The department of Comparative Literature in collaboration with the department of English Language and Literature offers courses on World Literature and Creative Writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2200217* World Literature 2210230*<\/strong> Fundamentals of Creative Writing 2210440* Creative Writing Project 2210214 Literature and Environment 2210215 Literature and Women 2210216 Magical Realist Literature 2210217 Contemporary Fiction 2210221 Introduction to Crime Fiction and Film 2210225 Science and Technology in Contemporary Fiction 2210226 Literature of Marginality 2210227 \u201cNonhuman\u201d in Science Fiction 2210235<\/strong> Literature and Film Adaptations 2210301<\/strong> Fundamentals of Literary Study 2210314 Juvenile Literature 2210335 Introduction to Cultural Studies 2210420 Major Writers and Their Works 2210426 Southeast Asian Literature 2210427 Contemporary Southeast Asian Literature 2202234 Introduction to the Study of English Literature 2202263 Mythological and Biblical Background to English Literature 2202266 Background to British Literature 2202267 Background to American Literature 2202340 Nineteenth\u2013Century British Fiction 2202341 Nineteenth-Century American Literature 2202342 Drama from the Twentieth Century to the Present 2202344 Contemporary World Literature in English 2202345 British Poetry from the Elizabethans to the Augustans 220234<\/strong>9 The Poetry of Rebellion: The Romantics to the Victorians 2202365 Popular Fiction in English 2202370 Literature in English Translation 2202371 Children\u2019s Literature 2202372 Literature and Film 2202373 Environmental Literature 2202374 Fiction and Fact in English Prose 2202428 Selected Topics in English Literature I 2202429 Selected Topics in English Literature II 2202441<\/strong> British Fiction from the Twentieth Century to the Present 2202442<\/strong> American Fiction from the Twentieth Century to the Present 2202445<\/strong> British Poetry from the Twentieth Century to the Present 2202446<\/strong> American Poetry from the Twentieth Century to the Present 2202449<\/strong> Introduction to Modern Critical Theory 2202450<\/strong> Shakespeare 2210218 Religion and Spirituality in Literature 2210226 <\/strong>Literature of Marginality 2210228<\/strong> Translation, Literature and Culture 2210239<\/strong> Literature and Disability 2210313<\/strong> Humour in Literature 2210315 Literature and Ethnic Identity 2210316 Literature and Socio-political Consciousness 2210320 Time in Literature 2210323 Literature and Human Rights 2210410 Postcolonial Literature 2210423 Literature and Psychology 2210488 Selected Topics in Literary Studies 2210489 Independent Study 2202401 Creative Writing 2202402* Creative Non-Fiction Writing 2208337<\/strong> Playwriting I 2208437<\/strong> Playwriting II 2208488<\/strong> Writing for Television 2208489<\/strong> Writing for Film 2210330* Fiction Writing 2210331* Selected Topics in Creative Writing * New courses<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WORLD LIT<\/strong>
Elements of literature; development of the concept of world literature;
analysis and interpretation of selected literary texts from various languages
and cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FUND CREAT WRIT<\/strong>
Fundamentals of creative writing; basic forms of creative writing;
expression of thoughts and imagination through the writing of creative works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CREAT WRIT PRO<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2210230 FUND CREAT WRIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
In-depth study of a topic of student\u2019s choosing; writing of creative work on that topic; students\u2019 comments of their own works; revision based on those comments and the instructor\u2019s advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\nElective courses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
LIT\/ENVIRON<\/strong>
Nature as inspiration for literary creation; relationship between
literature and environment; development of poets\u2019 views of nature;
roles of literature in preserving nature and environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LIT\/WOMEN<\/strong>
Literature and women in the Eastern and Western cultures;
feminist concepts and their influence on literature;
women\u2019s literature and its authors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MAG REAL LIT<\/strong>
Definitions and origins of magical realism; relationship between magical realist literature and other related artistic forms; conceptual and formal variety of magical realist literature; analysis of selected texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CONTEM FICT<\/strong>
Theory of fiction; analytical study of contemporary fiction;
relationship between fiction and contemporary society and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CRIME FICT\/FILM<\/strong>
Characteristics, history and development of crime fiction;
relationship between crime fiction and society;
analysis and interpretation of selected Thai and foreign crime fiction and film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SCI TECH CONT FICT<\/strong>
Introduction to science and technology in contemporary fiction;
attitudes toward science and technology in literature;
roles of science and technology in human development and catastrophe;
lifestyle together with scientific and technological development
as reflected in contemporary fiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LIT MARGIN<\/strong>
Representations of marginality and marginalized people in literature;
relationship between literature of marginality and its social contexts;
analysis of selected Thai and foreign texts concerning various groups of
marginalized people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NONHUM SCI FICT<\/strong>
Introduction to and characteristics of \u201cnonhuman\u201d in science fiction;
human reactions to the otherness in science fiction of the alien invasion
and first contact with extraterrestrial intelligence group; human potential
and limitation in the creation and control of technological innovations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LIT FILM ADAPT<\/strong>
Relationship between literature and film; theories of film adaptation;
analysis and interpretation of selected films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FUND LIT STUD<\/strong>
Importance of literature as a universal art; relationship between literature
and life and society; interdisciplinary theories in literary analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
JUV LIT<\/strong>
Characteristics of juvenile literature; its relationship with psychology,
society and culture; critical analysis of selected juvenile literary works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
INTRO CULT STUD<\/strong>
Development of Cultural Studies; key concepts and issues in Cultural Studies; analysis and criticism of selected cultural texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MAJOR WRITER WORK<\/strong>
Masterpieces of major writers; analysis of relationship between writers,
their works and social conditions as well as characteristics of their writings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SEA LIT<\/strong>
