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ENGL-4164: Studies in Shakespeare

Description: Revolving topics in Shakespeares drama and poetry, with emphases on poetic and dramatic genres, historical and cultural contexts, significant themes, and popular reception. Additional attention paid to the critical discourse surrounding Shakespeares work. May be repeated twice with different content for a maximum of nine credit hours.

Pathways: 1A Discourse Advanced, 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: COMM-1016 or ENGL-1106 or ENGL-1204H

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: up to 9 credit hours

Sections Taught: 14

Average GPA: 3.41 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 35.03%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.75%

Su Fang Ng202331.6%43.2%13.9%3.3%6.1%1.9%2.904
Katharine Cleland202471.1%26.6%1.5%0.0%0.7%0.0%3.615
David H Radcliffe202246.7%48.2%1.5%0.0%2.1%1.5%3.432
Andrew M Wadoski202455.5%33.3%7.4%0.0%3.7%0.0%3.331
Karen Swenson202090.9%9.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.901
Anthony J Colaianne202195.8%4.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.961

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W