Course Description Index

Barnard College Department of English
Course Description Index

CURRENT COURSE OFFERINGS:

English courses

Film courses

Click on topic for information on the following:

Creative Writing
The English Conference
General Information on Applying to Restricted Courses
Independent Study
Past course offerings index

Taking Courses at Columbia

Course Offerings News and Updates:

	Course announcements for Spring 2009
	The spring English Conference: 3191y: "Poets Listening to Poets" - J. Hertz Thursdays, April 2, 16, 23, and 30th from 4:10-6 p.m. There will be course material to pick up in the English office (417 Barnard Hall.) THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL. (Deadline to register is Apr. 16th)
	Course announcements for Fall 2009
	3110x: Introduction to Poetry Writing will now be offered in the fall as well as the spring next year (taught by Sean Singer.) 3252x: Contemporary Media Theory will be limited in enrollment. Attend first class for instructor permission. Sign-ups for fall English Senior Seminars are now over. Section assignments for are on display in eBear.

New or Revived Barnard English Courses Fall 2009 (see online catalog for descriptions):

ENGL 3155

Canterbury Tales

C. Baswell

ENGL 3140

English Renaissance Women Writers

K. Hall

ENGL 3169

Renaissance Drama

A. Prescott

ENTH 3173

18th-Century Literature (1660-1820): Sex & Sensibility in the 18th-Century Novel

K. Levin

ENGL 3191

Fall English Conference: Dante in English
W 6:10-8 pm, September 30th & October 7, 14, 21st

Massimo Bacigalupo

ENGL 3194

A History of Criticism

C. Plotkin

Course Application Procedures:

Courses requiring permission or restricted in size:

Certain English courses are limited in size or have restrictions on who is admitted. The Registrar publishes a list of restricted enrollment classes each semester. Unless other application instructions are stated, you will need to sign up for these classes.

Signing up for Senior Seminars (BC 3997 and 3998) will be done on-line through eBear, even if you are studying abroad. The sign-up process for all other limited enrollment courses begins shortly after our Program Planning meetings held near the beginning of the Program Planning period each semester. The sign-up sheets are posted on the bulletin board across from our office between 403 and 404 Barnard Hall. You may not put your name on a list for more than one section of a class, unless you indicate first and second choice. You may not put your name over a name which has been crossed out as we have no way of knowing when it was added. If you do so, you will be placed at the bottom of the wait list. If you know you will not be enrolling in a class for which you signed up, please cross you name off its list.

If you are studying abroad or are not currently studying on campus or if you are a senior and have any problems using the on-line sign-up system, contact Lucy Coolidge in the English Department office [lcoolidg (at) barnard (dot) edu]. Please note: even though you have signed up through the English Department, you will still need to register with the Barnard or Columbia Registrar's office in the usual way.

Creative Writing application processes:

♦ For information on Creative Writing at Barnard, click here. Since Screenwriting is considered part of the Film Concentration or major, it has it's own sign-up process. (See on-line Film course listings for details.)

♦ If you are interested in taking it at Columbia, you must get their Creative Writing Department's approval during Columbia's pre-registration. Please note that their Creative Writing is separate from the Columbia English Department. Click for Columbia's details.

The applications and writing samples for admittance into the creative writing classes are due by the end of the Program Filing period during the prior semester. Instructions and cover letter forms for submissions are available on-line or in the English Department office (417 Barnard Hall).

Literature Courses at Columbia:

Course offerings at Comp/Lit courses at Columbia ;
For the most up-to-date instructions on applying to Columbia courses, please check their website:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/english/courses_ugreginst.htm
Admit lists will be posted at: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/english/courses_ugsemadmit.htm

The English Conference: The Lucyle Hook Guest Lectureship:

Various topics presented by visiting scholars in courses that will meet for two to four weeks during each semester. Topics, instructors, and times will be announced by the department. Students must attend all classes to receive credit for this course.

The conferences often are not restricted in enrollment, but do require signing up (see sign-up instructions above.) Because the course usually begins after the official enrollment has ended, students may still register up until the second session of the class. However, an add slip will need to be brought to the English Department office.—1 point. To be taken only for P/D/F. Departmental registration required. For past and current course information, click here.

Independent Study Projects:

Students get one-point of credit for special projects required by certain concentrations or, with permission, in conjunction with a class by enrolling in 3996.

Under unusual circumstances, a four-point project can be arranged.

For **PAST OFFERINGS**, click on preferred view for the Academic Year listed :
	2003-2004	Both semesters combined

	2004-2005	Both semesters combined

	2005-2006	Both semesters combined

	2006-2007	Both semesters combined
	2007-2008	Both Semesters combined
	2008-2009	Both semesters combined

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