Bruce Bigley, Chair
Students study English for a variety of reasons. Some wish to
improve the clarity, precision and ease with which they use
English. Some are motivated by general cultural interest; they
hope, through a study of literature, to clarify and enrich their
knowledge of themselves and the contemporary world in which
English has become the dominant international language. Others
combine cultural purposes with specific vocational objectives,
such as professional writing, teaching, or pre professional
training for law, business, journalism, or medicine. Generally,
therefore, those who choose English as their major usually fall
into one of four groups:
1. Humanists, who can increase their critical insight
by study of the great literary works of the past and present,
and can prepare themselves for graduate work by gaining an
understanding of the methods and materials of literary study.
2. Creative writers, whose powers can be tested and
directed in an environment favorable to the development of
their individual abilities in writing poems, short stories,
novels and plays.
3. Teachers in high school, who need a program which
will provide them with an adequate background in their subject
matter, as well as required course work for secondary school
certification. The Montana Writing Project serves experienced
teachers when they return for professional and graduate emphasis.
4. College teachers of linguistics or teachers of English
as a foreign language.
Admission Requirements
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To be admitted to any option of the English major, a student
must satisfy the following requirements:
1. Completion of 24 credits overall with a minimum
GPA of 2.5 in the previous two terms or 24 credits.
2. Completion of at least nine credits in English (excluding
ENEX-composition courses) with a minimum GPA of 2.5 and no
grade lower than a C in those courses.
Students who intend to major in English, but who have not yet
met the above requirements are admitted to the program as pre-English
majors. Pre-English majors will be assigned an English department
advisor. Before a student can graduate with a major in English,
she/he must meet the requirements to become an English major.
Special Degree Requirements
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Refer to graduation requirements listed previously in the catalog.
See index. For the Bachelor of Arts degree every major in English
will complete the following requirements:
1. At least 42 credits in English. Only courses under English,
cross listed with English, or labeled only Linguistics will
count toward the 42 60 credit major requirement. ENEX 100 and
101 do not count toward the major or minor.
Majors in English may not take any course required for the English
major on a pass/not pass basis.
2. Transfer students must complete a minimum of 9 credits of
advisor approved upper division English courses at The University
of Montana to receive a B.A. with a major in English.
3. English majors must take all of the courses required in one
of the following options within the English major:
A. Literature: ENLT 222L; 223L; 224L; 225L; 301; 320;
three of the following courses: ENLT 321, 322, 323, 324, 325;
either ENLT 420 or 421; three additional credits chosen from
ENLT 420, 421, 430, 431 and ENLI 470; and two years of a foreign
language.
B. Creative Writing: Four courses from ENLT 121L, 222L,
223L, 224L, 225L; ENLT 301; ENLT 320; three of the following
courses: ENLT 321, 322, 323, 324, 325; three upper division
creative writing courses; two years of a foreign language.
Entry into 300-400 level Creative Writing classes is by consent
of instructor only. Creative Writing majors must submit samples
of their work to the instructors of individual classes the
week before advising begins in order to be considered for
the next semester's workshops. Submission guidelines are posted
in the English Department in LA 133.
C. English Linguistics: linguistics courses (required
27 credits) in one of the two options, General Linguistics
(including LING 270 or 470; LING 471 and 474; LING 472; LING
473 or 475; LING 476, 477 or 479; LING 484 and 489; and one
upper-division linguistics elective course) or Teaching ESL
(including LING 270 or 470; LING 471 and 474; LING 466 or
472; LING 473, 476, 479 or 489; LING 477 or 478; LING 480;
LING 487 or 481, 483, or 487; and LING 494) and, two years
of a foreign language.
D. English Teaching: ENLT 223L; 224L; 225L; 301; 320;
ENLI 465; ENT 440; 441; 442; one course in poetry chosen from
ENLT 121L, 222L or ENCR 211A; one course chosen from ENLT
321, 322, 323, 324, 325; one course from ENLT 321, 322, 323,
324, or 325, which concentrates in American literature; secondary
school teaching certification courses.
