ENGL 4499 Senior Seminar in English

As a capstone experience, students will prepare a major research paper or a creative writing project.

Registration Name

Senior Seminar in English

Lecture Hours

2

Lab Hours

0

Credits

2

Prerequisite

21 hours of English or permission of instructor; English majors should enroll during the spring semester of the senior year.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

1. Develop a project concept, which may require a review of literary scholarship and review techniques by which scholars analyze and synthesize themes, ideas, and style.
2. Research the relevant criticism in order to prepare materials for the spring semester completion of the project.
3. Discuss the aesthetic and philosophical nature of literary art and literary criticism.
4. Review relevant social and historical parallels.
5. Demonstrate mastery of academic requirements for formal research papers and conference presentations.
6. Demonstrate mastery of editing and revision techniques.
7. Write and present a seminar paper.
8. Learn to meet deadlines.