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An introductory course in expository writing. Students with a TWSE score below 33 must take ENGL 101A in place of ENGL 101. Students for whom English is a second language should consider taking ENGL 101X in place of ENGL 101.

Section 101 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 9-9:50

Section 102 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 9-9:50

Section 103 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 9-9:50

Section 104 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 9-9:50

Section 201 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 10-10:50

Section 202 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 10-10:50

Section 203 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 10-10:50

Section 204 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 10-10:50

Section 301 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 11-11:50

Section 302 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 11-11:50

Section 303 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 11-11:50

Section 304 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 11-11:50

Section 305 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 11-11:50

Section 306 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 11-11:50

Section 401 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 12-12:50

Section 402 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 12-12:50

Section 403 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 12-12:50

Section 404 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 12-12:50

Section 405 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 12-12:50

Section 406 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 12-12:50

Section 407 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 12-12:50

Section 501 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 1-1:50

Section 502 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 1-1:50

Section 503 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 1-1:50

Section 504 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 1-1:50

Section 505 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 1-1:50

Section 506 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 1-1:50

Section 601 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 2-2:50

Section 602 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 2-2:50

Section 603 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 2-2:50

Section 604 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 2-2:50

Section 1001 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 8-9:15

Section 1101 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

Section 1102 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

Section 1103 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

Section 1104 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

Section 1105 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

Section 1201 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 1202 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 1203 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 1204 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 1205 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 1206 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 1207 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 1208 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 1209 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 1301 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

Section 1302 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

Section 1303 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

Section 1304 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

Section 1305 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

Section 1306 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

Section 1307 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

Section 1401 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15

Section 1402 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15

Section 1403 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15

Section 1404 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15

Section 1405 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15

Section 3101 Macri, L (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) Th 9:30-10:45

Section 3102 Hijazi, N (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) Th 9:30-10:45

Section 3201 Hijazi, N (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) Th 11-12:15

Section 3301 D'Angelo, K (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) Th 12:30-1:45

Section 3401 D'Angelo, K (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) Th 2-3:15

Section 4201 Hilliard, P (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) W 10-11:15

Section 4301 Colson, E (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) W 11-12:15

Section 4401 Hilliard, P (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) W 12-1:15

Section 4501 Colson, E (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) W 1-2:15

Section 4601 Hilliard, P (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) W 2-3:15

ENGL101A

Introduction to Writing (3 credits)

Students should take ENGL 101A rather than ENGL 101 if their TWSE score (a subscore of the SAT verbal) is 33 or below.

Section 1701 , STAFFF (15 seats open, out of 15 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

Section 1702 , STAFFF (15 seats open, out of 15 seats.) MWF 11-11:50

ENGL101M

Introduction to Writing (3 credits)

Restricted to students in the Markets and Society program.

Section 501 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 1-1:50

ENGL101S

Introduction to Writing (3 credits)

Restricted to students in the programs of College Park Scholars.

Section 102 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 9-9:50

Section 206 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 10-10:50

Section 207 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 10-10:50

Section 1201 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 1202 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 1309 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

ENGL101X

Introduction to Writing (3 credits)

Limited to students for whom English is a second language. To register for ENGL 101X, a student must first demonstrate competence in English. Proof of one of the following should be brought to Undergraduate Advising. A TOEFL score of 550 with no sectional score below 50. 2. A CELT score of 220 with no subtest score below 60 and a rating of 5 or better on the writing sample. 3. Successful completion of UMEI 005: Advanced English as a Foreign Language, Semi-Intensive.

Section 2002 , STAFFF (18 seats open, out of 18 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 2005 , STAFFF (18 seats open, out of 18 seats.) MWF 10-10:50

ENGL201

Literature of the Western World I: Ancient and Medieval (3 credits)

Readings of authors, works, and genres, largely continental, in the early Western literary tradition. Readings such as selections from the Bible, Homer, Sophocles, Aeschylus, Sappho, Virgil, Ovid, Seneca, Augustine, Dante, medieval romance.

Section 101 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MWF 12-12:50

ENGL202

Literature of the Western World II: Renaissance to Modern (3 credits)

Readings of major authors, works, and genres, largely continental, in the late Western literary tradition. Readings may include Cervantes, Calderon, Moliere, Voltaire, Goethe, Dostoevsky, Ibsen, Chekhov, Flaubert, Sand, Camus, drama, the rise of the novel.

