ENG 791 - Special Topics

(1 to 3 units)

May be taken by Ph.D. students only under special conditions to provide work which is not otherwise offered during a students anticipated residence.

Maximum units a student may earn: 6

Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

Grading Basis: Graded
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. articulate an original research question or topic of study appropriate to PhD level scholarly work.
2. evaluate effective and less effective research strategies for academic writing and research in the field of study.
3. critically interpret, analyze, discuss, evaluate, and integrate a variety of primary and secondary readings in the topic under study.
4. engage with and apply critical and theoretical debates in the field of study based on their original research and analysis.
5. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation in a culminating research or synthesis project.

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