeSueur, Tillie Olsen, Kenneth Fearing, Upton Sinclair, Emma Goldman, Frank Norris, Nelson Algren, Richard Wright, Dorothy Allison, Thomas King, and others. (5 units)
101. Linguistics
General survey of the science of linguistics: phonology, morphology, syntax, grammar, and usage. (5 units)
102. Theories of Modern Grammar
Analysis of the basic problems of describing grammatical structure: traditional, structural, and transformational-generative grammars. (5 units)
103. History of the English Language
Origin, structure, and development of the English language. Special attention to the morphology and syntax of Old English. (5 units)
104. Teaching English as a Second Language
Introduction to theories of instruction; survey of methods and materials used in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. (5 units)
105. Literacy and Social Justice
This course examines how people learn to read and write in a variety of multicultural contexts. It explores theories about literacy and cultural identity, and literacy and social inequality. Readings include studies of workplace literacy, literacy variation across cultures in the U.S., and gender and literacy. (5 units)
110. Classical Tragedy
Also listed as CLAS 181 and THTR 181. For course description see CLAS 181. (5 units) NCX
111. Classical Comedy
Also listed as CLAS 182 and THTR 182. For course description see CLAS 182. (5 units) NCX
112. Topics in Theatre and Drama
Also listed as THTR 112 or 113. For course description see THTR 112 or 113. (5 units)
113. British Drama
Study of British drama. Authors vary each term. May focus on periods, movements, themes or issues. May be taken more than once when topics differ. Also listed as THTR 111. (5 units)
116. Shakespeare’s Tragedies
An exploration of the great tragedies of Shakespeare’s maturity: Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, and King Lear, with special attention to the theatrical, religious, moral, gender, and political dimensions of Shakespeare’s tragedies. Also listed as THTR 116. (5 units)
117. Shakespeare’s Comedies
An exploration of a selected number of Shakespeare’s comedies from his early, middle, and late periods, with particular attention to the social and sexual roles of men and women. Also listed as THTR 117. (5 units)
118. Shakespeare Studies
An exploration of a selection of Shakespeare’s plays with particular attention to an important topic chosen for focus and specified in the course description subtitle—for example, Shakespeare and Classical Traditions, Shakespeare and Gender, Shakespeare and Justice, Shakespeare’s Histories, Shakespeare’s Tragicomedies, Shakespeare and Film. May be taken more than once when topics differ. Also listed as THTR 118. (5 units)
121. Studies in American Film
Study of selected American films. May focus on periods, movements, and issues such as surrealism in film, the American city in film, utopias and dystopias in film. (5 units)
122. Film, Gender, and Sexuality
Interdisciplinary study of film with a focus of gender and sexuality. Topics may include, but are not limited to, feminist and queer film theory; women filmmakers; lesbian/gay cinema; constructions of gender in popular film. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
123. Studies in the History of Literary Theory
Exploration of some major ideas and debates in literary theory and criticism, as these have developed over time, e.g., whether and how literature is good for individuals and/or society, how writers create their works and readers read them. (5 units)
124. Studies in Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory
Exploration of one or more major movements in recent literary and cultural theory, such as Marxism, feminism, deconstruction, reader response, New Historicism, cultural studies, postcolonial theory, narrative theory. (5 units)
125. Feminist Literary Theory and Criticism
Study of 20th-century feminist literary theory and criticism. Examination of influences of gender on reading and writing literature. (5 units)
126. Creative Writing and Social Justice
This course will explore the intersections of creative writing, social justice, and vocation with special attention to issues of poverty and homelessness. Students will read and write creative prose and poetry, have a brief community placement, and learn from several guest speakers. (5 units)
127. Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction
Instruction and practice in planning and drafting short works of fantasy or science fiction for an adult or young-adult (but not juvenile) audience. (5 units) NCX
128. Studies in the Literature of the Middle Eastern and Islamic World
Exploration of selected texts of the Middle Eastern and Islamic world. Authors could include Elias Khoury, Laila Lalami, Liana Badr, Leila Abouleta, Orhan Pamuk, Amos Oz, and others. (5 units)
129. California Literature
Literature written by Californians and/or about California. Authors may include Steinbeck, Jeffers, Ginsberg, Didion, and Snyder. (5 units)
130. Studies in African American Literature
Study of selected works in African American literature. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
131. Studies in Early American Literature