4. The Upper-division Writing Expectation must be met by successfully
completing an upper-division writing course from the approved
list in the Academic Policies and Procedures section of this
catalog. See index.
Minor Teaching Field of English: For an endorsement in
the minor teaching field of English, a student must complete
ENLT 223L, 224L, 225L, 301, and 320; ENLI 465; ENT 440, 441,
and 442; two courses from ENLT 321, 322, 323, 324, or 325, one
of which concentrates in American literature; one course in
poetry chosen from ENLT 121L, 222L, ENCR 211A; or a 300-level
ENLT course with a poetry emphasis; and secondary school teaching
certification courses.
A student also must gain admission to Teacher Education and
Student Teaching and meet the requirements for certification
as a secondary teacher (see the School of Education section
of this catalog.) NOTE: All English teaching majors and minors
must take ENT 440, teaching composition, 3 credits.
Sample Course of Study
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Literature Option
First Year
ENEX 101 Composition
ENLT 222L-223L British Literature
ENLT 224L American Literature
Foreign language
Electives or General Education
Total...................................................................................................................
Second Year
ENLT 225L American Literature
ENLT 301 Applied Literary Criticism
English elective
Foreign language
Electives or General Education
Total....................................................................................................................
Third Year
ENLT 320 Shakespeare
Three courses from 321, 322, 323, 324, or 325
Electives and General Education
Total....................................................................................................................
Fourth Year
One of ENLT 420 or 421
One of ENLT 420, 421, 430, 431, or 470
English electives
Electives and General Education
Total....................................................................................................................
Creative Writing Option
First Year
ENEX 101 Composition
ENCR 210A or 211A Introduction to Creative Writing
ENLT 121L Poetry or ENLT 222L British Literature
ENLT 223L British Literature
Foreign language
Electives or General Education
Total....................................................................................................................
Second Year
ENLT 224L and 225L American Literature
ENLT 301 Applied Literary Criticism
ENCR or ENLT elective
Foreign language
Electives or General Education
Total....................................................................................................................
Third Year
ENCR 310A or 311A Creative Writing
ENLT 320 Shakespeare
Two courses from ENLT 321, 322, 323, 324 or 325
Electives and General Education
Total....................................................................................................................
Fourth Year
ENCR 310A, 311A, 410, 411 or 412
One of ENLT 321, 322, 323, 34, or 325
Electives and General Education
Total....................................................................................................................
English Teaching Option
First Year
ENEX 101 Composition
One of ENLT 121L, 222L or ENCR 211A
ENLT 223L British Literature
ENLT 224L American Literature
General Education
Total....................................................................................................................
Second Year
ENLT 225L American Literature
ENLT 301 Applied Literary Criticism
ENLT 320 Shakespeare
General Education and certification requirements
Total....................................................................................................................
Third Year
One course from ENLT 321, 322, 323,324,
or 325 concentrating in American literature
One of ENLT 321,322,323, 324 or 325
ENLI 465 Structure of English Language
ENT 440 Teaching Composition
General Education and certification requirements
Total....................................................................................................................
Fourth Year
ENT 441 Teaching Literature
ENT 442 Methods of Teaching English
English elective
General Education and certification requirements
Certification requirements-student teaching*
Total....................................................................................................................
*An English teaching student's final semester is reserved
for student teaching. Those wishing to adhere to a four-year
schedule may choose to add credits to any previous semester.
Linguistics Option
First Year
ENEX 101 Composition
ENLT 222L-223L British Literature
ENLT 224L American Literature
Foreign language
General Education
Total....................................................................................................................
Second Year
ENLT 225L American Literature
LING 270 or 470 Introduction to Linguistics
LING 471 Phonology-Morphology
Foreign language
Electives and General Education
Total....................................................................................................................
