CSUSB M.A. in English Composition


2007/2008 Schedule of Classes This annual schedule of graduate courses is provided to assist students with course planning and is subject to change: Students are strongly urged to consult the CSUSB online schedule and the published Schedule of Classes for each quarter, and to seek advising from the coordinator of their concentration. Changes to this schedule, if any, will be posted as we become aware of them.
COURSE	FALL	WINTER	SPRING
523: English Grammar II	Vickers TR 4		Smith TR 4
524 Sociolinguistics		Smith TR 4	Feiz MW 4
530: Issues in Tutoring Writing	Haviland MW 4		Boland MW 6
601: Sem in Poetry	Paegle MW 6*
602: Sem in Dramatic Lit	Andersen TR 6*	Page TR 6*
604: Sem in Non-Fiction Prose			Henry MW 4*
605: Topics in Language Study	Smith TR 6*
609: Perspectives on Research	Rhodes TR 4		Rhodes TR 4
611: The Western Rhetorical Tradition	Golden TR 4
612: Contemporary Composition & Discourse Theory	Boland TR 6	Glascott TR 4	Boland MW 4
613: Sem in Rhetoric & Composition		Boland MW 6
615: Discourse Analysis	Hyon MW 4		Vickers MW 4
616: Contrastive Rhetoric		Smith TR 6
619: Second Language Acquisition		Vickers MW 6
621: Approaches to Imaginative Writing		Paegle MW 4	Brown TR 4
626: TESL Methods & Materials of Reading and Writing		Hyon MW 4
650: Critical Approaches to Literature	Gil-Gomez MW 4	Henry MW 6
651: Sem in a Literary Topic		Golden TR 4*	Pilinovsky MW 6*
658: Computers & Writing: Literacy & Technology			Rhodes TR 6
660: Issues in Teaching College Composition		Haviland MW 4
695: Thesis Proposal and Comprehensive Exam Preparation	Rhodes T 6	Rhodes M 6	Rhodes W 4
999: Comprehensive Examination	Rhodes TBA		Rhodes TBA

Please note:

*Topics for 07/08 Literature Sems: Fall, click on links. Winter: 602: Page, Henrik Ibsen; 651: Golden, Comedy. Spring: 604: Henry, Travel Writing; 651: Pilinovsky, Fairy Tales.

If TESL concentration students have already completed ENG 523 and ENG 524 with a grade of C or better for their B.A. degree, they must take 8 units of graduate English electives in lieu of ENG 523 and ENG 524 in the M.A. program.

ENG 515 (Senior Seminar) is an undergraduate course, but can be taken for graduate elective credit with the approval of the Graduate Coordinator if the student contracts with the instructor to undertake additional work. Check the Schedule of Classes for ENG 515 listings. Topics for 07/08 Senior Seminars: Fall: Golden, Woody Allen; Winter: Pigeon, Shakespeare's History Plays; Spring: Marshall, Literature and Adaptation.

The following courses are offered every quarter with meeting times or other requirements individually arranged: ENG 662, 663, 664 (Internship courses); ENG 696B, C, D & E (Graduate Independent Study); ENG 697 (Thesis and Comp Exam Ind Study Prep) ENG 698 (Continuous Enrollment), Eng 699A (Thesis) and Eng 699B (Thesis & Research). These courses require permission to enroll. ENG 999 (Comprehensive Examination) is offered in FALL and SPRING. Please consult the coordinator of your concentration about enrollment in ENG 999.

Before enrolling in courses, please consult the Bulletin for course prerequisites.

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