Introduction to literary study, concentrating on close reading and analysis of texts, writing and revising critical essays, and discussion of the issues that underlie the study of literature. Prerequisite: ENGLWRIT 112 or equivalent. This course is open to English majors and minors only. For topic descriptions offered, please visit https://www.umass.edu/english/undergraduate-english-courses
- Teacher: Heidi Holder
This course helps English majors find their way to the post-graduate life they want. Students practice important job search skills, learn to articulate the worth of their major, and leave the course with a better sense of their vocational direction. In addition to receiving individualized guidance in creating cover letters and resumes of immediate use, students work on multiple other assignments: attendance at career events, interviews with professionals from fields of interest, a professional presentation, a short paper researching professions, and participation in a mock interview. The course gives students a chance to build community with other English majors, make useful contacts in the department, college, and university, and practice networking with alumni, employers, and others.
- Teacher: Janis Greve
Disability explored through literature as an identity, an experience, and a construct, and through humane approaches to imperfect bodily conditions.
- Teacher: Janis Greve