Course Catalog 2005-2006

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of English

Christopher J. Knight, Chair

The department has several components: 1) Literature; 2) Creative Writing; 3) English Teaching; 4) Expository Writing; 5) Linguistics; and 6) English as a Second Language. In the first, Literature, students ground their study in the reading and examination of the canonical literatures of Great Britain, Ireland and North America. This study is given an historical focus through the program's core survey courses: 1) British and Irish literatures from their beginnings to 1800; 2) British and Irish literatures from 1800 to the present; 3) North American literatures from their beginning to 1865; and 4) North American literatures from 1865 to the present. These courses, plus courses in Shakespeare and practical criticism, are required of all literature majors. In addition to which, there are other courses designed to make the student familiar with other literatures, written in English, from regions outside those named. Such would include the literatures of Australia, India, Kenya, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Africa and so forth. Beyond this, there are electives that focus upon genres (e.g., poetry, fiction, drama, science fiction, children's literature, film), periods (e.g., Medieval, Renaissance, Victorian, Modern, Postmodern), authors (e.g., Chaucer, Milton, Blake, Austen, James and Woolf), topics (e.g., gender, the environment, postcolonialism), and theory. The program's aim is to impart to the student an understanding not only of the aesthetic richness of the literatures that have been written in English but also of the historical and cultural forces that have contributed to their making. The classes are of a size that makes discussion very much a part of the classroom experience, and the faculty is actively committed both to teaching and scholarship.

The Creative Writing program, one of the country's oldest and more renown, is predicated on the model of the workshop, as led by a stellar group of prize-winning poets, novelists, short-story writers and memoirists. The faculty is complemented, each year, with distinguished guest faculty, who take up residencies in posts name after Charles Engelhard, Richard Hugo and William Kittredge. Undergraduates also are expected to fulfill many of the same requirements as those majoring in literature. Graduate students, pursuing an M.F.A., will, by contrast, experience a rather more autonomous program. Creative Writing also sponsors the literary magazine CutBank, now in its fourth decade of publishing distinguished works of poetry, fiction and art.

The English Teaching program is designed to transform gifted students of English into equally gifted teachers of the subject, paving the way between being a student and assuming the responsibilities of not only thoughtfully instructing students but also of engaging, in serious and productive ways, one's fellow colleagues and community members. In addition to training apprentices to the field, the program also works, especially in the Montana Writing Project, with seasoned teachers, offering them a structured venue wherein they can both share their experiences and learn about newer developments.

The Expository Writing program is geared toward making all entering students more self-conscious of the criteria that distinguish fine from less fine writing. Writing is understood as a skill, one that is improved by instructing the author in the demands and contingencies attached to such concerns as audience, voice, diction, grammar, schemes, tropes, tone and style. Good writing also is related to cogent thinking; and the hope is that by instructing first-year students in the practices of good writing, they will prove to be better students, in the course of their college careers, than if they had not been so taught.

Lastly, the department offers courses in English as a Second Language and Linguistics. The first is principally designed for those who have plans to teach English to non-native speakers; the second in conjunction with the Linguistics Program, is designed to instruct the student in the grammatical, phonological, and historical dimensions of the English language.

The department offers both undergraduate and graduate courses; and its programs of study lead to three degrees: B.A., M.A. and M.F.A. It is a vigorous department that is as pleased to see its graduates succeed in their professional careers as it is to welcome new students.

Admission Requirements

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(2.00) 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

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 credit/no credit 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 additional 300-level ENLT courses; 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 additional 300-level ENLT courses; 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: Students choose one of two curricula. General Linguistics: ENLT 222L; two courses from ENLT 223L, 224L, 225L; ENLT 320; either ENLT 349 or 350; ENLI 465; LING 470, 471, 472, 473, 474 and 476; LING 489; either LING 477 or 478; either LING 475 or 478. Teaching ESL: ENLT 222L; two courses from ENLT 223L, 224L, 225L; ENT 440, 442; ENLI 465; LING 466, 470, 471, 472; one course from LING 473, 475, 476; either LING 477 or 478; LING 480, 481, 491; and one upper-division LING elective.

D. English Teaching: For an endorsement in the extended major field of English, a student must complete ENLT 223L, 224L, 225L, 301, 320; one course in poetry chosen from ENLT 121L, 222L or ENCR 211A; two additional 300-level ENLT courses, one of which concentrates in American literature; ENLI 465; ENT 439, 440, 441, 442; 6 credits of English electives; secondary school teaching certification courses. This program requires a minimum of 128 credits.

