including the expansion of mercantilism and slavery, the spread of secularism, the rise of print capitalism, and the emergence of new ideas of self and authorship. Subject matter varies by section. COM1, ENGL 2025 and 3 hours of 2000-level literature course Prerequisite: Yes Enforce in Banner: A/F Grading System: Fall 2016 Proposed Term: The English department is revising the major. Among the requirements in the Rationale: new major, students must take four out of five historical period courses, from a combination of courses spanning the 2000 and 3000 levels. This CARF proposal is for one of the historical courses, the 3000-level course on eighteenth-century literature. Action: Approve ENGL 3500 TOPICS IN: NINETEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE, 3 hrs. (max. 12) This course surveys authors, movements, and/or genres Current Course Description: significant to 19th Century American or British Literature, and contextualizes materials by discussing the historical, cultural, and political developments of the period. COM1 and 6 hours of 2000-level literature course in ENGL. Prerequisite: Yes Enforce in Banner: A/F Grading System: Fall 2016 Proposed Term: We are revising our historical period coverage requirements in the English major. Rationale: Students will no longer be required to take our courses, two 4000-level literature “survey” courses before 1900, and the 4000-level Shakespeare course; instead, they will be asked to take 4/5 historical period courses of their choosing (Medieval, Renaissance, C18, C19, and C20/Contemporary Literature). (Students in the English Studies track will only be asked to take 3/5 historical period courses.) This course is part of that revised sequence. The sequence as a whole ensures that students will get a broad historical grounding in Literary Studies. Action: Approve ENGL 3600 TOPICS IN: 20th - CENTURY LITERATURE, 3 hrs. (max. 12) Surveys important authors and from Britain, the U.S., Current Course Description: and around the world from 1900 to present-day. Covers major literary movements and
including the expansion of mercantilism and slavery, the spread of secularism, the rise of print capitalism, and the emergence of new ideas of self and authorship. Subject matter varies by section. Prerequisite: COM1, ENGL 2025 and 3 hours of 2000-level literature course Enforce in Banner: Yes Grading System: A/F Proposed Term: Fall 2016 Rationale: The English department is revising the major. Among the requirements in the new major, students must take four out of five historical period courses, from a combination of courses spanning the 2000 and 3000 levels. This CARF proposal is for one of the historical courses, the 3000-level course on eighteenth-century literature. Action: Approve ENGL 3500 TOPICS IN: NINETEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE, 3 hrs. (max. 12) Current Course Description: This course surveys authors, movements, and/or genres significant to 19th Century American or British Literature, and contextualizes materials by discussing the historical, cultural, and political developments of the period. Prerequisite: COM1 and 6 hours of 2000-level literature course in ENGL. Enforce in Banner: Yes Grading System: A/F Proposed Term: Fall 2016 Rationale: We are revising our historical period coverage requirements in the English major. Students will no longer be required to take our “survey” courses, two 4000-level literature courses before 1900, and the 4000-level Shakespeare course; instead, they will be asked to take 4/5 historical period courses of their choosing (Medieval, Renaissance, C18, C19, and C20/Contemporary Literature). (Students in the English Studies track will only be asked to take 3/5 historical period courses.) This course is part of that revised sequence. The sequence as a whole ensures that students will get a broad historical grounding in Literary Studies. Action: Approve ENGL 3600 TOPICS IN: 20th - CENTURY LITERATURE, 3 hrs. (max. 12) Current Course Description: Surveys important authors and from Britain, the U.S., and around the world from 1900 to present-day. Covers major literary movements and