Letters (LTRS)

3003 The American Novel as Social History. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. Main currents of social development from the mid-nineteenth century as reflected in literature. The course integrates changes as historians approach them with responses to change as writers record them. Topics included the anti-slavery impulse, the Civil War, urbanization, race relations, and the impact of modern war and consumerism. (Irreg.) [IV-WC]

3013 Documentary Oklahoma. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. The means whereby Oklahoma's history and culture have been documented through literature, film, photography, and both oral and written memoirs. Particular emphasis is given both to the diversity of the state's cultural heritage and to its image as reflected in national media. (Irreg.) [IV-WC]

3023 Classical Italy and Umbria. Prerequisite: 45 hours and permission of instructor; priority enrollment will be given to those students participating in the Perugia program. An introductory survey of the evolution of Italy from the pre-Roman Italic and non-Italic peoples and civilizations through the Roman era, papal rule, the Renaissance, Spanish and French domination, and ultimate unification into a modern country. Because of the tremendous influence of ancient Rome on Italy, more time will be spent on the Roman era than any other. Course consists of internet research on selected and chronological topics followed by essays and class discussion using internet technologies. (Su)

3510 Topics in Letters. Prerequisite:  Forty-five credit hours or permission of instructor or department.  May be repeated with change on content; Maximum credit six hours.  Discussion of selected interdisciplinary topics in letters. (Irreg.)

3960 Honors Reading. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: Admission to Honors Program. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Consists of topics designated by the instructor in keeping with the student's major program. The topics will cover materials not usually presented in the regular courses. (F, Sp, Su)

3980 Honors Research. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: Admission to Honors Program. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Will provide an opportunity for the gifted Honors candidate to work at a special project in the student's field. (F, Sp, Su)

4003 Life and Letters in the American South. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. An examination of social change and the literature that reflects it in the American south since the Civil War. Topics include the evolution of southern race relations, forms and expressions of political power, and the south's place in defining an overall American culture. (Irreg.)

4013 Literary and Cinematic Explorations of Power. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. Examines ways in which American writers and film makers have addressed power relationships in the century. Pairing particularly insightful novels with significant motion pictures, topics include black-white relations, immigration, gender roles in transitional societies, class and dispossession, military power, and the ethics of political power. (Irreg.)

4503 Letters Capstone Course. Prerequisite: senior standing in major. Students write a senior paper on a topic chosen in consultation with the instructor. Papers will demonstrate students' abilities to synthesize material drawn from among two or more of the areas included in the Letters program. [V]

4990 Independent Study. Prerequisite:  junior standing or permission of instructor or department.  May be repeated; Maximum credit six hours.  Contracted independent study for topic not currently offered in regularly scheduled courses. (F, Sp)