Minor Teaching Field of English: For an endorsement in the minor teaching field of English, a student must complete ENLT 223L, 224L, 225L, 301, 320; two 300-level ENLT courses, one which concentrates in American literature and one in poetry; ENLI 465; ENT 439, 440, 441, and 442; and secondary school teaching certification courses.

A student in the English teaching option 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.)

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.

 

Sample Course of Study

Literature Option

First Year A S
ENEX 101 Composition 3 (3)
ENLT 222L-223L British Literature 3 3
ENLT 224L American Literature - 3
Foreign language 5 5
Electives or General Education 4 4
  15 15
Second Year
ENLT 225L American Literature 3 -
ENLT 301 Applied Literary Criticism - 3
English elective 3 -
Foreign language 4 4
Electives or General Education 5 8
  15 15
Third Year
ENLT 320 Shakespeare 3 -
Three 300-level ENLT courses 3 6
Electives and General Education 9 9
  15 15
Fourth Year
One of ENLT 420 or 421 3 -
One of ENLT 420, 421, 430, 431, or 470 - 3
English electives 3 3
Electives and General Education 9 9
  15 15

Creative Writing Option

First Year
ENEX 101 Composition 3 -
ENCR 210A or 211A Introduction to Creative Writing - 3
ENLT 121L Poetry or ENLT 222L British Literature - 3
ENLT 223L British Literature 3 -
Foreign language 5 5
Electives or General Education 4 4
  15 15
Second Year
ENLT 224L and 225L American Literature 3 3
ENLT 301 Applied Literary Criticism - 3
ENCR or ENLT elective 3 -
Foreign language 4 4
Electives or General Education 5 5
  15 15
Third Year
ENCR 310A or 311A Creative Writing (3) 3
ENLT 320 Shakespeare 3 -
Two 300-level ENLT courses 3 3
Electives and General Education 9 9
  15 15
Fourth Year
ENCR 310A, 311A, 410, 411 or 412 3 3
One 300-level ENLT course 3 -
Electives and General Education 9 12
  15 15
 

English Teaching Option

First Year
ENEX 101 Composition 3 -
One of ENLT 121L, 222L or ENCR 211A 3 -
ENLT 223L British Literature - 3
ENLT 224L American Literature - 3
General Education 9 9
  15 15
Second Year
ENLT 225L American Literature 3 -
ENLT 301 Applied Literary Criticism 3 -
ENLT 320 Shakespeare - 3
English elective - 3
General Education and certification requirements 9 9
  15 15
Third Year
One 300-level ENLT course concentrating in American literature 3 -
One 300-level ENLT course 3 -
ENT 439 Studies in Young Adult Literature 3 -
ENLI 465 Structure and History of English for Teachers - 3
ENT 440 Teaching Writing - 3
English elective - 3
General Education and certification requirements 9 8
  18 17
Fourth Year
ENT 441 Teaching Reading and Literature 3 -
ENT 442 Teaching Oral Language & Media Literacy 3 -
General Education and certification requirements 12 -
Certification requirement of C&I 489 Student Teaching - 14
Certification requirement of C&I 494 Professional Portfolio - 1
  18 15

Linguistics Option (General Linguistics)


First Year
ENEX 101 Composition 3 (3)
ENLT 222L British Literature 3 -
ENLT 223L, 224L or 225L American Literature - 3
Foreign language 5 5
General Education 4 7
  15 15
Second Year
ENLT 223L, 224L or 225L American Literature 3 -
ENLT 320 Shakespeare - 3
LING 270 Introduction to Linguistics - 3
LING 471 Phonology-Morphology - 3
Foreign language 4 4
General Education 8 5
  15 15
Third Year
ENLI 465 Structure and History of English for Teachers - 3
ENLT 349L Studies in Medieval Literature or ENLT 350L Chaucer 3 -
LING 471 Phonology and Morphology - 3
LING 472 Syntax-Semantics 3 -
LING 474 Language, History, Variety, and Change 3 -
Electives and General Education 6 9
  15 15
Fourth Year
LING 473S Language and Culture or 475 Linguistic Field Methods 3 -
LING 475 Linguistic Fieldmethods or LING 484 North American Indian Linguistics - 3
LING 476 Child Language Acquisition - 3
LING 477 Bilingualism or 478 Second Language Acquisition 3 -
LING 489 Languages of the World - 3
Electives 9 6
  15 15
 

Linguistics Option (Teaching ESL)

