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Course ID:HONS(CMLT) 2010H. 3 hours.
Course Title:Honors Humanities
Course
Description:
Concepts integrating literature and the fine arts through lectures, seminars, individual research or projects, and writing.
Athena Title:HONORS HUMANITIES
Nontraditional Format:Discussion sections will include writing and critiquing papers, and student presentations. May be offered daily during May session, or as part of a Study Abroad program.
Prerequisite:Permission of Honors
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall and spring semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:YORB(CMLT)(AFST) 2030. 3 hours.
Course Title:Yoruba Culture and Civilization
Course
Description:
Introduction to the language, life, and culture of Yoruba- speaking people in West Africa and other parts of the world, with special emphasis on the relevance of the cultural products under study to the contemporary global scene.
Athena Title:Yoruba Culture Civilization
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 2060. 3 hours.
Course Title:Introduction to the Chinese Civilization
Course
Description:
An introduction to the literature, culture, and thought of premodern China, from the beginnings of the written record to the turn of the twentieth century.
Athena Title:Intro to Chinese Civilization
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:AFST(ANTH)(CMLT)(GEOG)(SOCI)(RELI) 2100. 3 hours.
Course Title:Introduction to Africa
Course
Description:
The history, physical environment (landforms, vegetation, and climate), and sociocultural environment (artistic, political, and social development) of Africa.
Athena Title:Introduction to Africa
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in AFST 2100E
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall and spring semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 2210. 3 hours.
Course Title:Western World Literature from Ancient Times to the Early Modern Period
Course
Description:
A selection of the most influential literary works produced around the world from antiquity to the early modern period (Renaissance). The relevance of these texts, however old, to contemporary society around the world and the complex transactions between literary and socio-political discourse. The ability of prominent literary works to challenge the social status quo and propose new models for ethical and social transformation, thereby remaining highly relevant to the present global circumstance and our daily lives.
Athena Title:Western Lit Ancient to Modern
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 2250H
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall and spring semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 2220. 3 hours.
Course Title:Western World Literature from the Early Modern Period to the Present
Course
Description:
A selection of the most influential literary works produced in the Western world from ancient to modern times (Renaissance). Special emphasis will be placed on literary productions from the continental European, Anglo-American, and Latin-American traditions, as well as on the relevance of these texts, whether old or new, to contemporary society around the world and on the complex transactions between literary and socio-political discourse. We shall highlight the ability of prominent literary works to challenge the social status quo and propose new models for ethical and social transformation, thereby remaining highly relevant to the present global circumstance and our daily lives.
Athena Title:Western Lit Mod to Present
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 2260H
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall and spring semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 2250H. 3 hours.
Course Title:Western World Literature from Ancient Times to the Early Modern Period (Honors)
Course
Description:
A representative selection of literary work from continental Europe, Anglo-America, and Latin-America, from ancient to modern times (Renaissance). Special emphasis will be placed on the relevance of these texts, however old, to contemporary society around the world.
Athena Title:Western Lit Ancient to Mod Hon
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 2210
Prerequisite:Permission of Honors
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 2260H. 3 hours.
Course Title:Western World Literature from the Early Modern Period to the Present (Honors)
Course
Description:
A representative selection of literary work from continental Europe, Anglo-America, and Latin-America, from the Renaissance to the present. Special emphasis will be placed on the relevance of these texts, however old, to contemporary society around the world.
Athena Title:Western Lit Mod to Present Hon
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 2220
Prerequisite:Permission of Honors
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 2270H. 3 hours.
Course Title:World Literature from Ancient Times to the Early Modern Period (Honors)
Course
Description:
A representative selection of literary work from around the world, from ancient times to the early modern period. Special emphasis will be placed on the relevance of these texts, however old, to contemporary society around the world.
Athena Title:World Lit Ancient to Modern H
Prerequisite:Permission of Honors
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 2280H. 3 hours.
Course Title:World Literature from the Early Modern Period to the Present (Honors)
Course
Description:
A representative selection of literary work from around the world, from the early modern period to the present. Special emphasis will be placed on the relevance of these texts, however old, to contemporary society around the world.
Athena Title:World Lit Mod to Present Hon
Prerequisite:Permission of Honors
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 2300. 3 hours.
Course Title:World Literature East and West
Course
Description:
A selection of the most influential literary works in the East Asian and European traditions, from ancient to modern times. Special emphasis will be placed on these works’ relevance to contemporary society around the world and on the complex transactions between literary and socio-political discourse. We shall thus highlight the ability of prominent literary works to challenge the social status quo and propose new models for ethical and social transformation.
Athena Title:World Lit East and West
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 2310. 3 hours.
Course Title:World Literature North and South
Course
Description:
A selection of the most influential literary works produced in several literatures of the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Special emphasis will be placed on literary and other artistic productions of the last two centuries and their relevance to the contemporary global scene. The ability of prominent literary works to challenge the social status quo and propose new models for ethical and social transformation that could be implemented in our contemporary world.
Athena Title:World Lit North and South
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 2320H. 3 hours.
Course Title:World Literature East and West (Honors)
Course
Description:
A representative selection of the most influential literary works in the East Asian and European traditions, from ancient to modern times, from a comparative, multicultural perspective. Special emphasis will be placed on these works’ relevance to contemporary society around the world and on the complex transactions between literary and socio-political discourse. Course will focus on the ability of prominent literary works to challenge the social status quo and propose new models for ethical and social transformation.
