Hegis # 1501.00 Program Code 02633 1. Type of Change: M.A. Degree Requirements 2. From: Master of Arts Program in English Admission Requirements Bachelor's degree (or its equivalent) from an accredited college or university. Demonstration of the potential to successfully pursue graduate study that is, attainment of a minimum undergraduate Grade Point Average of 3.0 in the undergraduate record as a whole and 3.0 in English. Study of a minimum of 18 credits in courses beyond the introductory level in major literatures in English. Submission of three letters of recommendation, at least two of which must be from a person who can testify to the candidate's ability as a student of literature or composition (as appropriate). Submission of a personal statement of some 500 words indicating as precisely as possible the applicant's preparation for master's work and career plans. [Students are encouraged to supplement this statement with a sample of undergraduate writing.] [Submission of a writing sample, not to exceed 30 pages.] Degree Requirements After planning his or her program in advance with the [Program Coordinator], the student must complete a minimum of 30 credits in English with an average of B or better. [In the literature concentration, 24 credits must be in literature (including ENG 700 and 780). In the concentration in composition studies, 18 of the credits must be in the theory and practice of composition (including ENG 780, 784, and 785) and 6-9 in literature (including ENG 700). With permission from the Program Coordinator, a student may substitute 3 credits on the graduate level in other appropriate departments for 3 credits in literature. The requirements may be summarized as follows:] [A. Concentration in Literature Credits Courses 6 ENG 700 and 780 18 Courses in literature 6 Elective courses in English 1
B. Concentration in Composition Studies Credits Courses 9 ENG 780, 784, and 785 12 Additional courses in theory and practice of composition chosen from the following: *ENG 701 or ENG 702 (when topic is appropriate), 783, 787, 788, 790, 791, 792, and 795 6 Courses in literature (to include ENG 700) 3 Elective course in English or another appropriate department] Foreign Language. The foreign language requirement emphasizes the relationship between the knowledge of foreign languages and the study of literature. As far as possible, students should choose a language relevant to their M.A. thesis and/or to their future professional plans. The requirement may be satisfied by 1) demonstrating the ability to translate lucidly, with a dictionary, a passage from a modern critical text; or by 2) earning a B or better in coursework within the past five years in a) an intensive language-for-reading course offered through the Language Reading Program at the CUNY Graduate Center or b) an advanced undergraduate course in literature read in the foreign language. NOTE: The following languages are automatically accepted for meeting this requirement: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Kiswahili, Latin, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, and Yoruba. Students wishing to choose another language must apply to the Department's Graduate Committee for approval. [Comprehensive Examination. Candidates must pass a written comprehensive examination.] [Thesis. The candidate must submit a satisfactory master's thesis prepared in conjunction with the course in Thesis Research (ENG 780). Two copies approved by the faculty director and the receipt for the binding fee are to be filed with the Program Coordinator.] [Relation to the CUNY Ph.D. Program The first 30 graduate credits in English in the Literature Sequence of the M.A. in English at Lehman College may be counted toward the Ph.D. in English literature in the City University. The University doctoral program in English is described in the Bulletin of The Graduate Center of The City University of New York. Candidates who expect to proceed to the Ph.D. in the City University should apply for admission directly to the Ph.D. program instead of to Lehman College. Inquiries may be addressed to the Executive Officer of the Ph.D. Program, Department of English, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016.] 3. To: Master of Arts Program in English Concentration in Literature 2
Concentration in Writing and Rhetoric Admission Requirements Bachelor s degree (or its equivalent) from an accredited college or university. Demonstration of the potential to pursue graduate study successfully that is, attainment of a minimum undergraduate Grade Point Average of 3.0 in the undergraduate record as a whole and a 3.0 in English. Study of a minimum of 18 credit hours in courses beyond the introductory level in English. Submission of scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test. Submission of three letters of recommendation, at least two of which must be from a person who can testify to the candidate s ability as a student of literature or writing and rhetoric (as appropriate). Submission of a personal statement of some 500 words indicating as precisely as possible the applicant s preparation for master s work and career plans. Submission of a 12-25 page writing sample. For students applying to the Literature concentration, this must be an essay demonstrating critical analysis of a literary text or set of texts. One 12-25 page essay is preferred, but two shorter essays can be submitted in its place (totaling 12-25 pages). For students applying to the Writing & Rhetoric concentration, a 12-25 page sample of creative nonfiction can be submitted in place of the critical analysis, although students may choose to submit a critical analysis. Again, one long essay is preferred, but two shorter essays can be submitted instead. Degree Requirements After planning his or her program in advance with the Graduate Program Director, the student must complete a minimum of 30 credits in English with an average of B or better. Students are encouraged to enroll in a full course load (9 credits) each semester so that the program can be completed in four semesters. Core (21 credits) ENG 700 (Introduction to English Studies) (3) ENG 702 (Introduction to Critical Theory) (3) ENG 784 (Readings in Composition/Rhetoric) or ENG 785 (Seminar in Writing) (3) ENG 795 (Master s Research) (3) Electives (9): Three courses in literary history, language and literature, or writing and rhetoric. One elective may be in creative writing or from outside the Department with the approval of the Graduate Program Director. Literature (9 credits) Literature to 1700 (3): ENG 703 (Old English), ENG 705 (Medieval English), ENG 712 (Renaissance), ENG 713 (Shakespeare), or ENG 722 (Seventeenth-Century English) Literature 1700-1900 (3): ENG 731 (Eighteenth-Century English), ENG 740 (Romanticism), ENG 742 (Nineteenth-Century English), or ENG 748 (American to 1800), ENG 750 (Nineteenth-Century American) 3