First Year
ENEX 101 Composition 3 (3)
ENLT 223L, 224L or 225L American Literature - 3
Foreign language 5 5
General Education 7 7
  15 15
Second Year
ENLT 222L British Literature 3 -
ENLT 223L, 224L or 225L American Literature - 3
LING 470 Introduction to Linguistics - 3
Foreign language 4 4
General Education 8 5
  15 15
Third Year
ENLI 465 Structure and History of English for Teachers - 3
LING 471 Phonology and Morphology - 3
LING 472 Generative Syntax and Semantics 3 -
LING 477 Bilingualism or 478 Second Language Acquisition 3 -
LING 480 Teaching ESL - 3
Linguistics elective 3 -
Electives and General Education 6 6
  15 15
Fourth Year
ENT 440 Teaching Writing 3 -
ENT 442 Teaching Oral Language and Media Literacy - 3
LING 466 Pedagogical Grammar 3 -
LING 473S Language and Culture or 475 Linguistic Fieldmethods or 476 Child Language Acquisition 3 -
LING 481 ESL Professional - 3
LING 491 ESL Practicum - 1
Electives 6 8
  15 15

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

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. Credits beyond this maximum do not count toward a degree.

English As A Second Language (ENSL)

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 EASL 250. Extensive training in reading, writing, and speaking grammatical English. Required of all foreign students with TOEFL scores between 500 and 525. Grading A-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 EASL 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-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 EASL 450. Extensive training in reading, writing, and speaking grammatical English. Grading A-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 EASL 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-F.

Expository Writing (ENEX)

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-F, or NC (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-F, or NC (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 Internship Services office.

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 Internship Services office.

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 (ENCR)

U 110L Montana Writers Live! 3 cr. (R-6) Offered autumn. Open to all majors. An introduction to Montana's practicing creative writers and their work through reading, live performances and discussion. Regional poets and prose writers will read from their work and lead class discussion. Students prepare questions developed from readings and criticism.

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 and spring. 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 (ENLI)

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 295 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-6) Offered autumn and spring. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

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 and History 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, LING and MCLX 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 491 ESL Practicum 1-3 cr. Offered every term. Same as LING 491. Students with a teaching major take the course for 3 credits; others take it for 1 credit and do one third of the work.

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 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 (ENT)

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.

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 Internship Services office.

UG 439 Studies in Young Adult Literature 3 cr. Offered autumn. Reading of representative texts covering the history, genres, authors, and themes of literature for students in middle school and high school.

UG 440 Teaching Writing 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., C&I 303, senior standing and consent of instr. Emphasis on teaching writing in grades 5-12. Research about development and maturity of writers, overview of schools of writing/history of writing instruction, strategies for teaching writing as a process, elements of writing craft, criteria for assessing and responding to writing, peer-coaching methods, writing/reading workshops, the role of grammar in improving writing, writing/reading connections, assignment characteristics, and grading practices. Required of students pursuing secondary English major and minor teaching certificates.

UG 441 Teaching Reading and Literature 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., ENT 439, admission to teacher education and consent of instr. Emphasis on various approaches to teaching reading and literature in grades 5-12. Research about the development and maturity of readers, strategies for teaching reading comprehension and vocabulary, strategies for diagnosing reading abilities and criteria for reading assessment, reading workshops/literature circles. 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. Focus on the design of lesson plans and curriculum using traditional, young adult, and multicultural literature in grades 5-12. Required of students pursuing secondary English major and minor teaching certificates.

UG 442 Teaching Oral Language and Media Literacy 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., ENLI 465, admission to Teacher Education, 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.

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 English teaching. Only one 496 may be taken per semester.

G 542 Theories and Pedagogies of Rhetoric and Composition 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Exploration of contemporary theories and practical strategies for teaching rhetoric and composition grades 5-16.

G 543 Advanced Teaching Strategies for 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 Theories and Pedagogies of Literacy 3 cr. Offered spring odd-numbered years. Exploration of contemporary theories and practical strategies for teaching literacy grades 5-16.

G 546 Theories of Literary Criticism for Teachers 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., teaching experience or senior standing (3.0 GPA and petition) with consent of instr. Emphasis on a variety of theories which focus on reader responses. Application of theories to prose and poetry genres.

G 547 Advanced Teaching Strategies for Writing and Reading 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., teaching experience, or senior standing (3.0 GPA and petition) with consent of instr. Current research and best practices in teaching writing and reading in all content areas. Emphasis on writing and reading processes, workshops, conferences and portfolios. National and state standards, curriculum, and assessments in writing and reading are addressed.

