English 299 (gateway seminar for
prospective majors)
Advanced freshmen and sophomores interested in
English should take English 299. Taking English
299 does not oblige you to become an English
major, but all English majors must take English
299. The best time to take it is after you
have taken a 200-level English course (required),
but before you begin taking 300-level courses.
Some students receive permission to take English
299 concurrently with their first 300-level
English course.
Goals of English 299
All majors must take, as one of their
200-level courses, a seminar for prospective
majors, to be offered in fall, winter, and
spring.
The required seminar is designed to serve as a
bridge between 200- and 300- level courses. It
will walk students through the process of
researching a topic and writing a long
paper. Topic will vary from term to term,
as will the instructor.
English 299 (3)--Seminar for Prospective
Majors
Prerequisites: At
least one course from English 230-291, and
sophomore standing. A study of a topic in
literature issuing in a research process and
sustained critical writing. Some recent
topics have been: Justice in Late Medieval
Literature, Tragedy and Comedy, Western American
Literature. and Thomas Hardy: Novelist and Poet.
(GE 3) Staff.
Fall, Winter
Go to current
topics of
English 299.
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