Athena Title:World Lit East and West Hon
Prerequisite:Permission of Honors
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 2330H. 3 hours.
Course Title:World Literature North and South (Honors)
Course
Description:
A representative selection of the most influential literary works produced in several literatures of the Northern and Southern hemispheres, from a comparative, multicultural perspective. Special emphasis will be placed on literary and other artistic productions of the last two centuries and their relevance to the contemporary global scene. Course will focus on the ability of prominent literary works to challenge the social status quo and propose new models for ethical and social transformation that could be implemented in our contemporary world.
Athena Title:World Lit North & South (H)
Prerequisite:Permission of Honors
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 2400. 3 hours.
Course Title:Asian-American Literature
Course
Description:
Works of literature by Asian-American writers, including works written in English and translations of works originally written in Asian languages.
Athena Title:ASIAN-AMERICAN LIT
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall and spring semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 2410H. 3 hours.
Course Title:Asian-American Literature (Honors)
Course
Description:
Works of literature by Asian-American writers, including works written in English and translation of works originally written in Asian languages.
Athena Title:ASIAN-AMERICAN LIT
Prerequisite:Permission of Honors
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 2500. 3 hours.
Course Title:Comparative Ethnic American Literatures
Course
Description:
A comparative study of ethnic literatures in the United States, including African-American, Arabic-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, Jewish-American, and Native-American literatures.
Athena Title:Comparative Ethnic Amer Lit
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 2510H
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall and spring semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 2510H. 3 hours.
Course Title:Comparative Ethnic American Literature (Honors)
Course
Description:
A comparative study of ethnic literatures in the United States, including African-American, Arabic-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, Jewish-American, and Native-American literatures. Special emphasis will be placed on the relevance of these texts to contemporary society around the world and on the complex transactions between literary and socio-political discourse.
Athena Title:Ethnic American Literature Hon
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 2500
Nontraditional Format:Students will cover the same material as the non-Honors counterpart course, with the difference that Honors students will read more material, discuss the material in greater depth, and write more papers.
Prerequisite:Permission of Honors
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT(AFAM) 2600. 3 hours.
Course Title:Multicultural Black Diaspora Literature
Course
Description:
Multicultural literature of the world-wide dispersion of Africans and people of African descent based on select representative works of African-American, African-Caribbean, and African literature.
Athena Title:BLACK DIASPORA LIT
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 2610H. 3 hours.
Course Title:Multicultural Black Diaspora Literature (Honors)
Course
Description:
The literature of the world-wide dispersion of Africans and people of African descent based on selected representative works of African-American, African-Caribbean, and African literature.
Athena Title:BLACK DIASPORA LIT
Prerequisite:Permission of Honors
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 2800. 3 hours.
Course Title:Literature and Medicine
Course
Description:
Issues that medical professionals encounter in their daily practice: empathy, illness, suffering, death, dialogue, relationships, and the power of the human story. Through the reading and interpretation of literary texts--skills akin to diagnosis--students learn the value of humanistic understanding in a field traditionally defined as exclusively scientific.
Athena Title:Literature and Medicine
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 2810H
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 2810H. 3 hours.
Course Title:Literature and Medicine (Honors)
Course
Description:
Issues that medical professionals encounter in their daily practice: empathy, illness, suffering, death, dialogue, relationships, and the power of the human story. Through the reading and interpretation of literary texts - skills akin to diagnosis - students learn the value of humanistic understanding in a field traditionally defined as exclusively scientific.
Athena Title:Literature and Medicine Hon
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 2800
Prerequisite:Permission of Honors
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3000. 3 hours.
Course Title:Masterpieces of the Indian Tradition
Course
Description:
The major literary works of ancient India up to the medieval period, with special emphasis on the relevance of these works, however old, to contemporary society around the world.
Athena Title:Masterpieces Indian Tradition
Semester Course
Offered:
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT(SWAH)(AFST)(ANTH) 3001E. 3 hours.
Course Title:Culture and Identity Linkages of the Swahili with the Outside World I
Course
Description:
Exploration of the multi-textured identity of the Swahili people and how they came to occupy a prominent position in the world from a historical, geographical, anthropological, political, scientific, linguistic, religious, as well as cultural point of view. Their relationship to African Americans and other cultures is emphasized.
Athena Title:The Swahili and the World I
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 3001, SWAH 3001, AFST 3001, ANTH 3001
Nontraditional Format:This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered summer semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT(SWAH)(AFST)(ANTH) 3001. 3 hours.
Course Title:Culture and Identity Linkages of the Swahili with the Outside World I
Course
Description:
Exploration of the multi-textured identity of the Swahili people and how they came to occupy a prominent position in the world from a historical, geographical, anthropological, political, scientific, linguistic, religious, as well as cultural point of view. Their relationship to African Americans and other cultures is emphasized.
Athena Title:The Swahili and the World I
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 3001E, SWAH 3001E, AFST 3001E, ANTH 3001E
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:HONS(CMLT) 3010H. 1-3 hours.
Course Title:Honors Research Methods
Course
Description:
Research methods in the Arts and Humanities to enhance directed study participation and Honors thesis/project preparation.
Athena Title:HONORS RES METHODS
Nontraditional Format:Weekly seminars focus on individual student research designs. May be held during May session as daily seminars.