G 548 Portfolios and Assessment in English Language Arts 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., teaching experience, or senior standing (3.0 GPA and petition) with consent of instr. Selecting, designing, and evaluating informal and formal assessments in English Language Arts. Exploration of portfolios as assessment strategies that align curriculum and instruction. Focus on content and performance standards, evaluation criteria and rubrics, and role of reflection in teaching and learning.

G 550 Montana Writing Project 9 cr. Offered summer. Prereq., special application and consent of director. Intensive, four-week program designed to increase the effectiveness of the teaching and learning of writing in all levels of education in Montana. For graduate students, K-12 teachers in all content disciplines and university level educators.

G 593 Professional Paper (Teacher) Variable cr. (R-4) Offered autumn and spring. 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.

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 Internship Services office.

Literature (ENLT)

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 18 th Century 3 cr. Offered every term. Representative texts from the Anglo-Saxon period through the Enlightenment.

U 223L British Literature in the 19 th and 20 th 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 227L Film as Literature, Literature as Film 3 cr. (R-6) Offered autumn and/or spring. Same as LS 227L. Studies of the relationship between film and literature. Topics vary.

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 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).

U 326 Doctors' Stories 3 cr. Offered autumn. Selected works by physician writers, exploring literary approaches to themes of illness and healing. Authors include Anton Chekhov, William Carlos Williams, Richard Selzer, Dannie Abse and others.

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 331 Voices of the American Renaissance 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq., ENLT 224L or 225L and ENLT 301 or consent of instr. Perspectives on antebellum Native American, African American, and gender issues. Study of the poetry of Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson in light of these three perspectives.

U 332 Topics in Modernism 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instr. An introductory study of European and American modernism. Detailed exploration of major modernist novels and/or poems in relation to broader cultural and social contexts.

U 333 Modern Poetry 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instr. Survey of modern poetry in English beginning with Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman and moving toward the present, centering on modernist poets.

U 334 Postwar Poetry 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instr. Study of postwar American (and, less frequently, British and Irish) poetry. A broad survey of six or more poets including George Oppen, Gwendolyn Brooks, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Creeley, James Merrill, Adrienne Rich, John Ashbery, and Geoffrey Hill, among others, or a more detailed study of two or three major poets.

U 335 The American Novel 3 cr. Offered autumn or spring. Prereq., ENLT 224L or 225L and prereq. or coreq., ENLT 301. Examination of a limited number of American novels in their historical, cultural, and literary contexts. Exploration of literary movements such as realism, naturalism, modernism, and postmodernism. Discussion of critical theories and application to the texts.

U 336 American Women Writers 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instr. Same as WS 336. Consideration of political and aesthetic purposes in women's fiction through a progression of 19 th century literary forms: a cautionary seduction novel, sentimental and domestic novels, realism, naturalism, and utopianism.

U 337 African-American Literature 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instr. Selected works by African-American authors. Course may define a narrowed focus such as poetry, women writers, etc.

U 338L Montana Writers 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq., ENLT 224L or 225L. Examination of poems, stories, and novels by or about Montanans and the treatment and representation of race, place, class, gender, sexuality, and identity in Montana. Exploration of the myths and realities of Montana and the American West.

U 339 Henry James 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instr. Single author study of Henry James'novels, tales, criticism, travel writings, memoirs, etc. or two author study of James and another author such as Jane Austen, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Virginia Woolf, T.S. Eliot, and Vladimir Nabokov.

U 349L Studies in Medieval Literature 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instr. Exploration of literature from the medieval period (400-1500), focusing on the major cultural and intellectual influences on the emergence of vernacular writing. Topics will vary, but will regularly include Anglo-Saxon literature and Middle English literature (excluding Chaucer).

U 350L Chaucer 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Critical reading of Chaucer's masterpiece, the Canterbury Tales, with attention to Chaucerian irony, the author's place in literary history, and issues in Chaucer studies.

U 351 Donne and His Followers 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instr. Close study of John Donne and other early 17 th century religious poets within the context of Renaissance intellectual history.

U 352 Studies in the Renaissance 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instr. Focus on three Renaissance figures, the prince, the courtier, and the knight, as they influenced the constructions of male and female subjectivities in English literature from 1550 to 1625.

U 353 Milton 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instr. Selected study of poetry and prose of Milton.

U 354 Eighteenth-Century British Literature 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instr. A study of 18 th century British literature, with focus on important literary and social tendencies that influence and inform texts from that era.

U 355 Studies in British Romanticism 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq. or coreq., ENLT 301. Introduction to the major texts, themes, and authors writing in England from 1790-1815, with primary focus on William Blake and William Wordsworth.