Study of selected works from the beginnings of American literary history up to the 19th century. Writers, genres, and topics vary each term. Works may include journals, poetry, slave narratives, sermons, letters, legends, autobiographies, essays, and early fiction. May focus on periods and issues such as the literature of cultural contact and European settlement, Puritanism, the Enlightenment, and the American Revolution. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
132. Studies in 19th-Century American Literature
Study of selected American works from the 19th century. Writers, genres, and topics vary each term. May focus on periods, movements, and issues such as American romanticism, transcendentalism, realism and naturalism, regionalism, magazine writing, the rise of women writers, and literature of social protest (abolition and suffrage). May include fiction (short stories, novels, and sketches), plays, poetry, essays, slave narratives, and autobiographies. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
133. Studies in Modern American Literature
Study of selected American works from the early part of the 20th century. Writers and genres vary each term. May focus on periods, movements, and issues such as American expatriate literature, novels of social conscience, the modern poetic sequence, the Harlem Renaissance, modernism, magazine fiction, or regional poetry. Works may include fiction (short stories, novels, sketches), plays, poetry, essays, and autobiographies. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
134. Studies in Contemporary American Literature
Study of selected works by contemporary American writers. Writers, genres, and topics vary each term. May focus on periods, movements, and themes such as multi-ethnic literatures, contemporary women novelists, postmodernism, the Beat generation, literature and politics, literature of the 1960s, or experiments in poetic and narrative form. Genres may include poetry, novels, short stories, essays, plays, and/or autobiographies. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
135. Studies in American Fiction
Study of selected American fiction. Authors vary each term. May focus on periods, movements, themes, or issues. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
137. Studies in American Poetry
Study of selected American poetry. Authors vary each term. May focus on periods, movements, themes, or issues. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
138. Internet Culture and Information Society
Introduction to major issues raised by Internet-mediated community and sociability, including the proliferation of subcultures and countercultures. (5 units)
139. Special Topics in American Literature
Advanced study of an issue, theme, or genre in American literature that crosses historical periods. Topics change each term. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units) NCX
140. Studies in Chicano Literature
Studies in Chicano literary traditions. (5 units)
141. Medieval Literature
Medieval literature in its political, religious, historical, social, and cultural contexts. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
143. Renaissance Literature
Renaissance literature in its political, religious, historical, social, and cultural contexts. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
146. Neoclassical Literature
The literature of England and Ireland from 1660 to 1798, excluding the novel. Authors may include Congreve, Dryden, Swift, Pope, Finch, Montagu, Johnson, Boswell, and Wollstonecraft. (5 units)
147. Romantic Movement
The literature of England from 1798 to 1832. Authors may include Blake, Burns, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, the Shelleys, and Keats. (5 units)
148. Victorian Literature
The literature of England from 1833 to 1902. Authors may include Carlyle, the Brontés, Tennyson, the Brownings, Newman, Ruskin, Arnold, and Hopkins. (5 units)
149. Modern British Literature
Twentieth-century poetry and prose. Authors may include Owen, Hardy, Conrad, Yeats, Joyce, Lawrence, Eliot, and Woolf. (5 units)
150. Contemporary Literature
British, American, and world poetry, fiction, and drama since World War II. Authors may include Cheever, Leavitt, Amis, Duong Thu Huong, Carey, and Kincaid. (5 units)
151. Studies in British Fiction
The study of selected British fiction. Authors vary each term. May focus on periods, movements, themes, or issues. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
152. Women, Literature, and Theory
Study of literatures by and about women in explicitly theoretical contexts. May be repeated for credit when topics differ. (5 units)
153. Asian Gay and Lesbian Cultures
Interdisciplinary study of gay and lesbian cultures and critical theory. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
155. Studies in Asian American Literature
Study of selected works in Asian American literature. (5 units)
156. Gay and Lesbian Cultural Studies
Interdisciplinary study of gay and lesbian cultures and critical theory. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
157. Postcolonial and Commonwealth Literature and Theory
Literature written with a postcolonial emphasis since 1945 in former European colonies (e.g., India, Nigeria, Jamaica, Australia, Morocco, Egypt, Brazil, Colombia). Some writings from postcolonial theorists, such as Frantz Fanon and Edward Said. (5 units)
158. Studies in Native American Literature
