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LIT 326
World Literatures
Contemporary networks of global capital
and information technologies provide
the motivation for the reading
strategies of this course. The course
will examine literary texts from a
variety of global contexts from the
perspectives of globalism and nationalism.
Prerequisite: A 100-level humanities
course. (3-0-3) (H) (C)
LIT 328
Poetry
Study of poetry and imaginative
prose, including an analysis of the
theoretical, literary, and sociocultural
contexts of these works. The course
may include creative writing by students.
Prerequisite: A 100-level
humanities course. (3-0-3) (H) (C)
LIT 337
Shakespeare: Early Work
Study of Shakespeare’s work before
1600, focusing on the histories, early
comedies and tragedies. Close reading
of the plays’ language and form, and
emphasis on the place of drama in
early modern culture. Syllabus varies
but is likely to include Taming of the
Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing,
Parts 1 and 2 of Henry IV, Henry V,
Hamlet. Prerequisite: A 100-level
humanities course. (3-0-3) (H) (C)
LIT 338
Shakespeare: Late Work
Study of Shakespeare’s work after
1600, focusing on the middle and
late comedies and tragedies and the
romances. Close reading of the plays’
language and form, and emphasis on
the place of drama in early modern
culture. Syllabus varies but is likely
to include Twelfth Night, Macbeth,
Coriolanus, Othello, King Lear, The
Winter’s Tale and The Tempest. May
be taken independently of LIT 337.
Prerequisite: A 100-level humanities
course. (3-0-3) (H) (C)
LIT 341
Modern Drama
Study of major dramatists and movements
in the theater since Ibsen and
Strindberg, with special emphasis on
such writers as Chekhov, Shaw, Brecht,
O’Neill, Ionesco and Pinter.
Prerequisite: A 100-level humanities
course. (3-0-3) (H) (C)
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LIT 342
Theater in Chicago
Designed to introduce students to the
variety of professional theater performances
in and around Chicago.
Main emphasis is on seeing plays,
ancient to contemporary; essays and
oral reports; study of dramatic genres
and theater history. Prerequisite: A
100-level humanities course. (3-0-3)
(H) (C)
LIT 343
Film Analysis
Examination of the style and language
of film as shown in a number
of feature films, with emphasis on
the various ways individual directors
use the cinema for personal and cultural
ends. Prerequisite: A 100-level
humanities course. (3-0-3) (H) (C)
LIT 353
Writing in Black
An examination of works by Toni
Morrison, Paule Marshall, W.E.B.
DuBois, Richard Wright and other
black writers. The course includes
formal and ideological analysis,
emphasizing both nationalism and
transnationalism in black culture.
Prerequisite: A 100-level humanities
course. (3-0-3) (H) (C)
LIT 360
Chicago in Literature
A survey of great American novelists,
poets and dramatists who have lived
and worked in Chicago from the time
of the Great Fire to the present day,
and who have made Chicago one of
the great world literary centers.
Writers discussed include such figures
as Theodore Dreiser, Carl Sandburg
and Richard Wright. Prerequisite: A
100-level humanities course.
Requirement. (3-0-3) (H) (C)
LIT 366
Twentieth-Century
American Literature
Study of such writers as Steinbeck,
Frost, Eliot, Anderson, O’Neill,
Hemingway, Cather, Wolfe, Faulkner
and contemporary writers such as
Updike and Toni Morrison.
Prerequisite: A 100-level humanities
course. (3-0-3) (H) (C)
IIT Undergraduate Bulletin 2006–2008
LIT 380
Topics In Literature
An investigation into a topic of current
or enduring interest in literature,
which will be announced by the
instructor when the course is scheduled.
Prerequisite: A 100-level humanities
course. (3-0-3) (H) (C)
LIT 411
Workshop in Creative Writing
A workshop demonstrating principles
of composition in fiction, poetry or
drama, studied from a writer’s vantage
point. Works by modern authors are
analyzed. Student manuscripts are discussed
and evaluated. Prerequisite: A
100-level humanities course. (3-0-3)
(H) (C)
LIT 491
Independent Reading and Research
For advanced students. Prerequisite:
Consent of department. (Credit:
Variable) (H) (C)
LIT 497
Special Project
(Credit: Variable)
Mathematics
* This course does not count for graduation
in any engineering, mathematics,
natural science or computer science
degree program.
MATH 100
Introduction to the Profession
Introduces the student to the scope
of mathematics as a profession,
develops a sense of mathematical
curiosity and problem solving skills,
identifies and reinforces the student’s
career choices, and provides a
mechanism for regular academic
advising. Provides integration with
other first-year courses. Introduces
applications of mathematics to areas
such as engineering, physics, computer
science, and finance. Emphasis
is placed on the development of
teamwork skills. (2-0-2) (C)
MATH 119*
Geometry for Architects
Basic analytic geometry in two and
three dimensions; trigonometry.
Equations of lines, circles and conic
sections; resolution of triangles; polar