College of Arts and Sciences

Department of English

Casey Charles, Chair

The department has several components: 1) Literature; 2) Creative Writing; 3) English Teaching; 4) Expository Writing; 5) Film; 6) Linguistics; and 7) 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.

The Film Studies program is designed to give students a solid background in film history and the various approaches to film criticism. Students will be exposed to films from other cultures and traditions, and will acquire the theoretical sophistication need to acquire a solid grasp of the various approaches to film theory. Students in Film Studies will become media literate by sharpening their ability to critically assess images.

The Department, in conjunction with the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Fine Arts, also sponsors a minor in Irish Studies which provides students with access to instruction in the fields of language, history, literature, and culture. This academic and artistic approach to the subject of Irish culture involves an interdisciplinary and inter-collegiate collaboration that brings together leading scholars in the humanities and in the creative arts.

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:
    1. Literature: ENLT 222L; 223L; 224L; 225L; 301; 320; three additional 300-level ENLT courses; either ENLT 420 or 421; ENLT 431, one additional 400 level ENLT class on ENLI course other than ELNT 431; two years of a foreign language.
    2. 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.

    3. 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; and two years of a foreign language. 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; one upper-division LING elective; and two years of a foreign language.
    4. 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.
    5. Film Studies: Students must take ENFM 180, 227L, 330, 427, ENLT 301, 320; and 27 credits from the following: MAR 101, MCLG 222/LS 361, MCLG 338/LS 338, MCLG 358/LS 358, SPAN 359, ENLT 325/LS 356, ENFM/LS 381, PHIL 340, PHIL 444, NAS/ENFM 344, ENLT 380, or ENT 442.
  4. 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.)

  5. 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 in Irish Studies: For an endorsement in the field of Irish Studies, a student must complete at least 18 credits, including 12 from the required core courses (4 courses) and six credits from the elective courses (2 courses). A student must complete IRSH 101, IRSH 102, HIST/IR 249, and ENLT/IR 322, Irish and/or Northern Irish Literature (in English) or ENLT/IR 395, Special Topics in Irish Literature and Culture. A student wishing to begin the Irish Studies Minor must contact the Director of Irish Studies and complete the requisite paperwork.

Suggested Course of Study

Literature Option

First YearAS
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 YearAS
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 YearAS
ENLT 320 Shakespeare 3 -
Three 300-level ENLT courses 3 6
Electives and General Education 9 9
 15 15
Fourth YearAS
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 YearAS
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 YearAS
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 YearAS
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 YearAS
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 YearAS
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 YearAS
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 YearAS
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 YearAS
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

Film Option

First YearAS
ENEX 101 Composition 3 (3)
ENFM/LS 180 Introduction to Film 3 -
MAR 111A Fundamentals of Integrated Digital - 3
Foreign Language 5 5
Electives/General Education 4 4
 1515
Second YearAS
ENFM 227 Film as Literature, Literature as Film 3 -
ENFM 327 National Cinema Course 3 3
Foreign Language 4 4
Electives/General Education 5 5
 15 15
Third YearAS
ENFM 381 Studies in Film 3 -
ENLT 301 Applied Literary Criticism 3 -
National Cinema Course 33
Electives/General Education 6 9
ENLT 325 Studies in Literature and Film - 3
 15 15
Fourth YearAS
ENFM Film Theory 3 -
PHIL 340 Aesthetics 3 -
PHIL 444 Topics in Philosophy of the Arts - 3
ENT 442 Teaching Oral Language and Media Literacy - 3
Electives/General Education 6 9
 15 15

Linguistics Option (General Linguistics)

First YearAS
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 YearAS
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 YearAS
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 YearAS
LING 473S Language and Culture or 475 Linguistic Field Methods 3 -
LING 475 Linguistic Field Methods 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 YearAS
ENEX 101 Composition 3 (3)
ENLT 223L, 224L or 225L American Literature - 3
Foreign language 5 5
General Education 7 7
 15 15
Second YearAS
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 YearAS
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 YearAS
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 Field Methods or 476 Child Language Acquisition 3 -
LING 481 ESL Professional - 3
LING 491 ESL Practicum - 1
Electives 6 8
 15 15

Irish Studies Minor

First or Second YearAS
ENIR 101 Introduction to Modern Irish 3 -
ENIR 102 Intermediate Modern Irish 3 (3)
Second YearAS
HIST/IR 249 The Irish and Irish Americans 3 (3)
Third YearAS
ENLT/IR 322 Irish and/or Northern Irish Literature 3 (3)
Electives 3 (3)
Fourth YearAS
Electives 3 (3)

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.
  4. 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.

