2012-2013 - Sweet Briar College

CR 3.0
English/creative writing majors. During this fall term course, a student
under the supervision of an advisor will prepare her proposal and
annotated bibliography for her senior thesis in the spring term. She will
select a topic and line of inquiry that matches her strengths and
interests. She will have the option to 1) re-envision and develop an
earlier paper in ways that lead her into new areas of inquiry or 2) start
an new project entirely. Each student should get departmental approval
for her proposal by November 1. An annotated critical bibliography
will be due by the end of the semester. This course will be graded
P/CR/NC.
ENGL
452
CR 3.0
Senior Seminar
Prerequisites: ENGL 451; required of all English majors. In this
course, a student will write her senior thesis, participate in a weekly
seminar, teach at least one class session related to her project, and give
a public presentation of her work. The structured series of activities of
the seminar will aid each student in building on the preliminary work
she has done as an English major. Each student will contribute to her
classmates’ projects by following their progress and offering
constructive criticism of their work. The senior seminar also involves
the further study of research methods, argumentation, and critical
theory. This course cannot be taken on a P/CR/NC grading option.
III.W
ENGL
453
CR 3.0
Senior Portfolio
Seminar
Prerequisite: Senior standing; open to English/ creative writing majors
only. This course serves as a workshop for senior English/creative
writing majors completing their creative writing portfolios. Students
will read across three genres — fiction, poetry, and nonfiction — from
a range of contemporary literary journals, developing a picture of the
current publishing landscape beyond the traditional form of the book.
In addition, through peer and instructor responses and editing, students
will revise and refine the work to be included in their final portfolios.
III.W, V.6b
ENGL
461
CR 1.0
Independent Study
Prerequisites: One 100-level ENGL course, one 200-level ENGL
course, and permission of the instructor. Pursuit of an upper level
research project determined in advance by the student in consultation
with a faculty member who will act as the sponsor.