Prerequisite:Permission of Honors
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT(SWAH)(AFST)(ANTH) 3020. 3 hours.
Course Title:Culture and Identity Linkages of the Swahili with the Outside World II
Course
Description:
Development of the Swahili culture. Topics on religion, politics, literacy, language, clothing, food, and music as well as outside influences from Arab nations, Asia, Europe, and America on the indigenous Swahili culture will be explored. Attention will be given to African American political, religious, and other social issues.
Athena Title:The Swahili and the World II
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 3020E, SWAH 3020E, AFST 3020E, ANTH 3020E
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered spring semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT(SWAH)(AFST)(ANTH) 3020E. 3 hours.
Course Title:Culture and Identity Linkages of the Swahili with the Outside World II
Course
Description:
Development of the Swahili culture. Topics on religion, politics, literacy, language, clothing, food, and music as well as outside influences from Arab nations, Asia, Europe, and America on the indigenous Swahili culture will be explored. Attention will be given to African American political, religious, and other social issues.
Athena Title:The Swahili and the World II
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 3020, SWAH 3020, AFST 3020, ANTH 3020
Nontraditional Format:This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered summer semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT(AFST)(ANTH) 3030. 3 hours.
Course Title:Introduction to African Languages and Cultures
Course
Description:
Overview of African languages and cultures, their diversity and similarities. Critical approach to discourses on Africa.
Athena Title:AFR LANG AND CULT
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in SWAH(YORB)(AFAM) 3030
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3040. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
Course Title:Special Topics in Comparative Literature
Course
Description:
Selected topics in comparative studies, to be determined by the course instructor.
Athena Title:Special Topics in CMLT
Semester Course
Offered:
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3060W. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Professional Translation and Technical Writing in the Digital Age
Course
Description:
This course will diversify the translator’s toolkit through the methods, concepts, and tools of the digital humanities. Collaborative projects between the fields of translation, STEM, and intercultural studies are encouraged. Integration of traditional theories and practices of translation into future practices and studies of machine translation. Intensive writing through either literary or technical translation projects.
Athena Title:Translation Technical Writing
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3070. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Intercultural Digital Humanities
Course
Description:
Theories of intercultural dialogue, with a focus on the digital technologies that facilitate global intercultural contact. In addition, the concepts, tools, and techniques of digital humanities and utilizing these tools for the study of intercultural conflict and harmony are explored. Intensive writing component with the aim of creating architectures of digital platforms of intercultural dialogue and negotiation.
Athena Title:Intercultural Digi Humanities
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered spring semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3080. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Playing with Robots: Literary Representations of Automata and Intelligent Machines
Course
Description:
Concepts of automation and intelligent machines in literature, stimulating reflection on the ethical and socio-political consequences of future developments in artificial intelligence.
Athena Title:Playing with Robots
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3100. 3 hours.
Course Title:Science Fiction and Fantasy
Course
Description:
Historical and thematic treatment of fictional speculation about scientific matters from the dialogues of Plato to the contemporary science fiction of Vonnegut.
Athena Title:Science Fiction and Fantasy
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3110. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Literature of the Self
Course
Description:
Comparative study of the self as presented in literature of the first person (such as lyric poetry and autobiography), with special emphasis on the relevance of these texts to contemporary society around the world.
Athena Title:Literature of the Self
Semester Course
Offered:
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3130. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Korean Culture through Film
Course
Description:
A survey of fiction films on distinct characteristics of Korean culture. A wide range of works on spiritual traditions and material culture in Korea will be examined, but the main emphasis will be on films inspired by literature, visual arts, music, and performing arts in the modern and pre-modern periods.
Athena Title:KOREAN CULTURE
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3140. 3 hours.
Course Title:Women Writers of the East and West
Course
Description:
World literature represented by women writers from antiquity to the present, focusing on the relationship between the East and the West, and with special emphasis on the relevance of these authors' work to contemporary society around the world.
Athena Title:Women Writers East and West
Semester Course
Offered:
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT(AFST) 3150. 3 hours.
Course Title:Introduction to Modern African Literature
Course
Description:
The literature of twentieth-century Africa in translation, with emphasis on African fiction and its relevance to contemporary society around the world.
Athena Title:Intro to Modern African Lit
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3160. 3 hours.
Course Title:Myth and Oral Tradition
Course
Description:
A discussion of twentieth-century literary works (emphasis on narrative and drama) dealing with the reinterpretation of ancient classical myths, including English, American, Italian, French, German, and Russian Literatures. Special emphasis will be placed on the relevance of these texts to contemporary society around the world.
Athena Title:Myth and Oral Tradition
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3170. 3 hours.
Course Title:Detective Fiction
Course
Description:
The evolution of the mystery story in the United States, England, and Europe, based on readings from such masters of the genre as Poe, Doyle, Christie, Simenon, Hammett, Chandler, et al. All readings are in English, with special emphasis on the relevance of these texts to contemporary society around the world.
Athena Title:Detective Fiction
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3180. 3 hours.
Course Title:Introduction to East Asian Cultures
Course
Description:
Cultures of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, with emphasis on the formation of Chinese culture and its diffusion and variation within the other national groups.
Athena Title:Intro to East Asian Cultures
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3190. 3 hours.
Course Title:Myth in Culture
Course
Description:
Literary and anthropological approaches to the study of myth in culture.