Important characteristics of Southeast Asian literature; history and development of Southeast Asian literature from the past to the pre-World War II era; analysis and criticism of selected important Southeast Asian literary texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CONT SEA LIT<\/strong>
Characteristics of contemporary Southeast Asian literature; history and development of contemporary Southeast Asian literature; analysis and criticism of selected contemporary Southeast Asian literary texts; analysis and criticism of selected S.E.A.Write Awards literary texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\nProgramme specific courses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
INTRO STUD ENG LIT<\/strong>
Introduction to the literary elements of English literature: form, theme,
and technique; analysis of selected prose, poetry, and drama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MYTH BIBL ENG LIT<\/strong>
Greco-Roman mythological and Biblical background to literature; their relevance to interpretation of English literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BKGD BRIT LIT<\/strong>
Historical, philosophical, social and cultural background to
British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the twentieth century; major writers and their representative works; analysis of excerpts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BKGD AM LIT<\/strong>
Historical, philosophical, social and cultural background to
American literature from the beginning to the twentieth century;
major writers and their representative works; analysis of excerpts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
19C BRIT FICT<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2202234 INTRO STUD ENG LIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Subject matter, theme, form and technique of nineteenth-century British fiction; analysis and criticism of selected fiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
19C AM LIT<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2202234 INTRO STUD ENG LIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Subject matter, theme, form and technique of nineteenth-century
American prose and poetry; analysis and criticism of selected works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DRAMA 20C-PRES<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2202234 INTRO STUD ENG LIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Subject matter, theme, form and technique of British and American drama
from the twentieth century to the present;
analysis and criticism of selected plays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CONT WORLD LIT<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2202234 INTRO STUD ENG LIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Analysis and criticism of selected works written in English by authors
from cultures other than Britain and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
POETRY ELIZ-AUG<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2202234 INTRO STUD ENG LIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Subject matter, theme, form and technique of Elizabethan, Metaphysical,
Cavalier and Augustan poetry; analysis and criticism of selected poems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
POET REB ROMAN-VIC<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2202234 INTRO STUD ENG LIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Subject matter, theme, form and technique of British poetry from
the Romantic to the Victorian periods; individual spirit for social
and political rebellion; analysis and criticism of selected poems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
POP FICT ENG<\/strong>
Elements and genres of popular fiction in English;
social and cultural contexts; analysis and criticism of selected works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LIT ENG TRANSL<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2202234 INTRO STUD ENG LIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Analysis and criticism of selected works that have been translated
into English from a social, cultural and literary perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CHILD LIT<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2202234 INTRO STUD ENG LIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Form, content, and roles of children\u2019s literature written in English;
analysis and criticism of selected works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LIT \/ FILM<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2202234 INTRO STUD ENG LIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Relationship between literary works written in English and films;
the distinctive nature of the two art forms; issues and problems involved in adapting literary works to films; analysis and criticism of selected literary works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ENVI LIT<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2202234 INTRO STUD ENG LIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Subject matter, theme, form, and technique of environmental literature
written in English; roles of literature in fostering ecological awareness; analysis and criticism of selected works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FICT FAC ENG PROSE<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2202234 INTRO STUD ENG LIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Analysis, criticism and discussion of different types of prose works
and their techniques, strategies and appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SEL TOP ENG LIT I<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2202234 INTRO STUD ENG LIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Analysis and criticism of selected topics in English literature
from a social, cultural and literary perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SEL TOP ENG LIT II<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2202234 INTRO STUD ENG LIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Analysis and criticism of selected topics in English literature
from a social, cultural and literary perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BRIT FICT 20C-PRES<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2202234 INTRO STUD ENG LIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Subject matter, theme, form and technique of British fiction
from the twentieth century to the present; analysis and criticism of selected works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AM FICT 20C-PRES<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2202234 INTRO STUD ENG LIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Subject matter, theme, form and technique of American fiction
from the twentieth century to the present; analysis and criticism of selected works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BRIT POET 20C-PRES
(CONDITION: PRER 2202234 INTRO STUD ENG LIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Subject matter, theme, form and technique of British poetry
from the twentieth century to the present;
analysis and criticism of selected poems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AM POET 20C-PRES
(CONDITION: PRER 2202234 INTRO STUD ENG LIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Subject matter, theme, form and technique of American poetry