Study of selected works in Native American literature. Course may focus on particular authors (Leslie Marmon Silko, Louise Erdrich, James Welch), particular tribal or regional literatures, genres (autobiography, poetry, novel), or topics (trickster discourse, landscape, historical representation). (5 units)
159. Indian Subcontinental and Diasporic Literature
Readings in the literatures of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and of Indians/Pakistanis in the United Kingdom, the United States, and elsewhere. (5 units)
160. Children’s Literature
Study of the theory and practice of children’s literature with special attention to the history of children’s literature, the debate over the kinds of texts best suited for teaching reading, and multiculturalism. (5 units)
161. The Bible as Literature
Literary genres of the Bible (myth, history, wisdom, prophecy, gospel) studied in translations from the Hebrew and Greek against the background of Mesopotamian, Babylonian, Egyptian, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures. (5 units)
162. Studies in Comparative Literature
Comparative study of selected works, in translation if not written in English, from more than one linguistic and/or national category, organized by theme, genre, or time period. May be taken more than once when topics differ. (5 units)
165. African Literature
Readings in the contemporary literature of Africa, including the entire continent: literature in English and in translation. (5 units)
166. Pan-African Literature
Readings in the literature of the black diaspora. Writers from Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States. (5 units)
167. Modern Fiction
Selected works of continental, English, and American fiction that are peculiarly modern in sensibility or style. (5 units)
168. Women and Literature
Studies in literature by and about women. Authors, genres, historical periods, and themes change from year to year. May be repeated for credit by permission of department chair. (5 units)
169. Non-English Literature in Translation
Non-English literature in translation. Areas and topics vary from year to year. (5 units)
170. Writing for Children and Young Adults
Workshop in writing and illustrating children’s and young adults’ books. (5 units) NCX
171. Advanced Fiction Writing
Writing fiction, with emphasis on the short story. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ENGL 71. (5 units) NCX
172. Advanced Poetry Writing
Workshop in the writing of poetry. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ENGL 72. (5 units) NCX
173. Screenwriting
An introduction to the fundamentals and format of screenplay writing. Critical analysis of characterization and narrative structure in contemporary movies, as well as workshops in the writing of film treatments, outlines, and scripts. May be repeated for credit. Also listed as THTR 173. Prerequisite: ENGL 71 or permission of the instructor. (5 units) NCX
174. Nonfiction Writing
Study of and extensive practice in reading and writing nonfiction. Stress on analysis and rhetorical reading and writing skills, as well as the process of revising students’ own writing. Readings and writing will be organized around a topic, such as travel writing, nature writing, or science and the environment. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: ENGL 1 and 2. (5 units) NCX
175. Creative Nonfiction
Development of skills in the elements of creative nonfiction, such as narration, character development, persona, and voice. Focus is on one or more modes of creative nonfiction, such as landscape writing, popular culture, literary journalism, profile, and memoir. Prerequisites: ENGL 1 and 2. (5 units) NCX
176. Intensive Writing
Extension of instruction in explanatory and exploratory academic writing principles introduced in prior courses. Activities include readings and intensive writing in a variety of topics across the curriculum with emphasis on revision of student writing through drafts, peer, and instructor review. Prerequisites: ENGL 1 and 2. (5 units) NCX
177. Argumentation
Argumentative and persuasive writing, ideal for students planning careers in business, politics, or law. Prerequisites: ENGL 1 and 2. (5 units) NCX
178. Technical Writing
Instruction in the writing of formal reports, procedures, proposals, and journalistic pieces, such as brochures and feature articles. Attention given to techniques of information gathering (including conducting interviews and surveys), document design, and editing. Open to students of all majors. Ideal for those planning careers in health care, the sciences, or industry. Prerequisites: ENGL 1 and 2. (5 units) NCX
179. Practical Business Rhetoric
Instruction in various strategies for crafting an appropriate and attractive business personality through résumés and cover letters, job interviews, informal public speaking, e-mail, and other correspondence. Prerequisites: ENGL 1 and 2. Priority given to juniors and seniors. Sophomores by permission of instructor. (5 units) NCX
180. Writing for Teachers
Prepares prospective teachers at all school levels for their responsibilities in the instruction of writing. One method employed will be close, intensive work with each student’s own expository prose. A second method will be to investigate controversies in English education and composition studies. Prerequisites: ENGL 1 and 2. (5 units) NCX
