Catalog 73 - National University

Course Descriptions396ment to facilitate application of theory to real worldsituations.LED 608: Seminars in LeadershipThis course prepares students to conduct research intheir area of interest synthesizing knowledge andtheory of leadership. Emerging theories andapproaches to leadership will be explored around astudent’s individual interest resulting in a well writtenpaper preparing the student to demonstrate mastery.LED 609: Capstone Project Course(Prerequisite: MNS 601 and five leadership courses)Students clarify research topics and identify scholarlysources from which data is gathered for the project.Students choose from a thesis, applied businessresearch, comparative study or case study. The capstoneproject is the culmination of the student’slearning and must be submitted in scholarly formatto be completed. This course is 2 months in length.Grading is H, S, or U only. Course is eligible for InProgress (IP) grade.LIT – LiteratureLIT 100: Introduction to Literature(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)An overview of the main genres of literature, includingfiction, poetry and drama. Examines literary languageand different approaches to literary criticismdesigned to increase student confidence whenresponding to literature.LIT 300: Comparative Methodologies(Prerequisite: LIT 100)An introduction to the major issues and methodologiesin the field of Comparative Literature, includingdifficulties with translation, issues of trans-nationalism,and post-colonial studies.LIT 310: Chinese Lit in Translation(Prerequisites: LIT100)This course is a survey of prominent modernauthors from China in English translation. A selectionof poems, short stories, novels, and plays willbe considered. Attention will be given to social,intellectual, and political context out of which theseworks have arisen.LIT 311: British Literature I(Prerequisite: LIT 100)A survey of important British authors and literarytrends from Chaucer through the middle of the 18thcentury.LIT 312: British Literature II(Prerequisite: LIT 100)A survey of important British authors and literarytrends from the late 18th century through the modernera, with a focus on Romantic, Victorian andModernist writers and texts. Some attention will alsobe paid to colonial and post-colonial writing inEnglish.LIT 315: Arabic Lit in Translation(Prerequisite: LIT 100)A survey of prominent authors from the Arabicspeaking world in English translation. A selection ofpoems, short stories, novels, and plays will be treated.Attention will be given to social, intellectual, andpolitical context out of which these works havearisen.LIT 320: Contemporary Persian Literature inTranslation(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)This course is a survey of prominent authors fromthe Persian language in English translation. A selectionof poems, short stories, novels, and plays willbe treated. Attention will be given to the social, intellectual,and political context out of which theseworks have arisen.LIT 321: American Literature I(Prerequisite: LIT 100)A survey of important American authors and literarytrends through the late 19th century. Texts willbe situated in relation to cultural, philosophical,social and historical contexts, e.g., Puritanism and itslegacies, varieties of American Romanticism, debatesover slavery and gender roles, formation of nationalidentities.LIT 322: American Literature II(Prerequisite: LIT 100)A survey of important American authors and literarytrends from the late 19th century through thepresent; their cultural, philosophical, social and historicalcontexts; and the responses of modernistwriters, women, and authors of color to Americanliterary heritage and social conditions.LIT 337: American Literature +(Prerequisite: LIT 100)An examination of literary heritage of the UnitedStates. Includes study of major works and movementsin a variety of genres.LIT 338: Shakespeare(Prerequisite: LIT 100)An examination of major works of WilliamShakespeare.LIT 345: Mythology(Prerequisite: LIT 100)An examination of mythology. This course recognizesthat myth-making is a creative activity centralto all cultures, including our own society. Studentsanalyze and compare mythological narratives from avariety of cultures.LIT 360: Literary Theory(Prerequisite: LIT 100)A survey of major classical and contemporary argumentsabout the nature of literature, literary expression,and literary experience.LIT 361: Literature of the Ancient World(Prerequisite: LIT 100)An examination of literary works of two or morecultures from the beginnings of recorded literatureuntil 100 C.E. All works will be read in Englishtranslation.LIT 362: Literature of the Middle Period(Prerequisite: LIT 100)This course focuses on world literature from 100 C.E. to 1450 C.E., excluding works written in English.All works will be read in English translation.LIT 363: The Early Modern World(Prerequisite: LIT 100)This course addresses literary works of two or morecultures from 1450-1650, excluding works written inEnglish. All works will be read in English translation.LIT 430: Children’s Literature(Prerequisite: LIT 100)Provides students with a foundation for teachingchildren to read and learn through reading. Studentslearn to identify the stages in reading development,select appropriate literary texts for diverse learnersat each stage, analyze children’s literary texts, andassess the literacy and language development ofyoung learners.LIT 443: World of the Short Story(Prerequisite: LIT 100)A look at short stories. The reading list includesvarieties of form and style in short fiction drawnfrom world literature and focuses on contemporarywriting.LIT 446: Studies in Poetry(Prerequisite: LIT 100)Focused study of a particular theme, genre, period,or author.LIT 450: Studies in the Novel(Prerequisite: LIT 100)Focused study of a particular theme, genre, period,or author.LIT 456: Studies in Drama(Prerequisite: LIT 100)An examination of the conventions and varieties ofdramatic texts and performance, focusing on dramaof the 20th century. Includes discussion of bothWestern and non-Western traditions.LIT 460: Gender and Literature(Prerequisite: LIT 100)A study of the representations of gender in literatureto better understand changing literary aesthetics.Discusses assumptions about the ways gender permeateslanguage and discourse.LIT 461: 18th Century World Literature(Prerequisite: LIT 100)This course will examine literary works from Europeand Asia during 1650–1800 C.E. All works will beread in English translation.LIT 462: 19th Century World Literature(Prerequisite: LIT 100)An examination of various trends in nineteenth centuryliterature, including Romanticism, Realism,Naturalism, and Symbolism.LIT 463: 20th Century World Literature(Prerequisite: LIT 100)This course will address 20th century literary worksfrom diverse cultures and literary traditions. Theassigned readings in this course will be outside theNorth American literary tradition.LIT 480: Literature of the Americas(Prerequisite: LIT 100 and LIT 300)This course will provide students with a hemisphericperspective to the study of the literatures of theAmericas. The readings will come from a variety ofprominent 20th century U.S. and Latin American literarytexts. All works will be read in English translation.LIT 498: English Capstone Course(Prerequisites: completion of 8 upper division LIT courses)As the culmination of the English B.A. program, studentsapply skills in literary analysis, research andwriting learned in the program to an original workof scholarship. Students also revisit and revise severalpapers written in previous program classes. Thiscourse is an eight-week Practicum. Grading is H, S,or U only.LIT 499: Comparative Lit Capstone(Prerequisites: completion of all Major coursework)Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the literature,theories, and methods they have learned intheir core courses for the major by developing aportfolio of their work. Their portfolio will consist ofrevised course papers and new essays. Grading is H,S, or U only.