Athena Title:Myth in Culture
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3200. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Contemporary World Literature
Course
Description:
Selected works of contemporary world literature, with emphasis on works from Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, with special emphasis on the relevance of these texts to contemporary society around the world, including the United States.
Athena Title:Contemporary World Literature
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3210. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Ecocriticism
Course
Description:
The exploration of a culture's conceptions of nature and the social implications through examination of texts of literature and other discourses. Course may focus on either Western or non-Western societies.
Athena Title:Ecocriticism
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 3210E
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3210E. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Ecocriticism
Course
Description:
The exploration of a culture's conceptions of nature and the social implications through an examination of texts of literature and other discourses. Course may focus on either Western or non-Western societies.
Athena Title:Ecocriticism
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 3210
Nontraditional Format:This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3220. 3 hours.
Course Title:Women and Writing in East Asia
Course
Description:
This course addresses issues related to women in East Asia from comparative perspectives by examining how they are represented and how they choose to represent themselves in literary texts, film, and sociological material.
Athena Title:Women and Writing in East Asia
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3240. 3 hours.
Course Title:The Gypsies: Last Nomads of the Modern World
Course
Description:
Focus on the Roma tribes of Central and Eastern Europe, including their cultures, customs, languages, literature, and music, with special emphasis on the relevance of the material studied to contemporary society around the world.
Athena Title:Gypsy Cultures
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3250E. 3 hours.
Course Title:Children's Literature
Course
Description:
Selected works written for children from antiquity to the nineteenth century. Special emphasis on historical, cultural, religious, social, and linguistic contexts.
Athena Title:Children's Literature
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 3250
Nontraditional Format:This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3250. 3 hours.
Course Title:Children's Literature
Course
Description:
Selected works written for children from antiquity to the nineteenth century. Special emphasis on historical, cultural, religious, social, and linguistic contexts.
Athena Title:Children's Literature
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 3250E
Prerequisite:None.
Semester Course
Offered:
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3280. 3 hours.
Course Title:East Asian Thought
Course
Description:
Study of major schools of East Asian philosophies. Students will read writings attributed to Confucius, Mencius, Sunzi, Zhuangzi, Laozi, Mozi, Xunzi, Zhu Xi, and Wang Yangming. Students will specifically study the reception of Confucianism in Japan and Korea, how women are perceived by these philosophers and in different East Asian countries, and definitions of religions in the East Asian context.
Athena Title:East Asian Thought
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:YORB(CMLT)(AFST) 3501. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Special Topics in Yoruba
Course
Description:
Seminar focusing on specific topics in Yoruba language, culture, literature, or society.
Athena Title:Special Topics in Yoruba
Prerequisite:Permission of department
Semester Course
Offered:
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3600. 3 hours.
Course Title:Gods, Ghosts, and Demons in East Asian Literature
Course
Description:
The study of the development of traditional East Asian fantasy fiction. Throughout the class, students will read mythological accounts, accounts of anomaly, Buddhist and Daoist treaties, popular religious tales, and masterpieces of fantasy fiction and explore how the structure of Chinese fiction is related to religious and mythological visions and the functions of gods, ghosts, and demons in fantasy fiction.
Athena Title:Gods in East Asian Literature
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3650. 3 hours.
Course Title:Literary Foundations of East Asian Civilization
Course
Description:
A selection of the most influential literary works in East Asian civilization. Focusing on fiction, drama, poetry, history, and literary theory, students will read and analyze primary works and study the development of and interactions among pivotal texts. Provides foundational knowledge of East Asian literature and culture and prepares students for further studies in East Asian topics.
Athena Title:Lit Foundations Asian Civil
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT(AFST) 3700. 3 hours.
Course Title:African Narratives of HIV/AIDS
Course
Description:
The diverse ways in which African writers and filmmakers have narrated the continent’s HIV/AIDS epidemic. Introduces students to literary and filmic narratives that represent the experiences of those who carry the virus in different African contexts and the complex negotiations of social stigma in these works.
Athena Title:African Narratives of HIV AIDS
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year. Offered every even-numbered year. Offered every odd-numbered year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 3990. 3 hours.
Course Title:Directed Study in Comparative Literature
Course
Description:
Independent study and research under the direction of individual faculty members.
Athena Title:Directed Study in CMLT
Nontraditional Format:Directed study.
Prerequisite:Permission of department
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4010. 3 hours.
Course Title:Approaches in Comparative Literature
Course
Description:
The methods and literary theories encompassed by the discipline of Comparative Literature. This is a required course for minors and majors in Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies.
Athena Title:Approaches in CMLT
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:HONS(CMLT) 4010H. 3 hours.
Course Title:Special Problems Seminar in Humanities
Course
Description:
Selected problems in the Humanities which have special or current relevance to members of the University community. Topics will vary to meet interest and demand.
Athena Title:Special Problems in Humanities
Nontraditional Format:Discussions include student presentations of material researched for the course. May be held daily during May session, or as part of a Study Abroad program.
Prerequisite:Permission of Honors
Semester Course
Offered:
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4020. 3 hours.
Course Title:Senior Seminar in Comparative Literature
Course
Description:
The capstone course for the undergraduate major in comparative literature, focusing on a particular theme, methodology, theory or problem.
