Science Fiction

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course explores the literature identified as 'science fiction' in an attempt to define its characteristics and evaluate its strengths and weaknesses. While the texts include some Utopian and satiric fantasies of earlier centuries, the course concentrates on science fiction since H.G. Wells. Requisite Courses: 6 credit hours of First-year English, including ENGL-1001(6) or ENGL-1000(3) [prerequisite(s)].