Third Year
ENLI 472 Syntax-Semantics
LING 476 Child Language Acquisition or 479 Pragmatics
LING 484 American Indian Linguistics
English electives
Electives and General Education
Total....................................................................................................................
Fourth Year
LING 473S Language and Culture or 475 Linguistic Field Methods
LING 474 Language History, Variety, Change
LING 489 Languages of the World
Upper-division English electives
Upper-division Linguistics elective
Electives
Total....................................................................................................................
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Requirements for a Minor
To earn a minor in English the student must complete the following
requirements:
1. At least 27 credits in English, excluding ENEX 100 and
101.
2. Four courses chosen from ENLT 120L, 121L, 222L, 223L, 224L,
225L
3. ENLT 301 and 320.
3. Nine additional credits in English numbered 300 or higher.
Courses back
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U = for undergraduate credit only, UG = for undergraduate or
graduate credit, G = for graduate credit. R after the credit
indicates the course may be repeated for credit to the maximum
indicated after the R.
English As A Second Language
U 195 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 250 Intermediate English for Academic Purposes: I 3 cr.
(R 6) Offered autumn and spring. Same as LING 250. Extensive
training in reading, writing, and speaking grammatical English.
Required of all foreign students with TOEFL scores between 500
and 525. Grading A, B, C, D or F.
U 251 Intermediate English for Academic Purposes: II 3 cr.
(R 6) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., 490 to 525 on the
TOEFL or consent of instr. Same as LING 251. English grammar,
reading, writing and conversation skills for students who are
not native speakers of English; designed for students who have
scored between 500 and 525 on the TOEFL. Grading A, B, C, D,
or F.
U 450 Advanced English for Academic Purposes: I 3 cr.
(R 6) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., TOEFL score of 526
to 580 or consent of instr. Same as LING 450. Extensive training
in reading, writing, and speaking grammatical English. Grading
A, B, C, D, or F.
U 451 Advanced English for Academic Purposes: II 3 cr. Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., TOEFL score of 526 to 580 or consent
of instr. Same as LING 451. English grammar, reading, writing
and conversation skills for students who are not native speakers
of English; designed for students who have scored between 526
and 580 on the TOEFL. Grading A, B, C, D, or F.
Expository Writing
Writing Laboratory No Credit. Individualized tutorial service
for students having difficulty writing acceptable papers for
any university course (except for English courses in expository
or creative writing). Tutors will be available at regular periods
Monday through Friday to assist such students in revising papers
not considered acceptable by instructors other than those teaching
English courses in expository writing and creative writing.
Any member of the faculty may suggest or require a student to
attend the laboratory, and the student may attend voluntarily
as long as he or she and the tutor think he or she needs help.
U 100 Basic Composition 2 cr. Offered every term. Prereq.,
minus score on writing diagnostic examination or referral by
ENEX 101 instr. For students with major difficulties in expository
prose. Emphasis on forming, structuring, and development of
ideas; tutorial emphasis on mechanics in special class hour
to be arranged with instructor. Grading A, B, C, D, F, or NCR
(no credit).
U 101 Composition 3 cr. Offered every term. Prereq.,
ENEX 100 or proof of passing score on writing diagnostic examination,
or referral by ENEX 100 instr. Expository prose and research
paper; emphasis on structure, argument, development of ideas,
clarity, style, and diction. Students expected to write without
major faults in grammar or usage. Credit not allowed for both
ENEX 101 and COM 101. Grading A, B, C, D, F, or NCR (no credit).
U 195 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 198 Cooperative Education Experience Variable cr. (R
12) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of department.
Extended classroom experience which provides practical application
of classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval
must be obtained from the faculty supervisor and the Center
for Work-Based Learning.
U 300 Practicum: Tutoring Composition 1 3 cr. (R 6) Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., ENT 440 and consent of instr. Limited
to those who are tutoring students enrolled in ENEX 100.