Athena Title:Senior Seminar in CMLT
Prerequisite:CMLT 4010
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered spring semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4030/6030. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Intercultural Studies for a Global Age
Course
Description:
The main theoretical assumptions, methods, and practices of this new, cross disciplinary field of inquiry. Emphasis will be placed on the new approaches and skills needed to navigate the global economy and the cultural super-diversity of our globalized world.
Athena Title:Intercultural Studies
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4040/6040. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Jewish Literature
Course
Description:
Representative works of the Jewish literary tradition from Antiquity to the present, with a focus on Jewish fiction from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Athena Title:Jewish Literature
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 4040E or CMLT 6040E
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4040E/6040E. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Jewish Literature
Course
Description:
Representative works of the Jewish literary tradition from Antiquity to the present, with a focus on Jewish fiction from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Athena Title:Jewish Literature
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 4040 or CMLT 6040
Nontraditional Format:This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4050/6050. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Literature and the Natural Environment
Course
Description:
Literary and philosophical texts of various historical periods that trace changes in how human beings understand their non-human environment, with special emphasis on the relevance of these texts to contemporary society around the world, including the United States.
Athena Title:Literature and Environment
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4070/6070. 3 hours.
Course Title:Science and Literature in the Renaissance
Course
Description:
Literature of Western Europe, 1450-1600, with emphasis on the emergence of modern science through such figures as Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler. Special emphasis will be placed on the relevance of these texts, however old, to contemporary society around the world, including the United States.
Athena Title:Science and Lit in Renaissance
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4080/6080. 3 hours.
Course Title:Madness, Monsters, and Monks: Romantic European Literature
Course
Description:
A survey of European literature of the Romantic period, 1780- 1840, this course covers a wide range of nations and genres - from England to Russia, from poetry to opera - exploring the artistic, cultural, and historical significance of this movement in its own time and in ours.
Athena Title:Madness Monsters Monks
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4090/6090. 3 hours.
Course Title:Rethinking Poetry in the Modern World
Course
Description:
Lyric poetry in a global context from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, with special emphasis on the relevance of the texts under discussion to contemporary society around the world, including the United States.
Athena Title:Rethinking World Poetry
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4100/6100. 3 hours.
Course Title:Philosophy and Literature in the Seventeenth Century
Course
Description:
The interrelationships between literature and philosophy in seventeenth-century Europe, with special emphasis on the relevance of the texts under discussion to contemporary society.
Athena Title:Philosophy and Lit 17th Cent
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4110/6110. 3 hours.
Course Title:From Epic to Courtly Love in the Middle Ages
Course
Description:
The literatures of medieval Europe, with emphasis on epic and chivalric romance, with special emphasis on the relevance of these texts to the contemporary world.
Athena Title:Epic and Love in Middle Ages
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4120/6120. 3 hours.
Course Title:Enlightenment and Revolution in European Literature
Course
Description:
The literature of England, France, and Germany in the eighteenth century, with emphasis on political and intellectual developments: the French Revolution and the Enlightenment. Special emphasis will be placed on the relevance of the texts under discussion to the contemporary world.
Athena Title:Enlightenment and Revolution
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4150/6150. 3 hours.
Course Title:Global Encounters Through Fiction
Course
Description:
An introduction to the novel as a genre, with representative readings from around the world, from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries, with special emphasis on the relevance of the texts under discussion to the contemporary world.
Athena Title:Global Encounters Through Fict
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4160E/6160E. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:The Bible in Western Literature and Art
Course
Description:
An investigation of Western literary and artistic interpretations of the Bible, its narratives, characters, and themes.
Athena Title:Bible in Literature and Art
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 4160 or CMLT 6160
Nontraditional Format:This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4160/6160. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:The Bible in Western Literature and Art
Course
Description:
An investigation of Western literary and artistic interpretations of the Bible, its narratives, characters, and themes.
Athena Title:Bible in Literature and Art
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 4160E or CMLT 6160E
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4170/6170. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Israel or Palestine? Culture and Conflict in the Middle East
Course
Description:
An introduction to the fiction, poetry, drama, and film inspired by the Arab-Israeli conflict, focusing on Hebrew and Palestinian authors. Special emphasis will be placed on the relevance of the texts under discussion to the ethical and political issues of contemporary society, including the United States.
Athena Title:Israel or Palestine
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4190/6190. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Buddhism and Western Literature
Course
Description:
The relationship between Buddhism and Western literature. Students will study representative writers who engaged with Eastern spirituality. Topics examined in this course include Europe’s search for Shangri-La, religious encounter narratives, literary modernism and modernist Buddhism, the Beat Generation, and Buddhist Orientalism and Occidentalism.
Athena Title:Buddhism and Western Lit
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4200/6200. 3 hours.
Course Title:Literature and the Visual Arts
Course
Description:
Formal, philosophical, and thematic relationships between literature and one or more of the visual arts in a given period. Special emphasis will be placed on the relevance of the texts under discussion to contemporary global society.
Athena Title:Literature and the Visual Arts
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4210/6210. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Literature and Cinema
Course
Description:
Formal, philosophical, and thematic relationships between literature and cinema.
Athena Title:LITERATURE & CINEMA
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4220/6220. 3 hours.
Course Title:East Asian Cinema
Course
Description:
A survey of major works of East Asian cinema from literary, historical, cultural, and interdisciplinary perspectives.
Athena Title:EAST ASIAN CINEMA
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4230/6230. 3 hours.
