• ENGL 4580

    Seminar in Literary Criticism
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

    3.58

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Limited enrollment. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.

  • ENGL 4500

    Seminar in English Literature
     Rating

    3.33

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.58

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Limited enrollment. Topics vary. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.

  • ENGL 3540

    Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

    3.58

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Examination of particular movements within the period, (e.g., the Aesthetic Movement; the Pre-Raphaelites; and Condition-of-England novels). For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.

  • ENWR 1510

    Writing and Critical Inquiry
     Rating

    3.77

     Difficulty

    2.68

     GPA

    3.59

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    The single-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement-- intended to be taken during the first year of study-- this course approaches writing as a way of generating, representing, and reflecting on critical inquiry. Graded A, B, C, or NC. Students whose last names start in A-K must take ENWR 1510 in the fall; those with last names starting in L-Z take it in the spring.

  • ENGL 2502

    Masterpieces of English Literature
     Rating

    4.25

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.60

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Surveys selected English writers from the fourteenth through the eighteenth century. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.

  • ENGL 3002

    History of Literatures in English II
     Rating

    4.00

     Difficulty

    3.50

     GPA

    3.62

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    A two-semester, chronological survey of literatures in English from their beginnings to the present day. Studies the formal and thematic features of different genres in relation to the chief literary, social, and cultural influences upon them. ENGL 3001 covers the period up to 1800; ENGL 3002, the period 1800 to the present. Required of all majors. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at https://english.as.virginia.edu/.

  • ENWR 3550

    Advanced Topics in Digital Writing and Rhetoric
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.64

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Offers a changing selection of writing and rhetoric courses focusing on rhetoric and composition in digital platforms.

  • ENWR 3660

    Travel Writing
     Rating

    4.58

     Difficulty

    2.25

     GPA

    3.65

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    This course will explore travel writing using a variety of texts, including essays, memoirs, blogs, photo essays, and narratives. We will examine cultural representations of travel as well as the ethical implications of tourism. Students will have the opportunity to write about their own travel experiences, and we will also embark on "local travel" of our own.

  • ENWR 3559

    New Course in Writing and Rhetoric
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.65

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of academic, professional, and creative writing. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.

  • ENGL 4520

    Seminar in Renaissance Literature
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.66

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Topics vary from year to year. Recent examples are `Renaissance Word and Image' and `Masks of Desire.' For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.