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ENG 303

Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB+
Standard

Overview

Description

Overview of selected critical theories and approaches to criticism employed in the humanities, with application to a variety of texts (literature, film, non-fiction, etc.)

Requirements

Prerequisites

ENG 298
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): ENG 298.

Units

Lecture3

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Offering

Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

Terms

fall, spring, summer

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Learning Outcomes

  • demonstrate skills in critical thinking and writing about texts in oral and written forms.
  • deploy a range of critical theories about texts and the various approaches (e.g., Marxist, feminist, formalist, postcolonial, rhetorical) by which they can be analyzed.
  • apply contemporary theory and criticism to texts.
  • describe the concepts of culture, race, gender, and class as they relate to textual analysis.