Course Title:African Cinema
Course
Description:
Introduction to African cinema as a prolongation of both oral and written African literature. An analysis of selected films shall reveal the usage of the African "aesthetics of narration," which shall lead to a better understanding of the discourse of African literatures written in European languages. Special emphasis will be placed on the relevance of the texts under discussion to the contemporary world.
Athena Title:African Cinema
Prerequisite:ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102M or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4250/6250. 3 hours.
Course Title:Folk Art and Political Theater: World Drama
Course
Description:
An introduction of major currents in world drama from its beginnings to the present, with special emphasis on the relevance of these texts, whether old or new, to contemporary society around the world.
Athena Title:Folk Art and Political Theater
Semester Course
Offered:
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT(AFAM)(AFST)(GEOG)(LACS) 4260/6260. 3 hours.
Course Title:The Black and Green Atlantic: Crosscurrents of the African and Irish Diasporas
Course
Description:
An exploration of the comparative dimensions of Black and Irish experiences in the Atlantic world through the study of cultural production from the United States, Africa, Britain, the Caribbean, and Ireland. Special emphasis will be placed on the relevance of the texts under discussion to contemporary society around the world.
Athena Title:The Black and Green Atlantic
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4270/6270. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Transnational Literatures
Course
Description:
Examination of the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of the transnational turn in area studies, with the aim of ascertaining the implications of this development for comparative literature in the global context. Special emphasis will be placed on the relevance of the texts examined to the contemporary global scene.
Athena Title:Transnational Literatures
Semester Course
Offered:
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4300/6300. 3 hours.
Course Title:Modernism and Postmodernism
Course
Description:
Modernism and postmodernism as literary movements, with reading of selected literature and criticism. Special emphasis will be placed on the relevance of the texts under discussion to contemporary societies and cultures from around the world.
Athena Title:Modernism and Postmodernism
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:RELI(CMLT) 4307/6307. 3 hours.
Course Title:Comparative Islamic Literature
Course
Description:
The major genres of Islamic literature and its principle concepts, covering Qur'anic, hadith, legal and political literature, philosophy, theology, historiography, hagiography, and poetry, emphasizing the Medieval period and mystical prose and poetry primarily in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish. The works will be in English translation. A writing intensive course.
Athena Title:COMP ISLAMIC LIT
Prerequisite:Junior or senior standing or permission of department
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4350/6350. 3 hours.
Course Title:Literature in the Industrial Age
Course
Description:
Readings in major works of nineteenth-century world literature, with an emphasis on industrialization and its consequences up to the present day. Special emphasis will be placed on the relevance of these works to contemporary society.
Athena Title:Industrial Age Literature
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4400/6400. 3 hours.
Course Title:East Central European Literature and Culture
Course
Description:
The works of major modern East Central European writers, with some attention to representative cinema, and with special emphasis on the relevance of these works to the contemporary world.
Athena Title:East Central Euro Lit Culture
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4510/6510. 3 hours.
Course Title:Literature and Music
Course
Description:
The forms, relationships, and aesthetics of music and literature, with special emphasis on the relevance of the works analysed to contemporary social and ethical concerns.
Athena Title:Literature and Music
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4600/6600. 3 hours.
Course Title:Pre-Modern East Asian Literature
Course
Description:
Poetry, prose, and drama in traditional China, Japan, Korea, and elsewhere in East Asia. The works will be in English translation.
Athena Title:Pre-Modern East Asian Lit
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4610/6610. 3 hours.
Course Title:Modern East Asian Literature
Course
Description:
Poetry, prose, and drama in China, Japan, Korea, and elsewhere in East Asia from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The works will be in English translation.
Athena Title:Modern East Asian Literature
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4620/6620. 3 hours.
Course Title:East Asian Novel
Course
Description:
The major/minor novelists and their works, especially those of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The novels are in English translation.
Athena Title:EAST ASIAN NOVEL
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4630/6630. 3 hours.
Course Title:Holocaust Literature and Film
Course
Description:
An examination of a variety of European and American literary and critical texts and films dealing with the Holocaust and its aftermath.
Athena Title:HOLOCAUST LIT/ FILM
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4640/6640. 3 hours.
Course Title:War in East Asian Film and Literature
Course
Description:
From World War II to the Korean War to the Cold War, modern East Asian history has been marked by wars. Course compares cinematic and literary representations to examine how the meanings of wars were reinforced and contested. Course considers how militarization shaped notions of East Asian masculinity and femininity.
Athena Title:War in East Asian Film and Lit
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 4640W
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4640W. 3 hours.
Course Title:War in East Asian Film and Literature
Course
Description:
From World War II to the Korean War to the Cold War, modern East Asian history has been marked by wars. This course compares cinematic and literary representations to examine how the meanings of wars were reinforced and contested. Course considers how militarization shaped notions of East Asian masculinity and femininity.
Athena Title:War in East Asian Film and Lit
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in CMLT 4640, CMLT 6640
Nontraditional Format:The W suffix is used for courses taught as writing intensive, which means that the course includes substantial and ongoing writing assignments that a) facilitate learning; b) teach the communication values of a discipline—for example, its practices of argument, evidence, credibility, and format; c) support writing as a process; and d) prepare students for further writing in their academic work, in graduate school, and in professional life. Writing instruction and assignments are integral to the class’s learning objectives, and the instructor (and/or the teaching assistant assigned to the course) will be closely involved in supporting students as writers. More specifically, writing-intensive classes: - involve students in informal writing assignments that promote course learning; - stage and sequence assignments to encourage writing as a process of creating and communicating knowledge; - maximize opportunities for guidance, feedback, and revision; - teach the writing conventions that are inseparable from modes of inquiry in a discipline; and - make writing a substantive component of the overall course grade to underscore the value of writing to the course, the discipline, and student learning.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:INTL(CMLT) 4660. 3 hours.
