Capstone Seminar
** available as of 06/15/2027
** available as of 06/15/2027
Prerequisites: 18 credit hours in 400-level courses; GPA of 3.0 or above
This capstone seminar provides a sustained, semester-long experience of research and writing on a topic in literary studies. A statement of topic is due on the first day of class. Research and writing are supported by scaffolded assignments, peer community, and a syllabus of shared readings drawn from practical guidebooks and exemplars of literary criticism, theory, and scholarship. Students develop an original article-length research paper suitable for submission to a journal in the field of literary studies.
Outcomes: Assess and intervene in existing scholarly discourses in the field, by developing an\\noriginal article-length research paper suitable for submission to a journal in the field of\\nliterary studies; Write effectively about texts in English, by supporting an interpretative argument with\\nclose reading.
This capstone seminar provides a sustained, semester-long experience of research and writing on a topic in literary studies. A statement of topic is due on the first day of class. Research and writing are supported by scaffolded assignments, peer community, and a syllabus of shared readings drawn from practical guidebooks and exemplars of literary criticism, theory, and scholarship. Students develop an original article-length research paper suitable for submission to a journal in the field of literary studies.
Outcomes: Assess and intervene in existing scholarly discourses in the field, by developing an\\noriginal article-length research paper suitable for submission to a journal in the field of\\nliterary studies; Write effectively about texts in English, by supporting an interpretative argument with\\nclose reading.