Designed for senior primary English majors, this course asks students at that important moment in their education: what have you learned as an English major? How have your English studies intersected with other courses you've taken and programs you've pursued? And how will you make the most of those studies once you graduate?

Designed for senior primary English majors, this course asks students at that important moment in their education: what have you learned as an English major? How have your English studies intersected with other courses you've taken and programs you've pursued? And how will you make the most of those studies once you graduate?

The Integrative Experience at UMass Amherst is a required upper-division course that asks students to reflect on and integrate their learning, from their major to their General Education courses to their extracurricular experiences; to further practice key Gen Ed objectives, such as oral communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and interdisciplinary perspective-taking; and to begin to apply what they've learned at UMass to new situations, challenging questions, and real world problems. This course is a writing-intensive version of the IE, designed specifically for BA-English majors.

Major works of James Joyce in prose, drama, and lyric poetry, emphasizing Ulysses or Finnegans Wake.

A seminar in writing poetry for advanced creative writing students. Students read in contemporary poetry and in craft topics; write poems regularly and discuss one another's poetry.

A seminar in writing short stories and other fiction for advanced creative writing students. Students read in contemporary fiction and in craft topics; write regularly and discuss one another's writing.

This is a stand-alone independent study designed by the student and faculty sponsor that involves frequent interaction between instructor and student. Qualitative and quantitative enrichment must be evident on the proposed contract before consent is given to undertake the study.