Section 101 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MWF 11-11:50

ENGL206

Shakespeare (3 credits)

Not open to students who have completed ENGL205. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENGL205 or ENGL206. Formerly ENGL205. Shakespeare's poems, history plays, comedies, and tragedies as investigations into language use, governance, sexuality, ethics, and mortality.

Section 101 Passannante, G (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 11-11:50, F 10-10:50

Section 102 Passannante, G (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuThF 11-11:50

Section 103 Passannante, G (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuThF 11-11:50

Section 104 Passannante, G (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 11-11:50, F 12-12:50

Section 105 Passannante, G (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 11-11:50, F 12-12:50

Section 106 Passannante, G (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 11-11:50, F 1-1:50

ENGL211

English Literature: Beginnings to 1800 (3 credits)

Surveys medieval and early modern literary works written in England. Readings may include Beowulf, Chaucer, Spenser, Mary Wroth, Milton; eighteenth-century satire, drama, novels.

Section 101 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MWF 1-1:50

Section 201 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MWF 12-12:50

ENGL212

English Literature: 1800 to the Present (3 credits)

Surveys the major literary movements of the period, from Romantic to Victorian to Modern. Such authors as Wordsworth, Keats, Bronte, Tennyson, Browning, Yeats, Joyce, Woolf.

Section 101 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MWF 10-10:50

Section 201 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 301 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15

ENGL221

American Literature: Beginning to 1865 (3 credits)

Surveys American writing from the founding of the colonies through the Civil War. Authors such as Taylor, Cooper, Poe, Dickinson.

Section 101 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 201 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MWF 12-12:50

ENGL222

American Literature: 1865 to Present (3 credits)

Surveys American writing from the Civil War through the Cold War. Authors such as Clemens, Frost, Hurston, Bellow.

Section 101 Mallios, P (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MW 12-12:50, F 9-9:50

Section 102 Mallios, P (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MW 12-12:50, F 10-10:50

Section 103 Mallios, P (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MW 12-12:50, F 11-11:50

Section 104 Mallios, P (21 seats open, out of 21 seats.) MWF 12-12:50

Section 105 Mallios, P (21 seats open, out of 21 seats.) MWF 12-12:50

Section 106 Mallios, P (21 seats open, out of 21 seats.) MW 12-12:50, F 1-1:50

Section 107 Mallios, P (21 seats open, out of 21 seats.) MW 12-12:50, F 1-1:50

Section 108 Mallios, P (21 seats open, out of 21 seats.) MW 12-12:50, F 2-2:50

Section 109 Mallios, P (21 seats open, out of 21 seats.) MW 12-12:50, F 2-2:50

ENGL234

Introduction to African-American Literature (3 credits)

A survey of African-American literature from the late 18th century to the present. Also offered as AASP 298L.

Section 101 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MWF 10-10:50

Section 201 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MWF 11-11:50

Section 301 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

Section 401 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15

Section 501 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MWF 12-12:50

ENGL235

Introduction to the Literatures of the African Diaspora (3 credits)

Not open to students who have completed CMLT235. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: CMLT235 or ENGL235. Authors, periods, and genres that reflect the diversity of African and African Diaspora cultures.

Section 101 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MWF 1-1:50

ENGL241

Introduction to the Novel (3 credits)

Historical, formal, social questions about the genre. Readings drawn from a range of cultures and communities.

Section 101 Auchard, J (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:20, F 10-10:50

Section 102 Auchard, J (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:20, F 11-11:50

Section 103 Auchard, J (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:20, F 12-12:50

Section 104 Auchard, J (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:20, F 12-12:50

Section 105 Auchard, J (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:20, F 1-1:50

Section 106 Auchard, J (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:20, F 11-11:50

Section 107 Auchard, J (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:20, F 1-1:50

Section 108 Auchard, J (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:20, F 2-2:50

ENGL243

Introduction to Poetry (3 credits)

How poetry works. Focus on style, subject, rhythm, voice, technique and structure. Readings from a range of cultures and communities.

