Research Seminar for Literature Majors

1 Unit · Graduate

Although content varies depending on the course topic, all versions of this course teach the advanced research skills needed to write an extended essay on a literary topic. Students will learn how to develop an original argument and situate it within appropriate theoretical and literary critical frameworks. Required for English literature majors and recommended for English literature minors. Students are generally ready to take English 397 after successfully completing 4-6 300-level literature courses. Students intending to pursue honors in English literature must take this course no later than spring quarter of the junior year. May be repeated for credit with a different topic with departmental permission.