AMS250 : Introduction to American Studies
An interdisciplinary seminar that introduces students to the concept of American Studies and applies various disciplinary perspectives to a focused topic announced at registration.
The English Department’s curriculum is designed to develop students’ understanding of the English language and the literature written in that language while also fostering analytical ability and writing skills. Students who complete the English major will comprehend the historical and cultural context of literature and will see literature as a reflection of diverse cultures.
They will learn how to use the written word to communicate clearly, effectively, accurately, logically, and gracefully. They will also be able to speak and write effectively on a wide range of literary issues and to apply analytical reasoning to literary texts.
Students have many opportunities for involvement outside the classroom. They may join the English honor society (Sigma Tau Delta), write for the campus newspaper (The Georgetonian), and contribute to and edit the student literary magazine (Inscape). Qualified students may tutor their peers in the Writing Center and in literature survey classes.
Many of our English majors go on to graduate school in journalism, literary studies, law, ministry, communications, or creative writing. Upon graduation, others enter a variety of fields, such as personnel management, public relations, writing, business, or teaching. A student majoring in English will develop the flexibility of mind that comes from a broadly based liberal arts education.
Students who successfully complete the English major will:
Additionally, students who are English majors with a creative writing emphasis or who are creative writing minors will demonstrate:
Students have many opportunities for involvement outside the classroom. They may join the English honor society (Sigma Tau Delta), write for the campus
For more information about the English major leading to a teaching certification please contact the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education.
An interdisciplinary seminar that introduces students to the concept of American Studies and applies various disciplinary perspectives to a focused topic announced at registration.
An interdisciplinary seminar that requires students to integrate understanding from the various disciplines represented in the study of American culture. Serves as the capstone for the American Studies major but is open to students from all disciplines with an interest in the field.
Develops satisfactory college-level proficiency in basic skills of composition and reading comprehension. Students must demonstrate their ability to produce a portfolio of literate, reasonably logical, and perceptive short themes. Grades given are A, B, C, or X (conditional incomplete, to be satisfied by repeating the course). All students must be enrolled in ENG111or ENG112 until they have successfully completed the freshman writing sequence. For a student to drop ENG111, the drop slip must be signed by either the Chair of the English Department or the Writing Program Coordinator. The Chair of the English Department or the Writing Program Coordinator may waive this continuous enrollment policy as appropriate.
Introduces research techniques and instruction in the principles of documentation and scholarship as well as continues a concern with rhetoric, style, clear thinking, reading comprehension, and successful communication. Orients the student to computer literacy and the use of the library. All students must be enrolled in ENG111or ENG112 until they have successfully completed the freshman writing sequence. For a student to drop ENG112, the drop slip must be signed by either the Chair of the English Department or the Writing Program Coordinator. The Chair of the English Department or the Writing Program Coordinator may waive this continuous enrollment policy as appropriate.
ENG111. All students must be enrolled in ENG111and ENG112 until they have successfully completed the freshman writing sequence.
Chronological survey of no fewer than three successive periods of literature. Topic and specific course content to be determined by professor and announced at advanced registration. Offered exclusively as a Foundations 112 course.
FDN111.
Provides an intensive introduction to the research techniques and practices of disciplinary writing along with continued attention to developing composition, reading, and argumentative skills. May be used to fulfill the English 112 requirement.
English 111 or the equivalent.
Chronological survey of English literature from Beowulf through Milton.
ENG112 or 200.
Chronological survey of English literature from the Restoration through James Joyce.
ENG112 or 200
Introduction to the skills and methods of literary analysis. Designed to supplement the introductory English literature survey courses. Must be taken prior to or concurrently with the major’s first 300- or 400-level literature class in English. Student majoring in English should enroll in this course as early as possible. Minors are also encouraged to enroll.
ENG112 or 200.
ENG211, 213, 296, 298, or the first 300- or 400-level literature class.
Chronological survey of world literature in translation from antiquity to the seventeenth century.
ENG112 or 200.
Chronological survey of world literature in translation from the seventeenth century to the present day.
ENG112 or 200.
Studies in the original language of English poetry, prose, and drama, excluding Chaucer.
ENG196, 211, 213, 296, or 298.
Literature of the English Renaissance, excluding the works of Shakespeare and Milton.
ENG196, 211, 213, 296, or 298.
Drama, prose, and poetry of representative figures of England’s Age of Enlightenment.
ENG196, 211, 213, 296, or 298.
A survey of British poetry and prose composed between 1789 and 1832, with emphasis on the six major Romantic poets.
ENG196, 211, 213, 296, or 298.
A survey of British poetry, drama, and fiction written between 1832 and 1900.
ENG196, 211, 213, 296, or 298.