Section 101 Plumly, S (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MW 1-1:50, F 9-9:50

Section 102 Plumly, S (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MW 1-1:50, F 10-10:50

Section 103 Plumly, S (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MW 1-1:50, F 11-11:50

Section 104 Plumly, S (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MW 1-1:50, F 11-11:50

Section 105 Plumly, S (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MW 1-1:50, F 12-12:50

Section 106 Plumly, S (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 1-1:50

Section 107 Plumly, S (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MW 1-1:50, F 11-11:50

Section 108 Plumly, S (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MW 1-1:50, F 12-12:50

Section 109 Plumly, S (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 1-1:50

Section 110 Plumly, S (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MW 1-1:50, F 11-11:50

Section 111 Plumly, S (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MW 1-1:50, F 12-12:50

Section 112 Plumly, S (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 1-1:50

Section 201 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 3:30-4:45

ENGL244

Introduction to Drama (3 credits)

A survey of the basic literature of drama from the classical Greeks to modern times.

Section 101 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

Section 201 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MWF 1-1:50

ENGL245

Film and the Narrative Tradition (3 credits)

Primary attention is on the film as a narrative medium, but other literary models will be examined.

Section 101 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) W 6-10:00

Section 301 Conroy, M (24 seats open, out of 24 seats.) MW 2-2:50, M 3-4:50, F 9-9:50

Section 302 Conroy, M (24 seats open, out of 24 seats.) MW 2-2:50, M 3-4:50, F 10-10:50

Section 303 Conroy, M (24 seats open, out of 24 seats.) MW 2-2:50, M 3-4:50, F 11-11:50

Section 304 Conroy, M (24 seats open, out of 24 seats.) MW 2-2:50, M 3-4:50, F 12-12:50

ENGL250

Introduction to Literature by Women (3 credits)

Also offered as WMST255. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENGL250 or WMST255. Images of women in literature by and about women.

Section 101 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MWF 10-10:50

Section 201 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MWF 12-12:50

Section 301 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

ENGL265

Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Literature (3 credits)

Also offered as LGBT265. Not open to students who have completed LGBT265. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENGL265 or LGBT265. A study of the pervasiveness of homoeroticism in literature from the Renaissance to the present. Emphasis on recurrent themes and motifs and the struggle to find voice within a context of stigma, suppression, and silence. Writers might include Shakespeare, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Oscar Wilde, Willa Cather, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich. Also offered as LGBT 265.

Section 101 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

Section 201 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MWF 1-1:50

ENGL271

Writing Poems and Stories: An Introductory Workshop (3 credits)

Introduction to theory and practice of writing fiction and poetry. Emphasis on critical reading of literary models. Exercises and workshop discussions with continual reference to modeling, drafting, and revising as necessary stages in a creative process.

Section 101 , STAFFF (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

Section 201 , STAFFF (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 301 , STAFFF (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15

Section 401 , STAFFF (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) MW 2-3:15

ENGL272

Writing Fiction: A Beginning Workshop (3 credits)

Introduction to theory and practice of writing fiction. Emphasis on critical reading of literary models. Exercises and workshop discussions with continual reference to modeling, drafting, and revising as necessary stages in a creative process.

Section 101 , STAFFF (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 201 , STAFFF (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

Section 301 , STAFFF (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) MW 2-3:15

Section 401 , STAFFF (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

ENGL273

Writing Poetry: A Beginning Workshop (3 credits)

Introduction to theory and practice of writing poetry. Emphasis on critical reading of literary models. Exercises and workshop discussions with continual reference to modeling, drafting, and revising as necessary stages in a creative process.

Section 101 , STAFFF (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15

Section 201 , STAFFF (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) MW 11-12:15

ENGL278C

Special Topics in Literature:Introduction Creative Writing: African American Perspective (3 credits)

Also offered as AASP298W.

Section 101 Turner, V (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

ENGL278T

Special Topics in Literature:literature of Science and Technology (3 credits)

Restricted to College Park Scholars - Science, Technology and Society.

Section 101 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

ENGL280

Introduction to the English Language (3 credits)

Facts and phenomena of the English language; basic concepts and instruments useful for the analysis of literary and rhetorical uses of English. Potential topics include the history of English, its metrics, lexical patterns, common rhetorical devices, literary genres and its role as an international language.