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 3 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. Credit not allowed for ENEX 100 and WTS 100. 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 Internship Variable cr. 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. A maximum of 6 credits of Internship (198, 298, 398, 498) may count toward graduation.

U 200 Advanced Composition 3 cr. Offered autumn, spring, and summer semesters. Prereq., placement or C or better n ENEX 101. Designed for first year students with advanced writing ability and students who seek a lower-division writing course. Offers opportunities for instruction in rhetorical reading and writing, particularly the study and practice of written argumentation in different academic and civic contests. Grading by traditional letter system or NC (no credit).

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 Internship Variable cr. 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. A maximum of 6 credits of Internship (198, 298, 398, 498) may count toward graduation.

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 expository writing. Only one 496 may be taken per semester.

G 540 Teaching College Level Composition 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Restricted to graduate students 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.

G 596 Graduate Independent Study 1-3 cr. (R-9) Offered every term. Prereq., consent of instr. and chair. Special projects in expository writing. Only one 596 may be taken per semester.

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 312A Introduction to Creative Nonfiction 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., 3 or more credits of creative writing and consent of instr. Study of various forms of nonfiction with emphasis on memoir, personal essay, lyrical essay, travel and nature writing and interactive journalism. Writing assignments.

U 390 Supervised Internship 1-3 cr. (R-9) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of faculty supervisor and department chair.

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 Internship Variable cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of department. Extended classroom experience which provides practical application of classroom learning during placements on and off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from the faculty supervisor. A maximum of 6 credits of Internship (198, 298, 398, 498) may count toward graduation.

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 Techiques 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.

Film (ENFM)

U 180L Introduction to Film 3 cr. Offered every term. Same as LS 180. The history and development of the film medium. Emphasis on critical analysis of selected classic or significant films.

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

U 330 History of Film 3 cr. Offered every year. Prereq., ENFM 180, 227. Survey of film history.

U 344 Native Americans and Film 3cr. Offered once each year. Same as NAS 344. Surveys the image of Native Americans in American film with an emphasis on “revisionist,” or “breakthrough” films. Ultimate focus will be on films featuring Native American writers, directors and actors.

UG 381 Studies in the Film 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., ENFM/LS 180 or consent of instr. Same as LS and MCLG 381. Studies in genres, directors, movements, problems, etc.

UG 427 Film Theory 3 cr. Offered yearly. This course examines key approaches to film theory and criticism, and the theoretical roots of each. Classic and contemporary films will be assessed in the light of the theories covered. 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 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 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 equiv. 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 Internship Variable cr. 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. A maximum of 6 credits of Internship (198, 298, 398, 498) may count toward graduation.

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 551 Writing the Professional Paper 3 cr. Offered every term. Guidelines and mentoring for individual research projects that culminate in writing the professional paper for completion of the M.A. in English Teaching.

G 552 Montana Writing Project Leadership Training 7 cr. Offered intermittently Prereq., ENT 440, special application, and consent of director. Intensive leadership training for Montana Writing Project teacher-consultants in responding to peer writing, organizing professional development institutes, honing strategies for curriculum development and institute design to provide professional development statewide that increases the effectiveness of teaching and learning of writing in all levels of education, pre- 20.

G 553 Niitsitapi Ways of Knowing and Teaching: An Institute for Writing, Reading, Inquiry and Reflection 7cr. Offered summer at Blackfeet Community College. Focus is on writing across the curriculum in the context of participants’ teaching assignments alongside the essential component of Niitsitapi (Blackfeet) culture and ways of knowing. Participants develop a theoretical articulation of what it means to write in their disciplinary area(s) of endorsement and with predominantly Blackfeet students. Participants design and critique writing curriculum and instruction in their disciplines with attention to theory and research on writing in the content areas and Blackfeet ways of knowing.

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 Internship 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 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 227L Film as Literature, Literature as Film 3 cr. (R-6) Offered autumn and/or spring. Same as ENFM 227L and 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.