Literature 1900 to present (3): ENG 753 (Modernism), ENG 755 (Twentieth-Century English), ENG 756 (Twentieth-Century American), or ENG 757 (Contemporary) Writing and Rhetoric (9 credits) Whichever course was not taken for the core (3): ENG 784 (Readings in Composition and Rhetoric) or ENG 785 (Seminar in Writing) Two additional courses in writing/rhetoric (6): ENG 783 (Teaching Practicum), ENG 788 (Digital Age), ENG 790 (Special Topics), or ENG 793 (Literacy and Community) Foreign Language The foreign language requirement emphasizes the relationship between the knowledge of foreign languages and the study of literature and the practice of writing. Early in their studies, students should choose a language relevant to their research and/or to their future professional plans. The requirement may be satisfied by 1) demonstrating the ability to translate lucidly, with a dictionary, a passage from a modern critical text; or by 2) earning a B or better in coursework within the past five years in a) an intensive language-for-reading course offered through the Language Reading Program at the CUNY Graduate Center or b) an advanced undergraduate course in literature read in the foreign language. NOTE: The following languages are automatically accepted for meeting this requirement: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Kiswahili, Latin, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, and Yoruba. Students wishing to choose another language must apply to the Department s Graduate Committee for approval. Master s Essay With the completion of 15 credits, a student should begin planning to write his or her Master s Essay, which must be 25-35 pages in length and demonstrate original scholarship suitable for publication in a scholarly journal in the field of English. While it may originate in a previous seminar project, the final essay must demonstrate substantive revision and expansion, including new research, as verified by the faculty director. The essay will be read by a faculty advisor and a second reader that is approved by the Graduate Program Director. The Master s Essay must be researched and written in conjunction with the course in Master s Research (ENG 795), taken with the faculty advisor. It is recommended that a student secure a working relationship with a faculty advisor by the time the student has completed 15 credits, in preparation for ENG 795. Students must also develop an extensive reading list of primary texts and other related literary texts germane to the Master s Essay. The reading list must be approved by the faculty advisor and the Graduate Program Director, and will be included as part of the oral defense of the Master s Essay. Oral Defense At the completion of ENG 795, the student must defend the Master s Essay in a twohour oral defense conducted by the faculty advisor and the second reader. Two copies of the final essay approved by the faculty advisor one in electronic format (.pdf), one in print must be submitted to the Graduate Program Director. 4
Relation to the CUNY PhD Program MA candidates may conclude their graduate studies with the Master s degree in English or they may decide to pursue doctoral study. The first 25 graduate credits in the Literature or Composition and Rhetoric concentrations at Lehman College may be counted toward the PhD in English at The Graduate Center, City University of New York. The University doctoral program in English is described in the Bulletin of The Graduate Center of The City University of New York. Candidates who are interested in proceeding on to the PhD Program in English at The Graduate Center should apply for admission directly to the PhD program instead of to Lehman College. Inquiries may be addressed to the Executive Officer of the PhD Program, Department of English, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016. The Dr. Alice Griffin Fellowship Upon completion of 15 credits toward their completion of the MA in English with a Concentration in Literature, students may apply for the Dr. Alice Griffin Fellowship. This fellowship is the generous gift of Professor of English Emerita Alice Griffin, an expert in Shakespeare and American Theatre who taught at Lehman College from 1949, when it was still the women s college of Hunter, to her retirement in 1991. The fellowship is made possible by the Dr. Alice Griffin Endowment Fund for Graduate Students in English Literature, one of the many fellowships, scholarships, professorships, and chairs Dr. Griffin has established in the U.S. and abroad. For information about applying for the Griffin Fellowship, please contact the Graduate Program Director or the Chair of the Department of English. 4. Rationale: We have significantly revised the admissions standards, curricular offerings, and capstone project of the English Department s Master s program, after assessing the top 20 programs in the nation (based on U.S. News and World Report rankings for 2009) and comparing our program to the sixteen English MA programs in the CUNY and SUNY systems. We found our admissions standards to be lower than average, our curricular offerings to be outdated, and our capstone projects/process to be unnecessarily inflated and out of touch with today s trends among MA programs. The following bulleted paragraphs detail the major changes we are proposing. Requiring GRE scores for admission: While no minimum score is required, the submission of GRE scores will further enable the Department to identify students that are prepared to enter the MA program. Of the 16 CUNY and SUNY schools offering an MA in English Literature, five require the GRE for admission. The five CUNY/SUNY schools that do require the GRE (Hunter, Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, and Stony Brook) are the highest ranked programs within CUNY/SUNY. Changing the long MA Thesis into a shorter MA Essay with an oral defense: Of the 16 institutions offering an MA in English Literature within CUNY and SUNY, only two (City College and Potsdam) require a long thesis. 5
