University General Course Catalog 2026-2027 
    
    Sep 06, 2026  
University General Course Catalog 2026-2027

ENG 724 - Topics in Literature

(3 units)
Specific literary topics (e.g., the epic, modernism, myth, and literature).

Maximum units a student may earn: 8

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

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. analyze literary texts in their historical, critical, and theoretical contexts.
2. engage with and apply critical and theoretical debates to the course’s primary texts.
3. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to the critical conversation.
4. synthesize primary and secondary readings about a particular special topic.


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