U 395 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 398 Cooperative Education Experience Variable cr. (R 12)
Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of department. Extended
classroom experience which provides practical application of
classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval
must be obtained from the faculty supervisor and the Center
for Work-Based Learning.
UG 400 Professional Editing 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., consent of instr. Intensive training in advanced skills
of revising different kinds of prose to give them style, shape,
and clarity and to prepare for such editing assignments as press
releases, articles, grant proposals, manuals, impact statements,
technical and non technical reports.
UG 401 Editing Internship 3 cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., ENEX 400 and consent of instr. Editorial assignment
to a local office, business, organization or agency. Requires
9 12 hours of editing a week for undergraduates, 12 15 hours
for graduates; weekly conference with supervising instructor
and/or other interns.
UG 495 Special Topics 1 6 cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
G 540 Teaching College Level Composition 1 cr. (R 4)
Offered autumn and spring. Restricted to graduate students interested
in teaching expository writing at The University of Montana.
Theory and pedagogy of teaching college composition are emphasized.
G 595 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
Creative Writing
U 110 Independent Writing 1 cr. (R-6) Offered autumn
and spring. Assistance with personal writing projects through
the Writing Laboratory.
U 195 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 210A Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction 3 cr. Offered
every term. An introductory writing workshop focused on the
reading, discussion, and revision of students' short fiction.
Students will also be introduced to models of fiction techniques.
No prior experience in writing short fiction required.
U 211A Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry 3 cr.
Offered every term. An introductory writing workshop focused
on the reading, discussion, and revision of students' poems.
Students also will be introduced to models of poetic techniques.
No prior experience in writing poetry required.
U 310A Creative Writing: Fiction 3 cr. (R 6) Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of instr. An intermediate
fiction writing workshop. Students will be expected to finish
3 or 4 substantial stories for the course. Although some outside
material will be considered, the primary emphasis will be analysis
and discussion of student work. Students are expected to have
done promising work in ENCR 210A.
U 311A Creative Writing: Poetry 3 cr. (R 6) Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., consent of instr. An intermediate workshop
involving critical analysis of students' work in progress as
well as reading and discussion of poems in an anthology. Numerous
directed writing assignments, experiments, exercises focused
on technical considerations like diction, rhythm, rhyme, and
imagery.
U 395 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
UG 410 Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction Variable cr.
(R 6) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of instr.
An advanced writing workshop in which student manuscripts are
read and criticized. Rewriting of work already begun (in ENCR
310 classes) will be encouraged.
UG 411 Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry Variable cr.
(R 6) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of instr.
An advanced writing workshop involving critical analysis of
students' work in progress, as well as reading and discussion
of poems by "established" poets. Discussions will
focus on structure and stylistic refinement, with emphasis on
revision. Different techniques, schools and poetic voices will
be encouraged. Frequent individual conferences.
UG 412 Creative Non Fiction 3 cr. (R 6) Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., ENCR 310A and consent of instr. A creative
writing workshop focused primarily on personal essay. Attention
given to writing and publishing professional magazine essays.
Students complete two substantial essays.
UG 495 Special Topics 1 6 cr. (R 6) Offered spring. Experimental
offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 496 Independent Study 1-3 cr. (R-9) Offered every term.
Prereq., consent of instr. and chair, and junior or senior standing.
Special projects in creative writing. Only one 496 may be taken
per semester.
G 510 Fiction Workshop Variable cr. (R 15) Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., consent of instr.
G 511 Poetry Workshop Variable cr. (R 15) Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., consent of instr.
G 512 Non Fiction Workshop Variable cr. (R 15) Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., consent of instr. A creative writing workshop
focused primarily on personal essay. Attention given to writing
and publishing professional magazine essays. Students complete
two substantial essays.