181. Applied Engineering Communications I
The first half of a required two-course sequence in advanced writing for senior engineering majors. Prerequisites: ENGL 1 and 2. Enrollment by permission of instructor. (2 units)
182. Applied Engineering Communications II
The second half of a required two-course sequence in advanced writing for senior engineering majors. Prerequisite: ENGL 181. Enrollment by permission of instructor. (1 unit)
183. Writing for Business
A course in applied business rhetoric in which, individually and collaboratively, students will produce the kind of writing they can expect to encounter in the workplace, from résumés and e-mail, to quantitative and qualitative analyses, collaterals and executive summaries, formal reports and evaluations, etc., culminating in the development and delivery of an actual community service project designed to further Santa Clara’s mission. Prerequisites: ENGL 1 and 2. Priority given to juniors and seniors. Sophomores by permission of instructor. (5 units) NCX
184. Special Topics
Major authors, genres, literary or theoretical movements, or themes. May be repeated for credit when topics differ. (5 units)
185. Grants, Proposals, and Reports
Study of and practice in the professional writing of grants, proposals, and reports. Analysis of subject matter, length, purpose, information sources, number and kind of readers, and the circumstances that lead to preparation. Prerequisites: ENGL 1 and 2. (5 units) NCX
186. Women in Antiquity
Investigation into the representation and the reality of women’s lives in ancient Greece or Rome. Focus varies from year to year. May be repeated for credit when topics differ. Also listed as CLAS 185 or 186. (5 units)
187. Classical Mythology in the Western Tradition
Also listed as CLAS 184. For course description see CLAS 184. (5 units)
188. Senior Seminar
Special topics in English, American, or comparative literature for senior English majors. Enrollment by permission of instructor. (5 units) NCX
189. Literature and Religion
Exploration and analysis of central connections between religious and ethical questions, concerns, topics, and movements and their literary expressions in different social, cultural, individual, historical, geographical, and/or political contexts. May be repeated for credit when topics differ. (5 units)
190. Practicum
Supervised practical application of previously studied subject matter. May be related to the California Legacy Project or to the Santa Clara Literary review. Students are graded P/NP only. May be repeated for credit. (variable units)
190A. Practicum for Writing Tutors
Students will study composition and teaching-learning theory and will explore how to apply best practices to both individual instruction and at a class-level. Students who receive a grade of “B” or better in this practicum may then apply to work in SCU’s writing center, the Hub. (5 units)
190B. Practicum for Tutor Certification
Students who have completed at least 30 hours in the writing center may apply for certification. In addition to positive performance evaluations, students seeking certification will complete a special project. Students are graded P/NP only. (3 units)
191. Peer Educator in English
Peer educators are invited by faculty to work closely with them, facilitating learning in a lower-division course. May be repeated for credit by permission of the instructor. (2 units)
192. American Theatre from Black Perspective
Also listed as THTR 161. For course description see THTR 161. (5 units)
193W. Playwriting
Also listed as THTR 170 (Playwriting). For course description see THTR 170. May be repeated for credit when topics differ. (5 units) NCX
193. Advanced Playwriting
Also listed as THTR 171 (Advanced Playwriting). For course description see THTR 171. May be repeated for credit when topics differ. (5 units) NCX
194. Literature and Performance
Also listed as THTR 160. For course description see THTR 160. (5 units)
195. Dramaturgy
Also listed as THTR 185. For course description see THTR 185. (5 units)
196. Writing in the Community
In this class, fiction writers and poets facilitate creative writing workshops at placements and agencies served by the Arrupe Center. Permission of instructor required. (5 units) NCX
197. Practicum in Tutoring Composition
Training in the tutoring of writing. Open to students of all majors who have strong writing skills and who enjoy helping fellow students improve their work. Tutors are paired with freshman composition students, prepare reports of their tutorials, and write analytical papers about the tutoring experience. (5 units)
198. Writing Internship
Work-study program for students of superior writing ability who gain course credit by supervised writing on newspapers, magazines, or for government or private agencies. Enrollment is by permission or invitation of the instructor and department chair. May be repeated once for credit. Students are graded P/NP only. (5 units) NCX
199. Directed Reading/ Directed Research
In special circumstances and with permission of the department chair, a student may request a course in directed reading or writing from an instructor. May not be taken in a subject listed in this bulletin. (5 units) NCX
