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Journalism.

Theory and Practice of Journalism. This course aims to give the
student such instruction and practice in journalism as can be given outside
of a newspaper office. Emphasis will be laid on the practical work of
writing. The work will be conducted by the study of texts: class discussions;
and daily practice in writing, either within or without the class
room. The course will cover the general news story; types of journalistic
work; the organization of a paper; the historical and social aspects of
journalism; and the analysis of standard dailies. The text-books will be
assigned.

For Undergraduates and Graduates.

Course 4: Course 2 or 3 (or the equivalent) prerequisite.—This
equivalent means that the student must have completed in some recognized
college, and with a grade of not less than 75 per cent., a course in advanced
Rhetoric, Poetics, History of English and American Literature, and a
reasonably wide course in reading. In this course there are occasional
lectures, but in general the class exercises will consist of conferences and
discussions. Independent investigation will be insisted upon, with reports,
either written or oral, from time to time. Much outside reading is necessary.
Besides these written exercises and reports, three essays are
required, one each term, which must show original research and independent
conclusions. The themes of these essays may be assigned, or
selected with the Professor's approval. Subjects to be studied in this
course for 1907-1908 are:

I. Colonial Literature in America.

II. The Romantic Movements of the Eighteenth Century.

III. The Nineteenth Century Essayists and Their Literary Style.

For Graduates Only.

A candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy may select
English Literature for his secondary minor, his primary minor, or his
major subject. For 1907-1908 the courses are as follows:

Course 5; or secondary minor: This is the same as Course 4 with
such supplementary work, both in reading or writing, as may be required.

Course 6; or primary minor: The candidates, who must have completed
satisfactorily Course 5, will pursue the following courses: 1. Letter
Writers from Sir Thomas More to Stevenson; 2. Browning and his
Poetry; 3. The Drama in England since 1740; or any three of the
following courses the Professor may deem advisable, with such supplementary
reading and writing as may be prescribed:

History of Lyric Poetry.

British Essayists from Bacon to Burke.

British Essayists of the Nineteenth Century.

Literary Tendencies in the Nineteenth Century.

Victorian Poetry.

American Poets and Poetry.

Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist.

Milton and his Times.

Tennyson and the Nineteenth Century.

Myths and Traditions in English Poetry.

Dr. Johnson and his Times.

Course 7; or major: The candidate who has completed satisfactorily
the work mapped out for the secondary minor, and the primary minor,
will select, with the Professor's approval, a subject for his dissertation,
and will then proceed to the careful investigation of his subject, and the
preparation of his thesis. Collateral reading will be prescribed and required.
A written record of all the reading done throughout these three
years will be preserved, and, with the examination and thesis, will constitute
the test of the whole Ph. D. course.