G 514 Techniques of Modern Fiction Variable cr. (R-6)
Offered autumn. Prereq., consent of instr. Intensive reading
of contemporary prose writers. Primarily for graduate students
in creative writing.
G 515 Traditional Prosody 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
consent of instr. Intensive practice and readings in prosodic
and other poetic techniques.
G 516 Topics in Creative Writing 3 cr. (R-9) Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., graduate standing. Visiting writers
explore readings in their genres of speciality. Each writer
chooses the focus, reading list, and assignments for the course.
G 595 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
G 596 Graduate Independent Study 1-9 cr. (R-9) Offered every
term. Prereq., consent of instr. and chair. Special projects
in creative writing. Only one 596 permitted per semester.
G 599 Thesis Creative Writing Variable cr. (R 12) Offered
every term.
Linguistics
U 195 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 270 Introduction to Linguistics 3 cr. Offered every
term. Same as ANTH and LING 270. Introduction to the field of
modern linguistics and to the nature of language. Emphasis on
the ways different cultures develop symbol systems for representing
meaning.
U 395 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered autumn and
spring. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
UG 465 Structure of English for Teachers 3 cr. Offered
autumn and spring. Same as LING 465. The development of the
English language from a historical perspective contrasted with
the phonological and grammatical structure of English from a
modern linguistic point of view, specifically designed for teachers.
UG 470 Introduction to Linguistic Analysis 3 cr. Offered
every term. Same as ANTH, FLLL and LING 470. An introduction
to the field of modern linguistics and to the nature of language.
Emphasis on linguistic analysis.
UG 480 Teaching English as a Foreign Language 3 cr. Offered
spring. Prereq., ENLI 270 or 470 and LING 466 or 471 or 472.
Same as LING 480. The application of principles of modern linguistics
to the problems of teaching English as a foreign language.
UG 483 Education in English as a Second Language 3 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., ENLI 270 and 470. Same as LING 483.
An examination of the development of academic language proficiency
in English as a second language. Discussion of procedures educators
use when working with students with limited English proficiency.
UG 494 ESL Senior Seminar 3 cr. Offered every term. Prereq.
or coreq., ENLI 480. Same as LING 494.
UG 495 Special Topics 1 6 cr. (R 6) Offered autumn and
spring. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
G 570 Seminar in Linguistics 3 cr. (R 12) Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., ENLI 270. Same as ANTH 570 and LING 570.
Advanced topics in linguistic analysis.
G 575 Teaching College Level English as a Second Language
3 cr. (R 6) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., consent
of instr. Same as LING 575. Methods and procedures for teaching
English as a second language to university students.
G 595 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
English Teaching
English teaching courses do not count toward majors under the
Literature, English Linguistics, and Creative Writing options.
U 395 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
UG 440 Teaching Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum 3
cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., C&I 303, senior
standing and consent of instr. Emphasis on teaching writing
and reading in grades 5 12. Research about development and maturity
of readers/writers, strategies for teaching writing and reading
in all content areas, criteria for evaluating writing/reading,
peer coaching methods, writing/reading workshops, assignment
characteristics, and grading practices. Required of students
pursuing secondary teaching certificates.
UG 441 Teaching Literature 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., senior standing and consent of instr. Emphasis on various
approaches to teaching literature: generic, thematic, chronological
and interdisciplinary. Includes techniques for developing evaluative,
interpretive, perceptive, and personal responses to prose, poetry,
film and other media. Explores criteria, evaluation and curriculum
of teaching traditional, multicultural, and young adult literature
in grades 5 12. Teaching majors and minors in areas other than
English should enroll in ENT 440.
UG 442 Methods of Teaching English 3 cr. Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., senior standing and consent of instr. Emphasis
on preparation, implementation, and evaluation of teaching strategies
and materials in grades 5 12. Includes learning objectives,
teaching styles, unit plans, print and non print media, and
creative drama. Explores student centered curriculum, with emphasis
on developmental abilities in reading, speaking, listening and
viewing. Special emphasis on language and language development.