Section 101 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

ENGL281

Standard English Grammar, Usage, and Diction (3 credits)

The basic structure of written English, including parts of speech, sentence patterns, standard punctuation, diction, and usage.

Section 101 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 3:30-4:45

ENGL282

Introduction to Rhetorical Theory (3 credits)

Basic elements of rhetorical theory. Classical and contemporary perspectives on the nature, functions, and scope of rhetoric. Potential texts for analysis include non-fiction prose, novels, short fiction, philosophical treatises, autobiographies, biographies, and speeches.

Section 101 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MWF 11-11:50

ENGL289Z

Culture on the Move: The Literature of Emigration (3 credits)

One of the "I" Courses for Spring 2012: Issues-Inspiration-Imagination; http://www.iseries.umd.edu/ Click here for more course information.

Section 101 Rudy, J (24 seats open, out of 24 seats.) MW 10-10:50, F 9-9:50

Section 102 Rudy, J (24 seats open, out of 24 seats.) MWF 10-10:50

Section 103 Rudy, J (24 seats open, out of 24 seats.) MW 10-10:50, F 11-11:50

Section 104 Rudy, J (24 seats open, out of 24 seats.) MW 10-10:50, F 11-11:50

Section 105 Rudy, J (24 seats open, out of 24 seats.) MW 10-10:50, F 12-12:50

ENGL293

Writing in the Wireless World (3 credits)

Recommended: ENGL101. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENGL278Z or ENGL293. Formerly ENGL278Z. A hands-on exploration of writing at the intersection of technology and rhetoric. Students will learn to read, anlayze, and compose the kind of multimodal documents (combining text, image, and sound) that constitute communication in our digital world.

Section 101 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 3:30-4:45

ENGL295

Literature in a Wired World (3 credits)

Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENGL278W or ENGL295. Formerly ENGL278W. Introduction to changing nature of books, texts, and narrative in Information Age. Role of book in relation to other media, history of computers and writing, influence of computing on contemporary literature and culture, emerging forms of digital narrative and reading. Practical skills taught range from how to find digital literature and other texts online to using Web media to create literary works.

Section 101 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MWF 12-12:50

Section 201 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

ENGL300

Writing about Literature (3 credits)

Prerequisite: Two lower-level English courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. For students who want to improve their academic writing skills, focusing in particular on literary analysis, argument, style, clarity and engagement with other points of view. Readings from literary texts in various genres and from critical essays. Especially useful to prepare for upper-level courses in English.

Section 101 , STAFFF (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 3:30-4:45

ENGL301

Critical Methods in the Study of Literature (3 credits)

For English or English Education Majors, or English Minors. An introduction to the techniques of literary analysis and a brief survey of the most common approaches to literature.

Section 101 Coletti, T (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) MW 11-12:15

Section 201 Taylor, J (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) MW 12:30-1:45

Section 301 Macharia, K (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) MW 2-3:15

Section 401 Koerner, M (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) MW 3:30-4:45

Section 501 McClure, E (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 601 Walter, C (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15

Section 701 Walter, C (25 seats open, out of 25 seats.) TuTh 3:30-4:45

ENGL302

Medieval Literature in Translation (3 credits)

Prerequisite: two lower-level English courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. Surveys major works of English and continental Middle Ages. Readings may include romance, lyric and drama, Germanic epic, works of Dante, Chretien de Troyes, Jean de Meun, Christine de Pisan, Malory, English and continental mystics.

Section 101 Moser, T (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

ENGL304

The Major Works of Shakespeare (3 credits)

Prerequisite: two lower-level English courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. Not open to students who have completed ENGL403 and ENGL404. Representative early, middle, and later works, including comedies, tragedies, histories, and romances. Historical and cultural contexts.

Section 101 Leinwand, T (24 seats open, out of 24 seats.) TuTh 11-11:50, F 10-10:50

Section 102 Leinwand, T (24 seats open, out of 24 seats.) TuThF 11-11:50

Section 103 Leinwand, T (24 seats open, out of 24 seats.) TuTh 11-11:50, F 2-2:50

Section 104 Leinwand, T (24 seats open, out of 24 seats.) TuTh 11-11:50, F 12-12:50

ENGL305

Shakespeare and His Contemporaries: An Introduction (3 credits)

Prerequisite: two lower-level English courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. Readings in Shakespeare and contemporaries such as Marlowe, Dekker, Middleton, Jonson, Webster, Chapman, Marston. Elizabethan and Jacobean theatrical and social contexts.

