Graduate level courses only offered as online courses.
HUEN 510 – American Romanticism (3)
Students will read and analyze works by such authors as Irving, Cooper, Bryant, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman. They will trace the development of a distinctive American literature and critique literary works using biblical principles. They will submit a literary research paper presenting their analysis of one of the works studied. Prerequisite: Undergraduate composition/writing course and undergraduate literature course or consent of instructor. (3 credit hours)
HUEN 520 – C.S. Lewis (3)
Students will read and analyze both fiction and nonfiction by C.S. Lewis. They will become familiar with his historical milieu and how it influenced his writings, and they will examine his influence on contemporary Christian and secular thought. The course will include a research project. Prerequisite: Undergraduate composition/writing course and undergraduate literature course or consent of the instructor. (3 credit hours)
HUEN 530 – Literary Theory and Criticism (3)
Students will investigate classical and contemporary literary theories, evaluating them from a Christian perspective. They will master literary terminology and analyze poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama. The course will include a research project. Prerequisite: Undergraduate composition/writing course and undergraduate literature course or consent of instructor. (3 credit hours)
HUEN 540 – Advanced Grammar and Composition (3)
Students will study English grammar and composition from the practical perspective of those who want to teach both more effectively. The instructor and the students will share sample lessons, teaching tips, and grading tips. A major goal of this course is to prepare students to teach college-level composition. Prerequisite: Undergraduate composition/writing course and undergraduate literature course or consent of instructor. (3 credit hours)
HUEN 550 – Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost (3)
Students will read and analyze many of the poems of Dickinson and Frost. They will compare and contrast the two authors and become familiar with their lives and times. The course will culminate in a thoughtful and perceptive presentation of a paper. Prerequisite: Undergraduate composition/writing course and undergraduate literature course or consent of instructor. (3 credit hours)
HUEN 560 – British and American Short Fiction (3)
Students will read and analyze fiction by such authors as Rudyard Kipling, James Joyce, D.H. Lawrence, G.K. Chesterton, Arthur Conan Doyle, Joseph Conrad, Virginia Woolf, J.R.R. Tolkien, Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Henry James, Mark Twain, William Dean Howells, Sarah Orne Jewett, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Stephen Crane, Edith Wharton, Willa Cather, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Katherine Anne Porter, John Updike, Alice Walker, and Amy Tan. The course will include a final research project. Prerequisite: Undergraduate composition/writing course and undergraduate literature course or consent of instructor. (3 credit hours)
HUEN 570 – British and American Metaphysical Poetry (3)
Students will read and analyze the poetry of such poets as John Donne, George Herbert, Edward Taylor, Anne Bradstreet, Andrew Marvell, Henry Vaughan, Richard Crashaw, Abraham Crowley, Thomas Traherne, and others in the metaphysical tradition. They will also read prose works by and about these writers. The course will include a final research project. Prerequisite: Undergraduate composition/writing course and undergraduate literature course or consent of instructor. (3 credit hours)