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2010-2011 Denver Campus Catalog

2010-2011 Denver Campus Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English BA

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The course of study offered by the Department of English is designed to develop a student’s ability to read literature responsibly and imaginatively, to foster an understanding and appreciation of our literary inheritance and to provide the historical perspective from which to evaluate contemporary writing. Careful study of the use of the English language also should help a student to resist the misuse and corruption of language in politics, the media and elsewhere. Students who complete the program in English are expected to have mastered the ability to express their ideas in clear and succinct prose.

Requirements for the English Major

Students majoring in English must present a total of 39 hours in the literature, film and/or creative writing options (excluding ENGL 1010, 1020 and 2030), of which 27 hours must be earned in upper-division courses. None of the required 39 hours may be taken on a pass/fail basis. Only courses completed with a grade of C (2.0) or above may be counted toward the major. At least 15 upper-division hours of the student’s work in English must be taken from English faculty on the Downtown Campus. Students planning to major in English must consult with an advisor as soon as possible. Students must choose one of the three options.

LITERATURE OPTION

REQUIRED COURSES

ENGL 1400 - Introduction to Literary Studies Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 1400
ENGL 1400 will be replaced during 2010-11 by ENGL 2450 when it becomes available
ENGL 3001 - Critical Writing Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3001
ENGL 4999 - Literary Studies Senior Seminar Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4999

Total: 9 Hours

OPTION-SPECIFIC DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS

Choose one course from each of the six areas below. No course is repeatable.

Historical Survey

ENGL 4080 - History of the English Language Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4080
ENGL 4166 - History of American Poetry Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4166
ENGL 4200 - History of the English Novel I Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4200
ENGL 4210 - History of the English Novel II Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4210
ENGL 4230 - The American Novel Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4230
ENGL 4236 - The American Short Story Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4236
ENGL 4300 - History of British Drama Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4300
ENGL 4320 - History of Poetry in English Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4320
ENGL 4350 - History of American Drama Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4350

Old English, Medieval Language and Literature

ENGL 4400 - Old English I Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4400
ENGL 4500 - Medieval Literature Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4500
ENGL 4510 - Whores and Saints: Medieval Women Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4510
ENGL 4730 - Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4730
ENGL 4731 - Chaucer’s Early Poetry Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4731

Renaissance, Restoration and 18th Century British Literature

ENGL 3661 - Shakespeare Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3661
ENGL 4520 - English Renaissance Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4520
ENGL 4530 - Milton Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4530
ENGL 4540 - Restoration and the 18th Century Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4540

Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century British Literature

ENGL 4200 - History of the English Novel I Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4200
ENGL 4210 - History of the English Novel II Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4210
ENGL 4560 - English Romanticism Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4560
ENGL 4580 - The Victorian Age Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4580

American Literature

ENGL 3700 - American Literature to the Civil War Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3700
ENGL 3750 - American Literature from the Civil War Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3750
ENGL 4166 - History of American Poetry Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4166
ENGL 4220 - African-American Literature Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4220
ENGL 4230 - The American Novel Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4230
ENGL 4236 - The American Short Story Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4236
ENGL 4350 - History of American Drama Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4350

Modern and Contemporary Literature

ENGL 3450 - Twentieth Century Women Writers Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3450
ENGL 3480 - Modern Drama Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3480
ENGL 4250 - Twentieth Century Fiction Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4250
ENGL 4460 - Contemporary World Literature Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4460
ENGL 4600 - Modernism Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4600

Total: 18 Hours

REQUIRED ELECTIVES

Choose four English courses (literature, film or creative writing); two at the 3000 or 4000 level, and two at any level.

Total: 12 Hours

Literature Option Total: 39 Hours

Additional courses, total not to exceed 48 hours (any level).

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CREATIVE WRITING OPTION

Students interested in pursuing careers or graduate work in creative writing should choose the creative writing option in literature.

OPTION-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

ENGL 1400 - Introduction to Literary Studies Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 1400
ENGL 1400 will be replaced during 2010-11 by ENGL 2450 when it becomes available
ENGL 1601 - Telling Tales: Narrative Art in Literature and Film Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 1601
-OR-
ENGL 2250 - Introduction to Film Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 2250
ENGL 2154 - Introduction to Creative Writing Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 2154
ENGL 3001 - Critical Writing Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3001

Total: 12 Hours

ADVANCED COURSE WORK

Complete all courses in either poetry or fiction.

Poetry

ENGL 3020 - Poetry Workshop Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3020
ENGL 4025 - Advanced Poetry Workshop Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4025
ENGL 4080 - History of the English Language Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4080
-OR-
ENGL 4160 - Poetics Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4160
ENGL 4166 - History of American Poetry Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4166
-OR-
ENGL 4320 - History of Poetry in English Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4320

Total: 12 Hours

Fiction

ENGL 3050 - Fiction Workshop Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3050
ENGL 4055 - Advanced Fiction Workshop Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4055
ENGL 4200 - History of the English Novel I Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4200
-OR-
ENGL 4210 - History of the English Novel II Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4210
ENGL 4230 - The American Novel Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4230
-OR-
ENGL 4236 - The American Short Story Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4236

Total: 12 Hours

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REQUIRED AREA ELECTIVES

Choose three:

