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English Department St. Mary's University One Camino Santa Maria San Antonio, Texas 78228 Mildred Rodriguez phone: (210) 436-3107 fax: (210) 431-6786 mrodriguez1@stmarytx.edu |
Program of StudyStudents may elect a 36 hour thesis or non-thesis option. Thesis Option: Students complete EN 7301, 7311, 7690, 7321 or 7312, and 21 hours of electives.. The General Examination is written and oral. Non-Thesis Option: 33 hours of course work, 3 hours project, and satisfactory completion of the General Examination. The General Examination is written and oral. Required: 9 hours EN 7301 Contemporary Literary Criticism EN 7311 Comparative Literature: Modern & Postmodern EN 7380 Project Required: 3 hours EN 7312 Literature of the Renaissance EN 7321 Shakespeare's Major Plays Electives: 24 hours Thesis students complete EN 7690 Thesis and 21 hours(9 hours may be from other disciplines): EN 7302 Myth & Psyche in 20th Century Literature EN 7303 Critical Approaches to the Short Story EN 7304 Satire in English Literature EN 7305 Milton and the Metaphysical Poets EN 7306 Theories of Psychoanalytic Literary Criticism EN 7307 Courtly Love and Social Discourse EN 7312 Literature of the Renaissance EN 7313 Realism and Naturalism in the American Novel EN 7314 International Literature EN 7315 American Transcendentalism EN 7316 History of the American Novel EN 7322 T.S. Eliot, Emily Dickinson, and Walt Whitman EN 7323 Faulkner & Hemingway EN 7324 D.H. Lawrence & Virginia Woolf EN 7331 Writing Assessment EN 7332 Persuasive Writing EN 7333 Contemporary Rhetorical Theory EN 7334 Approaches to Teaching Writing/Critical Thinking EN 7341 Analysis and Criticism of Television and Film EN 7342 Approaches to Teaching Literature EN 7343 Linguistics: Voice and Text EN 7344 Creating the Virtual Text: Reader Response Theory EN 7351 Fiction: The Creative Process EN 7352 Poetry: The Creative Process EN 7353 Writing for Publication EN 7361 Theory of Comedy (Tragedy) in Various Literary Genres EN 7362 Peace and Violence in Literature EN 7363 Literary Criticism: Voice and Text EN 7370 Special Studies in Literature and Language EN 7380 Research Project EN 7690 Thesis G-Level CoursesIn addition to the graduate seminars and colloquiums, graduate students with special scheduling or professional needs may earn graduate credit for selected 3000 or 4000 courses in EN. No more than 6 hours of G-Level Courses may be taken. EN 3313G Linguistics: Grammar as Communication (W) EN 3341G Teaching of Composition (W) EN 3371G Contemporary Literary Criticism (W) EN 3381G Modern Short Story (W) EN 3383G Twentieth Century Novel (W) EN 3386G Masterpieces of Drama (W) EN 4310G American Romanticism: Origins and Development (W) EN 4312G American Realism (W) EN 4321G Southern Experience in Fiction (W) EN 4331G American Literature Sine 1950(W) EN 4351G Medieval English Literature (W) EN 4361G Renaissance Literature (W) EN 4365G Shakespeare Studies I (W) EN 4366G Shakespeare Studies II (W) EN 4371G Eighteenth Century British Literature (W) EN 4375G The Beginnings of the British Novel (W) EN 4381G Nineteenth Century British Literature (W) EN 4385G Nineteenth Century British Novel (W) EN 4390G American; EN 4391G British; EN 4392G American; EN 4393G British; EN 5301G International The Self in Fiction (W) EN 4394G American; EN 4395G British; EN 5302G International Hero and Anti-Hero (W) EN 4396G American; EN 4397G British; EN 5303G formerly EN 3365G)International Literature and Modernism (W) EN 5320G History of the Novel (W) EN 5325G Classic Literature of the Western World (W) EN 5326G Literature of American Minority Groups (W) EN 5328G Mexican and other Latin American Literature (W) EN 5330G Women Authors (W) EN 5333G V.S. Latino Literature(W) EN 5335G Catholic Authors (W) EN 5340G Literature of Peace and War (W) EN 5342G The Romance Throughout History (W) EN 5348G, EN 5349G Topics in International Literature (W) The English Language and Literature curriculum, while retaining some period courses, goes beyond the traditional period approach. Although essentially the same material is covered, the content is reshaped into innovative, comprehensive thematic categories which integrate literature, language, and rhetoric with other disciplines. This integrative approach contributes to the program's goals of flexibility and well-rounded knowledge. This program is particularly appropriate for educators as well as those interested in Ph.D. work. |
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