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Major requirements in
English can be completed either through daytime or evening attendance.
Graduate Courses for Undergraduate Credit:
*To give undergraduates the opportunity to complete additional advanced work in their discipline, graduate courses in the English department, with the permission of the instructor concerned and the director of the English graduate program, are open to qualified undergraduates. Students interested in such an option should confer with their departmental adviser.
50:350:099.
Basic Reading and Writing Skills (R) (NC)
Load equivalent to a 3-credit course. An intensive review of
fundamentals of standard English grammar and mechanics, with
application of these fundamentals in short expository themes.
50:350:101-102.
English Composition (R) (Cr.3,3)
Prerequisite: Satisfactory score on the New Jersey College Basic Skills
Placement Test, or successful completion of 50:350:099. Instruction and
practice in writing expository prose, including a documented research
report.
50:350:219.
Uses of Language (R) (Cr.3)
Advanced instruction and practice in expository and critical writing
designed to develop order, balance, and precision in prose. Special
emphasis on the research paper.
ENGLISH LITERATURE AND CREATIVE WRITING
50:350:225.
Major British Writers I (Cr.3)
Readings and discussion of the great English writers from Chaucer to
the beginnings of the Romantic movement.
50:350:226.
Major British Writers II (Cr.3)
Readings and discussion of the great English writers from Wordsworth to
the present.
50:350:228.
Nobel-Winning Authors (Cr.3)
Selected readings from the works of authors who have been awarded the
Nobel Prize for literature.
50:350:230.
Literature and Style (Cr.3)
Readings from writers and critics about how writers relate to their
public, with an examination of the politics of literary reputation and
fashion.
50:350:238.
Literary Masterpieces I (Cr.3)
Prerequisites: 50:350:101-102. A study of the great works of literature
that have shaped culture in the West from the Bible and the Greek
classics through Dante and Chaucer.
50:350:239.
Literary Masterpieces II (Cr.3)
Prerequisites: 50:350:101-102. A study of major works of European
literature from the Renaissance to the present.
50:350:245.
Folklore (Cr.3)
The major genres of folklore, including proverb, folktale, and folk
song, with some attention to the methods of collecting and analyzing
these materials.
50:350:246.
Literature of Childhood (Cr.3)
A study of the meaning and importance of literature read and enjoyed by
children, focusing on folklore, fantasy, and adolescent fiction.
50:988:300.
Persuasive Writing (Cr.3)
The fundamental techniques of argument, demonstration, and persuasion;
analysis of sample readings and extensive practice.
50:989:301.
The Art of Writing (Cr.3)
Practice in the art of constructing clear, concise prose, with emphasis
on developing a personal style.
50:989:302.
Scientific and Technical Writing (Cr.3)
Methods of gathering and organizing information, analyzing the purpose
and audience of a communication, selecting the appropriate
organizational pattern and format, and convincing the audience through
persuasive techniques.
50:989:303.
Writing for the Professions (Cr.3)
Practice in the purposes, skills, and styles of professional
communications; emphasis on audience identification, effective use of
language, research techniques, and organization of ideas.
50:989:305.
Introduction to Creative Writing (Cr.3)
Introduction to the writer’s craft that surveys available
genres of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.
50:989:306.
Poetry Writing Workshop (Cr.3)
Study of the creative process involved in the writing of poetry, the
techniques and discipline required, and trends in contemporary poetry.
50:989:307.
Fiction Writing Workshop (Cr.3)
Study and practice of specific stylistic techniques used by
professional writers in fiction and nonfiction. For students with a
serious interest in writing.
50:350:313.
Classical Backgrounds of English Literature (Cr.3)
The influence on English and American literature of classical Greek and
Roman epic, tragedy, comedy, and other literary forms.
50:350:314.
Biblical Backgrounds of English Literature (Cr.3)
The influence of the King James and other versions of the Bible on
English and American literature.
50:350:316.
