2004-2005 CATALOG

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Course Listings/Descriptions Semester offering codes corrected and posted on June 7, 2004.

LIT-Literature LIT 1110 Great Books I . . . . . 3(F,S) Reading/discussion of major literary texts that have shaped Western culture and civilization. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg) and (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT) LIT 1120 Great Books II . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT) Reading/discussion of major literary texts that have shaped Western culture and civilization. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg) and (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT) LIT 2010 Introduction to Prose Fiction . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT) Short stories and novels are selected to represent a diversity of national and historical origins, showing how works of fiction have both reflected and reshaped their own time. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg) and (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT) LIT 2030 Introduction to Poetry . . . . . 3(F) Elements of poetry, terminology of poetics and the poetic process. Writing of short analytical papers. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg) and (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT) LIT 2040 Introduction to Drama . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT) Drama as historical phenomenon, aesthetic experience and forum for cultural and intellectual issues. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg) and (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT) LIT 2112 Introduction to Literature . . . . . 3(F,S,SS) Literature from various nations and historical periods chosen to reflect the evolution of the major genres of the Western literary tradition. Guides the student in defining the features which distinguish drama, fiction and poetry. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg) and (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT) Meets Multicultural requirement. LIT 2113 Western Literature I . . . . . 3(F) Reading/discussion of major literary texts from the Classical period to the Renaissance that have shaped Western culture and civilization. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg) and (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT) LIT 2114 Western Literature II . . . . . 3(S) Reading/discussion of major literary tests from the Renaissance to the present that have shaped Western culture and civilization. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg) and (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT) LIT 2381 Women Writing/Women's Rights . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT) Writings by and about women selected to represent how women's rights have been restricted, debated, legislated, and compromised throughout history. Credit can be applied toward the Women's Studies minor. (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT), (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg). LIT 2930 Issues in Literature . . . . . 3(F,S) Prerequisite: ENC 1101. Pre/Corequisite: ENC 1102. Reading and discussion of various literary texts organized around the consideration of a single issue or topic. Specific issues for study change with each instructor and for each semester. Contact the department of English and Foreign Languages or the Advising Center for each semester's specific issues. Material and supply fee will be assessed. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg), (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT) LIT 2931 Encountering Literature . . . . . 2(F,S) Prerequisite: ENC 1101, ENC 1102. An introduction to literary studies that familiarizes students with a wide variety of literary texts and interpretations. The texts and topics will change with each instructor and for each semester. (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT) LIT 3033 Modern Poetry . . . . . 3(S) Selected poetry of 20th century. LIT 3084 Modern Prose Fiction . . . . . 3(F) Selected prose fiction of 20th century and related criticism. LIT 4013 The Novel . . . . . 3(S) The novel as a genre; exploration of the techniques of narrative, characterization, point of view, voice, reflexivity and others. May include texts from diverse national origins. LIT 4024 Modern Short Story . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT) Representative 20th century short stories. LIT 4325 Mythological Foundations . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT) Traces the Joseph Campbell "Monomyth" pattern from ancient narrative sources through classic myths, to medieval epics, and into modernist and post-modernist novels. LIT 4374 Bible as Literature . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT) The Old Testament and the New Testament from a literary point of view. LIT 4385 Feminist Literary Theory: Applications . . . . . 3(S) Focusing on women writers, introduces strategies for interpreting women's roles in relation to literary texts, with emphasis on the ways in which women are depicted in relationship to men, other women, the workplace, and the home. LIT 4906 World Literature . . . . . 3(SS) Generic or thematic topics involving more than one national literature. Meets Multicultural requirement. LIT 5018 Topics in Fiction . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT) Special topics in fiction. Topics change each term. See department or instructor for specific topic. LIT 5037 Topics in Poetry . . . . . 3(S) Special topics in poetry. LIT 5047 Topics in Drama . . . . . 3(F) Special topics in drama. Topics change each term. See department or instructor for specific topic. LIT 5105 Topics in World Literature . . . . . 3(S) Generic or thematic topics involving more than one national literature. LIT 5397 Topics in Non-Fiction . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT) Special topics in non-fiction. Topics change each term. See department or instructor for specific topic.