This table lists the upper-level courses in literature, creative writing, film and digital media, and communications that the English Department will be offering over a three-year span. While some courses may change, the department tries to ensure that at least one course from each category (A-F) is available each semester. Updated: September 2019.
| Fall 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 304 | Spenser, Milton, and Renaissance Epic | (Sweitzer) | A |
| 321 | Antebellum Abolitionist Literature | (Voeller) | C |
| 324 | Ethnic American Literature | (Neighbors) | C |
| 332 | Global Medieval Literature | (Grinnell) | D |
| 338 | Public Speaking | (Smith-Tyrus) | F |
| 340 | African Literature | (Rostan) | D |
| 344 | Adolescent Literature | (Wilson) | B |
| 345 | Gender Theory and Literature | (Hitchmough) | E |
| 346 | American Political Rhetoric | (Douglass) | E |
| 371 | Short Story Workshop | (Reynolds) | F |
| 373 | Poetry Workshop | (Whitfill) | F |
| 379 | Screenwriting Workshop | (Sexeny) | F |
| 387 | Business & Professional Writing | F | |
| 413 | The Early English Novel | (Chalmers) | B |
| 416 | Modern Poetry | (Wilson) | B |
| 437 | Selected Topics in World Literature: South African Literature after Apartheid | (Rostan) | D |
| 447 | Digital Literature | (Hall) | E |
| 480 | Black Feminism | (Harper) | E |
| Spring 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | British Medieval Literature | (Grinnell) | A |
| 305 | Shakespeare’s Comedies and Histories | (Sweitzer) | A |
| 311 | Romantic Literature | (Hall) | B |
| 322 | U.S. Literature after the Civil War | (Voeller) | C |
| 326 | Contemporary American Fiction | (Douglass) | E |
| 327 | Contemporary American Poetry | (Whitfill) | C |
| 330 | Black Arts Movement | (Neighbors) | C |
| 338 | Early Women Writers | (Grinnell) | D |
| 339 | Race, Gender, Empire | (Rostan) | D |
| 348 | Literature, Culture, Society | (Harper) | E |
| 378 | Novella Workshop | (Reynolds) | F |
| 387 | Business and Professional Writing | (Wilson) | B |
| 388 | Public Speaking | (Smith-Tyus) | F |
| 431 | International Horror Film | (Ware) | D |
| 480 | The Animal in Literature & Film | (Chalmers) | E |
| Fall 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 260 | Introduction to English Studies | (Ware) | |
| 303 | English Renaissance Drama | (Sweitzer) | A |
| 310 | Arthurian Literature | (Grinnell) | A |
| 318 | Early U.S. Popular Novels | (Voeller) | C |
| 320 | Black Literature in the U.S. | (Neighbors) | C |
| 323 | Southern Literature | (Harper) | C |
| 340 | African Literature | (Rostan) | D |
| 342 | Grammar and History of English | (Ware) | E |
| 350 | Digital Media Theory | (Hall) | E |
| 346 | Literature and Gender Theory | (Douglass) | E |
| 371 | Short Story Workshop | (Reynolds) | F |
| 373 | Poetry Workshop | (Whitfill) | F |
| 377 | Digital Filmmaking | (Sexeny) | F |
| 388 | Public Speaking | (Smith-Tyrus) | F |
| 400 | Communication in the Community | (Hall) | |
| 415 | Modernist Fiction | (Wilson) | B |
| Spring 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 260 | Introduction to English Studies | (TBD) | |
| 302 | Chaucer | (Grinnell) | A |
| 306 | Shakespeare’s Tragedies and Romances | (Sweitzer) | A |
| 312 | The Victorian Period | (Hall) | B |
| 320 | Southern Literature | (Harper) | E |
| 388 | Public Speaking | (Smith-Tyus) | F |
| 400 | Communication in the Community | (Hall) | |
| 427 | Queer Black Literature | (Neighbors) | C |
| 428 | Slave Narratives as Resistance | (Voeller) | C |
| 430 | American Horror Film | (Ware) | C |
| 433 | European & US Drama, 1870-1950 | (Wilson) | D |
| 436 | Representations of Atrocity and Human Rights | (Rostan) | D |
| 446 | Screen Surveillance: Film, TV, and Social Media | (Sexeny) | F |
| 451 | Film and Digital Media Capstone | (TBD) | |
