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A course designed to allow students to demonstrate the skills and knowledge acquired in their work as English majors. This demonstration will involve three levels of assessment. First, students must make a public demonstration of their mastery in a presentation of their work. Second, students must submit a portfolio deemed acceptable by the department committee. Third, students must complete exams for certification or entry into a selected graduate program of study. As a capstone, this course is required of all majors and must be taken during the student's final semester of work.

Part or full-time paid or unpaid internship experience in an English-related field off campus. Students will complete a combination of course-related and internship-related tasks designed to provide professional/vocational experience in the discipline. Both the faculty of record and on-site mentors will evaluate the student’s performance. Prerequisite: must be taken in conjunction with ENGL 4100.

Study of representative comedies, histories and tragedies by William Shakespeare. Parallel readings of other plays, poems, and criticism. Prerequisite: Two ENGL 3000-level courses-excluding 3100.

Study of Geoffrey Chaucer's major works, in Middle English, with emphasis on The Canterbury Tales. Prerequisite: Two ENGL 3000-level courses-excluding 3100.

Study of John Milton's life and works, with emphasis on Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained. Prerequisite: Two ENGL 3000-level courses-excluding 3100.

Study of methods and materials of literary research and interpretation. Introduction to major contemporary theories. Emphasis on "close reading" of literary texts in their historical contexts. This course fulfills a Writing Emphasis (WE) requirement. Prerequisite: Two ENGL 3000-level courses - excluding 3100.

Part or full-time experience in an English-related field off campus, with special focus on internship abroad opportunities. Students will complete a combination of course-related and job-related tasks designed to provide professional/vocational experience in the discipline. Both the faculty of record and on-site mentors will evaluate the student’s performance. Trip fee. Prerequisite: must be taken in conjunction with or the Summer prior to ENGL 4100.