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)
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, Fred D. White
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. The Department of English also offers the Preparation in English for Admission to Teaching Credential Program for students interested in teaching English in California secondary schools.
The Department established the Canterbury Program in 1997 to support undergraduate research by English majors. The program of competitively awarded grants provides resources for students 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. Canterbury Scholars are selected from students nominated in April from among the junior class. Scholars will work on their research and writing during their senior year with the supervision or collaboration of a Department of English faculty sponsor. In addition to the Canterbury research and writing awards, Canterbury travel grants may also be awarded to a limited number of English majors to allow them to visit special collections or to travel to conferences to attend special sessions or to present papers.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR
In addition to fulfilling University Core Curriculum and College of Arts and Sciences 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.
1. Composition and Rhetoric
Study and practice of academic discourse emphasizing rhetorical knowledge and the composing processes, with special focus on critical contexts for thinking, reading, and writing. Attention to the rhetorical relationship of writer, subject, purpose, and audience and the recursive nature of the writing process, including drafting, responding to feedback, and revising. (4 units) NCX
2. Composition and Rhetoric II
A continuation of Composition and Rhetoric I topics in critical thinking, reading, and writing with focus on increasingly complex rhetorical tasks, including attention to such issues as genre, multiple audiences and authorial voices, and collaborative work. Prerequisite: ENGL 1. (4 units) NCX
1H. Composition and Rhetoric 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. Composition and Rhetoric 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 IH. (4 units) NCX
11, 12, 13. Western Culture: Literature I, II, III
Chronological surveys of Western civilization’s canonical literary texts from Mesopotamia in the third millennium B.C.E. to the 20th century, these courses explore the historical, social, religious, and intellectual heritage of the West as it is expressed in literature. ENGL 11 also listed as CLAS 61. (4 units)
11A. and 12A. Cultures and Ideas
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 each quarter)
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
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. (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)
119. Modern American Theatre History (1915–Present)
Also listed as THTR 119. For course description, see THTR 119. (5 units)
120. 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. (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. Writing and Performing Poetry
Students will explore poetry and performance by reading, writing, workshopping, and performing poems composed in this course. Student poems will range from spoken word to dramatic monologues to children’s poetry. Attention will be given to gestures, tone, pacing, and facial expression so that poetry performances give voice to a full range of human responses. Also listed as THTR 159. (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. (5 units)
142. Chaucer
Study of The Canterbury Tales in the context of Medieval literature and culture. Emphasis on Chaucer’s language and style. (5 units)
143. Renaissance Literature
Comparative literature of the Renaissance. Authors may include Pico della Mirandola, Castiglione, Machiavelli, More, Sidney, Spenser, Labé, de la Cruz, Colonna, and Shakespeare. (5 units)
144. Seventeenth Century Literature
The literature of England from 1603 to 1660. Authors may include Donne, Lanyer, Wroth, Philips, Marvell, Bacon, Browne, Burton, Jonson, Herrick, and Herbert. (5 units)
145. Milton
A study of Milton’s major poetry and prose in the light of recent criticism. (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
Exploration of cultural aspects of same-sex love and cross-gender behavior in historical and contemporary India, China, Japan, and the impact of globalization on international and regional discourses of gender and sexual identities. (5 units)
154. Latin American Gay and Lesbian Cultures
Exploration of cultural aspects of same-sex love and cross-gender behavior in historical and contemporary Latin American and Latino diasporic communities. The impact of globalization on international and regional discourses of gender and sexual identities is a major theme of the course. (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. Comparative Humanism
Comparative readings in early modern literature by men and women in the Western tradition, with special attention to issues of literacy, education, and humanistic attitudes. (5 units)
163. Readings in Comparative Literature
Comparative readings in various chronological periods of Western literature, for example, Medieval, Renaissance, romantic, modern, or contemporary. May be repeated for credit. (5 units)
164. Themes in Comparative Literature
A comparative exploration of literary themes developed by men and women in the Western tradition, with special emphasis on changes in form, character, and myth over time. May be repeated for credit. (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. (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. (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
182. Engineering Communications: Practical Writing and Presentation Skills for Engineers
Focus is on effective written and oral communication specifically targeted for engineers in the industrial environment. Major topics include audience analysis, document design, revision, the design and use of graphics, ethical issues in communications, and oral presentation techniques. Open only to junior and senior engineering majors. Prerequisites: ENGL 1 and 2. (5 units) NCX
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)
191. Literature and Performance
Also listed as THTR 160. For course description see THTR 160. (5 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 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. 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)
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