| 471 | Advanced Short Story Workshop | (Reynolds) | F |
| 473 | Advanced Poetry Workshop | (Whitfill) | F |
| 474 | Writing in Digital Environments | (Hall) | E |
| 480 | Game Narratives | (Douglass) | E |
| Fall 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 260 | Introduction to English Studies | (TBD) | |
| 304 | Spenser, Milton, and Renaissance Epic | (Sweitzer) | A |
| 321 | Antebellum Abolitionist Literature | (Voeller) | C |
| 324 | Ethnic Literature in the U.S. | (Neighbors) | C |
| 332 | Global Medieval Literature | (Grinnell) | D |
| 338 | Public Speaking | (Smith-Tyrus) | F |
| 344 | Adolescent Literature | (Wilson) | B |
| 346 | American Political Rhetoric | (Douglass) | E |
| 371 | Short Story Workshop | (Reynolds) | F |
| 373 | Poetry Workshop | (Whitfill) | F |
| 379 | Screenwriting Workshop | (Sexeny) | F |
| 413 | The Early English Novel | (Ware) | B |
| 416 | US & British Poetry: 1914-1945 | (Wilson) | B |
| 437 | South African Literature after Apartheid | (Rostan) | D |
| 441 | Black Feminism | (Harper) | E |
| 447 | Digital Literature | (Hall) | E |
| Spring 2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 260 | Introduction to English Studies | (TBD) | |
| 301 | British Medieval Literature | (Grinnell) | A |
| 305 | Shakespeare’s Comedies and Histories | (Sweitzer) | A |
| 311 | Romantic Literature | (Hall) | B |
| 322 | American Literature Post Civil War | (Voeller) | C |
| 326 | Contemporary American Fiction | (Douglass) | C |
| 327 | Contemporary American Poetry | (Whitfill) | C |
| 330 | Black Arts Movement | (Neighbors) | C |
| 339 | Race, Gender, and Empire | (Rostan) | D |
| 348 | Literature, Culture, Society | (Harper) | E |
| 375 | Art of the Personal Essay | (Reynolds) | F |
| 377 | Digital Filmmaking | (Sexeny) | F |
| 387 | Business and Professional Writing | (Wilson) | F |
| 388 | Public Speaking | (Smith-Tyrus) | F |
| 400 | Communication in the Community | (TBD) | |
| 431 | International Horror Film | (Ware) | D |
| 451 | Film and Digital Media Capstone | (TBD) | |
| Fall 2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 260 | Introduction to English Studies | (TBD) | |
| 307 | English Renaissance Poetry | (Sweitzer) | A |
| 310 | Arthurian Literature | (Grinnell) | A |
| 318 | Early U.S. Popular Novels | (Voeller) | C |
| 320 | Black Literature in the U.S. | (Neighbors) | C |
| 340 | African Literature | (Rostan) | D |
| 342 | Grammar and History of English | (Ware) | E |
| 345 | Literature & Gender Theory | (Douglass) | E |
| 350 | Digital Media Theory | (Hall) | E |
| 371 | Short Story Workshop | (Reynolds) | F |
| 373 | Poetry Workshop | (Whitfill) | F |
| 377 | Digital Filmmaking | (Sexeny) | F |
| 388 | Public Speaking | (Smith-Tyrus) | F |
| 400 | Communication in the Community | (TBD) | |
| 415 | Modernist Fiction | (Wilson) | B |
| 480 | Black Girlhood | (Harper) | D |
| Spring 2027 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 260 | Introduction to English Studies | (TBD) | |
| 302 | Chaucer | (Grinnell) | A |
| 306 | Shakespeare’s Tragedies and Romances | (Sweitzer) | A |
| 312 | The Victorian Period | (Hall) | B |
| 320 | Southern Literature | (Harper) | E |
| 388 | Public Speaking | (Smith-Tyus) | F |
| 400 | Communication in the Community | (Hall) | |
| 427 | Queer Black Literature | (Neighbors) | C |
| 428 | Slave Narratives as Resistance | (Voeller) | C |
| 430 | American Horror Film | (Ware) | C |
| 433 | European & US Drama, 1870-1950 | (Wilson) | D |
| 436 | Literature and Human Rights | (Rostan) | D |
| 446 | Screen Surveillance: Film, TV, and Social Media | (Sexeny) | F |
| 451 | Film and Digital Media Capstone | (TBD) | |
| 471 | Advanced Short Story Workshop | (Reynolds) | F |
| 473 | Advanced Poetry Workshop | (Whitfill) | F |
| 474 | Writing in Digital Environments | (Hall) | E |
| 480 | Game Narratives | (Douglass) | E |