ENG 725 - Problems in the Novel

(3 units)

Intensive study of the novel with attention to its history and development.

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. engage with and apply critical and theoretical debates about the novel as generic category.
2. identify the distinctive features of the novel from its origins to the present, and will be able to discuss the contributions of major authors to the form.
3. produce writing of a professional quality that makes a contribution to ongoing conversations about the status of the novel.
4. synthesize some aspect of the course materials and the relevant secondary literature to write a well-crafted research paper.

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