The trend among the top MA programs, as well as in CUNY and SUNY programs, is to have a shorter paper that is strong and actually publishable, as opposed to the longer and more traditional MA thesis that falls somewhere between a strong publishable paper (the MA essay) and a PhD thesis. Requiring a shorter, more focused, and high-quality piece of writing for the thesis makes more sense pedagogically, given the substantial coursework demanded by the MA degree program. Eliminating the comprehensive exam and adding an oral defense of the MA Essay: Of the 16 CUNY and SUNY schools offering an MA in English Literature, only five require comprehensive exams (two SUNY and three CUNY). The written comprehensive exam is antiquated and is not a fair barometer of a student's acumen and proficiency. Many of our students are and will continue to be HS teachers; others hope to teach after their degree. Their developed ability to write clearly and defend their written work orally is more valuable and relevant to their professional needs than a long written exam. An oral exam brings together the graduate candidate and his or her faculty readers, allowing judging to be more coordinated and efficient. Feedback on the paper and the presentation will be more synergistic and helpful to the student. Adding new courses, eliminating out-dated/untaught courses, revising existing courses: We have eliminated courses that have been untaught or simply did not make sense pedagogically, and we have added new courses in content areas important to the field of English studies that were previously lacking. We have also updated many titles and descriptions to reflect recent scholarly concepts and terminology. We have significantly reduced the number of courses that can be repeated. Repeating was an option for many courses, to create flexibility for students and instructors and because there was not enough variety in the Department s offerings on a consistent basis. This is no longer the case in our revised MA program. 5. Date of departmental approval: February 22, 2011 6
1. Type of change: New course LEHMAN COLLEGE 2. Course Description: ENG 742: Studies in Nineteenth-Century English Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of selected works and topics in English literature and culture from the Romantic, Victorian, and Edwardian eras. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 3. Rationale: ENG 742 focuses on English literature as opposed to the previous structure of teaching the entire nineteenth century English literature, American literature, as well as the European/transatlantic and multidisciplinary field of Romanticism in a single course (ENG 740, which is also being changed in this proposal). ENG 742 fulfills the Literature 1700-1900 requirement for our MA students with a literature specialization. 4. Learning Objectives: Interpret and critically evaluate texts of various genres and forms from this particular national tradition and historical era Utilize literary terminology, critical methods, and various lenses of interpretation in her/his writing at the Master s level Develop an appropriate critical approach through which to analyze a given text, with particular emphasis on the kinds of cultural and historical studies relevant to literature of this time and place 5. Date of English Department Approval: February 22, 2011 7
1. Type of change: New course LEHMAN COLLEGE 2. Course Description: ENG 750: Studies in Nineteenth-Century American Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of selected works and topics in nineteenth-century American literature and culture. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 3. Rationale: ENG 750 focuses on American literature as opposed to the previous structure of teaching the entire nineteenth century English literature, American literature, as well as the European/transatlantic and multidisciplinary field of Romanticism in a single course (ENG 740, which is also being changed in this proposal). ENG 750 fulfills the Literature 1700-1900 requirement for our MA students with a literature specialization. 4. Learning Objectives: Interpret and critically evaluate texts of various genres and forms from this particular national tradition and historical era Utilize literary terminology, critical methods, and various lenses of interpretation in her/his writing at the Master s level Develop an appropriate critical approach through which to analyze a given text, with particular emphasis on the kinds of cultural and historical studies relevant to literature of this time and place 5. Date of English Department Approval: February 22, 2011 8
1. Type of change: New course LEHMAN COLLEGE 2. Course Description: ENG 753: Studies in Modernism. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of selected works of the Modernist era. English and American literature from the years before and after World War I and/or the larger and multidisciplinary phenomenon of European and global Modernism. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 3. Rationale: ENG 753 focuses on the Modernist Era, as opposed to the previous structure of teaching the entire twentieth century English literature, American literature, as well as the European/transatlantic and multidisciplinary field of Modernism in a single course (ENG 755 which is also being changed in this proposal). ENG 753 fulfills the Literature 1900-present requirement for our MA students with a literature specialization. 4. Learning Objectives: Interpret and critically evaluate literary texts as well as other artistic and intellectual productions from a range of national traditions at a key moment of cultural, social, and political change Utilize literary terminology, critical methods, and various lenses of interpretation in her/his writing at the Master s level Develop an appropriate critical approach through which to analyze a given imaginative or intellectual text or production, with particular emphasis on the kinds of cultural and historical studies relevant to the study of a major shift in Western cultural paradigms 5. Date of English Department Approval: February 22, 2011 9