Teaching majors and minors in areas other than English should
enroll in ENT 440.
UG 495 Special Topics 1 6 cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U496 Independent Study 1-3 cr. (R-9) Offered every term.
Prereq., consent of instr. and chair, and junior or senior standing.
Special projects in English teaching. Only one 496 may be taken
per semester.
G 541 English Teaching Workshop Variable cr. (R 9) Offered
intermittently. Prereq., teaching experience or senior standing
(3.0 GPA and petition) with consent of instr. Experimental offerings
of current topics in English language arts and reading curriculum.
G 542 Teaching Reading in English Classes 3 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., teaching experience or senior standing
(3.0 GPA and petition) with consent of instr. Emphasis on teaching
reading in English classes. Reading processes, structured overviews,
reading study guides, comprehension/vocabulary activities, attitude
inventories, assessment, methods, and readability measures.
Modeling of pre reading, during reading, and post reading activities
for literature.
G 543 Teaching Young Adult Literature 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., , teaching experience or senior standing (3.0 GPA and
petition) with consent of instr. Selecting, reading, teaching,
and evaluating young adult literature. Design of thematic units
with emphasis on students' responses to literature. Presentation
of multicultural literature, gender equity, censorship, and
media issues.
G 544 Creative Drama in English Class 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., teaching experience, or senior standing (3.0 GPA and
petition) with consent of instr. Designing, teaching and evaluating
creative drama in the English language arts classroom. Emphasis
on using creative drama as a learning skill to teach literature
and language.
G 545 Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum 3 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., teaching experience or senior standing
(3.0 GPA and petition) with consent of instr. Emphasis on writing
as a thinking/learning skill in all content areas. Design, implementation,
and evaluation of writing assignments. Focus on criteria to
assess writing, peer response and editing groups, teacher student
writing conferences, and computer assisted writing.
G 546 Theories of Response to Literature 3 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., teaching experience or senior standing
(3.0 GPA) with consent of instr. Emphasis on a variety of theories
which focus on reader responses. Application of theories to
prose and poetry genres.
G 593 Professional Paper (Teacher) Variable cr. (R 4)
Offered every term. Pedagogical paper for the Master of Arts
(Teacher Option). Credit not allowed toward any other degree.
G 595 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., teaching experience or senior standing (3.0 GPA and
petition) with consent of instr. Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one time
offerings of current topics.
G 596 Graduate Independent Study 1-9 cr. (R-9) Offered
every term. Prereq., consent of instr. and chair. Special projects
in English teaching. Only one 596 permitted per semester.
Literature
U 120L Introduction to Critical Interpretation 3 cr.
Offered every term. Study of how readers make meaning of texts
and how texts influence readers. Emphasis on interpreting literary
texts: close reading, critical analysis and effective writing.
U 121L Introduction to Poetry 3 cr. Offered every term.
An introduction to the techniques of reading and writing about
poetry with emphasis on the lyric and other shorter forms.
U 195 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 222L British Literature Through the 18th Century 3 cr.
Offered every term. Representative texts from the Anglo-Saxon
period through the Enlightenment.
U 223L British Literature in the 19th and 20th Centuries 3 cr.
Offered every term. Representative texts from Romanticism
to the present.
U 224L American Literature to 1865 3 cr. Offered every
term. Representative texts from the pre-colonial period through
the Civil War.
U 225L American Literature Since 1865 3 cr. Offered every
term. Representative texts from the Civil War to the present.
U 301 Applied Literary Criticism 3 cr. Offered every
term. Prereq. or coreq., 12 credits of lower-division ENLT courses.
Study of various literary theories and their application to
literary texts.
UG 320 Shakespeare 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
ENLT 301 or consent of instr. A survey of selected Shakespeare
plays emphasizing close reading of the texts and consideration
of their dramatic possibilities.
