~EGULAR SESSION - University of Oregon

ENGLISH 157
Eng 588, 589. Modern Poetry. 3 hours each term.
Fall: British poetry from Hopkins to the present; winter: American poetry
from the imagists to the present. Weatherhead.
Eng 590, 591, 592. Modern Fiction. 3 hours each term.
Maior tendencies in the fiction of the past hundred years. Fall: the rise and
development of realism; winter: naturalism; spring: postnaturalism. Wegelin.
COURSES OFFERED ONLY IN SUMMER SESSIONS
Eng 423, 424. Types of Prose Fiction. (G) 3 hours each term.
Eng 508. Workshop. Hours to be arranged.
Writing
The Department of English offers required and elective courses in writing
for all University students, to help them develop an ability to express themselves
clearly in good English.
Undergraduate English majors may plan a program emphasizing creative
writing; students planning to emphasize creative writing are advised to complete
at least 6 term hours of Wr 221, 222, 223. The department also offers a graduate
program in creative writing, leading to the M.A. or M.F.A. degree.
English Composition (Wr 121, 122, 123) is a freshman sequence required of
all students in the University; each term's work must be taken in its sequential
order. A student who demonstrates, through examination, that his writing ability
meets the standard aimed at in English Composition may be excused from all or
part of this required sequence. Students who do superior work in the first two
terms of English Composition may be permitted to substitute Wr 224, Wr 226, or
Wr 227 for Wr 123.
Students whose placement examination indicates inadequate preparation in
composition are required to take Corrective English (Wr 10), offered through
the Division of Continuing Education of the State System of Higher Education,
before they are permitted to register for English Composition.
LOWER-DIVISION COURSES
Wr 97, 98. English as a Second Language. 3 hours each term.
Composition for students whose native language is not English. Admission to
Wr 98 only on recommendation of instructor. Atherly.
Wr 121,122,123. English Composition. 3 hours any term.
The fundamentals of English composition; frequent written themes. Special
attention to correctness in fundamentals and to the organization of papers.
Candelaria, staff.
Wr 221, 222, 223. Introduction to Imaginative Writing. 3 hours each term.
An introductory sequence for students interested in the techniques of writing
and in the development of a critical appreciation of the art of writing in its
varied forms. Fall: general consideration of style; winter and spring: criticism,
essentials of the short story, fundamentals of playwriting and poetry
writing. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Brown, Gibson, Karchmer,
LaRue, Salisbury.
Wr 224. Business and Professional Correspondence. 3 hours.
Study of modern practices in business correspondence, primarily for students
of business administration. Analysis and writing of the principal types of
correspondence. Prerequisite: Wr 121, 122, 123. Kittoe.
Wr 226. Expository Writing. 3 hours.
Practice in various forms of expository writing.
Wr 227. Scientific and Technical Writing. 3 hours.
Practice in scientific and technical expository writing. Emphasis on the or-