ENGL 3160 - Language Theory Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3160
-OR-
ENGL 4080 - History of the English Language Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4080
ENGL 3520 - Religious Narratives Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3520
ENGL 3661 - Shakespeare Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3661
ENGL 3700 - American Literature to the Civil War Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3700
ENGL 3750 - American Literature from the Civil War Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3750
* ENGL 4000 - Studies of Major Authors Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4000
ENGL 4166 - History of American Poetry Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4166
ENGL 4200 - History of the English Novel I Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4200
ENGL 4210 - History of the English Novel II Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4210
ENGL 4220 - African-American Literature Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4220
ENGL 4230 - The American Novel Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4230
ENGL 4235 - Faulkner Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4235
ENGL 4236 - The American Short Story Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4236
ENGL 4250 - Twentieth Century Fiction Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4250
-OR-
ENGL 4460 - Contemporary World Literature Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4460
-OR-
ENGL 4600 - Modernism Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4600
ENGL 4300 - History of British Drama Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4300
-OR-
ENGL 4350 - History of American Drama Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4350
ENGL 4320 - History of Poetry in English Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4320
ENGL 4500 - Medieval Literature Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4500
ENGL 4510 - Whores and Saints: Medieval Women Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4510
ENGL 4520 - English Renaissance Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4520
ENGL 4530 - Milton Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4530
ENGL 4540 - Restoration and the 18th Century Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4540
ENGL 4560 - English Romanticism Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4560
ENGL 4580 - The Victorian Age Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4580
ENGL 4730 - Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4730
-OR-
ENGL 4731 - Chaucer’s Early Poetry Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4731

Total: 9 Hours

* Repeatable if topics differ

Choose one:

ENGL 2390 - Writing the Short Script Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 2390
ENGL 2415 - Introduction to Movie Writing Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 2415
ENGL 3020 - Poetry Workshop Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3020
ENGL 3050 - Fiction Workshop Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3050
ENGL 3084 - Advanced Composition Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3084
ENGL 3154 - Technical Writing Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3154
ENGL 3170 - Business Writing Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3170
ENGL 3416 - Magazine Writing Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3416
ENGL 4180 - Argumentation and Logic Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4180
ENGL 4190 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4190
ENGL 4701 - Multimedia in the Community Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4701

Total: 3 Hours

INTERNSHIP OR SENIOR WRITING PROJECT IN CREATIVE WRITING OR FILM STUDIES

ENGL 3939 - Internship/Cooperative Education Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3939
-OR-
ENGL 4990 - Senior Writing Project in Creative Writing or Film Studies Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4990

Total: 3 Hours

Creative Writing Option Total: 39 Hours

Additional courses, total not to exceed 48 hours (any level).

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FILM STUDIES OPTION

The film studies option within the English major is designed to prepare students for a range of professional careers in areas such as screenwriting, film criticism, video production and the teaching of film, as well as those students who plan to pursue graduate programs in film studies. Required courses give students a strong grounding in film history, verbal and visual narrative, and the critical terms and techniques used in both film and literary analysis. Electives give students the option of emphasizing either the creative approach or the critical approach to moving-image media, or a combination of the two. The film studies option also affords students the opportunity to create video productions using state-of-the-art digital video and editing equipment and the possibility of airing their productions on cable TV. Offered in cooperation with the College of Arts & Media (CAM) , the film studies option can be completed entirely on the Auraria Campus.

OPTION-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

ENGL 2250 - Introduction to Film Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 2250
ENGL 3070 - Film History I Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3070
ENGL 3080 - Film History II Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3080
ENGL 4420 - Film Theory and Criticism Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4420

Total: 12 Hours

REQUIRED AREA ELECTIVES

Nine elective courses are required, and may be taken in all areas listed below. Fifteen of the 27-hour minimum must be at the 3000/4000 level. Production courses must be taken through the College of Arts & Media (CAM). Equivalent screenwriting courses may also be taken through CAM.

A. Critical Studies

ENGL 1400 - Introduction to Literary Studies Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 1400
ENGL 1400 will be replaced during 2010-11 by ENGL 2450 when it becomes available
ENGL 1601 - Telling Tales: Narrative Art in Literature and Film Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 1601
ENGL 3001 - Critical Writing Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3001
* ENGL 3075 - Film Genres Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3075
* ENGL 3085 - Film Directors Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3085
ENGL 3200 - From Literature to Film Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3200
* ENGL 4190 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4190
(film and media-focused only; e.g., Film and Rhetoric)
ENGL 4701 - Multimedia in the Community Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4701
* ENGL 4770 - Topics in English: Film and Literature Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4770
(film and media-focused only)
ENGL 4990 - Senior Writing Project in Creative Writing or Film Studies Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4990
(can be taken under B or C)

May also choose from any single approved film course offered through another department or a single 3000/4000-level literature course (3 semester hours)

B. Screenwriting

ENGL 2390 - Writing the Short Script Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 2390
ENGL 2415 - Introduction to Movie Writing Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 2415
ENGL 3415 - Screenwriting Workshop Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3415

C. Production

FILM 2000 - Film/Video Production II Summer 2010 Registration: FILM 2000
FILM 2150 - Film and Video Postproduction II Summer 2010 Registration: FILM 2150

Total: 27 Hours

* Repeatable if a different genre/director/topic.

Film Studies Option Total: 39 Hours

Additional courses, total not to exceed 48 hours (any level).

College Core Courses for English Majors

Students must complete the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences core curriculum requirements as specified in the CLAS Core Curriculum/Graduation Requirements chart . Check the schedule planner for specific course offerings.

Electives

Elective hours may be selected at the student’s discretion, but students are urged to work with their advisor in outlining a program in which electives and requirements support each other. Six hours earned in the internship/cooperative education program may be counted toward the major.

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