Course Description
Independent study and research under the direction of individual faculty members.
Athena Title
Directed Study in CMLT
Non-Traditional Format
Directed study.
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The course objectives are to provide students with the opportunity for in-depth study of a set of readings organized by the student in consultation with a faculty member; to enhance the students' critical faculties through intense discussion of literary works with an individual faculty member; and to improve the students' communication skills through regular oral presentations and expository writing assignments. Typically, students meet at least weekly with an individual faculty member and write an extended paper or a series of papers on the course readings.
Topical Outline
Topics vary with the individual series of readings determined by the faculty member and student. Readings can focus on very specific topics (e.g., the works of a single author, an in-depth analysis of a single literary work, such as The Tale of Genji), or on broad generic or thematic concerns (e.g., didactic fiction, wisdom literature, war and literature, marriage and the role of women). Generally, the readings will be in areas not covered by regularly offered courses.