Course Title:Politics, Film, and Literature
Course
Description:
Analysis of comparative politics through the prism of film, literature, and essays/articles. Among the themes covered are: Reason, Modernity, and Political Development; Revolution; Totalitarianism; The Glory of War; Women/Children and Poverty in the Developing World; Labor Relations; and Political Corruption.
Athena Title:Politics, Film, and Literature
Equivalent Courses:Not open to students with credit in POLS 4350
Prerequisite:INTL 3200 or INTL 3200E or INTL 3300
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4680/6680. 3 hours.
Course Title:Law and Culture in East Asia
Course
Description:
An examination of the interactions of literature, social practice, and law in Chinese and other East Asian writings, images, and film.
Athena Title:Law and Culture in East Asia
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4690/6690. 3 hours.
Course Title:Markets, Merchants, and the World of Trade in China
Course
Description:
An examination of the interaction of material and monetary exchange and Chinese literary, visual, and performance culture.
Athena Title:Business in China
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:LACS(CMLT) 4700/6700. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Course Title:Special Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Transnational Comparative Studies
Course
Description:
Focuses on two or more Latin American and/or Caribbean countries (e.g., Peru and Bolivia) or at least one Latin American county and another country outside of Latin America (e.g., Brazil and Angola). The approach could be discipline- specific (e.g., literature) or interdisciplinary (e.g., anthropology and linguistics).
Athena Title:LACS Comparative Studies
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:LING(CMLT) 4740/6740. 3 hours.
Course Title:Discourse Analysis
Course
Description:
An interdisciplinary study of language use, text analysis, and evaluation. The course will provide students with the ability to investigate and evaluate structural features of language and to identify the strategies used by different writers based on style and cultural backgrounds.
Athena Title:Discourse Analysis
Prerequisite:LING 3060 or LING 3150 or LING 3150W or LING 3250
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:LING(CMLT)(WMST) 4870/6870. 3 hours.
Course Title:Language, Gender, and Sexuality
Course
Description:
The role of language in the formation and maintenance of the social differentiation of gender and sexuality in society.
Athena Title:Language Gender Sexuality
Prerequisite:LING 3060 or LING 3150 or LING 3150W or LING 3250
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT(AFST) 4880/6880. 3 hours.
Course Title:The Origins of African Literature
Course
Description:
An exploration of major currents in African literature from its ancient oral traditions to the European colonial period, with special emphasis on the relevance of the material under discussion to the contemporary world.
Athena Title:Origins of African Literature
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT(AFST) 4890/6890. 3 hours.
Course Title:Postcolonial African Literature
Course
Description:
An exploration of major currents in African literature since the independence of the African people from European colonial rule, with special emphasis on the relevance of the material under discussion to the contemporary world.
Athena Title:Postcolonial African Lit
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit.
Course Title:Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I
Course
Description:
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.
Athena Title:Undergraduate Research I
Nontraditional Format:This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the student will work collaboratively as part of a research team. The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret data. The student will present results in writing or through participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work per credit hour per semester is required.
Prerequisite:Permission of department
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit.
Course Title:Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II
Course
Description:
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.
Athena Title:Undergraduate Research II
Nontraditional Format:These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the student will work collaboratively as part of a research team. The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret data. The student will present results in writing or through participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work per credit hour per semester is required.
Prerequisite:Permission of department
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit.
Course Title:Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III
Course
Description:
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.
Athena Title:Undergraduate Research III
Nontraditional Format:These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the student will work collaboratively as part of a research team. The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret data. The student will present results in writing or through participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work per credit hour per semester is required.
Prerequisite:Permission of department
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit.
Course Title:Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project)
Course
Description:
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data. Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry.
Athena Title:Undergraduate Thesis
Nontraditional Format:This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R- 4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio, that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone product is written in close collaboration with the faculty member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the department. The student will apply understanding of the discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply skills and techniques learned to complete the research project. The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge significant to their field of study. The student will have presented results in the form of a properly formatted, professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate professional capstone product and through the formal presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis project, the written thesis, and their presentation.
Prerequisite:Permission of department
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 7000. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Course Title:Master's Research
Course
Description:
Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.
Athena Title:MASTER'S RESEARCH
Nontraditional Format:Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Prerequisite:Permission of department
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year.
Grading System:S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
       
Course ID:CMLT 7005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Course Title:Graduate Student Seminar
Course
Description:
Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study.
Athena Title:GRAD STUDENT SEM
Nontraditional Format:Seminar.
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year.
Grading System:S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
       
Course ID:CMLT 7010. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
Course Title:Pedagogy Seminar for Less Commonly Taught Languages/African, Asian, and Middle Eastern Languages
Course
Description:
Theory into practice for teaching less commonly taught languages: African, Asian, and Middle Eastern. Techniques and strategies for teaching listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture.
Athena Title:Language Pedagogy LCTL
Grading System:S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
       
Course ID:CMLT 7100. 3 hours.