Section 101 Mudan, K (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MW 9:30-10:45

ENGL310

Medieval and Renaissance British Literature (3 credits)

Prerequisite: two lower-level English courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. Detailed study of selected major medieval and Renaissance works written in England. Cultural attitudes and historical contexts. May include Beowulf, Anglo-Saxon lyric, drama, sonnets; works of women writers, Chaucer, Spenser, Sidney. Some readings in Middle English.

Section 101 Keyser, L (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 201 Crane, C (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MW 3:30-4:45

ENGL311

British Literature from 1600 to 1800 (3 credits)

Prerequisite: two lower-level English courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. The culture of seventeenth and eighteenth-century Britain seen through detailed study of selected major texts. Drama, poetry, political writings, and early novels by men and women. Authors may include Donne, Milton, Jonson, Behn, Swift, Pope, Montagu, and Wollstonecraft.

Section 101 Roby, J (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

ENGL312

Romantic to Modern British Literature (3 credits)

Prerequisite: two lower-level English courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. Detailed study of selected major texts from the 19th and 20th centuries. Transitions from Romanticism to Victorian age to Modernism. Historical, social, literary contexts. Issues such as rise of democracy; industrial revolution; the "woman question"; revolutions in literary form. Authors might include Wordsworth, Austen, Dickens, Arnold, T.S. Eliot, Woolf.

Section 101 McClure, E (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

Section 201 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MW 9:30-10:45

ENGL313

American Literature (3 credits)

Prerequisite: two lower-level English courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. A detailed study of selected major texts of American literature from the 17th century to the 20th century. Issues such as race, gender, and regionalism. Authors such as Franklin, Hawthorne, Dickinson, Hemingway, and Morrison.

Section 101 Koerner, M (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MW 12:30-1:45

Section 201 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MWF 11-11:50

ENGL317

African American Literature (3 credits)

Prerequisite: Two lower-level English courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. Consideration of key texts in African American literature that explore the experiences of people of African descent in America from the mid-nineteenth century to the contemporary moment. Relationship between literary texts, historical events and cultural formations. Examines a range of texts and genres (autobiography, slave narrative, travel narrative, poetry, essays, fiction), and their contribution to national literary tradition.

Section 101 Wong, E (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MW 12:30-1:45

ENGL329A

Special Topics in Film Studies:Cinema of Liberation (3 credits)

Prerequisite: two lower-level English courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs. Studies in various periods and genres of film.

Section 101 Robinson, E (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45, Tu 3:30-5:30

Section 102 Robinson, E (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15, Tu 3:30-5:30

ENGL329F

Special Topics in Film Studies:Silent Film (3 credits)

Prerequisite: two lower-level English courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs. Studies in various periods and genres of film.

Section 101 Gaycken, O (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15, Tu 3:30-5:30

ENGL339A

Native American Literature:American Indian Literatures: Tradition, Protest, and Renewal (3 credits)

Prerequisite: two lower-level English classes, at least on in literature; or permission of department. Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs. Study of selected writers or particular themes or genres in Native American literatures.

Section 101 Bauer, R (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MW 11-12:15

ENGL344

Nineteenth-Century Fiction (3 credits)

Prerequisite: two lower-level English courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. Not open to students who have completed ENGL379A in Fall 2005 or Spring 2006. Major British, American, and other fiction writers of the nineteenth century studied in the context of the broad global, intellectual, and artistic interests of the century.

Section 101 Goodwin, J (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15

ENGL345

Twentieth Century Poetry (3 credits)

Prerequisite: two lower-level English courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. Not open to students who have completed ENGL445 or ENGL446. Major British and American poets of the twentieth century.

Section 101 D'Angelo, K (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

ENGL346

Twentieth Century Fiction (3 credits)

Prerequisite: two lower-level English courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. Not open to students who have completed ENGL379B in Spring 2006. Major British, American, and other fiction writers of the twentieth century studied in the context of the broad global, intellectual, and artistic interests of the century.

