REVISED English Major Requirements (for students who declared the major AFTER July 1, 2010)

Undergraduates who declare their English major on July 1 2010 or later will progress towards the degree under the following requirements. The previous requirements remain in effect for anyone who declared the major before July. No changes have been made to the major's prerequisites or to the total number of courses required for the major. However, students declaring the English major with the Creative Writing after July 1, 2010 will need to allot one extra slot for their fourth 100-level Creative Writing course, as there will now be only 3 electives in the English major.

For general information concerning requirements leading to the B.A. degree in Columbian College see the current Undergraduate Bulletin, including the General Curriculum Requirements. Strictly speaking, the Bulletin for the year in which you were admitted to degree candidacy in Columbian College defines the requirements for your degree. Exceptions to English requirements are made only by petition to the Director of Undergraduate Advising. Prerequisite courses: English 1310, 1320, 1330, or 1340; OR a two-semester sequence such as 14101411, 1830-1840, 1510-1511, or 1710-1711. The two-semester pair must be a matched pair but may be taken in reverse order, with the second course preceding the first. A score of 4 or 5 on the AP exam in English Literature, or of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level IB Exam English A1, will fulfill this requirement. For additional questions about the applicability of credits earned outside GW, see the DUA. Required courses in related areas: As noted, majors in English must demonstrate competence of the intermediate level in a language other than English that is taught at GW. To satisfy this requirement, you must complete one of the following courses (or its equivalent): Arab 2002; Chin 2004 or 1006; Fren 1004; Ger 1004 or 1006; Grek 2001; Hebr 2002; Ital 1004; Japn 2004; Kor 2004; Latn 2001; Slav 1004 or 1034; Span 1004. Students who are bilingual, or who have previously studied a second language for several years, may take a placement test to place out (waive the requirement) or to be assigned to an appropriate course. Note that in some cases students will need to take both a placement exam and, if they place beyond the 4th semester of study, a confirming waiver exam. In addition, some students, studying Arabic or Hebrew or Japanese, will take up to 16 credits in the language. Required for the major: 33 hours of upper-level courses [numbered 2000 or above] offered by the Department. Most of these courses will involve literary and cultural studies, but up to 3 upper-level courses in expository or creative writing may be included as electives. With the approval of the DUA, up to 2 courses in a foreign literature, in the original language or in translation, may be used as electives. For the purpose of the English major, literature not initially published in English will be considered foreign literature--whether studied in the original or in translation, at GW or elsewhere--unless it qualifies as postcolonial literature. Students must now register for the following classes in English and American literature:

Two courses in literature written before 1700 3441 Shakespeare #1 (fall) 3441 Shakespeare #2 (spring) Two courses in literature written between 1700-1900 3960 Asian American Literature (may count as after 1900) 3520 American Romanticism One course in literature post-1900 3650 Short Story English 2800 (Critical Methods) One additional course in cultural studies or critical theory 3840 Gender and Literature One additional course in minority or postcolonial literature 3920 Topics in U.S. Latina/o Literature and Culture Three English Department courses of the students choice as electives 3940 Topics in African American Literature Studies (19th or 20th century, TBA for individual sections) 3810 Selected Topics in Literature (periods TBA for individual sections) 3850 Ethnicity and Place (may count as after 1900)

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Practically speaking, this means that English department courses now fall under the following rubrics:

Literature in English before 1700:

3410 Chaucer 3420 Medieval Literature 3430 English Renaissance 1515-1625 3441 Shakespeare #2 (spring) 3450 Special Topics in Shakespeare 3460 Milton 3470 English Drama to 1660 (fall) 4135 Folger Seminar

Before 1700 OR 1700-1900, but not both: 3490 Early American Literature

Literature in English between 1700 and 1900: 3480 18th Century #1 (fall) 3481 18th Century #2 (spring) 3530 The Romantic Movement 3540 Victorian literature #1 (fall) 1830-1865 3541 Victorian literature #2 (spring) 1865-1900 3550 English Novel #1: 18th Century 3551 English Novel #2: 19th Century 3560 American Realism 3620 American Poetry #1 (fall): beginnings through early 20th Century 3640 American Novel #1 (fall): beginning through 19th Century

Between 1700-1900 OR After 1900, but not both:

3510 Childrens Literature

Literature in English after 1900 (See also minority/postcolonial list): 3660 Irish Literature #1 3661 Irish Literature #2 3710 Contemporary Drama, since 1960 3621 American Poetry #2 (spring) Early 20th century to present 3630 American Drama #1 (fall) 19th century through 1950s 3631 American Drama #2 (spring) 1960s-present 3641 American Novel #2 (spring) 20th century 3850 Ethnicity and Place 3650 Short Story 3730 Selected Topics in Postcolonial Literature 3720 Contemporary American Literature #1 (fall) 3721 Contemporary American Literature #2 (spring) 3930 Literature of Black America II : early 20th century to present 3960 Asian American Literature

After 1900 or Theory & Cultural Studies, but not both: 3610 Modernism

Theory & Cultural Studies 2800 Critical Methods 2240 Play Analysis 3830 Special Topics in Theory or Cultural Studies

3860 History of the English Language 4040 Senior Honors Seminar (fall) by application in spring of junior year only 4250 Senior Honors Seminar (spring) by application in spring of junior year only See also courses listed below.

Theory and Culture Studies OR Minority/Postcolonial, but not both: 3910 Disability Studies 3950 Cultural Theory and Black Studies 3965 Topics in Asian American Literature and Culture 3980 Queer Studies

Minority or Postcolonial Literatures: Each of the following courses may count in the minority postcolonial category OR another category, but not both: 3660 Irish Literature #1 (may count as after 1900) 3661 Irish Literature #2 (may count as after 1900) 3850 Ethnicity and Place (may count as after 1900) 3730 Selected Topics in Postcolonial Literature (may count as after 1900) 3930 Literature of Black America II: early 20 century to the present (may count as after 1900) 3940 Topics in African American Literature Studies (19th or 20th century depending on the section) 3970 Jewish American Literature (may count as after 1900)

Electives: 3471 English Drama #2 (spring), 1660-present 3820 Major Authors Look for complete details in the most recent University Bulletin.

1. How may Freud's essay help us understand what is uncanny about Shakespeare's plays?

2. How is the uncanny, at least for Freud, always connected to moving across boundaries of culture, language, and geography into foreign terrain?

3. What may Freud's essay tell us about the relation between the uncanny and language?