from the twentieth century to the present; analysis and criticism of selected poems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
INTRO CRIT THEO
(CONDITION: PRER 2202234 INTRO STUD ENG LIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Introduction to modern critical theories; application of these theories
in analyzing selected literary works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SHAKESPEARE<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2202234 INTRO STUD ENG LIT OR 2208101 INTRO DRAM ARTS OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Subject matter, theme, form and technique of Shakespeare\u2019s plays;
analysis and criticism of selected plays.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCognate Courses (Comparative Literature)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
REL\/SPIRIT LIT<\/strong>
Relationship between literature and religion and spirituality;
religious and spiritual issues and dimensions in literature in various cultures; analysis and criticism of selected texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LIT MARGIN
Representations of marginality and marginalized people in literature;
relationship between literature of marginality and its social contexts;
analysis of selected Thai and foreign texts concerning various groups of
marginalized people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TRANSL LIT CULT<\/strong>
Relationship between translation, literature and culture; cultural issues
in literary translation; analysis and translation of selected texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LIT\/DISABILITY<\/strong>
Relationship between literature and disability; issues and dimensions concerning disability in literature in various cultures; analysis and criticism of selected texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HUMOUR LIT<\/strong>
Humour theories; creation of humour in literature of both the East and the West; analysis of selected works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LIT\/ETHN IDENTITY<\/strong>
Relationship between literature and ethnic identity in various societies;
ethnic representations in literature; critical analysis of selected works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LIT\/SOC-POL CONS<\/strong>
Literature as medium reflecting authors\u2019 socio-political consciousness;
political ideas influencing the creation of literary works;
their influence on society and politics; role of writers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TIME LIT<\/strong>
Relationship between literature and concepts of time;
issues and dimensions concerning time in literature in various cultures;
analysis and criticism of selected texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LIT\/HUM RIGHTS<\/strong>
The role of literature and writers in representing human rights issues,
both local and global; current situations of human rights found in literary works; analysis of selected literary pieces concerning human rights issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
POCO LIT<\/strong>
Colonial discourse analysis; the role and forms of literature in presenting
the relationship between colonialism and globalization and postcolonial
societies and cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LIT\/PSYCHO<\/strong>
Relationship between literature and psychology; psychological approaches
toliterary criticism; analysis of relationship between literary works and authors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SEL TOP LIT<\/strong>
Selected topics in literary studies; critical analysis of selected texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
INDEP STUDY<\/strong>
Research on a topic in literary studies according to individual interest;
research presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCognate Courses (Creative writing courses)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
CREAT WRIT<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2202202 ENG COMPO I)
Elements of creative writing: point-of-view, setting, mood, characterization, dialog,
plot, timeshift and suspense; practice of the techniques of imaginative writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CREAT NON FIC WRIT<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2202202 ENG COMPO I, 2210230 FUND CREAT WRIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Elements of creative non-fiction; analysis of selected creative non-fiction works and their techniques; writing of creative non-fiction works in a variety of forms and on various topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PLAYWRITING I<\/strong>
(CONDITION: CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Fundamental principles of playwriting with emphasis on dramatic action, plot development and characterization; exploration of the need to express;
creativity development through playwriting exercises; techniques used by significant playwrights; writing of a short play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PLAYWRITING II<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2208337 PLAYWRITING I AND CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Workshop in advanced playwriting with emphasis on character development, structure, thematic unity and dialogue; development of the need to express; practical problems and solutions in playwriting exercises;
writing of a full-length play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WRIT TV<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2208337 I PLAYWRITING I OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Theory and practice of writing for television: programs, documentaries, and series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WRIT FILM<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2208337 PLAYWRITING I OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Theory and practice of writing for films: short and full length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FICT WRITING<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2210230 FUND CREAT WRIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY) Elements and characteristics of different forms of fiction; issues related to fiction writing; composition of fiction in chosen forms and on chosen topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SEL TOP CREAT WRIT<\/strong>
(CONDITION: PRER 2210230 FUND CREAT WRIT OR CONSENT OF FACULTY)
Analysis and discussion of selected topics concerning creative writing and creative works in various forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStudy Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Total credits of major courses<\/strong><\/td> 48 credits<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> 1. Required courses<\/td> 18 credits<\/td><\/tr> -Core courses<\/td> 9 credits<\/td><\/tr> -Elective Courses <\/td> 9 credits<\/td><\/tr> 2. Programme specific courses <\/td> 12 credits<\/td><\/tr> 3. Cognate courses <\/td> 18 credits<\/td><\/tr> -Comparative Literature<\/td> 9 credits<\/td><\/tr> -Creative writing<\/td> 9 credits<\/td><\/tr> Total credits of minor courses<\/strong><\/td> 18 credits<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Total credits required<\/strong><\/td> 66 credits<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n