Medieval Literature (Cr.3)
The development of drama in the United States, with emphasis on
twentieth-century themes and forms. Likely playwrights include O'Neill,
Stein, Williams, Odets, Hansberry, Miller, Albee, Wilson, Kushner, and
Wasserstein.
50:350:317.
English Renaissance Literature (Cr.3)
A study of major authors, including More, Sidney, Spenser, Marlowe,
Shakespeare, and Donne.
50:350:318.
Seventeenth-Century Literature (Cr.3)
A study of major writers in the age of metaphysical wit and emerging
new philosophies: Donne, Jonson, Herbert, Marvell, Burton, Browne, and
Bunyan.
50:350:321.
Eighteenth-Century Literature (Cr.3)
Major themes and writers in English from Dryden to Wollstonecraft,
emphasizing the emergence of women as writers and readers of literature.
50:350:322.
Romantic Period (Cr.3)
Literature of the Age of Revolution: major works of Blake, Wordsworth,
Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats.
50:350:324.
Victorian Literature (Cr.3)
A thematic and analytic approach to the major prose and poetry of the
period, with emphasis on the works of Tennyson, Browning, Arnold,
Carlyle, and Ruskin.
50:350:326. Introduction to Rhetoric (Cr.3)
An
overview of key concepts in rhetoric through study of their application
across a range of texts and contexts in politics, popular culture, and
public affairs.
50:350:327. History of Rhetoric (Cr.3)
A survey of major texts and ideas in the rhetorical tradition from its roots in Greco-Roman culture to the present.
50:350:328. Special Topics in Rhetoric (Cr.3)
An in depth study of particular aspects or applications of rhetorical theory.
50:350:329. Special Topics in Writing and Media (Cr.3)
An in depth study of a particular issue in the study of writing and media.
50:350:330.
Chaucer (Cr.3)
Critical analysis of The Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Criseyde, and
selected shorter works.
50:350:331.
Shakespeare I (Cr.3)
A study of selected comedies, history plays, and tragedies of the Eliz
than period (to 1603).
50:350:332.
Shakespeare II (Cr.3)
A study of the plays of the Jacobean period (from 1603 on), with
particular emphasis on the tragedies.
50:350:333.
Milton (Cr.3)
A study of the minor poems, selected prose, Paradise Lost, Paradise
Regained, and Samson Agonistes.
50:350:334.
The Bible as Literature (Cr.3)
A study of the Bible, its literary variety, and historical and
religious development.
50:350:335.
Intellectual Backgrounds of Twentieth-Century Literature (Cr.3)
A study of the major works of twentieth-century literature in the
context of the great intellectual achievements of the past two
centuries.
50:350:338.
Literature and the Natural Environment I (Cr.3)
Traces perceptions of nature and the roots of current environmental
attitudes from ancient literature to post-Enlightenment nature writing,
with emphasis on British literature from 1400-1800.
50:350:339.
Literature and the Natural Environment II (Cr.3)
Looks at British, American, and Native-American nature writing since
1800 and considers how perceptions and uses of the natural world affect
both nonhuman nature and the human communities within it.
50:350:342.
Modern British Poetry (Cr.3)
A study of the major poets of our century, with emphasis on Yeats,
Eliot, Auden, and Dylan Thomas.
50:350:345.
Comic Literature (Cr.3)
A study of the comic tradition in British and American literature,
including such writers as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Fielding, Byron,
Dickens, Mark Twain, Shaw, and Waugh, as well as some contemporary
humorists.
50:350:346.
World Drama (Cr.3)
A survey of drama throughout the world from the Greek classics to
forerunners of modern realism.
50:350:348.
Literature of Horror (Cr.3)
A study of the horror story from its Gothic origins to its present
popularity in fiction and film.
50:350:349.
English Drama to 1642 (Cr.3)
English drama (exclusive of Shakespeare) from its origins in medieval
pageantry through its Elizabethan flowering to its decadence and the
Puritan closing of the theaters.
50:350:351.
