English (ENGL) 401

Overview

This course uses selected literary texts to study the theme of mankind's search for spiritual and intellectual self-realization. Works of different genres by major authors from Canada, England, Germany, and Norway are examined. Through the study of these works, the symbolic figure of Faust is traced from the Renaissance to modern Canada via German Romanticism and nineteenth-century European drama. The course explores the changing image of Faust and examines the cultural and philosophical ideas that shaped each age's perception of the search for self.

Note: Since this is a senior course, we expect students to have good reading and writing skills as well as the basic critical tools and knowledge of literary forms and techniques that are acquired in an introductory university English literature course like Athabasca University's English 211 and 212. Students who do not have the recommended credits in an introductory English literature course may experience significant difficulty with the essay assignments and examinations.

Outline

Unit 1: Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus

Unit 2: Goethe’s Faust, Part I

Unit 3: Ibsen’s Peer Gynt

Unit 4: Caterina Edwards’ Becoming Emma

Evaluation

To receive credit for English 401: The Faust Theme, students must complete three written assignments and a final exam; you must receive a grade of at least 50 per cent on the final exam and a course composite grade of at least “D” (50 percent).  The weighting of the course is as follows:

Assignment 1	Assignment 2	Assignment 3	Final Exam	Total
15%	15%	40%	30%	100%

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbooks

Other Materials

All other materials are available online.

Challenge for Credit Course Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.

Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the ENGL 401 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least “D” (50 percent) on each part of the examination.

Essay	Exam	Total
50%	50%	100%

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form