Now that I think of it, I remember other students in my MA cohort talking about having to take survey courses in undergrad. We...didn't do that. We had courses like "20th Century Irish Lit" and "The Con Man in American Fiction 1850-1900" and "British Nationalism in the 18th Century." (Uhhhh, basically if you'd just completed your diss this was a dream school to teach at.) And I remember that our requirements were broken up into nine areas (Old English, Medieval, Renaissance/17th Century, 18th Century Brit, 19th Century Brit, 20th Century Brit or non-American, Pre-1900 American, Post-1900 American, Theory), and you had to take a class in at least six areas, then some number of electives, I think four or six or something.
Ohhhh, you braggart. Why didn't I go to Kenyon? I looked at them, and everything...
Yeah, survey courses are the mainstay of the English department at Smith. The Spanish department, on the other hand, was exactly as you're describing Kenyon's English dept. Fantastic small-scope courses that really went someplace. A Spanish degree is exactly the same as an English degree, except that it takes place in a different language. Very, very fun for me.
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Date: 2010-06-01 07:39 pm (UTC)Ohhhh, you braggart. Why didn't I go to Kenyon? I looked at them, and everything...
Yeah, survey courses are the mainstay of the English department at Smith. The Spanish department, on the other hand, was exactly as you're describing Kenyon's English dept. Fantastic small-scope courses that really went someplace. A Spanish degree is exactly the same as an English degree, except that it takes place in a different language. Very, very fun for me.
That sounds very nifty indeed.
I really hope so!