English Drama, 1660-1800 (Cr.3)
The English theater from the Heroic Drama and the great period of the
Comedy of Manners to the ascendancy of Bourgeois drama and the
sentimental comedy.
50:350:353.
Modern Drama (Cr.3)
The background of the contemporary theater explored in the work of
major European and British dramatists from Ibsen and Chekhov to Brecht
and Beckett.
50:350:356.
Rise of the Novel (Cr.3)
Selected novels of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries with
emphasis on Henry Fielding.
50:350:357.
Nineteenth-Century British Novel (Cr.3)
Readings in the Victorian novel: Dickens, the Brontës,
Trollope, Thackeray, Meredith, and George Eliot.
50:350:358.
Modern British Fiction (Cr.3)
Development of the modern novel through examination of the works of the
major writers of the century, with emphasis on Joyce, Lawrence, Woolf,
and Beckett.
50:350:364.
The Short Story (Cr.3)
A study of the short story as a literary genre by examining the works
of major English, American, and European authors from the nineteenth
century to the present.
50:350:365.
Science Fiction (Cr.3)
A study of major works of science fiction by such authors as Bradbury,
Clarke, Asimov, LeGuin, and Ellison.
50:350:367.
Popular Culture (Cr.3)
A study of literature as it has been influenced by such elements of
popular culture as best-sellers, magazines, newspapers, film, radio,
and television.
50:350:370.
Biography and Autobiography (Cr.3)
Exploration of the nature of these genres in works primarily British
and American by such authors as Augustine, Boswell, Rousseau,
Wordsworth, and Henry James.
50:350:371.
Literature of Travel (Cr.3)
A study of why people leave home and how they challenge border lines
between fact and fiction while converting life into literature.
50:350:372.
Anglo-Irish Literature (Cr.3)
A study of the major figures of the Irish literary renaissance,
including Yeats, Synge, O'Casey, and Joyce.
50:350:374.
Legends Past and Present (Cr.3)
Narratives of heroes, quests, supernatural occurrences, and other
extraordinary activities of humans past and present, focusing on
Germanic, Celtic, and North American cultures.
50:350:375.
Detective Fiction (Cr.3)
The development of this popular literary genre from its beginnings in
Poe’s short stories through the present, with varying
emphasis on
American, British, and European authors, among them Doyle, Chandler,
Faulkner, Nabokov, and Borges.
50:350:376.
Literature and Psychology (Cr.3)
Psychological interpretation of the literary text; the psychology of
composition and of reader response.
50:350:377.
Literature and Sexuality (Cr.3)
Sexual themes, fictions, and fantasies in English and American
literature: the distinction between pornographic and nonporno-graphic
erotic writing, the grotesque, the violent, and the romantic.
50:350:378.
Religion in Literature (Cr.3)
A study of religious themes in British and American literature from the
seventeenth century to the present.
50:350:380.
Mythology (Cr.3)
Narratives of interaction between human and divine, as retold in
literature and cultures including ancient Greek and Judeo-Christian.
50:350:381.
Literature and War (Cr.3)
How the subject of war shapes literary responses and techniques.
Writers include Homer, Shakespeare, Tolstoy, Crane, Owen, and Heller.
50:350:388.
Women in Literature (Cr.3)
Analyzes the treatment of women in selected British, Continental, and
American fiction.
50:350:389,390.
International Studies (Cr.3,3)
A short-term study tour abroad focusing on a literary theme, with class
lectures, required readings, and written assignments.
50:350:393,394.
Special Topics in Literature (Cr.1-3,1-3)
Primarily, but not exclusively, for advanced students. Courses with
different topics may be repeated for credit. A course in a specially
selected topic.
50:350:396. Honors Program in English (Cr.3)
50:989:401,402.
Advanced Writing (Cr.3,3)
Advanced instruction and practice in expository, scientific, technical,
or business writing.
50:989:403,404.
Advanced Creative Writing (Cr.3,3)
Advanced work in creative writing.
50:350:407,408.