1. Type of Change: New course LEHMAN COLLEGE 2. Course Description: ENG 756: Studies in Twentieth-Century American Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of selected works and topics in American literature and culture from the early twentieth century through the Cold War era of the 1950s-80s. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 3. Rationale: ENG 756 focuses on American literature, as opposed to the previous structure of teaching the entire twentieth century English literature, American literature, as well as the European/transatlantic and multidisciplinary field of Modernism in a single course (ENG 755 which is also being changed in this proposal). ENG 756 fulfills the Literature 1900-present requirement for our MA students with a literature specialization. 4. Learning Objectives: Interpret and critically evaluate texts of various genres and forms from this particular national tradition and historical era Utilize literary terminology, critical methods, and various lenses of interpretation in her/his writing at the Master s level Develop an appropriate critical approach through which to analyze a given text, with particular emphasis on the kinds of cultural and historical studies relevant to literature of this time and place 5. Date of English Department Approval: February 22, 2011 10
1. Type of change: New course LEHMAN COLLEGE 2. Course Description: ENG 757: Studies in Contemporary Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of selected works and topics in English literature from the late twentieth century to the present, with attention to postmodernist theory and cultural productions. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 3. Rationale: ENG 757 is being created due to the fact that there is currently no course specifically dedicated to the study of contemporary literature. ENG 757 fulfills the Literature 1900-Present requirement for our MA students with a literature specialization. 4. Learning Objectives: Interpret and critically evaluate texts of various genres and forms from this particular period Utilize literary terminology, critical methods, and various lenses of interpretation in her/his writing at the Master s level Develop an appropriate critical approach through which to analyze a given text, with particular emphasis on the kinds of social, cultural, and historical studies relevant to literature of this time and place 5. Date of English Department Approval: February 22, 2011 11
1. Type of change: New course LEHMAN COLLEGE 2. Course Description: ENG 759: Structure of Modern English. 3 hours, 3 credits. Grammatical theory and linguistic descriptions of modern English (such as traditional, descriptive, and transformational grammars), with an emphasis on the formal properties of grammar and the formal characterization of language. Study-samples of modern English will be drawn from literary works from the early modern English period to the present. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 3. Rationale: Previously ENG 702, this course has been changed to ENG 759 to reflect its elective status. In this particular course, the Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students have at least one introductory course at the MA level prior to or while taking this course. 4. Learning Objectives: Introduce contemporary theoretical models of grammar(s) and linguistics Understand and appreciate the significant and dynamic relationship between linguistics and language/literature Distinguish between empirical versus non-empirical methodologies of grammar(s) and/or linguistics for studying modern language/literature Assess current pedagogical, literary, and scientific debates in the field of linguistics affecting its theoretical/practical use in the study of modern language/literature Interpret and critically evaluate literary texts of various genres and forms using linguistic analyses Choose an appropriate critical approach through which to analyze a given text linguistically Utilize linguistic and literary terminologies, critical methods, and various lenses of eclectic interpretations in her/his writing at the Master s level 5. Date of English Department Approval: February 22, 2011 12
1. Type of change: New course LEHMAN COLLEGE 2. Course Description: ENG 762: Studies in Gender and Sexuality. 3 hours, 3 credits. Constructions of gender and sexuality in literature, film, arts, and the media. Emphasis on theoretical literature and its interrogation of feminism, queerness, masculinities, and related forms of social identity. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 3. Rationale: ENG 762 is being created because we currently we have no graduate courses dedicated to the study of gender and sexuality. ENG 762 will be an elective for our MA students with concentrations in literature and in composition and rhetoric. 4. Learning Objectives: Promote a fuller understanding of the multidimensional nature of personhood. Examine the ways that gender and sexuality intersect in the construction of identity and experience Utilize literary, cinematic, and other terminology, critical methods, and various lenses of interpretation in her/his writing at the Master s level to analyze and evaluate representations of gender and sexuality in literature and other forms of art and media 5. Date of English Department Approval: February 22, 2011 13
1. Type of change: New course LEHMAN COLLEGE 2. Course Description: ENG 763: Studies in Multicultural American Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. Selected works and topics in Native American, African and African American, Asian and Asian American, Latino/Latina, and/or other multicultural literary traditions in the U.S. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 3. Rationale: ENG 763 is an elective for our MA students with concentrations in literature and in composition and rhetoric. There is currently no course dedicated to the study of multicultural American literature. 4. Learning Objectives: Read and respond to a range of multicultural literary texts Acquire a pragmatic understanding of key issues and theoretical concepts related to multicultural literature Place multicultural literatures within social, historical, and cultural contexts, recognizing the genesis of and shifts within trends Utilize literary terminology, critical methods, and various lenses of interpretation in her/his writing at the Master s level 5. Date of English Department Approval: February 22, 2011 14
