University General Course Catalog 2026-2027 
    
    Oct 22, 2026  
University General Course Catalog 2026-2027

ENG 450A - Studies in Twentieth Century Literature

(3 units)
Cross-generic studies in British and American literature from approximately 1900 to 1945.

Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing OR ENG 303 . 

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. write lucid, well-constructed arguments analyzing and interpreting texts.
2. analyze key early British texts in their cultural and historical contexts.
3. articulate the premises and assumptions of different critical approaches and apply them to literature using literary-critical vocabulary.
4. analyze formal features exhibited in early Twentieth-Century British and American writing.


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