The novel as a prose form, from its introduction to the beginning of the twentieth century.
ENG196, 211, 213, 296, or 298.
A survey of modern poetry, drama, and fiction written during the first half of the twentieth century.
ENG196, 211, 213, 296, or 298.
A survey of Native American literature from indigenous oral traditions through contemporary works.
ENG112 or 200.
A survey of African-American literature from 1745 to the present.
ENG112 or 200.
History and interpretation of American literature from John Smith to Walt Whitman.
ENG112 or 200.
History and interpretation of American literature from Emily Dickinson through the twentieth century.
ENG112 or 200.
The novel in America, from the beginnings to the late twentieth century.
ENG196, 211, 213, 296, or 298.
The novel as representative of the culture of the American South, from the beginnings to the late twentieth century.
ENG196, 211, 213, 296, or 298.
Principles and problems of news and feature writing for print media.
ENG112 or 200.
Instruction and experience in the major elements of editing and publishing a magazine.
ENG112 or 200.
English language and grammar compared to other languages and their dialects based on structural and transformational principles to facilitate understanding of language arts. May include language acquisition, psycholinguistics (and its parallels to computational linguistics), sociolinguistics, and neurolinguistics.
ENG112 or 200.
A chronological survey of women writers across three successive cultural eras, epochs, or movements.
ENG112 or 200.
Introduces students to poetry writing. Students work within a workshop atmosphere, providing and accepting critiques of their writing and the writing of others. In addition, there will be in-depth discussions of some classic and contemporary work by established writers. Repeatable to 9 hours.
ENG112 or 200.
Introduces students to fiction writing. Students work within a workshop atmosphere, providing and accepting critiques of their own writing and the writing of others. Repeatable to 9 hours.
ENG112 or 200.
Combines reading and writing in creative nonfiction. Students will explore contemporary examples in the field, examining literary techniques while developing their own writing. Students will work within several sub-genres, including memoir, travel writing, and interview/feature writing. Students work within a workshop atmosphere, providing and accepting critiques of their writing and the writing of others. Repeatable to 9 hours.
ENG112 or 200.
Special topics in literature; use of one-onone tutorial method of instruction adapted from humanities courses at Oxford University.
ENG196, 211, 213, 296, or 298, and permission of instructor.
A study of the genre of poetry from 1900 to the present.
ENG112 or 200.
A study of the development of the genre of fiction, including the short story, the short novel, and the novel, from 1900 to the present.
ENG112 or 200.
A study of the development of modern drama from Henrik Ibsen to the present.
ENG112 or 200.
A study of the works of Chaucer, particularly the Canterbury Tales, with emphasis on Chaucer’s contribution to the development of the English language.
ENG196, 211, 213, 296, or 298.
Shakespeare’s art and craft through study of important plays: comedies, tragedies, and histories.
ENG196, 211, 213, 296, or 298.
Critical study of Milton’s major and minor works to estimate his present day literary and political significance.
ENG196, 211, 213, 296, or 298.
Selected studies in medieval and/or Renaissance literature. Specific topics to be announced during advanced registration.
ENG196, 211, 213, 296, or 298.
Selected topics in Romantic and/or Victorian literature, announced at advanced registration.
ENG196, 211, 213, 296, or 298.
The study of a body of literature, organized around a single theme, announced at advanced registration.
ENG196, 211, 213, 296, or 298.
Readings in Irish literature, with emphasis on Yeats and Joyce.
ENG196, 211, 213, 296, or 298.
With the approval and permission of a member of the English faculty and the Chair of the English Department, students may undertake independent reading and research on a topic of their own choosing.
Extensive study of a selected genre, announced at advanced registration.
ENG196, 211, 213, 296, or 298.
Studies in literature by multiethnic American writers, on a topic announced at advanced registration.
ENG112 or 200.
Investigation of problems and developments in the study of the English language.
ENG112 or 200.
Students may receive graduation credit for internships with appropriate disciplinary content that meet the faculty-approved criteria for academic internships. Such experiences include a significant reflective component and must be supervised by a full-time member of the Georgetown College faculty.
consent of the supervising instructor.
The study of a body of literature, announced at registration, with special emphasis given to an analysis of the techniques of the writers studied.
ENG112 or 200.
Senior capstone course for the English major.
EN211, 213, 292, and 414.
A chronological, interdisciplinary survey of women’s major cultural and artistic contributions. Offered only as a Foundations 112 course.
FDN111.
An interdisciplinary study of women and gender viewed through historical and contemporary readings. Emphasizes analysis of new and traditional representations and interpretations of women’s experiences.
Same as REL341.
Senior research seminar for students minoring in women’s studies. Non-minors may take the course with the approval of the program coordinator.
WST211.