U 356 Blake 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq. or coreq., ENLT 301. Study of the writings and visual arts of William Blake.

U 357 Victorian Literature and Culture 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Survey of British Victorian literature from a cultural perspective, focusing on the connections between literary texts and their social-historical contexts.

U 358 British Modernism 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instr. Study of British literature from about 1885 to about 1950.

U 370 Science Fiction 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq., ENLT 301 or completion of Perspective 6 or consent of instr. Study of the science fiction genre from its pulp magazine beginnings in the 1920s to the present.

U 371 Literature and the Environment 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq., ENLT 224L or 225L and ENLT 301 or consent of instr. Study of major texts and issues in American nature writing.

U 372 Gay and Lesbian Studies 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instr. Same as WS 372. Review of the history of the gay and lesbian movement in the twentieth century as a basis for understanding the political, social, and sexual issues that influenced homoerotic cultural representation in plays, films, and novels.

U 373 Topics in Postcolonial Literatures 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq., ENLT 224L or 225L and ENLT 301.

U 375L Gender and Sexuality in 20 th Century Fiction 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Same as LS and WS 375L. Major 20 th century novels and short stories written in English in different parts of the world and how these texts explore changing concepts of gender and sexuality.

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 Internship Services office.

UG 420 History of Criticism and Theory 3 cr. Offered autumn or spring. 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 or 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 429L Studies in Native American Autobiography 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Same as NAS 410L. Prereq., ENLT 301 or ENLT/NAS 329, or consent of instr. Study of texts that present a first-person story of an American Indian individual's life within historical and cultural contexts, with discussion of theories of autobiography.

UG 430 Studies in Comparative Literature 3 cr. (R-9) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of instr. Same as LS 455 and MCLG 440. The study of important literary ideas, genres, trends and movements. Credit not allowed for the same topic in more than one course numbered 430, LS 455, MCLG 440, or MCLG 494.

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 autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of instructor. Topics will vary.

G 521 Seminar in America Literature 3 cr. (R-9) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of instr. Topics will vary.

G 522 Seminar in Comparative Literature 3 cr. (R-9) Same as MCLG 522. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of instructor. Topics will vary.

G 524 Nature, Language and Politics 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Same as 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 Internship Services office.

G 599 Thesis Variable cr. (R-6) Offered every term.

Professors

Kevin Canty, M.F.A., University of Arizona, 1993

Beverly Ann Chin, Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1973

Phillip R. Fandozzi, Ph.D., University of Hawaii, 1974

John Glendening, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1992

Robert B. Hausmann, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1972

Michael W. McClintock, Ph.D., Cornell University, 1970

Deirdre McNamer, M.F.A., The University of Montana, 1987

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

Associate Professors

Robert Baker, Ph.D., Cornell University, 1997

Judy Blunt, M.F.A., The University of Montana, 1994

Heather Bruce, Ph.D., University of Utah, 1997

Casey Charles, Ph.D., State University of New York, Buffalo, 1992

Debra Magpie Earling, M.F.A., Cornell University, 1991

Brady Harrison, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1994

John Hunt, Ph.D., Stanford University, 1984

Kathleen M. Kane, Ph.D., University of Texas, 1997

Joanna Klink, Ph.D., The John Hopkins University, 2000

Christopher J. Knight, Ph.D., New York University, 1982

Assistant Professors

Jill Bergman, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1999

Louise Economides, Ph.D., Indiana University, 2003

Lynn Itagaki, Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles, 2004

Ashby Kinch, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2000

David L. Moore, Ph.D., University of Washington, 1994

Karen Volkman, M.F.A., Syracuse University, 1992

Adjunct Associate Professor

Kathleen Gadbow, M.F.A., The University of Montana, 1985

Emeritus Professors

Richard R. Adler, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1971

William Bevis, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1969

Jesse Bier, Ph.D., Princeton University, 1956

Bruce Bigley, Ph.D., Yale University, 1972

Gerry Brenner, Ph.D., University of Washington, 1965

Walter L. Brown, Ph.D., University of California

Merrel D. Clubb, Jr., Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1953

Earl Ganz, Ph.D., University of Utah, 1977

Patricia Goedicke, M.A., Ohio University, 1965

William Kittredge, M.F.A., University of Iowa, 1969

Lois Welch, Ph.D., Occidental College, 1966

Emeritus Associate Professors

Robert B. Johnstone, Ph.D., University of Washington, 1970

Dexter Roberts, Ph.D. Stanford University, 1966

Veronica J. Stewart, Ph.D., State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1990