1. Type of change: New course LEHMAN COLLEGE 2. Course Description: ENG 764: Studies in Race and Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. Constructions and representations of race and racial difference in literature, film, arts, and the media. Emphasis on intersections gender, ethnicity, class, and sexuality with race. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 3. Rationale: ENG 764 is an elective for our MA students with concentrations in literature and in composition and rhetoric. This course will examine race as the central theme within works analyzed. 4. Learning Objectives: Examine the history and culture of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups in the context of U.S. development Provide an opportunity for students to gain an understanding of racial/ethnic minority cultures and their contributions to U.S. society Promote cross-cultural understanding, the pursuit of social justice, and to address fundamental problems of contemporary society pertaining to race and racial inequalities Interpret and critically evaluate texts of various genres and forms in this area Utilize literary terminology, critical methods, and various lenses of interpretation in her/his writing at the Master s level 5. Date of English Department Approval: February 22, 2011 15
1. Type of Change: Title, Description LEHMAN COLLEGE 2. From: ENG 700: Introduction to [Literary Research.] 3 hours, 3 credits. [Introduction to methods of research, bibliography, and evaluation of various critical approaches. Pre- or co-requisite for all graduate courses in literature, unless exempted by the Graduate Coordinator; to be taken at the start of graduate work.] 3. To: ENG 700: Introduction to English Studies. 3 hours, 3 credits. Introduction to literary and writing studies, including an overview of major theoretical and research trends. Practice in research methodologies and in writing scholarly essays. To be taken at the start of graduate work. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: ENG 700 (Introduction to Literary Research) is being divided into two classes that are core courses for MA in English students: ENG 700 (Introduction to English Studies) and ENG 702 (Introduction to Critical Theory). The more distinct foci of these classes will ensure training in both research and theory. This change is also approved by the Executive Officer of the Department of English at the CUNY Graduate Center. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 16
1. Type of Change: Course Number, Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG [701]: History of the English Language. 3 hours, 3 credits. Historical linguistics and the study of English, including analysis of selected texts from Old English through early modern English to illustrate the development of the English language. Attention will be paid to the phonology and grammar of the English language [and their changes during the period, as well as the ways] language is used for expressive ends in the selected literary examples. 3. To: ENG 758: History of the English Language. 3 hours, 3 credits. Historical linguistics and the study of English, including analysis of selected texts from Old English through early modern English to illustrate the development of the English language. Attention will be paid to the changing phonology and grammar of the English language, as well as to how language is used for expressive ends in selected literary examples. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: The course has been renumbered (ENG 758) to reflect its elective status. The description has been revised slightly for clarity. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 17
1. Type of Change: Title, Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG 702: [Structure of Modern English. 3 hours, 3 credits. Introduction to methods of research, bibliography, and evaluation of various critical approaches. Pre- or co-requisite for all graduate courses in literature, unless exempted by the Graduate Coordinator; to be taken at the start of graduate work.] 3. To: ENG 702: Introduction to Critical Theory. 3 hours, 3 credits. Exploration of traditional and contemporary ways of theorizing about literature and literary or cultural study. A selective survey of major approaches, including structuralism, postmodernism, psychoanalytic theory, studies in gender and sexuality, Marxism, new historicism or cultural materialism, and/or postcolonialism. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: ENG 700 (Introduction to Literary Research) is being divided into two classes that are core courses for MA in English students: ENG 700 (Introduction to English Studies) and ENG 702 (Introduction to Critical Theory). The more distinct foci of these classes will ensure training in both research and theory. This change is also approved by the Executive Officer of the Department of English at the CUNY Graduate Center. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 18
1. Type of Change: Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG 703: Studies in Old English Language and Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. (No previous knowledge of Old English required. [May be repeated once for credit with a change in subject matter and permission of the Graduate Coordinator.]) Intensive study of Old English, combined with reading [of] Beowulf and selected Old English prose and poetry in the original language. 3. To: ENG 703: Studies in Old English Language and Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. (No previous knowledge of Old English required.) Intensive study of Old English, combined with readings in Beowulf and selected Old English prose and poetry in the original language. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: Students may no longer take this course more than once; the newly balanced structure of the curriculum precludes this need. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 19
