ENGL 2710 - Introduction to Science Fiction and Fantasy

3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every fourth semester.

This course will serve as an intensive introduction to the interconnected genres of science fiction and fantasy. We will read a number of significant authors and texts on three related levels; defining specific formal and thematic elements of each; thinking about some of the main sub-categories and periods through which the genres have developed; and working to develop overall concepts and definitions about the genre’s form, content, and goals. ART, LIT, LI

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1200 .