Course Title:Proseminar in Comparative Literature
Course
Description:
A multiple-instructor course for graduate students in Comparative Literature introducing the range of literatures and critical approaches which characterize the discipline and the department.
Athena Title:PROSEMINAR
Prerequisite:Permission of major
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall semester every year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 7300. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Course Title:Master's Thesis
Course
Description:
Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.
Athena Title:MASTER'S THESIS
Nontraditional Format:Independent research and thesis preparation.
Prerequisite:Permission of department
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year.
Grading System:S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
       
Course ID:CMLT 8001. 3 hours.
Course Title:Comparative Methods in the Humanities
Course
Description:
Introduction to models of comparative analysis across a variety of national literature, historical traditions, genres, and media that uses primary and theoretical texts to document the emergence, evolution, and decolonization of Comparative Literature along with the interdisciplinary methodologies it has introduced to the humanities.
Athena Title:Comparative Humanities
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT(AFST) 8020. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
Course Title:Seminar in Literary Periods
Course
Description:
Specific literary period from an international perspective, with emphasis on theoretical problems in periodization and the relationship of literature to other cultural institutions.
Athena Title:LITERARY PERIODS
Semester Course
Offered:
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT(AFST) 8030. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 18 hours credit.
Course Title:Seminar in Literary Genres
Course
Description:
Major genre, the epic in the literatures of Europe and America, with particular attention to recent developments in genre theory.
Athena Title:LITERARY GENRES
Semester Course
Offered:
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 8040. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Course Title:Problems in Literary Translation
Course
Description:
The problems and principles of literary translation, with emphasis on the practice of translation.
Athena Title:PROB.IN LITERARY TR
Semester Course
Offered:
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 8130. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
Course Title:Seminar in Special Topics
Course
Description:
Selected topics in comparative studies, to be determined by the course instructor.
Athena Title:SPECIAL TOPICS
Semester Course
Offered:
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 8280. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Problems in the History of Literary Criticism
Course
Description:
Literary criticism from Classical Antiquity to the present, with attention to the theoretical issues and assumptions underlying the specific critical problems.
Athena Title:Problems in Literary Criticism
Semester Course
Offered:
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 8300. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Seminar in Contemporary Literary Theory and Criticism
Course
Description:
Literary theory and critical method, as exemplified by diverse figures from a number of differing national and linguistic cultures.
Athena Title:CONTEMPORARY THEORY
Prerequisite:Permission of department
Semester Course
Offered:
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 8350. 3 hours.
Course Title:Postcolonial Theory
Course
Description:
Introduces graduate students to key works in the field of postcolonial studies.
Athena Title:Postcolonial Theory
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 8400. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Literature and Science
Course
Description:
Models of reality implicit in "scientific" and "literary" texts.
Athena Title:LITERATURE/SCIENCE
Semester Course
Offered:
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:GRMN(CMLT) 8480. 3 hours.
Course Title:Aesthetic Theory (Kant to Adorno)
Course
Description:
Major 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century tracts on aesthetic theory, mainly drawn from the German philosophical tradition. In-depth study of such concepts as beauty, the sublime, sensate knowledge, aestheticism, aesthetic ideology, the anti-aesthetic, and the end of art, against the background of contemporary continental theory.
Athena Title:AESTHETICTHEORY
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:GRMN(CMLT) 8490. 3 hours.
Course Title:Critical Theory
Course
Description:
Introduction to the literary, cultural, aesthetic, and philosophical theories of the Frankfurt School (first-, second-, and third-generation theorists). Examines the main tenets of this tradition, places these theories in a comparative context, and explores the after-effects of Critical Theory in contemporary criticism.
Athena Title:CRITICAL THEORY
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 8500. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Course Title:Literature and Philosophy
Course
Description:
The relationships between literature and philosophy, and in the philosophical issues that literature examines.
Athena Title:LIT AND PHILOSOPHY
Semester Course
Offered:
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:ENGL(CMLT) 8850. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Course Title:Seminar in Criticism and Theory
Course
Description:
A problem in structuralism, poststructuralism, feminism, psychoanalysis, Marxism, New Historicism, gay and lesbian studies, postmodernism, postcolonialism, or cultural studies; or of a major literary theorist.
Athena Title:SEM CRIT THEORY
Prerequisite:Permission of department
Semester Course
Offered:
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 8980. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Course Title:Readings in Comparative Literature
Course
Description:
Independent reading with regular conferences and reports, in some aspects of comparative literature.
Athena Title:Readings in CMLT
Nontraditional Format:Directed study.
Prerequisite:Permission of department
Semester Course
Offered:
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System:A-F (Traditional)
       
Course ID:CMLT 9000. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 18 hours credit.
Course Title:Doctoral Research
Course
Description:
Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.
Athena Title:DOCTORAL RESEARCH
Nontraditional Format:Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Prerequisite:Permission of department
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year.
Grading System:S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
       
Course ID:CMLT 9005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Course Title:Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar
Course
Description:
Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study.
Athena Title:DOC GRAD STU SEM
Nontraditional Format:Seminar.
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year.
Grading System:S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
       
Course ID:CMLT 9300. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 18 hours credit.
Course Title:Doctoral Dissertation
Course
Description:
Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.
Athena Title:DOCT DISSERTATION
Nontraditional Format:Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
Prerequisite:Permission of department
Semester Course
Offered:
Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year.
Grading System:S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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