1. Type of Change: Title, Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG 705: Studies in [Chaucer.] 3 hours, 3 credits. [(May be repeated once for credit with a change in subject matter and permission of the Graduate Coordinator.) Readings in The Canterbury Tales and other works. PREREQ: A course in the history of the language, Old English or Middle English, or an undergraduate course in Chaucer.] 3. To: ENG 705: Studies in Medieval English Language and Literature 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of Chaucer and/or selected works of medieval literature in the original language. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: Both ENG 705 (Chaucer) and ENG 707 (Medieval Language and Literature) have not been offered since 2005. ENG 705 and ENG 707 are being combined into one course to reflect the pedagogical needs of our students, streamlining our offerings and balancing the structure of our curriculum. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 20
1. Type of Change: Title, Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG 712: Studies in [English Renaissance Literature]. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of selected works of [the English Renaissance from its beginnings to the death of Queen Elizabeth.] 3. To: ENG 712: Studies in the Renaissance. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of selected works of the Renaissance era. English literature from the sixteenth century to the death of Queen Elizabeth and/or the larger and multidisciplinary phenomenon of the European Renaissance. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: The changed title and description reflect the pan-national and multidisciplinary nature of the Renaissance, while they also allow for appropriate focus on sixteenth-century English literature. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 21
1. Type of Change: Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG 713: Studies in Shakespeare. 3 hours, 3 credits. [(May be repeated once for credit with a change in subject matter and permission of the Graduate Coordinator.) Detailed study of selected works, with specific consideration of a variety of critical techniques and approaches.] 3. To: ENG 713: Studies in Shakespeare. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of selected works in various genres, with attention to historical and critical approaches, reception history, and dramatic production. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: The description has been modified with no significant change in focus. The option to repeat the course has been removed. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 22
1. Type of Change: Title, Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG 722: Studies in [Milton.] 3 hours, 3 credits [(May be repeated once for credit with a change in subject matter and permission of the Graduate Coordinator.) Study of the development of the poet, with attention paid to related prose works.] 3. To: ENG 722: Studies in Seventeenth-Century English Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of Milton and/or selected works and topics in English literature from the ascension of James I through the Civil War, Commonwealth, and Restoration eras. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: ENG 722 has not been offered since 1994. ENG 722 (Studies in Milton) and ENG 724 (Studies in Seventeenth-Century Literature Exclusive of Milton) are being combined into one course to reflect the pedagogical needs of our students, streamlining our offerings and balancing the structure of our curriculum. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 23
1. Type of Change: Course Number and New Course 2. From: [ENG 730:] Studies in Literature and Film. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of film, with attention to stylistic and narrative strategies, historical and contemporary genres, and theoretical approaches. Emphasis on films of particular literary, cultural, or social significance. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 3. To: ENG 761: Studies in Literature and Film. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of film, with attention to stylistic and narrative strategies, historical and contemporary genres, and theoretical approaches. Emphasis on films of particular literary, cultural, or social significance. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: The content in ENG 761 has been successfully offered in the experimental course, ENG 730 over the last 3 years. The experimental course (ENG 730) has expired, and we now are proposing the same course to be included as part of the English curriculum, simply with a different number. 5. Date of English Department Approval: February 22, 2011 24
1. Type of Change: Title, Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG 731: Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. [(May be repeated once for credit with a change in subject matter and permission of the Graduate Coordinator.) Readings and analysis of major works by writers such as Swift, Defoe, Pope, Addison and Steele, Gay, Gray, Johnson, Richardson, Fielding, Smollett, Sterne, Wycherley, Vanbrugh, Farquhar, Sheridan, Congreve, and Goldsmith; consideration of minor writers of the century, including the circle of Dr. Johnson; study of the growth of pre-romanticism.] 3. To: ENG 731: Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of selected works and topics in English literature from the Restoration through the Revolutionary era of the late eighteenth century, with attention to the Transatlantic world and European Enlightenment. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: The changed title reflects the appropriate labeling of this course in the field. The description reflects current scholarship on this important literary era. The option to repeat the course has been removed. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 25