U 327 U. S. Writers of Color 3cr. Offered autumn or spring. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instructor. Selected readings from African American, Asian American, Chicano/a, Latino/a, and Native American literatures.

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 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 19th 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 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 17th century religious poets within the context of Renaissance intellectual history.

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

U 355 Studies in British Romanticism 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq. or coreq., ENLT 301. Introduction to the major texts, themes, and authors of British literature from 1790-1815, focusing on poets such as Blake, Barbauld, Wordsworth, Coleridge, and P.B. Shelley but attending also to prose writers from Austen to Mary Shelley.

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 369 Short Fiction 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Prereq., ENLT 301 or consent of instructor. Study of selected short stories and novellas from mid-19th century to the present.

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 20th Century Fiction 3 cr. Offered alternate years. Same as LS 375L. Major 20th 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 Internship Variable cr. 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. A maximum of 6 credits of Internship (198, 298, 398, 498) may count toward graduation.

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.

U 431 Capstone Seminar in Literature 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring.. Prereq., ENLT 301 and nine credits in literature courses numbered 300. Required for completing the English literature option, this seminar will allow students to conduct advanced studies in literary figures and topics chosen by faculty to engage a broad range of interests. A long research paper is required.

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 American 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 MCL G 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 Internship 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.

Irish Studies (ENIR)

U101 Elementary Irish 1 3 cr. Offered autumn or spring. Same as IRSH 101. This course represents an introduction to modern Irish in both its spoken and written forms: basic principles of grammar and sentence structure are covered. Emphasis is placed on the application of these principles in every-day situations. The GenEd Foreign Language requirement can be fulfilled by successful completion of 101, 102 and 103.

U102 Elementary Irish II 3 cr. Offered autumn or spring. Same as IRSH 102. The primary objective of this course is to build on the foundations laid in Beginning Irish I. Students will expand their vocabulary with a special focus on verbs; they will also engage new themes that demand a corresponding increase in their store of nouns, adjectives, idioms and expressions. The GenEd Foreign Language requirement can be fulfilled by successful completion of 101, 102 and 103

U103 Elementary Irish III 3 cr. Offered autumn or spring. Same as IRSH 103. The primary objective of this course is to build on the foundations laid in Beginning Irish I. Students will expand their vocabulary with a special focus on verbs; they will also engage new themes that demand a corresponding increase in their store of nouns, adjectives, idioms and expressions. The GenEd Foreign Language requirement can be fulfilled by successful completion of 101, 102 and 103

U 249 The Irish and Irish-Americans 3 cr. Offered autumn odd-numbered years. Same as HIST 249. Ireland, the Irish people, and the Irish diaspora, from first settlement to contemporary troubles.

UG 321 Studies in a Major Author: Joyce 3 cr. (R-9) Offered autumn and spring. Same as ENLT 321 when the topic is Joyce. 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: Irish/Northern Irish Literature 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 325 Studies in Literature and Other Disciplines: Poetry and Partition 3 cr. (R-9) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., nine credits in ENLT or LS or consent of instr. Same as ENLT 325 and 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 345 Literature in the Irish Language 3cr. Offered autumn or spring. This course acknowledges Irish as the oldest documented vernacular in Europe and its literature as a voice that is over 1500 years old. Examines the response of Gaelic Ireland to invasion, conquest, and colonization as articulated by its literature.

U 360 Irish/Northern Irish Literature 3 cr. Offered autumn or spring. Examines (in English) an exciting and provocative selection of fiction, poetry, drama, film, and music from the Irish and/or Northern Irish literary traditions. Students will seek to understand how artists respond to the burdens of history, identity, and political conflict, and how they articulate the possibilities afforded by Ireland’s changing position in the world.

U 380 Topics in Irish Studies 3 cr. Offered alternate years. A rotating variety of special topics in Irish Studies, including Irish and Irish-American cinema, major Irish/N. Irish authors, Irish cultural studies, and transatlantic and comparative studies.

U 395 Special Topics in Irish Studies 3 cr. (R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics;

UG 430 Studies in Comparative Literature: Multicultural British Literature 3 cr. (R-9) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of instr. Same as ENLT 430, 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.

U 431 Senior Seminar in Literature: James Joyce 3 cr. 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.

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