Independent Study in English (BA,BA)
An opportunity for advanced students to work individually with an
instructor on a self-determined course of study. The project culminates
in a substantial paper.
50:350:411.
Old English Language and Literature (Cr.3)
An introduction to the reading and analysis of Old English, including
Beowulf.
50:350:415,416.
Seminar in Literature (Cr.3,3)
An opportunity for juniors and seniors to pursue advanced study of
literature in a small group format.
50:350:431.
World Novel to 1900 (Cr.3)
Major novels selected from such world literatures as the Russian,
French, Spanish, Japanese, and
German, read in translation.
50:350:432.
World Novel in the Twentieth Century (Cr.3)
Major novels from the literatures of Europe, Latin America, Africa, and
the East, read in translation.
50:350:441.
Literary Theory and Criticism (Cr.3)
A study of major approaches to literature ranging from Plato and
Aristotle to the present.
50:350:481,482.
Readings in Major Authors (Cr.3,3)
An intensive study of the works of a single author, or of two or three
related authors.
50:350:495,496. Honors Program in English (Cr.3,3)
50:350:497.
Internship in English (Cr.3)
Application of English skills in a volunteer or professional employment
setting. Individually designed and evaluated under supervision of
intern adviser. Commitment of at least 100 hours.
50:352:337.
American Novel to 1900 (Cr.3)
The development of the novel in America through the nineteenth century.
Works by such authors as Rowson, Brown, Cooper, Hawthorne, Stowe,
Melville, Twain, Crane, and James.
50:352:338.
Modern American Novel (Cr.3)
Readings chosen from the works of leading American novelists from Henry
James to 1950.
50:352:339.
Postmodern American Novel (Cr.3)
Study of the development of the American novel since 1950. Readings in
works by such authors as Pynchon, Coover, Barth, Walker, DeLillo, Reed,
Morrison, Kingston, and Cisneros.
50:352:350.
African-American Writing in Its Social Context (Cr.3)
Study of works by such writers as DuBois, Malcolm X, King, and Jones,
who have significantly affected the thinking and writing of
contemporary African-American writers.
50:352:391,392.
Special Topics in American Literature (Cr.3,3)
Primarily, but not exclusively, for advanced students. Courses with
different topics may be repeated for credit. A course in a specially
selected topic.
50:352:398. Honors Program in American Literature (Cr.3)
50:352:407,408.
Independent Study in American Literature (BA,BA)
An opportunity for advanced students to work individually with an
instructor on a self-determined course of study. The project culminates
in a substantial paper.
50:352:436,437.
Major Writers of America (Cr.3,3)
An intensive study of the works of a single author, or of two or three
related authors.
50:352:451.
Major African-American Writers (Cr.3)
An intensive study of the principal works of two or three major
African-American writers.
50:352:491,492.
Seminar in American Literature (Cr.3,3)
An opportunity for juniors and seniors to pursue advanced study of
literature in a small-group format.
50:352:495,496. Honors Program in American Literature (Cr.3,3)
50:354:300.
History of the Film (Cr.3)
The development of major film movements, with particular attention to
the technical and stylistic contributions of major directors.
50:354:310.
Literature and Film (Cr.3)
Adaptations from other narrative and dramatic forms; relations between
literary and film conventions; special problems in adapting literary
works to film.
50:354:315.
American Film (Cr.3)
The American film from the silent period to the present; concentrated
study of several major directors, such as Ford, Hawks, and Welles.
50:354:320.
World Cinema (Cr.3)
Major developments and achievements in French, Italian, British,
Russian, and other national cinemas; cross influences between foreign
and American cinema.
50:354:350.
Major Filmmakers (Cr.3)
The viewing, analysis, and discussion of selected films by such
directors as Griffith, Eisenstein, Ford, Huston, Welles, Bergman,
Fellini, Buñuel, and Kurosawa.
50:354:391,392,393,394.
Special Topics in Film (Cr.3,3,3,3)
Primarily, but not exclusively, for advanced students. Courses with
different topics may be repeated for credit. A course in a specially
selected topic.