1. Type of Change: Title, Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG 740: Studies in [Nineteenth-Century Literature]. 3 hours, 3 credits. [(May be repeated once for credit with a change in subject matter and permission of the Graduate Coordinator.) Study of the major tendencies of the century in Britain, with some consideration of related Continental writers. Critical analysis of such writers as Coleridge, Wordsworth, Keats, Shelley, Byron, Lamb, DeQuincey, Arnold, Tennyson, Browning, Carlyle, Ruskin, George Eliot, Dickens, Morris, and Meredith.] 3. To: ENG 740: Studies in Romanticism. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of selected works of the Romantic era. British literature and theory of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries and/or the larger and multidisciplinary phenomenon of European and Transatlantic Romanticism. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: The changed title reflects the appropriate labeling of this course in the field. The description reflects current scholarship on this major movement. The option to repeat the course has been removed. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 26
1. Type of Change: Title, Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG 748: Studies in American Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. [(May be repeated once for credit with a change in subject matter and permission of the Graduate Coordinator.) Study of major writers in American literature from 1607 to the present. Topics may vary from semester to semester.] 3. To: ENG 748: Studies in American Literature to 1800. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of selected works and topics in American literature and culture of the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Federal eras. Attention to literature in translation from the Americas. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: ENG 748 is now more focused within a specific historical period and thus fulfills a period requirement. The option to repeat the course has been removed. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 27
1. Type of Change: Title, Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG 755: Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. [(May be repeated once for credit with a change in subject matter and permission of the Graduate Coordinator.) Study of major writers in English and of related Continental writers from 1890 to the present.] 3. To: ENG 755: Studies in Twentieth-Century English Literature. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of selected works and topics in English literature and culture from the early twentieth century through the Cold War era of the 1950s-80s. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: ENG 755 focuses on English literature, as opposed to the previous structure of teaching the entire twentieth century English literature, American literature, as well as the European/transatlantic and multidisciplinary field of Modernism in a single course. The option to repeat the course is being removed. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. ENG 755 fulfills the Literature 1900-present requirement for our MA students with a literature specialization. 28
1. Type of Change: Title, Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG 760: Studies in [Literatures of the Anglophone World.] 3 hours, 3 credits. [(May be repeated once for credit with a change in subject matter and permission of the Graduate Coordinator.) Critical analysis of texts by writers from such regions of the world as India, Africa, and the Caribbean.] 3. To: ENG 760: Studies in Postcolonial Literature and Theory. 3 hours, 3 credits. Study of first-contact writing, native responses to colonialism, and/or postcolonial literature by English-language writers in India, Africa, the Caribbean, and elsewhere, as well as by diasporic writers in the U.S. and U.K. Attention to multidisciplinarity and theoretical contest and innovation. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: The changed title reflects the appropriate labeling of this course in the field. The description reflects current scholarship on this major field. The option to repeat the course has been removed. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 29
1. Type of Change: Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG 769: Studies in Drama. 3 hours, 3 credits. [(May be repeated once for credit with a change in subject matter and permission of the Graduate Coordinator.) ] Analysis of selected plays [by Continental, British, or American writers. ] 3. To: ENG 769: Studies in Drama. 3 hours, 3 credits. Analysis of selected plays and playwrights. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: The description has been simplified to be more inclusive and flexible according to instructor. The option to repeat the course has been removed. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 30
1. Type of Change: Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG 770: Studies in Poetry. [Each 3 hours, 3 credits. (May be repeated once for credit with a change in subject matter and permission of the Graduate Coordinator.) Close analysis of theme and structure in selected poems.] 3. To: ENG 770: Studies in Poetry. 3 hours, 3 credits. Analysis of selected poems and poets. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: The description has been simplified to be more inclusive and flexible according to instructor. The option to repeat the course has been removed. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 31
DEPARTMENT OF_ENGLISH 1. Type of Change: Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG 771: Studies in [Prose] Fiction. 3 hours, 3 credits. [(May be repeated once for credit with a change in subject matter and permission of the Graduate Coordinator.) Analysis of major tendencies and techniques in selected novels.] 3. To: ENG 771: Studies in Fiction. 3 hours, 3 credits. Analysis of selected works of fiction and authors. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: The title and description have been simplified to be more inclusive and flexible according to instructor. The option to repeat the course has been removed. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 32