UG 321 Studies in a Major Author 3 cr. (R 9) Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instr. Intensive
study of the life and works of one author writing in English
(every two years, Chaucer, Milton, Faulkner, Joyce, Twain; less
frequently, Conrad, Hemingway, Blake, Woolf, D.H. Lawrence,
Welty).
UG 322 Studies in Literary History 3 cr. (R 9) Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instr. Study of
influences on and innovations in the works of various authors
within a particular literary historical period in England or
America (every two years, British Renaissance, Age of Johnson,
Romantic, Victorian, British Modern, American Puritanism to
Transcendentalism, American Realism and Naturalism, American
Romanticism; less frequently, Medieval, 17th century).
UG 323 Studies in Literary Forms 3 cr. (R 9) Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instr. Same
as LS 323. Reading of various authors from different literary
periods and cultures working in the same mode of composition
(every two years, Literature of Place, Modern Drama, 19th Century
Fiction, 20th Century Fiction, Lyric Poetry, Science Fiction,
Autobiography; less frequently, Travel Literature, Popular Fiction,
Epic, Tragedy, Satire, Romance, Comedy).
UG 324 Studies in Literature and Society 3 cr. (R 9) Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instr. Reading
devoted to a single topic of contemporary social concern (every
two years, Women's Writing, Montana Writers; less frequently,
Regionalism, American Indian Literature, Contemporary Women's
Writing).
UG 325 Studies in Literature and Other Disciplines 3 cr.
(R 9) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., nine credits in
ENLT or LS or consent of instr. Same as LS 356. Selected works
of literature studied in conjunction with works of art, music,
religion, philosophy, or another discipline (every two years,
Psychology and Literature, Film and Literature, The Poetry of
Meditation; less frequently, British Art and Literature, Modernism,
Literature and Science, Bible as Literature, Song).
UG 329 Native American Literature 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., three credits of lower-division ENLT courses and NAS
100H or 202L. Same as NAS 329. Selected readings from Native
American literature with special emphasis on the literature
of writers from the Rocky Mountain west.
U 395 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 398 Cooperative Education Experience Variable cr. (R 12)
Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of department. Extended
classroom experience which provides practical application of
classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval
must be
obtained from the faculty supervisor and the Center for Work-Based
Learning.
UG 420 History of Criticism and Theory 3 cr. Offered
autumn. Prereq., ENLT 301 and six credits in literature courses
numbered 300 or higher or consent of instr. Same as LS 460.
Survey of the historical development of critical theories which
shaped ways of reading and writing from Plato and Aristotle
to the present.
UG 421 Topics in Critical Theory 3 cr. (R 9) Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., ENLT 301 and six credits in literature
courses numbered 300 or higher or consent of instr. Same as
LS 461. Study and application of one or more theoretical approaches
to interpreting texts (e.g., aesthetic poststructural, new historicist,
classical, renaissance, romantic, narrative, psychoanalytic,
formalist, neo-marxist, feminist, gender, cultural studies and
reader-response theory).
UG 430 Studies in Comparative Literature 3 cr. (R 9)
Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of instr. Same as FLLG
440 and LS 455. The study of important literary ideas, genres,
trends and movements. Credit not allowed for the same topic
in more than one course numbered 430, FLLG 440, FLLG 494, or
LS 455.
UG 431 Senior Seminar in Literature 3 cr. (R-9) Offered
intermittently. Prereq., ENLT 301 and six credits in literature
courses numbered 300 or higher or consent of instr. Advanced
studies in literary figures and topics.
UG 495 Special Topics 1 6 cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 496 Independent Study 1 3 cr. (R 9) Offered every term.
Prereq., consent of instr. and chair, and junior or senior standing.
Special projects in literature. Only one 496 may be taken per
semester. Consent must be obtained prior to enrollment.
U 499 Honors Thesis Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., consent of chair.
