Basic Structure of the Department
- The English department offers a single major. There are several concentration areas within the department, which include: Literary Theory and Criticism, Genre, Literary History, Period Study, National Traditions and Counter Traditions, Multicultural and Colonial and Postcolonial Studies, Genders and Sexualities, Cultural Studies and Popular Culture, and Creative Writing.
- A first-year student does NOT have to complete the first-year writing requirements (WRIT 2-3/5, and First-Year Seminar) prior to enrolling in English department courses.
- The English department ALSO offers three Foreign Study Programs: One in Ireland (alternating fall terms, next in 2009), one in Glasgow (fall term), and one in St. Augustine, Trinidad (alternating fall terms: next in 2010). Prerequisites are completion of the first-year requirements (WRIT 2-3/5, First-Year Seminar) and AT LEAST one other English course.
- Full course descriptions are available on the English department website.
Courses for the Student with Little or No Background Who Wants to Explore or Pursue English
- ENGL 12: Introduction to Literary Study, is particularly recommended to first year students, both those who intend to major and those simply exploring English.
- The department has no prerequisites for most literature courses.
Other Information: Creative Writing
- ENGL 80 is the entry course for the study of creative writing. It is offered every term and is open to first-year students who have completed or placed out of WRIT 5. ENGL 80 is capped at 12 students, and thus it is competitive. Since it is fairly rare to be admitted the first time one applies, students are encouraged to re-apply, seldom is a student denied the second time around.
- For instructions, see http://www.dartmouth.edu/~english/programs/creative.html.
Current Enrollments, Class Size, and Distributives
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