Prerequisite(s): ENGL 300. Restriction(s): English MA students and undergraduate junior and senior students in the BA/MA and BA/MAT programs only. This course offers a foundation for research and scholarly writing in literary study across specializations and an introduction to how to participate in the scholarly conversations of the profession. Students learn to distinguish between research, literary theory, criticism, and analysis, develop facility with print and digital archives and digital tools for literary study, and refine the use of research materials in their arguments. Recommended for the first semester of graduate study.