G 500 Introduction to Graduate Studies 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Instruction in advanced literary and cultural theory, library
and research skills, and academic genres. This course cannot
be taken in lieu of the required seminars in English.
G 520 Seminar in British Literature 3 cr. (R 9) Offered
every term. Prereq., consent of instructor. Topics will vary.
G 521 Seminar in America Literature 3 cr. (R 9) Offered
every term. Prereq., consent of instr. Topics will vary.
G 522 Seminar in Comparative Literature 3 cr. (R 9) Same
as FLLG 522. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of
instructor. Topics will vary.
G 523 The Literature of Natural History 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Same as EVST 505. Study of the literary history of natural history
from its classical origins to the present with an emphasis on
the American tradition of nature writing and its relationship
to conservation biology, and the practice of natural history.
G 524 Nature, Language and Politics 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Same as EVST and PHIL 506. Investigation of environmental, social
and political thought from the perspective of contemporary language
theory.
G 595 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
G 596 Graduate Independent Study Variable cr. (R 9) Offered
every term. Prereq., consent of instr. and chair. Special projects
in literature. Only one 596 permitted per semester. Consent
must be obtained prior to enrollment.
G 598 Cooperative Education Experience Variable cr. (R 9)
Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of department. Extended
classroom experience which provides practical application of
classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval
must be obtained from the faculty supervisor and the Center
for Work-Based Learning.
G 599 Thesis Variable cr. (R 6) Offered every term.
Faculty back
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Professors
Richard R. Adler, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1971 (Emeritus)
William Bevis, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1969
(Emeritus)
Jesse Bier, Ph.D., Princeton University, 1956 (Emeritus)
Bruce Bigley, Ph.D., Yale University, 1972 (Chair)
Gerry Brenner, Ph.D., University of Washington, 1965
Walter L. Brown, Ph.D., University of California (Emeritus)
Beverly Chin, Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1973
Merrel D. Clubb, Jr., Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1953 (Emeritus)
Earl Ganz, Ph.D., University of Utah, 1977 (Emeritus)
Patricia Goedicke, M.A., Ohio University, 1965
Robert B. Hausmann, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1972
Stewart Justman, Ph.D., Columbia University, 1976
Istvan Kecskes, Ph.D., Kossuth University, Hungary, 1976
William Kittredge, M.F.A., University of Iowa, 1969 (Emeritus)
Michael W. McClintock, Ph.D., Cornell University, 1970
Robert Pack, M.A., Columbia University, 1953 (Visiting)
Greg Pape, M.F.A., University of Arizona, 1974
Jocelyn Siler, M.F.A., The University of Montana, 1977
Lois Welch, Ph.D., Occidental College, 1966 (Emeritus)
Associate Professors
Kevin Canty, M.F.A., University of Arizona, 1993
Casey Charles, Ph.D., State University of New York, Buffalo,
1992
Debra Magpie Earling, M.F.A., Cornell University, 1991
John Glendining, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1992
Brady Harrison, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1994
John Hunt, Ph.D., Stanford University, 1984
Robert B. Johnstone, Ph.D., University of Washington, 1970 (Emeritus)
Christopher J. Knight, Ph.D., New York University, 1982
Deirdre McNamer, M.F.A., The University of Montana, 1987
Dexter Roberts, Ph.D. Stanford University, 1966 (Emeritus)
Veronica J. Stewart, Ph.D., State University of New York, Stony
Brook, 1990 (Emeritus)
Assistant Professors
Robert Baker, Ph.D., Cornell University, 1997
Jill Bergman, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1999
Heather Bruce, Ph.D., University of Utah, 1997
Kathleen M. Kane, Ph.D., University of Texas, 1997
Joanna Klink, Ph.D., The John Hopkins University, 2000
David L. Moore, Ph.D., University of Washington, 1994
Adjunct Associate Professor
Kathleen Gadbow, M.F.A., The University of Montana, 1985
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