1. Type of Change: Title, Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG 773: [Feminist Studies in Literature]. 3 hours, 3 credits. [(May be repeated once for credit with change of topic and permission of the Graduate Coordinator.) Writing by and about women examined from major critical and theoretical perspectives. Topics will vary from semester to semester. PREREQ: ENG 700, 793, or permission of the instructor.] 3. To: ENG 773: Women Writers in English. 3 hours, 3 credits. Fiction, poetry, drama, and essays by women writers in the U.S., Great Britain, or the English-speaking world. Focus on particular times, places, and topics vary by instructor and semester. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: The title and description have been adjusted to be more reflective of the current state of the field. The option to repeat the course has been removed. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 33
1. Type of Change: Title, Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG 776: Special [Studies] in Literature and Language. 3 hours, 3 credits. (May be repeated once for credit with change of topic and permission of the Graduate [Coordinator].) 3. To: ENG 776: Special Topics in Literature and Language. 3 hours, 3 credits. (May be repeated once for credit with change of topic and permission of the Graduate Program Director.) Study of selected works or topics. Topics will change from semester to semester. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: A description has been added. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 34
1. Type of Change: Title, Description 2. From: ENG 782: Independent Study [or Guided Reading]. 3 hours, 3 credits. (May be repeated once for credit with a change in subject matter and permission of the Graduate [Coordinator].) Independent study under the guidance of a faculty [director in an area other than that of the thesis]. PREREQ: [Permission] of the Graduate [Coordinator]. 3. To: ENG 782: Independent Study. 3 hours, 3 credits. (May be repeated once for credit with change of topic and permission of the Graduate Program Director.) Independent study under the guidance of a faculty advisor. PREREQ: Approval of the Graduate Program Director. 4. Rationale: The title and description have been simplified with no significant change in focus. 35
1. Type of Change: Title, Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG 784: Readings in [the Teaching of Writing]. 3 hours, 3 credits. [Group and individualized instruction, under the guidance of a member of the Lehman College English faculty, of important theoretical and observational writings on the teaching of composition at different levels. Readings in rhetoric, linguistics, and psycholinguistics, and in the history and sociology of the teaching of writing.] 3. To: ENG 784: Readings in Composition and Rhetoric. 3 hours, 3 credits. Overview of current theories and practices in the field of composition and rhetoric. Topics include the teaching of writing, contemporary communication and media, and survey of Western and non-western rhetorical traditions. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: The title and description have been adjusted to reflect the new and more detailed focus of the MA program's concentration in Writing and Rhetoric. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 36
1. Type of Change: Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG 785: Seminar in Writing: Practice and Theory. 3 hours, 3 credits. [A course to help teachers from grade school through college learn to teach writing by engaging in writing themselves. The course will also involve theoretical discussion of writing strategies, problems, and assignments. Specific emphasis may vary according to the students' needs.] 3. To: ENG 785: Seminar in Writing: Practice and Theory. 3 hours, 3 credits. Explores various practices in the teaching of writing and provides an overview of foundational theories in the field of composition and rhetoric. Writing assignments introduce students to effective writing strategies and to contemporary debates and practices. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: The description has been adjusted to reflect the new and more detailed focus of the MA program's concentration in Writing and Rhetoric. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 37
1. Type of Change: Title, Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG 788: [Studies in the Composing Process]. 3 hours, 3 credits. [This course will review major studies of the composing process undertaken to date and will develop methods of analyzing it as students gain insight into the sources of their own writing. Students will be expected to produce a case study on the composing process by the end of the course. PREREQ: ENG 785 and/or permission of the instructor.] 3. To: ENG 788: Writing and Rhetoric in the Digital Age. 3 hours, 3 credits. Explores how technology and the information age have changed writing and literacy. Students research and critique various forms of digital writing and compose new media texts for web-publication. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: The title and description have been adjusted to reflect the new and more detailed focus of the MA program's concentration in Writing and Rhetoric. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 38
1. Type of Change: Title, Description, Prerequisite 2. From: ENG 790: [Stylistics]. 3 hours, 3 credits. [Practice in the stylistic analysis of a wide range of prose works, fiction and nonfiction, by writers in English. PREREQ: Permission of instructor.] 3. To: ENG 790: Special Topics in Composition and Rhetoric. 3 hours, 3 credits. (May be repeated once for credit with a change in focus and permission of the Graduate Program Director.) Study of current scholarship in the field of writing, with emphasis on the interrelationship of composition, rhetoric, and issues of identity and community. Possible topics include race and writing, sexuality and composition, feminism and composition, and critical literacy and pedagogy. PREREQ: Departmental permission. 4. Rationale: The title and description have been adjusted to reflect the new and more detailed focus of the MA program's concentration in Writing and Rhetoric. The Departmental Permission prereq has been added to ensure that students receive advisement before registering. 39