Section 101 , STAFFF (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MWF 12-12:50

Section 201 Satelmajer, I (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MW 2-3:15

ENGL348P

Literary Works by Women:Women on the Plantation (3 credits)

Also offered as WMST348P.

Section 101 Ryan, L (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

ENGL359D

Special Topics in Lesbian, Gay,and Bisexual Literatures: Queer Adaptations in Fiction, FIlm, and T.V. (3 credits)

Prerequisite: two lower-level courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. Also offered as LGBT359D.

Section 101 McClure, E (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 3:30-4:45, Tu 5:30-7:30

ENGL359F

Special Topics in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Literatures:Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Film and Video (3 credits)

Also offered as LGBT327.

Section 101 Goodwin, J (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) MW 9:30-10:45

ENGL362

Caribbean Literature in English (3 credits)

Prerequisite: two lower-level English courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. Political and literary traditions that intersect in the fiction, poetry, and drama written in English by Caribbean writers, primarily during the 20th century.

Section 101 Collins, M (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 12:30-1:45

ENGL368D

Special Topics in the Literature of Africa and the African Diaspora:African American Folklore in Film and Literature (3 credits)

Prerequisite: two lower-level English courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs. Comparisons among the literary traditions in Africa, the Caribbean, and North and South America.

Section 101 Pearson, B (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

ENGL368J

Special Topics in the Literature of Africa and the African Diaspora:Racial Discourse at the Nadir (3 credits)

Section 101 Peterson, C (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 3:30-4:45

ENGL370

(PermReq)Junior Honors Conference (1 credits)

Prerequisite: candidacy for honors in English. Preparation for writing the senior honors project.

Section 101 Arnold, E (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) Th 3:30-6:00

ENGL379C

Special Topics in Literature:Editing and Document Design (3 credits)

Prerequisite: two lower-level English courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs.

Section 101 Washington, M (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) Tu 3:30-7:00

ENGL379R

Special Topics in Literature:The Jazz Paradigm (3 credits)

Also offered as CMLT498L.

Section 101 Robinson, E (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

ENGL379T

Special Topics in Literature:Folklore, Themes and Archetypes in Literature (3 credits)

Prerequisite: two lower-level English courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs.

Section 101 Olmert, M (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

ENGL385

English Semantics (3 credits)

An introductory study of meaning in language and paralanguage. General semantics, kinesics, linguistic relativity and recent developments in linguistic semantics.

Section 101 Israel, M (35 seats open, out of 35 seats.) TuTh 2-3:15

ENGL388V

Writing Internship:Undergraduate Teaching Assistants in Writing Programs (1 credits)

Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 9 credits. Contact Dr. Linda Macri, lmacri@umd.edu.

Section 101 Macri, L (16 seats open, out of 16 seats.) Th 6:30-7:45

ENGL388W

(PermReq)Writing Internship:Writing Center Internship (1 credits)

Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 9 credits.

Section 101 T., and (20 seats open, out of 20 seats.) Tu 3:30-6:00

ENGL390

Science Writing (3 credits)

Prerequisite: 60 credits and completion of ENGL101 or equivalent. This course satisfies the professional writing requirement. Junior standing. Not open to students who have completed ENGL393S. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENGL390 or ENGL393S. Formerly ENGL 393S. Specifically designed for students interested in further study in the physical and biological sciences. Exposes students to the conventions of scientific prose in the genres of research articles and proposals. Students learn to accommodate scientific information to general audiences. Satisfies professional writing requirement. Click here for more course information.

Section 101 Shea, M (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 9-9:50

Section 201 Shea, M (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 10-10:50

Section 301 Shea, M (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) MWF 11-11:50

Section 1101 Arnold, M (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 9:30-10:45

Section 1201 Arnold, M (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 11-12:15

Section 1501 Haynos, P (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 3:30-4:45

Section 1505 Haynos, P (22 seats open, out of 22 seats.) TuTh 5-6:15

ENGL391

Advanced Composition (3 credits)

Prerequisite: 60 credits and completion of ENGL101 or equivalent. This course satisfies the professional writing requirement. An advanced composition course which emphasizes constructing written arguments accommodated to real audiences. Click here for more course information.