50:354:396,397,398,399.
Studies in Film Genres (Cr.3,3,3,3)
Intensive study of a particular genre of film, including the musical,
the western, the crime drama, the comedy, or science fiction film.
50:354:395.
Screenwriting (Cr.3)
Instruction and practice in preparing screenplays for production.
50:570:300.
Introduction to Journalism (Cr.3)
Modern journalism techniques in newspapers, magazines, radio, and TV.
The nature and sources of news, accuracy and fairness in reporting, and
the legal limits of press freedom.
50:570:301,302.
News Reporting and Writing (Cr.3,3)
The basic "straight" news story, with excursions into the second-day
story and the follow-up; emphasis on writing professionally.
50:570:319.
Copy Editing I (Cr.3)
Prerequisite: At least one term of 50:570:301,302. Basic copy editing
and headline writing.
50:570:320.
Copy Editing II (Cr.3)
Prerequisite: 50:570:319. Emphasis on newspaper layout and story
selection, plus selecting and cropping photographs.
50:570:335.
Free-Lance Article Writing (Cr.3)
Magazine writing from the initial idea to the completed manuscript,
including possible publication.
50:570:336.
Review Writing (Cr.3)
Analysis of styles and trends in contemporary reviewing, with
instruction and practice in writing criticism of books, theater,
cinema, and various other arts.
50:570:337.
The Personal Essay (Cr.3)
Writing workshop focusing on the use of personal, autobiographical
material.
50:570:395,396.
Special Studies in Journalism (Cr.3,3)
Primarily, but not exclusively, for advanced students. Courses with
different topics may be repeated for credit. A course in a specially
selected topic.
50:570:491,492.
Independent Study in Journalism (BA,BA)
Prerequisites: 50:570:301,302, and 335 with a minimum cumulative
grade-point average of 3.0. An opportunity for advanced students to
pursue their interests in journalism in a self-determined course of
study under the direction of a faculty member.
50:615:201.
Introduction to Linguistics (Cr.3)
Introduction to linguistics and its areas of inquiry, such as
sociolinguistics, syntax, semantics, phonetics, phonology, and
morphology. Techniques of linguistic analysis and their applications to
various languages.
50:615:202.
Applied Linguistics (Cr.3)
Prerequisite: 50:615:201 or permission of instructor. A survey of the
applications of linguistics in various areas: the media, advertising,
language acquisition, and English as a second language. Other topics
include analysis of spoken discourse, language planning, and
standardization.
50:615:225.
Language, Class, and Culture (Cr.3)
A nontechnical study of social and geographical language differences,
how men’s and women’s speech differ, standard vs.
nonstandard dialects,
formal and informal speech styles, bilingualism, pidgin and creole
languages.
50:615:331.
Linguistics and Literature (Cr.3)
Application of concepts of linguistic analysis to the interpretation of
literary texts. Topics include metaphor, speech acts, politeness,
inference, point of view, and speech/thought presentation.
50:615:336.
Modern American Grammar (Cr.3)
A linguistic approach to English grammar. Theory and practical
implications of English phonology, morphology, and syntax.
50:615:341.
Dialectology (Cr.3)
The principles and methods of dialect study with emphasis on the nature
and distribution of regional and social dialects in the United States.
50:615:380.
History of the English Language (Cr.3)
A linguistic study of the English language at various periods of its
history, the processes of change from one period to another, and the
relationship of English to other languages.
50:615:386,387.
Special Studies in Linguistics (Cr.3,3)
A course in a specially selected topic.
50:615:430.
Syntax (Cr.3)
Prerequisite: 50:615:201 or permission of instructor. An investigation
of the syntactic structure of human languages, with particular emphasis
on English within the transformational generative framework.
50:615:495,496.
Independent Study in Linguistics (BA,BA)
Prerequisite: 50:615:201 or permission of instructor. An opportunity
for advanced students to work individually with an instructor on a
self-determined course of study. The project culminates in a
substantial paper.
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