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Graduate Course Descriptions 77 ENGL 640/ Seminar in Romantic Literature 3 cr. An examination of writings by British and American authors whose works exemplify the chief tendencies of Romanticism, with attention given to the various sources of Romanticism and to the problems of definition and description. ENGL 642/ Seminar in Victorian Literature 3 cr. A close examination of some of the major works of the poets and prose writers of the Victorian period. ENGL 646/ 20th-Century British Literature 3 cr. A study of two or more major 20th-century British writers and the cultural forces that influenced them. ENGL 650/ Early American Literature 3 cr. Examination of American literature written between 1630 and 1830, with particular focus on historical and cultural contexts. Themes covered may include captivity narratives, autobiography, and sexuality and the body. ENGL 652/ American Realism and Naturalism 3 cr. Study of late-19th and early-20th-century novels by Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, Charles Chesnutt, Theodore Dreiser, Edith Wharton, Kate Chopin, Henry James, and others. The course focuses on the interaction between the era's literature and issues of class, gender, and race and ethnicity. ENGL 654/ 20th-Century American Literature 3 cr. Study of texts from Wharton to Oates and from Fitzgerald to Louise Erdrich, with focus on such issues as canon formation (its utility or in utility) and whether the nature of endings in fiction has changed since the beginning of the 20th century. ENGL 670/ Studies in Literature 3 cr. Focuses on a different topic each semester. Some representative topics include early modern canon formation, New Historicism and the English Renaissance, historicizing the English Restoration, Latina/o literature, and racial passing in modern literature. ENGL 687/ Faculty-Student Research 3 cr. Small-group research with a faculty member on a collaborative project, or a series of related projects, chosen to complement a faculty member's research or scholarly program. ENGL 697/ Independent Study in English 1–3 cr. In-depth exploration of a topic within a specific area of the discipline involving supervised reading, research, and regular conferences with the faculty adviser. ENGL 699/ Thesis/ Creative Project in English 6 cr. An original research or creative study completed over two semesters under the guidance of a thesis committee. Open only to students matriculated in the English program. Thesis may be substituted for parts one and two of the three-part MA comprehensive examination. Comprehensive Examination: ENGL 700 Students will complete a Portfolio Assessment in either the final Spring or final Summer semester (ENGL 700: Comprehensive Exam). No exceptions can be made for the completion of the total 10 required courses of graduate coursework or for the completion of the Comprehensive Exam in English. WGST 500/Gender, Culture, and Society 3 cr. This course serves as an introduction to Gender Studies at the graduate level. It provides an overview of the major questions raised by the inter- disciplinary study of gender and sexuality and the challenges it presents to traditional divisions of knowledge. We will privilege dialogue and process while assessing trends in the often tense but overlapping areas of feminist, LGBT and queer inquiry. Special attention is given to inter- sectional and international issues across a range of disciplines, including history, anthropology, psychoanalysis, sexology, critical theory, eco- nomics, law, cultural studies, literature, art, and film. WGST 510/Feminist Theory 3 cr. The basic theoretical questions that we will address in this course range from deceptively simple ones, which attempt to define concepts such as woman/women, the body, gender, nature, otherness, labor, oppression, and change, to more abstract interrogations of the theoretical assump- tions operating within the explicative frameworks of postmodernism, post-structuralism, social constructivism, post-colonialism, materialism, and transnational feminisms. WGST 520/Gender Equity in the Classroom 3 cr. This graduate seminar examines theoretical writings on feminist peda- gogy and also addresses practical issues related to teaching Women's and Gender Studies. Participants will develop familiarity with feminist ped- agogies and their significance for the field of Women's and Gender Studies; interpret their own educational experiences within the context of feminist reflections on education; formulate their own philosophies of education; and develop and test pedagogical strategies for developing critical consciousness about social inequalities. WGST 530/ Masculinities in American Fiction from the Turn of the 19th Century to the Present 3 cr. This course focuses on representations of masculinities in American lit- erature from the turn of the 19th century to the present. Following the approach of many cultural historians, we divide the long century into five distinct units: from the turn of the century to World War I (1180– 1917); the period between the World Wars (1920–1940); the early Cold War years (1945–1960); the years of social upheaval (1960–1975); and the catch-all 'contemporary moment' (1975–the present). Our focus in each historical period is on the complex and often contradictory ways that masculinity is figured in the texts and, at the same time, on the interesting but difficult-to-assess relationships between the texts and their gendered social contexts. WGST 570/Special Topics in Gender Studies 3 cr. Prerequisite: Permission of department An advanced course devoted to an in-depth study of current or special- ized topics selected by the faculty and approved by the department. WGST 597/Independent research in Graduate Gender Studies 3 cr. In-depth exploration of a topic within a specific area of the discipline involving supervised reading, research, and regular conferences with the faculty adviser. School of Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science As the MEd programs in Health and Physical Education are closing, most HLED and HPED courses not in use by another program will cease to be offered. HLED 500/ Workshop in Health Education 1–3 cr. An in-depth study of highly specialized topics of recent origin, with emphasis on application to health education programs and improvement of teaching effectiveness. Only open to students currently enrolled as a TCNJ graduate student. HLED 521/ Stress and Tension Management 3 cr. Examination of the interrelationships of mind, stress, and tension management. Key concepts will be extracted from a variety of fields for discussion and formation of a personal view. Only open to students currently enrolled as a TCNJ graduate student. HLED 550/ School Health Problems 3 cr. Approaches for experienced teachers to the health problems of school- age children and their families. Emphasis on the importance of early detection of deviation from normal development and the need for understanding and cooperating with other service providers in the school and community. Only open to students currently enrolled as a TCNJ graduate student. HLED 551/ Alcohol and Narcotics Education 3 cr. Drug dependencies and their effect on the individual, school, and society. The use, misuse, and abuse of a variety of mood-modifying substances are studied, with particular emphasis on alcohol and other drugs of abuse. Includes implications for drug education in the public schools. Only open to students currently enrolled as a TCNJ graduate student. 252943_001-092_r4.indd 77 8/1/18 9:46 PM

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